Another day, on the third day of the solstice, Emperor Ling finally woke up from the dragon bed.

Although Emperor Ling had slept for nearly half a day and a night, he was still exhausted when he woke up.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go to court today?" Zhang Rang's voice sounded from the side.

There was no need for Emperor Ling to move. Two little eunuchs came over and lifted Emperor Ling up by holding his shoulders and back. Emperor Ling was like a puppet, letting the eunuchs and maids comb his hair and dress him.

Emperor Ling yawned tiredly. He glanced outside the dormitory door and asked feebly, "What time is it?"

Zhang Rang replied from the side, "It's already the fourth quarter." Zhang Rang asked again, "Your Majesty, are you going to court today?"

"Go up, of course I have to go up!" Emperor Ling stretched hard and gathered strength to stand up. "Then Liu Bei hit his head on the pillar. If I don't give you an explanation, huh, I don't know what the officials will think of me.

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When Zhang Rang heard this, he felt bad. Zhang Rang's eyes twitched and he began to think of bad ideas again.

At this time, Emperor Ling suddenly looked at Zhang Rang and asked, "How is Liu Bei doing now? Is he alive or dead?"

Facing Emperor Ling's inquiry, Zhang Rang panicked. You know, yesterday's search for Liu Bei found no one alive or dead. If Liu Bei is said to be dead now, then what if Liu Bei returns in a few days?

Where did he get out? How to smooth things over? If Liu Bei is said to be alive, but Liu Bei is nowhere to be seen, what if Liu Bei is really dead as the imperial doctor said? If Your Majesty summons Liu Bei and Liu Bei is dead, how to smooth things over?

Zhang Rang looked panicked.

Emperor Ling frowned, glanced at Zhang Rang, and asked again, "What's going on with Liu Bei now?"

"Your Majesty, according to the imperial doctor, although Liu Bei is not dead, he has been unconscious for a long time. It may take some time for him to wake up." Zhang Rang was so quick that he immediately gave the best of both worlds.

The wonderful thing about Zhang Rang's reply was that there was no trace of Liu Bei, and it could be life or death. Therefore, the ambiguity of the reply could be smoothed out no matter what.

Hearing that Liu Bei was in serious condition, Emperor Ling suggested that he go to the imperial doctor's office for a checkup. Zhang Rang quickly advised him, "Your Majesty, the time has passed. I'm afraid all the officials will be impatient. It's better to deal with the affairs of the court first."

Emperor Ling thought about it and felt it made sense, so he decided to go to court.

Before going to court, Emperor Ling suddenly remembered something. He asked, "Where is the letter of remonstrance submitted by Liu Bei?"

Upon hearing that Emperor Ling was looking for a remonstrance, Zhang Rang hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please give this old slave the death penalty! This old slave deserves to die, and this old slave deserves to die! The wind blew last night, and I didn't want the wind to knock down the candle. Dozens of papers

They were all burned to the ground. The old slave did not take good care of him, and his crime deserves to be punished with death. His crime deserves to be punished with death!"

Emperor Ling looked at Zhang Rang, who kept kowtowing in Dongdong. The anger that had just risen in Emperor Ling's heart dissipated in an instant.

"That's all." Emperor Ling said calmly, "Let Liu Xuande do it again."

Zhang Rang was overjoyed and jumped up, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"

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By the time Emperor Ling went to court, it was already almost noon, and all the officials had been sunbathing outside the court gate for a long time.

Hundreds of officials came to the court in droves.

"Every official will report to the court if they have something to do, but will leave the court if there is nothing to do~" Zhang Rang shouted with a voice like a drake.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Grand Tutor Chen Fan stepped forward to admonish him, "Yesterday in the palace, Liu Bei mobilized troops to disobey orders, which exceeded the standards of the minister. I think that if he is not severely punished, he will not be able to show the majesty of His Majesty."

After Taifu, Situ Liu He also stepped forward to admonish, "I will follow Taifu's advice. Although Liu Bei has made great achievements in defeating thieves, his large-scale achievements are enough to show that he is domineering. If he is not punished, he is afraid that he will be domineering."

Even more so."

Then, Wei Lang, the minister, came up and followed suit, "Your Majesty, I believe that merit should be rewarded and fault should be punished. Merits and faults cannot be offset. Liu Bei has made faults and should be punished..."

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One after another, officials came out one after another to persuade Emperor Ling to punish Liu Bei.

This isn't the end yet.

General He Jin was in court today. He Jin saw all the officials joining Liu Bei, so He Jin took advantage of the situation and came out to report.

He Jin stepped out of his position and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Bei is marching forward to mobilize troops with no respect or inferiority. If he is not severely punished, your Majesty's power will be gone. Please don't tolerate it."

As soon as He Jin took the lead, officials from He Jin's group also came out to accuse Liu Bei of his crimes.

The court hall became lively and noisy. The officials were forcing Liu Bei to be punished for his serious crimes. They were so noisy that Emperor Ling looked impatient.

Emperor Ling couldn't bear it anymore and said to the ministers, "Liu Bei still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, so it is inappropriate to rush to judge the crime."

He Jin refused to give up and pressed hard, "Your Majesty, I believe that if a meritorious person dies, his reward will continue; even if a guilty person dies, his punishment will continue.

Although Liu Bei does not know whether he is alive or dead, his merits and crimes are clear, how can he go unpunished?"

Emperor Ling's face became even more impatient, and he casually replied to He Jin, "Just follow the general, and wait until Liu Bei wakes up or dies, and then he will be punished if he deserves it!"

He Jin saw that Emperor Ling still refused to make up his mind. He Jin was worried that if Liu Bei was not convicted at this time, it would cause unintended consequences, so He Jin said again, "Your Majesty, you can't! I haven't heard of any reward for this year's merits and next year's.

There is no reason to punish someone who is not three years old or over eighty years old. I sincerely ask Your Majesty to determine Liu Bei's guilt as soon as possible so that you can strictly follow the laws and regulations of the court!"

After saying this, He Jinchao quietly turned around and winked at the ministers behind him. Following He Jin's instructions, the ministers immediately knelt down and petitioned, "I sincerely request your majesty to convict Liu Bei of his crimes and to enforce the rule of law!"

"Your Majesty, please convict Liu Bei."

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Under the leadership of He Jin, hundreds of officials launched a wave of verbal and written attacks, trying to force Emperor Ling to punish Liu Bei.

The Ling Emperor laughed angrily when he looked at the officials who were in a heated mood. Okay, the Ling Emperor thought to himself, it's all on me!

"Retreat from the court!" Emperor Ling shouted angrily, stood up with a roar, swung his dragon robe, and left, leaving all the courtiers looking at each other.

Helpless, all the ministers could only shout long live and then retreat one after another.

Emperor Ling came down from court and returned to the palace. He took the melons and fruits presented by the palace maid and ate them in half. Before he could rest for a while, Zhang Rang came over and began to persuade Emperor Ling earnestly, "Your Majesty, the general and all the ministers are deeply concerned about this."

You hate Liu Bei, why don't your majesty obey the wishes of the officials? It is better to punish Liu Bei than to displease the officials because Liu Bei is a domineering person."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Emperor Ling frowned and opened his mouth to spit out the core, but Zhang Rang quickly continued.

On the side, the maid standing in attendance promptly brought warm water for Emperor Ling to wash his hands.

Emperor Ling washed his hands in the golden basin and wiped off the water stains on his hands with white silk. He sneered and said to Zhang Rang, "What's wrong with the wishes of the officials? I just have to obey the wishes of the officials?"

Zhang Rang refused to give up and cautiously advised, "Your Majesty, of course, you don't have to listen to the wishes of the officials, but if Liu Bei dares to draw his sword in the palace to show off his violence, I don't even dare to think about what he will do in the future."

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"Then Liu Bei is really amazing. Zhang Jiao, a big thief, was captured by Liu Bei.

Your Majesty is not afraid, if Liu Bei has evil intentions..."

Emperor Ling's expression became solemn. He looked at Zhang Rang and his expression became serious, "You mean, I should beware of Liu Bei?"

Zhang Rang laughed cautiously, "Hey, your majesty is wise and has your own ideas as to whether you should be on guard against Liu Bei. However, I believe that guarding against others is indispensable."

Emperor Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at Zhang Rang, who smiled with him, looking humble and obedient.

Emperor Ling thought Zhang Rang's words were reasonable. At this moment, Emperor Ling suddenly frowned and then smiled. He said to Zhang Rang, "Go and summon the imperial doctor."

Zhang Rang was stunned for a moment, and after he came to his senses, he quickly took the order and left.

When Zhang Rang left, Emperor Ling stared at Zhang Rang's leaving figure. After Zhang Rang disappeared from sight, Emperor Ling's eyes turned slightly cold.

Just now, Emperor Ling suddenly felt wary.

The forces in the DPRK were roughly divided into three parties: the internal prison party, the general He Jin's relatives, and the third party were officials from aristocratic families.

This time, the three parties' opinions were rarely unified. The three parties with unified opinions jointly put pressure on Emperor Ling, which made Emperor Ling aware of something vaguely wrong.

Perhaps it was the emperor's innate political intuition. When the three parties of his relatives, eunuchs, and family suddenly joined forces, the Ling Emperor intuitively felt danger. With that feeling, facing the combined efforts of the three parties, the Ling Emperor seemed to be alone.

The Shi Chang Shi, his relatives, and the aristocratic family often did not deal with each other. This time, because Liu Bei was a courageous man, Liu Bei scolded all the officials and the Ten Constant Shis. This offended the three parties to death.

It was rare for the three parties to have a unified enemy, so all the officials secretly contacted the court to join Liu Bei. The ten permanent servants also tried their best to slander, and a group of officials headed by his relative, He Jin, also put pressure on him. This was a big deal.

The battle was going on, but I didn't want to, and this unexpectedly made things go too far.

If two parties attack Liu Bei and one party sings the opposite, it's not bad. The Ling Emperor may choose to impose certain punishments on Liu Bei in order to take care of the family's relatives or internal prisoners. Thinking more seriously, Zhang Rang has a vicious heart, and Zhang Rang has a vicious heart.

Rang deliberately praised Liu Bei's martial arts and then slandered the Ling Emperor to make the Ling Emperor become wary of Liu Bei. This would most likely cause Liu Bei great trouble.

At that time, in order to guard against Liu Bei, Emperor Ling either kept Liu Bei in Luoyang or took away some of Liu Bei's military power. This would be a big trouble.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Bei would most likely be in trouble, but unfortunately, the family's relatives, relatives and internal supervisors all worked together and unexpectedly provided Liu Bei with an assist.

The three parties pursued Liu Bei to the death, and Emperor Ling sensed the danger intuitively, so he began to resist and rebel.

All three parties wanted Liu Bei to die, and Emperor Ling, who had a rebellious heart, refused to let all three parties get their wish.

It should be said that the relatives of the officials and the ten permanent attendants were also stupid. They were stupid and should not have repeatedly put pressure on Emperor Ling.

The human spirit emperor is a dog emperor. The dog emperor has always been willful and arbitrary. He keeps putting pressure on the emperor, and everyone else puts pressure on the emperor. In this situation, even if he is an idiot emperor, the emperor is naturally rebellious.

It’s time to turn on the confrontational mentality.

Thanks to the help of all the powerful people from the Han Dynasty Central Committee's foreign relatives and family, the three parties of the Internal Supervisory Committee, with the help, Emperor Ling not only trusted Liu Bei, but also realized that the Han Dynasty still lacked help from outside the Central Committee.

Emperor Ling not only trusted Liu Bei, but was provoked by the three parties. Emperor Ling was also prepared to treat Liu Bei as a strong supporter of the Liu family outside.

Liu Bei's life and death were unknown, and the fierce battle surrounding Liu Bei continued. Liu Bei did not use any force in return, but all the calculations disappeared instantly. This may be because the auspicious man has his own destiny, and even his opponents have become helpers without knowing it.

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Zhang Rang hurried to the Imperial Medical Office and found Liu Jin, the imperial physician.
To be continued...