In front of the second aunt's grandma, Yamazaki poisoned the second aunt's grandfather with blood, and then dictated it. The second aunt's grandma took up the pen and wrote two letters in the second aunt's grandma's name.
A letter was immediately sent back to Shanjiabao using the family's carrier pigeon, and a letter was sent to Jufulou Tower in the capital, where the carrier pigeon was sent back to Shanjiabao.
To prevent the pigeon from being intercepted, and for the sake of caution, the letter only stated that her husband suddenly fell ill and planned to beg the emperor for his body, resign and go home.
He made it clear that he would ask the escort agency to escort him when the time came, so there was no need to send anyone over.
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The steward personally sent the letter, then went to Jufulou in person, watched the carrier pigeon take off, and then came back to report.
After saying this, a eunuch over there got up and looked for Duan Shi before he entered the door.
"Duan Shiren, if you can't do it right, what kind of crime should you do!"
"My husband was suddenly ill. The old woman didn't know the etiquette of officialdom and didn't report it. She really deserves death."
The second aunt came out to greet him. She was now sure that what Yamazaki said was true, otherwise no eunuch would come to the door.
You know, they have been in the capital for many years, but no eunuch has ever come to the house.
"Sudden illness? Such a coincidence?"
"I'm glad I'm getting older, and I'm tired from writing memorials all night long."
"Memorial? Where is the memorial!"
"Ah, this old woman knows."
"Bring it quickly."
"My husband often says that memorials are not something that an old woman can handle."
"Well, that's true."
"So the old woman burned the memorial."
"What! What did you do to the memorial?"
"The old woman gave me the memorial."
"Be bold!"
As the eunuch shouted violently, the accompanying guards put their hands on their swords, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
The second aunt's grandmother was not afraid, "Where did you start from talking about this, father-in-law? My husband wrote and burned it one night, and wrote and burned it again. The old woman was not sure whether the memorial was meant to be kept, so naturally it had to be burned."
"Huh?" The momentum of the eunuchs and guards suddenly weakened, because that was indeed the reason. Before the memorial was submitted to the emperor for inspection, it was decided by the person who wrote the memorial.
For unconfirmed memorials, it is only right to burn them. To throw them away would be dereliction of duty.
The second aunt's grandmother paid her respects and said, "Speaking of which, my father-in-law has arrived just in time. The old woman is from the market and is not familiar with official etiquette. She also asked my father-in-law to convey the news to the palace on her behalf."
"What?"
"My husband and I have been away from home for more than thirty years. Now that my husband is old and frail, he is no longer able to serve Your Majesty. Please allow Your Majesty to allow my husband to resign and return home."
"ah?"
"Thank you, father-in-law." The second aunt's grandmother saluted again and then asked people to see the guest off.
The eunuch came to his senses and said, "Wait a minute, let me see Mr. Duan's situation first."
"Oh, why don't father-in-law trust the old woman's words?" Second aunt's grandmother deliberately questioned.
"I must meet Mr. Duan himself before I can report back to Your Majesty."
"In that case, father-in-law, please."
The second aunt took her to the bedroom, where Duan Shi was lying on the bed.
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The eunuch You Yunxiang didn't say much and stretched out his hand to feel for his pulse.
As a result, I was stunned on the spot because I had never seen such a strange pulse condition before.
It seems weak but not weak, and seems strong but not strong. I can only confirm that there is indeed a sign of weakness of the five internal organs.
And it is certain that Duan Shi has no internal energy. In other words, he is just an ordinary person.
In other words, it should be normal to be drowsy like this now.
The eunuch had nothing to say, so he immediately left and rode back to the palace.
He didn't know why His Majesty was so concerned about Duan Shi today that he didn't see Duan Shi among the courtiers, so he asked him to ask him in person.
But there must be a very important reason for Your Majesty to do this, so I must reply to Your Majesty as soon as possible.
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Royal Palace, Golden Palace.
Duanmu Huan, dressed in imperial robes, sat on the dragon chair and looked at the courtiers expressionlessly.
Although he had no expression, all the courtiers knew that he was very unhappy now.
This can be seen from the fact that he called the attendant to whisper, but the attendant hurriedly left.
This kind of thing basically never happens.
But everyone pretends not to know, and continues to talk about summer grain, taxes and money, the treasury, rainwater, disaster relief, and appeasement.
Waiting for the attendant You Yunxiang to return, he was called over to whisper.
Looking at the emperor's frown, he couldn't help but be curious about what happened.
But the emperor didn't say anything, so they just held it in, continued the meeting, and continued waiting.
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The other side.
You Yunxiang went to the imperial hospital to convey the emperor's oral instructions and summoned the imperial doctors to consult Duan Shi to determine what happened to him.
The strange behavior of a group of imperial doctors made the capital a lively place, and everyone speculated about what happened.
Some people simply followed him until they arrived outside Duan Shi's house, and then stayed outside to watch the excitement.
Many people are curious about what the fuss is about.
Duan Shi was a man from the Jianghu world and was born weak. Therefore, although he had a clear name for decades, he was always an idle official.
Whichever way the sun came out today, it actually bothered the attendant You Yunxiang to lead a group of imperial doctors there.
I'm confused, I really don't understand.
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Backyard, bedroom.
The eunuch You Yunxiang asked the imperial doctors for consultation. One by one, the imperial doctors went up to check his pulse, and then they were all dumbfounded and frowned.
You Yunxiang waited patiently for them all to take a pulse, and then asked: "What's going on? Your Majesty is still waiting for a reply?"
The imperial doctors discussed it, and the head of the hospital responded, "Eunuch You, Mr. Duan's pulse is so fluctuating, he must be poisoned."
"Then detoxify quickly."
"I can't explain it. It's a symptom of poisonous blood traveling throughout the body as the heart beats, so the pulse fluctuates regularly."
"Then can he wake up?"
"this……"
The head of the imperial hospital hesitated, but the eunuch You Yunxiang immediately understood and directly asked the second aunt, grandma, and others to go out.
The second aunt's grandmother frowned, "What can't you say to others?"
The eunuch You Yunxiang said freely, "Mrs. Duan doesn't need to know the secrets of medicine."
The second aunt had nothing to say in reply, so she could only retreat and let the palace guards block them out of the bedroom.
The second aunt snorted coldly, and simply retreated to the yard, turned her back to the bedroom, closed her eyes and listened.
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Inside the house.
Eunuch You Yunxiang signaled, "You can talk now."
The head of the Taiyuan Hospital whispered softly, "Mr. Duan's internal organs are all damaged and exhausted. If he lies like this and preserves his vitality, he can live a little longer. If he is forced to wake up, he may not die soon."
"Your Majesty has entrusted him with important matters, so he must wake up and go to the court to reply."
"ah?"
"What? What's the problem?"
"It's easy to wake up Mr. Duan, but in order for him to go to court, you have to ask His Majesty to issue an order to allow the Taiyuan Hospital to use a thousand-year-old ginseng."
"A thousand-year-old ginseng?"
"Yes, it takes a whole ginseng plant to ensure that he can go to court, otherwise he may die in the court."
The head of the Taiyuan Hospital emphasized that in fact, this matter was used to confirm to His Majesty whether what the eunuch You Yunxiang said was true.
After all, it is all the words of the eunuch You Yunxiang, and there is no basis for what he says.
After all, no matter how Duan Shi was not favored before and why he became important now, he was still a fifth-rank official in the imperial court.
Moreover, he has a good official reputation. Although he is not favored by those poor officials who claim to be Qingliu because they are not short of money, they still belong to Qingliu.
If Duan Shi was tortured to death by Taiyuan, Taiyuan would be scolded to death immediately.
Therefore, it is better to be cautious and find other ways to let His Majesty know that this is the case.
If His Majesty says it should be done, it has nothing to do with the hospital.
When the time comes when those poor and rotten people come to make trouble, let them go to His Majesty, who gave him the thousand-year ginseng.