Jinyi champion

Chapter 455
Yang Tinghe's meaning is obvious, the purpose of your trip is not to cure the disease, but to bring the emperor back to the capital as soon as possible.

It doesn't matter whether you tell the truth about the illness or threaten it, as long as the emperor can return to Beijing, then the goal will be achieved, and the rest is up to you to play freely.

Xue Ji hadn't been in the palace for a long time, he was good at treating people, but not good at dealing with others, while Wu Jie was very scheming and knew everything.

Wu Jie said: "The lower officials will persuade His Majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Yang Tinghe nodded, "You must know that our Daming Sheji must not fall into the hands of others. Some people want to take the emperor... If His Majesty's condition is not cured, he will be taken to the Nine Sides, and the border troops will fight back against the capital. There will be great disaster."

At this point, Xue Ji understood a little bit.

Is this going to treat the emperor?
It sounded more like carrying out a special mission to bring the emperor back to the capital, and they were not targeting the emperor himself, but Jiang Bin, who was in charge of the emperor's side.

As the adopted son of the emperor, Jiang Bin did not have the blood of the old Zhu family when Zhu Houzhao's condition changed, but now he is the emperor's surname anyway. What's more terrible is that Jiang Bin controls the emperor's guards and the northwest border. If Jiang Bin took Zhu Houzhao to Xuanfu and other border areas, and arrived at his own territory, the emperor would become Jiang Bin's bargaining chip at that time, and the world would probably fall into chaos.

Xue Ji said: "Master Zhongtang, the matter will not become so serious, right?"

Yang Tinghe glared at Xue Ji. Although he admired Xue Ji very much and even thought of training Xue Ji to be an envoy, he was obviously not satisfied with Xue Ji's political awareness.

"Since ancient times, have there been fewer incidents where powerful ministers rule the country and harm the country and the people? Do you have to wait until something happens and realize that it will bring disaster to the world and make the people miserable before you wake up?"

Yang Tinghe said something sharply.

The implication is that you now think that Jiang Bin has no such ability, but how many treacherous ministers in history who usurped the throne or caused the world to turn from prosperity to decline to chaos, such as Wang Mang and An Lushan, how many of them showed it beforehand?As a court official, it is necessary to prevent problems before they happen, not to regret after things happen.

Wu Jie also said: "Uncle Pinglu is arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily powerful, deceived the saint, caused chaos in the court, and even encouraged the saint to tour the south, making the people of the world miserable... It is my duty to persuade your majesty to return to the court."

This trip is not for medical treatment, but for admonishment by virtue of his status as a doctor.

Xue Ji felt that he might have spoken badly, which made Yang Tinghe feel bad about him and dared not speak again.

"Remember, no matter what happens, His Majesty's return to the court is the priority, and you must not listen to other people's orders, otherwise you will be my Ming's sinners... I will stay in the capital and wait for the good news from the two of you."

Yang Tinghe asked Xue Ji and Wu Jie to take the emperor back to the capital at all costs. If his condition improved on the way...then let him suddenly deteriorate. In short, the real purpose of going south is to bring the emperor back to the court.

cure?

Treat your hair!

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Xue Ji and Wu Jie left the capital with the people from the Taiyuan Hospital. They were very low-key, and outsiders did not know the inside story.

But after Su Xigui returned to Beijing, with his keen sense of smell, he didn't know where to find out the news, so he came to see Zhu Hao early and explained the matter clearly.

"... Imperial Physician Xue and Imperial Physician Wu are well-known in the imperial capital. When a nobleman in the palace falls ill, after being diagnosed and treated by them, he will be cured within a few doses of medicine. It is difficult for outsiders to seek medical treatment from their disciples, let alone myself? These two suddenly led a team to the south , I'm afraid His Majesty is suffering from a serious disease."

When Su Xigui said this, his eyes lit up.

Although Zhu Hao didn't tell him that the emperor's death was not far away and the new emperor was about to ascend the throne. After all, no matter how familiar the two were, Su Xigui was still vaguely aware of this trend. There are many hints.

Zhu Hao said: "It is also possible that the people around His Majesty contracted a serious disease?"

Su Xigui said with a smile: "Master Zhu, please don't be a fool... If you hadn't reminded me to pay attention, I would not have taken the trouble to investigate. In fact, your majesty has long been ill. He occasionally vomited blood at the beginning of the year. If everything is as usual, your majesty Going north for a month will not only focus on the march of the army, but have no other abnormal actions."

Su Xigui is a person who is good at observing and summarizing.

Zhu Houzhao went all the way to the south until the first month of his journey to the north. He was doing all kinds of mischief. His soldiers and horses harassed and looted, doing all kinds of evil, just like robbers crossing the border.

But recently the emperor has been very low-key, and he doesn't disturb the people wherever he goes. Even the opera troupe around the emperor has stopped, and now the imperial doctor is transferred from the capital to the army. The condition cannot be solved by the imperial physician accompanying the army, so two medical masters in the capital can only be transferred to support.

Reminiscent of what Zhu Hao had hinted to him before that there might be a change in the sky, Su Xigui would inevitably think, if this is not a sign of a change in the sky, then what is it?
Zhu Hao asked: "Did Master Su not find out the real situation around His Majesty recently?"

"It's not easy to inquire about."

Su Xigui shook his head and said, "The people around the emperor have changed several times. In the past, outsiders were able to see him. Now even some close officials around His Majesty, such as favored eunuchs and actors, can't see His Majesty's face. There are even rumors from people around His Majesty. ... Cough cough, it is said that something big happened to the Holy Majesty!

"Right now, all the news seems to be covered in a thin layer of mist, which makes people unpredictable. It may not be conclusive until His Majesty returns to Beijing."

While speaking, Su Xigui looked at Zhu Hao eagerly, as if to say, you seem to be more informed than me about the news here.

Would you wonder what the hell is going on?

Zhu Hao was basically relieved when he heard this.

Regardless of whether Zhu Houzhao fell into the water or not, or whether his illness was really caused by falling into the water, at least his health is not as good as before. Although Jiang Bin and others around the emperor are strictly blocking the news, it is clear that the emperor's physical changes cannot be hidden from the palace. Trust, this is influenced by her husband Emperor Xiaozong, who feels that civil servants can be trusted.

But they don't know that civil servants are very different from those of Emperor Xiaozong. When civil servants are being squeezed out by courtiers, they want to form an alliance to protect themselves, and they have unconsciously formed a huge interest group. When the critical moment comes, the civil servants group will no longer be Zhu Houzhao's strong backing, and will probably become his reminder.

Who can guarantee that the death of Zhu Houzhao in history has nothing to do with the civil society?
The tradition of the Ming emperor's untimely death has been passed down throughout the entire dynasty, and the civil service group is linked to the imperial palace hospital. Who can guarantee that there is nothing tricky about it?
"Su Dongzhu is returning to Beijing this time, is he planning to live permanently, or..."

Zhu Hao stopped talking about the emperor, and instead asked about Su Xigui's itinerary.

Su Xigui was very savvy, and Zhu Hao didn't mention it, so he didn't mention it, and said with a smile: "Nanjing's money and food dispatch, Su didn't spend much money, the main reason is that Huang Gong has just been transferred to Nanjing, and the official chair has not yet been secured. Now there are some aftermath matters that need to be dealt with, after all, the Nanfu treasury is too short.

"I am going north this time, because I want to transfer some salt to the household department... The coastal salt farms will produce more salt in the coming year, thanks to Huang Gong's transformation of the salt farms after he became the servant of the household department in the past few years. Of course, everything is Zhu Xiao is credited with being the head of the family. If he has enough salt, he will open more Yanyin to dilute the share of Yanyin that was previously stolen by Xungui. In this way, the common people can eat cheap salt, and the imperial court’s money and food dispatch will be smoother. There's not so much pressure on Ku."

Su Xigui was very pleased.

After all, the imperial court cannot produce silver and grain by itself. This is different from issuing banknotes. Under the silver standard system, even the imperial court is worried about the source of silver. That set, by the end of the Zhengde period, the Daming banknotes had basically no credit foundation, and it was difficult to circulate.

What can change this situation must be a hard currency for the whole society, that is, salt.

Thanks to Zhu Hao’s contribution to the sun-dried salt method, and Huang Zan’s efforts to improve the sun-dried salt flats of various coastal salt farms after he became the minister of the household department in the past few years. Basically, sun-dried salt has become the mainstay, and the output and quality of salt farms have increased significantly. The salt stolen by nobles, especially the royal relatives such as the Zhang family and Zhou family, has been diluted by the huge amount of salt production, which has led to the gradual improvement of Daming's finances.

Even if the emperor spent a lot of money on his southern tour, Su Xigui, a white-glove official from a great salt merchant, can return the huge income from the salt tax to the court through his own operations.

Behind him is Huang Zan, and in front of him is Su Xigui, a big official and businessman who travels all over the world.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Su Dongzhu hasn't said yet, how long will he be staying in Beijing this time?"

Su Xigui said: "For the time being... I won't be leaving! Hehe, I won't be needed in Nanjing for a while. The focus of business in the past few years has been in the capital. Maybe Huang Gong will return to the capital as an official again. I'm still here. Just wait here."

Speaking of this, Su Xigui's face was full of complacency.

Everyone felt that it was a wrong choice for Huang Zan to take the initiative to ask to be transferred from Beijing to become the Minister of the Nanhu Department. As a result, Huang Zan went, and he solved the plight of the Nanhu Department's lack of money and food, and let the people in the court With admiration.

Immediately, Emperor Zhengde was seriously ill, the situation in the court was likely to be repeated, and Su Xigui made arrangements early and had a close relationship with the Xing Palace...

If all goes well, maybe Huang Zan will not have to wait two or three years in Jiangnan, and he will be able to return to the capital in the next year. At that time, he will no longer be a servant, but directly become a minister.

"If I have time, I will get together with Su Dongzhu more often."

Zhu Hao smiled.

At this time, all the people in Xingwang's mansion had evacuated from the capital, and he lacked a person who could take both black and white by his side, so the heavens sent Su Xigui here at a critical moment.

What's rare is that Su Xigui also obeyed him. In terms of intelligence network and official contacts, Su Xigui may be more prosperous than Xingwangfu, so Zhu Hao has another powerful arm.

"Little master, this time I bought another batch of actors from Jiangnan... Don't stare, I didn't ask you to help cultivate it, but I... I want to give it to the young master. I am grateful to the young master for his ideas and efforts over the years. There is nothing to repay here, this group of people originally wanted to be sent to the palace, but now it seems that it may not be necessary... Xiao Dang, please accept it."

As he spoke, he handed over a stack of deeds of prostitution.

Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head: "I can't afford it, I can't afford it. Just stay in the theater and perform for Su Dongzhu's profit."

(End of this chapter)