first minister

In the bedroom, Dongfang Bai was still unconscious, and his expression was getting worse. Xia Jingyun sat next to him, holding his little hand that was getting colder, and spoke softly in a low voice.

"Xie'er, I don't know if you can hear what uncle said, so let's just pretend that you can."

"Do you know? My uncle is very regretful now. He regrets that he didn't come back earlier. He regrets that he didn't send someone to rescue you first. What is a foolproof plan? Now it sounds like a joke, even to the people he cares about. If you can’t save them, what’s the point?”

"But Xie'er, we can't give up. As the saying goes, if you don't die, you will eventually make your mark. Oh no, you have already made it to the point where you can no longer make it. My brain is really tired, so you can't either Damn it, there are still so many fun things we haven’t experienced yet!”

"You know, my uncle once had a dream, and he dreamed of a fairyland, where there is an artifact that patrols the sky and travels thousands of miles. People can sit inside, protected from the sun, rain, wind, and watch the white clouds passing by. Look at the mountains and rivers on the earth, densely covered like a chessboard.”

"There is also the car that requires no human power. It only needs a light step to run a long distance without any effort. People can sit on the soft and comfortable cushions inside and not feel the bumps. When you close your eyes and open them, We just arrived at Zhongjing City from Yuyan Prefecture. If I had that car, I would crush that bullshit Xuanhu to death with just one wheel."

"The principles behind these things are actually not complicated. For example, when you boil water, the boiling water vapor can lift the lid of the pot. Think about it, if we build a huge boiler and boil all the water vapor, If you get a piece for it, can it hold up bigger things? When you are ready, uncle will think about it with you, do you know what it means? Just study it. "

"Oh, and that gunpowder, that's a ruthless character. Look at us doing firecrackers. Such big firecrackers can actually explode so loudly. You said that if we get rid of this gunpowder, we can find a way to make explosions. If you use gunpowder that is louder and more powerful, you can light it and throw it away if you find it objectionable. As long as you light the fire quickly enough, even a thousand armies and horses will not be enough to cause trouble for you alone."

"At that time, we can also make powder guns, matchlock guns, and flintlock guns. We can all study them. Have you heard of whistle arrows? Some people hide very small arrows in small bamboo tubes and shoot them with their mouths. Once you blow it, it will be blown out. When the time comes, let's get a gun barrel and blow it up with gunpowder. Isn't the power much greater than that of a person's blow? A gun can blow someone eight hundred miles away. The brain blossoms.”

"I'm telling you this because I want to tell you that even if we can't save this leg, when we truly understand the world and understand the mysteries behind it, there are many ways to make our lives easier than those with healthy limbs. , stronger. We can’t lose confidence in life just because of this mere leg!”

"My uncle once read a story in an ancient book. There was a man named Hawking. That old man, a good guy, was all over his body. In the end, only his eyeballs could move. As a result, he still wrote a stunning masterpiece and became A master of a generation."

"There is also a man who has lost all his limbs. He actually had an affair with dozens or hundreds of women. This man is disabled and has a strong will. Ahem, this seems to be a bit unpopular. My uncle is really confused."

"In any case, even if we lose one leg, we still have to live a good life. Whether you want to be the emperor or not depends on you. If you want to be the emperor, I will fight tooth and nail to keep your throne. Who dares to quibble? Damn it, my uncle will let him move his head! The worst is, the Marquis of Huai'an and His Highness Prince Jing will come together, one with words and the other with hands, who in the world can bear it? "

"If you don't want to be a businessman, my uncle will accompany you when the time comes. Let's ride on the big horse and go for a walk on the Silk Road. Oh, there's no word for it right now. We just want to go to the Western Regions and see those countries in the Western Regions. In the sky full of yellow sand, oases suddenly and magically appeared, with thick trees and luxuriant grass. An oasis is as big as several capitals, and that is a country. The climate there is very different, the melons and fruits are fragrant, and there are many beauties. , let’s take our good things from Daxia and sell them to them. Just sell and sell all the way. After traveling thousands of miles, we can meet other huge empires. If they cooperate obediently, we will convince them with reason. People, if they don’t cooperate well, we will convince them with reason, um, beat them up.”

"Then, we can also take a tall ship and cross the ocean to those countries in the south. The land there is fertile and the climate is warm. Anything thrown into the ground will grow very well. There are also many magical crops and creatures. We have all gone to see them one by one. You will be the commander-in-chief of our fleet at that time. With one order, hundreds of cannons will be fired, and they will not even recognize their parents. Of course, if they cooperate honestly, we will still spare them. , just let them be our vassal country."

"So, don't lose those hopes of life. I know that you have always had great ambitions. No matter what you want to do, I will be with you. You still have a long life! Let's live well and live well. , you have to think about how sad your queen mother would be if you really left, how sad your grandfather would be, and how disappointed so many ministers and people who love you would be. We humans, Never live like a symbol in other people's minds, live your own life as a concrete person, a living person."

Dongfang Bai's consciousness sank in the darkness for who knows how long. In a daze, he heard whispers coming from his ears, like calls.

He struggled to hear clearly, like a drowning man struggling to stay afloat.

Gradually, the voice became clearer and clearer.

That clear and sweet voice with a hint of exhaustion was clearly his uncle.

While he felt that life seemed to be passing by continuously, he listened quietly, and the corners of his eyes slowly became moist.

"Uncle."

A weak and hoarse voice woke up Xia Jingyun's babble, and he quickly sat up straight, "Xu'er, are you awake?"

Dongfang Bai opened his eyes and forced out a smile, "Uncle, you are so tired!"

"Uncle, you're not tired. How do you feel?" Xia Jingyun shook his head with concern on his face.

Dongfang Bai did not answer, but asked: "How is the queen mother?"

Xia Jingyun nodded, "She's fine."

Dongfang Bai looked at Xia Jingyun and smiled reluctantly. How could it be good? If it was good, it would be the queen who was crying beside the bed at this moment.

"Uncle, please tell your mother that the child is unfilial and cannot be filial to her. If there is an afterlife, She'er is still willing to be her son."

"Xie'er! Don't say such silly things! You will definitely get better!"

Dongfang Bai opened his mouth and suddenly coughed, coughing out several mouthfuls of shocking black blood.

He weakly supported the bed and stretched out his hand, and Xia Jingyun quickly took it.

Dongfang Bai looked at Xia Jingyun, smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I thought I could survive."

That sincere apology, that unforgettable regret, made two traces of tears appear on Xia Jingyun's face. He, who had always been eloquent, could only cry bitterly at this moment.

"Uncle."

Dongfang Bai lay down and his voice became weaker and weaker. Xia Jingyun had to tilt his head to hear his words clearly.

"Actually, I didn't sleep the night before I ascended the throne."

Xia Jingyun looked at Dongfang Bai in shock as if he had been struck by lightning.

Dongfang Bai shook his head slightly and said weakly: "I don't blame you, let alone the queen mother."

He looked over his head with emotion on his face, "The Tian family is ruthless. My mother entered the palace when she was a teenager, walking on thin ice with fear. She deserves her happiness."

He held Xia Jingyun's hand and exerted a slight force, "From now on, my mother and the world will just leave it to my uncle!"

Xia Jingyun shook his head, "Silly boy, don't say stupid things. Uncle still has a lot of things to teach you. We still have to explore the mysteries of this world together. We still have to go to the Western Regions, go to Nanyang, and go to dominate together. What about this world?”

Dongfang Bai's eyes showed sincere yearning, but the light dimmed in an instant.

"Uncle, I'm so sleepy, let me take a nap."

"Pooh!"

The powerlessness of watching the people you care about, watching a fresh life passing by before your eyes, made Xia Jingyun, who always prided himself on being strong, completely lose his composure.

He looked at the small bowl of light yellow oily liquid at his hand, and with a sudden thought, he was about to feed it into Dongfang Bai's mouth without hesitation.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor is better than being helpless and doing nothing!

Go to hell with all the bullshit rumors and the infamy that will come from generations to come!

Just as he stretched his hand to the side, Wang De almost ran into the palace. Without a step, he fell to his knees and spoke excitedly.

"Jianning Hou! Fireworks! Fireworks are starting!"

Xia Jingyun did not hesitate and immediately carefully fed the small bowl of allicin into Dongfang Bai's mouth.

Immediately, he pretended to feel Dongfang Bai's pulse. After feeling for a while, he found nothing, so he had to retract his hand angrily.

Fortunately, it was just tea time, and Doctor Li, who was supposed to arrive early, finally arrived in a hurry.

"Marquis Jianning, the preparations are a bit complicated. I came late, Your Majesty. How are you?" Xia Jingyun looked at him and did not speak. Instead, he turned slightly to the side and motioned to Doctor Li to come forward and check.

Doctor Li quickly walked to the bedside, stretched out his hand and felt for his pulse, "Huh?"

Doctor Li looked up at Xia Jingyun, "Marquis Jianning, what other medicine did your Majesty use?"

Xia Jingyun couldn't help but asked, "What's wrong?"

"Wei Chen was still worried about the deterioration of His Majesty's condition, but now that he is back, not only his pulse and gastrointestinal symptoms are much better, but his physical signs are even better than when he was first diagnosed!"

He looked at Xia Jingyun, "You can't do this by yourself. You must have used some magical medicine, right?"

Xia Jingyun said: "I fed him something."

Doctor Li asked anxiously: "What is it? If it can be obtained in large quantities, His Majesty may be able to be saved. And if His Majesty himself is healthy, the hemolytic poison in the leg can be slowly removed, and amputation may not even be necessary!"

Xia Jingyun was overjoyed when he heard this and grabbed Imperial Physician Li's shoulders, "Really? How sure are you?"

Doctor Li was in pain from being caught and said with force, "Master Marquis needs to tell your subordinates first whether this thing can be obtained in large quantities."

Xia Jingyun pointed to the minced garlic on the table next to him, "That's it. You can have as much as you want. You can give it to him as water every day."

Doctor Li looked along his fingers and said in disbelief: "Garlic?"

Xia Jingyun nodded heavily.

Doctor Li was stunned on the spot and couldn't help but sigh sincerely, "Marquis Jianning is really a god!"

His expression could not help but be excited, "In this case, I will not amputate His Majesty's limbs first, but will gouge out His Majesty's flesh and scrape the poison, and then perform the technique of removing the poison, and then observe His Majesty's recovery and slowly release the restraints. However, this time Under the law, His Majesty's injured leg may require a longer period of exercise and continuous detoxification before it can recover as before."

Xia Jingyun immediately asked: "Are you worried about your life?"

"As long as this medicine can ensure a sufficient supply, I can almost guarantee it!"

"Then follow this method. Even if it takes three to five years to recover, it's still better than missing a leg!"

Xia Jingyun made a decision directly, and then looked at Dr. Li, "Don't worry about the treatment, and leave the rest to me! Including your future, including some people deliberately making things difficult for you."

Doctor Li's expression changed, "Marquis Jianning"

Xia Jingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, "At this juncture, you dare to have evil intentions. Since all their nine tribes are impatient, I have no choice but to help them!"

Doctor Li was the one who strongly advocated the implementation of this plan. He originally promised to return in half an hour, but was delayed for more than half an hour and nearly an hour. Even if no one interfered with this, even a fool would not believe it.

In this case, perfection is a virtue.

Imperial Physician Li stood up and held up his hands, "Marquis Jianning, since your majesty is fine, I hope that for the sake of your majesty's well-being, marquis Jianning will not commit more crimes."

Xia Jingyun said calmly: "Your Majesty was saved by us using medicinal and medical skills, not God. If God really wants to forgive them, I will send them to see God."

Doctor Li sighed, knowing that His Majesty's safety was at stake, and those people had also violated a huge taboo, and could not be persuaded, so he stopped talking and began to seriously prepare to remove the poison from Dongfang Bai.

Xia Jingyun first called Wang De over and said to him: "Go to Changle Palace immediately and inform the Queen Mother that your Majesty has turned the corner and allowed her to give birth in peace. Don't worry about anything else!"

Wang De nodded excitedly. If the layout of the court remained unchanged, their interests would definitely continue to be guaranteed. There was no reason to be unhappy and he hurried out immediately.

Xia Jingyun returned to the bed and sat down, holding Dongfang Bai's hand and watching silently, watching him first use a cupping pot to suck out a lot of pus and poisonous blood from the wound, and then cut out the flesh from the wound that had turned black. .

Dongfang Bai's hand unconsciously exerted force, grabbing Xia Jingyun until it hurt, but he didn't say a word and just looked at the little boy in front of him lovingly and happily.
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In the main hall of the court, Mr. Jiang arrived unexpectedly. After silencing the entire audience with one sentence, his eyes swept across the crowd and finally rested on Wan Wenbi.

"Do you want to take a gamble?"

Facing Mr. Su, he calculated the balance of power between the two sides, estimated the general trend, and finally plucked up the courage to take a gamble. At this moment, the central prime minister was so lightly asked by Jiang Erye that he hesitated to ask. Word.

Because, although the man opposite is just a middle-aged man with a broken leg, he does not even hold half of the military power, let alone a prominent position, but he has an identity. This identity alone can make the whole world, even the North and the South, The emperor could not ignore his presence.

He is the current head of the Zhulin Jiang family.

He was also the uncle of the current Prince Jing.

After the death of the old military god, he was the only one left among the second generation of the Zhulin Jiang family.

He represents the bamboo forest, represents King Jing, and represents the tens of thousands of Wudang troops behind King Jing, as well as the Daxia military headed by Wudang troops.

Seeing Wan Wenbi lowering his head and saying nothing, Jiang Erye looked at Yan Songwen again, "You danced the most happily just now, do you want to take a gamble?"

Yan Songwen swallowed and silently confessed.

Second Master Jiang looked at King Cheng again, "My lord, what about you?"

King Cheng couldn't help but tremble and said quickly: "Second Master, Xiao Wang has already said that Xiao Wang has no such thoughts. He only hopes that your Majesty will recover soon and that the Queen Mother, mother and son are safe!"

Mr. Jiang sneered and looked around, "If you want to elect a prisoner and establish a prince, I won't stop you, but you have to wait until the situation of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother is finalized. At this time, stirring up trouble and confusing I, the Jiang family, don’t recognize the human heart!”

Wan Wenbi looked gloomy, looked at a close official, and winked quietly.

The official trembled, but bravely stepped forward and respectfully handed over his hand, "Second Master Jiang, doesn't the Jiang family always claim to be neutral in the battle for the throne?"

"The standing of the Jiang family does not mean that we sit back and watch the rebellious ministers and traitors harm the country and the people; the standing of the Jiang family does not mean that we disrespect His Majesty, who is justly sitting on the throne; the standing of the Jiang family is not an excuse for you people with ulterior motives to act recklessly."

Second Master Jiang looked at the man with disdain, "Besides, who do you think you are, worthy enough to question the Jiang family? Cut him off!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an accompanying green-clothed guard stepped forward, picked up the official, and took him out.

A scream followed a split second later, bringing a chilling end to the farce in the palace.

Mr. Jiang looked around and yawned, "Let's go back to the bamboo forest to sleep."

Seeing Mr. Jiang's carriage slowly leaving, all the senior officials in the hall were speechless.
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In Changle Palace, Jin Zhong loudly announced the news that His Majesty was safe through the door into the delivery room.

Not long after, a loud cry of a baby broke through the turbulent night! (End of chapter)