Chapter 1673 Renzijuan sharpening the knife (2)

Su Lingyao stood in the hall with her hands behind her back with an indifferent expression.

Li Kezhuo stood aside with a somewhat flattering smile.

"The supplies and medicines required by the Emperor have been prepared. I heard that the Emperor is in good health during this period. As long as these few days pass, he can go back and have a good rest. Therefore, Wei Chen has already discussed the matter with the elixir. Manager Qiu has made some plans and started adding more appropriately since yesterday. The Emperor feels very good..."

"Well, that's good. Your Majesty has been taking elixirs for many years. This elixir has mild properties, but long-term use also requires the elimination of its warm and dry properties..." Su Lingyao said in a manly voice.

“Don’t worry, Madam, the hospital has already made arrangements for this. You need to take a dose of medicine every other month to reduce dryness and lower the temperature. This is also routine operation, and there is absolutely no problem.”

As the Minister of Honglu Temple, Li Kezhuo should not ask too much about matters such as imperial medicine. However, he has been fond of refining elixirs and taking medicine since he was a child. It happened that Emperor Yonglong also liked elixirs and practiced Taoism, so the two hit it off, and Li Kezhuo also It was just right to please the emperor. Now Li Kezhuo's opinions basically replaced the opinions of the Taiyuan Hospital. The emperor only listened to Li Kezhuo's instructions when it came to refining elixirs and taking medicine.

"Well, these two days are a critical period. The emperor is going to go hunting again. We must make sure that the emperor's body and energy can handle it. Don't lose face in front of outsiders." Su Lingyao slightly nodded, "You also know The emperor fainted suddenly last time, which caused all kinds of shocks in the court. This kind of thing must not happen again, do you understand?"

Li Kezhuo was stunned and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Madam, I know what to do."

Su Lingyao was talking about an incident in July. The emperor suddenly fainted while handling government affairs in the east study. Su Lingyao happened to be delivering soup to the emperor. He made a sudden decision and suppressed the matter.

Later, an investigation found that the amount of elixir Li Kezhuo presented to the emperor had been reduced, which made the emperor, who was accustomed to the original dose, lack of energy and fainted. For this reason, Su Lingyao specifically warned Li Kezhuo to make sure to The emperor needs to take good care of his body and this situation cannot happen again.

 After Li Kezhuo left, Su Lingyao ordered Cui Wensheng to be called.

 “The old slave has seen the empress.” Cui Wensheng is the chamberlain of the ceremonial supervisor and is responsible for the affairs of the royal pharmacy.

"Today Li Kezhuo said that the emperor is in good health, and he may go hunting in the hunting garden tomorrow. According to your observation, can the emperor's body still bear it?" Su Lingyao's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, but was immediately replaced by the ruthlessness. .

"Ah?" Cui Wensheng raised his head in surprise, thought for a moment and then said slowly: "The emperor's health is indeed well recently, but Mr. Li has been considering increasing the dosage in the past few days, which is also the emperor's request, but the properties of this elixir cannot be said to be gentle. , but taking it for a long time will definitely be harmful, and it must be expelled."

"Well, this is what I mean, but these few days are the critical time for the Emperor's Autumn Festival. We must not make any mistakes. Mr. Li is also doing it for the Emperor's good, so you need to make sure that nothing goes wrong when it comes to medication. You usually take medicine for the Emperor, but Cheng'an?" Su Lingyao's beautiful eyes flashed.

 Cui Wensheng's body trembled slightly, with a knowing look on his face, "Cheng'an took the medicine for the emperor, and Manager Zhou was responsible for supervising it."

“That’s good, I’ll leave this matter to Chengan.” Su Lingyao smiled softly, “Chengan is good and deserves a reward.”

 “Old slave, I understand.” Cui Wensheng nodded.

"You also need to be cautious. I'm afraid there may be some entanglements in the future, but don't worry, I have my own reasons..." Su Lingyao looked at the other party deeply.

 “Don’t worry, Madam, I know what I’m doing.” Cui Wensheng nodded decisively.

 After Cui Wensheng left, Su Lingyao took a deep breath and turned to say: "Master Daofu should be here today. Go help me contact Master Daofu (Li Sancai) and tell him that I want to see him."

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Just when Su Lingyao met Li Kezhuo and Cui Wensheng, Xu Junru, who was also sitting in another courtyard in the west palace, was also sitting quietly on the bed.

 “Get up, Cheng’an.”

 “Thank you, empress.” The young man with no white beard who was kneeling on the ground stood up and stood aside in a dignified manner.

 “How is your emperor’s energy these days?”

"Fortunately, because the emperor wanted Qiu Xiang this month, he discussed with Mr. Li and appropriately increased the dosage of the medicine, so the emperor felt that he was in good spirits. However, Mr. Li still hopes to appropriately reduce the dosage of medicine next month. In addition, he will The dosage of the medicine for dryness and purgative fire must also be arranged carefully. Don’t let the medicine be too long-lasting and hurt the emperor’s body..." Xu Junru said calmly: "Cui Wensheng is usually in charge of the imperial pharmacy. You have to ask for instructions and report more, but it doesn't matter. It's up to him, but Mr. Li needs to ask clearly, do you understand?"

The chamberlain who was called Chengan blinked and looked at the expressionless imperial concubine, and finally became a little nervous, "Your Majesty means..."

"Usually the medication is arranged by Mr. Li and Cui Suibi. You are just handling it. If there is any increase or decrease, the two of them must agree, right? As for if there is any difference caused by this, then you should understand that it is What are you willing to do?" Xu Junru's voice became colder and colder, "Of course the emperor's will to be a slave cannot be disobeyed. Mr. Li is the minister of Honglu Temple, and Cui Wensheng is the **** of the essay. Can you, a small eunuch, be the master?"

The young chamberlain suddenly realized this, but he felt horrified in his heart. However, since he was a child, the imperial concubine had been arranging everything. Wherever he dared to contradict her, he could only nod his head in agreement.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged by me. When the time comes, you will go and serve the prisoner. In the future, you will have a prosperous and prosperous family..." Xu Junru's next two words were already inaudible, but Cheng'an's eyes lit up. He However, I know that His Royal Highness King Shou has been contacting the cabinet ministers in the past six months, and it is said that he has the approval of the two prime ministers Ye Fang.

 After Chengan left, Shou Wang Zhangchi emerged from the screen behind Xu Junru, "Mother, this Chengan..."

"Don't worry, I have arranged for this person since he was a child. His family is under my control. In addition, I have also arranged for someone to keep an eye on him. At that time, he can just say that it was the order of Li Kezhuo and Cui Risheng..." Xu Junru's face was stern, "Didn't you say that it's just to reduce dryness and purge fire? You can at most let your father lie in bed for two more months. By then, as long as you can supervise the country, everything will be settled. Ye Fang and Nan The three of them are safe, but Qi Yongtai and Li Sancai still need to spend some time."

“But my son is worried that if Li Kezhuo and Cui Risheng deny it, Chengan will not be able to withstand the pressure..."

"Hmph, your father is going to go hunting tomorrow. I know his temperament. This hunting trip is the most important. He must show his physical and mental condition in front of the clan and the important ministers present, so that he can smoothly finalize the crown prince, so it is necessary To increase the dosage of medicine, we only need to add some medicine for reducing dryness and purging fire. This has always been Li Kezhuo’s point of view. We just took this opportunity..." A mysterious smile appeared on Xu Junru's face, "You don't understand this, Li Kezhuo. , he has always been confident in his alchemy skills, and the emperor is also convinced but refuses to listen to other doctors, so he will give it a try tomorrow, I am afraid that they themselves are not sure what is there, Cui Wensheng is also a special supporter Your Majesty, isn't this just right? Can we still blame Chengan?"

Hearing what he said now, Zhang Chi felt much more at ease, "My mother has exhausted her plan, and my son feels much more secure."

"I don't want to do something like this, but as of now, it has to be like this." Xu Junru's eyebrows became a little gloomy, "Fortunately, didn't Su Lingyao want to seize power before? Cui Wensheng is hers. , Li Kezhuo also flirted with her, now is the time, let’s see how this trip muddies the waters.”

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 Hetuala, the Eight Banners Assembly Hall.

Compared with the original history, the establishment of the Eight Banners of Jianzhou Jurchen was obviously advanced. If Feng Ziying knew about it, he would definitely guess whether this was the change brought about by him as an intruder in history, or whether it was the emergence of the Great Zhou Dynasty that brought changes to Jianzhou Jurchen. changes caused by the impact.

 In fact, those who are familiar with history will know that the pace of Jianzhou Jurchen development in this time and space has obviously accelerated.

Historically, the Jianzhou Jurchens had to wait until 1615 to officially form the Eight Banners. It is only 1612 now. However, the Jianzhou Jurchens have already carried out large-scale reorganization after the capture of Fushun last year. Not only did they complete the formation of the Eight Banners, they also started The Han army flag was formed by Li Yongfang.

Even due to historical changes, the Eight Mongolian Banners that were originally supposed to be formed before the Eight Banners of the Han Army never appeared, because not only did the five Khalkha tribes never surrender to the Jianzhou Jurchens, even though the Horqin Jurchens are now infinitely inclined to the Jianzhou Jurchens, they have also They have not officially surrendered to the Jianzhou Jurchens, but because Li Yongfang's rebellion and surrender was seven years earlier than in history, which led to tens of thousands of Han people being kidnapped in the First World War in Fushun, and the Zhou army who followed Li Yongfang to surrender, Nurhachi will Want to form a Han military flag.

The formation of the Han Army Banner was thirty years earlier than the Eight Banners Han Army, which was only formed in 1642. It can be said that Li Yongfang's rebellion was earlier, which also led to the Han Army Banner's early advancement. However, due to time reasons, this The army did not have so many Han people to support it, so it did not form the Eight Banners of the Han Army as it had originally. Instead, it only formed one banner of the Han Army directly under Nurhaci's leadership. The number was only 3,000 people, mainly the firearms army. , Li Yongfang was responsible for daily affairs, and was not under the jurisdiction of Nurhachi's sons, the banner masters of the Eight Banners, and the Jurchen officials of Jianzhou.

"Everyone is here. You may be aware of today's discussion. In addition to some internal requests from the south, Netu and the others have also spent a lot of effort to collect internal intelligence from the Han people for more than a year and have made a lot of achievements. Good results." Nurhachi raised his head and looked around, "If we say that over the past year or so, the biggest gains from Jianzhou Jurchen are two. One is Yongfang's investment, which has greatly increased our strength and better understanding of the situation in Liaodong, and the other is The efforts of Netu and the others have given us a deeper understanding of the civil unrest within the Great Zhou Dynasty, and our opportunity has come!"

 (End of this chapter)