Imperial Palace, Inshou Palace.

Before the palace gate, Dai Yi was about to go in and pass the word and make a final instruction to Zhang Zhou.

“…… Don't say too much when you see the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is most likely concerned about the recent situation of the rebuilding of Qingning Palace, and then ask His Majesty about his bow......"

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Just ask what to answer what, how wrong is it?" ”

"Uh...... Right. ”

Dai Yi is very helpless, this Mr. Zhang still likes to speak so straightforwardly, you can see others straightforward, but it is to face this old lady...... I'm afraid that this straightforward character is easy to do bad things.

When Dai Yi went in to pass the word, and then came out, his face was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Zhang, please." ”

"Isn't Father-in-law Dai together?" Zhang Zhoudao.

Dai Yi shook his head and said, "Let's just wait outside." ”

"Why is this embarrassing to let Grandpa Dai wait outside?"

Although Zhang Zhou said this, he also knew that the meaning of the Empress Dowager Zhou was not something that Dai Yi could change, so he followed the little eunuch inside.

Zhang Zhou is also very clear about the purpose of his visit.

Empress Dowager Zhou seemed to be looking for him to interpret dreams or talk about the recent situation in the palace, but most of them still mentioned the emperor's concubine.

How could Dai Yi be allowed to sit in on such a thing?

After entering the inside, Zhang Zhou found that there were many attendants standing in the hall, the palace maids and eunuchs stood on both sides, there were more than a dozen people, and the Empress Dowager Zhou looked at him with a smile of appreciation for him.

By the side of the Empress Dowager Zhou, there was Jiang Lu, the eunuch she trusted.

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After a brief salute, Zhang Zhou was qualified to sit down.

Empress Dowager Zhou first glanced at each side, and finally landed on Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhous understood.

Empress Dowager Zhou is reminding him, don't think that Dai Yi is not here, you can say some things nonsense, it is impossible for the mourning family to meet a man like you outside the palace alone, it is better to know what can be said and what cannot be said.

Take it for yourself.

"I heard that Bingkuan, you have been teaching the prince recently, and you have taught the prince well, it seems that you are not only good at being good at being a teacher, but you can also do your duty as a teacher."

"The Empress Dowager praises falsely."

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The mourning family also heard that recently you prescribed a prescription for your majesty, mainly for the heir of the Ming Dragon, what is the effect?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "I can't see the effect for a while. ”

"Oh."

Empress Dowager Zhou nodded, "What do you think of the mourning family's health?" ”

Zhang Zhou said with a flattering smile: "The Empress Dowager is in good health, and her complexion is also very good, I think she has been fine in eating and sleeping recently, even if she has an occasional dream, it should not disturb the Empress Dowager's tranquility." ”

"Huh."

Three or two sentences, all of them are one question and one answer, which is very in line with the rules.

The person next to him didn't understand, just a polite greeting.

But the Empress Dowager Zhou understood what Zhang Zhou meant.

This is to get to the point, saying that you will not disturb your tranquility even if you have a dream, which is to remind you that the dream was made up by you, and of course I know if others don't know it, and I can also understand your purpose of telling the emperor about this dream.

"If you have time, I should really let you come and treat the mourning family."

Empress Dowager Zhou seemed to be sighing for her insomnia and dreams.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager is fine, she doesn't need diagnosis and treatment, or she will occasionally dream if she has depression, as long as she is carefully conditioned and takes medicine according to the prescription." ”

This is saying that your illness is not in the body, but in the mind.

It's heart disease.

The matter of grabbing medicine according to the prescription means - look here and see here, come on, the time to ask a doctor for medicine is up, please ask!

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Then how do you think the emperor's illness should be regulated?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou saw that Zhang Zhou was a smart person.

directly diverted the topic, not talking about his own illness, but talking about Zhu Youji's illness.

The meaning is also obvious - since you know the root of the mourning family's heart disease, in the matter of the emperor's concubine giving birth to a child, you should treat the emperor, not me, an old woman.

The following should be the doctor-patient answer time.

Zhang Zhou said eloquently: "I think that Your Majesty's illness is an internal disease, but it must be treated externally. ”

"Oh? What is internal and external treatment? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou instantly became interested.

This brings us to an important point.

The root of the emperor's illness and the old lady's heart are all in the emperor's weak heirs.

Is it the Emperor's problem or the Empress's problem?

Also, if the emperor Dona concubine is allowed to enrich the harem, will it be solved?

And then there's a key ...... How can you get the emperor to agree to take a concubine?

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty's illness is a disease outside the body, but the cause is inside. This is related to His Majesty's past experience and his own five senses, which is not only a physical disease, but also an inner disease. If the internal disease is not treated, but you have to rush to offer medicine, Your Majesty will not be cured no matter how much he bows down. ”

It means that the emperor does not accept concubines, which is an internal disease.

If you don't cure the emperor's heart disease, but just rashly go to the concubine, with the emperor's "intimacy phobia", he thinks of accepting a strange woman, and using this woman to open up branches for the royal family, he will not agree to it at all, even if I want to mention it, it will be in vain.

Empress Dowager Zhou thought about it for a while, and the key was grasped.

She asked, "How can the internal disease be cured?" ”

This is to ask Zhang Zhou, since you know the root of the emperor's illness and the rejection of strange women in the psyche, how to change this situation?

Zhang Zhoudao: "The Empress Dowager, didn't you say it below? Internal diseases should be treated externally. The minister also suggested that His Majesty go out for a walk more, see the customs outside, appreciate the scenery along the way, see the sunshine, and be open-minded. ”

"Really? Hahaha...... Makes sense, makes sense. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou seemed to be transparent and suddenly enlightened when she heard it, with a little surprise on her face, and she smiled very happily.

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There were more than a dozen people standing next to him, all of whom listened to Zhang Zhou's words, but none of them understood.

When Empress Dowager Zhou laughed, everyone was confused.

What are you talking about? Playing a pantomime? After all, they are all talking about treating the emperor, what kind of dumb riddle is there to play?

This Mr. Zhang can even predict the heavenly fire, maybe it's because people are unfathomable, and we can't understand what he says?

But Zhang Zhou's last remarks about curing the disease were telling the Empress Dowager Zhou not to think about treating the emperor's illness.

If you want to think about it, find a woman first, let the emperor meet it outside first, and contact it slowly, so that the emperor can break the fear of strangers in his heart, and when the emperor becomes very interested in this woman, from strange to familiar, then there is no need to treat any heart disease, and the emperor himself will take the initiative to ask for a concubine.

It's a matter of order.

In the end, it is necessary to mention the concubine first, or to find a concubine for the emperor first.

Let the emperor get out of the shadow of heart disease, the only way to let him contact the society and women by himself is to let others know the righteousness and so on.

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Empress Dowager Zhou can be said to be an old fox......

Only people who have thought hard about the emperor's concubine for many years, thought of various ways, racked their brains, and still cared about the emperor very much will understand the meaning of Zhang Zhou's words.

This also builds on her old age.

If someone else were replaced, even Jiang Lu, an old eunuch who had been in the palace for many years, would not be able to grasp the essence of this healing remark.

This also reflects the cleverness of the Empress Dowager Zhou.

She didn't let Dai Yi listen inside, because apart from her and Zhang Zhou, the only person who might understand the hints of their conversation was Dai Yi.

Let Dai Yi wait outside, and go back to find someone to tell Dai Yi...... said it through other people's mouths, Dai Yi couldn't think of it even if he was killed, the two were talking about curing diseases, but they were talking about giving the emperor a concubine.

But Dai Yi really didn't understand the purpose of Empress Dowager Zhou looking for Zhang Zhou?

On this issue, in fact, almost everyone in the palace except for the group of people in Kunning Palace has the same opinion, but no one dares to express it.

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled: "No wonder Your Majesty has always admired you in front of the mourning family, you really listened to what you said, and in just a few words, you explained the cause of Your Majesty's illness so clearly, it seems that you have to diagnose Your Majesty's disease!" Even the mourners like you very much. ”

When these words were spoken, the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids were also pondering.

There are so many people in the hospital, and they are not as good as a scholar from outside the palace who can treat diseases? Even if he is a Taoist, I have never heard that he can do alchemy.

"Does the Empress Dowager have anything else to ask about cure?" Zhang Zhou asked for instructions.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The treatment is handed over to you." There is another thing I want to ask you, how is the construction of Qingning Palace? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "At present, the construction is being stepped up, I have seen it before, and the ground has been repaired, and it is estimated that it can be completed before the beginning of the year, and it can be moved in at the beginning of the year." ”

"That's a little more thought." Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Your Majesty also mentioned that you want to prepare for the exam, I hope you will enter the Shishi in the coming year, and the mourning family is here to congratulate you on high school, and when you enter the court in the future, you often want to come to meet the mourning family." There are a few nephews of the mourning family over there, and if they don't make it, you can mention and cultivate more. ”

Again?

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, now that I am fragrant and sweet, I want to send my own children to me?

It seems that the British old man Zhang is not the only one who wants Sun Jackie Chan.

Empress Dowager Zhou said to Jiang Lu on the side: "Send Zhang Qing's family out, if there is anything going on, let Changning Bo go and have a look, and make friends with each other in the future, don't be unfamiliar." ”

"Yes." Jiang Lu received the order, and he thought he was going to talk about something.

After only talking about cure, he sent Zhang Zhou out of the door, and Jiang Lu didn't touch his head.

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When Jiang Lu came back, Empress Dowager Zhou still had a calendar book in her hand.

"The Empress Dowager ......"

Empress Dowager Zhou sighed: "It's a pity, when I celebrated my birthday last month, I let the emperor exempt the court. ”

Jiang Lu didn't figure out the situation for a while.

"But the mourning family has been a little bored lately, and I always want to meet outsiders, so it stands to reason that the time for the autumn report is coming, right?"

"Yes, in a few days."

In China, spring prayer and autumn newspaper are important sacrificial activities, which are regarded as a festival, representing a kind of hope of the royal family for the wind and rain in the world, and the field ceremony and so on are all evolved from this.

The autumn harvest is abundant, and it is natural to thank God for the feedback and pray for the harvest in the coming year.

Empress Dowager Zhou said with a smile: "Then let Your Majesty make arrangements, let the women enter the palace, mourn the family to meet them, and gossip about family life." ”

"This ......"

Jiang Lu was surprised.

The Empress Dowager Zhou has always been very fond of having any dealings with the women outside, and the women who entered the palace and saw the Empress Dowager very rarely, basically going to the Empress and the Empress Dowager.

Why did Empress Dowager Zhou go against the norm and let her wife enter the palace this time?

"According to the instructions of the mourning family, just go and tell the emperor, forget it today, and say it two days after tomorrow, so as not to make Your Majesty feel that the mourning family is too deliberate!"

Empress Dowager Zhou obviously had her own plan for Zhang Zhou's remarks about treatment.

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The other side.

Dai Yi had already instructed others to send Zhang Zhou to Qingning Palace, while he himself secretly found a little eunuch who was waiting in Renshou Palace to inquire about the conversation inside.

"Yin Gong, that Zhang Xianshi just talked to Niangniang about the prince's schoolwork, as well as the matter of treating His Majesty's illness, Zhang Xianshi said what internal and external treatment, said to let His Majesty go out for a walk, and then asked about the progress of rebuilding Qingning Palace, and congratulated Zhang Xianshi on going to high school as soon as possible...... There's really nothing else. ”

"Gone?"

Dai Yi was taken aback.

The Empress Dowager Zhou wanted the emperor to take a concubine, so she put it on the bright side, and the Empress Dowager Zhou knew that Zhang Zhou was now favored, so didn't she let Zhang Zhou persuade the emperor to take a concubine?

is so easy-going and low-key, which obviously does not fit the style of the old lady.

(End of chapter)