Zhuo Qihua

When Zhuo Ji compared the map of the Talkin Department to consider which plots should be included in the private house of Emperor Yong'an, the follow-up luggage arrived in Beigu.The most important of these supplies are not only food, grass and weapons, but also various "miracle medicines" produced by the Imperial Medical Office after many months of busy work.The military doctors who went to Beitan to study this time also arrived in Beitan along with the baggage and the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Office.The lineup dispatched by the imperial medical department this time can be described as strong, the two imperial medical orders have come, and Hu Pengju is sitting in the capital.Not only Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong came, but also Bai Wenpei and Chen Jiao, who had been studying medicine with Zhuo Ji, and they were also ordered to bring Zhuo Yi to Zhuo Wu.

It was also because Hu Pengju was in the capital that Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong were able to leave the Imperial Medical Office at the same time, and dared to bring Bai Wenpei and Chen Jiao with them.Doctors grew up the fastest during the war, and the four of them all wanted to be able to follow around and participate in the battle in North Valley.Concubine Xi's due date is mid-October, at that time Zhuo Ji had to go back anyway.Otherwise, all four of them would not be able to come here.

Wei Yingshi and Bo Shitong brought good news when they came.Yuan Susu and Jing Lanzhen both gave birth to princes one after the other at the end of March.Emperor Yong'an had already received Huang Guixie's memorial on this matter, but he was immersed in the two-person world with Zhuo Ji—and in the delicious food—and had not ordered to go back.After Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong officially brought the news, Emperor Yong'an decreed that the Ninth Prince bestow the name Chenchun (read: Chun), and the Ninth Prince's birth mother, Yuan Susu, bestow the title of nobleman.The tenth prince bestowed the name Chen Leng, and Jing Lanzhen, the birth mother of the tenth prince, bestowed the concubine Zhuang, who lived in the main palace of Lanxiang Palace.

However, in just two years, Emperor Yong'an had ten princes, even he himself thought it was a bit too much.Concubine Xi still has one more prince in her stomach. If there is another prince, it will be eleven princes.Emperor Yong'an doesn't care about the prince at all now, he wants to marry brother!

"Every one of them, why can't they give birth to a brother?"

After the decree was issued, Emperor Yong'an complained to Zhuo Ji.Zhuo Ji smiled: "Your Majesty, you were worried when you had no sons, but now that you have more sons, you are not happy. It will be very difficult for the concubines of Danyang Palace."

Emperor Yong'an: "I have a son and a princess, so I just need my brother. Even if there is one. Ten princes..." Emperor Yong'an sighed, "I like having more children, but I also have to consider this son. Will there be troubles if there are too many in the future?" Then, Emperor Yong'an said in a relaxed tone: "That's fine. After I go back, I will have a reason not to care about the rain and dew. The next year's draft, I will You can also stop for this reason.”

Zhuo Ji touched Emperor Yong'an and asked, "Your Majesty, if you don't choose the draft, you are not afraid of the opposition from the ministers?" After all, the draft also has political significance in it.

Emperor Yong'an snorted coldly: "It's not up to them to tell me whether I choose to be drafted or not. Emperor Mingzong stopped drafting after 22 years of Jiande. At that time, someone wrote a letter to Emperor Mingzong to draft, and Emperor Mingzong announced the next day. The daughter who came out of the court and the elder brother went to the palace, and no one dared to criticize Emperor Mingzong after that. I have ten princes, and I don’t choose them. They should praise my wisdom. If anyone dares to point fingers, I will imitate Emperor Mingzong and see them Who dares to let me choose the show."

Zhuo Ji chuckled: "Emperor Mingzong is also a ruthless person."

Emperor Yong'an: "My father is weak, but he is a wise man. My father's three younger brothers are inferior to each other, and the Emperor Mingzong is not cruel. How can my father persist until I was born? Jiangshan. Emperor Mingzong’s ruthlessness was also forced out. Emperor Mingzong did not allow the country’s Jiangshan to be destroyed in his hands. He must ensure that I am wise enough and that I can sit firmly in the country. He has done well for me. After making all the preparations, and personally using my three sons as the stepping stones for me to secure the throne, if Emperor Mingzong knew about it, he would have to rest in peace."

Zhuo Ji hugged Emperor Yong'an: "Why does Your Majesty always address Emperor Mingzong by his temple name?"

Emperor Yong'an said plainly: "Emperor Mingzong did not allow me to call him grandfather, but I only need to call him Your Majesty. After a long time, I can't call him 'grandfather' anymore. Emperor Mingzong said to me before his death, The reason why he did that was to urge me, and also to remind himself that I was his grandson, and he would be the king of Mata country in the future, so he couldn't have too much love and affection for me. Neither is good."

Zhuo Ji felt sorry for Emperor Yong'an, but Emperor Yong'an said: "I blamed him before. But after I became emperor, I don't blame him. It is said that emperors should be ruthless. In front of family and country affairs, emperors cannot be sympathetic. State affairs must be the most important thing in everything." Emperor Yong'an put his arms around Zhuo Ji and kissed him on the forehead, "You are not my Yang Yuhuan, you are my Zhuge Liang. Not only do I want to pamper you, but I also want to let you No one dares to touch you."

Zhuo Ji's heart was warm, and he deliberately joked: "Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have a pure relationship between monarchs and ministers."

Emperor Yong'an laughed and said, "That means Liu Bei has no charm."

Zhuo Ji rolled his eyes: "Liu Bei doesn't have a habit of breaking sleeves."

Emperor Yong'an: "Neither have I. You are my elder brother, so you should be my servant. You always think of yourself as a man." Emperor Yong'an poked Zhuo Ji's heart and ordered again, "You mentally handicapped The disease needs to be cured! Always staring at beautiful women, what a shame! Don't forget that you are my servant and my servant!"

Zhuo Ji really wanted to say that "everyone has a love for beauty", but he was sure that if he said this, he would definitely offend a certain emperor.He nodded obediently: "I have been working hard on the treatment, and I have achieved great results. No matter how beautiful a woman is, I will at most look at her twice more, and I will never want to make any intimate moves to her. I just want to I want to be intimate with His Majesty."

Emperor Yong'an pinched Zhuo Ji's waist: "I can't even look twice!"

"Don't look, don't look!"

At this time, Zhang Xian reported loudly outside: "Your Majesty, the Duke is asking to see you."

Emperor Yong'an let go of Zhuo Ji: "Let him wait for me in the study."

"Yes."

Zhuo Ji moved away, and Emperor Yong'an stood up: "I'm afraid that Yi Lin is coming soon. If you are bored, go out for a walk. After Yi Lin arrives, I'm afraid I will be busy for a while."

"I will find something to do myself. Edward Lam has arrived, His Majesty will ask him if my golden pistol has been made yet."

"it is good."

Emperor Yong'an left, Zhuo Ji was no longer nestled in the room, ready to go out for a walk.

Sure enough, as Emperor Yong'an guessed, the reason why Lin Xieshan asked for an interview was that the people sent by Lin Yi sent Jizhuo, and they would arrive in Beigu County in three days.Emperor Yong'an was overjoyed.The soldiers and horses of the Mata State in the six counties of the former Tarkin Department have begun to withdraw, and the Tarkin Department has also begun to frequently mobilize troops and horses. The war between the two countries is imminent.The firearms battalion brought by Edward Lam is the hole card in Emperor Yong'an's hands, and it is even the trump card.

Lin Yi is about to arrive, and Emperor Yong'an ordered Xuan Pan Pozhi, Pan Beigu, Shi Yu and Guan Minghui.After the four arrived, Emperor Yong'an didn't talk about firearms, but told Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry had cooperated to create a batch of new weapons with a quantity of tens of thousands. Let Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu check it out Distributed later.Emperor Yong'an didn't say what kind of weapon it was, and after he finished speaking, he asked the four of them to deal with the new weapon.

Shi Yu and Guan Minghui personally took Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu to inspect the weapons.Emperor Yong'an said bluntly to Lin Xieshan who did not leave: "Many people in the court and in the harem are quite dissatisfied with my doting and favoring. This time when we are attacking the Talkin Ministry, the Firearms Battalion must give me a prestige and aura. You should understand I mean."

Lin Xieshan: "I understand. Your Majesty, the power of the firearms given by Chuchu is shocking even if I see it. I am confident that Beigu's [-] troops plus the firearms battalion will definitely be able to take down the Tarkin Ministry."

Emperor Yong'an: "If you say that, I'm relieved. Shunxi admires Lei Cong quite a lot. In this battle, Lei Cong will show the blood of your Lin family man. Don't tell others that what Shunxi recommends is an embroidered pillow." .”

Lin Xieshan knelt down on one knee: "Lei Cong will never let down the expectations of His Majesty and Zuo! I thank you for your recommendation!"

Emperor Yong'an stated bluntly that he wanted Lin Xieshan to support Zhuo Ji.With the full support of Lin Xieshan and the Lin family, no matter how much he loves Zhuo Ji in the future, he will have less worries.If he wants to be a wise king, he cannot disregard his ministers and accept advice.Zhuo Ji's being favored will definitely block the way of many people, and someone will spare no effort to frame and persecute Zhuo Ji.But as long as there is the support of the Lin family, the pressure on Emperor Yong'an will be much less.Emperor Yong'an also needs to plan ahead. He is not Tang Minghuang, and he will never let Zhuo Ji become Yang Yuhuan who was finally sacrificed by the emperor.

Zhuo Ji brought Chang Jing, Xiao Hui, Qin Zhongyi, Wu Qi, Wu Ba and thirty imperial guards out of the mansion.Zhuo Ji wanted to see the herb market in Beigu, but when he walked to the street, he realized that he had made a stupid mistake.To some extent, he was still influenced by his previous life.In this era, the so-called centralized market does not exist, let alone the medicinal material wholesale market.In this era, there are almost zero farmers who specialize in the cultivation of medicinal materials, and they are all under the unified control of the government.Just like the medicinal materials needed by the Imperial Medical Administration, the institutions under the Imperial Medical Administration arrange special personnel to plant the medicinal materials.The source of most of the medicinal materials is that the common people dig them up and sell them to drug dealers or drug stores, and then sell them to drug dealers or drug stores.Merchants engaged in the trading of medicinal materials and pharmacies that demand medicinal materials will also grow medicinal materials, but the supply is very unstable.

Compared with the capital city, the streets of Beigu are very depressed, and ordinary people can be said to be disheveled.Beigu has been in a state of war all year round. Apart from the locals, a large part of the people here are family members of the army.Especially those auxiliary soldiers who are engaged in miscellaneous affairs, quite a few of them are prisoners of war and people to be punished. They are often dispatched here with their families, and then they will take root here.

Beigu was too depressed, and it was because of Emperor Yong'an's personal conquest that the officials in Beigu cleaned up the streets.But the common people are powerless to dress and eat.Walking on the streets of Beigu, Zhuo Ji's mood was not heavy, but it was not so relaxed either.After experiencing the end times, although the faces of these people who come and go do not see the happiness of life and prosperity, they also do not have hopeless despair. Some of them are more of the hardships of life, but at least they do not need to face those terrible things. monster.

"Cui, why don't you go back?" Qin Zhongyi said in a low voice.Such a depressed place is really not worthy of a character like Zuo.

They were walking on the street, and the pedestrians automatically gave way.In a cold place like Beigu, a group of dignified people suddenly appeared, and they must have come from the capital.Zhuo Ji: "It's okay. Chang Jing, go and find out where the pharmacy in Beigu is. I want to go and have a look."

"Yes."

Chang Jing left the team to inquire about the location of the pharmacy.Zhuo Ji didn't leave, and waited for Chang Jing to inquire about it.

Zhuo Ji was wearing a veiled hat and standing by the side of the road.People passing by saw him wearing luxurious clothes and surrounded by so many guards with knives, and knew that he must be a nobleman from the capital.His Majesty personally conscripted, this person's attire belonged to Brother Mu, maybe it was the master of the harem.The people guessed like this, and they were in a hurry, not daring to stay one step longer.

Chang Jing came back soon.There is only one pharmacy in Chatan, which is just across the street.Zhuo Ji led the crowd to the street, and as soon as he turned into the street, Zhuo Ji saw the medicine shop, there were not many shops on this street, "Anlin Nunnery".

Chang Jing said: "Master, I heard that the owner of this 'Anlin Anfang' is a military doctor of the Beigu Frontier Army."

Zhuo Ji nodded and said, "Go in and have a look."

Wu Qi opened the way, and as soon as the group of them stepped into the nunnery, two or three customers in the nunnery immediately dropped the medicinal materials they had just bought and went out.Zhuo Ji didn't call him back either, but he couldn't keep a low profile with his attire. Calling him back wasn't friendly to the people, it was disturbing the people.

The errand of the nunnery was so scared that his face turned pale, and the shopkeeper of the nunnery greeted him personally, tremblingly said: "Little one, Yao Dahuai, I have seen the nobleman..."

Then he knelt down.

Zhuo Ji: "Get up. I want to see what herbs are in your shop."

"Yes Yes……"

Yao Dahuai supported the counter and stood up tremblingly.After traveling with Emperor Yong'an this time, Zhuo Ji had a very deep impression and experience of the hierarchical system of feudal society.For these ordinary people, they may lose their heads if they say a word from the superior, so they can't be blamed for such a reaction.With Zhuo Ji's deep purple clothes and the pearl ring on his finger, even ordinary people who have never seen the nobles in the harem can see that he is an extraordinary person, who dares to be disrespectful in front of him.What Zhuo Ji can do now is to be as gentle as possible.

Yao Dahuai personally led the only waiter to open the drawers containing medicinal materials, and then stood aside with a look of panic, not daring to move.Zhuo Ji asked others to wait outside the door, and only brought Chang Jing, Xiao Hui and Qin Zhongyi to see the herbs.Some medicine drawers were very tall, and Qin Zhongyi was a tall man, so he took down the drawers when he stepped on a stool.

No people outside dared to watch.Because His Majesty is in Beigu County, Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu are both in Beigu County, and they are not camped in Beigu.Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu were happy at the moment.The 1 weapons produced by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War this time are very sophisticated. I don't know what kind of manufacturing method they used. The blades are sharp and the bodies are hard.These [-] weapons were directly allocated by Pan Pozhi to the Vanguard Army. The Vanguard Army had exactly [-] people, and Pan Beigu was the general of the Vanguard Army.And the telescope, each scout has one, it will be more convenient and safer to detect the enemy's movements.This time, the Ministry of Industry has brought some good things to the North Valley Frontier Army!

Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu held a three-edged long bayonet and a binoculars each in the house and looked at it fondly. Yao Daqian begged to see him.Pan Fuzhi let Yao Daqian in, and Yao Daqian said hastily: "Commander, Da Huai sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that a nobleman dressed as brother Miao went to the nunnery, wearing dark purple clothes! It is probably Let's go!"

As soon as they heard the dark purple dress, Pan Pozhi and Pan Begu realized that it must be that mysterious Shunyu!Ordinary people wear purple to seek rebellion, and the only one who wears purple in the entire North Valley is that 忍俍.Pan Fuzhi immediately said: "Daqian, you go. Zuo is a servant, and Bei Gu and I are inconvenient to show up. Don't allow anyone to bump into Zuo."

"Yes."

Yao Daqian left immediately.Pan Beigu said in a low voice: "Father, Your Majesty loves Shun Zuo very much. You can tell that His Majesty only brought Shun Zuo with you this time. It is said that Shun Zuo has excellent medical skills. Your medicine..."

Pan Pozhi: "As a father, I also doubt it. Didn't Daqian say that they went to the capital for training at the Imperial Medical Office this time. The so-called training, taught by Dr. Hu and the two imperial physicians, is extremely fresh. Dr. Hu The chief also selected some people to prepare the magic medicine, and Daqian was lucky to be one of them, but how did the imperial medical office know the formula of the magical medicine? Not everyone in the imperial medical office knew the formula of the magical medicine, only Hu Yishou and two imperial doctors Ling knows. As a father, I have heard that the three of them are extremely respectful to Shun. "

Pan Beigu: "The fact that Zuo can turn wild vegetables that we despise into delicacies is enough to show that he is not a high-ranking person. But my child heard that although Zuo is extremely favored, it seems that he has had little contact with the ministers of the court. .If there was ever... the Duke’s nephew seems to be an old friend of the Duke’s.”

Pan Fuzhi: "Whether Chu Chu is father's benefactor or not will be determined after this war. Your Majesty's favor on Zu Chu is probably not because of his appearance. You and I will know."

Pan Beigu nodded.