This night, Zhong Nan slept soundly and sweetly, and he didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning.

As soon as she finished washing, Qiu Xiang came to the backyard.

"I heard voices in the backyard, I guess you're up." Qiu Xiang was tidying up Zhong Nan's clothes and whispered, "The prince has been waiting outside for a while, saying that the Holy Lord has announced your audience. ”

"Prince, which prince?" Zhong Nan was still a little confused, and he didn't react for a while.

"It's the eunuch named Wang Zhong who often comes to summon you into the palace, don't you remember?" Akika replied.

"It's him! Then why didn't you wake me up earlier? In case they ......" Zhong Nam also lowered his voice.

"The prince said that the saint specially explained, saying that if you are still resting, you must not disturb you, and you must let you rest well." Akika explained.

I'll go! The emperor is too face-saving, if this is known by other ministers of civil and military affairs, he will be envious, jealous and hateful. Zhong Nan said in his heart.

After getting dressed, Zhong Nan walked quickly to the front yard, and at the same time deliberately said loudly: "Even then, you can't keep the prince waiting!" ”

Qiu Xiang didn't know why, and was about to explain, but she heard the unique voice of a eunuch coming from the front yard.

"Lord Shangshu, don't blame Mrs. Zhong, not to mention that the little one is in the service of the Holy Lord's will. The saint said that if you yawn and show fatigue when you enter the palace, you will definitely hit a small board. Wang Zhong said with a slight exaggeration, but he didn't know if it was true or not.

Zhong Nan thought about it, Wang Zhong was just an ordinary eunuch, and he hadn't reached the level of Zhang Whale, so he shouldn't dare to talk nonsense in front of the ministers, especially about things related to the emperor. Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun really gave enough face to himself.

"Panic, panic! Princess, when you say this, I am terrified! Zhong Nan soared his acting skills.

"Master Shangshu, don't think about it, this is what you deserve. Even Father-in-law Zhang said that he was also stained with your light this time, and he got a good follow. Wang Zhong leaned together a little and said with great flattery.

"Where, between me and Grandpa Zhang, you don't have to see each other too much!" As Zhong Nan spoke, he stuffed a silver ticket into Wang Zhong's cuff.

This kind of thing, when Zhong Nan was still the right attendant of the military department, he did not do less. No matter which eunuch came to find him, he would give the other party some rewards, as much as one or two hundred taels, and as little as twenty or thirty taels. And those eunuchs will also laugh quietly, and both sides are silent.

Including Wang Zhong, Zhong Nan also gave a lot of points to the other party, and said: It's too tired to run around, go to drink tea and rest.

It's just that it's a little strange today, Wang Zhong refused to accept the silver ticket, "Lord Shangshu, you're a little bit of a torment!" ”

"Princess, just take it, I'm tired of waiting for me for so long today, where can I go to relax later." Zhong Nan couldn't help but stuff the silver ticket to the other party, and at the same time said that he pretended to be angry and said, "If you don't take it, but you won't give me Zhong someone's face, I will be unhappy!" ”

"This ...... This ...... "Wang Zhong is in a dilemma.

"What's this, it's a fool not to take the money. If you feel embarrassed, just help me more in the future. Zhong Nan said with a smile.

"Then you're welcome!" Wang Zhong no longer shirked, "It's just that judging from your current status, Lord Shangshu, it will be difficult for the little one to help you in the future!" Wang Zhong sighed.

"The prince laughed! Everything I have now is not all given by the Holy God, how can I have a high status. What's more, everyone is doing things for the saints, and it's hard to guarantee that they don't need each other's help, right? ”

Seeing that Master Shangshu was so polite and virtuous, Wang Zhong's heart was also full of emotion: his boss Zhang Whale was not so visionary, and he always "bullied the soft and feared the hard". treats their subordinates, and they are also called back and forth, without any respect, how can they be as cultured as Lord Shangshu.

"Lord Shangshu, you can rest assured, I will rush to your attitude, and if there is a need for small service in the future, just give the order." Wang Zhong patted his chest and said arrogantly.

"Then thank you to the princess."

Afterwards, the two walked out of the Zhong Mansion slowly, got into the carriage, and headed for the Forbidden City.

Since the emperor still needs to recuperate, this meeting was arranged in the Qianqing Palace. This is the first time Zhong Nan has come to the emperor's living place, and to a certain extent, it can be regarded as an affirmation of his status and identity by the emperor.

Seeing that the person serving the emperor was not Zhang Whale, Zhong Nan was a little surprised: It stands to reason that Zhang Whale should stay by the side at this time, no matter what the reason.

It is estimated that he found Zhong Nan staring at the eunuch who served him, and Zhu Yijun opened his mouth to explain, "Zhong Nan, this is Tian Yitian's father-in-law, and he is also the old man of the celebrant eunuch." On weekdays, most of my daily life is taken care of by him, so you don't have to shy away from him. ”

"I've seen Grandpa Tian." Zhong Nan said hello to the other party.

"Zhong Nan, I summoned you here, I don't have anything important, I just want to meet you." Zhu Yijun made a gesture and asked Tian Yi to help him sit up so that he could talk to others.

"This time, I know everything. If you hadn't insisted on letting those few foreign langs operate on me, I'm afraid I would have been more than lucky! Zhu Yijun sighed.

"The emperor's 'auspicious people have their own natural appearance', and those few foreign men are just at the right time." Zhong Nan said modestly.

"I've got people looking into the details. Zhong Nan, I really didn't misread you! It seems that Zhu Yijun's words are indeed from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Majesty, I said that I won't fail you!"

"I remember our vows too!"

"Hahaha......" The two looked at each other and smiled. However, as soon as Zhu Yijun laughed a few times, he coughed, and Tian Yi, who was frightened, hurriedly stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, you have just had surgery, so you need to rest. Whether it's Yang Langzhong or Taiyi, they all said, you can't be too excited! After finishing speaking, Tian Yi also glanced at Zhong Nan, with a lot of blame.

"It's me who is bad, it's me who is not good......," Zhong Nan quickly apologized.

"Tian Yi, don't be rude to Zhong Shangshu!" Zhu Yijun's tone became stern.

"Your Majesty, it's really my fault. Grandpa Tian is right, your body needs to recuperate now, especially in terms of emotions, neither too excited, nor too low, to keep peaceful. Zhong Nan also helped Tian Yi speak, after all, the other party was really good to the emperor, and he seemed to be a straightforward person. For the unintentional offense of this kind of person, Zhong Nan will never mind.

"Don't worry, I know my body. Don't say it, this time, after letting Yang Langzhong diagnose and treat me, I feel much better! The Emperor comforted the two.

"By the way, Zhong Nan, among those three foreign langs, you have to reward them well for me."

Zhong Nan naturally would not refuse Zhu Yijun's order, and he remembered the promise he made to Ricers: as long as the patient can be cured, he will definitely give the green light to promote Western medicine, and at the same time will help to publicize more.

These things are just small things for Zhong Nan now, and he doesn't need to apply to the emperor at all, he can do it with a word. However, after thinking about it for a while, Zhong Nan still mentioned it to the emperor, which can be regarded as helping Western medicine to strive for a better development environment.

After that, Zhong Nan chatted with the emperor for a while, and only returned to Zhongfu after the other party fell asleep.

Three days later, the emperor announced that Zhong Nan entered the palace again. This time, it's not to talk to someone, but to reward him. Because he was just promoted, and not many people knew about the treatment of the emperor, so he could only reward some money.

Originally, Zhong Nan didn't have the idea of rewarding, so getting these belongings was a surprise for him.

After Zhong Nan happily thanked him, he heard the emperor say with a little self-reproach: "Zhong Nan, it stands to reason that I should reward you well." It's just that this matter should not be publicized, so I have wronged you, and you should not dislike these rewards! ”

"How so, Your Majesty. I just did my part, I can get some rewards, it's too late to be happy, where will I dislike it. ”

At this point, the small turmoil of the emperor's injury passed, and although most of the courtiers did not know about it, it was exactly the situation that the emperor and a very small number of high-ranking officials and important ministers hoped for.

After this incident, Zhong Nan's status in the court has increased a lot. The relationship with the cabinet has also eased a little. Even Shen Zhengyi, who has always been unkind to him, has more or less restrained, and he is no longer as arrogant as before.

Although the emperor couldn't reward Zhong Nan lavishly, he gave Zhong Nan the honor of "being able to enter the palace without notification", which is the only one in the court. From now on, if Zhong Nan wants to enter the palace to see the emperor, he can not pick the time, which is simply the envy of others.

However, those who know the inside story understand how much risk Zhong Nan has taken. If this time, if the emperor had some accident during the operation, even if the person did not die, those princes and nobles and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty could drown him with spit alone.

If the situation is more serious and the emperor fails to get out of the operating room, then what awaits Zhong Nan will definitely be punished with more than one door. Just imagine, if you don't have the courage to do it, who would dare to bet so big.

Therefore, although Shen Cheng and others were full of slander at Zhong Nan's honor this time, they could only sigh: How could God make him so lucky!

Zhong Nan's luck is very good, but some people's luck is not so good. This person is none other than Zhong Nan's brother Chen Kepeng.

Benefiting from Zhong Nan's rising position, Chen Kepeng and Cui Dazheng's life is getting better and better. The two are now the number two people in the "new military camp", and they also have a great reputation in military circles.

It's just that in recent days, Chen Kepeng has been frowning. Since Cui Dazheng has become a family and has children, he naturally pays a lot less attention to the sworn brother.

As for Jing Tianchu, although he is the boss of the "new military camp", his relationship with Chen Kepeng in private can only be said to be so-so, and it is even more impossible to notice the other party's abnormality.