Emperor Sui Yang

The imperial doctor from the palace did not stare at Yang Ming all the time.

It was the emperor's will to keep an eye on Yang Su and Yang Yue, but this time the emperor did not have such a purpose and just asked them to see a doctor.

After all, Yang Su and Yang Yue were sick and were about to die, but Yang Ming would not die. Yang Guang knew that his son had a keen sense of smell and was relatively sensitive, so he would not act recklessly.

Every morning, noon and evening, and after Yang Ming got up from his lunch break, the imperial physician would come in to check on his recovery.

"After another ten days, Your Highness will definitely recover," Sun Simiao said, "In another five days, Your Highness will be able to stop taking the medicine."

Yang Ming smiled and shook his head: "Stop today. It's only three parts of the medicine that is poisonous. I don't want to take so much medicine."

Sun Simiao nodded: "The prince understands medicine, so why don't you take this medicine at night?"

Yang Ming smiled and said: "I heard that many people look at their fortunes first when they see a doctor. Those who have a hard life use strong medicines, which will make them better quickly, but they can also easily leave the root of the disease. The medicines you gave me are relatively gentle. So, What do you mean by strong medicine?”

Sun Simiao smiled and said: "Increase the dose appropriately, or replace it with similar medicinal materials with strong medicinal power. This is a powerful medicine. The prince's pharmacology is also considered by the Ministry of Secretaries?"

"Of course," Yang Ming said with a smile: "You are the one who knows how to use medicine best in the Imperial Medical Office. Medicines can cure people, but they can also kill people. The abuse of tonics by women in the palace is quite serious. Your Imperial Medical Office has never told them this truth. ?”

Sun Simiao said with a smile: "What noble people cherish most is their own bodies. You cannot persuade them. If you try to persuade them, you will be blamed. You can only reduce the dosage of the medicine in order to minimize the damage to the body. Tonic medicine Well, if the body is not deficient, there is no need to replenish it. If it is deficient, it is appropriate to replenish it. Don't be impatient. The nobles in the East Palace use medicine very sparingly. It can be seen that they have listened to the prince's advice."

Yang Ming smiled and said: "I heard that you like alchemy? When you were hiding in Zhongnan Mountain, you were studying the art of alchemy, right?"

Sun Simiao nodded: "Yes, the "Sulfur Method Within the Alchemy Classic" written by Chen records some novel alchemy techniques, which can remove the poison from the medicine and make it purer."

Yang Ming grinned.

Sun Simiao was proficient in internal medicine, external medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, facial features, and acupuncture, but he was only good at alchemy, and the heat was not good enough.

It's not that Sun Simiao himself is incompetent, but that the alchemy industry is still in the development stage, and it has only been accomplished after thousands of years of academic accumulation by Chinese doctors.

Now in the Sui Dynasty, taking elixirs is tantamount to courting death.

In history, people who were infected just because of taking elixirs included Taizong, Xianzong, Muzong, Wuzong and Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty.

Because the elixir originated from Taoism, and the original intention of refining it was to become an immortal, it was called a life-prolonging medicine, or a longevity medicine. No emperor could resist this temptation, and Li Shimin was no exception.

And what materials are used in Sun Simiao's "Sulfur Method Within the Alchemy Classic"?

Two liang each of sulfur and saltpeter are mixed with charcoal, which are highly poisonous drugs. Alchemy is to use fire to heat the highly toxic substances in the medicine. When the medicinal properties do not evaporate, the toxicity is removed and the level is reached to the point where the human body can take it. the point.

It must be very poisonous, because this is the earliest extant Chinese document about the gunpowder formula.

What is gunpowder?The key to a medicine that can catch fire is that it is a medicine.

The development of gunpowder in ancient my country was inseparable from those alchemists, that is, Taoists, who refined the elixir of immortality to create a sky-high killing weapon.

"Then those pills you made are effective?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

Sun Simiao thought for a while, curled his lips and said, "It should be useful, but I haven't tried it on anyone yet."

You can't let others use it, it's a waste of human life.

Yang Mingdao: "The book "Baopuzi" written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty records: The longer the golden elixir is burned, the better the changes will be. It will not disappear after a hundred refinings. It will be immortal forever. If a person takes it, he will never grow old or die. If you can If you refine the golden elixir and offer it to Your Majesty, you can be called a god."

Sun Simiao's eyes shone, and there was a trace of yearning on his expression.

If ancient doctors like him all had the same wish, it would be to refine the elixir of life.

After all, ancient times were all about superstition. Everyone believed that there would be an afterlife after death. Some famous people who disappeared in history were also rumored to be quite mysterious. They were said to have transformed into immortals, but in fact they did not know where they died.

There are still missing people every year in later generations. Isn’t it normal for people to disappear in ancient times?

Sun Simiao was revered as the King of Medicine by later generations, but after all, he did not have the vision of later generations. He did not know that pills could kill people.

So he felt dizzy after being fooled by Yang Ming, and left the room with his yearning and pursuit of the art of alchemy.

Practice it, practice it, you are responsible for practicing it, and I am responsible for building momentum for you. When the time comes, I will give it to Yang Guang and let him have a taste.

Yang Ming did not dare to kill his father. After forcing him into the palace, he pretended to pass on the imperial edict, ascended the throne himself, and then respected Yang Guang as the Supreme Emperor.

If a son kills his own father, no one in the world will agree.

After being controlled, Yang Guang is also a very big hidden danger. There will be many people in the court who want to overthrow Yang Ming and restore Yang Guang, so Yang Guang must die as soon as possible.

The best way is to take pills.

Others didn't know that this stuff was poisonous, but Yang Ming knew.After Sun Simiao left, Yang Ming took out the palace map of Ziwei Palace and studied it carefully.

Luoyang was built by him and Yang Suyu Wen Kai, so naturally he secretly kept a copy of the structural diagram in his hand, and maybe Yang Su also had a copy hidden at home.

It is much easier to deal with Yang Guang in Ziwei Palace, which is also the imperial city of Taiwei City, than in Daxing Palace in the capital.

Because Huiyou Palace, where Yang Guang likes to stay most, is the northernmost palace of Ziwei Palace. Huiyou Palace has five gates, of which only one gate, the south gate, can enter the palace, and the remaining four This gate can only enter the separate cities on both sides of Huiyou Hall, and there are heavy troops in the separate cities.

But to the north of Huiyou Hall is a royal garden called Taoguang Garden, which is eight miles east to west and seven miles north to south. It has gallery buildings, water channels, and flower gardens.

Further north of this garden, there is a city gate, which is the northernmost gate in the entire imperial city. It is also called Xuanwu Gate.

Yang Ming's East Palace, if you want to enter the Huiyou Palace, you must go through the Xuanwu Gate, because the East Palace in Taiwei City has only two gates, the north and the south, for entry and exit. The north Anning Gate leads to the wilderness, and the south Chongguang Gate leads to Luoyang, which is equal to him. The East Palace and the emperor's palace are completely separated.

The structure of the East Palace has always been designed to protect against the crown prince, because the crown prince has left and right guards.

Going out of the Chongguang Gate, and then leading the troops to attack the main gate of Taiwei City, that's like getting kicked in the head.

Therefore, we should go north from Anning Gate, go around to Xuanwu Gate, and attack from here.

The guard of Xuanwu Gate is Luo Rong, the general of Zuojian Gate. There are at least a thousand people here. Once there is a change in the city gate, thousands of people will come to support at any time.

Li Shimin is not the only one who knows that Xuanwu Gate is important. Anyone with eyes knows that Xuanwu Gate is a big pass.

Storming the Xuanwu Gate is just a dream. You can't get in here, you can only enter normally.

Normally you can't bring too many people in, so you still have to control the city gate, otherwise after entering, you will be surrounded on all sides. If you can't control Yang Guang with lightning speed, Yang Ming will have to hang in Tao Guangyuan.

Historically, Li Shimin also relied on Chang He, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, to successfully mutiny, so Luo Rong cannot be in this position. Yang Ming and Luo Rong are not familiar with each other at all.

So how to replace this person?

Yang Ming thought about it, called Cui Wei, and whispered: "If you find a way to spread a rumor in Luoyang, saying that King Qi colluded with Luo Rong and wanted to kill the prince at Xuanwu Gate, don't tell anyone. The Crown Princess can’t know either, do you understand?”

Cui Wei's mouth twitched, and I was confused. Is this rumor a bit too big?
He originally followed Yang Yue, so he was familiar with how to build momentum. Although he was a little frightened, he still went down to make arrangements.

After he left, Yang Ming called Shan Xiongxin again and said:
"You quietly go out of the city. Don't take too many people with you. Build some wall-climbing ladders in the wild. They should be eight feet high. Once they are done, bury them directly north of the Xuanwu Gate. Make sure no one finds them."

"I accept this order from my humble position, your Highness can rest assured," Shan Xiong believed.

If Shan Xiongxin and Cui Weiyi were to make a calculation, they might think that the prince wanted to kill Yang Jian at Xuanwu Gate, but they couldn't make a calculation because Yang Ming had ordered not to mention it to anyone and just do business.

This is how things should be done, as long as the division of labor is clear. Don't let them know too much. You can only know what you should know.

You can't climb Xuanwu Gate even if you have a ladder, but the wall at the southern end of Huiyou Hall, where Yang Guang often went, is eight feet high and there is no back door to enter, so it is appropriate to use a wall ladder.

You can't go around to the main entrance of Huiyou Hall, right?Taking a detour with so many people, are you afraid that others will not know that you are rebelling?

The reason why he slandered Luo Rong was because Yang Ming believed that after hearing such rumors, his father would definitely put someone he absolutely trusted in the Xuanwu Sect.

In other words, it is called the first trusted person.

Besides his son, who else?Most likely it was Yang He, the king of Ying, and Yang He and Yang Ming had a romantic relationship, and it was easy to fool him because the other party trusted Yang Ming more.

The condition was recovering day by day, and the eunuchs sent by the emperor to visit him had been calculating the time for Yang Ming to enter the palace.

Yang Ming was unwilling to go back so early, so the rumors spread by Cui Wei were just to give him an excuse to delay.

Dad, it’s not that my son refuses to come back. My second son is planning to kill me at Xuanwu Gate. I don’t dare to go back. You should find out the matter first, and then I’ll go back.

Now that nothing has been arranged, Yang Ming must delay, and the reason is very legitimate.

At the court meeting, the Yushitai, who was in charge of hearing about the rumors, also told the rumor. The eyes of all the officials suddenly focused on Yang Jian.

Yang Jian was stunned: "What do you think I'm doing? Do you dare to believe such rumors?"

After that, Yang Jian looked at Huangfu Wuyi and said angrily: "You are Yin of the Eastern Capital now. Look what has become of Luoyang now? Rumors are flying all over the sky, and they are all aimed at the royal family. If you can't find out clearly, There is always a murderer, right? Anyone who spreads such words will be killed by me."

Huangfu Wuyi looked at Yang Guang, waiting for the emperor to make up his mind.

Yang Guang said calmly: "Summon Luo Rong for an audience."

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