Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

The news that King Ande Gao Yongsheng changed sides during a battle between two armies was no longer a new thing for the common people on the streets.

But the court officials were still arguing over the matter, and at this moment the East Hall was like a boiling pot.

Gao Hao sat on the high seat with a stern face. They had been arguing ever since they sat down here.

He looked at the people gathered below, arguing with their faces red and necks thick, and his anger grew stronger and stronger, and his eyes became darker and darker.

However, the noisy people seemed not to notice and continued to argue loudly.

Someone pushed away the person in front of him who was spitting and turned to face the person in the main seat.

"Your Majesty, I think there must be something fishy about this matter. If King Ande really wanted to surrender to the enemy, why would he spare no effort in the battle of Jinzhou and defeat Sima Bo?"

The man who was pushed away stood still and snorted, "Who knows if it wasn't a trick he and the Zhou people used together? I was wondering why Sima Bo, who is so experienced in fighting, was defeated by him alone?"

"That's really funny—"

He was interrupted before he could finish.

"Funny? Then tell me, how come Gao Yongsheng's wives and children disappeared overnight?"

……

It is strange to say that as soon as the news of Gao Yongsheng's treason was reported, the emperor immediately ordered a search of Prince Ande's Mansion. However, who would have thought that when the door was opened, the house was empty, as if the entire mansion had disappeared out of thin air.

Gao Hao looked at those people and couldn't stand it anymore.

He was about to speak up to stop them, but he saw someone running in in a panic, hunched over.

"His Majesty!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their eyes focused on the person who came.

The hall, which had been noisy for the entire morning, finally became quiet at this moment.

Gao Hao sat up straight.

The man knelt on the ground, his voice trembling.

"Your Majesty, urgent news has come from the front line that Gao Yongsheng's family and offspring have been found at the border between the two countries... In addition, Lord Zhou has announced to the world that Gao Yongsheng will be conferred the title of Duke of Yongchang County and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room burst into laughter.

This has already confirmed the suspicion of treason!

Gao Hao's face was extremely gloomy.

He slowly stood up from the dragon throne and walked down the steps step by step, his voice chilling to the bone.

"Who just said that Gao Yongsheng was loyal?"

The person who had tried his best to defend Gao Yongsheng before suddenly knelt on the ground, his face pale and shaking like a sieve.

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Chen Dechun glanced at the man who had been holding the letter in silence for a long time. He was not wearing a military uniform, but only a casual dress, and there was no emotion on his cold face.

It is like a bright moon hanging high in the night sky, casting its silver light, yet it looks lonely and cold.

Chen Dechun lowered his eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine."

"it is good."

Yuwen Jue responded indifferently, lit the letter, threw it into the hopper, and drank the medicine bowl in one gulp.

Chen Dechun glanced at the man who was reading memorials with his head down, and put away the empty medicine bowl.

"My minister retire."

"Yeah." Yuwen Jue nodded slightly without raising his eyebrows.

The man who was about to step out of the tent turned back and looked at the man sitting alone at the desk, frowned, and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Political affairs are important, but Your Majesty should also take care of the Holy Body."

The person sitting there just hummed indifferently as usual, without saying anything else.

Chen Dechun sighed silently and walked out of the tent with an empty bowl in his hand.

Since I secretly went to Qi State last time, I fell seriously ill the night I came back. This illness caused my old injuries to relapse. Even so, I still went into battle with injuries. Half a month ago, I got a new injury...

Not to mention that you are already mentally and physically exhausted, how can you last long with all this worry and anxiety?

Even the best doctors are helpless when faced with such disobedient patients.

Chen Dechun walked while shaking his head and sighing, feeling very melancholy.

Gongsun Xu and his group were walking towards the big tent when they saw a little old man coming out of the tent from afar. He had a bitter face and was sighing.

He stood in front of the tent and was about to leave when he saw someone coming towards him. He pulled the person to the other side of the tent and stopped to talk after they were some distance away.

The person he dragged away to talk was Yuchi Yuan.

Several people looked at each other and were surprised.

When they got closer, Yuchi Yuan also left, and only Chen Dechun was standing there in a daze with an empty bowl in his arms.

"Old man?" Xiao Jingnan walked up first. "It's freezing cold, why are you standing outside in a trance?"

When Chen Dechun came to his senses, he saw several people surrounding him, all of them staring at him nervously.

Gongsun Xu's expression was serious: "But the master's old injury has recurred?"

Chen Dechun was stunned, thinking that they might have seen him talking to Yuchi Yuan.

He smiled and said, "No, I'm fine."

Several people felt relieved.

Seeing this, Chen Dechun changed the topic elsewhere and reminded Xiao Jingnan not to use too much force in daily life so as not to affect the wound on his shoulder that had just healed.

After greeting each other, the group went straight to the big tent.

Chen Dechun pulled Gongsun Xu's arm without leaving any trace, and said with a smile: "Master Gongsun?"

Gongsun Xu stopped, a little surprised.

Without waiting for him to ask, Chen Dechun pulled his arm and walked a few steps to the side.

Xiao Qianyi, who fell behind the crowd, turned around and glanced at the two of them, as if thinking about something.

Gongsun Xu frowned: "What's the matter with the Imperial Physician?"

Chen Dechun smiled: "Will you return to Luoan in a few days?"

Speaking of returning to Luoan, Gongsun Xu glanced at the big tent and nodded.

"Yes, since the Lord is here, I'd better go back to Weiyang Palace."

Chen Dechun understood what he meant, looked around, stroked his mustache and asked again: "If you leave like this, you won't worry about the person in Jinye City?"

Gongsun Xu looked at him strangely: "What do you mean?"

Chen Dechun smiled but did not answer.

Gongsun Xu was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "As far as I know, she has given up the secular world and become a nun."

He paused, then said, "This ending is the best it can be."

Chen Dechun frowned: "The best?"

Gongsun Xu said: "That's not the case. Otherwise, this matter would be really difficult to handle."

At first, he was indeed nervous.

After all, he remembered clearly everything that happened in Danxi Villa.

Speaking of this, Gongsun Xu lowered his eyes, looked around, and lowered his voice: "Don't think I don't know that the master has been to Jinye. If I hadn't stopped them last time, they would have broken into the big tent. Do you really think you can hide it from me?"

Chen Dechun smiled.

Yes, what does Gongsun Xu do? How could he really hide it from him?

As he was thinking, he heard Gongsun Xu sigh: "Fortunately, she did not follow the master back, otherwise, wouldn't the master be ridiculed by the world-"

He did not say any more, as his mind suddenly recalled the past. It was the first time he saw her in the Qi army camp in Tongli Town. She was crying bitterly over a corpse, especially the scene where she cut her hair in front of the army. Who would not be moved by seeing that?

"First she refused to come back with the master, then she gave herself to the new emperor, and now she has become a nun... How could this not make the master give up? I think she should understand this in her heart."

Gongsun Xu sighed alone, "If it weren't for her, the master wouldn't have been able to come back that day... Imperial Physician, I'm not heartless, but what's more important?"

Chen Dechun remained silent and sighed heavily.