Chapter 170 When It Rains, It Pours

For several days in a row, the imperial city was filled with an ominous atmosphere of impending storm. The civil and military officials were in a heavy mood, and Yan Chen's temper became more and more irritable.

It is not an exaggeration to describe his situation that when it rains, it pours.

A wave of rumors spread all over the world. Within a few days, the rumors swept in like a storm and fermented. The news that the three vassal kings, Qinglong, Baihu, and Xuanwu, arrived in Zhuque City made the emperor furious. Yan Chen ordered the regent to send troops on the grounds of suppressing the rebellion. If the regent disobeyed the order, he could just hand over his military power smoothly, and then the Duke of Zhenguo would lead the Tanlang Army to conquer Zhuque City and wipe out all the rebels gathered in Zhuque City.

However, what made him disheartened was that the regent disappeared.

When the decree was passed to the Regent's Palace, only the steward of the Regent's Palace reported: "The Regent is out for something and is not in the imperial city."

Yan Chen thought he had heard it wrong. How could the Regent suddenly disappear?

He didn't believe it and thought Yan Cang deliberately avoided seeing people. He ordered someone to pass it again. However, the imperial guards and eunuchs who passed the decree searched the Regent's Palace and didn't see the Regent.

The emperor was so angry that he urgently summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter, but the civil and military officials in the court had different opinions. Some advocated appeasing the four kings and not pushing them too hard; some advocated investigating the truth and not being misled by rumors.

But the Duke of Zhenguo righteously proposed to send troops to quell the rebellion and wipe out the other three kings gathered in Zhuque City in one fell swoop.

The three parties were deadlocked, and this delayed for several days.

Just at this time, Yan Chen suddenly had a poison attack. The fierce pain made him fall into pain and torture in an instant. After several torments, the imperial doctors were panicked.

Although they were not as flustered as they were the first time they faced this situation, the poison that the emperor was poisoned with was really strange, and they were almost helpless.

In desperation, the imperial doctor Wan, who was proficient in acupuncture, used the technique of acupuncture to slightly relieve the emperor's pain.

However, the emperor's veins were full of silver needles, and he could only lie motionless in bed. Even drinking water had to be fed to his mouth. He had no energy to be shocked and angry, and he could not deal with the affairs of the court.

The imperial doctors took turns to watch over him, and it took three days to barely survive this torture.

After three days, Yan Chen was exhausted. After a short rest, he resumed the morning court on the fourth day.

However, new news was sent in at full speed.

"Your Majesty! The four kings of Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, and Xuanwu believed the rumor that the auspicious sign fell from the sky in Zhuque City, and have announced that they will surrender to the princess and obey her orders from now on!"

What?

Yan Chen stood up suddenly, his face terrified.

The civil and military officials in the court were all shocked: "What?! What are the four vassal kings going to do?"

"Rebellion! Rebellion! Are they going to rebel?!"

"It's simply treason!"

"Ridiculous! This must be the eldest princess's conspiracy! She wants to seize power and usurp the throne!"

"Could the eldest princess be held hostage by the vassal kings?"

"The eldest princess is a lone star in the world, who can hold her hostage?"

The Duke of Zhenguo strode out of the line and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty! The eldest princess has wolfish ambitions, and the four vassal kings are accomplices of the tiger. We cannot tolerate this. I request to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion!"

Yan Chen looked at the chaos of the civil and military officials in the court, and felt dizzy. His body, which had been suffering from severe pain for three days, could not withstand such stimulation. He shook, and finally his eyes went black and he fell to the side!

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, take care of yourself! Your Majesty!"

"Someone, come! Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician!"

The palace was in chaos. The emperor was hurriedly carried to the bedroom. The imperial physicians, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, heard the news and rushed to the emperor's bedroom without stopping.

It was completely dark, and the sun and moon were dark.