The prince remained silent for a long time.

Yu Lan and others looked at each other, not understanding at all.

"What the doctor means is, Qi Chao... is about to die?"

A country without an emperor is not just dead?

This is what everyone thinks. The country cannot be without a king for a day. No matter what, there must be someone on the throne.

Although emotionally, they were unwilling to bow to people other than the prince. After the prince's death, the fate of the palace servants who were serving him in the near future was unpredictable. But even scholars say that the emperor and the ministers of the foreign court were like this, let alone the humble servants, even if they were resentful and unwilling to accept it, they could not change the fact that they were standing on a ship that was about to sink.

"If Your Highness can..."

"No, the prime minister of Wenyuan Pavilion is a person who reads the books of sages. How could he agree to the vacant throne?"

The palace people didn't think far-reachingly, and they didn't even understand the meaning of this sentence.

The prince looked at the top of the bed tent and thought that the emperor ignored government affairs in the late Chen Dynasty, and the power of the government was controlled by the prime minister of Wenyuan Pavilion, Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Although it was a mess, it accelerated the demise of the Chen Dynasty. But in a sense, the emperor did not attend court for twenty years, and the country could still operate.

Is there any such emperor similar to no? No, this is not the case. The emperor doesn't care about anything, but everything is closely related to imperial power.

The tyrant monarch was addicted to alcohol and sex and did not want to go to court, so he threw government affairs to his ministers for handling, but he was worried about the expansion of the prime minister's power, and he also tinkered with the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang. The emperor thought he was controlling the two sides to compete for power, but in fact he was often deceived and used by these two sides, which was the main reason for the restlessness of the government and the people.

The prince smiled bitterly. Not to mention that he was terminally ill, even if he could live for three or five years and rely on the forces of civil officials and Jinyiwei to govern the country, he could not guarantee that he would not become a foolish monarch.

Listening in a side way will make you dark, and listening in a side way will make you bright.

If you cannot do this, you will inevitably be deceived and you will become a fool without realizing it.

Not to mention that the doctor said something amazing, and suggested that there would be no emperor in the world. The prince could not think of what such a court would look like, and how to maintain it.

"...The doctor may not know that scholars in the world are all about the ways of the monarch and ministers, and they are taught civil and military skills to be sold to the imperial family. They have selfish intentions and want to seek personal gain. Some people even think about usurping the throne. However, it is not feasible to ask them to openly issue orders on behalf of the emperor and directly govern the country."

The prince sighed long and whispered, "The emperor can be the foolish monarch of the palace for decades, or a medicine jar that cannot afford to be sick, but he must not be a dead person."

Even if all officials want the emperor to get out of the way and let them dominate the country, someone still has to sit on the throne. Putting aside the emperor or the vacant throne, what is this? Do you want to be scolded by thousands of people and ridiculed by future generations?

"Who doesn't care about the name before and after death?"

“…”

Mo Li felt that the gerbil in his arms didn't care much.

Meng Qi didn't care about how to write historical books, but he had to worry about the safety of the people.

Even if we slander Meng Qi and old friends in person, Meng Qi would not be angry. Therefore, the Hanlin civil servants who taught for the princes in the Qi Dynasty were very amazing. They actually accurately poked Meng Qi's most painful point.

——What pain is there? It will be more painful than looking at the corpse of an old friend but not being able to take revenge?

——What kind of suffering will be worse than the king who has been in vain for his life and has sweared to work with him and break the promise and kill him?

In particular, those people even called the Chu Dynasty a "no courageous rat" and believed that Meng Qi's disappearance was caused by fear of death. Any curse that felt the pain was the deepest stab.

So what about the dragon vein, so what about the great martial arts?

Even if you lose your reputation before and after death, you will still fail to sink into the sand and will never be the same as before.

Mo Li couldn't help but caress the gerbil through her clothes.

The gerbil touched Mo Li's palm and rubbed it carefully.

A hint of suspicion arose in Mo Li's heart. Meng Qi was too quiet at this moment.

I moved a few times just now, but now I feel like I'm asleep, and I don't even stick out my head.

Confusion flashed through Mo Li's heart, and he didn't think about it.

"The prince said so much, and I never thought of these obstacles." Mo Li admitted his omissions frankly. He thought the court officials were eager to kick the emperor away and took charge of the government with justification.

Now it seems that it is the "righteous" in the hearts of the world that blocks this possibility.

The prince said slowly: "Power is like a treasure, and everyone can see it. No matter how you steal, cheat, or steal... you will always be very proud in the end. Wenyuange will not agree, just because in the hearts of the world, if there is no emperor, the court will be treacherous ministers, powerful officials, and everyone will be traitors."

Mo Li shook her head slightly when she heard this, "It's a traitor in the hearts of scholars, not the idea of ​​the world."

The prince was stunned.

Mo Li said seriously: "In fact, the people don't care who is the emperor at all. Even without the emperor, they will not feel that the sky has fallen. The people only seek good weather and good harvests in the coming year, and the whole family will be free from illness and disasters. They can pay the land tax and pay the rice and grain that replaces corvee. As for the emperor's surname, whether there is an emperor in the court, they don't care at all."

The prince has been in the home of powerful ministers since he can remember, and later moved into the palace to be the crown prince. All he could see was the people in Taijing and the capital's village, so he knew nothing about what Mo Li said.

"The emperor cannot be a dead person, so don't let others know that the emperor is dead." Mo Li said in a plain tone, "As for the long and leisurely words of the world... the world does not have so much spare time. They value firewood, rice, oil and salt more than the emperor's life and death. If one day, the people have food and clothes at home, they will not worry about how to support their children. If they can care about the affairs of the prime minister and the emperor, it will be a prosperous age."

The prince was silent.

Even if the people really don’t care, the court officials care!

This level is in Wenyuan Pavilion and cannot be overcome no matter what.

The prince was very anxious. Although Mo Li proposed the idea strange, there was one thing that the prince understood very well. His younger brothers were not honest and composed, and they were all busy. If they were exploited by the factions of the civil officials in the court, the Qi Dynasty would fall apart before the Tianshu King and the three kings of the Chu Dynasty came.

Mo Li is a doctor, not a counselor.

After he finished what he should say, he was about to leave.

General Manager Chen was not willing to do so, so he quickly brought out a plate under the prince's signal, with brocade, scattered gold and silver on it.

These are considered as medical expenses.

Manager Chen ordered people to carry a few boxes containing treasures to the corridor, pick up a few expensive ones and put them on the plate.

The main thing is the so-called "spiritual" thing I discovered before. As long as the prince cannot use it, he will put it in without hesitation. It includes two pieces of warm jade, a jade Ruyi, and agarwood bracelet.

One of the warm jade looks more transparent and has a very delicate carving. The other one is only the size of a finger, and it is a round gourd shape.

Agarwood is even more rare. Any one is valuable. Not to mention a three-in-one yard, you can buy even a ten-in-one yard, plus the most popular shop outside Zhengyangmen, Taijing.

But Mo Li refused.

There are too many, so how can there be such a expensive medical fee?

Besides, he didn't want to take on the trouble of watching the Sixth Prince.

There is already a second prince, and another sixth prince comes. If another third prince is stuffed into the throne later, the battle to usurp the throne can be staged in General Liu's backyard.

For example, let these princes beat them to death first.

"When will the doctor come again?"

"Five days later."

Mo Li estimated the prince's physical condition and gave the exact time.

General Manager Chen was looking forward to Mo Li coming to treat the prince. Seeing that the other party had a very high martial arts skills and seemed to be a paranormal who would do whatever he wanted, he was even more worried. He said that Mo Li had to accept the medical fee, otherwise what would happen if Mo Li didn't come in five days?

"This silver ingot is enough..."

Before Mo Li could finish speaking, she felt the gerbil in her arms begin to slap her claws.

In full view of everyone, the black carp cannot turn the gerbil into a human, nor can it fish out the gerbil and talk to it.

There have always been only cats and dogs who can understand human words and parrots who can speak human words, but there are no gerbils who are human? Wouldn't they be regarded as monsters by others and have suspicion?

Especially at this moment, everyone seemed to have found the small piece that was bulging from Mo Li's heart, and they all followed Yu Lan and looked at him without any trace.

Mo Li was forced to do so and could only use the voice transmission to the gerbil to enter the secret.

"Brother Meng, haven't we found General Liu's mansion? Since we don't have to buy a yard, we have enough money to go to Feihe Mountain and come back. The gold and silver are burdensome, and the words of palace seals need to be removed, which is heavy. Do you want me to follow Brother Meng and find a place to hide them?"

Of course, the gerbil could not answer secretly with the transmission of the voice. Its head appeared from Moli's collar and its black eyes looked out of the palace.

Mo Li's heart moved and walked to the box outside the hall. Sure enough, she saw the string of amber that looked like a candy fried chestnuts.

“…”

Let’s take the second best, if you don’t have pine nuts?

Mo Li picked up the string of amber, thanked him and said goodbye and left.

He carried the medicine bag on his back, but stuffed the amber directly into his collar, and then his figure unfolded and disappeared.

This martial arts master who has been around surprised everyone.

Yulan stood there, frowned and thought about Mo Li's every move just now.

——There is definitely something hidden in the doctor’s clothes.

"I just saw the doctor stroking his chest, which was similar to His Highness's behavior. Could it be that the doctor also had a heart disease?"

"No, that seems to be something..."

"Meow!"

Suddenly, Yu Lan raised her head in shock.

However, it was the raccoon cat Ahu who was squatting on the eaves, trying to find Mo Li to avenge him.

Mo Li was afraid of falling down the gerbil, so he covered his chest with his palm and used his light skills to throw the cat far behind.

Afraid of cats?
Chapter completed!