Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

What?!

These words greatly alarmed the emperor in front of the sky. In fact, not only the emperor, but almost everyone who heard this news was so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.

That's the emperor, and the screen even says he's the reigning emperor.

Who exactly is this imperial physician, and what kind of powerful force is behind him?

No, what power could be greater than imperial power?

In the eyes of ordinary people, this news was no less than an 8.0 magnitude earthquake.

The imperial physician actually managed to kill the emperor while remaining completely unharmed himself.

This greatly impacted the emperor's authority and dignity in the eyes of the people.

Did the emperor really have that much power?

Then why couldn't they even kill a lowly imperial physician?

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Jianshen held Wan Zhen'er, the woman who gave him the most peace of mind. Only with Wan Zhen'er could he find a long-lost sense of security and comfort.

"Actually, I'm more curious: since he killed two emperors in a row through his medical skills, why didn't the second emperor avenge his father?"

Thinking about this, Zhu Jianshen fell into deep confusion.

They even killed your emperor father with their medical skills. If not the extermination of his entire clan, then at least his whole family should be killed.

"The second emperor was truly unfilial, and so was the third."

"I wonder which emperor was so unlucky to have such a son."

Zhu Jianshen's face showed deep disdain, as if he were feeling sorry for that emperor.

Jiajing,

Zhu Houcong, who was usually focused on meditation and cultivating immortality, was unusually disturbed and let out a cold snort.

Having witnessed so much, he had long since lost trust in the Imperial Medical Academy.

Why did my cousin Zhu Houzhao suddenly die after catching a cold?

The deaths of the Chenghua, Hongzhi, and Zhengde emperors were all related to imperial physicians.

How could this not make him suspicious?

Zhu Houcong always claimed to be a celestial being, incapable of illness or taking medicine.

However, when he was sick in private, he would still seek out the old prescriptions of Li Shizhen from the Imperial Medical Academy, or consult trusted imperial physicians and Taoist priests whom he had promoted from among the common people.

We will absolutely not give the imperial physicians a chance to intervene.

Otherwise, based on the fates of previous emperors, he would have died during the Renyin Palace Coup.

Liu Wentai, a royal physician during the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty, can be considered the royal physician with the toughest life in history.

In the twenty-third year of the Chenghua reign, Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen suddenly fell ill with an abdominal ailment, and Liu Wentai, then serving as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, was ordered to treat him.

However, Liu Wentai was not a professional physician at all. He had previously served as the Right Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and was keen on court intrigue. His medical skills were extremely poor.

Ten days later, Emperor Xianzong died suddenly. Historical records state that the prescription was "incorrect." As a result, after Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne, Liu Wentai was only demoted by one rank, from the fourth rank to the fifth rank.

Good son!!!

Be filial!

No wonder he was called Emperor Xiaozong. He didn't even react when his own father was murdered. He was demoted one rank. What difference is there between this punishment and no punishment at all?

Some people realized that Tianmu had said he could kill two emperors in a row; the first was Emperor Ming Xianzong, so the next one...

Logically speaking, after such a major medical accident, he should at least not be allowed to continue as an imperial physician, but that wasn't the case. Even though Liu Wentai was repeatedly demoted, he remained firmly in his position as an imperial physician for over a decade.

Eighteen years later, Liu Wentai once again stepped in to repay Emperor Xiaozong's kindness.

[In the eighteenth year of the Hongzhi reign, Emperor Xiaozong of Ming caught a chill after presiding over a fasting and rain-praying ceremony, and developed mild symptoms similar to a cold.]

The chief eunuch Zhang Yu had a close personal relationship with Liu Wentai. Instead of summoning the imperial physician for a consultation as required by Ming regulations, he merely described the patient's symptoms verbally and asked Liu Wentai to prescribe medicine.

Six days later, Emperor Xiaozong died suddenly, four days less than his father, which shows that Liu Wentai's medical skills were even more "refined".

The legendary physician Liu Wentai, who cured two emperors to death, was not sentenced to death but instead exiled to Guangxi, where he eventually died of illness.

Liu Wentai escaped death twice. The first time, he was protected by Qiu Jun, the Minister of Rites. It was Qiu Jun who recommended Liu Wentai to the Imperial Medical Academy, and the reason for the recommendation was that Liu Wentai was "well-versed in medical principles".

[The second time, with the strong support of senior cabinet officials such as Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and because Liu Wentai had a close relationship with them, his death sentence was commuted to exile.]

Chenghua period

Zhu Jianshen truly never imagined that he would be so unlucky as to have such a son.

Even Liu Wentai's rise from an official in the Ministry of Justice to the head of the Imperial Medical Academy was personally promoted by him.

Understand medical principles? Is that all there is to it?

Something's not right, nine out of ten things are not right!

"check!!"

"Investigate this for me!!"

Zhu Jianshen's cold voice reached the ears of Wang Zhi, who was kneeling respectfully to the side.

"Keep a close eye on Liu Wentai, don't let him die!"

"I want to see what kind of monsters and demons are standing behind this!!"

Wang Zhi's head slammed heavily on the ground.

"This servant obeys the decree!"

His eyes were filled with malice.

Do these people not know what the head of the Western Depot is?

You've never witnessed the methods of the Western Depot, have you?

Hongwu

"Kill him!! Why keep this quack doctor alive for the New Year?!"

"And those civil officials, they all deserve to die!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, his rage was uncontrollable.

He simply couldn't understand how this quack doctor, who had directly killed the emperor, could survive, and even survive twice!

And what kind of civil officials vouched for them? When something like this happens, there should be a major purge!

Anyone who dares to plead for mercy will be labeled an accomplice!

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger subsided, and reason regained its footing. He noticed several key points besides the civil officials.

"The chief eunuch, and the cabinet."

"We have already abolished the position of prime minister and left behind the ancestral precept that the inner court must not interfere in politics."

"How come later emperors also..."

A terrifying suspicion arose in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

Will the Ming Dynasty continue to see eunuchs interfering in politics and powerful ministers emerging?

The emperors of various dynasties were also somewhat flustered at this moment. If the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were treated like this, what about them?

At this moment, everyone is wondering if there are any quack doctors like this in their own Imperial Hospital.

How can they tell whether a doctor is a quack or a competent one?

It's one thing if the doctor is quack, but the worst is someone who can actually treat patients but pretends to be quack. Is this because someone is behind it?

Many emperors shuddered, suddenly feeling a chill around them, as if something was staring intently at them.

It was as if a giant beast had opened its mouth wide outside the hall, waiting for them to come out so it could chew them up in one gulp.

Whether there's a conspiracy involved is hard to say; it could just be a coincidence?

According to the defense arguments of Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and others, if the imperial physicians were executed for this reason, no one would dare to treat the emperor when he fell ill, which seems to make some sense.

[But the emperor deserves to die, and if the doctor dies, the doctor won't take any responsibility. Besides, this isn't just being unreasonable; it's just that the wrong prescription was given.]

However, to say that Liu Wentai's medical skills were lacking is a stretch. He also participated in compiling the "Essential Compendium of Materia Medica," so he might actually have some ability. But this only makes him more suspicious.

[In fact, with the exception of the first few emperors, almost all of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty died under suspicious circumstances.]

Two emperors weren't enough?

What other novel ways are there to die?

Some people who still remembered what was said before the sky appeared recalled that sentence and said with a questioning tone.

"The civil service?"

The others were reminded by this statement and thought of the cause of death of Zhu Biao's family in the previous "The Song of Misfortune in the Ming Dynasty".

Could this really be a conspiracy by the civil service?!