Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

"His Majesty's external injuries do not appear to be very serious, but he has been 'exhausted of vital energy' for too long, and his pulse remains weak; he is still unconscious."

Huang Jin quickly replied,

"The assassins who attempted to assassinate His Majesty were Consort Wang Ning and sixteen palace maids, all of whom have been captured."

Consort Wang Ning confessed that Consort Cao Duan had conspired with her, and now Consort Cao Duan has also been apprehended.

This... this is the Renyin Palace Coup!

Upon hearing the names of Consort Wang Ning, Consort Cao Duan, and sixteen palace maids, Lu Chen immediately realized what was going on!

Even though the Jiajing Emperor had retreated to the Renshou Palace in the Western Garden to cultivate Taoism, he still couldn't escape the fate of being strangled by a palace maid!

Although Huang Jin hadn't said anything yet, Lu Chen could already guess how these palace maids had carried out the assassination.

The location changed from Yikun Palace in the Forbidden City to Renshou Palace in the Western Garden, but the people who carried out the act remained the same, and the logic behind their actions and the human errors they would likely make would also remain largely unchanged.

Most likely, just like in the history of another dimension, it involved strangling someone with a rope.

Moreover, judging from the fact that Emperor Jiajing was not completely dead, these palace maids must have made the same fatal mistake by tying the ropes into a knot that was impossible to untie.

Finding they couldn't strangle him, they tried stabbing the emperor's chest and abdomen with hairpins, but having no experience in killing, they missed any vital organs.

Perhaps, just like the records I read before I traveled through time, a palace maid named Zhang Jinlian, seeing that the operation had failed, ran to Empress Fang to inform on the plot in an attempt to escape punishment.

Later, however, he and the other palace maids who participated in the operation were all executed by slow slicing.

In another dimension, the Jiajing Emperor was saved, and the imperial physician who saved him was none other than Xu Kun, who had just removed the long sword from his body and bandaged his wounds!

A major change has occurred!

Because he was injured in an assassination attempt, Xu Kun came to the Wuding Marquis's residence and was unable to rush to treat the Jiajing Emperor immediately!

Xu Kun received the news of the emperor's assassination attempt at at least half an hour late, and it would take him almost another half an hour to reach Renshou Palace in Xiyuan!

In other words, even if the situation after the assassination of Emperor Jiajing was exactly the same as in another dimension, he was still a full hour late in receiving treatment from Xu Kun!

The golden window for rescue has already passed!

Nobody knows what the outcome will be, or whether they can pull the person back from the brink of death!

"Before I left the West Garden, the imperial physicians were all at a loss."

Huang Jin continued,

"Now the Duke of Yiguo has sent someone to drive Dr. Xu to the Western Garden to treat His Majesty."

"Your Highness, please depart immediately and proceed to the Western Garden to oversee the overall situation."

We have to go!

Whether the emperor lives or dies in the end, I cannot be absent!

"Prepare the carriage; I shall proceed to the Western Garden to visit my elder brother!"

Lu Chen slowly got out of bed, supporting himself on the edge, and loudly gave the order.

"Lord Huang, you're riding in the same carriage as me!"

. . .

Renshou Palace, side hall.

"Your Majesty, we can't wait any longer!"

Granny Wei whispered advice in Empress Fang's ear,

"The eunuch who just accompanied Huang Jin to the Marquis of Wuding's residence has reported back on horseback that the long sword in the Prince of Ying's abdomen has been removed by Imperial Physician Xu. Imperial Physician Xu said personally that the injury is no longer a big problem and he will recover in two months."

Guo Xun sent a carriage to take Imperial Censor Xu to the West Garden; he will arrive soon.

The King of Ying was seriously injured, and his wounds could not withstand the bumpy ride, so he would be slower, but he should arrive in about half an hour at most.

Chen Furong's words make a lot of sense. If the Prince of Ying insists on handing over these palace maids, Wang Shi, and Cao Shi to the Northern Garrison for interrogation, what reason will Your Majesty have to stop him?

These women simply couldn't withstand the torture inflicted by the Northern Garrison Commander; they would confess to anything!

At this moment, a decisive action must be taken; hesitation is absolutely out of the question!

"His Majesty is unconscious and in critical condition. The Empress and His Majesty are deeply in love, and it is understandable that she acted impulsively in a fit of anger."

Chen Furong knelt down on the ground.

Even if the court officials and members of the imperial family think that Her Majesty's actions are inappropriate, it's just talk; they can't do anything to Her Majesty.

If the Prince of Ying were to gain leverage over her, what would happen would be completely beyond the Empress's control!

When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one!

Time is of the essence. We beg Your Majesty to issue a decree immediately to execute Lady Wang, Lady Cao, and the sixteen palace maids who participated in the regicide!

"What a pity, that vixen Cao got lucky!"

After a moment, Empress Fang finally spoke.

"In such a short time, let alone finding an executioner capable of carrying out the death by a thousand cuts, even if I could find one, I cannot afford to drag out the execution for such a long time."

Chen Furong, you are to go to the front hall and convey my imperial decree!

Consort Ning (née Wang), Consort Duan (née Cao), and sixteen palace maids including Yang Jinying and Zhang Jinlian, conspired to commit treason. They are to be immediately taken to the gates of Renshou Palace, beheaded, their corpses mutilated, and their bones crushed, displayed to the public to fulfill the law, uphold morality, and appease the anger of gods and men!

. . .

Renshou Palace, rear hall.

"Professor Xu has finally arrived."

Mai Fu personally stepped forward and led Xu Kun to the bedside of the Jiajing Emperor.

"His Majesty's pulse is weak and his breathing is barely perceptible. The imperial physicians are all at a loss. We beg Imperial Physician Xu to examine His Majesty."

Xu Kun finally arrived just as Consort Cao, Consort Wang, and sixteen palace maids were being dragged to an open space outside the palace gate.

"Allow me to take His Majesty's pulse first."

Xu Kun placed his fingers on Emperor Jiajing's wrist, and his heart immediately skipped a beat.

That pulse is so weak!

If this person in front of us weren't the emperor, the doctor would probably have already told his family to prepare for his death!

After taking the emperor's pulse, Xu Kun carefully examined the marks on the emperor's neck and the wounds on his chest and abdomen caused by the hairpin.

Although there were more than ten wounds, all quite deep and causing a lot of bleeding, none of them were fatal.

Moreover, the hairpin was not left inside the body and did not need to be removed.

The emperor is currently unconscious, mainly due to "exhaustion of qi" caused by being strangled for a long time.

What needs to be done at this time is to "restore yang and consolidate the body", using strong medicine to forcefully stimulate the remaining cardiopulmonary function and ignite the "extinguished flame" again!

However, such medication was extremely dangerous. Strong medicines put a heavy burden on the body. The emperor not only suffered from "exhaustion of qi" but also suffered stab wounds to his chest and abdomen, leaving him very weak.

Using strong medicine is gambling with your life!

If the body can withstand it, the heartbeat and breathing will return to normal.

If you can't withstand it, you'll die on the spot!

Xu Kun turned his head and looked at the imperial physicians not far away.

They know how to treat "qi collapse" and what medications to use!

But none of these guys dared to take the risk, preferring to watch the emperor's life completely end with the passage of time!

Yes, the emperor was assassinated, and by the time they arrived, it was too late. It was not their responsibility that they could not save him.

If a strong medicine is used and causes the emperor to die on the spot, then one must be buried with the emperor!

What should I do?

The emperor's current situation is far from optimistic!

If I hadn't gone to the Marquis of Wuding's residence, but instead stayed at the Imperial Hospital and arrived immediately, the emperor's condition would be much better than it is now.

Back then, I was at least 30-40% confident in using strong medicine.

Now that at least an hour has been wasted, the golden time for "restoring yang and consolidating the body" has been missed!

At this time, His Majesty's body is even weaker, and the chances of him surviving the strong medicine are probably less than one in ten.

Moreover, even if someone is revived after being "out of breath" for such a long time, they may still suffer from serious long-term effects.

Want to take a gamble?!