Chapter 14 The emperor is critically ill!
Huang Gong quickly waved his hand and said, "Master Duan is a third-rank official, so he naturally wouldn't be in a place like this ."
Shang Haitang nodded. If he really was in such a place, he would get sick even if he was healthy.
"Alright, Master Huang, now that it has been confirmed that Master Duan has nothing to do with the case of hiding the dragon robe, let him go!"
Xiao Yan is short of manpower right now, and Duan Tianya is particularly important to him.
"Yes, I will order someone to release him and post a notice to clear Lord Duan's name!"
Xiao Yan stared at Huang Gong and asked, "How long has Mr. Huang been the Minister of Justice?"
Huang Gong didn't understand what Xiao Yan meant, so he could only answer truthfully: "Your Highness, it has been five years!"
Xiao Yan nodded when he heard this: "Go ahead, I'll be waiting for you in the lobby, bring Lord Duan with you!"
After saying this, he turned and left.
After a long time, two people appeared in front of Xiao Yan.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Xiao Yan looked at the disheveled Duan Tianya and said with a smile, "It's rare to see Lord Duan in such a state!"
"However, I have already vindicated you, and now the property is returned to its original owner!"
As he spoke, he threw the two tokens in his hand to him, which were the commander's badge and the secret order.
"You and Haitang should go back first. I have things to do. Remember what I told you to do. This time you fell hard enough to teach you a lesson."
Duan Tianya knelt down again upon hearing this: " I thank your Highness!"
If he had only been impressed by Xiao Yan before, now all nine clans owed Xiao Yan a life.
"Alright, doing your job well in the future will be the greatest thanks to me, go back!"
Duan Tianya and Shang Haitang bowed and then left.
"Master Huang, let's talk next."
Huang Gong looked at Xiao Yan calmly, his shock having subsided by now.
"I wonder what Your Highness would like to discuss with me?"
Xiao Yan looked at Huang Gong and said, "Sir Huang, to be honest, I know you are loyal to your father, but you are aware of the current situation in the court."
"I want to do something, but I lack manpower, people like Mr. Huang who can enforce the law impartially."
"So I need Mr. Huang's help!"
The emperor smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? The Crown Prince is exercising great power as regent, and I will naturally cooperate with Your Highness!"
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, his face full of sincerity.
"Sir Huang, I don't want to say those things to save face. You also know that Hu Zhenghe has eliminated dissidents and the court is about to become a one-man show."
"If Hu Zhenghe continues to harm loyal people, then there will be no justice in this world."
"You have also seen what happened to Lord Duan. Although we all know who did it, we have no evidence!"
"If we really let this continue, I'm afraid no one will stand up and speak for justice!"
Huang Gong thought about what Xiao Yan said. He understood it all and now he could stay out of it.
If he made his position clear, he would be standing in opposition to Hu Zhenghe and his group.
"Your Highness, I would like to ask you, what is the purpose of holding power?"
Huang Gong witnessed too many power struggles, but in the end it was only for his own desires.
Xiao Yan stood up at this time, his eyes solemn.
"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity!"
“This is what being in power means!”
boom!
Huang Gong was furious when he heard this. He had studied for decades and this was definitely the words of a sage.
Is this still the same licentious and immoral prince?
Teng!
Huang Gong knelt directly on the ground.
"Your Highness, I am Huang Gong, here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
He has seen too much, and no one is as ambitious as Xiao Yan!
"Your Highness, to be honest, I know the temptation of power, and I also know why others are so eager for power."
"But no one is doing it for the sake of the world. Those who care about the world are the greatest!"
"Your Majesty, I admire you!"
Xiao Yan knew that these words would be extremely damaging to any ancient person.
"Will Mr. Huang be willing to assist me for the sake of this bright and clear world?"
Huang Gong knocked his head to the ground and said, "I am willing!"
Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction. He had expected to conquer Huang Gong, so he was not troubled at all.
"Okay, the Jinyiwei has already started collecting evidence of the crimes of Hu Zhenghe and his ilk. I hope that we will enforce the law impartially for them, Mr. Huang!"
"Restore order to the court!"
Huang Gong already regarded Xiao Yan as a saint at this time, so naturally he was full of admiration for him.
"Your Majesty, obey your order!"
The Imperial Palace.
“Cough cough cough!”
"puff!"
The emperor coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what is the matter with you?"
"Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, go and inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xiao Yan had just returned to the East Palace and sat down, and before he could even drink a sip of water, Sande came in.
"Your Highness, the news from the palace is that His Majesty... His Majesty is in good health..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned and became a little impatient.
"speak clearly!"
"Your Majesty has been coughing violently today and just now vomited blood. He has now passed out. The imperial physician is helpless and I am afraid he will be unable to be saved!"
Xiao Yan stood up quickly and rushed out.
Although the emperor was his cheap father, his foundation was not stable yet and the emperor could not die yet. If he died now, he would probably face a storm of attacks.
As soon as I went out, I bumped into someone.
"ah!"
Xiao Yan stretched out his hand and took the person in his arms, and saw that it was Ye Youyue.
"What are you doing here?"
Xiao Yan was extremely anxious right now and couldn't take care of anything else.
"Your Highness has not come to see me these few days, so I prepared some cakes..."
Looking at Ye Youyue who looked aggrieved, Xiao Yan's anxiety and anger dissipated a little.
"Something happened in the palace. My father is in a coma and the imperial doctors are helpless. I have to go to the palace now. Let's talk about it after I come back!"
After saying this, he took Sande and was about to leave.
"Your Highness, please stay. Actually... Actually, I have some knowledge of medicine. I wonder..."
"ah!"
Xiao Yan walked forward, grabbed Ye Youyue and walked out.
"Talk as we walk!"
Only after getting on the sedan did Ye Youyue tell her story.
It turns out that Ye Youyue has more than just a passing knowledge of medicine, she is quite proficient in it.
Even Hu Shanxiang, who raised me since I was a child, didn't know about this. I kept this secret and never mentioned it to anyone.
"I didn't expect you to be so capable. I hope you can save my father. In fact, I have always suspected that my father is ill."
"The imperial physician said that if he took care of himself for five or six years, he would be fine. But now, in less than three years, his health has deteriorated."
"There must be something fishy going on here."
Ye Youyue frowned when she heard this. The imperial physician's medical skills were not simple. If even the imperial physician said that something was not right, there must be something wrong.
"I dare not say it. You can only understand it after seeing it."
Ye Youyue didn't dare to guarantee it. It involved the emperor's life, and saying anything wrong could result in death.
