16. A scoop of weak water
Standing in the imperial study, looking at the sky that had darkened, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to shout loudly to vent the resentment in his heart; But in his own identity, he could only turn this desire into a deep sigh.
& What happened to King Pingshuo's injuries? He asked Chu Xing, the Yellow Gate official standing beside him.
& Emperor Qi, the imperial doctor is in the imperial hospital for emergency rescue, and there is no news for the time being. Eunuch Chu Xing bowed his body and replied softly.
> Go and preach my will, and thou shalt bring King Pingshuo to life; Otherwise, let them wait for the burial! In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted heavily, which made the eunuchs, guards and palace maids who were waiting around all tremble.
>> Your Majesty; The minions immediately went to deliver the decree. With that, after Chu Xing exited the imperial study, he turned around and ran towards the imperial hospital. Seeing the imperial doctors who were already busy, Chu Xing also felt anxious about them; But just when they didn't know how to make Chu Liuyan sober, Chu Liuyan slowly opened his eyes, and asked with a hand focused on an imperial doctor: "Where is the emperor?" I want to see the emperor! Frightened, the imperial doctor almost squatted on the place, and hurriedly greeted Chu Xing: > Manager Chu, King Pingshuo has woken up! &>
"I want to see the emperor!" I want to see the emperor! Chu Liuyan, who woke up, shouted vigorously.
"Lord Chu, don't worry, I'll take you to see the emperor." Chu Xing hurriedly said, and then beckoned the sedan chair and asked people to help Chu Liuyan sit in.
Subsequently, Chu Xing accompanied the sedan chair to the imperial study; As soon as he arrived at the door of the imperial study, Chu Xing shouted: "Quickly report to the emperor, the prince of Chu has woken up." Then, he motioned for the sedan chair to stop, helped Chu Liuyan out of the sedan chair, and slowly walked towards the imperial study.
Looking at Chu Liuyan, who was still a little staggering, the unbearable feeling in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart once again gained the upper hand; Hurriedly leaving the dragon case, he walked over quickly, and said with some reproach: "Why are you so troubled?" What do you think you have ruined yourself? &>
>> Your Majesty, I only ask you for one thing, okay? Chu Liuyan said with tears in his eyes.
> What is so good about Liu Bowen, you have to intercede for him; Could it be that if she is guilty of treason, I can't kill him? Zhu Yuanzhang said with some annoyance, with a very bad look on his face.
>> Your Majesty, have you forgotten that we all fought side by side to defeat those tyrannical rulers of the Yuan Dynasty? Even if he makes such and such mistakes, I still ask the emperor not to deal with Liu Bowen, okay? Although Chu Liuyan was weak and her voice was light, her pleading voice still made Zhu Yuanzhang's heart ache faintly, her mouth shook a few times, and she didn't say anything to refuse; I had to turn around and go back to the back of the dragon case.
& Your Majesty, do you really have the heart to kill our comrades-in-arms who fought side by side? There were so many friends who fought side by side with us in the past, how many are left now? These only few friends, do you really want to keep them from dying well? &;The more Chu Liuyan spoke, the more hoarse his voice became, and it became weaker and weaker.
& Smoke, you're alright! Zhu Yuanzhang's shout completely exposed his true emotions; He hurriedly ran to Chu Liuyan, who was about to fall, pushed away Chu Xing and several guards next to him, and hugged her.
& Brother Zhu, do you really not forgive Liu Bowen? Chu Liuyan said almost word by word.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in great pain in his heart, pressed down his jealousy of Liu Bowen, and hurriedly said: "As long as you take good care of your injuries, I will promise you everything, okay?" &>
Hearing this, Chu Liuyan showed a satisfied smile on his face, and his delicate appearance radiated a brilliant look; I was about to say something, but suddenly I fainted
&What? King Pingshuo broke into the palace?! &;This news, with a thunderclap, smashed into Xu Da's heart; He grabbed Liu An and asked again.
> It's true, sir! Originally, we still saw the prince of Chu standing outside the noon gate from a distance, constantly talking to the guards; Later, another father-in-law came out and talked to the prince; But it was too far away, and we didn't listen to what they said, anyway, after the prince of Chu left, he was still waiting there. Liu An just wanted to take a breath when he said this, and Xu Da asked impatiently: "Why did things turn out like this later?" Why don't you come back and tell me quickly? &>
&We don't know why? We saw that the prince suddenly quarreled with the guards, and then a fight broke out; At this time, I wanted to come back to report the news, but at this time, martial law was immediately imposed inside and outside the noon gate, and we were escorted aside and guarded; It wasn't until this evening that we were released. Liu An told the general story of the matter in one breath, and then gasped for breath.
>> I said that you didn't come back for a day and a night, and I thought the prince had something to do with you; And there was movement in the imperial city last night, and the emperor did not go to the early court; I didn't expect it to be such a big deal; What can I do? What can I do? Xu Da said while walking back and forth; At the same time, the right fist was constantly pounding the left palm.
Feeling that something was wrong, he stood up and ran outside. But Liu An's words made him turn back again: "Master, it's so late, what are you going to do, are you going to break into the palace, master?" &>
Walking back to the room, I sat down on the seat with a heavy weight, holding my head in my hands, thinking hard
& Master Qiyu, King Pingshuo has returned home. Liu An ran in from outside the black rumbling mansion, and shouted before he could reach the hall.
&What? What the? You repeat. When Xu Dagang heard the news, he couldn't believe his ears at all; After Chu Liuyan broke into the palace, the emperor didn't make any movement, so he put her back in the palace; This made Xu Da have a faint doubt in his heart, but he knew that now was not the time to think about this; Quickly commanded, "Prepare my horse quickly!" As he spoke, he looked his clothes up and down again, and then ran out of the house.
When he desperately urged the horse to come to the palace, under the light of the two large lanterns hanging outside the door, he found that a small sedan chair was already parked outside the palace gate; The four palanquin bearers were being led by the palace butler towards the side door.
& Whose palanquin man is this, who was led into the palace by the palace steward; Looking at the style of this sedan chair, it is just very ordinary, why is there such a high treatment? Xu Da, who couldn't figure it out, greeted the soldiers guarding the door and walked inside, thinking about it.
& Right Xiangguo arrives! The gatekeeper shouted; A man walked out of the door quickly, which made Xu Da's heart chuckle.
& Old Xu! You're here so soon. &;A familiar voice came from the opposite side, and at the light of the lantern beside it; Xu Da was also happy: > Lao Liu, you are out! As he spoke, he hurried up to meet him; When they got closer, the two punched each other and smiled at each other again.
"Let's not rush to talk about it, let's go and see the smoke." Without waiting for Xu Da to speak again, Liu Bowen hurriedly said.
&Smoke girl, are you okay? Listening to Liu Bowen's words, Xu Da suddenly raised his heart to his throat and asked worriedly.
>> Come on, don't be in a hurry to ask, hurry in and have a look. As he spoke, Liu Bowen dragged Xu Da indoors; After turning the winding hallway, I finally came to the inner room.
& Brother Xu, you're here. Chu Liuyan grabbed the maid's hand and wanted to struggle to get up.
&What the hell is wrong with you? How did it become like this. Xu Da stepped to the bed, pressed the smoke down, and asked anxiously.
&It's nothing, it's just accidentally bruised, and it's good to maintain it for two days. Chu Liuyan's pale face flashed with a hint of apology, and he said with a smile.
>> Laugh, you know laugh; You're still laughing after such a big disaster. Xu Da said with heartache and annoyance.
& Old Xu, don't blame the smoke; She made it all for me; Alas, so far as I can't express the pain in my heart; I can only pray to God that I will let Liuyan get better soon. Liu Bowen's eyes flashed with tears, and he said with self-reproach.
>> Brother Liu, don't blame yourself too much; Those of us who used to support each other are only a few left; I don't want the emperor to use his own temperament to persecute our good friends at will on trumped-up charges. In Chu Liuyan's weak tone, there was a sense of firmness.
>> Neither of you can say it; Lao Liu, how did the emperor punish you? In order not to let the two continue to blame themselves, Xu Da quickly changed the topic.
Hearing him ask, Liu Bowen smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Liuyan and said: "Being so troubled by Liuyan, the emperor only punished my Yulu, but he didn't pursue anything. &>
&This is great, it's not in vain for the pain of the smoke girl. Xu Da also said with a smile.
However, Liu Bowen just smiled, but inadvertently, a trace of deep worry flashed in his eyes; Then he turned his head to look at Chu Liuyan who was lying on the bed with a smile on his face
Seeing that Chu Liuyan was so concerned about Liu Bowen's affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang's jealousy became more and more inflated; But under Chu Liuyan's maintenance, he had no way to get rid of Liu Bowen; Every time he thought of these things, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the jealousy in his heart was about to bury him.
Just when he was troubled, Chu Liuyan's letter made him find an opportunity to erase the jealousy in his heart again.
& Enlighten the emperor, the minister wants to go out of Beijing to do a private matter, and implore the emperor for permission. &;One morning, Chu Liuyan wrote to the emperor and allowed himself to play.
& I don't know what the prince of Chu wants to do to go out of Beijing? Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a concerned tone.
& Recently, Liu Bowen and Lord Liu are a little unwell, and the minister wants to go and get the medicine for him; Therefore, I beg the emperor's permission. Chu Liuyan immediately said the purpose of his visit, in case the emperor's suspicion brought trouble to himself.
& It turned out that Liu Aiqing's old illness had relapsed, which was really important; In that case, I approve of what you play; If necessary, you can bring more people to Changbai Mountain to hunt for ice carp. Zhu Yuanzhang put on a look of caring for his courtiers and instructed Chu Liuyan.
Thinking that what Zhu Yuanzhang said last time he broke into the palace worked, Chu Liuyan was very happy that the emperor began to care so much about his courtiers, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the emperor's permission, the ministers only need a few people, thank you for the emperor's concern." &>
Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang and the Minister of Culture and Military Affairs began to discuss other national affairs; Chu Liuyan, who was happy in his heart, didn't notice at all that there were vicious eyes flashing in the eyes of the two people above the court.
It was easy to look forward to the scattered dynasty, and Chu Liuyan didn't have time to greet anyone, so he quickly ran out of the noon gate, mounted his mount, and rushed towards his palace without waiting for the guards to follow.
When she returned to the mansion, Jian Tong Xiaoxiao was already waiting in her mansion; After a brief preparation, the two left the capital and headed for Changbai Mountain.
However, what she didn't expect was that this time, she and Liu Bowen became separated by yin and yang, and they never saw each other again. It all started on the third day after she left.
After the morning of this day, Hu Weiyong asked to see the emperor again; When the Huangmen official on duty took him to the imperial study, seeing that the emperor did not have the heart to review the recital, and his face was full of contemplation, Hu Weiyong walked forward quickly, bowed down and said: "Enlighten the emperor, the minister heard that Liu Bowen Liu, who returned to the forest, and his old illness recurred again, and the minister wanted to visit him, maybe he could do something for him. &>
Looking at Hu Weiyong, who suddenly cared about his colleagues, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart turned; Because he knows that according to Hu Weiyong's temperament, and judging from the previous twists and turns, he may be more anxious to get rid of Liu Bowen than himself; Last time, Liu Bowen was arrested in the capital, but this guy sued, but why was he so kind this time?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes rolled, and then he said to him: > Hu Aiqing cares about the hearts of colleagues, which is very good; However, Liu Bowen's illness has relapsed now, and the key is that he must have a medicine to cure his illness; So, I wonder if Hu Aiqing can help again? As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong with a smile; I thought to myself what kind of tricks this guy is going to come out of.
What he didn't expect was that Hu Weiyong's words made him a little puzzled: > Emperor Qiqi, the minister heard that Liu Bowen's illness needed a medicine called ice carp; And the minister happened to have this kind of thing in his hand, so the minister wanted to relieve Lord Liu's pain. When Hu Weiyong said this, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a strange expression.
Look at the strange smile on his face, and think about what he said; Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "This is very good! If Hu Aiqing had said it earlier, King Pingshuo would not have had to travel thousands of miles to Changbai Mountain to find ice carp. The cunning Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to trap himself in Hu Weiyong's trap, he just said things that didn't hurt.
At this time, Hu Weiyong had no choice but to put forward his own ideas: & The minister implored the emperor to allow Weichen to bring people to treat Lord Liu, so that Lord Liu could recover as soon as possible. &;In the end, the word restoration is bitten very hard.
& Why didn't Hu Aiqing go directly to Lord Liu's house to treat him, but asked me to give permission? Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want him to fool himself so much, so he smiled and continued to ask.
& The minister really wanted to go directly to treat Lord Liu, but the minister had always been a little estranged from Lord Liu, and I was afraid that he would refuse; Therefore, I want the emperor to preach the Daokou Emperor, so that the minister can justifiably treat Lord Liu. Hu Weiyong put forward his own suggestions.
& I see, Hu Aiqing cares so much about her colleagues, and I am deeply moved; That's good, I will send Chu Xing to pass on the word on my behalf, and you can go with him. Zhu Yuanzhang was obedient and immediately agreed to Hu Weiyong's request.
> The emperor cares about the hearts of his courtiers, but the ministers keep them in mind; The minister felt that the sooner he treated Lord Liu, the better, otherwise it would be difficult to delay it for too long. &;Hu Weiyong deliberately didn't say &; it would be difficult to heal&, but instead used an aggravated tone to say &; it would be difficult to do&;.
& Hu Aiqing's words are right, it is really difficult to do after a long time; In this way, Chu Xing will go out of the palace with you; You go back to the house and take Lang Zhong with you, and immediately go to treat Liu Aiqing. Speaking of which, the two of them made it clear, and then the two tacitly glanced at each other, and at the same time showed a gloomy smile
Liu Bowen, who was lying on the hospital bed, fortunately had a happy care, which made his mood soothe every day; Looking at her like a bird, walking around lightly and busy, Liu Bowen also felt very embarrassed.
& Happy, you're tired too, hurry up and sit down and rest for a while. Seeing that he didn't persuade her, he couldn't be idle when he was happy, Liu Bowen hurriedly said.
>> If I don't serve you well, the prince of Chu will talk about me when he comes back. &;Said with a happy smile.
>> You clever ghost, when Liuyan has ever said about you, he has always praised you for how good you are. Liu Bowen also said with a happy smile.
&By the way, do you know why Lord Xu Daxu hasn't come these days? &;Liu Bowen, who didn't know the situation outside, asked a little strangely, and was still busy and happy.
& I heard that Lord Xu went to the field to do something for the emperor, and he won't be able to come back for a while. &;Happy said as he cleaned up the house.
& Who do you listen to? &>
& I went to Xu's Mansion the day before yesterday to find something, Liu An told me. &>
&Alas! They are all men who work for the affairs of the state; If Liuyan hadn't gone to find the ice carp for me, she would have been busy for state affairs now. Liu Bowen said with a sigh.
& Lord Liu began to worry about the prince of Chu again; Ever since the prince of Chu and Xiaoxiao took people away, you have been talking about them every day; I think, Lord Chu and they have already found the ice carp, and this time they will still find the ice carp smoothly, so don't worry too much, it will not be good for your illness. Happy stopped what he was doing this time and came to the hospital bed to comfort him softly.
&Alas! For my illness, I ran for me twice; Every time I travel thousands of miles to Changbai Mountain, I feel very guilty; She, a young woman, made such a big sacrifice for my friend, how can I repay her. As he spoke, tears began to flash in Liu Bowen's eyes, and then dripped down the bed from the corners of his eyes.....
"Master, don't you do this, it's not good for your illness, you have to think about those happy things." Standing next to the bed, he wiped the tears from his eyes, and persuaded Liu Bowen with a choked voice.!