Song Yi

Chapter 388 Shoulders and Backers

Du Wenhao didn't have a good grasp of the situation, so he really couldn't think of a good way, so he said awkwardly, "I don't know..., I don't know..."

The empress dowager's face was pale. On one side was her own two sons, and on the other was her own grandson. The palms and backs of the hands were covered with flesh. When the two sides fought, she would not want to see anyone hurt.But what should we do now?
Empress Dowager: "Can you call them together to discuss a result calmly, so as to avoid the disaster of swordsman?"

Du Wenhao shook his head and smiled wryly: "Empress Dowager, this is the imperial power, the highest and most important power in the world, I'm afraid it will be difficult to negotiate a peaceful settlement unless one party withdraws voluntarily, but now it seems that they are already at war, and they will not let it go It's over!"

"No! It can't be like this! Absolutely don't let them fight each other!" The Empress Dowager stood up angrily, "Immediately send an order to let Hao'er and Cheng'er come to see Ai's family..."

These days, she was sad and melancholy, didn't think about food and drink, her body was already extremely weak, plus she was frightened and irritable when she heard the news, she got up suddenly and rushed forward, her energy and blood were turbulent, she suddenly spun, her eyes went dark, and she fell forward.

Zongshi is the nickname of Song Yingzong, and the mother of the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao is the sister of Song Renzong's empress, so Gao Taotao has lived in the palace since childhood, and Song Yingzong and Song Yingzong are childhood sweethearts.Du Wenhao already knew about this period of history from Mr. Jiao. Now when he heard him grabbing his arm and calling him by the nickname Song Yingzong, he felt a chill running down his back, and felt in a daze in a dark corner of the room. Song Yingzong was standing there looking at him coldly.

Du Wenhao was terrified, and hurriedly looked back. There was no one else in the empty lobby, and there were no ghosts. Seeing the light from the window, he felt a little more at ease.

The empress dowager was still weeping and talking, Du Wenhao stabilized his mind, stretched out his hand, and tentatively patted the tender hands of the empress dowager holding his arms: "My condolences to the empress dowager! Wen Hao is the humble one!"

The Empress Dowager shook her body, and gradually woke up from the trance, quickly let go of Du Wenhao's arm, and tried to smile: "I'm sorry..."

"Empress Dowager, you have been too tired these days, and you were in a trance just now. I asked them to make some ginseng soup for you..."

After saying that, Du Wenhao was about to get up, but he grabbed the Empress Dowager: "Don't go!"

Du Wenhao's buttocks were half lifted, and he froze for a moment, so he had to sit back and look sideways at the empress dowager.

The empress dowager slowly stretched out her hand, grabbed Du Wenhao's arm again, and said with a sad face: "Wen Hao, you help Aijia, and we must never let the Xuanwumen change happen again! OK?"

Du Wenhao looked at the empress dowager's haggard face. Although the empress dowager was already middle-aged, thanks to the secret beauty recipes of the palace and the nourishment of countless rare treasures, her skin was still torn like a girl's, except for a few fine hairs at the corners of her eyes. Apart from the wrinkles, there is no trace of aging.The willow eyebrows are curved, the nose is fat, but the delicate lips are bloodless, but the red phoenix eyes are rippling like autumn water, looking at Du Wenhao with sadness.

Seeing the empress dowager's sad expression, Du Wenhao felt a heroic spirit of helping the weak and helping the weak, and his head became hot, and he even reached out to pat the back of her hand: "Okay! Even if my humble minister is so heartbroken, I can't help you!" We must stop this sword disaster!"

"Really? Are you really willing to help Aijia?" The Empress Dowager's voice trembled.

"Hmm..." Faced with such a sad plea from the weak queen, how could Du Wenhao resist, and nodded mechanically, but he didn't think he had any ability to help, so he agreed first.

A desolate smile appeared on the Empress Dowager's face. Du Wenhao had cured her of ten years of stubborn illnesses and rescued her from the long suffering. After listening to his promise, the nerves that had been tense all the time were relaxed, and his body softened, leaning on Du Wenhao's shoulder.

Du Wenhao didn't hide this time. He felt that the empress dowager was really pitiful. He had been a widow for nearly 20 years. Now, the emperor's own son died, and his mother-in-law, who had been caring for him, died. It is even more worrying to let her decide who will inherit the throne, and now she hears that her other two sons are going to compete with their grandsons for the throne and are preparing to fight with force, which adds to the panic and despair. With such a thin body, she , How can I bear such a huge mental pressure?She needs a strong shoulder to lean on.Although my shoulders are not very strong, they are better than nothing.

Therefore, Du Wenhao didn't even shake his body, and sat there firmly. The Empress Dowager leaned against Du Wenhao, grabbed his arm with both hands, and cried softly, crying like a cuckoo dripping blood.

Du Wenhao squinted at her emaciated fragrant shoulders shrugging and weeping, a feeling of pity arose spontaneously, he didn't care about the rules and ethics, and there was no outsider at this moment, he just wanted to give the poor empress dowager some spiritual comfort, So, after a moment of hesitation, he finally stretched out his hand and stopped her waist from behind.

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Coming out of the palace, Du Wenhao's heart was still beating wildly, thinking of what happened just now, it was like a dream.

What should I do next?As a little imperial doctor, how can I handle this upcoming palace coup?
When Du Wenhao returned to Wuweitang, Pang Yuqin, Lin Qingdai and others were all looking forward to it at the door. Seeing that he came back safely, they breathed a long sigh of relief.

The master Shen Shengping has already returned, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Du Wenhao called him to the study, closed the door, and asked him what he knew first.

Shen Shengping said in a deep voice: "King Yong is frequently mobilizing troops, and he probably wants to use force to seize power! Wei An, the sixth prince, is also on full alert, and there have been some small frictions between the soldiers of both sides!"

Du Wenhao's heart trembled: "Sure enough! Eunuch Cao said the same thing."

"Eunuch Cao?"

Du Wenhao nodded, and briefly explained how Cai Jing and Sima Guang had been summoned by the empress dowager here. Of course, his original idea of ​​wanting to support King Yong, as well as being intimate with the empress dowager in the bedroom, were naturally omitted. up.At the same time, he also told Shen Shengping what Eunuch Jiao had said.

Shen Shengping pondered for a moment, and said: "Eunuch Jiao is right, this King Yong is notorious in the court for his lack of credibility, he especially likes to collect ancient books, and anyone who knows who has ancient books will try his best to search for them , but the money and benefits promised to the other party have hardly been fulfilled. He is well-known in the court as a rascal. Moreover, this person is a famous smiling tiger. Leaving aside, let’s talk about what happened before the old man left, does Fu Bi know?”

"Fu Bi? You know, the former prime minister, I even treated him."

"he died!"

"Ah?" Du Wenhao was taken aback, "How did you die?"

"It is said that he died of illness. In fact, it was this King Yong who gave him the whole treatment."

"What's going on?"

"There is a Buddhist scripture in Fubi's house. It is said that it is a Sanskrit Buddhist scripture copied by Huiyuan, a master of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. King Yong has already offered 300 taels of gold to Fubi to buy it, but Fubi will not sell it. On the surface, King Yong didn't care about it, and he was still interested in it. Fu Bi is very respectful and even caring. Secretly, he used Fu Bi's opposition to the reform as an argument, kept advising the emperor, and finally demoted him from the capital and sentenced him to Haozhou. After the Baiyishe incident, King Yong accused Fu Bi of colluding In Baiyi Club, the emperor put Fu Bi into prison. King Yong sent a message to Fu Bi's family, saying that if he donated any Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures to King Yong, Fu Bi could be released. His family immediately sent the Buddhist scriptures to King Yong's mansion. But after getting the Buddhist scriptures, King Yong reneged on his promise and became fat again, saying to the emperor that Fu Bi had conspired against him and should be copied and executed. Fortunately, the emperor obeyed the ancestral precepts and did not kill scholars and bureaucrats, so he changed Fu Bi’s sentence to exile for three thousand miles. As a result, Fu Bi died of illness On the way to the army."

After Du Wenhao heard this, he was afraid for a while. It turned out that King Yong was a man in front of him and a ghost behind his back. Fortunately, he knew it in time and didn't support him as emperor, otherwise, hehe.Fu Bi died tragically because of a Sanskrit Buddhist scripture copied by Master Huiyuan. He had a box of such Buddhist scriptures in his hand. If King Yong knew about it, it would be a disaster!
Du Wenhao said: "From this point of view, this King Yong cannot assist."

"Absolutely not!" Shen Shengping said, "From the point of view of the king of a country, it's nothing to be cruel, but it's absolutely taboo for the king to be inconsistent with his words and deeds. Now that he can't find a position, he will resort to swords and swords, regardless of his mother's order." , is actually disrespectful and disrespectful. How can such a person be the king of a country? On the other hand, the sixth prince, although naughty by nature, is common to children. , it’s all the same, his filial piety is well known in the government and the public, if he ascends the throne, he will be able to govern benevolently in the future.”

"You mean, let me assist the sixth prince?"

Shen Sheng nodded slowly: "As far as adults are concerned, this is the only choice."

Du Wenhao's heart trembled, he stared at Shen Shengping and said, "Do you think that once King Yong ascends the throne, he will settle with me for the old account of taking hostages?"

"With King Yong's personality, no matter how much credit you have for helping him ascend the throne, he will not fail to avenge this revenge. He is not the kind of broad-minded person. There are not many examples of him crossing rivers and destroying bridges. If your lord wants to live in peace , we must not allow King Yong to ascend the throne!"

Du Wenhao spread his hands, and said with a wry smile: "But even if he fails to ascend the throne, he will still trouble me if he threatens private revenge in the future. He is Prince Yong, and it is not easy to plot against me as an imperial doctor? It's dead."

"So, my lord must take this opportunity to seize a high position. It is best to hold the military power in your hands, so that you are not afraid of King Yong's revenge, and take advantage of his evil deeds of embracing troops to usurp power. Let him never stand up. Of course, once and for all, it is best to put him—”

Shen Shengping made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"The empress dowager won't let me hurt either side!" Du Wenhao said dejectedly, "Furthermore, I'm just a little imperial doctor now, no matter how much I climb up, I won't be able to climb above King Yong. .”

"Tong Ping Zhangshi is also a privy envoy!" Shen Sheng said calmly, "Your Excellency can only be fearless of King Yong if he ascends to this throne and holds both military and literary positions!"

"However, the post of prime minister and the post of privy envoy cannot be held at the same time."

"Yes, during the Qingli period, the prime minister and privy envoy used to deploy troops to Xixia. So the rules are determined by people." Having said that, Shen Shengping looked at Du Wenhao meaningfully and said: "As long as the sixth prince ascends the throne, the empress dowager will listen to the government behind the curtain." , Your Excellency has the backing of the Empress Dowager, it is not impossible to obtain this position!"

"However, I'm not qualified to be a high-ranking official. It's alright if I'm allowed to cure illnesses, but if I'm allowed to govern the country, I really have a big head. At that time, in Jingjiang Mansion, Chengdu, I couldn't figure out a small collude officer. North, let alone let me be the prime minister of the country..., ah no, the prime minister of the country has to command the army, I don't know how to lead the army to fight, man!"

Shen Shengping smiled: "Your Excellency led the army in Chengdu to win the victory with fewer troops, and wiped out the Tubo Xishan army. That battle was very beautiful. How can you not lead the army?"

"That..., that's different! Besides, if I have to hold two jobs, it will make people jealous, and the empress dowager will also be jealous, which is not good."

Shen Shengping nodded and said: "That's right. Besides, you have suddenly been promoted from a fourth-rank criminal officer to a first-rank prime minister and privy envoy at a young age, and the court officials will not accept it. The empress dowager would not dare So aggressive.

"It's still! You should help me think of a way, as long as I can avoid the revenge of King Yong and King Cao!"

"Even if you don't hold two top positions, you still have to use this opportunity to go up as much as possible. Only when you are in a high position, King Yong can do nothing to you. It is the same sentence, it is best to hold the military power! At the same time, you must Use this opportunity to suppress King Yong's power as much as possible. We can only take one step at a time."

"Okay!" Du Wenhao nodded, "Then what should I do next?"

"Your Excellency gave the Empress Dowager a very high idea. First stabilize King Yong, and then find a way. This old man has already thought of this way just now. Let me tell you about it, and see how it goes?"

Shen Shengping moved closer to Du Wenhao's ear, and whispered his plan.

Du Wenhao nodded frequently while listening: "I think this method is feasible. Okay, let's do it like this!"

(End of this chapter)