Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 360 The Emperor Falls Ill

Two days later, Prince Gong, who had returned from the battle with great victories, broke out and returned to the rear.

He was about to show off to his two elder brothers and tell them the news that Big Ge had come back unscathed, but he saw a gloomy cloud in the army.

"This king has returned after a great victory, why do you look like this?"

He grabbed a general at random and asked, the man's face was ugly, and he managed to squeeze out a smile, "It's a good thing for the prince to return after a big victory, but..."

Prince Gong lost his temper, "It's just what, tell me quickly!"

"The emperor... fell ill."

The emperor was lying in the big tent, covered with thick fox fur, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

Since he had smallpox at the age of five, he has almost never suffered from any disease. This feeling of being sick is very strange to him.

I was exhausted, and my limbs seemed to be emptied.

He drove the expedition himself, and he came to the front line to boost the morale of the army.

How can you become a drag on others instead?

He wanted to struggle to get up from the bed, but he didn't have any strength.

The illness came like a mountain collapse, and within two or three days, he actually collapsed.

The big tent slammed, and Prince Gong rushed in with a suit of travel and dust, "Brother Huang!"

If he hadn't seen the emperor lying pale on the bed with his own eyes, he would never have dared to imagine that what the soldiers said was true.

"How is this going?"

Lu Zong, who was standing by the side, sighed, "The emperor has a strange disease, not only the emperor, but also many soldiers in the army have got it in the past two or three days. I really can't find out what the disease is. I am reviewing medical techniques and trying various methods. way."

Decoction, acupuncture, and even cupping have been tried, but they have no effect at all on those sick soldiers.

Lu Zong was helpless, so he could only give the emperor some medicine to dispel wind and disperse evil spirits. After a few days of delay, it became more and more serious.

"Have you reported to Beijing High School?"

If Lu Zong can't cure the disease well, it doesn't mean that no one can cure it well.

"There are many imperial physicians in Beijing, the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, and there are also folks. Maybe the folks have folk remedies that can be cured, but I don't know."

Lu Zongdao: "I have already ordered people to report back to Beijing, I believe there will be a letter back soon."

His thick and dark face looked even darker than when Prince Gong left.

Having been ugly for most of his life, he only had a place in the Tai Hospital because of his excellent medical skills.

If the emperor has something good or bad in his hands, then he will be ruined at the end of the day...

"Chang Ning."

On the hospital bed, the emperor stretched out his hand from under the thick fox fur, and Prince Gong rushed to hold his hand.

So icy!

In early autumn, he was covered so thickly, but his hands were cold.

Prince Gong's heart was sour, and he replied in a low voice: "Brother Huang, I'm here. I came back from a big victory, do you know?"

The emperor smiled palely, and was about to say something when he suddenly coughed violently.

"emperor!"

The crowd gathered around, the emperor coughed and his face turned purple, he waved his hands again and again.

"Lu Zong is serving here, you all go out..."

He didn't want his brothers and courtiers to see him like this.

What Prince Gong wanted to say, his clothes were ripped off, "You just came back from the front line, go back and change your clothes."

He turned his head and saw Prince Yu shaking his head at him.

He only got a big bill.

"Second brother, what are you pulling me for? The emperor is like that, what are we going to do?"

"Then what can you do in there?"

Prince Yu glanced at him, "It's as if you can practice medicine and cure diseases. Didn't you see that the emperor doesn't want us to see him like this?"

Prince Gong finally figured it out.

The emperor, such a proud person, has always been strong and strong, how can he bear this?

Not only can't bear the pain, but also can't bear the eyes of others.

He traveled thousands of miles away from Beijing to fight Galdan, but he didn't expect that he would fall down before seeing Gerdan...

"It's useless for us to be anxious on the emperor's side. It's time to fight and recuperate. I know that you have won a big victory this time. Please tell me about the details."

Prince Yu patted him on the back, only to see a woman's figure stepping forward.

"Second uncle."

When the woman raised her head, she turned out to be Da Gege who married Zhungeer far away.

Prince Yu was stunned for a moment.

"Okay, Chang Ning, why did you snatch the eldest girl back without making a sound? You didn't make a sound!"

Prince Yu was overjoyed, and looked at Da Gege for a while, seeing that she was gorgeously dressed and moved freely, he thought she was not wronged.

Da Gege laughed and said, "Second Uncle, don't blame me, Ama, he wanted to give you and Huang Ama a surprise, but I didn't expect..."

She probed into the big tent, "Can I go in and see Huang Ama?"

She heard what Prince Yu said earlier to drive Prince Gong out, so she wasn't sure if she could go in now.

Prince Yu said: "Go in quickly, your Emma must be very happy to see you come back safely. If you are so happy, maybe you will be cured!"

What Prince Yu said was exaggerated, but everyone echoed his auspicious words.

Anyway, I hope the emperor can get well.

When Da Gege entered the big tent, Prince Yu immediately lost his face.

"Nonsense! You didn't report such a big thing? If there's anything else you haven't reported, tell me quickly!"

……

The news of the emperor's sudden illness at the front spread back to Beijing, causing panic.

Above the main hall of Qianqing Palace, all the officials are like a group of headless chickens, who have everything to say.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

Chen Xihai said: "The top priority is to send the imperial physician to the front line to treat the emperor together with Lu Zong. Which imperial physician do you think should go?"

"Is there any imperial doctor in the imperial hospital who is better than Lu Zong? The emperor has traveled all over the years, and has never left him. Whenever there is any minor ailment on the road, he will be cured. Why can't he be cured this time?"

Which imperial physician dares to take over the disease that even Lu Zong is helpless?
If the emperor dies this time, wouldn't they rush to be buried with him?
Nalan Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, "You imperial physicians have something to say! If you don't say it, let other adults recommend it!"

Bah, this shameless old fox!
There are courtiers who have good friends with the imperial physician in the court, so naturally they will not recommend them to die.

Those who are against imperial physicians can recommend them to frame them...

It's a pity that no one had a bad relationship with the imperial physician.

Whenever their relatives have a minor illness, it is too late to beg these imperial physicians, who would dare to fight against them?

There was another moment of silence.

Chen Xihai glanced down, "Since all the imperial physicians acquiesce in wanting to go to the front line, except for Imperial Physician Gua and his assistants who are in the palace for the concubine's pregnancy, the rest will go!"

Both go?

For a while, the imperial physicians complained endlessly.

"Xiaguan is old and sick. I'm afraid that before he reaches the front line, his old bones will be exhausted on the way. Xiaguan must not go!"

"You can't even go to the lower officials! The medical skills of the lower officials are inferior to Lu Yuan's sentence, and it's useless to go!"

"It's even more useless to be an official. If you go there, you can only waste military rations and add an extra pair of chopsticks!"

At this time, everyone is scrambling to call themselves useless, which makes people angry and funny.

Some people said: "Since the imperial physicians are not good enough, why don't we post a list among the people and call in the folk alchemists?"

Another person said: "It's not right! In this way, wouldn't the whole world know that the emperor is seriously ill?"

Chen Xihai said: "It is necessary for the people to post the bulletin, but it cannot be said to cure the emperor's illness. Aren't there other soldiers in the army who are sick? Let's say they went to the army for treatment."

Hanlin, who had written for a long time, stepped back to write the list. Chen Xihai was about to say something, only to hear a familiar eunuch running in from outside the hall.

"The servant is ordered by the imperial concubine to come to proclaim the decree."

It was a small table.

"The order of the imperial concubine and empress Yi is to immediately write down the emperor's illness in a document, and search for foreigners in Beijing to treat the emperor's illness."

When this decree was read out, all the officials were in an uproar.

"You don't let the imperial doctor go to see a doctor, and you don't let the folk alchemists go to treat the disease. Why do you ask foreigners?"

"What do foreigners know? Can foreigners be better than Doctor Lu?"

"That's right, I don't know what this imperial concubine is thinking!"

The little table coughed, and then raised his eyelids to glance. He is the most face-saving eunuch in the inner palace except Li Dequan, and he has a certain majesty.

"My lords, please be careful! Since the imperial concubine said this, she must have her own intentions. The empress said, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. I also ask Mrs. Chen and Mr. Nalan to send an order to deal with it immediately!"

The officials did not dare to talk on their own, and Nalan Mingzhu couldn't understand this decree, so she had to look at Chen Xihai.

Chen Xihai remained expressionless, "Just follow the imperial concubine's will, the sooner the better!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Xihai was so decisive that he didn't even give time for discussion, so he gave the order directly.

Someone plucked up their courage and shouted: "Master Chen, you can't just trust the imperial concubine just because she is your direct daughter! What does the imperial concubine know when she lives in the harem? If the emperor has an emergency, can she be responsible?"

Chen Xihai glanced over, "My lord, please be careful, the imperial concubine is something you can easily criticize?"

He said loudly to the courtiers: "The imperial concubine is a thoughtful person in her boudoir. She is smart and intelligent, and she is different from other women. Otherwise, the emperor would not let her teach my brothers arithmetic. Who would dare to say that the imperial concubine lives in a house?" If the harem knows such rebellious words, I will not be polite."

He still looked like a refined scholar, but what he said made people tremble.

The people who were talking about this Yizhi just now silently shut their mouths.

is there any method?
When the emperor left, he entrusted the government affairs to Chen Xihai and Nalan Mingzhu. Nalan Mingzhu, an old fox, used to be a grass on the wall, and the wind blew on both sides.

It's all right now, and I can't help Chen Jiafu even if I fell directly to it.

As Chen Xihai said, he straightened Dingdai Hualing on the top.

"Master Nalan please preside over here, be sure to properly arrange the imperial concubine's will."

"Brother Chen, what are you going to do?"

"I will personally go to see the imperial concubine, and I will definitely give you a reasonable explanation."

(End of this chapter)