The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Even if Zhao Zhang's hidden guards were stumbling, they couldn't be stumbling for too long. Someone came to rescue them soon. Pu Zhan knew that the operation was going to fail when he saw someone coming. Failure meant that his old man My life is about to be explained.

He tried everything possible to enter the palace, and persuaded the queen mother for several days, finally saw that she was willing to compromise, so he made a ruthless fight, but after all, the situation was over, how easy is it for him to want Zhao Zhang's life?

"I didn't expect that the kung fu that my grandfather taught you when I was a child is now retribution on me. I knew it would be like this..." Pu Zhan said halfway, suddenly turned around, and stabbed at the queen mother with the long sword.

The Empress Dowager was in a daze, and she didn't respond when she saw the sword stabbing towards her. The hidden guards who broke in surrounded Pu Zhan from all directions, but no one had time to save the Empress Dowager, it was too far away.

Zhao Zhang was the only one who was closest to the Queen Mother, but he had no weapon in his hand, and he was relying on his agility to deal with Pu Zhan just now. He rushed towards the queen mother and held her in his arms.

Pu Zhan was hit on the leg by the chair, bent his body, and the sword in his hand still stabbed out without showing any weakness, but the direction was slightly lower than the original height.

"emperor!"

"Zhuo'er!" Exclaimed a few times, the hidden guards no longer wanted to capture Pu Zhan alive, the hidden weapons in their hands threw towards Pu Zhan like money, and soon shot him into a sieve.

Seeing the signal from the dark guards, the imperial guards hurried over. Yao Zhan was the fastest, kicked open the gate and rushed in. What he saw was a picture of Zhao Zhang with a sword stuck behind him, and his face turned pale with fright. , The legs are weak.

"emperor……"

"Hurry up and tell the doctor!"

Zhao Zhang could feel the blood flowing out of his body and hear all kinds of chaotic shouts around him, but he was very clear-headed and could order Yao Zhan: "Seal the court, search for the spies of the Pu family, and the news of my injury must not be spread outside." , only the envoy of Hongyuan came to give me a diagnosis and treatment..." He paused, and finally gave an order: "The Palace of Compassion and Ning will be closed for three days, and the empress should replace all the servants in the Palace of Compassion and Ning."

Yao Zhan crawled over to support him, he checked the emperor's injuries first, and saw that the sword was stuck in the emperor's back, he was relieved immediately, and then hurriedly asked people to follow the emperor's orders.

All the servants of the Palace of Compassion and Ning were instigated by Pu Zhan, who was pretending to be Eunuch Yuan, to leave. At this time, they were roughly dragged out by a group of imperial guards, and all of them were taken into the custody of the Punishment Department.

Envoy Hong rushed over with the medicine box on his back, followed by two medicine boys. Yao Zhan checked them before letting them in.

Later, Ling Jingyun got the news and rushed into the palace, and the Palace of Compassion and Ning was taken over by Jin Yiwei. Yao Zhan also knew that Ling Jingyun was more meticulous than himself, so he led people to search the palace for details.

The news of the emperor's injury has not been spread yet, but the news of Pu Zhanqiao's entry into the palace cannot be concealed. When his body was transported out, many imperial guards saw it, and Yao Zhan needed a reason to search the palace.

Soon, the Minister Gu Ming of the court entered the palace urgently and asked to see His Majesty outside the imperial study. Director Du looked anxious, his usual smile disappeared, and said to them solemnly: "My lords, please go back, the next three days The emperor has no intention of going to court early, and ordered the cabinet to discuss government affairs together, and if there are major issues that cannot be resolved, they will be sent to the palace for the emperor's approval."

This was Zhao Zhang's first resignation after he ascended the throne. Everyone was a little uneasy. Xu Shoufu pulled Mr. Du and asked: "My father-in-law, tell me the truth, what else do we need to do? We won't ask about the affairs of the palace in detail. Do you know if the emperor is well?"

"Don't worry, my lords, the emperor is fine. It's just that the empress dowager was slightly injured, so the emperor is not at ease. Therefore, he will be in the palace of compassion for the first few days. However, if there is a major problem, the emperor will still come forward to deal with it."

Hearing what he said frankly, everyone feels at ease. The emperor has only been on the throne for three years and has no children. If there is an accident, then everyone should be thinking about the next step.

But seeing that Director Du is still standing here, and there is no chaos in the palace, it must be that the queen mother was injured, but why was the queen mother injured?

When it comes to Pu Zhan's death, everyone has some speculations in their hearts, but it is a pity that it is not easy to investigate deeply for a while, otherwise the intention will not be clear.

"The empress dowager is injured. It is filial piety for the emperor to serve the illness. The ministers should take care of the emperor's worries. Please tell the emperor Du to let the emperor rest assured." Xu Shoufu replied as a representative.

After Director Du notified them, the task was considered complete, and he had to interrogate the servants together with the imperial guards, so he said: "Then adults, go back first, and the important thing is to do the errands well. The emperor has worked hard for many years, and I can take advantage of this opportunity. It's good to rest for a few days."

The ministers expressed their loyalty one after another, and then they went out of the palace together. They were also very concerned about what happened in the palace, but now there was no one in the harem except for a queen. used.

Hongyuan envoy drew the sword for the emperor, the wound was deep, but fortunately he did not stab through it, "Your Majesty, I will stop the bleeding first, and you must rest in bed for the next few days, and someone must guard you every step of the way at night. If you have a fever, you'll be in trouble."

Zhao Zhang lay on the bed with a rare pale face. He nodded and said to Ling Jingyun who was standing by, "Go and see the queen mother for me, and just tell her that I'm fine, and let her not worry."

"Yes." Ling Jingyun walked out with a cold face. Seeing his black face, the queen mother didn't even have the desire to ask questions. After hearing a few dry retellings, she waved her hand to make him back down.

The Palace of Compassion and Ning used to be lively. As she gets older, the Empress Dowager can no longer stand the deserted environment, but now all the servants in the palace have been removed, and the new servants have not been brought yet. She even wants to drink water No one poured it for her.

Up to this moment, the Empress Dowager's mood has not calmed down. Pu Zhan and Zhao Zhang were killed and injured, the two closest people in her life turned against each other like this, and her son would definitely be divorced from her after this incident, which she couldn't accept.

She wanted to see her son, but she couldn't save herself. In the end, Zhao Zhang was injured only to save her.

"Hey..." Thinking of Zhao Zhang's sweetheart mentioned by her father at the end, the Queen Mother suddenly didn't dare to ask, no matter who that person was, she had no right to object any more.

What happened in the palace did not spread to the people, and Shen Jia, who was getting farther and farther away from Chang'an, didn't know about it. However, he didn't receive a reply from Zhao Zhang after the letter was sent back for several days. He thought Zhao Zhang was angry. I feel a little regretful in my heart, and I would have said a few nice words if I knew it earlier.

Every time they pass through a city, Shen Jia and the others will stay for a few days, they don't check the accounts in every place, they just walk around and look around, and they will help when the government is doing disaster relief.

They didn't deliberately conceal the matter of Tongzhou county magistrate. Soon the officials in the north knew about it. With such a lesson learned from the past, everyone didn't dare to think carefully. They just wished that this year's disaster relief would be as detailed as possible.

Half a month later, Shen Jia and his party arrived at Daming Mansion, which is the most prosperous and most populous prefecture among the many prefectures in the north. trust.

It was already dark when Shen Jia and the others arrived at Daming Mansion. Before they entered the city, they saw tents lined up neatly at the gate of the city.

"Is Your Excellency an angel from Chang'an?" There were already officials waiting at the side, and when they saw Shen Jia, the group immediately came up to them.

It was no secret that the imperial envoy made inspections. Every time Shen Jia and the others arrived in a city, they would receive a warm welcome. Sitting in the carriage, Shen Jia heard the conversation outside, coughed a few times, took a few sips of hot water from the kettle beside him.

He contracted a cold three days ago. He had a fever at first, but after drinking medicine for three days, the fever finally subsided, and other symptoms followed. He lay limp in the carriage and did not want to move.

This carriage was given to them by the government of the previous county, and the horses they brought out were replaced a lot. The journey was difficult, and not only the people were troubled, but the horses were also troubled.

Qin Zhangyuan's entourage is very capable, and he arranges it wherever he goes. Shen Jia felt that the opportunity was rare, so he sent He Yan to follow him, and let him be a servant on the saddle and horse, so that the entourage could be responsible for Shen Jia's master and servant. The attitude is much more polite.

Shen Jia raised the curtains and looked outside. Someone came out from the tent on the side of the road and looked at their team curiously. Shen Jia carefully observed these victims, and saw that they were wearing thick clothes and there was no look of distress on their faces. The crowd is having a good time.

But this doesn't explain anything. They also saw such a scene when they passed by a county seat. Some people acted as victims of the disaster and resettled them properly, while those who were actually affected by the disaster were imprisoned in a temple on the mountainside. The temple lacked food and clothing, and a group of victims huddled together for warmth. Shen Jia still remembers the desperate look in his eyes.

He probably contracted the wind and cold at that time. In order to prevent it, Shen Jia ordered everyone who came into contact with the victims to wear masks and gloves, eat hot food and drink hot water for three meals a day, and change their coats and shoes every day. Come down and ventilate overnight to reduce infection as much as possible.

They brought a lot of medicinal materials, and Shen Jia made everyone boil a bowl of soup to dispel the cold every day, and the accompanying imperial guards and Jin Yiwei were in good physical condition, so everyone was healthy and healthy, but he The frail book fell ill.

"Master Shen, my lord asks you, do you want to go to the government office first?"

"Ahem... let's go, it's getting dark, and everyone is tired after driving all day, so let's have a good night's rest first."

The person who came to pick them up was the experience of the magistrate's yamen, surnamed Tan, a very forthright northerner, who was startled when he saw Shen Jia getting off the carriage under the quilt, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with this lord?"

He Yan wrapped the quilt tightly around Shen Jia's body, and replied impatiently: "Send my young master to the house to rest first, he has a cold, and it is most forbidden to blow cold wind."

"It's the lower officials who were negligent, please come in quickly, my lord."

When people entered the house, a group of people, dressed in various official uniforms, knelt at the door to meet the imperial envoy.

The magistrate is a fourth-rank official, and the head of the Hanlin Academy is a third-rank official. They are undoubtedly the objects of worship wherever they go. Shen Jia has already calmed down. He lay down on the bed as soon as he entered the house. He is not going to entertain these officials tonight.

He heard Qin Zhangyuan's entourage say outside the door: "My lords, you don't need to be too polite. Our lords said that we won't talk about business tonight. We will talk about things tomorrow. Everyone, please go back."

This group of officials from the magistrate's yamen came and left in fear, and I am afraid that they will not be able to sleep well when they go back.

Shen Jia smiled. This imperial envoy is equivalent to a modern inspection team. He has to be panicked everywhere. He is definitely a disgusting existence. I don't know if he will have more in the future after this round. enemies.

He Yan came in with the medicine, "Master, the people from the yamen have brought food. If you want something to eat, I'll bring it in."

After eating porridge with dried meat and greens for two or three days, Shen Jia felt her mouth watering. She especially wanted to eat a spicy hot pot meal, but she knew that there wouldn't be one here, and she couldn't eat it.

"Hey, whatever you want, let's get some noodles, I don't want to eat porridge anymore."

He Yan said with a smile: "You want to eat porridge, but the noodles are full." A large pot of boiled noodles was delivered already lumpy, and the taste was not good at all, but fortunately, it was hot. A sip of hot soup is very satisfying.

Shen Jia lost his appetite, so he stopped after eating a small bowl, and then drank a large jug of water. He used to hear that people should drink more hot water when he was sick, but now he seems to have nothing to eat except water.

He Yan ate two big bowls of noodles, even drank the soup, and said with emotion: "Master, I want to go home. This trip is really tiring. I eat wind and snow every day. Is the emperor deliberately revenge on you?" ah?"

Shen Jia's whole body was sore and limp, her nose was so stuffed up that she even had difficulty breathing, but there was a burning charcoal pot in the room, so the air was stuffy, and she wanted to open the window but couldn't stand the cold wind outside, so she had to open her mouth to breathe, "Where am I?" Can you know? But it’s also possible, maybe Zhao Zhang made up with me on the surface, but actually let down my vigilance, and then tossed me with various fair reasons, I have to be grateful to him.”

He Yan paused in cleaning up, and stared at his young master dumbfounded, "I can't, you didn't dig his ancestral grave, why are you so deliberate? Master, are you not feeling well, so you are unhappy?" ?”

Shen Jia rolled his eyes at him, and said hoarsely: "Would you be happy if it was you?" He ordered He Yan to go out and fetch him a basin of water. The room was too dry, and he felt like he was about to suffocate.

When He Yan brought the water in, he said to him: "The Qin Zhangyuan asked you if you want to play chess, I guess Mr. Qin is too boring."

Where did Shen Jia still have the energy to play chess, she shook her head and said, "I'm not going, just say that I'm going to sleep, this time, it's because I got involved with the Qin Zhangyuan, and made him unable to go home during the Chinese New Year. Remember to remind me to give Qin Zhangyuan a second gift."

Speaking of Chinese New Year, He Yan began to count the days with his fingers, "It's been almost a month since we came out, and it will be Chinese New Year in more than 20 days. I don't know where we will be by then."

Shen Jia stared at the roof. When a person is sick, he will think too much, and his heart will become fragile. He and Zhao Zhang were separated in the first year after their reunion. What are you doing?

Zhao Zhang did not live as well as Shen Jia imagined. His injuries recovered very slowly in the winter, and it was impossible to ignore political affairs every day. On the third day, he lay on the bed and received a group of veterans, and began to review memorials on the bed .

It was also at this time that the ministers realized that it was the emperor and not the queen mother who had been injured. Thanks to Director Du who was able to lie swearingly at that time, he really underestimated the cunning old eunuch.

The emperor's dragon body is what the ministers are most concerned about. Naturally, they don't want to let the emperor suffer from injuries. It's better to do something serious to divert his attention, so that he doesn't feel like he's going to become a useless person.

"Your Majesty, a total of 78 suspects have been found in the inner palace. I have come to ask for instructions, should they be tortured?" Yao Zhan asked while kneeling in front of the emperor's bed.

"No need, send them all out of the palace, no matter who they are, I will save their lives." The right master is dead, and Zhao Zhang doesn't want to continue killing people. Whether those people are Pu Zhan's eyeliner or not, just drive them out. .

As soon as Yao Zhan left, Ling Jingyun came in and reported: "All the remnants of the Pu family have been captured. There are 12 people in total, the youngest is only eight months old, and they are hiding in a farmer's house in the suburbs."

Zhao Zhang was silent for a while, and asked him, "Did the dead soldiers of the Pu family stay by their side?"

"Yes, there were 39 dead soldiers killed, and a dozen escaped, that's all."

Zhao Zhang didn't know how many dead soldiers the Pu family had raised, but he always took to heart what Pu Zhan said before his death. He was worried that Pu Zhan would really send dead soldiers to assassinate Shen Jia.

It is very difficult to kill a person openly and aboveboard. There are so many masters around Shen Jia, not a few dead men can handle it, but dead men will never assassinate a person openly, they will use whatever means to achieve their goals, no matter how many people around Shen Jia There will also be opportunities to take advantage of.

"Kill it." Zhao Zhang said flatly, he can't leave hidden dangers for the future, cutting grass and roots sounds cruel, but kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people.

"In addition, you send someone to bring a verbal order to the Qin Zhangyuan and the others, so that they can go faster on the road behind, and don't have to search every place, tell Shen Jia..." Zhao Zhang's words came to his lips, but he couldn't say them, and turned aside. Manager Du hooked his fingers, "Bring me a pen and ink, I want to write a letter to them."

Zhao Zhang first wrote a letter to the Qin Zhangyuan, with a total of less than ten sentences, and then asked Mr. Du to seal the letter. The other letter was written for an hour, and the ten pages were full. .

Director Du was afraid that it would be bad for his injury if he wrote for a long time, so he persuaded: "Your Majesty, write the letter slowly. You might as well write a letter to Mr. Shen every few days, and let him know that you miss him."

Ling Jingyun stood silently at the side, heard the words and raised his head to glance at the old eunuch, thinking: This kind of eunuch who has survived the emperor's death in two dynasties is indeed different, and actually knows how to offer advice to the emperor to chase after beauties.

Ling Jingyun is a close minister of the emperor, and he will probably walk his own path in this life. As a Jinyiwei, he can't form cliques for personal gain, and can't get too close to courtiers, but Shen Jia is different, he is the emperor's favorite person. No one dared to offend, at least he couldn't afford to offend him when he was still favored.

Ling Jingyun also wants to make friends with him, but Shen Jia hides when she sees him, as if treating him as a plague god, which makes people very unhappy.

Zhao Zhang learned how to be smart this time. He wrote down the history of his injury in the letter without being asked by others. A little compassion from Shen Jia.

A few days after the letter was sent out, Zhao Zhang received a letter from Jin Yiwei. It was supposed to be sent every five days, but the heavy snow and the delay in delivery of the message. This was the first letter he received after he was injured.

It was mentioned in the letter that Mr. Shen was suffering from a cold, and the assigned Jin Yiwei didn't know about the relationship between Shen Jia and the emperor, and only thought that the emperor sent them to protect the two adults, so he only mentioned one sentence about the cold, and didn't say much about it. to write.

But it was this sentence that made Zhao Zhang jump out of the bed in shock, and walked out wearing pajamas with his waist supported, shouting as he walked, "Come here!... Call the envoy of the Imperial Hospital!"

Director Du came in when he heard the sound, and saw Zhao Zhang standing on the ground with bare feet and single clothes, and shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty, why did you get up like this? Come on, come and serve the Emperor to get dressed!"

He helped the emperor to walk into the room. A group of court ladies and eunuchs came in with their clothes in their hands. Zhao Zhang pushed them away just as they were about to get close. , let him come quickly."

Because the emperor's injury hadn't healed, the envoy Hong Yuan waited in the imperial hospital every day, and ran over as soon as he heard the summons, thinking that the emperor's injury had repeated, he broke out in a cold sweat from fright.

As a result, after he came in, before he had time to kneel down and salute, the emperor asked anxiously: "Is there a prescription for treating wind and cold? Write a prescription for me."

Hongyuan envoy was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Does the emperor want a list of prescriptions for wind-cold? I do have them, but wind-cold also depends on the situation. It is best to increase or decrease the dosage according to the individual's physical condition. I don't know who has the wind-cold? "

"People are not here, so you can write different prescriptions according to different situations, and write each one clearly. I will ask people to ask for the prescriptions, and use whichever is right for the disease."

The envoy Hong Yuan didn't know which man of God could labor the emperor's worries, but he immediately wrote down more than a dozen prescriptions, even the prescriptions for treating diseases similar to wind-cold.

Zhao Zhang didn't understand these things, but he trusted the envoy of Hong Yuan, and confessed: "You can make five-day medicines according to these prescriptions, and I will be useful."

The envoy Hong immediately regretted that he had written too much. Each prescription is worth five days. It would have to hold a large bag of medicinal materials. I don’t know who can eat it, but the emperor’s words are imperial decrees, so follow them, "I obey Purpose."

Zhao Zhang rewarded him with a box of gold, and when he got the medicine, he hurriedly handed the prescription and the medicine to Ling Jingyun, and said: "You go there yourself and see Shen Jia for me. You must wait until he recovers. Besides, when he recovers from illness..." Zhao Zhang wanted Shen Jia to come back, but he didn't say that, and sighed, "Let him pay more attention to his body."

"Yes, I will take good care of the two adults." Ling Jingyun happily accepted this task. He was worried that he would not have the opportunity to contact Shen Jia, but he did not expect the opportunity to come so soon. He traveled thousands of miles to deliver the medicine. Will adults change their minds about him?