Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 215

The rebel army was originally a miscellaneous army with multiple forces intertwined together. Before being incorporated by Emperor Zhengyuan, many soldiers were engaged in the business of robbing money and stealing goods.

As long as that news was widely publicized, it would definitely shake the people’s trust in the rebels.

And as long as the Emperor fled to the south and treated the people with courtesy, he could let those people believe that rumor by comparison. Plus he had the old man by his side, and in the name of the old man, he could order his former disciples. So even if the abolished Emperor couldn’t restore the country, he could still make some people believe in him, cede territory and rule with the new dynasty, and stand against each other.

“I understand.” She pursed her lips, and with a smile that was uglier than crying she asked, “You can save the townspeople, right?”

The main force of the rebel army was still behind, and only the leading force led by the youth, chased. At that time, he was the only one who managed to get in. With his unmistakable identity as a deaf-mute disabled person, by chance after hearing a few words, he guessed the thoughts of the Emperor.

If the Emperor did his plan within the next three or five days, she was afraid…

“Don’t worry, there’s me… We’re here. The old man won’t sit idly by.”

The young man’s reassuring low voice rang in her ears. Gu Yin wiped his eyes and said firmly, “Yes, we have the upper hand! Did you pass the news back to the town?”

He had already thought about having someone inform the county magistrate, but unfortunately, before the Emperor withdrew from Hanshan Town, he had already left thousands of elite guards in ambush around the town to be closely monitored. Recklessly notifying the people to evacuate, would very likely startle the snakes and let them prepare in advance.

It was because of the existence of those people that he guessed Emperor Longqing’s intentions.

Those people should have been instructed. If the people rushed to evacuate, most of them would be killed directly. If thousands of elites with high martial arts skills met thousands of unarmed people, it would be tantamount to opening the prelude to the massacre in advance.

Seeing that the other party was embarrassed, Gu Yin guessed that there must be something unspeakable. Although she was impatient, she didn’t ask any more questions. After all, the news was only what the youth guessed, and the old man had to find a way to verify the accuracy of the news. She just hoped he heard it wrong or guessed it wrong.

After Gu Yin and the young man left, the palace servant who served Old Master Wen naturally reported the matter to Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing was also supervised by the late Emperor and practiced martial arts for many years. It was only after the late Emperor left, that he became more lazy when he became Emperor, so his physical foundation was not ordinary.

But on a rainy night, he received two punches from the assassin. Although he had the soft hedgehog armor, the most precious treasure in the palace, he was seriously injured.

It was also thanks to his mind that he brought the imperial doctor with him, and the internal bleeding was stopped first by acupuncture, and he said that he would take good care of him. Of course, the imperial doctor did not dare to say that that kind of internal injury would leave the root of the disease, especially to a man of his age who wasn’t young.

Emperor Longqing couldn’t get out of bed for several days, his mood could be imagined.

Hearing the person below report such a trivial matter, his temper showed, and a tea cup fell directly on the palace servant’s head, “Do you also need to bother me for this kind of trivial matter? Get out of my way!”

The servant of the palace started to bleed from his head and crawled out.

That was not over yet, Emperor Longqing asked the servant to kneel outside his house, and only get up after his orders.

The person was bleeding, and after kneeling in the rain all night, the next day he died.

The kind of medicinal material was precious for them, and for the death of such a person, they did not even need to alarm Emperor Longqing.

When Old Master Wen found out that the servant had changed, he didn’t change his expression, and only let him pass the word that he wanted to see Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing was in good shape. He was able to get out of bed after a few days of rest. Although he was still pale, as long as he didn’t exercise, people who were not skilled in martial arts would not be able to see that he still had internal injuries.

Old Master Wen asked for an official meeting, and Emperor Longqing asked someone to bring him over.

After Old Master Wen finished paying his respect, he said distressingly, “I heard that an assassin tried to assassinate Your Majesty, and this old minister could not sleep well. But unfortunately this man is old and frail and is lingering on the bed, so he couldn’t share Your Majesty’s worries!”

Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said weakly, “It’s okay, I was just frightened, I’ll be fine after a few days.”

Although the old man was not good at martial arts, he was not stupid. Before the assassination, Emperor Longqing went to see him every day and said something like, “Sir must get better, I’m still waiting for you to be my right-hand man and my minister.” He had strong expectations for the return of the country.

After the assassination, he stayed at home, and he refused to meet the old man several times. It was impossible for him to not see him because he was just frightened.

“So that’s the case, God Bless Your Majesty!” Mrs. Wen let out a long breath.

After sitting for such a long time, Emperor Longqing felt a pain in his chest again, and he endured the pain and asked, “Sir, you asked to see me. Do you have something else to say?”