When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 5 Suspicions about the Hu Mansion
In front of the Hu Mansion, the scene that used to be bustling with people was now particularly deserted.After Hu Minde returned from the palace, he announced that he would close the door and thank guests.For a time, there was discussion in the capital, and various forces were speculating.

"Master, you have to take care of yourself!"

Hu Minde's most beloved concubine, Mrs. Wang, personally offered the decoction and knelt in front of the couch to wipe her tears.Tang Xianwang, a famous doctor in the capital, was on the sidelines and carefully checked Hu Minde's pulse: "The Prime Minister is not seriously ill, but he has some weak energy and blood. He will just prescribe a few medicines to regulate his condition. Pay more attention to rest at ordinary times."

Hu Minde weakly raised his hand to signal his servants to reward him.Tang Xianwang lowered his head to accept the reward. He was just about to say goodbye when he suddenly heard the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion coming to report: "Prime Minister, someone from the palace has come to convey the order."

Hu Minde squinted at the butler: "Tell him to wait."

Tang Xianwang said quickly: "Xiao Min, please leave first."

Hu Minde nodded.Tang Xianwang picked up the medicine box on his back, slipped away quickly, and walked out of the door. He saw three Jinwu guards wearing golden black sun uniforms standing upright in the courtyard. One was holding a yellow scroll, one was holding a gold book, and the other was carrying a Lingluo Baoyi.

He often visited wealthy families in the capital, and had some knowledge to understand that this was a gesture of canonizing concubines. However, such tasks were only carried out by the eunuchs of the inner court. Only the criminal officials who had committed crimes would have the Jinwu Guards read out the holy will, and Carry out arrests.It was so abnormal that he didn't dare to take another look and left in a hurry.

Hu Minde walked out with the help of the maid. When he saw that the person coming was Jin Wuwei, his face changed immediately. It was too deceiving!He didn't care about the court's face or the emperor's authority. He left the maid aside and staggered forward a few steps. His face turned green and red, and he pointed at three people: "What do you mean? How dare Zhao Zhongxiao humiliate me like this!"

At this time, other Hu family members rushed to the courtyard and were very angry when they saw this scene.Hu Minde's only son, Hu Zhisheng, who was then the Minister of Household Affairs, came to his father in three steps and two steps, quickly comforted him, and whispered: "Dad, don't be angry. This is a plan to castrate the dog."

He had learned about what happened in the palace today from the side, but he did not point the finger at the emperor, but thought that Zhao Zhongxiao was obstructing it.After all, how could a faint-hearted king who had always been submissive and only knew about fun and enjoyment attack them without any warning?

Hu Minde stabilized his body, calmed his mind, and looked at Jin Wuwei with wolf-like eyes: "If you have any orders, please read them out quickly!"

The Jin Wuwei who was holding the imperial edict was so frightened by his stare that he quickly opened the edict.

There was nothing new in the emperor's decree. He first praised the Hu family's past achievements, and then made his intentions clear.When everyone in the Hu family heard this, some were happy and some were sad.

One of the worried people was Hu Minde's third brother, Hu Minyi, who was the censor of Mingnan Road in the Supervisory Yuan at that time.He raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and thought: "Is it finally here?"

In the Dayin Dynasty, in order to keep the family strong and ensure that wealth, influence and power were not dispersed, the eldest son inherited most of the family's interests and was called the Dazong. The remaining children could only inherit a small part of the property, called the Dazong. Xiao Zong.

The emperor ordered to marry Hu Minyi's daughter, but he was not qualified to do so.

Jin Wuwei read out the imperial edict and left in a hurry. Little people like them were caught between those in power and had no choice but to be cannon fodder.

Hu Minde looked at the things given by the emperor, snorted disdainfully, and dispersed everyone, leaving Hu Minyi and Hu Zhisheng behind.The three came to the lobby to discuss the matter.

Hu Minde sat down and placed the imperial edict on the tea seat aside: "What do you think of what just happened?"

Hu Zhisheng said: "Father, the emperor's move is obviously to show his goodwill to you and hope to ease the relationship. And Zhao Gongu just wants to anger you and make you disobey the emperor's will. In this way, he alone has the final say in the palace. "

Hu Minde frowned slightly and shook his head: "What happened today is very strange. From the emperor's behavior in the early morning to the Jinwu Guard's edict just now. I can't be sure whether it was Zhao Zhongxiao's behavior or the emperor's intention." As he said that, he looked at Xiang his third brother, obviously hoping that he would give an answer.

Hu Minyi pretended to be thinking, but in the end he just said perfunctorily: "Master, I don't understand."

Hu Zhisheng thought for a moment and took over the topic: "Dad, I thought the emperor's behavior showed that he and Zhao Zhongxiao had reached some kind of tacit understanding, so he performed that performance. Later, he sent a decree to Lian'er to enter the palace. This is In order to win over us and show that the emperor is not a fool, he not only wants to use Liu Zheng and Zhao Zhongxiao to deal with us, but also wants to use us to contain Zhao Zhongxiao!"

Hu Minyi patted his thigh as if suddenly enlightened: "Zhi Sheng's analysis makes sense. Why didn't Third Uncle think of it? He must be smart."

When Hu Minde heard Hu Zhisheng's analysis, he did not express his position. He just glanced at him and turned to Hu Minyi and said, "Third brother, don't praise him. He is still far away." Hu Minyi laughed naively: "I'm telling the truth."

Hu Minde asked the key: "Then do you think it is feasible to let Lian'er enter the palace?"

Hu Minyi smiled even brighter: "This matter has been decided a long time ago. Lian'er and I will obey the order of the family master."

Hu Minde nodded with satisfaction and comforted perfunctorily: "This matter is about wronging Lian'er. Don't worry, after Lian'er enters the palace, I will definitely not let her be wronged. Furthermore, with Lian'er's appearance and talent, she will definitely be able to Gain the favor of the Hunjun.

Our Hu family has no retreat.It’s time to do something!So we really need a channel to understand the situation inside the uterus. "

Hu Minyi suppressed his smile, changed his title, and solemnly promised: "Brother, I understand that everything is for the great cause of the Hu family."

Hu Minde responded with a smile and gently stroked the edict on the table with his fingers: "The emperor has grown up and has his own ideas. I hope he won't be too smart. His world only has one-third of an acre of the palace. Dayin Although his surname is Li, he is nothing without our Hu family!"

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

In the side hall of the emperor's palace, Li Shun was enjoying dinner.A table full of delicacies, delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as birds and animals.On the premise of ensuring the portion, he has practiced frugality and reduced the number of dishes from the original 110 to 32. Any less would be against the ancestral tradition.

According to the words of the head of the imperial kitchen: "If the emperor doesn't have good food to eat, what kind of life will the people below have to live?" Although Li Shun dismissed this fallacy, his moral character was not high enough to abuse others for the sake of others. own situation.The only thing we can do is never waste it.

Zhang Liansheng was a young eunuch who served the emperor at his meals. As for the emperor's eating methods, he privately and arrogantly summarized five interesting ways, including wolfish devouring, tiger devouring, dragon sucking, dogs chewing bones, and cats licking plates. All in all, they were very indecent.It also reminded him of the people he saw when he was fleeing as a child. They looked like starving ghosts who had been reincarnated and had not had enough to eat in eight lifetimes.

"Liansheng, bring me the braised geoduck." Li Shun ordered vaguely with his mouth full of rice, ignoring Zhang Liansheng's hesitant expression.Of course he could eat slowly and carefully, but it would be a waste of time and he would not feel happy eating at the same time.The feeling of fullness brought about by the food quickly passing through the esophagus and accumulating in the stomach is his real enjoyment, otherwise he might as well take pills.

"Okay, let's clean up. Go and bring up the fruits that Zhao Zhongxiao sent." Li Shun cleaned the last grain of rice in the bowl, put down his chopsticks, stopped eating, wiped his mouth a few times with the tribute silk, and said enthusiastically .

Li Shun has been looking forward to the sacred tree fruit since he knew of its existence.Through the pills he took, he understood that this world was not simple. Although he had not seen the gods and monsters with his own eyes, it could be seen from the records in the relevant classics. Not to mention that there is still a magic weapon used by Taizu enshrined in the Ancestral Temple. Immortal-killing sword.

This sword is about five feet three inches long. It is bone-white. It is polished from the bones of some kind of creature. It is as hard as steel. What kind of creature has such bones?At least not in his knowledge of his previous life.

After Zhang Liansheng ordered the palace maid to clean the table, he went to get the fruit himself.

When Li Shun saw the ten golden fruits, his stomach that had just been filled suddenly began to squirm violently, as if he had seen the elixir for the first time.

"It really is a baby!"

He got closer and smelled the taste: "Peach flavor." He picked up another one, held it between his two fingers, and looked at it under the setting sun. Under the light, the flesh gradually became transparent, revealing the core, and there seemed to be something alive inside.

"Huh? There's something fishy about this thing! Can I still eat it?" If his growling stomach hadn't been urging him to put it in his mouth, he wouldn't have been sure.

"I'll just chew a little bit of the skin first."

He gently scraped off a piece of fruit peel with his two front teeth, touched it carefully with the tip of his tongue, saliva secreted, and a message emerged in his mind: "Is this... the hibiscus divine fruit?"

(End of this chapter)