Zuo Xiang's words were all for the sake of everyone in the palace. At first glance, the other ministers nodded frequently.
But that's not the truth. There are so many masters in the palace, and even Han Xianzong is in the palace. If all the imperial doctors are in Weiyang Palace for treatment, there is no guarantee that these imperial doctors will not be infected.
If these imperial doctors were infected with the plague, there would be no way to stop the plague in the palace.
Of course, if it were anyone else, he would definitely be thinking of the masters in the palace wholeheartedly, but if it were the left prime minister, he would naturally have his own selfish motives.
Han Xianzong had intended to make Xie Ziyue his queen some time ago. He only summoned a few close ministers about this matter, and he had no idea about it.
Zuo Xiang was secretly proud, feeling that he had made the right decision in sending his youngest daughter to the palace. He only needed to give her a one-word hint, and she could guess what he meant.
And it can be implemented so quickly.
Han Xianzong and Xie Ziyue were so anxious now that they probably had no time to pay attention to the matter of establishing a queen.
"What does Zuo Xiang mean?" Zuo Xiang was proud, but he didn't know that his words made Han Xianzong very unhappy.
Emperor Xianzong of the Han Dynasty was very anxious because his daughter was ill. Not only did the left prime minister not help share the worries, he even proposed withdrawing most of the imperial doctors... Is this a disguised form of asking him to give up Ah Xuan?
Han Xianzong's tone was sinister, and he looked at Zuo Xiang with an extremely cold expression: "The princess needs an imperial doctor now. Does Zuo Xiang plan to let me just ignore the princess?"
"I don't dare, old minister." How dare the left prime minister agree? Looking at Han Xianzong's appearance, as long as he dares to agree, he is afraid that he will be fired from his official position immediately.
After he knelt down, he quickly shouted that he was wronged. The other adults were watching and had no intention of getting involved in this dispute.
Even though they had the same idea as Zuo Xiang before, Han Xianzong's reaction was so cold that no one with a brain would stick to this point anymore.
Han Xianzong remained silent.
There was a flash of light on the left prime minister's back, and a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He already regretted the remonstrance he just said, so he could only add:
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that the people in the palace must be panicking because of this matter, so the imperial hospital should leave other imperial doctors to treat the patient."
"People are panicking?" Han Xianzong repeated with difficulty in distinguishing between joy and anger, and looked around at these ministers:
"Previously, the plague was only in the Huizhou area. Why would a good person come to the palace? This matter is the source of people's panic."
At this point, he changed the subject, "However, Prime Minister Zuo won't bother with this. Since Prime Minister Zuo is so afraid, it's better to stay in Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion and not come out for a while to avoid getting infected."
The tone was cold, but there was a hint of ruthlessness.
Prime Minister Zuo was startled. He looked up and saw the look in Han Xianzong's eyes, which made people shudder.
"I don't dare." He could only repeat this sentence.
When he came out of Qinzheng Palace, the clothes on his back were soaked with cold sweat.
In the past, he was a first-class official, appearing in the palace, surrounded by officials all year round.
But now he is not valued by Han Xianzong, and he was even reprimanded just now. Now he can only walk alone. Seeing those people surrounding the right minister, how can he not feel angry?
Back at home, Zuo Xiang got angry and broke several vases he liked in the study.
Coincidentally, his brother, the inspector, got a rare thing from outside and was entering the house to present it to Zuo Xiangbiao.
Hearing the movement in the study, the inspector was stunned for a moment, then walked in the door with a smile on his face:
"Brother, what happened to make you so aggressive?"
Since the inspectors entered the court and became official, they have often been protected by the left prime minister. In his opinion, his eldest brother is very capable and there must be no big trouble.
Take this time as an example, although he escaped from Huizhou, he was living a splendid life in the side courtyard because of the blessing of his elder brother, which was quite comfortable.
Occasionally, he could disguise himself and go in and out of the capital, which did not hinder his enjoyment at all.
Of course, the inspector dared to do this secretly and did not dare to tell the left minister.
His eldest brother has been a lot more vigilant in recent times for some unknown reason. Whenever he does anything out of the ordinary, he will be reprimanded by his eldest brother.
Anyway, they were not discovered, so the inspector took it upon himself to hide these things.
"Why did you come out?" When Zuo Xiang saw his second brother, he felt that there was one more thing to worry about.
How could he forget? He took in such a big trouble!
Han Xianzong had previously said in the Qinzheng Hall that he would thoroughly investigate how the plague got into the imperial city. If others don't know it, doesn't the Left Prime Minister still know it?
It was all brought in by my younger brother! If he can't solve it as soon as possible, if he is discovered, this will be a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes!
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Zuo felt that the things he had been worried about before were completely worth mentioning. The biggest trouble was right in front of him.
"Brother, why do you look like this? Look at what good things my brother has brought you. This is me..."
"Why did you come to the house if you didn't stay in your yard with the door closed?" The left minister didn't have time to listen to his weird stuff, so he pushed him out and said:
"Go back quickly! Are you trying to kill us?"
"Brother, why is this so serious? How can it be so serious?" The inspector felt that his eldest brother was really timid, and just as he was about to say goodbye, the young man ran in from the door with a face full of panic.
"Master, master, something serious has happened, master!"
The boy's face was full of panic. He had obviously run a long distance. When he stopped, his face turned red and he was out of breath.
"What's wrong?" Zuo Xiang didn't bother to tell his brother to leave quickly, and looked closely at his eyeliner in front of him.
"His Majesty has ordered Mr. Qin Xing and Mr. Qin to conduct a thorough investigation on whether anyone has sneaked out of Huizhou recently, and also to seal off the residences of various adults. Now the officers and soldiers who have sealed off our Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion will be at the door soon."
The boy finished speaking in one breath, panting.
After he got the news, he quickly sent it back, but it was only one step ahead of schedule.
As a slave of Zuo Xiang's Mansion, he knew that the Inspector came back from Huizhou, but he did not expect that by such a coincidence, the Inspector came to Zuo Xiang's Mansion at this moment...
The faces of the left prime minister and the inspector also turned pale instantly.
"Brother, why is it so sudden..." Before the inspector could finish his words, the two of them heard the noise of officers and soldiers coming from the door, as if they were arriving soon.
"Quick!" Zuo Xiang kicked the younger brother: "Hurry and hide in!"
The inspector hurriedly ran to the backyard. As soon as he disappeared, a group of officers and soldiers arrived at the door of the left prime minister.
The leader was the captain of the guard. The captain of the guard calmly bowed to Zuo Xiang with clasped fists and explained the purpose of his visit.
