The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The fact that the Li family was exterminated could not be hidden from the King of Chu after all.

Although the King of Chu had long expected that Emperor Yong'an would not let the Li family go, he still could not bear the heavy blow when he really learned that the entire Li family was wiped out. He was originally in poor health, and because of this incident, he fell ill and could not get up.

The witch doctor had told Zhao Yao before that if the King of Chu took good care of himself, he could live for more than ten years at most. Now, the King of Chu fell ill again, let alone more than ten years, it would be a blessing from God if he could live a few more years.

At this time, the King of Chu was sitting on the bed, his face pale without a trace of blood, and he comforted Zhao Yao in a weak voice: "Tenth brother, I am fine now."

"Fourth brother, what's good about your appearance?" The fact that the King of Chu would not live for many more years was a big blow to Zhao Yao. "It's all my fault." It was his fault that Fourth Brother had become like this.

"It's not your fault. Even if you wanted to bring Grandfather and the others to the Swamp House, he would not agree." King Chu said, "I said he would not let my family go."

Zhao Yao's eyes were red, and he held the pale and weak hands of the King of Chu tightly, "It's all my fault." The Eighth Brother was really too cruel. He spared the life of the Fourth Brother and let him live and watch his family get into trouble. For the Fourth Brother, it would be better for him to die with his family than to live alone. He begged the Eighth Brother to spare the Fourth Brother's life, but he didn't expect that he would make the Fourth Brother live more painfully.

"Tenth brother, it's not your fault. It was because I lost to him that my family died." The King of Chu said with a sad look, "It's my fault. I'm not as capable as him."

When Zhao Yao saw the King of Chu in tears, he hurriedly tried to comfort him, "Fourth brother, it's not your fault, it's my fault..." He was most afraid that his fourth brother would become depressed and not want to live anymore.

The King of Chu was too weak and fainted after talking to Zhao Yao for a while.

Zhao Yao covered the King of Chu with a blanket and then left.

Tongxi, who was guarding the door, asked hurriedly, "Your Highness, is His Highness the King of Chu okay?"

Zhao Yao shook his head and said, "Not good. I'm worried that Fourth Brother won't make it."

"This...what should I do?"

"I don't know either." Zhao Yao felt that if he were the fourth brother, he would not want to live either.

Tongxi saw that Zhao Yao looked like he was about to break, and asked with concern: "Your Highness, are you okay?"

Zhao Yao waved his hands without saying anything, and staggered back to his yard.

As soon as he returned to his yard, Zhao Yao asked Tongxi to bring some wine.

Tongxi was worried about Zhao Yao, so he went secretly to find the Princess of Han.

The Princess of Han personally prepared two side dishes and drank with Zhao Yao.

At first, Zhao Yao just drank in silence. Xiao Siyun did not disturb him and just drank with him quietly. After a while, Zhao Yao finally spoke: "Back then, when my fourth brother and eighth brother were fighting for the throne, I did not intervene and did not help either of them because they were both my good brothers. If I helped one of them, I would be sorry for the other." At this point, Zhao Yao paused and did not continue.

Xiao Siyun said gently: "Your Highness, there is nothing wrong with what you did."

"I also think I did nothing wrong, but seeing what happened to my fourth brother, am I really not wrong?" Zhao Yao's eyes were blank. "I have the ability to save my fourth sister-in-law and the others, and I also have the ability to save the Li family, but I didn't."

"Your Highness, if you intervene to help His Highness the Prince of Chu, you will be sorry to the Emperor." Xiao Siyun said gently, "If the Prince of Chu succeeds, do you think he will let Bage go?"

"Fourth brother will let my eight brother go and won't kill my eight brother's family." Zhao Yao said, "Fourth brother won't kill them all." But my eight brother will.

"Your Highness, if you really intervened to help the King of Chu and let him win, and the King of Chu let my brother and the others go, do you think my brother would be grateful to you?"

Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "No, mynah bird will probably hate me."

"Your Highness, this is a game between the fourth brother and the eighth brother. It has nothing to do with you." Xiao Siyun said, "I know you are sad, but this is not your fault. It is not your fault."

Zhao Yao did not speak any more and continued to drink. After a while, he said, "I don't understand why Bage is so ruthless? I also don't understand why he is so radical and extreme?" What happened in the past few months made him feel that Bage was very anxious and anxious to clear all obstacles in the court.

"Your Highness, the Emperor should have his own considerations."

"He knew that killing the entire Li family would make him a tyrant, but he still insisted on killing the entire Li family on trumped-up charges. He wanted to use the Li family to establish his prestige, but there was no need to kill the entire Li family. He could kill some and leave some. This would not only satisfy his goal, but also leave room for himself." Zhao Yao found that since the King of Wei ascended the throne and became Emperor Yong'an, his IQ seemed to have dropped a lot. Before he ascended the throne, the King of Wei was meticulous and considered ten steps ahead. Although his methods were sinister, they were not too radical. After he ascended the throne, he seemed to have become impatient and did not do things carefully. He directly used extreme methods to intimidate.

"And we have to eradicate the noble families. Father had planned for more than ten years to eradicate the noble families, and he eliminated them gradually, but Bage used lightning-fast means to eliminate the noble families quickly." Zhao Yao thought of what the King of Chu said to him before coming to the Swamp House. Now it seems that all of what the King of Chu said was true. "Bage seems to be very anxious, as if he wants to eliminate all hidden dangers within one or two years."

"Your Highness, this may be the Emperor's way of establishing his authority."

"Even if he wants to establish his authority, there is no need to rush at this moment. He has just ascended the throne and has done so many cruel things. This will make the court officials uneasy and the people afraid." Zhao Yao frowned and said solemnly, "You know, the people in the capital privately say that he is a tyrant. They are worried that he will cause chaos in the court and bring disaster to the world."

"The emperor only used radical means to deal with the noble families and did not embarrass the people. How can you say he is a tyrant?"

"Myna is not making things difficult for the people now, but in the hearts of the people, myna will harm them sooner or later." Zhao Yao didn't understand why Emperor Yong'an was so anxious. He had just ascended the throne and he had plenty of time to do what he wanted to do.

"Your Highness, if you are worried about the Emperor, please try to persuade him more."

"I'm afraid that even Big Brother won't listen to me." After Big Brother ascended the throne, he seemed like a different person. His previous wisdom and means were gone. "Besides, I don't want to interfere in the affairs of the court."

"Your Highness, if the emperor's actions become more and more extreme, will you really just ignore it?" Zhao Yao was silent. After a moment, he sighed and said, "He is my brother, I can't just ignore it. I can't just watch him cause chaos in the world." Alas, he originally thought that after the brother ascended the throne, he wouldn't have to worry about the affairs of the court in the capital. But now, it seems that he will have a lot to worry about. "The world has finally achieved peace, and the people have finally lived a stable life, so we must not let the brother cause chaos in the world."

Xiao Siyun smiled and said, "Since Your Highness has made up his mind, don't be sad anymore."

"I am sad because of Fourth Brother, and also because Eighth Brother was so cruel."

"Your Highness, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit."

Zhao Yao understood what Xiao Siyun said, and said with a bitter smile: "They are the people I care about the most, so... forget it, it's useless to say more." After that, he threw down the wine pot in his hand, stood up and said, "I have to write a memorial, Princess, you should go back to your room and rest first."

Seeing that Zhao Yao had cheered up, Xiao Siyun felt relieved.

Zhao Yao went to the study and wrote a memorial to Emperor Yong'an. In the memorial, he directly advised Emperor Yong'an not to be too hasty and extreme in doing things.

After writing the memorial, Zhao Yao had it sent to the capital. After that, he paid close attention to the developments in the capital.

When the retired emperor was in power, he seldom cared about the affairs of the capital, but now he has to pay attention to what happens in the court all the time.

Some time later, Emperor Yong'an received Zhao Yao's memorial advising him, and said with a helpless smile: Tenth brother is really perceptive, and he noticed that I was too hasty in doing things.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..." Emperor Yong'an quickly took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth.

Seeing this, Sun Doudou, who was waiting on the side, quickly brought a cup of hot tea.

Emperor Yong'an looked at the blood on the towel and laughed at himself in his heart: Tenth brother, I have to be anxious.

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of ginseng tea."

Emperor Yong'an took the teacup, took a few sips of ginseng tea, and then continued to review memorials.

The obstacles and hidden dangers in the capital have been solved, but the local ones have not yet. He needs to solve them as soon as possible.

After a while, Emperor Yong'an started coughing again.

Yu Hai was worried, "Your Majesty, you have been coughing a lot these past two days. Let's ask the imperial physician to take your pulse."

"No need, I'm fine." Emperor Yong'an wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth calmly and continued to review memorials.

At this time, Gui Xing from the Cining Palace came to see her. She was holding a food box filled with wontons made by the Empress Dowager herself.

Every night, the Empress Dowager would have someone bring midnight snacks to Emperor Yong'an.

Emperor Yong'an seldom ate the food sent by the Empress, but he would eat it immediately if it was sent by the Empress Dowager.

After eating a bowl of wontons, Emperor Yong'an felt much better and had the energy to continue reading memorials.

Every night, Emperor Yong'an would read memorials until midnight or midnight. He would get up at dawn and sleep only three hours a day. His body became thinner and thinner, which made Yu Hai very worried. No matter how he tried to persuade him, Emperor Yong'an would not listen.

Yu Hai had no choice but to tell the Queen Mother, who then gave Emperor Yong'an a lecture, asking him to eat well, rest well, and take care of himself. Emperor Yong'an was obedient, eating three meals a day, having supper at night, and resting well, but his health did not improve and he remained thin.

It was midnight, and Sun Doudou gritted his teeth and reminded Emperor Yong'an that it was time to rest. Emperor Yong'an then stopped and turned back to his bedroom to rest.

Yu Hai was on guard tonight, so Sun Doudou went back to rest. He was surprised to see the light in the room was on, and hurried in to see his master Sun Kui was still awake and drinking.

"Master, why don't you sleep?"

"After drinking, I prepared to go to bed." Sun Kui and Sun Doudou lived in the same yard.

Sun Doudou sat down opposite Sun Kui and poured himself a glass of wine.

"Master, is the Emperor feeling better today?"

"It's better now. I can move my toes." Sun Kui asked, "How is the emperor?"

"The emperor has been coughing a lot recently." Sun Doudou put down the wine glass in his hand, came close to Sun Kui, looked nervous, and said in a low voice, "Master, I saw the emperor coughing up blood."

Sun Kui's eyes shone when he heard this, his expression became serious, and he asked in a low voice: "Are you sure?"

"I should be right. The emperor seems to be hiding this matter."

Sun Kui looked at Sun Doudou sternly, "I didn't hear anything just now, and you didn't see anything, do you understand?"

Sun Doudou felt nervous when he saw Sun Kui's solemn expression, and then nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Master." (End of this chapter)