The reborn miracle doctor used cheats, and the prince loved him

One day later, Huaguangguan.

The beautiful sound of pipa slowly sounded, overflowing like a tide, filling every place in the palace.

This is a refreshing song "Mountains and Flowing Waters".

The person who performed the music was none other than Xiaocui, a Yue girl. She was brought into the temple by Li Si, saying that she had superb piano skills and could relieve his father's boredom.

Those solemn statues of gods were still erected at the four corners of the hall. Emperor Kangdi was sitting on the Tai Chi couch in the middle with disheveled hair and a yellow Taoist uniform. He was now paralyzed and unable to move. He sat on the couch all day, as if he was being harassed by these "protectors". "Prisoners in custody.

Shen Qin stood by the couch and was massaging the acupoints on Kangdi's head. When he reached the blockage, Kangdi felt pain and could not help but frown and yelled dissatisfied with him.

"Can't you be gentler?"

Shen Qin replied calmly.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, acupoint therapy focuses on acupoint stimulation. If it is too gentle, the effect will be ineffective."

Eunuch Zhang served tea to Emperor Kang and advised him,

"Your Majesty, how can there be any comfort in medical treatment? The old slave also suffered a stroke last time. Shen Yuan ordered me to drain the black blood several times, which made the old slave scream in pain. Isn't the old slave's body better?"

Shen Qin glanced at Eunuch Zhang gratefully. This kind-hearted old eunuch would always speak out to smooth things over for her.

Emperor Kang was helpless and could only accept his fate.

After a while, Li Si left the morning court and went to Emperor Kang to report on his duties as usual.

He took a pamphlet and told Emperor Kangdi about the reports of the courtiers in the early dynasty. The more Emperor Kang listened, the worse his face became and he scolded Li Si from time to time.

"Since you took charge of the court, nothing good has happened!"

No, the ministers listed all bad things, but it’s not Li Si’s fault.

Emperor Kang was obsessed with cultivating immortality all day long, playing tricks, not paying attention to political affairs, and following the example of superiors and deeds. The officials in the court were also lazy by nature and did not do practical things. They only knew how to scheming. As a result, when war came, they became chaotic.

The officials said that there were not enough generals and they needed to be recruited urgently.

The Ministry of War and the Front Office said at one time that there was a shortage of soldiers and food, and that they needed to recruit soldiers and horses. At another time, they said that the military pay was not enough and that there was an urgent need to allocate funds.

The Ministry of Revenue said that the national treasury was empty and could not come up with so much money.

After listening to this, Emperor Kan frowned and asked.

"Tell me, where did the money go?"

Li Si replied respectfully,

"Father, last year we spent tens of thousands of silver taels to build a Taoist temple on Qiuchi Mountain. This year we spent a lot of money just for disaster relief. There were frequent changes in the Ministry of Revenue and local officials. Some local officials rebelled with the Dark Snakes, and the taxation system also changed. No matter how much is confiscated, a large amount of military pay and supplies will be spent on the expedition..."

Kandi interrupted him impatiently.

"I know all this, I don't need you to deal with me, just say something useful!"

Li Si understood and said.

"Today we went to court to discuss the matter of recruiting troops to go on an expedition. Shi Tao, the official in front of the palace, used to claim that there were 20 forbidden troops in the city. But when it came time to use them, he also claimed that there were only 12 forbidden troops in the city. He urgently needed funds to recruit new soldiers. Your Majesty. I think there’s something weird in it…”

Emperor Kang frowned and said sternly.

"Call him over, I want to ask."

Li Si cupped his hands and suggested.

"I think that regarding the empty treasury, Your Majesty should invite Prime Minister Mu into the palace to discuss it."

Mu Ci was experienced and good at solving these difficult problems, so Emperor Kang got it right. Feeling that his image was a bit indecent, he even asked Eunuch Zhang to comb his hair into a bun and insert a jade hairpin.

It seemed that the massage was helpful, so he asked Shen Qin to massage his weak left limb.

After a while, Mu Ci and Shi Tao, the official in front of the palace, entered the palace one after another.

Mu Ci's expression remained normal, but Shi Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, looking nervous.

Emperor Kang stared at Shi Tao and asked gloomily.

"I trust you and entrust you with the important position of commander in chief of the palace. I allocate funds to you every year so that you can strengthen my troops. But when it comes to war, you tell me that I have no troops. Tell me, where are your 20 forbidden troops? ?”

Shi Tao lowered his eyes, not daring to look directly at Emperor Kang, and hesitated.

"There is indeed a shortage of soldiers. Sumu previously transferred a lot of troops to local areas to suppress bandits, and some of them were used to support disaster relief, which resulted in a lot of losses..."

As he spoke, Li Si walked in front of Shi Tao with small, unhurried steps and stared at him with an unpredictable gaze.

"Most of those soldiers have gone back and forth. No matter how hard it is, we can't even make up [-]! Falsifying the number of soldiers and embezzling military pay are punishable by law. If Shi Gongshi doesn't hurry up and tell the truth."