witch chaotic country

Chapter 695 Trust
When Tan Daoji was ordered to return to Jiankang, the midsummer heat had just passed.Under the autumn wind, the whole of Jiankang was covered with desolation, and it looked lifeless.

They were the first to enter the city when the city gate opened.The horseshoes trampled on the fallen leaves all the way, making the original crisp sound of the horseshoes seem dull.

Tan Daoji, who originally planned to return to Beijing after receiving the imperial decree, was delayed for another two months by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic in Qingzhou.

During this period of time, Tan Zhi and Tan Can couldn't remember how many times they had persuaded their father, and they wanted to send Qiu Chi a message about Yao Yu's situation.Tan Daoji always concealed the fact that he was recalled to Jiankang.

In Tan Daoji's view, although the "Book to the World" has been published, the forces of all parties are still ready to move.As the coach who has dealt with the Northern Wei Dynasty all the year round, Tan Daoji is very aware of the Northern Wei Dynasty's style, and he is even more sure that the Emperor Wei will never let it go.

If the Wei army decides to conquer Qiuchi, even if Yu'er has [-] to [-] troops, it will never be enough to fight.Only if the Southern Song Dynasty is willing to join hands can the current balance be maintained.

So no matter what, the daughter can't be allowed to quarrel with the Southern Song court again.

As a father, he also knows his daughter very well.Once Yao Yu feels that her family members are in danger, she is likely to make some reckless actions regardless.

Because of this, Tan Daoji ignored everyone's objections and ordered that Yao Yu should never be informed of the recall.

Of course, Tan Daoji was not unprepared.Whether it is the Lake Army camp or the confidants of the court, he has made sufficient arrangements.If the emperor insists on launching an attack, Tan Daoji is also sure that he can protect himself.

At this time, the sound of the horse's hooves gradually slowed down. Tan Daoji got off his horse and handed the reins to the soldiers. He looked up at the high palace gate. Although he couldn't count the number of times he had entered and exited the palace gate, he still felt This huge palace gate is cold and strange.

It was written in the edict that the father and son of the Tan family should enter the palace immediately after returning to Beijing, and they were not even given time to return to the Tan mansion.Obviously, the emperor's suspicion of Tan Daoji was already on the surface, and he didn't even leave the last trace of cover-up.

Tan Daoji knew very well that if he could not convince the emperor today, even if the Tan family could escape the catastrophe now, it would be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the court in the future.

"Let's go, follow my father into the palace."

Tan Zhi and Tan Can followed their father all the way on the road, and they also had mixed feelings at this time.

They understand their father's loyalty and their younger sister's concerns.They wavered between the choices of their father and younger sister several times, and finally chose to believe in Tan Daoji's decision.

I don't know whether it's because of heavy thoughts or fatigue from the journey, but the steps of the three of them are very heavy.

The saber and saber have been handed over to the servant at the door.Tan Can and Tan Zhi could only clenched their fists.If the emperor were to attack today, the two brothers would have to fight to keep their father out of the palace even if they died!
When the three of them followed the servant all the way to Liu Yilong's bedroom, the three of them rearranged their armor again, cleaned their faces with the handkerchief handed over by the servant, and then clasped their fists together and said, "Chen Tan Daoji, with your sons Tan Zhi, Tan Zhi, Charm, I was ordered to return to Beijing from Hulu to face the saint."

The bedroom is very quiet, even the entire courtyard of the bedroom is very quiet.It was as if the people serving in front and back in the yard were not breathing.

Tan Can lowered her head, but her eyes looked around dishonestly.The palace is guarded by a group of Habayashi soldiers, and it is said that there are hidden guards left by Yingfeng beside the emperor.There are so many good fighters with knives, can he and his brother really fight with bare hands?

Before Tan Can could come up with a countermeasure, the curtain of the dormitory was raised first, and the servant inside summoned: "The emperor summoned General Tan to enter, and the second son of the Tan family can just wait in the courtyard."

"Father!" Tan Zhi became anxious when he heard it.Father went in alone, and if something happened, their brothers couldn't even help.

Tan Daoji glanced back at his eldest son, reassuring him not to be anxious, then stepped firmly across the threshold and disappeared behind the curtain of the bedroom.

Even though he was well prepared, Tan Daoji was still shocked when he saw Liu Yilong.The last time I saw the emperor, I already felt that his complexion was extremely bad, but no matter what, I never expected to see a bone frame with a haggard face and a very difficult movement, lying lifelessly on the yutai.

"General Tan seems surprised?" Liu Yilong's voice was very low. If the whole bedroom was not extremely quiet, Tan Daoji might not be able to hear a single word clearly.

Tan Daoji frowned, his mouth was drawn into a straight line, he raised the front of his armor, knelt down on his knees, slammed his head heavily on the ground and said: "The old minister is presumptuous, I ask the emperor to call all the imperial physicians for diagnosis and treatment immediately. If they don't know how to take care of the emperor's body, please issue an order to call folk sages into the palace. Otherwise, I will send a letter to the Wuxue Hall, inviting the master who is good at medicine to come into the palace to treat your majesty. I beseech your majesty. allow!"

After Tan Daoji finished speaking, he remained in his kneeling position.

Liu Yilong looked at him silently for a while, and then said quietly: "That's all the old general wants to say?"

Tan Daoji still kowtowed to the ground and replied: "No matter what happens, it is not as heavy as the emperor's dragon body. Today the emperor wants to punish the old minister, and the old minister must speak out. I heard that the emperor has been taking Yan's elixir. Although I I don't know what the effect of this elixir is, but since you took it, Your Majesty, your body has been deteriorating. Please stop taking the medicine, and investigate in detail what this elixir is?!"

Liu Yilong turned his head and looked at the roof of the bedroom, his eyes were full of fatigue.

With his suspicious nature, he even had to check the medicine given by Yingfeng, so how could he not investigate Yan Daoyu's pill.

However, there is really nothing wrong with this medicine.Because he is too weak to be a human being, if he wants to have a child, he can only use this medicine to induce it, and then collect it in a porcelain bottle and hand it over to Yan Daoyu for disposal.

Even though the imperial physician had veiled objections several times, Liu Yilong wanted to see the harem flourish.In order to give birth to more children, he took medicine again and again, causing his already weak body to be quickly emptied.

But how could he tell his Tan Daoji such words?

"We will discuss this later." Liu Yilong said weakly, "General Tan should know why I called you back to Jiankang."

Tan Daoji sighed in his heart, he stood up slowly, looked directly at Liu Yilong who was lying on the roof, and replied: "I know. But I only have one sentence, and the Tan family will never turn against it."

"How can I trust you?"

Tan Daoji said firmly: "I don't need to say much about this, because the loyalty of the Tan family is actually clear in the emperor's heart. What the emperor needs is not to convince you of the evidence of the minister's family, but to convince the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world. , evidence that the Tan family will not oppose it. However, this matter is impossible."

"Why is it impossible?"

"People's hearts are changeable, and they are prone to partiality. No matter how hard I try to prove my innocence, it is still difficult to change everyone's thinking. First, I ask for a clear conscience. Second, I ask the emperor to trust me. As for what others say, I don't care. "

Liu Yilong was silent again, and he said after a long time: "The old general is right. I know in my heart that if I wanted to rebel, the Tan family would have rebelled long ago. Maybe I was just afraid that my emperor would not be as good as my father, so I sent The fault is all on the old general..."

I don't know if this counts as Liu Yilong's "When a man is about to die, his words are good", but Tan Daoji was a little moved when he heard the words.

"Your Majesty," Tan Daoji kowtowed again, "the first emperor was the founding king of the country, and his holiness is unmatched. However, in the eyes of my ministers, the emperor devoted himself to reforming the administration of officials and diligently self-examined his administration. He is also a wise emperor. , used to build warships, in order to regain the lost land in the Central Plains. All these things, does it mean that the emperor has inherited the mantle of the late emperor and is trying to fulfill the will of the late emperor? In my opinion, no one is more worthy of the throne than the emperor. "

(End of this chapter)