Chapter three hundred and eighteen unwilling to take a break
Zhu Biao had dinner with his father, the emperor and his mother, and then went back to the East Palace. Even if he was the prince, he could only go back to his East Palace at night and could not stay in the harem.
When Zhu Biao left, the scene of family laughter and laughter quickly disappeared.
Lao Zhu's face was solemn, he lowered his head and looked at the table in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Queen Ma saw Lao Zhu's look, she knew that he was suspicious and dissatisfied with that person. After a long time, she sighed and persuaded: "Chongba, I was the one who went to Qingtian to invite him out. You can't do it because of this.
I am dissatisfied with him. Maybe he, like the imperial doctors, thinks that ginseng is a great tonic. After all, even all the imperial doctors think so, so it is not wrong for him to prescribe such a prescription."
Queen Ma tried to comfort her, but it was a pity that Lao Zhu didn't take this approach at this time.
Lao Zhu stroked Queen Ma's hair with pity and said in a deep voice: "We can rely on you for other things, but not for this matter. I must ask to get to the bottom of it. Sister, have you ever thought about what would happen if this matter
If the thing is true, then he is harming your life. The imperial doctor does not know the taboos of ginseng, does he definitely not know? Isn’t he known as the prophet of the unknown? Even Han Du knows things, but he may not know them. "
Seeing Lao Zhu's reluctance in this matter, Empress Ma felt warm and at the same time a little inexplicable anxious. She was the one who came to ask him to come out in person back then, and that man was indeed in Lao Zhu's world.
In the process, he made many meritorious deeds and gained great credit. It can be said that Lao Zhu turned bad situations into safety many times, all because of listening to that person's advice.
It was precisely because this man had made great contributions in conquering the world, and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor gave him the lowest reward for some reason. As a result, Empress Ma had always felt guilty towards him.
If, if this matter is proven to be true, wouldn't it mean that this person has been malicious to me from the beginning, and uses the unknown taboo of ginseng to harm herself? Empress Ma suddenly felt upset when she thought of this.
It's so confusing that I don't dare to think about it anymore.
If the truth of the matter is like this, then people's hearts are a little too dark.
In order to escape the thoughts in her heart, and also to prove that she was wrong, Empress Ma suddenly asked desperately: "Chongba, there is a doubt that has always been in my heart. At the beginning, he clearly made great contributions, even in the sixth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Among the princes, there are many who are not as good as him in terms of labor. Why didn’t you grant him the title of Duke of another country, but instead gave it to a very low-ranking earl?”
Queen Ma looked at Lao Zhu with burning eyes, wanting to hear a clear answer from him.
Unfortunately, Lao Zhu's answer surprised Queen Ma even more.
"I don't know why either."
"What? You decided on the title yourself, and you don't know why?" After hearing this, Queen Ma immediately stood up and exclaimed.
When Lao Zhu saw Queen Ma standing up, he helped her sit down slowly, "You have just recovered from a serious illness. Don't be so excited. Come, sit down and talk."
Empress Ma sat down as instructed and looked at Lao Zhu intently, waiting for his explanation.
Lao Zhu helped Queen Ma sit down, then sighed slightly and said, "I really don't know." He stared at the void and murmured to himself, Lao Zhu's thoughts seemed to have drifted back to the time when the Duke was giving the reward.
"Sister, do you believe it? I had a feeling at the beginning, a very bad feeling, that I couldn't give him a high position."
Empress Ma simply couldn't believe her ears. The emperor, who had always been clear about rewards and punishments, would actually erase a person's huge achievements based on a sense of absurdity.
"You mean, you didn't have any evidence at the beginning, and just based on a feeling, you tried your best to suppress his credit?"
Lao Zhu nodded solemnly and said: "That's why, there is no other reason. I thought he was different from Xu Da and the others at the beginning, but I couldn't tell what the difference was."
This makes no sense.
Queen Ma was silent after hearing this. She originally thought she could get an answer to her doubts from the emperor's mouth, but she didn't expect that after hearing the emperor's words, she became even more confused.
The two of them were each thinking about their own thoughts and were silent to each other.
Finally, Lao Zhu said: "Sister, where is that prescription?"
When Empress Ma heard this, she sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, is it really necessary to find out everything? It was I who repeatedly begged him to come out. Besides, the sages have said that a gentleman does not care about his heart when he talks about his deeds.
Let’s not talk about what he thinks in his heart, but he has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements since he followed the emperor and made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. And even if you suppress him, he does not complain at all. He has always been
I have worked hard to make suggestions for you, and there is no credit but hard work. Can’t the emperor just look at his past achievements and stop pursuing this matter? Besides, he has been dead for many years, why doesn’t the emperor just let it go? "
In Empress Ma's view, this person still has merit, and he has been dead for many years. Even if he is pursued now, what's the use. Anyway, he is safe now, so why not just let it go and let the world see a magnanimous man?
of the emperor.
But Lao Zhu didn't think so, and said calmly: "If he uses such means to deal with me, I may not be able to spare him, but I will never allow anyone to dare to do this to you. I must investigate this matter.
The truth will come to light. Give me the recipe and I will ask Han Du."
Seeing that the emperor was resolute, Empress Ma knew that talking more would be useless. She had no choice but to stand up and take out a brocade box from the bookshelf. She came to Lao Zhu, placed the brocade box on the table, opened it, and folded a piece of yellowed tissue paper on it.
in.
Lao Zhu didn't wait for Queen Ma to take action, so he reached out and picked up the paper. He opened it and looked carefully. Apparently Lao Zhu had seen this recipe before. Seeing that there was no problem, he put the paper inside his sleeve robe.
He stood up and said, "Sister, you have just recovered from a serious illness. It's better to rest early. I won't disturb you anymore." After saying that, he left Queen Ma's palace.
When he walked outside the palace gate, he saw Xiao Cui guarding the outside, so he ordered, "Take good care of the queen and make her happy these days."
"Yes." The female officer replied calmly, without any pretense towards Lao Zhu. Without saluting Lao Zhu, she turned around and walked into the palace.
Lao Zhu's face was embarrassed by the female officer's attitude. Fortunately, it was dark and no one could detect Lao Zhu's expression, otherwise Lao Zhu might have gone on a killing spree.
Things between men and women are inherently extremely delicate. Those who don't get what they want are always in turmoil, and those who are favored are always confident. This sentence is the same whether it is for men or women.