Chapter 157: Time Makes People Grow Old

Zhu Qizhen had countless thoughts about Daning Town in his heart. It's winter.

This winter is also very dry and cold, and it does not rain, and the operation of the entire court seems to have something to do with this weather, and everyone has become lazy.

Only the land of Hebei, even though the weather is cold and freezing, Yu Qian is still running around in various construction sites, especially near the triangle lake, Yu Qian is ready to use the triangle lake as the foundation, and people will dig out a big lake as a reservoir to regulate the rain in Hebei.

The magnitude of this project has made many people staggered.

However, Zhu Qizhen no longer had the heart to care about Yu Qian.

Because in the imperial court, there is a major event, which is more important than Hebei water conservancy.

The Empress Dowager is critically ill.

The years make people old.

The Empress Dowager is also old, and the government has been stable for so many years, and it seems that the Empress Dowager has not done anything, but how much effort has been consumed and how many people can say clearly.

Now, the Empress Dowager has let go of everything.

The government was handed over to Zhu Qizhen, and the affairs of the palace were handed over to Queen Qian, except for the affairs in the Cining Palace, she didn't care about anything.

I thought I could live a long life, but I didn't want to really care about anything, but my body was getting worse.

This is especially true after the onset of winter.

It seems that the old man's body can't withstand the test of the cold, and a group of old people will leave every year. This is also taken for granted.

Under such circumstances, the atmosphere of Cining Palace also became depressing.

Concubine Hu Xian and Princess Shunde both came to serve. Even Empress Dowager Sun went to Cining Palace more often than in the past.

Zhu Qizhen even found a place to live in Cining Palace, put his daily living place in Cining Palace, and entrusted the affairs of the court to the cabinet.

Many things, except for major events, have not been opposed to the opinion of the Cabinet.

It seems that he is single-mindedly focused on the matter of the Empress Dowager's illness.

Zhu Qizhen knows very well that there are too many things happening in the DPRK and China this year, and it is not the time to make a big move, so it is better to be quiet than to move.

At this time, it was the time for Yang Pu to consolidate his authority.

So, you can't push the people down there too hard.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen also knows how much a filial piety word has in this era. Therefore, even if Zhu Qizhen is for the sake of fame, he will not be ambiguous about this matter.

Not to mention, Zhu Qizhen is also deeply grateful to the Empress Dowager. After the Empress Dowager finally handed over power, the last bit of mustard in the hearts of the ancestors and grandchildren also disappeared.

Zhu Qizhen's illness of the Empress Dowager may not be ten out of ten sincere, but seventy percent of the sincerity is, plus political showmanship, Zhu Qizhen naturally has to show twelve filial piety

Road.

Serve the decoction every day. Reading the pulse case and asking about the doctor's condition is more worrying than any national affairs, and even turning the subset of scriptures and histories that he reads daily into medical books.

Every day, whenever there is something I don't understand, I will summon the scholars of the Hanlin Academy.

In this era, if you are not a bright minister, you are a famous doctor, and speaking of the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, it may not be much worse than the doctors of the Tai Hospital.

Even the Buddhist scriptures that Zhu Qizhen had never read before began to read.

This spread outside the palace, and the people of Beijing all praised Zhu Qizhen as a filial son.

In the side hall of Cining Palace, Zhu Qizhen held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, turned it gently, looked at the pulse case in front of him, and asked the imperial doctor: "Imperial Doctor Huang, there is no one else here, Niangniang's condition, you tell the truth, I forgive you for your innocence, if you don't open your mouth today, in the future, once something happens, you won't be able to drag it out." ”

Imperial Physician Huang trembled with fright, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is in the middle of the day, and it can work without the power of medicinal stones." If the Empress Dowager can survive this winter, there will be one year to live. If you can't get through it, you can't bear to talk about it. ”

Zhu Qizhen was not surprised by this result.

Zhu Qizhen's training in the past few years, other skills have not made much progress, but he has observed words and colors, and read the subtext of these people's words, but he has a certain experience.

It can be said that before this imperial doctor opened his mouth, he just looked at the expression of the imperial doctor, and for this result, Zhu Qizhen had already expected seven times.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Is there any way to let the Empress Dowager survive this winter?" ”

Imperial Physician Huang said: "The Empress Dowager is very old, and she can't use the medicine of the tiger and wolf, it all depends on the Empress Dowager's strength, if there is one thing that makes the Empress Dowager mention her strength, it would be better." ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, secretly pondered these two words in his heart, waved his hand, and let the imperial doctor go down.

Wang Zhen suddenly came to report and said, "The Empress Dowager has woken up." ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly got up, lifted the curtain, and went out.

The sound of the wind crawled from the roof, and in the room, it was tightly covered, and Zhu Qizhen didn't feel it yet. But as soon as I went out, I suddenly felt like a beast roaring.

Wang Zhen took a few eunuchs and blocked them on one side, as if he wanted to block the wind for Zhu Qizhen, but Zhu Qizhen was anxious. Pushed it away, he walked in the north wind, but a few dozen steps, crossed a courtyard, and came to the main hall of Cining Palace.

Zhu Qizhen lifted the curtain and went in by himself. But he didn't go inside, but roasted himself on the briquette stove outside, and when his whole body was warm, he lifted the curtain and went inside.

It's not that Zhu Qizhen is afraid of the cold, but Zhu Qizhen is worried that he brought cool air in and collided with the Queen Mother. The Empress Dowager's illness is unbearable at all.

Zhu Qi

As soon as the town entered the back room, he felt a slight sweat on his forehead.

I don't know, there are a few stoves here. The temperature is comparable to that of summer.

Zhu Qizhen also glanced at it, the briquette stove promoted by him has taken deep roots in the palace. The concubines and eunuchs in the palace all use this.

It is in the city of Beijing that a trend has also been set off, and it is trying to spread everywhere.

Sometimes royalty is the best way to lead the way.

And there are many people who use it, and many taboos on briquette stoves are also understood. Zhu Qizhen also saw that several chimneys led the smoke outside, so he was relieved.

And the space in the room is not large, only Concubine Hu Xian, Queen Qian, and three or five maids are there, and they are crowded.

When Concubine Hu Xian saw Zhu Qizhen coming, she saluted slightly, and then retreated with the maids beside her.

Zhu Qizhen was able to get closer and sit on the pier that Queen Qian let go, but the medicine bowl handed over by Queen Qian first scooped a spoonful with a soup spoon and put it in his mouth, directly rushing to his head with a bitter feeling.

Zhu Qizhen forcibly endured the color unchanged and said, "Niangniang, the temperature is just right." ”

"Ahem, ahem." The Empress Dowager wanted to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, there was a series of coughs. Empress Qian hurriedly sat in front of the bed and gently patted the Queen Mother's back, for a while, the Queen Mother came back to her strength, and the Queen Mother said: "Emperor, you are burdened by the country, not for you to accompany me, an old woman." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Don't worry, Niangniang, big and small, my grandson knows it, and with Yang Pu staring at it, nothing can happen." The big thing is not as important as the mother's body bones, the grandson is still young, many things, I can't figure out the importance of it, and I still need the guidance of the mother, the mother will get better quickly, otherwise the grandson has no bottom in his heart. ”

Although the Empress Dowager is old, she only feels that it is very difficult to even sit up from the bed, but she is not confused. Naturally, I could hear that Zhu Qizhen's words were a little true and a little fake.

However, the Empress Dowager didn't want to think so clearly. said: "Old. If the emperor is the emperor, you can make up your own mind, I also dreamed of Emperor Taizong a while ago, Emperor Taizong accused me of all kinds of unfilial piety, and wanted to beat me with a big stick, but I saw Emperor Renzong, and stepped forward to block it for me. ”

"Come to think of it, the ancestors and the ancestors have spirits, Emperor Renzong, your father is missing me below."

Zhu Qizhen heard this, and secretly said in his heart: "This is not good. ”

What is in the sky, Zhu Qizhen only dares to believe it. He believes that it is because the empress dowager has dissipated her heart and soul and dreamed day and night, so there is such a negative dream.

Zhu Qizhen's heart turned and said: "Niangniang, Wang Ji came to report a few days ago, Uncle Xiangwang took Xiangwang Sanwei, followed the army, and set out to Mengyang. When the time comes, I will summon Uncle Xiang Wang into Beijing, and Niangniang will also take a look, the general of my heavenly family. ”