Chen Cheng was about to answer Zhu Fangyuan's words when suddenly the deputy envoy who had been silent just now said: "Your Majesty naturally has your Majesty's intentions. How dare I make random guesses."
Hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Chen Cheng and Zhu Fangyuan froze. After Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, he first scolded the deputy envoy, then turned to salute Zhu Fangyuan and said: "Your Highness, I will apologize to Your Highness on his behalf."
.Young people don’t know the importance of what they say, and because they are ranked first in the Imperial College, they are quite arrogant, so they are rude to His Highness, so please don’t mind it.”
"After I return to the capital, I will report this matter to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to punish him. Your Majesty can also write to Your Majesty to inform him of this matter. Your Majesty will definitely not let him off lightly."
"He's just a young fool who doesn't know what's important. It's not a big deal. Besides, what he said is not bad. Your Majesty's intentions as ministers cannot be guessed at will. There is no need to punish him, as long as he remembers it in the future.
Just don't talk like that." The expression on Zhu Fangyuan's face has returned to normal, and he said to Chen Cheng with a nonchalant expression.
However, in his heart, he wanted to pull out a knife and chop the deputy to death on the spot! He had not experienced such a thing for a long time. No one had dared to use it since his father took control of the Goryeo court in the 25th year of Hongwu.
It has been twenty-six years since this attitude spoke to him, and he felt it again after he turned fifty. But he didn't feel nostalgic. "Even when I went to the capital, the Ming Emperor was very kind to me.
, except for the first time when he knelt down to salute, he was picked up by the guards every time after he bent down. He also spoke very politely; but he, an official of at least six ranks, dared to speak to me like this! He really thought that he was a superior
The country's envoy can do whatever he wants in North Korea. Even if I don't dare to kill him, I still want to look good on him.'
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. Yin Chang, why don't you come forward to apologize to Your Highness!" Chen Cheng said to the deputy envoy again.
The deputy envoy named Yin Chang had a reluctant look on his face, but he came over and bowed his head to Zhu Fangyuan and said, "I apologize to Your Highness."
"This is nothing, but you must never speak like this in the future, no matter who you are talking to." Zhu Fangyuan said. Yin Chang had to bow to him again to thank him for his teachings.
Even though this episode was over for the time being, the three of them continued to go to Zhu's palace. But the atmosphere was far less than before. The three of them had nothing to say to each other and walked quietly to the dormitory.
They waited again, and the imperial doctor sent by Yun from the capital arrived. After bowing to the three of them, he walked to Zhu and began to look around and ask questions. Zhu's face was a little pale, and he was served by the palace maid and put on a piece of clothing.
He put a pillow on his back and began to be treated by the imperial doctor of the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing these imperial doctors with serious expressions, holding his pulse, carefully observing Zhu's face, or making inquiries, Zhu Fangyuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. What if these people saw that Zhu's physical problems were caused by man-made problems?
Did they know that he had been seriously ill for only a few months? Even if they failed to see these two points, the prescription they accidentally prescribed could alleviate the disease deliberately created in Zhu's body? Even if they were sure before
, Zhu Fangyuan was also nervous.
"Deputy Chen, how are the medical skills of these imperial doctors? Can they cure the prince's illness?" In order to relieve the tension, he started talking to Chen Cheng.
"This," an unnatural smile appeared on Chen Cheng's face. "The officials are not doctors and do not understand medical skills. I don't know if they can cure the prince's disease. But they are the most skilled people in the Ming Dynasty. If they can't cure him,
Well, we can’t find anyone who can cure the prince.”
"Hey, I hope the prince can be cured by them." Zhu Fangyuan sighed and said again.
After a while, several imperial doctors had sweat on their foreheads and stood up from the bed to wipe the sweat. Chen Cheng hurriedly walked over and asked: "How is the prince's condition? Can he be treated with certainty?"
"Although the prince's condition is not serious, it is still stable; but we are not sure whether we can cure him." Several imperial doctors gathered together to discuss for a while, and one of them said: "The prince's illness is very strange. We
It is difficult to diagnose what kind of disease it is, so we can only prescribe a medicine for His Highness to take for one day, and we will come back to diagnose it tomorrow."
"How can medicine be taken casually?" A local North Korean doctor standing aside said: "If you can diagnose the disease, of course the prince can take your medicine; but if you can't diagnose the disease, how can you take the medicine prescribed by you?
?If the prince is corrupted, can you bear this responsibility?"
"This," the leading physician hesitated. If their hands not only failed to cure the Joseon Crown Prince's illness, but worsened his condition or even killed him, they certainly could not bear this responsibility. Even if His Majesty was reasonable and unreasonable after returning to the country,
If they are dealt with, their reputation will be affected and the number of people willing to seek medical treatment from them will decrease. Over time, they may not be able to earn a living at the Tai Hospital.
But if they just watch, hear, inquire and do nothing else, if the prince's illness is not cured, they will have nothing to eat after returning. Even if they cannot go back, they will have to stay in Seoul for the rest of their lives to treat the prince's illness. So they are faced with a dilemma.
, several imperial doctors hesitated for a while, then gathered together to discuss, and then said: "Then we will continue to take the original medicine for now, and we will come back for diagnosis tomorrow."
"It turns out that the imperial doctors in the country only have this ability. I thought they were so powerful." The man mocked again. He then turned around and spoke a few words in Korean to another local doctor who was here, and they burst into laughter.
Voice.
Zhu Fangyuan suddenly blurted out a string of Korean words, probably reprimanding these doctors. They all knelt down and begged for mercy. Zhu Fangyuan said a few more words, and they quickly stood up and turned away. Zhu Fangyuan then turned around and said to Chen Cheng:
"Doctor Xia Guo is so vulgar that it makes Vice President Chen laugh."
"There is no need to be so harsh on them. After all, there is a saying among the people that friends in the same profession are enemies. It is inevitable to feel a little angry when seeing doctors from outside." Chen Cheng knew some Korean and understood what Zhu Fangyuan said just now.
After reading a few words, I roughly understood what he said and said with a smile.
"Then you can't treat the doctors of Shangguo like this." Zhu Fangyuan said again. He then said to the imperial doctor of the Ming Dynasty: "Several imperial doctors, please don't be influenced by vulgar people like them. How sure are you of curing the prince?"
"Your Highness, it's really difficult for the official and others to make a complete conclusion now, so today's medicine is the same as before taking it, and there is no need to change it for the time being. Please also ask your Highness to send someone to send all the previous pulse records of His Highness the Crown Prince. I will wait until I get back.
Do some research."
"I will immediately send someone to the place where I will stay." Zhu Fangyuan said immediately.
Zhu Fangyuan, Chen Cheng and the imperial doctor talked for a while about Zhu's illness. It was already getting late. Zhu Fangyuan said to them: "It's already noon, and I should have entertained you all in the palace for a meal, but North Korea has always treated envoys from the upper kingdom.
The rules are that the banquet will be held in the evening of the same day, and visitors from the country cannot be entertained before then, so we can only arrange lunch for you in the post house. But don't worry, even if I can't entertain you personally, I will definitely not treat you lightly.
"
"How dare you, your Highness, speak like this? Your Highness doesn't have to do this." Everyone said hurriedly. After saying a few more words, Chen Cheng led everyone to leave the palace and go to the post house. He said something to Yin Chang, asking him to say something to Zhu Fangyuan before leaving.
He saluted and said goodbye, but Yin Chang didn't know what was going on and didn't respond. Chen Cheng could only raise his voice and shout again: "Yin Chang!"
"Vice President Chen, what's the matter?" Yin Chang came back to his senses this time and said.
"Hurry up and salute His Highness!" Chen Cheng said in a stern tone.
Yin Chang seemed a little puzzled by his harsh words. Wasn't what happened just now over? But he didn't dare to go against Chen Cheng's words, so he could only bow and salute.
Zhu Fangyuan casually glanced in the direction where Yin Chang was looking just now, turned around and said with a smile: "I see, he is indeed a young man."
"How can you look at the palace maids at will in the Korean palace!" Chen Cheng's words became more severe.
"The lower official did not look at the palace maid." Yin Chang looked aggrieved.
"You," Chen Cheng wanted to scold him a few more words, but then he thought that this was the Joseon palace after all, and it was not appropriate to do such a thing, so he could only stop and apologize to Zhu Fangyuan. Zhu Fangyuan naturally shook his head and said it didn't have to be like this. Chen Cheng
After saying a few words of apology, Yin Chang and the imperial doctor left the palace.
When he could no longer see them, not even their backs, Zhu Fangyuan's face darkened and he said a few words to the servant next to him. The servant followed the order and left. After a while, a tall man walked in,
Salute him. Zhu Fangyuan immediately ordered: "Go and make arrangements to make this deputy envoy from the Ming Dynasty named Yin Chang embarrassed! No matter what method you use, as long as the envoy of the Ming Dynasty doesn't see it, it's best.
It is reasonable to seize him and lock him up in Yijin Mansion for a few days."
"Yes, Your Highness." The man immediately agreed. Seeing that he had no other instructions, he bowed and left.
After being told this matter, Zhu Fangyuan felt a little better. He drank a cup of tea brought by the palace maid, and was about to call the local doctors just now. Suddenly he thought of something and ordered someone to bring a file. Zhu Fangyuan opened it.
Go to the first page, and you can see that the words on the catalog are all the names of officials of the Ming Dynasty or the names of the yamen of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Fangyuan quickly turned to the page of the Imperial College, read it carefully for a while, then breathed a sigh of relief, closed the file and ordered the servants to send it back to the original place, and then announced that the doctor was here.
"I have met Your Highness." The doctor who just led the team saluted and said.
Zhu Fangyuan didn't waste any time and asked directly in Chinese: "In your opinion, can the imperial doctors of the Ming Dynasty cure the crown prince? Or discover the reason why the crown prince is 'sick'."
"In my opinion, the probability that the imperial doctor of the Ming Dynasty can cure the crown prince's illness is no more than 10%, and the probability of discovering the cause of the prince's illness is less than 10%, not even half a percent." The man also answered in Chinese.
.
"Is this certain?"
"Your Highness, that medicine was researched by me and many people for a long time. It will not harm the prince's body and can cause the appearance of illness. The imperial doctors of the Ming Dynasty are very skilled in medicine, but they are unaware of this and have not paid any attention to this aspect.
Under the circumstances considered, it would be impossible to discover the cause or cure the disease."
"Okay, in that case, I can rest assured. After this matter is completed, I will definitely not be stingy with the reward for you." Zhu Fangyuan said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The man kowtowed and said.
"You go down." Zhu Fangyuan nodded and said. He quickly stepped back.
"You take good care of the prince, if you make any mistakes, I will definitely punish you severely!" Zhu Fangyuan said to the servants present at this time.
"I will definitely not dare to be negligent." Everyone hurriedly agreed.
"If the imperial doctor of the Ming Dynasty comes to treat the crown prince, someone must be guarding the bedside every time and send someone to tell me." He gave another order and left here after receiving a positive answer.
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"Zhenxing (characterized by Yin Chang), what did you notice in the palace of the Prince of Joseon just now?" After arriving at the post house, Chen Cheng settled everyone who came with him, showed an unhappy look, and asked Yin Chang
He was called into his room. Seeing this, the imperial doctor who came back with him thought that Chen Cheng was going to scold him again and wanted to ask for mercy, but he didn't dare to say anything. He could only watch Yin Chang walk into Chen Cheng's room. But it was beyond their expectations.
What's surprising is that after both of them arrived in the room, Chen Cheng's expression instantly changed and he became kind, and even smiled slightly, and the words he spoke were not meant to scold Yin Chang.
"The servants in the Prince's Palace are definitely not normal." Yin Chang said categorically: "From the time I walked into his palace to the time I left, I have been carefully observing the servants and the decorations in the palace. The decorations, items, etc. are just returned. It's nothing.
Strange; but the servants of the palace are definitely not normal."
