"Hey, aren't these Dr. Zhang and Dr. Zhang Xiao? What? It was just one day yesterday, and you two are not going to be on duty in the Nourishing Heart Hall today?"
"Old Bin, what are you talking about? It's not just a day or two that Dr. Zhang has been favored by the emperor. He even brought his son to the Tai's Hospital smoothly. Is it comparable to the likes of us?"
"That's right, I might go back to Yangxin Hall tomorrow..."
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In the Imperial Hospital in the early morning, Imperial Physician Zhang Kongqing had just stepped into the hospital with his son when he heard the undisguised comments from his colleagues.
"you……"
"Tian Dong!"
Seeing his son coming forward to argue, Doctor Zhang stopped him without even thinking. Zhang Tiandong had no choice but to carry the medicine box back to their exclusive pharmacy with his father.
However, before the door was closed, the two of them heard a burst of laughter coming from outside the door...
Some people vaguely said that the emperor had hired a medical woman to enter the palace in the past two days, and that the father and son might have to sit on the sidelines in the future.
Zhang Tiandong gritted his teeth, right? If it weren't for the medical woman, they wouldn't be in this hospital at this moment.
"Dad, listen to what they say about us? Hasn't the Emperor always valued you? How could just any woman go in your place?"
Zhang Tiandong gritted his teeth and looked at Imperial Physician Zhang. Although he was called Little Imperial Physician Zhang, he was actually in his mid-twenties, so he was really not young.
Just because he is not young and has stayed in this palace for many years, he has an extremely keen sense of the current situation.
Just like now...
The emperor is obviously not going to die soon. The two factions in the court and the Chinese government are looking at the people outside...
In the past, even with the support of the concubines in the palace, they did not dare to confront them so blatantly, but what about now?
"Tiandong, your father told you when you were a child that the thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness."
Zhang Kongqing placed the medicine box on his shoulder on the table, and his face turned cold at the same time:
"We are lucky that the emperor uses us, and we must be grateful even if he doesn't use us. Without the emperor's original compassion, do you think your father and I would still be alive today? Would we still be here with you?"
"But the doctor girl..."
Seeing that Zhang Tiandong still refused, Zhang Kongqing immediately slapped the table and said:
"What kind of medical girl! She is the wife of the eldest son of the Xian Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, the sister-in-law of Princess Zhaoming and the Prince Consort, a noble person that even you and I can't catch up with!"
Holding the strap of the medicine box in his hand tightly, Zhang Tiandong no longer refuted, but quietly listened to his father's lecture, his brows full of anger and grievance.
After all, he is his own son. Seeing him like this, Zhang Kongqing could not help but soften his tone and said:
"In short, don't care what those people say, let's just do our part..."
Nodding, Zhang Tiandong threw the strap in his hand on the table, said "I'm going to deal with the herbs" and left the pharmacy.
Seeing Zhang Tiandong walking out in a hurry, Imperial Physician Bin, who had previously led a group of imperial doctors to stab people in the spine, also smiled slightly, said hello to his colleagues and followed him out.
Bai Yi entered the palace early on the second day after receiving the summons. After entering the palace, he set strict spiritual fruit consumption standards for Emperor Shengde based on his physical condition.
Not to mention, after Bai Yi mixed the spiritual fruit with various herbal medicines, Emperor Sheng De only needed to take one pill, and he would no longer have symptoms such as physical weakness, dizziness, coughing, vomiting, etc. that day, and his whole body would be completely clear. Feeling refreshed, it can be regarded as a real return to the soul.
However, even if there is spiritual fruit as the medicine, it will take a long time for his body to recover.
In order to make Emperor Sheng De's condition less severe and not be noticed by others, Bai Yi also spent a day selecting several foreign herbs that changed their appearance or caused uncomfortable symptoms such as physical weakness and vomiting blood. Deceive other imperial doctors in the palace.
All is ready except for the opportunity……
Finally, Emperor Shengde returned to the court on the fourth day after Feng Xi returned to the court and personally presided over the great court meeting that day.
And with a stick of incense, he could not say a few words, and he would cough for a long time just to say two words. Even if he coughed up blood, he seemed to be about to fall down in the next second, but he could not fall down, which made all the ministers Surprised, scared, happy and worried...
But even so, the sick emperor still said everything that needed to be said.
For example, if Princess Zhaoming performs meritorious service in disaster relief, she will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. She will be granted the title of Protector of the Princess in the Royal Zhuangzi, hoping that she will bless Zhaozhao.
The prince-in-law first assisted the princess in disaster relief, and later gained the honor of guarding the border and killing enemies. He was promoted to the title of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and he jumped directly from the useless prince-son-in-law who relied on the princess for food to a fourth-rank civil servant.
Fang Can, the deputy general of Huxiao Camp in Hanyuguan, collaborated with the enemy and treason. He should have wiped out the nine clans, but because of the hard work of Fang's chief assistant and the Fang family's ancestors, only his blood relatives were killed.
As for the missing imperial envoy Peng Huan, who was also suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, he was handed over to Qi Xiao, the young minister of Dali Temple, for full authority.
The Great Court Meeting was originally a court meeting, but today it turned into a unilateral announcement by Emperor Sheng De.
In the eyes of all the courtiers, whether it was the reward given by Emperor Sheng De to Princess Zhaoming, the sudden appointment of the consort, or even the killing of Fang Can and Peng Huan with a hammer, it was extremely unreasonable.
At least the prince's line and the fourth prince's line didn't want to see Feng Xi enter the center of power. Even if Qi Xiao was the only one and only a fourth-rank official, they couldn't bear it.
After all, once something is opened, subsequent problems will follow.
However, no one dared to say anything, not even the Crown Prince Feng Jing and the Fourth Prince Feng Yu.
The emperor might lose his breath at any time and fall directly on the throne. Don't even refute him. Saying more to him might be in danger.
After all, no matter who is hit by the emperor's death, it will not peel off the skin, but pull out the bones and cramps.
Even if you argue that it's not you, your political opponents will still find ways to make a fuss and make you die without a burial place.
"Ahem, cough, cough, since all of you have no objections, then Fang Can and his family will be executed tomorrow. The prince, Fang Chief Assistant and the new young minister of Dali Temple will supervise the execution."
Seeing Emperor Shengde's hunched body being supported by Zhao Xi and another eunuch to the back hall, Prince Feng Jing and Fang Shoufu's hands clenched almost at the same time.
What a supervisor...
Emperor Shengde knew that Fang Can was one of theirs, and they were trying to find ways to save him and give his family some peace of mind, but they deliberately wanted them to be executed...
Yes, as long as they are rampant enough, they can also use the power of prison and execution to change the situation, but what about Qi Xiao?
What should I do with this young man from Dali Temple who was forced in?
In the past, they would have regarded him as a waste and a blind man, and he would not have dared to say anything even if they were selfish.
But now they know that the other party has led an army to kill tens of thousands of people, and they are absolutely smart. They also know that the other party is called the Young Minister of Dali Temple and is actually the eyes and ears of the emperor. What else they do will be at the crosshairs of the gun?
What's this?
It was Emperor Shengde who gave them this line a fiery slap!
"We are both sons and daughters, how can you be so partial to Feng Xi? Just watch, this unlucky minister will not get it for free!"
Holding tightly the secret letter sent from the palace, Feng Jing felt that her mother and concubine were right. There are some things that cannot wait, and she still has to take the initiative!
