Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 389 Xu Jingzong was cheated

Shi Aiguo came to the wooden platform, saw Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi, squeezed forward, and said, "His Royal Highness, Wang Houye, what are you busy with?"

Wang Ping'an turned his head, saw that it was Shi Aiguo, and hurriedly said, "Oh, Uncle Shi, why are you here, but something is wrong in the East Palace?"

Hearing the voice, Li Zhi also turned his head, he was in doubt, could it be that his father saw something wrong with the memorial, so he asked Shi Aiguo to come and find him?
Shi Aiguo said: "It's all right, there's nothing wrong with the East Palace, the old slave was worried about His Highness, that's why I found it, it's not because there's something wrong with the East Palace!"

Li Zhi let out a sigh, it's fine.He turned his head to watch the martial arts contest on the stage again. At this time, the fight was going on in a new way. He clapped his hands and applauded, but did not answer Shi Aiguo who was looking for him.

When Shi Aiguo was in the car, he had already changed from the eunuch's clothes, and now he was wearing ordinary people's clothes, so he didn't stand out in the crowd.It was also rare for him to see such excitement in the ring, and he was happy, so he followed Wang Pingan and Li Zhi to watch, but his eyes were on the stage, and his mouth was not idle.

Pulling Wang Ping'an, the two got closer, Shi Aiguo said: "No disease, did that Xu Jingzong offend our elder brother?"

Wang Pingan was startled for a moment, and then he understood in his heart that he must have told Shi Zhongchen about Xu Jingzong's random questioning, but Shi Zhongchen took his heart and wanted to punish him!
Wang Pingan nodded lightly and said: "Xu Jingzong likes to inquire about things, and there are some things he shouldn't inquire about."

Shi Aiguo hummed, and suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay, this punch is powerful!" Applauding the contestants on the stage, he lowered his voice again, and said: "Our eldest brother ordered, say Mr. Xu is capable of doing things, he should be promoted, and if you have any good things, don't forget to mention him more in front of the emperor and the crown prince."

Wang Pingan turned his head to look at Shi Aiguo, and Shi Aiguo also turned his head to look at him in the midst of his busy schedule, and the two looked at each other and smiled, tacit understanding.

At this time, the winner has already been decided on the stage. A strong man wins and is circling on the stage, proudly showing off his abilities. For the time being, no one has come to the stage to challenge him!

Taking advantage of this gap, Li Zhi turned his head and smiled at Shi Aiguo: "What are you talking about?"

Shi Aiguo hurriedly said: "Returning to Your Highness, the prince and the old slave are discussing who is the most capable minister in Zhongshu Province."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Is there any need to talk about this? Naturally, it is the lonely master."

Shi Aiguo rubbed his bare chin, and said: "That's natural, but recently there is a servant named Xu Jingzong in Zhongshu Province, who is very capable in handling things, and the emperor has already begun to pay attention to him."

Li Zhi sighed, nodded and said: "From then on, Gu will pay more attention to him. He is not sick, remember to remind Gu."

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "Yes, I will remember it for His Highness. If there is any good thing in the future, let's just mention it to Mr. Xu, that's all."

Without saying a few words, someone on the stage jumped up to challenge, and the competition started again.Li Zhi looked happy, and immediately forgot about Xu Jingzong.

As long as someone makes a fuss about fighting, but the real master doesn't show up, it won't end for a day or two, or even ten days and half a month.It was getting dark, the people on the stage were tired, and the people in the audience dispersed.

Wang Ping'an and Shi Aiguo accompanied Li Zhi, found a small restaurant, ate some folk delicacies, and then returned to the East Palace.

After chatting with Li Zhi about the interesting things during the day, Wang Pingan quit and returned to the West Terrace, ready to continue making medicine for Li Shimin. This time, he needed to change the prescription. The medicine needs to be changed, so when Concubine Wu arrives, just decoct the medicine.

Tonight, Concubine Wu came without waiting for a while. She had been told by Shi Zhongchen that she needed to change the prescription, and she felt quite uneasy. I'm afraid I still don't understand, so I'm quite worried.

Fortunately, Wang Ping'an was still so serious and carefully taught her the use of the new prescription. As for the decoction method, there was no change, it was similar to the previous medicine, and there were no accidents that she was worried about, such as things that she couldn't learn.

When the medicine was almost ready, Wang Ping'an said, "Sister, I encountered an interesting incident today, and I will tell you about it, so that you can laugh too." He told the story of Niu Dali and Hou Ling's fight in the ring.

Concubine Wu was very surprised when she heard this, and said with a smile: "I always thought that Furong Garden was a place for literati to write poems. I never thought that there would be people fighting in the ring. I haven't heard of such a thing before."

Wang Pingan said: "There are often some competitions in the palace, such as competition songs, or throwing arrows into the pot. What do you women usually play?"

Concubine Wu thought for a while, her face suddenly darkened, and she said: "It used to happen quite often, but now it's rare. I guess it's unlikely to happen in a while. Today, Chief Executive Shi lost his temper and killed a court lady. , and punished a large number of people, everyone is afraid, who is in the mood to have fun!"

Wang Ping'an was taken aback, and said, "Why did you beat a court lady to death? Who did you beat to death?" Wouldn't Wu Meiniang be beaten to death?She is also a court lady.

This matter has nothing to do with the emperor, but only with the eunuchs and court ladies. Concubine Wu thought about it, but there was nothing worth keeping secret.She said: "It seems that there are two court ladies fighting. Director Shi is aware of the details, punishes the one who did something wrong, and also shocks others by the way. By the way, it is the court lady surnamed Wu, not Wen!" As she said that, she pursed her lips and smiled, and she kept in mind the fact that Wang Pingan "didn't know" that there was a surname Wu in the world all the time.

Wang Pingan hurriedly asked: "Did you punish the court lady surnamed Wu?"

"How could she be punished? It's too late to protect her! However, I don't know why. I don't care about these servants' affairs. It's just that I just listen to what others say casually." Wu A concubine is a female official, so of course she looks down on little eunuchs and maids of honor. She is anxious to get favored, so she has no time to care about others.

Only then did Wang Pingan heave a sigh of relief, and he just said, it is impossible for Shi Zhongchen to punish Wu Meiniang.

By coincidence, the medicine was ready at this time, and Concubine Wu took the medicine and left.Wang Pingan stayed in the house alone, waiting for Wu Meiniang to bring him charcoal.But after a peaceful night, Wu Meiniang didn't come, I don't know why, maybe Shi Zhongchen forgot?If he didn't give the order, Wu Meiniang would not dare to come by herself.

The sky was bright, and officials from the Ministry of Education came to the West Terrace one after another to start their work.Fortunately, the other officials said that they each did their own work and didn't bother Wang Ping'an. Only Xu Jingzong came, and he liked to run here when he had nothing to do.

With a humble expression on Xu Jingzong's face, he pushed the door open and entered the room, and said with a smile: "My lord, did you spend the night here last night? The old man brought you breakfast!" As he spoke, he raised a food box in his hand .

Wang Pingan saw him coming in, and thought: "It's just right, I was just going to find you, and you will come to the door yourself." He stood up, with a smile on his face, and said: "Master Xu, please remember me, This really embarrasses me!"

Xu Jingzong put the food box on the table, his eyes looked like hooks, he quickly scanned the room, and then he said with a smile: "Your fellow, you're welcome, come and taste it, my wife, I made it myself Breakfast, I don't know if it suits your appetite."

While talking, he sat down and opened the food box, and his eyes quickly swept to the table to see if there was anything of value!

Wang Ping'an also sat down, and said: "There is Mrs. Lao Zun, and you actually cook breakfast for me with your own hands, what can I do!"

As far as Xu Jingzong is concerned, his skill in flattering is really rare among the ruling and opposition parties, and few people can match him.If Wang Pingan didn't know his nature, he would be easily fooled!

Xu Jingzong has a hidden knife in his smile, and is good at two-faced three-handed swords. This is famous in history. Don't look at how he is tight-lipped now. When the critical moment comes, he will stab someone twice with a smile, and he will not say hello in advance!

Xu Jingzong took out a bowl of porridge and a plate of steamed buns from the food box, and took out some side dishes, pointed to one of them, and said with a smile: "The little girl made this for the prince, come and taste it." !"

Wang Pingan groaned, and said, "Ling Qianjin made it for me? Oh, this is really... so embarrassing!" He picked up the chopsticks, tasted it, and thought: "Your daughter made it? It's nonsense. , without 20 years of skill, it is impossible to make such a delicious side dish!"

Nodding repeatedly, Wang Ping'an said: "It's delicious, um, it's delicious!" He took a bowl of porridge and started to eat breakfast in a sleepy manner.

Xu Jingzong looked at Wang Ping'an with a smile, and said: "Eat slowly, if it suits the appetite of the prince, the old man will go home and let the little girl cook for you every day, my family, my family!"

Wang Pingan remembered what Ma Zhou had said to him, this Xu Jingzong wanted to recruit a son-in-law when he saw a rich young man, could it be possible that he really fell in love with me?Come on, I don't want to call him my father-in-law!
Xu Jingzong said again: "The prescription that the prince gave me, I took it at home, and the curative effect is remarkable, very good!" After a pause, he said again: "When the prince is free, if it is convenient, Go to the old man's house and sit?"

Wang Pingan swallowed a mouthful of porridge, and said: "Master Xu is too polite. If I have time, I will definitely go to your house to bother you. Let's talk about family affairs."

He put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "Oh, I can't repay Mr. Xu for a good meal! By the way, Mr. Xu is Mr. Ma's right-hand man, and Mr. Ma is His Royal Highness's assistant." Master, do you often see the prince?"

Xu Jingzong laughed dryly, thinking: "What you asked is completely nonsense. Can I meet the prince often, don't you know? If I see the prince often, what am I going to do to flatter you? Breakfast is so beautiful that you have a snotty nose!"

He sighed and said, "His Royal Highness doesn't come to the West Terrace very often, how can I see His Highness often!"

Wang Pingan thought: "If you want to see the prince in the West Terrace, isn't it easy? As long as I don't go to the East Palace today, the prince will definitely be found! It's a pity that you can't bet on this, or I will definitely win you a lot!"

Wang Ping'an said: "In fact, the prince handles official duties every day, it is very hard..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Jingzong immediately took up the conversation: "Now the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and His Highness the Crown Prince is extremely diligent. It is really a blessing for my subjects of the Tang Dynasty..."

Wang Ping'an immediately lost his appetite, so he could only listen, and kept nodding his head in agreement, saying yes again and again.

After talking for a long time, the flattery that the parties could not hear was finished, Xu Jingzong said: "It is really hard for the prince to share the worries of His Royal Highness!"

It can be regarded as the end of filming, and the conversation has been picked up!Wang Ping'an lowered his voice and said: "It would be great if Lord Xu could help. Lord Xu doesn't know something, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I don't know much about government affairs, but it's embarrassing to ask other people, so why not ask your own people?" It's convenient to come, Mr. Xu, you are one of your own, why not..."

While talking, he looked at Xu Jingzong expectantly, the meaning was obvious: If you have the skills, why not come to help and share the prince's worries?
Express, this is an out-and-out express!Xu Jingzong was overjoyed, his chubby body showed signs of shaking!It's not in vain to fawn on him, it's not in vain to bring him breakfast, the old man's boundless enthusiasm is finally about to be rewarded!

Xu Jingzong was not humble at all, he didn't refuse at all, he poked his head like a chicken pecking rice, he said: "If there is anything you don't understand, Wang Houye, just ask the old man, I have been an official for many years, and the officialdom I think I still understand the way I went up. We are on our own, and we should help each other, that's what we should do!"

Wang Pingan was "relieved", and seemed very happy that Xu Jingzong could agree so readily.He said: "From now on, I will have to trouble Mr. Xu often!"

The conversation between the two became exciting, and they actually started talking about important national affairs in the room, and they almost ran out to point out the country with such nonsense in vernacular!
After talking for more than two hours, it was almost noon, and it was time for lunch again.

At this time, a young eunuch came to Xitai and came to Wang Ping'an, saying that the crown prince wanted to call him to the Chongxian Hall and consult him about important matters.

What's urgent for Li Zhi, apart from looking for Wang Ping'an to approve the memorial, the rest is eating, drinking and having fun. It is estimated that he is asked to go out of the palace in all likelihood, and then watch people fight in the ring!
Wang Pingan waved his hand to the little eunuch and said, "I can't do it now. I have important matters to discuss with Mr. Xu. I can't leave the West Terrace. You go back and tell His Highness the Crown Prince. I may not be able to go there until later."

The little eunuch agreed, turned and left.

When the little eunuch left, Xu Jingzong said in surprise: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince summoned us, as ministers, we should run away, how can we make him wait!"

Wang Pingan smiled and said, "No rush, let's continue talking about ours."

Xu Jingzong was dumbfounded, you are so bold!I was a little scared in my heart, if the prince loses his temper, will it hurt me?He backed off a little, trying to find an excuse to leave.

But Wang Ping'an was having a good time talking and refused to let him go. Xu Jingzong became more and more afraid, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

After a while, I suddenly heard someone outside saying: "His Royal Highness is here!"

Xu Jingzong buzzed his head, thinking: "It's over, the crown prince has come to Xingshi himself to inquire about the crime!"

Wang Pingan pulled Xu Jingzong to stand up together, and greeted him out the door.I saw Li Zhi walking quickly, with an unhappy expression on his face.

Unexpectedly by Xu Jingzong, Li Zhi was very unhappy at first, but when he saw Wang Ping'an, his unhappy expression disappeared immediately, and he just said: "No disease, what's the matter with you, you are disturbed by something, why don't you go to see the orphan?" ?”

He glanced at Xu Jingzong next to him, his displeased expression immediately returned to his face, and said: "You are Xu Jingzong, right? What's the matter with you, do you have to talk to Wu Bing today?"

Xu Jingzong grinned, thinking: "No way, you tell Wang Ping'an to go, Wang Ping'an doesn't go, you come here in person, don't reprimand him, but take your anger out on me? Who am I to offend? I'm wronged." I!"

(End of this chapter)