CHAPTER 575: CHAPTER 559: RARELY CAPRICIOUS ONCE (EXTRA)

What?

Your Majesty wants to summon the Imperial Sword?

Everyone was astonished, their gazes all turned toward Lin Yi.

Among all the civil and military officials, only Lin Yi was deemed worthy of the Imperial Sword. What puzzled the officials was why Your Majesty chose to bestow it on Lin Yi in the Imperial Study Room at this moment.

Feeling the envy and jealousy of the officials, Lin Yi felt extremely uncomfortable.

’Ah, don’t all look at me, the Imperial Sword is really not for me, don’t set your expectations on me, later I’ll be embarrassed.’

’My dear Queen wife, could you please announce sooner that the Imperial Sword isn’t for me?’

’Their gazes on me now are like those on a castrated man, both envious and jealous of me, it feels so awkward.’

Hearing Lin Yi’s inner voice, the young Emperor also carefully observed the complex expressions on the face of the ministers, which was quite spectacular.

"Courtier Zhang Hongyun pays his respects to Your Majesty, wishing Your Majesty great peace and safety."

Imperial Physician Zhang, dressed in the official uniform of the Imperial Medical Bureau, walked up to the officials and knelt towards the Dragon Couch.

"Minister Zhang, please rise."

Upon hearing this, the officials were all shocked.

"Zhang, Divine Doctor Zhang, when did you start serving as an official at court? Why hasn’t this prince heard anything about it?"

Not only was the Fourth Prince clueless, but all the civil and military officials were also uninformed.

Divine Doctor Zhang smiled without a word, then turned to Lin Yi and respectfully bowed.

"Disciple pays respect to Master!"

Lin Yi quickly waved his hand and stopped him, "Hey, look at my memory, I forgot to tell you that there’s no need for such formalities of master and disciple in the palace, ah, I accidentally drew too much attention."

This bow shocked all the ministers even more.

"What? Lord Lin is actually Divine Doctor Zhang’s master, what turn of events is this?"

"Lord Lin actually knows medical arts? How come in all this time serving at court, I’ve never heard of this?"

"What’s going on today? The news of Divine Doctor Zhang serving at court was shocking enough, and now there’s an even more explosive piece of news?"

...

For a moment, the ministers whispered amongst themselves, quickly digesting these two astonishing pieces of news.

After a while, when the discussions among the officials subsided, the Imperial Study Room finally quieted down.

Seeing the timing was right, the young Emperor slowly began to speak.

"Today, Your Majesty was afflicted with Gu Poison from the Western Regions, and it was Divine Doctor Zhang with his exquisite medical skills who rescued Your Majesty from the hands of King Yan."

"Your Majesty has decided to appoint Divine Doctor Zhang as the premier Imperial Physician of our

Great You Country, and to confer upon him the Imperial Sword."

The ministers were all stunned, for two reasons.

First of all, it is well known that the Gu Poison from the Western Regions is complex and generally incurable.

The world only knew of Divine Doctor Zhang as capable of curing Gu Poison from the Western Regions; reportedly, he had cured it three times before, but each time it took half a month.

Yet this time, Divine Doctor Zhang had managed to cure and significantly hasten the Emperor’s recovery in less than an afternoon.

Nobody would have guessed that the Emperor, who was sitting semi-upright on the Dragon Couch, had been poisoned just this morning.

From this, one could see that Divine Doctor Zhang’s medical skills had reached the point where he could snatch a person back from King Yan.

Secondly, the awarding of the Imperial Sword is an honor for those who have achieved extraordinary merit and hold very high positions.

And yet, Divine Doctor Zhang had earned this merely by virtue of his superior medical skills in saving the Emperor’s life, which was somewhat unsatisfactory.

Since it was the Emperor’s decision, although the ministers had many complaints, they dared not question it and could only pretend to whisper amongst themselves.

The Fourth Prince glanced at the Sixth Prince, hinting that the Sixth Prince should speak for justice.

The Sixth Prince understood and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, in this humble official’s opinion—"

"Wait, Imperial Uncle Liu, I know what you’re going to say."

The young Emperor did not wait for the Sixth Prince to finish speaking before directly interrupting him.

"But Divine Doctor Zhang saved my life, is it excessive for me to bestow the Imperial Sword upon him? Is my life not worth an Imperial Sword?"

These words left the Sixth Prince speechless. The life of the Emperor was naturally more important than the Imperial Sword.

"This?"

"What Your Majesty said is absolutely true."

The young Emperor of today was no longer the puppet that could be easily manipulated by the two princes, and the Sixth Prince dared not refute.

Seeing the young Emperor assertively expressing himself again, Lin Yi felt truly happy for him.

’Hehe, my dear wife is getting bolder, hmph, you two Princes don’t even think about bullying her.’

At this moment, the young Emperor was awe-inspiring. She knew her reward was greater than the merit, but she wanted to be willful just this once.

Seeing no one else objected, the young Emperor then ordered the Imperial Sword to be bestowed to Divine Doctor Zhang.

Using the Imperial Sword for the first time since ascending the throne, the young Emperor was inevitably excited, almost wishing she could stand up and bestow it in front of all the officials.

But regrettably, today’s situation was different, she had to pretend to be injured.

"Doctor Zhang, I bestow upon you the great You Imperial Sword. You are now the chief Imperial Physician of You, the Imperial Sword can be used to strike down a foolish monarch and eliminate wicked officials."

"Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your grand grace, I vow to defend the Imperial Sword to the death and protect our country’s might."

Divine Doctor Zhang spoke with conviction, the Imperial Sword was important, but the affirmation from Lin Yi, his master, mattered even more to him.

"With Doctor Zhang in our You Country, may there be no disease or disaster in the world."

As the young Emperor’s firm words fell, a silence ensued among the ministers.

It was Lin Yi who understood her hardship and shouted out loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise, long live the Emperor, long live, long live!"

Following Lin Yi’s lead, the other officials gradually began to echo the chant.

At this point, the ministers had many grievances in their hearts, but none dared to be the first to raise objections.

Under the current circumstances, the young Emperor being willful did not win the approval of the officials, and her once uplifted little head had to be downcast.

Lin Yi noticed his wife was being mistreated and secretly cursed in his heart.

’Hmph, you group of old fools, my wife is the reigning Emperor, even if she makes a wrong decision, what of it? Such disrespect, not even clapping.’

’Moreover, my wife was just being slightly willful, she did nothing wrong, yet you dare to stifle the joy of being the Emperor.’

’You stubborn old fuddy-duddies, just watch how I deal with you, hmph!’

On the dragon couch, the young Emperor looked at Lin Yi with expectant eyes, very much looking forward to how her husband would support her.

’Since my ascension, I have rarely been willful, I too wish to experience the joy of being a foolish monarch.’

Noticing the expectant gaze of the young Emperor, Lin Yi strode forward, standing in front of all the officials, and declared loudly.

"I know many of you have reservations about the Emperor bestowing the Imperial Sword upon Divine Doctor Zhang today."

"In times of crisis, extraordinary deeds are done."

"Since the foundation of our nation You, there has never been an assassination attempt on a reigning Emperor."

Lin Yi felt somewhat guilty as he said this, if counting that incident outside the ruins of the Imperial City, the young Emperor had indeed been assassinated.

After a brief pause, Lin Yi continued.

"An assassination attempt on the Emperor, with the assassin still at large, chaos stirring throughout the kingdom, our country You is in imminent peril, with a possible change of dynasties."

During such a time, it was Divine Doctor Zhang who saved the Emperor from danger and our nation from turmoil, accomplishing extraordinary deeds.

"Gentlemen, does Divine Doctor Zhang not deserve the Imperial Sword?"

Upon hearing this, the officials thoughtfully nodded their heads, seemingly agreeing with Lin Yi’s words.

General Mu, feeling enlightened, exclaimed.

"Her Majesty is wise! If anyone can accomplish such extraordinary feats in times of crisis like Divine Doctor Zhang, awarding the Imperial Sword is reasonable and justified!"

... End of Chapter ...

ps: Adding the fourth update today! Bringing a total of 10,000 words!