Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Emperor Taichang paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back restlessly, a little anxiously waiting for Fang Congzhe to bring Li Kezhuo here, all his hopes now pinned on Li Kezhuo's elixir.

Li Hongyu and Zhang Weixian and other auxiliary ministers stood aside, and everyone was silent about whether Emperor Taichang should take Li Kezhuo's elixir, and no one would make a mistake on this kind of issue related to Emperor Taichang's life and death.

Fang Congzhe naturally didn't want to be involved, but he was the head of the cabinet and a close attendant of the emperor, so he had to come forward to deal with this matter in this situation.

Li Hongyu secretly observed Emperor Taichang, although Emperor Taichang's face was ruddy, it was not a normal color, it was a sickly red, and his eyes were a little black, and his spirit showed inexplicable excitement.

If Li Hongyu guessed correctly, Emperor Taichang's current appearance was obviously caused by taking some special stimulant drug, which caused Emperor Taichang's body organs to enter a state of excitement, making him temporarily unable to feel physical pain.

In other words, the reason why Emperor Taichang was so energetic was because the drugs paralyzed his pain nerves and caused all parts of his body to begin to overload, which gave him the illusion that he was beginning to recover.

In fact, this drug has caused serious damage to Emperor Taichang's body organs, and it will be irreparable with the current level of medical treatment and Emperor Taichang's physique, causing an incomparably fatal effect, which is equivalent to burning Emperor Taichang's life quickly.

There are not only those Tuogu auxiliary ministers in the palace, but also Empress Li, Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youzhen, after all, today's matter is related to the safety of Emperor Taichang, and as the closest person to Emperor Taichang, he will definitely stay by his side.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shoufu is here." Soon after, Wang An, who was checking at the gate of the palace, walked in quickly and bowed down to report to Emperor Taichang.

Emperor Taichang's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he sat back on the soft couch, suppressing his excitement and waiting for Li Kezhuo to offer the elixir, according to Li Kezhuo's boastful efficacy, the two elixirs will make him eliminate all diseases and be healthy.

"Chen Honglu Temple, Li Kezhuo, knocked to see the emperor." Li Kezhuo held a small red brocade box in his hand, followed behind Fang Congzhe with a serious expression in high spirits, and came to the soft couch to kneel down and salute Emperor Taichang.

"Aiqing is flat!"

Emperor Taichang smiled and stretched out his hand to lift up Li Kezhuo's void, then looked at Li Kezhuo with a wistful gaze and asked, "Li Aiqing, is there an elixir in this brocade box?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it is the elixir." Li Kezhuo nodded, opened the lid of the brocade box, and there was a red pill lying quietly inside, exactly the same as the one taken by Emperor Taichang three days ago.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Emperor Taichang's eyes lit up, and Wang An hurriedly took the brocade box from Li Kezhuo's hand before walking the mountain, and bowed down to present it to Emperor Taichang.

"Your Majesty, please take it."

Emperor Taichang looked at the red pill in the brocade box and bowed slightly, Wang An then handed the brocade box back to Li Kezhuo, who put the red pill on the candle flame and shook it to change its color as he had done three days ago, and then bowed down and presented it to Emperor Taichang.

Since he was already convinced of Li Kezhuo's words at this time, Emperor Taichang did not hesitate at all, and after taking it, he put it directly into his mouth, drank a sip of warm water and swallowed it.

Subsequently, Emperor Taichang sat on the soft couch and closed his eyes to recuperate, and the people at the scene looked at him with concern with bated breath, and they didn't even dare to breathe, and the atmosphere was extremely tense and depressing.

Li Hongyu noticed that fine beads of sweat oozed from Li Kezhuo's forehead, and he looked at Emperor Taichang with a worried expression, obviously he didn't know how Emperor Taichang would react after taking this "elixir", in case the waiter like the one who tried the medicine died on the spot, it would be the crime of killing the king, no matter how he justified, he would inevitably die.

"I feel warm and comfortable, full of energy, it seems that this elixir is really a fairy thing." After about a quarter of an hour, Emperor Taichang slowly opened his eyes, got off the soft couch and moved his body for a while, and then said to everyone at the scene with a smile.

Seeing this situation, everyone in the hall immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere immediately became relaxed, it seems that this elixir offered by Li Kezhuo is really effective.

Li Kezhuo had a smug look on his face, everyone could see that Emperor Taichang's complexion was much better than before, it was like a completely changed person, he never expected that the medicinal effect of the elixir would be so good, completely beyond his imagination.

Unlike everyone else, Li Hongyu showed a worried look on his face, as the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread, which means that if you want to recover after getting sick, you need a recovery process, especially if you are seriously ill, you need to take care of it.

Emperor Taichang's condition is beyond the reach of the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital, which is enough to see its seriousness, so Emperor Taichang's current behavior is undoubtedly abnormal, which is a dangerous signal.

"Li Aiqing, you have made meritorious contributions to the elixir, and I am ready to crown you as the Siqing of Honglu Temple." After some activities, Emperor Taichang, who was in a good mood, asked Li Kezhuo with a smile and gave Li Kezhuo a reward, Li Kezhuo had a meritorious service in saving the driver, which he deserved.

Li Kezhuo's face suddenly showed joy, with this holy decree of Emperor Taichang, he became the chief official of Honglu Temple, and his career is unlimited, after all, what he has done is to save the driver.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better to announce Lord Li's merits to the world first, and then reward him, so it seems logical." Just as Li Kezhuo was happily preparing to receive the order of thanks, Li Hongyu suddenly opened his mouth and said in a deep voice quietly.

"Hmm!"

Emperor Taichang couldn't help but bow his head slightly when he heard this, thinking that Li Hongyu was reasonable, Li Kezhuo had made a great contribution this time, so he naturally had to tell the world first, and then said to Fang Congzhe, "Shoufu, this matter will be handed over to you to do, and after asking Li Aiqing about the process of finding the elixir, I will write an edict, and then I will personally use the seal to publicize Li Aiqing's achievements." ”

"Obey."

Fang Congzhe's face couldn't help but show an embarrassed look, and he bowed to Emperor Taichang and replied, he didn't believe in any elixir before, but since Emperor Taichang's condition had indeed improved after eating that red pill, he had to believe what Li Kezhuo said.

"Minister Li Kezhuo, thank you Lord Longen." Li Kezhuo was overjoyed, this was a matter of honoring the ancestors, and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

"Li Aiqing, hurry up." Seeing this, Emperor Taichang hurriedly walked over and personally helped Li Kezhuo up, his expression was very intimate, and now Li Kezhuo was the savior sent down by God in his eyes.

This made Li Kezhuo flattered, and at the same time, he was even more proud in his heart, and his face was full of excitement.

"Humph!" Looking at the complacent Li Kezhuo, Li Hongyu couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, Li Kezhuo was too happy now, with Emperor Taichang's current situation, it would be difficult to survive tonight, and he would want to cry without tears at that time.

This is also the reason why Li Hongyu wanted to prevent Emperor Taichang from issuing an edict to reward Li Kezhuo, if Emperor Taichang rewarded Li Kezhuo today, and Emperor Taichang died violently at night, wouldn't the edict to reward Li Kezhuo become a joke?

Hallym Temple.

"Brother Li, something happened to the pill that was sacrificed?"

When Zhao Xin was sitting at the desk and working, the door opened, Li Hongyu walked in with a solemn expression, Zhao Xin frowned slightly when he saw this, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

She has been with Li Hongyu for so long, so she can naturally see that Li Hongyu has something on her mind, and it is related to Li Kezhuo's pills, after all, Li Hongyu entered the palace to take medicine for Emperor Taichang.

"The emperor has become in good spirits after taking the medicine, I suspect that there are some things that can make people excited in this medicine, the emperor's body is already weak, how can he stand such a toss?"

Li Hongyu sighed, poured a cup of tea and drank a few sips, and then said to Zhao Xin with a wry smile, "I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to survive tonight." ”

"What's going on?"

Zhao Xin was slightly stunned when she heard this, and looked at Li Hongyu in amazement, but she heard that Emperor Taichang's condition had improved after taking the elixir offered by Li Kezhuo, could it suddenly deteriorate?

"The so-called elixir is just a scam, taking advantage of the emperor's eagerness to seek medical treatment, coupled with some charlatans, in a delusional attempt to deceive everyone!"

Li Hongyu sneered and lowered his volume, and said to Zhao Xin with a cold expression, "Li Kezhuo wants to take advantage of the emperor's serious illness to make a future, and his heart can be punished!" ”

"Charlatans?"

Zhao Xin was slightly stunned, she could understand the psychology of Emperor Taichang's illness and rush to the doctor, but she didn't know what was going on with the charlatan trick, she only knew that the elixir offered by Li Kezhuo could change colors, and it had the effect of resurrecting the dead, which was very mysterious and unfathomable.

"There is a special substance in Li Kezhuo's pill, which will turn from red to white as long as it is hot, and it will turn back to red after cooling, so he wants to put the pill on the fire and roast it, so it will be mysterious."

Li Hongyu nodded and said coldly, "Those alchemy monks know this kind of thing, but because its medicinal properties are too strong, few people dare to take it to the seriously ill emperor, in case the emperor has anything to do, it will be a suicide." ”

"Actually, that kind of stuff is poisonous, and long-term use can lead to chronic poisoning."

As he spoke, Li Hongyu's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Originally, this kind of toxicity will not attack in the short term, and it will be difficult to debunk it for a while if it is used to deceive people, but this cannot make the emperor get rid of the pain, so Li Kezhuo put other things in the pill, which will kill the emperor." ”

"Your Majesty...... Is there any salvation? ”

Zhao Xin understood what Li Hongyu meant this time, she believed that Li Hongyu would not say anything, since she said so, then there must be a basis, so her face changed and she asked with concern.

"Terminally ill, beyond human power!" Li Hongyu shook his head, put down the teacup in his hand and said with a wry smile, "Maybe tomorrow we will become the elders of the Three Dynasties." ”

"The crown prince has not yet weakened the crown, once the emperor has anything to do, then won't the court situation be in chaos?" Zhao Xin immediately realized a problem, and after frowning, Liu Mei frowned and said to Li Hongyu in a coquettish voice.

Obviously, Zhu Youxiao is still young and has not cultivated his own power in the court, which makes him unable to control the court situation, and it is inevitable that the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, not to mention, Emperor Wanli came over like this.

It's just that compared with the time of Emperor Wanli, the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty is now more intense, and there are no powerful ministers like Zhang Juzheng who can coerce hundreds of officials, which is bound to intensify the already complicated party struggle in the imperial court.

"Brother Zhao, the capital is about to change, we are no longer suitable to stay here, let's go to Jiangnan with me next year, we can make a difference in the local area, and we will break out of a new world together."

Li Hongyu bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and after a deep groan, he said solemnly to Zhao Xin, he naturally knew that after the death of Emperor Taichang, the officialdom in the capital would fall into endless infighting, and Zhao Xin's body had been labeled as the Qi Party, and if he stayed in the capital, it would be dangerous.

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