Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 396 Extremely ill
After Zhang Luan entered the palace, he waited in the Qianqing Palace with Li Zisheng, Wei Tai and others.

During the process, Zhang Luan went to the back hall several times to take the emperor's pulse and used all the necessary medicines. Even the people from the Imperial Hospital used acupuncture on the emperor, but there was no effect.

As dawn approached, Zhang Luan finally had the chance to go to the toilet, but saw Li Zisheng following him out.

"Laizhan, what's wrong with you? Giving acupuncture is such an important thing, you should do it yourself... Why let those people from the Imperial Hospital do it? If something goes wrong, you will have to bear the consequences."

Li Zisheng asked angrily.

Zhang Luan could only shake his head helplessly.

There were some things he couldn't tell Li Zisheng.

When it comes to taking a pulse, or looking, smelling, asking and palpating, he can still get away with it by doing it in a shabby way, but when it comes to acupuncture, he is completely at a loss, because he cannot do it by cheating, as he cannot recognize the acupuncture points on the body, let alone control the strength of the needle.

Fortunately, when Zhang Luan came back from the toilet, he saw the eunuch bringing Wang Ji.

Although he was also an imperial physician, due to the strict palace restrictions, Wang Ji was not allowed to enter the palace until dawn.

At this time, Zhang Luan and Li Zisheng both knew that the emperor had been unwilling to see them before, not because Wang Ji stole Zhang Luan's limelight, but because the emperor's mental state had been wrong since yesterday. He was in a daze, staring at one place for a long time, mumbling something. Wei Tai's questioning was fruitless, and he did not dare to act on his own, so he could only drive the guest away.

But today, the emperor has been in a coma for a long time, and Wei Tai is completely panicked, so he invites Zhang Luan back.

"I have met Minister Li and Minister Zhang."

Wang Ji walked over slowly, bowed respectfully, carrying a large medicine box on his back.

Zhang Luan ordered: "Go in and take a look, His Majesty has not woken up yet."

"it is good."

Wang Ji followed Zhang Luan into the inner hall.

At this time, Wei Tai was talking to Zhang Yuan. When they saw Wang Ji coming in, everyone immediately turned their eyes to Wang Ji.

When Wang Ji approached the couch, Wei Tai reached out to stop him, then looked at Li Zisheng and asked, "Master Li, what is this...?"

Li Zisheng said, "Shouldn't the treatment be decided by Zhang Taichang? We should obey him."

"Ah."

Wei Tai then looked at Zhang Luan and asked, "Zhang Taichang, what do you mean...?"

"Let Imperial Doctor Wang treat Your Majesty and leave the acupuncture matters to him. Is there any problem with this?" Zhang Luan seemed very calm.

He is not jealous of others' talents at all.

It’s not that he is so open-minded, but he doesn’t think he is qualified.

Wang Jixing, then let Wang Ji go, why do you have to hide it?

Then Wang Ji went over to give the emperor acupuncture. After a while, Zhu Jianshen really woke up slowly, and everyone was surprised.

Li Zisheng pushed Zhang Luan, meaning that you should step forward now and show that this is your contribution.

Now even Wei Tai and others could not find any fault with it. It didn't matter whether Wang Ji himself had the ability or not. It seemed that when it came to treating the disease, he was right to rely entirely on Zhang Luan's judgment.

"What time is it?"

When Zhu Jianshen woke up, his eyes were still a little dazed.

Seeing so many people gathered in front of him, he didn't ask what they were doing, but just said something casually.

Wei Tai replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, it is already dawn and you have slept for more than a day."

"I'm so sleepy... Is Wanshi here?"

Zhu Jianshen suddenly said another sentence.

The people present suddenly became quiet and looked embarrassed.

It seems that the emperor's mind is not very clear and he has forgotten that Concubine Wan is dead.

"Call Wan Shi over... It's really cold... But fortunately winter is almost over." Zhu Jianshen said, then closed his eyes and said weakly, "Let me rest for a while."

After saying that, he actually fell asleep again and even started snoring.

Wei Tai quickly asked: "What on earth is going on?"

Obviously, they were all afraid that the emperor was having a last burst of energy.

Wang Ji explained: "Your Majesty has truly fallen asleep... He may need to sleep for a while before waking up. It is best not to be disturbed in the middle."

Wei Tai questioned angrily: "Do you think it's enough to leave you here? Zhang Taichang, please tell me what we should do now? Otherwise... invite Concubine Shao first?"

The emperor wants to see Concubine Wan.

But the problem is that Concubine Wan is dead, but the emperor is equally fond of Concubine Shao. What Wei Tai wants is to call Concubine Shao over, so that at least the emperor can see her as soon as he opens his eyes, and he won't be too disappointed.

"How does this work?"

Li Zisheng protested in a low voice, "Did His Majesty say that he wanted to summon Concubine Shao? We are all outsiders, so what does it mean to summon someone from the inner court?"

Wei Tai said: "Even in an ordinary family, if the male owner is bedridden, it is reasonable to call his wife to accompany him. Why can't we do the same?"

Li Zisheng was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he knew that Wei Tai was truly selfless, which made him feel very embarrassed. He could only hint at Zhang Luan with his eyes and let Zhang Luan speak out.

Zhang Luan shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter who you invite. But it's not bad to let Concubine Shao be ready at any time."

"what!?"

Everyone present looked at Zhang Luan in surprise.

It seems to be questioning, what is your identity?
You actually want to make decisions for the emperor?
Even Wei Tai didn't dare to pass the message casually, and you, Zhang Luan, dared to tell Concubine Shao to be ready to see the emperor at any time?

Wang Ji seemed to understand Zhang Luan very well and said, "It's not impossible to have the ladies in the harem wait here, but I'm afraid that they will disturb your majesty's rest. Your majesty is not feeling well this time, and after a little adjustment... it should be fine."

Wei Tai asked hurriedly: "Are you sure you are okay?"

Of course Wang Ji couldn't be sure. He just wanted everyone present to be more optimistic. At this time, he could only look at Zhang Luan for help.

Zhang Luan said, "At this time, with my wife and children serving by my side, there is no problem. Everyone, I am only speaking this as a doctor. Whether you are willing to listen or not is up to you."

Li Zisheng glanced at Wei Tai, but saw that Wei Tai was hesitant. It was obvious that he did not want to take the blame at this moment, so he decisively said: "How about this, send someone to tell the Crown Prince and Imperial Concubine Shao, let them know the situation on your side, and it is always right to ask them to wait for the emperor to greet you, but you must not notify only one side and not the other. Especially Imperial Concubine Shao, your Majesty can only come alone."

Wei Tai frowned and asked, "Master Li, what do you mean by that?"

Li Zisheng shook his head: "I am not saying this to exclude anyone, I just want to point out that the person who should be guarding here at this time should be the crown prince."

Only Concubine Shao was allowed to come, but not allowed to bring her son, which fully demonstrated Li Zisheng's outstanding political wisdom and awareness.

If Concubine Shao and her son were serving by the emperor, and the emperor became unconscious and said he wanted to pass the throne to them, should the ministers accept or refuse?

"Then... Master Li, do you want to inform the adults outside the palace... about this matter?" Wei Tai asked again in a requesting tone.

He was just mad at Li Zisheng at the moment.

Don’t you, Li Zisheng, want to take charge of the overall situation?
Then you just take responsibility for everything now, and the emperor will hold you accountable and cause trouble for you later.

Li Zisheng said, "Let's not do that for now... Your Majesty will give you instructions when you wake up."

……

……

Everyone could only wait in the outer hall.

At this time, only Zhang Luan was qualified to stay in the inner hall, and his treatment was the same as Wei Tai and several eunuchs.

On the contrary, people from the Imperial Hospital, such as Wang Ji and Zhang Yuan, could only wait outside.

After a long time, the eunuch who went to deliver the message came back.

Wei Tai and Zhang Luan also came out from the inner hall at this time.

"Eunuch Wei, the Imperial Concubine has learned the news and has arrived at the Jiaotai Palace with the Queen. She said she can be summoned at any time."

The eunuch said.

Wei Tai frowned and asked, "Didn't you only tell Concubine Shao? Why..."

At this point, Wei Tai suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Li Zisheng, because the eunuchs would often act according to the wind. As long as Li Zisheng gave an order, when the wind was unclear, the eunuchs would naturally do things according to Li Zisheng's instructions.

Zhang Yuan came over and asked in a low voice, "Shouldn't we send a message to Qingning Palace at this moment?"

Zhang Luan said, "Everyone, what are you talking about? His Majesty just slept a little longer because of a slight relapse of his illness. You don't mean to say... I advise you to put your minds at ease."

"Where is the prince?" Li Zisheng asked.

"They have already arrived at the Qianqing Palace and are waiting outside the palace," said the eunuch.

Li Zisheng nodded.

At this moment, a eunuch came out from the inner hall and reported: "Your Majesty has woken up and asked for water."

Several people hurried into the inner hall.

But now Zhu Jianshen had indeed opened his eyes, and his body was slightly raised up, half lying on the soft pillow, looking sideways at the people who were approaching.

It was sunrise at this time and the hall was still a little dim, but everyone's face could be seen clearly.

Zhu Jianshen asked curiously, "Where is this?"

With just one sentence, everyone knew that the emperor was really confused at the moment and the disease had penetrated deep into his brain.

Zhang Luan walked over quickly and asked, "Your Majesty, what is two plus two?"

"..."

When the people present heard this, they almost vomited blood.

Zhang Luan, are you trying to kill yourself?

Are you teasing the emperor?
Zhu Jianshen asked in surprise: "Zhang Qingjia, what did you say?"

The emperor actually knew Zhang Luan. Li Zisheng quickly approached and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Luan is examining your condition."

Zhu Jianshen shook his head and said, "What is two plus two? What is that equal to? This..."

As he spoke, Zhu Jianshen actually raised his hands like a child, as if he was going to calculate the answer to the question by counting on his fingers.

Everyone then realized that Zhang Luan was not shooting at random, but was testing the emperor's spirit and attention.

Wei Tai almost cried out loud, and asked with a sob: "Zhang... Zhang Taichang, what... what's going on?"

Even Wang Ji looked at Zhang Luan with disbelief.

An emperor who can recognize people but can't even do the most basic arithmetic?
Still behaving so strangely?

Zhang Luan recited the script, "When liver disease develops to a certain stage, it will inevitably spread to the brain. The most obvious manifestation is that the recognition of numbers begins to become blurred, and it is no longer possible to complete basic arithmetic problems. Your Majesty's illness... is not optimistic!"

When Zhang Luan said this, he felt secretly delighted.

My son said that when liver disease reaches a critical stage, the person becomes confused and has no logic at all, let alone ordering someone to be killed.

There is no way to raise such a critical issue as easy storage.

In other words, even if the emperor were alive now and could not take my life, he would not replace my son-in-law as the crown prince.

Good luck and peace!

Wei Tai asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to see Concubine Shao?"

"Princess Shao?"

Zhu Jianshen thought about it carefully, and seemed to be really confused. He couldn't remember who it was, and said blankly, "It must be gone. My dear ministers, why are you looking at me? Why don't you go and do your own things?"

Zhang Luan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it is my duty to treat you. Please lie down first and let me treat you thoroughly."

Zhu Jianshen shook his head and said, "No, no, I know my situation. Everything is fine. It's no different from yesterday... the day before yesterday. You all should leave first. Speaking of which... I'm a little sleepy again."

It seemed that the emperor was about to sleep again, and he would probably sleep for a long time.

Wei Tai hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, the Empress and Concubine Shao are already in the Jiaotai Hall waiting to be summoned. The Crown Prince is also outside the hall. Should we summon the ministers and the chancellor to enter the palace?"

Hearing this, several people around looked at him with strange eyes, as if asking, aren't you being too direct?

If the emperor was not confused now and could think things through clearly, he would know that you, Wei Tai, are reminding the emperor to entrust his son to someone else before his death?
It seems like no one has issued a critical illness notice to the emperor!

Zhu Jianshen asked, "Why do you want to see them? It's Luo Xiang, I remember that after Liang Fang left, Luo Xiang was appointed as the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Administration, right?"

"Yes."

Wei Tai said.

"Let him come."

Zhu Jianshen said, "Then ask Jinyiwei Commander Zhu Ji to come. I want to sleep, don't disturb me. I'm really sleepy."

After saying this, Zhu Jianshen turned his head to the side and fell asleep again.

(End of this chapter)