Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Emperor Chengtian kept a cold face, coughed heavily, and said nothing. Although his beard and hair were white, he had been on the throne for a long time, and he had a great power to intimidate him. He immediately suppressed any speech with ulterior motives in the Golden Palace.

Pei Bianyang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, shut up quickly and stood in embarrassment, knowing that he had offended the emperor, so he shrank his neck subconsciously.

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Zhao Zeyong straightened his back and said nonchalantly, "Father, my son has already explained clearly to Jiang Shangshu the reason for storing grain."

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian waved his hand.

Zhao Zeyong listened to the order and returned to his original position.

Rong Youtang's suspended heart slowly fell, and he thought to himself: Fortunately, His Majesty can still hold back the scene!However, he is old and weak, if one day he can't afford it... the consequences will be unimaginable!

"The people on the northwest frontier are being threatened by war and will not be able to live in peace during the New Year. I am very worried, and you must be worried too." Emperor Chengtian paused, and slowly scanned the entire Golden Palace, barely concealing his chest tightness and dizziness, and said earnestly: "Love the people as much as you can." Son, it is necessary for monarchs and ministers to be anxious, but they should not be blind, but should discuss calmly. There are great achievements and talents. Since the founding of the country, the soldiers in the Northwest have been brave and good at fighting, loyal and resolute, and have never lost half an inch of the country! Therefore, the military affairs of the Northwest are handed over to the current The commander-in-chief and the general command are the most suitable. As for the specific combat strategy, it should be determined by the experts. The layman has never even been out of the North Gate and is not very familiar with the battlefield. I can't force people to fight against the enemy."

As a rule, officials who appeared in the queue were not allowed to return to the queue without an order.

Pei Bianyang stood alone under the dragon chair pedestal, his face was hot, and he said with an apologetic smile: "My emperor is wise. It must be safe for you to arrange it yourself."

Emperor Chengtian smiled, raised his head slightly, and said majesticly: "Although I have lived in the capital for a long time, when I was young, I was ordered by the late emperor several times to escort food and grass or comfort the soldiers and civilians, and went to the northwest to inspect. Since ancient times, there have been many barbarians outside the Great Wall. Production, despicable and shameless, unprepared to go south to sneak attack, burn, kill and plunder, can't stop killing, Dacheng soldiers are on guard day and night, defending the territory is not easy."

Pei Bianyang continued to make amends, bit the bullet, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and my humble minister has never left the frontier for most of his life. I am extremely ashamed."

"The responsibilities are different, so there is no need to be ashamed. If you do your job well as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, you will share my worries." Emperor Chengtian's smile seemed to disappear.

"Yes." Pei Bianyang bowed deeply.

After expressing some emotion, Emperor Chengtian finally waved his hand mercifully, and asked at the same time: "Who else wants to play? Come up quickly."

Pei Bianyang returned to his original position cautiously, his back was wet with sweat.

"Huh? No?" Chengtian Emperor looked down at all civil and military officials with disdainful eyes.

Just now, he watched an act of killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, which frightened all the officials into silence, and they all chose to be wise and protect themselves by pretending to be deaf and dumb.

after a while

Lu Zixing, a scholar of the First Assistant University of the Imperial Study, came out, and said in an old voice, "I would like to report to your majesty: Ge Chubu broke up the covenant without authorization this time, completely disregarding the safety of the people who traveled thousands of miles south to our capital to study. The son of one of the leaders said that the chief of Ge Chuyuan died in the tribal civil strife, and the new chief was a violent and greedy man. If there is no end to the killing, the long-term war will definitely damage the vitality of our country. Therefore, the old minister suggested: after the war is subsided, support the direct descendant of the original patriarch, re-sign the alliance, and order the new chief to strictly control the people, so as to ensure the peace of the border."

Emperor Chengtian nodded appreciatively, but said: "Aiqing is right, but this matter is too big to make a hasty decision. Ge Chu can be regarded as the largest tribe in the Northern Man. They provoked war without permission, and they must be punished appropriately! Otherwise, the Dacheng Kingdom Where is the majesty?"

"Father is right." Zhao Zeyong came out again and took the initiative to take responsibility: "As the commander in chief of the Northwest, I have a duty to do so. I will meet with the protégé of Ge Chu immediately to investigate the inside story and make a decision."

"Hurry up and do it." Emperor Chengtian nodded, and when he was about to talk about the Northern Barbarian invasion in detail, a turbid suffocation suddenly surged deep in his chest, and his eyes went dark instantly!But in front of all the ministers, for the sake of stability, the emperor must not reveal his weakness. He could only hold back forcefully, gritted his teeth, and gave Li Deying a look. The latter immediately leaned forward, and after a tacit glance, Comprehended, the head of the inner court announced in a shrill and high-pitched voice:

"The time has come, and today's morning court ends here. Your Majesty has an order: retreat!"

Li Deying deliberately omitted the words "I have something to play", but because today's morning court has been extended by two quarters of an hour compared with the past, it does not seem too abrupt.

Except for a few caring people, the officials who had been standing for a long time, as if they had received an amnesty, shouted in unison: "I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."

——As usual, Emperor Chengtian should have got up, paced with his hands behind his back, bypassed the large screen of the Golden Dragon Xiangyun, and left the hall first.So civil and military officials waited as usual, the emperor still sat upright, and no one dared to make any noise.

However, Emperor Chengtian seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, not moving at all—in fact, he was plagued by illness, and he had tried his best to sit firmly on the dragon chair, and he was unable to get up and walk at all.

Oops, His Majesty may be ill. At the critical moment, he must not fall down!Rong Youtang was well aware of the emperor's condition, so he couldn't help but feel anxious. He had an idea, stepped out decisively, and cupped his hands and said:

"Report to Your Majesty: I have something to announce, I wonder if you can take the time to listen?"

Emperor Chengtian let out a breath slowly, recovered a little bit of energy, and still had the strength to speak.He said in a deep voice: "It's time, all the ministers have urgent business to deal with, it is not appropriate to delay the state affairs, and go to your own business. Rong Qing, what do you want? Stay here and report as soon as possible."

"Of order." Rong Youtang bowed his head respectfully.

The rest of the officials either stood with sore calves, or were hungry, or were eager to change their clothes. They wanted to leave early in the morning, and they all shouted:

"Wei Chen retire."

After a while, all civil and military officials lined up in order, orderly, and exited the Golden Palace like a tide, and were busy separately.Among them, several princes stayed with Rong Youtang, they naturally guessed that their father was unwell, but they didn't respond as quickly as Rong Youtang.

not long

The huge golden palace was empty, Emperor Chengtian opened his eyes, glanced left and right, and his heart gradually became more at ease: Although old age and sickness are inevitable, it is a day to be able to hide it, so as to stabilize the court situation as much as possible.

"Emperor, go down and get busy too, don't let me worry about it." Emperor Chengtian ordered without question.

The princes looked at each other, and Zhao Zeyong took the lead in answering: "Father, please take care of the dragon's body. My son is going to see Qiao Zi Chu!"

"Well."

The father didn't leave any son alone, the eldest prince and King Guangping reluctantly gave in and retired with his brothers.

Before Zhao Zeyong left, he passed by Rong Youtang, exchanged a tacit look, and passed each other.

The eldest prince and King Guangping looked at each other with contempt, when they passed by Rong Youtang, they all squinted at the same time, full of anger and warning.

Rong Youtang was calm and complacent, bowing his head in a regular manner, thinking that he was worthy of the public and the country.

The stubborn Emperor Chengtian retreated from the crowd one after another, couldn't hold on any longer, and uttered an "Aiyo~", which caused an echo in the air, and then he closed his eyes and fell backwards, fortunately caught by a few pillows, Unscathed.

"Your Majesty!" Rong Youtang was taken aback.

"Your Majesty!" Li Deying rushed to help.

Ministers, eunuchs, guards with knives in front of the imperial court, etc. suddenly became a mess, and rushed forward to help.

With a sharp sound of "Shua La", Rong Youtang, who was hurriedly approaching the dragon chair subconsciously, stopped suddenly, with a sharp cold knife hanging above his head, and the loyal guard shouted:

"My lord, please stop!"

"No one is allowed to step on the steps of the dragon chair without His Majesty's permission!"

"Sorry, I was in a hurry." Rong Youtang explained apologetically, took a few steps back immediately, and suggested seriously: "Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition, why don't you ask the imperial doctor for a pulse immediately? Don't worry, I will stay for now and wait for the Holy Majesty to wake up." Ask later."

Li Deying was terrified, with white sweat on his forehead, he hurriedly pinched Emperor Chengtian's tiger's mouth and people, and repeatedly ordered: "Just do what Mr. Rong wants! Go, quietly invite the imperial doctor here, and don't let the wind leak, or your head will die." I want it!"

The guards also knew how powerful they were, so four of them rushed away from the secret passage in the back hall.

"Eunuch Li, the dragon chair is wide, why don't you let His Majesty lie down halfway? It's more comfortable that way." Rong Youtang earnestly suggested that it should always be placed under the white marble base.

"Hey, our family thinks the same way." Li Deying wiped his sweat with his sleeves, called the guards for help, and carefully helped the old emperor who was struggling to breathe halfway down.

The imperial doctors rushed to the Golden Palace in a hurry, and after half an hour of busy treatment, Emperor Chengtian finally calmed down his breath.

Rong Youtang stood with his hands down, staring at his nose, quietly meditating.

At noon, Emperor Chengtian waved his hand, and the imperial doctors bowed and silently retreated to the side hall to wait, and then he waved:

"Rong Qing, come up."

"Yes." For the first time in his life, Rong Youtang stepped on the white marble steps, ascended the steps to the stone base of the extravagant dragon chair, stared at it with bated breath, knelt down in front of the dragon chair spontaneously, without raising his head, and said softly: "Your Majesty, slightly The minister has something to say."

Emperor Chengtian, who was half lying on the dragon chair, raised his eyebrows in surprise, then smiled, slowly raised the mattress, and said majesticly: "I thought you would greet the dragon's body first."

"God bless Dacheng, Your Majesty is the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and if you are protected by the gods of the heavens and the spirits of previous emperors, you will be blessed with good fortune and longevity!" Rong Youtang replied resolutely.

Emperor Chengtian curled his lips in amusement and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter with you?"

Rong Youtang lowered his voice as much as possible, and said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Song Shen?"

Emperor Chengtian's face changed slightly, and he said in a flat tone, "Huh?"

"Back then, it was Weichen who strongly recommended him to practice medicine in the palace, but later an accident happened, but Weichen was far away in Xizhou, which caused you trouble for no reason, and you were really panicked." Rong Youtang respectfully.

"What are you afraid of? Could it be that you ordered Xia Xiaoman to do evil?" Emperor Chengtian looked calm.

"I dare not!" Rong Youtang shook his head righteously.

"Song Shen's medical skills are superb, I don't deny this, but he has other selfish motives in entering the palace, right?"

Rong Youtang said frankly: "Your Majesty is wise. Song Shen did have selfish intentions, but he never concealed them, and he took the initiative to tell the whole story about Xia Xiaoman... who murdered the prince, he deserves to die! Wrong, but I have been doing my best to take care of His Highness King Rui, it is obvious to all, and I hope my emperor will learn from him."

"Say it straight, what's wrong with him?" Emperor Chengtian couldn't take his eyes off it.

"After the incident, Song Shen returned to his hometown to avoid the limelight for a while, and then went to Beijing again. He asked Weichen to report that he begged to continue to serve you, and he is currently staying in a humble house. It is said that he obtained several precious medicinal materials in his hometown. The atonement is dedicated to you." Rong Youtang said bluntly.

Emperor Chengtian raised his hand, stroked the carving on the dragon chair absently, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "After many years of investigation, I believe that he did not participate in the crime, but after all, he almost hurt King Rui, and there was a commotion, so it is inconvenient to enter the palace again. Well, tell him to live in peace and be ready to be called at any time."

"Yes!" Rong Youtang kowtowed happily, and thought to himself: In a critical moment, maybe Song Shen can save his life!He said briskly: "On behalf of Song Shen, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness and forgiveness."

"Pleading for the relatives of the criminals, you are so courageous, you are not afraid of my crimes?" Emperor Chengtian put on a tiger's face.

Rong Youtang replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty is wise and magnanimous, but my humble minister is stupid. He only knows to report everything truthfully, and I hope you will calm down."

"Hmph." Emperor Chengtian snorted coldly, but he was satisfied in his heart, the emperor most tabooed being deceived.He raised his face, stared at the painted caisson at the top of the magnificent hall, and suddenly asked:

"What do you think of King Quang Binh?"