flstandardbreds Chapter 152 Delusion
Chapter 152 Delusion
Pei Yi followed the young eunuch into the Taiji Hall, where he saw Emperor Jingde sitting on a large bright yellow throne with his head resting on the backrest and his eyes closed, resting.
Pei Yi had a strange feeling for no reason. In fact, he had felt it since the morning court today. He didn't know if the emperor was over 40 or what, but he suddenly felt tired and aged.
But it was clear that when he left Beijing for the northern border last year, he was still able to brave the wind and snow and stand at the city gate to see them off. At that time, he was as energetic as a man in his thirties.
Pei Yi greeted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I, Pei Yi, pay my respects to you."
Emperor Jingde opened his eyes, looked at Pei Yi and said, "Prince, please stand up."
After expressing his gratitude, Pei Yi stood up and stood in the hall waiting for Emperor Jingde to speak.
Emperor Jingde looked at Pei Yi for a while and said, "I remember the prince said that you recovered after eating the gallbladder of the python under the cliff?"
Pei Yi's heart sank, as he understood the emperor's intention of summoning him to the palace. Prolonging life and achieving immortality are fantasies that many emperors easily have. The emperor must think that the python gallbladder under the cliff is the magical object that can make his fantasy come true.
He didn't show it on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, yes."
The emperor nodded slightly, but did not mention the matter of the snake gall directly. Instead, he said to Pei Yi: "Back then, Pei Gong and our Li family ancestors were sworn brothers who swore an oath of blood and vowed not to be born on the same day, but to die on the same day. Unfortunately, Pei Gong passed away first, and our Li family ancestors were forced to follow him because of the foundation of the world.
But I thought about it, why do they ask to die together, but not to live together? If everyone can live forever, wouldn't we be able to keep the foundation of the Jin Dynasty and prevent the people from chaos? Pei Aiqing, tell me, am I right? "
Pei Yi felt sick in his heart. He thought that if the emperor just said directly that he also wanted python gall, he could still think that he was at least an open-minded emperor who dared to let people see his desire.
He looked calm, pretending not to hear the subtext of Jingde's words, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, my Pei ancestors were loyal to the country. As a descendant of the Pei family, Pei Yi will naturally follow the will of his ancestors. Help Your Majesty protect the foundation of the Great Jin Dynasty during his lifetime."
Emperor Jingde felt a little annoyed. Pei Yi was quite clever when he was young. How come he became like a blockhead after becoming a military general?
He simply said, "I wonder if there are other pythons at the bottom of this cliff?"
Pei Yi thought that if he said no, it would easily make Emperor Jingde suspicious, so he just replied: "I have indeed only seen one python at the bottom of the cliff. Such a spirit snake must be rare in the world. But all living things need to reproduce. The one killed by the Crown Princess is a female snake, so there must be another male snake."
When Emperor Jingde heard this, his eyes sparkled with gold. He asked Pei Yi, "I want to send someone to the bottom of the cliff to look for the python's gallbladder. Who do you think is suitable to send?"
If there is only one left, it can only be said that his mother is unlucky.
Pei Yi looked at the look in Emperor Jingde's eyes and guessed the answer in his heart. There was no need to deal with him any more, which would only arouse the emperor's suspicion. He bowed his hands and asked for permission: "I am willing to obtain snake gall for your majesty to extend your majesty's mandate."
Emperor Jingde suppressed his excitement and said, "I am very grateful that you are willing to do this for me. Since it is a python, it must be very dangerous. How about I send some imperial guards to go to the bottom of the cliff with you to get the snake gall?"
Pei Yi said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take this risk. If we send too many people, it will alert the snake and make it hide. Then we will not be able to get the snake gall."
Emperor Jingde thought about it and realized that too many people would easily alert the enemy, so he said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
Pei Yi thought of the assassins sent by the Crown Prince and the He Mansion, and said, "I have another favor to ask for, Your Majesty's help."
Emperor Jingde was very easy to talk to at this time, so he said, "What's the matter, Pei Aiqing, just speak up."
Pei Yi said, "I and the Crown Princess were attacked by an assassin in the royal garden. I hope that after I get the snake gall, the Emperor has sent someone to find out the identity of the assassin."
Emperor Jingde paused. He didn't know about the assassins sent by the He Mansion, but he already knew that the large number of dead men in the forest were sent by the prince.
He could only feel disappointed with his son.
Seeing Pei Yi's unwillingness to give up, he could only say: "When you come back, I will issue an order to give you the justice you want."
Pei Yi said: "Your Majesty, please wait for me to bring you good news in seven days."
After saying this, he thanked him and turned to leave the palace.
When Pei Yi returned to Tingxueju, he saw Xie Zhichan sitting on the swing in the yard, leisurely looking bored, obviously waiting for him.
His heart suddenly felt warm. It felt so good to have someone at home lighting a light and waiting for him at night.
He walked to the swing, sat next to Xie Zhichan, and said, "Are you worried about me?"
Xie Zhichan glanced at him, and was relieved to see that he came back intact, and nodded: "Yeah."
Pei Yi put his arm around her shoulders and said, "The emperor wants the gallbladder of the python at the bottom of the cliff. He thinks the gallbladder can restore my paralyzed body and prolong his life."
Xie Zhichan immediately felt that Emperor Jingde was ill and said, "He is only in his early forties, right? He wants to rely on drugs to prolong his life?"
Pei Yi said: "Ayuan, you have to know that most emperors have a dream of immortality, which even the overlords competing for supremacy in the world cannot see through."
Xie Zhichan thought of the Terracotta Warriors. Not to mention when they were alive, even when they died they still dreamed of becoming the overlord of the world.
It's not surprising that some delusions arise when one is alive, and he agreed: "That's true."
Pei Yi continued, "I saw that the emperor seemed to be mentally deficient today, but no officials reported any important or difficult matters in the morning court today, and after I came back, I didn't hear Jun Ze say anything about what happened in the court that caused the emperor a headache. I think he seems to be--"
Xie Zhichan continued: "Are you sick?"
Pei Yi frowned and nodded: "It seems like it."
Xie Zhichan thought: Maybe he took some kind of elixir and poisoned himself.
Pei Yi immediately turned into a big dog after he finished speaking, buried his head in Xie Zhichan's neck and said: "Ayuan, I will listen to you. No matter whether it is possible or not, I will agree to it first. Now that I have promised the emperor, where can I find the gallbladder of the python?"
Xie Zhichan thought for a moment and said, "I have a solution. You just need to go to the bottom of the cliff again, catch a snake, and bring back the snake's gallbladder."