Consciousness seemed to float from the dark and lightless deep sea, and the Empress Dowager finally woke up from her sleep.

Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't tell where the pain was, but she was weak, as if it was cold from the bone marrow, as if the body had been emptied.

She hadn't felt this way for many years, and the last time was when her daughter who died was just born. In the period just after giving birth, because of dystocia, it almost became a blood collapse, the whole person was empty, there was no pain, but I felt that my body was weak, and when I was helped up and walked, my legs were like wicker and couldn't bear it.

What the hell is going on? Empress Dowager Xiang didn't understand.

His eyelids were as if they had been filled with lead, and they were heavy, and it took him a lot of effort to barely open a pair of eyelids.

The people around the bed, looking at it, all looked ghostly, and they could only see their mouths open and close, as if they were saying something, as if they were screaming in surprise, but the sound in her ears seemed to be separated by a few walls, vague, so that she couldn't hear clearly.

Xiang Xiang blinked her eyes vigorously a few times, and the person in front of her was a little clearer, and her mind was a little clearer.

Standing in front of the bed just now were the imperial physician and the palace maid, who had already changed people at this time.

One of them is his own son, and the Queen Mother is no longer familiar with his voice. It's just that although the voice in his ears is urgent, his posture of standing in front of the bed, just one glance, makes the Empress Dowager Xiang feel full of indifference and vigilance.

And the other man, the purple robe on his body was very conspicuous, "It's Han ...... Zhang Xianggong? ”

She almost called the wrong person, but luckily she recognized Zhang.

Then she saw Zhang Dun bend down and said, "Tonight is the minister's duty." ”

"What's wrong with me?" She asked again in confusion.

It seems that I woke up before, and it seems that I didn't wake up. This question seems to have been asked, but the answer I got was completely unrememberable.

I heard Zhang Dian say again: "Your Majesty is just overworked, and you can be cured after a little rest." ”

"Niangniang, Han Xianggong also said that Niangniang is a minor illness, overworked, and she can recover after resting for a while."

Zhao Xu said excitedly. Unkempt, blue eye circles, and haggard appearance, I know that at least I haven't had a good rest in the past few days.

The son's filial piety is of course gratifying, but the Empress Dowager Xiang just felt that something was wrong, and when she just opened her eyes, the intuition at that moment was like a thorn in the heart of the Empress Dowager Xiang.

"How many days have I been sick?"

Her throat was tearing with pain, and she tried to keep her words as short as she could.

"His Majesty suddenly fell ill last night, and at that time, Wang Zhongzheng sent someone to inform his ministers, Su Song, and Han Gang to enter the palace to inquire about His Majesty."

Until this moment, Empress Dowager Xiang's brain was still a little confused, but the tense atmosphere between the prime minister and her son could be felt without thinking about it.

"The Qing family has worked hard." The Empress Dowager Xiang didn't ask why it wasn't Zhao Xu who went to inform the prime minister, but Wang Zhongzheng who went to inform, "The official family has also worked hard." ”

Zhao Xu and Zhang Duan were humble, and the Queen Mother asked again, "Official, what did the imperial doctor say about my illness?" ”

"The imperial doctors also said that Niangniang was too tired because she was busy with state affairs recently, and she didn't rest well, so that her vitality was depleted, so she fell ill."

Talking to her son and subordinates, Empress Dowager Xiang felt that her mind was gradually becoming clearer. And when I just woke up, the feeling at that moment was like a mirror that had been wiped, becoming clearer and brighter.

The thoughts of the concubine and the concubine have always been very clear to the Queen Mother. What will happen in the two days when I am sick doesn't need much intelligence to figure it out.

"In this case, I'll rest for a while now." Xiang said to the Empress Dowager Zhang, throwing her son aside, "Xianggong Zhang, in terms of state affairs, please ask Xianggong to worry more." ”

Zhang Duan lowered his head, "Please rest assured, the ministers will do their best." ”

In the corner of his eye, he found that the corners of Zhao Xu's clothes were trembling.

Zhang Dian had listened to the doctors explain his condition before, but he didn't understand it.

Nowadays, there are few scholars who do not understand medical science, and Zhang Dian understands some of them more or less, but Han Gang forcibly defined the Queen Mother's illness as overwork, and in order to correspond the illness with the medication, several imperial doctors had to talk in a foggy manner, and the head of Zhang Dian who was half a bottle of vinegar was confused.

The only thing he understood was that the Queen Mother couldn't be tired, and she had to recuperate. During this time, no one can guarantee whether the Queen Mother will be bewitched by the Son of Heaven and give up the power in her hands.

Fortunately, after the Queen Mother came to her senses, she did not make a mistake, but was very vigilant in excluding Zhao Xu from the government.

No matter what Zhao Xu thinks, as long as the Queen Mother still has a sober will, he will not have any chance.

Compared to any time in the past two days, Zhang Dian finally relaxed his tense heartstrings a little.

"What time is it?" Xiang asked the Queen Mother.

Someone looked at the table clock: "The second quarter of the ugly month, the fourth watch, and the fifth watch." ”

"Let's go and rest first, I must be tired in the past two days. If you are tired, what will happen to your body? ”

Xiang Xiang's instructions to the Queen Mother were firm and tough, and Zhao Xu was not allowed to refuse.

Zhao Xu didn't insist on staying, he faintly felt the queen mother's rejection of him, "Erchen will go back to sleep first, and come back tomorrow to wait for Niangniang." ”

Zhao Xu left Empress Dowager Xiang's dormitory with his entourage, and Empress Dowager Xiang immediately asked, "Yang Jian, the official family...... And the concubine, what have you done these days? ”

Yang Jian hurriedly stepped forward, "The official family has been serving the Queen Mother for the past two days, and the concubine has been here twice last night and today. ”

"Nothing else?"

"There is a prime minister who came to the palace to preside, and nothing happened." He paused for a moment and added, "Last night, it was Han Xianggong who sat under the Zhongshu Gate and brought the medical case to the Taiyi Bureau for filing. ”

Xiang frowned at the Queen Mother, all these actions seemed to have deep meaning. Just thinking about it a little, it seems that there is a small needle pricking in my head, and it hurts faintly.

She endured a little discomfort and said to Zhang Dan: "Thanks to a few ministers." ”

"Don't dare. The ministers also did not dare to take risks. Zhang Dian said unabashedly.

"During this time, I want to recuperate, so I don't need to go to court early for the time being."

Zhang Dian raised his hand and took off the long foot hood he was wearing on his head, and bowed to the ground: "After visiting His Majesty last night, the minister, Su Song, and Han Gang signed a hall note under the Zhongshu Gate, and they will leave the dynasty for five days from today. Ministers and other officials who act arbitrarily and recklessly are also asked to be punished. ”

Empress Dowager Xiang was silent, and there seemed to be thunderclouds gathering in the air in the hall, and after a long time, she asked, "What did the official family and the concubine do?" ”

Empress Dowager Xiang's eyes were half-closed, frowning tightly because of the more and more obvious headache, and she was lying on the bed in plain clothes, but her posture and tone at this time really looked like a supreme who controlled the political affairs of the world.

Zhang Dian did not hesitate, "If Wang Zhongzheng hadn't reported in time, the ministers and others would have been ignorant of the forbidden matter last night." ”

If you can talk about the Queen Mother here, then there is no need to take risks at all, and there is no need to worry about what the emperor will do from now on.

"Good! Good!! ”

The Queen Mother's eyes were round, her phoenix eyes were full of anger, and she sat up suddenly. Just as he was about to attack, a severe headache followed, as if there were more than a dozen small knives wringing in it, and he immediately fell on his back on the bed in pain.

Xiang Tai was like gold paper, his silver teeth were clucking, and his hands were pressing his head tightly.

"Ansuyuki!"

Zhang Dan's face changed, and he immediately turned around and shouted loudly to the most reassuring imperial doctor.

Not only An Suzhi, but several other imperial doctors all ran over together.

"Can't move! Don't push yourself! ”

An Su asked the Queen Mother to relax, and asked the palace people to press the Queen Mother's hands and feet and pierce the silver needle into it.

And the other imperial doctors brought the queen mother a decoction of pain relief and hypnosis.

But the Queen Mother couldn't open her mouth in pain, clenched her teeth tightly, and wanted to force it, but she spilled it all on the bed.

An Suzhi put down the silver needle, "Use opium." ”

"It's poisonous." Lei Jian exclaimed. Although the Compendium of Materia Medica has not yet been completed, scattered volumes have been published, and opioids occupy a large part of the ten volumes of Poisons.

"I can only use this flavored medicine!" An Suzhi is very determined, and now he can only fight poison with poison.

Lei Jian didn't dare to specialize, and the other imperial doctors didn't dare to make a decision, so they turned their heads and asked Zhang Dian, "Xianggong, do you use it?" ”

Where does Zhang Dun know whether to use it or not?

It would be nice if Han Gang was here, and he could leave the decision on medication to him.

But the Queen Mother didn't have time to wait, Zhang Dian gritted her teeth and made a decision, "Use!" ”

A small silver box was quickly retrieved, filled with black ointment.

The imperial doctors quickly prepared the ointment, and it was An Suzhi again, and the queen mother relaxed a little with a silver needle, and immediately stuffed the ointment into it.

The rapid breathing gradually calmed down, and the Queen Mother was sweating like rain, and the whole person seemed to be collapsed.

Zhang Dian sat in the middle of the hall, watching the medical officers and the palace people go about their business until dawn.

Finally, he got up and said to the half-asleep Queen Mother, "Please rest your majesty, after a while, the ministers will enter the palace again to inquire about your majesty." ”

……………………

The Queen Mother woke up, but fell ill again.

In the past few days, after many diagnoses and treatments by the imperial doctors, the condition has not only not improved, but is even faintly in danger of deterioration.

Above the court, there is still a steady dìng, but beneath the surface, changes have taken place.

The courtiers had more private contacts, and there were more rumors in the market, and a case of a concubine who was far away in Jinghu who murdered his mother-in-law was on the second page of the Keju Express.

Time passed day by day, and soon the five days of the dropout expired, and it was no longer possible to continue to drop out of the dynasty.

At the Shuowang Dynasty Meeting, the Queen Mother could not attend, so only the Son of Heaven and an empty seat behind the screen appeared in the hall.

A qiē is in accordance with normal etiquette, and the Son of Heaven has no extraneous branches, and the court meeting is still a smooth end.

Zhao Xu was condescending, and from the beginning of the court meeting, he was looking down on the figures of the Zai Fu. No one else can sit on an equal footing and enjoy the scenery from the highest point alone.

This feeling made him intoxicated, as if it was just a moment, and it was time to retreat.

After the ministers finished saluting and were about to withdraw from the Wende Palace, Zhao Xu suddenly spoke, "Su Pingzhang, please stay." I don't know a few things about the court, and I want to consult Pingzhang. ”

When the Son of Heaven said this, not only Su Song, but also Han Gang, Zhang Dian and other courtiers all stopped.

Han Gang exchanged a look with Zhang Dian and shook their heads together.

The Son of Heaven finally dropped the chess.

They were relieved and relieved.

Su Song's visit to the Han Mansion the night before was to send a letter to the turtle, which should also be sent to the ears of the Son of Heaven. So now this sentence must be the Son of Heaven meditating hard to find a way.

The child still couldn't hold his breath, and wanted to use a discord in front of the public.

Although it is said that there has never been a chance to intervene in the government and practice, the emperor's mental skills have been slowly practiced. It's just that the fireworks are a little heavier, and there is a lack of heat, but if you can have a few years to practice, it will definitely be more mellow and transparent.

But I have to say that this time was well chosen, and there was not a word at the court meeting, and at the end, Su Song was left behind. No matter what you want to say, it is to knock a nail in the coffin between Su Song, Han Gang, and Zhang Dan.

What will Su Song do?

Many people are looking at this important military affairs of Pingzhang, and then by the way, they will take a look at Han Gang and Zhang Tun, the two prime ministers who were targeted by the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Dan's face was calm, he didn't even look at Su Song much, in his heart, he just looked down on this emperor more and more.

has the ability and scheming, this is an outstanding talent;

has the ability and no scheming, but it can be used to make people feel at ease;

But people who have no ability, have scheming, and are good at intrigue, that is really a worse thing than such incompetent, scheming, and useless waste.

If the emperor can only manipulate the court through guò scheming, then he will really be crowned by Mu Monkey.

However, no matter how calm Zhang Dian was, he couldn't let the courtiers' mood stabilize.

For the first time, Zhao Xu expressed his dissatisfaction with the prime minister in front of his subordinates, and also clearly told the people that he was going to fight with the ministers to the end.

The Son of Heaven said this, it can indeed incite some people to come out, if Su Song's reaction should be the same as that of the Son of Heaven, then there will be a storm in the court.

The Queen Mother's illness was far more serious than expected, and the power of the Son of Heaven gradually rose, and Su Song, who visited the Han Mansion the night before...... What exactly will be done now?

Su Song didn't realize that he had become the focus of attention of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and he was still calm and calm.

"The minister is old, faint and incompetent, and he asked for the old man earlier, although he was rejected by the queen mother, he has ignored the court for many days, and his majesty xià...... Today is the wrong question. ”