"Yes, the brand name is Chen Liji." Concubine Tian responded, "His medicines are all sold by Changchun Tang."
Since Chen Liji joined forces with the Australians, the shopkeeper originally wanted to open a branch in the capital to sell various patent medicines. However, the Senate was concerned that Chen Liji was a famous brand in Guangzhou. If the two sides went to war in the future, it might be difficult to preserve the brand name in the capital.
, so he secretly acquired a small pharmacy in the capital through the Runshitang channel on Shanhai 5th Road and renamed it Changchun Tang. While continuing to sell traditional decoction pieces, he also sold Chen Liji and Runshitang's various pills, ointments and powdered medicines on a consignment basis. In the past few years,
He is also quite famous in the capital.
Every Dragon Boat Festival, the palace prepares safe medicines and presents them to the emperor and the heads of the harem. They are nothing more than Niuhuang Qingxin Dan, Zijin Tablets and other cold medicines to deal with common summer heat, colds and diarrhea. Among them, there are also anti-plague medicines enshrined in Changchun Hall.
scattered.
Chongzhen was initially a little embarrassed that Kun Thief's medicine was so widely circulated, but then he thought about the fact that Kun Thief's items were already everywhere in the capital. From the harem to the common people, everyone had more or less come into contact with Kun Thieves.
What do these safe medicines mean?
Thinking of the mentions in books such as "Pingkun Notes" and "Kun Shi Zhilu" that the Kun thieves were "much wiser than demons" and "omnipotent", he secretly felt regretful in his heart. If the Chinese Miao people dispersed overseas like this,
How great it would have been to have been used by the imperial court! Why worry about the rogue bandits being immortal and the injustice to the Eastern captives!
"Wang Zunde is harming the country!" He murmured with a sharp look on his face. Concubine Tian was startled because she didn't know who Wang Zunde was. But it would never end well if he made the emperor angry.
She didn't dare to say anything, so she just stayed with them silently. After a while, the emperor suddenly asked: "My concubine, let me ask you, does your father have any property in Guangzhou?"
These words were like a thunderclap, and Concubine Tian's heart trembled. Although she had limited knowledge of her father's property, her mother-in-law's family relied on their status as the "father of the country" outside, and she knew a lot of evil things.
If it was an ordinary matter, the emperor would just laugh it off if he knew about it, but adding the word "Guangzhou" would make things very bad. It is quite suspected that her father had the intention of colluding with the Kun thieves.
At the beginning, my father didn't know who he was instigated by, so he sent his family to Guangzhou, saying that he wanted to collect an estate. Later, it didn't work out, and even the family members he sent died inexplicably in Guangzhou. At first, Concubine Tian didn't even think about it.
I thought it was okay, but I didn't expect to find out later that the property my father coveted actually belonged to the thief!
It is said that because of this incident, the city of Guangzhou was once in a storm. The Tian family spent a lot of effort to calm the matter down.
Because of this past incident, Concubine Tian was particularly wary of anyone mentioning the relationship between the Tian family and Guangzhou. Several years had passed since this matter, so why was it suddenly brought up by the emperor again?
Could it be that Cao Huachun and others gave her eye drops? Both she and her father had a decent relationship with the eunuchs, and they were as interesting as they should be on weekdays. There was no grudge between them - could it be the words from outside?
official?
She said carefully while trying to figure out the emperor's state of mind:
"Your Majesty, my maiden's family was originally from Shaanxi, and later moved to Yangzhou. Guangli is so remote, and I have no relatives or friends. I am beyond our reach. Where can I buy property?"
Chongzhen didn't know that there was such a past between his concubine's mother's family and the concubine. This question was originally unintentional. He just wanted to know more about the concubine. Tian Fei was from his own family, so it was more important than the confrontation with the ministers.
Be more honest.
"I saw that there are many Australian goods in the imperial concubine's palace, so I asked this question." Chongzhen said, "Although the goods are full of strange and clever things, they are also beneficial to the country and the people. But they cannot be used by the imperial court!"
Having said that, I feel quite regretful.
Concubine Tian looked at Chongzhen's intentions and didn't seem to hate the traitors very much. She was the smartest one and knew that the emperor had a soft heart to recruit thieves. However, she knew the emperor's temperament well, and this kind of thing could only be caused by
The ministers and workers "guessed" it and proposed it.
"Your Majesty, please be at ease. No matter how powerful the thief is, he must have a desire for fame and fortune. As long as he is restrained in this way, the world's heroes will not come into your Majesty's trap..." Concubine Tian comforted her with warm words.
The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "It would be great if this could be done!" He had already made a calculation in his mind at this moment, and he felt much more relaxed. He whispered: "Didn't the imperial concubine promise to give me a pair of fine flowers and birds?"
Shortly after lunch on the second day
, the emperor called Wu Mengming, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, in Wuying Hall and asked him if he knew about the "Miracle Doctor Zhou" who was very famous in the capital recently.
Jin Yiwei has the most rigorous surveillance in the capital and has many eyes and ears. Ever since this Zhou miracle doctor became famous in the capital, Jin Yiwei has noticed him.
"There is indeed such a person. His name is Zhou Lezhi. He claims to be from Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He is now renting a house in Chongxiao Temple to practice medicine."
In ancient times, most doctors did not have fixed clinics, and they would ring bells when traveling to attract business. If business was good in a certain place, they would rent a house to stay for a short period of time, usually in temples or Taoist temples.
"Chongxiao Temple, could it be Baizhifang Zaohua Temple?"
"Exactly here."
Chongxiao Temple is a famous temple in the capital. Because there is a jujube garden with thousands of jujube trees in the northeast of the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion, the flowers are as fragrant as honey in early summer, and the fruits are as red as clouds in autumn. It was called Chongxiao Temple at that time.
"How long has this person been in the capital? In addition to practicing medicine and selling medicine, has he done anything else?"
Wu Mengming wondered what kind of Tai Sui the miracle doctor had committed this week, and he was noticed by the emperor? Because some of his relatives and friends had received the favor of the miracle doctor Zhou, he deliberately returned to protect him and reported: "He entered the capital in April this year.
, he works in the clinic on weekdays, and also travels in his spare time. He has a wide circle of friends. Most of them are relatives of the patients who thank him for curing the disease."
"Do you know who is the backer behind him?"
Wu Mengming didn't dare to hide it: "It's Wang Yehao, Minister of War."
Chongzhen nodded, quite satisfied with Wu Mengming's answer. He then asked, "Does Mr. Wang have any dealings with Mr. Tian from Jinyiwei recently?"
This question was really difficult to answer. Wu Mingmeng immediately started to sweat on his forehead. He thought for a moment and said: "Master Tian had someone fall ill at home, so Master Wang recommended him to go there. In addition, Wei Wei
I have never seen them having any other interactions with each other."
In fact, Wu Mengming was careless here. The relationship between Wang Yehao and Tian Guozhang did not become warm just recently. It should be said that since Zhou Lezhi came to Beijing in April, Wang Yehao used this miracle doctor to get in touch with Tian Guozhang's family.
Dr. Zhou began to treat Tian's family half a year ago. The relationship between the two is now much closer than before. To be honest, Wu Mengming didn't understand Wang Yehao's sudden flattery towards Tian Hongyu. Xiang
"Royal relatives" like the Tian family are mostly kept at a respectful distance by ministers, and few are willing to make friends with them. In the court, Wang Yehao has achieved the title of minister of war and minister, and has also served as a local governor. It can be said that he has reached the end of his career as an official.
, it is difficult to understand why he suddenly thought of currying favor with his noble relative. After all, the emperor is not a person who is easily flattered.
Fortunately, Chongzhen did not pursue this issue further, but turned to another topic: "Has anyone from Fujian's commanding officer Zheng Sen come to the capital recently?"
Wu Mengming was stunned by this nonsensical question. He didn't know who Zheng Sen was. Although the commanding officer had a high rank, it was only a military position in the guard. Without other positions, it was basically equivalent to a military officer.
False title. There were hundreds of such people in the Ming Dynasty. How could he, Wu Mengming, remember coming here?
Perhaps Chongzhen himself felt that it was inappropriate to ask this question, so he added: "He is the son of the late governor Zheng Zhilong..."
Speaking of Zheng Zhilong, Wu Mengming naturally knew about it. He quickly reported: "Wei Chen does not know about this matter. We will report it to the emperor after Wei Chen sends someone to investigate."
"Go and check on me quickly. This person probably came to the capital from Fujian," the emperor said.
Wu Mengming left the palace, returned to the Yamen, and immediately sent his subordinates to investigate the matter. Within a few days, news came back that several Fujian officials had indeed come to the capital. Among them, Ren Man was convinced and came to the Ministry of Personnel to report;
Some of them came to the capital on business. However, these people had nothing to do with the Zheng family. It was not until I inquired about the Fujian Guild Hall in the capital that I learned that a school inspector from the Zhangzhou Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen came to the capital to work on business.
The inspector was an insignificant official in the Tongzhi yamen. Generally speaking, it was unlikely that he would be sent to the capital on official business. The people who talked about the incident also learned from the people in the Fujian Guild Hall that he had not been to any yamen.
When he went to do business, no official came to visit him. But this man went out every day and had many contacts in the capital.
"What is this person's name?
What's your name?" Chongzhen asked after hearing Wu Mengming's report.
"My name is Qian Taichong."
"Which issue is the name of the subject?"
"It is said that he is a graduate of Nanjing Imperial College."
Chongzhen thought to himself, if he came from the imperial examination, he would not be able to help a young man like Zheng Sen who was in an awkward position. This man was probably a private person promoted by Zheng Zhilong in the Fujian officialdom.
Now he was eager to know where this person had come to the capital and whom he had met. Zheng Sen sent him here, obviously hoping to get the emperor's support. He wanted to see which important officials in the capital this young man from Fujian had brought to him.
Considered as Austrian aid.
Wu Mengming did not dare to hide anything, and immediately listed the officials Qian Taichong visited one by one. Chongzhen glanced at the list. Most of these people were from Fujian, and they also had some old relationships between Zheng Zhilong and Zou Weilian.
In fact, Qian Taichong originally visited Cao Huachun and other eunuchs, but Wu Mengming did not list them.
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"Why did he come to the capital for activities?" Chongzhen was a little surprised. This Zheng Sen had already inherited a secular position, was not yet a junior, and had no academic title. It was not necessarily that he came to recommend him to be promoted to an official. Moreover, he had been here before and after.
After running around for a month or two, I met such officials from the DPRK and China again. It was obvious that there were more important matters.
"Wei Chen didn't inquire about this." Wu Mengming bowed and reported, "But Wei Chen has arranged people to guard him secretly. As long as the emperor is alive, he will be taken down for questioning."