Chapter 174 The Iron-blooded Emperor's Palm
When the king went out of the city to offer sacrifices to heaven, it was common for people to line the streets to watch.
The king's procession came all the way from the palace, and the roads on both sides were crowded with people.
Among the people who were full of curiosity and respect for the monarch, there were two desperate killers hiding.
They secretly squeezed to the front row, and when Ji Junze's carriage passed by, one of them rushed forward with a sword, while the other waited for an opportunity to move, holding a few sharp darts coated with poison in his hand.
The guards around Ji Junze reacted quickly and captured the first killer alive, but they didn't expect there was a follow-up trick.
Ji Junze was stabbed in the chest by a poison dart shot by the second killer, and the blood that flowed out was black.
"monarch!"
The ministers and guards accompanying him were very panicked.
Unexpectedly, Ji Junze said nothing and simply signaled the carriage to continue moving forward.
Things like assassinations could not stop him.
Before arriving at the altar, the imperial physician was brought in front of Ji Junze.
Although the poison dart pierced his chest, it did not penetrate deep and the poisoning was not severe, otherwise he would not have been able to hold on until now.
After having the imperial physician bandage his wounds simply, Ji Junze walked up to the altar with injuries in full view of everyone and completed the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky.
No one can stop him.
The matter of taking power personally is a foregone conclusion.
On the way back, Ji Junze still sat upright in the imperial carriage, his demeanor as a king intact.
He managed to hold on until he reached the palace, only to fall into a coma almost immediately.
Everything was deployed long before he fell into coma, so as to avoid chaos inside and outside the palace.
Shi Li, who stayed behind in the palace, felt very nervous when she saw Ji Junze being carried back by his confidants.
After reacting, he meowed and rushed to Ji Junze.
The confidant had seen Shi Li with Ji Junze before, so he didn't drive her away. Instead, he frowned and looked at her worriedly, fearing that the kitten would disturb the king out of ignorance.
But contrary to his expectation, the kitten was exceptionally well-behaved. It just stood beside the couch and stared at the king, its green eyes seeming to be filled with mist.
Because of the poisoning, Ji Junze developed a high fever that night.
He didn't trust anyone and just drank a bowl of medicine in a daze. Then he asked two trusted confidants to guard the bed with swords and no one else was allowed to approach the bedroom.
Even so, during the brief time when Ji Junze woke up to take medicine, he took a look at the kitten lying weakly on the ground.
"Come up."
His voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
But when Shi Li heard it, her eyes lit up instantly. She jumped lightly and jumped directly onto the couch. She lay obediently beside Ji Junze and looked at him worriedly.
The two confidants looked at each other and felt that the kitten was very human.
But the king had already spoken, and the two did not dare to disobey.
As night fell, Ji Junze's body temperature became higher and higher, and Shi Li, who was standing next to him, felt it most clearly.
The two confidants took turns replacing the handkerchief on Ji Junze's forehead, but they could not do anything else.
Shi Li watched helplessly from the side, unable to help in any way, and felt extremely distressed.
[Host, don't panic. Nothing will happen to the emperor.]
[It’s so heartbreaking to see the kitten about to cry~]
[Alas, based on the emperor's character, he deserves to be the common ruler of the world! ]
During that drowsy night, Ji Junze dreamed of the cat-eared girl who belonged to him alone again.
This time, she sat beside a clear stream, dipped her feet in the water, and looked at him with a smile.
Although it was a dream, Ji Junze learned from his previous two experiences and did not dare to get close, but just watched from a distance.
Finally, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "Who are you?"
But the girl just smiled and said nothing, instead she waved for him to come over.
Ji Junze hesitated for a while, but finally walked over.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached, the girl suddenly stood up with her hands on the stone beneath her, grabbed his clothes and kissed his lips.
Even in his dreams, Ji Junze could still clearly feel the warmth and softness of the girl's lips, and subconsciously did not want to move away.
But, same as before.
As soon as I touched it, the dream woke up again.
Outside the window, the sky gradually brightened.
Beside the pillow, the snow-white kitten curled up into a ball, looking very scared.
Ji Junze felt inexplicably soft-hearted. He reached out and gently touched the kitten's head, then put it in his arms.
The warmth of the cat reminded him of the warmth in his dream, and he felt his body starting to get hot again.
But in fact, his fever had subsided.
The killer prepared too hastily and did not use any poison, so Ji Junze would be able to recover completely after just a few days of rest.
Some things need to be settled once and for all.
The two killers were captured alive and tortured to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes.
Meng Jia.
In order to prevent Ji Junze from taking power, he cut off the source of the trouble and sent out assassins as a last-ditch effort, but still failed.
If you fail, you die.
Ji Junze silently sent a cup of poisoned wine to the Prime Minister's Mansion, which neither deprived him of his position as Prime Minister nor preserved his last bit of dignity.