The eunuch stood with his hands down. The man in yellow robe covered his mouth with his fist and coughed a few times, then dipped his hands in ink and continued to give instructions on the memorial.
Although it was daytime, the light in the palace was not good, especially since the emperor's eyesight was a little bad. A lamp was lit on the table with a glass lampshade, illuminating a small area around him brightly.
The emperor issued several memorials and his eyes were dazzled.
On a small piece of yellow brocade was placed a small mirror for local tribute. The emperor used it to face the memorial and reluctantly looked at it.
"I'm getting old." No matter how dissatisfied he was with aging, various physical manifestations reminded him of this all the time, making it difficult for the emperor to be in a good mood at this time.
Jealousy was also hard to suppress, especially when he saw young people in their prime and feeling aging, which made him even more angry and bad-tempered.
"Ahem!" After a while, his throat felt itchy. The emperor coughed heavily and covered it with a handkerchief. When the intensity subsided a little, he opened it and saw that there was no shocking blood on the handkerchief.
But can this prove that it is good?
The emperor's heart sank. He always felt that this situation was more serious than the occasional coughing up blood at the beginning. His fingers trembled slightly, he grabbed the white jade vial not far away, pulled out the stopper, poured out a pill, and took it.
Water, I ate it directly with my neck raised.
The feeling of shortness of breath gradually eased as I took this elixir.
The feeling of wanting to cough was suppressed, and the emperor's face showed no trace of joy. He plugged the bottle again and put it aside, sighing in his heart.
"The Small Returning Pill is quite effective and I feel a little better, but I have been unable to refine the Big Returning Pill. How long can I last with only the Small Returning Pill?"
"This medicine is becoming less and less effective. At first, I took one pill for a month, but now I need to take it once every three days."
If you think more optimistically, as long as you are not stupid, you will know that one day you will not be able to maintain your body to a certain level if you take this medicine as food.
The emperor's heart was filled with panic, and he was getting stronger day by day. However, as the emperor of a country, he could not express his emotions clearly, so his temper became increasingly weird.
"Your Majesty." Just when the Emperor managed to calm down and was about to continue reading the memorial, Eunuch Zhao came in and reported: "Liu Zhan has a result."
The emperor's hand paused and he looked up. The dark emotion in his eyes made Eunuch Zhao feel trembling.
Then the emperor wiped away the smile on his face and looked at the dim lights: "Tell me, what is the result? Is there something wrong with the acting king?"
The meeting between Liu Zhan and Yu Qianzhi was already known to the emperor through the people placed beside Liu Zhan through the Imperial City Department.
In other words, it is too easy for the imperial court to install people.
Eunuch Zhao had handled many affairs when he was young. At that time, he checked with the ministers and directly made an appointment with the old servant, who was also the adopted son of the family. But as soon as he told the purpose of his visit, the man immediately accepted his orders.
Why, everyone has wealth and life, and the court still has wealth.
The person next to Liu Zhan doesn't have to be inserted very early, as long as they make an appointment, they will be there.
Although the people who were placed next to Liu Zhan did not know what these two Taoist masters said in private, but judging from the follow-up actions, Yu Qianzhi came to Liu Zhan to rush to Dai Wang.
After some probing, Liu Zhan suspected that the king was carrying evil luck. As soon as the news came back, it aroused the attention of the Imperial City Department.
"The rise of King Dai happened very quickly. Although it was all a blessing from the Emperor, it was too coincidental."
King Dai went from living abroad with no foundation to returning to the capital less than two years ago. He received many benefits and was finally named King Dai. Looking at it from the perspective of conspiracy theory, it is difficult not to doubt whether King Dai was involved in these things.
Hands and feet.
Eunuch Zhao lowered his head and said: "Jia San replied and said that Liu Zhan used the technique of eight people to ask the immortals. Finally, it was confirmed that the king did not have any evil luck."
"No." The emperor repeated this sentence and breathed a sigh of relief.
Dai Wang really has evil luck. Even if he was originally raised to deal with his two adult sons who were crowned kings, he cannot continue to tolerate Dai Wang.
Once it is related to demon luck, some things become complicated.
Not to mention, it is said that the death of Taizu was related to the fate of demons. When the emperor ascended the throne, he secretly made it his mission to eliminate the stench of demons.
It is a matter of great political importance, and no one can stand in the way.
King Qi colluded with the great demon Zhou Xuan, which was a thorn in the side and made the emperor feel very uncomfortable.
The King of Qi was unruly. In fact, although he had long been feared by the emperor, he was not too distressed. He colluded with the demon clan. This alone was difficult for the emperor to forgive.
"What else?" The emperor asked slowly: "Yesterday I was crowned king, and today I opened the palace and held a banquet. Is there anything else?"
Eunuch Zhao buried his head a little lower: "Back to the emperor, at the banquet, King Dai had a conflict with King Qi over a guest guest named Wen Xunpeng..."
Then the two confront each other and repeat everything word for word.
"Is there a direct conflict with a letter from the king?" After hearing this, the emperor felt a little emotional.
Of course, in addition to feeling emotional, he was also somewhat satisfied. This was the main purpose of his promotion of King Dai. If King Dai didn't confront the two kings of Qi and Shu for a long time, and only wanted to fight in private, then we should be worried.
However, these are not the things he cares about most.
"With the entanglement between the king and my two troubled sons, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." The emperor thought silently. Generally speaking, it is the third level of understanding.
The so-called system, the so-called imperial court, is to make individuals as small as dust in it. Whether they are generals or prime ministers, whether they hate, love, be loyal or treacherous actually does not matter much.
When he was young, the emperor also read a few books on the market. It was ridiculous to rely on the past dynasty and pin the fate of the country on a few talented people.
But having said that, the prince is not only the successor of the country, but also the key to the country.
Which prince is the emperor really jealous of?
No, the prince himself is nothing, but he has the right to inherit, and the ministers can support him. Therefore, at the critical moment, the emperor's overwhelming power can be temporarily neutralized.
"It's so close to the end of the world, five steps of blood splattering, it's nothing more than a blunder and a coup."
The emperor didn't speak, and the imperial study suddenly fell silent. After a long time, the emperor woke up from his thoughts and asked: "How is the re-collection of the medicine cache?"
Eunuch Zhao immediately replied: "The progress is very fast. Liu Zhan and Huo Wuyong both sent people to collect the medicine cache, and the servants were kept under the watchful eye of the Imperial City Department. Among them, Huo Wuyong's sect went to Jingnan Mountain to kill a wolf demon, and then
After killing a tiger demon in Huangsheng Mountain, the demon pills from the two demons can be used as medicine. As long as you kill another demon that is over two hundred years old, you can make a treasure trove of precious medicine."
"At Liu Zhan's place, more than a dozen Taoist priests from the Yin Guan sect went to various places to collect medicines, and they have also collected three herbs."
After hearing Eunuch Zhao's report, the emperor was relatively satisfied.
This speed is much faster than the first time I collected it. It must be because of my previous experience in collecting medicine caches, the speed is faster.
At this rate, it will probably take less than two months for the medicine cache to be fully prepared, or maybe the Great Return Pill can be refined this summer.