To Hold One’s Joy

Chapter 534: public opinion

Chapter 534 Popular opinion

The news was sent back to the capital, and the important ministers headed by Tao Shuo went straight to the palace to ask for an interview.

At this time, Emperor Yong'an was still unable to speak, so Zhou Shan naturally stepped forward to stop him.

Tao Shuo became angry, and asked sharply: "Eunuch Zhou, now that the fire is burning, you still push me back and forth to prevent me from seeing the emperor, what are you doing?"

Zhou Shan smiled wryly: "Lord Tao, it's not that our family deliberately obstructed it, the emperor is really in poor health and needs to rest—"

"Don't use this reason to perfuse us anymore, I must see the emperor today!" Tao Shuo sneered and took a step forward, "Eunuch Zhou, if you stop me again, I can only suspect that you have controlled the emperor and intend to cause trouble! "

Zhou Shan's complexion changed drastically: "Master Tao, you can't talk nonsense!"

"Nonsense? Throughout history, it is not without precedent for eunuchs to harm the country!" Tao Shuo said bluntly.

Zhou Shan was trembling with anger, seeing anger and contempt on the faces of those important ministers, he struggled for a moment and asked with a calm face: "Masters, must you see the emperor?"

"That's right, if we don't see the emperor today, we'll just wait here." Everyone said in unison.

"Forget it." Zhou Shan sighed heavily, "Since all the adults insist, then our family will not be this villain."

He took a deep look at Tao Shuo: "Master Tao, you can choose a few adults to go with our family to meet the emperor."

Tao Shuo glanced slowly over the crowd, and called names: "Fang Shangshu, Du Shangshu, Zhao Shangshu, Lord Xing, let's go to see the emperor together."

Following Zhou Shan inward, several people felt that the atmosphere was more and more oppressive, and the scent of medicine penetrated into their nostrils.

An ominous premonition welled up in my heart, making people unconsciously lighten their steps.

Zhou Shan signaled his servants to raise the curtain, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Lord Tao and the others have come to greet you."

Unable to hear a response, the few people waiting outside the screen exchanged glances, feeling more and more uneasy.

Zhou Shan turned back, glanced at the few people, and said solemnly: "Sirs, let's go in and have a look."

Tao Shuo hesitated for a moment, and walked forward first.

The others followed silently.

Turning around the screen, he saw Emperor Yong'an lying on the bed.

At that moment, several people were shocked and couldn't believe their eyes: the eyes of the always majestic emperor were dull, the corners of his mouth were crooked, and he was completely different from before.

"Your Majesty!" Tao Shuo rushed over, knelt down and supported the edge of the bed, calling out to Emperor Yong'an.

Emperor Yong'an was awake, but he couldn't speak, his expression became more and more distorted when he was anxious, and there was an uncomfortable groaning sound in his throat.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Emperor Yong'an's reaction became more and more terrifying, Zhou Shan hurriedly reminded: "My lords, please don't disturb the emperor, the emperor really needs to rest!"

This time Tao Shuo didn't insist anymore, he bowed to Emperor Yong'an, and retreated silently.

Zhou Shan came out, looked at several ministers, and said softly: "Sir, have you seen it, the emperor can't bear to be disturbed now..."

"How could the emperor—"

Zhou Shan had a sad expression: "That day the emperor was frightened into a coma, and when he woke up, he became like this."

Tao Shuo and the others looked at each other, feeling confused and heavy for a moment.

I don’t know how long it took, Fang Shangshu asked: "Master Tao, now Kaiyang King, Luo Chi, and Lei Ming are approaching the capital with the three armies, and the emperor... what should we do?"

Tao Shuo fell silent.

Internal and external troubles, the country has no heir, and these people may become ministers of subjugation.

"Forget it, when the rebels come, I'll just do my best and die." Tao Shuo gritted his teeth.

When such dejected words came out, several people fell silent.

Zhao Shangshu, who had been silent all this time, stroked his beard and regretted it: If I knew this, why should I save my private money to go to a restaurant to eat wine, and I should have emptied the small coffers of the East Lion in my family.

"Master Zhao—"

"Huh?" Zhao Shangshu suddenly recovered.

Tao Shuo looked at the old Shangshu who had been in the same dynasty for decades, with a complicated expression on his face: "Master Zhao and Luo Chi have a good relationship, maybe we can try to persuade him... Now no one can endanger his daughter's safety, if he finds his way back, Jin Lin The seat of the Commander of the Guards can still be taken by him..."

Zhao Shangshu smiled wryly: "Then let me try."

What are you daydreaming about?

But at this point, you can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

All civil and military officials were in a panic, and finally it was the day when the army came to the city.

Tao Shuo led his ministers to stand on the city wall, looking at the endless army and the banners covering the sky, he felt dizzy.

Before the two sides could talk, some officials couldn't bear the pressure and broke down and cried bitterly: "It's over, it's over, there can be no hope..."

No one reprimanded the crying officials.

Seeing this scene with my own eyes, I realized that the fluke in my heart was so absurd.

"Master Tao, let's open the city gate—"

This proposal was immediately scolded by Tao Shuo: "Bastard, are you going to bear the eternal infamy?"

The official covered his face and wept: "It's not that the lower officials are afraid of death, it's that the thousands of people in the city are innocent!"

Tao Shuo froze, turned around and looked into the city.

The people who got the news all rushed over, like the army outside the city, there was no end in sight.

Tao Shuo took a deep breath, and cupped his hands to the people looking up: "We are the ones who are incompetent, and we have tired the villagers and elders from breaking the city—"

Before the words fell, the rotten vegetable leaves flew over.

Many in the crowd shouted, "Shut up!"

"Go down, who will bear the difficulty of breaking the city, you will not open the city gate!"

"That's right, open the city gate and let the Chaoyang army come in. Will the Chaoyang army still raise their swords against us little people?"

The head assistant Tao Shuo, with rotten vegetable leaves hanging on his head, was at a loss: Are these people crazy?

With confusion comes anger.

After all, he is a small person who has no integrity at all. They were ready to die in the city, but these people shouted to open the city gate!

More rotten vegetables and leaves flew over, except for Tao Shuo who spoke, the other ministers did not escape.

The people were angry and cursed.

"What did you officials and lords do when we endured the destruction of our families before? Now we are asked to bear the disaster of destroying the city together. What kind of face do you have!"

"Open the city gate, open the city gate quickly!" someone shouted.

The crowd rushed towards the city gate like a tide.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were dumbfounded.

They were ready for the army to attack the city and defend the city gate to the death, but they hadn't made such preparations.

The knife in his hand was raised, trying to stop the rushing people.

But there are too many people, I don't know which one to aim at with the raised knife, and I can't drop it.

Those who guarded the city gate did not jump out from the cracks in the rocks. Among those who rushed over were their fathers and fellow villagers.

After a moment of hesitation, the city gate was opened.

At the other end of the moat, Governor Luo and Governor Lei, sitting on horseback, looked at each other in dismay.

They didn't do anything, and the city gate opened?

Don't you even need to negotiate?

The two looked at Wei Han hesitantly.