This disease cannot be cured, it must be cured

Two days before the enthronement ceremony, all the soldiers from the northwest entered the palace to meet the emperor.

Because of the long distance in the northwest, the soldiers could not leave for too long, so they were the last ones to arrive.

General Lin led the two battalion commanders and four soldiers into the palace to meet them. After he finished talking about the current situation in the Northwest, he finally concluded: "Your Majesty, Kan Molan has frequently invaded the border. The war is imminent. The border is short of manpower. Is it expedient this time?" Has the staff stationed in Beijing been dispatched?"

His words are respectful and decent, and the expression on his face reveals the emotion of Haiyan Heqing. At first glance, he looks similar to the late General Huwei.

"You officers and men have worked hard." Li Chen comforted him first, and then said: "It's been a rule for many years that two foreign generals are transferred internally every year. It's not easy to abolish it at once."

General Lin was silent for a moment, "Yes."

Li Chen looked around and asked, "Where's Chen Kuo?"

General Lin: "A few steps behind, I don't know what to do, and I should be almost there."

Li Chen nodded, watching them exchange looks at each other from time to time, feeling unhappy in his heart, he still said gently on the face: "You dear ladies have worked hard, you can rest at home for a few more days, and you don't have to go to the palace often."

"Yan Zhen," he ordered, "the teas that Jiangnan pays tribute to also have special products, pick a few better ones, wrap them up and send them to your homes."

"Yes." Yan Zhen agreed.

The people below immediately said together: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

At the end of the speech, General Lin looked at his face that didn't want to say more, and withdrew: "The minister will take his leave first."

"En." Li Chen made a sound without opening his mouth.

The soldiers went out together with General Lin, and walked a little further outside the door.

The number of people around the palace decreased, so General Lin reprimanded them: "In the future, you are not allowed to look around and exchange thoughts. The emperor doesn't care about it today. It's your luck. If you change to someone with a small stomach, I'm afraid you will lose your life at this moment!"

The soldiers were reprimanded, and immediately corrected their attitude: "Yes!"

In the imperial study room, Li Chen threw his pen aside and said with a sullen face, "None of these people obey discipline."

"Yeah, so bold." Uda was allowed to wear a sword in front of the hall, and he had been waiting by the side to be on guard. They let go of the handle of the knife only after they were gone.

He curled his lips and said, "No, they all obey Lin Jian's discipline. In the northwest, he already has the status of an emperor."

"You don't like him very much." Li Chen said.

Whenever Wu Da thought of his smiling face, he became angry, "I don't like it very much, he looks annoying, and his words are annoying."

Li Chen guessed that he must have suffered some grievances during the more than ten days in the northwest, but he didn't ask in detail, he only thought for a moment, and then said: "This time, who do you think is suitable for staying in Beijing?"

Wu Da stood up straighter, and thought about it carefully, "It is most suitable to keep him. First, he has a high status and can restrain the soldiers in the northwest, so that they will not be self-respecting when they are far away. Second, Lin Jian can stay in the northwest for enough time. It’s been a long time, and it’s time to come back.”

Officials in Beijing and China cannot be released for too long, for fear of creating ambiguity. This has been the rule over the years.

Uda: "This is not like the General's Mansion back then."

This is the same as Li Chen's thought, he still pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Let's decide on him first."

"What about the other one?" Uda asked.

Li Chen recalled that the few soldiers who came together just now were either from ordinary backgrounds, or they had only been away for a short time, and they could stay for a few more years before coming back.

Wu Da: "Those who didn't come with Lin Jian must have moved their minds to stay in Beijing. We have checked it, and three people have already passed the message."

"Let's see and talk," Li Chen said, and then told him: "Go to the Ministry of Rites and tell Zhao Yicai to rebuild the Lin family's mansion. All kinds of rewards will follow the original Huwei General's mansion, but don't leak the news in advance, before they return to Beijing. Go and declare."

"Yes."

Uda took the order to go.

Li Chen continued to critique the memorial, and after about two quarters of an hour, the little eunuch outside the door came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Chen Kuo, the Northwest Commander-in-Chief, and Chen Huan from the General's Mansion are begging to see you."

I didn't expect the two of them to come together.

Yan Zhen asked in a low voice, "Why did they get mixed up?"

Li Chen looked at the front calmly, without any emotion on his knife-like face: "Come in."

Dressed neatly, Chen Kuo strode in from the outside, and bowed respectfully first, "My humble minister kowtows to the emperor."

All the muscles in his body were tightly stretched, and he looked very strong, which made the young man beside him too weak.

Shen Huan walked side by side with him, almost being ignored, and his small voice was completely drowned out, "Shen Huan, the eldest son of the general's mansion, kowtows to the emperor."

Li Chen looked at the two of them with calm eyes: "Get up."

The two people under the steps said together: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two stood up, Chen Kuo lowered his head slightly and remained silent, Shen Huan bowed his neck again, "The General's Mansion is honored by the Emperor for not abandoning it, and all the funeral arrangements have been made. The Emperor's grace is deep, and the General's Mansion can make an exception to inherit the title. , Shen Huan came to thank you."

After finishing speaking, I kowtow respectfully and respectfully again.

In fact, if he dared to appear here, he was already very unlike him in the past.

In the past, he was cowardly and timid, and he shrank behind others in everything, let alone being able to stand up and say such a thing to the current Supreme.

Li Chen was sitting on top, looking down at the top of his jet-black hair, and his hands lying on the ground.

After a long time, he didn't know what to think, and finally spit out two words: "Excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Huan got up and stood aside silently.

Chen Kuo took a step in the middle, raised his hands together, and immediately drew his eyes to himself, "Your Majesty," he bowed deeply to the person sitting on the leading chair, with a lot of emotion in his tone, "It's been a long time since I left. , you are already the emperor."

Li Chen: "You still haven't made much progress, you're still a soldier commander."

"I mentioned it a little bit," Chen Kuo said, "Now I'm the chief soldier."

Li Chen sneered, Chen Kuo straightened up, relaxed his shoulders, and relaxed his tone, "Back then, I lived in the palace for many years and accompanied you to study and practice martial arts. It wasn't until you established the East Palace that I went to the Northwest with General Lin to practice. This farewell has been more than ten years."

"Relying on the status of the prince's companion, you have done a lot of evil, right?" Li Chen asked.

Chen Kuo looked at him, and he also looked at the person standing in the middle.

The two laughed together, with malicious expressions in their eyes, as if they did bad things together at the beginning.

"Sit down and talk."

Li Chen said: "Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sitting on the chair, he didn't dare to relax, keeping his shoulders straight and leaning forward slightly.

Chen Kuo hesitated to speak, and glanced at Shen Huan.

Shen Huan lowered his head, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to disturb you, so I will take my leave first."

Li Chen looked at him and acquiesced.

Shen Huan took a few steps back with his hands in his hands, and retreated to the door. The little eunuch outside pulled the door open, and he turned and walked out.

Chen Kuo watched the door of the imperial study room open and close, his eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't know what to think.

Li Chen asked: "Lin Jian said you were late, what are you up to?"

Chen Kuo grinned, looked at him and laughed, and explained: "I met Young Master Shen on the road, and we met a few times in the northwest, so we came here together."

Li Chen knew from his expression that nothing good happened, so he didn't pursue the details, he just said: "Is there anything wrong, if there's nothing wrong, just go, don't disturb me to approve the memorial."

"The emperor is really busy." Chen Kuo said sympathetically.

Li Chen looked at him.

Chen Kuo sighed, then stood up, "Your Majesty," he begged, "Can you let me stay in Beijing?"

Li Chen raised his eyebrows.

Chen Kuo stood upright, much stronger than before, but also darker, perhaps because he was not wearing light armor, the lines of his face were not as cold and hard as in the northwest, and his temperament was softer.

But it is still very strong, and it is particularly capable of fighting at first glance.

"What, did someone bully you in the northwest?" Li Chen asked.

As soon as Chen Kuo heard that there was a joke, he immediately pulled his clothes, revealing countless old and new scars on his back, including injuries from battles, accidents during military training, and military punishments.

"Many times," Chen Kuo said solemnly, "Almost died, and now I can still see you, it's a fate."

He knew the situation in the Northwest without saying anything. It must be dangerous and close to death.

But Li Chen looked at the shape of his wound, and said without any sympathy: "I made a lot of mistakes, right?"

Chen Kuo sighed and put on his clothes, "You don't know how long I've been waiting for your enthronement, and it's finally here."

"Did you know that you would definitely be allowed to stay in Beijing?" Li Chen asked without emotion.

Chen Kuo became more solemn, and said sincerely: "Even if it's not for the sake of the previous friendship, I would like to ask the emperor to consider the humble minister. I have been there for ten years. My father is about to die, and my brother is not in good health. Seeing that the Taiwei Mansion is about to fail."

"Did you come into the palace to cry miserably?" Li Chen asked.

"No," Chen Kuo said quickly, and then said sincerely, "The situation in my family is really miserable."

The Chen family was regarded as a veteran of the founding of the former dynasty, who was granted the title of second-rank Taiwei and Xu Jian's mansion.

It can be considered that among the group of people sent to the Northwest, they have better family backgrounds, and they have the status of accompanying the prince to study, so the chances of staying in Beijing this time are very high.

But Chen Kuo still didn't dare to slack off, fearing that he wouldn't be able to stay.

After talking on the phone, he either stood or knelt. He didn't dare to ask everyone to sit down, and his attitude was also sincere and respectful. Apart from being too eager to stay, there was nothing wrong with him.

Li Chen originally wanted to keep him, but it was not good to leak the news in advance, so he hesitated for a while, pretending to be very embarrassed and said: "I will think about what you said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Kuo hurriedly said.

Li Chen looked at him, recalled his youth, felt a little emotional, and confessed: "Be more honest these days, don't be caught by someone. The central capital is no better than the Northwest. I don't know how many more pairs of eyes are staring at you. If you are caught Ginseng plays a book, even if I want to keep you for personal gain, I can't just do it my way regardless of the face of the speaker."

Chen Kuo really laughed this time, knelt on the ground and thanked him, "Yes! I will remember it in my heart!"

Outside the imperial study room.

As soon as Shen Huan went out and bumped into Song Chunjing, he finally raised his face that had been drooping for a long time, and glanced at the person in front of him.

He opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Song."

Song Chunjing didn't say anything when he heard the address, he just looked him up and asked, "Is your health better?"

Shen Huan: "It's much better, thank you Doctor Song for caring."

He is too polite.

After hearing a few sentences, Song Chunjing understood that he didn't intend to continue studying medicine. He was silent for a while, and then said, "It's fine as long as it's done."

Shen Huan nodded to him, "Farewell."

Then he walked away without looking back.

Song Chunjing glanced at his back, his face became more depressed and indifferent.

He turned his head, and continued to wait outside the door of the imperial study in silence.

The eunuch on duty heard that there was no sound inside, so he bent down to him who was waiting at the side, "Physician Song, stand by for a while, and the slaves will go in to report."

Song Chunjing carried a big medicine box on his back, "Thank you."

The little eunuch gently pushed the door open, and Li Chen asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

"Physician Song came to ask for pulse and has been waiting outside for a long time." The little eunuch replied tremblingly.

Li Chen immediately changed his expression, and his tone changed from impatience to reprimand: "Next time he comes, he will report immediately, and there is no need to wait outside."

"Yes!" The little eunuch hurriedly responded and went out to invite someone: "The slave has written it down!"

Chen Kuo opened his eyes and looked at it, thinking about the imperial doctor?The emperor is so worried about an imperial physician?

After a while, Song Chunjing pushed the door open and came in, and the little eunuch with a low eyebrow respectfully closed the door behind him.

He was wearing a well-fitting dark imperial doctor's official uniform, with the neckline buttoned to the top, and a small section of fair neck, the length of a knuckle, was exposed under his pretty face.

Wrapped tightly from the neck down, he stood upright in front of the door.

He didn't smile, so his face looked a little cold.

With the well-tailored official uniform, it looks very abstinent at first glance.

Sitting behind the desk, Li Chen first smiled when he saw him coming in, and his boredom after a hard day's work was immediately relieved.

The slightly pursed lips in front of the door moved: "My humble minister to the emperor..."

"Don't be too polite," Li Chen interrupted him, and said in a good mood: "Long time no see, Doctor Song, I feel a little dizzy today, I don't know if I'm sick."

Standing on the sidelines, Chen Kuo watched in amazement that the emperor, who had been cold and stable just now, changed his face. When he saw someone——

Isn't this the imperial doctor who went to the northwest?

"Physician Song?" He greeted politely, "Meet you again."

Song Chunjing glanced at him, didn't seem to remember who it was, and didn't even raise an eyebrow, just nodded politely to him as a greeting.

Why is it different from when he was fighting against General Lin in the northwest?Chen Kuo thought to himself.

He was about to open his mouth to test the depth, but Li Chen said to him: "You step back."

Chen Kuo: "..."

Song Chunjing stepped forward to check Li Chen's pulse, and said respectfully, "From the pulse, there is no sign of headache."

"That's why?" Li Chen took a breath, and then asked him as if no one else was there: "Could it be caused by missing the doctor Song too much?"

Song Chunjing: "..."

Chen Kuo: "..."

Chen Kuo couldn't listen anymore, and didn't dare to listen too much, so he quickly resigned.

Li Chen threw himself on Song Chunjing wholeheartedly, didn't even look at him, and just waved his hands at him.

Looking at Li Chen's attitude, Chen Kuo immediately understood why the imperial physician could manipulate Wuda.

Don't mention Wuda, I'm afraid even the emperor himself can make moves.

He thought to himself: So this is the key. Fortunately, I didn't provoke him at that time.

Chen Kuo hurriedly walked out of the palace, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he finally caught up with Shen Huan who was slowly leaving.

He let out a breath, walked side by side with him, and asked, "Did you meet your master?"

"It's not my master anymore." Shen Huan said coldly.

"You," Chen Kuo opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, swallowed the words, and asked, "You really don't want to study medicine anymore?"

"I won't learn anymore." Shen Huan looked forward, his cheeks were not as round as before, but they had grown back a lot, with a youthful and mature feeling unique to teenagers.

"What is the future of studying medicine?" He mocked, and then asked without emotion: "Can you stay in Beijing?"

"To be honest, I don't really want to stay," Chen Kuo looked at him, observed his expression, and said, "Northwest is so free."

Shen Huan still stared at the front, raised his head straight forward, still expressionless, "It's up to you."

Chen Kuo paused, Shen Huan passed him without stopping.

The back is thin but seems to have many other things, completely different from the cowardly and timid look in the northwest.

Chen Kuo cursed secretly, and ran after him in two quick steps, "Since I told you that I want to stay in Beijing to help you, I will definitely stay."

In the imperial study room, Yan Zhen walked in from the outside and whispered a few words in Li Chen's ear.

Then he guessed: "Chen Zongbing, don't you have some collusion with Chen Huan?"

What kind of collusion can there be between a general soldier who has returned from the northwest and has real power in the local area, and a lost boy who has no real power?

The meaning contained in it is self-evident.

Li Chen shook his head.

"Chen Kuo?" He sneered, and said with a sneer: "Chen Kuo's heart is tied to the bird, he is not a kind of love."

Song Chunjing silently removed the gauze from his arm, and washed it gently, as if he heard it, but there was no reaction.

Li Chen glanced at Yan Zhen, and Yan Zhen immediately stopped talking.

After Song Chunjing packed his arms, he turned to pack his own medicine box. Li Chen asked, "Did you bump into Chen Huan just outside?"

Song Chunjing remained silent.

Li Chen: "Don't worry, as long as he stays in the general's mansion well and doesn't cause trouble, even if I give you face, I won't touch him."

"The master-student fate is over, I dare not take the emperor's face." Song Chunjing said, then lifted the packed medicine box and carried it on his shoulder.

"The emperor's arm is healed, and there is no need to bandage it in the future," he confessed, "It's just that I can't lift too heavy things for the time being, and I need to recover slowly."

Li Chen raised his arm and took a look. The healed scars on his head were criss-crossed and hideous in different shades, which was a bit scary.

He covered his sleeves indifferently, then clenched his fists and sighed with emotion: "Finally free."

Song Chunjing stood up, and Li Chen said to him, "Thank you, Imperial Physician Song, for taking care of me."

Song Chunjing said, "It should."

Li Chen looked at his expression, leaned forward, and asked, "How should I thank you?"

"It's your duty, you're welcome." Song Chunjing replied.

Li Chen sighed heavily.

He let out a long "Hey", "Ask me and answer me, Song Imperial Physician doesn't like to talk to me, what should I do?"

Yan Zhen said with a smile: "The Western Regions have paid tribute to a batch of BMWs. They are strong and handsome, and they run steadily. They have already been locked up in the riding range. Will the Emperor and Song Taiyi go and have a look?"

"Shall we go to see the excitement?" Li Chen looked at Song Chunjing and said, just as he was about to stretch out his hand, Song Chunjing said: "Weichen Tai Hospital still has work to do, so I won't accompany the emperor to watch the excitement."

Li Chen raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and then said, "Okay."

Song Chunjing said: "The humble minister will resign."

Li Chen said cheerfully, "Go and send off Song Tai Physician."

Yan Zhen: "Yes."

Li Chen said again: "Then go to the imperial hospital and tell the court that I am going to ride the shooting range and send an imperial doctor to accompany me."

Song Chunjing: "..."