"Zhu Wan, how can you come up with such a bad idea for His Highness? The current situation is difficult. If I say that I am sick, the King of Ji and his party will definitely expand their power. When it becomes a climate, it will be difficult to control it." Tang Zhen said
When Guan Shouzhen told him about his clever plan for the crown prince, he objected repeatedly. He believed that now was a critical period for the confrontation between the two parties. In politics, one needs to retreat step by step. Claiming illness will weaken the power and cannot retreat.<
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"First Assistant, in the fight for the crown prince, what we are fighting for is the attitude of the Holy One. Even if it is powerful, it will be at a loss if there is no support from the Holy One. What's more, although you are temporarily sick, you can still stay at home and control the situation. We are here today.
To step back one foot is to advance ten feet tomorrow. Please think twice!"
Guan Shouzhen thought about Tang Zhen's words carefully and felt that they made sense. He nodded slowly and immediately went to the road to beg for leave due to illness.
The politics of the Ming Dynasty has always been a whirlwind. As soon as the first assistant claimed to be ill and begged for leave, all kinds of rumors spread throughout the court. There were such things as "the first assistant was ill in bed and could not get up", "vomiting blood for several liters a day", "inside the house"
There are faint sounds of crying" and the like, spread everywhere.
After all, he was a hero from Conglong, the chief minister of the dynasty, and he still had weight in the emperor's heart. As soon as he heard that Guan Shouzhen was ill, Zhu Hengjia immediately became anxious. Although he was dissatisfied with Guan Shouzhen for seeking refuge with his son, it was an internal conflict, no matter what
After all, he was also one of the first batch of heroes from Conglong who followed him to raise troops in Guilin. He immediately issued an order to send famous doctors to Tai Hospital to diagnose and treat him with all his heart.
After receiving the imperial edict, Cai Qin, the envoy of Taiyuan Hospital, did not dare to neglect him. He was the chief assistant of the dynasty and could not be careless. After much deliberation, Taiyuan Hospital judged that Li Shuben, who had profound medical skills and was from a well-known medical family, the Qizhou Li family, was suitable to be the chief assistant.
Take the pulse. When it comes to Li Shuben, not many people know about it, but when it comes to Li Shuben’s grandfather Li Shizhen, everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew about it.
Hearing that he was treating Guan Shouzhen, the chief minister of the cabinet, Li Shuben put on his sixth-grade egret official robe, took a doctor with a medicine box on his back, and came to Guan's house in a sedan.
The old man in the hospital is over 60 years old. He has a three-foot-long beard and a fairy-like appearance. At first glance, he is a medical master.
Arriving at Guanzhai, Guanzhong, the housekeeper of Guanzhai, hurriedly led Li Shuben into the bedroom. In the bedroom, Guan Shouzhen was out of breath, lying on the bed, panting heavily, looking like he was terminally ill.
To feel the pulse, it should be done according to cun, guan and chi. Li Shuben placed his index finger, middle finger and ring finger on the patient's radial styloid process. The radial styloid process was positioned at "guan", corresponding to the middle finger; the position of "cun" was close to the patient's body.
The far side corresponds to the index finger; the position of the "chi" is close to the proximal part of the patient's body and corresponds to the doctor's ring finger. The three pulse-sensing fingers correspond to the three parts of the patient's Cun Guan Chi. He patiently discerned the pulse and frowned. "President Li, is my master's illness serious?" Guan Zhong asked softly.
"Weird! The pulse of the first assistant is really strange!"
Li Shuben frowned and said: "Normally, Shoufu's illness is caused by his old age and overwork. His pulse should be weak, but unexpectedly it is strong. Weird! Weird!"
Guan Zhong was startled and said, "President Li, please take a moment to speak." He took Li Shuben to the side room and took out a small box, "Please accept it."
Li Shuben opened the box and found a box of bright gold. He asked in shock: "What does this mean?"
"Please reply to your Majesty, Court Judge Li, that my husband has become ill due to overwork and has exhausted his energy and blood. He needs to stay in bed for a period of time. I can't thank you enough!"
"This~"
Li Shuben was stunned, secretly wondering, what was the chief assistant doing? However, the opponent's power was not something he could challenge. For the sake of this box of gold, he nodded in agreement.
Guan Zhong escorted Li Shuben out of the house and repeatedly told him: "Please keep it secret, please judge Li."
"Don't worry, I will keep it a secret!"
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"It is a God-given opportunity for Guan Shoufu to be ill at home. His Highness should take advantage of this moment to expand his power." Chen Shou said to Zhu Ruodeng, the king of Ji, with a happy face. When Guan Shouzhen fell ill, Zhu Ruodeng immediately became energetic and summoned his party members to conspire. p>
"How to expand our power?" he asked Chen Shou happily.
"We should look for the faults of the prince's party, rise up to impeach them, and at the same time work hard to promote our people," Chen Shou replied.
"I think we should send someone to check whether Guan Shouzhen is really sick; at the same time, His Highness should behave respectfully in front of the Crown Prince," Lu Shiyi said.
"You cannot be submissive. This is a critical moment for the battle between the two armies. You should show your strength in front of the prince. Only by being strong can we attract more supporters and strengthen our strength." Chen Bangyan retorted loudly. He was from Conglong
The hero has a high prestige and won unanimous approval from Yang Fuchen, Yang Wei, Sheng Jing, Jiang Shishao and others as soon as he opened his mouth.
Lu Shiyi was a little worried, but seeing everyone's high morale, he didn't say anything more.
The King of Ji's party came in force. Taking advantage of Guan Shouzhen's absence in the cabinet, they impeached and dismissed more than a dozen princeling officials. At the same time, they promoted their own people. Chen Shouxiang was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War, Hu Jing was promoted to the minister of the Battalion and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Works, and Mai Erxuan
Ou Huaihao was promoted to the doctor of the Dushui Division, and Ou Huaihao was promoted to the doctor of the Tuntian Division; he also widely placed officials of his own department in the six departments.
King Ji became increasingly arrogant and domineering, trying to overwhelm the crown prince in everything. Fortunately, Zhu Ruoji had a good temper and didn't mind this.
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The old emperor wanted to test the knowledge of his three sons and ordered them to visit the Qianqing Palace.
The two sedan chairs met outside the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, and the Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji and the Prince of Ji Zhu Ruodeng met. According to the rules, Zhu Ruodeng should first salute Zhu Ruoji. But he kept Chen Bangyan's words in mind and deliberately showed them in front of the prince.
Being strong, I want to attract more supporters and expand my power through being strong.
Therefore, he did not salute, but stayed where he was, waiting for Zhu Ruoji to greet him.
"Second brother," His Royal Highness the Crown Prince greeted him affectionately, not at all angry at his younger brother's rudeness.
"Brother," Zhu Ruodeng replied calmly.
"I heard that our father is going to test our knowledge today, so we have to prepare well." Zhu Ruoji chuckled and said, "Second brother, you go first."
"How can this be done? Brother Emperor, as the crown prince, you should go first," Zhu Ruodeng said pretendingly.
"My second brother Wen Tao is far superior to Brother Yu in martial arts, and he is also a Rakshasa in Peking. He has made great contributions to the country. Brother Yu admires me very much. Please go first." Zhu Ruoji made a "please" gesture, "Come on, you are fast." , don’t keep your father waiting!
"Since the royal brother shows his love, I will not be polite." Zhu Ruodeng laughed, held his head high, and strode in, actually walking in front of the crown prince.
He felt that in this way, he could grow his ambition, destroy the prestige of the prince, and show the outside world that he should be the crown prince.
I thought that Donghua Gate was far away from Qianqing Palace and could not reach the ears of my father. But the palace was a place of disputes, and this little episode between them immediately reached the ears of the old emperor.
