81Chapter 81: Dying Words, Queen Mother's Joy
Without even caring about the beauty on the bed, Emperor Wu jumped up from the bed and said, "Change my clothes!"
The maidservant beside him hurried forward and quickly put on his clothes. As he was dressing, Emperor Wu walked out and asked the eunuch who came to deliver the news, "Wasn't Lord Chen in good health a while ago?"
"Why did he suddenly become critically ill?"
The eunuch beside him hurried to keep pace with Emperor Wu as he explained, "It's said that he's old and caught a cold. At first, Lord Chen thought it was a minor matter and didn't take it seriously. Who would have thought it would get worse? It wasn't until a few days ago when the imperial physician was summoned that it was discovered... that he was already terminally ill."
Emperor Wu's face was gloomy. "What are these imperial doctors doing? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Lord Chen's health at all times? How dare they turn a deaf ear to my words?"
"This time it was Lord Chen, next time it will be me?"
"Tell those losers, if anything happens to Lord Chen this time, I will kill all nine generations of their clan!"
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the road leading out of the palace. The eunuchs had already asked someone to prepare horses there, and Emperor Wu quickly jumped on the horse.
"Ouch—"
He yanked the reins hard, the horse's hooves lifted high, and Emperor Wu said condescendingly, "I'll go first!"
As he spoke, he rode his horse forward, galloping all the way.
When passing by the door, the guards wanted to stop him, but when they saw Emperor Wu's clothes, they quickly retreated. The rules of the palace did not allow riding a horse, but... this man was the rule itself!
While riding on horseback, Emperor Wu was still thinking about many things.
After Chen Xi died, what would happen to the forces in the court?
After Chen Xi died, what would happen to the forces in the harem?
After Chen Xi died, what happened to Chen's disciples?
After Chen Xi died...what would happen to the country?
Although he was actually more filled with surprise and joy at the moment, anger, shock and fear slowly took over as time went by. Chen Xi's death was really too sudden!
There was no time left for him at all!
When he arrived at the gate of Guandu Marquis' Mansion, Emperor Wu quickly dismounted and rushed straight into the mansion. The eunuch who caught up with him quickly showed the emperor's token.
We ran quickly all the way to the backyard.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw people lying in the room. A strong smell of herbs came over. At this time, Chen Xi was lying on the bed, and he could only rely on ginseng slices to survive.
Seeing Emperor Wu coming, he waved his hand and asked someone to bring the ginseng soup over.
After drinking a mouthful of ginseng soup, his body slowly released some of its last strength. Leaning on the cushion, Chen Xi looked at the Emperor Wu in front of him and said softly, "Your Majesty, you are here."
"It's a pity that this old minister can no longer serve the Han Dynasty."
This sentence directly touched the last bit of tenderness left in Emperor Wu's heart. He stepped forward and shook Chen Xi's hands: "What are you talking about, Lord Chen?"
"I am still young, and you still need to take care of many affairs in the imperial court and harem. You still have a long way to go."
"I will rely on you a lot in the future!"
Chen Xi just smiled faintly. He looked into Liu Che's eyes, as if he could see a familiar shadow on Liu Che's face and body - in fact, this was indeed the case. He saw the shadow of Liu Bang in Liu Che.
He spoke each word with difficulty but with determination, "Your Majesty has inherited much of the legacy of your great-grandfather. Emperor Wen and the late emperor have laid a solid foundation for you. As long as you move forward step by step, you will be able to bring the Han Dynasty to its pinnacle."
"You just have to be careful."
"More haste, less speed."
"Nothing can be accomplished overnight. Anyone who tries to accomplish something overnight will ultimately suffer the consequences. All ideals and beliefs are built on a solid material foundation."
"The late emperor and Emperor Wen left you a solid foundation, but it was not enough to bring the Han Dynasty's prestige to its peak all at once."
"Back then, our ancestor, Xi, defeated the Xiongnu and drove them back to the grasslands, preventing them from invading the Han Dynasty again. However, over the years, they may have regained their former strength and are gradually attempting to invade the Han Dynasty's borders."
"This cannot be allowed."
He waved slightly, and Chen Qing came to his side with some deep tears in his eyes. He respected his brother very much, but he never thought that God would let his brother become what he is now.
"Brother, you called me."
Chen Xi held Chen Qing's hand with one hand and Liu Che's hand with the other, bringing their hands together. "Your Majesty, my younger brother has inherited a lot of our ancestor's legacy. He has also inherited our ancestor's fierce strength. Although he cannot be compared with our ancestor's strength, he may be able to match it by about 40% or 50%. "
"With my brother here, the Xiongnu dare not invade our borders."
He said this to Liu Che, then looked at Chen Qing and said, "If the Xiongnu dare to invade our border, you must fight them back. Remember, you must not bring shame upon the dignity of our Chen ancestors!"
Chen Qing's eyes were filled with tears: "Brother, I remember!"
"Cough cough cough cough——"
A series of coughs were heard, and Chen Xi knew that he had little time left. He smiled and looked at the Chen Yi brothers beside him, asking them to come to Liu Che's side.
"Your Majesty, these are the eldest sons of my third and fourth brothers. One is named Chen Yi, a name taken from the Book of Changes; the other is also named Chen Yi, but it's a name taken from the meaning of standing on wings and flying."
"Their thoughts and writings are in line with your Majesty's thoughts and ideas, and will definitely be beneficial to what you wish to implement."
"I hope they can help Your Majesty."
Liu Che didn't even look at the two men, but just agreed: "I remember."
"Don't worry!"
Chen Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said softly with a sigh, "I haven't done anything earth-shattering in my life, and I haven't even done anything for the Han Dynasty."
"My body is not worthy of being buried with the emperor, so let me be buried in the Chen family's ancestral tomb."
Emperor Wu said with tears in his eyes: "I... promise you."
Chen Xi was like a burned-out candle. He slowly raised his hand and tried to say something, but in the end he dropped it weakly.
In the sixth year of Emperor Wu's reign, Chen Xi, Marquis of Guandu, passed away, and the whole world mourned.
In the same year, the emperor issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of "King of Qin" on Chen Xi, the Marquis of Guandu, and allowed Chen Xi's son "Chen Zhen" to inherit the title of Marquis of Guandu. Without reducing his title or reducing his fiefdom, he even added another thousand fiefdoms.
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Changxin Palace
The Queen Mother sat up suddenly and asked, "What did you say?"
"Is that old thief dead?"
PS: I finished my biology and geography exams last week, and this week they divided the classes of the two teachers among the three of us. I attended six classes today and I am almost dead. A little late, sorry or2