The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Two doctors sent by Zhao Yao have arrived in the capital. After resting for two days, they went to the palace to teach the imperial doctor how to vaccinate cowpox.

The imperial doctors learned from the two doctors humbly and cooperated with the two doctors seriously, so the cowpox vaccination went very smoothly.

The first batch of children vaccinated with cowpox were originally the children of the imperial doctors. However, the emperor later thought that his grandchildren were old enough to be vaccinated with cowpox, so he asked his sons and daughters to send their children to the palace for vaccination. Cowpox.

Except for King Wei, who had no children, the other three princes and princesses all sent their children to the palace. King Dai and King Zheng were reluctant to let their sons be vaccinated with cowpox, fearing that their sons would have some shortcomings. They once proposed to the emperor that the children of the common people should be vaccinated with cowpox first. The angry emperor scolded them.

Before the emperor could give the order, the King of Chu offered to let his two sons enter the palace to be vaccinated with cowpox. Then, King Jing also took the initiative to send his son to the palace.

As for King Wei, he has no children and cannot participate in this matter.

The initiative of King Chu and King Jing was praised by the emperor, and then the emperor scolded King Dai and King Zheng in front of all the civil and military officials, which made their faces very shameless.

The ministers who followed the emperor loyally also sent their children who were eligible for cowpox vaccination to the palace. Of course, aristocratic families also gave gifts, but the ones given were all concubines. They would not risk their legitimate son.

A few days later, all the children vaccinated with cowpox came out of the womb safely. During the cowpox vaccination period, nothing happened to any of the children. Seeing that the cowpox vaccination was so successful, the emperor ordered the promotion of cowpox vaccination throughout the Zhou Dynasty.

Vaccination against cowpox is carried out in cooperation with yamen and medical clinics in various places to ensure that all children who meet the requirements for vaccination can be vaccinated against cowpox. If there is a local government that is perfunctory about this matter, it will be severely punished if found out.

The people in the capital were naturally very willing to learn that children vaccinated with cowpox would not get smallpox again, and that all the costs of vaccination would be paid by the court.

After learning that vaccination to prevent smallpox was done by His Highness the King of Han, Zhao Yao's status in the minds of the people became higher and higher. Everything was just as Yang Ling thought.

The vaccination against cowpox went very smoothly in the capital, and the people were very grateful to the court and Zhao Yao.

Nowadays, His Royal Highness Zhao Yao, the King of Han, has a very good reputation among the people, so good that several other princes can only dream of it. Walking on the street, if you ask a random person who he or she knows, the person they will blurt out is His Highness the King of Han.

However, even if Zhao Yao came up with vaccination to prevent cowpox, he still had little popularity in the court, and there were still no ministers willing to support him. However, after King Zheng returned to the capital, many ministers supported him.

Originally, the dynasty was dominated by the three pillars of King Dai, King Jing and King Chu. However, since King Zheng came back, the situation of the three pillars was broken and it became a situation where four kings were fighting for hegemony. As for King Wei, after King Zheng came back, he was squeezed into a corner.

After King Zheng came back, his momentum was very strong, and he had a faint tendency to surpass King Jing. Compared with the Anyang Palace, today's Zhenguo Palace is still a bit inferior.

Even though King Zheng's power could rival that of King Chu and others, King Chu and his other princes did not take King Zheng seriously at all, because King Zheng was just a loser.

In fact, Prince Zheng was not a straw bag at first, he still had some brains. However, after living a luxurious and luxurious life in Jiaozhou in the past few years, his brain was corrupted and he turned into a straw bag completely.

The emperor also disliked King Zheng's son very much. For this reason, the emperor also disliked Concubine Shang Shu.

In the past, the emperor would go to Concubine Shu once or twice a month. Now, the emperor does not go to Concubine Shu for several months. For this reason, Concubine De kept teasing and laughing at Concubine Shu, who was so angry that she had several wrinkles at the end of her eyes.

Today is another day for the concubines to pay their respects to the queen. When Concubine De saw Concubine Shu, she mocked her again. Concubine Shu was so angry that she wanted to scratch her face.

Queen Xie was happy to watch Concubine De and Concubine Shu fight. She also added fuel to the fire from time to time, making the quarrel between Concubine De and Concubine Shu even worse.

When Concubine De and Concubine Shu were quarreling fiercely, Empress Xie interrupted them and asked them to leave.

Queen Xie's headache became more and more serious. Sometimes when the pain starts, I can only stay in bed for several days. In recent years, because Queen Xie spent half of the year lying in bed, Concubine De, Concubine Shu and Concubine Li helped manage the affairs of the harem.

Perhaps because of frequent illness, Queen Xie has become a lot older in recent years. She is obviously the youngest among several concubines, but now she is the oldest.

After the concubines retreated, Jiang Chuan brought a cup of tonic soup to Queen Xie. Opening the lid, there was a medicinal smell mixed with a strong fishy smell.

When Empress Xie smelled the strong smell of blood, not only was she not disgusted at all, but she was very happy.

Jiang Chuan filled a bowl of tonic soup and brought it to Queen Xie with both hands.

Queen Xie finished the bowl of tonic soup without changing her expression, and then asked Jiang Chuan to bring the mirror.

The mirrors used by the concubines in the palace today are mirrors made by Zhao Yao before. The bronze mirror used before had been thrown away long ago.

Queen Xie's face was reflected cleanly in the mirror, "Has my complexion improved a lot recently?"

Jiang Chuan, who was standing aside, said hurriedly: "My queen, you see your face has turned a lot rosier. As long as you continue to drink, your complexion will get better and better."

Queen Xie touched her face. Although her complexion had improved, she was still a bit old, especially with a few wrinkles at the end of her eyes.

"You must get well soon, otherwise the emperor will never come to Zhaoyang Palace." In the past few years, the emperor came to Zhaoyang Palace a lot, but every time he came, he just sat for a while and never stayed overnight.

"Your Majesty, your health is not good, and the Emperor feels sorry for you. Don't think too much about it." Jiang Chuan comforted Queen Xie. "Did I think too much?" Empress Xie held her forehead and said worriedly, "Since King Dai and Concubine Rong spread the rumor that I poisoned that bitch Xie Wan, the emperor has become much colder towards me."

"Your Majesty, if you say that, wouldn't the Emperor be even more indifferent to Concubine Rong?" Jiang Chuan gloated, "The Emperor has not been to Concubine Rong for a long time, and has also withdrawn Concubine Rong's right to assist the harem."

When Queen Xie heard what Jiang Chuan said, her mood immediately improved, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously: "You are right, compared to that bitch Concubine Rong, I am still cared about by the Emperor."

"Your Majesty, I don't think the Emperor believes that rumor, so don't worry about it." Jiang Chuan was most afraid that Queen Xie would think too much. If she thought too much, she would easily get into trouble and do impulsive things. "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that you should not think too much and should rest quietly."

"I also want to quietly recuperate, but after Prince Zheng came back, the Anyang Palace became more and more arrogant, and was about to bully the Zhenguo Palace. Do you think I can swallow this breath?" When Queen Xie thought that it was the King of Chu who proposed to call King Zheng back, she hated Concubine Li and the King of Chu. "Concubine Li, that bitch...hiss..."

Queen Xie was so angry that her head hurt again. Jiang Chuan quickly stood behind her and massaged her gently.

After pressing for a while, Queen Xie felt more comfortable, but she was still angry with Concubine Li and King Chu.

"Empress, His Royal Highness King Jing will deal with King Chu. As for Concubine Li..." Jiang Chuan laughed disdainfully, "As long as something happens to King Chu, Concubine Li will not end well."

"When I saw Concubine Li pretending to be noble, I felt disgusted." Queen Xie's expression suddenly became distorted, and she said in a sinister tone, "I really want to tear off her noble and talented woman's skin. .”

"My Majesty, don't you..." Jiang Chuan hurriedly advised, "My Majesty, you are not in good health, so you can't act recklessly."

Empress Xie waved her hand and said, "I will not attack Concubine Li now..." Before she could finish her words, Empress Xie felt dizzy in front of her eyes and asked Jiang Chuan to help her back to her bedroom and lie down.

In Yishou Palace, Concubine De smiled very happily and arrogantly.

When she thought of Concubine Shu's angry face, she laughed even louder.

"Empress, doesn't Your Highness have evidence of what Prince Zheng did in Jiaozhou? Why not get rid of Prince Zheng?" Man Qing asked in confusion.

"It's not yet time. When the time comes, Concubine Shu, Prince Zheng and Duke Anyang will eradicate them together." Concubine De raised her lips and smiled contemptuously, "Then the good concubine will be the fate of Concubine Shu. Now let's let Let them be proud for a while longer.”

Thinking of Liang Fei's fate, a flash of panic flashed across Man Qing's eyes. At that time, the good concubine died tragically, which was attributed to the virtuous concubine.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Compared to this, Concubine Shu can make me happy the most right now. You see, the emperor hasn't been to her for a long time, and her face is full of wrinkles." Concubine De clicked her tongue twice, with a sarcastic tone on her face. Full of gloating, "In a while, she will become a yellow-faced woman."

"The slave girl saw that Concubine Shu had a thick layer of powder on her face to cover the wrinkles on her face." After Man Qing finished speaking, she thought that Concubine Shu should not be so neglected by the emperor since Prince Zheng was back. "Your Majesty, didn't the Emperor transfer Prince Zheng back to the capital for Concubine Shu and Duke Anyang? Why did Concubine Shu fall out of favor?"

"It's not because the Anyang Palace is too arrogant." Concubine De said, "The main reason is that Concubine Shu is old. How could the emperor like a yellow-faced woman?"

In Fuyang Palace, Concubine Shu felt that she could not continue like this, otherwise she would completely fall out of favor. She had to find a way to regain favor.

In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing memorials when Sun Kui walked in carrying a food box.

"Your Majesty, just now Concubine Shu sent someone to deliver the snacks she made by herself."

The emperor said without raising his head: "Take it down and you can eat it."

Sun Kui reported again: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu also asked your servant to tell you that you should go to Fuyang Palace for dinner in the evening."

The emperor said coldly: "No time."

Sun Kui thought for a while and decided to remind the emperor: "Your Majesty, you have not been to Concubine Shu for more than two months." If the emperor does not go to Fuyang Palace, Concubine Shu will be completely condemned as "falling out of favor." .

The emperor looked up from the memorial and looked at Sun Kui, "So?"

Sun Kui felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly slapped himself, and then apologized: "I'm a talkative slave. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The emperor did not blame Sun Kui, "The Anyang Palace has been too active recently, I have to give them a cold shoulder."

"Your Majesty is wise." Sun Kui bowed his head and said, "This slave is too talkative."

When he thought of Prince Zheng, the emperor's face instantly turned ugly, "How could I have a son like Lao San?" He suddenly thought of it, turned to Sun Kui and asked, "Has Princess Annan arrived in the capital?" "

"Already arrived."

Princess Annan is currently in the palace of Prince Chu.