Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 186 Wang Huai Sends a Message to Dou Li

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

It seems that this is true. How can the 500 soldiers led by Huangfu Jian resist an army of 100,000?
If this is true, once the Fanyang Army arrives at the imperial city, the Eastern Palace will have a greater chance of winning!

"It's over, it's over! It seems that this is true!"

Wang Huai muttered to himself, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

He must pass this news to Dou Li in the palace as soon as possible so that they can prepare in advance.

Inside the hall, everyone was immersed in the joy of impending victory.

Wang Huai saw that the group of people were not paying attention and quietly slipped out.

In this situation, nothing is peaceful anywhere.

Especially since I am in the East Palace, if I am discovered, I will be dead.

Even the Wang family cannot protect themselves, not to mention that the Wang family has never thought of protecting themselves. The Wang family's goal is the entire Wang family ancestral hall, which is the Wang family's retreat. They don't care about a person's life or death at all.

Just as Wang Huai was about to leave, a drunk man stopped him and said, "Brother Wang, where are you going? Come back! You haven't had enough fun yet!"

Wang Huai tried hard to suppress his panic, "Haha, wait a moment, I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be right back, I'll be right back!"

Afterwards, Wang Huai looked back every few steps and glanced around with the corner of his eyes as he walked.

You know, in this East Palace, Chu Shixu's eyes are everywhere. After all, with such a big thing, Chu Shixu will certainly be extra careful, and he will even be on guard against the people around him.

Wang Huai has been around the East Palace quite a lot these days, so he is naturally very clear about this.

Therefore, after leaving the hall, he did not rush to contact the person, but went to the toilet first.

After coming out of the toilet, Wang Huai slipped back behind the toilet.

He made a big circle from the side and shook off several patrolling East Palace guards, then whispered orders to a guard on duty.

"Immediately pass the news that the Fanyang army is approaching the imperial city to the palace, and make sure Lord Dou knows it!"

Even when passing on a message, the two of them turned their backs to each other and did not dare to face each other directly.

It was as if Wang Huai was passing by the guard.

While delivering the message, Wang Huai pretended to bend down and adjust his clothes, and it was impossible to tell that he was secretly passing messages to the guards.

After Wang Huai finished speaking, the guard immediately covered his mouth and coughed, which was considered a response.

Then he walked away with the knife slung over his shoulder.

Disappeared from Wang Huai's sight.

All this was done without anyone noticing.

However, this scene was seen by a member of the Wang family.

This person is exactly one of Wang Huai's brothers. Wang Huai has four brothers in total, and this person is exactly Wang Huai's third brother.

In the Wang family, everyone is used to calling him Wang Laosan.

Just as Wang Huai was about to go back, he was stopped by Wang Laosan.

Wang Huai was startled. When he saw that it was Wang Lao San, he was stunned for a moment, then he quickly reacted and pretended to be calm and asked, "Third brother, are you here to use the toilet too?"

Wang Laosan didn't answer, but just stared at Wang Huai in a daze.

To be honest, Wang Laosan is more terrifying when he doesn't speak.

He just stared at Wang Huai, as if he wanted to see through him.

"Third... Third brother...what's wrong with you?"

Wang Huai was still pretending to be calm. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Wang Laosan with a frivolous look on his face.

Wang Laosan grabbed his hand and asked coldly, "Where were you doing just now?"

Wang Huai continued to pretend to be confused, "Third brother, I just... went to the toilet."

At this time, I would never admit it even if I were beaten to death.

Wang Huai knew clearly that even if they were his own family members, they would not let him off easily.

After all, what he did was contrary to the entire Wang family and would affect the interests of the entire Wang family.

Wang Huai is not so stupid as to think that Wang Laosan would only think about himself.

If Wang Laosan knew that he had already betrayed them and defected to the Fourth Prince Chu Shizhao, he would probably not live to see the arrival of the Fanyang army at the imperial city.

Upon hearing this, Wang Laosan walked around Wang Huai and stood behind him. He glanced back and saw that there was no one else except a few guards who were patrolling and standing guard, so he warned Wang Huai.

"You have been restless since you were young. I am warning you. What our Wang family did this time concerns the fate of the entire family. If you dare to mess around, I will kill you first! Do you understand?"

Wang Huai looked at Wang Laosan's resolute expression and knew that he was not joking.

"Third brother, what are you talking about? I am also a member of the Wang family. Can I betray the Wang family?"

Wang Huai responded with gritted teeth.

It was not until Wang Laosan turned around and walked out of the toilet that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Huai patted his chest and secretly thanked God that he was not discovered.

However, what happened just now made Wang Huai feel even more uneasy.

The situation is changing rapidly now, and no one knows what will happen next.

Although the Fanyang army is about to reach the imperial city, how can we be sure that the Liangzhou border troops will not charge over until the last moment?

Wang Huai still held out a glimmer of hope.

Just based on Wang Laosan's ferocious attitude towards him just now, Wang Huai knew that once the Eastern Palace came to power, it would be the Wang family and their people who would benefit, and it would have little to do with him.

People are selfish, even towards their families. Wang Huai just wants to say, go to hell with the clan and temple, the only way for me, Wang Huai, to do well is to protect myself.

Although the lips and teeth are interdependent, sometimes people are forced to have second thoughts, and they can't blame themselves for that.

Wang Huai cursed Wang Laosan as he walked, and after returning, he sat down again and raised his glass to drink with everyone to celebrate.

But my heart had already gone to the sky.

Although the entire palace has been under martial law.

But for a guard, it was still easy to sneak in.

In order to prevent the enemy from sneaking in, Dou Li had already ordered the palace servants guarding the gate to make sure they got the secret signal before letting anyone in.

Otherwise, if you infiltrate the East Palace's spies, you will be in trouble.

By then, if the other party takes advantage of their unpreparedness and cooperates with outside forces, it will be difficult for them to resist.

The guard trotted all the way to the gate of the imperial city tower. Of course, he went to the most inconspicuous side door.

Then after receiving the secret code, he immediately slipped in.

Then he was taken to the palace by people from the Wude Division.

Along the way, we passed one heavily guarded gate after another. The security at each level was very strict.

There is no way. The whole palace is in a state of panic now. Once there is any slight movement, everyone will be frightened.

The guard walked through a long corridor and was finally taken to a backyard by several people from the Wude Division. The first person he met was Dou Li.

After seeing Dou Li, he immediately repeated Wang Huai's original words.

When Dou Li came out, he was still very excited, thinking that Huangfu Chong had brought the border troops from Liangzhou to support him. However, he found out that the first to arrive were the Fanyang troops!

Dou Li suddenly couldn't hold on any longer. He swayed and held his head with a worried look on his face.

"So, the Fanyang army is already fifty miles outside the imperial city? And at this time, there is still no news from our Jinyang army and Liangzhou army?"

The guard also looked embarrassed.

He nodded with difficulty, "Yes."

Dou Li's heart suddenly turned cold.

This is how to do ah?

No matter what, we still have to report to Emperor Yongjin.

Therefore, Dou Li did not dare to delay and immediately went to the bedroom of Emperor Yongjin. Now, the bedroom of Emperor Yongjin was already guarded by the guards of Wude Division.

These were all arranged by Dou Li.

When he saw Emperor Yongjin, Dou Li couldn't bear to speak.

These days, with so many unexpected events and so many things happening, to be honest, Emperor Yongjin has been holding on.

In addition, he is already old and had to endure such stimulation. He would have almost collapsed.

Dou Li was worried about whether he could keep the news of the Jinyang Army from spreading.

These days, Emperor Yongjin hasn't even had enough sleep.

The whole person looked haggard.

At this time, Emperor Yongjin was half lying on the dragon couch, holding a string of Buddhist beads tightly in his hand and muttering something.

It looks like he is praying.

However, that was just seeking psychological comfort. If prayer were useful, Dou Li would have taken everyone to worship Buddha long ago.

Dou Li walked towards the dragon bed of Emperor Yongjin with heavy steps.

His expression was solemn, and his emotions were written all over his face before he even opened his mouth.

"His Majesty……"

When the words came to his lips, Dou Li didn't know how to start.

He was worried that Emperor Yongjin might hear the news, so he went there directly.

"What's going on? Did that rebellious son rush in?"

Emperor Yongjin spoke weakly and without any spirit, and he seemed to have lost all hope.

Just lingering here.

"Where's the fourth one? Hasn't he come back yet?"

Emperor Yongjin knew that he didn't have much time left, and his greatest wish at the moment was for the fourth son to come back soon.

At this critical juncture, he can only hand over the country to the most reliable Fourth Brother.

As for the Eastern Palace, he only had deep hatred for it.

Dou Li felt a little sorry for Emperor Yongjin when he saw him like this.

As an emperor, he was once a high and mighty figure in charge of the country, but now he has ended up with such a miserable end.

I can only be forced to stay in this palace and wait for death.

Dou Li knew that this matter had to be told. Even if he didn't say it, he could hide it for a while but not forever.

The emperor will know sooner or later.

"The Fanyang Army... The Fanyang Army is already fifty miles outside the Imperial City!"

Dou Li spoke these words almost word by word.

Every word was very heavy, weighing heavily on him, not to mention Emperor Yongxin.

as predicted.

Upon hearing this, the Buddhist beads in Emperor Yongjin's hand broke with a snap and scattered all over the ground.

His lips trembled and he wanted to say something, but no word came out.

His eyes widened.

The next moment, Emperor Yongjin's body tilted and he fell straight down.

"His Majesty!"

Dou Li exclaimed and hurried forward to check.

The palace maids and eunuchs in the bedroom suddenly became chaotic.

The cries echoed throughout the bedroom.

"Quick! Call the imperial physician!" Dou Li shouted hurriedly.

He cursed in his heart: It's all my fault. I shouldn't have told the emperor if I had known. Anyway, even if the emperor knew, it wouldn't change the outcome.

Now, could it be that the emperor was really frightened to death by this news?

Wouldn't that make me a sinner?
He did not wait for the enemy to come in and capture the emperor, but was frightened to death by the news he brought. If this were to get out, people would curse him.

Then you will suffer too.

Dou Li really didn't expect that the emperor's ability to withstand pressure was so poor.

Fortunately, the imperial physician came to see the emperor and said that the emperor was just too nervous these days and was stimulated just now, so he fainted. He will wake up soon.

Dou Li heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this.

After a long while, Emperor Yongjin finally woke up. He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were unfocused, as if they had lost focus.

"water……"

Emperor Yongjin's voice was hoarse, and it felt like there was phlegm stuck in his throat.

Dou Li hurriedly took the tea handed over by the palace maid and carefully fed it to Emperor Yongjin's mouth.

Emperor Yongjin drank a few sips of water and regained some of his spirit.

He looked at Dou Li and asked weakly, "Have the Fanyang troops...really arrived?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Dou Li replied with gritted teeth.

Emperor Yongjin sighed and closed his eyes, as if he had accepted his fate.

"Your Majesty, now we can only rely on the Jinyang Army and the Liangzhou Army. As long as they arrive in time, we still have a chance to turn the tables!" Dou Li hurriedly comforted him, although he himself was unsure.

Emperor Yongjin opened his eyes, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes: "When will the Jinyang Army and the Liangzhou Army arrive?"

Dou Li hesitated for a moment and said, "I have sent someone to urge them. I believe there will be news soon."

In fact, Dou Li knew clearly that the Jinyang Army and the Liangzhou Army were far away and could not quench his immediate thirst, and it was nothing but a pipe dream to expect them to come to the rescue.

Emperor Yongjin seemed to understand this, he smiled bitterly and said: "I have been scheming and calculating all my life, but in the end, I ended up like this. It's really sad and lamentable!"

Dou Li said quickly: "Your Majesty, don't lose heart. As long as we work together, we will be able to overcome the difficulties!"

He knew that he had to calm Emperor Yongjin down, otherwise, once he gave up resistance, everything would be over.

"Work together?" Emperor Yongjin looked as if he had heard something funny. "Among all the civil and military officials in the court, how many of them are still truly loyal to me?"

Dou Li was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Indeed, almost half of the people in the court now have switched sides and support the Eastern Palace.

The news they received was that Huangfu Jian took people to visit one by one, and at least half of the noble families and court officials who held high positions in the court supported the Eastern Palace.

What’s even more terrifying is that those aristocratic families have already begun to take action.

They visited the people one after another, promoted the good things about the Crown Prince Chu Shixu of the Eastern Palace, and denounced Emperor Yongjin for his incompetence in governing.

You know, people just follow what others say.

They believe whatever is spread outside.

I have no opinion of my own at all.

Emperor Yongjin leaned dejectedly against the head of the bed, his eyes empty, as if he had lost the motivation to live.

"I'm tired and don't want to fight anymore."

he muttered.

Dou Li was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground, saying loudly: "Your Majesty! You must not give up! You are the true dragon emperor, the hope of the Great Zhou! As long as you are still here, there is still hope for the Great Zhou!"

Emperor Yongjin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Hope? What hope do I have? The ministers in the court are disunited, the people are complaining, and even my own son has betrayed me. What hope do I have?"

(End of this chapter)