In this world, there are few selfless people and many selfish people. In the eyes of many people, who should be the emperor?
Why must someone who hates me and hates me sit in that position?
When there is no chance, forget it. Now that there is a chance, naturally you have to pull someone out. Maybe you can actually pull someone down?
At the transition between the old and the new, all kinds of grievances and resentments suddenly emerged. Gu Zhong was regarded as the leader because of his bad luck and because he had been careless in the past.
So Gu Zhong advised Zhou Mandao: "Master Zhou, don't make the same mistake as me in this palace."
Zhou Man thought carefully, she didn't seem to have accepted a bribe in the past two years, right?
Thinking back on it, it seems that she often ate the tea and fruit snacks given by the concubines, maids and chamberlains in the palace, and even took the purses and handkerchiefs they gave her...
Although there is basically no such thing as gold and silver, but...
Zhou Man wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Gu Zhong, "Master Gu, have I ever offended you in these years?"
Gu Zhong laughed and did not answer Zhou Man's question, but said: "Even gold, silver and jewelry can be annoying, let alone being a human being? Mr. Zhou is very good as he is now."
She is capable and kind, and most people in the palace have to rely on her. Even if they don't like her, they will not go out of their way to frame her. This time Zhou Man will be implicated, mostly from the front court.
The filth in the court is no less than that in the harem, or even worse. This is something Zhou Man cannot understand, "Why not clean up the government to prevent such a frame-up from happening again in the future?"
Gu Zhong said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne. If he is greatly implicated in this matter, I am afraid it will arouse more hatred and make it more difficult for the Crown Prince to administer the throne after he ascends the throne."
Gu Zhong has been with the emperor all his life. Even without the emperor's wisdom and heart, he can still see something deeper.
He said: "Why do you, the Queen, keep silent? Someone is taking advantage of His Majesty's sleep to stir up trouble in the court and frame His Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't she angry?"
"She is so tolerant just for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's smooth succession to the throne and for the Jin Dynasty to proceed smoothly to the next dynasty. Let's see after His Highness ascends the throne..."
Gu Zhong said: "The dirt has always existed, but in the past because His Majesty was in charge, that layer of dirt was sunk under the water, and the ones that emerged were lotus flowers, which made the water appear clear and pollution-free. But now that His Majesty is seriously ill, the traces of
The black mud wants to emerge from the water and stir up trouble. You and Mr. Tang want to grab these black mud, pull them out and clean them up, but you never thought that you might bring out a large piece of dirty water.
mud?"
Gu Zhong said: "As long as you don't pull out these black mud, when the monarch is wise, they can only hide under the water even if they are ready to move. But once you pull it out, they can muddy up the world for your own benefit, let alone you and
Prince, this is the place where Your Majesty will retreat temporarily when facing them."
"So Mr. Zhou, in the court, you can bear it when you can, and if you can't," Gu Zhong said with a slight smile, "With your ability, you can accomplish a lot even if you leave the court, so there is no need for our family to worry.
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This is something to say from the bottom of my heart, especially for an old man like Gu Zhong who has been living in the palace.
At this time, the emperor was also having a heart-to-heart talk with the prince, and the father and son rested together, "I taught you to care for the people before, but you also need to know that the people are stupid and easy to be provoked, not to mention that you only have one person.
, The king is the one at the helm, and the ministers are the helmsmen. If the helmsman does not obey the orders, it will be useless no matter how correct your direction is."
"A good government decree requires the subjects to work together to complete it. If you can't win over people's hearts and have people available, then all the evil in the world will be blamed on you," the emperor said: "Don't think that you can do whatever you want after becoming an emperor.
,Have you seen what happened this time?"
"How come I don't know that you have been framed and wronged? Don't I just want to pull out all these troublemakers and deal with them?" The emperor sighed: "It is not difficult to find them, but how to deal with them is difficult.
, what about after processing?”
The prince asked, "If you endure it this time, will you continue to endure it and not deal with them in the future?"
"You need to figure it out slowly," the emperor said: "The most taboo thing for a king is impatience. It is impossible to uproot them all at once, but you can pull out a little this year and a little next year."
He paused and then said: "You have to remember, there is an emperor and a minister."
The prince was thoughtful.
He kept these words in mind.
Gu Zhong was also talking to Zhou Man: "As an emperor and as a courtier, Lord Zhou, your good time has just come."
Zhou Man leaned on the foot of the bed, thoughtful.
She stayed in the epidemic prevention center for one night and showed it to Gu Zhong the next day before returning to the Tai Hospital with the medicine box. She told Gu Cai, "I will prescribe two medicines for your godfather, and you can go to the Tai Hospital to get them later.
"
Gu Cai happily agreed.
Zhou Man went back to Tai Hospital to wash up. Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know that she didn't leave the palace last night, but stayed in the palace. He beat his back when he came back. When he saw her in Tai Hospital, he was pleasantly surprised and said, "Mr. Zhou is so diligent, you came in so early."
The palace?"
Without waiting for Zhou Man to speak, he immediately said: "Your Majesty has also woken up. He will need injections and medicine after breakfast soon, so I will leave it to you."
Xiao Yuan was about to leave after giving instructions, but Zhou Man grabbed him and said, "I'm still on duty today? Shouldn't it be Doctor Lu's turn?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "There is something at the Imperial Medical Office that requires Imperial Physician Lu to take care of. He can't even come into the palace today."
He sighed and said: "One day in the palace will make you grow old for ten years. Mr. Zhou is young, so please be more considerate."
In the past, he had never felt that being an official in the palace was so difficult, but now that he is older, coupled with the various turbulent situations caused by the emperor's serious illness, Xiao Yuanzheng feels that life is difficult.
Zhou Man had no choice but to go to the Tai Chi Hall for duty. When he arrived, the prince had just left and the emperor was sitting on a lounge chair basking in the sun.
When he heard the footsteps, he opened his eyes. When he saw it was her, he closed his eyes again. Without waiting for her to salute, he said: "Forgive me, sit down and talk."
Immediately, the clever chamberlain brought a chair over. Zhou Man grabbed his hand, felt his pulse, and asked, "How is your majesty feeling today?"
"I feel a little more energetic." The emperor already felt that the end was approaching, so he didn't care much about it. He asked casually, "Can I eat melon?"
Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "Eat it if you want."
The emperor opened his eyes and looked at her. After a moment, he smiled and said, "You are much more cheerful than Xiao Aiqing, but he refused to give it to me."
Zhou Man smiled and said, now that we are here, being comfortable is the most important thing. What’s the difference if it’s one day earlier or one day later?
The emperor thought so too.
The monarch and his ministers reached a consensus, so when the queen came over, she saw the two of them sitting across from each other and eating melons.