"Your Majesty, I understand your thoughts. I also promise that I will do my best to save the King of England. But, alas. But please don't worry too much, Your Majesty. I believe that the King of England cares about the people, and he will naturally be a blessing to people and heaven. And the King of England will do his best. Compared with other princes, his foundation is much better and his body is much stronger."
"In addition, Dr. Li's medication can be considered timely, and the treatment methods are also appropriate. As long as the King's fever can be subsided and we can listen to this night, there should be hope. But Your Majesty, the only thing we can do now is to wait. I hope the King of England can survive this night. I also hope that the sky can hear our begging and leave Daqi with such a good prince who is dedicated to the people."
Doctor Guo's words were very sad for the emperor. This was not only a matter of life and death for one of his sons, but the words of the prince who was dedicated to serving the people were like a few hard slaps on his face. This old friend almost pointed at his nose and said, look at those bastard sons you taught.
What's more, for the emperor, he knew that with his old friend's intelligence, he would not fail to see something behind Huang Qiong's assassination. Although he has many sons, he is the only one who has received such praise from his old friends. Thinking of this, the emperor frowned and wanted to say something but in the end he didn't say it. He just walked into the yard, looked at the moonlight on the horizon and fell silent.
The voice of Gao Wuyong, who had been standing for a long time and followed cautiously beside him, broke the tranquility of the emperor's body: "Long live my lord, it's getting late. Is it time for you to drive back to the palace? If you don't go back, the palace should be worried about you." It's time. Besides, it's already this hour and you haven't eaten yet. Your dragon body is in a hurry."
In response to the personal eunuch's reminder, the emperor shook his head and said: "I won't go back, so I'll just wait here. You can go to Zhongshu Province later and tell them that tomorrow's morning session will be suspended. Then go back to the palace." , if you have any urgent memorials, please bring them to me, and we will wait for the King of England to get out of danger.
"As for dinner, just tell the people in the King's Palace to prepare something for me. Don't prepare anything. I can't eat anything now, so just make some whatever the King of England eats on weekdays. Also, after returning to the palace, You have to know in your heart what you should say and what you shouldn’t say.”
"Long live the Lord, forgive me for talking too much. Is there anything wrong with you staying here in the King's Palace? The number of guards in the King's Palace is limited, should I call a team of imperial guards? Otherwise, what should I do if those assassins return and disturb the Holy Master? ?" Seeing the emperor's downcast expression, Gao Wuyong, who wanted to dissuade the emperor from staying at the Prince's Mansion, immediately said so.
Regarding Gao Wuyong's worries, the emperor just waved his hands and said: "Don't worry, among the princes I gave birth to, the only one who doesn't want me to die early is Ah Jiu. There is still no problem with my safety in his mansion. Yu Linjun Don't adjust it, otherwise it will make the whole Jingzhao Mansion restless again."
Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Gao Wuyong, although he was his personal eunuch, did not dare to persuade him, and could only sigh secretly in his heart. The King of England was assassinated, and the Emperor not only visited the residence in person, but also stayed at the King's residence. As soon as this news spread, I don't know how many disputes will arise. I don't know how many waves it will cause in the palace and the court.
You know, among the emperors of the Da Qi Dynasty. Although there are not many precedents for the emperor to visit a prince when he is ill, it is definitely not unprecedented. But because of the prince's injury or illness, this was the first time since the founding of the Qi Dynasty that he stayed in the prince's house. Once this news gets out, it will shake things up for North Korea and China, not to mention other countries.
But Gao Wuyong, who was familiar with the emperor's character, did not dare to continue persuading him. After the founding of the Qi Dynasty, eunuchs had been responsible for great harm since the middle Tang Dynasty, and even until the emperor was abolished, they were all in control. After Dingding Chang'an, Emperor Taizu erected iron plaques in the three palaces of Daming, Taiji, and Xingqing in Xijing, and wrote to eunuchs who interfered with politics that all the people in the world could kill them.
After Emperor Taizong moved the capital to Luoyang, he erected the same iron sign in Luoyang Palace. All the emperors of Da Qi respected this iron law. Even the mediocre Emperors Lizong and Shizong did not dare to go beyond it. Up to this day, eunuchs, not to mention interfering in politics, even those who spoke about political affairs were killed without mercy.
So even if he is the emperor's most favored personal eunuch, even if he thinks he is doing it for his master's good. But since the emperor had made up his mind, he did not dare to persuade. Because he knew that if he talked too much, it would involve government affairs. Even though he is the emperor's most trusted eunuch, once he crosses this bottom line, he will never get anything good from him.
After carefully telling Li Hai to serve the emperor well. Gao Wuyong could only follow the emperor's words and go to Zhongshu Province to convey the decree and return to the palace to collect the memorial. The emperor's intention was obvious. He was asked to do it right away. How could he dare to delay for a moment?
Gao Wuyong went back to deliver the order, while Li Hai carefully served the emperor's meal. Although no one is in that mood at the moment, after all, he is the king of a country, and he still has to do what he has to do. The emperor looked at the simple dishes on the table and couldn't believe it when he thought of his instructions to Gao Wuyong.
The emperor raised his head and pointed at the two meats and vegetables and a soup on the table. Not to mention the simple dinner of the princes, even the richer people could not match it. He asked aside, although he was worried about his master's injury. But Li Hai, who had to pretend to be happy when facing the emperor, said: "Does your master eat these things on weekdays?"
"When we go back to the official house, our master usually eats even more simply than this. Breakfast is just millet porridge with some pickles, a boiled egg and steamed buns. At noon and evening, it's usually just one meat and one vegetable plus one A bowl of soup. The staple food is just some old rice, and sometimes noodles. Except for the visit of Prince Yong, our master basically doesn’t drink alcohol on weekdays.”
"Today's dishes are made by the cook who knew that the official saint came to the Prince of England's palace and tried to curry favor with him. This is really not because the servant meant to neglect the saint, but because the master's food was too simple, and the palace did not prepare any delicacies. Gao Everyone's instructions were a little hasty, and it was difficult to prepare everything in a hurry. I hope the officials will forgive me."
"However, except for the occasional free time, the master likes to cook a few side dishes by himself, such as eggplant boxes, pot-wrapped meat and the like. These two kinds of meat and fish are brought to the official family today, which are what our master usually eats. I like cooking. It’s just that my cooking skills are not good, so it doesn’t have the same taste as our prince’s cooking.”
Perhaps it could be seen that the emperor's already gloomy expression became darker after hearing his answer. But now I really don't know how I have offended Li Hai, the king of a country. After hearing the emperor's question, he quickly knelt down and returned. Although he didn't know the reason for the emperor's bad expression, Li Hai had one purpose, that is, it was always right to tell the truth.
Seeing that the food on the table was really poor, the emperor, who was worried about Huang Qiong, couldn't eat anymore. Originally, when I learned that Huang Qiong was assassinated, I was worried, entangled, hurt, and had various changes in my mind, which made me feel extremely bad. The emperor had just received another loud slap in the face from his close friend, and felt even more aggrieved.
Now I was feeling depressed and looking for an outlet to vent my anger, and maybe I unintentionally took the little eunuch in front of me as the target of my anger. There was some uncontrollable anger in his tone as he said, "Is this how you serve your master on weekdays? What does this sound like? A dignified prince eats this kind of thing, what does it sound like?"
"A prince, a prince, can't even eat as well as some other people's servants. Wouldn't it make outsiders laugh at me, Da Qi, who is a high-ranking dynasty and can't even support a prince? Say, this is what your master means. , or are you slaves deliberately making things difficult for your masters? Don’t take it for granted that I really don’t know about the tricks you filthy bastards have.”
Although half of the reason for the emperor's words was that he had nowhere to vent his anger and had nothing to do here. In addition, half of the reason is that it is really hard for him to believe that this is the daily diet of his ninth son, and he is also very angry. Before leaving the palace, although he had been living in the cold palace, his father had not abused him.
In those years, I had always provided the queen and prince with the daily needs of their mother and son, without any skimping. My son eats pig food all day long. Is this a disguised demonstration to him, or does he have other motives? Anyway, he still doesn't believe that he, the ninth son, really eats something that in his eyes may not even be as good as pig food every day.
I don’t blame the emperor for not believing that Huang Qiong, who used to be the prince and the prince of the county, ate such simple food every day. Because this emperor never said anything after he ascended the throne. Even when he was a prince, even though he was a famous doormat among Emperor Sejong's disciples, he was not bad at eating.
So when I saw the simplicity of Huang Qiong's daily diet today, I didn't believe it at all. It's just that he forgot one thing. While his son was living in the cold palace, although his supply was abundant, people in the cold palace had to be able to do it. His ex-wife was not only a master of martial arts, but also proficient in divination, medicine, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even astronomy and geography.
But there is one thing, and that is what women in this era should know. No one knows whether the needlework girl is good at cooking. Anyway, Huang Qiong, her biological son, has never eaten the food she cooked or worn the clothes she sewed. As for another woman, Chen Yao, although she has some skills, her craftsmanship is just barely there.
As for the only two eunuchs who were deaf and mute, they were only responsible for cleaning the house every day. No matter how good the thing you give is good, it's of no use if no one will do it. Not to mention that Huang Qiong didn't care much about food in his previous life, even though he was an absolute foodie. Over the past ten years, I have been corrected by the poor cooking skills of the two women who basically didn't know how to cook and the strict teachings of my mother.
It wasn't that Huang Qiong didn't choose before, but he really didn't have a choice. As for after moving into the house, one has developed the habit of not liking luxury after so many years. The second thing is that he really doesn't like the diet at this time. And whether he is a county king or a prince, he cannot stay in the kitchen all day long and make food for himself.
Although he occasionally cooks, making something he liked to eat in his previous life. For example, there are northern dishes such as pot-wrapped pork, fried eggplant boxes, and braised pork. But in this era where gentlemen are particular about cooking far away, they always cook for themselves. Once word spreads, it will cause trouble for yourself.
What kind of gentleman is far away from the kitchen? What kind of big label is put on the person who doesn't respect himself? Even if he doesn't bite, he still treats others badly, isn't he? Huang Qiong himself is indeed not the kind of person who never tires of eating, but he also likes delicious food. It's just that he is a person who always pays attention to eating enough. It is a waste to prepare so many dishes just for the so-called ceremony or ostentation.
