Chapter 261: One World, Two Brothers
There will be no tolerance or tolerance...... These eight words came out of the mouth of a young man who was about to ascend the throne as the Son of Heaven, which was enough to make Liu Wentai lose his soul. However, for the three elders of the cabinet, even if they see Zhu Houzhao from time to time, they also know the stubborn temper of the little prince, but compared with the loud statement in front of him, the nonsense in the past, whether it is his surname or surname, has become a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning. At this moment, the three of them were thinking not only about Liu Wentai, but also about the future situation of the court, personnel appointments and dismissals, and all kinds of problems that affect the whole body.
The way to govern the country lies in balance and compromise, but Zhu Houzhao wants to do the opposite!
So, Liu Jian turned his heart sideways and immediately said: "Your Highness, the minister and Li Dongyang Xie Qian have something to do, and I implore Your Highness to retreat." ”
Hearing this, the eunuchs around Zhu Houzhao were all unhappy. However, Liu Jin, who was the most unhappy, persuaded the others in a single-minded manner: "Everyone, Lord Shou has said, let's go out first to avoid it, don't miss the big things of your elders." There's still a lot to watch out there, so let's go and get busy with our ...... first."
Liu Jin persuaded him to go out again, and even if the rest of the people were reluctant, they could only follow behind. When he got out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, Gu Dayong, who was almost wearing a pair of pants with Liu Jin, immediately stopped, and said angrily at Liu Jin: "Why did you pull us out, those three old guys are ironclad to shield Liu Wentai, stay there and see if they are stupid?" Besides, these civil officials can do anything when they are excited, what if they hurt His Highness? ”
"If there is the last one you said, they will still be able to stay in the cabinet?" Liu Jin smiled, seeing that the others understood and dispersed for a while, he hooked his hand and instructed Yigu Da to come over with his ear, "They just go down, we won't be able to get any benefits for a while, what matters is those old guys in the palace." Yesterday, Wang Yue criticized you and you didn't approve enough? Although the prince promised you the governor of Xichang, you don't want to think about Wang Yue's qualifications, what qualifications do you have? ”
"And what do you say?"
"That's not easy, looking for someone to help outside!" Liu Jin burst out with such a sentence without thinking about it, and then for fear that Gu Dayong would not understand, he said softly, "The people in this palace look at us to please His Royal Highness the Prince, and they will stick to it without giving benefits, but what about the outside?" Don't forget, how Li Guang died back then. said that it was the Queen Mother's words, and the little princess died, but if it weren't for the constant noise outside, the Queen Mother would have spoken, and he would have committed suicide? One world, two brothers, listen to me right! ”
"Lao Liu, your head is really good!" Gu Dayong nodded again and again, his face was full of joy and sincerity, seeing that Liu Jin came up proudly, he suddenly saw a familiar figure at the door of Qianqing over there, and hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Look, it's the Jun Decree of His Royal Highness the Pioneer, Xu Xun has already come!" ”
Liu Jin looked at it, and was immediately involuntarily pulled over by Gu Dayong. After seeing each other over there, Gu Dayong nodded at the main hall and said, "You came just in time, the three elders are arguing with His Highness!" I don't understand, what benefits they have with Liu Wentai, they actually fought in the ring with His Royal Highness for such a quack, and drove a few of us out! ”
Only then did Xu Xun know that Liu Jian and the other three elders of the cabinet were actually in the Qianqing Palace, and when he heard Gu Dayong's words, he shook his head and said: "Liu Wentai has nothing outside his body to impress the three elders, most of them are clever and say something that makes those three unable to stay out of the matter...... By the way, the first Zhang Yu has already recruited, saying that it is the emperor's illness this time, and these imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital did not diagnose the pulse and directly use the medicine. ”
"Oh my God, these bastards...... Ouch! ”
Gu Dayong exclaimed out in a gaffe, and it wasn't until Liu Jin kicked directly on his shin that he suddenly woke up to the fact that this place was wrong, and hurriedly laughed and invited Xu Xun inside. Because Emperor Hongzhi has only one queen in the entire harem, those palace people who have served have now been sent out again, some are going to the mausoleum in the future, and some are assigned separately, there are only a few eunuchs left, and there is not much for Xu Xun to avoid. The two took Xu Xun straight to the Zhaoren Hall in the west corridor behind the Qianqing Palace, and as soon as they sat down, they asked Zhang Yu about his confession.
Although Xu Xun didn't have a variety of torture methods, he still knew how to attack the heart. In addition, Zhang Yu was already a frightened bird, and he couldn't wait to get rid of himself, so he really asked a lot of news during this night's work. From Liu Wentai to Zhang Yu successively, from precious medicinal materials to yellow and white things, they are worth no less than thousands of taels; Liu Wentai has diagnosed and treated several court officials, and even left Yizi's prescription; And then to the Tai Hospital, many imperial doctors and doctors don't know whether they are clever or not in terms of medical skills, but there are many Jing Dao Tibetan techniques, and there are many kinds of pills hidden in the Tai Hospital...... Hearing this, Liu Jingu was amazed.
In the end, Xu Xun said the most important sentence: "Zhang Yu also said that he and Liu Wentai contributed a lot to the fact that the queen mother could give birth to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in one fell swoop. ”
"What kind of words is this, even this kind of credit dares to be attributed to him and Liu Wentai, he Zhang Yu is his own person!" Liu Jin changed color for a while, but as he spoke, he suddenly thought that Empress Zhang trusted Liu Wentai and Emperor Hongzhi alike, and his face was a little unsightly, and he thought that this might be true, so his voice lowered, "But one yard is one yard, and the merit is not worth it, and he can't lose this mortal crime because he has merit......
It was the first time Xu Xun had heard of such an unbelievable thing, and he was thinking about how to report Zhu Houzhao when there was a sudden loud noise outside. He was stunned for a moment, and saw that Liu Jin Gu Dayong had already rushed out, he hurriedly followed behind, only to see that Liu Jin and the three of them had come out of the main hall and descended the steps, and at the door, Zhu Houzhao was standing there with an angry face.
"You don't need to say any more, I've made up my mind!"
Liu Jian had just tried his best to sore Chen Li, but what he got was such an answer at this moment, he only felt full of depression and helplessness, and he was depressed. And Xie Qian, who was on the side, didn't help a little just now, but Zhu Houzhao didn't listen to a word, but asked him again and again, if his father was killed by quacks, could he endure it, and he had to sigh at this time. As for Li Dongyang, he almost didn't speak from beginning to end today, but at this time when he was leaving, he went to Zhu Houzhao and bowed deeply to the ground.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Liu Wentai is a small matter, but the minister asks His Royal Highness to say a word to the queen's mother, so as not to make waves afterwards."
The three ministers bowed and resigned one by one, and then at the same time they all found Xu Xun who came over with Liu Jingu on the other side. Liu Jian and Xie Qian frowned at the same time, as if they didn't see it, and although Li Dongyang bowed slightly to Xu Xun, he didn't stop or say anything. As soon as the three of them left, Zhu Houzhao ran down the steps quickly.
"Liu Jingu is very useful, you go and see how the queen mother is, Xu Xun, you come with me!"
Zhu Houzhao did not enter the Qianqing Palace, but took Xu Xun straight through the east corridor, and did not stop until the empty hall adjacent to the Jiaotai Palace. With his back to Xu Xun, he suddenly squatted down, and then sat on the ground without the demeanor of an emperor at all, and said without looking back: "Xu Xun, if I want to kill Liu Wentai, I must kill Liu Wentai, no matter what others say!" If I hadn't killed them to pay for my father's life, I'd rather not do it! ”
It stands to reason that after the enthronement ceremony, the new emperor will change his name, but at this moment, Zhu Houzhao suddenly appeared, but in a gritted teeth. Hearing that Xu Xun didn't say anything, he said to himself again: "Liu Jian and the three of them actually said that Liu Wentai said that his father said that he took some pills so that he couldn't afford to get sick because of his mother's mother, he was talking nonsense!" My father has always been the most measured, and he will definitely not joke with his body, and the most painful thing for him is me and my mother...... What else did Li Dongyang say to let me ask the queen mother,, would the queen mother still make trouble with me for a mere imperial doctor? ”
At this moment, Xu Xun finally saw a loophole and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the eunuch Zhang Yu also confessed some information, and Rong Chen was meticulous. ”
Listening to Xu Xun's statement, Zhu Houzhao, who was originally full of anger, was first stunned, then incredulous, and finally fell silent. He desperately grabbed the corner of the decrepit linen clothes on the ground, and the whole person even trembled slightly, and his eyes were not so much painful and sad as sluggish and dazed, as if his soul had been withdrawn from his body at once.
"How can this be...... How can this be...... He's still a hell of a hero, so I have to thank him for not being able to ......."
Xu Xun knew that Zhang Yu dared to say this, and he must have some support, maybe Empress Zhang also remembered this credit in his heart, so he really couldn't hide it from Zhu Houzhao. However, at this moment, seeing the grief of the little prince who had just lost his father become like that, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and squatted down behind Zhu Houzhao's back, with a hand on his shoulder.
"Your Highness must have heard a saying, more is the icing on the cake, less is the charcoal in the snow. I think that when the queen gave birth to Her Royal Highness, it was natural that the whole world was happy to celebrate together, and everyone wanted to take credit for such a beautiful thing. But later, the queen mother had two pregnancies, and only His Royal Highness and the little princess all died unfortunately, so why didn't Liu Wentai say that this was also his handiwork?
And the emperor was not a menacing illness before, but it became such a situation in his hands, but he cleverly pushed the pill on the head, you must know that the pill was found by him, even if the emperor did take it for a long time and accumulated fire poison, it was also the culprit who offered things and instigated the emperor to take it! Moreover, I, who don't understand medicine, know that taking pills will accumulate fire poison, and the symptoms are different from wind and cold. ”
Zhu Houzhao just listened in a daze at first, but finally suddenly grabbed Xu Xun's hand, as if grasping the last straw, and nodded again and again: "Xu Xun, you are right!" It's me who was said to be confused by them, those hateful bastards, who only know how to take credit and shirk responsibility, which is clearly clever words! Alas, my father is actually for my own good, if only I had a brother as smart as you...... Don't be idle, Xu Xun, the queen mother, you go with me! ”
PS: From the Ming Shilu to the compilation of Wanli Ye and then to various other wild histories, there is a fact that is very strange. Emperor Hongzhi died inexplicably at the age of thirty-six, and a group of officials shouted to kill those quacks, but including the orphans and widows left behind by Empress Zhang Zhengde, Li Dongyang Xie Qian, and several ministers who had deep feelings for Emperor Hongzhi, all seemed to be not so enthusiastic about the imperial doctor for revenge on Hongzhi......
(To be continued)