94 The prince has a headache (17)
People often make cheap mistakes, especially when they are bored.
When he was on an errand in front of the old emperor, 6 Huanong wanted to take a holiday every day. Now that he finally has the opportunity to take a vacation, he has only been working for a few days, but he is bored.
What to do when you're bored?
The general practice of the powerful is to invite friends and companions, and the wine and wealth are readily available, in a word, it is four words: eat, drink and have fun.
6 Hua Nong also wanted to do this, but now he was sick, and he couldn't call friends, go to Yaochi Immortal to have fun, and even recruit prostitutes, so the four words were only the words "eat and drink". But his ruined body can't stand the toss at all, he has to eat carefully, and he can only drink lightly, which is very unsatisfying.
King Fengyang was so bored that he even missed going to work.
It has been five days since the birthday of the Empress Dowager Sun. On the day after the birthday, when the hundred officials went to the court, the eunuch announced the decree of the empress dowager, saying that Her Majesty was seriously ill due to heavy state affairs, and that she needed to recuperate carefully, suspend the early dynasty, and ask the civil and military officials to perform their duties, and make a decision after the Majesty was good. The official claimed that the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, but the civil and military officials had secretly rumored that the Son of Heaven was poisoned, and the murderer was being investigated inside and outside the palace.
And Yao Chixian's actors and dancers who were detained in the palace were also released from the palace, and Shi Yang specially sent someone to Fengyang Wangfu to report it.
Five days have passed, the early dynasty has still stopped, and the queen mother has no new will, and those in the know know that the old emperor has not woken up yet. What are the movements of several princes in private, 6 Hua Nong doesn't want to know, and he is very relieved that no one of them has come to the door so far. As for the king of Ming, who came to visit him every day and told him a few gossip by the way, it was not in the scope of consideration at all.
learned from King Ming's mouth that the old emperor really didn't wake up, and 6 Hua Nong estimated that those imperial doctors still didn't find the right way. After thinking about it, I will forget about it and stop worrying about it.
On the sixth day, Empress Dowager Sun began to frequently summon 6 Hua Nong into the palace, but all of them were blocked by 6 Cheng on the grounds that 6 Hua Nong was too sick to get out of bed. King Hong and King Min's mansion also sent people to inquire about the news, and 6 Cheng replied with the same reason.
Late at night, Empress Dowager Sun ignored Mama Su's obstruction, lifted the old emperor's futon with her own hands, and saw at a glance that the old emperor's swollen and bruised feet began to fester. Because he was afraid that the Son of Heaven would catch a cold in the wind, the doors and windows in this palace were closed, and there were more than a dozen stoves burning, and the old emperor's festering feet emitted a burst of foul smell, but they couldn't be dispersed, and all of them permeated the palace, making the old emperor more like a rotting corpse.
Concubine Ji snorted lightly with just one glance and turned her head away.
Empress Dowager Sun said angrily: "What the hell is going on? ”
Imperial Doctors, you look at me, I look at you, and finally look at their hero Imperial Doctor Zhang.
Empress Dowager Sun had to stare at Imperial Physician Zhang and said coldly: "You say! What the hell is going on with the Emperor's feet? Why is it getting stricter and stricter? ”
Imperial Physician Zhang wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Back to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is poisoned." Wechen has used a lot of methods to detoxify His Majesty, but this poison is too powerful, and Wechen can't do anything about it......"
"The mourning family doesn't listen to you talking about these useless things! If the emperor is on a business trip because of your healing, you will wait to be beheaded! Empress Dowager Sun gritted her teeth, she was already really angry.
The imperial doctors immediately showed surprise, and Imperial Doctor Zhang stepped forward in time: "Queen Mother, this is unacceptable!" All of you are the leaders of my patriotic apricot forest, if you end up all over the house because of the unattainable things of manpower, I am afraid that no one will enter the palace to be a imperial doctor in the future, and my patriotic apricot forest will also decline! ”
"Bastard!" Empress Dowager Sun directly copied the medicine bowl at hand and smashed it.
Imperial Physician Zhang didn't want to hide, but the other Imperial Physicians dragged him away. Just kidding, if such a mascot dies, who will help them take the blame in the future?
"Dog minion, you are so bold, you dare to threaten the mourning family?" Empress Dowager Sun pointed at Imperial Physician Zhang tremblingly, and finally calmed down under the comfort of Mama Su.
She sneered and said, "The mourning family is different from the emperor. The mourning family has lived to this age, and how long they can live depends on the will of heaven, and they don't need you waste, and they are naturally not as reluctant as the emperor. The mourning family said today, if something really happens to the emperor, you all go to the emperor's funeral. As long as there is money and power, the mourning family will not believe that they will not be able to find a doctor! ”
Putting aside the cruel words and the doctors who were so frightened that their hearts and intestines were broken, Empress Dowager Sun walked out of the inner hall all the way, and whispered all the way: "Seal off here, all the people in this palace are not allowed to go out, and the news of the emperor's serious condition must not be allowed to leak out!" ”
Mama Su replied in a low voice: "The slave maid has just asked a few imperial doctors, although several ladies are attentive when they serve, they have never taken the initiative to lift His Majesty's bedding, and the imperial doctors are also afraid that the leakage of His Majesty's illness will implicate themselves, so they have not disclosed it to anyone so far." ”
Empress Dowager Sun nodded and said, "This is the best." ”
Concubine Ji Guifei listened all the way, and said at this time: "Even so, I'm afraid that the concubines have guessed a few points, the shape of the capital is very wrong recently, even the guards in this palace are also strict!" ”
The palace should be heavily guarded, and martial law is a joint order of Empress Dowager Sun and Concubine Ji, but if the Empress Dowager Sun and Concubine Ji Guifei themselves are also strict, this is thought-provoking.
"Queen Mother, if Your Majesty doesn't wake up again, something will really happen!" Concubine Ji said urgently.
In the entire capital, in addition to Empress Dowager Sun and 6 Huanong, there is also Concubine Ji Guifei who doesn't want the old emperor to die the most.
Ji Guifei's son Eighth Emperor is still young, with no political achievements and no title, although Ji Guifei's maiden family Min Lehou Mansion has a high status, it is not comparable to the Wang family with Wang Taishi in charge and the Li family of the current dynasty, that is to say, the eighth prince Wei Chengbi has no chance with the throne at all. Don't look at Ji Guifei is now the highest status among the harem concubines, once the new monarch succeeds to the throne, she is bound to make her biological mother the queen mother, she is neither the biological mother of the new monarch, nor the queen of the main palace, she can only get the title of concubine, and the power of the harem must be handed over obediently. The eighth prince is still young, his future is unknown, he doesn't even have a title, and he has to beg for a life under the new monarch, and the life of their mother and son will not be easy at that time.
In fact, Concubine Ji had already prepared for the worst. If the Son of Heaven is really not good, she will support King Jing who died early in his biological mother, King Jing has no good concubines and elders, and after ascending the throne, she will naturally canonize her as the queen mother, and she will assist the new queen to take care of the harem, King Jing will not treat her and the eighth prince badly.
Empress Dowager Sun stopped, and sighed after a while: "The rule still has to be governed, but there is no one to govern now...... Speaking of this, she gritted her teeth and asked Mama Su: "What does Fengyang Wangfu say?" ”
"He said he was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, and he burned to the ground." Mama Su replied.
"He's afraid of being splashed with dirty water, so he avoids suspicion." Empress Dowager Sun said in a deep voice.
When Mama Su heard this, she said: "Why don't the old slave go to Fengyang Wangfu in person and explain the pros and cons to King Fengyang." King Fengyang is a person who understands, and he must know that His Majesty's life is only good and not bad for him. ”
"If he had been sure, he wouldn't have avoided it so thoroughly. If he takes over and goes on a business trip, the crime is not small! Empress Dowager Sun sighed.
In fact, if Empress Dowager Sun hadn't had no choice, she wouldn't have guessed that she knew something about the inside story after remembering her every move on that day on 6 Huanong, and sent people to invite him again and again.
"You can't go! How can this palace be separated from you inside and out! Empress Dowager Sun gritted her teeth and said, "Send someone to invite you tomorrow!" ”
Concubine Ji said hurriedly: "But after inviting King Fengyang into the palace again and again, didn't the others guess that His Majesty was seriously ill?" ”
"As you say, they've already guessed a few points, so why be afraid now? Maybe in a few days, the people sent out by the mourning family won't even be able to get out of the palace gate! Empress Dowager Sun said unspeakably desolately.
Hearing what Empress Dowager Sun said, Concubine Ji also felt a little empathy. She wiped her tears and said, "Isn't there any other way?" Do you want to invite the king into the palace......"
Empress Dowager Sun's eyes suddenly looked like sharp blades, stabbing Concubine Ji Guifei's mouth.
"Don't even think about it! If it is not a last resort, you must not take risks! If you're not careful, it's chaos in the world! Empress Dowager Sun paused word by word and said very seriously.
When Concubine Ji saw that she was strict, she immediately put away her selfishness for the time being.
At this time, Mama Su said: "The Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine are still in the side hall, it is windy here, be careful of catching a cold." ”
She said that she was going to help the Empress Dowager Sun, but the Empress Dowager Sun didn't want her to help, looked at Ji Guifei and said, "Guifei, you come to help the mourning family!" ”
Concubine Ji is a junior, so she should listen to orders. Now that the two have the same interests, Concubine Ji Guifei was unwilling when she helped the Empress Dowager Sun.
Empress Dowager Sun patted Concubine Ji's hand and whispered: "Fang Cai's sentence can't be mentioned in the future, otherwise Your Majesty will know it after waking up, and it's time to think about it." ”
Concubine Ji was shocked, and looked up at the Empress Dowager Sun, but heard the Empress Dowager Sun say: "Be careful about the threshold!" ”
She hurriedly looked down at her feet, and only after crossing the threshold did she whisper yes.
Empress Dowager Sun's words were both a reminder and a threat. As long as the Son of Heaven can wake up, Concubine Ji Guifei will respect the Empress Dowager Sun in the future, otherwise her words of inviting King Jing into the palace are evidence of collusion with King Jing to rebel, and it will inevitably not be tolerated by the Son of Heaven.
Empress Dowager Sun sat down, took a sip of tea, and said after a while: "Ming'er will go and invite the second son of the Wang family first!" ”
Mama Su naturally responded.
Ji Guifei said suspiciously: "Niangniang, the Wang family is the mother and wife of the king......
Empress Dowager Sun shook her head and said, "Don't worry, listen to what the mourning family has to say to you." Although the Wang family broke the bones and tendons with King Jing, Wang Run was an upright person by nature, the emperor had always been kind to him, and he was also very favored by the emperor, and he was the only one among the younger generation. He has been with the emperor for many years, and he doesn't want the emperor to have an accident. ”
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