Chapter 1923 The poison takes effect

Misunderstanding?

The old emperor almost laughed when he heard what Zhao Ke said.

To put it nicely, his son is simple, and to put it bluntly, he is ignorant!

"Ke'er, father knows Yuanji much better than you do!" The old emperor said with a gloomy face: "I don't have any misunderstandings about him. I know what kind of person he is. If God gives me a few more years, I will deal with old Yuanji myself! It's a pity that I don't have so much time, so this matter can only rely on you! When you ascend the throne in the future, don't rush to take action against him. Keep him stable first. Remember, don't trust him. It's not too late to take action against him after you control the court."

Afterwards, the old emperor even taught Zhao Ke how to deal with Yuanji. It can be said that for his son, the old emperor was worried about it, but it also showed that he really didn't have much confidence in Zhao Ke.

Zhao Ke listened very seriously, and finally nodded honestly in agreement, but as to whether he listened to it, the old emperor didn't know.

"Besides Yuanji, who else?" The old emperor continued to ask.

With Yuanji's incident, Zhao Ke seemed a little hesitant when facing the old emperor's question.

"Speak!"

"And Hou Zhong!"

The old emperor's change of face scared Zhao Ke, and he confessed Hou Zhong without thinking.

"Hou Zhong?!" The old emperor's face became even gloomier.

Hou Zhong has always been the sword in the old emperor's hand, and his eyes to secretly monitor the ministers. The old emperor once told Hou Zhong that except for him, Hou Zhong didn't have to listen to anyone's orders, but at the same time, he couldn't get too close to anyone.

But the old emperor didn't expect that Hou Zhong had already started to make a living before he died, which made the old emperor very angry.

At the same time, the old emperor also understood that even if he didn't canonize Zhao Ke, Zhao Ke, with the support of Yuanji and Hou Zhong, would become the most powerful contender for the position of the prince. If he made other princes the prince, it can be foreseen that after his death, the Yanfeng Kingdom will inevitably be in chaos.

While the old emperor was glad that he had chosen the right person and avoided a civil strife, his heart was also full of worries.

One Yuanji is enough for Zhao Ke to bear, and now there is a dishonest Hou Zhong. Can Zhao Ke be a match for these two people?

Obviously impossible!

Originally, the old emperor even thought about letting Hou Zhong secretly assist Zhao Ke and help Zhao Ke, but now it seems that Hou Zhong is not trustworthy and trustworthy. In this way, the problems Zhao Ke will face will be even greater!

This gave the old emperor a headache.

Seeing that Zhao Ke is surrounded by untrustworthy people, the problems he will face after ascending the throne in the future will be very big. Zhao Ke’s ability is strong, but Zhao Ke’s ability is not strong, and it can even be said that it is very poor, which makes the old emperor have to worry.

"Cough cough cough!"

While the old emperor was thinking about countermeasures, he suddenly coughed violently several times, and his whole face became extremely pale.

"Father, are you okay?" Zhao Ke asked hurriedly.

"No... cough cough cough..." The old emperor was about to say that he was fine, but this time he coughed more severely and even coughed up a lot of blood.

Zhao Ke was shocked when he saw the old emperor coughing up blood, and he shouted loudly: "Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!"

Before, the old emperor wanted to say something private to Zhao Ke, and everyone in the bedroom was driven out by the old emperor, even the imperial physician.

The door of the bedroom was pushed open, and several imperial physicians rushed in. Seeing the old emperor's appearance, they were all shocked.

Zhao Ke was squeezed away from the emperor's bed by several imperial physicians and had to watch from the side.

Several imperial physicians were busy around the old emperor. Zhao Ke didn't know medical skills, but looking at the faces of these imperial physicians, he knew that his father's condition was not good.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince." At this time, an imperial physician came over and asked: "Did Your Majesty eat or drink anything while you were chatting with Your Majesty just now?"

"My father didn't eat anything." Zhao Ke thought for a while and said, "He drank a glass of water."

Just now, the old emperor was thirsty and asked Zhao Ke to pour him some water.

The doctor looked at the empty cup on the table and said with a slightly serious face: "Your Highness, please leave first. We need to treat His Majesty."

"I... Can't I stay here?" Zhao Ke didn't want to leave. He finally met the old emperor once. After leaving this time, he didn't know when he would see him again.

What's more, the old emperor said that he would enthrone him as the prince, but the imperial edict had not been issued yet. He didn't want to leave just like that.

"Your Highness!" The doctor emphasized his tone and said, "Your presence will affect our treatment. For the sake of His Majesty's health, you should leave first. We will notify you if there is any news."

"I... OK." Zhao Ke looked at the weak old emperor on the bed and finally nodded. He finally got the old emperor's affirmation and was only one step away from the position of the prince. He didn't want to do anything stupid at this time and anger his father.

What Zhao Ke didn't know was that his departure completely ruined his chance to become the prince of Yanfeng Kingdom, or even the emperor.

After Zhao Ke left, several imperial doctors continued to treat the old emperor, but their faces looked uglier than ever before.

"It's no use. Your Majesty's life cannot be saved!" said one of the imperial doctors.

At this time, the old emperor had fallen into a coma, and his breath was very weak. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was at the end of his life.

"Your Majesty's condition does not appear to be a sudden deterioration of his previous illness, but rather... poisoning!" said another imperial physician.

The faces of several other imperial doctors were also ugly, because they also discovered this situation.

They have always been responsible for treating the emperor's illness. Although they cannot completely cure it, they understand the old emperor's illness very well.

The current situation of the old emperor obviously has nothing to do with the previous illness, but is caused by other reasons.

Poisoned!

It was a conclusion they reached together after examining it.

"But how could His Majesty be poisoned?"

"Yes, your majesty's food and medicine are all taken care of by the imperial kitchen, and they must be tested every time. How could this happen?"

"How did your Majesty get poisoned?"

...

Several imperial doctors muttered around the old emperor, full of confusion.

The imperial doctor who had spoken to Zhao Ke before spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, you should feel guilty."

Guilt?

Everyone was stunned for a moment before reacting.

People who are poisoned by this kind of poison will not have an immediate attack. There is an incubation period. If it is discovered during the incubation period, the poison is easy to cure. If it cannot be discovered, once the poison occurs, there will be no cure!

At least they can't save it!

The length of this incubation period is not fixed. It may be an hour, a day, or three days. This is related to the dose of poisoning and the physical condition of the poisoned person!