The emperor's abnormal behavior now has put him on the spot.
Recently he has received several secret letters that were trying to show goodwill to him. There were also ministers on the side of several other princes who secretly used some means to try to frame him. He was able to escape the disaster by being on high alert.
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When the emperor was in his prime, he had great ambitions. He personally led the army to eliminate the Tartars and was hit in the chest by a poisoned arrow.
He thought his rapid decline in health was due to the poison arrow until he found out someone close to him had drugged him.
He did not alert anyone and asked people to investigate further, and they found the person who was Concubine Wen.
No wonder he was so anxious. No wonder he was afraid that he would do something to the Second Prince. It turned out that he knew that he couldn't hold on for much longer and was afraid that the Second Prince would miss this opportunity.
He actually knew the reason why Concubine Wen did this. Concubine Wen had cried to him several times because of the injustice she had suffered from Concubine Li.
But because Concubine Li was beautiful and he liked her, he didn't pay much attention to her. What kind of injustice could she endure? It was just like stealing a hairpin today and taking an extra piece of cloth tomorrow.
He couldn't imagine how cruel the palace was, nor could he imagine how deep the hatred accumulated over countless days and nights was.
When Concubine Wen cried until her eyes hurt and received no mercy, she didn't want to live like this anymore. She couldn't live like this forever. She had to make sure her child had a good ending and never be as incompetent as her.
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At the moment of death, everything becomes clearer.
Concubine Wen still confined him to the palace. The emperor neither summoned her nor held him accountable. He just leaned against the bed and thought quietly, wondering who would continue his great achievements after he was gone.
The eldest prince, born to Concubine Li, was favored by him, but he was indecisive and incompetent because of his favor; the second prince, born to Concubine Wen, was absolutely unfit for the job; the third prince was upright and kind, but his temperament was weak and he was not capable of handling important responsibilities;
The fourth prince is paranoid and arrogant, the fifth prince is unruly...
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't find a candidate.
At some point, he set his sights on Yun Zhiyan who was testing medicine not far away.
He vomited blood in the Chaohui Palace. The imperial physician came and gave him medicine, but he didn't dare to move him. Those who tried their best to get in were stopped outside the door. Only Shen Jinzhi and Yun Zhiyan were left to take care of him.
"I heard from the teacher that you did well in your studies?" He took a few breaths before saying this.
Yun Zhiyan had no idea what he was thinking, so he responded humbly with his eyes lowered.
"He said that you have the talent to govern the country... I have read the policy papers you wrote, and they are indeed not inferior to your brothers, and you also have the style I had in my youth." The emperor half-closed his eyes and spoke very slowly.
"Master, you are too kind..." Yun Zhiyan's voice became dry, and the smell of medicine lingered, with a suffocating feeling of oppression.
"I think he's right." The emperor opened his creased eyelids, looked at the dust in the air, and said slowly, "I can't do it anymore... Are you willing to give it a try?"
Yun Zhiyan's face turned two shades paler. The first thing he realized was the danger he brought to those around him after accepting these things.
He has recently drunk two cups of tea with something added to it and replaced three waves of palace maids. Such things are bound to happen frequently, and they will inevitably be affected in the future.
"My ability is limited and I cannot compare with my elder and second brothers..." he said urgently.
"I'll give this to you."
A cold wooden plaque was pressed into his hand.
The emperor closed his eyes and said drowsily, "The rest is up to you."
Generals and ministers are the emperor's apparent forces, but behind the scenes, he also has a secret guard that hides in the dark like shadows.
"Call Concubine Shen in," the emperor said to Liu Yi.
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