I run a newspaper in ancient times

In the quiet Mingzheng Hall, Emperor Yan sat at the table with his eyes closed, feeling his pulse from the imperial hospital.

His complexion was very bad, his eyes were blue and black, and his brows were filled with irritability and gloom. The waiter was moving his hand away, he opened his eyes and looked over.

Imperial Physician Zhang said respectfully: "Your majesty, your mind is stagnant, and your qi and blood are stagnant, causing the organs to not be relieved. This is why the dragon's body is getting worse. I implore you to rest in peace and rest, don't think too much."

This is the truth, but in Emperor Yan's ears, it all turned into prevarication and perfunctory.

He sneered, his eyes filled with dark anger, but he suddenly took a breath, calmed down again, and lowered his eyes.

Zhang Banban said: "Do you need a prescription?"

Physician Zhang replied: "I prescribe a decoction that calms the mind, invigorates qi and relieves qi. The emperor drinks a bowl before going to bed and rests well, and it will gradually ease up."

Zhang Banban took Imperial Physician Zhang to the side to write prescriptions, and when he came back, Emperor Yan finally asked, "I'm not sick?"

Physician Zhang said: "The emperor's dragon body is healthy and healthy, just need to cultivate more and recover as soon as possible."

Emperor Yan twitched the corners of his mouth and raised his hand to let him go down.

When Zhang Banban turned around and came back, he saw Emperor Yan looking at the prescription on the table.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Banban looked over worriedly and said, "Perhaps what Doctor Zhang said is right, your dragon body is indeed in good health, the slave will let you get the medicine?"

However, when Zhang Banban came to pick up the prescription, Emperor Yan tore the paper in half, slowly tore it into pieces, and finally scattered into snowflakes.

He dusted off his hands, and asked nonchalantly: "You said Imperial Physician Yang can cure my persistent illness?"

A strange look flashed in Zhang Banban's eyes, and he quickly lowered his head and said: "Yang Taiyi said so, but it is not completely sure, please think twice, Your Majesty."

"Think twice, thinking has become a knot in the heart, and the body is getting worse." Emperor Yan stood up and said to Zhang Banban, "Try it, I can't just accept it like this."

Emperor Yan spoke calmly, but Zhang Banban knew the madness he was suppressing.

"I used to think that if something unexpected happened, I could safely hand it over to A Li, but unfortunately, he couldn't wait any longer. Heh, the more this is the case, the more I don't want to give it, and I can't give it."

Zhang Banban paused and said, "This slave will tell Imperial Physician Yang."

Emperor Yan nodded: "Tell him, as long as Zhen is cured, the seat at the top of this imperial hospital will be his, and he can do whatever he wants."

"Yes."

At this time, the palace servants outside the palace came in and said: "Your Majesty, the left minister is asking to see you."

"Xuan."

Emperor Yan cooperated with Prime Minister Zuo, and there was nothing to hide. Prime Minister Zuo came to Mingzheng Hall to face the Holy Spirit openly.

Although there are only Emperor Yan and Zhang Banban in the hall, the atmosphere still makes people feel a little depressing. Combined with the principal of the Imperial Hospital who just left, Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help but concern: "The emperor's complexion doesn't look very good, you have to take care of yourself." body."

Emperor Yan glanced at him, and just asked: "Master Zhou is here today, is there something important?"

Zuo Xiang said: "The old minister wants to ask the emperor for advice, it's about the prince."

"A Li?" Emperor Yan became interested, he sat down and ordered Zhang Banban, "Show Xiang Zhou a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Zuo saluted, and after Zhang Banban brought the chair over, Shi Shiran sat down, and then chatted like a kid, "How much does your Majesty know about the prince when he was young?"

"When I was young?" Emperor Yan frowned. He didn't know why Prime Minister Zuo asked about such a long time ago. Moreover, Li Li, who was so young, didn't understand anything, so what could he say?

"Your Majesty, the old minister has discovered a huge secret. If it is confirmed, the Emperor will not be far from the real pro-government."

Prime Minister Zuo didn't look old, but his eyes were clear and energetic, and the usual old god was on his face, as if he was sure of winning, and he knew everything in his chest.

And what he said really made Emperor Yan's heart flutter instantly, so he recalled: "A Li was born in the cold palace, and lived with his mother and queen until he was seven years old. After that, the concubine Xian's poisonous plan was solved, and the queen mother's grievances were resolved, so that he was able to take him out of the cold palace. .Although he is young, he is extremely sensible and never causes trouble. It is very easy for me to take him with me."

Speaking of this, Emperor Yan was puzzled again: "What exactly is Zhou Xiang going to say, what does the young A Li have to do with the present?"

The left minister smiled slightly: "Your majesty, do you remember that apart from the four necessary eunuchs who travel east to south and west to north, is there an old eunuch beside the prince?"

"Old eunuch..." Emperor Yan thought for a moment, then nodded, "There is such a person. A Li said that he met in the cold palace. Because she often took care of him and gave him food, A Li brought it out because she was grateful. But not I don't know when, the old eunuch disappeared."

"Does the emperor remember when he disappeared?"

When Prime Minister Zuo asked this, Emperor Yan understood: "Is there anything special about this old eunuch?"

Zuo Xiang said with emotion: "That's really special. If the old man's guess is correct, this is Fan Zhiyuan's master who taught martial arts."

Emperor Yan was stunned when he heard the words, he didn't expect this old eunuch to have a lot of background, he was not busy talking, but straightened out his thoughts.

The old eunuch next to Li Li is Fan Zhiyuan's master, doesn't that mean...

"Is Fan Zhiyuan cultivated secretly by Ah Li?"

He blurted out in astonishment, and hurriedly looked to Prime Minister Zuo for confirmation, but Prime Minister Zuo did not disappoint him, admiring: "It hits the nail on the head, Your Majesty knows everything."

After getting an affirmative answer, Emperor Yan was stunned: "Then who is Fan Zhiyuan?"

Prime Minister Zuo reminded: "Think about it, Your Majesty, when did this old eunuch disappear beside the lord?"

Emperor Yan took a deep breath, then got up, and paced back and forth in the hall, he suddenly realized that his younger brother was more powerful than he imagined.

when?

"A Li, it seems that I haven't seen that lazy old eunuch next to you for a long time. Why, finally dismissed you? It's not that the emperor said you. Although he is kind to you, it's a big deal for a slave to receive such preferential treatment from you. You shouldn't be so presumptuous and appear to be out of order. It's not peaceful recently, so you have to be careful and let him leave as soon as possible."

"Brother Huang is thinking too much. He is just getting old and wants to return to his hometown and return to his roots."

Thinking back, Emperor Yan couldn't help but take a deep breath in combination with the major events at that time.

Zuo Xiang obviously found a satisfactory answer from Emperor Yan's face, "It seems that the emperor has thought of it. Eight years ago, the Marquis of Dingbei colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. He ransacked and killed more than a hundred people, leaving no one behind."

Emperor Yan's hands were a little numb, but his heart was beating fast, but in the end he slowly shook his head: "No, no, you said Fan Zhiyuan is from the Dingbei Houfu, who could it be?"

"Wei Lan."

Hearing this name, Emperor Yan's mind went blank for an instant, and Zhang Banban, who had always been a statue beside him, suddenly breathed harder.

It's unbelievable.

But soon Emperor Yan retorted: "But his face..."

Although Wei Lan is not often in Beijing, but as the prince's cousin and relative of the emperor, Emperor Yan has seen him several times, and he will never mistake the two different faces.

"You can change your face."

Emperor Yan hesitated, and said: "But at that time, all the corpses in Dingbeihou's mansion were confirmed, no one escaped, even the toddler was gone."

Prime Minister Zuo said indifferently: "After Dingbeihou's mansion was released from prison, he went to die overnight, drank poison and committed suicide, and the body was intact when it was thrown in the mass grave."

"You mean someone suspended animation."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the prisoner exchange case of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Emperor Yan nodded.

Zuo Xiang said: "Now that I think about it now, the most important thing that determines Xiongling's life and death is Gao Chi's betrayal, and the only one who can make Gao Chi change his words is his wife and children. Although the old man doesn't know enough, I am sure that the wife of Gao Chi's family He and his children have always been able to spend money. Gao Chi is just a servant of the Ministry of Justice. How could they not know where the money came from? They don’t feel guilty when they spend money like water, but wait for Gao Chi to go to jail, and when he finds out what he has done, they kill themselves in shame and indignation Isn't that a contradiction?"

"Did Zhou Xiang find out what's strange?"

The left minister shook his head: "Never, they are gone long ago, and we can't tell if they are in the coffin. The prince did it very cleanly, and I couldn't find any clues for a while, but the old man knows that there is indeed a kind of fake death drug in the world."

The fake death medicine is also known as the tortoise breath medicine. After eating it, the body will become stiff, just like a corpse, and some of them will even produce corpse spots if they are more realistic.But this is not dead, it's just that the breathing and heartbeat have become extremely weak, and the pulse is hardly checked. If you don't distinguish carefully and patiently, even the doctor can be easily fooled.

"The well-known doctors and poisoners in Jianghu all have the ability to make medicines. I heard that the old eunuch is a master of poisoning, and the prince seems to be good at this."

Zuo Xiang's words were affirmed by Emperor Yan, he said almost sarcastically: "That's right, Ah Li is really good at medicine."

Zuo Xiang smiled: "Back to Fan Zhiyuan, Marquis Wu Ning has sent someone to investigate carefully, only to find out that the identity of Shen Jiayuan's nephew..."

"fake?"

"I don't know if it's true or not, but he recognized his ancestors halfway. The Fan family has long been in decline. If you give some money, you can add to the family tree. The aunts and uncles who married far away from the Shen family have long since disappeared. Is there any son? No one knows about Fan Zhiyuan. But he did appear suddenly, saying that he was brought into the deep mountains by his master to practice martial arts, and he will leave the mountains after he completes his studies."

Shimen is an old eunuch, where do you practice martial arts, the palace?

Emperor Yan's heart suddenly became hot, and he almost excitedly said: "If it's really Wei Lan, then he must have the shadow of the Dingbei Houfu. He is good at fighting, and it really makes sense."

"Your Majesty, we don't know how to march and deploy troops. We really can't explain why, but according to the generals in the northern border, there is indeed a familiar feeling, as if Dingbeihou returned."

If Zuo Xiang dared to say that, it was almost certain.

This is really great news, and it is also very good news. At this moment, Emperor Yan suddenly became enlightened, and the gloom in his heart was much less. He felt that what the doctor Zhang had just left had some truth.

"A Li is really amazing!" Emperor Yan sighed sincerely, "Zhou Xiang, how old did you say he was at that time, twelve or thirteen years old, he deceived everyone by himself, the entire capital, civil and military officials, even his father The emperor thought they were all dead."

"The old minister is ashamed, and he was kept in the dark. If he had no way out now and thought carefully, he would not have discovered it." The left minister glanced at Emperor Yan, and once again sighed in his heart for Prince Yi's ability. Yu Li Li was not surprised at all.

The same mother compatriots, the difference is too much.

"No wonder...haha... no wonder Fan Zhiyuan is so devoted to him, that he follows the conspiracy and makes trouble without blinking his eyes. It turns out that he is a traitor!" Emperor Yan laughed, and the gloom between his brows dissipated involuntarily, but There is more madness.

"Okay, that's great, Zhou Xiang, well done, as long as you expose it, Ah Li won't be able to escape."

"Unfortunately, this is just the old minister's guess without evidence. If Fan Zhiyuan refuses to admit it, there is no way to convict him with the prince around."

"Then take down that old eunuch!" Emperor Yan said with a persuasive gaze.

Prime Minister Zuo was slightly surprised when he heard the words, and suddenly he couldn't continue talking.

On the contrary, Emperor Yan realized that he was overwhelmed with complacency, and denied it: "I made a slip of the tongue, the old eunuch can hand over Fan Zhiyuan's skill, how can it be so easy to catch, on the contrary, he will scare the snake."

Prime Minister Zuo sighed lightly: "Your Majesty is right, this matter needs to be carefully planned."

"Does Zhou Xiang have any countermeasures?" At this moment, Emperor Yan's tone was much lighter.

Prime Minister Zuo got up, looked straight at Emperor Yan, raised his hand respectfully and said: "Soldiers, the most taboo thing is to mess up the morale of the army, mess up officials and thieves, there is no victory at all, but if you lose, you are a sinner through the ages. What does the emperor think?"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yan's eyes opened wide, his smile slowly subsided, and he also fixedly looked at Prime Minister Zuo's face without speaking.

Prime Minister Zuo was not in a hurry, nor was he guilty, he just said nonchalantly: "There is a saying that if you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. As long as the emperor is doing it for the sake of the country, there is no need to feel guilty."

He said without waiting for Emperor Yan's answer, and cupped his hands: "The old minister is done talking, so I will take my leave."

Turning around, Prime Minister Zuo left neatly, leaving Emperor Yan with a vague look in his eyes.