Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 485 479. Last Light
A few days later, it was the Dingsi day of May, which is June 29th in the Gregorian calendar according to later times, which is exactly the middle of summer and almost the end of the dog days.

Normally, this season should be cloudless and sunny, and in fact, it has been like this this month and even a few days ago. But for some reason, Luoyang City has been cloudy for several days in a row.

However, it was cloudy but there was no rain. Instead, there was a strong wind all day long, which not only made the flags in Luoyang city flutter, but also made the people in the city panic.

After all, countless facts have proved that such strong winds are generally not a good sign. For example, when Dong Zhuo was lured to death by Wang Yun, he encountered a similar call when he set out from Meiwu to Chang'an City.

The chariot tracks were broken, the horses' reins were broken, and the flags were blown off by the strong wind. Almost all the summons hinted that Dong Zhuo's trip was a dead end, but fortunately Dong Zhuo himself was not a thoughtful person, so Li Su, who had been bribed long ago, evaded him with some "good omen for the contemporary Han Dynasty".

Chang'an City has been gloomy for several days now, and ordinary people can't help but feel frightened. Not to mention ordinary people, even dignitaries, what about them? They just feel a little depressed, as if they were summoned before some major event.

Cao Pi saw this, but he didn't believe in these so-called ghost signs. In his opinion, he defeated Cao Zhi with his own ability and forced the Han emperor to abdicate. If it was really like those rumors in Jingzhou, that it was a punishment from heaven, wouldn't he have died when he forced Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate?
Cao Pi just laughed it off and continued to deal with the busy government affairs. Recently, the Han army in Hanzhong has been moving in an unusual way, with a large amount of supplies being transported to Hanzhong and other places, which is obviously a call-up before the war.

"It seems that the Shu army can no longer hold back. After two years of patience, are they finally going to take action..."

Cao Pi's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile. Although Cao Ren had suffered a great defeat before, Cao Ren's battle report at that time also said that he was defeated by the opponent's trick. The Shu army destroyed the entire Fancheng with unknown methods, and the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed.

Be it Niu Jin who died on the spot or Xu Huang and others who died later, it can be said that they were not defeated by the Han army, but by the unknown means, not by war crimes.

Therefore, Cao Pi was still quite confident. If the Han army dared to go north to the plains of Nanyang, Cao Wei's elite cavalry would definitely teach them a profound lesson.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Minister of Agriculture is still waiting for you."

The attendant next to him reminded him, and Cao Pi nodded. He knew that the farmers in Hebei had been instigated by unknown forces recently and had caused several incidents, which affected the grain collection that had just been carried out, so the Minister of Agriculture probably wanted to report the losses to him.

"Yes, I understand."

Cao Pi nodded and prepared to get up.

“Boom…boom!”

Suddenly, at the moment Cao Pi stood up, the dark clouds that had been brewing outside for a long time exploded with a flash of lightning, making a sound like the collapse of the sky and the earth.

Cao Pi had just stood up when he heard this earth-shattering sound. His heart beat violently unconsciously. This heartbeat caused problems with the blood supply to the brain. Cao Pi suddenly felt dizzy and everything went dark.

"Uh... I... plop"

Cao Pi had not slept well for a few days due to various reasons. He did not get enough rest. In addition, he already had heart and brain diseases. The combination of internal and external factors caused him to faint instantly. "Go call the imperial physician! His Majesty has fainted!"

Cao Pi stood up and held his head, but before he could say a word he fell straight to the ground. This frightened the other guards, who rushed forward to support him and transferred him to a nearby side hall, letting Cao Pi rest in bed first. At the same time, someone went to call the imperial physician.

After receiving the news, the imperial physician hurriedly rushed to the side hall where Cao Pi was, carrying his medicine box on his back. Without saying anything more, he began to take Cao Pi's pulse.

"This... Your Majesty is so frightened that the blood is rushing to your head. This... This..."

The imperial physician kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, hesitating and unable to continue, because if it was an ordinary disease, it would be easy to talk about it, but this was a disease related to the human brain. Which doctor would dare to speak out in Wei? The last Hua Tuo who wanted to open Cao Cao's skull had not been dead for a few years. Who would dare to easily mention the matter of treating the brain in front of Cao's family?
Then again, this type of cardiovascular disease will have a very high mortality rate even in the future when technology and medicine are advanced, because the time and place of the onset of the disease are difficult to predict, and it is impossible to get timely treatment every time.

Moreover, it was still ancient times, and there was nothing that could be done for such an emergency. In the end, the imperial physician could only give Cao Pi a few injections while sweating profusely, hoping that Cao Pi would be safe and sound. Otherwise, he would definitely be blamed for his poor treatment, and his reputation would be damaged at best, but the whole family would have to be buried with Cao Pi, which would be a fatal thing.

"Cough cough..."

Fortunately, after half an hour, Cao Pi woke up after coughing a few times to clear the saliva in his mouth and throat. However, Cao Pi was extremely weak at this time. He felt as if his brain was not in his head. Although he was lying down, he seemed to be attached to mid-air without a trace of reality.

Cao Pi looked at the people beside the bed again. His sons had received the news long ago and came to his bedside, serving him attentively. However, he could not tell what they were thinking.

"Father! Father, you're awake!"

As the most favored one at present, Cao Li was naturally the closest to Cao Pi's bedside. He was surprised and happy to see his father wake up after coughing twice. After all, the position of crown prince has not been decided yet. Although everyone knows that he is the one with the greatest hope of inheriting the throne, these are just tacit understandings. As long as Cao Pi does not officially announce himself as the crown prince, none of these can be made public.

Cao Pi's sudden collapse also made Cao Li extremely nervous. What would he do if his father died before deciding on an heir? Although Cao Li thought he had a good relationship with the court officials, Cao Rui had been raised as a crown prince before he fell out of favor, so he still had some foundation. If Cao Pi really died, it would be unknown who would win.

"Li...er..."

Cao Pi moved his lips, his eyes shone brightly, and his originally blurry vision seemed to become clearer.

"Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician! Come and see what's wrong with His Majesty!"

Cao Li shouted a few times and called the imperial physician over. However, the imperial physician's heart skipped a beat when he saw Cao Pi's eyes that were as bright as light bulbs.

He had treated countless patients and witnessed countless deaths and separations. He was too familiar with this situation now. This was called a last gasp of light.

(End of this chapter)