? On the evening of August 28, Taichang, the deep night sky was endless, there was no moon, not even a little starlight. （ . . ）

Wei Zhongxian was in the mansion, with two jade balls in his palms. The surface of the jade ball is very smooth, I don't know if it has been on the hand for a long time, absorbing the beads of sweat on Wei Zhongxian's hand, it has been polished to a bright light, or the jade itself is very transparent.

Fang Congzhe paced back and forth with his hands behind his back in front of Wei Zhongxian, looking at him sitting calmly in the chair from time to time.

Wei Zhongxian's face was very calm, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Fang Congzhe saw that Wei Zhongxian didn't speak for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and scolded angrily: "I said Lord Wei!"

Fang Congzhe walked to Wei Zhongxian's table as he spoke, patted the table fiercely and said, "My Lord Wei Zhongxian, I'm burning my eyebrows, why aren't you in a hurry at all." ”

"Lingling!" Wei Zhongxian still calmly spun around the jade ball, and the two balls collided with each other and made a crisp sound.

He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Lord Fang, don't be impatient, don't be impatient." ”

"Lord Wei, the emperor has urged me many times, and the heavens have sent people to ask several times, and today I haven't gotten up yet, and the people in the palace have already come to the house, and I finally sent them back, and I haven't taken a breath yet, so I have come to ask again. ”

Wei Zhongxian heard a smug smile on his face, and said slowly, "Lord Fang, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly." The emperor handed over such a big thing to you, which means that he trusts you. Didn't you say yesterday that you asked the emperor about Yang Jishi's granddaughter's medical skills, and the emperor didn't say a word, which proves that the emperor trusts you very much. ”

"It is precisely because the emperor trusts us so much that we should send this elixir to the emperor as soon as possible. This elixir is obviously in my hand, why don't you just refuse to let me give it to the emperor?" Fang Congzhe really didn't understand what Wei Zhongxian's move meant.

Wei Zhongxian smiled again, and said, "Lord Fang, have you ever heard that rare things are precious?

"Scarcity is expensive, what does it have to do with me sending medicinenAd1 (" Fang Congzhe still didn't understand what Wei Zhongxian was talking about.

"Lord Fang, the emperor is so eager to get this medicine. The more anxious the emperor is, the more the emperor will pay attention to you when you send this medicine!" Wei Zhongxian analyzed.

"But ......" Fang Congzhe hesitated, "When the emperor was the crown prince, his temper was very anxious, and now that he is the emperor, his temper is even more anxious." I can understand what Master Wei said. I'm afraid that if the emperor waits too long, things will be self-defeating. ”

Wei Zhongxian narrowed his eyes, his face was bad, he smiled slightly, and still looked at Fang Congzhe unhurriedly and said, "Lord Fang, you know what self-defeating is, right? I'm afraid that if you send it early, you will die!"

"Killed?" Fang Congzhe was very frightened when he heard these two words, and hurriedly asked: "How do you say this, Lord Wei, please make it clear." ”

"Do you know what those so-called elixirs are made of?" Wei Zhongxian opened his eyes and asked rhetorically.

Fang Congzhe thought about it, he really didn't know what tricks Wei Zhongxian was playing, shook his head, and said tentatively: "I think it's just some of the so-called immortal grasses of their Taoists, and at most it's just some ginseng or something." ”

"Hahaha!" Wei Zhongxian laughed, "I don't know if there is ginseng, but there is one thing in it that I am very sure of." ”

"What?" Fang Congzhe looked at Wei Zhongxian expectantly.

Wei Zhongxian looked very mysterious, and pretended to be calm and said, "Cinnabar." ”

"Cinnabar?" Fang Congzhe frowned and looked at Wei Zhongxian, "Lord Wei, forgive the officials for being lonely and unaware of the meaning. ”

"If you take a little cinnabar, it does have some benefits for the emperor's illness nAd2 (however, at this time, if the emperor's illness is taken with this medicine, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious!)

When Fang Congzhe heard this, he didn't know what kind of medicine Wei Zhongxian was selling in the gourd, he approached Wei Zhongxian, put down the appearance of his first minister, and almost said: "The old man is ignorant, please make it clear." How?"

"What is the emperor's illness, I think the little girl of the Yang family has been completely found out. Xiong Wei and they are also trying to find a way to heal. Wei Zhongxian looked at Fang Congzhe in a provocative tone and asked, "Do you guarantee that after you give this medicine to the emperor, the emperor's illness will be cured?"

"These so-called elixirs, the lower officials never thought that they could cure the emperor's illness. Now hearing Lord Wei say this, the lower officials ......" Fang Congzhe said, cold sweat oozed from his forehead unconsciously, "If something really happens to the emperor, I won't be able to escape!"

"So it's better to go later!" Wei Zhongxian sighed, as he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip slowly, "That little girl from the Yang family is estimated to have almost cured the emperor's illness." I heard Qianlong and Concubine Zheng make a bet on the spot that day, saying that if the emperor's illness is not good in three days, he will come to see him. ”

"I've heard about this too. So many imperial doctors are helpless, such a little hairy girl can actually cure the emperor's illness?" Fang Congzhe touched his beard thoughtfully, and he really couldn't believe it.

"You have nothing to doubt about this little girl's medical skills. Wei Zhongxian said with certainty, thinking about the pot of orchids at that time, such a small clue, such a shocking secret, this little girl was able to find out, and she really had to believe it.

Wei Zhongxian continued: "When Qianlong made a bet with Concubine Zheng at that time, he was very confident, probably because Ouyang Ying was sure to cure the emperor's illness. And they have been by the emperor's side for so long, even if it is counted from the day of the bet, it will be three days until today. ”

Wei Zhongxian said and sighed again, and said with a look of hatred: "It's been three days!"

"Then my lord, what does that mean......" Fang Congzhe continued to ask.

"Tomorrow, if the emperor mentions it again, you can send the medicine over!" Wei Zhongxian said nAd3(

Fang Congzhe suddenly realized that there was such an article in this.

"But ......," Wei Zhongxian hesitated again.

"Don't meddle in this. Wei Zhongxian said solemnly.

"I don't interfere?" Fang Congzhe, not quite understanding what Wei Zhongxian meant, asked rhetorically, "I have already intervened in this matter, how can I not interfere? The emperor did it for me personally, and I and the emperor were present at the time, and Xiong Wei and they were all ordered by the emperor to go down." ”

"Come here!" Wei Zhongxian gestured to Fang Congzhe. Fang Congzhe attached to the past.

The autumn sun quietly sprinkled on the roof of the Qianqing Palace.

Ouyang Ying, Xiong Wei, Xia Yun, and Qianlong were all guarding the outer courtyard of the Qianqing Palace, and Mingguang Sect was already lying quietly in the room, waiting for the elixir he was looking forward to in his heart.

"Sister Yun, look!" Ouyang Ying looked at the audience, and two people walked over. One of them everyone knows is Fang Congzhe, the first assistant minister.

Xiong Wei heard Ouyang Ying's shout and looked over. He didn't know another person, but he saw that this person was an old man fifty miles away, his demeanor was elegant, and he did have the appearance of a fairy.

He was holding a very quaint brocade box in his hand. He was following Fang Congzhe and slowly walking towards the direction of Qianqing Palace.

"What should we do?" asked Xiong.

"Go in, go!" the dragon turned to leave without saying a word.

Fang Congzhe took the man into the Qianqing Palace, and both of them saluted Mingguangzong and said, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

Ming Guangzong saw that Fang Congzhe had finally come, his face was very happy, and he hurriedly sat up.

Fang Congzhe looked at the person next to him again and gave him a look.

"Xiaguan Honglu Temple Cheng Li Kezhuo to the emperor to say goodbye, long live the emperor, long live long live. ”

Emperor Taichang looked thinner and weaker than the previous few days. But his mind was very clear, and when he saw Fang Congzhe coming in, he asked, "Have you brought the elixir?"

Fang Congzhe knelt down and said: "Li Kezhuo has brought the immortal medicine into the palace, whether it can be cured, the minister still does not dare to say anything, please make a clear decision." ”

At this time, Li Kezhuo also knelt behind with the "elixir" in his hand.

Mingguang Sect said impatiently: "You can bring the elixir today." ”

Li Kezhuo raised the brocade box with both hands and said, "The elixir is here!"

When Mingguangzong saw it, his eyes glowed with gold, and he reached out to take the brocade box.

Qianlong had already told Ouyang Ying and them that he had already told them, and when he saw Li Kezhuo present the medicine, he gave Ouyang Ying a look.

Ouyang Ying hurried over to pick up the brocade box.

Li Kezhuo saw Ouyang Ying coming over, and hurriedly put the brocade box back.

Ouyang Ying looked at it and hurriedly asked, "What are you doing here?"

Li Ke burned Ouyang Ying, and said arrogantly: "This is an elixir dedicated to the emperor, how can mortals touch it." ”

Ouyang Ying was taken aback, and thought: If he doesn't let himself touch it, how can he change the medicine? No!

Ouyang Ying had an idea, and said majestically: "No! I am the emperor's imperial doctor, the emperor is seriously ill now, I want to see if this medicine will harm the emperor's dragon body." ”

Before Li Kezhuo could speak, Mingguangzong said angrily: "Presumptuous! This medicine is the elixir that I specially requested. How can you be so denigrated. ”

When Li Kezhuo heard that Mingguangzong supported him like this, he was even more excited, and scolded: "My elixir, if you touch it as an ordinary man, lose your aura, and can't cure the emperor's illness, can you afford it?"

"Huh?" Xiong Wei couldn't look past it, neither yin nor yang, "I don't know how amazing this elixir is?"

"If the emperor takes my medicine, he will be cured in one day. Li Kezhuo said with great certainty.

When Mingguangzong heard this, he was very excited, and it seemed that the disease would be cured immediately, and said, "Oh, this elixir is so magical, I don't know what kind of medicine it is made of?"

Li Kezhuo touched his beard and said proudly: "This elixir was given by an immortal chief when the grass people were young when they were collecting medicine in Mount Emei. ”

Ouyang Ying gritted her teeth and scolded in her heart: What is the breaking elixir, it's not that I don't know what's going on. It can cure all kinds of diseases, and I don't think Hua Tuo is necessarily alive.

"The emperor is clearly checking!" Li Kezhuo said and was about to offer the medicine to the emperor.