poison doctor

Eunuch Liu brought refreshments, but saw that his own prince was still staring blankly at the table.Ever since the Ministry of War came back, Chongning seemed to have lost his soul, and he hadn't had any water or rice until it was time to light the lamp.Tomorrow morning we will go to war, what if we fall down.Just as he was about to persuade him, the little eunuch suddenly reported that Du Heng was asking to see him. Eunuch Liu was overjoyed and hurriedly asked someone to come in.

Du Heng brushed the snow off his shoulders, and stepped into the house.

I haven't been here for a long time, maybe it's because of the night, the light is a bit dim, but the most gloomy is undoubtedly the person who fiddled with the candle with his fingers.

"I don't care for burns. I didn't bring a medicine kit."

"Du... Heng?" Chong Ning raised his eyes suddenly, and after a long while, he laughed mockingly while being lonely. "Are you here to see the joke or to see me off for the last time?"

Du Heng didn't answer, and sat down on the round chair next to him.He didn't speak, and Chongning didn't speak again.The wind shakes the shadow of the tree outside the window, and the branches spread their teeth and claws horizontally, dancing on the window paper like life.

After an unknown amount of time, Chong Ning leaned forward and hugged Du Heng.Although the movements are domineering, the strength is extremely light, and the whole body trembles like a leaf in the wind.Du Heng raised his left hand to cover his back, and felt the other side tremble violently.

"Actually, you had a premeditated plan, right? Whether it was the killing of Lu Qishan or the subsequent chaos."

Chong Ning smiled on Du Heng's shoulder. "That's right, sometimes you have to play risky games in games. As you said, 'the weak will win, the winner will strike first'. The third brother has the military power, and he will never sit still and hand over the throne to me, but he is reckless and reckless. I am easily impulsive, and when things happen, I will stab a big basket. Although I kill people, I follow the law. Compared with the third brother, the crime is more serious, and I will definitely mess up. I just need to wait for a while to get rid of the chestnuts and eradicate him and him. A group of party members, took over the military power and became a great treasure."

"I once climbed to the top of Lingshan Mountain." Du Heng suddenly said something completely irrelevant. "I don't know how high it is, the clouds are floating on the mountainside. Do you know what I think of when I look at that scenery?"

Chong Ning shook his head, holding Du Heng's body no longer trembling, closed his eyes, and felt the heart beating powerfully in his chest.

"Standing on the top of the mountains, I realized how insignificant people are. What about the people who are as cheap as ants, and what about the emperor who is above ten thousand people. The power of one person can never change the world." Du Heng helped Chongning up, looked into His eyes said, "Being an emperor is like walking on thin ice all his life, and his throne is a mountain of bones, so it may not be safe. Chongning, you are brave and resourceful, but you lack kindness."

"Are you saying that I did something wrong in fighting for power, and that I am not qualified to be emperor if I don't follow the way of heaven?" Chong Ning suddenly became agitated and argued loudly. "I have no choice at all, I have nothing... neither as beautiful and intelligent as the sixth brother, nor as powerful as the third brother's natal family. In the eyes of the emperor, there are only the third brother and the sixth brother, but I am also his own son. ...the palace fights with the weak and the strong prey on the strong, if you are a little weak, our mother and child will not even be able to save their lives."

It was the first time for Du Heng to see Chongning so out of control, but he knew that he was standing on the edge of the cliff and there was no way out.And the person who forced him to this stage was himself.

There was a hint of crying in Chongning's voice, but his expression was painful but determined. "What I want can only be won by myself, whether it is the throne or..."

still you.

"What if I can help you?"

Chongning's eyes widened in surprise.

"I can help you get out of the predicament and get the throne. But you have to promise me three things, and swear that you will not violate them in your lifetime. Otherwise..." Du Heng resolutely said: "You will be condemned by God and will not die well."

Xiaodi was waiting outside Jielan Palace with a lantern, and when she saw Du Heng coming out, she stomped her feet. "Why are you so slow, I thought you were sleeping here again."

"That's not what you want to die." Du Heng patted the snow off his head. "Have all the letters been delivered?"

"The delivery has already been finished, and the reply letter you asked for has also been received." These days, it is rare to be with the master these days, and Xiaodi is in a good mood. "Speaking of which, master is so weird."

It's also really strange these days, and good-looking people have become weird.Noon Lord sent him a few letters, and he was busy delivering them everywhere.The last letter was for the old man, who hadn't stepped into the gate of Du's mansion for several years, so Xiao Di felt both resistance and apprehension in his heart.Since the father and son severed the relationship, the old man usually regards the father and son as the same as the enemy, and his words and attitudes are as poisonous as possible. Xiaodi also always calls Du Tingxiu an old fox.

"What kind of strange method?" Du Heng asked.

Xiao Di clicked his tongue. "Call me to the study room, sit down and open the letter, and ask here and there, how are you doing these past few years, are you happy, etc. It's like a different person, really enough..." Damn it.

"Is it strange?" Du Heng raised his lips and smiled like a child who got candy. "He hasn't changed, it's just that you still don't understand it when you're young. People are young and frivolous. After experiencing the wind and rain, they realize that being simple and self-sufficient is the way to live in the world."

"Adults are so complicated." Xiao Di's eyebrows were twisted into a "Chuan" character, but after all, he was still a child at heart, and after a while, he happily talked about anecdotes on the street.

Two figures, one tall and one short, stepped on the night snow and drifted away.

In the early morning of the next day, Chongning took command and went to the Shenhu Camp in Gyeonggi to order [-] cavalry troops to rush to the Bashu battlefield.But in seven days, when the army marched to Hangu Pass, Emperor Heng died suddenly, and he was rushed to the funeral the next day.

On the day of the great funeral, the imperial palace was hung with white silk, and the eldest son of Chongjia wore a filial banner and carried all the civil and military officials to escort Hengdi's coffin out of the palace.Concubine Zhao didn't show up for some reason, and the queen also said that she was still ill.As soon as the forefoot coffin was carried away, the people of Zhaode Palace were busy replacing the red carpet, and the Chaofeng Terrace used for the enthronement ceremony and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens was also started to be refurbished.

As soon as the funeral procession reached the Tai'an Hall, soldiers with swords rushed in from all directions like a tide and surrounded the third prince and all the officials.

"Bold! Who is your general who dares to come here to make trouble?" Chong Jia shouted angrily, but he saw the prince who was supposed to be far away in Hangu Pass in filial piety, and several important officials including Chai Jilin, Minister of the Ministry of War who had been ill recently, walked out first.

Chongning's face was deep and stern, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. "Father passed away yesterday, so today's funeral is too urgent, isn't it?"

"You, you—" Chongjia could barely finish his sentence.He never sent anyone to notify the news of the death of the crown prince and father. Even if he did, it would be impossible to return overnight after traveling thousands of miles. It was definitely premeditated.Look at the uniforms of these soldiers... Shenhuying Xiaosheng Army?How can it be!Except for the Xiaocavalry Army and the Bashu Army, the Tiger Talisman of Troop Dispatch has always been locked in the General Office of the Ministry of War...

It's him, Chai Jilin!

"Chai Jilin, you rambling bastard!" Chong Jia swung his fist and was about to rush over, but his followers tried their best to stop him.

Min Dazai suppressed his fear, and said angrily: "The old minister should ask the prince, why do you lead your troops to force the palace when you should be on the way out!"

"Forcing the palace? It's the right thing to get rid of the evil." Chong Ning waved his hand, and four heavily tied men were escorted up. "Can Min Dazai and the third brother recognize these four people?"

"How could I recognize him!" Chong Jia didn't lie.

"These people were mixed in the army. They assassinated me six days ago, but fortunately they failed. According to their confession, they were instructed by Min Dazai."

"You're talking nonsense!" Min Dazai was completely confused when he heard the words.The assassins he sent were twelve top fighters, and none of them had these four faces, not to mention the strict order that they could only pretend to be bandits and assassinate after arriving in Kaijiang, Shu County.

The prince wanted to commit a crime, so there is nothing wrong with it. Could it be that the emperor's sudden death and Concubine Zhao's sudden insanity were also planned by him?Could it be that all this was a trap from the beginning? !

Two guards ran from the palace with a tray covered in cloth to report in a low voice, and Chong Ning laughed after hearing this. "Third brother really has a heart, start to decorate the hall right now, prepare the dragon robes and prepare to welcome my elder brother to ascend the throne triumphantly?"

"You... say, what..." Chongjia was trembling, clenching his upper and lower teeth.

Chong Ning lifted the cloth, and beneath it were a dragon robe embroidered with gold silk, a jade seal, and a forged imperial edict.

"Father was unconscious and died suddenly. How can there be a will? The left and right courts of the Imperial Hospital and my mother can all testify. Chongjia and Min Dazai are plotting to usurp the throne. How can our court allow such a rebellious life? Anyone who disagrees can come forward!"

The surrounding soldiers shouted loudly, and the power was loud.Few of the civil and military officials knew about this situation, and everyone else knew that the victory and defeat had been decided when they saw this scene, and they were either happy or fearful, and no one stepped forward.

Chai Jilin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, knelt down and kowtowed. "I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to hold the banner and escort the Holy Majesty's coffin out of the palace."

For a moment, all the officials knelt down and respectfully asked the prince to take the lead.

Min Dazai said forcefully: "You won't be proud for long, the capital is already..."

"Oh? You don't know yet. Feng Yuan, the captain of the Guards Battalion, privately dispatched [-] soldiers to surround the capital. They have been captured, and the soldiers under him are also under my jurisdiction. For the sake of safety, the capital is still under siege. Not resolved. Dazai still has questions?"

Seeing Chong Jia and Min Dazai sitting on the ground as white as paper, Chong Ning sneered even more.

Chonglin helped the third brother up, with a very complicated expression on his face.In the past few days, he listened to Su Qingling's persuasion, let go of power, ignored outside affairs, played birds and chess with him in Dongli Palace all day long, quietly waiting for death, completely unaware of this bloodless storm.

Since Chongjia's party has fallen, he will be implicated.In fact, it doesn't make any difference to Chonglin who inherits Dabao, the elder brother has always been jealous of his talent, and the concubine Zhaogui hates him to the bone, so he will die anyway, I'm afraid Su Qingling will be hurt.

The soldiers took Min Dazai, Chong Jia and a group of rebel gangsters into custody.For a while, wailing and begging for mercy were heard endlessly. Hundreds of ministers who were implicated, as well as the fourth prince Chongde, who had a lower status and was known as the leader of Chongjia, were all kidnapped, but Chonglin and Su Qingling were safe and sound.

Chong Lin was stunned when the prince suddenly came over and stared at him, as if he wanted to see a hole in him.After a long time, he shrugged and smiled and said, "Is it strange? I will not kill you. On the contrary, I will give you the long-vacant post of assistant minister."

"What?!" Chonglin gasped.

Looking up at the gray clouds covering the sun, Chong Ning's face twitched and he managed to speak. "Since he is willing to sacrifice his life, let you live until your last breath."

Changing lives... Who is it?

An ominous omen flashed across Chonglin's mind, and he grabbed Su Qingling beside him, "What happened?"

Su Qingling's body was extremely tense, and it took a long time before she opened her mouth. "Five days ago, Min Dazai arrested Du Heng and brought him into the clan mansion."

Lie, lie, lie!He is an imperial physician, why should he be tried in that hellish place for any serious crime?The Clan Mansion is under the Ministry of Rites, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Chonglin. Su Qingling absolutely foresaw it in advance, and asked him to be relieved of his power.How much inside information was hidden in this palace change? Why did Du Heng live when Du Heng died? !

Unable to control the burning flames that were about to erupt from his chest, Chong Lin turned around and went to chase the prince.

Su Qingling desperately grabbed him. "Don't be impulsive, Chonglin, I will explain it to you, listen to me!"

"You are really lucky." The jailer Lao Liu took a copper pot and poured a bowl of water into the iron grille, giggling.His vocal cords seemed to be cracked, dry and hoarse, extremely unpleasant. "I have been working in the cell of the clan's mansion for more than twenty years. The people who come in are all relatives of the emperor. No matter how bad I am, I am a high-ranking official. This is the first time for an imperial medical officer."

Du Heng was leaning against the corner of the wall and smiling, his long hair was stained with blood, messily draped over his shoulders, he wanted to speak but touched the wound on his lip, and frowned in pain.To avoid moaning during the torture, he bit his lower lip unconsciously, and even his mouth was filled with the smell of blood and rust. "I'm so sorry, does the Ma Xing Shi Gan Soup prescribed for you work?"

"Hey, the male duck's voice has been used for more than ten years, and it's the most comfortable these days. The imperial doctor is really different."

When Lao Liu had nothing to do, he would go to Du Heng's prison to chat with him for a while. This boy was good-looking and funny.Such a lovable child did not know what serious crime he had committed, and his life was not long, God is really cruel.

"Du Heng!"

The two were chatting when suddenly there were screams and footsteps in the aisle.

"In the middle of the night, what..." Old Liu hurriedly swallowed the second half of the sentence, but Zuo Zongling actually came in person, followed by a man in splendid clothes with a hurried expression.

"Quickly get out of the way!" Zuo Zongling opened the cell door, respectfully let the man in, and left with several jailers.

There were only two people left in the prison.

The rotten and musty smell, the dry and blood-stained straw mat, the chipped water bowl, everything is damp and cold to the bone.

Du Heng staggered to him from a dark corner with a hideous wound on his body, knelt down and saluted. "Criminal Du Heng has seen my emperor, long live."

A drop of water splashed on the back of his hand, and the wound on his back was touched tremblingly.Chong Ning knelt down and hugged Du Heng, without any scruples about his brocade robe being stained with blood. "...you madman."

Touching Du Heng's cold face, Chong Ning hurriedly took off his outer robe and wrapped it around him, then hugged him tightly. "I heard that you were arrested and taken to the clan mansion, but I can't come to rescue you right away."

Now that Emperor Heng's funeral is over, he will only be enthroned in three days, and everything has been settled.

"Does the wound hurt? I brought the imperial doctor and waited outside.... You are mine, and you are mine at last. Do you know how long I have been waiting for this day? I like you, Du Heng."

Word by word, really cut to the heart, but did not get an answer.

After a long time, Du Heng gently pushed him away and smiled slightly. "The prison of the Clan Mansion is not the place for the new king to come."

"I'll be here with you tonight." Chong Ning took Du Heng's hands. "Don't worry, the clan will release you tomorrow morning."

Du Heng withdrew his hand and smiled. "Indulging important criminals before enthroning, and bending the law for personal gain will be despised by the world. You promised me to be a good emperor, and now you want to break the contract? Chongning, this is the last time I call you that. Du Heng can't live, I Know, you know too."

"I don't care so much! I am the emperor, I am the only one in the world who is qualified to protect you, only I can protect you...I want you to be mine." Chong Ning excitedly grabbed Du Heng's shoulder, his voice It's full of pain.

"That's it." Du Heng smiled, the evil and charming phoenix eyes flashed, and the blood red on his lips was even more scorching. "To be my partner, you will never be allowed to marry a wife and have children, Sannomiya Sixth Court. Can you do it?"

Can't stand up, have no heirs...

Chong Ning almost gritted his gums, "I have you, that's enough."

"I don't care if I laugh forever or have a bad reputation for thousands of years? How many masculine emperors in ancient times ended well? You are not King Wei, and I am not Lord Longyang; you are not Emperor Ai, and I am not Dong Xian. I can't bear this calamity. I have no intention of accompanying you." Du Heng stroked the center of Chongning's eyebrows with his blood-stained index finger of his left hand, staining red marks. "Even if Mount Tai collapses and the river flows backwards, Du Heng will never climb into your bed."

The silence was so long that it made people feel like time had stood still.

Du Heng couldn't bear to look at him. What he saw in his eyes was not the powerful new king who was above ten thousand people, but the prince who had been low in the dust for many years to please him.

"Remember the three things you promised me?"

Chong Ning nodded with a painful expression.

"The first one is to be a good emperor who is diligent in government and loves the people, and create a peaceful and prosperous world; the second one is not to hurt the lives of the Du family, protect Chonglin, and reuse capable ministers like him and Su Qingling; the third one, I will tell you now. "Determination flashed in Du Heng's eyes. "--kill me."

When Su Qingling opened the door and walked in, Chonglin was just lifting the golden birdcage and putting it by the window.The wind and snow stopped outside the window, but the coldness did not diminish in the slightest.Yuli jumped in the cage, Chonglin opened the cage door, it looked at its owner hesitating for a moment, and finally flapped its wings and went straight to the sky, the small figure blended into the clouds, hard to find.

After half a month, Chong Lin was so thin that he lost his shape, his face was pale, and he asked the people behind him tremblingly, "How is the sentence?"

Su Qingling was so worried that she didn't know how to start her mouth. After thinking about it again and again, she still spoke directly. "Tomorrow at noon, poisoned wine will give you death."

"Who made the sentence, did the emperor agree?" Chong Lin turned around with a shrill voice.

"...It is His Majesty's personal order."

In an instant, Chonglin fell down like a collapse, Su Qingling hurriedly supported him, knocked over the birdcage with his elbow, and rolled to the ground.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, how are you? Come on, come on!"

The noise gradually faded away.

At noon tomorrow, I will break my soul.

Du Heng, I hate you like this in this life, but I also miss you like this.

"Oh, this little bird is so beautiful, what's its name?"

"A bird needs a name."

"A bird is also a life, of course it should have a name."

"Then please give me a name from Physician Lao Du."

"Look at this kingfisher, although it is trapped in a cage, it has long wings and a color like glass. Let's call it Yuli." The man pondered for a while, showing a deep smile, and said lightly: "There is a jade glass bird today, when will it fly nine days."

Those who yearn for it are not allowed to follow...not a nightmare, but a cramp-wrenching reality.

Chong Lin bowed down on the desk and panted, wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, wanted to cry but couldn't shed tears.The severe coughing and wheezing caused all the internal organs to stir together, and the blood in the whole body rushed from the atrium to the throat. With a wow, he vomited a large mouthful of bright red blood, and then lost consciousness.

Du Heng was dressed in fox fur, wrapped up like a zongzi, his wounds were so painful that he couldn't move, he broke a stick of dry grass to write and draw on the ground.The masonry floor is full of nicks, and the prisoners living here must have done similar things.Are you counting down your sentence or counting your release date?He didn't care much.

These days, no one tortured him anymore, the wound was carefully bandaged, and the combination of meat and vegetables in his meals was never the same.There are not many death row prisoners who can sit so comfortably.

Over the past eight years, I have been thinking about it every day and every step of the way. Now that I am in love with my debts, I can finally relax and think about my loved one.

Surprised and curious faces when we first met, happy and innocent faces when we smiled, and weeping faces when we were in pain, when we were young, when we were adults, when we were facing ourselves, and when we were facing others... over and over again. In the end, it only turned into the shy and blushing face when the man kissed him.

I still remember that in Lingshan, one day when Chonglin was in good health, he fed him medicine and said leisurely, "When we get old, how about opening a medical clinic at the foot of the mountain? You receive patients, and I will diagnose the pulse and prescribe prescriptions."

Chong Lin was swallowing the medicine with a bitter face, when he heard this, he took the opportunity to tease him. "Then you are Doctor Du?"

Du Heng was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at? It's inexplicable." Chonglin muttered "fool" and gave him a blank look.

Finally stopped laughing, Du Heng whispered into his ear and asked, "I'm Doctor Du, so what are you?"

"...Isn't that your servant?"

Du Heng laughed even harder, ignored Chong Lin who was asking "what the hell is it?", and stuffed another spoonful of soup into his mouth.

What is it... The answer is actually very simple.

Wouldn't it be lonely to have Dr. Du but not Mrs. Du?

The straw stick was stroked intentionally or unintentionally on the ground, over and over again.

"Spring silkworms shouldn't grow old, they always cherish silk day and night. He cherishes his body, and it's lingering for a while." The Yuefu Xiqu song "Making Silk", Su Qingling watched him write for a long time in the dark, and unconsciously chanted.

"Master Su, what a rare visitor." Du Heng turned around and smiled peacefully.

Tomorrow is the sentence, but there is no trace of fear on his face.When Su Qingling recalled the whisperings of the two leading jailers, they said that they had never seen a death row prisoner like Du Heng, who was tortured quietly, never making noise or showing sorrow, and that any jailer who had a headache would prescribe prescriptions for treatment.

The most popular thing is that during the earlier interrogation, before Emperor Taizong ordered him to ask questions, Du Heng said, "The guilty minister is not an honest gentleman. He has done so many bad things that he can't remember clearly. Please list them out, and I will mark them one by one. ” Taizong, who had always been arrogant and pompous, made his face flush with anger, and he was severely punished.

"Who is Doctor Du missing?" Su Qingling didn't care about a half-worn cotton robe, and sat on the floor next to the iron fence.

Du Heng's eyes were heavy, and he folded the straw stick in his hand. "How is he?"

"You want to listen to the truth? Whether you want to hear the truth or a lie, I'm going to tell you the truth. He begged the emperor many times to visit you in the prison, but the emperor refused to allow him if he didn't see him; he couldn't eat or drink, and was thin. It was like a bamboo pole that would fall down when the wind blows; he let Yuli go, and heard that you would be sentenced to death tomorrow, and you were still unconscious after vomiting a big mouthful of blood. Because the sentence is coming, the emperor allowed me to visit you alone." Su Qingling tried her best Restraining himself to say these words without emotion, he saw Du Heng's eyes were red.

"...Have you had your doctor see you?"

"The pulse diagnosed in the right hospital is said to be urgent, but now there is no danger of life. Xiaodi prepares soup and porridge every day, and I help deliver them. He also misses you very much, and always has a crying face." Su Qingling I can't bear it any longer, knowing everything but suppressing myself during this period of time, is there anyone who can laugh at such an ending?My life is gone, so why talk about lingering time!

"Don't worry, I didn't tell Chonglin the truth. I only said that you asked the emperor to treat him kindly, and that the poison in the medicine was to save his life. He thought that you were ordered by Concubine Zhao to destroy Concubine Jin, as stated in the confession. The appearance, poisoning Qin Zhaoyi's unborn baby, and poisoning Hengdilong's body was the only way to be convicted."

Min Dazai confessed many serious crimes to Du Heng, and was later sealed and cut off by the new king.In the end, Du Heng was only charged with the above-mentioned crimes.

Su Qingling once forced Du Heng to say everything before he would help him persuade Chonglin to relieve him.But the truth is too cruel to know as if you don't know.

Nine years ago, Du Heng met the sixth prince. He became an imperial physician for him and vowed to cure him and protect him for the rest of his life.But in Lingshan, seeing Chonglin's terminal illness, Du Heng was powerless.He went back to Beijing alone to question his father, only to find out that he was ordered by Concubine Zhao to poison Chonglin with the seven-inch grass.This poison immediately invades the viscera after taking it, and if taken for a long time, detoxified or left without authorization, it will cause weakness and death.Chong Lin followed Du Heng back to the palace, and they met again, but the old friend seemed like a stranger.

This was the beginning of an eight-year plan.

On the grounds of saving his father, Du Heng worked for Concubine Zhao on his behalf, and persuaded her to allow Chonglin to take the poison to save his life for a while, and to make the best use of her, and to assist the third prince.At the same time, she got close to the prince, making Concubine Zhao a little bit wary, and became acquainted with the secret connections between the two forces.

He was the one who pretended to assassinate and save Chonglin's life while detoxifying the poison with poison; He was the one who persuaded the Shangshu of the Ministry of War to turn against each other and steal the tiger talisman; he was the one who poisoned the imperial concubine Zhao and Emperor Duanheng to the last breath, causing the third prince to usurp the throne in advance; Using Jiangshan as a bait, he was the one who saved Chonglin and his own life and future...

How many things did he never and could not say?

Du Heng reached under the straw mat and groped repeatedly, then took out a small object wrapped in cloth and handed it to Su Qingling.

It is a blood-stained sachet, with a crane embroidered on the peacock blue satin, its wings spread slightly, lifelike.

"This medicinal fragrance has the effect of relieving cough and asthma, please give it to him for me." His smile was like a flash in the pan. "With you by his side, I can rest assured... When it's a dream and wakes up, let him treat it as a dream."

end

It's spring again, although the peak of Lingshan Mountain is still covered with snow, the branches are covered with tender yellow winter jasmine flowers.At noon, the sun was warm, and Chonglin took a broom to sweep the snow, and the hem of his white brocade robe was stained with a little mud.

After the death of Emperor Heng who had become an idiot, the power of Taoism was not as good as before.The Qingxu Temple was originally a small temple in the mountains, but as the incense continued, all the Taoist priests here went to the Maoshan Taoist Temple in Zhenjiang, which is known as the "Blessed Place for Raising True Blessings" hundreds of miles away.Now only Chonglin is left here, and a family of mountain people is hired to take care of him in daily life.

At this time last year, the rebellion between the Qiang people and the Fu bandit army was raging, and when Emperor Heng had a great funeral, the third prince Chongjia forged an imperial edict to seek power and usurp the throne.Prince Chongning's soldiers surrounded the palace city to capture the rebels, killed the third prince Chongjia, the fourth prince Chongde, Taizai Min Shixian, Zhao Guifei, imperial physician Du Heng and more than [-] people, and hundreds of officials were demoted, dismissed or exiled.

After the new king came to the throne, Dong Sheng was appointed as the commander-in-chief and rushed to Junshu.Dong Sheng assembled the Hanrong and Jiulong garrisons, first recaptured the Guandong camp, and then divided into two groups to capture Xingyi and Xuyong at the same time, and then went straight to Ya'an to start an offensive and defensive battle with Shao Yan.The Qiang people lost the Dongying camp, and the lone army went deep, and supplies were hard to come by.Veteran General He Kuiyou led the troops to take advantage of the night fire to attack by surprise, spending nearly [-] soldiers and horses in a bloody effort to recapture the Kansai camp. So far, the Qiang people were cut off from their heads and tails, and it was at the end of their strength.

Chongning ordered Bashu, Julu, Kuaiji and other drought-affected counties to reduce taxes and exempt for three years to recuperate, and Wangxiantai also stopped construction.After several months of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the Fu bandits were separated, half fighting and half surrendered in panic, Shao Yan committed suicide and died in the city.

After the catastrophe, the vitality of the country has yet to be restored, and everything is gradually returning to normal.

It has been half a year since Chonglin resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the State and lived in Lingshan after settling down the affairs of the court.Although it is the same place, it is dead silent now.

At that time, I invited myself to come here to recuperate. I didn't expect to live here for less than two months, and I chased after a newly conferred young imperial doctor from the capital—the only old friend I wanted to forget and could never forget.

The man hated hypocritical and lively palace banquets, and he was satisfied with chatting and warming up with the fire.The man said that he wanted to be his attending imperial physician, and he did not hesitate to give up the title of number one scholar, which scholars all over the world were vying for, and almost died of receiving the imperial staff.

That person is known as a rare genius, but he has been doing stupid things.He was obviously the number one fool in Tianzi, but he was actually stupider than him, and he failed to perceive his true heart.

No, trust him.

Sweeping the snow to the front of Guanmen, Chonglin overlooks the long and narrow stone steps, which are covered with thin snow and extend straight into the deep shade.He was a little tired, coughed for a long time, took out a sachet from his arms, held it to his nose and took a few deep breaths, waiting for his breathing to subside.

He is still alive now because he wants to be alive.But it was just being alive, and miraculously, all feeling disappeared.It's as light as the exhaled white mist, and you won't be sad and nostalgic when it dissipates.Only the bitter medicinal fragrance of the sachet accompanied him for a long time, reminding him that he is still a living person with flesh and blood.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of stepping on the snow on the mountain road below.Thinking that maybe it was Aunt Li who came to bring the soup and medicine, but saw a tall man wearing a bamboo hat and a plain robe, walking on the snow.The man seemed to have noticed him too, looking up and looking at each other.

Elegant and lively phoenix eyes, black and slightly ochre, long hair tied up on one side at will, and a handsome appearance like a demon.

The heart froze for a moment.

The two just stared at each other, only seeing each other in their eyes.

Chonglin threw away the broom, and ran down the stone steps with big strides.My feet slipped suddenly, and I didn't look for something to climb on, and let myself fall straight down, and was welcomed into a warm embrace.

The man hugged him tightly and rolled on the rock beside him, he was forced into a pad, grinning his teeth and screaming in pain.

After a moment of silence, he stroked his head lightly, and said teasingly, "Just now, I thought it was the Taishang Laojun who descended from the heavenly immortals."

The familiar voice, the embrace of longing.

The man buried his face in his shoulder and smiled wryly. "I've thought about it thousands of times, but I didn't expect it to be such a painful reunion. It's been a while since I saw you, are you feeling a bit depressed?"

The man was still speechless.Not a ghost, nor a dream.Whether it's a ghost or a dream, he wouldn't be so angry, so angry that he couldn't even breathe.

Chonglin hugged the person under him and couldn't hold back any longer, weeping like a newborn baby, beating the man's chest hard, his nails scratched bloodstains on his neck.

"Du Heng." He whispered his name tremblingly, not facing the lonely emptiness that countless nights have been facing, but to the beloved old man who is tightly embraced in the warm embrace.

The purple paint on the carved window lattices has peeled off and is somewhat decayed.The wind penetrated into the house, the flames of the oil lamp flickered and danced, and the dim orange light in the room shook.

The curtains on the couch were still tied up, Du Heng kissed Chonglin, whose ears were blushing, with a smile on his lips, bit his neck and earlobes from time to time, and combed his loose long hair with his fingers.

"You, have you played enough?" Chonglin Bo frowned angrily, his eyes swollen from crying were still like almond stones. "Even if the elder brother is willing to use fake poison and wine to save your life, he will never say that I am here. How do you know?"

Du Heng's warm breath lingered on his lips, and his left hand reached into his robe irregularly. "I heard that someone saw an immortal in Lingshan. It was an unbelievably beautiful immortal in white clothes. I have only seen one immortal living in Lingshan."

The skin was caressed by cool fingers, and Chonglin's back felt numb, and he let out a groan unconsciously. "Ah... you, you, you are getting more and more... glib, tongue..."

Taking off his clothes and facing each other naked, Chong Lin shivered all over, avoiding his sight and covering his eyes with the back of his hand.Du Heng took his left hand and kissed the burnt scar.The scar was old, pale in color and crumpled into a small ugly bump, but his actions were as pity as if he were treating a treasure.

The tip of the tongue licked and kissed along the collarbone all the way to the lower abdomen, when it touched Chonglin's waist, he suddenly clasped his wrist tightly.

"I..." Chong Lin suppressed his panting, bit his lower lip and turned his head away, his voice was like a mosquito. "I'm not as familiar with fireworks as you are...how you like to do it, teach me."

Du Heng laughed helplessly when he heard the words, "If you're awkward and jealous, why don't you just say it outright, why are you beating around the bush?"

"I don't have... the past, forget it." Although the words were generous, Chonglin's expression was not so generous, and he frowned as if he had swallowed a bitter medicine.

Du Heng sighed.Originally, he didn't intend to explain to Chonglin what he had done in the past eight years. Those deep and dark things are a thing of the past, so they should disappear.But if this misunderstanding is not clarified right now, I am afraid that it will be a lifetime of ill will.Wouldn't it be too tragic to see this bitter face every time we are making out?

Turning Chonglin's face straight, Du Heng stared at his pupils, and said seriously: "Whether it's Langhuan, Chongning, or the rumored concubine, maidservant, and prostitute, I have never hugged him, not even one."

Chonglin opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and after a long while, a surprised smile appeared on the corners of his lips, but he suppressed it with his lips pursed. "is that a lie?"

Du Heng took his chest protrusion and bit it hard, and Chonglin cried out in pain.

"They're not you, fool."

Yeah yeah, I was a fool.Chonglin muttered dissatisfiedly, before he finished speaking, the person next to the pillow grabbed his lips and sealed the snickering in his mouth.

The night is beautiful tonight, the jade-white full moon hangs high above the clouds, and the lights in the house are like beans, reflecting the two figures embracing each other on the bed.

Dongjun came here with the spring breeze, and the mountains are no longer as cold as expected.

The extra years are quiet and good

"Hey, why did you go in? You have to pay first to see a doctor, and the consultation fee is seven cents, and the door is attached!" Xiaodi grabbed the tall, burly fish seller Yang who was full of stench, and was about to pull it out.

"I don't have a lot of money today, I told Brother Du."

"Heavenly king and old man can't do it, pay the money first." Xiaodi refused to budge.

Hearing the dispute, Chonglin lifted the curtain and came out. "It's Brother Yang. The consultation fee will be paid at another time. Come in first and wait. There are three people ahead."

Yang, the fish seller, chuckled and went inside.

Xiao Di was dumbfounded.

What a day!It took such a famous name as "Hengshoutang" in vain, but the accounts couldn't even make ends meet.Prescriptions prescribed in vain, patients in vain, medicinal materials given in vain...the number is too numerous to count.He seriously thought, write a plaque tomorrow and change the name to "Charity Hall" and forget it.

Doctor Du, who was full of evil and charming, suave, and blooming flowers, now wears a plain cloth robe, with his long hair tied up with a hemp rope, and sits crookedly on a broken chair with lame legs to diagnose patients.

Chonglin loves to watch Du Heng at this time the most, and he never gets tired of watching it for a long time.Although he still looks lazy, his expression is [-]% serious, and he is not sloppy when he reads, hears and asks.

When he was still in the palace, in order to save Chonglin, Du Heng forcibly used force when his fracture was not healed, causing more injuries and sequelae.My right arm can't lift heavy objects and it's hard to bend freely. It's excruciatingly painful in rainy days, and my writing and pen control is not as stable and powerful as before.

Dr. Du's cursive handwriting is so flamboyant that even the master doctor in the pharmacy can't recognize it clearly, and it's not once or twice that patients come to complain.Afterwards, Chonglin, who couldn't see past it, ghostwritten all of them, and even withdrew the only chance given to him to express himself.

Three years ago, the two decided to abandon their past identities and go down the mountain to start a new life.During the day, he set up a stall on the street to diagnose patients and prescribe prescriptions. In his spare time, Chonglin went to study and teach in the countryside to supplement his family income, and sometimes he wrote letters and couplets for sale.

It was difficult at the beginning. There were many people watching the excitement, but few people came to see a doctor.But gradually, people discovered that these two little brothers from the capital not only had a handsome face, but also had first-class knowledge and skills, and the business was getting better and better.