Da Nei Funing Hall, the emperor's bedroom.
Now the official family is resting in the West Pavilion.
Two medical officers were discussing the official's condition with a white-haired eunuch.
This eunuch is nearly seventy years old, but he looks to be no more than sixty years old. Not only is he very energetic, but he also looks very honest and honest to ordinary people at first glance.
However, those who are familiar with this eunuch will know that this person is not what he seems, otherwise he would not be sitting in the position of inner capital knowledge.
In the inner circle, Dou Chi's status is second only to Dou Dou Chi, and he is a sixth-rank official. Because Dou Dou Chi does not have a permanent position, the other party is the first person in the inner chamber.
This eunuch was none other than Ren Shouzhong, the adopted son of Ren Wenqing, the chamberlain.
As for the two medical officers in front of him, they were Sun Zhao and Shan Xiang, famous doctors invited from the private sector by Zhongshu Province.
Sun Zhaodao: "There is no doubt that the official family is suffering from wind disease. Among the people, they should use Fuzi Decoction, Juma Decoction or Pueraria lobata Decoction. However, the imperial doctor in the womb has obviously used these prescriptions for the official family, but they have not been effective."
Shan Xiang said: "For the current plan, let's slightly change the formula, and then start targeting the officials to see if it can be useful. I think there is still a 30% chance of turning things around."
Ren Shouzhong said with a smile: "You two are really the miracle doctors of the world. My husband recommends you to be a master of rejuvenation. You can discuss how to deal with it. If it is done, you will be rewarded heavily."
After hearing this, the two of them were overjoyed and left to discuss the recipe. After the two of them left, Ren Shouzhong put on a slightly sad face and headed towards the East Pavilion.
Queen Cao was resting in the East Pavilion, looking very haggard. When she saw Ren Shouzhong entering with a sad look on his face, she couldn't help but panicked: "Are the two folk miracle doctors at their wits' end?"
Ren Shouzhong let out a long sigh and said, "Reporting to the Queen, now we can only do our best and obey fate."
Queen Cao sighed and sat down again.
Ren Shouzhong suddenly knelt down and said, "I am guilty!"
Empress Cao was startled and said: "You are also an old man in the palace. Why do you always kneel down to apologize? Then stand up and speak slowly. You are kind to the prince because of Fu Yao and Yu Shangshu's request."
Ren Shouzhong cried and said: "This is the matter, my dear, I have tried my best to serve you, but I don't know why I can't make the king happy, so that the king and outsiders treat me like this."
"I am a humble person and have been misunderstood as to what I am responsible for. However, I misunderstood that it was the Queen who ordered me not to tolerate the prince. This is really a crime worthy of death."
Empress Cao said helplessly: "Zhao Shu is right. He has lived in the palace for so long and he doesn't know the rules. Don't worry, I have told them not to spread the word outside. The courtiers discussed it for a while and then dispersed."
"You said that the official's illness is really bad, what should we do? Can this child Zhao Shu be trusted by Jiangshan Sheji?"
Ren Shouzhong said: "Empress, I have no family, and I don't regret dying at this young age. I only know how to be loyal to the official family and my empress. Since the empress asked about the crown prince, I still said that the prince is not as good as Jiedu."
The Jiedu mentioned by Ren Shouzhong was Zhao Yunchu, the Jiedushi envoy of the Weide Army.
He is the young son of King Zhao Yuanyan of Jing. Empress Dowager Zhang Xian once dreamed of King Xuanyou of Zhou, who was mourning the death of Prince Xian and was entrusted to the Palace of King Jing. Zhao Yunchu was adopted in the palace when he was born. He was slightly younger than Zhao Shu, but he entered the palace earlier than him.
As the official told Han Qi before, they had adopted two princes in the palace, one was Zhao Shu and the other was Zhao Yunchu.
Empress Cao sighed and said, "This kid Yunchu is simple, but he is...unwise."
"When the officials listened to your words, didn't they let Yunchu go to the palace to see him? The officials ordered the palace maid to give him tea, but Yunchu said frankly that he didn't need tea, just drink plain water."
"I and the people around me laughed loudly, and you can see this too. After the official's question and answer with Yunchu, he was very disappointed and said to me, Yunchu is stupid, how can he be qualified for such a big job?"
After hearing this, Ren Shouzhong still said: "The Queen is right. Yunchu is an old minister who has watched him grow up. In terms of intelligence, he may not be as smart as the county prince."
"But when it comes to caring about the officials and the empress in their hearts, no one can compare to him!"
Empress Cao was stunned when she heard this, sighed and said: "What you said is true. Yunchu is a filial child. However, the officials and princes have already fallen in love with him, and I have no choice but to do anything."
"How about the palace maid named Han Chong'er? Doesn't she still refuse to allow the imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse?"
Ren Shouzhong said: "I still refuse. Whenever a man approaches, I yell and scream."
"Then you can't be stronger than her. Do you think she has dragon veins?"
Ren Shouzhong shook his head and said: "I don't think it looks like this, I think. This woman is probably greedy for wealth and is deliberately causing mischief."
After hearing this, Empress Cao smiled bitterly and said: "How many days can she covet such wealth? If she didn't have dragon veins, how dare she talk such nonsense, haven't you thought about what will happen in the future?"
Ren Shouzhong said: "There are always people like this who have never been prosperous in their lives. They can be greedy for one day and provide them with fine clothes and food. With this Han Chong here, they can control the Duke and are not afraid of what he will do in the future. Unfilial to the Queen."
After hearing this, Queen Cao was silent for a moment and said: "It's better not to go too far."
"Yes, I know," Ren Shouzhong raised his eyes and looked at Empress Cao and said, "Your Majesty, I have been serving the Queen Mother since she was Zhang Xian. I only care about the royal family in my heart and will never do anything to disgrace my Majesty."
Empress Cao said: "I know that my father-in-law is an old minister from the time of Tiansheng Mingdao."
"Yes, empress, why do you choose Tiansheng as the reign name? Tiansheng is the two saints. What is the Mingdao of the reign name? Ming means that the sun and the moon are both bright! This is the meaning of the people of the world. Let the Queen Mother Zhang Xian and the officials Together we rule the world.”
When Ren Shouzhong walked out of Funing Hall, he looked back, with a complicated look in his eyes.
He had been demoted from the palace twice and returned to the palace twice. Now he did not want to be demoted from the palace for the third time.
He knew the consequences of being on the wrong side in this battle to establish the crown prince, and he had now deeply offended Julu County Duke Zhao Shu.
He supported Zhao Yunchu, one of the two adopted sons mentioned by the officials and Han Qi as being pure but not wise.
But as long as the prince of the Song Dynasty had a slightly normal intelligence, how could he be called unwise? Therefore, the conclusion is that he is not very smart.
But for Ren Shouzhong, what he wants is an unintelligent prince, or even an emperor.
Ren Shouzhong walked to the Imperial Pharmacy. Ren Jisheng, the eunuch who was in charge of Gou Imperial Pharmacy, was his confidant.
"Daddy, what are your orders?"
When Ren Shouzhong arrived here, he changed his benevolent face from the palace. He leaned on the chair and said nothing, looking calm and calm.
Ren Shouzhong asked: "How is the prince these days?"
Ren Jisheng said with a smile: "I have to follow my godfather's instructions to serve me well. I am given some wet charcoal that cannot make a fire. The food and clothing are good, but they are also moldy and smelly."
Ren Shouzhong said: "You are not afraid of offending future officials."
Ren Jisheng said with a smile: "Whether you can become an official is still a matter of debate. Even if you become an official, who doesn't know that the godfather and the queen have the final say in the palace. In the past few days, the prince learned that a palace maid was pregnant, and now he is sick again. , we also sent the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the patient as instructed, but they just delayed in administering the medicine."
Ren Shouzhong said: "Starting from tomorrow onwards, we must give medication and food and clothing must be taken care of. Those methods in the past must not be used again."
Ren Jisheng was surprised: "Why is it that the official family is really in trouble?"
Ren Shouzhong stared at the other party, and Ren Jisheng said quickly: "I know, I will do what my godfather tells me to do right now."
Ren Shouzhong said: "If I have offended anyone in the palace as much as I have, I would have offended him long ago when the officials ordered me to handle the funeral of King Pu."
It turned out that when Ren Shouzhong was handling the funeral of King Pu, he scorned all the disciples, and among them he had corrupted nearly ten thousand yuan. He was still not satisfied and continued to exploit King Pu's palace. Even Zhao Zongyi, the eldest son of King Pu, was dismissed from office because of Ren Shouzhong.
Ren Shouzhong said: "You don't have to worry, but as long as the queen and the prince are at odds, we will not be able to fall from power."
"The Queen has no ideas. I need to help her with guidance from time to time. When we serve people in the palace, we must always know that everything is best, and that glory and wealth are all tied to one person."
Ren Jisheng asked thoughtfully: "Is dad going to attack someone again?"
Ren Shouzhong nodded and said, "Who were the officials who made the recommendations before?"
Ren Jisheng told them one by one.
Sima Guang!
Ren Shouzhong shook his head, this person is not easy to mess with.
Fanzhen! Wang Tao!
Ren Shouzhong frowned after hearing this.
When he heard Zhang Yue's name, Ren Shouzhong said, "Wait a minute."
Ren Jisheng asked in a low voice: "Dad, do you want to touch the Number One Scholar? I'm afraid this person is not easy to mess with, and he is young and has a long future."
Ren Shouzhong said: "I know, but this person has only been an official for a short time and has no foundation. He comes from a poor family and has no powerful people in the same year."
"In the past, I relied on the official's grace to win the first prize, third class in the system, and became a Jingyan official. If the official was there, I would definitely not dare to do anything, and I would treat him respectfully. Now the official is ill. If it gets heavier, he will lose power.”
Ren Jisheng said: "Then I will make arrangements now?"
Ren Shouzhong stretched out his hand and said, "Wait a minute, I've found out clearly that his wife seems to be from a well-known family, and she seems to have something to do with Uncle Ouyang Yong."
Ren Jisheng said: "I'm going to investigate right away and find out his details."
Ren Shouzhong nodded and said: "Let's check it out and see who else he has enmity with. These civil servants are making too much trouble now. We need to suppress a few of them."
"It all depends on daddy's opinion."
Ren Shouzhong couldn't help but think of the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian's visit to the court. At that time, the Empress Dowager listened to the government behind the curtain and used eunuchs like them to control the civil servants.
At that time, civil servants could not rely on eunuchs like them. When officials take charge of the government and then use civil servants again, their good days as eunuchs come to an end.
As for suppressing civil servants, it is also his usual tactic.
Han Qi once wrote a poem, "The rain in Qingyun Pavilion welcomes the sky, and the cold color leaves spring in the longevity cup." We served at the banquet twenty years ago, and the Taiwan Secretary is happy to accompany you again today.
Ren Shouzhong dedicated this poem to the officials to ridicule his majesty for having too many banquets. After hearing this, the officials did not blame Han Qi or punish Ren Shouzhong. Instead, they promoted Ren Shouzhong to the rank of internal magistrate.
Dispose of several ministers who established the throne, so that Queen Cao would rely on him even more.
Even if Zhao Yunchu cannot be promoted to the throne, as long as Empress Cao is respected by the new official family, it is still possible for them eunuchs to return to the glory they had when Empress Dowager Zhang Xian was there.
As for him not taking action, the civil servants would not let him go. Sima Guang and Wang Tao repeatedly criticized "the eunuchs seduced the saints and frustrated the good government, which made Zong Shi afraid of disaster and did not dare to accept the order."
This move was to put Ren Shouzhong to death, so he simply turned his back.
