Brothers Yuan Qing and Yuan Hai entered the palace together to express their gratitude to the Holy Spirit.
Yuan Qing retired as the commander-in-chief of the border army and saved his last dignity. Emperor Qing'an did it because of the Yue family's efforts to support him over the years, and half of it was for the sake of Empress Yuan and the Crown Prince.
Yuan Qing is the biological brother of Empress Yuan and the uncle of the prince. The punishment was too severe, and the faces of Empress Yuan and her son were not good-looking.
Emperor Qing'an said to Yuan Qing: "Brother-in-law has worked hard for decades, and after being disarmed and returning to his fields, he can be raised in peace and prosperity."
Yuan Qing put away the loss and sadness in his heart and thanked him with tears of gratitude: "Your Majesty is so kind and loving, and I am very grateful to you. Today I entered the palace, firstly to thank the Emperor for his grace, and secondly, to ask the Emperor shamelessly, after I become an official,
I wonder who the emperor plans to appoint as the commander-in-chief of the border army?"
Emperor Qing'an's expression did not change, and he said calmly: "I know the importance of the border. The position of general is even more important. I have to consider it carefully and discuss it with all the ministers before making a decision. I don't need General Yuan to worry about this.
Already."
Yuan Qing felt nervous and did not dare to look at the sharp-eyed Emperor: "I am talking too much."
The Yuan family has always been in charge of the border army. The Yuan family has been operating at the border for decades. Almost all the sons and daughters of the Yuan family have served in the border army, and they have also trained many young and brave generals for the court. To put it bluntly, the border army is
Yuan Jiajun.
Yuan Qing has become an official. According to the unspoken convention, another suitable leader should be selected from the Yuan family...
Now it seems that he was too wishful thinking.
Emperor Qing'an has ascended the throne and has secured his throne in just over a year. The current Emperor Qing'an no longer needs the Yuan family so much... From an emperor's point of view, he does not want a hundred thousand border troops to become
Yuan Jiajun.
Now is the best opportunity to weaken the Yuan family's military power.
As long as the imperial court sends additional generals to serve as border army generals, the Yuan family's influence in the army will gradually diminish.
Yuan Qingming knew the emperor's plan, but he could not and could not expose it.
Yuan Hai, who entered the palace together, broke the silence with a smile: "Your Majesty, I and my brother entered the palace, firstly to express gratitude, and secondly, because they wanted to visit His Highness the Crown Prince in the East Palace."
Of the five Yuan brothers, only Yuan Hai remained in the capital, making great contributions to Emperor Qing'an's plans and charge. Yuan Hai was also the father of the Crown Princess. Emperor Qing'an was much more familiar with Yuan Hai and agreed with a smile.
Yuan Hai and Yuan Qing resigned together, left the Hall of Supreme Harmony and went to the East Palace.
There are many eyes and ears in the palace, so it is inconvenient to say too much. Along the way, the two brothers had their own thoughts and occasionally glanced at each other, feeling heavy in their hearts.
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East Palace.
Dr. Jiang and Dr. Yan had a tacit understanding. One cleaned the wound, changed dressings and bandages, and the other administered acupuncture to the prince to drive away the poison.
Yuan Min stood by the bed, looking at the hideous scars on Zhu Yun's right arm, feeling sore in his nose.
Zhu Yun was hit by a poisonous arrow that day. In order to prevent the poisonous gas from attacking his heart, Imperial Physician Jiang had to cut off the flesh and bleed it on the spot. Almost all the flesh on the injured area of Zhu Yun's right arm was gouged out. A few months later, the injured area on his right arm was covered with a knot as big as the mouth of a bowl.
of scars.
She once asked Imperial Physician Jiang privately whether the trauma could be cured. Imperial Physician Jiang sighed at that time: "Back to the Crown Princess, I have been doing my best to treat Your Highness's trauma."
"However, His Highness was about to be poisoned that day and his life was in critical condition. I had to cut off the meat and drain the poisoned blood for His Highness. His Highness's trauma was too severe, and his right arm was the site of poisoning. It is not easy to completely remove the remaining poison."
Dr. Jiang told her tactfully that even if Zhu Yun recovered from his injury, his right arm would never return to its original state. He could no longer exert force or even lift a pen.
After hearing this, Yuan Min was heartbroken and secretly cried several times behind her back.
She and Zhu Yun were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. She knew that Zhu Yun liked reading, was good at handwriting, and practiced good painting. God is so cruel, and Zhu Yun accidentally injured his right arm. If Zhu Yun knew
I don’t know how sad I am that I can no longer write or draw.
Yuan Min did not dare to tell Zhu Yun about this matter, and even Empress Yuan did not tell her. She kept this secret alone. In just over half a month, she became much haggard.
Every change of dressing and acupuncture was like torture for Zhu Yun. By the time the two imperial doctors finished their work, Zhu Yun was already covered in cold sweat.
Yuan Min endured the pain, sat beside the bed, and wiped the sweat from Zhu Yun's forehead with a handkerchief.
Zhu Yun didn't try to be brave, and sighed in a low voice: "I was just hit by an arrow in my right arm, and it's so painful. Thinking about the soldiers on the battlefield who were seriously injured, had their hands and feet broken, and became disabled, I feel that I am quite lucky.
"
Yuan Min couldn't hear such words, and his eyes suddenly flashed with water.
Zhu Yun smiled weakly: "I'm a little tired, so I'll take a nap first."
Yuan Min responded softly and covered Zhu Yun with the quilt.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and ice basins have begun to be used in other dormitories. When Zhu Yun came here, because he was too weak, he had to cover himself with a quilt, let alone an ice basin.
Zhu Yun quickly fell asleep. Yuan Min looked at Zhu Yun's pale and bloodless face, and felt sour and sad again.
A palace official quietly came in and reported softly: "My Lady, General Yuan and Lord Yuan have come to the East Palace and want to see Your Highness."
Yuan Min nodded slightly, got up and went out to meet his father and uncle.
Etiquette is the most important rule in the palace. Brother Yuan Qing saluted the Crown Princess together. Yuan Min cheered up and said: "Quickly excuse me. Uncle, father, please take a seat first. Your Highness has changed medicine and just went to bed. I can't bear it."
Wake up His Highness and come out to meet us first. Please wait for a moment, uncle and father."
Yuan Qing felt nervous and asked hurriedly: "How is Your Highness's health now?"
Yuan Hai was also concerned about Zhu Yun's physical condition and looked at Yuan Min together.
The two people in front of me, one is his biological father and the other is his biological uncle. But they are also courtiers. They came to the palace to visit Zhu Yun. I am afraid they are not entirely concerned about Zhu Yun's injury, but are worried about the situation of the border troops and want Zhu Yun to support them.
…
Yuan Min thought about it, swallowed the words on her lips, and responded softly: "With the careful care of the imperial doctors, His Highness's health is getting better day by day. Now he can sit on the bed for a while with support, maybe, in another two or three months.
, you can stay here.”
Yuan Qing looked excited and his eyes were full of joy: "That's good."
Yuan Hai knew his daughter's temper very well, so he took a deep look at Yuan Min and did not ask any questions.
Brother Dong and Sister Tang were studying, so Yuan Min ordered Brother Liang to be brought out. It was quite lively with the naughty Brother Liang beside him, chatting about everyday gossip.
After waiting for an hour, Zhu Yun woke up.
Brothers Yuan Hai and Yuan Qing finally met His Highness the Crown Prince.
Yuan Qing looked at the frail prince, feeling filled with self-blame and guilt.
Zhu Yun, on the other hand, opened his mouth to comfort Yuan Qing: "I'm fine, uncle, don't worry about it." After a pause, he added: "My father has decreed that my uncle can retire as an official, which is also a good thing.
