The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 28
"Uncle, just now you took advantage of me." Seeing Sun Duzhong's nervous face, Lin Zisu tried to calm down, then smiled and said, "I'm obviously not my master, but outsiders say I'm your apprentice, isn't it taking advantage of me? "

Sun Duzhong smiled and said: "You girl, you are so good that you are cheap. How many people want to worship me as a teacher, but you say that I take advantage of you, and I teach you so many things. Can't I be your master?"

Lin Zisu took a cup of tea from the corner, and respectfully handed it to Sun Duzhong, and said with the corner of her mouth bent: "Master, please use tea."

Sun Duzhong took the tea and took a sip lazily, quite satisfied with her in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Well, you are a shrewd little girl, it seems that the old man is worth a cup of tea in your heart."

During the past few days, Sun Duzhong personally taught Lin Zisu like an apprentice.

And Lin Zisu also knew more about this uncle, knowing that he was a cold-faced and warm-hearted person. Since Sun Duzhong regarded her as his apprentice, he should follow suit and make up for his etiquette.

Sun Duzhong took the tea and drank it, which meant that Lin Zisu had passed the ceremony of apprenticeship, and the relationship between the two of them was settled.

Lin Zisu waited for Sun Duzhong to put down the tea bowl, and asked, "Master, did those people come from the palace just now?"

Sun Duzhong nodded, and said with a serious face: "That little Mo is Mr. Mo Youmo, the young supervisor of the internal official prison, and the injured person on the stretcher is Mr. Wang Heng, the deputy prince of the construction department. According to the regulations of the palace, A servant is not qualified to invite the imperial hospital to see a doctor, I have some friendship with Huang Gonggong in the palace, and some seriously ill people from him will be sent to me secretly."

"Oh, by the way, the first time you came to the shop to ask for medicine, the leader was Wang Gonggong. He was the one who asked for medical treatment for others. I didn't expect that after a few days, he would become a patient."

Lin Zisu knew very well the rules in the palace. Most of the servants in the palace were of low status, and they could only go to the imperial hospital to get medicine when they were sick.

However, the treatment of servants with status is different. Even if there are regulations, eunuchs like the junior supervisor of the internal officials and the deputy of the construction department can still hire doctors from the imperial hospital.

The Deputy Secretary of the Construction Department was injured, not to mention a misdiagnosis by the Imperial Hospital, and he was sent out of the palace for diagnosis and treatment, which is naturally extraordinary.

Wang Ziheng's burns were not serious, but the wrong medicine was used, which aggravated the injury.

Lin Zisu thought of the fire in Changning Palace that her father had mentioned to her, and saw Wang Ziheng's injury, and felt that the matter was not simple, at least not what she originally thought.

She also experienced the ups and downs of the inner court in her previous life, and she is no stranger to the intrigue in the palace. She was a little worried that Sun Duzhong would be implicated, and asked: "Master, can the five yellow ointment and yellow ginseng Huiyang decoction I prepared just now be effective?" remove?"

Sun Duzhong glared at Lin Zisu, and said: "What kind of medicine can cure the disease! What kind of disease can you cure a three-legged cat? Those few medicines are useless! If the patient can recover, it will be him." I am very lucky, and it has nothing to do with you!"

These words were obviously perfunctory, Lin Zisu put on an innocent expression, and said with a sly smile: "Then I went to treat the disease rashly, you are not afraid that I will ruin your reputation?"

Sun Duzhong said: "If it weren't for the old man's name being too famous, and he was afraid that it would scare some people, how could it be your turn to be a yellow-haired girl? First, the patient's symptoms are simple, so it's just for you to practice his hands; Eunuch Mo, and Eunuch Huang above them are not ordinary people, if you form a good relationship, it will certainly benefit you in the future."

Sun Duzhong didn't want to continue after talking halfway, he didn't want to get entangled in this topic, so he changed the subject and asked: "Little girl, how about the prescription prescribed by Master just now?"

Lin Zisu listened to Sun Duzhong's attention to herself, so she explained some ideas in detail, and Sun Duzhong gave some pointers, and the two confirmed it for a long time, and the sky had already passed out.

When Lin Zisu returned to the mansion, it was just past the unitary hour.

Lin Yuanzhi left the office early today, and was sitting in the side hall in the front yard drinking tea, when he saw Lin Zisu coming in, he asked casually, "Eldest sister, where are you going today?"

Lin Zisu saw that her father looked normal, thinking about how to bring up Sun Duzhong as a teacher to her father, and said: "I have nothing to do in the mansion these days, so I went out for a while."

Lin Yuanzhi was thinking about his own thoughts, and didn't care about what his daughter said. He felt that it was better for his daughter to go out to relax more than to be bored at home thinking about it like before.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yuanzhi still said: "Eldest sister, the Ministry of Rites has recently issued a regulation for princes to choose concubines."

Lin Zisu is also clear about the customization of concubine selection. The prince chooses girls over 15 years old, and he has not yet passed his 13th birthday, so he can't choose his own head.

My father brought this up on purpose, presumably because he had something to say, and then he heard Lin Yuanzhi say: "Today I met Tang Jiaxiang, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and invited me to his grandson's [-]th birthday banquet..."

The Tang family is the natal family of the second prince Xie Yao's biological mother Concubine Zhuang. This Tang Jiaxiang is Xie Yao's grandfather. Lin Zisu has met him several times in previous lives, so he is no stranger to it.

Hearing his father mention Tang Jiaxiang's name, Lin Zisu's heart shuddered.

Only my father said slowly: "The Tang family is Concubine Zhuang's natal family. Tang Jiaxiang and I are just acquaintances. He has always looked down on our family, but this time he took the initiative to get close to me."

Lin Yuanzhi changed the subject and asked, "Zisu, are you familiar with the second prince?"

Hearing the words "Second Prince", Lin Zisu's face turned cold, she shook her head and said, "My daughter and His Highness the Second Prince have only met each other a few times, and have never even spoken to each other."

Lin Yuanzhi was puzzled, but since his daughter said so, he couldn't ask any more questions, and said to himself: "From Luo Shangshu's tone today, the position of the second prince has been confirmed. There will be a decree announced to the world. This time the Tang family's [-]-year-old banquet, I am afraid that many people have been invited."

Lin Zisu shuddered when she heard the words. She thought that this life had undergone earth-shaking changes from the previous life, but she didn't expect that the world would follow the track of the previous life after all.

The past seems like yesterday, she changed to another identity through rebirth, and still saw the same scene as in the previous life, except that she was a part of the song in the previous life, but she seemed to be a spectator in this life.

She was suddenly a little pessimistic. What is the point of God allowing her to live this life again?

Lin Yuanzhi didn't know what was going on in his daughter's mind. Seeing her shocked expression, it was somewhat similar to his reaction when he first heard it, and said with a smile: "Everyone in the cabinet prefers the eighth prince, but I didn't expect the sage to make the second prince the prince. Weifu was shocked at first, but after thinking about it, it makes sense."

The so-called "Established by the eldest son and not by the virtuous" has strictly followed the established regulations since the founding of Dayan. Except for Emperor Ruizong who was supported at a time of crisis, the emperors of all dynasties were succeeded by the eldest son.

In the Zhengxing Dynasty, a special situation appeared.

The first prince, Xie Han, was born when Empress Liang was in the East Palace. After the emperor ascended the throne, he was named the prince, and his position has been stable.

I don't want Xie Han to die of a sudden illness in the 11th year of Zhengxing, and the rest of the princes were all born by concubines. The three-year-old birthday has passed, and the position of the Eastern Palace is still vacant.

Since the death of the previous crown prince, the emperor has been keeping secrets about the establishment of the crown prince. The officials secretly figured out the emperor's intentions, and under the intentional or unintentional promotion of some interested people, they kept mentioning the issue of the crown prince in the memorial.

In the past two years, the emperor had been using the excuse that his son-in-law was still young as an excuse. At this time, there was a sudden rumor that the crown prince would be appointed, and all the officials were stunned.

The news that Xie Yao was about to become the prince brought Lin Zisu only a ripple in his heart, but what brought it to the court was like a volcanic eruption. His eyes were focused on the Forbidden City, looking for the source of the news.

On March 18 of the 29th year of Zhengxing, Han Sichang, the censor of Zuoqian Capital of the Procuratorate, took the lead in presenting a memorial at the court meeting.

"Don't think it's too expensive, and things should be done carefully. Your Majesty must be careful. The position of the East Palace has been vacant for seven years. The second prince only has the advantage of age, but his status is like that of a prince. The eighth prince, the son of the empress, lives in him instead. In this way, the ethics are not in order, the hearts of the people will be disturbed, and the world will not be correct, so I have the courage to ask the eighth prince to be the prince of the East Palace, so as to establish the foundation of the world and to reassure the minds of the people."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Han Sichang's memorial immediately drew the support of more than a dozen ministers, the emperor sneered in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "According to Han Yushi's words, making the eighth prince the crown prince can calm the disputes?"

"Looking at history, disregarding the concubine and concubines is the way to create chaos. Nowadays, there is a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys. The eighth prince is the son of your majesty. He is talented, intelligent, benevolent, filial and pure, and he can be the heir of a country. Please think about the country, the country, and the future generations. Canonize His Highness the Eighth Prince as the East Palace!"

"What do you think of Han Sichang's words?"

The emperor's words revealed a chill, and the ministers who had just kept shouting "Secondary" did not dare to say anything again. The emperor said "Hey" and asked, "Han Sichang, you said that there are many discussions in the streets and alleys. Where did you hear that?"

Hearing the emperor's bad words, Han Sichang hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Your Majesty is benevolent and loves the people, and I have always admired them. Therefore, when there is nothing to do on weekdays, he would go to the streets to observe the customs of the people. Recently, I heard rumors on the street that the second prince is just an ordinary person. The prince, the cost of service exceeds the prince's regulations, and if things go on like this."

The emperor interrupted Han Sichang and shouted angrily: "Enough! I didn't expect that you, a censor, would go to the streets all day to observe the people's sentiments. Okay, since you have this hobby, then I will give you all your love for the people. From today onwards, you don’t want to be the censor of the capital, and you can understand the people’s sentiments for me!”

Han Sichang originally thought that even if the emperor was unhappy with his remonstrance, he would at most reprimand him, but he did not expect that the emperor would be furious.

But with so many colleagues agreeing just now, I feel less worried.He lowered his body and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the sincerity of this humble minister is all for the sake of my country!"

When Han Sichang made a statement, all the ministers in the cabinet bowed their heads, and no one spoke. It was beyond their expectation that the emperor wanted to dismiss Han Sichang.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Qingyuan, couldn't hold back, and wanted to intercede. The emperor's roar sounded again: "Jiangshan Sheji? You keep talking about Jiangshan Sheji, so don't I have Jiangshan Sheji in my heart? Han Sichang, you are too presumptuous!"

After finishing speaking, the emperor snorted coldly, stood up and left his seat with a flick of his sleeves.

The emperor did not stay in the Jiyi Hall this time, and went straight back to the Qianqing Palace uncharacteristically. As soon as he sat down in the East Nuan Pavilion, he heard a report from his internal servants that the cabinet ministers were asking for an audience outside the palace gate.

After the emperor got angry in front of the officials, he was in a good mood. He took a sip of the tea served on the servants, and laughed with Huang Sheng beside him: "The news of Prince Li has just been released. I didn't expect there to be a movement so soon. Oh, these people want to use big hats to overwhelm me at every turn. I don’t know if my anger today scares these old foxes.”

Huang Sheng responded: "These adults are not ordinary people, I'm afraid they won't be frightened, but the emperor has already beaten them, and they will be more sensible when they think about it."

The emperor put the teacup in his hand on the small table beside him, and sighed softly: "Yes, I know that I will not do anything to them, so I dare to be so presumptuous. Hmph, I can't do anything to them, and I can't do anything to Han Sichang." Is it?"

"Under the whole world, could it be the king's ministers, the emperor doesn't like them, so what's the point of killing them? It's not that the emperor can't do anything to them, but he just doesn't want the court to be in turmoil."

"You old fellow, you will pick and choose!"

The emperor laughed and cursed, and said: "It doesn't matter if this group of people form cliques for selfish purposes or gossip about indiscriminately, it's fine if I endure it. If they want to interfere with my family affairs this time, I can't be led by their noses."

Huang Sheng lowered his eyebrows and said with a smile: "These ministers also have the emperor in their hearts. They are only greedy for some fame and fortune. Even if they are given great courage, they will never dare to presumptuously in front of the emperor."

The emperor was noncommittal to Huang Sheng's words, and asked, "Where is Gu Shi now? What did he say?"

"Gu Shi is still on his way to Beijing. He heard a letter from someone who went there saying that the interrogation has not started there yet, and he has already explained the situation in Luyuan in detail. The food in Luyang Mansion is stockpiled in the hands of big households. But the government doesn’t have a grain of grain in their hands.”

"Gu Shi originally wanted to take advantage of the strength of the state guards to take advantage of a few big households. He never thought that the big households would incite the hungry people to make trouble, and clashed with the army of the guards, so that it was out of control."

The debate in the cabinet a few days ago is still vivid, and the emperor has a general understanding of Gu Shi's situation in Luyuan.Gu Shi, governor of Luyuan, was promoted by his kindness all the way, from a Qingshui Hanlin to a side of the frontier, if something like this happened, dismissal is inevitable.

Thinking of the people he valued all these years being suppressed in various ways one by one, the emperor felt a little annoyed, stood up and couldn't move around the house, and couldn't help scolding: "Incapable! It's not bad to put him in the east of the river, I thought he was a good talent, but I didn't expect him to be so unusable, so easily taken by others."

The emperor thought about it for a while, and then ordered: "Send Xu Ling, the governor of Jiannan, and promote him to the right deputy capital censor, the governor of Luyuan and the governor of the military affairs of a province. I want to see if this group of people can resist God will fail!"

(End of this chapter)