Dou Yi Wang Pu suddenly got angry, pointed at the civil servant's nose and called him by name, cursing, "What did you show to the emperor? You made him angry. Can you bear the consequences?"
Dou Yi probably didn't expect the emperor to suddenly spurt blood. He stood there at a loss, his face pale and bloodless. It seems that he was not pretending. I'm afraid he really didn't expect such a consequence. Suddenly, with a thud, he fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice: "I deserve to die."
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the eunuch beside the throne was still calling softly and carefully.
Guo Shao stood there with his eyes wide open, feeling his palms full of sweat. But outside, the rain was hitting the palace, the wind was whistling, and the cool breeze that came in made his body feel cold.
He didn't quite understand what happened, because he didn't know what kind of letter it was. His Adam's apple moved, and he secretly took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. He thought: It must be related to the eunuch Wang Zhong, otherwise why would Wang Zhong want to swallow the letter in front of the emperor and all the ministers? He must have something to hide.
Guo Shao had thought about a lot beforehand, but he realized at the last minute that he had overlooked a lot of things, so much so that he couldn't figure out the context of the matter at all.
The dozen or so most powerful civil and military officials of the Zhou Dynasty standing there were all standing there in a daze. Most of them were probably not much better than Guo Shao. They might not know as much about the inside story as Guo Shao did, and they could not have imagined what would happen today.
Generally, people would follow the court's rules and regulations out of habit, because this would minimize the risk. For example, in history, when Zhao Kuangyin suddenly launched a mutiny and crossed Chenqiao, the garrison refused to let him through because he had no official documents and could not be allowed to pass according to the law. Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin thought he was loyal to his duty and rewarded him instead. Of course, if the mutiny failed, the garrison of Chenqiao would be rewarded even more.
The imperial physician is here, hurry up. Wang Pu turned around and saw him, and shouted.
Everyone made way and watched the imperial physician go to treat the patient. They were all subjects of the emperor, and if the emperor was in danger, it was their duty to try to save him.
Guo Shao was in a state of nervousness, thinking hard for a long time, and gradually recovered from his shock, finally getting rid of the disadvantageous situation of a blank mind. Some impressions emerged in his mind.
First, this fat eunuch was seen in times of trouble. He did not get along well with Cao Tai at that time. He should be the emperor's confidant.
Guo Shao took into account the fact that Wang Zhong was still the only person who could speak in front of the emperor despite the emperor's serious illness, and he was even more certain that this eunuch named Wang Zhong was a trusted eunuch of the emperor.
Second, Dou Yi, a civil servant, was very likely to have defected to Zhao Kuangyin. Guo Shao recalled that when he led his army to Shouzhou during the Huainan Campaign, he had seen Dou Yi and Zhao Pu walking together on the road. He had almost forgotten these little things, especially since he did not have a deep impression of Zhao Pu at that time, let alone Dou Yi.
Today, this person did a crucial thing: submitting a secret letter with unknown contents. Guo Shao tried hard to think about his impression of him, and then he remembered that it was a coincidence that he could remember such a small thing after the passage of time. At that time, Guo Shao's army was crossing a stone arch bridge. In order to prevent the resonance phenomenon from collapsing the bridge, he suddenly thought of ordering all troops to disrupt the marching formation and cross the bridge freely. At that time, he met Dou Yi and Zhao Pu. Dou Yi looked down on the elite team of the imperial guards when he saw such a lineup; later, they exchanged a few words.
In ancient times, it was impossible to communicate about these things, so when Guo Shao occasionally thought of such theories, he had an extra impression. That's why he remembered them so clearly.
In a short time, the imperial physician walked quickly from the palace gate to the throne. In this short time, Guo Shao thought about summarizing and analyzing a series of information. At this moment, he had to boldly speculate what was happening in front of him:
The eunuch Wang Zhong was a trusted eunuch of the emperor, but he betrayed Chai Rong, suspecting that he had defected to the queen. This was worthy of Zhao Kuangyin's action, and Wang Zhong's betrayal, and the evidence of the betrayal fell into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin and his men; Zhao Kuangyin instructed Dou Yi to present the evidence. The emperor found out that his trusted confidant had betrayed him, and he vomited blood in anger
There is a lack of evidence for this inference in several places. But through clues, this inference can explain everything we see.
The imperial physician treated him and wiped his sweat. Chai Rong still had his eyes open and was not unconscious, but his face looked even uglier. The eunuch next to him wanted to take the blood-stained letter from his hand, but saw Chai Rong pointing to the bag in his arms.
The eunuch understood what was happening, so he quickly folded it up and gently put it in the pocket of his robe.
Wang Pu, Li Gu and others below gently pushed Wang Pu. Wang Pu understood and carefully approached the throne and stood below to watch.
Let your majesty find a place to lie down first, don't toss and turn. The imperial physician wiped his sweat and had to send someone to call my colleagues as well. I was a little panicked.
The strong eunuch asked: Your Majesty, why don’t we adjourn the court first and let us carry you to the Wansui Palace to be raised.
No, Chai Rong actually spoke. All the ministers held their breath and waited with great concentration.
Chai Rong closed his eyes and took two deep breaths as if groaning, then said weakly:
Everyone stepped forward as if they wanted to hear a posthumous message, closer to the throne, and listened with great caution.
Chai Rong's voice was intermittent: I will stay in Jinxiang Palace to summon Qiao Kang and Lu Gui.
Guo Shao, who was standing below, probably heard the content as well. Chai Rong's reaction also matched his inference: the emperor was unwilling to return to the harem and wanted to stay here, which meant that he was more cautious about the harem. What was the content of the letter that made Chai Rong so cautious
The eunuch turned around and asked the ministers, "Who are Qiao Kang and Lu Gui?" The emperor wanted to see these two people.
The civil servants looked at each other, and at this moment Zhang Yongde said: It seems to be the commander of the East Third Squad.
Chai Rong nodded and said with a dull look: Promote Qiao Kang to the commander of the eastern squad. Come to me and talk. Then close your eyes and rest.
The eunuch hurriedly sent someone away. The people around him dared not breathe a word.
After a while, Chai Rong opened his eyes and said again: Wang Pu, the Privy Councilor.
Wang Pu was stunned and said quickly on the spot: I obey your order.
At this time, four or five more imperial doctors came into the palace. Chai Rong closed his eyes, slowly raised his trembling hand and waved it gently. The eunuch hurriedly asked carefully: "Your Majesty, do you mean to adjourn the court?"
Chai Rong nodded slightly.
The eunuch stood up and said: "Gentlemen, the emperor is not feeling well, so please leave first. The ministers of the Privy Council will stay in the palace office first. If there is anything to summon the generals and civil officials, the Privy Council will send ministers to Donghua Gate to receive the officials. I am telling you what I mean, am I right?"
Chai Rong suddenly spoke again: Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Guo Shao, Zan, and Ju Run.
The eunuch hurriedly said: "Please stay, my lord. General Guo, the emperor has ordered you to leave the capital immediately to find the elixir; and the envoy Zan Jurun has been sent as the deputy envoy. I hope General Guo will live up to the trust of His Majesty.
Guo Shao bowed and said: "I obey your order and will do my best to sacrifice my life for you."
At this time, more than a dozen ministers knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying: We will take our leave and look forward to your Majesty's speedy recovery.
When Guo Shao got up, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Zhong who was still pinned to the ground. Wang Zhong noticed that Guo Shao was looking at him, so he also raised his head slightly and looked at Guo Shao with horrified eyes.
Everyone left the main hall of Jinxiang Palace silently. When they reached the door, they saw Dou Yi walking at the back with his head down. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly turned around and looked at Guo Shao unscrupulously.
Guo Shao felt his gaze and looked up, facing him calmly. The two walked slowly while looking at each other in silence. Guo Shao's face was stiff, and he couldn't see Zhao Kuangyin's dark face. It seemed that he was not looking at anything at this time, but was testing the other party's confidence and competing for momentum. Zhao Kuangyin had a kind of pressure-giving demeanor, as if only he could look at you and you couldn't look at his domineering; but Guo Shao had already given up, of course he was not afraid of him.
Some people around him heaved a sigh of relief, completely disregarding their appearance. It was very obvious. These powerful ministers did not seem to be so calm when faced with a situation like today.
But Guo Shao and Zhao Kuangyin obviously didn't feel relieved. The showdown had just begun.
The remaining few people, mainly military generals, walked out of Donghua Gate holding umbrellas, each found servants and followers and got on the carriages. It was raining, and almost everyone came in felt carriages that could keep out the rain.
Luo Mengzi and others gathered around, looking at Guo Shao with concern. Looking up, he saw a row of umbrellas outside the palace gate. Guo Shao said, "Let's go back to the mansion first." Then he got in from the back of the carriage. At this time, a warhorse shook its head vigorously, shaking off the rain all over Guo Shao.
The guards outside put away their umbrellas, climbed on their horses despite the rain, and escorted Guo Shao out of the palace gate and headed towards Ma Xing Street.
Zuo You had been sitting in the carriage. When the carriage started moving, he asked: What happened in the palace
Guo Shao thought about it. In this era, there are very few methods that can't keep the patient alive. He believes in medicine, acupuncture, cupping, and recuperation, but he thinks it's a bit risky to rescue the patient. He said in a deep voice: Dou Yi may have been instructed by Zhao Kuangyin and his party to present a secret letter that made the emperor vomit a lot of blood. I think it's hard to say whether he can survive for a month or half a month.
Zuo You asked hurriedly: "Has the emperor ordered the lord to leave the capital to look for the elixir?"
Guo Shao nodded: "In this situation, the government is too late to do anything. Even if you are not afraid of death, you still want to live a little longer for your own country. I can't avoid it, so I just answer it."
It was no use not answering. Zuo You pondered and said, "I'm afraid it would be difficult to leave the capital now."
Guo Shao remained calm and thought: I was stupid to leave the capital to look for the elixir; Chai Rong's illness might be in his internal organs, not as simple as a cold or heatstroke, and a Taoist priest could not cure it.
According to fate, the emperor's illness could last for a while, but many unusual things happened here. Guo Shao saw that his life span was even shorter than originally expected in history.
If I can maintain the third place in the monthly ticket list tonight, I will update three chapters a day next month.
Although we are currently in third place, we are in great danger. In my opinion, the book currently in 6th place will definitely compete for the top five without any surprises; if the 45th place is forced, the three books will force us to move up. In addition, the goals of the three books are also unclear. In short, my current advantage may change in the last 2 hours, and I hope everyone can stabilize it.