The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 127 Emotional Counselor

Zhang Zhou is not as open-minded as Zhu Youtang.

If the purpose is not to annoy, then he will completely classify me as a scholar because of my status as an alchemist, so that I will not be able to get along in the Ming Dynasty literary world.

Not only to annoy, but also to provoke severely.

If you want to stand in the literary world, you must first challenge the highest authority. If you will be the opponents of Jieyuan, wit and the like in the future, no matter how awesome you are, it will be the same.

"Bingkuan, the Empress Dowager has summoned you several times, showing how much she respects you. When she met with you, didn't she mention anything else?"

Zhu Youtang asked seriously.

Zhang Zhou asked: "Is it about His Majesty accepting concubines?"

Zhu Youtang was taken aback, and then realized that it would definitely not be so straightforward if he changed, but if it was Zhang Zhou... If Zhang Zhou was not direct, he would not be able to adapt.

"En." Zhu Youtang nodded even though he was very reluctant.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The empress dowager didn't say it explicitly, but I can see that she must have this intention."

Zhu Youtang sighed and said: "In the past few years, every time I went to pay her respects, more or less intentionally or unintentionally, I would mention the frailty of my heirs. I mentioned earlier that the former emperor entrusted her with dreams. After thinking about it, she is Some things are inconvenient to say directly, and I know that I don't want to listen, so I use these methods."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

You all know, what kind of dream do you want me to interpret.

"Bingkuan, do you think I should accept a concubine?" Zhu Youtang suddenly asked a question that Zhang Zhou didn't want to face directly.

It was as if the emperor suddenly brought up a matter that could determine the future direction of Ming Dynasty, and discussed it with him, but he was just a juror at the moment, and did not make any real contribution to Daming. It's just a cure.

Zhang Zhou said: "I shouldn't mention it."

Zhu Youtang said: "But it doesn't matter."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty has a deep relationship with the Empress and his wife. No matter how ignorant I am, I still know whether or not to interfere in other people's family affairs. This should be decided by Your Majesty himself."

"This answer is too rigid and formal." Zhu Youtang said, "Just say what you really think."

Zhang Zhou was thinking, it is impossible that you, the emperor, want me to say that you should have more concubines, right?

Even if you are afraid of guilt, as long as you are not willing, no one can force you. Why have you been the only one who has been monogamous among kings since ancient times?Rumor has it that there are several unnamed wives by your side...but that's just a rumor.

At least you didn't accept a concubine, and you left behind the reputation of a virtuous monarch.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, I think that you don't want to accept a concubine."

"Oh?" Zhu Youtang said, "You know?"

Zhang Zhou nodded: "Your Majesty seldom contacts with people. If a woman appears rashly by Your Majesty's side and gets along with His Majesty as a husband and wife, His Majesty will definitely reject you. I won't mention whether Your Majesty should accept a concubine, because it depends on Your Majesty." Whether it is the relationship between husband and wife that is the most important thing, or the importance of Guangzeng Dragon Heirs, if it is only for the increase of Dragon Heirs, His Majesty can also...be with the Queen instead of blindly accepting concubines."

"rational."

With no outsiders present, Zhu Youtang said clearly, "Even if you give me a few more concubines, that's all."

Zhang Zhou understood it after hearing it.

No way, you are still the same, there is no essential difference between giving you ten and one.

What men are most afraid of is not having no power, no power, no wealth, but having everything, everything is arranged for you...I can't do it myself!
Zhang Zhou said: "How is Your Majesty bowing recently?"

"Very good." Zhu Youtang smiled, "It's much better than before. I know this is to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the talents, but I'm also anxious..."

If it is useful to be anxious, it is estimated that your son can now fill the Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty should focus on strengthening your physique. There is also a wife and a concubine in your family. Think about it, more or less, just like that."

"Yes." Zhu Youtang seemed to have found a confidant, and talked about relatively private matters with Zhang Zhou, "I also think that it is very good to have the queen here. I will miss her all the time, and I know where to go after nightfall." place, don’t hesitate.”

There are not only "phobia of intimacy", but also "difficulty in choosing".

Zhang Zhou pondered, how much psychological problem is this?
I'm afraid it will take a few years for a professional psychiatrist to treat you. As a half-hearted emotional counselor, I can only chat with you at most.

"Actually, it's not like I haven't done it before, but... Forget it, I won't mention this to you."

Zhu Youtang seemed to be led into a psychological trap by Zhang Zhou before, and was about to reveal his heart, but stopped abruptly.

Zhang Zhou understood in an instant.

In the first few years of Zhu Youtang's accession to the throne, his physical condition was relatively good. In addition, the emperor had no heirs at that time, and Empress Zhang's influence in the Six Palaces was far from as great as it is now. Why not find a woman for Zhu Youtang?
There is also a certain truth in the case of Zheng Wang's gossip in history.

Otherwise, why was the emperor's trial required when Zheng Wang and others were tried later, and the initial punishment was not painful?
But these are just guesses. There are no accurate answers given in the history books, and Zhang Zhou can't ask in detail. This can only be done by himself. No matter how much Zhu Youtang trusts him, it seems that there are some unspeakable secrets in his heart, and he still has to hide them. up.

Emotional counselors can't get rid of their patients.

There may be some secrets hidden in the clothing bureau.

"Bingkuan, is it alright for Wang Weining to send his granddaughter to your house?" Zhu Youtang asked with a smile.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I don't have any ideas. Recently, she was asked to teach Quanzi boxing and kicking. She usually eats and sleeps in the wing room."

"En." Zhu Youtang nodded, "If Wang Weining triumphs in the Northwest War, I will help you facilitate this matter. I plan to take you to diagnose the queen's condition in a while, and you also need to make some preparations. What do you need to bring? Xiao Jing said!"

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The psychological consultation is over.

Then it's time for couples counseling.

Zhu Youtang walked in front, followed by Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing, followed by his personal followers and others, and they arrived at Kunning Palace together.

The emperor had sent someone to say hello to this place in advance, and Empress Zhang was sitting in the curtain, with a light gauze behind her, and had prepared silk cloth and so on.

When a man asks the empress, he cannot directly touch the empress's body when taking the pulse. As for the thread diagnosis...it's a bit ridiculous, and no one would respect it these days.

"Empress." Zhang Zhou looked very polite.

Zhu Youtang went in first to greet his wife, and then said to Zhang Zhou: "Bingkuan, the seat is over there, let's start."

So Zhang Zhou walked over.

Seeing Queen Zhang stretching out her arm, the little maid at the side quickly took the silk cloth and covered it on Queen Zhang's bright wrist.

Zhang Zhou didn't reach out.

"Bingkuan, don't worry, just treat yourself as an imperial physician." Zhu Youtang said.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, I'm not an imperial physician, and I'm not very proficient in diagnosis."

"you……"

Zhu Youtang was a little speechless.

Fortunately, I was still bragging about you in front of the queen, but you came to fix this.

However, after Zhang Zhou finished speaking, Queen Zhang's arm suddenly trembled unconsciously, as if she had some fear.

Taoist deterrent.

Zhang Zhou understands that whoever knows that there is a person who can break through the secrets at will will have such concerns when he comes to see a doctor. The queen is also a human being, and she will be afraid of those nagging things.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Diagnosis also pays attention to seeing, hearing and asking questions. I only need to ask a few questions. There is no need to ask them face to face. Just write them down and let the people around the queen answer them."

Zhu Youtang didn't know what Zhang Zhou was going to do.

But he still nodded in agreement, and then someone brought Zhang Zhou a pen and paper.

Zhang Zhou wrote down a few questions casually, which involved a lot of personal living habits. It's really not easy to say it face to face, but it has to be mentioned.

Among them are "how long has Tiangui been here", "whether you get up at night", "whether your hands and feet are cold" and other questions.

In Chinese medicine, a woman cannot conceive. There is a saying called "palace cold", which is probably similar to the reason that embryos cannot implant in the bed. Obviously, the people in the Taiyuan hospital have spent a lot of thought on treating this disease, but Zhang Zhou will not think about it from this perspective. start.

Since the emperor came to him to solve the problem that the couple could not continue to have children, he should be straightforward and find out who the root cause of the disease is.

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Questions on paper can only be answered by people who are close to the queen and serve her.

When the results were reported to Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou was already in the side hall of Kunning Palace.

Zhu Youtang followed and asked, "How is it?"

Zhang Zhou knew that if he wanted to make trouble for Queen Zhang, he could just say that the problem was with Queen Zhang.

But he would not choose to do this, because from the current point of view, there seems to be no major problem with Queen Zhang, and the rash attempt to drive a wedge between the emperor and his wife was to take advantage of the Queen Mother Zhou or the Chinese officials in the court, but for him to obtain It is disadvantageous for the emperor to trust to do more important things.

He just needs to tell the truth.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The queen is not in any serious condition except for a little poor daily conditioning."

Zhu Youtang sighed: "I said it earlier, it's all me..."

It's rare for a man to be so self-aware.

"Bingkuan, you don't need to blame yourself. In fact, I've gotten better recently. I can't blame Li Guang, and I can't blame those pills. It's more like before..."

Zhu Youtang felt that the past was unbearable.

Zhang Zhou knew that Zhu Youtang felt that childhood events were the biggest reason that affected his body.

Both physical and psychological.

Zhang Zhoudao: "For the time being, the minister has no suggestions for the queen's recuperation. Everything is fine, and the current situation needs to be maintained."

"Then can you add a few more medicines to me?" Zhu Youtang seemed a little anxious.

Although he also listened to Zhang Zhou's advice to keep in good health, it is difficult to persist in keeping in good health for a long time. Although Zhu Youtang is not impatient, seeing that he has made no real progress after working hard for more than two months, of course he has to be anxious. It's done overnight.

"Your Majesty is using eggs, meat, and milk tea recently, right?" Zhang Zhou asked.

"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "The body has also recovered a lot."

Eating more protein is of course effective, especially for men, who rely on protein to support them, and a dozen eggs a day are not many!
It would be good for Zhu Youtang to eat two eggs a day.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Then I will prescribe a few more medicines for Your Majesty, hoping to help His Majesty's health."

Previously, it was the initial stage of conditioning, and then it was time to add a little "sweet material".

Conditioning this kind of thing is also gradually adding pounds.

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Zhang Zhou came out of the palace and went straight back to his workshop.

Recently, the workshop is also trying to dispense medicine, and Zhang Zhou is also planning to do some metal smelting recently. He doesn't have the strength or energy to do mining at present, and he has to wait until he passes the Jinshi examination.

But right now it's possible to build a steelmaking furnace or something, but it can't be done in the city, it needs to be moved outside the city.

Fortunately, his laboratories and workshops outside the city have also begun to branch out, and this depends on the support of Xiao Jing and Wang Yue.

"Brother Zhang, I'll bring you someone. She said she wants to see you. Also, I'm leaving! She said that she will leave for Datong in two days."

Zhu Feng came to say goodbye to Zhang Zhou.

Wang Yue is about to leave for the northwest, and Zhu Feng is also going with the army.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Go to the northwest to do things with your heart and be loyal to the country."

Just as he was speaking, he saw a figure walking out not far behind Zhu Feng. It was Lin Yi in men's clothing.

Before Zhang Zhou entered the door, he saw the car driving outside, so he knew it was her.

Zhu Feng said: "Talk about it, I'm going out!"

After talking about leaving the space in the yard to Zhang Zhou and Lin Yi, Zhang Zhou thought of a word when he saw them——

Crazy men hate women.

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"Miss Lin, if you're here to persuade me to make peace, you don't need to. Some grievances between me and your father have nothing to do with you." Zhang Zhou said.

Lin Yi said: "It was the first time you met my father last time, why is there any grudge?"

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, I have to ask your father about this. It is your father who regards me as an enemy. He thinks that scholars should concentrate on it and not engage in those crooked ways. It is because he thinks that since I am a alchemist, I am not qualified to enter the Imperial Academy.

Now you actually ask me where the grievances come from?
Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, even the emperor felt that if I can't pass your father's test this time, or if I give in, the civil servants will criticize me in every possible way like Lin Han, and I won't be able to get along in the civil service circle.

This is why the emperor said that he would help me win this bet.

You, Miss Lin, are just a chick in the boudoir, and don't know how to be an official.

Am I talking to your father?It is to challenge the potential political opponents in the DPRK!
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Miss Lin's remark is inappropriate. It's because your father wants to hinder my way to study. He doesn't even allow me to enter Beiyong. Can you tell him to let him be merciful and not target me?"

Lin Yidao: "Although I don't know why my father made things difficult for you, I think my father must be doing it for your own good. Since he entered the Imperial College, he has cultivated so many talents, and they all treat them equally. It's just that you...don't obey the discipline."

Zhang Zhou finally saw the Lin family's blind faith in Lin Han.

He said: "I entered the Imperial College for the first time, and I haven't seen anyone before, so he asked me to go back and study for another three years. Dare I ask if this is because I don't obey the discipline?"

"you……"

Lin Yi was a little speechless.

Think about it too.

Why does my father always have to be so stubborn and persistent with Zhang Zhou?This is contrary to the father's educational philosophy of teaching without discrimination.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Miss Lin, I recently thought of a collection of poems, but there are few good poems. Do you have any?"

There was confusion in Lin Yi's eyes.

"Miss Lin, you wrote the poem on the table, right? That's great, why don't I choose it." Zhang Zhou picked up a piece of paper on the table.

Lin Yi stared at it with wide eyes, and hurriedly said, "I...I haven't written any poems..."

But seeing the beautiful handwriting on it, it is really like her handwriting.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Such a good word, graceful and elegant, don't be too pity."

(End of this chapter)