Chapter 104 Seeing the Evil Recipe Again (Two in One)

Cuju fire.

With the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager, the new style of Cuju soon spread to the palace.

The new style of kicking and the change of turning romantic eyes into goals make Cuju suitable for all ages. The addition of military elements makes Cuju extremely interesting and competitive.

Coupled with the influence of today’s official reform of cuju, the new cuju has replaced the traditional cuju almost overnight and has become the new favorite of Kaifeng City, sweeping the streets and alleys.

The business of the Song Dynasty was prosperous, but entertainment facilities were extremely scarce. Going to the bar to listen to music was the pleasure of the rich, while ordinary people were bored. It attracted thousands of people to watch.

Soon, the new style of Cuju attracted the participation of all the people in Kaifeng City and became an indispensable part of the life of Kaifeng citizens.

However, the explosion of Cuju has aroused the dissatisfaction of the stubborn conservatives in the court. More than 20 people chased the ball and ran all over the field just to score a Cuju goal. In their view, it was an unreasonable thing.

There are also tens of thousands of people watching and cheering, either because they are not productive or playful.

Coupled with the fact that today's officials are personally reforming Cuju, they think it is even more rebellious, and they all stand on the commanding heights of morality and severely criticize Zhao Xu.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Cuju has become a common practice among the people nowadays, and there are even people who specialize in Cuju not to do production, but to make a living from Cuju."

"Every time there is a Cuju competition, there are many onlookers, and addiction is common."

"The King of Chu has a thin waist, and many starved to death in the palace. The officials are the current sages. Not only are they addicted to cuju, but they have attracted people all over the world to follow suit. They also asked the empress dowager to order to persuade the world to ban cuju."

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In the Chuigong Hall, Yushi Zhongcheng Zhao Tingzhi spoke righteously and severely reprimanded the popular behavior of Cuju among the people.

Soon, a group of conservative ministers came in to admonish, strictly prohibiting the Cuju style, and let the officials correct their evil and return to the right.

On the dragon chair, Zhao Xu's expression remained unchanged, he had already expected the opposition from the conservatives, and he explained calmly: "Zhao Aiqing doesn't know something, Cuju is not useless, but it can strengthen the body. I have experienced it myself, and I am not lying!"

"I'm afraid it's not just about strengthening the body. It is said that after the new style of cuju became popular, the number of cuju injuries has increased sharply. The orthopedics department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital is busy, and Physician Fan will take care of his own business."

Seeing this, Lu Dafang immediately expressed his support.

Fan Chunren shook his head and objected: "Cuju has been around since ancient times, and Taizu and Taizong all have pictures of Cuju. Public grievances are overwhelming, and it is better for you ministers to put your mind on state affairs."

Fan Chunren objected without hesitation, he didn't do it to support Zhao Xu, but Cuju is no better than kissing and footbinding.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were suddenly embarrassed. Fan Chunren used their reasons for opposing the marriage and the prohibition of Cuju, leaving them speechless.

The Empress Dowager also nodded slightly, forbidding kisses and footbinding is also supported by righteousness, but persuading the world to ban cuju would be full and thankless.

Lu Dafang persisted and said: "Cuju is naturally harmless for the common people in the world, but the officials shoulder the responsibility of the world, how can they indulge in Cuju, and the imperial doctor Fan Zheng instigated the officials' Cuju, which should be severely punished."

In the eyes of conservatives, the government's reform of Cuju is extremely dangerous. This precedent must not be set, and it must be nipped in the bud, especially the instigator Fan Zheng must be driven away from the government.

"Your Majesty Lu, worry too much. After Fan Zheng became an imperial physician, he has been conscientious and conscientious, and the body of the officials has become stronger and stronger. This is obvious to all. Besides, Cuju is a folk game. It can be used for leisure and entertainment, and it can also strengthen the body. To kill two birds with one stone, Mr. Lu must not put it on the line."

Su Zhe also retorted aloud, in his opinion, cuju is nothing, and the top priority of officials is to be physically strong.

All of a sudden, among the three prime ministers in the court, two supported Zhao Xu, and only the conservative Lu Dafang opposed it.

Seeing all this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but think of Fan Zheng's theory that good medicine is bitter, as long as it is a beneficial reform, as long as the benefits outweigh the risks, people will naturally support it.

At that moment, Zhao Xu said in a clear voice: "My dear friends, you still put the state affairs first, don't delay the government because of my private affairs, now my body and bones have improved greatly, in the future I will definitely reduce Cuju and practice Taizu Changquan more frequently."

"The officials are wise!"

Immediately, all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty shouted loudly, and even some conservatives greatly appreciated Zhao Xu's remonstrance.

Empress Dowager Gao watched this scene silently and did not say a word.

Zhao Tingzhi and Lu Dafang were exhausted in their successors, so they let it go.

Everyone was secretly anxious. With Fan Zheng, the vanguard of the reform, by the side of the officials, I am afraid that the hearts of the officials will become more determined. This is not a good thing for the conservatives.

After the court meeting ended, Zhao Xu did not continue Cuju, but practiced Taizu Changquan and went straight to his homework, so that Lu Dafang, who came to teach, could not find any faults.

"The officials are wise!" Fan Zheng praised.

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "Hua Tuo's absolute learning is like Ling Chi, and the patient with intestinal abscess still gritted his teeth and endured it. It's just that I didn't play Cuju a few times, so what's the point?"

Fan Zheng nodded silently. The current Zhao Xu has indeed changed greatly from before, and he no longer has the overly sensitive and impulsive personality before.

However, just as Zhao Xu was concentrating on listening to Lu Dafang's lecture, a scream suddenly resounded throughout the palace.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xu was startled and asked quickly.

A eunuch immediately went to inquire about the news, and came back soon to report: "Report to the officials, Jinkang County King came to play in the palace, and hurt his foot with His Royal Highness Shen Wang and others. The Empress Dowager asked Physician Fan to go immediately. Seek medical attention."

"Zhao Xiaojian?" Zhao Xu frowned, Zhao Xiaojian, Prince of Jinkang County, was the son of Prince Yong, and usually pretended to be filial to please the emperor's grandmother, which made him quite displeased.

However, Zhao Xiaojian was injured after all, so he couldn't ignore it, and immediately visited with Fan Zheng, Lu Dafang also followed after seeing this.

"Ah, Grandmother, my grandson is dying of pain!"

Before the three of them arrived at the Cuju field, they heard the heart-piercing cry of a young man.

"Why hasn't Physician Fan arrived yet, why don't you hurry up and urge her!"

Empress Dowager Gao's anxious voice came from the side, Fan Zheng healed Zhao Ji when he was injured in Cuju, but now that Zhao Xiaojian was injured, Empress Dowager Gao immediately thought of Fan Zheng.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, my humble minister Fan Zheng is called to come here." Soon, Fan Zheng and three people appeared.

I saw a [-] or [-]-year-old young man in brocade clothes sitting on the ground holding his feet and screaming loudly, while Yong Wang Zhao Hao beside him was full of worry.Seeing Fan Zheng's arrival, Empress Dowager Gao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Physician Fan, give Xiao'er a diagnosis and treatment immediately, and see where the injury is?"

Fan Zheng took the order and immediately leaned over to check Zhao Xiaojian's foot injury.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xu frowned when he saw Zhao Bi at the side.

Zhao Bi said aggrievedly: "Today, brother Wang entered the palace to accompany the emperor's grandmother. He insisted on waiting for Cuju with me. He hurt his foot just after playing for a while."

Zhao Xu frowned suddenly, and secretly called it unlucky, there were constant disputes about cuju in the court, and now Zhao Xiaojian was injured in cuju again in the palace, it was like a leak in the house and it rained all night.

Fan Zheng lowered his head to check, his face wrinkled, he saw that Zhao Xiaojian's ankle was not red, swollen and bleeding, but whenever he touched the ankle, it would cause Zhao Xiaojian's heart-piercing cry of pain.

"Doctor Fan, how is Xiao'er's foot injury?" Empress Dowager Gao asked with concern.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Duke Jinkang's ankle does not look red, swollen and bruised from the outside, so it should be fine."

"It's nothing serious. My son is in such pain, it must be a bone injury. You have to treat it carefully. If you are negligent and leave foot disease in the future, this king will definitely not forgive you." Fan Zheng just finished speaking, Yong Wang Zhao Hao Immediately reprimanded loudly.

Fan Zheng cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, don't worry, Fan is a doctor, please trust Fan's medical skills."

"It's nonsense, and you don't have clairvoyant eyes, how can you be sure that my son has not injured his bones? This king has long said that you can't play cuju in the palace, but you still want to confuse the officials to cuju. Now that something is wrong, you still want to shirk responsibility , Deliberately delaying my son's illness." Yong Wang Zhao Hao said angrily.

Fan Zheng frowned and said: "If His Royal Highness King Yong does not believe in Fan's medical skills, he can find other imperial physicians to come and treat him."

King Yong Zhao Hao said coldly: "It seems that this king has hit the mark. Xiao'er has a strange foot injury. In order to avoid responsibility, you even led the disaster to other imperial physicians."

Zhao Hao scolded Fan Zheng angrily, coupled with Zhao Xiaojian's heart-piercing cry of pain, everyone couldn't help but look at Fan Zheng suspiciously.

And Lu Dafang who came with him also took the opportunity to say: "According to the Empress Dowager, cuju has existed since ancient times, but it has always been separated by two sides, and the injured are very few. It was purely an accident for King Duan, and the government's reform of cuju made people Both sides of cuju are fighting each other, and injuries are inevitable, Jinkang County King is not the first case, and it is definitely not the last case, I once again plead with you to ban cuju, at least no more cuju in the palace."

Empress Dowager Gao nodded her head slightly, and said with a serious face: "Zunza! From today onwards, Cuju is prohibited in the palace!"

In an instant, the faces of the princes changed drastically, and they stared at the King of Jinkang with unkind eyes. Cuju was the happiest time for them. Now because of the King of Jinkang, they will no longer be able to play Cuju.

Zhao Xu's face was embarrassing, he didn't expect that he was already cautious, but in the end his success fell short, once Cuju was banned in the palace, the support he had so hard won from the court would be wiped out.

"Doctor Fan, this matter happened because of you. If you can't cure King Jinkang, I'll ask you!" Empress Dowager Gao said sharply. All this happened because of Fan Zheng. It's getting better, as long as you exercise regularly, you will be healthy. It doesn't matter whether Fan Zhengzheng is an imperial physician or not.

Fan Zheng's complexion changed, and he immediately issued a military order saying: "I have a righteous prescription and an evil prescription, and the two-pronged approach will surely restore Jinkang County King to his original state."

"Professional and evil?"

Everyone couldn't help being taken aback, they had heard the name of Fan Zheng's evil method for a long time.

"What is the positive formula, and what is the evil formula?" Empress Dowager Gao frowned.

Fan Zheng replied: "The correct method is naturally the method of plastering. When I changed the dressing for His Royal Highness Duan Wang, I prepared plaster. You only need to put a plaster on King Jinkang, and His Royal Highness will surely recover as before. "

At that moment, Fan Zheng immediately ordered Duan Wang Zhao Ji, who was at the side, to send someone to get spare plaster gauze in Duan Wang's hall.

"What about the evil prescription?" Zhao Hao asked, frowning.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "If the positive prescription is effective, then there is no need for the evil prescription, and the evil prescription will not work if it is spoken out, but Fan can guarantee that Jinkang County King will be restored to his original state. If Jinkang County King is not cured , Fan Mou please resign from the position of Imperial Physician."

"Okay, I will trust you once!" Zhao Hao said.

When Zhao Xu heard this, a trace of pain appeared on his face, and now he can see that everyone is obviously coming for him to reform Cuju, and Fan Zheng is just suffering from the disaster of the fish pond.

After a while, a gypsum gauze was brought from Duanwang Palace and handed to Fan Zheng.
Fan Zheng took the plaster gauze, and asked everyone to help Zhao Xiaojian who was crying, and carefully inspected the injured foot, and prepared to apply a plaster cast for treatment.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao couldn't help showing a sly smile of success. Today's son's injury was indeed arranged by him. The bone injury is inside the human body. Who can detect whether it is broken or not. Whether he will recover in the future will not be determined by Zhao Xiaojian's words.

This time he is sure to win, no matter how miraculous Fan Zheng's plaster casting method is, Zhao Xiaojian will still be left with unfavorable walking and foot problems, and he will not heal without medicine until he ascends to the supreme position.

However, Fan Zheng suddenly stopped the step of applying plaster, shook his head and said: "I think it's better not to waste this precious plaster gauze, these medical resources are enough to save a person with a broken bone from suffering from disability."

"Doctor Fan, what do you mean?" Zhao Hao's expression changed.

Fan Zheng raised his head, looked directly at Zhao Hao and said, "Fan has decided that it is better to use the evil prescription directly."

Zhao Hao's face changed, and a bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart, because just as Empress Dowager Gao said, Fan Zheng's evil methods have never failed.

At the moment, everyone was staring at Fan Zheng's every move, but they didn't realize that Zhao Ji who was at the side suddenly threw a bunch of earthworms on Zhao Xiaojian.

"what!"

Zhao Xiaojian was pampered and pampered, how could he stand the soft and greasy disgusting earthworms, so he jumped up and hurriedly slapped the earthworms off his body.

Even Empress Dowager Gao's expression changed, and she stared at Zhao Ji with displeasure. Zhao Ji had always been her most beloved grandson, but her current performance disappointed her greatly.

"Zhao Ji, what a good thing you did, you dare to throw earthworms at me!" Zhao Xiaojian was furious and yelled at Zhao Ji, completely unaware that everyone was staring at him with weird eyes.

Zhao Ji sneered and said, "What a good thing I did! What good thing did you do? I was kind enough to ask you to play Cuju, but you deliberately pretended to be hurt to hurt us."

Cuju is his favorite sport. Now that his bone injury has not healed, and he has not had time to experience the new style of Cuju, Zhao Xiaojian made him unable to play Cuju.

When Fan Zheng asked His Royal Highness Prince Duan to get the plaster gauze, he secretly ordered to dig up a bunch of earthworms and secretly hand them into his hands, asking him to obey orders, finally showing Zhao Xiaojian's true colors.

The other princes also reprimanded Zhao Xiaojian one after another, if Fan Zheng hadn't exposed Zhao Xiaojian's tricks, none of them would have escaped punishment.

"what!"

It was only at this moment that Zhao Xiaojian noticed the strange gazes of the crowd, and panicked, he quickly fell to the ground, hugged his right foot and cried out in pain.

Fan Zheng said indifferently: "Young King Jinkang, you hugged the wrong foot. The injured one should be the left foot."

Zhao Xiaojian panicked, quickly let go of his right foot, hugged his left foot and cried out for pain.

Fan Zheng said again: "Oh! Fan has a wrong memory, it was indeed his right foot that was injured just now."

For a moment, Zhao Xiaojian stayed there, his head was muddled, and in a panic, he couldn't remember exactly which foot was injured just now.

Only then did Fan Zheng turn around and cupped his hands to Empress Dowager Gao, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, and I have already cured Jinkang Duke's foot injury."

"Evil formula! Evil formula again!"

Everyone couldn't help but looked at Fan Zheng strangely. Everyone knew that Fan Zheng's evil formula had never failed, and now they finally saw with their own eyes how evil and miraculous Fan Zheng's evil formula is.

(End of this chapter)

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