Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 55 The Young Emperor Zhao Xu
In the Chuigong Hall, the Empress Dowager Gao occupies the main seat, and all the ministers in the hall play together to deal with the internal affairs and foreign affairs of the Song Dynasty.

Empress Dowager Gao listened to the government behind a curtain, sitting on the left and right with Zhao Xu, but Empress Dowager Gao controlled the real power, and all the ministers respected Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu could only see the backs and buttocks of the ministers.

Every time, after the Empress Dowager Gao handled the government affairs, she changed her words and asked the young emperor Zhao Xu who was beside her.

"How do you feel, Your Majesty?"

"Since the Empress Dowager has already handled the state affairs well, what else do I need to say?" Zhao Xu said with a blank face when he heard this:

All the ministers of the court could hear deep dissatisfaction from Zhao Xu's words, but they had already become accustomed to it. Now Zhao Xu has turned 16 years old.

According to the laws and regulations of the Great Song Dynasty, it was time to be in charge of the government. However, Empress Dowager Gao was greedy for power and refused to return it. This aroused Zhao Xu's dissatisfaction. It was their spiritual leader, who tacitly did not mention this matter.

Empress Dowager Gao's face twitched, she naturally knew why Zhao Xu was dissatisfied, but let her let go of the power in her hands, how could she give up easily, she could only embarrassingly make an order right now.

After the privy envoy took over, he turned around, bowed towards the dragon chair beside him and said, "Your Majesty, please use the jade seal."

Zhao Xu was expressionless, holding a huge jade seal, and covering it heavily, the loud sound echoed in the Chuigong Hall, telling the great dissatisfaction of the puppet emperor.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, to report to the Emperor, I have something to report!" After a government matter was settled, the prefect of Kaifeng, Su Song, went on to speak.

Su Song is the most rigid person, he always sticks to the way of the emperor and his ministers, and every time he plays, he first plays to the Empress Dowager Gao, and then plays again to Zhao Xu, only at this time, Zhao Xu will feel like an emperor.

"Su Aiqing, please tell me!" Empress Dowager Gao said with a smile.Su Song is old-fashioned and never rude, even she can't find any faults.

"Fan Zheng from the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine came to Kaifeng Mansion yesterday to discuss medical skills with Wei Chen, and presented the prescriptions of the medical city." Su Song bowed and said without hesitation about Fan Zheng's achievements.

All the ministers looked at Su Song strangely. It was rumored that the evil doctor Fan Zheng first kicked the Imperial Medical Bureau and then the Kaifeng Mansion. It seems that Su Song, who had the merit of compiling medical books, was also defeated by Fan Zheng.

Fan Chunren, the servant of the household department, couldn't help but lamented that his nephew was really worrying, but Fan Chunren was expressionless. Yesterday Fan Zhengping had given him all the prescriptions of Fan Zheng's medical city. He is also amazing.

At the moment, Su Song narrated Fan Zheng's philosophy of medicine and the city of medicine, and there was an uproar in the hall.

"The sources of disease are alive!"

"Clean Kaifeng City and cut off the spread of all diseases!"

"Increase cleaning fees and recruit poor people as cleaners!"

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The unprecedented decrees caused the officials of the Manchu Dynasty to discuss a lot. However, seeing the imperial physician Ling Chao Yuan keeping silent, all the officials immediately understood that the causes of the diseases were really alive.

"No, the tax collection is only custom-made, and how can we rashly collect taxes just because of the words of the evil doctor Fan Zheng." As expected, Zhao Tingzhi, who had just been promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng and the current celebrity, strongly objected. He was the Censor Zhongcheng who stepped on Fan Chunli, so he naturally tried his best to target the Fan family, not to mention, Fan Zheng also disturbed Huang's marriage with him and the Su family, and by the way, he joined the prime minister Su Zhe's family.

Fan Chunchun, the servant of the household department, looked at Zhao Tingzhi with a flash of disgust, and retorted: "Master Zhao is wrong. The cleaning fee is not a tax. He said that the collected money is not for the imperial court's own use, but for cleaning Kaifeng City, so that the people Immunity to epidemic diseases is good governance that is taken from the people and used by the people."

"Master Fan's words are true!" Fan Chunchun's words won the approval of many people and officials. They were already dissatisfied with the status quo of cow dung everywhere in Kaifeng City, not to mention the threat of epidemic disease and the annoyance of mosquitoes.
"Good governance? Back then, the treacherous prime minister Wang Anshi once boasted that his young crop law was also good governance. As a result, it turned out to be a vicious disease that would cause endless harm." Zhao Tingzhi said righteously.

"Cleaning fees are nothing to the rich, but to the impoverished people at the bottom, they are a huge amount, no less than a blow to the bone." Zhao Tingzhi slandered out of thin air.

Su Song raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked straight at Zhao Tingzhi: "Why do you think the official recruited cleaners? It's for these poor people, to find a livelihood for them, so that they can improve their lives, and at the same time Enjoy the discount of half price medicine fee in the traditional Chinese medicine hospital.”

Zhao Tingzhi's face flushed immediately, he was standing on the commanding heights of morality, but now he was ruthlessly criticized by Su Song.

Empress Dowager Gao suddenly fell into hesitation. She is old and has extremely conservative thinking. She doesn't like any changes at all, so she strongly opposes the reform. However, she also loves fame very much. This method can benefit many poor people. It will damage the reputation.

Seeing this, Lu Dafang said, "This case cannot be opened. If cleaning fees are collected today, fees for shoes, feet, and agricultural tools will be collected in the future. The people will certainly have no means of living."

Empress Dowager Gao immediately leaned towards the conservative side.

Fan Chunren retorted: "It's just a waste of food because of choking. The cleaning fee is now collected in Kaifeng City, and there is a fixed amount. We can witness the pros and cons of this policy with our own eyes. If it can benefit the people of Kaifeng City, then it can be implemented naturally. If it is harmful, You can report to the court to abolish it in time."

Empress Dowager Gao felt a slight change in her heart, and she also believed that this policy had many benefits, but her long-term conservative thinking made her subconsciously want to oppose the so-called medical city prescription.

"I think the medical city is feasible!"

However, before Empress Dowager Gao could refute, a young boy's voice suddenly rang out from the court hall.

All the officials were startled, and they looked at the young emperor Zhao Xu who had been silent in the court hall and now suddenly spoke in disbelief.

Empress Dowager Gao's phoenix eyes were fixed, she stared at her good grandson suddenly, and asked in a concentrated voice: "What's your opinion, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu's eyes were calm, and he said calmly: "Reporting to the emperor's grandmother, my grandson thinks that Lord Su Songsu is the most rigorous, if it is not really a good idea, he will definitely not report it to the court, and Kaifeng City is the capital of the emperor, if Indecent things are everywhere, which really hinders the majesty of the Song Dynasty."

All the officials could not help nodding their heads. Su Song’s behavior is irreproachable even if he is an opponent, and this strategy is of great benefit to Kaifeng City. It can make Kaifeng City look brand new, and it can also give poor people a livelihood. It is indeed a good way , coupled with the image of Kaifeng as the imperial capital, it really needs to be maintained.

"Secondly, it is Miracle Physician Fan's amazing medical skills. The seventh younger brother had a serious eye disease, and all the famous doctors were helpless, but Miracle Physician Fan directly gave three good prescriptions, and he was determined to cure the eye diseases of the world. The medicine city's prescription is definitely a good prescription." Zhao Xu said loudly.

Empress Dowager Gao couldn't help but be silent. It is true that Fan Zheng's medical skills and medical ethics have nothing to say, but Zhao Xu's praise of Fan Zheng, a forensic doctor, made her feel uncomfortable.

"Furthermore, the emperor's grandmother also knew that before Xu'er, five elder brothers died young, and the emperor was deeply saddened by them. The royal family is like this, but the folks are not like this. Now there is an opportunity to save the people of Kaifeng from the death of the emperor. It hurts, how can we just sit back and ignore it." Zhao Xu said with a sad face.

All the court officials fell silent. Zhao Xu's first two sentences could be forcibly refuted, but Zhao Xu's last sentence directly silenced everyone's objections. After all, they witnessed the tragedy of Song Shenzong's five sons dying in succession. All the disputes between good and evil government are not about the fate of the enemy.

"Your Majesty is pure filial piety and loves the people. I am greatly comforted by this Palace. Based on what His Majesty said, I allow Kaifeng City to collect cleaning fees and implement the prescription of the Medical City."

Seeing Zhao Xu's sudden insistence, which had been submissive, Empress Dowager Gao's face changed continuously, but in the end she could only nod her head in agreement.

Although she could rely on her prestige to suppress Zhao Xu again, she knew in her heart that the harder she suppressed Zhao Xu now, the harder Zhao Xu would rebound in the future.

"Your Majesty is wise! The Empress Dowager is merciful!"

All the officials congratulated one after another, and the court was once again in harmony with the monarch and his ministers.

However, everyone knows that the first time the young emperor has spoken openly in the court, there will be a second, third, .........

The biggest power struggle in the Song Dynasty is about to begin, where will they go, and all the ministers can't help but cast their eyes on Fan Chunren. Has the Fan family really stood in line ahead of time?
Fan Chunren's face was expressionless, but in his heart he had already scolded Fan Zheng all over his body. This rebellious nephew, you have already sent your father to Bozhou, and now even your second uncle's position as prime minister is not spared.

(End of this chapter)