The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 437

When Empress Zhang arrived at Xinuan Pavilion, Zhu Youtang had already regarded Ning Tong as a goddess doctor with a good hand and a benevolent heart under the praise of the concubine Xian.

Of course, Zhu Youtang just smiled out of courtesy, because he knew that the main credit for all this came from Zhang Zhou, but when Zhang Zhou was inconvenient to show up in the capital, Ning Tong came out occasionally to make a guest appearance.

"Your Majesty, the empress is here."

When the little palace maid came in to communicate, Concubine Xian's body shook violently, and even Ning Tong felt uncomfortable.

The Emperor is nothing to be afraid of.

After all, the emperor had a good relationship with Zhu Feng and Zhang Zhou. From what he usually saw, he seemed approachable, not like a man-eating tiger.

But the Queen is different.

Empress Zhang of Daming, just by seeing her two younger brothers being arrogant and domineering, she knew that the old Zhang family's family education was not good, and he was also the queen's "rival in love" Concubine Xian, so he was naturally classified as an outlier.

"Minnv avoid first." Ning Tong is not stupid, it is best to find a place to cat at this time.

But after all, the Xinuang Pavilion was built to serve as a side hall envoy, and there was nowhere to hide.

Zhu Youtang said: "You don't need to evade, you will have more opportunities to meet in the future, you will learn more medical skills from Bing Kuan in the future, and you can be a female official, going in and out of the palace gate."

The implication is that you can often enter the palace in the future.

Zhu Youtang is obviously worried about the people in the Tai Hospital, and the Tai Hospital has recently treated the palace and the family, but it has not had much effect, which is Zhu Youtang's eyes.

If you are sick with everything, if you count on the prescriptions prescribed by the Tai Hospital to solve the problem, it is not much different from listening to witch doctors. It is not that there are no capable people in the Tai Hospital, but the local bureaucracy may be more serious than any yamen in the court. , A prescription is not based on the symptom, but is prescribed according to politics. Subordinates are not qualified to prescribe prescriptions, and they have to discuss together, and finally need to "combined consideration" to come up with a prescription.

This kind of prescription... seeks nothing but merit.

It doesn't seem to be much different from not taking medicine and letting the body fight hard.

When there was no Zhang Zhou in the past, the emperor had to rely on this group of people. Even though he repeatedly recruited famous doctors from all over the country as "Ming doctors" to fill the imperial hospital, most of the doctors couldn't stand the atmosphere of the palace and just served as imperial doctors. A gold, in the end he retired by himself because he had no practical ability, or was pushed away by others.

To put it bluntly, a doctor who only has medical skills but does not understand politics and has no background cannot survive in the Tai Hospital.

With good medical skills, you can always cure the patients, then you will not be far from being excluded, and you must also pay attention to others playing tricks in your medicine, so that you can't take it and walk around.

Based on this point, Zhu Youtang would rather use Ning Tong, who is half-skilled in medicine, than trust those so-called famous doctors.

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Empress Zhang also came to visit her as the lord of the Six Palaces.

She is "well-intentioned".

Empress Zhang might say that she is vicious. She used to be proud of her favor, but now that the emperor's favor is obviously not on her, she will be savvy. In terms of means, she is really not as good as those famous queens in the past... Or, Zhang The queen is more like a woman with little knowledge and ability, with long hair and short knowledge, which is probably her kind.

"His Majesty."

After Queen Zhang came, she seemed very concerned, and asked the little eunuch who followed behind to leave the condolences.

Zhu Youtang said: "My prince is sick, empress, you are out of kindness, I understand what you mean, after visiting the sick, you go back to rest first, and I have some things to say when I arrive at Kunning Palace."

The implication is, don't come here to put pressure on Concubine Xian.

She is timid and cannot stand your fright.

From this point, it also shows that Zhu Youtang is "protecting the weak". In the past, he protected the Zhang family, but now he protects the concubine who is like a weak chicken. This is the protection desire of a man, and he naturally protects the weaker. .

In the past, the Zhang family was under the strong pressure of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and they were weak.

but now……

Empress Zhang said: "The concubine doesn't know what disease the little prince is suffering from. If His Majesty has concerns about those imperial physicians, the concubine can ask someone to invite some doctors from outside the palace."

She was aware of her husband's state of mind. Zhu Youtang had said in front of her more than once that it was better not to be cured by the imperial physicians, or that only common minor illnesses could be cured by asking them to treat them... That's why she suggested this.

The implication is that our Zhang family still has some influence in the capital, and we can invite good doctors.

But from what the emperor heard, as a queen, you want to ask a doctor to treat the son of your love rival... Or ask from the people... I don't know what is Gua Tian Li Xia, should I avoid suspicion?If something goes wrong, what do you make me think?
"No need, with this Ning Qing's family here, the prince's illness has been greatly improved." Zhu Youtang said.

"Ok?"

Only then did Empress Zhang notice that there was a woman standing next to her who lowered her head and did not look at her. She looked like a young girl with uncombed hair, but judging by her age... she didn't look like her at all.

"She was from before Zhijie... Sigh! How should I put it? It's not easy for me to ask about Marquis Anbian's family affairs." Zhu Youtang said.

As soon as Queen Zhang heard this, she felt a sense of crisis.

She had already heard about Zhu Feng's reconciliation with his wife from her husband, and she hadn't taken it seriously before.

But when she saw Ning Tong standing in front of her alive, as a medical officer, coming to treat Concubine Xian's son, she seemed to feel... This is the more dangerous competitor.

Look at that concubine Xian, like a little sheep, she has no background, she can't even find any relatives in her family, let alone form a protective cover for the influence of foreign relatives.

And what about Ning Tong?

He was born in a military family, his ancestors were military generals with official ranks in the south of the Yangtze River, his father even served as a civil servant, and was the wife of Marquis Anbian... He actually took the initiative to reconcile with him. Could it be that there is no big conspiracy behind this?

"Minister Ning Tong, see Empress Empress." Ning Tong hurriedly bowed to Queen Zhang.

"Hmm." Empress Zhang just nodded, her expression had actually raised some vigilance.

Zhu Youtang said with emotion: "Thanks to Ning Qing's family, she has won the true biography of Bing Kuan, and she has learned a lot of medical skills. This time Bing Kuan is not in Beijing, it can be said that it is all up to her to come to the emergency."

When Ning Tong heard it, the more the emperor praised me, the more he was digging holes for me.

Judging by the queen's face, she seems to want to eat people.

"Minnv is just doing her best. In fact, Minnv didn't learn anything. Everything was suggested by Cai Guogong secretly. Minnv has no merit." Ning Tong meant that I was just a small person, influenced by others, and unable to do anything. Become such a big thing in His Majesty's mouth.

In other words, Miss Ning didn't want to take the credit.

What she didn't know was that Empress Zhang had no opinion on whether she would cure her illness, or whether Zhu Houxuan was cured.

On the contrary, it was her...that made Empress Zhang vigilant.

What she said was inspired by Zhang Zhou, which also shows that there is a background behind Ning Tong. Thinking of Zhang Zhou's current position in the emperor's heart, what does the emperor listen to... If the emperor says, let the emperor give Ning Tong It's said that it can "ward off evil spirits" in this way, or the emperor would accept Ningtong as his concubine without saying a word.

Zhu Youtang said: "You are doing very well, is there any medicine that you didn't bring?"

Ning Tong said: "There are still some left by Cai Guogong, and they have not been brought at home."

Zhu Youtang nodded in satisfaction and said: "In the future, there is no need to open another shop, just open a medicine shop. I will personally inscribe a plaque for you, and I will give you the title of wife, so that you can enter and leave the palace gate. Let's do this first. You go back and prepare, maybe in the next few days, you will stay here."

In Daming, the so-called "madam" was the title given to those who were close to concubines, empress dowagers, concubines, etc., or who had been emperors, princes' wet nurses, or women who had made meritorious service in the palace.

But most of them are obtained by palace people.

The name is Madam, but in fact many of them are not married, but there are also married ones.

For example, Lu Bing’s old lady, Mrs. Fan, was named wife after Zhu Houcong ascended the throne because of her close relationship with the Queen Mother Jiang in Xingwang’s mansion, and she was named wife after Zhu Houcong ascended the throne. ...These women with the title of wife are not the emperor's women.

As a woman outside the palace, Ning Tong was conferred the title of "Madame". In fact, it was not much honor, she just got a pass to the palace.

After all, he once took care of the pregnant concubine Xian, and he treated the little prince this time, it seems that she is eligible for this opportunity to get the title of "Madam" without getting married.

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Under Li Rong's guidance, Ning Tong was going out of the palace.

Li Rong led Ning Tong for another purpose, which was to "protect" Ning Tong. After all, Ning Tong was also a "little girl", and she was also a key person who would treat women and children in the palace in the future. It was the link between Zhang Zhou's medical skills and the palace. No matter how you say it, you should also provide the protection of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Even if Li Rong is not the admiral of Dongchang yet, the emperor's intention is that he is ready to hand over Dongchang to him, and he just waits for Yang Peng to return to Beijing.

Another purpose is to let Li Rong "reward" on his behalf.

"Ma'am, this way..." Li Rong can now address Ning Tong as "Ma'am" in a legitimate way.

Even if Ning Tong didn't have this status, Li Rong would still treat her with respect.

After all, Ning Tong has a strong background, and with Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng's endorsements, can he be an ordinary person in the court?
Now there are more virtuous concubines as "best friends", the emperor seems to be "satisfied" with Ning Tong, and he may become "Ning Concubine" at some point, or remarry An Bianhou as his wife, or be directly accepted by Zhang Zhou Na came in... It's hard to say.

Who knows what those three men were thinking?

Ning Tong is a woman in a very special situation sandwiched between three men, which creates a big problem.

No one knows what this woman will develop into in the future (a digression, I don't know either).

Even people like Li Rong have to be careful when getting along with her.

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When the two passed by the gate of Qianqing Palace.

A group of imperial doctors looked at Li Rong and a woman carrying a box, passing in front of them.

That weird atmosphere made the atmosphere of the scene very depressing.

It was Wang Yu who went up and asked, "Eunuch Li, I wonder if the little prince's condition has stabilized?"

"Everyone, it's hard to answer, just wait here." Li Rong smiled.

Ning Tong knew the identities of these people, and she just wanted to leave quickly, because in this patriarchal society, if a group of imperial physicians found out that she was treating the little prince's illness, and it still had some effect, maybe how would she deal with it? she.

She thinks that she doesn't have Zhang Zhou's strength and background now, and she doesn't have the ability to get along with this group of people.

Relying on being an old man in the palace, Liu Wentai stepped forward and continued to ask: "What's the condition, we must let the low-ranking people know, so that we can make a prescription."

Li Rong couldn't stand it anymore, and frowned, "Liu Yuanjuan, I advise you to save yourselves. With Mrs. Ning here, what else do you have to do? The third prince's condition has stabilized. If you still want to make a prescription If so, think about how to adjust it later, but whether His Majesty will adopt it depends on whether Mrs. Ning is willing to accept it!"

"what?"

Liu Wentai was complacent.

Hearing this, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

All the imperial physicians turned their gazes to Ning Tong.

Looking at Ning Tong made her heart jump... I, a "little girl", was actually looked at by such a group of elders, and I still looked at them with resentful eyes, afraid of death...

"Let let!"

The biggest difference between Li Rong and Xiao Jing and Dai Yi is that he has very old qualifications in the palace. He is not as benevolent as the eunuchs in Xiaozong's time, so he will not regard himself as a good old man.

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Ning Tong followed Li Rong away.

A group of imperial doctors were dumbfounded, and after they left, the group of people was talking again.

"Have you heard what Eunuch Li calls her? Mrs. Ning! In the capital, is there someone surnamed Ning who can treat illnesses?"

It is not impossible for the emperor to invite a woman from the "Xinglin family" from outside the palace to treat the women and children in the palace.

For this group of imperial physicians, who would dare to send such a woman into the palace, that would be an enemy of the entire medical circle of Ming Dynasty?

Now we have all got clues, we know it is "Mrs. Ning", which means that she is a woman who married into the Ning family, let's see if we don't find out this "Ning family", dig up their ancestral graves, and take them whole Come on, let's see how they hang out in Xinglin's circle in the future!
"The Ning family... I haven't heard of it."

Liu Wentai pondered for a while, then looked at Wang Yu and said, "Wang Court Envoy, have you heard about it?"

Wang Yu thought about it carefully, and said: "It seems that in Runing Prefecture, Henan Province, there is a famous doctor surnamed Ning who treats diseases, but he has never had any social relations. Furthermore, he has vaguely heard that there is a big family named Ning in Nanchang Prefecture. A medical..."

Because the Tai Hospital is responsible for the selection of medical officials from various places, it will register and compile records of people who practice medicine in various places, but they do not belong to the "medical records". .

An imperial doctor surnamed Huang came out and said, "Women come to the palace for medical treatment. Is this going to destroy our hospital's job?"

"Yup!"

A group of imperial doctors were filled with righteous indignation.

This reflects the bureaucratic side of the hospital.

Others must not interfere with the patients we can't cure, otherwise it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Anyone who is a doctor should understand this point, and he should also think about the consequences of doing so when he is recruited by the emperor, so no one will respond to posting the emperor's list, it is all a matter of drama.

"Emissary Wang, we can't let this matter go like this. We should ask clearly who brought the person in and what his background is. We can't let the people in the Tai Hospital suffer from being dumb, right?"

"This statement is reasonable, and I have to declare to His Majesty that if there is any mistake in the treatment at this time, the damage will be far-reaching."

"When Zhang Shangshu went to the palace to treat his illness before, some people seemed to say that, if this person is really capable of making the little prince recover from his illness, shouldn't we be so taboo?"

"Where did you help?"

Anyone who has the slightest idea to speak "fair words" will be pushed back directly.

When the Tai Hospital wants to be consistent with the outside world, naturally the internal discordant voices will be swept away.

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All the people from Tai Tai Hospital were finally sent out by Zhu Youtang, and they were dismissed casually.

These people are naturally not reconciled.

F.

Some people went back to check the books, insisting on finding out the family surnamed Ning who could heal diseases around Beijing.

And Wang Yu, as the envoy of the imperial hospital of the fifth grade, is also a person who is qualified to communicate with the ministers of the court and the central government. Taking advantage of the sunset when the various yamen are working casually, he found one of the patients he was "treating by order". Li Dongyang, who needed to seek medicine from the imperial hospital for "sick hemorrhoids" from time to time, inquired about some inside information.

Li Dongyang was ill with hemorrhoids, and he used it many times to ask for an official post.

In the 12th year of Hongzhi, the emperor specially gave him medicine, and people from the Tai Hospital diagnosed him. In addition, Li Dongyang's son Li Zhaoxian had the flower willow disease before. Li Dongyang has dealt with people from the Tai Hospital in recent years.

"...Eunuch Li has a high status in the palace. If he always calls Madam directly, he must have been ordered." After Li Dongyang heard the words, he walked as if chatting.

"That means...she...is the wife of a senior member of the court?" Wang Yu was really surprised, with a nervous expression on her face.

In Daming, only the wives of first-rank and second-rank ministers are eligible to be appointed as "wife" after nine years of examination, and the mother-in-law orders "Mrs. Tai", third-rank is Shuren, fourth-rank is respectful, and fifth-rank is Yiren, the sixth rank is Anren, and the seventh rank is Ruren.

But even if it is a child, it needs the imperial court to confer.

Except for the main wife, concubines are not eligible to be ordered, but there are exceptions.

For example, Lin Yi married Zhang Zhou directly with the imperial order. Although she was just a child, there was a big difference in status between those who had an imperial order and those who did not.

"What's your last name?" Li Dongyang asked.

"The surname is Ning." Wang Yu replied, "Ning of Ning Fan in Jiangxi."

Li Dongyang frowned slightly, he thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Ning is not my surname in Huaxia, but there are many people with this surname. I heard that before entering the palace, the concubine Xian seemed to have some relationship with a daughter of the Ning family .”

After all, Li Dongyang is the second assistant, and he has done his best in the matter of accepting the emperor's concubine.

He naturally knew that Concubine Xian was fostered by Ning Tong before entering the palace.

"Who?" Wang Yu almost wanted to say, there are not so many coincidences, if Concubine Xian had a relationship with a woman surnamed Ning before, if "Madam Ning" suddenly appeared now, it means she didn't run away!
Li Dongyang said: "The main wife of the second son of Cheng Guo's family, who later divorced for some reason, is the former wife of Zhu Zhijie, Marquis of Anbian. I heard that she is also familiar with Zhang Bingkuan."

"This……"

As soon as Wang Yu heard it, the original anger was vented in an instant.

Just Zhu Zhijie, he can't afford to offend him.

If Zhang Bingkuan still knew her, the woman she had known before Concubine Xian entered the palace... the relationship would be complicated.

Even if the hospital suffered a loss, it can only be a dumb loss!Who would let this group of people, the Tai Hospital, not be able to offend any of them?

(End of this chapter)