"Yes, Your Majesty, King Zhuang's pulse condition is abnormal. Doctor Meng checked twice and finally confirmed that King Zhuang seems to have signs of poisoning!"
Li Xuan stood in the center of the bright hall and told them in detail what happened today in the Dragon Scale Palace. Finally, she said: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, during today's medical examination, among the princes of the princes, only King Zhuang and King Huo... There are obvious abnormalities in the body of Prince Huainan. Uncle Huo Wang visited Prince Zhuang last night. Brother Prince Huainan may have bumped into Uncle Prince Zhuang occasionally, so the two of them have obvious symptoms today. In addition to confusion of yin and yang, Prince Zhuang's mansion has weak spleen and stomach, liver There seems to be something wrong with the kidneys too!”
"Liver and kidneys?" Li Zhi frowned immediately. Although he was not a famous doctor, he had been a doctor for a long time. The most famous doctors in the world came and went around him. He immediately heard the meaning in Li Xuan's words. Saying goodbye, he immediately turned to look at Meng Jiao: "Meng Qing, how is Prince Zhuang's health?"
"Your Majesty, after repeated examinations, King Zhuang confirmed that he was poisoned, and the poison was Guangfangji, Polygonum multiflorum, and Qujing powder refined from snake gall." After a pause, Meng Jui continued: "This poison is not It is fatal, but it can cause yin and yang confusion in the body, weakness of the spleen and stomach, and liver and kidney stagnation... I have prescribed Wuzi Yanzong Pills for King Huo and Prince Huainan. I believe that tomorrow, the two kings will be back to normal."
"Bang bang bang!" Li Zhi knocked on the table gently, and the entire side hall was silent. No matter it was Queen Wu Zhao, Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Rengui, or Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun, they all didn't say a word. The emperor was so powerful. stern!
"You mean that Uncle Zhuang took the poison himself, causing the illusion of being acclimatized, and at the same time he also poisoned King Huo and Prince Huainan?" Li Zhi's eyes swept over Meng Jiao and Li Xuan. , and finally fell on the equally solemn Empress Wu beside her.
Empress Wu shook her head slightly, not knowing what she meant, but Li Zhi nodded slightly, and finally looked at Li Xuan and Meng Jie again.
Li Xuan took a step forward decisively: "Your Majesty, it may not be Uncle Zhuang who took the poison himself, it is also possible that someone around Uncle Zhuang deliberately poisoned him. I heard that at this time, many people in Prince Zhuang's residence were out of the Shendu Garden looking for the imperial doctor. Later, some imperial doctors also entered Shendu Garden to diagnose illnesses and prescribe medicine, and now Uncle Zhuang Wang is almost recovered."
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded and stopped asking. At this point, Li Xuan said everything he knew.
Knocking on the table gently, Li Zhi raised his head, his eyes passed over Li Xuan and landed outside the palace. Then he suddenly said: "Zhou Aiqing, twenty-seventh brother, the palace door is about to be locked. You can leave the palace to take a break." Well, don’t mention today’s matter to others, Meng Qing, please stay by my side tonight!”
"Here!" Li Xuan, Zhou Huai, and Meng Jui handed over their hands at the same time. Li Xuan and Zhou Huai backed out of the side hall, while Meng Jui quietly disappeared behind the yellow curtain on one side, like It's the same as not having this person.
At this time, Li Zhi said calmly: "Chuanqiu Shenji!"
"Here!" The old eunuch Wang Fulai flashed out from behind the curtains, bowed and agreed, then turned around and disappeared among the layers of curtains.
Li Zhi turned his head and looked at Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Rengui and Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun, who had already put down their bowls and chopsticks, and said calmly: "Transfer Xue Li to be the governor of Daizhou. He has been in the position of governor of Xiangzhou for three years. He is It’s time to change places!”
"Your Majesty, Xue Rengui did a wrong thing by killing the Korean soldiers in the Jilin Road pit, but being demoted for three years is a punishment enough!" Liu Rengui bowed slightly!
"Is it enough?" Empress Wu suddenly spoke, her eyes fell coldly on Liu Rengui, and she scolded sternly: "Three years have passed, and the Jilindao armies have defeated the Silla army time and time again, but Silla still has not surrendered and killed It was never a fault to be reborn, the fault was that even after the massacre, Silla was still not destroyed!"
"Queen of Heaven, calm down!" Liu Rengui and Hao Chujun bowed at the same time, with a look of fear on their faces!
"Meiniang!" Li Zhi turned to look at Empress Wu, smiled lightly and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, you are not a householder and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are!" Wu Zhao spread his fingers and began to count one by one: "Although there is no sweat in Jiangnan Road this year, the harvest will definitely not be as good as in previous years. The situation in Huainan Road is similar, and in Hedong Road, It is enough for Lingnan Road to be self-sufficient, and the waste in the pass is better than before. Longyou has to take care of the war in the Western Regions, Henan Road has to take care of Hong'er's funeral, and Hebei Road has to support the Jilin Road war. Only Lingnan and Shannan have a good harvest of food, which can still be returned. Prepare for war with Tibet!"
"Mei Niang!" Li Zhi looked a little embarrassed. He was the one who promoted so many wars.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of obstructing Your Majesty, but you need to be cautious in everything you do!" After a short pause, Empress Wu calmed down and then said: "Xue Li was transferred to the governor of Daizhou and acted as the governor of the capital. If the Turkic incident subsides, all the previous affairs will be wiped out. !”
Li Zhi nodded with a helpless smile: "Just listen to you. After all, Xue Rengui is an old member of the palace. There has been a lot of trouble in the palace recently, and I miss him quite a bit."
"In ten months, your majesty and his concubines will return to Chang'an. Then let Xue Rengui have an audience at the Daming Palace!" Empress Wu sighed deeply and said: "When there was a flood in Wannian Palace, it was thanks to Xue Li that he came to the rescue. , His Majesty and his concubine escaped, and I am also very grateful to him, but merit is merit, and fault is fault. Although Xue Li made countless contributions in the southern and northern battles, Dafeichuan was defeated, and Jilin Road The trapping of prisoners is enough for his merits, but three years in Xiangzhou is not enough for him to be directly promoted to the governor of Daizhou!"
After saying this, Empress Wu shook her head: "If it weren't for the Turks' unrest, I would not have agreed to his transfer to Daizhou, because I was afraid that he would cause a bigger war!"
The Eastern Turks have long been destroyed. Although the Turkic tribes are making moves, they are no match for the Tang Dynasty.
If Xue Rengui raised the butcher's knife in Daizhou, he would probably kill all the Turkic tribes, and a war that would last for several years would be inevitable.
But it is precisely because of this that as long as Xue Rengui is placed in Daizhou, the Turkic tribes will immediately become trembling and dare not act rashly.
"Just give him a good warning when your majesty sees him." Li Zhi nodded with a wry smile, and then said calmly: "Besides, as long as his old troops are not transferred, he won't be able to do anything he wants."
"I hope so!" Empress Wu snorted slightly, and it was obvious that she did not trust Xue Rengui.
"Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, Xue Li is over sixty this year, and his temperament has become much smoother..." Before Liu Rengui could finish his words, he heard sneers from above. After a slight pause, he continued: "Xue Li In Xiangzhou, he was responsible for preventing riots, being good at charity, and prolonging the lives of ants. He bathed for generations and expressed gratitude for God's grace. These were all Xue Li's contributions. In Xiangzhou for several years, Xue Li practiced good governance and was loved by the people, so he should move to the right. "
"As the governor of Xiangzhou, being transferred to the position of governor of Daizhou is a promotion!" Empress Wu said calmly.
Xiangzhou is located on Lingnan Road, Xiazhou, with a population of 4,000 households. It governs Guilin, Yangshou, Xining, Guilin, Wude and Wuxian counties.
Daizhou returns to Hedong Road and borders Bianzhou to become Shangzhou. It has a population of 21,000 households and governs five counties: Yanmen, Wutai, Fanju, Nao and Tanglin.
The governor of Xiazhou was directly promoted to the governor of Shangzhou, from the fourth rank to the third rank, the rise was particularly large.
From the third rank of Shangzhou Governor, even in the court, he was a high-ranking official second only to the prime ministers of the provinces, the six ministers, and the generals of the Sixteenth Guards!
If Xue Rengui is allowed to serve as the governor of Daizhou concurrently, he will be on the same level as the six ministers of the imperial court and the general of the sixteen guards, second only to the prime minister.
"Okay, that's it for now!" Li Zhi raised his head, looked at the palace door, waved to the door, and then Qiu Shenji entered from the door.
Qiu Shenji was wearing a golden light armor, and he raised his hands solemnly to Li Zhi and Empress Wu who were above them: "My lord, Qiu Shenji, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, pays homage to Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven!"
"No courtesy!" Li Zhi waved his hand and leaned back slightly. The old eunuch Wang Fulai walked out of the curtain silently, put his hands on both sides of Li Zhi, and pressed gently.
Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and raised his eyes to look at Qiu Shenji: "Uncle King Zhuang is ill. The illness has caused King Huo and Prince Huainan to go and find out what is going on with King Zhuang's illness. Those people around King Zhuang , check them all...especially Chang Shi Yangtai!"
"Here!" Qiu Shenji handed over his hand again, then turned around, expressionless, and strode out of the hall, the armor on his body rustling.
A satisfied smile appeared on Li Zhi's face, and then he looked at Liu Rengui and Hao Chujun: "Let's talk about Tubo. Tubo has begun to step up its armaments, and the relevant states also need to step up their vigilance..."
Empress Wu looked over at the same time.
