As soon as Long Yu returned home, he was called over by Yan Ruyi. He looked left and right for fear that something was missing.
"Madam, it doesn't have to be like this. Don't you trust my skills? What can a mere King Qicheng do to me?"
Yan Ruyi almost cried: "You also said that you said you were fine last time, but you almost couldn't come back and you were so seriously injured!"
Long Yu knew that what Yan Ruyi was talking about was the decisive battle with the Qin clan. That time Long Yu was hit in the heart and the situation was very critical. If he had been even an inch off, he would have been a pile of loess.
Long Yu hugged Yan Ruyi and comforted her: "It's okay, such a dangerous situation will never happen again!"
As he gets older, Yan Ruyi becomes more and more sentimental, and every little thing will cause uneasiness in his heart. The unruly temper he had when he was young becomes less and less, and his life is comfortable and his dependence on his family becomes more and more serious.
Of course Long Yu could feel these changes in Yan Ruyi, so he tried his best to let her do everything and never argued with her.
After a while, Yan Ruyi calmed down, remembered something important, and said hurriedly: "By the way, something big happened in the court recently!"
"What's the big deal?" Long Yu asked in surprise.
Yan Ruyi never interfered with government affairs, so anything that came to her ears would definitely shock the government and the public.
"Your good brother, the emperor is seriously ill!"
"What!!"
After hearing this, Long Yu couldn't wait to go to court tomorrow and hurried to the palace to visit the emperor.
Just two or three days ago, when King Qicheng was arrested, the emperor suddenly fainted while going to court and remained unconscious for a whole day. Later, the imperial doctor diagnosed that it was excessive fatigue, coupled with the previous injuries. Caused, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on for long. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were not prepared for a while. Although the emperor had been taking medicine to replenish his body, his mental state was good and he did not look weak at all. Who knew that he would fall ill all of a sudden? , and……….
Sangong and Liangxiang hurriedly blocked the news, claiming to the outside world that he only had a minor illness and could rest for a few days.
The three kings have not returned to court yet, something happened to the emperor again, and he has to be wary of people with malicious intentions. Many ministers have been walking on thin ice in court these two days, fearing that someone will suddenly rebel, and their heads will be chopped off before they can react. , it is not like this has never happened in previous dynasties.
People's pursuit of power will never stop. Many people have fantasized about the position of emperor. One day, when an opportunity is really placed in front of you, you may be moved, and when you are moved, you will act.
For a time, people seemed to no longer recognize each other, spoke less, and treated the people around them as if they were guarding against thieves.
Not even a moment after Long Yu returned home, she hurried to the palace to visit her good brother, the current emperor.
But it didn't work out as expected. Long Yu was stopped for the first time in the palace. Yu Deqi, the chief eunuch, had been waiting at the door of Wushuang Hall and told Long Yu that the emperor's current condition was very weak and he couldn't bear the cold, so Can't see anyone.
There was another person behind Yu Deqi, the new personal guard Lu Yu, who also did not enter the Wushuang Hall, but guarded the door.
Long Yu immediately thought that the emperor must be very ill this time and couldn't even see him. He didn't want to disturb the emperor's rest, so he retreated without forcing his way in.
Long Yu felt very uncomfortable when she thought about the emperor's body. A good brother who had fought side by side with him for many years might be about to leave, and he was very sad.
The return of the three kings was warmly welcomed in the city. Some people even started celebrations on their own, providing free food and wine, forming one carnival after another. The victory of a battle actually made people so excited.
How much the devastated people love this hard-won peace. After thirty years of rule, the Qi Dynasty gradually and inevitably had some drawbacks. Many of these drawbacks are similar to the problems of the previous dynasty. Even though In this way, people in the dynasty's territories still love this dynasty that is beginning to show stains, just for the sake of peace.
Long Yu's martial arts skills are extremely high. Although he was injured and lost the possibility of further progress, his body is still very strong. The problems of ordinary people cannot affect him at all. But on the first night after returning to Wushuang City, Long Yu suffered from insomnia. I spent the whole night thinking about what to do next.
Although the three kings returned triumphantly on this day, many people were worried. Some were worried about the future of the people in the world, some were worried about their own future, and some were worried about the people in the past.
The emperor's serious illness cannot be hidden for long. It doesn't matter if he doesn't go to court for a day or two, but even a fool who doesn't go to court all the time knows that something is wrong with the emperor of the Qi Dynasty.
The emperor is over eighty years old, not yet at the level of a grand master, and has injuries on his body. Even if nothing unusual happens, he may not live long, not to mention that so many things have happened recently, with men in black assassinating and fighting. The killing of King Blue and the rebellion of King Qicheng were each a heavy blow. It is reasonable for the emperor to fall ill now.
The emperor had established a prince many years ago, and he is now sixty years old. The emperor Liu Cheng is very strange. He does not like to use his own son. He does not let them do many things at all. Several important positions in the dynasty None of them were held by princes.
The crown prince has also become a vacant position, without any rights at all. Every time important matters are discussed, the ministers are summoned, and the crown prince and other princes will not be present.
Occasionally, it happens that the prince is trained, but the number and time are not too many.
The establishment of the prince seems to be prepared for this time. The emperor is seriously ill and cannot manage the court. At this time, the prince is here. At least the continuation of the basic laws is guaranteed. The prince can be responsible for the handling of basic government affairs, so that the entire dynasty will not fall into chaos. among.
On the tenth day after the emperor fell ill, the news began to spread wildly, and it was impossible to stop it. Not to mention the people in Wushuang City, even outside the dynasty knew the news. The result of the discussion among the ministers was that the prince would first oversee the affairs of the court. Government, stabilize the situation, see how the emperor's physical condition is in the future, and discuss again!
The prince has been waiting for this day for a long time. A man in his sixties has not yet become an emperor, and does not even have any status. As his youth goes by, this opportunity becomes increasingly slim, and he will be replaced by a younger prince in the future. Maybe it will get bigger and bigger.
Resistance is useless. Almost all the important ministers of the dynasty conquered the country with the emperor. Except for the three princes and a few civil servants, they all have a very good relationship with the emperor. The strongest army of the dynasty is also in the hands of Long Yu. The prince Don't dare to make any rash move at all.
All that can be done is...wait!
After waiting year after year, the prince knew that if he wanted to become emperor, he had to outlast his father. All the princes' martial arts were not high, and he didn't know why none of Liu Cheng's princes had reached the grand master level. Yes, the environment for learning martial arts is excellent, the martial arts secrets are top-notch, and there are not even many princes who have reached the level of junior master.
It just so happens that the prince is a little grandmaster who is just sixty years old and has nothing to be proud of. His only use is to be better than Liu Cheng, the current emperor. If nothing else happens, he will definitely live longer than Liu Cheng, so as long as the prince makes no mistakes The chance of becoming emperor is still very good.
Is the prince the emperor's only heir? Of course not. On the surface, there are at least two princes who can compete with him.
One is the third prince and the other is the sixth prince. Both of them are born to noble concubines. The emperor only has three noble concubines besides the queen mother. He is almost the second highest status. In addition, these two princes are also junior masters. Usually, He is deeply favored by the emperor and has high abilities. He is a strong competitor for the prince.
In the harem, the queen has great power. The expenses of some concubines, eunuchs, and eunuchs, and the annual salary, food, and wealth are all stipulated by the queen. If you offend the queen, you may live a miserable life that year.
Of course, not everyone. Liu Cheng had three concubines. They could control their own expenses. The emperor agreed to allocate funds directly from the Ministry of Finance. Almost all major rewards were given to the three concubines first.
Although all the princes and concubines in the palace are relatives of the emperor, the differences are so obvious that they can't even be seen as "one family"!
Some princes are favored and can stay by the emperor's side all year round, while some are not favored and have never even seen their fathers a few times since they were born.
This was the case for the seventeenth princes before. The number of times they had met Liu Cheng could be counted on one hand. Many princes could not appear in front of the emperor without being summoned.
The emperor had relationships with many women in his life, but not all women could become concubines. Some were expelled from the palace and even starved to death later. The most ruthless emperor's family. This sentence is absolutely correct.
Therefore, the harem is not like a family, but a huge circle of interests, with countless large and small interests. Those princes who are not emperors are attached to the prince, the third prince, and the sixth prince, and serve for them. God's throne provides help to ensure that he will not be "abused" by the new emperor in the future.
There are also some princes who know that they cannot become emperor, but do not want to grab it, and do not participate in any competition, such as the ninth prince and the seventeenth prince. They have completely lost the possibility of becoming emperor, and they have not participated in the competition of several princes. He stood aside and watched the fight for the throne, indulging in sightseeing, singing and dancing every day, and was so happy.
The prince has been in court for a few days. Although he cannot sit in the emperor's seat yet, listening to the officials reporting to him the situation in various places and asking him for advice on how to make decisions is simply too tempting. It is more powerful than anything else in the world. To be attractive is like being addicted and unable to extricate yourself from it.
After he came to court, the prince was planning every minute and every second, how to stabilize the power he was about to obtain, and how to get rid of his biggest enemies, his two younger brothers. If he took this step correctly, the future would be brighter. , if you are wrong, you will be doomed, and you will never get ahead again.
