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"Who? Who is outside?"
Hou Shen seemed to have heard Liu Ling's voice, but he was not sure. He sat up from the bed, and the brocade quilt covering him fell to the ground. Although he did not have to deal with official business these days when he was resting at home, he just stayed in bed every day.
He was recuperating, but his mood was getting worse and worse. His temper was getting worse and worse. These days, almost every servant and maid in his family had been scolded by him more than once. And he was annoyed by everyone he saw, not only the guests, but also the maids.
No one in his family wanted to see him, and the servants were kept far away by him. No one was allowed to disturb him unless he called.
At this time, when he heard the light but majestic voice outside, Hou Shen's back suddenly felt cold, a chill rose up, and his heart trembled, like a convulsion.
With a creak, the door was pushed open, and Liu Ling, dressed in a black brocade robe, with long black straight hair flowing down the back of his head, walked in elegantly. He was not annoyed that Shen was cursing people without asking, with a look on his face.
Still wearing a faint smile.
"Master Hou, are you feeling better?"
Liu Ling said with a smile.
With a plop, Hou Shen was so frightened that he fell off the bed and crawled to the ground.
"The lower official did not know that the prince was coming, so he uttered arrogant words. Please be punished by the prince."
Hou Shen spoke tremblingly, and he didn't know whether it was because of fear or nervousness, or because his body was feverish and cold. In short, his body was shaking extremely hard, and his forehead touched the ground. Because of the trembling, he seemed to be kowtowing. Liu
Ling was a little touched when he saw him like this. He quickly walked over and helped Hou Shen up and said, "Master Hou, don't be afraid. It was me who came unexpectedly. How can I blame you?"
He knew from the temperature he felt on his tentacles that Hou Shen was indeed having a fever, and the fever was severe.
Hou Shen was already sick and weak, and Liu Ling's hands were much stronger than his. After being helped up by Liu Ling, he wanted to bow again, but was dragged down by Liu Ling and could not go down. Liu Ling
Seeing his frightened look, Hou Shen knew that Hou Shen was afraid that he would be angry because of the scolding he just said. As a prince, he can be said to be the second tallest man in the world. Apart from His Majesty, the tallest man in the world, he has the most honorable position. Moreover, he has always had a murderous prince.
Due to his reputation, all the officials were more or less afraid of him, but Liu Ling actually knew it.
He couldn't help but help Hou Shen lie on the bed, reached out to pick up the brocade quilt that had fallen to the ground, dusted off the dust on the quilt, and covered Hou Shen with his own hands.
"Your body is burning, you shouldn't cover yourself with such a thick quilt."
Liu Ling pulled Hou Shen's quilt down and said.
When Hou Shen didn't speak, Liu Ling looked up and found that Hou Shen had tears streaming down his face. The tears came a bit unexpectedly, which caught Liu Ling off guard.
"Your Majesty... Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hou Shen choked and said, letting tears fall down his body.
"Why are you crying? A high-ranking official of the third rank of the Minister of Rites and one of the five auxiliary ministers of the Military Aircraft Department can still cry. If this gets out, won't people laugh out loud?"
Liu Ling said with a smile.
Hou Shen wiped away his tears and said: "Xiaguan...Xiaoguan was touched. I didn't expect that the prince would come to see me in person. I just contradicted the prince with my words, and not only did the prince not blame him, but...in my heart..."
Speaking of this, Hou Shen was a little incoherent.
Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, okay, if the court officials are crying and crying again, I will ask your majesty to take off your official uniform when I get back. I will take it back after you have cried enough."
Has the miracle doctor come to see you? What did he say?"
Hou Shen wiped away his tears, and his face regained some color due to excitement and was slightly flushed. However, his face was still sickly white, and his lips were dry and gray.
"I have seen it. Most of the doctors in Taiyuan Mansion have been invited to see me. His Majesty Hong En asked Divine Doctor Li to come and take my pulse. However, he could not find the cause of the disease. He only told me to rest more and not to get angry easily.
"
Hou Shen said with a bitter smile.
Liu Ling chuckled: "How can you do it? You turned around and completely forgot what the doctor said? Don't let me get angry. I think you are very angry. There is not even a servant or maidservant to serve you at the door or in the room.
, I guess it’s because you scolded me that you didn’t dare to take the exam, right? You’re a strange person. If you drive away all the servants who serve you, can you get better quickly? "
"I don't want to see them, I feel upset."
Hou Shen answered truthfully.
"Irritability? I'm afraid this is the cause of your illness, right?"
Liu Ling smiled with a warm spring breeze on his face.
Hou Shen was stunned for a moment, did not speak, and just lowered his head deeply. Liu Ling could still see the twinkling eyes clearly. He knew that he had guessed right. At this time, Shen was not recovering from his long-term illness.
It was not that he suffered from some incurable and complicated disease, but that he was suffering from a blockage in his heart. In addition, he was not used to the bitter cold in Saibei, and the cold air entered his inner palace. He resisted in his heart, and no matter how much medicine he took, he could not get better.
The role of heart medicine is to treat heart disease.
Liu Ling sat down on the chair next to Hou Shen's bed, crossed her legs, closed her mouth and said nothing. Hou Shen raised his head and looked, and it turned out that the maid had come in to bring tea.
After the little maid retreated, Hou Shen looked at Liu Ling, who had a calm face and seemed to like the taste of fragrant tea. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch, and he can see into my heart at a glance."
He did not refute or defend, and there was a bitterness in his words.
Liu Ling put down the tea cup and said: "You are good at everything. In terms of intelligence, you are considered to be the best among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. When it comes to handling government affairs, you are also very organized and conscientious. But here..."
Liu Ling pointed to the position of his heart: "It's still too narrow."
He stretched out a finger and said, "I am the minister of the Military Aircraft Department in name only. In fact, I am the one who is least engaged in my duties. I don't count."
He stretched out his second finger: "Old Prime Minister Lu Sen, a veteran of the two dynasties, is undoubtedly the first among the officials of this dynasty in terms of qualifications and experience. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most important one among the officials, whether it is your majesty or the king.
, they all respect him very much. It’s just that he is too old, and even though he still has ambitions and ambitions, he is unable to achieve his goals. Your Majesty has agreed to wait until his sixty-sixth birthday to resign and go home to enjoy happiness."
He stretched out his third finger: "Pei Hao is a rising star promoted by Your Majesty. He is considered a disciple of the Emperor. His ability is not as good as yours, but in your opinion, Pei Hao is far more valued than you by Your Majesty. Moreover, Pei Hao is younger.
Do you think he looks down on you because of your arrogance, sharp words, and sharp actions?"
He stretched out his fourth finger: "Zhou Yangong is the person recommended by this king. He was appreciated by his majesty and was transferred to the Military Aircraft Department. Although he has the lowest qualifications, he has the potential to succeed Lu Sen. Because he comes from this prince's palace.
Here, coupled with His Majesty’s regard, you think his backstage is deeper than Pei Hao’s, and he will surely become the top official sooner or later.”
He held out his fifth finger: "You, Hou Shen, were sent to Daliao for half a year and gave me a rare opportunity to recuperate and recuperate, and you are indispensable. You are deeply scheming, extremely smart, do everything right and left, and handle government affairs with ease."
He is smooth and smooth, but he feels that he is not taken seriously by His Majesty. He thinks that his official status has reached this point in his life, so he feels resentful and takes advantage of his illness to avoid his responsibilities at home."
"Your Majesty! I don't dare to shirk my duties..."
Hou Shen got up from the bed, fell down on the bed and worshiped.
Liu Ling took a sip of tea and said: "Get up, what I have said until now will never reach the ears of the third person."
Hou Shen wiped the sweat from his face and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Ling sighed and said: "I have just said that you are the best in intelligence, civil and military affairs. Even the old prime minister Lu Sen can't compare with you. Perhaps it is because you are too smart that you are able to get into trouble."
You can't get out of the horns of a bull's horns. If you continue like this, you will not only harm yourself, but you will also harm the country."
"Houshen, your majesty has mentioned it to me three times. Your majesty said that without Hou Shen, many things have not been adjusted. I really regret sending him to Daliao. Pei Hao is too young and impatient and can't distinguish priorities. Lu
Sen is getting older and is no longer able to do many things. Although Zhou Yangong is capable of doing things safely, he has only been an official for two years and he still doesn't know the way to some things. It would be great if Hou Shen was here to save me so much fatigue.
!”
Liu Ling sighed: "Your Majesty also said that he asked Hou Shen to go to Daliao. I thought he would be back in two months or one month at most. Who would have thought that Yelu Xiongji would detain him to watch the battle? It was bitter cold in the north of Saibei, and Hou Shen didn't know.
Whether you can adapt to it or not, don’t freeze your body.”
"These are His Majesty's exact words, Hou Shen...you can experience it yourself!"
Hou Shen was already lying on the bed, crying in pain.
"The lower official has betrayed the divine grace and deserves death."
Liu Ling snorted coldly: "It's not a pity to die ten thousand times! Don't cry. If you have the strength to cry, you can take good care of your illness. When you recover, you can go to the military aircraft department for duty. People who are really capable will not complain about others, but will only give full play to their abilities."
If you show your talents and do your best, His Majesty will naturally see it clearly. Do you think your Majesty is the same as you because you are narrow-minded?"
"Okay, that's all I'm going to say today. It's a bitter medicine. It's hard to say whether it can cure your illness, but I've cured the illness in your heart. Hou Shen, remember, your Majesty is
You are a righteous sage who is rare to meet in a thousand years. It is your blessing to have the honor to work in front of His Majesty. If you do it, you will get it naturally. This is the advice I give you."
Liu Ling stood up and looked at the tea in the cup: "Why is there no new tea in your house?"
He smiled softly, meaningfully.
"There is no need to come out. I have to go to the cavalry camp to take a good rest. Your Majesty, what the court needs is a vigorous and powerful minister, not a sick man who only blames others. Take care of yourself, Mr. Hou."
Liu Ling walked out of the house and left Hou Shen's house with brothers Nie Rendi and Nie Renwang. When passing by the gate, Liu Ling looked at the two big mastiffs and said with a smile: "Why use dogs to reject people?"
?It’s just that there’s something wrong in my heart.”
This sentence reached Hou Shen's ears after Liu Ling left, and it scared him into a cold sweat.
The next day, it was said that Hou Shen's housekeeper was found out by Hou Shen and had embezzled money from the house. He secretly sold the rare and fragrant teas in the house and made a huge profit. The housekeeper thought that his master was about to fall.
Hou Shen ignored the family affairs and took away a lot of valuable things from the house. It was also found out that this person had received a lot of gifts from people who wanted to visit Hou Shen. As Hou Shen was seriously ill these days, this person was in the house.
He was so powerful that he actually wanted to have a concubine for Master Hou. Hou Shen couldn't drink the new tea handed out by the court, but he could drink it!
He was very domineering, and his end was very miserable. He was beaten to death by sticks when he engaged in family law.
Taiyuan Prefecture has filed a record, but nothing has been done about it. (To be continued)
