NFBE Chapter 441 Is the Emperor Unharmed?
Chapter 441 Is the Emperor Unharmed?
Li Zhuoyue couldn't dodge in time, and Yun Shang's sword slashed a deep gash across his arm, instantly staining his sleeve with blood.
The murderous intent in his eyes grew stronger. Ignoring his injuries, he once again raised his dagger and lunged at Yun Shang.
Yun Shang dodged to the side and kicked Li Zhuoyue in the stomach. Li Zhuoyue staggered back a few steps and crashed into a pillar.
The Imperial Guards reacted quickly, surrounding Li Zhuoyue and pointing their spears at him.
Looking at the forest of spear tips around her, Li Zhuoyue knew that she had no chance of escape today. She covered her arm and looked at the still shocked King Qi.
He suddenly laughed.
Only then did the Prince of Qi recover from the shock of Li Zhuoyue daring to assassinate Emperor Wenjing. He looked at him in disbelief and asked, "Why did you try to assassinate my father?"
Li Zhuoyue's laughter stopped abruptly as she stared at Prince Qi as if he were some strange object. "Your Highness, don't you understand?"
The King of Qi looked completely bewildered. "What do I understand..."
Li Zhuoyue looked at him with a hint of pity. "Your Highness, although I have pledged my allegiance to you, I'm afraid you have forgotten that the Li family is the largest aristocratic family in Shengjing City. Your Highness, my surname is Li."
From the moment we raised our army, there was no turning back! How could the Emperor let us off so easily? Even if we don't rebel today, we will surely die tomorrow!
King Qi's eyes narrowed, and he froze on the spot, his lips trembling slightly.
He certainly hadn't forgotten.
But he always thought that Li Zhuoyue was on his side.
But now Li Zhuoyue tells him that from beginning to end, he has only ever stood on the side of the aristocratic families.
King Qi snapped out of his daze and stared at him without blinking: "So, from the very beginning, you were just a pawn planted by the aristocratic families beside me. I truly considered you a confidant and a brother, but you had no sincerity whatsoever."
Li Zhuoyue couldn't help but laugh again, "Really?"
"Your Highness, you are a prince, born into the royal family. The relationship between aristocratic families and the royal family has always been relative. Isn't it a bit ridiculous to talk about sincerity?"
King Qi felt a wave of dizziness, staggered back a few steps, and fell to the ground.
But no one paid attention to him anymore.
Because Emperor Wenjing fainted.
Yun Shang frowned, his gaze sweeping over Emperor Wenjing's arm, and he ordered in a deep voice to Liu Haifu, who was still in shock, "Eunuch Liu, go and fetch the imperial physician."
Upon hearing this, Liu Haifu suddenly came to his senses, responded repeatedly, and hurriedly ran out of the Hall of Longevity.
Yun Shang arranged for someone to help Emperor Wenjing into the palace, and then had Li Zhuoyue and Prince Qi taken to a side hall for safekeeping.
With the King of Qi no longer showing any sign of resistance, his men naturally ceased their resistance. After they surrendered, Yun Shang immediately sent men to arrest them all.
After all the aftermath was settled, Yun Shang summoned a soldier and gave him a token that allowed him to freely enter and leave the palace.
He said to him, "Go to the Yun residence and let them know I'm safe."
In this suppression of the Prince of Qi's rebellion, Yun Shang was the first to attack. The soldiers knew perfectly well that Yun Shang would definitely make a big step forward this time.
He also wanted to curry favor with Yun Shang.
Clutching the token tightly in both hands, he pounded his chest with a resounding boom: "Lord Yun, rest assured, I'm fast on my feet, I'll deliver the message to the Yun residence within half an hour!"
After saying that, he hurriedly grabbed the token and rushed out of the palace.
Just as Yun Shang was about to turn around and return to the main hall, Liu Haifu also rushed over with the imperial physician.
The imperial physician, carrying his medicine chest, jogged to Emperor Wenjing's bedside. Without even wiping the sweat from his brow, he quickly began his diagnosis.
He first carefully took Emperor Wenjing's pulse, his expression solemn and his brows furrowed. Then he examined Emperor Wenjing's eyelids.
Yun Shang stood to the side, his expression cool and calm.
Liu Haifu, who was standing to the side, secretly sized up Yun Shang.
He was secretly surprised.
This time, this Lord Yun will likely become a favorite of the Emperor, with unlimited potential for the future.
He has to be very respectful.
The imperial physician stood up and said, "Lord Yun, Eunuch Liu, His Majesty fainted suddenly because he was too frightened, causing his blood and qi to flow in reverse, coupled with overwork."
Despite saying this, the imperial physician's brow was furrowed tightly.
When he took the emperor's pulse just now, he occasionally felt that the pulse was unusual, but when he took the pulse carefully, he did not notice anything wrong.
The imperial physician sighed inwardly, attributing it to his own exhaustion.
The Emperor has always been in good health, so how could there be any serious problem?
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Liu breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. His Majesty's sudden fainting had scared me to death."
"Thank you, Imperial Physician. Please prescribe medicine as soon as possible so that His Majesty can recover quickly."
The imperial physician accepted the order and went to write a prescription and prepare the medicine.
Yun Shang turned to look at Liu Haifu: "Eunuch Liu, there are still matters to be dealt with ahead, so I will take my leave now."
Liu Haifu nodded repeatedly, his tone very respectful: "Lord Yun, please rest assured. I will take good care of His Majesty and will stay by his side every step of the way."
Yun Shang nodded slightly.
After leaving the emperor's bedroom, he strode towards the side hall.
At this moment, Li Zhuoyue and Prince Qi were heavily guarded in the side hall.
The two were guarded separately, one on the left and the other on the right.
Li Zhuoyue leaned against the wall, her arm injured and her clothes stained with blood, but her face still carried an unruly fierce look.
King Qi sat back in the corner, eyes closed, looking dejected, as if all his energy had been drained away.
Yun Shang walked into the hall, his cold gaze sweeping over the two men before finally settling on Prince Qi: "Your Highness Prince Qi, now that things have come to this, if you reveal the other members of the noble families who conspired with you, perhaps the Emperor will be lenient with you."
King Qi slowly opened his eyes and met Yun Shang's cold gaze.
He stared at him intently for a few seconds, then curled his lips into a mocking smile. "You are not qualified to interrogate me."
After speaking, King Qi closed his eyes and said nothing more.
King Qi's reaction was exactly what Yun Shang had expected.
King Qi had always prided himself on being the best at manipulating people's hearts. He thought he had everyone in his grasp, but now he suddenly discovered that he was the one being played on the chessboard. He was deeply shocked and it was a miracle that he hadn't gone mad.
Yun Shang's expression remained unchanged; he simply looked at King Qi quietly, his calm gaze seemingly able to see through everything.
After a moment, he turned slightly, turned his gaze to Li Zhuoyue, and said in a deep voice with an undeniable sense of pressure: "Li Zhuoyue, what about you?"
"You should know that confessing now is your only chance to live."
Li Zhuoyue raised her eyes, her gaze calm. "I have no intention of living."
The implication is that he won't say anything.
Yun Shang was not surprised. He stepped out of the hall and instructed the imperial guards, "Keep an eye on the Prince and Lord Li, and don't let them get hurt."
"Yes."
If King Qi and Li Zhuoyue confess, it will save Yun Shang a lot of time in the investigation. If they don't confess, the impact won't be too great; it will just take a little more effort.
After the rebels in the palace were completely wiped out, Yun Shang gathered his men, opened the palace gates wide, and ordered the Imperial Guards and the remaining troops under his command to divide into teams and surround most of the aristocratic mansions in Shengjing City.
It was past midnight, the time when people were sleeping soundly. Most of the noble families were completely unaware that when they woke up, Shengjing was about to undergo a major upheaval.