What Lao Lu said is right.
Early twelfth lunar month.
Another person came to the Leng Palace, the former master of Kunning Palace.
Queen Xia.
It was rumored in the palace that Queen Xia longed for the deposed prince, and she became ill over time and became insane. In short, she went crazy.
If you are crazy, you should just stay in the palace. However, despite the obstruction of the internal servants, you forcefully break into the Yangxin Palace and wallow around. You have no royal dignity.
Emperor Hongwu, thinking of the love between husband and wife, did not punish her for the crime of disrespect, but demoted her to the cold palace to provide for her old age.
Eunuch Yuan personally escorted Queen Xia to the cold palace and ordered: "Be sure to keep a close eye on her. Don't step out of the palace gate. You can't afford to surprise the Holy Master!"
"Don't worry, Eunuch Yuan, we will keep an eye on it."
Zhou Yi nodded and bowed in agreement, thinking about how to please Eunuch Yuan, who was now a celebrity in the imperial court.
Not long ago, it was revealed that Prince Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, was colluding with the third prince, King Chu, in an attempt to rebel and usurp the throne.
Emperor Hongwu experienced the deposed crown prince and the rebellion of the second prince. He would rather kill the wrong one than let go of such things, so he directly killed the prince and the prince with a stick, so that the King of Chu immediately became a vassal.
Eunuch Yuan took over the position of Bingbi. His power was second only to the Eunuch, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, and he was one of the most important figures in the palace.
Noble officials of the third rank in the outer court had to bow their hands and salute Eunuch Yuan when they saw him.
This is the charm of the Chamberlain Department. It takes only three years to rise from no rank to the pinnacle of human affairs. Even though accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, he may be killed with a stick at any time. Out of their eagerness for power, countless people wanted to get close to Emperor Hongwu.
The old emperor is more arbitrary about rewards and punishments!
Zhou Yi saw off Eunuch Yuan and his entourage, returned to the cold palace, and observed Queen Xia through the window.
When we met at the meeting, he was so aura that he didn't dare to look up.
Now that Queen Xia has fallen into the mortal world, she looks no different from those old palace maids, but judging from her appearance and body shape, she must have been a queen in her youth.
at this time.
Queen Xia was tied with brocade and tied tightly to the bed. She screamed unconsciously and twisted around trying to break free.
Zhou Yi observed for a moment, then turned to look at the old deer basking in the sun.
"Old Lu, do you think the Queen is really crazy or fake?"
Lao Lu raised his eyelids, looked Zhou Yi up and down, and said with slight surprise: "I haven't read in vain for half a year, but you have grown up and dug a hole for our family!"
Zhou Yi shook his head repeatedly: "Old Lu was joking, we are just out of curiosity."
"It doesn't matter."
Lao Lu shook his head and said: "Our old arms and legs are not afraid of anything anymore. In the early years of our family, we saw several powerful lunatics, and they all did the same thing!"
Zhou Yi asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
Lao Lu's voice suddenly became louder: "Eat your own poop."
"vomit!"
When Zhou Yi heard this, such a picture appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel sick: "Is this kind of people really crazy?"
"Fake."
Lao Lu said: "The last person to do this was Eunuch Chu, the chief minister of the chamberlain department. He suffered revenge from his enemies and had to swallow feces to survive. In order to take revenge, he purified himself and entered the palace!"
Zhou Yi couldn't help but admire that Eunuch Chu was really a ruthless person.
"What about Eunuch Chu's enemies?"
Lao Lu said: "After taking charge of the Internal Affairs Department, Eunuch Chu arrested the nine enemy tribes and forced them to death by drowning them in urine and feces!"
Zhou Yi vomited again and again, and suddenly felt a little afraid of climbing to the top of the Internal Affairs Department. It was really difficult to fight for power with such ruthless people as Eunuch Chu. ….
"You guys should study hard, there's still a long way to go!"
The old deer laughed twice and said, "All the successive admirals of the House Chamberlain in Daqing are not proficient in Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and Law. Although no one has led troops to fight, they can still talk about military formations with reason."
Zhou Yi shrugged helplessly, squatted at the door of the room where Queen Xia was imprisoned, and continued to read the classics of the sages.
night.
The chamberlain brought a food box, and Zhou Yi carried ginseng porridge and fed Queen Xia spoonful by spoonful.
Unexpectedly, after eating less than half of the bowl, Queen Xia closed her mouth tightly, trembling and struggling as if she was having a seizure, and then
I couldn't eat any food either.
The next morning.
Queen Xia still refused to eat and seemed to be going on a hunger strike.
Zhou Yi did not dare to delay and quickly reported to the Internal Affairs Bureau.
At noon.
Eunuch Yuan brought people to the Leng Palace, and untied the brocade that bound Queen Xia. Three or four chamberlains held it down, and the imperial doctor carefully checked the pulse and seven colors, but could not find any disease.
The imperial doctor never dared to make random guesses about a disease that he was unsure about, so he thought about it for a long time and said.
"Madness is a change in the soul, which is difficult to cure, and I don't even know how to diagnose it..."
Eunuch Yuan raised his eyebrows. When he heard that the diagnosis was confirmed instead of diagnosis and treatment, he was convinced in his heart that Queen Xia was "pretending to be crazy" and was planning to take the imperial doctor back to recover.
Emperor Hongwu was very concerned about whether Queen Xia was really crazy or not!
A few days ago, the Chamberlain's Office tracked down the charlatan who had seduced the second prince into rebellion, and found that the magician once gave a lecture to Queen Xia, and then she went crazy.
suddenly.
A stench came from the bed, and Queen Xia shook off the waiter, took out the golden excrement under her body, and then ate it in front of everyone's horrified eyes.
The stench was overwhelming and disgusting.
The imperial doctor immediately covered his eyes and crawled out of the cold palace, fearing that he would see something beheading him.
The chamberlain stepped forward and held down Queen Xia to prevent her from continuing to swallow filth.
Queen Xia laughed ho ho ho, but she didn't feel any physical nausea at all, as if she was really out of her mind and treating defecation as a delicacy.
Everyone in the room believed that Queen Xia was crazy.
Only Zhou Yi's eyes flashed with light, astonished by Queen Xia's cruelty, and a little proud of seizing the opportunity!
…
News spread that Queen Xia was crazy.
There were mixed reactions in the palace, some were happy and some were sad.
I am happy that the seat is finally vacant, but I am worried that I don't know whether Your Majesty prefers the King of Qi or the King of Wei.
There was no room for swinging around at this time, so I wisely chose King Qi. After all, Queen Wei’s mother clan was too strong, and many people chose King Wei for this reason!
The only two people who really cared about Queen Xia were Emperor Hongwu and Zhou Yi.
Emperor Hongwu recalled the deposed prince from exile in northern Xinjiang and also sent him to the cold palace to stay with his mother, hoping to alleviate Queen Xia's madness.
Zhou Yi served him conscientiously, feeding him carefully every day and cleaning up his toilet.
The elderly get up frequently at night, so Zhou Yi would stay outside the door at all times and help Queen Xia change the mattress every hour or two to keep it clean and prevent bedsores.
In order to make Queen Xia feel more comfortable, Zhou Yi put on ten layers of mattresses. They seemed to be tightly tied, but they would no longer be bruised.
New Year's Eve.
Zhou Yi had saved enough for another three years of duty, but instead of learning Qing Gong as planned, he took a volume of massage secrets.
This technique can be attributed to medical skills. It transfers the true energy into the patient's body and organizes it according to the circulation of the meridians. It can harmonize the energy and blood, strengthen the body, and over time, it can also cleanse the essence and cut the marrow.
When Lao Lu saw this method, he raised his eyebrows.
"Xiao Yizi, your book has been read into the dog's belly!"
"We can't compare to you in seeing the world."
Zhou Yi said with a smile: "If you haven't experienced glory and wealth, then you can't let it go. When we live to your age, we will come to the cold palace to take care of ourselves!"
Lao Lu shook his head and sighed.
"There is no way to retreat in the fight for power. Don't regret it when you get older..."
Carpentry Mi Qing
