The prince and his entourage entered the palace and bowed.
"Father is finally awake!" The boy knelt down and saluted. When he raised his head, his eyes were slightly red and there was a thankful smile on his face.
No matter what his father had done, he was still his father. The moment he heard that his father had regained consciousness, he was still happy.
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Qingming, who was helped back to the bed and sat upright, grabbed the medicine bowl on the small table beside the couch and threw it at the boy without saying a word.
The prince did not hide.
He didn't have time to hide, and he didn't dare to hide.
The enamel medicine bowl hit his right eye hard and fell to pieces at his feet.
"Your Highness!"
Xie Shoufu and the other six officials were all taken aback.
Two of them hurriedly stepped forward to look into the boy's eyes.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing!" Jie Shoufu looked at the emperor who had just woken up on the bed, with a look of shock - he was wearing a cuckold if it was not tight, maybe it was driving him crazy!
He has made no contribution to politics, and one of his only two sons was raised by someone else. Now there is only such a sick and weak prince available. He was lucky, but he was smashed when he came up!
If they really beat people out, who can they count on?
If you don’t know, you might think that His Majesty the Emperor is deeply in love with King Yan, trying every means to set him off, and sparing no effort to give up the country to him in a reasonable and reasonable way!
"What are you asking me for?" Emperor Qingming said angrily: "I would like to ask you what your intentions are! You took advantage of my illness to carry out such an evil plot... The prince is extremely weak, has a naive mind, and has a limited vision.
, has no insight into political affairs! You actually asked him to supervise the country, are you trying to use him to control the world and seek personal gain from it!"
Jie Shoufu sneered angrily in his heart - listen to what nonsense these are saying!
The other five people also changed their expressions.
Of course they know that the prince is not good, but how about giving them a child who can?
And judging from the past two days, except for his poor health, the prince is better than his father in everything else!
The prince ignored the injuries on his eyes, put his forehead on the ground, and said hurriedly: "Father, please calm down... The matter of supervising the country is just a temporary measure. I can prove that you, your lords, are single-minded for the great celebration, and there is no second intention! My father,
Now that I have woken up safely, all matters should still be decided by my father..."
His previous experiences made him no longer dare to have any unrealistic expectations for his father. All he wanted was to survive as much as possible and not to harm other people.
This time he stepped forward to supervise the country. It was only after the gentlemen persuaded him hard and repeatedly explained the pros and cons that he dared to agree.
But after all, he still violated his father's taboo...
"I'm asking them, who gave you permission to speak!" Emperor Qingming's eyes glanced coldly at the thin figure of the boy kneeling there, and looked at Jie Shoufu and others again.
Facing the emperor's gaze, Jie Shoufu's face tightened and he said firmly: "The emperor's words are too chilling! You have been unconscious for several days before. At such a juncture, everything cannot be delayed. Everywhere
Chaos, military affairs, and rumor control all require someone to make timely decisions!
The government also needs His Highness the Crown Prince to step in to stabilize the situation! What's more, throughout the ages, if the monarch leaves the capital, or is ill and unable to manage the government, it is within the legal ancestral system to order the prince to supervise the country! The word "chu" for prince means "chu".
Here it is - this is a truth that even a five-year-old child in the city would be afraid of!"
The Minister of Rites and several others felt cold sweat break out on their backs.
Is Jie Shoufu saying that the emperor is worse than a five-year-old?
This scene reminded them of the old demeanor of Jie Shoufu when he was serving as censor in the Imperial Procuratorate under the late emperor...
In recent years, the DPRK has been controlled by Xia Tingzhen's party, and the "direct ministers" headed by Jie Shoufu have been suppressed, and their voices have become much weaker.
Fortunately, the emperor is not too confused and has a mind of checks and balances.
And today, Jie Shoufu, who has regained the right to speak, shows that he is still as bloody as before...
Of course, this long-dormant bloody spirit was most likely stirred up by the emperor.
To be honest, anyone with some physical problems is not suitable to serve as an official under the emperor, otherwise he may not be able to withstand it easily.
"I asked the prince to supervise the country in accordance with the ancestral system, and it turned out to be an evil plan in your majesty's mouth. I dare to ask your majesty, if I did not ask the prince to come forward and handled the political affairs privately, when your majesty wakes up now, will you want to punish me again?
Waiting for someone who is good at tyranny!" Jie Shoufu looked directly at Emperor Qingming without evading his gaze.
Emperor Qingming was so angry that his lips turned purple.
"How dare you teach me a lesson! I re-appoint you as the chief minister because I hope you will share my worries! What you are doing now is that you want to be the second Xia Tingzhen and try to control the whole court!"
"I am admonishing Your Majesty right now!" Jie Shoufu's voice was mellow, and his eyes were magnanimous and awe-inspiring: "Your Majesty has been in a coma till now. When he woke up, he did not ask about the political and military situation. Instead, he was eager to hold His Highness, the Crown Prince and the ministers to account, and to do so.
Party, real
If you lose the dignity of a country's monarch, it will be difficult to convince the public! The emperor has made mistakes, and as the emperor's close ministers, I have the responsibility to advise and remind - in this case, if I keep silent, I will be unworthy of his majesty's importance and unworthy of my ancestors.
The emperor entrusted me, I am ashamed of the country of Daqing!"
At this point, he lifted his robe and knelt down, raised his hands and said: "My lord, I hope your Majesty can clear his mind, abandon useless suspicions, look at the overall situation, and think about preserving Daqing!"
The oldest Taifu Jiang secretly shook his head.
Clear your mind and get rid of useless doubts?
This simply won't work.
If you really want His Majesty to give up his useless suspicions, you will have to dig out all your brains.
After all, Shu Ming is still too young. Young people cannot believe in evil.
"What a set of words... high-sounding rhetoric! You really think I am..." Emperor Qingming's breath fluctuated so much that he could hardly finish a complete sentence, and then he coughed violently.
"Your Majesty, please calm down, Your Majesty, please calm down..." Li Ji hurriedly patted Emperor Qingming on the back, while hurriedly signaling to Jie Shoufu with his eyes.
Advice is certainly correct, but it must also be combined with reality...
With the emperor looking like this now, if Jie Shoufu continues to talk like this, he may not want to see the emperor perform and die suddenly on the spot!
——If you dare to say it, I will die!
Emperor Qingming's withered face turned red due to coughing. After a loud cough, his strength seemed to have been drained away from him, but his eyes full of irritability and suspicion were still fixed on Jie Shoufu's body.
These people always like to claim to be righteous, but they have their own hidden agendas!
He will never allow a second Xia Tingzhen to appear!
Jie Shoufu knelt straight, and when he met these eyes, his heart felt like he was being stabbed by an ice pick.
The situation has become so difficult that as an old man in his sixties, he often cannot sleep at night because of this. It is common for him to stay overnight in the palace and not return home for more than ten days in a row——
There are frequent riots in various places, and urgent demands for soldiers and horses are being pressed one after another. The situation in Ningyang is unpredictable. The Wu family tree has deep roots, and the Xu family army in Linyuan City is gathering and expanding its power...
But no matter how difficult it was, he had never felt so cold and hopeless at this moment.
After a while, he slowly took off his official hat and held it in his hands——
"You...you..." Emperor Qingming struggled to speak, gritting his teeth.
"Shu Ming... what are you doing!" Taifu Jiang on the side whispered to stop him.
"As long as I stay in this position, I have the responsibility to advise Your Majesty! If Your Majesty is unwilling to believe what I am doing or listen to what I am saying, and wants me to shut up, then please remove me from my official position!"
He is not angry with anyone——
That's all on normal days, but in this current situation, whether the monarch can deal with it clearly is a matter of life and death!
If the emperor does not wake up, then it will be in vain for the ministers like them to risk their lives!
"Okay...you actually threatened me...you are known as a direct minister in the foreign affairs department. You want to force me to take away your position, so that I can bear the burden of being loyal and traitorous, and will not listen to advice.
Infamy... to destabilize the court
Human heart! You are trying to trap me in injustice, so you dare to say that you have no other agenda... Now I am a little curious, who are you secretly loyal to!" Emperor Qingming gathered some strength, gritted his teeth and said with a trembling voice.
The Minister of Rites and several others felt their hearts sinking when they heard this.
If the emperor can put his jealous thoughts on the right path, why worry about the failure of Daqing?
Jie Shoufu straightened his lips and did not defend himself for a word.
"Since you want to plot against me with your own body, I might as well help you!" Under the torment of anger and illness, Emperor Qingming obviously had no so-called reason at all, and sternly ordered: "Come here, please understand me.
Xu's official robe, drag it down...and give him fifty sticks!"
Everyone in the palace was shocked.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" The Minister of Rites stepped forward and said, "There has never been a precedent for an official with a royal staff in our dynasty! What's more, Mr. Jie is the chief minister of the dynasty. If this spreads, it will definitely break the hearts of all the scholars.
ah!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, although Mr. Jie's words are inappropriate... they also show his loyalty to the king and the country. Your Majesty must not act impulsively!"
Emperor Qingming raised his voice and his face turned red with rage: "Anyone who dares to plead for mercy will be regarded as an accomplice... and they will all be guilty of the same crime!"
"Jie Shoufu is upright and upright. He has absolutely no different intentions. Please, father, think twice!" The prince kowtowed heavily.
"Your Highness does not need to plead for me..." Jie Shoufu turned his head slightly.
The prince's eyes were filled with tears.
Jie Shoufu was all for him!
It was because of his supervision of the country that he was angered and misunderstood!
Sensing the boy's thoughts, Jie Shoufu sighed in his heart - that's not what happened!
The reason is that he has tolerated the emperor for a long time!
"..." Emperor Qingming forced out a weird sneer.
His prince is not stupid at all, and he also knows how to win people's hearts at this time!
One by one, they are all hidden and should not be underestimated!
It is indeed a place where tigers and wolves look around!
Turning around, he saw the two internal guards who came forward hesitated and did not step forward immediately, which made him feel uneasy that his power was out of his control: "Are you all deaf? Why don't you drag them down!"
Jie Shoufu: "I can still walk by myself!"
Li Ji suddenly felt something bad after hearing this...
The emperor is afraid that he will feel that this sentence has a connotation about him...
Jie Shoufu had already stood up, his mouth straightened, and he took off his scarlet robe.
Seeing this, Emperor Qingming suddenly had a sweet smell in his throat.
Li Ji was immediately shocked.
Judging from the previous two experiences, His Majesty will definitely vomit blood!
As expected——
"……His Majesty!"
"Father!"
"emperor!"
In a flurry of confusion, Doctor Zheng quickly came to the hall.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry again, please don't be angry again!" Dr. Zheng explained repeatedly while helping the person to lie down half-ly - he may have said this sentence at least a hundred times, and he has never been so verbose in his life!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please calm down..." Li Ji wiped the emperor's blood and persuaded him - he was different. He said this sentence no less than a thousand times!
Emperor Qingming was lying there, his eyes that were somewhat sunken due to weight loss were wide open, his chest was rising and falling, and he was making weird and unclear sounds in his throat. It was obvious that his anger still refused to go away.
After peeling off his shirt, Dr. Zheng administered acupuncture and treatment, and finally managed to stabilize his breathing.
Li Ji didn't know whether to be relieved or what.
"Your Majesty's legs..." He looked at the lower body under the bright yellow brocade quilt, and said in a low voice: "Please ask Dr. Zheng to check..."
Just now he looked at it, and it seemed that he was not well...
The prince and the two officials surrounding the bed changed their eyes after hearing this.
Dr. Zheng was also slightly surprised.
leg?
While the emperor was in coma, he and Dr. Lu were responsible for wiping the emperor's body. Because of what they saw, they made some guesses...
But the specific details will have to wait until the emperor wakes up before we can make a conclusion.
"But what's wrong with your Majesty's consciousness?" Dr. Zheng asked tentatively as he opened the quilt to take a look.
Li Ji sighed slightly.
I can't even stand up if I'm abnormal, so do I still need to be "conscious"?
"... Your Majesty cannot get out of bed. Even if someone is holding you, you cannot stand. Your legs seem to be unable to exert any strength."
In fact, His Majesty had experienced pain in his knees, feet, and even fingers before. Several imperial doctors prescribed medicine and he has been taking it, but it has not improved.
Listening to the low voices in his ears, Emperor Qingming was extremely embarrassed and annoyed.
His legs are in great shape!
He doesn't want to be surrounded by these people and treat him like a joke!
He is the king of a country, and he has the blessing of the gods!
He wanted to drive them all out and get them out, but he was so weak that he couldn't make a sound at all.
He could only let Dr. Zheng roll up his trousers, exposing everything about him to others.
As far as the prince and others could see, their knees and other joints were all strangely red and swollen.
Everything that Dr. Zheng touched felt hot.
"Your Majesty, this disease is very similar to paralysis..." After checking and diagnosing the pulse, Doctor Zheng said in a serious tone: "But compared to ordinary paralysis, this disease comes on much more quickly..."
It was so anxious that it was even a bit strange.
However, the same disease often has different symptoms in different people, and is also affected by other causes. If we go into more detail, it is often not clear.
"Bi syndrome... is what is commonly known as gout?" The Minister of Rites frowned slightly: "How could your majesty suddenly suffer from gout? As far as I know, your majesty rarely drinks alcohol -"
This disease is not uncommon, especially among wealthy officials and noble families. His father suffered from it, and Lang Jie was diagnosed with alcoholism. But even so, his father was never paralyzed in bed, unable to stand - the emperor's body
Isn’t it even comparable to a seventy-year-old man?
"Although gout is related to drinking, the cause is not just drinking..." Dr. Zheng glanced at the emperor who seemed to have fallen into a coma, and hesitantly whispered: "It is recorded in the "Huangdi Neijing" that the five internal organs are damaged.
If the Qi and blood are imbalanced, the paralysis will be endogenous. If you indulge in sex and sex, the kidney Qi will weaken day by day. Without the steaming of the kidney Qi and the warmth of the kidney yang, the accumulation of dampness and turbidity will accumulate over time, stagnate and turn into heat, and flow into the joints, causing constipation.
It became gout..."
Everyone had complicated expressions after hearing this.
The others couldn’t quite understand it, but I only remembered one sentence - Indulging in sensuality will cause the kidney qi to decline day by day!
In other words, the emperor's body has been hollowed out, which is why he is so weak. Once the illness comes, he can't stop it!
"And... as far as I know, Your Majesty has secretly taken a lot of it..." After a subtle pause, Dr. Zheng said: "This will damage the foundation of the body..." I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen.
, I had to give birth, but in the end I almost lost my life, and what was born was not my own... Hey, what is this?
While the prince was worried and uneasy, he was also a little confused - what did his father secretly take that actually damaged his foundation?
You also didn’t listen to everything, so why do you adults seem to understand it by heart?
No one noticed that Emperor Qingming's eyes were trembling slightly on the bed.
"...In addition, Your Majesty's liver energy has been stagnant for a long time. He has been getting angry frequently recently, and it is inevitable that it will get worse."
"Then the emperor's leg...is there any way to treat it?"
"Now I can only do my best as a subordinate."
After hearing this answer, everyone understood.
I'm afraid there is little hope...
Not to mention Doctor Zheng, let alone the legs, there is no telling how long this life can be saved - he vomits blood every three days, whose blood can withstand such a vomiting method?
After asking some other questions, several ministers just left.
"Okay, put it on quickly..." Taifu Jiang picked up the official robe, walked to the outer hall and stuffed it into the hands of Jie Shoufu.
Jie Shoufu's eyebrows tightened.
"You said you are too, why do you have to say those radical words..."
Jie Shoufu said nothing.
He didn't mean to anger the emperor...
And seeing that the emperor had been cuckolded, he felt a little sympathetic, and even chose something nice to say. If this had been the case in the past -
Hey, just don’t say it.
"I know you are very enthusiastic... but how can this matter be controlled by you and me alone? Don't you understand how the emperor is like this person? Shu Ming, there is still a long way to go, we must do it.
, but you can’t walk on the cliff..." Jiang Taifu said seriously.
How can we not learn from Yin Xue of Ji Fu in this regard?
Thinking of this "good student", Jiang Taifu was very satisfied - Ji Fuyin had successfully graduated from the subject of how to survive in the stormy seas and how to preserve oneself when the two dynasties changed.
Jie Shoufu understood clearly, but in the end he just sighed.
Everyone's destiny is different, just like their temperament, they are not easy to change.
A group of six people had just walked out of the Yangxin Hall, not far away, when they saw an internal prisoner walking towards them.
This is a familiar face - Xiangqing, who serves as a pen and ink clerk in the cabinet.
"Jie Shoufu, gentlemen!"
The eunuch saluted, obviously coming to find them: "There is urgent news coming from the south!"
South?
Is there something strange going on in Dongwu?!
No matter how chaotic and destructive things are inside, King Yan’s surname is Xie after all, so compared to the fact that it involves a foreign race, it is always more frightening.
"Where is the person who brought the message!" Jie Shoufu asked while putting on his official robe - the emperor has had his faults, and the people of Daqing did nothing wrong at dawn. Once he was a minister of Daqing, he still had to worry about it!
"I have been invited to join the cabinet, please come back quickly!"
