"What did you say, Gao Gonggong?" Lin Official raised his head in pleasant surprise. "The Emperor called for me?"
Xu Wei was an understanding person. Seeing that someone who knew had finally come, he quickly pulled Gao Ping and said, "Gao Gonggong, what is the situation inside? Is the Emperor in a serious situation?! "
Gao Gonggong shook his head and sighed. "Xu Official, please don't make things difficult for me. You are not an outsider. If I could say it, would I dare hide it from you?" Seeing the faint anxiety in Gao Ping's expression, Xu Wei's heart trembled. A bad feeling rose involuntarily. He let go of Gao Ping's sleeve and silently nodded in response.
The Emperor had been assassinated in Xiangguo Temple. Right now, he was resting peacefully in the largest wing of Xiangguo Temple. Lin Wanrong followed Gao Ping to push open the door and enter. The first thing he saw were dozens of imperial doctors with medicine chests on their backs. All of them were kneeling on the ground in fear and trepidation, their faces as white as paper. Seeing Lin Wanrong enter, no one dared to raise their head to look at him, and no one dared to open their mouth to speak.
Gao Ping turned his head and quietly shushed, indicating for Lin Wanrong to be quiet. Then he tiptoed forward, afraid that if he made any loud movements, he would disturb the people inside.
Inside was a slightly smaller meditation room. The door was ajar and it was silent. Gao Ping had just brought Lin Wanrong closer when they heard a voice say warily from inside, "Who is it?" When the voice entered his ears, Lin Wanrong instantly froze. Why did this voice sound so familiar? But he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.
Gao Ping respectfully said in a small voice, "Reporting to Chief Steward Wei, the Emperor has asked this servant to call for Lin Official. He is already waiting outside."
"Call Lin San in." A weak voice sounded as if it had lost all strength. If it wasn't for the extreme silence in the room, Lin Wanrong almost wouldn't have been able to hear what he had said. He recognized this voice. Yesterday, in his newly bestowed mansion, the owner of this voice had threatened and threatened him. He would never forget it even if he was beaten to death.
His heart was filled with excitement, he hurriedly pushed open the door and entered, only to see a spotlessly white curtain hanging in the room, the two sides of the curtain were hooked up with silver hooks, on the wide bed behind the curtain, there was a figure lying on the bed. Looking closely, he saw that his face was pale, his lips without a trace of blood, he could not stop himself from panting and coughing. If not for the faint light in his eyes, Lin Wanrong would not have been able to recognize that this was the Emperor of China who was laughing loudly in front of him yesterday.
"Old man, you, what's wrong with you?!" Lin Wanrong turned pale with fright, hurriedly rushing forward. Gao Ping wanted to stop him, but he wasn't as fast as Lin San, so he could only shake his head and sigh. Why did this Lin Official seem to have crawled out from the ground? He didn't even care about the etiquette between a ruler and a subject?
The old Emperor opened his eyes. Seeing that it was Lin Wanrong, his lips trembled a few times, but his eyes revealed a trace of a smile. His voice was extremely weak, "Lin San, you're here. Cough, cough — —" As he spoke, he started coughing incessantly, the veins on his forehead bulging. That painful and unbearable look on his face was definitely not something that could be faked.
Lin Wanrong gritted his teeth, his fists clenched, and angrily said, "Who did this? Who did this?!"
The old Emperor panted a few times, closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again. He calmly said, "Lin San, you must not be impatient, and you must not be anxious. This Emperor will teach you one more time, and you must remember this well. Next time, you may not have another chance."
Seeing that the old man didn't forget to teach him even though he was so ill, Lin Wanrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time, he was touched. He hurriedly said, "Old man, I've been busy recently, so I'm a little forgetful. When you get better, please teach me more."
The Emperor glanced at him and sighed, "This Emperor has encountered dozens of assassination attempts in his life, and this Emperor has never been worried. Only this time, this Emperor has lost all confidence. I'm old, I'm finally old. " He lightly sighed, and his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible. In the end, he let out a long sigh.
Lin Wanrong hurriedly shook his head, "Old man, don't be disheartened. There are so many imperial physicians out there, they will definitely have a way."
"Lin San, do you know how I ascended to this position?" The Emperor didn't seem to hear his words. He smiled slightly, and a trace of reminiscence flashed through his eyes.
"I don't know, but with Old man's ability, it should be a touching and moving past." Lin Wanrong chuckled.
"Touching and moving past?" The old Emperor's eyes flashed, "Yes, it is indeed touching and moving. In the past, Cheng Wang was intelligent and quick-witted. He was well-liked by Imperial Father. As for me, in terms of talent and intelligence, I was far from being his match. Everyone thought that Imperial Father would make him the heir apparent. "
"If I were Old Man's father, I wouldn't make Cheng Wang the heir." Lin Wanrong said disdainfully, "There's an old saying that goes, 'A tree looks at its roots, a man looks at his heart.' Cheng Wang is a Nine Turns Lotus Root — — too scheming, very fake. "
The Emperor smiled and took a few quick breaths, "You're right, he is too clever. His success is due to these two words, and his failure is also due to these two words."
"What do you mean?" Lin Wanrong didn't understand, "Too clever is a bad thing? Then isn't it very dangerous for me? "
The Emperor roared with laughter and then coughed violently. Gao Gonggong hurriedly handed over a white silk handkerchief. The old Emperor covered his mouth and coughed. A mouthful of blood seeped into the handkerchief and dyed it bright red. Gao Ping's face was ashen, his hands trembling as he accepted the handkerchief. The old Emperor swept a cold glance at him. Gao Ping was so frightened that his entire body shook and he hurriedly retreated.
The old Emperor snorted and turned to Lin Wanrong, smiling, "You aren't clever, you are devious. Cheng Wang lost because he was too scheming. In the past, fuhuang favored him greatly and let him lead the Ministry of Appointments. Half of the officials in the world were his students. How much power was that? As for me, I was doing some unrewarding work in the Ministry of Revenue. No matter how hard it was, no one knew. As long as Cheng Wang worked a little harder, with fuhuang's favor, the world of China would be his. It was a pity that he was too clever. In order to stabilize his position, he made friends with the important officials of the court and accepted disciples from all over the world. Everyone praised him as' Virtuous Cheng Wang '. In a short time, his fame was limitless and he was admired by tens of thousands. This narrow-mindedness was the root of a great disaster for him. Fuhuang hated people who formed cliques for personal gain the most. Seeing that he had so many cliques, fuhuang advised him many times. It was a pity that he only agreed on the surface but disobeyed on the inside and disappointed fuhuang. "
As the old Emperor spoke of the past, his spirits lifted, and his coughing disappeared. Although Lin Wanrong didn't know why the old Emperor wanted to tell her about this, she listened with great interest to the story of the first Emperor's struggle for power.
"After being disappointed in Cheng Wang, fuhuang started to pay attention to me again. At the time, I had just met Miss Guo. Even though there was an age gap, I admired her. However, her father, Old Teacher Guo, was the chief scholar of the Imperial Library at the time. In order not to be accused of being a clique, under the advice of Xu Wei and Li Tai, I could only put down Miss Guo and serve fuhuang wholeheartedly. "
So there were so many twists and turns in the middle. No wonder the old Emperor was reluctant to part with Lady Xiao. What you didn't get was always the best. Xu Wei wasn't a good person either. In the past, for fame and fortune, he abandoned Su Qinglian. Only when he was old did he start to play with Sunset Glow.
"Zhen doesn't want to talk about what happened next." A pained expression flashed across the Emperor's face: "When fuhuang was on his deathbed, he stayed in the Xiang Guo Temple. I served him with all my heart while Cheng Wang colluded with his cliques and prepared for the final attack. In a rage, fuhuang left behind a posthumous edict at the last moment to pass the throne to me. But in the end, flesh and blood are connected. Fuhuang forced me to swear in front of his bed that as long as Cheng Wang was alive, I could not act against him. "
Lin Wanrong gave a long "oh". No wonder the old Emperor wanted to tempt him to go against Cheng Wang. So he had made a deadly oath.
"But, just after fuhuang's funeral, zhen encountered an assassin. If it wasn't for my personal taijian risking his life to save me, zhen would have become a pile of bones." A hint of pain flashed through the Emperor's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "That is a humiliation that zhen can never wash away in this life, a humiliation!"
You two are fighting for the throne, it's normal to encounter an assassination. What's there to be ashamed of? Lin Wanrong had words in his heart but seeing the Emperor's mournful expression, it didn't seem to be as simple as an assassination. He swallowed the words back down.
"Lin San, are you willing to wash away this humiliation for zhen?" The Emperor looked at him and asked slowly. There was an indescribable heaviness in his voice.
"This, laoyezi, you also know that Cheng Wang has a high position and power. My official position is too low and I can't win against him. Can you give me something else to do? "Lin Wanrong said with a bitter expression.
"High position and power?" The old Emperor laughed twice: "Lin San, if zhen gave you the power and position of the world's ruler, can you take care of him?"
Ruler of the world? With you here, I will never be the ruler. Lin Wanrong shook his head helplessly: "Laoyezi, don't joke around. My imagination will run wild."
"Foolish!" The old Emperor angrily huffed: "Do you still remember the words zhen wrote for you?"
"I remember, of course I remember. Laoyezi's writing is like dancing dragons and dancing phoenixes, just as good as mine." Lin Wanrong giggled.
"Read it again for me to hear," the old Emperor said gravely.
"Number one servant in the world! I remember. "Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
"Zhen inscribed a few words for you, listen carefully –" The Emperor huffed angrily and said loudly: "Number one servant in the world! Number one servant in the world!! Do you understand?!! "
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