Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 376 I am not as good as the late emperor after all

Emperor Hongming couldn't answer. He moved his lips to argue, but he denied all the words before they came out of his throat.

The canonization of the state master was an exchange of interests between him and the great witch Zhiyan. How could this be mentioned?

Looking around, looking at the ministers who had no idea of ​​​​rescuing him, Emperor Hongming was frightened and disappointed. Their reaction made him look like a madman, and his anger was no deterrent to them.

This is a shame for the emperor.

Emperor Hong Ming staggered two steps and fell down on the dragon chair. He suddenly remembered that when the late Emperor was here, an old man who was over [-] years old could scare all the officials with just a change of expression. He could not even achieve half of that intimidation.

For a time, Emperor Hong Ming was greatly frustrated, and even his anger seemed powerless.

Seeing that his spirit was weakening, the imperial censor did not shut up. He just suppressed the tone of questioning and continued: "Your Majesty, a magic stick cannot defraud people with swagger, but witchcraft can shake the foundation of a country. The two cannot be compared. I hope the emperor will think twice."

The Imperial Preceptor has been canonized for several months. It is actually too late to say these things at this time, but there are some things that must be said.

Emperor Hong Ming remained silent. He regretted that he should not have raised an issue in front of the officials. He originally wanted to reprimand these traitors in public so that they would lose face, but now it seems that it is he who has lost face.

His monarch-father pressure did not achieve the desired effect at all.

"Your Majesty." Another minister came forward, but before he could speak, Emperor Hongming raised his hand to stop him.

Stop talking, he doesn't want to hear a word anymore. He is full of regrets now and wishes he could go back to before the court. Then he would definitely choose to stop the court and call his sons to Taihua Palace to reprimand him.

Nowadays, most of these ministers are the former emperor's former ministers, and they have not surrendered to him wholeheartedly. Now that he has lost his composure, it will only make them look down upon him even more.

The more Emperor Hong Ming thought about it, the more he regretted it. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He stood up on the dragon chair, his back stooped due to depression. After a pause, he dragged his steps down the high platform. Before he left the hall, his body suddenly fell to the ground. The servant who followed him screamed in fright, and everyone hurriedly gathered around him.

"emperor!"

"Father!"

In the palace of Emperor Hong Ming, Empress Shen, who learned the news, accompanied Concubine Li Guifei and Concubine Liu, Xiao Shen, anxiously beside her. After the imperial doctor carefully diagnosed the pulse, they gathered together and discussed in a low voice before letting the hospital go to report.

"The Queen." The court was considering the words: "Your Majesty's inner fire was empty, and the turbid qi was blocked in the lungs. He fainted after a moment of qi and blood attack the heart."

Empress Shen frowned: "The Emperor's health has always been poor. This time he got angry and seriously injured his body?"

"Yes, although your Majesty has been recuperating, there is still emptiness inside. The Qi is weak and the blood is strong. The two collide. If you are slightly tired or angry, your pulse will be hurt. Therefore, you should focus on resting, harmonizing Qi and nourishing the mind."

Empress Shen had heard the word "empty within" too many times. Emperor Hongming was obsessed with beauty and had already been emptied out by beauty before he ascended the throne. Otherwise, he would not have been able to have children after reaching forty, but He was not intemperate. After he ascended the throne, he recruited many beauties to accompany him, and became more and more dissolute.

Empress Shen came out in silence. When she arrived at the outer hall, she saw Song Chun and his brothers were kneeling obediently. Then she reprimanded in a deep voice: "We are all fathers now. Don't you understand the importance of giving in? Your father is getting old." He is in poor health, so how can father and son be serious?"

"I know my mistake." They admitted their mistake in unison.This is not an attitude of admitting mistakes. Empress Shen somewhat understood why Emperor Hong Ming was fainted with anger, and she knew what happened. She really couldn't defend Emperor Hong Ming. She frowned and stared at them for a while, then turned to look at Xiao Shen.

"The Emperor's face has been disgraced today. He must do something to save it. But this is the reason. If they blindly obey the Holy Will, it will be difficult for them to make a choice. What should they do about this matter?"

Little Shen knew what she meant. She lowered her eyes slightly, glanced at the kneeling highnesses, and said softly: "Every matter is right or wrong, but the emperor is angry because your highnesses did not listen to your father's arrangement yesterday and were not summoned today. The attack was just out of anger, so just apologize. As for the matter of being canonized as a national preceptor and believing in witchcraft, that was a political matter of the previous dynasty, let’s talk about the relationship between father and son first and then talk about other things.”

"Ms. Shen, my father wants to use the love between father and son to force us to support that monster." Lao Qi shouted. He subconsciously felt that Xiao Shen, a harem woman, did not know about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately received several rolls of eyes. Before others could scold him, Concubine Liu shouted angrily in a low voice: "Shut up, how can you use the word coercion to slander your father?"

If Emperor Hongming knew this later, he would probably get angry again.

Lao Qi shrank back after being scolded, and Xiao Shen reminded softly: "Your Highness is confused, how could the Emperor go to war over a monster?"

Letting them enter the palace is just to see if they will obey him unconditionally. The presence of the national master in the palace is just an excuse.

Using the most sensitive things to test is a sign of Emperor Hong Ming's over-confidence. It is not uncommon for him to be slapped in the face. To put it bluntly, it is humiliating himself.

"I understand," Song Run said, "Thank you, Madam Shen, for reminding me."

Song Zhu was slightly confused: "What do you understand?"

As soon as he asked, Concubine Li slapped him on the back: "If you don't understand, just keep your mouth shut. If you don't speak, I won't treat you as a mute."

None of them were talking, and Xiao Shen and others went in and stayed with them quietly for a while. Emperor Hong Ming finally woke up slowly, but his expression was slumped and full of discouragement. He opened his eyes and looked at Queen Shen. , turned his head and said nothing.

"I made a mistake as a concubine and did not teach my son well, which made the emperor very angry." Queen Shen knelt beside the bed with a look of guilt and fear on her face.

Concubine Li also said hurriedly: "The concubines have already scolded several children. They also know that they are wrong, and they are kneeling outside waiting for the emperor to be punished."

"After all, I am not as good as the late Emperor." Emperor Hongming sighed quietly, his tone full of loss and sorrow, and he almost cried.

Queen Shen said hurriedly: "It's because the children are ignorant."

Her words had no comforting effect at all, and Emperor Hong Ming was still very sad.

"How can the emperor belittle oneself? As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs. The respect your royal highnesses have for their father can be seen day by day. Over the years, they have only followed the emperor's arrangements and did not dare to go against the rules in the slightest. Now they all think that the emperor I was deceived and that's why I'm so stubborn. It's not disrespectful to the emperor." Concubine Liu also wanted to comfort her, but after she finished speaking, the expression on Emperor Hong Ming's face darkened.

Obviously, he didn't want to hear these words.

Empress Shen was helpless and glanced at Xiao Shen. Xiao Shen then said: "The late emperor's majestic power originated from killing, and the emperor has never killed his own son. In the hearts of your highnesses, the emperor is a loving father, that is, Dear father, why should you be afraid?"

(End of this chapter)