Liu Zhang's illness came suddenly and fiercely.

The doctors are panicked!

The courtiers were all guarding outside Liu Zhang's bedroom, all of them looking blank and panicked.

For several days, his condition did not improve, but became heavier and heavier, unable to get out of bed, and in a coma for a long time.

Even when I wake up, I am groggy and have a hard time dealing with things.

Anyone could see the unwillingness in Liu Zhang's eyes, and glared angrily at the imperial doctor.

In any case, he must be saved.

Even if the disease can't be cured, the symptoms must be alleviated so that he can handle government affairs.

Especially at this critical juncture.

The doctor wants to cry, I'm afraid of death!

The power of the flood has been exhausted to ensure that the condition will not continue to deteriorate.

Xue Guifei stayed by Liu Zhang's side, extremely distressed.

Even in order to let him recuperate, the courtiers were not allowed to visit and disturb, and once ordered to block the palace gate.

This caused great displeasure among the courtiers.

Especially the group of old brothers who followed Liu Zhang to fight the world!

What does Xue Guifei want to do?

Controlling the palace gate, one person decides Liu Zhang's life and death, controls the court, and then controls the change of the throne?

Never allowed!

Led by this group of old brothers, the courtiers directly attacked the palace gate and rushed into the dormitory.

The old brothers scolded Xue Guifei for her wolf ambitions, with them, Hugh wants to control the government, let alone control the emperor Liu Zhang.

Xue Guifei was so angry that her face changed again and again, and she couldn't argue.

She is favored and is a favorite concubine, and her authority and glory come from Emperor Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang is seriously ill and can't be a director, even if she can turn the clouds and rain in the harem, it doesn't mean that she can also turn the clouds and rain in the court.

The old guys are all old subordinates who have followed Liu Zhang for many years, and they are familiar with several adult princes, and they have fought side by side.

In their hearts, they naturally stand on the side of several adult princes, especially the eldest prince Liu Baoshun.

Therefore......

When Liu Zhang was seriously ill and couldn't be a director, the first thing this group of people thought of was, what if there were three long and two short?

The eldest prince Liu Baoshun is leading the troops to fight outside, if someone takes advantage of the situation at this time and steals the throne, they are all sinners!

And......

Once the throne is stolen by someone, such as Xue Guifei's youngest son getting the throne, their group of old guys will become the most eye-catching existence.

Sooner or later, old accounts will be settled, families will be wiped out, and people will die.

For their own sake, for the sake of the country, and for the correct inheritance of the throne, these old guys took out the courage to charge into battle back then, and they had to fight against all the forces that were ready to move.

The first thing is to suppress Xue Guifei.

Xue Guifei must not be allowed to control the palace gate, and the life and death of Emperor Liu Zhang must be decided by herself!

The second is to ensure that Emperor Liu Zhang can't have anything to do and must save his life.

The third is to quickly send people to inform several princes to rush back.

Especially Liu Baoshun, the eldest prince who is leading the troops, must rush back in time.

"His Royal Highness is leading the troops into battle, and now is the critical moment that will determine the success or failure of the war. Is it appropriate to call him back at this time? ”

"It's not appropriate! The fighter plane is fleeting, and once he withdraws his troops, it will give Xiao Yi a chance to breathe. A few coastal counties may really fall into the hands of Yan Yunge. But...... In the current situation, it is absolutely impossible not to call him back. ”

"Yes! His Majesty is seriously ill, and life and death are unpredictable. If the condition can improve, we can't be so worried. However, after so many days, his condition did not improve in the slightest, and he was already in a coma and could not be controlled. If His Highness is not summoned, the consequences will be even more serious. ”

"The territory of several coastal counties, compared with the throne, compared with the Jiangshan Sheji, everyone knows which is more important. Let's make a decision, I agree to summon the eldest prince back to Beijing. ”

"I agree too!"

"Agreed!"

"Wait! Are you all inclined to Your Highness? Don't you think about the other highnesses? ”

The crowd was silent.

After a while, someone finally stood up and said: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, and all the princes who are outside must be recalled to fulfill their filial piety." In the palace, there must also be our people watching, and we can't ask people to take advantage of loopholes and usurp the throne. ”

"You just say Xue Guifei."

"I have to guard against it! On the way to escort Deng Shaojian back to Beijing at the beginning of next year, His Royal Highness was assassinated three times, and the mastermind behind it has not been found. In fact, everyone knows who is so mad. This time, the situation is even more severe, and I am afraid that someone will jump over the wall in a hurry, and he will do everything to prevent His Highness from returning to Beijing. ”

"Makes sense! We must strictly guard against stubborn defense, and we must never allow people with ulterior motives to succeed. ”

"Inside the palace, outside the palace, there are already people who can't bear it. Because they all know that once Your Majesty is gone, Your Highness will inherit the throne, and they will all have to die! In the same way, if they succeed, we will all die! This is a life-and-death contest, and we must not be soft-hearted. I'd rather kill a mistake than let it go. ”

"Your Majesty hasn't reached that level yet, it's not appropriate to start shouting and shouting and killing now!"

"The old man means to prepare in advance, not to say that he has to kill now. Be prepared, don't object! ”

"No objection!"

"Totally agreed!"

"Then hurry up and send someone to invite the princes back. Regardless of whether Your Majesty's condition improves or not, whether there will be a case, the princes sitting in the capital are always a hundred times stronger than the dragons without a leader. We, the old brothers, are not fighting the country with Your Majesty, not to cheapen a certain woman. ”

"Exactly!"

The old guys reached an agreement and asked the court to issue an official document to recall the princes in the name of the court.

As the so-called justification, the official document was used to recall the princes, which cut off the possibility that some people wanted to use the topic to impeach the princes and return to Beijing without permission.

It can be said that all aspects have been taken into account.

……

Long before the imperial court issued an official document to recall the princes, the people in the princes' mansions had already taken action.

The delivery of the letter, the preparation of the preparation.

On the surface, it looks quite peaceful, but in fact, the dark tide is surging.

Liu Baoshun received a letter from the strategist as soon as possible, with one content: "Your Majesty is critically ill, return quickly!" ”

He crumpled the letterhead, anger burning in his eyes.

"Your Highness, do you want to retire?"

"This battle has been fought until now, it is the critical moment of a showdown, and if you let His Highness retreat, wouldn't it be cheaper for Xiao Yi."

"But over there in the capital, if Your Majesty has three longs and two shorts, if Your Highness can't rush back in time, even if you win this battle, you will make a wedding dress for others!"

Bang!

Liu Bao slammed his fist on the table with his fist, and his anger rose.

He gritted his teeth and asked sharply, "Why this time?" Is this time of the year? My father is so sick that it's not the right time! It's like everything has been calculated. ”

"What is Your Highness suspicious? Could it be that there is a hidden secret to His Majesty's illness, and there are still people who dare to spread rumors that His Majesty is seriously ill? ”

"No one has the guts. However, it is not excluded that some people are making small moves in private. ”

Liu Baoshun is obviously unwilling to withdraw from the army, especially at the current critical moment.

However......

On the side of the capital, he can't let it go.

He gritted his teeth, and made up his mind.

Ordered a storm, stormed at any cost.

The military order was issued, and the soldiers obeyed the order and began to attack more frantically.

Xiao Yi felt pressured, as if he had returned to the defense of the capital back then, and every day was a hard battle.

When the situation was about to collapse, and he was about to give the order to retreat, the Northern Wei soldiers suddenly withdrew and retreated like a tide.

Xiao Yi stood on the top of the wall, looking at the retreating soldiers and horses, with a serious expression.

All around was cheering, the soldiers were rejoicing, screaming, cheering......

Only Xiao Yi knew that it must have been Yan Yunge's plan that played a role, forcing Liu Baoshun to choose to retreat.

……

Liu Baoshun ordered the army to retreat, but he was reluctant to retreat.

The strategists who stayed behind in the Imperial City Mansion sent five letters one after another, each more eager than the other.

Clearly told him that His Majesty was too drowsy to serve, and that time was running out.

Xue Guifei and others have made frequent moves, and have already clashed with the old ministers of the court and China several times.

If he doesn't retreat and go back, I am afraid there will be unspeakable consequences.

At this time, the official document summoned him back by the imperial court also arrived in the army.

Now, if he doesn't retreat, he must retreat.

He can't trap himself on the battlefield and waste his time.

Imperial City, the throne is the first priority.

Xiao Yat and several coastal counties are all trivial.

As long as the overall situation is stabilized, the lost territory will be regained sooner or later.

So, he decisively ordered the troops to retreat.

Let the adjutant general guard the camp for him, and he quickly rushed back to the imperial city with his own soldiers and forward troops.

As soon as he moved, everyone else moved.

Assassinations and ambushes are indispensable along the way.

To deal with this group of Xiaoxiao, he had a way, directly rushed to kill the past, and used absolute force to flatten everything.

Don't live your mouth!

Whoever is alive will be killed!

It doesn't mean anything to him to live.

There are so many people who want to kill him, palace concubines, brothers, courtiers......

In short, those who are unwilling to see him ascend the throne and become emperor are likely to send killers to ambush them on the way.

For example, his good brother Liu Baozhong, or his own brother Liu Baoping.

Crushed all the way, with an unrestrained strong killing intent and covered in blood, he finally returned to the imperial city.

One by one, the old courtiers thanked God and sent their guards to greet them and ensure that the last leg of the journey was safe.

"Your Highness changed into clean clothes and hurriedly followed the old minister into the palace."

"What's going on with my father?"

"Gratgy, never awake. Occasionally I woke up, couldn't say a word, and fell asleep again. ”

"What did the Imperial Doctor say?"

"Those quacks are helpless. said that he had tried his best, but he could only stabilize His Majesty's condition, and he could not find a good way to cure His Majesty for the time being. ”

Liu Baoshun's face sank, and he continued to inquire about the situation while letting the little maid wait for him to change his clothes.

"Your Highness's brothers, have you all returned?"

"Except for the four highnesses, they have all come back one after another."

"The fourth hasn't arrived yet?" Liu Baoshun was very surprised.

He thought he was the latest, but he didn't expect his brother Liu Baoping to be even later than him.

"I heard that His Royal Highness has encountered several assassinations on the road, and the person we sent to pick him up has not yet met with His Royal Highness."

Liu Baoshun frowned tightly and snorted coldly, "It seems that some people don't want to see our two brothers come back smoothly." But His Highness didn't let them get their way. Pass my orders and prepare for battle! ”