Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 193: Fanyang Army stabs the Eastern Palace, Emperor Yongjin recovers without medical treatment
When Huangfu Jian heard this, he immediately became anxious.

"Master Guo, do you mean that the palace doesn't know what's going on outside?"

Huangfu Jian thought that Guo Qian had already sent someone to deliver the letter to the palace.

That's why he was so calm and didn't seem anxious at all.

As a result, Guo Qian said that he had not yet delivered the message.

Huangfu Jian couldn't sit still anymore.

"Lord Guo, although we now have Ma Su'an's help, and the 100,000 Fanyang troops don't have to worry about not being able to take the East Palace, but Your Majesty cannot make any mistakes!"

After all, Huangfu Jian is actually an old antique. He only knows one thing in his life, and that is to be loyal to the court and loyal to Emperor Yongjin.

Huangfu Jian also knew that Hengyi was on the side of Prince Jin.

Hearing this, Heng Yi also nodded, "That's right, Lord Guo, you know how to pass the message from the palace without any accidents, so Lord Guo must quickly arrange someone to do it."

Huangfu Jian felt very comfortable when he heard Hengyi say this.

No matter what, as long as the safety of Emperor Yongjin can be preserved, it is enough for Huangfu Jian.

The reason why Hengyi was so eager to protect Emperor Yongjin was naturally because of Prince Jin's consideration.

Because Hengyi knew that after this incident, Emperor Yongjin had completely seen through Chu Shixu.

Next, who among those princes will succeed to the throne? I believe that as long as Emperor Yongjin still has his mind, he will know how to choose.

Just imagine if Emperor Yongjin had died like this.

Well, even if Chu Shixu was captured, what about the princes under Emperor Yongjin?
There will inevitably be more disputes. To put it bluntly, if one Chu Shixu falls, there will be millions of Chu Shixu standing up.

There is simply no end to it.

Therefore, instead of doing that, it would be better to let Emperor Yongjin keep his breath and personally announce in the hall that Prince Jin will be enthroned as the next emperor of the Great Zhou.

In this way, those who are not convinced will not be able to change anything.

Guo Qian nodded, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

He walked quickly to a guard and whispered, "Go and call Liu Quan over immediately, and tell him that I have something urgent to discuss!"

The guard took the order and left. Not long after, a lean and capable man hurried over.

His name is Liu Quan. He is Guo Qian's confidant and he always does things prudently.

In the current environment, it is uncertain who will win or lose in the end, so we must be prepared for everything at all times.

Because anyone can backstab you.

Therefore, Guo Qian used only his most trusted subordinates for such private matters as delivering messages.

Before this, several messengers had already encountered accidents.

Several places were exposed.

Therefore, they now use every possible means to convey messages to the palace.

Even dog holes are used now.

"Liu Quan, the situation in the palace is unclear right now. His Majesty's safety is uncertain. You must immediately inform Lord Dou in the palace of everything that happened on the tower and ask him to protect His Majesty!"

Guo Qian handed a secret letter to Liu Quan in a hurried tone.

Liu Quan took the letter and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely deliver the message!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Guo Qian looked at Liu Quan's departing back, feeling more and more uneasy.

This matter is of great importance and cannot be missed. If Liu Quan goes alone and something goes wrong along the way, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Wait!" Guo Qian suddenly called out to Liu Quan, "This is a serious matter, I'd better go with you."

Liu Quan was slightly surprised, but didn't say much, just nodded silently.

The two of them walked quickly all the way and came to a hidden corner on the west side of the palace.

Guo Qian pushed aside the dense grass, revealing a small hole that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

"This is it."

Guo Qian pointed at the dog hole and said, "The person who will meet you in the palace is named Zhang Fu. You can use the three long and two short bird calls as a signal, and he will respond."

Liu Quan bent down and crawled into the dog hole, and Guo Qian followed closely behind.

The cave was dark and damp, with a musty smell.

Liu Quan crawled forward and came to the other end of the cave, imitating the bird's call and making three long and two short signals.

A moment later, the same bird call came from outside the cave in response.

Liu Quan then carefully pushed aside the weeds at the entrance of the cave, revealing a gap.

A round-faced eunuch was squatting outside the cave entrance. It was Zhang Fu.

"Eunuch Zhang, this is a secret letter that Lord Guo asked me to deliver. Please give it to Lord Dou immediately!"

Liu Quan handed the secret letter to Zhang Fu and said in a low voice, "Okay, I understand."

Zhang Fu took the letter, nodded solemnly, then put the letter in his arms and left quickly.

……

In the palace.

Dou Li was patrolling the important roads in the palace with a sword on his waist.

Wherever he went, he would remind the guards to be extremely alert and not to fall asleep.

Two or three teams were arranged in each place to take turns.

After all, we are all flesh and blood, and we all get tired sometimes.

Dou Li was pacing back and forth, anxiously waiting for news.

"Is there still no news from outside?" Dou Li asked his confidant beside him.

"Return to my lord, not yet."

The confidant shook his head, also looking worried.

"What should I do..."

Dou Li frowned, "The palace gate has been blocked, people outside can't get in, and our people can't get out..."

"Sir, at this time we can only trust Lord Guo."

The confidant comforted him.

Dou Li sighed, "I hope so..."

at this time.

A guard from the Wude Division ran over in a panic, "Sir! It's bad! His Majesty... His Majesty..."

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Dou Li's heart tightened and he asked quickly.

"Your Majesty, he...he suddenly started coughing and coughing up blood! The situation is not good, please go and have a look!"

When Dou Li heard this, his expression suddenly changed, "Quick! Take me there!"

Inside the bedroom, Emperor Yongjin was lying on the bed, his face pale and his breath weak.

"Your Majesty!" Dou Li walked quickly to the bedside and shouted anxiously.

Emperor Yongjin slowly opened his eyes, looking very weak.

"Your Majesty, how do you feel?" Dou Li asked with concern.

"I...I feel a little uncomfortable..."

Emperor Yongjin started to cough violently as he spoke, with a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. "Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!" Dou Li saw this and shouted loudly.

Several imperial doctors hurried over to treat Emperor Yongjin.

Dou Li stood aside, extremely anxious, and prayed silently: "Your Majesty, you must hold on!"

The bedroom was filled with a strong smell of herbs. Several imperial doctors surrounded Emperor Yongjin with solemn expressions, and whispered to each other from time to time.

Dou Li was extremely anxious and paced back and forth in the bedroom.

The situation outside is unclear, and Your Majesty is in this situation again.

Dou Li's life was worse than death.

But at this moment, I can't do anything.

Suddenly, a guard from the Wude Division stumbled in, shouting breathlessly.

"Report... Report to the Lord! There is... there is a letter! It was... it was sent by Lord Guo!"

Dou Li grabbed the guard's collar and asked anxiously, "Where's the letter? Bring it here!"

The guard quickly took out a letter covered in mud from his arms and handed it to Dou Li with both hands.

Dou Li snatched the letter, not even bothering to wipe the stains off it, and walked quickly to the bedside of Emperor Yongjin.

He said excitedly: "Your Majesty! Lord Guo's letter has arrived!"

The originally lifeless eyes of Emperor Yongjin suddenly emitted a glimmer of light.

He struggled to get up and said weakly, "Quick...read it to me!"

Dou Li quickly unfolded the letter, glanced through it, and his expression suddenly became strange.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "The letter said... 100,000 Fanyang troops... have already... rushed into the imperial city..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongjin immediately covered his mouth and coughed violently, with a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly and pointed at Dou Li.

He said sadly: "It's over... It's over... God is going to destroy our Yongjin..."

Dou Li saw this and quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty! Don't...don't get excited! This...this is good news!"

"Good...good news?"

Emperor Yongjin looked puzzled, with confusion written all over his pale face.

The Fanyang Army is the reinforcement of the Eastern Palace.

Now the reinforcements from the East Palace arrived before the Liangzhou army, and you actually say this is good news.

Dou Li scratched his head in embarrassment.

Explained: "Yes... it's like this, the letter said... 100,000 Fanyang troops... are... are stabbing the Eastern Palace, and are... with General Hengyi, General Huangfu and others... they are together! The Eastern Palace... is in chaos! Now... now they are preparing to attack the palace and make... the final resistance!"

The originally dull eyes of Emperor Yongjin suddenly brightened up.

He grabbed Dou Li's hand and asked anxiously, "What!? Are you serious? Is the news accurate?"

Dou Li nodded heavily and said confidently, "Your Majesty! This is Lord Guo's handwritten letter, there is no doubt about it! I recognize his handwriting!"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongjin and Dou Li almost burst into tears.

"Great! Great! The Fanyang army unexpectedly turned against us and stabbed the Eastern Palace in the back! This... this is such a big surprise! Hahaha..."

Emperor Yongjin laughed excitedly.

He held Dou Li's hand tightly.

"Lord Dou! You…you must quickly pass on my order, and have…have General Hengyi and General Huangfu…they must…must take down the Eastern Palace! Capture…capture the crown prince alive! I…I want to interrogate him personally!"

No one expected that such good news would come at this time. He had just said in despair that God wanted to kill him, Emperor Yongjin, but in the blink of an eye, the Fanyang Army actually stabbed the Eastern Palace in the back.

Everyone's expression changed from gloomy to joyful.

Emperor Yongjin was so excited that he said "good" several times.

Perhaps because he was too excited, Emperor Yongjin couldn't help but coughed a few more times.

At this time, an old doctor with white hair and beard walked forward tremblingly, bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, you are ill and need to rest. I will continue to treat you now."

Emperor Yongjin waved his hand.

He laughed loudly and said, "I know my own health! The Fanyang army has defected, and the Eastern Palace is in chaos. This is more effective than any panacea! I feel great now!"

As he said that, he actually sat up from the dragon bed.

Dou Li was watching on the side, stunned.

I sighed in my heart: It seems that His Majesty has been hit hard during this period of time. Now that he has received such great news, he has recovered without any medicine?
Dou Li did not dare to delay and immediately called his confidant, wrote the Emperor Yongjin's order in a secret letter, and ordered him to leave the palace immediately and deliver it to Guo Qian.

After doing all this, Dou Li quickly returned to the bedroom of Emperor Yongjin.

Although Emperor Yongjin still looked sick at this moment, he was in much better spirits.

He was leaning against the head of the bed, holding a white jade paperweight in his hand, tapping the edge of the bed gently.

"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to deliver a letter to Lord Guo. I believe there will be a reply soon." Dou Li said with a bow.

Emperor Yongjin nodded, placed the white jade paperweight on the small table beside the bed, and sighed softly.

"I didn't expect that at this critical moment, it was the Fanyang Army that saved me. It's really...unpredictable..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, no one expected something like this to happen." Dou Li echoed.

After a pause, he lowered his voice, a hint of worry on his face.

"Your Majesty, although the Fanyang Army's defection is great news for us, but...but the East Palace is now attacking the Imperial Palace with all its might, we...we have to be on guard!"

Emperor Yongjin frowned and said, "Lord Dou, what do you mean by this?"

Dou Li took a step forward, leaned close to Emperor Yongjin's ear, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the situation outside is very good for us now, but we cannot give the East Palace any chance. Once Your Majesty falls into the hands of the East Palace bandits, they will definitely use you as a hostage and force you to issue an edict to make him the new emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongjin's expression changed.

He sat up straight abruptly and snorted coldly, "Humph! Rebellious son! How dare he! Even if I die, I will never grant his wish!"

Dou Li quickly advised: "Your Majesty, calm down! The dragon's body is more important! What I mean is that we must prepare in advance. If...if the palace is really breached, we must have a way to retreat!"

"A way out?"

A trace of confusion flashed across Emperor Yongjin's eyes. "What other way out do I have? This palace... is my home, my... grave..."

Dou Li said: "Your Majesty, there are still many secret passages in the palace. We can... we can transfer you to a safe place first, and then take you back after General Hengyi and his men put down the rebellion!"

Emperor Yongjin had actually guessed Dou Li's thoughts long ago.

Guo Qian mentioned in his superstition just now that the East Palace was advancing rapidly towards the Imperial Palace, and Guo Qian even wrote down the number of defenders in the East Palace clearly.

More than 10,000 defenders is not a small number.

If they attack us, the situation will be difficult to control.

Emperor Yongjin sat up and got off the dragon bed with the help of Dou Li.

Dou Li, accompanied by a dozen Wudesi guards, supported Emperor Yongjin as they walked towards a secret passage.

However, halfway through the journey, Emperor Yongjin stopped.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Emperor Yongjin smiled and said, "You are right. There is indeed a secret passage in the palace, but it is left by the previous emperor. Only emperors of all dynasties and a few confidants know about it. I think it is safer to hide it there."

Dou Li's heart trembled.

Good fellow! Does Emperor Yongjin not trust me? He is on guard against me!
Dou Li was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses and responded hastily, "The late emperor... he was really... far-sighted..."

(End of this chapter)