Drunk Yangzhou

"Jiang Ping, what's the matter?" Fu Yiting walked to the enamel crystal chair and sat down. Lu Yanqing followed into the hall and knelt down to salute the emperor. His official hat was pulled down so that his face was almost invisible, completely gone. In the past, he talked freely and looked high-spirited.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have been thinking for a long time recently, and I know that the Luocha Kingdom is the most worrying factor in the northern part of the Qin Dynasty. At this time, it is urgent for generals to assist General Huwei, Lin Yizhi, to prepare for a rainy day. General Li Mi has returned to Jincheng. I would like to go to the northern border! I also hope that Your Majesty will fulfill your wish to serve the country!" Lu Yanqing finished speaking like an endorsement without raising his head.

Fu Yiting originally wanted to hit Lu Yanqing with a stick when he was proud, but seeing his gloomy appearance, he didn't know what to do, so he said suspiciously, "You have battle wounds on your body, and you have made great achievements in the past few years, so I can't bear to let you go. , the military affairs of the capital cannot do without you."

"The local pond newspapers, colleagues from the Ministry of War can cooperate with His Majesty to handle it. As for the defense of the capital, I think it can be handed over to Tang Cheng and others in due course, and then His Majesty will directly deploy and manage it." Lu Yanqing said to himself, still not looking up.

Fu Yiting couldn't help laughing, "You chose yourself cleanly!" He actually didn't think it was easy to ask, but he looked at Lu Yanqing's gray face and was really curious, so he waved his hand and called him up, "Jiang Ping, come in first , I have something to ask you."

Only then did Lu Yanqing stand up in confusion and trepidation. He followed the emperor into the room and knelt on the soft cushion on the Linqing bricks. He took a peek at Fu Yiting's face, but he still couldn't figure out anything.

"Jiang Ping, I heard that you have a little classmate who is in Yangzhou right now?" Fu Yiting leaned on the Arhat's bed, and asked a shocking question slowly.

Lu Yanqing only felt a bang in his head, cold sweat broke out on his forehead immediately, he tried his best to behave calmly, "Exactly."

Fu Yiting sneered and said, "It's quite interesting that there were two big officials in the military households of the Great Xia in the previous dynasty, and each had two masters. It's quite interesting." Then he asked: "Is there any way to win him over?"

Lu Yanqing wanted to make up a way to avoid it, but he is a person with lofty thoughts. Knowing that the emperor asked this question today, he would have pushed himself to the edge of the abyss. Heartbroken, he planned to face each other frankly, but only concealed his own affection, "Return to Your Majesty, I have known him since childhood, and I know his temper best... He is quite stubborn, and I can't think of it; Since then, I have cut off contact with him. Right now... I am afraid there is no other way..."

"That's right." Fu Yiting played with the tea bowl cover in his hand, "If he had the possibility of winning over, he would not have followed Xiao Ge from the beginning." At this point, a cold smile appeared on his face, "I do have One way, I don’t know if you are willing to do so.”

Every time Lu Yanqing saw the emperor's expression like this, he felt a chill run through his bones. He had a bad premonition, so he lowered his head, "Your Majesty, please speak frankly."

"Since it's useless to us, let's get rid of him." Fu Yiting said, "I heard that Su Yunpu doesn't know martial arts, so it's not difficult for you."

Lu Yanqing's sweat flowed down the official hat one by one, and dripped on the floor tiles in front of him. He was fighting fiercely in his heart. At this moment, the hard work was as hard as a heavy iron tripod hanging from his head, and his body fell into an ice cave... Finally, he took a deep breath. Replied in a low tone: "Your Majesty, forgive me for not being able to do this, please punish me!"

Fu Yiting was not surprised at all, he asked knowingly: "You just need to tell me why, and I will not punish you."

Thinking about the past friendship with Su Yunpu, Lu Yanqing almost couldn't help himself. He quickly calmed down again, and answered carefully, "I and Su Yunpu have known each other since childhood, and they have been officials for another dynasty. They have a very close friendship..."

"Hmph, what a close friend." Fu Yiting sneered and threw him a secret report. Lu Yanqing opened it and saw that the protagonist on it was himself, and it actually said that they spent the night together in Yudi.

Lu Yanqing's hands trembled violently, and he was speechless.

Fu Yiting stared at him and asked, "Jiang Ping, you like him? Do you?"

Lu Yanqing's tears rolled down like pearls, and he prostrated himself on the ground, "I'm dead!"

This was a clear answer, Fu Yiting took a deep breath, and muttered to himself: "Falling in love with a man...it's ridiculous..."

"Your Majesty, please come down!" Lu Yanqing kowtowed again with the will to die.

"What crime?" Fu Yiting joked, "There is no 'crime of infatuated tryst' in the provisions of the Ministry of Punishment."

Lu Yanqing heard the emperor's tone, felt relieved, and said in a low voice, "He is going to get married."

Fu Yiting's heart moved, it turned out that Lu Yanqing was worried about this matter, and he couldn't help but think, if he got married, what would that person in the south think...would he be so unhappy?

"Tell me the truth, how many times have you met him?"

"Five or six times, mostly during Chinese New Year." Lu Yanqing burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong... I am willing to go to the northern border and serve the country with myself!"

"It's a mistake." Fu Yiting smiled, "Is it the fault of liking him? Or is it the fault of meeting him behind my back? It turns out that you came here to plead with me because you were hurt by love... Although you are more thoughtful, I still regard you as a loyal minister and good general... If you go to the northern border, train well with Lin Zi..."

Lu Yanqing apologized at first, but then she burst into tears of gratitude after hearing this, and quickly kowtowed to thank him. Fu Yiting wanted to tell him about the manufacturing and transportation of ordnance, but he felt that his calf next to the brazier was numb, and he almost lost consciousness. He hurriedly withdrew his legs However, the feeling did not disappear as usual, instead it spread to the head and neck like a fire, bringing a terrible and uncontrollable dizziness. Fu Yiting couldn't hold it back, and put one elbow on the table, "Jiang Ping, you go back, Wait for the spring to open, and then lead the troops to the north..."

Lu Yanqing heard that his voice was unsteady, and raised his head again. The emperor's complexion had become extremely bad. He panicked, and hurriedly got up and asked, "What's wrong with your majesty, do you want the imperial doctor Xuan to come over?"

"I haven't rested well, I'll be fine after a short rest, you go." Fu Yiting waved his hand with restraint.

At the second watch, the palace gate has already been keyed.He Chenge flipped through the medical books in the Zisu Hall on the west side of the palace, and checked the medicines that need to be reported for purchase. It was all right, so he lay down on the couch with all his clothes on.She is the only female doctor in the imperial hospital. She was in the prime of life. Because she was fond of medicine since she was a child, she was more benevolent in medicine and passed the medical examination. Therefore, she was brought to the capital from Liaodong by local officials who were in touch with the Ministry of Officials.

Fu Yiting does not care about age, family background, or gender when he selects officials, but anyone who is capable can enter the Qin Palace to be on duty, which is rare in all dynasties.

He Chenge originally participated in the imperial physician selection examination with the aim of learning from the top doctors in the world, but she was still too naive. Every old man in Zisu Pavilion is old and cunning, who would say a word to this little girl like her?The emperor doesn't have a harem yet, so she is only ordered to visit ministers who are in poor health occasionally, and to see the rare and rare medicines in the imperial hospital. The rest of the time, she can only study hard by herself. She really regrets it , in Liaodong's own medical clinic, she can still cure diseases, save people, and do good things, but in this palace, she can hardly do anything.

He Chenge blew out the candle and was about to rest when he heard someone knock on the door hurriedly.

Startled, she quickly got up and opened the door, holding the bright yellow badge in front of her eyes, and then she saw a boy in inner guard uniform, with thick eyebrows full of anxiety on his face, but his voice was very low, "Come into the palace with me now, through the side door."

He Chenge's drowsiness dissipated in an instant, she immediately turned around and picked up the medicine box, and walked out with the boy through the side door. There was already a small sedan chair waiting outside the door, the boy was walking quickly underneath, and so were the two guards carrying the sedan chair. They walked very fast, but they didn't hear any footsteps, which showed the high martial arts skills of the three of them.

Singer He Chen's heart was sweating, she knew that the emperor's health was probably the problem, countless guesses flashed through her mind, but the more she thought about it, the more chaotic she became. Just when she was feeling uneasy, she had already arrived in front of the emperor's Limian Palace, and the boy replaced her Lifting the sedan chair curtain and leading her into the bedroom, He Chenge found that there was not even a single eunuch standing in the palace, he was surprised, when he raised his eyes again, there were many bead curtains in front of him, and the emperor had already sat up on the dragon couch.

He Chenge knelt down and saluted, "He Chenge, an official of the imperial hospital, kowtows to His Majesty!"

Fu Yiting didn't speak, just nodded, and Tang Cheng beside him said softly, "Physician He, hurry up and get the emperor's pulse."

It was only after He Chenge walked into the beaded curtain that she could clearly see the face of the emperor. She had seen Fu Yiting from a distance at the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven before, but she couldn't see it clearly. Seeing it up close tonight, she couldn't help sighing secretly, this young man The emperor's sword eyebrows were drawn into his temples, his eyes were like pools of lacquer, and his nose was like a steep peak. He was so handsome, but his expression was a little tired, presumably because of his illness.

He Chenge put the Huang Yumai pillow on the table, and took out a white silk handkerchief. The emperor still didn't speak, but put his wrist on it.

He Chenge put the silk handkerchief on his wrist, put his hands on it, and felt that his fingers were straight, his momentum was strong, and his pulse was rapid. It must be that his heart and liver were very angry, but it didn't seem to be serious. He should take some medicine to recuperate. It's all right, she continued to feel her pulse and asked, "Does your majesty have red eyes, sweating, tinnitus, irritability and other symptoms on weekdays?"

Only then did Fu Yiting speak slowly, "It doesn't matter, the main reason is that I couldn't stand the heat. At first, my limbs were inexplicably itchy. I didn't take it to heart, but now sometimes my internal organs also itch, and sometimes I fainted a few times... …it’s been four years.”

"Ah!" He Chenge couldn't help being shocked when he heard it. Judging from the pulse condition, it is far from having these strange symptoms. The emperor's illness is strange.

"Is it anger and heart fire again?" Fu Yiting looked at her expression, smiled mockingly, and withdrew his hand, "I'm going to prescribe Long Dan Xie Gan Decoction again? I know I can't point to you for useless things, you go!"

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty!" He Chenge is a very strong person, but he didn't know what he said, and he didn't care if the opponent was the emperor, so he directly pulled the man up and landed on the jade pillow, without putting the silk handkerchief on, "Let the minister feel the pulse again." !"

"It's against you?!" Fu Yiting stared at him, he couldn't believe that this was done by an imperial physician, why are these people in his palace more presumptuous than the other? !

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let her have a try!" Tang Cheng suddenly knelt down on the ground and begged, "A dead horse is a living horse doctor... I think Mr. He has superb medical skills."

Fu Yiting suppressed his anger, didn't pull back his hand, and said to He Chenge, "If you don't say something today, I will let you leave the hospital tomorrow!"

He Chenge cursed silently, do you think it's rare for me to stay in your palace?wish for it!

As she was thinking like this, she was suddenly startled, and she found that the evil heat of the emperor's pulse was mixed with a faint thorn-like stirring, like a house leak, and sometimes there was a sense of disorder and vainness, which she hadn't noticed at all just now Yes, it must have been revealed by the emperor's anger at this moment. She was eager to catch that vain provocation, and her heart sank. This is clearly... a hidden sign of failure.

But the emperor's physical condition is obviously good, but this situation happened... He Chenge had a terrible guess in her heart, she didn't know whether to say it, if she said it, her life might be lost.

"Human life is the most important thing, and there is a precious daughter. One can help it, and virtue is more than this." He Chenge hesitated for a moment, and suddenly thought of responding to the real man's motto, her eyes were already red. As a doctor, she should tell the truth Responsibility, no matter who the other party is.

At this time, she had already made a decision, and slowly let go of Fu Yiting's wrist, "Your Majesty, I suspect that you have hidden poison in your body."

As she expected, both the emperor and Tang Cheng were stunned.

He Chenge continued, "Since it started four years ago, there must have been poison in His Majesty's body at that time, but it hadn't spread. Now I think it's..."

The emperor didn't answer, he was obviously still in extreme shock.

He Chenge took another step forward, "I have the courage to ask the emperor to take off his clothes to verify my guess."

Tang Cheng on the side widened his eyes again, this girl's courage...is really extraordinary.

At this moment, Fu Yiting did not refute her request, and took off his dragon robe directly. His heroic, muscular upper body was exposed in front of He Chenge, and there was a heavy scent of rosin faintly blowing over him. After all, He Chenge is a The young woman continued to endure, but her face still turned red.

"Please lie down, Your Majesty." He Chenge took a deep breath, pierced the Tanzhong acupoint on Fu Yiting's chest with the silver needle, and twisted it gently. Sure enough, the needle hole faintly turned black, and her fingertips holding the needle almost trembled Get up and withdraw the needle, but the blackness disappears without a trace.

Tang Cheng was dumbfounded, "Doctor He, what kind of poison is this? It's so hidden!"

"I'm not very educated. I really haven't seen it before. Even in medical books, there is no such record." He Chenge put the silver needle in his bag, "I can only take it back and study it..." In fact, she had no hope in her heart. This poison maker acted so meticulously and covertly, he must have used many kinds of poisonous plants, if he guessed wrong one, the poison could not be cured.

"Doctor He, how much time do I have?" Fu Yiting calmed down, put on his robe, and asked slowly.

He Chenge gritted his teeth, and replied truthfully, "This chronic poison has already reached the middle stage. If the poison is not detoxified, it may last less than five years... I will prescribe some soothing prescriptions first, and His Majesty will try it out." Try it, I don't know if it will be relieved. In addition, His Majesty's current diet must be extra careful. If you ingest more toxins, I'm afraid..."

"Five years, I'm afraid the reunification of the North and the South is not enough." Fu Yiting smiled wryly, then looked up at the young female doctor, with a bit of praise in his majesty, "You are really more meticulous than them, and I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold. Today's matter will not happen According to rumors, you must have a sense of proportion, too?"

Seeing that he was still thinking about the reunification of the North and the South, He Chenge couldn't help but feel a little shy, "I naturally understand, and I won't reveal half a word about this matter."

"Tang Cheng, send Imperial Physician He back. I want to be alone for a while." Fu Yiting lowered the curtain, Tang Cheng responded, and walked out of the bedroom with He Chenge.

The solitary moon was covered by dark clouds, and the eaves of the heavy buildings turned into shadows of black and white colors. The faint flames on the lampposts could no longer penetrate the long night, and the guards carrying the soft sedan chairs disappeared. The two of them walked side by side on the empty corridor, He Chenge felt his mind was in a mess, and his heart was still beating wildly, but he heard the young man next to him sobbing softly, almost unable to stop it.

He Chenge couldn't help sighing, "You have a deep relationship with His Majesty."

"He saved me twice, it's fate..." Tang Cheng recalled the experience of following Fu Yiting in the past few years, and when he thought of today's bad news, his heart was filled with sadness, "Long live is a duplicity. I can't see through it... When he was in the Qin land, he was a slutty and carefree person, and no one in the world would have imagined that he would achieve such a great cause. The reckless behavior at the beginning may be a cover-up, or it may have changed later, but it is also valuable ...Later, when I was around him, I thought he was condescending, mean and unkind, irritable and irritable, but after thinking about it, I realized that he actually treated me like an elder brother..."

He Chenge turned to look at Tang Cheng, saw that tears were running down his face, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to him, "Don't be sad...I will do my best."

Tang Cheng took the handkerchief to wipe his tears, smelled the girl's body fragrance on it, and realized that he had soiled the handkerchief, and blushed suddenly, "I'll go back and wash it for you."

He Chenge met his sincere black eyes under his thick eyebrows, and couldn't help feeling a little lost. She shook her head and quickened her pace, "It's just a handkerchief, it's fine."

The two of them didn't speak any more. When they reached Zisu Pavilion, Tang Cheng gently called He Chenge to a stop, "Master He...I have a heartfelt request."

"Just say it." He Chenge was very straightforward.

"I want to study medicine with you..." Tang Cheng lowered his head shyly.

He Chenge looked at him in surprise, "I understand how you want to be loyal to His Majesty, but even I can't recognize this poison, and it's just a waste of effort if you learn it."

"Master He, when my mother passed away, I didn't even know what disease she had... because I didn't have the money to go to the doctor's office for a pulse diagnosis..." Tang Cheng mustered up his courage to look into the girl's eyes, "You understand this feeling of powerlessness Is it? When I hugged her cold body, I was thinking, if I know a little bit of medical skills, go to the mountains to pick some herbs that can curb the disease, maybe mother can hold on..."

He Chenge's eye sockets were hot and sore, even though she had seen life and death many times, she still couldn't help empathizing at this moment.

Tang Cheng murmured, "I just found out about His Majesty's illness, and the feeling of powerlessness came back... I still think about other things besides being afraid of him leaving... After all, he is the Son of Heaven. Once something unexpected happens, the world will War is unavoidable, if Prince Xiao ruled both sides of the strait, it would be fine, I'm afraid those who have a heart..."

"Tang Siwei!" He Chenge made a silent gesture in amazement. She naturally knew that people from Dongzhusi would never discuss such intimate matters with others, and Tang Cheng was thinking about the world's thoughts. , she had already understood it, and couldn't help showing a little approval in her eyes.

"So I still want to give it a try!" Tang Cheng said firmly, he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue today, but from the moment He Chenge told Fu Yiting frankly, he began to believe her for no reason.

"Okay, I promise you." He Chenge was moved by him, and nodded slowly.

"However... in order to deceive people, there must be a reason for it. I am afraid that the girl's name will be tarnished." At this point, Tang Cheng's face could not help but flushed red again.

"You don't have to say it." He Chenge's cheeks burned when he thought of this, "I don't care about other people's comments in order to save lives."

"Girl is so kind and virtuous, if Tang Cheng has a chance in this life, he will repay it in the next life!" Tang Cheng knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists with both hands, and burst into tears again.

This year, the cold spring in Daqin was particularly severe. First, it rained continuously for several days, and the tender seedlings in the fields in the suburbs of Beijing froze to death. There was a case where a couch was crushed to death.The Ministry of Households was busy day and night, first allocating funds, and then sending officials to inspect the disaster relief, but the yellow wind still swept southward in bursts. From this point of view, spring plowing in various places must be postponed.

The whole restaurant winery on Xizhi Street in the city is a new and prosperous scene, and it is not disturbed by the bad weather.In the private room, the copper hot pot was gurgling and steaming, and there were several blond guests sitting around. Plates of mutton rolls, frozen tofu, cabbage, and seaweed were neatly stacked, and sesame sauce with chives and garlic was placed on the table. Plate, but no one moves chopsticks.

After a while, a thin man in gray clothes was unloaded by his attendants at the door, walked into the private room, and said with a smile, "some things are busy in the palace, and it's a bad day, so it's late, please Forgive me, everyone."

The man in the red robe sitting in the middle of the table waved his hand, "It's not a problem—it's just that the emperor of our country sent a letter to ask about the situation. I speculate on the intention of the Holy One. He may want to attack in spring. How is your progress?"

"Ivan, I said before that don't worry. Although I have opened up the three guards of the imperial city among the sixteen guards of the central government, I still can't penetrate the six departments. Fu Yiting is very cautious, and the officials of the six departments will meet one by one. It's suspicious, he refuses to stay... It's easy to kill him, not to mention that he is poisonous, so he won't be able to survive. What I'm thinking about is, if there is a mutiny, will he be able to convince the crowd?" The man in gray didn't move his chopsticks, only There is sugar garlic on the side.

Ivan said impatiently, "That's your business. We only need the territory north of the Liaohe River. If you don't do things as soon as possible, I don't need to help you to the top, and go directly to the capital of Daqin... Don't forget that there is a Xiao in the south." Court, late will change!"

The man in gray lowered his head and said nothing. Xiao Ge is an elusive chess piece. He originally wanted to use Xiao Ge to confront and defeat Fu Yiting. However, in the past few years, Xiao Ge has brought too many variables. Get rid of him... Although without Xiao Ge, Fu Yiting's path to overthrowing Daxia and reaching the position of Tianzun is not so easy, but he also has to admit that Fu Yiting still has some ability. If he wants to do it, he can reach his current position by himself It is also possible.

The man in gray was moved. He originally wanted to kill Fu Yiting and let him lose completely. If he cooperated with Ivan tacitly, it would be okay to act as soon as possible.

"I will try my best to arrange these days..." The man in gray nodded and said, "You have also seen the delay in spring plowing. If the year is not good, Fu Yiting will be full of money in the national treasury. We are sure to win! Xiaoge again If you are capable, you will not be able to hit the north in the short term, so just to be on the safe side, give me some more time."

"Alright, I really can't act rashly." Ivan nodded. He was also impatient due to the storms these days, but if the other party didn't do it properly, his success would fall short. Besides, Fu Yiting is poisonous, and sooner or later the throne... Thinking of this, Ivan agreed to take a step back. He grinned, revealing two rows of eerie white teeth under his thick brown beard.

The author says:

I said before that Xiao Fu is sick and delicate, it is true. . .