Wulong Inn

The resplendent palace made people's eyes hurt, and the scarlet carpet seemed to have a few traces of blood. This was Emperor Kaiyuan's bedroom, and there was a stale and decadent atmosphere in the extravagance.

Today, the gorgeous palace is extremely lively.A group of people gathered in front of His Majesty's palace, all with anxious expressions on their faces.Among the crowd, surrounded by a few old men in the uniform of the imperial hospital, they looked sadly at the middle-aged man lying flat on the imperial couch with his eyes closed, and from time to time someone stepped forward After cutting the scriptures, he whispered a few words to the people around him, but after the conversation, his brows furrowed even deeper.

Seeing the expressions of the imperial physicians, the men in official uniforms standing behind couldn't help but frowned, and someone whispered: "Your Majesty was fine yesterday, why is it so today?"

Someone around him heard his whisper, and couldn't help saying: "Yes, I heard that the member of the Yuan family seems to be ill today..."

Before he finished speaking, another person sneered and said: "The one from the Yuan family is already an octogenarian, so there is no need to be surprised if he is sick. On the contrary, His Majesty is still an upright man, and he is dedicated to cultivating Taoism and strengthening his body on weekdays." , now like this, I feel strange..." Seemingly realizing that the words were inappropriate, the man shut his mouth hastily when no one answered.

After a while, some people finally couldn't bear it anymore. A tall and strong official first said to that kind of imperial doctor: "Everyone, you have been watching for so long, what is your Majesty doing?"

The imperial doctors turned around and looked at each other. They all shook their heads and sighed. The official looked anxious and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? What's wrong with His Majesty?"

This time, finally, an imperial doctor came out out of the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, the dragon is in good health and has not contracted any serious diseases." The official's expression eased when he heard this, but before he could calm down, he said The imperial doctor's unhurried voice sounded again: "It's just... this coma is really..."

The official was very depressed by the old man's stammering appearance, and was about to ask questions, when suddenly a palace man with a loud voice said: "Welcome Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Everyone glanced at each other, all looked out of the house, and saw the prince in casual clothes, the official didn't care about arguing with the imperial doctor, he quickly bowed down and saluted the sick young man with his colleagues.

"Excuse me." It wasn't until a cold voice came from the top of their heads that everyone stood up, and saw the prince hastily scanned the scenery in the palace, and soon, his eyes fell on the man who was lying on the imperial couch. on the man.

"Father, what's the matter?" Stepping forward a few steps, pushing away the imperial doctors who were in the way, the prince came to the front of the collapse, and asked with great concern.

This time, before the imperial physician could say anything, the impatient official just now said: "Your Majesty is fine." After saying that, he added flatteringly: "Your Majesty's dragon body is in good health, it is really a blessing for the people." The surrounding officials saw him In this way, all of them looked contemptuous, and secretly distanced themselves from him, but he still didn't know it, and his face was full of color.

But when the prince heard the words, he slightly raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "Your Majesty is unconscious now, why does Master Zhu make such assertions?"

The official surnamed Zhu was questioned, and his momentum faltered. Only then did the words just sound inappropriate, and he couldn't help looking pitifully at the imperial physician who had just spoken.

The imperial doctor was quite righteous, seeing him looking over, he walked out of the crowd and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, listen to the old man."

Hearing the sound, the prince finally looked away from Lord Zhu, looked at the imperial physician and said, "Please speak to the imperial physician." This time, his tone was much softer.

The Imperial Physician Zheng also changed his dull image when he heard the words, and his speech became much smoother. He said solemnly: "Return to Your Majesty, the imperial physicians have consulted just now, but now you have come to a conclusion. Your Majesty, this time, but It's not a disease."

"Oh? Then why is that so?" The prince frowned slightly and asked.

Just listen to the doctor Zheng's confident words: "Your Majesty should have overdose, but you are congenitally weak, and your weak body cannot be replenished, so fainting occurs."

"So that's how it is," the crown prince's face flashed a bit of understanding when he heard the words, but before he could speak, he heard a male voice anxiously say: "Ah, what should I do about this." It was Master Zhu who was the one who was screaming, after Master Zhu finished shouting, he saw that everyone was looking at him, without knowing it, he said to himself: "I'm just asking on behalf of His Royal Highness..."

"If I have any questions, I will ask them myself, so I don't need to worry about you." The prince interrupted the other party's words, and said in a flattering way.

The official surnamed Zhu curled his lips bored when he heard the words, but his face was very disapproving.

Seeing this, the prince lowered his eyelids, and slowly retracted the glare in his eyes. After a while, he said, "I wonder when this disease will be cured?"

He asked everyone's doubts, and as soon as the words came out, everyone's eyes focused on the Imperial Physician Zheng again, but this time, the Imperial Physician Zheng was not as calm as before, he pondered for a moment, and then smiled wryly: " I'm old and incompetent, and I really don't know how to heal it."

Seeing disbelief on everyone's faces, the imperial physician hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is not sick, it would be inappropriate to take medicine rashly, not to mention His Majesty's life is safe now, so, in my opinion, it is better to observe for a few days before making a decision. "His words obviously represented the heartfelt thoughts of a medical officer. As soon as the words fell, the remaining few imperial physicians all nodded in agreement. When the officials heard what he said, most of them thought it was quite reasonable. Seeing that this matter was about to be exposed like this Suddenly, another discordant voice came in.

"No! Your Majesty is the emperor of my court, and I have the responsibility of monitoring the state of the country every day. Now that I can't even go to the court in the morning, it will not miss the affairs of the country." But it was Master Zhu who had the courage to speak and said again. There was nothing wrong with the words, but when everyone present heard the words, their faces were unnatural for a while.

If you want to say what kind of virtue this Emperor Dexing is, these close servants and ministers are very clear, but the current style of His Majesty's handling of affairs is exactly the same as that of the previous emperor.It was better in the early years, but in the past few years, I was addicted to Taoism and started to retreat, and it became a useless thing in the morning. When I practiced to a critical moment, I didn’t go there at all. Even if I did it twice occasionally, it was just a little bit. Hey, just pick and listen to some interesting folk anecdotes and forget about it. On weekdays, the big and small things are discussed and handled by the superiors of the various ministries. Unless they encounter extremely serious situations, they will come to report. Thinking of this At this point, all the people present couldn't help but looked at Master Zhu suspiciously.

But Mr. Zhu seemed to be completely wrong, and said to himself: "Since the imperial physicians can't come up with any countermeasures, I dare to ask some Taoist priests enshrined in the palace to come and have a look!" Thousand layers of waves, as soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar all around. Anyone who has some brains, and then looks at the rough-faced Mr. Zhu, will have a clear understanding in his heart. Here it is.Even more thoughtful, when he looked at Mr. Zhu again, his face became a bit more thoughtful, because Mr. Zhu's fortune mainly depended on his constant catering to his wishes. In order to get promoted, he not only spent a lot of money on repairs The Taoist temples around Zhongdu are still spending a lot of money to support and worship at home. From time to time, they will present their homemade precious elixir to His Majesty. Trust is added.

"Lord Zhu, please be respectful!" Hearing Master Zhu's words, the crown prince showed a little anger, but Master Zhu did not give in, stepped forward, and said righteously: "Your Highness, listen The minister said, those Taoists are profound and proficient in the art of alchemy, and they will definitely have more countermeasures for His Majesty's situation, if, due to quack doctors, they miss the illness, then who can take the responsibility." The words were a bit harsh, not only saying that the medical skills of the people in this Tai Hospital were not good, and they wanted to neglect the illness, but also cryptically pointing out that the prince's obstruction at this time was because he did not want His Majesty to recover.

"Don't spitting blood!" This time, before the crown prince could say anything, Imperial Doctor Zheng said angrily.

Master Zhu sneered when he heard the words, and was about to speak when he heard a cold male voice say decisively: "Enough!" It was the crown prince who was at the side, and he looked at Imperial Physician Zheng reassuringly, then turned to Master Zhu, Looking deeply at Master Zhu, the prince said unhurriedly after a long while, "If you ask Master Zhu to tell you this, if you don't invite that extremely Taoist priest, you must have a ghost in your heart?"

Master Zhu didn't answer when he heard the sound, but the meaning in his expression was already obvious.

"Forget it, since Mr. Zhu insisted on it again and again, I will invite those Taoist priests here. I really want to see what they say!" Staring at Mr. Zhu with a firm face, the prince paused every word. the way.

"Don't bother Your Highness, little old man, you have come to the hall without invitation." A sudden male voice came unexpectedly, breaking the tense atmosphere in the hall. Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, but it was a An old man in Taoist robes is walking here in a hurry. He has gray beard and hair, obviously he is not young, but his complexion is very ruddy. His, could not help showing reverence, it turned out that the other party was the chief enshrined of Emperor Dexing, the Daoist of Longevity.

When Master Zhu saw the Daoist Changsheng, he seemed to see a savior, he rushed forward a few steps, and said anxiously: "Please take a look at the Daoist Priest."

Unobtrusively avoiding the close contact with Lord Zhu, the Taoist bowed to the prince very politely, and asked, "I wonder what your Highness thinks?"

"Since the Taoist priest has come, let's just take a look." Looking at the old man in front of him expressionlessly, the prince said indifferently.

The old man was not polite, he walked quickly to His Majesty the emperor who seemed to be in a deep sleep, imitating the appearance of the imperial doctor, and skillfully called the pulse and cut the meridian, someone in the crowd snorted disdainfully, Even though the death came from the imperial physician, the old man didn't worry about it, and continued with his work. After a while, he straightened up. Just when everyone thought he had finished the examination, he suddenly pulled out a few thin strips from the skirt of his clothes. The gold wire comes.

"Acupuncture?" Imperial Physician Zheng asked with some doubts.

The Taoist priest shook his head and smiled mysteriously when he heard the words, and then, with a flick of his wrist, the thin thread climbed onto Emperor Dexing's upper arm under everyone's surprised eyes, before everyone had time Surprised, I saw that the filament seemed to have a spirituality, and it walked around the arm of Emperor Dexing for a few times. The Taoist Changsheng did not watch this magical moment, but just closed his eyes and said Mumbling to himself, as if communicating with something.

Everyone was stunned, but Master Zhu seemed to have expected it, excitedly said: "This is one of the Taoist master's unique skills 'hanging silk'!"

Everyone looked puzzled, then Master Zhu explained enthusiastically, this silk thread is the Taoist priest's natal magic weapon, and the same Taoist priest has the same heart, and it is extremely miraculous to be able to easily see a person's illness! "When everyone heard the words, although they were skeptical, when they looked at the Taoist Changsheng, their eyes were more or less surprised, and they took everyone's expressions into their eyes, and a sneer appeared on the prince's lips.

However, I saw that Taoist Changsheng closed his eyes and rested his mind regardless of the people around him. After a while, the Taoist Changchun suddenly opened his eyes with a hint of joy in his eyes. Everyone clapped their hands in curious eyes and said loudly: "Great joy, Your Majesty, this is a sign of fetal breath!"

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