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The General's Dishonesty (Sixteen): The General is Courting Death (Page 1/3)

"Young Marquis, please wait a moment. I will go and report."

"...Thank you."

Xu Weiran stood at the door of the imperial study and glanced over. The security in the palace seemed to have been strengthened a lot. There was a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps. With his strength, he could naturally detect the secret guards hidden in the blind spot.

What did the emperor want to do? Did he really want to catch all the fish under the ice in one net?

.....It's not impossible. The emperor became ruthless. I'm afraid he would really become a lonely man.

"Come with me." Just thinking about it, the person who reported came back.

...

When he went in, Xu Weiran bowed and half-saluted.

Anyway, the direct descendants of the Marquis's Mansion did not need to kneel down. The emperor had been looking down at the memorials and didn't seem to notice him, nor did he let him stand up.

"...." Someone raised his eyebrows and stood up straight. Not only did he stand up straight, but he also looked at the person sitting on the throne without hesitation. The eunuchs beside him were terrified, but he didn't dare to reprimand him until the emperor spoke.

The person on the dragon throne looked ruddy, or rather, his complexion was a little too good. On the contrary, there was white hair extending to the back of his head, and his fingers trembled when he wrote. Although it was very slight, the people working in the palace were all shrewd people, and they might have noticed it.

The emperor was sick, and it had been a long time ago. Those pills couldn't cure his illness, but they were mixed with arsenic that could improve his complexion. At the same time, sulfur, red ochre, gold stone and other aphrodisiacs should also be added to improve his spirit. Unfortunately, they were all overdrawing the body's original functions, not to mention that they were highly toxic. Once used, they could not be stopped. If the dependent body lost the follow-up drugs, the halls and houses would collapse.

No one would be willing to not see the end of the good show.

"I heard that you and Ting Fei have been very close recently?" The emperor suddenly spoke, but his eyes did not look at Xu Weiran.

"General... But seeing that I was weak, he wanted to teach me some ways to strengthen my body. If it were any citizen of Xiting, he would do the same thing." He remembered the name of the general belatedly, after all, he always liked to call him "general" in a teasing way.

"He is very arrogant, but he has said a lot for you these days. ... It seems that I have indeed ignored the Jinnan Marquis Mansion for too long."

The deep eyes flashed.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. From the time when Marquis Jinnan came to my generation, we were not talented enough to be generals or ministers. We were unable to expand the territory for the Western Court. Grandfather and I were ashamed. ... It was Your Majesty who forgave us and treated us with generosity. Not only did you give me the imperial medicine, you also sent the imperial physician to treat me. Only then did my health improve a little."

"Your Majesty's grace will be remembered by everyone in the Marquisate."

"If you can't go to the battlefield, you can also find an official position in the court. Look at your uncle. A few months ago, he and the crown prince went to Jiacheng for an inspection. The city wall of Jiacheng was also built under the supervision of your uncle. Many skilled craftsmen were invited to build it. Not only are the walls strong, but they also have skills to prevent foreign enemies. The crown prince praised it after the inspection, and I am very pleased."