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Chapter 251 The Emperor’s Quotes
In the morning of the next day, the prince came to court again and attracted everyone's attention.

The ministers who were close to the prince felt much more at ease when they saw that the prince looked as normal. The ministers who were close to King Kang were happy on the surface but disappointed secretly. The ministers who were close to the prince began to sit on the wall and watch the show again.The prince himself also learned from Lu Ping Bingbi the style of a courtier.

"If you have a foundation, you will play, but if you don't have a foundation, you will retreat." Lu Ping sang while standing next to the dragon throne.The emperor did not go to court today, and Lu Ping was not verbose.

"I have a copy!" Pei Shiyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out and said: "Huguang's flood disaster is ahead of schedule this year, and it is coming fiercely. The governor of Huguang has submitted a copy of his application for allocating money and food for disaster relief. I wonder when the chamberlain will give his approval?"

Pei Shiyan was harassed by Li Bocai, the governor of Huguang, every three days, which was extremely annoying.Li Bocai said with a sad face: "Mr. Pei, if you take away the disaster money, my disaster will be saved, and your filial piety will be rewarded. Isn't everyone happy? If not, those mud-legged people will rebel in three days and one in five days." A big rebellion, the old minister can't stand it."

But the emperor didn't know, the servants were not in a hurry, and without an imperial edict, Pei Shiyan's household affairs were not easy to handle.

After Cao Baoli was executed, two chamberlains were summoned back to Wuying Hall by the queen.

Guo Kuan was the emperor's die-hard loyalist; Lu Ping was originally just the foreman of the chamberlain who served in the outer palace. After being demoted to the Royal Horse Prison, Lu Ping was tortured by the glare and almost wanted to die. When he had the opportunity to come back this time, he secretly Determined to be the best among people.Therefore, Lu Ping seemed to be a completely different person.

King Kang originally wanted to get close to Lu Ping, but later found out that he had been using the queen's promotion as an excuse, so he knew that he had an idea in mind and would not help him.It’s not that King Kang doesn’t know how to behave, but that Lu Ping holds a grudge: Lu Ping suffered in the Royal Horse Prison mainly because of the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Prison, and he happened to be King Kang’s person.So some people say: It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.

However, as long as Lu Ping was not helping the prince, King Kang didn't care much: a mere eunuch!
After listening to Pei Shiyan's words, Lu Ping raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What did Mr. Pei say? When it is time to approve, we will naturally approve it. However, the empire has constant droughts and floods every year, and there is not only one Huguang. If If Huguang gets preferential treatment, how should other provinces manage it?"

He straightened his untidy cuffs and said seriously: "The emperor said, first go north and then south, first transport by water and then rivers and lakes. Do you dare to question the emperor's decision?"

The prince felt a little familiar after hearing this sentence, as if it was indeed what his father said.However...it wasn't until he walked outside the main hall that the prince remembered that these words were spoken by his father when he was making decisions many years ago when floods broke out in many places in the empire at the same time.No wonder it sounds familiar!

This Lu Ping was actually three points smarter than Cao Baoli because he was so active in learning and applying it.Cao Baoli controlled the emperor and spoke inconsistently, while Lu Ping followed the emperor and quoted his words out of context.The prince smiled and shook his head. Shen Congxi was right, but it was just a change of soup without a change of medicine. His father's side was really rich in human semen!

The prince left the palace and returned to the prince's residence as planned.

Everyone laughed when they heard the prince say the origin of Lu Ping's words.Sun Yanxi said: "This Lu Ping, I don't know how many quotations from the emperor he has memorized, and he can take them out and apply them at any time? It's not difficult. We can use his own way to treat his body."

"How do you say this?" Zhao Muche asked.

"For example, regarding disaster relief, the emperor must have given instructions in the past. Just get a set of instructions and there is no need to wait for Zhu's approval." Sun Yanxi said with a smile.

"When you use it, he should say 'this moment, that moment'!" Shen Congxi shook his head and said: "The sycophants who bring harm to the country are really endless. When Cao Baoli left, another Lu Ping came." The prince But he didn't continue, he asked seriously: "Cong Xi, how is the Taoist priest I asked you to find?"

Cong Xi smiled and said: "We have already negotiated with a Taoist named Taoist Priest Qingxi. He is also half an official. He was originally an unqualified chief clerk. He was involved in the scandal by his superiors and was dismissed from the official position, so he entered the Five Elements Temple to practice Taoism. , it has been nearly 30 years. He still remembers the emperor’s favor and is willing to do this for us. "

"Okay! The man arranged for him to enter the palace, borrowed his hand, and presented the pills as elixirs to the emperor to see if he could delay the onset of his illness." The prince explained helplessly: "Now my father is obsessed with practicing Taoism. He refused to take the medicinal stones provided by the imperial physician, and even used this method to coax him to take the medicine."

"No, it's very risky to do so." Shizi Yu frowned and objected: "Not to mention whether this Taoist priest is loyal enough, in case something happens to the emperor, the pill is also medicine, and your pill is also medicine, it is simply a disaster! "

"How about bringing the Imperial Hospital in? Go through official channels and record the prescription in the emperor's pulse record. The pills are also prepared by the Imperial Hospital. The Imperial Hospital also has a headache and cannot persuade the emperor to take the medicine. Now they just change the way the emperor takes medicine. They They should support it. I can find a way to convince them." Tang Yu came up with an idea.

Prince Chu smiled and praised: "Young Master Tang is indeed an expert and has taken the official path. This medicine is justifiable."

The prince also nodded and said with a smile: "You two should be more careful. Then wait for the notification from the imperial doctor of the Tang Dynasty, and Cong Xi will let Taoist priest Qingxi enter the palace and contact the imperial hospital directly. I also need to trouble the imperial doctor of the Tang Dynasty to go to the East Palace and ask the princess for prescriptions. son."

Since the prince went to Dongzhuang to recuperate, the few of them haven't been together for a long time. The prince simply asked the cook to cook the food. Everyone talked, laughed and had a few drinks in the prince's mansion.Zhao Muzhe often went in and out of the palace, so he told everyone about the affairs of the chamberlains:
"I don't know yet, but Lu Ping is really a vengeful person. I heard that when he was sent to the Royal Horse Prison, the eunuch with the palm print caught him making a small mistake, so he grabbed his hair and made him eat horse shit. Now Lu Ping Ping returned to Wuying Hall, and on that day, under the pretext that there was a problem with the accounts of the Imperial Manor under the supervision of the Royal Horse Supervisor, he forced the eunuch of the Palm Print to stuff a few kilograms of horse excrement into the palace, causing the living pistons to die."

"What a ruthless man. With some scheming, if he gains power in the future, he will probably be even worse than Cao Baoli." The prince shook his head.

Just as he was talking, Chang Le hurried in. He went to the prince and said, "Concubine Dao has just given birth to the emperor's seventh son!"

Except for Yan Shiyi and Shen Congxi, the prince did not tell anyone else about their suspicions about the Taoist concubine's child.The prince and Yan Shiyi exchanged glances, and Yan Shiyi nodded with a smile.

The prince was so happy that he couldn't help but ask: "Any clues?"

"More than just a clue? I even caught the adulterer." Seeing the joy on the prince's face, Yan Shiyi couldn't help but smile proudly.

As soon as they heard the word "adulterer", everyone immediately felt that something good was coming, and they all pricked up their gossipy ears, waiting to hear Yan Shiyi's story.

(End of this chapter)