Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 379 The Attack Came So Coincidentally
Zhang Luan himself has no opinion of his own; all his ideas come from his son.

When it came to treating the emperor, he obeyed his son's instructions in everything and did whatever his son asked him to do.

At present, Zhang Yanling has not yet given any instructions on how to get him out of his position as the emperor's personal doctor, so he seems helpless in front of Li Zisheng. As a result, Li Zisheng thinks that Zhang Luan is pretending to be confused on purpose, and even takes every opportunity to get him drunk, hoping that Zhang Luan will tell the truth after drinking.

However, Zhang Luan had nothing to say, so the two of them just drank together. They got drunk, ran back to their room and fell asleep, forgetting even the important matter of maintaining harmony in human relations.

The next day.

The emperor summoned Zhang Luan and Li Zisheng again.

The two of them got up directly from the bed, quickly put on their clothes and went out.

They drank together last night, entered the palace together this morning, and then came before the emperor together, each pretending to be his own grandson.

Zhang Luan reeked of a hangover as he sat there taking the emperor's pulse, his mind somewhat distracted.

Wei Tai, who was standing next to him, was horrified.

After a while, Zhang Luan took his hand back and said, "Your Majesty's condition seems to be getting worse."

"Ah."

Zhu Jianshen nodded in agreement and asked, "Then...is there any good solution?"

Zhang Luan said: "I don't know whether Your Majesty has been regulating your body according to the previously set method recently... I think Your Majesty still needs to avoid doing certain things at certain times."

When Wei Tai heard this, he felt a chill on his back.

What is your identity, Zhang Luan?
How dare you speak to the emperor like that?

When the emperor feels that his condition has improved significantly and believes that the medicine you prescribed is effective, it is naturally okay for you to say so. The emperor may even think that you are very honest and praise you highly.

But now you have said it yourself that the emperor's condition has begun to worsen. You dare to say this, which is a bit like seeking death.

Zhu Jianshen said helplessly: "I have been trying to calm down recently, but this illness has been affecting me for a long time. I want to live a normal life for a few days. Don't you think I can't even do something happy?"

Zhang Luan said, "Your Majesty, I dare to say that this disease needs to be slowly treated. You must not rush it, and you must not go against the doctor's advice. Even if your Majesty is unwilling, you must... endure it."

"Um……"

Zhu Jianshen's voice became a little hoarse.

He was obviously a little angry.

Li Zisheng next to him was not in a hurry.

At least Li Zisheng could see clearly, and that was the reason for the emperor's illness.

Zhang Luan clearly said that it could not be cured, so death was only a matter of time. When the condition suddenly worsened, even a god could not save it.

And now the emperor himself is also very clear in his mind that, apart from Zhang Luan, no one dares to take over the task of treating his illness. It can even be said that apart from Zhang Luan, no one has made any significant achievements in treating the emperor's liver disease.

To put it bluntly, if you lock up Zhang Luan like you did to Deng Chang'en, who will you expect to treat you?

You have to endure it whether you want to or not, the result is... maintaining the status quo.

Zhu Jianshen said, "Mr. Zhang, is it because I have not followed the doctor's advice on my daily life, diet and daily routine that my condition has worsened?"

Zhang Luan said: "Your Majesty, the cause and development of this disease often cannot be reasonably explained, and I do not think I am capable of explaining this matter clearly.

"The only thing I can do is to use what I have learned to slow down the progression of your majesty's illness, or to give you a chance to recover. Under this premise, your majesty has been ill in recent days. What exactly caused it... I can't explain it clearly."

Wei Tai, who was standing by, was very anxious when he heard this and immediately reminded him, "Zhang Taichang, how come it's as if you didn't say anything?"

"Eunuch Wei, it's not that I don't want to say it, I just don't have the ability to say something different..."

Zhang Luan said with a bitter face, "This is the condition of this disease. Ordinary people are like this, let alone... Your Majesty."

Wei Tai frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, can you compare with ordinary people? Your Majesty is a true dragon among humans, blessed by God."

Zhang Luan was speechless.

This is just to deceive ignorant children. Do you think anyone will really believe it?
Or are you, Eunuch Wei, so stupid that you have to keep saying such nonsense?
When it comes to a matter concerning the emperor's life and death, it's useless to just talk about being a real dragon!

A sick dragon may be even worse than a normal person.

Zhu Jianshen nodded and said, "As long as the condition is not serious for now, I will rest and recuperate for the next two days. Zhang Qingjia, you go and discuss the prescription with the people in the Imperial Hospital. I want to try taking a few more medicines, preferably ones that can delay the condition... Whether they are useful or not, just prescribe them all."

The emperor was really scared to death at this moment.

Even if the doctor didn't prescribe new medicine for him, he would ask for more.

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Zhang Luan and Li Zisheng left.

As soon as the person came out, Li Zisheng nodded and praised: "Laizhan, you answered very well, just keep it up."

In Li Zisheng's opinion, he and Zhang Luan are still relatively confident now. After all, the emperor has to rely on Zhang Luan to treat his illness, and he cannot operate on Zhang Luan casually.

Then he could rest assured and continue his alliance with Zhang Luan.

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As soon as Zhang Luan and Li Zisheng left, Wei Tai came over and whispered something in the emperor's ear.

Zhu Jianshen frowned and asked, "Is there such a thing? Let him come and see me."

"Yes."

Wei Tai immediately went out to summon Wan'an, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, to come to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor.

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When Wan'an arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he immediately bowed there with a very respectful attitude and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I wish you the emperor long health and long life."

Wansui Ge Lao lives up to his reputation and seems to be very keen on saying the word "Wan", after all, this is his own surname.

Zhu Jianshen said, "I am recovering from illness. You know about this, right, Wan Qing's family?"

"I don't know." Wan An said, "I think your majesty is in good health. This is just a small obstacle and will not affect your majesty's health."

Zhu Jianshen shook his head and said, "I understand your intention, but we cannot be blindly optimistic. If you have something to say, just say it."

Wan An said, "Your Majesty, I have sent people to Xingji County, Hejian Prefecture, over the past month to investigate the past of Zhang Luan, the current Minister of Rites. We learned that he has never cured a patient before. He only said a few years ago that he saw a method for curing smallpox in a medical book, and that the book was called Treatise on Febrile Diseases. He then used this to deceive people and successfully obtained the status of a provincial tribute student, entered the Imperial Academy, and moved his family to the capital."

This is why the emperor summoned Wan'an.

In order to strike a blow against Li Zisheng and prevent the crown prince from influencing and restricting him, Wan'an first attacked Zhang Luan, who was weak in power.

It is very easy to take action against Zhang Luan.

Just investigate Zhang Luan's past experiences, or even just ask a few people in Xingji City, and you can find out a lot of Zhang Luan's dark history. Then report these things to the emperor, and Zhang Luan's image as a miracle doctor in the emperor's mind will be completely shattered. In this way, Zhang Luan will become a treacherous minister who will do anything to get to the top.

Wei Tai said, "Lord Wan, what you said is too alarmist. As far as I know, this Zhang Taichang used that miraculous method to treat smallpox, which was very effective. Since the beginning of spring this year, there has not been a single person suffering from smallpox in the capital."

Wan An certainly couldn't say that this was because Zhang Luan's method was effective, so he argued, "I think that this is due to your majesty's protection and your grace, which prevented the plague from approaching the capital, not Zhang Luan's work.

"Moreover, there have been years without smallpox outbreaks, and local areas have an effective response plan for smallpox prevention and treatment. Once someone gets sick, they will move to the mountains or temples to isolate themselves and stop the spread of the disease. This is not Zhang Luan's work."

Zhu Jianshen frowned and asked, "Wan Qingjia, have you really investigated Zhang Luan in detail?"

Wan An said confidently: "It is absolutely true. I have not only checked it myself, but also asked others about it. This person is uneducated and even his knowledge is very rough, let alone being an Imperial Academy official.

"This person is very good at flattering others. After entering the capital, he became very close to Li Zisheng of the Silver Bureau. He used the relationship with Shen Lu, an official of the Silver Bureau, to secretly communicate with Li Zisheng. He even planned the selection of his daughter as the Crown Princess with Li Zisheng behind the scenes."

Wei Tai retorted, "Lord Wan, what you said is a bit biased. When it came to choosing the Crown Princess, everyone knew what happened. It was the Queen Mother who helped with the selection. What does this have to do with Li Zisheng?"

Wan An said, "Eunuch Wei, you don't know how domineering Li Zisheng is in the court. He will not tolerate anything that does not suit his wishes, and even the cabinet has suffered greatly from him. Take the selection of the Crown Princess for example. There is no doubt that he was behind the scenes. As for what he did specifically, I will investigate in detail and report to Your Majesty."

"okay!"

Zhu Jianshen waved his hands impatiently and said, "The Crown Princess has already been chosen, and this matter is over. I want to ask you, is Zhang Luan really so ignorant that even his ability to heal is fake?"

"Yes."

Wanan nodded again.

Zhu Jianshen asked coldly, "But why is it that after taking his medicine, I can feel healthy and my condition has improved a lot?"

Wan An asked: "Is your Majesty still getting better? Or is it..."

One sentence is like waking up a dreamer.

The emperor thought about it.

Right.

I took the so-called elixir before, and I felt much better. However, my condition suddenly worsened afterwards. My body became very heavy, I couldn't sleep, and I even developed severe chest pain. I had to come back to Zhang Luan for treatment.

But in fact, the effects of the medicines prescribed by Zhang Luan were roughly the same. They were useful for a while, but after a while, they seemed to be completely ineffective.

"Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can find someone to verify his theory of healing, or even find some simple diseases and ask him to diagnose and treat them. I guarantee that he will be unable to do anything."

Wan An said, "I am devoted to Your Majesty and have absolutely no selfish motives. Please understand Your Majesty."

Wei Tai couldn't help but frown after hearing this.

I thought to myself, Wan'an, you are really good at pretending. Are you trying to bully His Majesty as if he doesn't know that there is a conflict between you and Li Zisheng?
Zhu Jianshen said: "You said Zhang Luan has no ability to cure diseases, then you find me a capable person. If you find one and he really has the ability, I will choose to believe you."

At this time, the emperor had actually been persuaded by Wan'an.

In fact, before Zhu Jianshen employed Zhang Luan, he had already asked someone to investigate, and the results were roughly the same as those found by Wan'an. Local people said that they had never seen Zhang Luan have any ability to cure diseases before, and that he was just a down-and-out scholar.

But later on there was really no other choice but to use Zhang Luan.

Now that Wan'an brought up the matter again, he immediately became suspicious and decided to let Wan'an find a substitute who could treat him.

"I accept your order."

Wan An said, "I will bring capable people to the palace in the next two days to diagnose and treat your majesty."

(End of this chapter)