Chapter 9 The Old Summer Palace
The six got out of the carriage, and the voice he had just spoken was so loud that no one outside could hear it at all. After he got out of the car, he only beckoned the imperial doctors who came with him to rest, and did not mention the matter of treating Lord Yue at all. The queen also asked Gonggong Liu when he would diagnose Lord Yue's pulse, and Liu Mingguo's answer was also very simple, "The big guy is tired of traveling and traveling, and his energy is lost, so it is inevitable that Lord Yue will be misdiagnosed, so let's rest first and wait until tomorrow." ”
Yue Su in the carriage, now that he opened his eyes, it was really not as Wei Zhongxian expected, Yue Shaobao was indeed pretending to be sick, and his purpose was also very simple, it was expected that the Wei Gong Guild would invite the will to correct Xu Xianchun and the two on the spot. In order to bring these two back to Beijing, Yue Su came up with this idea, and was not only recognized, but also criticized by Liu Mingguo.
At this moment, he was secretly thinking about what Liu Mingguo had just said.
"Gonggong Liu is right, it is really impossible to bring down Wei Zhongxian with this alone. Most of the people in the government and the opposition are eunuchs, and even if they are single, they don't want to be with my Yuesu. I am a lonely person, except for the new emperor, but I don't have any arms and pillars, not to mention the difficulty, I want to revitalize the Ming Dynasty alone, sweep away the central government and annihilate the party, I am afraid that I have more than enough heart and insufficient strength. The imperial court is now strong and strong, and the silver of the household department is spent to nine sides, and in the year of disaster, even the silver for disaster relief can not be taken out, which must catch up with the year of the catastrophe, and the Tartars of Liaodong are in turmoil, is it not an internal and external trouble. I want to change the tax system for Your Majesty, just by me, where does it work, this must not only have the support of the emperor, but also the help of a group of ministers, otherwise, the saliva of officials in the world alone can drown me. But if you form a party......"
Yue Su took a deep breath and secretly begged in his heart: "Isn't that the same as the Donglin Party that is selfish and ignorant of the interests of the imperial court?" ”
Yue Su shook his head, but then thought about it again, "If I don't form a party, how can I alone fight so many people led by Wei Zhongxian." Now the cabinet of the imperial court is all Wei Zhongxian's people, my words alone are just a drop in the ocean, when it comes to small things, the emperor can listen to my opinions, and when it comes to big things, it is still brainstorming, at that time, it is not Wei Zhongxian's words. ”
Thinking of the cabinet, Yue Su suddenly remembered a person Li Yuanchen mentioned to him - Fang Congzhe.
"When Elder Fang Ge was in power, what he did to Daming, although I don't know very well, but at least it wasn't so messy. Well, when I return to Beijing, I'll talk to the emperor and see if I can reinstate Fang Ge Lao. ”
While he was pondering, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and Ruan Aoyue, Du Shi Niang, and Mu Tianjiao walked in.
Someone wants to ask, where is Li Qiongying. That's because Li Yuanchen also came, my sister has no reputation with Yue Su after all, and she is still a daughter to be married, always crowded in the carriage, which is really inappropriate, so I can persuade her to come out. This is also Li Qiongying knows that Yue Su is not sick, if he is really sick, it is estimated that he will not be able to leave after being killed.
The three of them entered the carriage and saw their eyes open and lying on the bed, and they all smiled. Mu Tianjiao whispered: "Lord Yue, I don't know how Gonggong Liu's medical skills are?" ”
Yue Su smiled slightly and said, "The medical skills are quite skillful, it seems that I should also wake up." Saying that, Yue Su smiled at Ruan Aoyue again and said, "Madam, wait until the evening, please help me spread the word, just say that I woke up and want to eat." ”
"Okay, good ......" Ruan Aoyue nodded with a smile, and then said: "You haven't eaten less these days, and eating the meals of the three of us in one meal has caused us to have to prepare supper in the middle of the night." Every day when you are full of food and inactivity, you are a little fat, and it is time to go down and walk. ”
In the evening, the big guy stayed at the Xianxian Post Station, and as usual, Lord Yue was carried into the room. But in the middle of the night, Ruan Aoyue's surprised shout suddenly came from the room, "The master is awake......
So, the whole post became jubilant, and Mrs. Yue said, "The adults are very hungry now, and they want to eat, so let the kitchen hurry up."
Yes, usually when eating, Lord Yue eats Ruan Aoyue's food on time, but tonight, in order to pretend to be very hungry, he didn't eat dinner, and waited until late at night to eat.
The imperial doctors, Gonggong Liu, and Wang Yang were all invited, and the big guys sat in a circle, only to see Lord Yue like a starving ghost reincarnated, desperately eating and drinking. After eating and drinking, he asked the imperial doctor to help diagnose the pulse.
The result of the Imperial Doctor's No. 1 pulse is that Lord Yue's body has recovered, that is, the liver fire is a little vigorous. Yes, I was stuck in the car all day, lying in bed and pretending to be dead, and my liver was not strong.
So, the imperial doctors wrote a summary report on Lord Yue's condition. Lord Yue's illness was caused by a lack of qi attacking the heart, and after a long period of conditioning, it slowly eased, but now, the liver fire is still vigorous and needs to be slightly regulated. And prescribed some de-fire medicine. This coincides with the cause analyzed by Gonggong Wei for the emperor.
Now that Lord Yue has woken up, he has to borrow the Holy Decree. The first will is to rectify the Fa on the spot, and the second will is to execute Ling Chi, plus three hundred whipping corpses, to make Lord Yue angry.
Should I say it or not, Lord Yue is really benevolent and righteous, and the two brothers shouted all the way until their voices were hoarse, and their subordinates showed mercy, and according to the first will, they were beheaded first. Then let the commander of the protector army follow the second decree to decapitate the two who have been beheaded, Ling Chi again, and by the way, whip the corpse three hundred.
These two deserve it, but the four Han generals and fifty Jinyi guards who came with them are a bit tragic. No matter how you say it, it is also rebellious, extrajudicial favor, and at the lightest has to be a beheading. So, fifty-four more heads were lost.
There was no performance on the road, and the speed of the honor guard was much faster, and this day finally arrived in Yanjing City. After entering the city, he first had to go back to the Shuntian Mansion to clean up, and then go to the Forbidden City to hand over the sign and ask His Majesty to see him. However, Lord Yue didn't even go home, he only sent his wife, Li Qiongying and others back, and he went directly to the Forbidden City. He was accompanied by a bright white messenger, pulling dozens of large boxes.
The big box was naturally filled with gold and silver, and all the money was obtained from raiding the family in Henan, and the disaster relief was not used up. Now that I'm back in Yanjing, I can't pull it to my house first, this time it will definitely cause trouble, so it's better to hand it over to the emperor and the emperor will send it down.
When he came to the Forbidden City, he handed over the sign first, asking His Majesty to see him, and the emperor had already received Liu Mingguo's reply, saying that Yue Su was back, and as soon as he got the report, he immediately summoned him. Under the guidance of the eunuch, Yue Su came to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts.
After the palace gate, Yue Su knelt on the ground with his clothes and shouted: "Sinner Yue Su, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
When Zhu Youxiao heard Yue Su's voice, he was surprised, the tools in his hands fell to the ground, and he ran to the door in a few steps, stretched out his hand to help, "Aiqing, hurry up." ”
"Long live Xie...... Yue Su didn't expect the emperor to come over to help him in person, and he was extremely moved in his heart, and then remembered what Liu Mingguo once said, 'The emperor heard that you were sick, and you didn't look like you were in a hurry', and couldn't help but shed tears.
"I've all come back to see me, why are you still crying?" Carpenter Zhu pulled Yue Su to the hall, looked him up and down, and said happily: "It's not bad, it's not thin." ”
"Thank you for your concern." Yue Su said gratefully.
"Don't bite a criminal in front of me, I listen awkwardly. You are my hero, what a crime. Carpenter Zhu pretended to be displeased.
"The villagers tried to cheat, the fame came from the wrong way, and now they are stealing important positions, which is a great crime." Yue Su lowered his head and said.
"What if the fame is not right, it is enough for you to be an upright official!" Carpenter Zhu put on a righteous attitude and said: "The whole dynasty is up and down, which one is not admitted to the three subjects and two lists, but what have they done?" It's not arguing all day long about trivial things, it's just this exclusion of that, that exclusion of this, which really bothers me. It's still you, who talk the least, do the most work, and even do the facts, and share my worries. Okay, that's it, I'll deal with it, you don't have to worry. ”
"Thank you Your Majesty for your lesson, Your Majesty's words are like an initiation, which makes the ministers suddenly open. After the minister said, he should obey His Majesty's instructions, be honest and honest, and share his worries for His Majesty. Yue Su said with emotion. Although there is also an element of sycophancy, this sycophant is also from the heart.
"It's good that Aiqing knows, those nerds, you don't have to pay attention to them, they are all stupid in reading, or you and I understand best." As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao pulled Yue Su up again, "How about Aiqing looking at my newly designed garden?" ”
The garden designed by Carpenter Zhu occupied almost half of the position of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and Yue Su saw it as soon as he entered the door. When the two came to the fruits of Carpenter Zhu's labor, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Aiqing, what do you think of this design, this is designed with reference to the 'Sude Palace' last time." Now that I'm halfway done, when I'm done, I'm going to build another garden according to this. By the way, Aiqing, the idea you gave me last time was really good, I have already sold the 'Sude Palace', guess how much silver you sold? ”
Carpenter Zhu rarely could talk so much to people, but when he saw Yue Su, it seemed that he had endless words. Yue Su nodded and said: "Your Majesty's design is simply miraculous and beautiful, much more exquisite than the one designed by Zhichen." Chen guessed that the last time 'Sude Palace' could be sold for at least 700,000 taels. ”
"No, no, no......" Zhu Youxiao smiled proudly: "That's just a fraction, and it was sold for 1.7 million." With this money, it is enough for me to repair this garden again, and after I finish it, I will definitely be able to sell more silver. Aiqing, what do you say is the name of this garden? ”
The garden designed by Carpenter Zhu made Yue Su feel a little familiar with it, and he blurted out: "Old Summer Palace." After speaking, Yue Su couldn't help but regret it a little.
"...... Yuanmingyuan" Zhu Youxiao listened to it, pondered for a long time, and said: "Good name, and I also took the word 'Ming' of my Ming Dynasty in the middle, which is really good." I will now give this garden a name - the Old Summer Palace! ”
(To be continued)