Vol 2 Chapter 915: Your Majesty is getting old

Since the winter last year, Emperor Wen De has felt heavier and heavier.
After the beginning of spring, it still did not get better.
I often feel low energy and powerless.
In the past, one could sit in the Xingqing Palace for four or five hours in a row to deal with the memorials, without feeling tired, and having the spirit to favor the concubine in the harem.
Today, after busy for an hour, I have to stop and rest.
Emperor Wen De dismissed the health soup prescribed by the imperial physician. Now I have to take it on time three times a day.
After drinking the health soup, my body was warm.
The cold wooden chair is too harsh and unfriendly to people. I felt low back pain after sitting for a long time.
So many parties in Zhengyang Temple collapsed.
The collapse was soft enough, and when I sat on it, my body sank in, and my whole body was relaxed.
Emperor Wen De let out a comfortable groan.
He asked Chang En, "Are I old?"
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life."
"Twenty years ago, you said that I was in the prime of life. Twenty years later, I still have this rhetoric. I don't know how to change it."
"The old slave is dull."
Emperor Wen De waved his hand and slowly closed his eyes.
Chang En waited carefully.
He looked at Emperor Wen De's gray beard, gray hair, and loose skin, and layers of orange peel on the back of his hand, age spots have appeared.
Emperor Wen De is indeed old.
This is the truth.
No one, even if you are an emperor, can't escape life, old age, sickness and death.
"I still want to live another twenty years."
Emperor Wen De whispered, only Chang En heard this.
Chang En bowed and lowered his head, feeling uneasy.
Emperor Wen De said softly: "I feel the vitality is passing, I am really old."
"Your Majesty is just too tired. After so many years of fighting, your Majesty has worked hard. Now that the battle is set, your Majesty should go to the palace to relax?"
Emperor Wende nodded repeatedly, "Since I became the throne, I have never gone to the palace to relax. I remember that the hot springs in the palace are extremely comfortable."
"The old slave will arrange travel arrangements?" Chang En tentatively asked.
Emperor Wen De was silent for a moment, "Feasible! Can we start in half a month?"
Only half a month to prepare, time is tight.
Chang En still responded, "You can leave in half a month. Go and prepare! Another person will be sent to call Princess Qin, I have something to order."
"Zhuzhi!"
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Emperor Wende summoned him, Gu Jiu did not dare to delay, and rushed to the palace the first time.
Emperor Wen De was in a bad spirit and didn't want to be strong, so he still sat in the soft cave.
He has been strong for many years.
First, natural disasters and man-made disasters, followed by beacon smoke everywhere in the north.
Over the years, the nerves have been tight.
It wasn't until this year that the overall situation of the war in the north was determined, and the weather was smooth, and it was only possible to breathe.
"Come on, sit and talk."
Gu Jiu bowed to thank him and sat on the small round stool.
The Emperor Wen De in Gu Jiu's eyes was obviously old. The person also lost a circle, the skin hung on his face, and he looked more and more old-fashioned.
People really can't stand old age.
It seemed that Emperor Wen De had entered old age from his prime of life overnight, and his body went from bad to worse. The rate visible to the naked eye is aging day by day.
"I wonder if your majesty calls his daughter-in-law into the palace, what is your order?"
"Did Liu Zhao write to you? Did you say when he will arrive in Beijing?"
"Return to your Majesty, my daughter-in-law just received his letter yesterday. He set off directly from the camp and will be in the capital in about half a month."
Emperor Wende laughed, "It's a coincidence. After half a month, I am going to go to the palace to cultivate. You take the children with you. After Liu Zhao returns to Beijing, let him go directly to the palace."
"Your Majesty is going to the palace?" Gu Jiu was surprised.
Emperor Wen De nodded, I have worked hard for many years, so it is time to cultivate for a while. "
"Daughter-in-law understands. What does your Majesty want her daughter-in-law to do?"
"Where is Brother Yu?"
Gu Jiu bowed slightly and said, "The last letter was sent from the southwest border. He said in the letter that he was going to take a trip to the northwest next."
"Why do you want to take a trip to the Northwest?"
"I want to see the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Hahaha..."
This clearly pleased Emperor Wen De.
After laughing, Emperor Wen De said: "The war has subsided. It is time to go to the northwest to see the prairie and take a look at the majestic border."
"What your Majesty said is quite true."
Emperor Wen De looked at Gu Jiu, "Can you contact Yu brother, right?"
Gu Jiu nodded and admitted that she was always paying attention to the whereabouts of Brother Yu and Brother Heng for fear of accidents to the child.
Emperor Wen De said: "Let him come back before Mid-Autumn Festival."
Gu Jiu was surprised, but still bowed in response, "Daughter-in-law follows the order."
"After you come back, don't go out for the time being. It's time to go to the court to practice."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Your Majesty, Brother Yu is not yet a weak crown, will it be too early?"
"It's okay! With his talents and learning, I believe he can handle it easily."
Ok!
Since the emperor had all spoken, Gu Jiu had no choice but to obey.
Emperor Wen De said profoundly: "I will leave it to you for the refugees of Da Zhou. I hope you will not live up to my expectations."
"His Majesty?"
Gu Jiu was surprised.
Although she has been doing things to resettle refugees, Emperor Wen De never said anything similar.
She is not an official of the court, but Emperor Wen De said that all the refugees in Da Zhou were handed over to her, which obviously seemed to be entrusted.
Emperor Wen De waved his hand, obviously not wanting to say more, "Get out!"
Gu Jiu got up and said goodbye, thinking about it.
It's rare to go to the palace, so naturally I have to go to Weiyang Palace to ask for peace.
Empress Pei is in good spirits, well maintained, and looks like she is in her early forties.
In comparison, Emperor Wen De's state is what he should be at his age.
She didn't say anything, so she started nagging with Gu Jiu.
"Your Majesty is obviously old and unable to do what you want. You come from Xingqing Palace, do you think your Majesty is much older?"
"It is indeed much older."
"Your Majesty is not in good health. The imperial physician is rehabilitating him, but the effect is not obvious. It is said to be overworked. To my palace, the root cause is that he was addicted to female and broke his bones a few years ago."
Gu Jiu coughed slightly. She was a daughter-in-law and it was inappropriate to discuss this topic.
Empress Pei smiled, "Nothing is embarrassing, everyone knows the facts in front of them. According to the meaning of this palace, all the concubines in the harem, who are young and tender, are driven out of the palace. Take advantage of their age. It just so happens that I can go home and get married again. Staying in the palace will be ruined all my life."
"The empress is compassionate."
"Why don't you follow the rules." Empress Pei sneered. "The rules in this palace are not a thing. When I was in the palace, a group of people would be released every few years. Changing to a palace would not work. ."
Gu Jiu reminded: "That is the emperor, the emperor."
How many men dare to marry the women the emperor slept with?
For thousands of years, the thought of imperial power has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, engraved in everyone's bones, blood, and genes.
Since she is the emperor's woman, she must be confessed.
People who think this way are definitely the majority.
Queen Pei sneered, "When they regret it. I don't look at your majesty's age. One or two sharpened their heads and drilled into the palace."
Gu Jiu asked casually, "Is the harem not peaceful recently?"
Queen Pei laughed, "When has the harem been peaceful? Your Majesty is getting old day by day, and those who have sons and concubines are all daydreaming. I don't know how to take the picture, and see how many catties I have. When Liu Zhao returns to Beijing, you can ask him to provide more support and support to the fourth child. In the battle of father and son soldiers and tiger brothers, the two brothers have to cooperate sincerely at this time to break money."
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "It's better to wait for Liu Zhao to return to Beijing, and the queen mother will speak to him in person. He listens to her mother's words."
This is too bad.
For so many years, Liu Zhao has never heard of Empress Pei.
Queen Pei's face sank, "Elder wife, are you unwilling to help the fourth child?"
Gu Jiu asked back: "How can I help?"
Queen Pei was dissatisfied, "Don't you have any idea?"
Gu Jiu said: "The Four Highnesses have wives and sons, rich people, and serving as errands in the court, and won the approval and support of many courtiers. The daughter-in-law really can't think of where the Fourth Highness needs help. If the mother is referring to something else On the one hand, I forgive my daughter-in-law for incompetence."
Empress Pei was annoyed, "Since you married into Liu's family, you have not once obeyed the orders of this palace. You always work against this palace. You are very unfilial."
Gu Jiu gave a light cough.
Filial piety or unfilial piety is a common topic.
There will never be a result, but Queen Pei is happy.
Just because Queen Pei has too few chips in her hand, only filial piety can be used.
She said: "It's better for the queen to ask the fourth highness first. He may not be willing to accept Liu Zhao's help."
"Why is he not willing? Why is he not willing?" Queen Pei thought Gu Jiu was talking nonsense.
Gu Jiu smiled, "We are not roundworms in the belly of the Fourth Highness. What is in his mind? My daughter-in-law thinks it is better to ask clearly. Otherwise, it will be a good intention to do bad things and cause a lot of complaints."
"absurd!"
"Whether it is ridiculous, you can know it after asking. By the way, I don't know if the queen mother has received any news. In half a month, Your Majesty will set off to the palace to cultivate."
"what?"
Queen Pei hurriedly looked at Wengonggong.
Wengonggong shook his head again and again, "Qiqian Niangniang, the old slave has never heard of it."
Queen Pei was dissatisfied, "If you don't hurry out to find out the news, your Majesty has ordered who will go with you."
Wengonggong took the order and left.
Gu Jiu reminded Empress Pei, "Your Majesty is unwell, so he will only take a few concubines with him in the palace."
"You don't understand anything about the harem." Queen Pei denied Gu Jiu's remarks.
She is now thinking about the palace, and she has no time to pay attention to Gu Jiu, "You go back first. After Liu Zhao returns, I will talk to him in person."
Gu Jiu got up to say goodbye, took a few steps, then turned around and said: "With your majesty's current physical condition, it should be impossible for your concubine to conceive."
Queen Pei was stunned.
In a blink of an eye, he came back to his senses and asked sharply: "How do you know?"
Gu Jiu answered the wrong question, "Even if a concubine is gifted to become pregnant, it will not pose any threat to the empress. Don't worry about it. There are Liu Zhao and the four highnesses, and nothing will happen."
"What if? What if something happens?"
Gu Jiu looked outside the palace gate and whispered, "Everything will be killed, so there will be no accident."