My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 65 I feel something is wrong!

As for Liu Rong's complaint that "if you have something to say, don't hold me back because of your position as prince", Emperor Qi was noncommittal.

He chatted with Dou Ying and Cen Mai for a few words, and then took advantage of the opportunity to scare Liu Rong. He found that Liu Rong was not as easy to scare as King Liu Jianglu of Qi and Liu Wu, King of Chu, so he immediately dismissed the three of them.

After watching the three figures disappear outside the palace gate, Emperor Qi finally took a deep breath and lay down on the imperial couch with a hint of exhaustion.

Almost at the same time, the dark figure that usually hides in the curtains on the side of the hall finally emerged from the curtains.

——Today, that man is no longer wearing a black robe, but is wearing the attire of the Marquis of Che, with a purple ribbon and gold seal around his waist that symbolizes the title of the Marquis of Che.

There was no greeting or bowing down to wait;
He just walked forward, knelt down naturally in front of the imperial couch, put his hand directly on Emperor Qi's wrist, and took Emperor Qi's pulse.

"Chao Cuo, what did you find out?"

Emperor Qi's low and tired voice sounded, and the doctor asked Zhou Ren not to look sideways, still frowning and feeling the pulse beating on his fingertips, and just replied: "It's nothing wrong, but it's not my duty."

"——Back then, Chao Cuo went to Yingchuan to learn elegant language. It was because Chao Cuo's teacher: Zhang Hui received the news in advance and learned that Fu Sheng intended to present "Shang Shu"."

"So, Zhang Hui urgently summoned Chao Cuo back to Yingchuan, and found the elder Zong Zhou to teach him elegant words to prepare for Chao Cuo to be awarded the Book of Documents."

"Shortly afterwards, Fu Sheng indeed presented the Book of Documents. There was indeed no second person proficient in elegant language inside and outside the court, so the late emperor sent Chao Cuo to Jinan to receive the teaching."

"When he comes back, he will be worshiped as a doctor of Shangshu..."

He had already made a guess, but when he heard Zhou Ren's cold tone without any emotion at all, Emperor Qiji secretly said, "Sure enough," and the fatigue between his brows deepened.

"Any more?"

As he said this, Emperor Qi also sat up a little, changed direction, and completely sat down on the imperial couch.

Zhou Renze put his hand on the wrist of Emperor Qi's other hand, took the pulse again, and continued: "The scholar who borrowed the Confucianism of "Shang Shu" to enter the court was Chao Cuo's teacher and a great Legalist: The strategy formulated by Zhang Hui for Chao Cuo."

"After Chao Cuo became a doctor of "Shangshu", Zhang Hui also reminded Chao Cuo in a subtle way: Instead of spending time on the late emperor, it is better to strive to enter the palace of the prince."

"——Zhang Hui said: The prince is young. Compared with the late emperor who is already in his prime, the prince is more 'plastic'."

"Therefore, Chao Cuo performed good advice in the court, and gradually gained the appreciation of the late emperor. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the late emperor appointing Jia Yi as the tutor of the Prince of Liang, Chao Cuo successfully entered the palace of His Majesty the Crown Prince."

"It was not until then that Zhang Hui began to mention the matter of 'reviving Legalism and reviving the study of Shen and Shang Xingming' with Chao Cuo in his letters..."

After hearing this, Emperor Qi finally closed his eyes in great disappointment, and at the same time waved his hand feebly.

"enough."

"These are enough."

"Stop talking..."

There was no need to look up, or even to hear the loneliness in Tianzi Qi's tone - Zhou Ren had already anticipated Tianzi Qi's reaction when he collected this information.

At this moment, when he heard Emperor Qi's words, "Stop talking," Zhou Ren immediately stopped talking, looked at his nose and heart with his eyes, and concentrated on feeling the pulse for Emperor Qi.

But on the imperial couch, Emperor Qi felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

——At that time, Jia Yi and Jia Changsha were born. People inside and outside the court and even the world were saying: The Han family finally waited for their second national scholar after retaining Hou Zhang Liang!
It's just that the Queen Dou at that time, who is now the Queen Mother Dou, had suffered from eye disease and fell out of favor with the late emperor. Mrs. Shen's holy family was in full swing, and Mrs. Shen's son Liu Yi, King Huai of Liang, also began to pose a threat to Prince Qi's position as crown prince. .

Especially after the late emperor overcame all objections and sent the unparalleled scholar Jia Yi to the side of Liang Huai Wang Liu Yi to be the royal tutor, the sense of urgency in Prince Qi's heart reached its peak.

It was at that time that Chao Cuo, who entered the court in the same year as Jia Yi, was both a doctor, and had more trust from the late emperor than Jia Yi, came into the sight of Prince Qi.

——The prince Qi at that time actively fought for Chao Cuo to serve as the prince's family commander...

For many years, Emperor Qi always believed that letting Chao Cuo be his teacher was the perfect response he made when Jia Yiguan paid homage to Prince Liang. It was only today, when he heard Zhou Ren, the doctor he trusted so much that he did not even have to retreat when he favored his concubine, to tell the truth personally, that the emperor Qicai finally understood: The person he was at that time, the prince Qi at that time, How naive is it...

"Just check here."

"No need to check anymore."

After a long time, Emperor Qi's cold words opened an irreparable gap in the teacher-student friendship that lasted for more than ten years.

In this regard, Zhou Ren did not doubt that he was there, and just nodded and said, "Here."

After checking Emperor Qi's pulse, Zhou Ren also looked left and right as usual, and then looked at Emperor Qi with questioning eyes.

However, Emperor Qiwei shook his head, indicating that Zhou Ren didn't need to say more, and naturally changed the topic.

"Who knows about the scandals in the Chu Palace?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Ren's heart immediately froze, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

"The spies in the palace got the news and sent it directly to me, and I reported it directly to His Majesty."

"Except the King of Chu and that bitch, apart from the spies, ministers and Your Majesty, there should be no fourth person in the world who knows about it."

But when Emperor Qi heard this, his already frowned brows tightened, and there was a hint of sullenness in his eyes.

"Just now, you also heard what that boy Rong said."

"—tight and watertight."

"But I still vaguely feel that something is not quite right..."

Hearing this, Zhou Ren lowered his head thoughtfully, thought for a long time, and then said: "On weekdays, the eldest son will send the second son to investigate the palace, as well as inside and outside the court - those who have ears can listen. Something to come.”

"Except for the second young master, no one will collect information for the eldest young master anymore."

"——Where is the third child?"

As soon as Zhou Ren finished speaking, Emperor Qi suddenly asked a question, and quickly added: "There is also the Li family."

"Could it be that boy Rong who took advantage of Li's help..."

Hearing this, even though he was 100% sure about it, Zhou Ren still thought about it carefully and then shook his head firmly.

"I don't know why: the eldest son seems to be quite unhappy with his relatives from his mother's clan."

"Once, Mrs. Li's brother Li Ben went to the eldest son because he was seeking an official position, which made the eldest son very angry."

"Afterwards, the eldest son even said to Mrs. Li: The daughter who is married is the water that is thrown away..."

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"As for the third young master..."

"Uh……"

Speaking of the third prince, Liu Yi, Zhou Ren's face only looked a little weird.

After a while, Emperor Qidu became a little confused, so Zhou Rencai carefully considered his words and forced out a sentence: "Young Master Yu is quite similar to his mother..."

　I got up late, I got up late, I'm so sad.

　　First update today, two more to come~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)