Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

"Does the Grand Tutor think this matter is handled appropriately?"

Empress Dowager Dong turned her gaze to Yuan Wei, who had remained silent.

Yuan Wei raised his tablet and nodded: "That is the proper way. The Empress Dowager's decision is not inappropriate. This old minister seconds the motion."

Empress Dowager Dong, sitting on the throne, smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

However, just as Empress Dowager Dong was about to speak...

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from the hall.

The eunuch Zuo Feng strode into the side hall, his face filled with panic. He then knelt down abruptly before Empress Dowager Dong, who was seated in the main seat, and cried out, "Your Majesty, His Majesty..."

The eyes of Yuan Wei, Cui Lie, Zhang Wen, Ma Ridi, and others kneeling in the hall all turned to Zuo Feng.

Empress Dowager Dong, who was sitting in the main seat, also changed her expression and quickly stood up, saying, "Go to the main hall!"

"Jian Shuo, go and bring the Crown Prince here immediately."

As she spoke, Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly walked out of the side hall.

Yuan Wei and the others did not dare to delay and immediately followed in Empress Dowager Dong's footsteps.

The group headed towards Liu Hong's bedroom.

............

At this moment, the doors to Liu Hong's bedchamber were wide open, and many imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy knelt on both sides with their heads bowed, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

When Empress Dowager Dong and her entourage entered the hall, they all pressed their heads tightly to the ground.

"How is His Majesty? How is His Majesty?"

As soon as she entered Liu Hong's bedroom, Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly asked.

The newly appointed Imperial Physician knelt before Liu Hong's sickbed: "This humble servant deserves to die, this humble servant deserves to die. This humble servant's medical skills are inadequate, and I am powerless to save Your Majesty... I fear..."

Empress Dowager Dong ignored the imperial physician kneeling on the ground.

Now everyone in the court knows that the emperor's illness is incurable; it's only a matter of time before it becomes a real problem.

At this moment, Liu Hong, lying on his sickbed, had become so thin that he was just skin and bones, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

Two palace maids, one holding Liu Hong's shoulder and the other holding his legs.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Dong immediately turned to look at the direction of the palace gate: "Send someone quickly to bring the Crown Prince here."

After speaking, Empress Dowager Dong looked at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground and asked, "Is there any way to prolong this life?"

The Imperial Physician first shook his head, but then seemed to remember something and looked up at Empress Dowager Dong.

"Your Majesty, I have heard of a person before who is famous for his superb medical skills."

“I sent someone to look for this person before, and he arrived in Luoyang yesterday.”

"This man is named Hua Tuo, perhaps... perhaps he has some solutions."

"Bring this person into the palace," Empress Dowager Dong immediately ordered.

.............

Outside the Jiade Hall, a thin, disheveled middle-aged man carrying a wooden medicine chest was being escorted by four imperial guards as he hurried toward the hall.

The middle-aged man walked along, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

When they arrived in front of the Jiade Hall, the middle-aged man raised his head and glanced at the magnificent Jiade Hall in front of him.

At this time, the area in front of the Jiade Hall was already filled with Imperial Guards.

Only the entrance to the palace was open.

The Imperial Guards were also visible everywhere inside.

All the palace maids and eunuchs stood with their heads bowed on both sides of the main hall.

Inside the palace, numerous concubines knelt on either side of Liu Hong's sleeping quarters.

The once bustling and beautiful women now kneeling before Liu Hong's bedchamber all wore sorrowful expressions.

With the emperor's death, the fate of these former concubines was naturally predetermined.

At this moment, besides Liu Hong's concubines, the Grand Tutor, the Three Dukes, the Minister of the Imperial Clan Court, Empress Dowager Dong, and the young Crown Prince Liu Xie were all gathered at Liu Hong's sickbed.

"Your name is Hua Tuo?"

After the person was brought in, Empress Dowager Dong immediately asked what was wrong.

Hua Tuo, who was entering the palace for the first time, naturally did not know who was asking the questions.

So he nodded and replied, "This humble one is Hua Tuo."

Without further ado, Empress Dowager Dong pointed to Liu Hong on the sickbed and said, "Come and examine His Majesty."

Hua Tuo knew why he was there when he entered the palace.

Without further ado, he grabbed his first-aid kit and prepared to go forward.

However, Jian Shuo reached out and stopped him.

Then he took the medicine box from Hua Tuo's hands.

Jian Shuo said coldly, "Take my pulse first. If you need anything, then you can ask for it."

Hua Tuo nodded without daring to utter a sound, and then lowered his head to Liu Hong's bedside.

When Hua Tuo lifted the gauze curtain in front of Liu Hong's sickbed and saw his frail body, he was stunned for a moment.

By this time, Liu Hong was completely unrecognizable; the skin and flesh on his outstretched arms were pressed tightly against the bones, making him look almost indistinguishable from a dead man.

If it weren't for the faint breath still present, Hua Tuo would have almost mistaken it for a corpse.

His eyes were sunken, and the skin on his face looked like rotten bones.

While Hua Tuo was taking Liu Hong's pulse, the imperial physician described Liu Hong's condition to him.

A moment later, Hua Tuo turned around, cupped his hands in greeting to Prefect Dong, and said, “Your Majesty, your yang energy is weak. When you are extremely angry, your vital energy will be depleted, and blood will stagnate in your upper body, causing you to faint.”

"This humble subject concludes that Your Majesty's condition is caused by an evil spirit entering the skull, resulting in blood stasis in the skull."

The diagnosis made by Hua Tuo was almost identical to that made by the Imperial Medical Academy.

"Is there any way to cure it?" Empress Dowager Dong asked, frowning.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Tuo nodded and said, "Ordinary methods are ineffective, but I have a method that may be feasible."

"explain."

Hua Tuo glanced at Liu Hong behind him and said, "The method I suggested requires opening His Majesty's skull and then using a secret technique to draw out the stagnant blood..."

"Be bold!"

Before Hua Tuo could finish speaking, Empress Dowager Dong shouted, "Such a wicked villain dares to plot against His Majesty's life! What are your intentions? Who sent you here?"

The imperial physician standing nearby was also terrified after Hua Tuo spoke those words.

Open the emperor's head?

this......

Is this guy crazy?

Not only Empress Dowager Dong, but everyone standing in the hall was terrified.

This person is really courting death.

"This humble citizen..."

"Shut up!" Empress Dowager Dong frowned and looked at the Imperial Physician, coldly saying, "Is this the person you called a highly skilled physician?"

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Please forgive me!"

The imperial physician was so frightened that he turned pale and immediately kowtowed to admit his mistake.

Hua Tuo then realized that the woman in front of him was the Empress Dowager.

"Jian Shuo, take this evil scoundrel away and throw him into the imperial prison," Empress Dowager Dong ordered without giving any further explanation.

"Your Majesty, I am not a demon... I am telling the truth..." Hua Tuo cried out in protest.

However, Jian Shuo ignored Hua Tuo's explanation, grabbed Hua Tuo, and threw him aside.

The imperial guards outside immediately entered the hall and escorted Hua Tuo outside.

Just as Hua Tuo was being escorted away, Liu Hong, lying on his sickbed, began to tremble all over his body again.

“My son...”

Empress Dowager Dong immediately rushed to Liu Hong's bedside and cried out.

Everyone in the bedchamber knelt down on the ground.

The young Liu Xie was pulled to kneel before Liu Hong's sickbed by Empress Dowager Dong.

"puff!"

Liu Hong, lying on his sickbed, suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Seeing this, everyone knew that Liu Hong's time was running out.

The change of imperial power is happening today.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Liu Hong, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly coughed.

This was the first sound Liu Hong made since he fell into a coma.

Upon seeing this, the imperial physician kneeling to the side immediately stood up and shouted to the eunuch beside him, "Quickly, prepare the ginseng water."

The eunuch standing nearby immediately brought over a bowl of ginseng water that had been simmering for an unknown amount of time.

After receiving the medicine, the imperial physician immediately supported Liu Hong's head and slowly administered it.

But most of it flowed out along Liu Hong's lips, mixed with black blood.

Only a small portion was fed into Liu Hong's mouth.

This ginseng water is not a panacea; it can only prolong the life of a critically ill person during their final moments of lucidity before death.

Sure enough, just as the ginseng water was poured in, Liu Hong slowly opened his eyes.

"My son..."

Empress Dowager Dong, kneeling beside Liu Hong's sickbed, quickly took Liu Hong's hand and said, "My son, if you have any wishes, your mother is here."

As she spoke, Empress Dowager Dong pulled the young Liu Xie, who was kneeling to one side, to her side.

Perhaps because he had been unconscious for too long, Liu Hong opened his eyes and looked around for a while before slowly speaking.

"Empress...where is the eldest son...?"

Upon hearing the words uttered in Liu Hong's hoarse voice, Empress Dowager Dong's hand trembled slightly.

Even Jian Shuo, who was standing to the side, immediately lowered his head.

“My son… Bian’er has been missing for a long time. My son has been seriously ill for half a year, and half a year has passed since then. But my son, rest assured, your mother will continue to search.”

“My son, Xie’er is here.”

Empress Dowager Dong pulled the young Liu Xie to her side and said, "When my son fell seriously ill, Xie stayed by his side without leaving for half a year."

"As for the Empress..."

"The Empress is currently resting peacefully at the General's residence, so my son need not worry too much."

Liu Hong's eyes were bloodshot, a stark contrast to his pale, paper-white face.

When Liu Hong heard Empress Dowager Dong say that Empress He was resting at He Jin's residence during her pregnancy, he suddenly mustered up strength from somewhere and tightly grasped Empress Dowager Dong's hands.

His face, with only his buttocks pressed against his bones, was exceptionally ferocious and terrifying.

"I...have not...have not visited the Empress for three years, how can there be an imperial heir...?"

hiss!

As soon as Liu Hong said this, everyone guarding the hall gasped in shock.

The emperor has not visited He Lingsi for three years.

What about the child in He Lingsi's womb?

Where did it come from?

"That shameless woman actually dared to..."

Empress Dowager Dong was also shocked, and then said fiercely, "Such a vile woman, the throne cannot be passed to her son. My son, you cannot be foolish."

"Kill this slut, kill her!" Liu Hong said, his eyes red.

The young Liu Xie, kneeling beside him, was terrified and dared not look at Liu Hong on the sickbed.

Meanwhile, Zuo Feng, the eunuch standing in front of the bedroom, quietly stepped back and walked out of the palace.

Liu Hong's final, mournful cry echoed through the bedchamber: "Kill her! Kill her for me!"