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Zhu Yuanzhang used to not let Liu Ji go because he wanted to stay to deal with Li Shanchang, but now that Li Shanchang has resigned, Liu Ji is useless. And he now wants to weaken the power of the heroes, Li Shanchang, Liu Ji and others take the initiative to resign is the best situation for him, so Liu Ji's resignation has just been put on the royal table, and he approved it, but he still gave Liu Ji the title of sincerity uncle, so that he can return to his hometown with honor.

Hu Weiyong was so angry that he scolded in the study, "Liu Ji is so cunning, before he has time to deal with him, he will slip away first." ”

The henchman persuaded: "Now that he has gone to the official body, it is easy for adults to deal with him, and there are many opportunities to clean him up in the future." However, now that the imperial court has several high-ranking officials, the lord just took this opportunity to gather power and take charge of the situation alone. ”

Hu Weiyong thought about it, although Liu Ji and Li Shanchang resigned and retired, their protégés had many henchmen, and they needed to take these people for their own use, so they focused on the court.

It took only a month from the witch Gu case when Guo Hui was given to death to Li Shanchang and Liu Ji resigned one after another, and then Hu Weiyong was promoted to prime minister, but the rapid changes and treacherous clouds are dizzying. In particular, the retirement of the two important ministers made the officials panic, and they were all speculating about who Zhu Yuanzhang would deal with next. Therefore, many people obviously feel that there are still many doubts in the witch Gu case and they don't bother to delve into it, and they are all considering their choice of position in the imperial court.

A few days later, Ma Xiuying received an obituary that Da Zhang died.

How did Da Zhang's death, the person with the words did not elaborate, only said that because Da Zhang's was the queen's stepmother, Xinguo Hou Tanghe sent someone to tell him.

Ma Xiuying was in a heart, guessing that Da Zhang's death must have something to do with Guo Hui's death, but she didn't have any feelings for Da Zhang, so she didn't even feel the mood to ask more and sent people away.

These days, she feels less and less energetic than before, and the phenomenon of hemoptysis is slow and severe, sometimes for several days without abnormality, and sometimes she coughs up a large ball of blood.

Xun Ying was so frightened that she burst into tears, half sad, half complaining: "The slave maid said that she shouldn't use that method to deal with Concubine Hui, you see that you have hurt yourself, where is Concubine Hui's life more important than your body!"

"It has nothing to do with that. Ma Xiuying smiled bitterly and explained to Xunying how many times witchcraft was just superstition, and Xunying always didn't believe it. If the witchcraft is really so effective, whoever doesn't like it and uses a witchcraft to destroy the other party, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos a long time ago. The world still has to use the law to maintain social order, so it can be seen that the so-called spells of witchcraft cannot really play a role.

However, in this era, even the emperor has to believe in ghosts and gods, how can the people's minds be out of the category of superstition, so Xun Ying is still stubborn, "Usually you have a cold and cough that will be cured in a few days, but this time it has dragged on for so long, it must be the harm caused by witch Gu, so please ask the master to do a magic service for you." ”

Speaking of the master, Ma Xiuying thought of Dao Yan, counted the days, and said: "If Master Dao Yan doesn't have an accident, he should return to Beijing in the next few days, and I'll talk about it when he comes back." I don't know if Shen Wansan and they went to sea smoothly. ”

Xun Ying snorted dissatisfiedly, "Master, you are still worried about others when your body is like this. ”

Ma Xiuying glanced at her, "Aren't you worried about Mu Longsheng's situation? ”

"What is he doing with slaves?" Xun Ying's face was slightly flushed, but his mouth was as hard as a duck's beak. Mu Longsheng has been gone for several years, and he doesn't even bring a single message, can it not make people angry?

Ma Xiuying said worriedly: "Shen Wansan's identity can't be exposed, it's not easy for Dao Yan and Mu Longsheng to send them to sea, I can't rest assured for a day if I don't receive exact news for a day." ”

Xun Ying became nervous, "Master Dao Yan is so smart, there shouldn't be any accidents, right?"

"I hope they will all be safe. Ma Xiuying muttered a prayer, for Daoyan, for Shen Wansan's family, and for the shadow guards who participated in the rescue this time.

After the stirring of this little episode, Xun Ying's attention was no longer on the witch Gu, and hurriedly said: "The slave maid went out to inquire and see if Master Daoyan had returned to Beijing." When he returns, there must be a way to heal his master's illness. ”

Neither of them knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about Ma Xiuying's condition, and had already sent people around to find Dao Yan. Therefore, as soon as Daoyan appeared in the Fujian government, he was almost forcibly escorted back to Beijing. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's will was only to tell Daoyan to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so the officials did not detain him as a real prisoner, and he was relatively polite in terms of words and deeds.

Dao Yan was quite cooperative with the arrangement of the officials, on the one hand, he wanted to attract the attention of the government and let Shen Wansan and others go to sea smoothly, and on the other hand, he was also very worried about Ma Xiuying's physical condition. Ma Xiuying's hemoptysis cannot be truly eradicated, so they can only recuperate slowly, for fear that Ma Xiuying will not be able to recuperate with peace of mind because they are concerned.

When he was resting at the post station, Dao Yan met Liu Ji, and the two did not have a deep friendship, but they also had a few faces. Gathering together to greet each other, Dao Yan realized that Liu Ji had resigned, and hurriedly said: "Duke Liu is the pillar of the country, and at this time, Zhishi is not a loss to the imperial court." ”

Liu Ji said with a smile, not caring about the resignation, "I'm old, I can't use it, so I will go back to my hometown to rest while I still have a few years to live." ”

"Liu Gong is open-minded, so he is a long-lived person. Dao Yan praised that only those who know how to retreat bravely from the rapids can drive away disasters and take refuge for a long time.

"I heard that the master is asking for medicine for the queen mother this time?" Liu Ji smiled and asked about other things, obviously reluctant to mention his resignation.

Dao Yan showed a rare trace of worry on his face, "The queen's mother is not in good health, and the poor monk is about to rush back to the capital." ”

Liu Ji is a smart person, and seeing that Daoyan was reluctant to talk about Ma Xiuying's condition, he stopped and didn't ask, "It's inconvenient for the old man to say goodbye to the queen when he leaves, if the master sees the queen mother, he will confess for the old man." ”

Dao Yan responded: "Liu Gong's confession to the poor monk is in mind. ”

Because Daoyan was in a hurry to return to Beijing, he could only rest at the post station for two hours, and he had to hurry after eating, so he and Liu Ji couldn't talk much, and they wanted to leave after saying a few words.

Liu Ji suddenly shouted: "The master stays, the old man occasionally feels dizzy, can you ask the master to take a look?"

Dao Yan sat down and stretched out his hand to check the pulse, but he felt that Liu Ji quickly wrote in his palm at the moment of holding his hand: "Please beware of Hu Weiyong." He looked up suddenly, Liu Ji's eyes blinked twice, and then he returned to the appearance of an old dragon clock.

He nodded imperceptibly, and his worries were even worse, even Liu Ji had to use this obscure way to ask him to remind Ma Xiuying, and he didn't know how difficult the situation in the capital was, and he must protect Ma Xiuying with his life.