Chapter 201 After the War
Chapter 201 After the War
"Your Highness, although I can restore His Majesty's consciousness, His Majesty has been poisoned for a long time and the poison has penetrated into his bones. It is impossible to save him. I am powerless."
The imperial physician who colluded with Zhao Yu and Concubine Yue to conceal the poisoning of Emperor Mingde was dragged out and beheaded by Jinyang on the same day. Now the entire Imperial Hospital is collectively treating Your Majesty, and in the end it was the chief of the Imperial Hospital who tremblingly reported the truth.
Jin Yang was sitting on the side. He didn't feel the slightest bit surprised when he heard the imperial physician's report. He glanced at everyone with his phoenix eyes and asked, "All imperial physicians, please do your best to treat him. Is my father awake now?"
"I just gave your majesty an acupuncture injection. He should be awake by now."
The Imperial Hospital dared not say anything to the awake Emperor Mingde, but they dared not hide anything from Jinyang. Now everyone in the capital knew that the Great Yan Dynasty was now the world of the eldest princess.
Unlike the seventh prince who previously took charge of government affairs, the eldest princess did not have to look at the faces of any courtiers, nor did she have to be constrained by any forces.
A hundred thousand troops are now stationed outside the city, majestic and extremely conspicuous.
Moreover, yesterday afternoon, many teams wearing black armor entered the city and surrounded the residences of many court officials. Someone also began to be responsible for cleaning and repairing the former Princess's Mansion.
All of a sudden, everyone in the capital knew that Princess Jinyang had taken over the capital. The officials whose residences were surrounded by the Black Armor Army were trembling with fear, fearing that the princess would settle accounts with them, and no one dared to have any bad thoughts.
After taking over the imperial city yesterday, Jinyang has not rested for a moment, as many matters are waiting for her to arrange one by one.
She transferred a part of the Black Armor Army she brought to maintain the capital's law and order. The rest could not be accommodated in the capital and could only be temporarily stationed in the suburbs of the capital. The Phoenix Feather Guard took over the defense of the imperial palace. She had to eliminate all the forces left by Zhao Yu one by one and must not leave any hidden dangers.
Moreover, what to do with her father's concubines was also a difficult problem. After hearing that Zhao Yu had been defeated, Concubine Yue started to act like a demon. Even after being taken into custody by the Fengyu Guards, she still refused to give up and wanted to see her.
Jinyang didn't have time to pay attention to her for the time being. She rubbed her forehead. She hadn't slept all night, so she inevitably looked a little tired. She waved her hand to signal the imperial doctors to leave.
Then he stood up and walked towards the inner room of the palace. When he opened the door, the strong smell of Chinese medicine hit his nose, mixed with the faint smell of decay and death.
"See Your Highness."
When the eunuch who was serving Emperor Mingde saw Jinyang, he knelt down hurriedly to pay his respects.
"You go down first."
Jinyang looked at Emperor Mingde lying on the bed. Tortured by illness and poison, his face was blue-gray, his eye sockets were obviously black, the flesh on his cheeks was severely sunken, and his pair of dry lips were bloodless, occasionally moving. He was completely different from when she left Beijing.
It seems that just as the imperial physician said, he doesn't have much time left and every day of his life is torture.
Who could have thought that her mighty and tall father would become like this? Jinyang felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say for a moment.
When she was looking at him, Emperor Mingde was also looking at her. He had been in a coma for more than half a year, and only woke up today. His cloudy and yellow pupils stared at Jinyang.
Jinyang took off his armor last night and wore only simple casual clothes.
"Rou Fei...wasn't she the one you placed beside me?" He hadn't spoken for a long time, and his voice was a little hoarse.
Although it was a question, there was certainty in his tone.
After all, he was Emperor Mingde, who had seized the throne and sat on the throne for decades. He only needed to think more to guess it.
After all, at this point, Concubine Rou was loyal and had died trying to save His Majesty, so Jinyang no longer wanted to hide it from him.
"Father, do you think it's strange that I am the one standing here today?" Jin Yang asked instead of answering, walking towards him step by step.
"You... you really... really have evil intentions." Emperor Mingde felt his blood boiling and started coughing uncontrollably.
Jin Yang looked down at his miserable appearance indifferently, and said coldly: "Father, have you forgotten? It was you who forced me to this path step by step. From the moment you forced my mother to death, you are no longer my father."
There was a hint of mockery in his tone.
Seeing that he was speechless, she stepped forward and continued to question: "When my mother married you, you were just an unknown King Cheng. It was my mother who used all the strength of the Xiao family to push you to the throne."
"But what did you do after you ascended the throne? You recruited concubines and ignored my mother when she was pregnant. After you gained power, you worried that the Xiao family would become more powerful than you, so you deliberately suppressed them without any regard for my mother who was pregnant..."
Jin Yang's eyes were slightly red, and his speech speed was getting faster and faster: "Do you know how I grew up in this cannibalistic palace? You don't know, because you don't care at all!"
"You hate me! Ahem..."
"Of course I hate him," Jin Yang thought his question was a little ridiculous, "Even after I was granted the title of Liangzhou, didn't the emperor still fear me?"
Emperor Mingde realized that she was talking about the time when the marriage was granted, and said in a hoarse voice: "Then Pei Yun, it was you who did it."
"Father has always been wary of me, isn't it because of this?"
After venting the emotions and doubts that had accumulated in his heart for many years, Jinyang restrained his expression and his mood gradually calmed down.
Emperor Mingde looked at her deeply, and at this moment a thought that shocked even himself emerged in his mind.
With such means and abilities as Jinyang, how great would it be if she were a man?
If Jinyang knew what he was thinking, he would probably sneer at him.
"The doctors of the Imperial Hospital are waiting outside anytime. Father, please stay here and recuperate. General Meng Huo wants to see you, father, and I have granted you permission." Jinyang looked at the surprise on Emperor Mingde's face, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said meaningfully, "However, I have 100,000 Black Armored Army stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, 50,000 Phoenix Feather Guards stationed in the palace, and the Zhenbei Army is back under my grandfather's command. The mere Huben Army is no longer a threat to me. I hope you will think twice before acting."
Every word and sentence is a threat.
Seeing the dejection and despair on his face, Jinyang looked at him expressionlessly and turned to leave.
When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and said without turning his head: "Now the situation has been decided. Whether you admit it or not, you can't stop me. But don't worry, I won't kill the second and seventh brothers. They will spend the rest of their lives in the clan house."
"Northern Qin has just retreated, and the Xiongnu have also been restless in recent years. As for Dayan, let's see what the emperor decides."
After saying this, without waiting for Emperor Mingde's response, he stepped out of the bedroom. Facing the dazzling bright sunlight, Jinyang felt a chill spreading in his chest and his whole body was cold.
Royal family, is there really no family affection at all?
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