Song Yi

Chapter 382 King Yong
(Sorry, I was busy the day before yesterday, so I didn't have time to update it. I made it up today. Please forgive me, fellow book lovers)
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Xing Shu on the side sneered and said, "Let's not talk about the Empress Dowager at this time, even if the Empress Dowager comes back from the dead, she won't be able to save you..."

Cough cough, Cai Que coughed hard, and glared at Xing Shu. Xing Shu knew that he had said something wrong, so he shrank his neck hurriedly, backed away and dared not say another word.

At this moment, a person snorted coldly: "What are you doing? Above the mourning hall, what are you doing with swords and guns? Don't you want to die?"

When all the guards heard this, they put their swords back into their sheaths in a hurry, and bowed together to salute.

Du Wenhao followed the prestige, and saw a middle-aged man who was full of filial piety walking over slowly, glanced at everyone, and bowed his hands to Du Wenhao: "Du Yuyi, this king is polite!"

The leading officer on the side hurriedly said: "Mr. Mentoring Officer, this is Prince Yong!"

Du Wenhao was even more surprised. This Yong Wang Zhao Hao is the second son of Song Yingzong, the younger brother of Song Shenzong, and the biological brother of Cao Wang. He also came when Song Shenzong pretended to be sick last time. Familiar.Seeing him being so polite, he immediately became vigilant and said: "My lord, you don't need to be too polite. Since everyone has torn their faces today, I don't expect to let it go. I just want to see the empress dowager! Where is her old man?"

King Yong glanced at the group of guards: "Haven't they all retreated?"

The guards hurriedly bowed back.

King Yong then cupped his hands and said: "Master Du, there may be various misunderstandings. Brother She is a little impatient. Thinking of the death of the emperor's brother at a young age, his heart is sad, so he is reckless. It's better to put down your weapons and let everyone speak out from the bottom of your heart. , make things clear, and everyone will understand.”

Du Wenhao naturally would not put down his weapon, and said in a cold voice: "Prince Yong, I don't want to do this in a lowly position, but you should know that I left the capital more than half a year ago and was transferred to the governor of Yazhou, Chengdu Prefecture. I was ordered to make medical tours in various places and mention various prisons. I did not leave my post without authorization, but was on a errand according to the orders. The slightest delay. But the four of them keep saying that they want to put the crime of the death of the Holy Majesty on my head, which is not fair! I want to see the Empress Dowager! Unless the Empress Dowager comes, I will put down my weapon!"

King Yong wept and said: "The emperor and the empress dowager passed away one after another. Two funerals have to be attended to. The empress dowager presides over the empress dowager's place, not here."

Du Wenhao said: "Well, I dare not bother the Empress Dowager to come here in person, but I am afraid that if I leave alone, I will be poisoned, so I have to let Prince Cao accompany me. When I get to the land, I will naturally release Prince Cao. If you offend me, please forgive me." Forgive me, my lord!" After saying that, he grabbed King Cao and was about to go out.

Unexpectedly, with the knife resting on his neck, Cao Wanggang was already scared out of his wits, his whole body was weak, and even his trousers were wet, so he couldn't move half a step.

King Yong stepped forward and said, "Lord Du, how about letting me replace my younger brother and accompany you to meet the Empress Dowager?"

After all, Du Wenhao was not allowed to have any objections, and he turned his back behind him, and walked over with a look of being caught without a fight, and stood still in front of Du Wenhao, looking at Du Wenhao calmly.

Du Wenhao felt a little bit of admiration for King Yong in his heart, thinking that if the other party acted like a bachelor, he would look petty if he wanted to take hostages again. However, he was in a dangerous situation and his life was the most important thing, but he didn't care so much.Immediately, he stretched out his left hand and grabbed King Yong's pulse gate.

Lin Qingdai said that if the pulse gate is blocked, half of the body will be numb and unable to exert strength at all.Even if the opponent's martial arts are much higher than his own, as long as the pulse door is detained, he will only be slaughtered.So Du Wenhao was determined.Withdrew the single knife, took a knife flower, and turned his back: "Prince Yong, a humble person is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to save his life, he has to offend."

Prince Yong's hand was tightly clasped by Du Wenhao, but he didn't use any force, as if this arm was not his own.His face was calm and composed: "Lord Du, please speak quickly. This king has said it. I'm afraid it was a misunderstanding just now. My younger brother, this king, and others don't know the reason. I only heard that my lord is an imperial doctor. The emperor and the empress dowager are critically ill. Shi was not by my side, and I was in a hurry, so I took the liberty, not intentionally framed."

Du Wenhao thought to himself, this is reasonable, not every official's transfer and promotion, other people will be clear about it, many people have nothing to do with themselves, let alone people who are majestic princes and When the prime minister of the court, he would not care about the transfer of such a small official as himself.I felt a little relieved.

The two walked out side by side. King Yong looked at Du Wenhao sideways and saw that his face was ashen, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was exhausted. He knew that he hadn't lied just now, so he sighed: "Lord Du really came here all night long, Otherwise, you wouldn’t be in such a mess. My lord didn’t lie, it was they who wrongly blamed you.”

Du Wenhao heard his earnest and sincere words, he couldn't help feeling warm, a sense of grievance welled up in his heart, his eyes were moist, he blinked, and said: "It's a pity that the humble job is still a step late, I haven't been here before. Saving the emperor and empress dowager, I really feel uneasy..."

"My lord, you don't need to blame yourself. I have heard from the emperor that my lord was appointed as Chengdu Fulu. Firstly, my lord has a different view on governing the country and helping others. The emperor really wants to see it. Second, it is Go to the Tubo border to find a kind of elixir called Cordyceps sinensis, to treat the emperor's brother."

"You also know about the emperor's illness?"

"That's right, Eunuch Ning found me several times and said that before you left, you had repeatedly told the emperor to remember to take medicine, but the emperor kept saying that he was not sick and didn't need to take medicine. He didn't accept it for a few days when he got busy, and he gave all the precious medicinal materials you sent from the Western Regions to Lord Sima Guang, and he never took a little bit of it himself."

Du Wenhao smiled wryly in his heart. Before he left, the emperor really thought so, and he also said so. He once solemnly warned him to treat his illness with caution, but he turned a deaf ear to it.Now that King Yong said this, it proves that he really knew about it, he couldn't help being grateful, but he didn't let go of his veins, and now he would rather be a villain than make fun of his life.

Du Wenhao asked: "Dare to ask the lord, did the emperor pass an edict on his deathbed, who will be in charge of the country?"

King Yong sighed and shook his head: "You are from my own family, and I will not hide this matter from you. Brother Huang suffered a sudden illness, and even the imperial doctor did not rush to come, so he drove back west. Therefore, no will was left. "

Sudden illness?Not even a will?Sudden death, or murder?Du Wenhao didn't dare to think too much, it's best to stay away from this kind of court battle, especially now, when the emperor's throne has not been determined, the palace is the most dangerous place, and he might move his head at any time, so it's better to stay away from it. Don't ask too much, the less you know, the better.So I didn't ask too many questions, and walked forward holding King Yong's hand.

King Yong talked a lot, and praised Du Wenhao's medical skills from time to time along the way, but Du Wenhao nervously paid attention to the guards and King Cao and others who followed him, for fear that King Yong would use this to distract himself so that The guards came to the rescue.But seeing that those people are just following from a distance, and have no intention of helping each other, I feel at ease.

Seeing the white banner of the empress dowager's bedroom from a distance, Du Wenhao settled down a bit, and said to King Yong: "My lord, I offended you with a lowly position. If you have a life to live in a lowly position, you must come to apologize!"

King Yong stood still, stared at Du Wenhao, and said: "Okay! This king has remembered your words. Moreover, this king will also give you a guarantee that what happened today is purely a misunderstanding, and this king does not allow anyone to pursue it." , and you are not allowed to mention anything!——Did you hear that?" When he said the last few words, he turned his head and said them to the people who followed him, and the voice was so loud that everyone could hear them.

Cao Wang and others hurriedly bowed and agreed.

Du Wenhao didn't know what King Yong meant, he didn't know what to say for a moment, he dragged him to the Empress Dowager's bedroom, the guard at the door saw him, he was also saddened, it was too late to say.

Du Wenhao asked: "Is the Empress Dowager inside?"

The guard on duty bowed and said: "Yes, but the empress dowager is leading the emperor and other concubines at the moment, and is chanting sutras for the emperor and the empress dowager. Wait until she finishes reading the scriptures."

Du Wenhao said: "How long will it take?"

The guard said: "It will take seven days."

Du Wenhao groaned in his heart: "Can you tell me to come in, just say I'm back."

The guard on duty shook his head and said, "Master Du, please forgive me. The Empress Dowager has explained that no one will be seen in these seven days. She must concentrate on chanting sutras. However, all state affairs and government affairs are temporarily handled by Prince Yong, Prince Cao, and Cai Que." Cook with the two adults, Wang Gui."

Du Wenhao lost his mind for a while, he didn't know whether to wait in this palace for seven days or go back.I don't know if what King Yong said just now counts.

Unexpectedly, King Yong raised his hand and said: "Master Du came back from the starry night and traveled all the way. Please go back and rest first. If you want to pay homage to the emperor and the empress dowager, you may have to wait for a few days. The sacrificial hall is for civil and military officials to express their condolences.—Come on, this king will send you out of the palace and back to your residence!"

After finishing speaking, he walked away, Du Wenhao thought for a moment, that's fine, Lin Qingdai is there at the gate of the palace, with her there, I feel at ease, and when I was about to fight, I thought that with her martial arts, it would be better to save myself from trouble. No problem.

The two talked all the way to the gate of the palace.Lin Qingdai saw him coming out from a distance, and rushed to meet him.

Du Wenhao glanced back and saw that the guards were far behind, even if he let go at this moment, Lin Qingdai would arrive faster than them, so he threw the single knife on the ground from behind and kicked it behind the palace gate.Immediately, he let go of King Yong's hand, cupped his fists and gave a deep salute: "Lord Yong, I'm guilty of a lowly position again."

King Yong put his hands behind his back, stared at Du Wenhao for a moment, and said in a low voice: "To be honest, this king appreciates your talent very much and wants to get acquainted with you. When the funeral is over, this king will invite you to a family banquet, but my lord must not refuse you. It is."

Du Wenhao thought to himself, if King Yong wanted to do something to him, there was no need to wait until all the funerals were over, and then set up a Hongmen banquet to kill him. If that day came, it meant that King Yong really didn't want to make a big deal out of it. Yes, I really let myself go.He is a prince, so there is no reason why he should not go if he invites you warmly.He hurriedly bowed deeply: "Thank you, my lord, I will definitely come to apologize for my humble position!"

"Don't dare! My lord, please go back and rest earlier."

Du Wenhao saluted again, then turned around, took Lin Qingdai's hand, flew on the horse, and rode away.

After leaving the palace far away, Du Wenhao told about the experience just now, Lin Qingdai was so shocked that her back felt chills, she never thought that these people would impose such a crime, this imperial doctor is really hard to be.He hurriedly asked Du Wenhao what to do next.

Du Wenhao thought for a while, and said: "There is no other way, now we can only wait for the empress dowager to finish reading the scriptures. Wait for her to show you, and it will be easy."

Lin Qingdai said: "Why don't we hide first? Didn't we buy a big mansion? Or hide somewhere? It's rumored to be haunted. No one would have thought we would hide there. Let's see what's going on first. "

Du Wenhao nodded and said: "That makes sense, then let's not go back, first see if anyone is following you, and then go hide in that haunted house for a few days."

The two watched the back all the way, but they didn't see any eye-catching people following them. They came to the teahouse not far from Wuweitang. After the two went in, the shopkeeper was very happy and hurried over to greet Du Wenhao. After exchanging some pleasantries, he left the horse with him, saying that he was in a hurry to leave, and asked the shopkeeper to find two sets of clean clothes. The two changed, and left the teahouse through the back door, crossed the streets and alleys, and bought some food and drink on the way. , After wrapping it up, I came to the side of the house. Seeing no one around, I climbed over the wall and entered.

The courtyard was still desolate, and the two found a small room to stay away from the hallucinogenic pond.

In the next few days, Lin Qingdai used the night to sneak back around Wuweitang to check the movement, but she didn't see anything unusual. Everything in Wuweitang remained the same, and Hantou was sitting in the front hall for medical consultation. There were still many patients, so he invited two more to sit in the hall doctor to help.There was no conspicuous person squatting around.After they came back and told Du Wenhao, both of them felt that King Yong really meant what he said, and maybe he really let go of taking the two princes as hostages.I just don't know if this is King Yong's generosity, or if he has some other purpose.

On the third day, news came that the palace had set up a mourning hall to accept the condolences of civil and military officials.Du Wenhao's official is nothing in the court, so there is no need to rush there.

On the fifth day, there was still no movement. They were sure that King Yong really had no intention of dealing with Du Wenhao, so they returned to Wuweitang.
When Han Tou saw Du Wenhao came back, he was both surprised and happy, and rushed forward, knelt down and kowtowed.When asked whether they would be charged money, Du Wenhao only said that he had rushed back to mourn the funeral, and that they would come later.

The next day, Pang Yuqin and the others finally arrived, and they also guessed that something serious must have happened in the capital, otherwise Du Wenhao wouldn't have rushed back in such a hurry.So I rushed here in a hurry, and I was exhausted all the way, and I was exhausted, but fortunately the journey was safe.

When he arrived in the capital, he knew that the emperor and the empress dowager had passed away, and Du Wenhao couldn't catch up with the rescue of the emperor and empress dowager, so he couldn't help but sigh.

(End of this chapter)