I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 120 - 45: Liu Bao’s Critical Illness, Earth-Shattering Upheaval (Part 3)
Liu Bao seemed to still feel unwell, slightly furrowing his brow, his body involuntarily trembling slightly.
After a moment of silence, he nodded slowly and said in a deep voice, "I am fine."
"Your Majesty, I will summon the Imperial Physician immediately."
Liang Na still couldn’t feel at ease.
But Liu Bao directly held her hand, looking at her seriously and asked, "Empress, what actions have the ministers taken today?"
Liu Bao was not a dull person. With previous incidents in mind, he immediately thought of the worst-case scenario.
Liang Na was originally a very intelligent woman.
Over the years, Liu Bao often discussed governmental affairs with her, so she naturally understood what Liu Bao was concerned about.
But to say the ministers would directly take action was somewhat insulting to their intelligence.
"Your Majesty, don’t worry, the court is stable."
Liang Na shook her head slightly, looking at Liu Bao with concern, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, why not summon the Grand Tutor back to court?"
"If the Grand Tutor were here...."
"Our Great Han would never encounter any surprises."
Hearing this, a trace of melancholy flickered in Liu Bao’s eyes.
How could he not know that summoning Gu Xi back was the best solution at the moment?
But Gu Xi was already sixty-two years old.
In this era, such age was already considered the twilight years.
A long journey might mean he wouldn’t even make it to Luoyang before possibly dying on the way.
How could he bear that?
Seeing Liu Bao silent, Liang Na immediately understood his thoughts, her eyes slightly reddened.
"Empress need not worry." Liu Bao forced a smile, held her hand, and said, "To summon the Grand Tutor back to the capital, I truly can’t bear it."
"The Grand Tutor has already exhausted his heart and mind for our Great Han."
"Now, having reached the age of the Celestial Mandate, I absolutely cannot trouble him anymore."
His tone paused slightly, as if making a decision, his expression becoming more solemn at that moment:
"I will hold on!"
"Until everything is settled."
"I, will definitely hold on!"
When Liu Bao said these words, his tone was unusually firm.
Liang Na tightly held his hand, seriously nodding.
The next day, Liu Bao convened a grand court assembly.
Although he tried his best to appear as usual.
But anyone could see his noticeably pale face.
Liu Bao did not utter any superfluous words today.
Instead, he directly issued an edict.
Summoning the sons of Vassal Princes to the capital!
Everyone knew what this meant, and it was something they had anticipated.
Some, like Liang Na, presented a memorial to the court, urging "The Grand Tutor should be summoned back to court to deal with this crisis."
Everyone understood Liu Bao’s current state.
To prevent accidents, summoning Gu Xi back to the capital was evidently the best solution.
As long as Gu Xi returned.
Great Han’s court would never fall into chaos.
But the current court was different; not everyone wanted Gu Xi to return to the capital.
After all, the interests involved here were far beyond imagination.
The sons of the Vassal Princes entering the capital was a heaven-sent opportunity for them all.
Who wouldn’t want to become the next Gu Xi?
How could they allow Gu Xi to return to the capital?
Presently, someone in the court severely reprimanded those people.
"The Grand Tutor is now over sixty."
"Traveling such a long distance, do you want to put the Grand Tutor in danger?"
"Our Great Han has always respected the elderly; the Grand Tutor has contributed greatly to our Great Han over the years, and now he is only enjoying a few years of prosperity?"
"And you want to summon the Grand Tutor back to court again?"
These words were said with a sense of righteousness.
They naturally wouldn’t engage in other tactics against Gu Xi.
The reason for not allowing Gu Xi to return to the capital was simple.
To use Liu Bao’s feelings for Gu Xi to make him completely abandon this idea himself.
After all, traveling such a long distance in this era was a life-risking adventure.
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Liu Bao’s eyes grew darker.
He seemed to want to say something.
But just as he opened his mouth, he staggered, almost collapsing in the court.
In just a few days.
The once-thriving Great Han showed signs of losing control!...
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