Li Qing separated from the crowd and stepped forward quickly, "See you, humble minister..."
"How long have you been doing this? Come on, let me show you."
"Bao'er is...oh, yes, yes, yes." Li Qing suddenly realized and hurriedly took a few steps forward to catch Li Wenzhong's wrist.
Immediately, his brows furrowed deeply.
Zhu Yuanzhang was most annoyed when the imperial doctor frowned. Seeing Li Qing's appearance, he couldn't sit still and asked, "Can it be cured?"
"It can be cured!" Li Qing nodded.
"Then treat it!"
"...Your Majesty, may I allow you to consider how to prescribe medicine?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said dullly: "Ang, think quickly."
Li Qing thought about it, prescribed a decoction, and then said, "Do you have any silver needles for acupuncture at home?"
"Yes." Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "I'll go get it right away."
The others bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, then left the room, and were busy calling people to grab and boil the medicine.
The room suddenly became brighter.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Is Baoer okay?"
"Well..." Li Qing scratched his head in embarrassment, "The Duke is a bit seriously ill."
Li Wenzhong was startled for a moment, then chuckled and said: "It's the Chinese New Year, your Majesty, please don't stay here with me, it will be bad luck."
Zhu Yuanzhang understood what he was thinking and left space for doctors and patients to be alone. "Okay, Bao'er, you take good care of your health. Let's go back first."
"minister……"
"Lie down well and stop saluting." Zhu Yuanzhang patted his hand, stood up and glanced at Li Qing.
Li Qing cupped his hands towards Li Wenzhong and followed him slowly.
After walking out of the door, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped and said, "After diagnosing and treating Duke Cao Guo, come to the palace."
"I obey the decree."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and walked out slowly.
After watching Zhu Yuanzhang leave, Li Qing returned to the room.
As soon as he reached the bed, Li Wenzhong asked: "My disease can't be cured, right?"
Li Qing was startled for a moment and said with relief: "I will try my best."
I recall that when I first came to the capital, I went to Zuixianlou to have sex with Li Jinglong, and Li Wenzhong took the blame. At that time, the Duke was still looking like a dragon and a tiger, but I didn't expect that only a year and a half later, he was already a powerful man.
The hero dies.
Time is like a knife, and the knife makes people grow old.
Jin Yiwei is engaged in intelligence work, and he also knows a rough idea of the Duke's deeds.
He joined the army at a young age, pacified the south of the Yangtze River, and conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty... It can be said that he has numerous military exploits. Even in the era of bright generals, he is definitely a shining star.
Li Wenzhong took a long breath and asked, "How long can I live?"
"This... I can't guarantee it," Li Qing said, cupping his hands, "It depends on the specific situation."
After experiencing the lesson of Queen Ma's incident, he now dared not talk too much. The illness was coming like a mountain and was beyond his control.
"You have to tell me the general situation, right?" Li Wenzhong promised, "Just tell me, I can bear it, and I will never blame you."
Li Qing: "..."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Wenzhong asked again: "Can you live for a month?"
"Take good care of yourself. Under ideal conditions, it's okay." Li Qing thought about it and reluctantly made a promise.
Li Wenzhong nodded and fell into deep thought.
After a while, Li Jinglong hurried in with a wooden box in his arms, "Mr. Li, cure my father's illness, and the Li family will give me a generous gift."
Perhaps it was because he was older, or perhaps because his father was seriously ill, that the dandy had grown up a lot. Today's Li Jinglong is no longer the domineering one he was in Zuixianlou, and he treats Li Qing very politely.
"I will do my best as a subordinate."
Li Qing nodded, took the wooden box, opened it, disinfected it, and started acupuncture.
After half an hour, Li Qing put away the silver needle, gave some more instructions, and said goodbye.
"Jinglong, go see Mr. Li off." Li Wenzhong was in much better condition and winked at his son.
Li Jinglong nodded in agreement and made a gesture of invitation, "Mr. Li, please."
"Young Master Li, you are welcome."
Li Qing was a little uncomfortable with Li Jinglong's change. After all, he had a lot of trouble with him back then. He not only sent this guy to Zhao Prison, but also beat him up.
Now that Li Jingliang was being treated with more courtesy, he felt a little embarrassed.
I really want to say: I still like your unruly look, please recover.
Li Jinglong escorted Li Qing to the door, took out a piece of exquisite suet-fat jade from his arms, and said politely: "It's the Chinese New Year, please come to Mr. Li, be careful, please don't refuse."
"Young Master Li is so polite." Li Qing chuckled, "I am here to diagnose the Duke's illness, so there is no need to worry about it. I am just fulfilling my obligation."
After saying that, he cupped his hands and almost ran away.
This time, he was really beaten by Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong looked at Li Qing's leaving figure and was in a daze. After a while, he had no choice but to put away the beautiful jade and let out a long sigh.
As his father's condition worsened, the young man grew up a lot.
The 'wall' he can rely on is about to fall, how can he not panic?
When he returned to the mansion, he saw that his servants had prepared the medicine. Li Jinglong stepped forward to take it and went into the house with the medicine to feed his father the medicine himself.
"Father, you will get better, right?"
Li Wenzhong looked at his son with red eyes and smiled happily, "Jinglong has grown up and is sensible, ahem..."
"Father..." Li Jinglong quickly put the medicine bowl aside, caressed his chest gently, raised the pillow higher to make his father more comfortable, and tears fell from his eyes.
"My son, don't cry."
Li Wenzhong smiled softly, heartily, but his eyes were full of reluctance, "Okay, okay, I'm not dead yet. If you really want to cry, wait until I die before crying."
"Father, please don't say unlucky words." Li Jinglong said with a tearful voice.
"Okay, don't say it, don't say it."
Li Wenzhong's rugged face was full of kindness. He stroked his son's head. After a long time, he sighed quietly and said, "Jinglong, you have to remember your father's instructions."
"Father, you said it." Li Jinglong sniffed, "My child must do as he is told."
"In the future, you must never be arrogant or domineering again. You need to be careful in your words and deeds, and don't act out of impulse."
"Children, remember, if the child is naughty again, the father will beat him with a stick or whip him with a whip, and the child will not hide."
Li Wenzhong smiled bitterly. Thinking of the past, he felt a sense of guilt, "In the past, I was too harsh as a father."
"No, it's not the father's fault." Li Jinglong wiped his sore eyes and tears fell down again, "It's because the child is unfilial and always makes his father angry."
"Okay, don't cry anymore. It's Chinese New Year and give dad a smile."
Li Jinglong raised his sleeves, wiped his tears, and forced out an ugly smile.
Li Jinglong always complained that his father was too strict in the past when he wanted to support his son, but he would rather be beaten every day than to have his father lying in the hospital bed again.
Li Wenzhong was also filled with emotion, heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Don't be sad. If I die tomorrow, it will be a good thing for our Li family."
"Father……"
"Listen to my father." Li Wenzhong became serious.
Li Jinglong didn't dare to bite his tongue and said with red eyes, "Father, tell me."
"Lanyu came here years ago, do you know why he came?"
"My child doesn't know." Li Jinglong immediately praised him.
"He came here to show off," Li Wenzhong said. "Although he didn't say it explicitly, my father can predict that there will be an expedition to the north in the next year, and most likely it will be a decisive battle."
After a pause, "If I can die before the Northern Expedition, the emperor will most likely let you train with the army in order to pave the way for his children and grandchildren. With this trip to the Northern Expedition, I will have something for you and our Li family in the future."
Great benefit.
Lan Yu is not too young either. The Emperor is far-sighted and will definitely support the talents of his grandchildren. You are the Emperor's nephew. Once your father dies, the Emperor's eyes will inevitably focus on you. This is a great opportunity."
"My child doesn't want any chance." Li Jinglong shook his head repeatedly, "Father, please take good care of your health..."
"Don't you damn bitches, I can't recover from my illness!"
Li Wenzhong suddenly became furious and cursed: "It makes no difference to me to live two days longer or two days less. If I miss this opportunity, I will die without closing my eyes."
"Whatever happens next, I will remember you to death!"
"Yes, yes, please remember this, kid." Li Jinglong was frightened and nodded hurriedly.
Li Wenzhong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You must never antagonize Li Qing in the future. If you can, try to make friends with him."
"Befriend him?"
Li Jinglong was surprised, "Is he qualified?"
"Absolutely enough!" Li Wenzhong's eyes were piercing. "A common man was first promoted to be the governor of Jinyi Town in less than two years, and then he was granted the title of marquis. It is self-evident who is behind this promotion.
Looking at what he did, Ouyang Lun, the emperor's consort, was deposed by him. In the case of Guo Huan, he beheaded a minister and three ministers in one go;
The doctors of the six ministries, the foreign ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the local officials... How many people dismounted, and how many people fell to the ground?
And he, Li Qing, is not only fine, but has been promoted repeatedly, and the emperor is not willing to let him compete with King Yan and Feng Sheng for credit. How grand is the favor?"
After saying so much in one breath, Li Wenzhong looked a little tired and gasped for air.
Li Jinglong gently stroked his chest and said cautiously, "Father always said that today's supreme glory, one mistake, is tomorrow's neck-gripping steel knife.
Li Qing's promotion was so fast that it was astonishing that all the ministers were dissatisfied, and I felt that he might not be as stable as Mount Tai."
After a pause, "Besides, father, you often say that forming cliques is a taboo. The emperor hates cliques among his ministers. Why...?"
"Yes, my father said this, but there are exceptions to everything, and Li Qing is an example." Li Wenzhong said, "The emperor spent so much effort to make Li Qing an isolated minister, just to reuse him and pave the way for the prince.
, therefore, he will never be tortured to death.
As for forming a party, haha..."
Li Wenzhong smiled and said: "You are the emperor's nephew and the prince's nephew, so you are naturally tied to the royal family, while Li Qing is an lone minister. What is a lone minister?
Only those who are tied to the emperor are called lonely ministers!
In a sense, our Li family and Li Qing are the same kind of people, and your friendship with him will benefit the royal family, so there is no need to have such scruples."
Li Jinglong suddenly understood. Sure enough, his father's level was not something he could catch up with his hard work.
"Children, remember your father's teachings."
He picked up the medicine bowl and said, "Father, drink the medicine."
"What kind of medicine should you drink?" Li Wenzhong glared, "I want to drink, go and prepare some meat and wine."
"Father, Li Qing said that you must ban meat and fish now."
"Ban the hammer." Li Wenzhong said angrily, "It's Chinese New Year, why don't I drink?"
"Father..." Li Jinglong's eyes turned red again, "How do you let your child handle himself like this?"
Li Wenzhong paused for a moment, then slowed down his tone: "My father will be alive in a few days. Rather than suffering from illness, it is better to have some relief.
My father has fought passionately and gloriously all his life. Even if it is not for you or the Li family, he still doesn’t want to end up lying on the bed and being pissed off, leaving in humiliation."
Wiping his son's tears, he said with a pleading tone: "Jinglong, if you really think about your father, respect his decision, okay?"