As the saying goes, ruthlessness is better than the emperor's family, in front of the supreme throne, what father-son love, brotherhood, husband and wife love are not important, father and son killing, fratricidal, husband and wife against each other, etc., have long been recorded in history.

Zhao Zongshi has been out of the throne chase race, Zhao Wenyun is almost over, and now Zhao Zongshi still has a hope, that is, his son will give way to him, let him sit on the throne, and then pass the throne to his son, which can be regarded as a relatively happy ending, after all, his son is only thirteen years old now, and there are still five years before he becomes an adult, as long as his son succeeds to the throne in these five years, he has the hope of succeeding to the throne.

The key now is, how long will the Son of Heaven live? Whether the Son of Heaven can survive these five years, Zhao Zongshi knows nothing about the situation in the palace, what should I do, how can I know the situation of the Son of Heaven?

Zhao Zongshi has been thinking about this matter for the past two days, and this afternoon, the eunuch Zhang Yuan came to visit, which is a routine visit once a month, mainly for the royal family, to see if there are any difficulties and whether they need help.

Zhao Zongshi met Zhang Yuan in the Guike Hall, Zhang Yuan was a middle-level steward in the palace, mainly to the outside world, and he had to visit almost once a month for several years, and he was very familiar with Zhao Zongshi.

"I'm okay, I'm in good health, and I'm in a stable mood, although the days are a little dull, but I'm used to it, and it really keeps me busy, maybe I'm not used to it."

"Is there anything else Your Highness the King of the County needs?"

Zhao Zongshi shook his head, "Basically, I don't need anything, I'm just a little worried about the dog, I don't know how he is doing in the palace?" ”

"It should be pretty good! I heard that he has been able to share the worries of the official family, although he is young, he is a young man, and His Royal Highness the King of the County has given birth to a noble son! ”

"He's also lucky, Grandpa Zhang is too awarded, I don't know how the official family is doing now?" Zhao Zongshi asked very naturally, as if he cared about the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Yuan shook his head, "The physical condition of the official family is a secret in the inner palace, on the one hand, I really don't know, on the other hand, even if I know, I can't easily reveal it, please forgive me!" ”

"I see, that's what I owe to think about." Zhao Zongshi didn't ask about the situation, and he was really a little disappointed.

Zhang Yuan glanced at him and said: "If His Royal Highness really cares about the physical condition of the official family, you can ask the imperial physician Zhang Hongji, he has been on duty for the past few months, and he knows the physical condition of the Son of Heaven very well." ”

"Huh! I also asked casually, as a prince, I am naturally very concerned about my father's physical condition, thank you for your kindness. ”

"If nothing else, I'll take my leave." Zhang Yuan arched his hand, got up and said goodbye and left.

Zhao Zongshi was like a cat in his heart, fidgeting, thinking about the imperial doctor Zhang Hongji in his mind, of course he knew Zhang Hongji, ranked third among the medical officers, and often dealt with him when he was in the palace.

At dusk, Zhao Zongshi changed his clothes and left the Junwang Mansion through the back door.

Zhang Hongji's home is in Shimei Lane outside the east gate of the imperial city, of course, as a imperial doctor, he not only has to treat the Son of Heaven and his concubines, but also uses his spare time to diagnose and treat the ministers.

He had just returned from the palace today, and he was really tired.

Zhang Hongji was sitting in the study drinking tea, and at this time, his second son Zhang Daoyuan said outside the door: "Father, His Royal Highness the Julu King has come down, it seems that he is a little uncomfortable, please help my father take a look?" ”

Zhao Zongshi's arrival seemed to be expected by Zhang Hongji, he nodded, "I know, please go to the quiet room for a while, I will be there immediately." ”

Zhang Hongji took a few more sips of tea, and then walked to the quiet room in a hurry.

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At noon the next day, Zhao Zhen, the physically and mentally exhausted son of heaven, returned to the harem, his body has deteriorated in recent years, and he has become more and more powerless, so he can only come to the imperial study every morning to sit down, and then return to the palace.

In the living hall of the harem, the imperial physician Zhang Hongji diagnosed Zhao Zhen's pulse as usual, he nodded, "Fortunately, Your Majesty's body is quite stable, you should pay attention to resting more, the tonic prescribed by Weichen before is still taken normally, and the rest is to rest early at night, be careful not to stay up late." ”

"I slept early at night, and I worked too hard."

Zhang Hongji hesitated for a moment and said, "In addition, Weichen has something to report to His Majesty!" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Last night, His Royal Highness the Giant Deer King came down to see Weichen for a doctor."

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, "Did he come to you in person, instead of sending someone to invite you to the door?" ”

"It was His Highness who took the initiative to come to the door, and Weifu came."

Zhao Zhen was a little unhappy in his heart, Zhao Zongshi was not at home and stayed honestly, what was he doing when he went out in Weifu? ”

"What's wrong with him? I have to come to your door in person. ”

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Giant Deer King has some unspeakable secrets, and there are some problems in terms of sexual affairs, and he doesn't want the princess to know."

Zhao Zhen laughed, it turned out that this was the case, which was understandable.

"Just see a doctor?"

"In addition, His Royal Highness the Giant Deer King is also very concerned about His Majesty's body, and he asked Weichen very carefully."

Zhao Zhen's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said coldly: "Then what?" ”

Then he asked His Majesty why he only went to court for half a day, and how long he could hold on, and Weichen said that His Majesty was old, and his energy was not as abundant as when he was young, and he needed to rest and recuperate, which was normal, but how long could he last, that was not something that the courtier asked, and Weichen reminded him to be cautious.

Zhao Zhen's face became very ugly, almost having a seizure, Zhang Hongji knelt down again and said: "What Weichen said is true, don't dare to have half a lie, His Royal Highness the King of Julu also gave Weichen a hundred taels of gold, Weichen didn't dare to accept it, and it has been handed over to the inner treasury." ”

"There you go! I know about it. ”

Zhang Hongji kowtowed and slowly retreated, Zhao Zhen was furious in his heart, he raised the teacup and fell to the ground, 'Bang! With a bang, the tea cup shattered, and Zhao Zhentie scolded with a blushing face: "You hope that I will die soon, and you can snatch the throne from your son, do you think I don't understand your mind?" ”

Zhang Hongji returned to the imperial doctor's room, found his eldest son Zhang Daoyuan, who also served as the imperial doctor, and saw that there was no one left and right, and whispered to his son: "In the afternoon, you treat Taishi Zhang, and you tell him that his request has been completed, and it is time for him to fulfill his promise, one thousand taels of gold, one tael and no less." ”

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Fan Ning led 20,000 troops to arrive in the capital at nightfall, stationed in the northern camp, generally the army from other places into Beijing are stationed here, after the army moved in, the ordnance supervisor immediately issued a special weapon for military exercises, this special weapon is no different from normal weapons, but the blade has no edge, the gun head is round and blunt, very suitable for martial arts.

The time of the Son of Heaven was set for two days later, Fanning did not return to the city, but also lived in the barracks, and at night, the soldiers who had come by forced march were exhausted, and hastily ate some dry food, and fell asleep.

Although Fanning had come on horseback, he was also a little unable to support it, and soon after dark, he read a book for a while and was ready to fall asleep.

At this moment, Li Han's voice came from outside, "Did the pacifier fall asleep?" If there is an emergency, report it. ”

Fanning immediately said, "Please General Li come in!" ”

Li Han walked in quickly, and said with an anxious face: "Envoy, something happened in the barracks." ”

"What's going on?"

"Some soldiers in the left battalion have severe diarrhea."

"What?"

Fanning stood up and asked urgently, "How many soldiers have diarrhea?" ”

"About 3,000 people, it's the advance battalion!"

The advance battalion arrived in the capital yesterday and was responsible for setting up the camp and arranging ordnance and supplies. ”

He led a few of his men to follow Li Han and walked quickly towards the left camp.

There were 3,000 advance soldiers stationed in the left battalion, and unlike the other soldiers, they rested and slept after eating some dry food, and they cooked in the camp, and within an hour of eating dinner, they collectively broke out with diarrhea.

The stench in the camp was stinking, and Fanning came to the barn camp with the stench, and several military doctors were checking food and water.

"What did you find?" Fanning asked.

The first military doctor nodded, "There is a problem with the flour, we checked the dozen or so bags of flour left today, and found that the flour was mixed with a large amount of croton flour, which was finely ground and mixed with the flour, so it was not easy to see. ”

Fanning was very annoyed, someone maliciously framed him, mixed croton flour with flour, fortunately the main soldiers came late and did not eat dinner in the camp, otherwise they would all have fallen.

"Can the diarrhea soldiers participate in the martial arts exercise the day after tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow can stop diarrhea, but mental and physical strength will definitely be affected, and I suggest that these 3,000 people should not play."

Fan Ning turned back to Li Han and said, "Who sent these flours, follow this line to check, you must find out to the end!" ”

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