"What happened?!"
Lu Yu had been about to reprimand Lu Qin, but when he saw his son's tears, his expression turned to astonishment. His first thought was that something had happened to his younger son.
Lu Yu's younger son, Lu Ting, served as Governor of Mount Tai.
Only something happening to him could have made his son lose his composure like this.
Yet when Lu Yu asked, Lu Qin could not speak. He held out the memorial in his hand to his father. Lu Yu strode over and took the letter.
Several ministers farther away exchanged glances, unsure what the father and son were up to.
Lu Yu lowered his head to read. With just one glance, his face turned as pale as paper and his whole body trembled. He could not even hold the letter steady, and it fell straight to the floor.
Lu Yu reached out a trembling hand to pick up the papers, but before he could bend down, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He cried out in pain and collapsed headfirst.
The ministers scrambled over in a flurry to help him up. Lu Qin forgot his tears and rushed to his father's side, calling his name over and over.
They carried Lu Yu into the Inner Chamber. He still had not opened his eyes, and someone went to summon the Director of Imperial Physicians.
"Master Lu! What on earth happened??"
Xun Yi was the first to notice something amiss and hurriedly asked.
Lu Qin opened his mouth, but not a word came out.
He did not know how to explain it.
He Zeng had written in his letter that a serious rebellion had broken out in Hebei. The rebels were attacking county offices and setting fires. Many of Hebei's Great Clans had already