vrcanaries Chapter 765: The Pulse is Almost Like a Death Pulse
Chapter 765: The Pulse is Almost Like a Death Pulse
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Regarding how to deal with the Huns, the court is now divided into two factions: the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction.
The two gangs quarreled with each other every day.
Although Nangong Xuanyu was ambitious, he was tired of the fact that every time the Great Zhou made peace with the Huns, it wouldn't be long before the Huns would make a comeback.
But the matter was of great importance, and even though he was an emperor, he could not make a decision easily whether to fight or make peace.
Today, there were no ministers advocating peace in the hall, only General Zhou, Zhou Yuxi, Gu Jinxiao and other pro-war people.
A few days ago, he was secretly discussing with the emperor about going to war with the Huns.
In the end, Nangong Xuanyu appointed General Zhou as the commander-in-chief and Zhou Yuxi as the deputy general, and chose a day to march into the Xiongnu!
Of course, this was not a formal imperial decree. Before going to war with the Huns, the obstacles in the court had to be cleared first, so that Zhou's father and son would have no worries when they went to the battlefield.
Otherwise, if someone deceives his superiors and hides the truth, delaying the battle opportunity, it will be a disaster for both Nangong Xuanyu and the people of Da Zhou!
Even so, General Zhou and Zhou Yuxi couldn't hide their excitement!
Which military general does not desire to expand territory and achieve great achievements?
Especially since the Huns had repeatedly violated the borders of the Great Zhou, they wanted to defeat them all at once!
General Zhou knelt down and clasped his hands, saying, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. What Duke Dingguo failed to do back then, this old minister and I will definitely do now!"
Duke Dingguo was also a military general. When he was young, he led the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty to repel the Xiongnu and made great military achievements. However, he retired because he had too many old injuries on the battlefield.
Otherwise, if the Xiongnu invade again, there will be many pro-war factions in the court who will propose to let Duke Dingguo, who has experience in fighting the Xiongnu, go to the battle.
Of course... after realizing the ambition of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the emperor had a hard time getting the Liu family to hand over their military power. It was impossible for him to hand over the army of the Great Zhou to the Duke Dingguo.
For General Zhou and Zhou Yuxi, this is the best time.
The emperor is still young and has the ambition to unify the world. This is the time when he needs military generals, and they do not have to worry about being too successful and threatening the king.
Moreover, the old subordinates of Duke Dingguo who stayed in the army had already resigned after the concubine raised the third prince. They did not have to worry about being tripped up by their own people on the battlefield.
In this battle, we can only win, not lose!
Although Gu Jinxiao was not a military general, he made many reasonable suggestions on this matter based on the national conditions of the Great Zhou.
There were several suggestions among them that made not only Zhou Yuxi, but even General Zhou feel like they had been enlightened.
"What a terrifying life!"
General Zhou looked at Gu Jinxiao with undisguised admiration, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if Lord Gu is the military advisor, this battle will be won!"
"It depends on whether Your Majesty is willing to give it up."
Although General Zhou is a master in commanding troops, he is usually not calm and steady, but a bit erratic.
Nangong Xuanyu looked at him and shook his head: "Don't set your sights on becoming my Minister of Rites."
Although many of this year's new Jinshi were favored by the emperor and were prepared to be vigorously cultivated, they were still young after all, and had not yet grown up after entering the officialdom.
The emperor only has a few trusted and favored ministers, and Zhou Yuxi has already become a deputy general, so how could he be willing to let Gu Jinxiao go to the border?
After this episode, everyone left one after another.
The plan to attack the Huns had been roughly finalized, and the emperor was in a good mood.
Who knew that at this moment, Li Changde ran in from outside with an anxious look on his face: "Your Majesty, something happened..."
As the chief eunuch, he was always steady. The fact that Li Changde showed such an expression showed that something was indeed serious.
Nangong Xuanyu asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
Li Changde said succinctly: "Today, when Concubine Liang went to visit Concubine Hao, Concubine Hao suddenly vomited blood and was poisoned. Imperial Doctor Tang is trying his best to treat her."
"Both Concubine Hao and her personal maid said that the poison was given by Concubine Liang, with the intention of killing the mother and taking away the child."
"This matter has spread widely in the palace..."
Nangong Xuanyu suddenly stood up from the dragon chair: "What did you say?!"
Concubine Hao was the mother of the fifth prince, and Concubine Liang was the daughter of the Grand Tutor.
The former dynasty and the harem are closely related. If something like this happens, it will definitely cause an uproar!
Especially...the man from the Zhuang family is the main minister of the pro-war faction and is highly regarded by the emperor.
Nangong Xuanyu strode out: "Go to Chuxiu Palace!"
"Yes!"
When the emperor's ceremonial procession arrived at Chuxiu Palace, Shen Zhinian and Concubine Sun also arrived.
The two of them got off the sedan chair and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite."
Nangong Xuanyu helped Shen Zhinian up and his eyes fell on Concubine Sun behind him.
Looking at her bulging belly, his brows furrowed deeply: "Why did you follow me here?"
Isn’t Chuxiu Palace chaotic enough?
Concubine Sun is already so pregnant. What if someone bumps into her and something happens to her?
With the previous experience of Concubine Hao and the Fifth Prince as a lesson, the emperor attached much more importance to Concubine Sun's pregnancy than before.
Concubine Sun lowered her head guiltily.
She couldn't say that she came to watch the fun because her appetite was unsatisfied, her belly was too big to play the pipa, or she was so bored that she was almost dying.
Concubine Sun had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, I am going to be a mother too. I heard that Concubine Hao was in trouble and I was worried about the Fourth Prince, so I came to see him."
The most important thing is... this matter involves a lot of people, and since Sister Concubine Chen is here, of course she wants to see if there is anything she can do to help.
Nangong Xuanyu no longer paid attention to Concubine Sun. He asked someone to take good care of her and strode inside.
Shen Zhinian and Concubine Sun followed closely behind.
Soon, all the young concubines in the harem rushed to Chuxiu Palace upon hearing the news.
After all, Concubine Hao was poisoned, and it was said that Concubine Liang was the one who did it, so it was impossible for Concubine Liang to raise the fifth prince.
If Your Majesty wants to find a place for the Fifth Prince, you can only do it like you did for a royal concubine.
They could be promoted to the position of the head of a palace and also get a cheap prince. Of course, they would fight for such a great opportunity!
Main hall.
Seeing Nangong Xuanyu and Shen Zhinian coming in, Concubine Liang immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Concubine Chen!"
Her eyes were a little red, and her dignified face showed obvious grievance, as if she had really suffered a great injustice.
At this time, Tang Luochuan and He Yuanpan both came out from the inner room.
Nangong Xuanyu didn't look at Concubine Liang, but looked at them and asked, "How is Concubine Hao?"
Tang Luochuan shook his head: "Madam Hao suffered from postpartum hemorrhage, and her weak body has not been well recovered. Now she is suddenly poisoned, and the toxin has already invaded her lungs. Your Majesty, please forgive me for my incompetence..."
Hao Bin's pulse was almost like a death pulse. Even He Yuanpan was unable to detect her physical condition before she was poisoned in a short period of time.
The conclusion reached by He Yuanpan was the same as that reached by Tang Luochuan.