Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 339: Don't Believe in Medicine or Medicine, Believe in Ghosts and Gods

Outside Qianqing Palace.

Li Zisheng was summoned by Emperor Chenghua again, but when he arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, he was told to wait for the emperor's summons first.

"Master Li, please forgive me. Your Majesty's dragon body is feeling unwell, so we can only...wait for a while."

Wei Tai came out and said something.

Then I saw some people coming out, carrying all kinds of filthy basins and bowls.

Li Zisheng got a headache after seeing this.

What's wrong with the emperor?

Is it true, as the emperor said, that he can't survive this summer?
"what is going on?"

Li Zisheng asked with concern.

Wei Tai shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty has had no appetite these past two days. He throws up everything he eats, and has vomiting and diarrhea..."

Li Zisheng asked in surprise, "Could it be... related to the prescription I presented earlier?"

Obviously Li Zisheng was afraid that this fire would burn him, so he specially asked Zhang Luan for a prescription and presented it to him. If someone insisted on throwing dirty water on this medicine, it would be difficult for him to avoid the responsibility.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, I am afraid that the emperor will think so.

Wei Tai shook his head and said, "It should have nothing to do with the medicine you presented. Your Majesty suddenly became like this after taking the medicine prepared by the Imperial Hospital yesterday..."

"what?"

Li Zisheng said anxiously, is there anyone who would actively run into the muzzle of a gun?
Wei Tai said: "The specific reason is still unclear. Zhang Yuan, the director of the Imperial Hospital, is currently giving acupuncture to Your Majesty, but the effect is..."

"What kind of medicine did the Imperial Hospital prescribe? How could it be so strong?"

Li Zisheng couldn't help but frown.

Before, he was afraid that the fire would burn him, but now he suddenly became gossipy as if he was just watching a fun event.

As the saying goes, it's no big deal to watch the fun. For no reason, the people from your Imperial Hospital wanted to import a prescription to compare with mine. Now you've messed up, haven't you?

Wei Tai smiled bitterly and said, "You ask me, who should I ask? At the moment, His Majesty has no intention of investigating who is responsible. He just wants to quickly...end the situation. That's why..."

"But I..."

Li Zisheng really wanted to say, I don’t know how to cure diseases, what’s the point of calling me here?

Wei Tai shook his head helplessly.

What I mean is that this is an order from the emperor himself. I don’t know the specific intention. Anyway, you can act accordingly after you meet the emperor.

……

……

In the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Jianshen was lying on his back on a soft pillow with a piece of cloth covering his head. His face was pale, but his skin was completely yellow. He closed his eyes as if he was recuperating, but he looked haggard as he was breathing out more than he was breathing in.

Li Zisheng walked in and started wondering, could it be that he was planning to make arrangements for his funeral?
Even if it's fast, it shouldn't be to this extent, right?

"Your Majesty, Master Li has arrived."

Qin Chang, who had been guarding inside, walked over and reminded.

"Ah."

Zhu Jianshen responded softly, but he had no strength left, as if opening his eyes was a huge torture.

After reading it, Li Zisheng couldn't help but frown.

It was not because of the emperor's appearance, but because the entire hall was filled with a strange smell that was really unbearable.

Li Zisheng thought that this really required a certain amount of patience, otherwise he would have to vomit on the spot.

"Let's all go back."

After a long time, Zhu Jianshen finally opened his eyes and said something.

Everyone present was as if they had been pardoned, and they quickly took their things and left.

Only Li Zisheng was left in the inner hall.

Li Zisheng thought, why don’t you let me step down too?
It stinks. Is this a place for people to live?

"His Majesty."

Although Li Zisheng was very upset, his face showed extreme concern.

Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday. I suddenly wanted to eat some sea fish, and after eating it, I became like this."

Li Zisheng was a little disappointed after hearing this.

Didn't they say that it was the new prescription prescribed by the Imperial Hospital that made you like this? Why are you still making excuses for them? You actually said that it was because you didn't follow the doctor's advice and ate sea fish without authorization that caused the result?
"Li Qing."

Zhu Jianshen said, "You don't have to worry about me. This time it's because I didn't eat well. It's not that serious... mmm..."

It's not enough to kill you, right?
"Your Majesty, I don't know what to say. Please take care of yourself."

Li Zisheng almost covered his face and cried.

Zhu Jianshen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Li Zisheng, and said, "Come closer, I don't have the energy to speak."

Only then did Li Zisheng move closer to the couch.

It was fine if the distance was far, but once he got closer... the smell was even more pungent, making him almost nauseous.

"I called you here to discuss the coming-of-age ceremony for the fifth brother... This matter will be handed over to you. By the way, I plan to confer the title of king on them, and this matter cannot be delayed." Zhu Jianshen said.

"I accept the decree."

Li Zisheng bowed and said, "After I return, I will discuss this matter with the people from the Cabinet and the Imperial Academy."

Zhu Jianshen said: "Li Qing, I am too tired. This disease makes me suffer a lot. The more so, the more I miss the time when Concubine Wan was here. Only she could help me untie the knot in my heart. Alas, I don't know why, I always dream about her recently." Li Zisheng thought to himself, you dote on Concubine Wan, of course it's not because she is young and beautiful, we all know that.

But after excluding these two advantages of women, it must be that she is "considerate", which any man can understand.

Once this woman obeys a man in everything and acts like his confidant, the man will lose his mind.

Li Zisheng asked, "Your Majesty, Empress Wanfei has been gone for a while. Should we... find someone to pay her respects?"

"it's useless."

Zhu Jianshen said, "She stays in my heart. Every time I see her in my dreams, I am very happy. After waking up, I am tortured by illness and cannot see her. I feel that there is nothing worth clinging to in this world."

Li Zisheng couldn't help but ponder after hearing this.

Do you love beauty more than the country?

But the problem is that Concubine Wan is not a beauty!
Besides, you don't only favor Concubine Wan, don't you also have Concubine Chen and the others? Recently, I saw you were very generous when you were visiting women. In the past six months... you have touched many women.

"Li Qing, go and help me get this done."

Zhu Jianshen said weakly.

Li Zisheng asked: "Your Majesty, in addition to the ceremony of crowning the fifth prince and conferring the title of king on him, do you have any other instructions? For example... Concubine Shao Chen..."

Zhu Jianshen seemed to be inspired and nodded, "Yes, I have already promised to make Consort Chen a noble concubine. You should also go and make sure it happens."

"Yes."

Li Zisheng secretly wondered why they wanted to discuss this matter with me?
Do you have to specially send everyone away and talk to me alone?

Li Zisheng suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, there is something I have not told you. Now at this time, I can no longer care about honesty. In the face of your majesty's illness, I will put aside all my promises and trust. In fact, the person who prescribed the medicine for you is..."

Zhu Jianshen raised his hand to interrupt Li Zisheng, smiled and shook his head, saying: "No need to say more."

Li Zisheng abruptly stopped talking.

"You dare to take the blame on yourself at this time. You are sincere to me, but my disease is not so easy to cure."

Zhu Jianshen lamented, "It seems that my life and Wan Shi's life are actually linked together. We even have the same disease. Alas..."

Li Zisheng said, "I want the person who prescribed the medicine for you to come and treat your majesty in person."

Zhu Jianshen sighed, "Is there any controversy about my illness? It's just a liver disease. It can't be cured. I can only rest. This is the feedback everyone gives me.

"Perhaps my condition today is related to the new medicine that the Imperial Hospital prescribed yesterday, but I don't want to blame them. Let me rest for a while... Ugh..."

Maybe because he talked too much, Zhu Jianshen was about to vomit again.

Now Li Zisheng had to quickly pick up the spittoon and rush forward to take the emperor's place.

After a busy period, Li Zisheng finally left the Qianqing Palace.

That feeling... was like coming back to life. Even the fresh air was such a wonderful thing that one couldn't help but become intoxicated.

"Master Li, what did His Majesty say to you?"

Tan Chang followed out and asked.

Li Zisheng said, "His Majesty said that he would give the fifth prince a crowning ceremony, and would also confer the title of king on several princes, and then... make the Empress Chen a noble concubine."

Qin Chang asked in surprise, "Is it because of this that His Majesty summoned you to question him alone?"

What I mean is, you must be hiding something from us.

"Eunuch Qin, I don't quite understand why His Majesty summoned me alone. I thought it was about the treatment, but when I wanted to tell His Majesty about the details of the treatment, His Majesty interrupted me and told me not to say anything more."

Li Zisheng never thought that he was such an honest person.

Qin Chang nodded and said, "Master Li, let me ask you one more question. Your Majesty's illness is difficult to cure with human power alone, right?"

Li Zisheng asked in surprise: "Why does Eunuch Tan ask this?"

Qin Chang came over and whispered, "To be honest, His Majesty sent people to Deng Changen and Zhao Yuzhi's residence last night and asked them to... prepare the elixir. You should understand the trick, right?"

"What!?"

Li Zisheng couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

The emperor felt that ordinary doctors were powerless to treat his illness and could only rely on unconventional means, so he wanted to give up treatment and turn to elixirs?
Qin Chang was also a little nervous, and said with a bitter face: "We all know how His Majesty's condition is now. If His Majesty listens to Deng Changen and the others and uses some... pills instead, I'm afraid His Majesty's condition... will get worse."

Li Zisheng thought, isn’t it?

He could have lived for half a year, but if he gave up treatment he could only live for three months at most. If he took pills instead, he probably wouldn't live for a month.

This is purely a suicidal act.

But the problem is... when the emperor is sick, he does not seek help from doctors but from gods...

Is there any better way than this?
Everyone has a desire to survive. After the emperor realized that medicine was ineffective, he used some unconventional means, which seemed to be nothing wrong.

Li Zisheng said: "I understand. This is probably why your majesty did not allow me to mention the matter of healing today."

Qin Chang said: "To be honest, if you told your majesty that this disease can be cured, your majesty would definitely try his best. But you said that the disease can only be delayed and postponed, and if it continues like this... then your majesty will definitely... oh!"

"So, it's all my fault?"

Li Zisheng stared at Tan Chang and asked.

Why are you blaming me?
I asked Zhang Laizhan to prescribe medicine for the emperor to stabilize his condition, but it seems like I was wrong?
Qin Chang said helplessly: "Master Li, we are all doing this for the good of His Majesty. We have completely different ideas from Deng Changen and his ilk. This is also the fundamental reason why we are being honest with you. We must not let Deng Changen and his ilk succeed!"

Li Zisheng asked, "Then...Eunuch Tan, what do you think I should do?"

"What else can I do? I'll try my best to persuade His Majesty."

Qin Chang said, "You are the only one His Majesty can listen to. And... block the way for Deng Changen and his men to advance, and don't let them... do anything wrong.

"You are outside the palace, so at least you have more options than our family, right?"

(End of this chapter)