The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71 The Emperor's Spiritual Sustainment

The apse of the Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Youtang woke up, the sun outside had risen very high, and the sunlight came in through the window paper, which was not dazzling, but also made Zhu Youtang feel warm.

"His Majesty."

Xiao Jing, who was guarding the side of the dragon couch, saw the emperor's eyes open, and hurried forward.

Zhu Youtang forced a smile, meaning that he was fine.

I heard some people in the outer hall still arguing: "...it must be due to deficiency of both qi and blood, deficiency of spleen and stomach... sallow complexion and weakness of muscles and bones are the symptoms. It should be nourished."

"No, Your Majesty should be lacking in Shaoyang, and should nourish Yin and nourish Yang..."

Probably they knew that the emperor fainted, even if it was loud, it would be better to wake up, so as to save the need for needles and medicine.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, the soup is ready, you can take it while it's hot." Xiao Jing said and was going to serve the soup.

Zhu Youtang stretched out his hand to signal no need.

Several imperial physicians outside have not even figured out his condition, so the medicine here will be cured?Can this medicine be drunk?
Zhu Youtang was afraid of taking medicine.

"Where are the queen and prince?" Zhu Youtang asked.

Xiao Jingdao: "The empress came to visit, and after knowing that His Majesty is fine, she has already returned to Kunning Palace. She also told His Majesty to rest more. The Prince... didn't know."

"Oh." Zhu Youtang asked again, "Are the ministers in the front hall gone?"

Xiao Jing said: "Yes. All the officials were very nervous when they saw His Majesty fainted. Mr. Liu Ge lost his temper and reprimanded those speech officials in public, telling them to be cautious in their words and deeds, so as not to provoke His Majesty's blood, and let them all Go back to the yamen and perform their duties."

Zhu Youtang nodded with comfort in his heart and said, "I feel more at ease now that Mr. Liu Ge and the others are stable. I just didn't have a good rest last night. I was a little excited before. I was too anxious when I got up, and my blood didn't come up for a while. Rest now After a while, the body has strength. Go and pass Bing Kuan to the palace."

"His Majesty?"

Xiao Jing didn't understand, you are sick at this moment, don't ask the doctor, you want to find Zhang Zhou?
Zhu Youtang would not explain why he did this, but waved his hand: "By the way, I asked the imperial doctors to withdraw. I want to rest. Bingkuan will wake me up again."

"Yes."

Xiao Jing hurriedly covered Zhu Youtang with another layer of quilt.

Zhu Youtang closed his eyes, his face fascinated as if he murmured: "It's so warm."

……

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When Zhang Zhou was ordered to go to Qianqing Palace, there was not a single imperial doctor left. At this time, Dai Yi and the others were waiting in front of the back hall of Qianqing Palace after resting.

"Mr. Zhang, please come inside." Xiao Jing heard the news and came out to greet him.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty is resting, so you won't go in and disturb me?"

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Your Majesty is already awake and eating. Hearing that Mr. Zhang is coming, he specially asked him to go in and talk."

Only in this way did Zhang Zhou feel relieved to enter.

But I saw that Zhu Youtang was still on the dragon couch, but he had already sat down, leaning on the soft pillow, and a young eunuch next to him used a spoon to deliver porridge into his mouth.

"Bing Kuan is here? Come here!"

Zhu Youtang was very happy to see Zhang Zhou, and motioned for someone to take the porridge bowl aside, and then called Zhang Zhou to come, and reached out to hold Zhang Zhou's hand.

Zhang Zhou's hands and feet were a little unnatural.

What is this routine?
"Bingkuan, you are a rare talent in Daming, and I appreciate you very much." Zhu Youtang said with a smile.

Zhang Zhou said: "The ministers have not yet saluted His Majesty."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "No, I asked you to come here to let you diagnose my illness. Don't you have the art of rejuvenation? I want to hear your opinion on my condition."

"This……"

Zhang Zhou looked around at Dai Yi and Xiao Jing.

The two were equally dumbfounded.

Not to mention Zhang Zhou, now even Dai Yi and Xiao Jing can understand that the emperor urgently needs to find a new sustenance after losing the "spiritual sustenance" of Li Guang.

And this candidate naturally fell on Zhang Zhou, who had crushed Li Guang in all aspects of strength and had recently been in the limelight.

The emperor probably felt very insecure when he was a teenager, but when he grew up, he had the habit of being mentally dependent, and he always liked to find some favors for sustenance.

Zhang Zhou really wanted to say.

Your Majesty, you are mentally ill, you should see a psychiatrist, but I can't.

Besides, you have a wife and children, why do you trust me?

Don't think I'm a fairy.

I'm just a poor scholar, very stingy.

Zhang Zhou said seriously: "Your Majesty, I can't cure your illness, and I'm not good at it."

"Ha ha."

Zhu Youtang couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "You don't know how to ask a doctor, but you treat the princess and prevent the people in the capital from the plague. Even the prince of the United Kingdom, you let Zhijie deliver the prescription? Everyone else is doing their best. You may say that you have the ability to win the respect of others and my trust, but why do you take yourself lightly?"

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Your Majesty, when I cure the princess, it's not about hanging the pot to help the world, but about knowing the way to prevent the disease. As for the illness of the British prince, it's because I know the cause of the impotence. As for your majesty's illness... please forgive me." The minister is disrespectful, the minister knows the root cause, but he has no way to do it."

Zhang Zhou's face was serious, which was different from his usual laughing and joking appearance.

Seeing this, Zhu Youtang knew the seriousness of the situation, and became more cautious, saying, "It's okay to speak up."

Dai Yi also said nervously: "Mr. Zhang, if you don't say it, how can you prevent it? Say it quickly."

Everyone in the room looked at Zhang Zhou eagerly.

Because Zhang Zhou treated the little princess and predicted the fire, he really became an expert in the eyes of others. His words can no longer be taken as a joke by others.

"Your Majesty, let me be blunt. Your Majesty is not sick, but poisoned."

When Zhang Zhou came up, he gave the people present a strong dose of medicine.

"what?"

Many people present were stunned and terrified. Dai Yi's hand holding the memorial was trembling. Only Zhu Youtang looked normal.

"Speak." Zhu Youtang said.

"Yes." Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty has been poisoned by lead pills. Frankly speaking, His Majesty has been taking lead-containing pills for a long time in the past few years. This kind of pills may have boosted His Majesty's spirits at first, boosting his physical strength and energy." All can be guaranteed, but after taking it for a period of time, you will be mentally sluggish. Then you have to continue to rely on it, gradually eating away at His Majesty's body, making it worse day by day..."

After listening to Zhang Zhou's words, the people around did not dare to make a sound.

Zhang Zhou was clearly targeting Li Guang.

It is said that the emperor was poisoned by the chronic poison given by Li Guang.

Zhang Zhou is not aimless, he is very clear, looking at the ancient civilizations of the world, whether it is ancient Rome, or Xia, Shang and Zhou, heavy metal poisoning represented by lead has become a noble killer. Europe likes to store wine in lead barrels, while ancient China Civilized bronzes have lead residues in smelting.

Because lead has a soft texture, as a utensil, it can make wine and food more delicious, and many nobles flock to it.

Ordinary people still can't enjoy this poisonous treatment.

So much so that this kind of "noble disease" makes the average age of the aristocrats generally 25, and it is difficult to live past [-].

By the Ming Dynasty, lead was rarely seen in ordinary daily utensils, but it is strange that almost all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty believed in the idea of ​​longevity, so that they basically took elixir, and elixir needed lead and other heavy metals in the refining process. , It also made the emperors of Ming Dynasty generally die in their prime.

The strong medicine is a hit.

Why did Zhu Youtang have no children after the age of 25?It's not because Queen Zhang can't have children, nor is it because he has no concubines.

But because he is really false.

The more deficient, the more you want to make up, and the more you make up, the worse your body becomes, forming a vicious circle, and finally you only live to 35 years old.

(End of this chapter)