Song Yi

Chapter 381 Want to add a crime
Du Wenhao took it, took out a bank note from his pocket, and handed it to the military academy: "Brother, you have worked hard!"

The military academy glanced at it, and saw that it was a 20 tael silver bill. He was very happy. He heard that the criminal officer and imperial doctor were generous and donated money. After giving another salute, he turned around and left.

Since it was an emergency military situation, others had no right to watch, so they all retreated.

Only then did Du Wenhao use a knife to tear open the wax seal, and poured out another golden scroll from inside.

Seeing the golden color of the scroll, Du Wenhao knew it was the emperor's imperial decree.I didn't feel strange in my heart, why did the imperial decree need to be delivered urgently in eight hundred miles, but no eunuch was sent to deliver the decree?

At this moment, I have no time to think about it, and when I opened the scroll, I was dumbfounded, but it turned out to be the order of the Empress Dowager!There is only one line - "The emperor is critically ill, hurry to Beijing!"

The emperor's condition should have reached a very critical juncture, otherwise, he would not have rushed to the capital with [-] li. Moreover, the imperial doctors in the capital must be helpless, so the empress dowager thought of herself.

Before leaving the capital, Du Wenhao checked Song Shenzong's body in detail and found that Song Shenzong had signs of kidney failure. He prescribed a prescription and told him to take the medicine on time. The father-in-law took it back and gave it to the emperor.This decree did not specify what disease the emperor had, so I don't know if it was caused by kidney failure, but one thing is clear, if the emperor is critically ill because of kidney failure, he definitely did not take the medicine according to the prescription he prescribed, otherwise , will never be so critically ill within a year.

Du Wenhao immediately informed Pang Yuqin and Li Pu to come to his room, and said in a deep voice, "I have an urgent matter and need to go to Beijing immediately, Qing Dai will follow me, Master Shen and Li Pu will escort the rest of you to come later."

Master Shen and Li Pu didn't dare to ask more questions, and bowed to accept the order.

Pang Yuqin asked nervously, "Sir, what's the matter?"

The matter of the emperor's critical illness is top-secret news, which must not be known to others. Naturally, Du Wenhao did not dare to talk nonsense, saying: "It is top-secret news, so I can't say it. Alright, I have to leave immediately!"

Ke Yao said urgently: "Brother, I want to follow you too!"

Du Wenhao's face darkened: "No way!"

"why?"

"No reason, because it doesn't work!"

Seeing Du Wenhao's gloomy and solemn expression, Ke Yao knew that what he said was true, and also guessed that this matter was very serious, so he didn't dare to show his temper, so he had to stand aside with his lips pouted.

The rest didn't dare to ask more questions. Lin Qingdai quickly packed her bags and sent someone to contact the post station. They wanted to change horses and travel to Beijing through the post station. The emperor was critically ill. That was no joke.

An Yilong heard that Du Wenhao was going to the capital immediately, and that he had to go first. He also heard that Du Wenhao had just received an urgent request of [-] miles from the capital, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions. send away.

It was too late to say goodbye to the officials of the Yamen, Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai got on the horses of the post station, bid farewell with hand in hand, beat the horses and whips, and galloped away.

It was a long journey from Jiangxi to the capital, but they used the horses of the post station, changing horses and galloping all the way, running day and night, without staying on the road, and not sleeping for several days and nights, finally, they rushed to the outside of the capital.

However, when they came to the south gate of the capital, they saw a white flag several feet long hanging high on the city wall, swaying desolately in the wind.There were suddenly many officers and soldiers guarding the city at the gate of the city, and everyone wore white silk around their waists.

This is a national funeral!

Du Wenhao couldn't help crying out in his heart, it's still too late, Song Shenzong must have died!
Du Wenhao galloped past, but the city gate officer recognized Du Wenhao, and saluted Du Wenhao, "Lord Du, you're back!"

Du Wenhao reined in his horse: "Why does everyone in the city show filial piety?"

The city gate official sighed, cupped his hands towards the palace, and said, "The emperor... and the empress dowager... have passed away..." After finishing speaking, he covered his face and wept.

Du Wenhao was stunned for a while, didn't his own decree come from the Empress Dowager, why did the Empress Dowager also pass away, and asked: "When did it happen?"

"Just yesterday, the emperor passed away in the morning, and in the afternoon... the ancestors of the empress dowager also..., also passed away... woo woo woo..."

Du Wenhao's heart was cold for a while, he didn't care to say more, and let Lin Qingdai go back to Wuweitang first, and he wanted to rush to the palace.Lin Qingdai said: "No, I will go with you, and I will take care of you if there is anything."

Du Wenhao didn't say much, nodded, and led Lin Qingdai to the palace on horseback.

There are armored soldiers patrolling the street from time to time.At such an emergency, it is natural to be on strict alert to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to make trouble.Outside the palace, the guards are even more heavily guarded. It can be said that there are three steps, one post and five steps, one sentry. Heavy armored cavalry patrols shuttle back and forth.

Seeing Du Wenhao coming, the eunuch guarding the imperial city fell to the ground and cried loudly: "Your Excellency Physician, you... are late! The emperor... passed away...! The ancestors of the empress dowager also..."

Du Wenhao asked with tears: "I heard... who is presiding over the court?"

"Shang Shu Cai Que, Master Cai."

Du Wenhao was not familiar with this person, so he nodded and asked, "What about the palace? Who is in charge?"

"Empress Dowager!"

The Empress Dowager Du Wenhao is naturally familiar with it. Du Wenhao cured the Empress Dowager's abdominal pain during menstruation for more than ten years.The empress dowager was tortured by this disease a few times and wanted to die, so she was very grateful to Du Wenhao, and gave Du Wenhao the gold silk pillow she shared with the late emperor as a thank you gift.

Du Wenhao asked where the spirits were parked, and learned that because they had just passed away, they were temporarily parked separately. The emperor's was parked in the Qinzheng Hall, and the empress dowager's was parked in her bedroom.

Lin Qingdai could not enter the palace without an edict, so she could only wait outside the gate of the palace, while Du Wenhao entered the palace alone.

There was already mourning in the palace, Du Wenhao first came to the Palace of Qinzheng, informed him, and soon passed.When he entered the hall, there was a sound of mourning, and a potbellied official stood upright in front of him, staring at him viciously.

Du Wenhao was a little baffled, and the leading officer whispered: "Master Du, this... is Mr. Cai Que Cai, the right servant of the Shangshu and the servant of the Zhongshu."

Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty reformed the system, so what Shangshu Youpushe and Zhongshu Shilang was the right prime minister.No wonder a person who is under one person and above ten thousand people is so flirtatious.

Du Wenhao hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The humble Du Wenhao sees Mr. Cai!"

Cai Que snorted heavily in his nostrils, showing his big belly: "Are you the imperial doctor Du Wenhao?"

Du Wenhao felt a little unhappy when he heard his tone of voice, but he still bowed and said, "Yes, Du Wenhao is the humble one."

Cai Que said sharply: "Since you are the emperor's physician, where are you when the emperor is critically ill?"

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat, and he bowed and said, "The humble official was ordered to do medical tours, and he also mentioned various prisons. Before that, the humble staff happened to be patrolling the doctors in the south, and when they received the emergency military situation from the emperor, the humble staff was in the Luzhou government. After the decree, humble job all the way starry night..."

Cai Que's voice suddenly doubled: "Bold! The emperor is so seriously ill, but you are traveling around the mountains and rivers. Do you still have the emperor in your heart?"

Du Wenhao was angry, and thought that you would label yourself indiscriminately without asking questions. How could you look like a prime minister? Urgently, I came all the way through the night and night, but I didn't expect that I was still a step late."

"It's pure sophistry!" Cai Que said sharply, "I'm asking you the truth, do you know that the emperor is seriously ill?"

"Before I left Beijing, the emperor was indeed in a minor illness, but it was not in a critical situation. Therefore, I really don't know why the emperor was so ill..."

"Since you already know that the emperor's dragon body is ill, why do you want to travel far away from Beijing and go on a free and easy journey?"

Du Wenhao was a bit dumbfounded: "My lord, it's not because of my humble position that I left Beijing to go out on my own, but because of the emperor's order..."

As soon as I said this, someone next to me said angrily: "Du Wenhao! As an imperial doctor, you ignored the emperor's dragon body, so that the emperor failed to treat you and left your post without authorization. What should you do?"

Du Wenhao turned his head to look, only to see a short and fat man in heavy filial piety staggering over, glaring at him.

Du Wenhao hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed, "Don't dare to ask your Excellency...?"

The short fat man snorted: "You don't even know me?" He glanced at the leading officer.The leading officer hurriedly said: "This is Master Xing Shu Xing, the inspector of the History Museum and the author of the book."

Du Wenhao had never heard of this person before, but he still clasped his hands and said, "What your lord said just now also implies a crime of humanity. After the humble staff received the expedited [-] miles..."

"I don't care what you did after this, let me ask you what you did before this? As an imperial doctor, why did you leave your post without authorization?"

"Humble job doesn't...!"

"Bold! Before the emperor's spirit, who is making noise here?" A voice came from the side, Du Wenhao turned his head and saw a thin middle-aged man, dressed in a heavy filial piety, walking over while avoiding square steps. His face looked familiar, but Can't remember who it was.

This time Du Wenhao didn't need to ask any questions, the leading officer next to him hurriedly introduced: "Master Du, this is King Cao."

Du Wenhao immediately understood that this Cao Wang Zhao Kai was the fourth son of the late Emperor Song Yingzong and the younger brother of Song Shenzong.Although Du Wenhao hadn't made many dignitaries since he entered Beijing, Du Wenhao had seen these two princes. At that time, Song Shenzong pretended to be sick and passed out in order to avoid Sima Guang and others kneeling and admonishing him. Visiting, this King Cao was also among them, I met him once, but there were so many people at that time, and I was busy seeing the emperor, so I didn't pay much attention.

Du Wenhao bowed and said: "See the lord for the humble position."

King Cao gave Du Wenhao a sideways look, and said sharply, "You are the imperial physician Du Wenhao?"

"It's a humble job."

"Where were you when my brother was dying?"

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat, why did the three of them have the same tone, they all have the same virtue, and he did not do it secretly when he was appointed as the coordinator of Changpingcang, Yazhou, Chengdu Fulu. yes.What's the matter, the four of them seemed to have never heard of it.

Before Du Wenhao could explain, King Cao had already issued an order: "Come here! Take this imperial doctor who has left his post without authorization and is incompetent and dereliction of duty, and put him in prison!"

The guards outside the door agreed in unison and rushed in.They reached out to grab Du Wenhao together, but as soon as their palms touched Du Wenhao's shoulders and arms, they screamed and hurriedly retracted their hands.

Taking advantage of their panic and panic, Du Wenhao used Lin Qingdai's skill of splitting muscles and bones, grabbed a guard beside him, removed his wrist, and snatched the single sword in his hand, before King Cao recovered his senses When he came, he swayed over like lightning, grabbed him and pulled him to his chest to block him. With his right hand resting on his neck, he said coldly: "If you want him to die, come up!"

Everyone in the main hall was stunned. They didn't expect that this frail imperial doctor had thorns on his body, and he was so skillful and bold that he would take King Cao as a hostage!
Du Wenhao had no choice.Ever since he received the order from the Empress Dowager, he has been traveling all day and night. Except for the time to pay respects, he spent almost all his time on horseback. He changed horses all the way, and even took a nap on the horse. The Empress Dowager, to be fair, did not delay the mistake at all. This King Cao arbitrarily believed that he had left his post without authorization, which was simply a crime committed arbitrarily, and he wanted to order him to be arrested. Pulling the rope inside the corner of the clothes, the spikes of the soft hedgehog were erected. Naturally, the guards couldn't catch him, but he took advantage of the chaos to restrain King Cao.

Du Wenhao didn't want to be a scapegoat for this incident, so he died in prison for no reason.

Everyone scolded him one after another to let him put down his weapon and catch him without a fight.Du Wenhao didn't care so much, and with a single stroke in his hand, he cut a small gash on Cao Wang's neck, blood was flowing.King Cao was so frightened that he screamed: "Ah, Lord Du, spare your life! Spare me!"

"If you don't want to die, tell them to back off!" Du Wenhao snapped.

"Stand back! Do you fucking want me to die? Back off for me!" Cao Wang waved his hands and screamed repeatedly.

The surrounding guards retreated in a hurry, still yelling at Du Wenhao to let him go.

Du Wenhao sternly said: "Don't let me take the blame! I'll be treated like a persimmon!"

Cai Que pointed at Du Wenhao and said, "Don't act recklessly, if you hurt Lord Cao, you will be executed all over the house!"

Although Du Wenhao didn't know why these four people insisted on framing his little imperial doctor, he also vaguely guessed that it must be related to the imperial palace's struggle for power, and he didn't want to be involved in it, so he sneered and said: "Come on! I know your tricks! I don’t care how you fight for power and profit, and I don’t want to get involved. If you don’t like it, I’ll go far away. However, if you want to take me as the culprit and use it as your pawn, it’s impossible! The red knife must go in The white knife comes out! Everyone shoots and breaks up!"

After finishing speaking, another swipe of the single knife in his hand made another gash on King Cao's neck, blood flowed out, and King Cao screamed in panic: "Master Du, don't get excited, just speak up if you have something to say, the king will agree to whatever you say." you!"

"Where's the empress dowager? I want to see the empress dowager!" Du Wenhao knew that the empress dowager, who defended him the most and was the most authoritative, was dead. At this time, the only one who could save him was the empress dowager.

(End of this chapter)