Night fell.
The atmosphere in the palace became more and more oppressive.
Everyone stared in the direction of the bedroom.
Some people are looking forward to the emperor waking up, and naturally some people are looking forward to the emperor's long sleep.
When the night shrouded the land and the candles flickered in the side hall, many people seemed to have the answer in their hearts.
"Make a decision!"
"Recall the princes and princes who are in other places as soon as possible."
"Border generals, don't act without authorization."
"According to the old man, we have to find a way to constrain Luhou to prevent his wolfish ambitions."
"You should be careful of Luhou."
"The Beijing camp should also send reliable people to watch over it, just in case."
"Li Shizhong, you can also talk about it. Everyone has expressed their views, but you are the only one left silent. Do you still want to insist on your own opinion?"
Li Shizhong glanced in the direction of the bedroom calmly, "What's the hurry? The gate of the palace has been locked, so we have to wait until tomorrow morning to issue a decree to make a decision at this time."
"Make a decision now. As soon as the palace gate opens tomorrow, the decree will be able to leave the palace. Li Sizhong, don't delay any longer."
"Li Shizhong, what are you thinking? Could it be that His Majesty told you something before he fell into a coma?"
"Impossible! Li Shizhong wasn't there when His Majesty was unconscious."
Several adults all glared at Li Shizhong.
It looked like Li Shizhong was everyone's enemy if he didn't stand with them. Naturally, he would not be polite to the enemy.
Li Shizhong sneered coldly, "That's all! I'm going to join forces..."
"Ridiculous! We are all thinking about Jiangshan Sheji."
"Li Shizhong, please be careful. You have always opposed the recall of the princes. Could it be that you want to support the little prince?"
"Li Shizhong, you are clearly a wolfish ambition."
In the side hall, everyone whipped Li Shizhong in unison, and they had to put various crimes on his head before they were reconciled.
What a great opportunity, if I didn't take this opportunity to beat Li Shizhong to the ground, I would feel sorry for myself for having been in the officialdom for so many years.
Just as the commotion was raging, Shen Changshi hurried to the side hall, "My lords, Your Majesty is awake!"
"what?"
"What did you just say?"
"My lords, Your Majesty has just woken up. My lords, hurry over."
"Why did His Majesty wake up suddenly? Didn't it mean that he might not wake up?"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he is blessed by God." Shen Changshi looked at a certain elder who was in a hurry to speak with a half-smile.
Everyone looked dignified, got up one after another, and went to the bedroom.
Everyone has different thoughts, but they all show a little cautiousness.
Your Majesty wakes up, is the storm over
Everyone came to the bedroom and bowed to see the emperor.
The emperor lay on the bed, his cheeks stiff. Both eyes are wide open, raging anger is burning.
"Your Majesty, all your lords have arrived." Chen Dachang bowed and waited on the bed.
"Beijing, the capital is under martial law, and the guards are on duty in turn. The rest of the people are not allowed to stay in the palace."
The emperor tried to speak with his mouth open.
The words were vague and unclear.
The adults observed carefully and found that the right cheek of the emperor could not move at all. This is a stroke
Master Zhongshu Ling stepped forward, "Your Majesty has just woken up, please take care of the dragon body."
"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body." Everyone said in unison.
"My lords, hurry up and do things according to His Majesty's orders." Chen Dachang reminded everyone in a calm manner.
The Minister ordered the Lord to stand up, "Your Majesty is unwell, will you recall the princes who are in other places to the capital?"
The emperor's left cheek twitched slightly, burning with anger, "Get out, get out!"
Lord Shang Shuling wanted to ask for orders, but was stopped by Chen Dachang, "My lords, please go back. If there is anything important, we can wait for His Majesty to recover in two days before discussing it."
Shang Shuling's eyes were like knives, and he stabbed at Chen Dachang, a traitor.
Chen Dachang's face was calm, and he sneered repeatedly in his heart. Make it clear that you will not give in.
Shangshu ordered the adults to swallow the anger in his heart, bowed and retreated.
Except for the two adults who stayed on duty, the other seven people all left Xingqing Palace with an inscrutable appearance.
Xingqing Palace, whose palace gate had been closed for several hours, finally opened from the inside.
The clan, ministers, grandchildren and princesses who were waiting at the gate of the palace all looked at the seven adults in an instant.
"My lord, what's your Majesty's situation now?"
"Come out now, is your majesty alright?"
"Did His Majesty say anything?"
Zhong Shuling stood at the front and coughed twice, interrupting everyone's inquiries.
His eyes swept over everyone's faces, focusing on those grandchildren.
However, everyone is an expert in expression management, and the light is dim, so he really can't see even a little bit of useful things.
He cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty has woken up smoothly. According to His Majesty's instructions, no one is allowed to stay in the palace except me and others who are on duty in turn. Everyone leaves the palace immediately and returns to the residence. Starting today, the capital is under martial law, and the Jinwu Guards will strictly check Those who violate the order."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a buzzing noise.
Everyone chatted and asked for more information.
"Has your majesty recovered?"
"Why is Your Majesty unconscious?"
"I'm waiting to see Your Majesty."
"Yes, we want to see Your Majesty."
For a moment, it seemed that everyone was clamoring to see His Majesty.
"Humph! Your Majesty has just woken up and is recovering. How can you disturb him at will. Everyone retreat." Shang Shuling's official authority is really scary.
"We dare not disturb His Majesty, we just need to take a look from a distance to make sure His Majesty is awake."
This request is not excessive.
However, without His Majesty's permission, no one is allowed to step into the Xingqing Palace except the guards.
"If you want to meet the Holy Majesty, wait for two more days." This was Master Zhongshuling's answer to everyone.
This answer obviously cannot dismiss the people present.
Everyone was about to quarrel, and seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Chen Dachang, the number one confidant next to His Majesty, hurried out.
"Your Majesty is aware of your lords' worries and concerns. Your Majesty told everyone to go back. If His Majesty recovers tomorrow, he will naturally meet you all."
"Eunuch Chen, is Your Majesty really awake?"
"It's true, Your Majesty has woken up smoothly."
"That's good, that's good."
Chen Dachang then persuaded: "My lords, retreat."
Everyone can suspect that the seven adults are lying, but they will not doubt Chen Dachang.
Chen Dachang is the number one confidant around the emperor, and he doesn't give face to anyone.
Presumably these adults are not capable of letting Chen Dachang act with them and fabricate the news that the emperor has woken up.
Ever since, everyone quickly retreated.
I plan to go to the palace to face the saint tomorrow morning.
Belief in Chen Dachang does not mean that he is really relieved.
Always see the waking emperor with your own eyes, and your heart will come true.
After sending everyone away, Chen Dachang told the guards to keep an eye on the door, and then returned to the bedroom to wait on him.
With the help of his servant, the Son of Heaven sat up and tried to move his stiff right hand.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the right hand of the emperor did not move.
To be precise, the right upper body of the Son of Heaven was as stiff as a stone at this moment, unable to move at all.
Fortunately, the throat and brain were not affected, and I was able to speak smoothly.
"I am, what's the matter?"
The emperor tried his best to speak, but it was intermittent. The anger in his eyes became more and more intense, and he seemed to burn everyone to death.
The imperial doctor was startled, and boldly said: "Your Majesty, stop being angry! Your Majesty finally woke up, so don't be overjoyed and angry. If you fall into a coma again, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch you."
The emperor gasped for breath, and every breath seemed to be exhausted with all his strength.
So that the sound of heavy breathing can be clearly heard a few steps away.
"Why, why am I in a coma? I've got it, what's wrong?"
The Taiyuan Hospital is biting the bullet and said: "Your Majesty is old, and he is busy with government affairs, so he has not been able to cultivate and adjust..."
"Speak, human words!" The emperor snapped.
The head of the Supreme Hospital was in a cold sweat, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty has had a stroke."
"Stroke?"
The emperor clearly uttered the word stroke.
He stretched out his freely movable left hand, and looked at his right hand as stiff as a stone, feeling unreal.
He is the son of heaven, the number one person in the sky and on earth, and he will have a stroke
What are you kidding
The emperor's face was full of disbelief.
Time passed bit by bit.
No matter how hard the emperor tried and how eager he was, the anger in his heart had already burned his internal organs, and he couldn't move his right side of the body.
The only good thing is that the right side of the body can't move, but the right leg can move.
"I have a stroke?"
The top imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital is leading the imperial hospital to kneel on the ground, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is indeed having a stroke."
"I, when will it be better?"
"Your Majesty would like to follow the doctor's advice, refrain from haste and impatience, don't be overjoyed, and take care of yourself, the symptoms will gradually alleviate. But there is no way to completely improve."
The only movable left hand of the Son of Heaven was tightly grasping the quilt, "Zhen, what's the use of supporting you?"
"Damn my humble minister."
At this time, I have nothing to say, I can only apologize.
The emperor sneered, his laughter was creepy. Even Chen Dachang could hardly bear it, let alone other people.
"I want you to take medicine boldly. Relieve my symptoms as soon as possible. Otherwise..."
Otherwise, if I am not happy, all of you will die.
The imperial physician at the imperial hospital obviously understood what the emperor meant.
One by one is bitter, and the relief of symptoms also requires the cooperation of the patient.
The most uncooperative patient in the world is none other than the Son of Heaven
Even if Hua Tuo was alive, they couldn't cure a patient who didn't cooperate.
bitter!
so bitter!
The imperial physicians can only be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, which is unspeakable.
What can I do now
I can only bite the bullet and go on top.
The night was getting darker.
The sky and the earth are dark, and you can't see your fingers.
The Xingqing Palace was still lit with candles.
In the huge palace, the imperial physicians all retreated and tried their best.
Chen Dachang took two servants with him to serve the emperor.
After all, the emperor succumbed to his paralyzed body and had to lie down.
"For me, keep an eye on the capital. Whoever dares to mess around in private must tell me the truth."
The Son of Heaven tried to show his majesty.
However, the immobile right cheek, coupled with the word-by-word manner of speaking, greatly reduced the coercion of the emperor.
But the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven.
Even if he is paralyzed, his words are golden words.
Chen Dachang bowed to accept the order, "Old slave obeys the order!"
The emperor was worried, and told him: "Don't hide it."
"This old servant dare not hide from His Majesty."
After a pause, Chen Dachang said again: "Your Majesty should also take care of your health. The imperial doctor said that your Majesty is in a coma this time because he has worked too hard recently and has not had a good rest and adjustment."
"Emperor doctor, what else did you say?" Tianziban asked with his left face.
Chen Dachang hesitated for a moment before he said: "The imperial physician said that Your Majesty must abstain from womanizing and pills."
The emperor sneered, "A group of quack doctors."
…
In the early morning of the next day, almost all those who were qualified to face the saint came to guard the gate of Xingqing Palace.
Even Mr. Gu mingled among the crowd to fill up the crowd.
Master Gu saw Liu Zhao standing in front through the crowd.
He really wanted to go up, say hello to his son-in-law, and ask the inside story.
But he hesitated again.
It doesn't matter if he was in the past, but what kind of attitude should he face Liu Zhao under the eyes of everyone
On the public, Liu Zhao is the grandson of the emperor, with a distinguished status.
In terms of personal matters, they are sons-in-law.
Don't grasp the scale here.
Mr. Gu hesitated and hesitated, and the time passed quickly.
When he made up his mind, others had already talked to Liu Zhao. It is not appropriate for him to go there at this time.
After weighing the ups and downs, Mr. Gu finally gave up the idea of talking to Liu Zhao.
It's good that everyone is far apart.
The gate of the palace opened.
Standing at the gate of the palace, Chen Dachang was extremely calm and self-possessed in the face of everyone's fiery eyes.
"By His Majesty's word of mouth, declare..."
Chen Dachang clicked on the family order of the Shaofu, and it was the names of the two adults of Dali Temple.
The two adults came out more and followed Chen Dachang into the Xingqing Palace.
This time the audience is not in the palace, but in the main hall.
The emperor sat majestically on the dragon chair, and at first glance, he was indeed well.
The two adults bowed and saluted.
"Free gift!"
The emperor spoke slowly, biting two words very hard.
Whether it is the order of the Shaofu family or the minister of the Dali Temple, they are all good people.
From the tone of the emperor's tone of voice, it can be inferred that the emperor is still not well.
"Hearing that His Majesty suddenly fell into a coma, Wei Chen and others were very panicked. Congratulations, Your Majesty has successfully woken up. Please take care of your dragon body from now on."
After the Shaofu's order was finished, he began to wipe away his tears, showing his true feelings.
The emperor's expression looked a little better, but the right side of his face couldn't make an expression, he was too stiff to look directly at him.
Both adults saw the problem, and their hearts jumped suddenly.
Your Majesty is having a stroke? hemiplegia
OMG!
How could this be possible.
Anyone who suffers from stroke and hemiplegia will not live long.
Isn't Your Majesty...
What's worse is that none of the adult princes are in the capital, and His Majesty has not issued an order to recall the princes back to the capital.
What if something happens
The minister of Dali Temple wanted to open his mouth several times, but suppressed himself several times.
Don't be in a hurry, let's see His Majesty's attitude first.
The Son of Heaven said slowly: "After I go out, I'd like to appease the civil and military officials. My illness must not be rumored. For me, keep an eye on the capital. But anyone who commits crimes will be imprisoned."
"The humble minister obeys the order!"
"Back off."
"Your Majesty?" The minister of Dali Temple obviously wanted to persuade the emperor to quickly issue an order to recall the princes who are away.
However, the Shaofu family order gave him frequent winks to stop him from speaking.
The Minister of Dali Temple was full of anger.
The order of the Shaofu's family to stop him is irresponsible to the country and society of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Fortunately, he is still a clan.
The emperor stared, "Zhen, I'm tired! Everyone retreat!"
Obviously, the Son of Heaven didn't want to hear anyone nagging.
What is the overall situation, doesn't the emperor know
The Son of Heaven knows better than anyone.
The reason why he procrastinated was because he still couldn't accept the fact that he was paralyzed. The second is that he still needs to look at it.
What to look at, only the emperor himself knows.
As soon as he left the main hall, the minister of Dali Temple began to question the family order of the Shaofu, "Why did you stop me?"
"Your Majesty is seriously ill."
"Isn't the country important? Do you want to sit back and watch the chaos in the world?"
"It can't be messed up."
"Hehe... I don't know where Master Jialing gets his confidence."
The Shaofu family order snorted, not knowing what is good or what is bad.
"Jiangshan Sheji, Your Majesty will worry about it."
"Traitor!"
The minister of Dali Temple scolded directly.
The Shaofu's family order was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "If the old man hadn't stopped you, you would have been imprisoned by the imperial staff now."
"The court stick is the court stick, and it is better than making fun of the country and the country."
The Minister of Dali Temple shook his sleeves and left. He wanted to find someone to connect with him and come to His Majesty to ask for orders.
Even though Shaofu's family order had a good temper, he was really angry.
Do you really think that only you care about the country and the country, and the old man doesn't
Nonsence!
I don't even look at what His Majesty's attitude is now.
Rushing up at this time not only failed to recall the princes, but caused shock in the court.
What a bunch of impulsive idiots.
The Shaofu family order was very angry.
Fortunately, they are still people who have been in the officialdom for decades, and they are not even as good as a woman.
The Shaofu Jialing thought of Gu Jiu.
Compared with these court officials, Gu Jiu seemed to be the most worry-free person.
…
Inside the hall.
"Help me up."
Chen Dachang hurried forward and supported the emperor's right arm.
The emperor tried to stand up, and then his weak and trembling right leg said everything.
He could indeed move his right leg, but he couldn't use much strength.
The former high-spirited and decisive emperor has finally become a senile old man.