This time Gongsun Yi drove south with the car and returned to Anlu.
Before leaving, Tang Yin was about to say something but stopped.
He was very worried about Lou Suzhen who stayed in the capital, but Lou Suzhen did not intend to go back to Anlu with him. To put it bluntly, Lou Suzhen had not thought about becoming Mrs. Tang yet.
Prince Ning is not dead, and Lou Suzhen is trying to find out more about her husband and family. The capital is undoubtedly the best place in the world.
The look Tang Yin gave Zhu Hao clearly hinted, help me take good care of her, maybe we can see her again in the future.
Sun Ru stayed, and Jiang Rong wanted to leave, but Jiang Lun forced him to stay in the capital to study with Zhu Hao, which meant that Zhu Hao was left with two apprentices.
Zhu Hao actually wanted to keep Lu Song in the capital to help him, but he was from Prince Xing's palace, so he could only follow his superiors' orders whether he stayed or stayed. Zhu Hao was too embarrassed to mention this matter to Zhu Si, lest he be criticized and called Zhu Hao.
Hao used the people in Prince Xing's Mansion for his own personal gain.
Looking at the fleet of cars driving away, Zhu Hao knew that in the next half year or so, he would have to face everything alone.
"Sir, everyone has left. How about we go into the city for a drink? Invite the second junior brother to join us..."
Sun Ru was very happy.
Without Tang Yin, a nagging master, and Zhu Hao usually not being very disciplined, he was more carefree and at ease.
"Please invite your junior brother to have a drink, I have other things to do."
Zhu Hao didn't want to have a drink with Sun Ru, but it would be good to let Sun Ru and Jiang Rong get closer. These two guys were his second generals, both civil and military.
When he was about to return to the city, Zhu Hao suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, Old Master Guan and Guan Jing will come to the capital together in a few days. After the time is determined, you can help me entertain them and arrange them at your place of residence."
"ah?"
When Sun Ru and Jiang Rong heard the news that Guan Jing was coming, they immediately felt uncomfortable.
Sun Ru was locked up to study before, and Guan Jing was the door god. As for Jiang Rong, he was completely defeated by Guan Jing. To them, Guan Jing was equivalent to the god of plague.
Zhu Hao said: "Don't be surprised. Although Guan Jing was the first to follow me and has always worked for me, he is not under my sect. This time I plan to have a good discussion with Mr. Guan and let his son join my sect and become your third junior brother."
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Jiang Rong raised a rare objection to Zhu Hao: "Sir, should you think about this matter again?"
Zhu Hao said angrily: "What is there to be afraid of? When he comes in, he will be your junior brother. He will respectfully call you senior brother. It will not be awkward when we meet in the future."
Zhu Hao actually tried to ask Guan Dezhao to ask Guan Dezhao to become his teacher before. At that time, Guan Dezhao did not express his position clearly. He probably thought that Guan Jing would have to learn stage kung fu from him in the future, and did not want his son to follow Zhu Hao all over the country for the rest of his life.
Nowhere to go.
Zhu Hao went to Beijing directly after passing the examination and did not have time to apply to Guan Dezhao, otherwise there would basically be no problem.
Now that Zhu Hao has even passed the Gongshi examination, the next step is to become a Jinshi. Being an official is a sure thing. Guan Dezhao will definitely not refuse Zhu Hao's kindness again.
"Oh my god, that kid is a murderer. He doesn't give anyone face. When he comes to the capital, he won't be regarded as our prison guard by you, sir, right? We still want to live a quiet life for a few days..."
Sun Ru complained endlessly.
The look in Jiang Rong's eyes clearly said that we are in the same boat.
Zhu Hao ignored the two wailing apprentices and was in a hurry to go back. He wanted to make careful plans to see if he could help Zhu Houzhao fall into the water.
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Zhu Houzhao finally embarked on his return journey.
Su Xigui brought news to Zhu Hao that Emperor Zhengde was heading north. If something happened there, it would reach the capital in about half a month.
Zhu Houzhao set out from Nanjing on the twelfth day of the eighth leap month, which is consistent with history.
However, the timeline along the way north was obviously a little off. However, because there was a certain lag in the transmission of the news, Zhu Hao was not sure whether Zhu Houzhao would go to Qingjiangpu Reservoir to fish for fish. Historically, this happened in Jiu
The fifteenth day of the month.
In early October, news about Zhu Houzhao's journey to the north suddenly stopped, and Su Xigui did not send any news for more than ten days. Zhu Hao thought about it in his mind.
If Zhu Houzhao had not fallen into the water or contracted any illness, then he could safely be the emperor after returning to the capital and continue to do mischief... In this period, the tributes will be held in the palace examination under the auspices of Zhu Houzhao. At his age, he will not do dozens of things at a time
Was he an official of the Zhengde Dynasty in 2000?
Without the springboard of Zhu Si, he only entered the court as an ordinary Jinshi. If he wanted to gain power and status that could change the era, would he have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse?
After the age of forty?
"I didn't come to the Ming Dynasty to save Zhu Houzhao, the stupid king. If history was changed because of my existence, then I would really have committed a crime. Maybe I should have gone to the deep mountains and old forests to live peacefully for ten years and eight years.
Zai, I will wait until Zhu Houzhao dies before leaving the mountain? But is it possible to be born in Anlu?"
October thirteenth.
Regarding the news about this period in mid-September, Su Xigui finally sent someone to inform him.
What makes Zhu Hao slightly disappointed is that there is no plot of Zhu Houzhao falling into the water in this news, and Shengjia and his party seem to be slowly heading north.
Zhu Hao analyzed that there are two possibilities.
One possibility is that Zhu Houzhao did not fall into the water. If he died as quickly as in history, we can only think that the cause of his death was elixir poisoning, or that Zhu Houzhao was poisoned to death by a group of civil servants as mentioned by historical conspirators.
There is another possibility, that is, Zhu Houzhao has fallen into the water, but the news has been blocked from the outside world. Although Su Xi has arrived in Nanjing, his information sources are not enough to know the emperor's secrets at any time, and it is not possible for the emperor to fall into the water and become ill.
There will be a lot of publicity, especially when the emperor has not returned to the court.
Zhu Hao couldn't help but sigh, if Lu Song could be used for his own purposes and transferred to the emperor in advance to get information on his way north, he would definitely be much more reliable than Su Xigui.
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Forbidden City, Renshou Palace.
Empress Dowager Zhang got up overnight and learned the details of her son's condition from the eunuch Zhang Yong who had returned to Beijing first.
"...His Majesty arrived in Huai'an on the seventh day of September. On the fourteenth and fifteenth day, he went boating in Qingjiangpu. Unexpectedly, the dragon boat capsized. His Majesty fell into the water and was immediately rescued by the guards. At first, he thought he had choked on a few mouthfuls of water, and within two or three days,
None of them are seriously ill, but His Majesty would have a high fever a few days later..."
The news brought back by Zhang Yong illustrates a problem, that is, the incident of Zhu Houzhao falling into the water in Qingjiangpu and falling ill was a series of twists and turns.
He fell into the water in the early stage, and when he was rescued, everyone was only slightly panicked. However, the emperor was not in any condition at that time. He behaved normally in the next few days, eating, drinking and playing when he should. He was in good spirits and no one took him seriously.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, I started to have high fevers one after another.
Empress Dowager Zhang asked sternly: "The emperor's illness was all caused by falling into the water? How come those guards are on duty?"
Zhang Yong bowed and said: "Your Majesty has a high fever, and some alchemists have presented you with the elixir. After taking it, your Majesty's condition improved slightly, so he summoned Empress Liu, and then he coughed up blood... The imperial doctor has consulted and concluded that it was a chronic illness, or due to
He fell into the water and was agitated, so he needs to calm down and recuperate. At present, His Majesty has set off for the north, there will be no further delay..."
When Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital from the north, he was still acting as nonsense as when he went south.
It had a great impact on the local people's livelihood, and the people were miserable. He seemed to know that it would not be easy to tour the south after returning to Beijing, so he wanted to have enough fun at once.
But when he fell ill after falling into the water, and even the imperial doctor reminded him that he needed to calm down and recuperate, Zhu Houzhao realized that he had gone too far and accelerated his return to Beijing.
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Then the emperor... is his condition serious?"
"This...it seems to be nothing serious at the moment. I went north and was summoned by His Majesty. His Majesty looked as usual and spoke calmly. He only coughed occasionally. I heard that he only occasionally coughs up blood when his condition is serious. He is no different from ordinary people.
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Zhang Yong tried his best to comfort Empress Dowager Zhang and explained that the emperor was now safe and sound.
Empress Dowager Zhang stood up, paced back and forth nervously, shook her head and said: "There is only one son in the Ai family, and all the affairs of the Ming Dynasty fall on him. If there are any shortcomings, wouldn't it put the Ming Dynasty in danger?"
Zhang Yong did not dare to take the initiative.
"The imperial doctors who stayed in the capital were sent south together, and then the chief assistant, Mr. Yangge, was summoned. The Ai family wanted to ask for his opinion."
Empress Dowager Zhang herself had little ability and was just an ordinary woman. When her son suddenly fell ill during his southern tour, all she could think of was to ask for help from the auxiliary ministers left behind by the late emperor. Nowadays, the civil servants in the court are headed by Yang Tinghe.
, naturally we have to discuss it with Yang Tinghe.
Zhang Yongdao: "The Queen Mother, it is best not to mention these secrets to the ministers of the court. Your Majesty has not ordered this to be done."
The implication is that the emperor did not say that he would tell Yang Tinghe about this matter. It was kept secret to the outside world. After all, the emperor did not return to the capital. If he rashly publicized it, wouldn't he be afraid that the cabinet and civil servants would take the opportunity to cause trouble?
Empress Dowager Zhang said angrily: "Mr. Yang Ge is my loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't ask him at this critical moment, who can you ask? Besides, if you want to send an imperial doctor south, you have to have a reason. Just pass the message."
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Empress Dowager Zhang summoned Yang Tinghe.
Zhang Yong didn't know what exactly he said, and Yang Tinghe immediately summoned everyone from Taiyuan Hospital who stayed behind in the capital.
Two of them must be met. One is the young imperial physician Xue Ji. He has just been transferred from Nanjing to the capital a few years ago. He is only 3 years old and can be said to be a representative of the Young Strong Sect because he once treated Yang Tinghe’s son Yang Dun.
Won the trust of Yang Tinghe.
The other person is Wu Jie, the envoy of Taiyuan Hospital.
"Zhongtang, what kind of disease does your Majesty have? Why did he suddenly allocate personnel from the Imperial Hospital to come to the rescue? Could it be that there...can't handle it?"
Xue Ji was the first to ask.
Yang Tinghe waved his hand: "You don't need to know too much."
Wu Jie and Xue Ji looked at each other, both old and young, a little confused.
The emperor's illness was a big deal. Everything needed to be prepared in advance, and special medicinal materials had to be brought from the capital. Why were they told that they didn't need to know the inside story?
"I'm just afraid that because of His Majesty's illness, some people may use the excuse of staying somewhere and not return to the capital for a long time... The main task of your visit is to make Your Majesty realize that his illness is serious and return to the capital as soon as possible. This is the responsibility of the ministers."
Xue Ji was a young man and didn't quite understand.
But Wu Jie has been immersed in official circles for many years and knows everything about everything.
Although the Ming Dynasty Hospital has all the famous doctors in the world, these generations have been criticized many times. The two emperors from Xianzong to Xiaozong all died of minor illnesses. One was forty and the other was thirty-five, both of them were not old.
At first, the world thought that these imperial doctors were mediocre and incompetent. They would treat minor illnesses into serious ones, and even kill people, making them useless.