Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 170 Oh, your name is Wu Zetian?
"Mother, mother, so tomorrow I will go to Taikang Pharmacy in Xishi to block Doctor Sun.

"I heard that he is a famous doctor in the area. I have admired him for a long time and wanted to treat him to a meal, so I won't be back for lunch."

At dinner time, Li Ming was chattering in Lide Hall as usual, reporting his great achievements of the day to his mother, Yang.

As usual, Yang listened attentively with a smile on her face, and occasionally wiped the rice from the corners of Li Ming's mouth.

Although the dispute over the throne was causing a huge uproar inside and outside the palace, and between the government and the people.

But in Lide Hall, the mother and son never mentioned this topic.

It was as if the others were the contestants and they were just spectators.

Everything is self-evident, there is no need to talk about it.

"You actually have someone you admire? That genius doctor Sun is really extraordinary." Yang smiled slightly teasingly.

You, a brat, don't even look down on the emperor, the person the world should admire the most. How could you admire a doctor?
Even though he had already moved into Lizheng Palace, he still had to come back every night to hang out with the women and give up the opportunity to have dinner with his father.

Don’t you know that your royal brothers have racked their brains and tried their best to get the opportunity to have an interview with your father?
Even the Crown Prince and the said to be deeply favored King Wei, if they wanted to have a meal with their father, had to pick a good season or prepare some novel things in advance and find an excuse to come to Lizheng Hall.

You are the most lawless and disrespectful person in the entire Tang Dynasty. How could you admire a doctor whom you have never even met?

I've never heard you talk about medicine before, why are you suddenly so interested in it?
"Of course~"

Li Ming ate the vegetables in big mouthfuls, and his chopsticks made the bowls and cups clink:
"Dr. Sun is a famous doctor who founded a school of medicine. I must meet him in person."

"Really? Really?" Yang responded happily.

No one knows a child better than his mother. She knew that Li Ming must be planning something else.

But Li Ming didn't say anything and she didn't ask.

When the time comes, you will know what you should know.

"Why are you in such a hurry to see an old man? Do you want to compete with him in medical skills?" Aunt Wang asked with a wry smile, her words laced with sarcasm.

The concubines, including Aunt Wang, also ate at the same table, so even though Li Ling and the others were married, the Lide Hall was not deserted.

On the contrary, Yang and Wang often fought with each other, making the small Lide Hall even more crowded.

Li Ming was too lazy to argue with this little guy, so he asked casually:
"Do I think I'm omnipotent?"

His civil governance is comparable to Li Shimin, his martial arts is comparable to Li Jing, and his medical skills are comparable to Sun Simiao?

Even the most pushy parents wouldn't expect their children to be so successful.

"Huh?" Yang was stunned:
"Don't you want to learn from Dr. Sun?"

"No... I'm not a medical student, how can I compare my head with his?"

"Can Dr. Sun bring the dead back to life like you did? And twice?"

"Probably not."

"Then you just want to show off in front of Dr. Sun?"

"Am I one of those frivolous people who go around showing off?"

"picture."

"..."

The mother and son were chatting casually, and the loyal old eunuch who often came to lend a hand came forward with a smile and bowed:

"Aunt Wu is here."

Wu Meiniang followed behind the eunuch with a faint smile on her face:
"Sisters, and the little prince."

"Please take a seat, please take a seat. Have you eaten?" Yang stood up immediately. Her attitude was completely unchanged from before she was promoted to concubine. She greeted him as attentively as before.

"Ming'er, call me auntie."

"Hello, Fifth Aunt, long time no see." Li Ming said politely.

I hope we will never see each other again... He muttered to himself.

Li Ming has no good feelings towards this gossipy green tea girl.

Ever since his emperor's favor grew, this Fifth Aunt who loved to show off her superiority seemed to have suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth and rarely appeared in Lide Hall.

But today he suddenly visited me again, I wonder what he is planning...

"Thank you, sister. I have already had vegetarian food at Ganye Temple."

The fifth aunt still had a faint smile on her face, politely declined, and sat down next to Li Ming naturally.

Ganye Temple is the place where the Imperial Concubine Longchang attained enlightenment. Are you going there to survey the retirement environment in advance... Li Ming thought with some hell in his heart, watching the Fifth Aunt fly to his side like a butterfly.

He suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Why do I feel that Fifth Aunt... seems even more charming?

Is it possible that a nunnery is also a beauty salon for women?
The strange feeling lingered, and he ate in silence, listening to the women gossiping about all sorts of things.

The fifth aunt is only in her teens, and she is the youngest here except for Li Ming.

But her every move revealed a sense of maturity and aloofness, completely different from her past self.

Although he is still a gossiper, his words and smiles have become much more tactful.

At least it doesn't sound so explicit or harsh.

She really did attain enlightenment with the imperial concubines in Ganye Temple... Li Ming muttered to himself, and then he saw the fifth concubine turn around and sigh at him.

Li Ming: ???
Do you dislike me so much?

"The old concubine of Ganye Temple is ill, and my sister is very worried." The fifth concubine looked worried.

Yang immediately said enthusiastically:

"My son Ming'er knows a little bit about medicine, so he could be of some help.

"Tomorrow, give your fifth aunt some advice."

It's just like a parent who lets his child perform a talent for his relatives.

Aunt Wang also fanned the flames:
"He is so amazing that he can even compete with Sun Simiao in medical skills."

"Look at me! I stay in the nunnery all day long, and I don't even know that we have a little miracle doctor here."

Fifth Aunt looked at Li Ming with shining eyes, as if she was really surprised.

Come on, do you think I can't see it? You came here tonight just for my jealousy... Li Ming complained in his heart.

I'm not being modest. How can I, a civil servant, become a doctor? You should find someone better.

The Fifth Aunt did not give Li Ming a chance to refuse and continued:
"Concubine Zhang has been feeling dizzy and dizzy lately, especially in the afternoon. She is also short of breath, chest tightness, and numbness in her limbs..."

Li Ming listened and thought, hey, why is this so similar to Li Er’s symptoms?
People from the same family tend to stick together. I really know the answer to this question.

"The diet is too greasy." Doctor Li gave the diagnosis without hesitation.

Yang was a little surprised:

"Will vegetarians still feel greasy?"

"Of course, eating only vegetarian food is not nutritionally balanced and is most likely to cause high blood lipids... uh, too greasy." Li Ming recalled the content of the marketing account:

“Moreover, the lay Buddhists at Ganye Temple are all concubines, so the monks must have added a lot of oil to make the vegetarian meals tasty.

“Eating these greasy vegetarian dishes is no different from drinking oil. It will make Toffee’s condition worse and the headache even worse…”

The Fifth Aunt interrupted anxiously:
"What will happen in the end? Will he die?"

"Well... it will be a stroke, also known as 'wind disease', which will cause hemiplegia and confusion. If it continues to worsen, in the end... I think I will die."

Li Ming hesitated.

He was frightened by the Fifth Aunt's sudden fierce attitude.

Who is that Concubine Zhang? Is she so close to the Fifth Aunt?

“It turned out to be like this…”

The fifth aunt looked worried.

But her hands were tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, as if she was very excited.

A pair of charming eyes flashed with a strange light, which disappeared in a flash.

"Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness."

She immediately returned to normal, thanked Li Ming, and then started chatting with other women as if nothing had happened.

This little episode was quickly forgotten by everyone.

As the sky gradually darkened, Fifth Aunt stood up tactfully:

"I won't bother you anymore, sister."

"Please walk slower." Yang held Mei Niang's hand tenderly.

Regardless of her various faults, at the beginning, the Yang family had not yet risen to power and the Lide Palace was deserted.

Only Wu Meiniang is willing to come and sit here.

"Mei Niang, come and visit us often when you have time, and treat this place as your own home."

Yang said sincerely.

Mei Niang, huh, it's really a wrong name but not a wrong title, she is really quite charming... Li Ming was eating his rice bowl with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his mind.

It was the first time he heard Yang call Fifth Aunt by her given title. Perhaps it was a reunion of old friends and his mother was really moved.

Well, Mei Niang, Mei Niang...

hiss……

Li Ming inexplicably felt that the call name "Mei Niang" was somewhat familiar.

What was the name of a historical drama about the Tang Dynasty?

What is the Legend of Mei Niang?
It seems to be telling the story of... Wu Zetian?
Wu Zetian, the Great Saint Zetian, Mei Niang, the Fifth Aunt...

Thump thump thump.

"that……"

Li Ming's voice was hoarse:

"Fifth Aunt, are there five brothers and sisters in your family?"

Because she is the fifth child, everyone calls her Fifth Aunt, right?
It’s not because your last name is “Wu”, right!

"Uh... yes, Your Highness. Including me, there are five brothers and sisters in my family." Being suddenly asked about her family, the Fifth Aunt felt a little surprised and answered honestly.

"Huh..." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I heard the Fifth Aunt continue to confess:

"I have two older brothers from different mothers and two sisters from the same mother. I am the fourth child in the family."

Hey, are you the fourth one?

"Then why do people call you Fifth Aunt..."

"Haha, because my last name is Wu. Your Highness's question is really full of childishness."

"Haha, really, the Fifth Aunt is actually the Wu Aunt, I've been getting it wrong all along, hahaha..."

Yang looked at her son in confusion:

“Is rice bowl so fun?”

“Fun, fun…”

Li Ming picked at the empty bowl unconsciously, his face a little stiff from trying to keep smiling.

"Then I'll take my leave, sister."

Wu Meiniang left Lide Hall with a warm smile.

As she turned around and left the light, her smiling face blended into the darkness outside and her expression could no longer be seen.

Young Prince Li Ming is indeed smart and has his own ideas!

It turns out that oil can be a deadly weapon!
It was a good decision to come to him for advice!

In the darkness, the corners of Wu Meiniang's mouth faintly outlined an exaggerated arc.

Little did she know that behind her, deep in the narrow Lide Hall.

A pair of cold eyes had already bitten her tightly.

…………

"Given the name Mei Niang, the surname Wu, Wu Mei Niang...

“It’s fun, really fun.

"After all this time, it turns out that Wu Zetian is you!

"I have had a psychological trauma since childhood, and I have been clearing out the power animals of the royal family, and I am the culprit that caused the Tang Dynasty to be beaten by the barbarians and lose its power and humiliate the country...

"It turns out it has been dangling in front of my eyes the whole time!"

It turned out that the big boss was in the Novice Village. Li Ming had the absurd feeling of reading a third-rate suspense novel.

I've been so busy playing house with my father the Emperor and my three little brothers lately that I almost forgot that there is a talented lady named Wu living in the harem!
What to do next?
In the past, Li Ming could only hide, defile himself, and hide his head in the corner, hoping not to be seen.

No matter whether it was Wu Zetian, Zhangsun Zetian or Wei Zetian, he could not afford to offend any of them.

But now, it's different.

I am strong!
But Wu Zetian is still Wu Meiniang, and still a talented woman.

Talking too much nonsense and getting killed is a villain's behavior.

It is what we righteous people do to take your life while you are sick.

"The question is, how to kill?"

The Tai Chi Palace today is different from what it used to be.

The imperial palace, which had always been heavily guarded, became even more tightly guarded after the Jiucheng Palace incident.

Patrols and sentries in the palace were more stringent than at any previous time, with soldiers rotated at irregular intervals and patrol routes changing every day.

As for poisoning, it is even more difficult than climbing to the sky. All food and medicine that are ingested or touched by the body are subject to layer-by-layer inspection and poison testing, and the lesson of the realgar wine poisoning case has been fully learned.

As a person in the harem, Wu Meiniang's daily activities were confined to the harem and the Ganye Temple in the Forbidden Garden, so there was no opportunity for her to take advantage of.

How could he kill her in the palace, under such strict protection?

Hiding a knife and stabbing someone to death in front of them?

Let’s not talk about how he managed to get past the palace guards and bring controlled items into the palace.

Now that the competition for the throne is fierce, everyone is looking for his mistakes with a magnifying glass.

If he took the initiative to commit suicide, he would kill his father's concubines.

I’m afraid the other three contestants will wake up laughing in their dreams.

Life is not a game. You can’t just pass the level by killing the big boss. You still have to live your life.

I have to kill her, and I have to do it without anyone noticing, so as not to drag myself into it.

How to do?
How about asking for help from the spirit of the pen and asking senior Ashina Society for advice?

Or did he slander Wu Meiniang to Li Shimin, saying that Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi were having an affair and were causing chaos in the harem?
No, Li Shimin himself had reported Li Jiancheng for inciting chaos in the harem, so he was prepared for this conspiracy.

Such empty talk to discredit someone will not only be ineffective, but will also be used as a handle by political opponents to severely criticize them.

Persuade Li Er to disband his harem, and let him think about our Li family and stop having worldly desires?
That won't work either. Even if Li Er dismissed the old and ugly Yang, he would not dismiss the lively and pretty Wu Meiniang who is only in her teens.

Or... mobilize public opinion and spread rumors that seem to be true but won't be used to accuse you?

For example, prophecies such as "The Tang Dynasty will be ruled by a woman" and "There will be a female warrior king"...

"Ming...Brother Ming?"

Yuchi Xunyu shouted timidly.

The sun was rising as they walked along the main road leading to Chang'an West Market.

The curfew in Chang'an City had just been lifted, and people were walking in the streets in twos and threes, with sleepy looks on their faces.

According to Lai Junchen's information, Sun Simiao will go to Taikang Pharmacy in Xishi early this morning to purchase medicinal materials and meet old friends.

So yesterday, Li Ming and Yuchi Xunyu planned to go to Taikang Pharmacy in Xishi early in the morning to block Sun Simiao.

Ask him who else he told the information that "heating realgar wine can make poison" so as to find out the mastermind behind the Jiucheng Palace incident.

But when they met today, Yuchi Xunyu suddenly discovered that Brother Ming was a little different today.

He was silent and absent-minded, with a sinister smile on his face.

This made poor little Yuchi very scared, as he didn't know what terrible evil the boss was planning.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Li Ming woke up from the conspiracy.

"Uh... that..." Yuchi Xunyu said for the sake of conversation:

"It's been almost a year since this happened. Will Sun Simiao still remember this little thing?"

Li Ming shrugged:

"We can only know if we ask in person. This is our only clue."

This is not an exaggeration. For some reason, Li Junxian's investigation into the Jiucheng Palace incident was stopped, and the remaining members of Ashina Jieshe were all wiped out.

The only breakthrough point left is "poisoning with realgar wine".

As for whether Sun Simiao would remember who he had taught the properties of realgar wine to...

Li Ming felt that he should be able to do it.

After all, this was a secret prescription, or rather, a poison prescription, that almost all the Tang people in the north did not know at the time.

A great doctor wouldn't be so old and confused. He should still have some memory, or at least some impression.

As long as there are clues, there will always be a way.

If the clue of Sun Simiao is also broken...

If the real culprit of the Jiucheng Palace incident cannot be found, the other party is likely to use the same trick again, and Li Ming will not be able to live in peace in the Taiji Palace.

Silence fell again.

The two of them came to Xishi silently.

Being with Ming Ge who was so scary today, Yuchi Xunyu felt uncomfortable all over and continued to make small talk:
"Heh... that, it feels so quiet, there are no people building bridges or roads on the streets, it's really different from Liaodong."

Li Ming nodded:
"Yeah, maybe the people in Chang'an haven't woken up yet.

"You seem to be worried?"

Yuchi Xunyu tried hard to put on a smile:
“Yes, the reorganization of the intelligence department has also been completed.

"After accompanying Brother Ming to meet Sun Simiao, I will set off back to Liaodong tomorrow."

If you can't bear to leave your hometown in Chang'an, I can find someone to represent you... Li Ming was about to speak.

Suddenly, a faint "bang" sound was heard.

It came from a corner behind me, like the sound of a taut string suddenly relaxing.

Then there was a sharp whistle.

The pitch was so high that he could hardly hear it.

The sound of the strings and the whistling sound, these two are...

Li Ming was still in a daze. His body seemed to be hit from the side by a small bull. He almost immediately flew into the air and flew lightly to the side.

boom!
He fell heavily onto the empty roadside stall, smashing the empty tables and chairs into pieces.

Li Ming's head was buzzing from the impact, and a dull pain spread from his back to all parts of his body.

He opened his eyes in confusion, facing the increasingly dazzling morning sun, and looked up at the little black head standing in front of him with his backlit.

It's like looking up at a tall tower.

"Yuchi Xunyu? What are you doing? Why did you bump into me?"

He looked puzzled. He pushed the table and chair away with difficulty, propped himself up and sat up. He shook his dizzy head, but he was still not fully conscious.

The next second, with the help of the rising sun, Li Ming finally saw the outline of Yuchi Xunyu's body clearly.

The blood in my body suddenly turned cold.

An arrow, a thick and sharp arrow, suddenly pierced Yuchi Xunyu's body.

(End of this chapter)