A Thousand Hills

Chapter 324

Even the eldest prince said afterwards, "In the past, I felt that the fourth child was like the follower of the fifth child. Now, it seems that the fourth child is also a courageous person." It is not necessary to go to the isolated epidemic area in person, but more or less, there is always contact.The fourth prince is not just sharing the burden for the fifth prince, he is actually willing to sacrifice his life for the fifth prince.For this sake, the First Prince would not be able to call the Fourth Prince a follower.

Zhao Shiyu was not in the mood to listen to the Eldest Prince's laments about this matter, Zhao Shiyu knew about it a long time ago, and anyone with eyes would know what the East Palace planned.It's just that if Donggong can put his plan on the bright side, isn't he afraid that His Majesty will be displeased after he recovers?In other words, Donggong is sure... Your Majesty will not recover!Zhao Shiyu became more and more worried, and asked in a deep voice, "Your Highness, how long does it take for His Majesty to wake up?"

The eldest prince was also very worried about his father's dragon body. Hearing this, he was worried, and sighed, "If the emperor can wake up, he will definitely not agree with the fourth and fifth younger brothers to take care of the epidemic prevention." The next one is worried, if the father really goes like this, even if there is no will, the crown prince will still have to ascend the throne.If the crown prince ascends the throne, his eldest brother, who has been fighting against the crown prince for many years, may not be able to go well.

The eldest prince also didn't care about worrying about the fourth and fifth princes at the moment, and said to Zhao Shiyu all the way, "Shiyu, you said that if the prince gains power, our life here will not be easy."

Zhao Shiyu frowned, "Is there nothing the imperial doctor can do?"

"Prescribing those soups and medicines all day long, I suffer so much, and I haven't seen my father get better. At first, I was able to wake up and say a few words, but I haven't woken up these days." The eldest prince said, "The prince wants to make a list and recruit doctors , come to treat your father."

It is said that the people are so talented, but such an imperial list is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.Zhao Shiyu was not optimistic about this method, and said to the eldest prince, "Your Highness should take some anti-epidemic soup and medicine to treat illnesses."

The eldest prince sighed, "Father is so ill, I would really like to replace it with my body. I really don't know what will happen to my father's illness in the future?"

It's not an exaggeration for the First Prince to sigh for anyone who is not a family.Zhao Shiyu comforted, "Don't worry, Your Highness, for the past few years, the East Palace's eyes have been fixed on the Min Palace." He lowered his voice, "To say something taboo, even if His Majesty really has something wrong, the Crown Prince will have to Make a memorial archway, is it possible to treat all the princes as if they were the fifth prince?"

Zhao Shiyu continued to ask, "Is the doctor Dou still prescribing your Majesty?"

The eldest prince said, "The two palaces have always used Dou imperial physicians. Except for the father and the emperor's grandmother, in recent years, because the fifth child was fighting outside, the father favored the fifth child. Before the empress was conferred, the father also condemned Dou. The imperial physician is here." Speaking of this, the First Prince became a little jealous.Although the annoying fifth child is working hard outside, but his mother has managed the palace for the father these years, and has never been seen by Dou imperial doctor.

Zhao Shiyu nodded, ignoring the eldest prince's jealous tone, and discussed with the eldest prince, "Your Majesty is still here, if Your Highness wants His Majesty to recover, you must show the air of the eldest son of the emperor, and you must not let the prince cover the sky with one hand."

The eldest prince's heart is trembling. Never mind that he has always taken the throne as his own duty. Besides the prince, the younger brother he hates the most in his life is the fifth prince. However, the way the eldest prince seeks the throne is quite orthodox, that is, he is superior to his younger brothers. They are scumbags compared to him, as long as the father has good eyesight, he will definitely see his benefits, and then entrust the country to everything.Among them, things like regicide are definitely not included.Zhao Shiyu's words imply something, the eldest prince is not deaf, and his IQ is also at the level of a normal person, so he can understand it naturally.But just because he understood, the eldest prince's face turned pale.Zhao Shiyu said in a low voice, "If I'm not wrong, the next step is to mobilize the imperial guards in the East Palace!"

This time, the first prince not only had liver tremors, but also his heart began to tremble. He felt the heart in his chest beating surprisingly fast, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.The eldest prince instinctively didn't want to believe this, so he held Zhao Shiyu's white and smooth palm tightly, and said in a low voice, "Shiyu, you think too much!" He grew up with the prince, and the prince is not like this kind of person!

Zhao Shiyu held the First Prince's hand backhand, "Your Highness doesn't believe it, just wait and see."

The eldest prince was so worried that he didn't even eat dinner.

The fifth prince didn't even bother to have dinner, but Xie Moru advised him, "It's not worth it to stop eating. Since the crown prince wants His Royal Highness and Fourth Highness to preside over the epidemic prevention, you should also share the worries for the prince. I think According to the history books, before Emperor Fengwu came to the throne, there was also a major epidemic in the imperial capital. Emperor Fengwu personally came forward to preside over the epidemic. In the end, the epidemic was passed safely and the lives of the people in the imperial capital were saved. What is the fate of this man? It is destined to be born. Those who don’t have that fate can’t ask for it. Those who have that fate can get through some ups and downs in peace. Just like Emperor Fengwu, the sixth son of Emperor Fengjing, Emperor Fengwu was originally the nephew of Emperor Jing, who can Thinking about it, it will be his turn to be the emperor? But Emperor Fengwu has this fate, and in the end he will be the successor."

Since the fifth prince became husband and wife with Xie Moru, he was able to listen to his wife's opinion. Xie Moru persuaded him, and he could also listen to it. The fifth prince said, "I'm not worried about this, I just feel that I've hurt fourth brother , feel sorry for it."

"Is the Fourth Highness the one who is afraid of getting hurt? If he is afraid of getting hurt, he won't make a sound to help you." Xie Moru said, "I have ordered the chef to add a few dishes, so I will send Wisteria over there, please Sisister-in-Law Your Highness and nephews came over to have a meal together, and also discuss the matter of epidemic prevention. If you have to do it, you must cheer up and do it well."

The fifth prince held his wife's hand, "You're right." He had come through the war between Fujian and Jiangnan.If he doesn't believe it, he doesn't have that fate!
The fourth prince was originally on good terms with the fifth prince, if it wasn't for the deep affection, he wouldn't be able to take this terrible job for the fifth prince in front of the prince.But the fifth prince is also a man of affection, maybe because he has fought too many wars, the fifth prince has a sense of loyalty that is rare in the royal family, and the fourth prince wants to replace him, but he can't watch the fourth prince go to danger, so he said in front of the prince, "The Ministry of Industry is busy, and I can't do without my fourth brother. The matter of epidemic prevention should be taken care of by my younger brother."

The prince saw that there was such a deep brotherhood, just a bowl of water is flat, the two of you should go together.

Therefore, this task fell on the shoulders of the fourth and fifth princes.

The fourth prince and concubine brought the children to visit, the children went to talk by themselves, and the adults chatted together.The fourth concubine said, "I just said that you are too honest. It would be good if only one of you came forward. Why bother to take on this task, and ask me and my fifth sibling to take extra care." For a generation of strong men, the fourth prince and concubine don't think there is anything wrong with her husband standing in the way of the fifth prince.Since the benefits are the same, it is natural to have the same risks.At this time, it is impossible to stand up for the fifth prince. In the future, if the fifth prince is proud, they will not be able to share wealth.What's more, with the current situation, Emperor Mu Yuan's illness is getting worse every day. If the prince is really pleased, the two governments will not be able to please him. It would be better if they came forward and saved the fifth prince, so that they can plan for the future.

The fifth prince still said the same thing, "How can I ask my fourth brother to take risks on my behalf."

The fourth prince was still a little angry, and said, "I don't like the prince's domineering power. Father is still here and that's it. How dare you think about it in the future? It's just too much bullying!"

Xie Moru said, "You need to be careful when preventing the epidemic. You just do the epidemic prevention, and I will arrange the rest."

After the two families had dinner, each of them was in a heavy mood. The fourth prince talked about Emperor Mu Yuan's illness again, "Father's illness will never get better. These imperial doctors usually boast that Hua Tuo is alive, but they are so ill at critical times. use."

The fifth prince was silent and did not speak. At such a time, the two families have nothing to say. Xie Moru said, "I have never heard of any emperor who died of the epidemic. Although the cause of the epidemic is not It is clear, but the food and living in the palace are so clean. If the epidemic is not uncommon from the folk, it is a bit strange if it occurs in the palace."

The fourth prince and his wife were shocked.

Speaking of which, the history of the old Mu family is really not long. In addition, Emperor Mu Yuan is the only son of the first emperor, and he has no other right to inherit. When it comes to Emperor Mu Yuan, because Emperor Mu Yuan has a father like the first emperor, after Emperor Mu Yuan takes charge, except for him. Duoduo gave birth to princes to carry on the family line. Under the influence of his father, Emperor Mu Yuan defined himself as a father as a peerless good father.Therefore, it has always been good to the children.The princes have grown up to now, and the younger princes, seven, eight, nine, eleven, twelve, and sixteen, have not yet served in the court, and the birth mother and concubine are not very prominent, so naturally there is no talk of a battle for the throne.The older princes, like the eldest prince, have always been eyeing the reserve position, and have never thought about killing the king, let alone the fifth prince family who has always followed the route of capable ministers.Now that the fifth prince has made great contributions to the imperial court, Emperor Mu Yuan attaches more and more importance to the fifth prince. It would be a lie to say that the fifth prince has no idea about the throne.But still the same sentence, the fifth prince followed the route of being a capable minister, and it was justified to seize the crown prince.Therefore, the old princes of the Mu family, whose founding history is still a bit short, couldn't help being silent when they thought of such a shocking possibility.

Even the eldest prince, who was ill the next day, said very little.

The four princes and the five princes wanted to preside over the epidemic prevention, and they couldn't go to the palace to serve the sick, so each family had a grandson. The eldest of the four princes' family was originally scheduled to get married this year, and the auspicious day was in May. Today, Emperor Mu Yuan fell ill. Well, the Fourth Prince's Mansion naturally no longer mentioned the matter of the children's wedding.The fourth prince had an errand, so he asked his own eldest son to take care of him.For the Fifth Prince, it was Da Lang who went on behalf of the Fifth Prince.The prince originally wanted to say that the two elders would go back to the mansion to take care of their younger siblings, but the eldest prince suddenly said, "They are all grown-ups now, not ignorant children. Since they would like to be filial on behalf of their father, I would like to ask the prince to fulfill them. Come to think of it, this is also the fourth younger brother. The filial piety of the fifth younger brother. Otherwise, if you tell them to go back, the fourth and fifth younger brothers will not be able to let go of the father."

As soon as the eldest prince opened his mouth, the third prince glanced at the eldest prince, then at the crown prince, and followed suit, "Yes, if it weren't for the epidemic prevention, the fourth and fifth brothers would definitely serve the decoction. The fourth and fifth younger brothers could not It is the same to serve by the father's side personally, and it is the same to let Dalang and the others come." The third prince had to express his opinion, this is not just a dispute between the crown prince and the fifth prince, but here... the third prince dare not even think about it. Sleek, at this time the one lying on the dragon bed was her own father.If it is true... As the son of man, the third prince cannot just sit back and watch his own father be murdered like this.He can't do superfluous things, but he can still say a word.Otherwise, I am afraid that my conscience will be troubled for the rest of my life.

The sixth prince bowed his head and did not speak, and the seventh prince saw that the sixth brother was silent, so he did not open his mouth, but the first prince and the third prince said so, and the prince agreed to the matter of the two big men acting on behalf of their father.

The four princes and the five princes began to discuss the matter of epidemic prevention, which was nothing more than isolating the sick and treating them. In addition, they announced several epidemic prevention prescriptions among the people.The medicinal herbs purchased by Princess Changtai were also handed over to the fourth and fifth princes, because the medicinal herbs bought for epidemic prevention were not many, and they were also symptomatic.All medical centers in the imperial capital must sell anti-epidemic medicinal materials, and they must not take the opportunity to raise prices.Emperor Mu Yuan is seriously ill today, so he is really not afraid that he will not take the opportunity to make things difficult for the fourth and fifth princes.In the past, when the fifth prince said something, everyone in the cabinet would give the fifth prince three points of respect, but today, Emperor Mu Yuan fell ill, the prince was in charge, and the fifth prince took the mission personally, and the anti-epidemic decree could not be passed.Just as the fifth prince said that the pharmacy should not take the opportunity to raise the price of medicines, two of them were not afraid of death. The fifth prince simply sent his personal guards to drag the owner out, and gathered the leaders of the pharmacies in the entire imperial capital. After chopping off two heads in public, the medical profession in the imperial capital ceased to exist, and behaved like a cat, almost meowing.

For this reason, the prince was very annoyed, the fifth prince chopped off his head, and brought the fourth prince into the palace to plead guilty, saying that it would be difficult to provoke the people, fearing that it would be difficult to take on the task of epidemic prevention, they should go back to the palace to serve the sick.The prince really can't avoid the job of the fifth prince. Instead of blaming the fifth prince for the murder, he comforted the fourth prince and the fifth prince, saying that he will give them the full power of epidemic prevention, and if there are troublesome people, let them kill them first .

The prince said privately to Ning Jijiu, "The fifth one is getting more and more cunning."

Ning Jijiu said, "Your Highness is currently in charge of state affairs, so it's not easy to deal with the prince."

The prince also endured it silently, thinking that the fifth prince would be arrogant for a few days.

The fifth prince did his best in the mission of epidemic prevention. Not only did the imperial capital need epidemic prevention, but the vicinity of the imperial capital, the suburbs, counties, and villages all received epidemic prevention notices.Even the detailed precautions for epidemic prevention were issued quickly.At the same time, there are also corresponding punishment mechanisms for officials taking the opportunity to resell medicinal materials, shoddy them as good ones, and not in place for epidemic prevention.

There are also various methods of purifying drinking water. The water in the earth wells is not clean, which may also be the cause of the disease.What's more, it's just some basic food knowledge, drink some honeysuckle herbal tea and so on.In fact, most doctors, especially senior doctors, have some experience in epidemic prevention.The fifth prince summed up these and published tens of thousands of copies. In addition to sending them to villages and counties, they posted them in the streets and alleys of the imperial capital. In addition, he also asked the imperial capital to find a bunch of yamen servants to publicize in pieces every day. .

Wisdom has similarities.

What's more, after the earthquake in the imperial capital, there was also an epidemic, and it was the eldest prince who was in charge of the imperial capital to prevent the epidemic.It stands to reason that the eldest prince has rich experience here.It stands to reason that the eldest prince should be in charge of the epidemic this time, but the prince has some concerns about the fifth prince, and the fourth prince intervened, so this matter was entrusted to the fourth prince and fifth prince.The eldest prince hated the fifth prince's people so much in the past, and wished that the fifth prince would be unlucky, but this time he did not sit back and watch.He taught the fifth prince all his previous experience in epidemic prevention.The eldest prince also said something special, "That's all, I don't have any secrets."

The fifth prince said solemnly, "I know the elder brother's kindness."

Seeing that the fifth prince knew his feelings, the eldest prince felt that he was not in vain pointing out the annoying fifth brother.

The fifth prince said to Xie Moru in private, "I still dislike elder brother on weekdays, but only when something happens can I see my affection. After all, elder brother is a person who cares about the overall situation, and he is willing to take care of me."

Even the Fourth Prince felt that he had misunderstood the First Prince in the past, thinking that Eldest Brother was a sensible and good person.

With the eldest prince's selfless help, coupled with the fact that the fourth prince and the fifth prince have been on errands for many years, and the fifth prince is a hot hand, the epidemic prevention and control work is carried out in an orderly manner.The fourth prince said to his wife in private, "The eldest brother usually shows his teeth and claws, but now he seems to be a meticulous person. The fifth brother is usually kind and easy-going. Once he turns his face, he will kill without hesitation. Thanks to him, he can calm down this group of people, otherwise he may have to kill him." Someone took the opportunity to make trouble."

The fourth prince and concubine said, "His Highness the Fifth Highness has fought battles in the south of the Yangtze River for these years. If you don't command the soldiers with kindness and don't raise wealth, those who command the soldiers must have a firm heart."

The fourth prince deeply agreed.

The fifth prince had to change his clothes every day when he went home, take a bath with the soup boiled with herbs, drink a bowl of soup to prevent the disease, and then go to see Xie Moru.

The two talked about the progress of the epidemic prevention, and Xie Moru asked the fifth prince, "During the epidemic prevention, Your Highness, do you have someone reliable?"

The Fifth Prince said, "Naturally."

"Does Your Highness know the soup and medicine prescriptions that His Majesty is currently taking?"

The fifth prince didn't understand what his wife meant, and thanked Moru, "The decoction your majesty takes comes from the raw medicine storehouse, and when it is brought to your majesty, there are about 20 people who handle it. The medicines are taken, decocted, and prepared by the Imperial Medical Bureau. These 20 people are all in the palace, and now His Majesty's dragon body is ill, and they can't move around at will, it's too difficult to find out. I have an idea, can His Highness listen to it?"

"Just talk."

"It's better to find a few patients with different degrees of disease, and give them the soup and medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, and see if these people can be cured."

The fifth prince nodded, "This method is not bad."

"These people, it's better to be older. There is no need to take extra care, let them take this soup, and see how many people can be cured?"

The fifth prince couldn't sit still immediately, and wished he could assign them now.Xie Moru pulled him and said, "This matter must be kept secret and kept quiet."

"I know." Fifth prince.

The fifth prince summoned Li Jiujiang to discuss it, and Li Jiujiang was also concerned about this matter. Hearing the fifth prince's idea, although it is a bit stupid, it is not impossible.Li Jiujiang came up with another idea in a blink of an eye, and said to the fifth prince, "I heard that Prime Minister Su is also ill, so why don't you show this prescription to the doctor of Prime Minister Su's mansion, and if it is useful, please also ask Prime Minister Su to use it." .”

The fifth prince thought that Su Xiang had always been loyal, so he agreed.

This matter was done by Xie Moru. Xie Moru didn't come forward directly, but discussed with Su Buyu through Su Buyu's wife, Qi Shi. can heal.Moreover, with the family status of the Su family, if he was ill in the past, it would be absolutely fine to invite a good imperial doctor from the imperial hospital.But recently, Emperor Mu Yuan was not in good health all the time, the princes all went to the palace to serve the sick, the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital could not come out of the palace, even the Su family could not invite a good imperial physician.The doctors in the city are generally inferior to the imperial physicians. Qi is a safe person, and he didn't take the prescription directly, but copied it himself and took it home.

Su Buyu looked at the prescription and asked the doctor to inquire about it. The prescription formulated by several imperial physicians, even if it doesn't taste good, it will never spoil people.In fact, it is better than the doctors in the city.If it was another doctor, the master's family would definitely not be happy to let him see other people's prescriptions, but with the power of the Su family, this doctor would have to be happy.Moreover, the original prescription of others is not bad.The doctor made some additions and subtractions, and ordered Su Xiang to obey.

Xie Moru summoned Jiang Xingyun at the same time and ordered her to keep an eye on Dou's family.Emperor Mu Yuan's attending imperial physician has always been the imperial physician Dou, let's see if there is anything unusual about Dou's family.

Jiang Xingyun said, "I have always ordered someone to keep an eye on Dou's family. Doctor Dou is the envoy of the Imperial Hospital, and he is not close to the Eastern Palace. The one used by the Eastern Palace has always been the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital. Even the Chen family, I also pay attention to it." Checked and found nothing suspicious."

Xie Moru frowned, "Where is the Department of Internal Affairs?"

"It's difficult to check. After all, there are too many things for the government. The Department of Internal Affairs has only a few hundred people dedicated to His Majesty. Here, it is innocent, and there may be many places for manipulation."

Xie Moru said, "I'll take care of this."

Xie Moru didn't check anything else, but ordered Li Jiujiang to check how many people in Fenghuang's treasury had been transferred in the past year.Li Jiujiang was extremely efficient in his work, and he got back the list on the same day, including his name, surname and place of origin.

Right now, we can see the accumulation of connections in Prince Min's Mansion. It only took three days to check these people, but the results are not very optimistic. In the past year, only five people from Fenghuangku came in as substitutes. The most suspicious thing is A craftsman who made spices was transferred to the Fenghuang Treasury a year ago. Half a month ago, because of his mother's death, he resigned from his post and was called back to his hometown to observe filial piety.He was originally a craftsman who was begging for a living in the imperial capital, but he went to check his place of residence, but his family was nowhere to be found.Xie Moru went to the palace to find Empress Su, and asked how many servants in Zhaode Palace were sick and what they were doing.

After all, Empress Su is the lord of the palace. Anyone who changes hands in the palace must inform Empress Su. Empress Su ordered to fetch the booklet and show it to Xie Moru. Sure enough, the servant who changed the spices in front of the imperial palace also got sick and moved away. up.

Waiting for Xie Moru to order someone to look for the little servant, but the little servant did not survive the epidemic and died.

Xie Mo asked like Queen Su, "I wonder what spices Your Majesty likes to use at night?"

Empress Su frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something, she looked at her daughter-in-law, told the truth, and said, "Your Majesty has always favored lotus incense."

Xie Moru thought for a while, and quietly said to Empress Su, "I still need to discuss this matter with the eldest princess quietly."

Empress Su naturally agreed.

In this world, people like Xie Moru and Empress Su mainly have the same current interests as Emperor Mu Yuan, so they naturally hope that Emperor Mu Yuan will live.However, like Princess Wenkang, in addition to benefits, there is also a brother-sister relationship with Emperor Mu Yuan.

Xie Moru told the matter of investigation to Princess Wenkang in private, and Princess Wenkang's face suddenly became gloomy, Xie Moru said, "I can't be sure, but His Majesty's illness is really unclear. It is said that it is an epidemic, and His Majesty only has food, clothing, housing and transportation. No one is unclean. Even the servants around you, those who are a little uncomfortable, and those who are not allowed to come close to the emperor. How can they be infected with the disease? I can’t believe it, so I ordered someone to investigate.”

Princess Wenkang is full of grandeur as a princess, but when it comes to wisdom, Princess Wenkang thinks that she is no better than Xie Moru.For example, this matter was found out by Xie Moru.Princess Wenkang didn't doubt Xie Moru's intentions, anyway, Xie Moru would not hope that something happened to her imperial brother.Princess Wenkang knew that Xie Moru could not be aimless, so she asked Xie Moru directly, "What do you want to do?"

Xie Moru said, "Swap out the hibiscus incense from His Majesty, but don't be noticed."

Princess Wenkang sighed, "There are rules in the palace. If the servant serving the tea falls ill, all the tea he handles will be destroyed and cannot be given to His Majesty to drink again. The rest of the incense is probably destroyed long ago."

Princess Wenkang frowned tightly, and said to Xie Moru, "However, they may not all follow the regulations. I will handle this matter, and when it is completed, I will write to you."

Xie Moru agreed.

Princess Wenkang has been in the palace for many years, so she has her own way.However, this matter has not yet been found out, and another incident occurred in the court. Uncle Zhongyong tortured and killed the concubine bestowed by His Majesty. , It’s hard to appease the anger.”

Although the concubine was bestowed by Emperor Mu Yuan, there is no reason in the world to deal with the earl for a concubine, so someone suggested, "It's better to make Uncle Zhongyong wake up behind closed doors."

The prince said, "How important is the mission of the Imperial Army, Uncle Zhongyong must not leave his post easily."

Some people continued to suggest, "Temporarily ask his deputy to take it on his behalf."

Prince Yun.

(End of this chapter)