He had heard about the illness of Empress Dowager Dong, but he felt that this was a matter of course.
After all, she is a person in her fifties or sixties. If she just eats lightly and maintains good health, and lives a comfortable life, then she will be able to live naturally.
However, because Liu Bei would send money and things to her every now and then, he would give her any good inventions to use immediately, including hot pots, stir-fries, and fried foods. The old lady would be the first to enjoy them.
My wife is probably very high from eating it.
It is difficult for people these days to eat more oil and water to replenish their bodies. Most of them are malnourished and have no physical diseases. If they get sick, they will basically die.
It is really rare to be able to ensure adequate nutrition, and those with overnutrition like the old lady can be regarded as one in a million.
The conscience of heaven and earth, Liu Bei really has no bad intentions. These new gadgets are absolutely good things in the Han Dynasty. They are luxuries that few people can enjoy. Giving them to the old lady for enjoyment is also a way to please.
But who would have thought that the old lady had completely let herself go and ate fried food three times a day. Unless she was a high-intensity manual laborer, no one could withstand the three meals a day.
It is said that the old lady’s recipe changed to mainly frying two years ago.
In the morning, I eat some simple fried meat, fried eggs, and some porridge, and then start eating fried chicken and fried pork at noon. The main course in the evening is fried lamb chops. If you feel tired, you can eat fruit to relieve your tiredness. This is available all year round.
That's all true.
Anyway, the only person in the world who can eat fresh fruit all year round is the old lady. She eats fried food, and when she gets tired of it, she eats fruit, and then mixes it with some grains, and also drinks fish soup, chicken soup, and mutton soup.
, the mouth is full of oil after eating.
After finishing eating, he would lean on the recliner and ask someone to take him out to watch sideshows, cockfights, dog fights and burlesque shows. High-quality rose apples and Jiuquan rose apple wine produced in the Western Regions were the snacks at this time.
While watching and laughing, I ate sweet apples and drank sweet sweet wine. When I was tired, I went to bed. When I was full, I got up and continued watching. When I was hungry, I ate. After I finished eating, I continued to sleep. My life was extremely rotten.
So in the past two years, every time Liu Bei saw Empress Dowager Dong, he could feel that her body shape was constantly expanding.
He also advised Empress Dowager Dong not to eat so crazily. Eating too much fried food is not good as it is not easy to digest and easily burdens the gastrointestinal tract. It will be bad if she gets sick.
The old lady always said okay, okay, but she never changed it.
Dare you next time!
After the invention of stir-fried vegetables, the old lady became obsessed with egg fried rice and ate it three times a day. Later, she added barbecue to it, turning it into barbecued egg fried rice and ate it three times a day. Sometimes she even had a midnight snack.
In terms of drinks, there was no restraint. In addition to the precious Jiuquan peach wine, there was also the highest quality honey water. Later, it developed that except for peach wine and honey water, the old lady did not drink plain water at all.
So the old lady successfully suffered from tooth decay, and she would have toothaches and headaches from time to time. Liu Bei could only seek medical advice everywhere, and then collected things that could clean her teeth and mouth for her to use to help her relieve the pain.
As a result, her scars healed and she forgot about the pain. As soon as she got better here, she started drinking peach wine and honey water again, so her oral problems never got better.
The old lady herself is not a young person, she doesn’t do much exercise, and she keeps gaining weight. If she doesn’t achieve high standards, she will be a disgrace to science.
Two months ago, the old lady suddenly fell into a coma. After she woke up, she became depressed and lingered on the bed. She could not eat or drink anything delicious. She could only drink some gruel and clear soup, and then drank large bowls of medicine.
, the old lady was tortured to the point of excruciating pain.
Despite this, the old lady's symptoms showed no signs of improvement. Recently, she began to complain of chest pain and burning sensation, followed by a headache that lasted for a long time, and sometimes she fell into coma. It was not pleasant at all, and the doctors were very busy.
, simply don’t know where to start.
As a result, rumors broke out at this stall.
The old lady didn't pay much attention at first, thinking it was all nonsense. What happened in the past happened again, and it was probably some boring people who were trying to harm Liu Bei.
Later, when Dong Chong came to visit his doctor, he asked the old lady again and again to find out Liu Bei's intentions and ensure the safety of Liu Xie's throne.
"All you need is Liu Bei's promise, and there will be no problems. Liu Bei promises again. He will definitely do what he promised you. You can't protect Xie forever, and I can't protect Xie forever, so you must make Liu Bei swear."
!”
The old lady thought about it, thinking about her increasingly haggard and weak body, and suddenly felt that what Dong Zhong said was not completely unreasonable.
It seems that she needs Liu Bei to make a complete promise, a promise to support Liu Xie forever. With Liu Bei's commitment-oriented character, once this promise is made, it will never be broken, so no matter what happens in the future, she will not worry.
Already.
She would be able to treat her illness with peace of mind, or if something happened, she would not be embarrassed to see her short-lived son.
But she couldn't tell Liu Bei directly about this matter, so she found Liu Yu, an important member of the clan and the elder, explained her intention to him, and asked Liu Yu to take care of everything.
Of course Liu Yu was obligated, but there were some things that Liu Yu could not handle. Liu Bei did not intend to use Liu Yu as the intermediary to show off with the old lady. He decided to go to the old lady himself and explain the matter clearly to the old lady.
The old lady's time was probably running out, and he hoped to let her leave with a clear conscience.
He felt that he had nothing to apologize to the old lady.
Without him, the old lady would have been poisoned to death by Queen He five years ago, and died miserably.
Now, the old lady has lived for five years, and she has enjoyed all the glory and wealth that can be enjoyed in this era, and she has also enjoyed so many delicious foods in advance.
Although the last moments were equally uncomfortable, compared to so many people who suffered from birth to death, the old lady was extremely lucky.
There is nothing owed and nothing to be sorry for, just mutual understanding and understanding.
When Liu Bei went to visit the old lady, he happened to meet a group of doctors coming out of the Queen Mother's palace. The group of people looked unhappy and frowned.
So Liu Bei stepped forward and asked them about their specific situation.
When the first doctor saw it was Liu Bei, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"How is the situation of the Queen Mother?"
"Back to the general, the condition of the Empress Dowager is not very good. It often relapses. It was obviously better in the past few days, but it has relapsed in recent days. The situation seems to be more serious. The Empress Dowager is old, so we can only
Do your best.”
"Can it be cured?"
"this……"
"I understand, just go ahead and do your best."
"Thank you, General, for your understanding."
The doctors quickly thanked him and quickly left the palace.
Liu Bei sighed slowly, entered the palace of the Empress Dowager, passed the main hall of the Jiade Palace, and headed to the back hall where the old lady lived for her health.
In the back hall, the eunuchs and maids running back and forth were running back and forth. Liu Bei stopped someone to ask, and learned that they were preparing medicinal materials for the old lady. The doctors had prepared many strange medicinal materials to treat illnesses, including several.
The medicine guide is particularly difficult to obtain.
For example, children's urine and so on. They were searching the whole palace for children's urine that could be used.
Liu Bei was speechless.
When he was allowed to enter the old lady's bedroom, he smelled a strong smell of medicine and the old lady's occasional uncomfortable moans. When he got closer, he saw the old lady lying on the bed.
.
Some time ago, every time Liu Bei saw her, he could feel that she was fatter than the last time.
But this time, in just three months, the old lady lost a lot of weight, her complexion became gray and lacked energy, her hair also lost its black color and became much paler.
"The Empress Dowager, I'm here."
Liu Bei knelt down in front of the old lady's bed, took the medicine bowl from the hand of the maid beside the old lady, waved his hand for the maids and eunuchs to leave, and began to serve the old lady alone.
The old lady opened her eyes and let out a long sigh when she saw Liu Bei coming.
"I'm sorry to bother you, you are so busy with government affairs, but you still ask me to come over to see me, an old woman... Ouch..."
"Is the Empress Dowager very uncomfortable?"
Liu Bei scooped up a spoonful of concoction and handed it to the old lady's mouth.
The old lady drank it with difficulty.
"Uncomfortable, uncomfortable, chest pain, often out of breath, so uncomfortable... Ouch... Why do I have to suffer like this..."
"I have long told you not to eat and drink so much. Although those oils are delicious, they are too greasy. Eating too much is naturally bad for your health. You always agree, but never do it."
Liu Bei sighed and said, "If you could listen more to my ministers' advice, move around more, and eat something light, you wouldn't get sick."
The old lady smiled bitterly.
"It's too late to say anything now. It's all my fault. It's all my fault. Once I relax, I don't care about anything. I just want to live a comfortable life. I don't care about anything else. Who would have thought that I would be so lucky and my body wouldn't be able to support so much."
My blessing has collapsed, hehehehe..."
The old lady laughed like an old bellows, unpleasant and hoarse, just like her current physical condition.
Liu Bei didn't say anything else and gave her another half bowl of medicine. After that, the old lady told her not to drink any more.
"Bitter, unpleasant to drink, useless, should you feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable..."
Liu Bei then stopped forcing the old lady to drink medicine.
"Give me a piece of candy, it tastes bitter in your mouth."
"The Empress Dowager, you have this disease. It's best not to eat sweets. At the same time, you should strictly avoid eating. You can only eat light things. Only in this way can you recover."
"Why are you like those doctors? You are not allowed to eat sugar, alcohol, or meat, so what's the point of living for me!"
The old lady looked in pain: "It's better to just die and go find my child!"
"The Queen Mother!"
Liu Bei said helplessly: "If you do this, it will only make you feel more uncomfortable."
"well……"
The old lady just shook her head and sighed, full of pain: "It's just my poor fortune that can't support such a great blessing. Ah, do you think I am too useless? I have wasted most of my life to finally enjoy happiness.
How many years has it been? That’s it..."
"You are already the most blessed person in the world, and it doesn't matter if you are blessed less. If you are less blessed, who else is more blessed?"
Liu Bei smiled and said, "Just rest in peace and recuperate. Take good care of yourself and you will have a long future."
"If you can't eat this or drink that, what's the future?"
The old lady sighed for a while, then took a few breaths and turned to look at Liu Bei.
"How are you doing with your investigation into the matter in the city?"
"The rumor was spread by Zheng Tai, the Taizhong doctor. The purpose is to ruin the reputation of the minister, try to put the minister in a dilemma and make the whole world rebel, in order to completely destroy the current situation of the minister and the Han Dynasty."
Liu Bei whispered: "The reason is that the government affairs conference and the system of eliminating officials that I want to promote have harmed their interests. They asked me to make amends, but I refused. So this person became furious and contacted people everywhere to try to attack me.
, but no one responded, so he did this kind of thing."
"What a thief, with evil thoughts, he actually ruined the reputation of the pillar of the Han family like this!"
The old lady said angrily: "Arrest him and question him! Sentence! Sentence him for life! He will have to eat prison food from now on. He will not be allowed to drink or eat meat. He can only have one meal of porridge a day. Let him try it."
The old woman is suffering now! Look at how he is worse off than dead!"
Liu Bei immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
The old lady's revengeful mentality is really strong.
Then what happens to her next, how will she retaliate?
"I will definitely deal with the Empress Dowager Zheng Tai properly. You don't have to worry, but once this happens, many things in the Han Dynasty will also change. The situation that could be maintained in the past may not be able to be maintained.
Already."
"What's the meaning?"
The old lady took a breath and looked at Liu Bei doubtfully.
"that is……"
Liu Bei said helplessly: "The final solution to this matter is not easy, and it may require me to ascend the throne and become the emperor to solve it. Although I am not very willing, there is no other way."
"………………"
The old lady didn't seem to understand what Liu Bei meant at first, so she stared at Liu Bei for a while without responding. When she finally responded, she still had a confused look on her face.
",What do you mean...?"
Liu Bei then analyzed the current situation of the Han Dynasty in detail to the old lady, including that his power was too huge, especially the fact that the army was completely formed by himself and obeyed his orders. This situation has been maintained for a long time and cannot be changed.
And the longer it lasts, the harder it is to change.
All reforms and all system advancements were carried out by him, and naturally the staff were his subordinates.
Many things may not be what he expected, but if he cannot maintain his identity and power as a ruler, then the entire Han Empire may collapse.
Officials will go to great lengths to protect their own interests.
Generals are more likely to support their own troops and bring disaster to one side, changing from the defenders of the Han Dynasty to their destroyers.
The troubled times he tried so hard to prevent will come again.
None of this was what he wanted to see.
Therefore, the only way is for him to replace Liu Xie and become emperor.