The inner hall of Qianqing Palace was very quiet. What Zhang Zhou said was too sensational, involving the grudges of two generations of "immortal masters", one of whom has passed away...
Except for the emperor, no one present was qualified to comment on Zhang Zhou's words.
After a long time, Zhu Youtang asked seriously: "Can I still be saved?"
Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, do you really believe in your words?"
Not only Zhang Zhou had this question, but also several people next to him had the same question.
Saying that Li Guang's elixir is lead-poisoned is just Zhang Zhou's statement. Everyone is dead now anyway. Maybe Zhang Zhou wants to add insult to injury and deliberately belittle Li Guang?
How can we be sure that Zhang Zhou is not "taking credit for good medical treatment"?
"well!"
Zhu Youtang sighed heavily, appearing extremely reluctant, but he had to speak with sincerity, "I don't want to admit it, but I have to admit it. In the past two years... my body has not been as good as before, and I have become more and more dependent on the elixir. , sometimes I can’t sleep or eat well because I can’t take the pills.”
Zhu Youtang didn't have the nerve to say in front of Zhang Zhou that it was later found out that Li Guang couldn't even make alchemy, and the so-called alchemy furnace he found was also very old, with a pile of black ash at the bottom of the furnace, which was miserable.
With such unbearable strength and such an alchemy furnace, it’s no wonder that he can refine good elixirs!
Zhang Zhou also realized that the "toxicity" of Li Guang's elixir was greater than imagined.
Maybe something like Five Stone Powder was added.
No wonder Li Guanghui committed suicide quietly after the incident, because he really had no ability, and even he himself was afraid of being punished by God.
Dai Yi hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, now that you have found out His Majesty's condition, you should quickly find a way to treat it."
Zhang Zhou shook his head: "I can't cure this kind of poison, or it can only be alleviated step by step. Your Majesty should focus on physical exercise, that is, go out and bask in the sun more, do some exercise, don't sit for a long time, and eat well." On the other hand, try to avoid porridge and vegetables, and add more nutritious things, such as eggs, meat, cheese, etc. Other than that, I can’t think of any better way.”
Dai Yi said sadly: "Mr. Zhang, you can explain His Majesty's condition so clearly. You can even cure acne. What else can't be cured?"
Zhu Youtang said in a calm tone: "Don't embarrass Bingkuan. With his character, he will say whatever he wants. He said that he can only adjust it slowly, and that's probably the only way. You can't be too demanding on others."
Dai Yi was still a little dissatisfied.
But the emperor's words also contained truth. The biggest problem was that when Zhang Zhou met the emperor in the past, he would never say something ambiguous and not pragmatic about the things at hand.
If you say the princess will get sick, she will really get sick. If you say there will be a fire in the palace, God will send down a fire.
If Zhang Zhou deliberately said that the emperor's condition was serious and that he could cure it himself, it could be said that he wanted to deceive Shengting and gain benefits.
Unless there is a disease that cannot be cured...
What does alarmism mean to Zhang Zhou?
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "I am also lucky to have met you early, so I won't continue to get stuck in Li Guang's body. You are my lucky star."
Zhang Zhou stood up, raised his hands seriously and said, "Your Majesty is serious. It was not that I showed up in time to change everything, but that God gave His Majesty a warning in time. The fire in Qingning Palace was God telling Your Majesty to bring order to the chaos. Even if there were no ministers, Only that fire will make Your Majesty wake up in time. I didn't do anything, but gained fame for myself."
Zhang Zhou told the truth.
With or without him, this fire would exist.
Li Guang will die.
But to the ears of the emperor and the eunuchs, Zhang Juren was too humble.
You have merit but don't boast about it...what kind of magnanimity?
Can people dislike such a person?
"Bingkuan, some things you said are right. I have liked rice porridge and vegetables since I was a child. I don't like meat food, and I don't like to go out to see the sun. I rarely interact with people in the deep palace. Perhaps it is because of these , I became seriously ill after being poisoned by lead, maybe I really should listen to you and go out more often."
Zhu Youtang's mood became much brighter.
Dai Yi, who was next to him, also smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, it will be good for your health to ask me to accompany you to visit various places in the palace."
Zhang Zhou heard from the emperor's words that Zhu Youtang had been ostracized and oppressed since he was a child. He might be a severely autistic person. There was no such thing as mental illness these days, so even Zhu Youtang himself didn't know about it. I am sick.
He would only marry Queen Zhang for the rest of his life, perhaps not because of his incompetence, but more because...
He is afraid of being around people.
In the minds of autistic people, the narrower the life circle, the better. A complicated life circle will only make him feel scared, especially the life circle of close relationships.
This probably also explains why Zhu Youtang felt a sense of spiritual dependence on Li Guang, and then Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou wanted to say.
Mental illness is not easy to treat.
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Zhu Youtang knew the root cause of his illness, so he was not anxious at all, but calmed down.
The emperor was previously afraid that he had some intractable disease that would gradually become fatal to his bones. When Zhang Zhou told him that as long as he took care of himself slowly, his body would gradually return to normal, Zhu Youtang ate even more.
Because Zhang Zhou also confessed.
Eat more and exercise more to improve your health.
Zhang Zhou was still summarizing his "secret recipe for detoxification" here. On the other side, a palace maid came in to report that it was the Queen Mother Zhou.
"Is it the royal grandmother? Help me up!"
Zhu Youtang was a filial grandson and was about to get up to greet the Queen Mother Zhou.
At this time, the Queen Mother Zhou had already come in. When she saw her grandson about to get up, she hurriedly said: "Emperor, there is no need to get up. Your grandmother is here to visit you. What do you mean when you get up?"
With that said, Queen Mother Zhou walked to the bedside and sat directly on the seat where Zhang Zhou had been sitting before. She took her grandson's hand with a look of love and concern on her face.
"Royal Grandmother, my grandson can no longer salute you and say hello."
"No, you are a filial child. You kept vigil with the Imperial Grandmother two days ago so that the Imperial Grandmother could sleep peacefully. Today the Imperial Grandmother also comes to see you."
Queen Mother Zhou said, looking to the side, she couldn't help but smile and nod when she saw Zhang Zhou, "Is Bingkuan here too?"
Zhang Zhou didn't expect it.
Even the Queen Mother Zhou directly called him by his cousin.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother." Zhang Zhou saluted hurriedly.
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "No, it's thanks to him that the fire happened earlier. Your Majesty, you must reward him well for the Ai family."
Dai Yi smiled and replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not treat Mr. Zhang badly. Mr. Zhang is here to diagnose your Majesty."
"How is your condition?"
Queen Mother Zhou had a look of sincere concern on her face.
This grandson was good at everything. She also watched Zhu Youtang grow up. He was so filial when he grew up and became an emperor. Naturally, a grandmother would also love him.
Zhu Youtang said: "It's no big deal."
"That's good." Empress Dowager Zhou held the emperor's hand, and the grandfather and grandson looked very harmonious.
After chatting for a while, Empress Dowager Zhou said: "You should pay more attention to your health. Emperor, I heard that the Ai family is progressing in rebuilding Qingning Palace. Is there any progress?"
Zhu Youtang looked up at Dai Yi.
Dai Yi then came out and said: "Back to Your Majesty, back to the Empress Dowager, the news I just learned from the Ministry of Industry is that the bidding has been concluded. Qingyun Hou and Changning Bo have priced the wood and stone at 60,000 yuan in silver." Five thousand taels, the bid is successful. The wood and stone materials will be provided by the two of them."
Queen Mother Zhou asked: "Besides the two of them, who else is bidding?"
"Uh..." Dai Yi looked at Zhu Youtang first, obviously not wanting to say anything.
But after seeing that Zhu Youtang didn't express anything in particular, he hesitated and said: "Only... there are Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Bo. They... put the price at one hundred and three thousand taels... but they didn't succeed."
"Cough cough cough..."
Zhu Youtang was in a good mood.
When they heard that the Zhou family was asking for more than 60,000 taels of materials, but the Zhang brothers were asking for 100,000 taels, they felt uncomfortable and coughed.
