"Doctor Duan, does bengong have a happy pulse?”Beauty Yun asked nervously.
"Niangniang, your pulse is calm, it's not a happy pulse. Has the Empress been unwell recently?" Doctor Duan's long eyelashes drooped as he casually brushed it off.
"It's nothing serious. I just often feel chest tightness and a slight pain in my abdomen. "I didn't feel any discomfort…" Beauty Yun was disappointed and said tiredly.
"It seems that this subject is just a woman's illness. Your Majesty's jade body is healthy and there are no major problems. As long as you carefully cultivate and send the calming tea that I prescribed once in the morning and evening, you will be fine in a few days.”Doctor Duan's face was as calm as usual, just like the breeze in the valley. He carefully put away the medicine box and was about to get up and leave.
"Yes, that would be the best." Beauty Yun nodded her head calmly and picked up another pill.”
"Empress, do you have any other instructions?" Doctor Duan bowed again and said respectfully.
"Follow these two girls to see how the servant's condition is.”Beauty Yun looked at them and gestured for Xie 'er and Liu Yan to lead the way.
"Yes, Empress." Imperial Physician Duan kneeled down and replied.
"Doctor Duan, thank you." Xie 'er and Liu Yan went forward and bowed slightly to Doctor Duan, who returned the greeting respectfully.
"I will take my leave…"
"This servant will take her leave…"
The two of them bowed to Beauty Yun and led Doctor Duan out of Yihua Palace.
Xie 'er and Liu Yan led the way, and Doctor Duan followed behind them with a medicine box. Along the way, the palace maids all stood still and looked up at Doctor Duan's graceful bearing. They also noticed Xie 'er and Liu Yan, two palace maids they were not familiar with, and whispered to each other.
In a short while, the three of them arrived at Chuxiu Palace's east room.
"Doctor Duan is here!" It was unknown which girl was the first to shout excitedly. This caused all the selected servants in the room to come out in joy. They all wanted to see the legendary Grand Physician Duan's peerless beauty.
Xie 'er very respectfully led doctor Duan into the room. The attendants also followed her. The huge room was suddenly crowded, and everyone rushed to Duan Linfeng.
When Doctor Duan saw Wanzhen unconscious on the bed, his face was pale. He couldn't care less about the crowd and quickly walked over. Zixun then lifted a chair and placed it down for Doctor Duan to sit.
"Thank you for choosing the servant." Doctor Duan bowed and said politely.
"No need to thank me. Imperial Physician Duan, you should hurry up and take a look.”Zixun was such a bold and unconstrained young lady, but it was rare for her to blush. She coyly lowered her eyes and looked uneasy at the side.
Grand Physician Duan curled his lips slightly and sat down without saying a word. He placed one hand on Wanzhen's wrist and asked quietly with his eyes closed. His other hand was casually placed on his robe, looking as slender as jade. Everyone held their breaths and focused their attention on Doctor Duan's every move.
"Did you take any medicine?" After a while, Imperial Physician Duan asked loudly.
"I often see her secretly taking a pill. When asked, she would only say that it was an old illness.”Pei Lan said hurriedly.
"Do you know what medicine it is?" Doctor Duan asked.
"I haven't seen it, so I don't know what medicine it is.”Xiu Rong rushed to answer, glancing sideways at Pei Lan.
"Yes." Doctor Duan nodded and put away the pillow. He stood up and wrote a prescription on the table." Take it according to this prescription. It will be good after three years."”
"Three years?" Pei Lan exclaimed.
"Choose the medicine that the servant usually takes. It carries a slight poison that can be cured. You only need to take it for a long time before you can retreat completely.”Doctor Duan smiled meaningfully, then packed up his medicine box and was about to leave.
"Oh." The room was filled with beautiful women, as if Duan Linfeng had given them a prescription.
"Thank you." However, Liu Yan's expression remained the same. She calmly led Doctor Duan out of Chuxiu Palace. Duan Linfeng also turned around and nodded his head in thanks. From the beginning to the end, he had the appearance of a polite and elegant gentleman, swaying gently like a jade.
Doctor Duan walked in front of him, and Liu Huan followed behind him quietly. The two of them were silent.
"Choosing a servant is different from others." Duan Linfeng suddenly turned his head and smiled after walking for a while.
"Hmm?" Liu Yan was walking quietly with her head lowered. When she suddenly heard it, she was shocked at first, but she quickly regained her composure and said softly," Liu Yan is as ordinary as dust. She is no different from others. Doctor Duan is joking."”
"Oh? Attendant Liu Xuan is indeed different from ordinary people. If it was someone else, they would definitely ask me what is the difference, haha.”Duan Linfeng smiled leisurely. When he smiled, he was like an autumn lake, slightly rippling, but clear and clear, with a charm that tugged at one's heartstrings.
"..." Liu Yan was also captivated by his charming charm. She panicked and didn't know how to answer him. She could only stand quietly in the wind like a delicate willow.
"Linfeng is just saying it casually. Moreover, Linfeng's words only have the meaning of admiration and did not say anything to denounce. Liu Xuan Shi can not take it to heart, but also do not take Su Zhi to heart.”Duan Linfeng sneered, looking extremely playful. He continued walking forward.
"It won't happen." Duan Linfeng was even more interested in Liu Yan's calm expression. He felt that this girl must have a heart.
"Does Attendant Liu Xuan have any old illnesses?" Duan Linfeng asked with concern.
"Why do you ask, Imperial Physician Duan?" Liu Yan was slightly surprised, but she tried to hide it.
"Is there?" Duan Linfeng stared at her with his watery eyes.
"No." Liu Yan replied faintly.
"Attendant Liu Xuan's heart is not what he says. This illness is not physical, it's in the heart.”Doctor Duan smiled again, like a cool breeze in the hall.
"..." Liu Yan was about to say something when she heard a series of footsteps behind her.
"Doctor Duan, the Empress has invited you.”The young eunuch respectfully asked.
"Yes, thank you, Eunuch." Doctor Duan agreed. He didn't delay any longer with Liu Huan and quickly followed the eunuch away with the medicine box.
After walking half a step, Doctor Duan turned back and smiled at Liu Huan.
Liu Yan was shocked and a wave of uneasiness rose in her heart. She couldn't help but turn around and run away shyly.
"Cao Yin, did you catch the assassin?" The Emperor was reclining on the couch in Yangxin Hall, reading a book leisurely.
" Your Majesty, the black shadow that day was not an assassin. I chased after it, but…but…" Cao Yin wanted to protect Ao Lang, and thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind. He knew that if the emperor knew that Ao Lang had sneaked into the palace late at night, he would be sentenced to death.
"But what? When did Cao Yin learn to stutter in front of me?”The Emperor put down his book and looked up at him.
" It's Concubine Wan…" Cao Yin was anxious and could only randomly bring in the matter of meeting Concubine Wan that day. He only wanted to disturb the Emperor's eyes and ears and not ask about the assassin.
"Consort Wan!" The Emperor was almost shocked, but he finally regained his calm.
Cao Yin was also shocked. Even Oboi had never caused the Emperor to be so confused, but the name of Concubine Wan had actually caused the Emperor to be so confused. Cao Yin's eyes flickered as he stood there, not knowing what to do. From time to time, he would steal glances at the Emperor's expression.
"You go first. Zhen wants to be alone.”The Emperor suddenly felt a lot more tired, as if a heavy burden of the past had surged into his brow.
" Yes..." Cao Yin did not ask any more questions and could only silently leave Yangxin Palace Hall.
" Sigh..." The Emperor sighed.
"I wonder why the emperor sighs like this?”At this moment, two people entered the room.
"Masters, I'm not in the mood to do my homework today. I'll make it up to you tomorrow.”The Emperor's face was pale as he stood up to apologize to the two masters.
The two masters that Kang Xi spoke of were Wei Yijie and Xiong Cilu, the scholars of Hongwen Institute, who had been his students since he was young.
" Your Majesty, it's okay to worry about the country's politics, but if it's because…" Wei Yijie had obviously heard about Concubine Wan.
"Master Wei, that's not the case. I am worried about the peace in the south.”The Emperor turned around." Masters, have you heard of Wu Sangui, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi?”
"Emperor, although these three were surrendered generals from the previous dynasty, they had made great contributions for the Qing Dynasty to conquer the Central Plains and unify the world.”Xiong Ci said.
"Do you know where the three of them are now?" The Emperor continued to ask.
"These three people were arranged by the late emperor to be kings in the south. Wu Sangui was granted the title of King of Pingxi, guarding Yunnan. Geng Zhongming was the King of Jingnan. Due to his early death, his grandson, Geng Jingzhong, inherited the throne and guarded Fujian.”Wei Yijie replied.
"What Master Wei said is exactly what I'm worried about.”The Emperor turned his head and sighed.
"Your Majesty's worries are not without reason. The entire south of the Qing Dynasty is in the hands of the surrendered generals of the previous dynasty. It's indeed a potential threat." Xiong Cilu shook his head.
"Not only that." The Emperor said.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the Obois?" Wei Yijie said bluntly.
"What does Ao Bai have to do with the Three Kings of the Southwest?”Xiong Cilu asked.
"Please go ahead, Master Wei." The emperor signaled Wei Yijie to explain.
" Whether the three kings have the intention to rebel, I dare not make a wild guess. It's just that the armies under the three kings are large and consume more than half of the military pay of the Qing Dynasty every year..." Wei Yijie said this, and Kangxi slammed the table angrily.
"Is the Ministry of Revenue raising soldiers for the three kings or raising trouble for the Qing Dynasty?”Kang Xi said angrily.
"Emperor, please calm down." Wei Yijie continued," The reason why the Ministry of Revenue didn't control them was…because they had Lord Ao's support. The three kings had colluded with them for a long time. I'm afraid…I'm afraid their savings have exceeded the national treasury…"
"How dare you!" The emperor angrily put down the cup.
When the little eunuch heard this, he hurriedly came in to clean up, but the Emperor shouted,""Get out!" The eunuch was so frightened that he peed his pants and crawled out of Yangxin Palace Hall.
" Your Majesty…" Xiong Cilu said," The three kings have a large army and many soldiers. We must eliminate them."”
"Lord Xiong is right. "When the time comes, when the three kings of Ao Bai Yang are fully fledged, if the court cannot satisfy their various requests, it is very likely that…" Wei Yijie said.
"Maybe what?" Kang Xi turned around and asked.
"Become enemies with the Qing Dynasty." Xiong Cilu said in a low voice.
"He dares!" Kang Xi was furious.
"Your Majesty, when the time comes, most of the people in the court will be Obois. Moreover, the national treasury is empty, and more than half of our army is controlled by Obois's second son, Ao Lang. If we really start a rebellion, I'm afraid no one in the court will dare to stop us!”Wei Yijie lamented.
" This..." Kang Xi couldn't calm down when he heard the words of his two masters. In the past, under the protection of the Empress Dowager and the four assistant ministers, he thought that the Qing Dynasty was peaceful. Today, he finally realized that there were treacherous officials in the court and enemy soldiers outside. The situation was really precarious.
"Emperor, this old minister still has something to report.”Wei Yijie said.
"Correct." The Emperor quietly caressed the dragon throne, his mind filled with thoughts that he could not calm down.
" I think that although the threat of the Turhuts in the northeast has been temporarily eliminated, the greater threat is the rebellion of the Kalukha Mongol tribe…" Wei Yijie saw that the Emperor was silent and continued," I wonder if the Emperor remembers the marriage between the Tuerhu and the Qing Dynasty?”
"I remember that this year's spring is the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Why?”The Emperor asked.
"The King of the Kalkar Mongol Tribe had tried many times to snatch the Tuerhu Tribe's Qiji Gege, forcing the Tuerhu Tribe's King to submit and cancel the marriage alliance with the Qing Dynasty. "Moreover, the Kalka clan has been causing trouble at our northeast border all year round. They colluded with the four sides and are ready to make a move. This matter of changing the marriage is obviously a deliberate provocation. If the emperor does not send troops to expel them as soon as possible, I'm afraid that a large-scale rebellion will occur…At that time, it will be very difficult to deal with them…" Wei Yijie bowed and said.
"There's such a thing? How could I not know?" The Emperor said in shock.
"Oboi monopolized power and made many decisions without consulting the Emperor. The Mongolian matter should have been handled by the Minister of Justice, but the Minister of Justice was already under Oboi's control. If he did not speak, it would only exist in name. And as mentioned earlier, the military pay was allocated to the three kings to raise the army, and the Minister of Justice no longer had the power to deal with the northeast border.”Xiong Cilu added.
"Oboi again!" The Emperor didn't make a sound, one hand tightly gripping the dragon head on the chair, almost crushing it.
"Emperor, please calm down." Wei Yijie said," When dealing with something, treat it as if it's nothing. When dealing with a big matter, treat it as a small matter." I wonder how Cao Yin's preparations for the treasury are?”
"Sigh, I still have no clue." The Emperor said dejectedly.
"Emperor, we can't rush the matter of killing Ao, lest we alert the enemy.”Wei Yijie said,"The Book of History?" There was a saying in the Kang Gao: 'People should not be in charge of water, but should be in charge of the people.' The emperor must put the people's livelihood first. The people are like water, and the monarch is like a boat. They can carry and capsize. I heard that the starving people in the Qinchuan area are rebelling and the situation is serious. How will the emperor deal with it?”
"Zhen has already asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate 50,000 taels of silver to aid the disaster victims. The national treasury allocated to the military expenditure of the three vassals has been very heavy, can no longer waste money.”Kang Xi said angrily.
"Making the people live and die without regret is the beginning of the kingly way.”Wei Yijie continued," Your Majesty, no matter how much funds are allocated, they will be deducted layer by layer and all of them will be poured into the pockets of corrupt officials. The emperor had not been in power for long, and the matter of the three vassals was important, but he also learned from King Hui of Liang and did not care about the death of the people.”
"Master Wei, just say it. I will definitely follow your words." Hearing Wei Yijie's words, the Emperor hurriedly pleaded.
"I hope that the emperor will personally visit Qin Chuan and distribute the rations! To cage the hearts of the people." Wei Yijie bowed and said.
"I think so." Xiong Cilu also bowed and said,"Your Majesty, you can't be 'painted with hunger and don't know how to hair'." One should know that 'resentment is not great, but only people can be feared; If a boat is overturned, it should be carefully handled.'"
Kang Xi frowned when he heard this. After a long time, he replied," Yes…"
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