"Fuzhong, go to Li Chuan and give him a good scolding on my behalf."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
King Dai frowned and said: "At this time, you are looking for trouble for me because you think I don't have enough things to do."
"Your Highness, General Li usually goes to Yihong Courtyard happily, but unexpectedly he went to Yihong Courtyard at this time." Fu Zhong was annoyed that Li Chuan caused trouble to His Highness at this time, "You have clearly warned General Li before. They, let them be honest during this period, but General Li just..."
King Dai cursed with a dark face: "I spoiled him."
"Your Highness, you must not spare General Li this time, or he will do it again next time." Fuzhong always felt that Li Chuan and the others were too wanton. They knew that Beijing was not a military camp, but they still behaved as if they were in a military camp. No scruples. "If General Li continues like this, something will happen sooner or later. After all, Beijing is not a military center, and people from the prince's party are still watching with eager eyes."
"you're right."
"Your Highness, I'll go find General Li first."
"Go ahead."
Fuzhong got off the carriage and hurried to Li Mansion. When he rushed to Li Mansion, Li Chuan was taking a bath. He waited for two moments before Li Chuan came out from the bath.
Seeing Fuzhong, Li Chuan bowed his hand to him politely.
Fu Zhong bowed to him in a polite manner, "General, His Highness asked his slave to reprimand you for him."
When Li Chuan heard this, he immediately said seriously: "Please tell me."
"General, don't you know what these days are?" Fuzhong scolded, "Have you forgotten His Highness's warning to you before?"
Li Chuan was speechless when asked.
"General, His Highness has clearly told you before that on the anniversary of the death of the late Queen, do not go out to drink, do not make trouble, do not beat people to death, and do not go to Yihongyuan. Once you are found to have done these things, the Emperor will definitely punish you severely. , have you forgotten?"
Li Chuan's expression was stern.
"Your Majesty said, you have finally been canonized as General Yingyang, do you want to be demoted to a commoner?"
When Li Chuan heard this, he hurriedly said: "I don't want to."
"General Li, it doesn't matter if you do something wrong and harm yourself, but you will harm the prince." Fuzhong said in a very unkind tone, "Before entering the capital, the prince told you that people from the prince's party will keep an eye on you. Once they catch you doing something wrong, they will definitely kill you and bite His Highness."
"If your affairs are discovered by people from the prince's party, then they will definitely stick to it, and they will definitely let the emperor punish His Highness severely."
"The emperor loves His Highness so much that he will not punish Him severely." This was the reason why Li Chuan was so unscrupulous.
As soon as Fuzhong heard this, he knew that Li Chuan still didn't think he was wrong, and he immediately became furious.
"General Li, the Emperor loves His Highness, but the Emperor also attaches great importance to the death anniversary of the late Queen. This year is the seventh year since the death of the late Queen. It is an extremely important year, and the Emperor has to suspend his duties for this reason."
"If His Highness makes a mistake during this period, people from the Prince's party will definitely say that His Highness disrespects the late Queen, and will accuse His Highness of being unfilial and unkind. Then, His Highness's reputation will be ruined."
"The Crown Prince and Duke Zhen will stick to this point. Even if the Emperor favors His Highness again, he will be punished severely."
"His Highness put down the rebellion in Liangzhou this time and gained a very high reputation among the people. The Emperor also specially gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter in marriage to His Highness in order to gain the support of the world's literati and scholars, but once someone detained him, If you are charged with disrespecting the late Queen, then everything will be in vain. You are going to ruin His Highness's future, do you know that?"
When Li Chuan heard this, he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Rich father-in-law, I..."
Fuzhong interrupted Li Chuan: "General Li, do you think what you did last night is no big deal, and that His Highness will protect you even if someone discovers it?"
Li Chuan said nothing because that's what he thought.
"General Li, His Highness will protect you, so how do you repay His Highness? Have you ever thought about His Highness?" Fuzhong asked angrily.
Li Chuan was so embarrassed by Fuzhong's questioning that he knelt down, raised his hand and slapped himself several times.
"I was wrong."
Seeing that Li Chuan finally realized his mistake, Fuzhong's face looked a little better.
"General Li, please think twice about your actions in the future. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about His Highness."
"Don't worry, Mr. Rich, I will never do anything detrimental to His Highness again in the future."
"I hope the general will keep his word."
Fuzhong said something more before leaving Li Mansion.
At this time, King Dai was already attending the morning court in Chengguang Hall.
Li Chuan did not come to the morning court, so the king asked for leave for him. The king said that Li Chuan was unwell, so he did not allow him to attend the morning court.
As soon as King Dai finished asking for leave from Li Chuan, a minister came out and reported to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Your Majesty, General Yingyang is not sick. General Yingyang stayed at Yihongyuan yesterday and came out of Yihongyuan this morning. .”
"Your Majesty, during the anniversary of the late Queen's death, General Ying Yang went to a brothel to prostitute Chang. It is really too much."
"Your Majesty, this is not the first time that General Ying Yang has stayed in a brothel. Every time he returns to Beijing, he will stay in a brothel. He has stayed in a brothel for several days and nights."
"The imperial court has regulations that do not allow officials to go to brothels to prostitute girls. General Ying Yang dares to go to brothels without discipline. It is really arrogant!"
"During the anniversary of the late Queen's death, General Ying Yang went to a brothel to prostitute Chang unscrupulously. This was simply arrogant and he did not take the late Queen seriously at all."
People in the prince's party seized on this matter and joined Li Chuan one after another.
"General Yingyang is a general under His Royal Highness the King of Dai. His Highness the King of Dai actually allowed his generals to go to the brothel on the anniversary of the death of the late Queen. It seems that His Highness the King of Dai did not take the late Queen seriously."
"The late Queen is the legitimate mother of His Highness the King. Your Highness is being unfilial to the First Queen by doing this."
"Your Majesty, by doing this, Your Highness is insulting the late Queen."
The ministers from Dai Wang's party naturally objected, saying that they had slandered General Yingyang and His Highness Dai Wang, and asked them if they had any evidence.
General Yingyang is a fifth-rank general of the imperial court, and it is a serious crime to slander an official of the imperial court.
Ministers from the prince's party said they had evidence. Someone saw General Ying Yang going to Yihong Courtyard last night, and someone else saw General Yingyang walking out of Yihong Courtyard half an hour ago. If you don’t believe it, you can go to Yihongyuan and ask.
Seeing the people from the prince's party swearing so confidently, the ministers from the acting king's party were a little worried.
King Dai came out again and said, "Father, General Ying Yang is really unwell." King Dai insisted that Li Chuan was ill. He sent Fuzhong to find Li Chuan, firstly to teach Li Chuan a lesson, and secondly to make Li Chuan really sick.
He had already guessed that asking for leave for Li Chuan would make people in the prince's party suspicious, so he had to make Li Chuan really sick, otherwise he would be bullying the emperor.
"Your Majesty, whether General Yingyang is really sick or fake, please ask the imperial physician to find out."
Emperor Wu of Zhou glanced at Sun Kui, who immediately responded and bowed back.
The king looked calm.
Before he went to court, he asked a young eunuch to inform Concubine Rong and ask Concubine Rong to say hello to the imperial doctor on duty today.
Sun Kui walked out of Chengguang Hall and asked Sun Doudou to go to the Imperial Hospital to take an imperial doctor to the Prince Dai's Mansion.
"Master, this matter..." His Highness Dai Wang was deeply favored by the emperor. Sun Doudou could not make up his mind and could only ask his master Sun Kui for advice.
Sun Kui said: "We will handle it impartially."
Sun Doudou hesitated for a moment and said: "Over there with the imperial physician..." Most of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital were on good terms with Concubine Rong, and they were afraid that the imperial doctors would cooperate with the king.
"Who are the imperial doctors on duty today? Is there any imperial physician Feng who can diagnose Ping'an's pulse on the emperor?" Imperial Physician Ling Imperial Physician Feng is the imperial physician who specializes in examining Emperor Zhou Wu's pulse.
"Doctor Feng will have a rest today."
Sun Kui thought for a moment and said, "You first go to Feng Mansion to find Dr. Feng, and then take him to General Yingyang's Mansion."
"Ah?" Sun Doudou looked surprised, "Master, do you really want to do this?"
He couldn't help but show a worried look on his face, and said in a low voice, "Master, His Highness the King and Concubine Rong will blame us if they find out."
Sun Kui hit Sun Doudou on the head with a whisk, "Do you want to be blamed by the emperor, or do you want to be blamed by Concubine Rong and others?"
Sun Doudou said without any hesitation: "I should be blamed by Concubine Rong and His Highness the King."
"You and I are the people who serve the Emperor. We only work for the Emperor, do you understand?"
Sun Doudou nodded quickly: "I understand. However, Master, the Emperor has always valued and loved His Highness the King. Will our doing this make the Emperor unhappy?"
Sun Kui understood what Sun Doudou meant and said to him with a profound look on his face: "Nothing is as important now as the death anniversary of the late Queen."
"Disciple knows. Disciple will leave the palace now."
After Sun Doudou left the palace, he first went to Feng's Mansion to find Dr. Feng, and then took Dr. Feng to Li Chuan's Mansion.
Imperial Physician Feng was Emperor Wu of Zhou's exclusive imperial physician. Concubine Rong Guifei and Empress Xie once wanted to bribe him, but he refused. He knew that he was loyal to Emperor Wu of Zhou, so it was most appropriate for him to take Li Chuan's pulse.
Li Chuan did not know Imperial Physician Feng and thought he was an imperial physician arranged by the king. He followed Fuzhong's instructions and pretended to be sick seriously.
Doctor Feng checked his pulse and asked Li Chuan to have a good rest, without saying much else.
Li Chuan asked his deputy to send Sun Doudou and Doctor Feng out of the house.
Sun Doudou took Doctor Feng into the palace again.
The morning service is not over yet.
Sun Doudou walked into Chengguang Hall with a bow and respectfully reported to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Feng is outside the hall."
When King Dai heard that it was Imperial Physician Feng, his eyes widened in shock, and he was surprised in his heart: How could it be Imperial Physician Feng?
Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't know that Imperial Physician Feng was taking a rest today, and he wasn't surprised that Sun Doudou took Imperial Physician Feng to Li Chuan's house.
"Let him in."
Dai Wang's face turned very ugly in an instant.
Imperial Physician Feng came in and bowed respectfully to Emperor Wu of Zhou.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Go and check General Yingyang's pulse. How is he doing?"
"To tell you back to the emperor, there is nothing serious about General Yingyang's health, it's just..." At this point, Imperial Physician Feng suddenly paused, with an expression on his face that he was hesitant to speak.
"Just what?"
Imperial Physician Feng said truthfully: "It's just that General Yingyang indulged in too much, and he drank a lot yesterday, so he is a little weak now."
After hearing what Imperial Physician Feng said, Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Dai Wang coldly.
King Dai felt Emperor Zhou Wu's sharp eyes and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Father, I don't know General Ying Yang... I thought he was really unwell..."
Emperor Wu of Zhou waved his hand to Imperial Physician Feng, who bowed his back and retreated.
Censor Zhongcheng came out and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, General Yingyang went to a brothel to visit prostitutes on the anniversary of the death of the late Queen. He was lawless, unjust, unfilial and disloyal. Please punish him severely."
His words immediately gained support from the prince's party.
Censor Zhongcheng continued: "His Royal Highness the King of Dai connives with his generals and helps his generals deceive the emperor. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Please punish him severely!"
King Dai: Now I finally know what a pig teammate is.
(End of chapter)
