Chapter 368: 368 Dahang
Chapter 368 Chapter 368 Daxing
The emperor's chaotic mind suddenly became clear at this moment, and he realized something like waking up from a dream -
Gu Jue is forced into the palace! !
The emperor's pupils shrank suddenly and his nostrils quivered, thinking of what Prince Li said before he fell into coma:
"Sixty-five thousand soldiers from the military camp died in the battle. The Xuanjia Army is approaching the city. Kang Hongda has been captured. The capital is now under the control of the Xuanjia Army."
Yes, Gu Jue finally forced the palace and rebelled!
The emperor screamed again in a frenzied manner: "Gu Jue is plotting a rebellion. Come on, take him down quickly."
His voice was so crazy, so hysterical.
"Shut up!" Contrary to the emperor, Gu Jue's expression was very calm, "Gu Lang, you are going to die."
Gu Jue looked at the emperor as if he were looking at an insignificant stranger, and even his voice announcing the date of his death was so indifferent.
emperor:"!!"
The emperor felt as if his body, brain, and throat were being burned by fire.
He asked one word at a time: "Gu Jue, do you dare to kill the king?!"
Gu Jue smiled as if he heard some joke and asked, "What am I afraid of?"
Gu Jue still stood where he was, looking down at the emperor who couldn't even sit up on the couch, and then said: "It was you who called me back to the capital from the north, wasn't it?"
It was Gu Lang who was afraid that he would be out of control because he was far away from the emperor in the north, so he issued an order to announce his return to the capital, saying that he would be rewarded based on his merits.
"You have a good prince, but he is always suspicious."
The prince was just a weakling, and he died at the hands of his own father.
"It's you who just want to cultivate immortality and take pills every day."
It was Gu Lang who favored Xuan Xin and was obsessed with elixirs, and fed him the poison himself.
"Now, you are about to die. You killed yourself. You can't blame others."
Gu Jue spoke slowly and logically, and Prince Li on the side had mixed emotions. He was angry at the emperor for not arguing, hated him for being confused, and more importantly, he felt sorry for the prince.
However, the emperor had no intention of repenting and did not believe Gu Jue's words at all.
He felt that what Gu Jue said was confusing right and wrong.
"I will not die!" the emperor retorted excitedly.
He is the True Dragon Emperor, he will not die!
He has just encountered a small disaster now. Xuanjing has calculated it for him, and he will save the day!
The emperor's eyes shone with determination as he struggled to get up.
Normally, one of the chamberlains would help the emperor sit up, but now that none of the chamberlains were around, the two imperial doctors did not dare to move at all.
The emperor struggled to lift his body up an inch with his elbows, but he was too weak, and his arms had no strength at all. He got up a little, and fell down again, rolling from the couch to the ground in embarrassment. The body twisted into a weird posture on the ground.
Because of the pain, the emperor's facial features twisted in pain and he groaned.
Still no one came to help the emperor, as if they didn't even see him.
The emperor looked at Gu Jue with an even more sinister look, wishing to tear him into pieces!
Gu Jue also looked at the emperor lying on the ground, as if looking at a bereaved dog.
The emperor was ashamed and angry. He felt as if he was crawling at Gu Jue's feet. His face was so hot that he really hoped it was a nightmare.
The emperor couldn't help but told him that Gu Jue had the spirit to open up new territories and could become a sword to defend the country of Da Qi, and that he was suitable for defending Da Qi. With their brothers working together, Da Qi would surely prosper.
At that time, he felt that the late emperor was wrong.
The late emperor said that he was only suitable for maintaining his status. He was clearly saying that he was stuck in his ways and had no ambition to make progress. This statement would be biased.
As the prince, he must set an example for the younger brothers and ministers, so he naturally puts the overall situation first in his conduct.
Now, he could even say that the late emperor's evaluation of Gu Jue was also completely wrong.
How could Gu Jue defend Da Qi? He was clearly ambitious for the throne!
"you…"
The emperor tried hard to prop himself up, his eyes were red, he wanted to pounce on the prey like a wild beast and grab the prey by the throat, hoping to bury Gu Jue here, but he could not move even one step, and there was a tight feeling in his chest. A sharp pain like gouging out.
"vomit!"
His mouth suddenly opened, and he vomited another mouthful of blood from his throat. Then his body fell limply and his forehead hit the ground heavily with a "thud" sound.
Then, one shoulder trembled slightly twice, and after that, the emperor's body didn't move anymore and slumped there lifelessly.
The hall fell into a dead silence.
The two imperial doctors subconsciously held their breath until Gu Jue's indifferent voice sounded again: "The imperial doctor ordered, take a look at him."
Only then did the imperial physician move tremblingly, squatting beside the emperor, feeling for the emperor's pulse, opening his eyelids for a while, snorting for a while, confirming repeatedly, and then he came over and replied: "Prince Chen Your Highness, Prince Li, the Emperor has passed away."
The imperial doctor leaned over and bowed, a cold sweat broke out from his back, and he felt mixed feelings in his heart.
"Order someone to ring the death knell."
Gu Jue never looked at the emperor again. His expression was neither happy nor sad. As he spoke, he went out with Prince Li.
After leaving Dongnuan Pavilion, he asked again: "Where is the prince?"
Only then did Prince Li come to his senses and said in a hoarse voice: "You come with me."
Gu Nanjin was in the emperor's original palace. For the past two days, he had been placed under house arrest by the emperor in the Yangxin Hall and was temporarily living here.
In this room at this moment, in addition to the unconscious Gu Nanjin, his personal servant and the middle-aged imperial doctor were also inside, taking care of Gu Nanjin beside the bed.
There was a faint smell of blood in the air.
The wounds on Gu Nanjin's body have been treated, applying medicine where necessary, and bandaging where necessary.
"How is the prince's condition?" Gu Jue's first sentence was to ask about the prince's injury, and he asked the imperial doctor.
"Back to His Majesty King Chen, His Majesty the Crown Prince has some sword wounds on his body, but these sword wounds are just skin wounds. The important point is that his chest was stabbed by the Emperor himself." The middle-aged imperial doctor reported dryly, unable to hide his embarrassment in his expression. He said, "This knife hurt his heart, he lost too much blood, and he is hanging on for dear life now."
The middle-aged doctor's voice became softer and softer.
The emperor's knife should have been aimed at the prince's heart, but it ended up piercing the prince's left lung, so the prince did not die on the spot.
The prince's personal servant's eyes were red and swollen, and he was sobbing. He had obviously cried several times. He wiped his eyes with his sleeve and felt that the prince was really suffering.
"..." Gu Jue stared at Gu Nanjin on the couch for a moment and asked, "How long can he last?"
"I'm not sure either." The middle-aged imperial physician's forehead was dripping with cold sweat and his voice was low and hoarse. "His Royal Highness may not be able to survive tonight..."
The wound was too serious. Even if the emperor ordered the imperial doctor to save the prince just after stabbing him, they still had no confidence that they could bring the prince back from hell. It was even more impossible now.
Prince Li: “…”
At Prince Li's age, he had seen many separations between life and death, but even so, he couldn't help but blush.
He also watched the prince grow up.
Prince Li covered his eyes with his hands to prevent tears from falling, and then listened to Gu Jue's instructions: "Jingfeng, go back to the palace and call the princess."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jingfeng immediately responded and hurried away.
Not long after Jingfeng left, the deafening bells sounded outside the palace, one after another, breaking the silence of the dark night.
"Dang! Dang! Dang..."
This is the sound of great mourning.
When the emperor dies, he must knock a full forty-five times, which means the nine-five-year-old is supreme.
The sound of the bell spread far away. Not only did it ring through the entire palace, but even most of the people in the capital heard it, and they all counted the bells silently.
Of course, the queen who was stopped outside the Rijin Gate also heard the sound of mourning and couldn't help but pricked up her ears.
The queen's body swayed slightly and she almost collapsed. Fortunately, the eldest palace maid had the quick eyesight to hold her arm.
Only when there is a national mourning can the sound of this great mourning be sounded. Now the Queen Mother is not in the palace, so there are only two possibilities left, either the emperor died, or the prince died!
The Queen's well-maintained face was as pale as if it had been painted with white powder.
She just wanted to know how the prince was doing.
"Get out of the way!" The Queen raised her hand and pointed at the few Xuanjia Army soldiers who were blocking the door, and said sternly, "I want to see the Emperor!"
The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were as motionless as a mountain, with four long spears crisscrossed blocking the Queen's path, as immovable as a rock.
"Get out of the way!" the queen said again, her voice sharper than before.
The queen was worried and anxious. She could no longer maintain her usual grace and nobility and wanted to force her way in. But at this moment, Prince Li came out from the other side of the door.
"Let the queen come in." Prince Li's voice was tired.
The few Xuanjia Army officers guarding the gate then let the queen enter the Rijing Gate.
The queen asked eagerly: "Uncle, how is the prince?"
The queen wished that the news of this great mourning was for the emperor. Only when the emperor dies and the prince succeeds to the throne can she, the queen, sit back and relax.
Prince Li told the truth: "His Royal Highness, he is not very well..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by another breathless female voice: "The Queen, Prince Li, I also want to see the Emperor!"
Concubine Chu carried the train of her skirt and arrived panting, with a bad look on her face.
When the bell just rang, she thought the prince had passed away, so she hurried over, thinking that the second prince finally had a chance.
But along the way, the bells kept ringing, and now it was already over twenty-seven.
This means that the person who died was not the prince, but the emperor. Only when the emperor died would the mourning sound exceed twenty-seven times.
The queen didn't look at Concubine Chu at all. She only had the words that Prince Li said just now in her mind, and her ears were buzzing.
Your Highness, he is not very well!
What exactly is the so-called "not so good"? !
Concubine Chu frowned and said nervously: "Did the Emperor pass away? How could the Emperor pass away?!"
Concubine Chu's eyes were full of tears and she was filled with grief. Her delicate body covered in a black cloak was trembling like a begonia flower in the wind and rain, which was pitiful.
Prince Li glanced at Concubine Chu's pear-flowered face. There was no emotion on her face. He just said lightly: "Concubine, please go back!" There was nothing about Concubine Chu here!
As a result, Concubine Chu was stopped outside the Rijing gate by several ruthless spears.
Concubine Chu's expression suddenly changed. She was no longer as sad as before, and she shouted sternly: "Why?! The emperor is in trouble, why don't you let me see it?! Could it be that there is something shameful in this!" Chu The more the imperial concubine talked, the more she felt this was the case.
The prince was obviously placed under house arrest by the emperor in the Yangxin Palace. Why is the prince fine now but the emperor has died? !
Could it be that he is the prince...
No matter how loud Concubine Chu was, Prince Li ignored her and called the restless queen to continue walking towards the Yangxin Hall.
The more Concubine Chu thought about it, the more she felt that the prince most likely killed the emperor. Prince Li wanted to help the queen and the prince whitewash the situation and let the prince ascend the throne.
No, we must not let the prince’s conspiracy succeed!
Concubine Chu became anxious and scolded in a sharp voice: "I am a noble concubine. The emperor passed away. It is natural for me to want to see the emperor for the last time. Who dares to stop me!"
She tried to suppress these ignorant people as a noble concubine, but it was in vain.
The person blocking the road showed no sign of timidity at all. Instead, he used his spear to force Concubine Chu to stagger back several steps.
"put…"
Concubine Chu wanted to say something arrogant, but she stopped abruptly in the middle of her words. It was only at this moment that she slowly realized that the person who stopped her was not the Forbidden Army.
These soldiers in black armor exuded murderous intent. Compared with them, the Forbidden Army was considered "mild".
Prince Li naturally heard Concubine Chu's screams, but he did not stop.
Of course he could understand Concubine Chu's little thoughts.
Concubine Chu just wanted the second prince to compete for the throne because she had given birth to the second prince.
The situation is already chaotic enough, and Prince Li doesn't want anyone else to get involved.
And, more importantly, the second prince's indecisive temperament makes him really not a good candidate for a prince. The most he can do is help handle some affairs of the Clan House and the House of Internal Affairs.
Seeing the prince and queen disappearing behind the Yuehua Gate facing the Sun Jing Gate, Concubine Chu stamped her feet fiercely.
The eldest maid said calmly: "My queen, would you like to go back first..."
Concubine Chu glared at the eldest palace maid, gritted her silver teeth, and said resolutely: "Let's go to the Qianqing Gate to have a look."
Concubine Chu had heard about it a long time ago. Early this morning, the six ministers and the royal family members were outside Qianqing Gate asking to see the emperor. However, the emperor never saw anyone. It was not until dark that Prince Li and several elders were able to meet. Holy.
After that, what unspeakable secret happened in Yangxin Hall?
Concubine Chu took the eldest maid and several palace servants and walked around in a circle.
When she arrived at Qianqingmen, the sound of mourning had stopped, and the surroundings were as quiet as a dead city.
Before Concubine Chu could talk to the princes and princes outside Qianqing Gate, she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of the back left door.
Concubine Chu frowned slightly, not everyone in this palace could ride a horse.
She looked for a voice and saw a familiar figure riding a red horse galloping towards the Qianqing Gate. Behind the girl were a dozen palace guards.
The light of the torch illuminated the face of the visitor. Concubine Chu took a closer look and recognized the **** the horse as her niece, Shen Qianchen.
The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army guarding the Qianqing Gate quickly saluted Shen Qianchen on the horse: "See you, Princess!"
Concubine Chu was startled, and then she suddenly realized something. The people guarding the Yangxin Palace now were all from Prince Chen's Mansion, so she felt that their appearance and aura were very different from those of the Forbidden Army in the past!
Concubine Chu was frightened and had countless doubts in her heart, but now was obviously not the best time to clarify the doubts.
Concubine Chu hurriedly took a few steps forward and said to Shen Qianchen who had just dismounted: "Sister Chen, you are here!"
"I want to go in to see the emperor. Please get these people out of the way. I want to go in with you."
Concubine Chu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that for her, Shen Qianchen's appearance was like a timely rain. After all, this was her biological niece.
However, Shen Qianchen seemed not to hear anything and turned a blind eye. He walked directly past Concubine Chu and walked inside through the Qianqing Gate.
She and Concubine Chu had never had an aunt-nephew relationship.
After Shen Qianchen entered, the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army stopped the others with crossed spears.
Concubine Chu's eyes widened in shock, and she shouted at Shen Qianchen's back: "Chu Qianchen, you are too presumptuous! I am your aunt and your elder! You should treat me both in public and private affairs. Palace salute..."
Shen Qianchen didn't even bother to correct him that his surname was no longer Chu. He just told Jiang Yuan, "If it's too noisy, just do it easily."
"Your Majesty doesn't like people messing around."
Shen Qianchen spoke calmly and without looking back, he went straight through the Yuehua Gate to the Yangxin Hall.
Jiang Yuan took a step closer to Concubine Chu, but he said to the Xuanjia Army soldiers guarding the door: "You must have heard what the concubine just ordered!"
Jiang Yuan's pupils, illuminated by several torches, were as bright as blades, cold and sharp.
Concubine Chu's heart tightened. The next moment, she felt a silver light flash in front of her eyes, and the tip of a spear was pressed against her neck, stabbing slightly.
The young general of the Xuanjia Army holding a spear looked at Concubine Chu expressionlessly. At this moment, a bloodthirsty killing intent was released from his whole body.
If these people were just trying to stop her before, now they have murderous intentions.
Concubine Chu suddenly felt that the palace she had lived in for more than ten years was so unfamiliar.
This is no longer the palace under the control of the emperor. The emperor died and the palace was controlled by King Chen's people.
So, what about outside the palace? !
At this moment, Concubine Chu felt a bone-chilling chill rising from the soles of her feet and rapidly spreading throughout her body, and she had a very bad premonition in her heart.
When Chu Qianchen walked outside the Yangxin Hall, he suddenly thought of something. He stopped and gave a few instructions to Jingfeng: "Don't let irrelevant people walk around. Lock him up when he needs to."
"Gu Lang's concubines and princesses have all moved to Fengluan Palace and are under centralized supervision."
"Princes from the Fifth Qiandong Institute are also prohibited from entering or exiting."
"And the palace maids and chamberlains should also take care of the arrangements."
Shen Qianchen gave some details. As she entered the palace, she also noticed that the Xuanjia Army had controlled all the twelve guards guarding the imperial city, but some details were not in place.
Also, Xuan Jiajun only knows how to fight and has no experience in forcing the palace, but he is experienced!
After Shen Qianchen finished explaining these trivial matters, he entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
Everyone else was sent to the side hall by Gu Jue. In the main hall, Gu Jue was the only one at the moment.
"Your Highness!" As soon as Shen Qianchen saw Gu Jue, a bright smile bloomed on her face. Even though they hadn't been separated for too long, she couldn't help but step forward and pinch one of his sleeves.
Only then did my heart feel at peace.
Amber was already used to the two masters' excessive obscenity and lowered her eyes silently.
Gu Jue's response was to directly hold her little hand, which was chilled by the night wind, and hold it tightly, palm to palm, fingers intertwined.
"Go and see the prince." Gu Jue took Shen Qianchen's hand and walked to the palace where Gu Nanjin was.
The atmosphere in the room was as solemn as before, so oppressive that it was hard to get through.
In addition to the middle-aged imperial physician, Imperial Physician Ling and another imperial physician were also at Gu Nanjin's bedside. The three imperial physicians had repeated consultations together and all came to the same conclusion.
The three imperial doctors quickly saluted Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen, not knowing why King Chen brought Princess Chen here.
Shen Qianchen didn't intend to explain anything. He walked straight to Gu Nanjin's couch, sat down on a stool next to him, and then stretched out three fingers to feel his pulse.
This scene made the three imperial doctors stunned.
It turns out that Princess Chen knows medical skills!
Amber counted secretly in her heart, and it wasn't until she counted to "six" that she saw Shen Qianchen stop his hand.
Amber knows, the prince's condition is very bad! Also, the imperial doctor couldn't do anything and sentenced the prince to death, so he asked their princess to take action. The prince's injuries were naturally very serious.
After Shen Qianchen withdrew his right hand to detect the pulse, he did not stand up. He was still sitting, but turned his head slightly to look at Gu Jue.
This small detail made the three imperial doctors immediately realize that the young Princess Chen held a very important position in King Chen's mind.
Shen Qianchen didn't avoid the imperial doctor, and said frankly: "I won't talk about those skin injuries. The knife on the prince's chest was very serious and stabbed his lungs. If it weren't for these golden needles, he would have died. ”
The three imperial doctors were even more surprised. Princess Chen only had a moment of effort before she hit the key point. This medical skill was quite extraordinary, especially since she was only under fifteen years old.
Gu Jue asked softly: "Can he still be saved?"
Shen Qianchen hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gu Nanjin on the couch.
Both Gu Jue and Hu Hu could see that Shen Qianchen was not absolutely sure.
And indeed it is.
Gu Nanjin's injury was really serious, so serious that even Shen Qianchen was only 50% sure.
Next, what she needs to consider is whether it can be cured or not?
If he is not cured, then the prince is dead, and it has nothing to do with Prince Chen's palace. The person who said that the prince will not survive tonight is the imperial doctor. Even if the queen invites famous doctors from all over the capital tonight, the answer will be the same.
But if he rescued the prince himself and the prince still died, maybe... no, some people would definitely suspect that Gu Jue had done something to kill the prince.
For example, the queen, the crown prince, or even the emperor's eldest grandson may be instigated to become resentful against Gu Jue in the future when they grow up.
Gu Jue knew that his little girl had never been an indecisive person, especially when it came to medical skills. She had absolute confidence. That was the time when she operated on herself. For the first time, she was afraid and hesitated...
Thinking about it, Gu Jue's eyes flashed, and he could roughly guess Shen Qianchen's concerns. He gently put a hand on his shoulder and asked, "Can it be cured?"
Shen Qianchen still sat like this, looking at Gu Jue from bottom to top.
Gu Jue couldn't have thought of all these things she could think of.
Her prince is a man of glory and glory, and he never cares about the ups and downs outside. How could he be timid just to avoid some private discussions? That's not Gu Jiuxia!
Jiuxia is a vast sky that can accommodate all rivers!
Yes, this is the person she has always longed for.
Shen Qianchen smiled slightly, his beautiful phoenix eyes outlined a soft and charming arc, and nodded: "Yes. I'm 50% sure."
The three imperial doctors also heard this and looked at Shen Qianchen in disbelief. One of them almost said, how is this possible?
The King of Hell tells you to die at the third watch, who dares to keep anyone alive until the fifth watch!
The prince's lung was stabbed with a knife and the bleeding continued. The injury was too serious. I am afraid that Hua Tuo would not be able to be saved again.
"Try it. Whether you can survive or not depends on your fate." Gu Jue looked at Shen Qianchen calmly. Others could not trust Shen Qianchen's medical skills, but he naturally could.
Shen Qianchen tilted his face and thought for a while: In the previous life, the prince was still alive and well, but in this life, many things have changed.
Whether the prince can survive depends on her, as well as the prince himself!
"Do your best to obey fate." Shen Qianchen smiled faintly, which meant that she agreed to treat the prince.
Shen Qianchen waved to Amber and asked her to start making preparations.
As for Gu Jue, after leaving the palace, he went to the side hall where Prince Li, the Queen, Zhang Shoufu and others were.
Everyone's eyes rushed towards him in an instant, and the originally noisy side hall fell silent.
(End of chapter)