The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 313 Yu Youcai is gone

Donglin is here.

The party struggles in the court will inevitably become more and more intense.

Those civil servants with ulterior motives would jump out and use the Donglin and Zhejiang parties to fight for power and profit.

When the conflict breaks out, the civil servants will fall one after another. It will be like dogs biting dogs, and those that fall will definitely be dogs. Just let them fight for a few years.

However, Donglin is now weak and Zhejiang Party is strong, so Donglin is obviously unable to win.

He also has to find a way to support Donglin.

So, how to support?
Early in the morning, before the hour of noon, Wanli came to the corridor outside the imperial study, stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the snowflakes outside, frowned and thought.

The New Year is approaching, and the capital is already covered in snow and ice, but Nanzhili is very lively.

Donglin Academy became famous almost instantly due to the secret propaganda of the secret guards.

Now even in the capital, there are many officials who claim to be upright and echo the Donglin movement.

However, this is not enough.

He was secretly thinking about how to support Donglin when a figure suddenly appeared from the snow.

This time it was Shen Li, not Yu Youcai.

By the way, he hadn't seen Yu Youcai for several days. These days he was discussing with Luo Sigong how to build momentum for Donglin.

Why is Shen Li coming here today?

Soon, Shen Li rushed in through the crack in the door opened by the imperial guards, quickly brushing off the snowflakes on his body.

Seeing this, Wanli went over to help him brush off the snowflakes and asked, "Zhonghua, why are you here? What's going on?"

Oops, I didn’t even take a closer look when I came in. I was just busy brushing the snow off my body.

Shen Li quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Wanli raised his hand slightly and then asked, "What has Bingzhong been busy with these days? I haven't seen him anywhere."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li sighed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yu is ill. He was so sick a few days ago that he could hardly walk. Today, he really couldn't bear it anymore, so he sent someone to ask Your Majesty for leave."

Yu Youcai is so seriously ill!
Upon hearing this, Wanli became quite anxious and asked, "Why didn't you tell me what disease he has?"

Shen Li said helplessly, "Your Majesty, Lord Yu didn't ask us to disturb you. He has a strange disease. Sometimes he feels uncomfortable here, sometimes there. Taking medicine can suppress it. It's sometimes better and sometimes worse."

Is there such a strange disease in this world?

Upon hearing this, Wanli immediately shouted, "Quick, call Doctor Wan and Jianzhong, and summon everyone who can come here. General Shan, have my carriage pulled over. I want to go to Bingzhong Mansion to take a look."

Immediately, a flurry of figures rushed about in the Qianqing Palace.

After a while, four brothers from the Wan family came over, and Li Jianzhong also came.

Wanli immediately took them on a luxurious carriage and rushed to Yu Youcai's mansion.

Yu Youcai was rich now, and he did not pretend to be honest. In order to make it easier for him to go to the cabinet to work, he bought a courtyard of over a hundred acres in Nanxunfang outside Donghuamen, which made it convenient for them to go there.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the huge team arrived at the gate of Yu Mansion.

When Yu Youding's sons heard that the emperor had arrived, they ran out and knelt to greet him.

Wanli raised his hand to let them stand up straight, and then followed them and walked quickly into the mansion.

This yard is not luxurious, but it is big enough. The main house in the backyard is probably several hundred square meters, and the windows are all equipped with glass, so it is very warm inside.

When Yu Youding saw Wanli walking quickly into the bedroom, he wanted to get up and salute.

Wanli quickly walked over and supported him, then said with concern, "Bingzhong, what happened to you? Why didn't you let me know that you were so seriously ill?"

Yu Youcai said weakly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have a strange disease that sometimes gets better and sometimes gets worse. I am afraid that telling your Majesty will worry, so I dare not let anyone know."

What kind of strange disease is this?

Wanli quickly waved his hand and said, "Doctor Wan, Jianzhong, please take a look at Bingzhong."

Upon hearing this, the Wan brothers and Li Jianzhong hurried forward and took turns to carefully feel Yu Youcai's pulse, and then carefully looked at Yu Youcai's facial features.

After reading it, they all looked solemn and didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing this, Wanli asked anxiously, "What disease did Bingzhong have? Tell me."

How do you say this?

The five of them looked at each other, and it was Wan Bangzhong who asked cautiously, "Master Yu, are you having trouble seeing clearly?"

Yu Youcai said weakly: "Yes, I feel like I can't see things clearly anymore."

Wan Bangzhong asked carefully again, "Master Yu, do you feel anxious and depressed?"

Yu Youcai panted and said, "Yes, sometimes it's so stuffy that I can't breathe."

Finished!

Wan Bangzhong gritted his teeth and said, "Master Yu, are you feeling thirsty and thirsty? You keep wanting to drink water and urinate." Yu Youcai said with some effort, "Yes, Doctor Wan is truly amazing."

Alas, even if I am a miracle doctor, I can’t save you.

Upon hearing this, Wan Bangzhong said with a heavy face: "Upper digestion, lung heat damages body fluids."

The other four nodded with heavy faces and said nothing.

What are you talking about?

Wanli said anxiously, "Doctor Wan, what exactly is this upper digestion disease? Why have I never heard of it?"

Wan Bangzhong explained in detail: "Your Majesty, this disease is not called upper consumption. It is named as diabetes in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine.

Upper digestion means lung heat damages body fluids, causing thirst and excessive drinking; middle digestion means excessive stomach fire, digestion and hunger; lower digestion means the kidneys cannot retain water, causing frequent urination.

Lung dryness, stomach heat, and kidney deficiency all occur together, or one may be more pronounced than the other, resulting in diabetes. Without any one of these, the condition cannot develop. My Lord's face has already started to swell, indicating that some of these symptoms are also present."

Diabetes mellitus?
I haven’t heard of this either!

Wanli was stunned for a moment, then simply asked, "How can this diabetes be cured?"

There is no cure for diabetes.

Wan Bangzhong sighed helplessly and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This strange disease has no cure. Master Yu is using medicine to prolong his life. Otherwise, he would have died long ago. Now Master Yu has no hope of survival and his time is running out."

Ah!
When Wanli heard this, he trembled all over.

Yu Youcai is his right-hand man, and he doesn't have to worry about the court affairs as long as they are left to Yu Youcai.

The reason why he could lead the army in person many times, and stay away for several months at a time, was because he had many talented people in the court to manage him.

Now, Yu Youcai has a terminal illness!

He was stunned for a long time before pulling Wan Bangzhong outside, dismissing his attendants, and then asked in a low voice, "Is the medicine no longer effective?"

Wan Bangzhong shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, if the medicine was effective, Lord Yu wouldn't be lying in bed unable to get up.

This strange disease, diabetes, does not have just one symptom, but rather a variety of symptoms that appear frequently. If each symptom can be relieved temporarily by taking the right medicine, then it can last for some time.

Now Lord Yu's bedroom is full of the smell of medicine, which proves that Lord Yu has asked someone to prescribe a lot of medicine and is taking it.

"Master Yu has taken so many medicines and is still bedridden. There is only one reason: his internal organs are failing and he is not taking the medicine well."

Is it not just one symptom?
It seems that this disease existed in later generations.

However, his mind was already in a state of confusion and he couldn't remember what the illness was.

Wanli thought about it for a while, then asked, "How long do you think he can last?"

Wan Bangzhong said solemnly, "Use a higher dosage of the medicine. Start taking it as soon as the symptoms appear. Maybe he can hold out for another month or so."

Oh, how can I tell this to others?
If it was an enemy, he would order people to drag him out and chop him up without hesitation.

However, facing the confidant who had helped him for so many years, he really couldn't say these words which were equivalent to a death sentence.

Wanli thought about it for a while, then asked, "Doctor Wan, how about you go and talk to Bingzhong?"

I!
Wan Bangzhong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but he quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys your order."

Wanli nodded slightly, then walked into the bedroom with a heavy face.

Seeing this, Yu Youcai said weakly, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, am I not able to do this?"

Oh, you are so talented.

I really can't bear to part with you.

When Wanli heard this, tears suddenly filled his eyes.

He turned his head and wiped his tears, then nodded slowly and said, "Bingzhong, I won't hide it from you. You may only have about a month left. If you have any unfulfilled wishes, tell me. I will definitely help you do what I can."

what?
Upon hearing this, Yu Youcai's sons burst into tears.

He himself panted slightly and said, "Your Majesty, with your grace, all my wishes have been fulfilled. I just want my soul to return home. I beg for my bones to return."

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "Okay, you will take my carriage back. I will send a thousand Jinyiwei light cavalry to escort you. When you arrive in Xuzhou, you will board the navy warship and return as quickly as possible."

Yu Youcai was moved when he heard this and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Wanli thought about it carefully again, then said decisively: "My dear uncle, draft an imperial decree to promote Yu Youcai, the chief minister of the cabinet, to the rank of Grand Tutor, and to grant all his descendants the title of Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and to grant them hereditary titles."

Yu Youcai was so moved that he was speechless. He quickly looked at his sons.

His sons immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Wanli raised his hands to help them up, and then said with a choked voice: "Doctor Wan, one of you brothers should accompany Bingzhong back.

Remember to bring plenty of medicine. If Bingzhong gets sick on the way, give him medicine immediately. The same applies on the way back. Please send Bingzhong off on his final journey on my behalf."

The Wan brothers quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys your command."

(End of this chapter)