The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 573: Poisoning Leads to Stroke
It was the first time for Yu Hai and Tong Xi to see the King of Wei and the King of Han quarreling, and the quarrel was so fierce. When they arrived at the King of Wei's mansion, the two brothers stopped quarreling.

Seeing that Zhao Yao and King Wei had very ugly expressions when they got off the carriage, Tongxi and Yu Hai were worried that the two were going to fight.

In the dining hall, Zhao Yao and King Wei sat face to face, while Tong Xi and Yu Hai stood on one side.

The King of Wei had already finished his dinner. He did not continue eating, but drank tea slowly. Zhao Yao, who was sitting opposite him, was already hungry, and he had just had a big quarrel with him in the carriage, which made him even hungrier.

Zhao Yao ignored the King of Wei sitting opposite him and concentrated on eating.

The King of Wei did not speak either. In the entire dining hall, there was only the sound of Zhao Yao eating, no other sound, the atmosphere was very strange, making Yu Hai and Tong Xi tremble with fear.

Tongxi was happy to see that Zhao Yao was not affected by the awkward atmosphere at all and was eating with relish. He admired his highness very much.

Your Highness, didn’t you have an argument with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei? How come you still have an appetite?
Zhao Yao ate three bowls of rice in a row before he was full. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, and finally looked up at the King of Wei sitting opposite him, continuing the topic they had not finished arguing about in the carriage.

"You must kill the Li family?"

King Wei looked at Zhao Yao calmly, "The Li family must die!"

Although Zhao Yao and King Wei did not speak, Yu Hai and Tong Xi could feel that the atmosphere between them was very tense, which made their scalps tingle.

Zhao Yao stood up, put his hands on the dining table, and said calmly: "I won't let you kill the Li family."

The King of Wei leaned back slightly and looked at Zhao Yao with interest.

"Then let me see if you have this ability."

Zhao Yao said: "If I don't have the ability, I won't come back."

"Then I'll wait."

Tongxi felt that although Zhao Yao and the King of Wei were talking calmly, the atmosphere was even more frightening than the quarrel in the carriage just now.

"I want to see my fourth brother."

"I didn't stop you from seeing the King of Chu." The King of Wei knew that even if he stopped Zhao Yao from seeing the King of Chu, he still had the ability to go.

"I'll go see my fourth brother now." After saying that, Zhao Yao left with Tongxi.

Yu Hai looked at Zhao Yao's back as he left, and said with some worry: "Your Highness, are you just going to leave His Highness the King of Han alone like this?"

The King of Wei asked: "Can you control him, or can you stop him?"

"Are you just going to ignore His Royal Highness the King of Han?"

The King of Wei stood up and said meaningfully, "Let me see what he can do."

After Zhao Yao left the Prince of Wei's Palace, he did not even return to his own palace, but hurried to the death cell of the Zongzheng Temple.

Although Zhao Yao had not returned to the capital for a year or two, the jailer of the Zongzheng Temple still recognized him. When he saw him coming, he not only did not stop him, but also politely took him to the cell where the King of Chu was imprisoned.

Zhao Yao followed the jailer to the King of Chu's cell. The King of Chu had already fallen asleep. When he heard the sound of the cell door opening, he woke up immediately.

"Fourth brother! Fourth brother! Fourth brother!"

The King of Chu looked at Zhao Yao who suddenly appeared. He was stunned at first, and then a surprised smile appeared on his face.

"Tenth brother..."

Zhao Yao hugged the King of Chu and kept saying "I'm sorry".

The King of Chu raised his hand and patted Zhao Yao on the back, saying "It has nothing to do with you".

After a while, the two brothers calmed down.

Zhao Yao felt very uncomfortable when he saw that the King of Chu was pale and thin, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind.

The King of Chu saw Zhao Yao's self-blame and guilt, raised his hand and patted her shoulder, and comforted her gently, "It has nothing to do with you."

Zhao Yao thought that the King of Chu didn't know about the accident of Princess Chu and the others, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, I will definitely save the Li family and then take you to the Swamp House. Your body can only be healed in the Swamp House."

"Will the King of Wei let you take me away? Will he let you save the Li family?" The King of Chu and the King of Wei were enemies, and he knew the King of Wei's methods best. "He wants to wipe out the entire Li family and make the scholars in the world no longer regard the Li family as their leader. He will never let you save the Li family."

"I know." Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "No matter what, I have to try."

"He loves you, but he will never let the Li family go just for the sake of the friendship between you and him."

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "I understand."

"Tenth brother, don't turn against him because of me." The King of Chu's expression became serious. "You and him have been friends since childhood. You are very important in his heart. Don't hurt the relationship between you and him because of me."

Zhao Yao understood what the King of Chu meant, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will not become enemies with Eighth Brother." He also knew in his heart that Eighth Brother would not become enemies with him because they were very important to each other.

"The Li family..." King Chu sighed slightly and said, "Save as many as you can. If it really doesn't work, then give up."

"Fourth brother..."

"I once offered my life in exchange for the Li family, but he didn't agree."

"I was the one who begged Brother B to let you go, and he really did, but I didn't expect that he would wipe out the entire Li family."

The King of Chu said, "If you hadn't asked him to let me go, he would have killed me, or he would have destroyed the Li family."

Zhao Yao knew it clearly in his heart.

"Tenth brother, this was a fight between him and me. I lost, and this is what happened to me. It has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to blame yourself."

Zhao Yao looked at the King of Chu and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

"Tenth brother, remember, don't become enemies with him because of me." The King of Chu knew that if Zhao Yao angered the King of Wei, his end would not be good.

In the mind of the King of Chu, Zhao Yao was no match for the King of Wei.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, I will do my best to save the Li family." Zhao Yao remembered that the King of Chu had not seen Concubine Li for a long time, and hurriedly told him about Concubine Li's situation.

Upon learning that Concubine Li was in better health than before, the King of Chu felt much more relieved.

Zhao Yao talked to the King of Chu for a while before leaving. When he returned to the King of Han's mansion, it was already midnight.

"Your Highness, will you attend court tomorrow?" Tongxi asked while helping Zhao Yao bathe.

"There will be no court tomorrow. I will bring a witch doctor to the palace to check father's pulse tomorrow morning."

"Your Highness, if His Royal Highness the King of Wei is determined not to let the Li family go, what are you going to do?"

"I have my own way." The treasure should be able to save the Li family's life, but he would not easily give it out unless it was absolutely necessary. "I plan to meet with He Xiang and others tomorrow."

"What do you want them to do? Do you want them to help you?"

"Well, I'll ask them if they have any solution." Zhao Yao felt that He Xiang and the others should know something. "Your Highness, if He Xiang and the others had a solution, they wouldn't let His Highness the Prince of Wei kill the Li family, right?" Tong Xi thought that He Xiang and the others had no solution. "I see that His Highness the Prince of Wei is now in control of the court, and even He Xiang and Grand Tutor Liu can't do anything to His Highness the Prince of Wei."

"If you think so, then you underestimate Prime Minister He and Grand Tutor Liu." Although Zhao Yao didn't have much contact with Prime Minister He and the others, he felt that these two people were old foxes like his father.

"If He Xiang and his men are as powerful as you say, then why don't they save the Li family?"

"That's what I want to know, so I have to go find them." In Zhao Yao's opinion, with the abilities of He Liang and Master Liu, they have a thousand reasons to stop King Wei from killing the Li family.

Myna is powerful, but He Xiang and his men are not pushovers. Myna's methods are treacherous, but Liu Taishi's calculations are also very cunning. To be honest, if we really talk about scheming and methods, Myna is probably not Liu Taishi's opponent.

Tongxi has been with Zhao Yao for so many years and has become a little smarter.

"Your Highness, do you think this is a fraud?"

Zhao Yao stood up, took the towel from Tongxi's hand and wiped his body.

“There is a problem.”

Tongxi said with horror, "You don't think that Prime Minister He and his men are in cahoots with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, do you?"

As Zhao Yao was getting dressed, he teased Tong Xi, "You also know the term 'Hangyou Yiqi'."

Tongxi saw that she was being laughed at, and said unhappily: "Your Highness, I am not an unlearned person, I know the term 'collusion'."

"If Bage knew that you said he was in cahoots with He Xiang and the others, he would definitely thank you."

Tongxi was so frightened by these words that he covered his mouth in horror.

"Go to sleep. There are still a lot of things to do tomorrow." After sitting on the boat for more than ten days, he was exhausted. As soon as he arrived in the capital, he was busy going to the palace. He has been busy until now. "You don't have to watch over me tonight. Go and rest."

"Yes, Your Highness."

When Zhao Yao returned to his room, Secret Guard A appeared in front of him and took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to him.

After reading the secret letter, Zhao Yao snorted coldly and immediately burned it over the candlelight.

Dark Guard A asked: "Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"Do nothing." Zhao Yao lay back on the bed and said meaningfully, "Let Second Uncle do whatever he wants."

"Then continue to stare?"

"Keep staring. Second Uncle should know that you are staring at him. He deliberately wants you to pass the message to me and wait for my reaction." Zhao Yao yawned and said, "I don't have any response to give him."

Secret Guard A understood what Zhao Yao meant and was about to leave when Zhao Yao called him.

"Wait, can you get in touch with the dragon guards around our father?"

The Dark Guard A asked in surprise, "Your Highness, do you want to see the Dragon Guard?"

"I have something I want to ask them. Can I see them?"

The Dark Guard A replied: "If it is you, Your Highness, you should be able to see him."

Zhao Yao understood what Dark Guard A meant and ordered, "Then let them come to see me tomorrow night."

"Yes, Your Highness." After saying this, Dark Guard A retreated when he saw that Zhao Yao had no other instructions.

The next morning, Zhao Yao was awakened by Tongxi.

After Zhao Yao washed up, he hurriedly took the witch doctor into the palace to check the emperor's pulse.

Liang Bin and Zhao Yao stood aside, anxiously waiting for the witch doctor to take their pulses.

Two moments later, the witch doctor finally took the patient's pulse. Zhao Yao hurriedly asked, "Witch doctor, how is father? Is there a chance he can recover?"

The witch doctor said respectfully: "With acupuncture and some special pills, there is still a chance of recovery."

When Concubine Liang heard the witch doctor say there was a chance of recovery, she immediately showed a happy smile on her face: "Really? Is there really a chance that the emperor will recover?"

Zhao Yao asked, "How confident are you?"

The witch doctor did not dare to hide it: "Your Highness, I dare not hide it from you. I am only 30% sure."

When Zhao Yao heard that he only had a 30% chance of success, he did not feel disappointed. On the contrary, it was better than he expected.

“Can I recover completely, or will there be some sequelae?”

"Your Highness, he cannot be fully recovered. I can only help him wake up and not be like he is now." The witch doctor reported truthfully, "It is very likely that the emperor will be unable to move."

"As long as I can wake up, nothing else matters." Being unable to move is better than lying paralyzed in bed. "You can give father acupuncture now. As for the medicinal materials, if there is none in the palace, I will send someone to Lingnan to get them."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Liangpin asked Tongxi to wait aside and let him help if the witch doctor needed any help. She took Zhao Yao to the dining hall for breakfast.

She didn't have breakfast in the morning, but just ate a few snacks to fill her stomach, just to have breakfast with her son.

The mother and son chatted while having breakfast.

After breakfast, the witch doctor gave the emperor acupuncture and the emperor's fingers were able to move.

The emperor had woken up at this time, and when he saw Zhao Yao appear, he let out an "Ahhh" sound.

Zhao Yao was happy and distressed to see that the emperor still recognized him. After talking with the emperor for a while, he left with the witch doctor.

Before leaving, he also asked the witch doctor to check Concubine Li's pulse.

The witch doctor prescribed medicine for Concubine Li.

As soon as I walked out of Kunde Hall, I saw King Wei and Yu Hai coming over.

Zhao Yao glared at King Wei, then walked away from him.

When the King of Wei saw Zhao Yao's appearance, he was not angry but laughed instead.

On the carriage to Zongzheng Temple, Zhao Yao asked the witch doctor: "You looked unwell when you were with Concubine Li just now. Is there something wrong with Concubine Li's body?"

"Your Highness, Concubine Li is extremely ill, and even the gods cannot save her."

Zhao Yao knew about the witch doctor's medical skills. What he said meant that Concubine Li's body was truly beyond saving.

"How long can Concubine Li live?"

"The little one can only keep her alive for one more year."

"One year is one year." Zhao Yao asked again, "Was father's stroke a real stroke or was it caused by poison?"

"It's poisoning. If I hadn't done a careful diagnosis, I wouldn't have known it was poisoning." The witch doctor said, "The emperor was poisoned by a chronic poison from the Western Regions. It won't kill you, but it will cause a stroke."