Ma Shunde got off the carriage in front of Zhaobi, and the accompanying guards also got off their horses. Before he could go up the steps, he heard a noise and looked sideways. He saw not far away, the door rang, the torches were lit, and a hundred households came out. , there are eight soldiers lined up on the left and right. What is even more terrifying is that behind the soldiers, the archers are ready to fire their bows.
"Spare me, it's none of my business..." More government officials escorted people out, and several others were dragged out covered in blood. One of them moaned and begged for mercy.
"Eunuch, this is the shrine near the palace..." Seeing Ma Shunde's confusion, a guard explained softly.
Ma Shunde immediately realized that he was the emperor's close eunuch, so he naturally knew that although the emperor did not like the arrogance of King Qi, he was very close to him. In addition, the emperor did not have many heirs. Not counting the original prince, he was only three years old. Now, when the king of Qi is assassinated, the emperor is naturally furious.
"When the emperor is angry, he will lay down millions of corpses."
Now there are only hundreds or even thousands of people implicated, not to mention these lowly people, so what if they are all wronged? Seeing the soldiers dragging the people from the shrine outside, some of them were obviously dragging them to be beheaded, but Ma Shunde Turning a blind eye, only looking towards the palace.
Due to this delay, an official from the royal palace had already received the news and rushed out, kowtowing and saluting.
Ma Shunde did not speak, but a guard said: "My father-in-law, by the emperor's order, is visiting the King of Qi."
When the palace official saw that Ma Shunde didn't look very good, he muttered and didn't dare to say anything more. He just kowtowed and said, "I'm humble enough to invite you in, my father-in-law."
After saying that, he opened the door and led Ma Shunde in. The garden of Prince Qi's Mansion was very large. He walked along the road and walked along the pebbled corridor to the main room. Before he arrived, he heard shouting from inside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up!"
The people inside were shouting to the heavens and the earth, and just listening to the voices made me feel a little creepy.
It's not that those people shouted so sadly, but what the shouts represented made people unable to think deeply about it, and once they thought about it deeply, they would feel scared.
As soon as Ma Shunde heard this movement, he secretly said something bad and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
I heard before that King Qi's injury was stable and he would move back to the palace from outside, but looking at the current situation, it seems that is not the case?
Could it be that there is really something seriously wrong with King Qi’s health?
Ma Shunde didn't have a kind-hearted appearance, but now he frowned and looked more gloomy and scary. The palace officials who accompanied him in couldn't help but shuddered, and their faces suddenly turned pale - didn't you hear that something happened to the king just now?
Before I had time to think about it, I heard Ma Shunde ask: "What's going on? What happened? What happened to the prince?"
Ma Shunde suppressed his panic. He was a eunuch, and he was not afraid of suspicion, so he walked straight in. However, he saw the fragrance of medicine filling the courtyard, and several imperial doctors were whispering. From the look on their faces, it seemed that something was wrong. When he got closer, he saw King Qi Yang Yang Lying on the couch, although his face looked ugly, Ma Shunde immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He was breathing, but not evenly. He also smelled a strong medicinal fragrance. The princess turned to feed the medicine spoon by spoon.
Ma Shunde didn't bother him. He looked at it for a while and asked, "Are all the imperial doctors in there?"
"Yes, several imperial doctors are here." The palace official replied timidly.
"Where's Doctor Xu?"
Just as Ma Shunde was asking, he saw a familiar young imperial doctor turning around with a frown on his face and immediately signaled him to come over. As soon as Imperial Physician Xu saw Ma Shunde, he complained in his heart, but still went over and saluted.
"Xu Yingjie, were you diagnosing the pulse inside just now?" Ma Shunde waved the palace officials away, leaving Imperial Physician Xu to stand under the eaves and asked politely.
This mere ninth-grade imperial physician has also paid his respects to me, so there is no need to be polite.
Xu Yingjie's lips felt a little bitter, but he just responded: "Yes, the official was here just now."
"Then tell me honestly, how is King Qi's patient and what's going on now?"
This question was asked directly, which was different from Ma Shunde's previous behavior. It can be seen that after these two days, Ma Shunde no longer cares about the strange things and just wants to get the job done as soon as possible.
"This..." Xu Yingjie hesitated for a moment. Although Ma Shunde had a high and powerful position, and anyone who offended Ma Shunde would definitely be punished, King Qi was even more cruel!
If King Qi's physical condition was revealed, he was worried that he would be liquidated afterwards.
Seeing Xu Yingjie like this, Ma Shunde felt angry and said coldly: "Our family is asking for orders. If there is any deception, you know what the result will be."
Xu Yingjie's face paled at Ma Shunde's sinister words, her lips trembled, and she hurriedly said: "How dare you, sir, father-in-law, this is not the place to talk... We have to go there to talk."
Xu Yingjie saw that this was where people were coming and going, even if no one was there now, he was really worried, so he motioned Ma Shunde to a small pavilion not far away.
Ma Shunde was very impatient, but looking at the other person's expression, he was also worried that something big was going on inside. He frowned and turned his head: "If you don't know much and still play tricks on our family like this, you know what the consequences will be."
Of course Xu Yingjie knew, but it wasn't because he knew that he was even more afraid. He screamed in his heart, and every step he took towards the pavilion was like being on the tip of a knife.
When he arrived at the small pavilion and there was no one around, he whispered: "Eunuch Ma, it's not that I'm being careful, but this matter is really important and we don't want others to know about it. If it leaks from us to too many people, not only
Even I, Eunuch Ma, will probably be hated by King Qi."
An injured person asked about his injury, but he was in danger of being hated by King Qi? Ma Shunde's eyelids twitched, and his eyes froze when he stared at this person. I understand that this young doctor did not dare to deceive himself. He was usually smart and knew the importance of things.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get rid of this job, he really didn't want to continue asking.
But you still have to ask. Thinking of this, Ma Shunde seemed to say as if nothing happened: "Just tell me quickly, what's going on!"
Only then did Xu Yingjie look solemn and explained what had happened one by one. Ma Shunde frowned when he heard that King Qi was fainting, but felt that Xu Yingjie was making a fuss. This matter was not unserious, but he was not involved in it.
, just as he was about to speak, he saw Xu Yingjie taking another sneaky look around and speaking in a lowered voice.
"Originally, we couldn't inspect it too carefully, but King Qi passed out just now. With the permission of the princess, I inspected it carefully."
"Although King Qi's injury is not fatal, it has damaged his roots and will cause many consequences. Not only may his hands and feet become weak, but he may also...may..."
Even though I was determined to say it, I still hesitated at this point.
"What could it be?" Ma Shunde asked sharply.
Xu Yingjie closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "It may also hinder life span and...yang energy."
Harmful to lifespan?
Does this mean that after suffering this injury, King Qi’s lifespan was shortened?
Ma Shunde couldn't help but shrink his eyes and his face changed drastically. Just hearing these words made his heart skip a beat. What made him even more uneasy was the second half.
"Yangqi, what do you mean?" Although Ma Shunde had some premonitions, he didn't react for a moment and just asked sternly.
Xu Yingjie said "Hey" in his heart, and could only bite the bullet and explain: "It's just... it just has some... influence on the heirs!"
this!
"Stop!" As soon as he said this, Ma Shunde immediately understood. With a gloomy expression, he signaled Xu Yingjie to stop first, and stood there to calm down.
Then he said: "I didn't hear what you said clearly. What do you mean, His Highness King Qi, that his injury will affect... affect the heirs? How much impact will it have?"
Xu Yingjie lowered his eyes and looked at the ground, obviously he didn't dare to say anything.
Ma Shunde didn't understand anything after seeing this scene. This was so big that Xu Yingjie didn't dare to say it!
Ma Shunde's fingers trembled slightly, could it be that he didn't lift them?
Isn’t this just like being your own eunuch?
Ma Shunde opened his mouth, completely understanding why Xu Yingjie didn't dare to speak just now because he was worried about King Qi.
Since ancient times, the emperor has never been disfigured or disabled.
Between Wei and Zheng, in addition to Taizu, there were also many heroes. One hero, Deng Yuanbo, rose up and conquered several provinces. He was Taizu's powerful enemy. However, before they could formally engage in battle, it is said that he was shot out of one eye during one of his battles.
Taizu was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I am alone and have no worries."
Sure enough, the subordinates who were originally united fell apart almost in a short time, because everyone believed that Deng Yuanbo had no destiny, so they left one after another.
If the King of Qi becomes a heavenly eunuch, it will only be done when he is over fifty. How can he achieve great wealth at his current age?
Not to mention, King Qi now has few heirs, only two sons and one daughter. How can he inherit the artifact if he is so meager?