mtl008 Chapter 157 Foresight
Chapter 157 Foresight
"Uncle Wang!" King Jingnan Liu Xuan walked in from outside the door.
"Your Highness!" The Grand Guardian He Zhi followed in.
Yang Ke looked behind him, but there was no sign of Sima Bei.
"Yang Ke, stop looking. Your men just told me that Sima Bei is ill in bed and can't come!"
Liu Xuan observed Yang Ke's expression and said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Yang Ke! The Emperor, Sima Bei, and you grew up together!"
Liu Xuan continued, with a different tone in his words.
"Your Majesty, please understand!"
Yang Ke felt a chill in his heart, thinking that Sima Bei was probably pretending to be sick.
Is he really going to find a way out for himself again?
After all, King Song is his son-in-law!
Liu Xuan obviously doubted himself!
"Liu Xuan, I watched these three people grow up when I was a child. Yang Ke and that guy are different!" Liu Fu interjected.
"Yes, Uncle Wang! I was just saying it casually!" Liu Xuan respected Liu Fu very much and replied immediately.
I was just taking the opportunity to give him a warning.
After saying that, come in and sit down.
Yang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, at least King Anping believed in his character.
"Your Majesty is well!"
He Zhi came in and bowed to Prince Anping!
"He Zhi! You're getting younger and younger!"
In the bright candlelight, He Zhi's face looked rosy.
"Thanks to the Emperor and the Prince, although I am slightly ill, I can still eat and drink. I am extremely fortunate!"
"Great! You can eat and drink, I'm really jealous. Tell me, did you take some tonic?"
Liu Fu said with a smile.
"Your Highness is joking. If I don't want it, I will definitely let the two princes taste it too!"
He Zhi also said with a slight smile.
"Come on! I can't afford your Taibao's tonic, but I'd like to try Sima Jiatou's feast!"
Liu Xuan still said with some dissatisfaction.
"If Sima Jiatou doesn't come, forget it. Liu Heng is his brother-in-law, so let him be!"
Liu Fu said.
"Uncle Wang, Sima Jiatou is such a traitor, shouldn't we go and take him down first?"
Liu Xuan asked.
"What should we do if we take him? Kill him?"
Liu Fu sneered.
"Prince Song is causing rebellion, and Sima Jiatou might be plotting behind the scenes!"
"Although Sima Jiatou is shameless, he has always been timid. The emperor ordered Sima Yu to be executed. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to give advice to Liu Heng!"
Liu Fu shook his head slightly.
"Your Highness is right!" He Zhi nodded and said, "Duke Qi and His Majesty have had a deep bond since childhood. If His Majesty is in good health, he won't have any extra thoughts!"
Everyone understands what He Zhi means.
"Yes, Sima Jiatou must have heard the news that the emperor had a sudden stroke and was unable to move, so he immediately thought about his own escape plan."
Liu Xuan added.
"Because he knows that if the Crown Prince really becomes emperor, his life won't be easy. On the other hand, the King of Song is his son-in-law. If he becomes emperor, he can suddenly become the father-in-law of the emperor! What a wishful thinking!"
Liu Fu nodded and said slowly, "You're right! But we shouldn't let Sima Jiatou's little matter affect our plans for a big event. It would be best if he doesn't come!"
"Yes, Uncle Wang!"
Liu Xuan shut up immediately.
Liu Fu looked at Yang Ke and said, "Yang Ke, tell them what's going on! Everyone knows that the emperor has had a stroke, so you don't need to tell them!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yang Ke then recounted the entire story from the beginning.
"Uncle Wang, in your opinion, how serious is the emperor's illness this time?"
Liu Xuan was in a very heavy mood.
Liu Fu said slowly, "Doctors say a stroke is like being struck by an arrow or stone, as fast as a violent storm! Since I can remember, I've seen dozens of people, some bedridden for three years, some for three to five months, and many never get up again after falling down!"
"Taibao, you are the emperor's teacher. Based on your understanding, can the emperor survive?"
Liu Xuan asked again about He Zhi.
He Zhi was obviously in a bad mood!
He said slowly, "Prince Anping is right. This disease is as severe as a storm. It is a blessing that the emperor can still stay in bed!"
"That's beyond saving! Shan'an got this disease last year, and I thought he was completely cured, but who knew it would be like this again!"
Liu Xuan's tone was a little bleak.
"Now that things have come to this, all matters must be planned as if the Emperor had suddenly passed away!"
"Yes, Uncle Wang must have a solution!"
"We'll discuss the countermeasures with you guys soon, but before you get here, I've already had Yang Ke draft a secret decree to pass on the throne!"
Liu Fu said this, pointing to the secret decree still spread out on the table.
"Your Highness has thought it through! The incident happened suddenly, and we must stabilize the political situation with lightning speed!" He Zhi said after reading it.
"Uncle Wang, I have no objection to the secret decree, but the Crown Prince is young and I'm afraid he won't be able to do it without someone to assist him!"
"That's right! The Crown Prince is young, and although he's now normal, he still has no experience in handling state affairs. First, we must appoint a regent!"
Liu Fu nodded.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid this situation is beyond the ability of the Regent to handle. Your Highness needs to step in personally to stabilize the situation!"
He Zhi added.
"Of course I will go! But I'm old after all, and I don't have the energy to do things. I still need to find a regent!"
Liu Fu did not refuse.
"In my opinion, since the Six Princes are now in rebellion, Prince Jingnan will be fully responsible for military affairs. We must make all necessary preparations according to the Emperor's previous arrangements!"
Liu Xuan nodded. Yang Ke had just explained the emperor's arrangements.
"Yes, Liu Xuan! You must not take the war lightly. I think it won't be difficult to quell the rebellion of the Six Princes!"
"Uncle Wang, I know that Liu Shuo is colluding with the Northern Xiongnu and will probably launch an attack soon!"
"The Northern Huns are a nation of nomads with strong fighting capabilities. They have always harbored ambitions for our Jing Dynasty. They are truly a tough nut to crack!"
"Uncle Wang, the emperor has assigned General Huo Dong, General Li Han, General Li Han, and General Wang Fu, all of whom are extremely brave and skilled in battle. With proper command, they will surely be able to stop the Northern Hun cavalry from advancing southward!"
"But we still have Liu Shuo's 200,000-man army! They are our Jing Dynasty's disciples! Liu Shuo has painstakingly trained them for over a decade, and they have become his personal army!"
"Uncle Wang, I know Liu Shuo is determined to win, but he made a mistake!"
Liu Xuan seemed very confident.
"What did you calculate wrong?"
Liu Fu's eyes immediately fixed on Liu Xuan's eyes.
"He forgot that among those 200,000 soldiers, half of them had their parents, wives, and daughters relocated to Yiyang and Anshun!"
He Zhi stroked his short beard and nodded slightly.
Yang Ke was indeed very shocked. Could it be that Prince Anping had already anticipated that Prince Zhenbei would rebel and had already made preparations?
The emperor also knew these things, so he asked Prince Yiyang and Prince Anshun to go to the north together?
Prince Anping is truly far-sighted!
The parents, wives and daughters of these soldiers are in the fiefdom of Prince Anping, so how can they be at ease helping Prince Zhenbei fight?