Emperor Jian'an woke up, his face was ashen, and after drinking the soup and medicine to relax, he looked at the imperial physician, "How much time do I have?"

The imperial doctor said tremblingly: "The longest is half a year, and the shortest is more than a month."

Unless it can be well cared for, and no longer consumes effort, if it vomits blood and faints again in anger, it is entirely possible to die suddenly on the spot.

Emperor Jian'an waved his hand to make the imperial physician retreat, and there were only Li Fu, Emperor Jian'an and a group of court ladies and eunuchs with their heads bowed in the inner hall.

"Your Majesty, you must stop working hard." Seeing Emperor Jian'an standing up, Li Fu worriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Call Concubine Lai."

Li Fu winked at his apprentice and told him to go quickly, and then the emperor began to summon his former confidants to the palace to have an audience.

Concubine Lai's complexion looked bad, but it was far from that of Emperor Jian'an.The appearance of the two of them at this time looks like a Weng's daughter-in-law in an ordinary family.

Although Concubine Lai lost her son and his last bloodline, she still has a princess.

"Your Majesty, you have to take care of yourself." Concubine Lai knew that she had nothing to contend with. After being persuaded by the eighth princess for so long, she had already recovered. Since there was no hope, she would have to continue living for the rest of her life, otherwise she would still What can I do?
"My concubine, I want to marry Xiaoba to Beirong, and I have issued a letter of credence to the king of Beirong a month ago."

Concubine Lai's eyes widened, she looked at Emperor Jian'an in disbelief, "What did His Majesty say?"

Emperor Jian'an patiently repeated it again, and finally said: "If Bei Rong spares no effort to help, King Su will be restrained from going south, and the situation in the north will be stable."

Concubine Lai's legs went limp and she fell to the ground. She knelt forward and grabbed Emperor Jian'an's leg and said, "Your Majesty, I only have one daughter left, Zhou'er. I beg Your Majesty to take pity on my concubine."

Concubine Lai was extremely panicked, "Anyang is not married yet, and he is older than Zhou'er, why doesn't Your Majesty send Anyang to Beirong?"

Emperor Jian'an coughed a few times uncontrollably, and there were dark red blood stains on the handkerchief covering his mouth.For the woman he loves, Emperor Jian'an still has some patience, "Anyang is the blood of the Duke of Zhenguo, and he is not of the same heart with me. If I send her to make a marriage, it will not help the situation."

"This matter is settled like this. On the day Xiaoba gets married, I will make you a queen."

Concubine Lai burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I beg you not to take Zhou'er..."

How could she not want to be a queen in the past?But her family background is not outstanding among the many concubines in the harem, and the only thing she relies on is his preference.

Now that the opportunity is in front of her, she doesn't want it at all.

How could she laugh at exchanging her daughter's sacrifice for her position as queen?
"Your Majesty, if you send Zhou'er away, the concubine will not be able to survive..."

Concubine Lai cried and begged, causing the veins on Emperor Jian'an's forehead to twitch.

His face was hideous, "Then what do you want me to do? If my country is gone and stolen by traitors, your mother and daughter may die with me!"

Emperor Jian'an looked horrifying, he pinched Concubine Lai's neck with one hand, and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging.

"Your Majesty, don't get angry, take care of the dragon's body." The eunuch at the side hurried over and removed Emperor Jian'an's hand from Concubine Lai's neck, helped Emperor Jian'an sit down, and stroked his chest.

"Zhen'er, you will help me, right?" Emperor Jian'an said with a heavy tone and stubborn eyes.

Concubine Lai cried and couldn't speak, her body was shaking like chaff.

"Send Concubine Lai back to the palace."

His confidantes were still in the future, and Emperor Jian'an was sitting alone in front of the imperial case in the study. He propped his head on one hand, and his eyes fell on a certain part of the imperial case without focus.

Knowing that time is running out, he is not reconciled to having his country stolen by these traitors.

Half an hour later, all the confidantes he summoned came, along with Jing Zhaoyin who was feeling unwell with two skull boxes.

When Jing Zhaoyin finished talking with his head down, the ministers looked at each other.

The eyes of several people are subtle, Qi Wang is coming menacingly.

But after a while, His Majesty looks like a person who is dying of old age.

"I have made a decision to pass it on to Xiao Chenghao, the eldest son of the emperor's eldest son, King Shun."

Before everyone could turn pale with shock, Emperor Jian'an continued: "Order Fan Du, governor of Yongzhou, to conscript [-] troops to fight against the traitor Xiao Feng, and order Jiang Shan to lead [-] troops to assist Fan Du in the fight against the traitor."

"No, Your Majesty, the small country in the southwest has been making frequent moves recently. It may cause disaster to transfer Jiang Shan's troops from the southwest to the northwest."

Emperor Jian'an cast a cold glance at the official who spoke, "Why are you panicking? Duke Zhen's eldest son is not in the southwest. The Wan family has been operating in the southwest for many years. If something goes wrong, I will take responsibility."

Emperor Jian'an had a good plan, and dispatched troops from the southwest. For the sake of stability in the southwest, the Zhenguo government did not dare to support Xiao Feng. Good accountability.

"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to ask Fan Du to enlist troops on a large scale!" The governor is the chief executive who integrates the military and government in a state. If there are too many state soldiers, it is very likely to threaten the central government in the end.

How could Emperor Jian'an not know this truth, but he didn't care so much.

"Your Majesty, conscription is one thing. The treasury is empty, and there is really no money to raise food and grass."

An old minister was worried.

There was King Guangling in the front and King Su in the back. The war has lasted for a year, and the treasury has been consumed so much that it is almost empty.

Emperor Jian'an said angrily, "Will next year's tax be collected in advance?"

Let him solve everything. What's the use of officials like them?

Facing the anger of Emperor Jian'an, several confidants could only remain silent.Now that the smoke of war is everywhere, and no matter how violently expropriated, what is the people's heart?

Since he has already made all the decisions, he won't listen to what they say, so why call them into the imperial study?
While the atmosphere was stagnant, the letter of credence sent back by Bei Rong arrived.

After reading it, Emperor Jian'an's face was cloudy and uncertain, and then he gave the secret letter to several confidants to check.

King Beirong's tone is really not small, he only promised two cities and the eighth princess to get married, in exchange for them to restrain King Su, but the king of Beirong actually wanted the whole Beiyuan, and wanted to replace the eighth princess with Princess Anyang.

The princess is easy to say, but she is just a daughter, but if Bei Yuan is given up, what will be written about him in the history books?

"Your Majesty, you must absolutely not agree. King Su's rebellion is the internal affairs of the Great Wei. How can there be any reason for the enemy to interfere? The Northern Plains is the territory of the Great Wei, so we can't let it go!"

How could Emperor Jian'an not know this truth, but does he have any other choice now?
If the stalemate with King Su continues, the treasury will run out sooner or later.Beiyuan was fought back by King Su, and now it is also the sphere of influence of King Su. If the court cannot suppress King Su, where in the whole north can be regarded as his territory?

Emperor Jian'an's expression was uncertain.

"Your loves are all right, but if King Su goes south, Beiyuan is still my territory of Great Wei?"

Everyone understands the truth, but who can bear the reputation of donating the country to the enemy?
For a moment, no one spoke, and the expressions of several courtiers were heavy, and no one else knew what they were planning in their hearts.

"Since your Majesty wants a Zen seat, why not choose an auspicious day that is nearby."

There must always be someone to carry the blame, and His Majesty can also have a step down.

Several courtiers glanced at Zhou Shilang who was speaking, and thought to themselves that a century-old family and a scholarly family were just a group of scholars without bones. Princess Anyang, who was going to marry Beirong, was his future nephew, but he did not object. In other words, pushing this matter forward for the emperor's favor is really shameless to the extreme.

After the few courtiers came out of the imperial study, they didn't say much in the palace, and got together in private after leaving the palace. Of course, there was no villain like Zhou Shilang among them.

There is no one who is not an old fox who is an official and an extremely human minister. Why would the emperor prefer to bear the infamy and cooperate with Beirong in private?But I can't control the situation!

"King Qi's ability to control Liangzhou for more than half a year is enough to prove that he is not an ordinary person. What do you think?"

Several people looked at each other, and one of them stroked his beard and said leisurely, "If he can escape from the encirclement of Fan Du and Jiang Shan, we won't be too late!"

If that day comes, what else can I say?
They are civil servants, and when the world is chaotic, they cannot rely on their mouths to stabilize the world, but governing the country cannot be done without them.Now let's see whose fist is bigger, the emperor or the king of Qi!

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