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"Your Majesty, I don't dare to speak nonsense. It is not the turn of minor officials to say anything about the matter of establishing a prince." Lin Jue said hurriedly.
"Hehehe, what are you afraid of? This is a private conversation, and I won't blame you. When did you become so timid and cautious? Weren't the words you just said bold enough? If you want to tell lies, you would have told lies.
You have lied. Go ahead and tell your truth." Guo Chong said with a faint smile.
Lin Jue frowned helplessly, and after a while he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask you a question. If the Emperor really decides to establish a crown prince due to his physical condition, I have nothing to say. After all, the succession of the emperor is a major matter for the court.
We must make arrangements early. But if His Majesty is in good health, I think the prince's proposal can be postponed. Under the current circumstances, the prince's proposal will only make the court more chaotic and divided, and will make the situation worse.
More unstable.”
Guo Chong looked at Lin Jue quietly and said, "You want to know how I am? What is your intention?"
Lin Jue hurriedly bowed and said: "I have no other intentions. I just discuss the matter as it is. Didn't the emperor say that I want you to speak freely? If the emperor is taboo, just pretend that I didn't say anything. I have no intention of going beyond the rules."
Guo Chong was silent for a moment and said calmly: "My physical condition is a secret. If it is spread out, it will cause confusion. Therefore, I do not allow any news to be spread. I have not seen anyone for many days, and I just don't want them to know. Are you
You are the only person I have summoned during this time. I am warning you that if you reveal even a single word about what I saw and heard today, I will chop off your head. Do you understand?"
Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Wei Chen doesn't dare, Wei Chen will never talk too much."
Guo Chong nodded, turned his head and looked at the clump of unknown flowers blooming like fire in front of him. He said in a deep voice for a long time: "I am not ignorant of destiny. Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature. Although you call me Long Live Wanwan.
Years old, but I know that it is impossible to live forever, and it is extremely difficult for people to live for hundreds of years. I can see it. But I am very unwilling to do so. I am only fifty-four years old, and I have been a boss for twenty years.
The prince came to the throne later, and I have only been on the throne for six years. I still have many things to do, and I still want to complete these things before I can feel at ease. I am not greedy, I only want to live to be eighty years old, but God will not
Be merciful and don’t give me this chance. I’m not willing to do it.”
Lin Jue was horrified. Hearing Guo Chong's tone, it seemed that he was seriously ill and his time was running out.
"Lin Jue... do you know why I haven't established a crown prince for so long? In fact, I can establish a crown prince when I ascend the throne. Many people advised me that establishing a crown prince would stabilize the country and avoid a lot of troubles. But I didn't agree. I
I don’t want my prince to wait too long. I have been a prince for twenty years, and I know what it feels like. I don’t want my prince to also experience the same kind of torment of living cautiously, looking forward to but anxious. But I
Wrong, I can't enjoy the country for decades like the late emperor. Look at me, I'm only six years old, and my health has problems. If I had known this, I should have established a prince earlier. So, I want to
Please hurry up and resolve the matter of establishing the crown prince. If I suddenly disappear and the crown prince is not established, chaos will occur in our great Zhou Dynasty."
Guo Chong looked away and spoke softly. Although his tone was soft, his words sounded like morning bells and evening drums to Lin Jue. Lin Jue never expected that today's interview would involve such a top-secret topic.
It's so private. These words are obviously words deep in Guo Chong's heart, so why did he say it to himself? This is not something to be happy about, but on the contrary, it is a danger. The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes.
Lin Jue didn't know why Guo Chong said these words to him. But Lin Jue also came to a conclusion: Guo Chong did know that he was seriously ill and did not have much time left. That's why he issued an edict to establish a prince. He had previously
Guo Chong's judgment was wrong. Guo Chong did not use the matter of establishing the crown prince to test everyone's reaction. Maybe this would be true when he was healthy, but if he knew that his time was running out, he would have only one motive: to arrange
The handover of imperial power in the Great Zhou Dynasty was a matter of great concern. Perhaps his act of issuing the imperial edict was a decisive measure that could only be taken under this premise. Perhaps he hoped to calm down the disputes in the court by taking responsibility.
Create a stable environment for the transfer of imperial power. Of course, we also hope that the reform will continue after the transfer of imperial power.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly: "I dare you, Your Majesty, what kind of disease do you have? Is there no cure? There are countless famous doctors in the palace. Even if you are sick, you should call them all."
Famous doctors treat you, so you won’t be so pessimistic.”
Guo Chong glanced at Lin Jue, frowned and said: "If there is a way to think of it, am I that willing to give up? It can't be cured. My disease is in the internal organs, and I invited dozens of doctors to come to the palace to treat it.
The results are the same. I am suffering from a lung disease that cannot be cured. As you saw just now, I will vomit blood whenever I cough. Now I only rely on a blind pill to protect my health, which was found in the Qinling Mountains.
A visiting Taoist priest gave me pills. After taking the pills, I could stop my cough. But the pills were quite toxic. After taking them, I couldn’t sleep all night long. My mouth was dry and my tongue was dry, and I had red spots on my body.
, the itching is unbearable. If it were not to save my life, I would never take it. Even if I keep this pill, I'm afraid I won't be able to last more than a year and a half."
Lin Jue thought of the red pill that Qian Delu took out just now. It might be the kind of life-extending pill with toxic side effects.
"I have told you too much today. You know my secret, and I hope you keep it secret. I don't want them to know my physical condition yet. Once my condition is known, many things will become uncontrollable.
Therefore, you cannot reveal a single word of what you said today. This includes your wife, children, family, and your father-in-law, Prince Liang. Otherwise, I will kill your entire family. I will kill everyone who knows this.
Their heads. You are a smart person, you should know that I am not trying to scare you." Guo Chong's expression suddenly turned cold and he said coldly to Lin Jue.
"Your Majesty, I have the courage to talk nonsense. What I am most concerned about now is the Emperor's condition. I forgive you for talking too much. Can the Emperor tell me the specific symptoms? I have a friend who also had the disease.
The lung disease could not be cured for a long time, and her life was hanging by a thread. However, I accidentally got a prescription. She took the medicine according to the prescription and miraculously recovered. I want to know some specific symptoms and see if they are the same as those of my friend.
The lung diseases are similar. If they are really the same disease, I can give the prescription to the emperor to try." Lin Jue said with cupped hands.
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Guo Chong was a little surprised, and at the same time, hope was ignited in his heart. What a seriously ill person most wants to hear is what Lin Jue said. Just a moment ago, he threatened to kill Lin Jue.
Guo Chong, a member of his family, began to describe his symptoms to Lin Jue in the next moment. He said things like chest tightness and shortness of breath, coughing and bleeding, being out of breath when he was emotional, etc. The description was very detailed.
Lin Jue listened carefully and compared Fang Huanqiu's symptoms one by one. Most of the symptoms were surprisingly similar. Fang Huanqiu's illness was once mistaken by Lin Jue for congenital heart disease. But later Lin Jue realized that it was congenital heart disease.
A kind of lung disease, similar to tuberculosis and other symptoms, so you will often cough and cough up blood. The prescription Lin Jue accidentally got should be some kind of Chinese medicine prescription that is effective for tuberculosis. After treating the symptoms, Fang Huanqiu was able to recover. This prescription Lin Jue
At one time, he didn't pay much attention to it, and he was buried in the golden hairpin tomb erected for Fang Huanqiu. Later, after learning that Fang Huanqiu recovered from this prescription, Lin Jue realized that this prescription was valuable. Once upon a time, Lin Jue even tried to make money with this prescription.
But the process of opening a pharmacy is very troublesome, and curing diseases and saving lives is no joke, so I put this idea aside. But Lin Jue always kept the prescription. After all, he was cured and sentenced
Fang Huanqiu, who was sentenced to death for his lung disease, this is definitely something more precious than gold, silver and jewelry. It can save lives.
When Guo Chong coughed and vomited blood, Lin Jue immediately thought that Guo Chong might have lung disease. After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Jue decided to tell the matter. No matter whether it would be effective or not, he would finally do his best.
Especially after listening to Guo Chong's description of his illness, many of the symptoms were similar, which made Lin Jue even more aware that the prescription might be useful.
Guo Chong ended his narration and asked: "Are my symptoms the same as those of your friend?"
Lin Jue bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the symptoms are 70 to 80% similar. I don't know whether I should give the prescription to the Emperor. This is not a trivial matter. If the medicine is not right and hurts the Emperor's body, I will definitely die."
But if it is really that kind of disease, my prescription has already saved a person. If it can cure the emperor's disease, it will be a great merit."
Guo Chong said happily: "It's 70% to 80% similar, so what are you waiting for? Even if it's not the same disease, it will definitely be cured. Give it to me quickly. Don't worry, my disease only lasts for a year and a half.
How much worse could it be? I took a lot of medicine that wasn't right for my condition, but I died without it. Don't be afraid, I want to give it a try."
Lin Jue hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I am really worried that something will happen. Once this matter is known to others, I will be criticized by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and I fear that I will die without a burial place."
Guo Chong frowned and said, "How could they know? I won't let them know."
Lin Jue said: "The prescription is presented to the Emperor. How can it be that no one knows if the Emperor wants to find someone to prepare the medicine? I dare not do this."
Guo Chong frowned and said, "Are you saying that the people around me are unreliable?"
Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I don't mean that. What I mean is, can we do it without going to war? I didn't come up with the prescription. When I went back, I took the medicine according to the prescription, boiled it into pills and brought them to the palace to present to the emperor.
Your Majesty, you can try one or two pills. If it works, I can safely hand you the prescription. If it doesn't work, stop taking the medicine immediately. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Guo Chong glared at Lin Jue and said: "Are you afraid that giving the prescription will leave a clue, so that if something happens, you can escape unscathed? You are very careful with your calculations."
