Chapter Nine Hundred and Eighty IX The End Is Coming, Destiny
After receiving Tang Yin's invitation letter, Zhu Hao took a sedan to the outside of Tang Yin's house.
Before Zhu Hao's arrival, the Jin Yiwei had deployed control in advance, and at the same time, a special person was assigned to clear the way. Those who were waiting for Tang Yin to receive him in front of the Tang Mansion could only make way for Zhu Hao's sedan to approach. Just as everyone was guessing what was going on.
When people arrived, they saw a half-grown young man getting out of the sedan.
Looking at his age, it is hard to imagine that the young man with a weak crown in front of him is already a third-ranking official in the capital, such as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the young master of Zhan Shifu.
Zhu Hao looked serious and turned a blind eye to the crowd of onlookers. He raised his head and looked at the lintel of the Tang Mansion. "Who is this?"
"That's the Minister of Rites, his surname is Zhu, and he was the number one scholar from Anlu."
"Oh, the top scholar who came out of the Land of Dragon Hidden, no wonder he can be a minister at a young age." "He seems to be a disciple of Tang Bohu."
"That means you come from the same sect as the current Saint, how can your career be so short?"
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhu Hao has unique advantages in being an official. Just being "born in Anlu" and "the same family as the king", regardless of whether he is the top scholar or not, as long as he is a Jinshi, he can probably achieve great success.
But the more discerning officials in the DPRK didn't think so.
The main reason is because Zhu Hao comes from the Zhu family of the Qianyiwei family. He usually has a preconceived impression that the emperor should be hostile to the Zhu family, so he doesn't take Zhu Hao's origin seriously. Instead, he thinks it is a negative factor that restricts Zhu Hao's promotion. Who knows?
I once thought that Zhu Hao had gone from a new scholar to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites in just three years.
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Inside the Tang Yin Mansion.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin were sitting at the same table. Tang Yin did not hide anything and explained the situation directly: "There are people outside who come to me to plead for mercy. You know that I have no opinion on this matter. If you can help, please help."
"How can I help?" Zhu Hao asked back.
Tang Yin said: "Can you give His Majesty some advice and ask His Majesty to let him go?" Tang Yin's words really surprised Zhu Hao.
Why, Tang Yin, are you so naive now? If just saying something works, who do you think is the emperor? Why do you think what I say will work?
"Master, you didn't call me here specifically for this matter, right?" Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "You know, I can't possibly interfere in this matter. The situation has been laid out, and it took a lot of effort to get to this point. You let me go
Destroy your own plans?"
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and asked, "You mean, it was not easy for you to create some rift between yourself and His Majesty?" Zhu Hao did not answer.
But it's the default.
The rift between Zhu Hao and Zhu Si was naturally created deliberately by Zhu Hao himself.
From the perspective of a time traveler like Zhu Hao, he could have ignored what the civil servants thought or what reputation he left in history. Anyway, the fork in history has appeared. This is already a parallel world. Zhu Hao
You don't need to think about the consequences of what you do.
Zhu Hao did not think about Zhu Si in everything, so he let Zhu Si act arbitrarily on some matters and used some "cruel tricks" in succession. Even Zhang Zuo could see that Zhu Si and Zhu Hao had disputes on certain issues.
I want to be a peacemaker.
Tang Yin said: "Since you have created a rift, you might as well make it even bigger. If you mention it to His Majesty, His Majesty may give you face. At the same time, you will create a gap with His Majesty, giving Zhang Bingyong and the others an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Isn’t it good for you?”
Zhu Si said coldly: "Sir, you want me to dig a hole and jump down, right?" "Haha."
Tang Yin couldn't stop laughing.
Zhu Hao said angrily: "Even if I want to create discord, there is no need to create a bad impression in His Majesty's mind that I can't help him, but I go to help the civil servants. What have I become? I am so proud of my career in front of His Majesty.
After working for many years, you want me to become a thorn in His Majesty’s side overnight?”
Tang Yin is still laughing.
Zhu Hao really wanted to say, you are really just watching the fun and don't take it too seriously, you are laughing your ass off!...
...
Tang Yin called Zhu Hao to his study, took out his recent paintings, and showed them to Zhu Hao one by one. Zhu Hao didn't understand Tang Yin for a while.
What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?
"master!"
A sweet voice came from the door, it was Tang Yin's little sweet wife.
Zhu Hao turned around and looked over, only to see a woman coming in from the outside holding a saucer. Zhu Hao actually didn't notice that there was much difference in the woman. She seemed to be a little fatter.
Tang Yin smiled and said, "I was about to tell you that my wife is pregnant." "Huh!?"
Zhu Hao frowned.
I think you, Old Man Tang, can do it. A little old man in his fifties actually still has the energy to create a baby? You are trying to have a child in your old age.
Tang Yin sighed: "Go down." "Yes!"
The woman took out the teacups from the saucer and placed them in front of Tang Yin and Zhu Hao respectively. She placed the teapots before leaving the study.
Zhu Haodao: "Congratulations, Mr. Tang, you are about to have a baby in your family. What? Is this what you want to tell me?" Tang Yin said: "That's right. She and I are destined to be together after all.
ah."
This statement clearly refers to Lou Suzhen, and Zhu Hao couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
Thinking of Tang Yin's previous defense against him, I probably understood that Tang Yin regarded him as a "love rival" at some point. This time, his wife was pregnant with Liujia, and she specially asked him to come over to share the joy. What does this mean?
Do you want me to tell Lou Suzhen that you two are really not destined to be together? In the end, the groom will have a child, and the child is not you? "Sir, if you tell me this now, I am not interested in hearing it."
Zhu Hao said with a dull face, "Besides congratulating you, what else do you want me to say? Concubine Ning is not unintentional towards you. Are you trying to torture yourself, or are you deliberately challenging her?"
Typical demonstration.
Lou Suzhen rejected Tang Yin, and Tang Yin got angry and married another beloved wife, and then gave birth to a child specifically to disgust Lou Suzhen. From a certain perspective, this is probably what Tang Yin did.
In order to avoid being disgusted enough and fearing that Lou Suzhen would not know about it, he actually told Zhu Hao and asked Zhu Hao to tell Lou Suzhen... Zhu Hao really wanted to say that your heart, Tang's, shouldn't be so dark, right?
Tang Yin said: "Jingdao, there is something I want to tell you, but I'm afraid you won't agree."
Zhu Hao said disdainfully: "As long as you don't want to go back to Suzhou to plant peach blossoms, you can mention anything else. I may not agree." "Okay."
Tang Yin nodded, "Then let me tell you the truth. I hope that if this child is a boy in the future, you will accept him as your disciple. If it is a girl, you will help me find a good family for her!"
Zhu Hao frowned: "Isn't it a little early?"
Tang Yin pointed to the paintings and calligraphy on the table and said, "These are all left to you! My paintings are not worth much money, but at least there is still demand in the market. I cannot give them to you, so I have to leave them to my wife and children."
Zhu Hao heard that something was not right about the question and quickly asked: "What are you..." "As you said, maybe my end is really approaching."
Tang Yin said helplessly, "Recently, my health has not been as good as it used to be. Not only was I exhausted, I also fainted several times in a row in the first ten days of the month. Later, I asked the imperial doctor to see me, and he said it was due to lack of energy and blood. And then... Oh!"
Zhu Hao heard the seriousness of the problem.
This is actually a problem that Zhu Hao has always been worried about.
That means Tang Yin's deadline has really come, and the New Year is approaching. For Tang Yin, it is probably the end of death.
For Tang Yin to have the idea of being an orphan, I am afraid that he knows exactly his physical condition and has already begun to prepare for the worst...
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Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin to sit down and diagnosed Tang Yin's pulse himself.
After looking around and asking about Tang Yin's recent daily life, even Zhu Hao felt a very sad feeling. Tang Yin was really sick. His body was as thin as firewood, and his face was dark and gray. If nothing else, it should be cancer.
Such incurable diseases.
Tang Yin didn't have much meat in his body, and he drank too much all day long. He had lived an uncontrolled life for many years. Although he began to restrain himself in his later years, he still had serious problems.
According to Tang Yin, he had started to have symptoms such as bleeding from the mouth and nose, and was in unbearable pain all over his body...
····Looking at this situation, it's either stomach cancer or liver cancer. Tang Yin probably won't be able to hold on for a few months. "Unfortunately, you were right."
Tang Yin looked sad.
Zhu Hao originally had something to say to Tang Yin, but seeing Tang Yin's look as if he had understood his fate, unwilling to accept it, but helpless, Zhu Hao also felt that some of his words were in vain.
Zhu Hao said: "I will ask the imperial doctor to come and examine you right away. You will definitely not be so pessimistic."
Tang Yin smiled and shook his head: "Jingdao, no need, I just know what some things are like. I just hope that before you die, you can tell me why you, a young man, know so many things. I don't believe you have ever been exposed to it.
What Taoist alchemy, but I have a lot of doubts about your knowledge..."
Zhu Hao thought for a while, nodded and said, "I will tell you. But now you have to treat the disease with your heart."
What to tell Tang Yin?
Tell him that he is a time traveler?
Many things have actually happened once in history, so I can say it accurately? Telling Tang Yin now is also a burden. It is better to let Tang Yin treat the disease with his heart.
Zhu Hao said: "Before, you were just recuperating. Recuperation is different from treating a disease. I hope you can correct your mentality. Even if the disease is incurable, don't you want to see the child be born and watch him grow up day by day?"
All court affairs were thrown aside by Zhu Hao.
The great ceremony and the Zuo Shunmen incident are all things that can be forgotten for Zhu Hao, except for Tang Yin... Zhu Hao himself doesn't know how to describe this feeling. It can be said that Zhu Hao is in Tang Yin.
The hard work he put into his body was no less than that of Zhu Si.
They are teachers and students, and also friends.
When he realized that Tang Yin was about to leave, but there was nothing he could do about it, Zhu Hao felt a sense of powerlessness, knowing that everything was under control, but yet everything was out of control.
They were all so prepared that in order to help Tang Yin survive the catastrophe in his life, they didn't even ask him to become an official. Is this still unavoidable?
"Sir, I can only give you a prescription first, but you know some things, so I can only prescribe the right medicine for you. Whatever symptoms you have, I will treat you accordingly."
Zhu Hao was also helpless.
It is also a thing subject to the limitations of the times. Like Liu Chun, if something unexpected happens, Zhu Hao can still turn the tide. But like Tang Yin, whose illness has penetrated deep into his bones, what can Zhu Hao do except look at it with excitement?