Dianxia Qingcheng

Shen Jiujiu was locked up in the side hall for a day and a night, during which someone came to deliver food, but he was not allowed to go out.

The next day, the door of the side hall was reopened, and several palace officials came in to take him away.

Shen Jiujiu lowered his head obediently, followed the palace people through the long corridor, passed through several palaces, and arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation where the emperor handles political affairs.

Those palace people retreated, Shen Jiujiu knelt alone in the hall, the emperor was not here, but he didn't dare to move, he could only kneel and wait obediently.

I don't know how long I waited, until Shen Jiujiu's knees were almost unconscious, and finally there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and then a bright yellow figure appeared.

The emperor walked to the desk with a stern expression and sat down, without looking at Shen Jiujiu who was kneeling in the hall, he began to read the memorial as if no one else was around.

Shen Jiujiu quietly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, then quickly lowered his eyes. He rubbed his knees, not daring to move.

After a while, a father-in-law came in, walked in front of the emperor and said something, the emperor was very angry, and threw a memorial in front of Shen Jiujiu with a wave of his hand.

"That's what he said?" the emperor asked coldly.

The father-in-law nodded and bowed in a very respectful manner, "Return to the emperor's word for word, he said, he is not willing."

The emperor stood up and slowly walked towards Shen Jiu who was kneeling in the hall.

"I know that he has an extraordinary relationship with this little genius doctor. I didn't expect him to be so tough when everyone is in my hands."

The emperor stood still in front of Shen Jiujiu, squatted down, raised Shen Jiujiu's chin with his hand, narrowed his phoenix eyes, "Tell me, does he really think I won't kill you!"

Shen Jiujiu was confused, and didn't know what the emperor was talking about. He just felt that the eyes looking at him were cold and frightening, but they really had a strong killing intent. He was so frightened that his body trembled a little , but still try to keep myself sane.

"Emperor... Your Majesty... I, I have thought about it carefully. Although, although I can't cure my mother's dumb disease, I still know that there is a very powerful healer. Maybe, he...he will be able to find a way." .”

The emperor stared closely at Shen Jiujiu's eyes, trying to see if he was lying, but the eyes of the man in front of him were clear and clear, like a lake with bottomless water, revealing sincerity and sincerity.

At first, the emperor ordered Shen Jiujiu to be brought into the palace, not just for him to have a pulse diagnosis, but to treat him as a condition for exchange, so he didn't place any hope that he could really see any symptoms.

But now that Shen Jiujiu said so, the emperor has a glimmer of hope.

"tell me the story."

Shen Jiujiu introduced Jiang Yubai to the emperor, and he was right. Jiang Yubai's current medical skills can indeed be ranked first in the world. Shen Jiujiu's medical skills are also very good, but they are still not as good as Jiang Yubai's.

At this time, Jiang Yubai, who was honestly staying in the hospital, sneezed a few times for no reason, and then gave Chengfeng next to him a hard look, "Are you secretly scolding me again in your heart!"

Chengfeng looked dazed and innocent.

After listening to Shen Jiujiu's words, the emperor stood up and asked the eunuchs to investigate Jiang Yubai.

The father-in-law took the order, and before he walked out of the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he ran into a person head-on. He turned pale with fright, pointed at the person in front of him, and said, "You, you, you...how dare you to meet without summons! Come here! Man! Take him down!"

But the person walking towards him ignored the father-in-law's shout at all, bypassing him and walking straight into the hall.

— After stepping into the hall, I saw the little man kneeling in the hall obediently.

The emperor also raised his eyes to look over, but he was not surprised when he saw the person coming, as if he had expected it a long time ago.

"The grass people have seen the emperor."

Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Jiu suddenly raised his head to look over, and then met Pei Zheng who was standing not far away, and then Pei Zheng smiled at him, full of tenderness and consolation, Shen Jiu had originally The tense mood immediately relaxed a lot.

"You really have a lot of face. I have invited you several times, but I can't invite you. If I hadn't taken you to the palace, I'm afraid it would be difficult to see you." , "Master Pei."

In a foreign country, in the imperial palace, Pei Zheng's attitude is humble.

"Your majesty is joking, Caomin has long since lost any official position, so he can't afford to be your lord."

"What if I say you can afford it?" The emperor said, "If you promise me that you will enter the court as an official and assist me, I will allow you to be an official position under one person and above ten thousand, and you can still be the one you were before. An important court minister with power over the government and the public."

Pei Zheng cupped his hands, "I'm afraid the emperor has forgotten. In the final analysis, the grassroots are still people from the Celestial Dynasty. Although the Celestial Dynasty is dead, Changling is still there. The grassroots will not be people who forget their roots. Presumably the emperor will not trust a person who can go to another country at will." .”

"The current Changling is just a small country, not comparable to the Northern Territory country. What's more, it is because I trust you that I will tell you this. Otherwise, when would I need to waste my words with others?" The emperor raised his voice, his tone Already a little anxious.

After Pei Zheng came to the Northern Territory Kingdom, the emperor knew about it not long after. Because of the previous reputation of Prime Minister Pei of the Celestial Dynasty, everyone in the world knew that the Emperor of the Northern Territory intended to win over Pei Zheng, but he sent several times to send letters All the people were dismissed by Pei Zheng with a few words, and they all said so sincerely that it was impossible to refute.

Pei Zheng is also very familiar with the national situation of the Northern Territory Kingdom, knowing that the emperor is fighting for power with the Queen Mother, and it is the time when he lacks a right-hand man, otherwise he would not value him so much.

- On the one hand, Pei Zheng doesn't want to participate in the domestic struggles of other countries. He has made plans and doesn't want to live in the Northern Territory permanently. Sooner or later he will bring the little man and Li'er back

Go to Changling Kingdom, after all, that is their home; on the other hand, Pei Zheng knew in his heart that if the Emperor of the Northern Territory really wanted to force him, he would naturally have thousands of means to use, but none of them worked for him. In Pei Zheng's body, it shows that the emperor of the Northern Territory is still a moral person.

Now that I have found a reason to trap the little man in the palace, there should be nothing I can do. I just want to see myself. Just now, I insisted on breaking into the palace, but no one really stopped me. This further confirms Pei Zheng's heart a little.

"The grassroots know that the emperor is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and is eager to seek talents, but he also understands righteousness and respects the virtuous and corporal," Pei Zheng said with a smile. If so, Caomin would like to have a discussion with the emperor, if he can relieve the emperor's worries and problems, that would be great, but it's just about being an official, I'm sorry."

Speaking of this, Pei Zheng's meaning is very clear, he can advise the emperor behind his back, but it is absolutely impossible to enter the court of the Northern Region.

The emperor took a deep look at Pei Zheng, and he also knew this person's temperament. It would be useless to talk more, so he could only sigh softly, "That's all."

Afterwards, Shen Jiujiu was first taken down by a father-in-law and waited in the outer hall, while Pei Zheng stayed in the inner hall to discuss the state affairs of the Northern Region with the emperor.

Shen Jiujiu waited outside the hall door for a long time, his little face was flushed red by the cold wind outside, then the hall door was opened, and Pei Zheng walked out from inside.

"Brother Pei!" Shen Jiu hurried up to greet him, threw himself into Pei Zheng's arms and asked, "Are you okay? The emperor didn't do anything to you, did he? Did he punish you, or lock you up?"

Pei Zheng stretched out his hand to cover his cheeks, "It's okay, there's nothing wrong, the emperor said, now we can go home, I'm here to take you home."

"Really?" Shen Jiujiu asked a little worriedly, "Will the emperor not cut off my head?"

Pei Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "When did the emperor say he was going to chop off your head?"

Shen Jiu pouted, "But, that lady in the palace said, if I can't cure my mother's dumb disease, the emperor will be like this..."

As he spoke, he wiped his neck, "So, I told the emperor, Brother Yubai is very skilled in medicine, so he might be able to help."

Pei Zheng asked in surprise, "Did you recommend Jiang Yubai to the emperor?"

Shen Jiujiu nodded ignorantly, "Yes... yes... what's wrong? Did I say something wrong..."

Pei Zheng patted his little head, held his hand, and followed the palace servants to the outside of the palace.

"You... are not wrong, but Jiang Yubai has done enough as an imperial physician. If you know that you recommend him to the Emperor of the Northern Territory..."

Pei Zheng glanced at Shen Jiujiu who was full of worry and self-blame, and comforted him, "...he will be very happy."

Just now Pei Zheng told the emperor a lot. The two happened to have the same political views, but they had different opinions on many things. The emperor immediately wanted to recruit Pei Zheng even more. Before the Northern Territory, as long as the palace summoned him, he would definitely enter the palace to have an audience.

In exchange, the emperor also promised that he would not take the initiative to provoke war against Changling Kingdom within a few years, and that when Pei Zheng was still in the territory of Beiyu Kingdom, he would help him if something happened.

After Pei Zheng and Shen Jiu left the palace, they walked towards the medical hall.

There were a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the street. Although the weather was extremely cold, but fortunately the sun was shining brightly, and my body was warmed up while walking, so I didn't feel cold anymore.

After passing through several crowded streets, Shen Jiu suddenly stopped in the middle of the crowd, and turned his head to look behind him.

He seemed to feel something was wrong just now, as if someone familiar was passing by, but he didn't recognize it.

Looking back, the familiar feeling disappeared in the sea of ​​people.

Pei Zheng also stopped, and asked in a low voice with concern, "What's wrong? What are you looking for?"

Shen Jiu was a little dazed, and opened his mouth to answer Pei Zheng's words, but he didn't know what he was looking for.

"Are you a little scared? Huh?" Pei Zheng put his arms around his shoulders and raised his hand to touch his forehead. "Let Jiang Yubaijian take medicine for you when you go home."