They are the closest people to Zhang Ru, and they are his relatives, so he can show his cowardice in front of them without reservation.

Choice, there is no room for regret, and they will not regret it.

This man carries all their hopes.

On November 27, the fourth year of Hongzhi, the prince was full of moon wine, the emperor gave a banquet, and the ministers gathered. It's just that this time Zhu Youzhu is another major event in his life, missing a person who should have sat next to him - Zhang Ru.

The place next to him was vacant, and the ministers were stunned when they saw this scene, and they looked at each other in the back. No one knew what the emperor meant by leaving a place for Zhang Ru at this time, and no one dared to ask.

Halfway through the banquet, Zhu Youzhu was so happy that he drank happily, but the wine in the wine glass had been replaced by water without a trace by Qiu Jun.

When he took the first sip, Zhu Youzhu sensed that something was wrong, and he also knew his body, so he didn't ask who it was.

The courtiers have good intentions, today is another day of great joy, if they are held accountable, it will inevitably spoil the atmosphere.

In addition, he is not a person who seeks to blame, so he does not hold anyone accountable.

Towards the end of the banquet, a Han general came on foot, and because his footsteps were too hurried, he almost fell to the ground when he approached Zhu Youzhang.

Zhu Youzhu pretended not to see it, and asked disappretently, "What's wrong?" In such a hurry? ”

The general of the Han Dynasty looked at the queen Zhang Yaoyao who was sitting beside him, walked to the vacant seat at a different angle, bent down and muttered in Zhu Youjiao's ear: "Your Majesty, there is someone outside the noon gate holding a sign of wearing the palace, claiming to be Your Majesty's deceased, carrying ten carts of gifts, asking to see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhu frowned suspiciously: "Who is the other party?" ”

As long as the general minister can hold the palace sign, basically these Han generals will know each other. Since he came in to report, it means that the Han general doesn't know who came.

There is only one possibility, that is, the person who came is holding someone else's palace brand, so Zhu Youzhu will have this question.

The Han general said softly: "The person who came is an old man over seventy years old, with an unfamiliar face, and the subordinates have never seen it. However, "

"But what?" Zhu Youzhu asked casually.

General Dahan said: "But the palace brand in this person's hand has a name and a surname, and a tiger character is written on it, which seems to be the palace brand of Zhang Wenxuan, the former Marquis of Dingbian." ”

Generally, the palace brand must be recycled once used, handed over to the minister through the hands of the eunuchs, and then returned to the hands of the eunuchs. Some people hold fixed signs of wearing the palace, but few have names.

Among them, Zhang Ru's sign of wearing the palace has a huge tiger character written on it.

Zhu Youjiao's heart jumped: Could it be that Brother Tiger is back?

Immediately, he immediately rejected this idea completely, Zhang Ru is now difficult to protect himself, without the protection of the holy decree, it is impossible for him to leave the scope of Zhang An's protection.

Besides, Zhang Ru may not know his physical condition, last time he made such a big fuss, it is unknown whether Zhang Ru can forgive him, and how can he return to Beijing at this time.

"Carefully inspect the goods, and if there is no mechanism, all of them rush into the inner warehouse. The leader gave him a hundred taels of gold and let him go out of the palace. Zhu Youzhu thought about it for a while and immediately made a decision.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid not, the old man clearly said that he would not leave until he saw His Majesty, and also said that he had something important to report to His Majesty." General Dahan is embarrassed.

Hearing this, Zhu Youjiao's heart immediately hung up, and someone came holding Brother Tiger's palace brand, and said that if there was a report, could it be that Brother Tiger had an accident?

His already fair face turned pale, his hands clenched into fists under his robe, his nails inserted into his palms, and his palms trembled slightly.

If I find out who killed Brother Tiger, I will destroy his nine clans! Secretly made a decision, Zhu Youzhu motioned to the Han general to bring people into the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Of course, a person like Lao Li Tou, who has serious habits in the rivers and lakes and is very unfamiliar, will definitely go through a strict investigation before he can successfully enter the inner courtyard of the deep palace.

Despite the old man's best attempts to preserve the last of his dignity, he was unable to take anything with him except a suit of clothes.

The Han general said extremely indifferently: "Forgive me, my lord, in order to ensure the safety of Your Majesty, your medicine box will be temporarily taken care of, and when your uncle leaves, it will definitely be returned." ”

Although the tone of the person's speech was cold, what he said was quite polite, and Lao Li Tou couldn't say anything, so he could only follow the young man into the noon gate.

Under the stunned gaze of several Han generals in the Dongnuan Pavilion, after waiting restlessly for about half an hour, the emperor finally appeared.

Several Han generals knelt down one after another to greet him: "Your Majesty!" ”

The movements of several people seemed to be telling Lao Li Tou: Hey, old man, it's time for you to kneel.

It's a pity that Lao Li didn't hear it, and after seeing Zhu Youzhang's figure, he stood up and bent down slightly and arched his hand: "The grass people see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't care, pointed to the stool and said, "Old man, please sit down, I don't know if my old man wants to see me, what is the important thing to report?" ”

Lao Li Tou secretly glanced at the emperor, and saw that he didn't seem to be angry because he didn't kneel, and his originally somewhat resentful mood improved slightly.

Hearing the question, he immediately said: "The grass people came this time because they were entrusted by others. One came to celebrate the full moon of the emperor's eldest son, and by the way, he sent the congratulatory gifts entrusted by the deceased into the capital. Coming on."

Speaking of this, he deliberately stopped talking and aimed his gaze at several Han generals.

Zhang Ru told him before he left that not many people knew about the emperor's illness, and let him not show his feet after entering the palace.

Moreover, Zhang Ru also told Lao Li Tou not to tell what he was begging for, and let Lao Li Tou say that it was for the sake of his face that he specially went to Beijing.

Seeing that his meaning was so obvious, Zhu Youzhu waved his hand to several Han generals and said, "You go down first." ”

When the head of the Han General heard this, he said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the origin of this person is unknown, it is better for the ministers to wait here." ”

Lao Li Tou was angry when he heard this, and said very unruly: "If the emperor asks you to go down, you will go down, is it possible that half of the old man's body is buried in loess, and it can still be unfavorable to a young emperor!" ”

The Han general, led by him, withdrew from the Dongnuan Pavilion with a look of grievance, and his eyes before leaving seemed to say: Who knows what conspiracy you have.

After the door of the Dongnuan Pavilion was closed again, Zhu Youzhu smiled: "Now there are only you and me here, what important things does the old man have to face, although it doesn't hurt to say it bluntly." ”

"The grass man is a doctor." Lao Li Tou looked at the emperor's eyes without hesitation.

Zhu Youzhu was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said with a dry smile: "So what? ”

Lao Li Tou said again: "The old name of the grass people is Zhang Wenxuan. ”

Zhu Youzhu pretended to be calm: "I already knew about this matter. ”

Lao Li Tou showed a strange smile: "Your Majesty is suffering from a vicious disease, although the imperial doctor in the palace has excellent medical skills, he can barely let His Majesty worry about it for the time being." But this disease is in the flesh and blood, and if it is not carefully regulated, I am afraid it will not last long. ”

Zhu Youzhu stood up suddenly: "How do you know?" ”

Old man Li said lightly: "The grass people are a doctor, and the doctors are particular about asking questions, they only need to look at Your Majesty's face, and they don't need to diagnose Your Majesty's pulse, and the grass people can see Your Majesty's disease." ”

Zhu Youzhu sat down again: "Then I want to hear what you think." ”

Old man Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty's illness is a congenital disease, presumably when the mother was pregnant, life was not very good from time to time, so that Your Majesty was weak and sick at a young age."

Congenital disease, can not be impatient.

However, His Majesty is the king of a country, and naturally he is inevitably impatient, so after many years of change, the disease has reached the heart and lungs.

The most fragile part of the human body is the internal organs. Now His Majesty's five internal organs are not only problematic, if they are not carefully regulated, it will only aggravate the deterioration of the body, and in the end, the medicine stone will be useless. ”

Zhu Youjiao's face changed slightly: "You don't have to be alarmist, I know my own body better than anyone else." ”

"I don't know if Your Majesty has heard the story of Cai Huangong?" Old man Li is not afraid of death at all.

To tell the truth, he was ready to die, so he came to the capital, and he was also ready to die, so he dared to be so unscrupulous with the emperor.

It's not that he doesn't believe in Zhang Ru's ability, or that he doesn't believe in the emperor's benevolence, but that he knows his character extremely well. He's not the kind of person who likes to slap horses, and he's not secretly good at meeting people. So now that he has come, he has made up his mind to die.

It can be said that promising Zhang Ru to enter the palace for the emperor's diagnosis and treatment is equivalent to Old Man Li committing suicide.

Where would Zhu Youzhu not know the story of avoiding illness and avoiding medicine, Bian Que saw Cai Huangong, and fled after three times. It was because Cai Huan was afraid of illness and avoided medical treatment that he finally lost his life.

In fact, after Lao Li Tou said that he was a doctor and saw that his time was short, he had already believed the other party's words.

He sat slumped in his chair for a long time and couldn't say a word, facing life and death, even if his identity was the emperor, he didn't know what to do.

Lao Li Tou didn't wait for the emperor to speak, and said: "If it weren't for Zhang Wenxuan to speak, that kid would be smooth enough, maybe the grass people wouldn't have entered the palace at all." If His Majesty is willing to hand over his golden body to the grass people for diagnosis and treatment, the grass people will be reluctant to make it difficult. If His Majesty is unwilling, then the grass people are grateful. ”

"What does the divine doctor mean is that you can't guarantee that you can cure my illness?" Zhu Youzhu unconsciously changed his name.

Lao Li Tou nodded and said: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, the old doctor's medical skills are not superb, and they are not as good as divine doctors like Bian Que Hua Tuo." Whether it can be cured or not, you can only make a conclusion after you have to call the pulse. As for how long His Majesty can live in the end, the old man is not sure at all. ”

Zhu Youzhu completely believed Lao Litou's words, stretched out his hand and said, "Please ask the divine doctor to save me." ”

Lao Li Tou solemnly stretched out his hand, put it on Zhu Youzhang's pulse, and carefully felt the beating of the pulse.

At first he was very relaxed, but gradually his face became serious, and at last his brows were twisted into knots.