Because the current situation is not suitable for Zhu Liqi to recuperate from his injuries in Shanghai, the original plan was to take the express train back to the capital as soon as possible the next day.

That is, the experimental electrified railway that was used to show off the level of technology.

But the crown prince's current physical condition has made it difficult for everyone - if he has a sudden high fever, should he continue to stay in the hospital for treatment, or should he be sent to the capital?

"When you go back to Beijing, you can't stay in the field for a long time." Zhu Likai, who was still in good spirits, made a very firm decision.

So accompanied by the medical team, he was carried on a stretcher onto the train called "Absolute Dust", and galloped towards Jingshi Ying Tianfu at an average speed of up to 150km/h.

At first, the doctors used the conventional prescriptions of Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Bai Hu Tang step by step, and after determining that it was a wound infection, they applied the deficiency disease, that is, sulfadiazine.

As a result, Zhu Likai's symptoms seem to have been controlled, and his body temperature dropped from 39°C to about 37.8°C.

But to the horror of the doctors, the three wounds on his body showed obvious edema in just one night, and they were dilated, different shades of blue and purple, which was very frightening.

"What a virulent germ is this? Why is it so scary? A middle-aged nurse exclaimed.

"How fast is it going? This is no ordinary germ! Fast! Take a sample, cultivate an observation! ”

"Yes!"

After being taken to the Tai Hospital, the imperial doctors and the accompanying doctors talked for a long time, and finally linked the situation to some previous cases.

It is supposed to be a dangerous Vibrio infection, which is more common in coastal areas during the hot season, but the details are unknown.

By dipping the wound fluid into a rapid culture, the doctors were able to see the culprit under a light microscope – a long-shaped Vibrio bacterium.

Although history was not officially established until the seventies, the existence of the Ming Dynasty has affected many things, such as the discovery of Vibrio vulnificus in marine decades earlier.

There have been many such cases among the officers and men of the South Sea Fleet, and the highest-ranking officer who was disabled was a captain submarine captain.

At that time, when the submarine was floating and charging on a routine cruise, the crew had nothing to do to pass the time fishing, and the captain scratched his hand with a fin when he struggled with a sea fish that was hoisted up. After the onset of the incident, the captain was taken back to the Qiongzhou Naval Base by seaplane, and eventually had to amputate his leg to save his life.

Fortunately, many cases died of systemic septicaemia before they lasted even three days.

Vibrio vulnificus is a heat-loving, cold-phobic, and halophilic bacterium that generally invades the human body through skin injury wounds.

Even in later generations when antibiotics were plentiful, it was still a rather deadly bacterium. Once infected, the mortality rate is as high as 50% within 48 hours. Moreover, the onset is fast, and the enzymes it produces can decompose and destroy human tissues, causing extensive congestion, edema, and necrosis.

At the same time, it can cause sepsis, and the patient will have symptoms of systemic poisoning, multi-organ failure, and eventually death.

And what makes people in this generation even more desperate is that Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacteria, and today's most advanced penicillin, which is still in the laboratory stage, is only suitable for dealing with positive bacteria, and only a very small number of negative bacteria can be effective with penicillin.

Naturally, Vibrio vulnificus is not among them, and it can be said that it directly pronounces the death sentence of the patient.

"Don't hide it, let's talk about it and see if it can be cured now?"

"Hmm... Your Highness, this kind of germ is very vicious, and it will kill you for nine lifetimes, but I will do my best to ......"

Zhu Likai was rarely angry, and said angrily: "I said, don't talk nonsense, tell the truth!" It's a matter of society, life and death, what is there to taboo? ”

The judge was silent for a long time, really feeling unspeakable, and finally managed to squeeze out a few words, "There is little hope." ”

Zhu Likai, who still had a wisp of anger on his face, didn't react particularly much when he heard this, he put down his half-raised hand again, looked out of the window and wandered for a few seconds, and asked, "Still... How long will it last? ”

"It's hard to say, maybe there will be a few more days, but usually you will end up in a coma due to high fever."

There was a long silence in the room, and I don't know how long.

"How is Your Majesty doing now?"

"I'm awake, and I'm still conscious."

"Take me to see him, there's no more time to delay."

So, a moment later, he was helped out of his hospital room and into the Emperor's special care ward.

With the use of hemostatic drugs and cranial antihypertensive drugs, as well as some master acupuncture, the emperor's condition was considerably controlled, and the bleeding site and amount of bleeding were not serious.

However, he is still recuperating on his hospital bed, with a rubber hose connected to the ventilator still stuck in one side of his nose.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince has arrived." A waiter whispered.

Looking very weak, Zhu Liqi slowly walked in step by step, and then sat on the chair next to him.

"If you're not feeling well, press the button on the wall next to you, and we'll come in right away."

It was obvious that the father and son were going to agree on the state of the country, so several of the imperial doctors and attendants withdrew from the room.

Although the treatment effect is good, the sudden stroke still leaves obvious sequelae - Zhu Shiyan is now uncoordinated in his right limb, and it is quite difficult to speak and speak.

This can only be improved with lengthy rehabilitation.

The father and son looked at each other for a long time, but neither spoke, and there was an unsettling silence in the ward, except for the "click" and "whirring" of the instrument.

Obviously, Zhu Shiyan has learned about his son's situation at the moment - the infection is extremely dangerous, and he is almost dead.

After a while, he sighed very sadly: "I thought... Survived... Yes... There are good things. ”

"I'm afraid this is really the will of God." Zhu Lijin smiled self-deprecatingly and said with a wry smile: "There are big ups and downs, God really gives me face." ”

First, he was infinitely close to death, but he narrowly escaped death, but then he was sentenced to "death", making people whose mood has not yet calmed down like falling into an ice cave.

Looking at his son's face, Zhu Shiyan suddenly thought of the incident more than 500 years ago - after Prince Yiwen died of illness, Emperor Taizu Gao was very sad.

Now he feels that he can fully comprehend Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings, in addition to sadness and regret, there is also a deep sense of powerlessness.

After trying to calm down, Zhu Lijin said seriously: "Okay, father, it's pointless to sigh now, it's time to weigh the future." ”

"The military affairs are extraordinary, and the important tasks of the military aircraft are extremely laborious, and I can't afford it in the future." Zhu Shiyan said very calmly: "There are disadvantages and no advantages in holding power to the country. ”

First of all, military power is not trivial, whether it is the United States or France, as the head of state, the supreme command lies in the head of state himself. It can be appointed, but it must not be relinquished.

Secondly, the various affairs of the war period are too onerous, and there may be emergencies to deal with at any time, and the lack of energy and health will not last long.

Even though Zhu Shiyan has been very "tactful" in many political affairs for decades, seemingly mild, he has always held military power tightly.

If you really don't even want military power, and the rest of the power will soon follow, then it will really be ruled by the arch.

Even the Wanli Emperor, who has been criticized for laziness and neglect of government, has always been very concerned about the handling of important military affairs, but other political affairs ...... It's really dragging.

Zhu Shiyan knew that his next physical condition could not bear the burden after the outbreak of the war, although he was also greedy for power, compared with the safety of Jiangshan Sheji, his personal desires still had to be a little later.

Otherwise, it would have to be severely recorded in the history books, and it would also violate the emperor's basic duty to ensure the continuation of the dynasty.

Besides, I might die suddenly because of this exertion.

When I was young, I was scared, and then I worked hard for more than 20 years, and when I was old, I walked in front of the ghost gate, and I was right about the ancestors and the world.

Therefore, it is good for the country and for oneself to abdicate in both the sense and reason.

"And after that? If you abdicate and give way, who will ascend to the throne? Zhu Liqi was both puzzled and worried, "Lixuan's kid has no experience at all, and he has no time to teach him from scratch." ”

The emperor is also a profession that needs to be studied and trained, and the little prince Zhu Lixuan has never been used as a spare tire for the prince, so naturally he has not undergone imperial education.

He didn't even have the basic knowledge of politics, and he studied geography at Gezhi University.

Although the upper limit of the emperor depends on personal talent, the systematic imperial education can determine the lower limit, unless the innate power is extraordinary.

A typical example is Emperor Chongzhen and Emperor Jiajing.

Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, has no educational foundation at all, and a series of measures after succeeding to the throne are well known, and they have been played around by the princes of Gongon.

In comparison, the performance of Zhu Houxi, the son of King Xing, is completely different, although he was only fourteen years old at the time, he is indeed talented.

"He? Truly... Not proper, but... There really isn't a good candidate right now. ”

"Let Ning Yu be regent." Zhu Likai breathed a sigh of relief, "Thanks to her whimsical idea (to enter politics) back then, you didn't stop it, otherwise it would be even more difficult now." ”

His proposal seemed to remove the buckle on Zhu Shiyan's thinking, and the latter closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and said lightly: "How can an adult emperor still be regent?" This is a move to leave a hidden danger for yourself. ”

"Lihyun is also quite smart, and he can be independent after studying for a few years."

Zhu Shiyan glanced at his son deeply and sighed, "You... It's really burning. ”

Son, you have been playing against those guys who are hungry for profit and looking forward to expansion for so many years, do you think that the combination of the puppet emperor and the princess regent can stabilize the government?

Zhu Likai is indeed still having a fever, and only T cells, B cells, and K cells cannot stop the vicious Vibrio vulnificus from proliferating wildly in his body, and the sulfadiazine injected into his body only inhibits part of Vibrio vulnificus, and the rest of the drug-resistant Vibrio vulnificus are still proliferating rapidly.

His time was running out.

"So what? The children of the clan are not useful. The fever makes people tired and weak, and Zhu Lijin racked his brains and couldn't think of any other royal family member who was suitable to inherit the throne.

The clan can do business, where is the small amount of money given by the imperial court to maintain the life of the children of the clan who are accustomed to spending money? Most of them went to business to make money.

Zhu Shiyan didn't squeak, just stared at his son calmly.

The two looked at each other for a second, two seconds, three seconds......

The tacit understanding between father and son has been there for many years, and Zhu Likai, who was still confused, suddenly understood the emperor's deep meaning.

Oh my God! It's unheard of.

Oh no, there are still some in history as recorded in the history books, but since Tang Zhongzong and Princess An Le, no one has ever proposed this move again.

After a long time, he nodded slightly, "I... Got it. ”

Next, the emperor and the crown prince talked for a long time.

From noon to evening, it never stopped.

They both knew that every minute and every second was the last hour.

After combing through the main political affairs, the two chatted about the past, from the queen's pregnancy to childbirth, from babbling to toddler......

"There is a saying among the people that is right, it is easy to die generously, and it is difficult to be righteous calmly, alas...... Nowadays, it is indeed a lie to say that you are not afraid of death. Zhu Li sighed.

"......" Zhu Shiyan was silent, speechless.

Later, Zhu Liqi was helped to leave, because the crown princess came to visit with her children, and this last time still had to fall with his wife.

At the same time, Zhongcheng District, Princess Ningyou's Mansion.

The western sky was still a faint yellow, and the rest of the sky was completely covered in darkness.

The brightly lit Jingshi Ying Tianfu could not see the bright stars, except for a few stars that were bright enough, and the rest of the glimmer was completely obscured by the light scattered from the ground.

Zhou Changfeng, Fang Shujun, Luo Fu, and Su Yiyi were lined up on the left and right sides of the front, and the expressionless Zhu Lingjing sat on the chair in the middle.

Although her face was calm, the tears in the corners of her eyes flickered slightly in the light of the indoor light.

Originally, in Zhou Changfeng's view, people like Zhu Lingjing were usually unlikely to have significant emotional fluctuations, after all, politicians were cold-blooded animals.

But it was clear that she still couldn't contain her grief.

"It's really a trick." She sighed.

In fact, everyone has been standing here for more than ten minutes, and they don't know why they were summoned by Zhu Lingjing, but no one asked questions, and everyone knew how sad she was in her heart.

Zhou Changfeng lowered his head slightly, his eyes squinted at the carpet in front of him, but his thoughts drifted far away.

What happened to the crown prince is really outrageous, and he survived the crash but died of infection?

Although it is also in line with the practice of the Ming Dynasty - the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is easily soluble in water, but it is a pity.

He wondered if penicillin had been mass-produced by now, perhaps the crown prince would not have died young.

But he didn't know that the crown prince was infected with Vibrio vulnificus, and he didn't know that penicillin was ineffective against it, which was destined to be a one-sided expectation and regret.

"Cough-" Zhu Lingjing coughed lightly, raised her eyes and said: "Your Majesty is fine, but the prince's situation is bound to cause instability in the government and the opposition, and I am afraid that you will have to work a lot harder recently." ”

Zhou Changfeng's focus was a little strange, and he felt that Zhu Lingjing's tone and wording were much more polite than before.

No matter what, the emperor turned the corner, the backbone is still there, and everything is still under control.

I hope that the crisis caused by this unwarranted disaster can be properly resolved, and China cannot afford to miss such an opportunity.

(End of chapter)