Chapter 49: Quack Doctors Mislead People
Empress Wu interferes in politics as a court official, but now the princess has been granted the title of Princess of Wei, making it more reasonable to intervene in politics. The princess can do her best for the court and solve problems, so the queen can naturally be able to do her best. The princess can be recognized by the emperor, and it is even more understandable that the emperor recognizes the queen's power.
Fortunately, after the princess returned to Beijing, she did not make any extraordinary moves.
Some of the political enemies of the Martial Arts Empress should be relieved.
The court is still very chaotic now. Some target Empress Wu, some support Empress Wu, and some neutral. The prince was in charge of the country in Beijing, but he turned a blind eye to these undercurrents. Such a prince is very reassuring, at least there will be no such thing as forcing the palace to rebel, which is also the only relief of Emperor Gaozong.
On this day, Emperor Gaozong was assessing the prince, Empress Wu, Princess and Princess were also on the side.
Near Luoyang and Chang'an, after the disaster, Emperor Gaozong asked the prince how to deal with this matter.
Prince Li Xian responded, "The court should provide food and clothing, guide them to restore housing construction and settle down as soon as possible."
Emperor Gaozong asked again, "The national treasury is empty, housing construction, and food and clothing are very expensive, what does the disaster victims make for their livelihoods, and how long does the disaster relief last."
The prince replied, "It will take one or two months to last. When the house is restored and settled, the people can stand up on their own, work for wealthy families, or borrow fertile land from the government, and open royal hunting places. The granary of the government is opened in a timely manner to allow the people to survive the famine. With the assistance of tax reduction and exemption, we can spend this year safely."
Emperor Gaozong nodded. This has always been the case with disaster relief. The prince is kind to the victims and the country is not easy to be in turmoil.
Emperor Gaozong asked again, "Tubo invaded the border every year, suffering the people on the border, and robbed us of the wealth of the Tang Dynasty when they accidentally cultivated. What do you think should be dealt with? To be honest," he said.
Li Xian did not like to fight, but his father was a warlike man. He fought against Goryeo in the east, pacified the Turks in the west, and attacked Tubo in the south. Although the Tang Dynasty is vast today, the people longed for peace for a long time.
"Father Emperor, now the Tang Dynasty is strong and Tubo is poor and weak. Although he repeatedly invaded the border, he was defeated repeatedly. Tubo was cold and miserable and only made a living, so he fought against our Tang Dynasty's life. If Tubo was more powerful in military affairs, the people of the Tang Dynasty might be plundered, but Tubo would not be enough to cause disaster. Tubo was in trouble and the people on the border could not sleep well. It would be better to have friendly peace with Tubo. If Tubo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he would use his father as the Khan, truce and pay tribute, the Tang Dynasty would provide food and other materials. There would be no famine in Tubo, and the people could survive and would definitely not be enemies with our Tang Dynasty."
Emperor Gaozong shook his head in his heart, "That's the case with the old emperor. My Tang Dynasty gave a lot of food every year, but the Tubo people still plundered the borders at all times and were not greedy. Therefore, when I was young, I hated these barbarians. The Tang Dynasty treated them with courtesy, but they repayed their kindness with grievances. Do you also want to sacrifice the interests of my Tang Dynasty and fill in the greed that they would not be satisfied with?"
The prince was shocked, "Father, if the war continues, it will inevitably lead to the destruction of the people's families and displacement, which will make the people live and work in peace and prosperity, and more money and food expenditures can be accepted. People's minds are settled, and their sons only want to be harmonious with all ethnic groups, fight less, and settle down, so that the people can be richer."
Well, the prince is planning to maintain the image of this benevolent king to the end.
Emperor Gaozong asked Empress Xiang Wu again, "What does the Queen think?"
Empress Wu was far-sighted and knew the emperor's thoughts, "The Tang Dynasty has a strong national strength and a large population. Tubo is actually not afraid of it. Heichi Changzhi, Lou Shide and other famous generals won every battle and were victorious in all the country. The people of the Tang Dynasty were all proud of their military merits and killed the enemy. Tubo was willing to fight, so how could the Tang Dynasty retreat?"
Emperor Gaozong nodded happily and turned to teach the prince a lesson, "The prince is far from the empress. The Tang Dynasty has these three enemies, so the whole country is united. If it is stable, one will be easily influenced by the current generals and there is no opportunity for change. The way to promote oneself is very likely to cause warlords to be divided, have their own troops, and the court has no power to mobilize troops. Second, the aristocratic families respect literature, and the Tang Dynasty needs to rely on them to govern the country. If there are no meritorious and nobles to play with it, the aristocratic families control the court, combine speech, and cover the world with one word, the emperor is deceived, and the imperial power is in danger. Third, the Tubo tiger and wolf hearts are dissatisfied, and they are defeated repeatedly.
The war has never stopped. Today, the Tang Dynasty's national strength is strong. If it is not controlled, the Tubo will become stronger. One day, the Tang Dynasty has no time to look south and will become a confidant. It is really unwise. If Princess Wencheng did not enter Tubo, the Tubo people would not have tempered and built weapons. The skills learned from the Tang Dynasty are used on my people of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that the prince still hopes to ensure Tubo's rest and recuperation? Even if it is just material assistance, it is absolutely impossible. My Tang Dynasty still has people who lack food and clothing, how can they consume national strength for the barbarians? Prince, read more history of the Han Dynasty and take it as a warning. You can go on and handle official affairs."
Li Xian responded, "Yes, my son remember, my son is leaving."
After Li Xian left, Emperor Gaozong asked for advice on the princess and the prince-consort.
The princess and mother have a very consistent thinking.
Tubo once sent someone to propose marriage and even asked to marry Princess Taiping. He fought with the Tang Dynasty and never won. The princess was deeply disgusted and almost wanted to send troops to destroy the Tubo royal court.
Shen Sanwen thought that the princess was sometimes deep and sometimes straightforward, which was also very interesting.
When Emperor Gaozong asked for advice, Shen Sanwen had to answer, "The Tubo Plateau has a special terrain and a special climate, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers could not adapt, so they could only respond to the battle. If they wanted to solve the Tubo disaster, they could only train soldiers diligently and adapt to the climate, and use the Li Tang royal family as the Tubo king, so that the Tubo Central Plains family would be a family."
This answer is very questionable.
Empress Wu said directly, "If you want to destroy Tubo, you need 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of troops. Who would be willing to become the king of Tubo?"
Shen Sanwen stopped talking, making it even more unreliable for people from other surnames to be kings, but that place could not be governed according to the current county and county.
OK, that's a bad idea.
In September, the weather became colder and the Turks invaded the border. Emperor Gaozong appointed Xue Rengui as a general. The Turks did not dare to respond and fled in response. Xue Rengui pursued and killed more than 20,000 enemies.
Emperor Gaozong was overjoyed. Empress Wu suggested that Fengshan Mountain be the Fengshan Mountains be held. Emperor Gaozong had already issued an order, but occasionally felt cold. He was worried about the old diseases for many years and was tired from migration in Luoyang. He suddenly fell ill and had a splitting headache.
The princess was very worried and went to the palace to see her.
"What's wrong with Father, Father." The princess looked at her father in pain, her face was pale, and she was very worried.
Emperor Gaozong had an occasional headache, which was very serious. He forced his daughter to comfort him, "Father is fine, don't worry."
The princess felt more and more distressed.
The prince was guarding the bedside to serve, and the court affairs were mainly based on the opinions of the Empress of the Martial Arts. It was better to be filial in the palace.
Emperor Gaozong immediately ordered, "The crown prince should put national affairs first, and now he ordered the crown prince to supervise the country and use the three high officials as the crown prince to assist in the administration."
So the prince left in grief.
Wu Hou worked hard to deal with major matters and took the time to visit him.
Emperor Gaozong felt unable to do so and devoted himself to explaining his funerals. His voice was filled with sadness. "Xian'er was young and could not handle major matters. The queen must work hard to help the government so that she could protect her ancestors' foundation. If Xian'er was incompetent, I had already made the emperor's grandson. I could train more and not destroy the country. I am also a sinner forever."
When the queen heard these words, she burst into tears, "I have been married to you for many years, and your Majesty must not let me go."
Gaozong gradually smiled as he heard this, "I felt so helpless when Changsun Wuji controlled the government. However, when he was young and the queen assisted him, Changsun Wuji acted against the enemy and killed his brother and uncle. The court officials dared not speak out. The queen and I carefully planned and finally expelled him from the court. Many of my wishes have been fulfilled. However, the crown prince is the only thing I worry about now, and I have to trouble the queen again."
Empress Wu cried in tears, "If Your Majesty had not insisted on making me the queen back then, he would not have clashed with Changsun Wuji too early. I will never forget Your Majesty's kindness to me. Xian'er is our son, and I cannot see him making mistakes."
After the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment, he had discussed for a long time and finally got the result. The imperial physician who was speaking out trembled and said, "Your Majesty's headache is caused by physical deficiency. His eyes are pressed by dark qi and cannot see things. If you use a needle to penetrate the Baihui point on the top of your head and bleeding, it may relieve the qi deficiency and be able to see things."
Empress Wu was furious, "What does it mean? How can Baihui acupoints move randomly?"
The imperial doctor was not sure, so he could only kowtow to admit his mistakes. "The queen spared my life, and I have discussed it all morning. There is only one countermeasure that can alleviate Your Majesty's condition. If you don't have good academic skills, you can ask the queen to atone for your sins."
Emperor Gaozong wanted to give the imperial doctor this opportunity, "It's better to let him give it a try. Now that he is weak and exhausted, it will be a great achievement if he can relieve it."
Although Shen Sanwen did not understand traditional Chinese medicine, he knew that Baihui acupoints were large acupoints in the human body. Using a needle to stimulate may have unexpected consequences, but he suffered from cerebral hemorrhage, and he may not be long before his life was born. Emperor Gaozong was able to maintain his body deficiency. If he stabbed the needle into the top of his head, although it could alleviate the temporary urgent situation, it would lay the root of disaster. Even the queen would dissuade him, and he would bring a reputation for not wanting the emperor to recover from his illness, so he spoke out to stop him.
"Your Majesty, you must not treat this method. When I traveled to all directions, I met a miraculous doctor who used this method to save people. The Baihui acupoint was extremely magical, so I asked in detail. The miraculous doctors only treat people who are about to die. If a needle penetrates the Baihui acupoint, they will wake up for a short period of several days, but they will also cause permanent damage. Few people can survive in a few days to thirty days. The severe ones die in one day, and the mild ones cannot speak, and they are as stupid as if they are stupid. This method is absolutely not available. The imperial doctor who proposed this method wants to murder Your Majesty for a temporary effect and should kill the nine clans. Your Majesty's body is slowly recuperating and will naturally be cured."
The imperial physician immediately became anxious, "I am worried about Your Majesty's health, so I checked the classics and found this method. The ancient method did not say anything like the prince consort said, and it was miraculous to relieve headaches. In the past, Cao Cao was afraid of Hua Tuo and killed a good doctor. Your Majesty must not trust the prince consort's hearing words."
Emperor Gaozong was upset, "The prince-in-law is not a good doctor. I feel that it will be difficult to heal this time. I have a headache and the imperial doctor dare not harm me. You can give it a try."
Shen Sanwen advised again, "Your Majesty might as well be patient and make a decision for one month. If Your Majesty insists on trying it out, you won't say much. If Your Majesty can really see things, it will be fine in forty days. The princess is willing to send a thousand gold and a good doctor on behalf of her, with full filial piety."
I am smart for a lifetime and confused for a while. I am afraid that in forty days, the Tang Dynasty will change its dynasty and generations. The quack doctors will mislead people. At that time, I will definitely punish this person severely.
Emperor Gaozong decided to give it a try now.
The imperial doctor carefully pricked the needle until he bleeded. Emperor Gaozong opened his eyes and could indeed see it!
"Yes, this acupoint is magical. Since I can see things, I don't have any headaches. I'm very rewarding."
The imperial doctor breathed a sigh of relief and immediately thanked him.
The emperor ordered people to bring a hundred pieces of tribute cloth and hand it to him with his own hands. The imperial doctor received this honor and was grateful, and was arrogant and proud.
Chen Sanwen was angry and asked the princess to fulfill her promise. The princess ordered someone to give him a thousand gold.
Emperor Gaozong experienced a life of illness and was much more ill than before. He left small matters to the prince and big matters to the queen. This month he lived a relaxed and comfortable life, went to bed early and got up late, and was full of energy.
This month, I just feel refreshed.
When the princess heard that the prince-consort was worried, she brought the emperor's brother to greet her every day, prayed for her father every day, and no longer practiced her calligraphy, piano and chess skills. She copied Buddhist scriptures and filial piety every day.
However, Chen Sanwen knew that Emperor Gaozong had not had much time, and this treatment in history should have caused Emperor Gaozong to have a serious brain disease, so he died in less than a month.
Chen Sanwen wanted to sigh again, "The quack doctor misleads people." Emperor Gaozong once had a wise life, but he overturned the boat with the doctor. After reminding him again and again, he was still obsessed with it.
At the end of October, Emperor Gaozong wanted to travel but could not get on the horse. In an anxious manner, the headache recurred and he soon became bedridden. This time, the imperial doctors were helpless because the pulse was a dead pulse, and the time was only two days.
Empress Wu, princess, princess, and king of Yin gathered in front of the bed again.
Emperor Gaozong regretted it a little. I am afraid it will really not work this time. I really explained the funeral this time.
"Sent to the three high officials to meet."
Soon, several powerful figures waiting outside the palace gate arrived.
Emperor Gaozong spoke slowly, "Today, the crown prince Li Xian ascended the throne, and the crown prince's rule is short. If there is any matter that cannot be decided or the country's fortunes, the opinions of the queen Wu will be based on the opinions of the queen and will not be wrong. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he should care for his brothers and sisters, respect the queen, and make progress. He should not be a joke for the country. He should use treacherous ministers, value talents, and treat several ministers who are entrusted with orphans with kindness."
Emperor Gaozong ordered the three ministers to carefully assist Li Xian so that he would not lose his virtue.
After explaining these, he held the hand of his beloved daughter, "Don't worry about my father's visit. I feel relieved that you have the queen, the prince-consort, and Xian'er to take care of you. The filial son-in-law is you, and the one I love the most is you. In the future, you have to help the queen share my worries and take good care of this country. The prince-consort has been sharing my worries for a long time. If you obey the prince-consort's words at that time, it would not be like this. If you have something that cannot be decided in the future, you can discuss with the prince-consort and follow the prince-consort's advice."
After explaining the military and national affairs and the future of their children, the emperor put down his hands.
"I seem to see my father and mother pick me up later."
A generation of emperors died here.
Empress Wu cried in silence before the collapse, and the princess leaned against Shen Sanwen's chest and cried loudly. Although the prince and the King of Yin did not cry, their faces were full of sorrow and honor, calling out to their father.
In the next few days, Princess Yin and her husband and wife kept guarding the spirit in front of the spirit. Although the princess was a woman, she did not relax at all.
As a child, in addition to being filial to his death, he should also be meticulous at this time.
The princess said lightly, "I was the one who loved the most during her lifetime."
Chen Sanwen was very worried.
Chapter completed!