My life skills in Daming Liver

Zhang Juzheng, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, hurried to the palace gate and bumped into Li Wei and his son who had been summoned.

When Zhang Juzheng saw the Li family and his son, he glanced at them sternly, but did not speak to them. Instead, he walked directly into the palace with his sleeves rolled up.

The Li family and his son were shocked when they saw Zhang Juzheng at first, but Zhang Juzheng did not step forward to reprimand them, nor did anyone stop them from entering the palace. The two of them were overjoyed.

Thinking that the emperor had recruited his father and son to enter the palace and then donate medicine, it must be that the red pill elixir he presented had an effect. Qingyuan Gong Li Wei felt that he had made a great contribution, and his back straightened up even more.

If the emperor can recover, then their father and son will be great contributors. What does Zhang Juzheng mean?

The newly promoted Duke Qingyuan and his son followed Zhang Juzheng into the palace with their heads held high.

Zhang Juzheng also calmed down before arriving at the bedroom.

Feng Bao, who had received the news, stood in front of the palace gate and immediately greeted Zhang Juzheng when he saw him.

Zhang Juzheng looked at his political allies and asked dissatisfiedly: "The origin of the red pill elixir is unknown. How did Uncle Qingyuan and his son donate the medicine?"

Feng Bao lowered his head and said, "It was Concubine Li who gave it to Your Majesty when she was serving His Majesty."

Zhang Juzheng stared wide-eyed and said, "Why would the noble concubine do such a thing!"

Feng Bao lowered his head. He wanted to defend but couldn't.

Although he and Zhang Juzheng were allies, it was impossible to monitor Concubine Li as a prisoner.

Now the emperor's only heir is Concubine Li's son. As a eunuch, he always has to leave a way out for himself.

Seeing that Feng Bao didn't speak, Zhang Juzheng couldn't continue to get angry at him. Instead, he stood at the door of the dormitory with his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng, wishes to see you."

"Xuan!"

A familiar voice came from the dormitory. Zhang Juzheng looked at Feng Bao seriously. Sure enough, the emperor could speak.

This is naturally not good news for Zhang Juzheng. An emperor who can speak and an emperor who is speechless are completely different concepts.

When implementing new tasks, Zhang Juzheng also gathered a group of opponents.

When Zhang Juzheng was able to integrate the power of the Ming court through imperial power, his enemies could also gather together to oppose him through imperial power.

This was absolutely unacceptable to Zhang Juzheng, who was promoting reforms.

Zhang Juzheng calmly stepped into the bedroom.

There were many whale oil lamps lit in the dormitory, illuminating the entire dormitory as if it were daytime.

Zhang Juzheng walked into the front hall and saw Emperor Longqing, who had changed into a dragon robe and was sitting on the imperial couch.

Zhang Juzheng only felt that something was wrong. Under the illumination of the light, Emperor Longqing's face was flushed abnormally.

Emperor Longqing was emaciated after being tortured by wind disease, and his abnormal flushing was especially inappropriate.

"Zhang Aiqing knew that I had recovered so quickly?"

Zhang Juzheng was naturally aware of the dissatisfaction in Long Qing's tone.

But Zhang Juzheng is a powerful official after all. He said with an unchanging expression: "The health of the Holy Body is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, and I have to confirm it."

"Have you confirmed it?"

Zhang Juzheng bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please ask the imperial doctor to diagnose your Majesty."

Upon hearing the imperial doctor's request, Emperor Longqing's face became even more dissatisfied.

He didn't trust Zhang Juzheng, and naturally he didn't trust the imperial doctor.

These quack doctors don’t want to make me better!

It was clear that Qingyuan Gong's elixir would be cured after taking it, but the imperial doctor prescribed so many medicines every day that even after taking it for half a year, it still didn't heal!

If the imperial doctor was asked to diagnose and insist on saying that the emperor was in poor health and let the emperor continue to "recuperate", then Zhang Juzheng could continue to hold power.

Not only Emperor Longqing thought so, but the imperial concubine Li behind the curtain also thought so, and the Li father and son who had just been introduced into the palace by the eunuch also thought so.

Emperor Longqing immediately said: "My body knows that I have recovered."

"Mr. Qingyuan, the elixir you presented is very good. I still have loyal ministers in Ming Dynasty!"

Li Wei and his son quickly knelt down and kowtowed, but Zhang Juzheng reluctantly shut his mouth.

This is the instability of the power of powerful ministers. Since the legitimacy of power comes from the emperor, it must face the counterattack of the imperial power.

At this time, there were not only Zhang Juzheng in the hall, but also relatives and eunuchs. Word of Zhang Juzheng's actions would spread, and if he did anything inappropriate, it would be used to counterattack him.

So at this time Zhang Ju was thinking about how to deal with such a situation.

Emperor Longqing said again: "Is there any elixir?"

Li Wei immediately took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, raised it high above his head and said:

"I asked the old god to refine a total of three red pill elixirs, one of which is used to test the medicine, and the last one."

"Send it over quickly."

An eunuch beside the emperor immediately came over and wanted to take the porcelain vase from Li Wei's hand.

Zhang Juzheng immediately said: "No!"

"Your Majesty, the origin of this pill is unknown. It is better to ask the imperial doctor to examine it before taking it!"

Li Wei just wanted to argue, but the emperor spoke first.

"I have already taken one pill of this elixir, and now Zhang Xiangguo has seen the effect. What else does the imperial doctor need to examine?"

Qingyuan Duke Li Wei immediately said: "There is only one red pill elixir left. How can I let the imperial doctor examine it? Zhang Xiangguo, don't you want His Majesty's dragon body to recover?"

Zhang Juzheng couldn't bear to be slapped with such a hat.

He had no choice but to stop objecting and said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is related to the stability of the court. Please summon your ministers before taking the medicine!"

After saying this, since Zhang Juzheng had compromised, it was appropriate to take the medicine in front of the ministers, and even Emperor Longqing could not object.

Emperor Longqing also wanted to announce his recovery in front of the ministers, so he agreed.

Feng Bao immediately took the order and asked the eunuch to call the important ministers' homes and summon them to the palace.

In the middle of the night, the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty came to the sleeping hall wearing court clothes.

When all the ministers arrived, Emperor Longqing immediately opened the porcelain bottle, took the red pill elixir into his mouth, and then picked up the kettle to dissolve the pill in his mouth and swallowed it.

Zhang Juzheng watched the emperor take the pill, and a more abnormal flush appeared on the emperor's face for a while.

The one who is on duty at the Imperial Hospital today is the unlucky Imperial Physician Hou who was on duty at the Imperial Hospital last time when Emperor Longqing was ill.

After saving his life last time, Imperial Physician Hou has been resigning. However, after the emperor fell ill, many imperial doctors came to the Imperial Hospital. As the first imperial physician to diagnose the emperor, Imperial Physician Hou failed to resign several times.

Who would have thought that today, when Imperial Physician Hou was on duty at the Imperial Hospital, he would encounter such an unfortunate thing again.

He looked at the emperor on the throne, his legs trembling uncontrollably. Sure enough, he could escape the first grade but not the fifteenth grade. His life would be handed over to Tai Hospital.

Zhang Juzheng caught a glimpse of Imperial Physician Hou who was summoned to the hall. When he saw Imperial Physician Hou's expression, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Emperor Longqing took the red pill elixir and immediately stood up from the throne. He danced and said:

"I'm ready!"

"Water! I want to drink water!"

The chamberlain immediately handed over the kettle. After a series of ideological struggles, Imperial Physician Hou finally stood up and said:

"Wait!"

Everyone looked at Imperial Physician Hou. Zhang Juzheng immediately walked over and asked:

"Mr. Hou, what's wrong, Your Majesty!"

Doctor Hou looked at the chamberlain who was about to hand over the kettle and said, "Your Majesty cannot drink water at this time!"

But Emperor Longqing had already snatched the kettle, and Zhang Juzheng immediately said:

"Your Majesty, please listen to Dr. Hou first!"

When Zhang Juzheng said this, the power of the prime minister was fully revealed, and even the emperor stopped raising the kettle.

Dr. Hou gritted his teeth and said, "Xiangguo Zhang, please allow me to take your majesty's pulse."

Zhang Juzheng immediately said: "Please ask the Imperial Physician Hou to take your Majesty's pulse!"

Although Emperor Longqing was dissatisfied with the imperial doctor Hou interrupting him to drink water, all the officials looked at him. He also needed the imperial doctor to prove his health.

So he nodded and motioned for Dr. Hou to come forward.

Dr. Hou came up tremblingly, and put his hand on Emperor Longqing's skinny wrist. He was sweating after a while.

Everyone looked at Dr. Hou and heard him say:

"The bird pecks at the pulse, the sparrow pecks at the pulse!"

Zhang Juzheng didn't care about the etiquette and walked forward quickly and asked: "What is a bird pecking at the pulse!"

Just when Imperial Physician Hou was about to answer, Emperor Longqing, who had just calmed down, suddenly shouted:

"Water! I want to drink water!"

After speaking, the emperor directly picked up the kettle next to him and poured water into his mouth.

At this time, the officials also saw that something was wrong, and Feng Bao immediately stepped forward to snatch the kettle from Emperor Longqing's hand.

But the emperor hugged the kettle tightly and drank all the water in the kettle before letting go.

With a bang, the kettle fell to the ground, and the emperor suddenly fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty!" the ministers immediately shouted.

Zhang Juzheng immediately asked Dr. Hou who was kneeling on the ground:

"What happened to your Majesty?"

Dr. Hou said with a tearful voice:

"According to Southeast Li Shizhen, wind disease is a disease caused by blood stasis in the brain. To treat wind disease, one can only slowly dissolve the blood stasis in the brain and gradually restore it."

"This red pill has overbearing properties. It suddenly cleared the blockage in His Majesty's mind, but it exhausted His Majesty's mental energy."

"When I checked His Majesty's pulse just now, his pulse was like a bird pecking at his pulse."

Now there was no need for Dr. Hou to continue talking. Zhang Juzheng also understood what was going on.

He immediately said: "Quickly diagnose your Majesty's pulse!"

Imperial Physician Hou climbed up the imperial cave, put his arm on Emperor Longqing's wrist, and then turned pale.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Juzheng asked sharply.

Imperial Physician Hou said tremblingly: "Your Majesty Long Yu has passed away."

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng could hardly stand, and all the ministers became confused.

When Zhang Juzheng came to his senses, he immediately said: "Summon all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to enter the palace together!"

"Feng Zhangshou, seal the palace gate immediately!"

Zhang Juzheng issued orders one after another, and the ministers calmed down.

Looking at the emperor on the imperial collapse, Zhang Juzheng also showed a trace of sadness.

At that time, he and Gao Gong gave lectures to the emperor who was still King Yu, and they also fought against Yan Song's traitor party together.

No one expected that the ministers would see each other for the last time under such circumstances.

Now that the emperor was dead, Zhang Juzheng looked around and immediately saw Duke Li Wei of Qingyuan trembling on the ground.

"Come here! Arrest Qingyuan Duke Li Wei and his son!"

Zhang Juzheng pointed at Li Wei and his son and said:

"Li Wei and his son offered poison and deserved death!"

Li Wei's eyes turned black and he fainted completely.

The eunuchs in the palace immediately took the two of them into custody, and at this time other eunuchs also entered the dormitory one after another.

These imperial doctors came forward one by one and confirmed that the emperor had passed away. Finally, the imperial physician ordered the emperor to announce the death of the emperor to Zhang Juzheng and the ministers.

Zhang Juzheng looked around, looked at the important ministers in the palace and said:

"Your Majesty has passed away, and the country has a young master. The prince should succeed to the throne."

There is only one living emperor in Longqing, because Longqing Fengji also appointed a prince early, so there is no problem in inheriting the throne.

Next Zhang Juzheng said:

"Your Majesty has already issued a decree, ordering me to assist the new monarch in supervising the country."

The expressions of all the ministers present changed.

Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox. You said that if there is a posthumous edict, there will be a posthumous edict?

Li Chunfang, who had been suppressed by Zhang Juzheng and almost deprived of his power, stood up and said:

"Please also ask Prime Minister Zhongshu to present his posthumous edict!"

Zhang Juzheng glanced at Li Chunfang and said to Feng Bao:

"Please also ask Feng Zhangyin to bring you the imperial edict."

Feng Bao also had ten thousand horses galloping through his mind. Where did the edict come from?

Seeing the look in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, Feng Bao could only bite the bullet and said:

"My servant, go get the imperial edict now."

While Feng Bao was busy "preparing" the edict, Zhang Juzheng had already begun to promote the succession process in an orderly manner.

Seeing no chance, Li Chunfang could only retreat to the court train.

However, Li Chunfang lowered his head and had a smile on his lips.

Zhang Juzheng is indeed a powerful person, but this time he is facing a dead end.

Qingyuan Duke Li Wei and his son were the new emperor's maternal grandfathers. Zhang Juzheng wanted to blame Li Wei and his son for the emperor's death. That was his biggest mistake!

Li Chunfang has found the loophole, and now it's his turn to attack!