"There is no need to send me, I have already inspected His Majesty the emperor."
Just as the Prime Minister was about about about to send the Minister of Health to fetch the Imperial Physician, the physician had already appeared in front of everyone. about
He cupped his hands to the Prime Minister and explained, "His Majesty the emperor is bedridden and can't rule for the next few days."
His words resounded throughout the plaza – yet no one believed them.
With the strength of the emperor, except if he was extremely hard working or injured, there would rarely be any reason for him to be bedridden.
He only did as much as he had to and never went out beyond the usual hunting trips. This emperor would at most develop a lazy body, but not any illness strong enough to bind him to the bed.
Even more, saying he was injured and saying he was unfit to rule… these were two extremely different things.
