Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Another bout of violent coughing.

Emperor Jing reached out to strike Li Yuanzhao, but Li Yuanzhao intercepted his hand halfway!

“Missing court for a day or two is nothing! Once Father Emperor recovers, I'll do whatever you ask.”

Emperor Jing weakly pulled his hand away from Li Yuanzhao and turned to look out the window.

“I know my own body. This swelling is nothing.”

“Then stand up and take a few steps.”

"......."

Emperor Jing closed his eyes in pain.

Beast! This beast! He's determined to infuriate me to death today!

“Alright... Alright! If you don't go, then don't go. Prepare to move to the Imperial Study. Guo Banban!”

Guo Tianyang hurried over: “Your Majesty, please rest here... Cover yourself with a blanket later to sweat it out. Don't move around easily.”

Emperor Jing stared at Guo Tianyang, and a surge of strength inexplicably arose in his chest. He roared with vigor: “Shut up! I was almost smothered to death by you! Sweat what sweat! It's too hot here! I want to rest in the Imperial Study!”

“Yes... Yes...” Guo Tianyang, covered in cold sweat, scurried out to find people.

“Father Emperor... Eunuch Guo is right. You should rest here. I'll have them make the fire smaller.” Li Yuanzhao said softly.

Emperor Jing waved his hand: “No, to the Imperial Study. You review the memorials, and I want to watch you review them personally... If there's anything you don't understand, I'll teach you...”

“Father Emperor...”

The temperature dropped, and Emperor Jing's spirits improved. He could barely get up, but his head felt heavy and his feet felt light.

Sitting in a sedan, he rushed all the way to the Imperial Study. As the Emperor's private place, the Imperial Study was naturally fully equipped.

Li Yuanzhao helped him lie down on the small couch in the room.

Emperor Jing pointed to the imperial desk and said: “Cough... Cough... Move the chair over here, and bring all the memorials from behind... Cough, you just look at them in front of me. Ask me anytime if you don't understand.”

Guo Tianyang quickly moved those things over.

“Everyone else... Leave! I want to be alone with the Crown Prince.”

Only the father and son remained in the room. After this ordeal, Emperor Jing felt his eyelids growing heavy again, but he forced himself to stay awake and said.

“These memorials are all submitted by ministers over the years... Extremely valuable reports. You... must be diligent and... read... them.”

Seeing his weak appearance, Li Yuanzhao felt a pang of heartache. He had no mood to read them at all.

However, seeing his father staring at him, he had no choice but to pick up a memorial and pretend to read it.

He looked very serious, but his mind was completely distracted.

After about ten minutes, he read through the memorial and looked down at Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing had actually fallen asleep again!

“Father Emperor... Father Emperor?” Li Yuanzhao gently pushed him.

Seeing that he didn't respond, he was immediately shocked! He quickly put his finger to Emperor Jing's nose and breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking another deep look at Emperor Jing, Li Yuanzhao dropped the memorial and walked straight out the door.

Guo Tianyang was still standing guard at the door. As soon as he saw Li Yuanzhao come out, he immediately asked: “Your Highness, how is His Majesty?”

Li Yuanzhao sniffed: “He's asleep. Take good care of Father Emperor, and don't let him catch a cold. I'm going to the Imperial Hospital. Prepare a horse!”

He galloped all the way to the Imperial Hospital, and Li Yuanzhao rushed in like a whirlwind.

Inside the courtyard, several imperial physicians were pacing around with books in their hands, looking extremely anxious.

Li Yuanzhao spotted Imperial Physician Hu, grabbed his beard, and roared: “Incompetent doctors! Have you found a solution yet!”

“Ouch!! It hurts! Your Highness, don't worry, don't worry! It's coming soon, we're all investigating.”

“Father Emperor has fallen asleep again! What exactly is the situation now? Who can tell me!” Li Yuanzhao roared in the room.

The other imperial physicians immediately trembled and cowered to the side, not daring to say a word.

Who would dare to speak! Such a serious illness, who would dare to guarantee that there wouldn't be any problems!

Seeing that no one answered him, Li Yuanzhao finally glared at Imperial Physician Hu.

Imperial Physician Hu said helplessly and nervously: “... This... This old minister has found a way, but I really don't dare to use it!”

“Speak quickly!”

“There is a prescription in ancient books... that may have miraculous effects on wounds... but it requires a large amount of aconite.”

“This old minister has never used aconite to treat external injuries. Aconite is highly poisonous... This using poison to fight poison may be useful, but this old minister has really never used it.”

“Moreover, this old minister has never heard of or seen His Majesty's condition. I have never seen a disease deteriorate so quickly!”

“Wait a minute!” Li Yuanzhao said quickly.

Using poison to fight poison... Using poison to fight poison?!

In an instant, something seemed to flash through Li Yuanzhao's mind.

Penicillin... External injuries, isn't Taoyuan County experimenting with it?!

“Your Highness, what did you think of?” Imperial Physician Hu couldn't help but ask when he saw him standing there blankly.

This question woke Li Yuanzhao up: “Don't give Father Emperor any medicine yet! Wait for me to come back!”

After saying that, he rushed out of the Imperial Hospital again and galloped away on horseback....

..........

Taoyuan County, inside the ward.

Two white coats were pointing and gesturing at a prisoner who looked utterly hopeless in front of them.

“The treatment effect was good in the first two times. After another round of verification, we can report our success. Brother, let's do it again, bear with it.”

“Kill me... Let me die!” The prisoner's eyes rolled intermittently.

These days, he felt like he had suffered all the hardships of his life!

He originally thought it was a humane place. After becoming a prisoner, they would treat his injuries and give him meat to eat.

As a result, his wound was covered all day long, his condition worsened day by day, and he had repeated high fevers, making him neither human nor ghost!

After a lot of tossing and turning, it was cured, and then he was stabbed again, followed by the second round!

His limbs were tied to the bed. He wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but the bed next to him had tried it before... and failed.

Perhaps this is hell.

Such days... I'm tired! I might as well die. It would be easier to go to hell.

“Brother...”

“Who is your brother! Don't shout nonsense here! Let me die!” The prisoner roared in bed.

“Hey! Don't be ungrateful. It's your good luck that we hid you and didn't pull you to the capital's prison, otherwise you would have died long ago.”

“We are already very humane. You have meat every meal, what are you picking on? After this round, it will all be over. We will give you a new identity to start a new life.” The white coat patiently explained: “Do you know how expensive the medicine we use for you is? How many lives can it save? It is an honor to dedicate yourself to science, so be happy!”

“Don't dedicate me! ! ” The prisoner started struggling frantically again when he heard this.

“Stop talking nonsense. We have rules here. We must respect the volunteer's wishes before we can use the medicine. I will ask you one more time, are you willing to try the medicine?”

“Is it interesting to pretend? I don't want to! he ~ tui! ” The prisoner spat a mouthful of phlegm on the white coat.

The white coat glanced at the phlegm on his body and turned to the person next to him and said: “Brother Wang, he said he is willing.”

“Anesthesia!”

“Dong!” With a muffled sound, the prisoner's eyes went black and he passed out...