Tang He entered the palace in a soft sedan. While admiring the majesty of the palace, he lamented the passage of time.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, I was the only one who was still alive among the old guys who had followed their superiors to win the country.

Thinking of this, Tang He couldn't help but have a look of pride on his face. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Shanchang, no matter how many people were ahead of me, wouldn't they live as long as me?

When Zhu Yuanzhang ennobled the ministers, he killed Tang He indiscriminately because of his alcoholism and could not help himself. At the same time, he wanted to use Tang He, a fellow villager, to show that he treated everyone equally and had no partiality.

Therefore, when Tang He was bestowed upon him, he was only given the title of Marquis of Zhongshan.

Although he was the first person under the duke, Tang He had always been grudged against him. Even in the past twenty years or so, the old man felt unhappy.

Didn’t we just drink a little more and kill a few more people?

You, Zhu Chongba, can't always treat me like a soft persimmon!

However, when the sedan passed through the left door at the back of Jinshen Palace and he saw a dying old man standing outside the gate of Qianqing Palace, the resentment and unwillingness in Tang He's heart instantly dissipated, and the pride on his face also faded away. What's left is the soreness in my chest and the sourness in my eyes.

"Ascend!"

"Lao Tang!"

Tang He shouted these words sincerely, then struggled to get off the sedan and asked everyone to put him down.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly ran a few steps and rushed up to stop him.

"Brother, let's not talk about these false etiquettes between us. If your legs and feet are not good, just sit on top with peace of mind!"

Zhu Yuanzhang held Tang He's hand tightly and comforted him nonstop.

Tang He felt the warmth of Lao Zhu's palm and couldn't hold back his tears anymore. He held Lao Zhu's hand and cried.

"Higher position...wuwuwu..."

"Brother, how old are you? How come you still cry all the time!"

"We have already ordered the imperial kitchen to cook more of your favorite meals. We will have a very drunken time today!"

When it came to drinking, Tang He stopped crying immediately.

"Sir, we have to agree in advance that we don't want to cheat when drinking!"

"middle!"

"Whoever is cheating is a puppy, okay?"

When Tang He heard what Lao Zhu said, he immediately laughed heartlessly.

When Lao Zhu saw the soup and was happy, he felt relieved and laughed loudly.

Lao Zhu liked Tang He's heartless energy. Apart from his loud mouth and his tendency to brag, he had almost no shortcomings.

As long as good wine and beautiful women are enough, there will be absolutely no second thoughts.

When going up the steps of Qianqing Palace, Lao Zhu was afraid of tiring his stupid brother, so he specially found two guards in royal robes to carry him in.

Tang He struggled to get off the two of them and walked up the steps.

"Come on, we're not disabled yet. We can still walk a few steps from time to time!"

When Lao Zhu saw the beads of sweat on Tang He's forehead, he knew that this guy was showing off in front of him again.

But even if he knew it, he wouldn't be able to expose it to his face.

After all, this old brother of mine has a good reputation and loves to brag.

"Brother Ryoma is so energetic, I should be able to drink the three great altars today!"

When Tang He heard this, he almost staggered and fell to the ground.

Zhu Zhongding was deliberately cheating on himself. Didn't he realize that it hurt him to death after walking so many steps? If he drank three jars of wine, his legs would be cut off!

Although Tang He was complaining in his heart, he spoke in affirmation when he opened his mouth.

"middle!"

"Three jars are three jars, whoever doesn't finish the drink is a puppy!"

When Lao Zhu saw that both Tang and He were in such pain and still wanted to save face and suffer, he immediately burst out laughing heartlessly.

When Tang He heard Lao Zhu's laughter, he knew that his superiors saw that he was holding on, and he also giggled awkwardly along with him.

Not long after, the two of them walked into the main hall, sat opposite each other, and started to engage in family-like activities.

"Brother, you are not very particular about what you do. Why don't you even come to take a look at our birthday party?"

Hearing this, Tang He reluctantly hammered his painful thigh.

"We played together when we were naked, and now we both have old arms and legs.

What’s there to see…”

"If the old habit hadn't happened again this time, I would have killed you even if I didn't bring you to the capital from my hometown in Fengyang!"

"You've been tormented by us along the way. I could have lived ninety-nine years, but maybe I'll have to close my eyes in a year or two!"

Lao Zhu teased Tang He while ordering people to serve tea.

"How dare you think about it? We don't even dare to say that we can live ninety-nine years..."

Tang He took the tea cup from the eunuch and gave him a rainbow fart with a smile.

"Sir, you are sorry for saying this. You are destined to live forever. Ninety-nine can't hold you back, hehehehe."

"We see that you are still interested in talking nonsense, so you must not be seriously ill. Let the imperial kitchen go to the river to get you some fish and shrimp to eat later!"

After Lao Zhu laughed and cursed, Tang He immediately begged with a grimace.

"Sir, please spare my two old legs. You know clearly that I can't eat anything with this disease. Aren't you just trying to make me angry?"

"We are just angry with you, hahaha!"

Lao Zhu teased Tang He a few words, and then took the tea cup to indicate.

"Try this tea. It's quite smooth."

When Tang He heard this, he immediately opened the cup of tea. When he saw that it was just ordinary "splashing tea", his face dropped immediately.

"Sir, why are you becoming more and more stingy? You won't even give me a small dragon ball!"

"We have only been to Beijing once in several years, so hurry up and get us a new one!"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lao Zhu's face when he heard this, and he said bravely.

"Don't worry about the little dragons. There was a thief in our palace. All the little dragons were stolen by the thieves!"

When Tang He heard this, he was shocked on the spot.

"When we were treating patients outside, we often heard comments from the people, saying that many royal palaces and officials' homes in the capital were robbed some time ago. I didn't expect that your Majesty's house was also robbed..."

"The thief in our palace is different from the thieves outside. We are a domestic thief..."

When Lao Zhu said this, he added a vicious sentence.

"Little thief!"

"Little house thief?"

Tang He's eyes rolled around when he heard this, thinking of something in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask rashly.

Although he seemed to be speaking freely when talking to Lao Zhu, saying what he wanted to say, in fact he knew very well what he could say and what he couldn't say.

Lao Zhu was born to be a good observer of words and expressions. When he saw a trace of hesitation in Tang He's eyes, he knew that this guy had doubts in his heart.

"Don't be curious, you'll see that little thief soon, hahaha!"

Tang He felt even more confident when he saw the undisguised pride on Lao Zhu's face.

He had heard as early as when he was in his hometown in Fengyang that His Majesty the Emperor loved his young grandson Zhu Yunxi. He not only named Zhu Yunxi the King of Wu, but also took Zhu Yunxi to Qianqing Palace to raise him personally.

This shows that the rumors are true.

The superior's love for his young grandson is truly unprecedented.

"Brother, how is your condition this time? Do you need us to invite all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to give you a good diagnosis and treatment?"

Tang He quickly waved his hands when he heard this.

"No need to bother!"

"The hospital is full of old faces. If they could cure my two legs, I wouldn't have suffered for so many years!"

"We heard that a new medical clinic opened in the capital. It was said that its medical skills are superb. You can use a knife to scrape off the stones in the bones and make your legs less painful. That's why we came here with the attitude of giving it a try."

"A new medical clinic opened in the capital?"

"What's your name?"

When Tang He saw Lao Zhu asking questions, he frowned and thought for a while.

"It's a weird name. What's it called Yingtianfu People's Hospital..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he shook his head helplessly, saying that he had never heard of it.

"How many days can I stay in Beijing this time?"
To be continued...