Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 487

Zhang Yaozuo was not the only one who fell into extreme anxiety due to the inspection of the Xiang army, Zhao Zongshi was also about to collapse. As the saying goes, there is nothing more ruthless than the emperor's family. In front of the supreme emperor, the relationship between father and son, brotherhood, and husband and wife are all unimportant Yes, father and son killed each other, brothers killed each other, husband and wife turned against each other, etc., have already been recorded in history.

Zhao Zongshi is already out of the throne chase, and Zhao Wenyun is almost over. Now Zhao Zongshi still has one hope, that is, his son will give up the throne to him, and let him pass the throne to his son after sitting on the throne, which is relatively satisfactory In the end, after all, the son is only 13 years old now, and there are still five years before he becomes an adult. As long as the son succeeds in these five years, he has the hope of succeeding to the throne.

The key now is, how long can the emperor live?Can the emperor survive these five years? Zhao Zongshi knows nothing about the situation in the palace. What should he do? How can he know the situation of the emperor?
Zhao Zongshi has been thinking about this for the past two days. This afternoon, the eunuch Zhang Yuan came to visit. This is a routine visit once a month. It is mainly aimed at the royal family and the king, to see if there is any difficulty and if he needs help.

Zhao Zongshi met Zhang Yuan in the guest hall. Zhang Yuan was a middle-level steward in the palace.

"I'm fine, I'm in good health, and I'm in a stable mood. Although the days are a little dull, I'm used to it. It really makes me busy. Maybe I'm not used to it."

"Does His Royal Highness need anything else?"

Zhao Zongshi shook his head, "Basically, I don't need anything, I'm just a little worried about the dog, how is he doing in the palace?"

"It should be pretty good! I heard that he has been able to relieve the worries of the officials. Although he is young, he is young and mature. His Royal Highness has given birth to a precious son!"

"He is also lucky. Eunuch Zhang is too much of a prize. I don't know how the official's health is now?" Zhao Zongshi asked naturally, as if he cared about the emperor.

Zhang Yuan shook his head, "The official's physical condition is a secret in the inner palace. On the one hand, I really don't know it. On the other hand, even if I know it, I can't easily disclose it. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"So that's the case, that's because I didn't think about it." Zhao Zongshi didn't ask about the situation, and he was really disappointed.

Zhang Yuan glanced at him and said: "If Your Highness is really concerned about the health of the official family, you can ask the imperial physician Zhang Hongji. He has been on duty for the past few months, and he knows the emperor's physical condition very well."

"Hehe! I'm just asking casually. As a prince, he is naturally very concerned about his father's physical condition. Thank you Eunuch Zhang for your kindness."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." Zhang Yuangong cupped his hands, got up and left.

Zhao Zongshi felt as if he had a cat in his heart, fidgeting restlessly, thinking of the imperial physician Zhang Hongji in his mind, of course he knew Zhang Hongji, ranked third among the medical officers, and he often dealt with him when he was in the palace.

At dusk, Zhao Zongshi changed his clothes and left the county palace through the back door
Zhang Hongji's home is in Shimei Lane outside the upper east gate of the imperial city. Of course, as an imperial physician, he not only treats the emperor and concubines, but also treats officials and officials in his spare time.

He just came back from the palace today, and he was really tired.

Zhang Hongji was sitting in the study room drinking tea. At this time, his second son Zhang Daoyuan said outside the door: "Father, His Royal Highness Julu King is here. He seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable. Please take a look, Father?"

Zhao Zongshi's arrival seemed to be expected by Zhang Hongji, he nodded, "I understand, please wait in the quiet room, Your Highness, I will be there soon."

Zhang Hongji drank a few more sips of tea, and then he went to the quiet room in a calm manner.

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At noon the next day, the emperor Zhao Zhen, who was exhausted physically and mentally, returned to the harem. In the past few years, his health has been deteriorating, and he has become more and more powerless. He can only sit in the imperial study every morning, and then return to the palace.

In the living hall of the harem, the imperial physician Zhang Hongji checked Zhao Zhen's pulse as usual, and he nodded, "Fortunately, your majesty is still in good health, you should pay attention to rest more, the tonic prescribed by Weichen before is still normal, and the rest is to rest early at night, pay attention Just don’t stay up all night.”

"I go to bed early at night, it's hard work for the doctor."

Zhang Hongji hesitated and said again: "Besides, I have something to report to His Majesty!"

"whats the matter?"

"Last night, His Royal Highness King Julu came to see Weichen for medical treatment."

Zhao Zhen was slightly taken aback, "Did he come to see you in person, instead of sending someone to invite you?"

"It was His Highness who came to the door on his own initiative, and came in a micro-clothes."

Zhao Zhen was a little unhappy in his heart, Zhao Zongshi was not at home and just stayed there, what did Weifu do when he went out? "

"What's wrong with him? He has to come to you in person."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Julu has some secrets to hide. He has some problems with intercourse. He doesn't want the princess to know."

Zhao Zhen laughed, it turned out that this was the case, which is understandable.

"Just once to see a doctor?"

"In addition, His Royal Highness Julu King is also very concerned about His Majesty's body, and he asked the humble minister very carefully."

Zhao Zhen's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly, "And then?"

"Then he asked His Majesty why he only went to court for half a day, and how long he could last. The minister said that His Majesty is old, and his energy is not as strong as when he was young, and he needs rest and recuperation. Asking about things, Wei Chen reminded him to be cautious."

Zhao Zhen's complexion became very ugly, and he was about to have a fit. Zhang Hongji knelt down again and said, "everything I said is true, I don't dare to lie. His Royal Highness King Julu gave me 100 taels of gold. The minister dare not accept it, and has handed it over to the inner treasury."

"Go! I know about this."

Zhang Hongji kowtowed and stepped back slowly. Zhao Zhen was furious in his heart. He raised the teacup and threw it to the ground, 'Bang! With a sound, the teacup fell to pieces, and Zhao Zhen cursed with a livid face: "You hope that I will die soon, so that you can take the throne from my son. Do you think I don't understand your thoughts?"

Zhang Hongji went back to the Imperial Infirmary and found Zhang Daoyuan, his eldest son who was also an imperial physician. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered to his son: "You see Grand Master Zhang in the afternoon, and you tell him that I have fulfilled his request, and he should honor it." Promised, 1000 taels of gold, one tael must not be missing."

Fan Ning led an army of [-] troops who arrived in the capital at nightfall and stationed in the Beida Camp. Generally, troops entering Beijing from other places are stationed here. There is no difference between the weapons, except that the blade has no edge and the tip of the gun is blunt, which is very suitable for martial arts.

The time for the emperor's review was set two days later. Fan Ning did not return to the city, but also lived in the barracks. At night, the soldiers who marched all the way were exhausted. They ate some dry food and fell asleep.

Although Fan Ning came here on horseback, he was also somewhat unable to hold on. Not long after it got dark, he read a book for a while and was about to fall asleep.

At this moment, Li Han's voice came from outside, "Has the comforter fallen asleep? There is an emergency to report."

Fan Ning immediately said, "General Li, please come in!"

Li Han walked in quickly, and said anxiously: "Master, something happened in the barracks."

"What happened?"

"Some soldiers in Zuo Daying suffered from severe diarrhea."

"what?"

Fanning stood up and asked anxiously, "How many soldiers have diarrhea?"

"About 3000 people are the advance battalion!"

The advance battalion arrived in the capital yesterday and was in charge of setting up the camp and arranging ordnance and supplies. Fan Ning immediately said, "Go and see!"

He took a few of his men and followed Li Han to the left camp at a fast pace.

There were [-] advance soldiers stationed in Zuo Daying. Unlike other soldiers, they rested and slept after eating some dry food. They cooked in the camp. Less than an hour after dinner, they collectively broke out with diarrhea.

The stench in the camp was overwhelming, and Fan Ning endured the stench and came to the camp, where several military doctors were spot-checking food and water.

"Find what?" Fanning asked.

The leading military doctor nodded, "There is something wrong with the flour. We checked the dozen or so bags of flour left today and found that the flour was mixed with a large amount of croton powder, which was ground very finely and mixed with the flour. What we eat is soup cakes made from this flour."

Fan Ning was very annoyed that someone maliciously framed him and mixed croton powder into the flour. Fortunately, the main soldiers came late and did not have dinner in the camp, otherwise they would all fall down.

"Can soldiers with diarrhea participate in the martial arts performance the day after tomorrow?"

"The diarrhea can be stopped tomorrow, but the mental and physical strength will definitely be affected. I suggest that these 3000 people should not play."

Fan Ning turned to Li Han and said, "Who sent these flours, follow this line to check, and you must check to the end!"

(End of this chapter)