The general will eat grass

In the 14th year of Jianping, on September 29th, Kyoto should have been a season of breezy autumn, but it was a little more gloomy.

As soon as Zhao Yuansong and the others entered the city, they were directly invited into the palace.Unsurprisingly, together with Doctor Bai, he saw His Majesty the Emperor with a gloomy complexion on the hospital bed. His cheeks were thin, his eye sockets were sunken, and his whole body was disfigured.

The emperor's bedroom was heavily guarded inside and outside. In the side hall, there were several imperial doctors discussing medical cases. Eunuch Li was the only one serving at the dragon bed. When he saw Zhao Yuansong coming, he stepped forward and said in a low voice, "My master can come back safely from the south. What a blessing." The plague in the south is more serious than that in Kyoto, and although a cure has been found, it may happen just in case.

Zhao Yuansong returned him a reassuring smile, thanking him for his concern.Also whispered: "The prescription has been tested, and the fatality rate is [-]%. Find a way to pass it back to Nanyuan, but don't mention my name."

Eunuch Li opened his eyes slightly, Nanyuan was on the south bank of the Lianjiang River, and a plague broke out after the flood.He wanted to ask Zhao Yuansong why he did this, but he opened his mouth but couldn't make any sound.

Nanyuan's national power has been declining all the time because of the perennial floods and epidemics, as well as the constant intrusion of pirates and water bandits.Princess Shuangling is willing to come to Beixuan to be the proton. Apart from wanting to keep her younger brother, she also wants to find a solution to Nanyuan's dilemma from Beixuan.

As if he didn't see his shock, Zhao Yuansong patted him on the shoulder and asked, "How is your majesty?"

"The imperial doctor has not yet diagnosed the emperor's illness. Judging from the symptoms, the emperor is also suffering from the plague. He can be treated according to the prescription passed down by the general, but there is no effect. It has been more than half a month, and the situation is not very good. His Royal Highness. It's the same with the other side." Eunuch Li said as he led people to the dragon bed.

Zhao Yuansong sighed, but he didn't realize that he was looking at His Majesty the Emperor with a little more worry and intolerance.Ever since he learned of his true identity from Eunuch Li, his feelings for His Majesty the Emperor have been somewhat complicated. He is still not sure whether His Majesty the Emperor is his biological father, but after the incident at the Inspector's Office, he can clearly feel that His Majesty the Emperor His attitude towards himself has changed a lot. Not only has he taken good care of himself, but he has given him official power through the Ninth Prince without any trace.

It would be false to say that he was not moved at all, but it is also impossible to say that he has deep feelings for His Majesty the Emperor.In Zhao Yuansong's mind, although he was a little narrow-minded, suspicious, and sometimes nepotistic, he was not confused about state affairs, and he was barely a good emperor.He asked Doctor Bai to come over to treat the emperor, and asked Eunuch Li to ask him what happened after he left the capital.

Just as Feng Jingde expected, it was not only Yingyuehu Town that spread the plague in the suburbs of Beijing, but also in the Hetao area in the northwest. Several carrion corpses were also found. Except for the King Zhenbei mentioned in the eighth prince's confession, other suspects were caught Plead not guilty alive or dead.It wasn't until General Yu sent back the criminal evidence of Jingzhou County officials and inspectors through the channel of the Inspector's Office that His Majesty the Emperor learned that King Zhenbei sent people to spread rumors in the south in order to seek power and usurp the throne.His Majesty the Emperor was furious, and immediately publicized King Zhenbei's crimes to the public, and issued three edicts in succession, ordering the General Hussars stationed in Xueling, and Lu Jingshan, who was busy in Zhangzhou, to quickly mobilize troops to encircle and suppress King Zhenbei .The general of Fuguo also took the four princes to the border to prevent the Huns from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.

His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also fell ill that day, probably because they were too emotional, and they discussed with several ministers late. The next day, His Majesty the Emperor felt unwell and asked the imperial doctor to see him, but it was just an occasional cold.Three days later, the symptoms of the plague became apparent, and both the emperor and the prince became bedridden.

Now that the whole city is under martial law, only the imperial censor, Shang Shuling and Ding Guogong know that the emperor is seriously ill, and the other royal family and princes are all confined in the mansion and palace.

Zhao Yuansong nodded, and asked the person he cared about most: "Where's the general?"

Eunuch Li reacted quickly, and immediately understood who he was referring to, "General Feng is in the Xidaying camp, preparing for battle urgently. Old Marshal Feng is worried that King Pingnan or some people will take the opportunity to make trouble."

After Dr. Bai checked the Emperor's pulse, he asked someone to take a look at the dregs of the medicine, then took out the silver needle, opened the Emperor's mouth, and directly stuck his tongue.Fortunately, there are no other imperial doctors here, and fortunately Eunuch Li is one of his own. If others see Dr. Bai's terrifying treatment methods, they will be scared to death.

"It's bleeding, black and purple, it's unmistakable, it's poisoning." Doctor Bai found the final cause.

"What?" Eunuch Li was surprised.

Xuanyuan Longji felt that he was sinking in a pool of stagnant water, being dragged down by countless hands, he wanted to shout, but he couldn't open his mouth, he could only watch helplessly as he was submerged in the black water.Is he going to die?he thinks.Looking back on this life, only when he was King Qin, he lived the happiest life. When he met the person he hated and loved at the same time, he had a taste of true love.He was dying, and it was good that he could see her again.

When he gave up struggling and wanted to continue his relationship with her, there was a sudden pain in his tongue, and something pulled him back to reality.He heard someone talking beside him, and a nice clear voice said: "Poisoned? Can it be cured? I need some medicine, I'll send someone to look for it."

"It can be cured, we need to use poison to fight poison, but the emperor's body is afraid..."

"There is no other way?"

"It can be treated conservatively, but in that case, I am afraid that the emperor will lie on the bed and fall asleep like this from now on."

"It's about the body of the dragon, why don't we heal His Highness the Crown Prince first, and then let him make up his mind?" The voice was thinner, and it was Eunuch Li who he was familiar with.

They were silent for a while, and asked in a pleasant and clear voice: "Doctor Bai, how long can the emperor last?"

"Not more than five days. The detoxification must be done as soon as possible. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be even worse for the emperor's health."

"Tsk!" After a series of heavy pacing sounds, a pleasant voice came to the bed, Xuanyuan Longji seemed to be able to feel his breathing. "Is it feasible to bring His Royal Highness here and detoxify at the same time?"

The doctor replied: "It is possible, but the subordinate needs help."

"Okay, let's do it like this. Eunuch Li, go and inform General Yu to bring His Highness the Crown Prince here, and then send someone to invite Doctor Yushi and the other three elders to come here. If there is any accident, the three adults can temporarily supervise the country as an agent." affairs of state."

"Master, it's very risky to act like this. If you decide on your own, when the emperor or the prince wakes up, you will probably be charged with treason." Li Gonggong said.

"I don't care about that much anymore. As you said just now, the entire capital is under martial law. The emperor and the prince have not appeared in front of people for more than half a month. The court has complicated factions. No one knows whether there is a King Zhenbei or King Pingnan among the courtiers." , if they don’t get better as soon as possible, Beixuan will be in chaos. Don’t worry, Eunuch Li, if you save them, if they really want to trouble me, I will take the general back to Nanyuan with you. The country I’m in is very curious, so it’s okay to live there.”

Nanyuan?Auntie?This person with a clear voice is actually that child!

Xuanyuan Longji finally remembered the owner of the voice, it turned out to be that little dandy, probably his son.Xuanyuan Longji was famously suspicious and would do something like a cold poisonous snake to bite his benefactor back, but at this moment, he didn't think much about it, instead he felt that Zhao Yuansong was upright and put the overall situation and state affairs first.Thinking of his contribution to Beixuan, he put down the rebel army in the south without a single soldier being abolished, and even appeased the people so that they could give birth with peace of mind.He was extremely proud to have this son.He tried to raise his breath and said, "Son... son."

The voice was very weak, but Zhao Yuansong, who was very close to the bed, still heard it. He turned his head to look at His Majesty the Emperor, only to see that he half-opened his eyes, raised his skinny hand, and reached out to him.Facing a dying person, no amount of vigilance would be eased. He reached out to catch the big skinny hand, and leaned forward in front of the emperor, "What do you want?"

"Call...Xiaojiu to come here, if you can't save...Prince, pass the throne to Xiaojiu, Xuanyuan...Shanguang." Xuanyuan Longji touched under the pillow with his other hand, and tremblingly took out a golden unicorn token , the unicorn eyes on this golden order are inlaid with rubies, which are more high-end and elegant than General Yu's. "This... is for you, the Inspector's Office... will be yours from now on, no matter... who is the emperor from now on, they... can't touch you!"

"This..." Zhao Yuansong was surprised that His Majesty the Emperor actually gave him the last trump card in his hand.He raised his eyes to look at His Majesty the Emperor with complicated emotions, and saw his loving eyes, with a genuine smile on his lips that had never appeared before.

"Father...knows that you are...a good boy." His Majesty the Emperor didn't explain much, and stuffed the golden order into Zhao Yuansong's hands.He turned his head to look at Eunuch Li, raised his voice and said, "Rong Jin, just do...your master's will."

Eunuch Li froze, he didn't expect his identity to be exposed in front of the emperor.Seeing Zhao Yuansong nodding, he immediately left the bedroom to find General Yu to arrange everything.

Zhao Yuansong felt the strength in his hands increase, turned back to look at His Majesty the Emperor, and only heard him say: "Actually... I have always...know Rong Jin, heh, cough cough."

"Stop talking, take a break, and we'll detoxify you right away after we arrange it."

"Well, I'm keeping...Rong Jin by my side, because I want to keep...just thinking about it." His Majesty the Emperor smiled, let go of Zhao Yuansong's hand, obediently, closed his eyes, and muttered slightly dissatisfied: "She...is dissatisfied with my too many wives and concubines, so she elopes with...other people, and is angry with me...hmph, she clearly said that she wants to rob...I will return to Nanyuan to be the king's husband, so what I say doesn't count!"

Zhao Yuansong: "...." It's hard to imagine how His Majesty the Emperor got along with his aunt back then.

General Yu acted very quickly, and ordered the inspector's office to secretly invite the crown prince and three veteran officials. When Doctor Bai began to treat them, he went to the Ninth Prince's mansion to bring Xiao Jiu, who was named, over.

His Highness the Crown Prince looked better than the Emperor. When he heard that they had been poisoned, he immediately thought of the clue, "It's the little eunuch. That day when the Emperor Father issued an edict, Eunuch Li went out to deliver the edict, and that abrupt little eunuch who came to serve tea Eunuch."

Doctor Yu Shi also thought of that person, "Yes, I also remembered. The little eunuch looked frightened, and walked against the wall when he came in." All the ministers came in and out for state affairs, and they were extremely busy. I drank tea empty, so only the emperor and the prince were poisoned.

The emperor and the prince fell ill at the same time. The imperial doctor judged that it was a plague. No one suspected that someone wanted to murder the emperor.Looking for the suspect again, that person has completely disappeared.

No matter what, the treatment went smoothly. After one night, His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were both safe and sound, but His Majesty's body was too damaged, and he might only have two years to live.At this time, His Majesty the Emperor also seemed to see something away, he opened his frowning brows, and waved to everyone, "It's okay, that's it."

A country cannot live without a king for a day.The three old ministers concealed the serious illness of the emperor and the prince from the outside, and they also put their heads on the waistbands of their trousers. They finally relaxed, but at this moment, there was a commotion outside the palace door, weapons clashing, shouts of killing, all joined together .Li Gonggong sent his confidant, the little eunuch, to check, and after a while, the little eunuch ran back in fright, "Kill, kill in, someone wants to force the palace!"