Chapter 1599 Li Er’s illness
Tai Chi Palace, Dragon Palace.
His Majesty Li Er wore a loose robe and sat barefoot on the brocade couch. His hair was disheveled and was being tied up with a brocade belt by the palace maid. There was some swelling on his face after waking up from a long sleep. He looked tired and haggard, and his left hand Lean on your knees, spread the thumb and middle finger of your right hand and press it on the temples on both sides respectively, and press it down hard to relieve the discomfort of the head.
As he got older, his headaches became more severe, often causing him to lie awake at night.
Especially since the death of Empress Changsun, he suffered from depression and suffered a serious illness. Since then, not only have his headaches become more severe, but he has also suffered from chest tightness, palpitations and other symptoms, and his memory has gradually declined. This made him tortured, mentally and physically haggard, and even the things he had always done in bed were gradually reduced, leading to complaints in the harem...
Being awakened from his sleep, His Majesty Li Er was in a very irritable mood.
The amount of energy required to govern such a large empire is difficult for ordinary people to fathom. After working hard, you can't even sleep well. Who can not be irritable?
He rubbed his temples, took the double ginseng tea handed by the maid and drank it. He put down the jade bowl and asked in a low voice: "Where is Li Junxian?"
The maid did not dare to answer the question. Wang De, the chamberlain manager, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, General Li is waiting outside."
His Majesty Li Er snorted and said: "Let him come in and lock the door at night. If there is no urgent matter, it has to be like this. Let's see if I can get around him or not!"
It is unreasonable for people to get angry when they wake up.
Wang Dequan pretended not to hear and responded: "Here!"
He took two steps back, turned around and walked out of the hall, calling Li Junxian in.
Li Junxian put on his military uniform, strode into the palace, knelt down on one knee in front of His Majesty Li Er, and said loudly: "I will be detained late at night. If there is an emergency, please report to Your Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er hummed, straightened his body, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me about it, is it the rebellion in the Western Regions that has revived, or is it the rebellion of the officials who are gathering to attack the prefectures and counties?"
"Uh..."
Li Jun was stunned for a moment, wondering what kind of tone he was talking about?
It’s a bit baffling...
After thinking about what the emperor meant, he simply ignored it and said: "There is an outbreak of malaria in Shilipo, more than ten miles south of the city. Nine out of ten rooms in the village are empty. Every family has died of malaria infection. Everything is in danger. Malaria can happen at any time." It can wreak havoc in Chang'an. Now Jingzhao Prefecture has put all nearby villages under martial law. It is not known whether other nearby villages will be infected."
"What?!"
His Majesty Li Er was horrified and stood up subconsciously. All the embarrassment and fatigue disappeared in an instant, and his spirit suddenly sobered up.
"Didn't you say that cases of malaria were only found in the northern mountainous areas? When did the infection reach the vicinity of Chang'an?"
He couldn't help but feel nervous. A plague of a certain scale was enough to shake the foundation of the empire. All the wealth and stability would disappear in the face of the raging plague. No matter how powerful the empire was, it could not stop the ravages of the plague.
But now malaria has actually invaded the capital, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty don't know it yet...
"What does Jingzhao Mansion do for food? Such an important thing has not been discovered until now?"
The emperor was furious and shouted loudly.
In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on Jingzhao Mansion’s inaction...
These days, medical treatment is all about checking the pulse and asking for a diagnosis. If a poor person has a headache or a fever, he will not go to the doctor at all. He will just find a few herbs and eat them randomly. Diarrhea is also a common disease. How can ordinary people think about malaria?
The people themselves didn't know it, thinking it was a common illness and it would go away after just one fight. Naturally, they wouldn't publicize it everywhere. Jingzhao Mansion was in charge of more than a dozen prefectures and counties in Guanzhong, as well as Chang'an, a large city in Nuozhou. It was inevitable that there would be insufficient manpower, so it would be impossible. Everything is under control, and omissions are inevitable...
Li Junxian did not dare to accept these words. It was not appropriate to excuse Ma Zhou, nor was it appropriate to add insult to injury, so he went on to say: "There is still something that needs to be decided by your Majesty. Dozens of soldiers from the army are hiding in the hills north of Shili Slope." above, intending to wait for an opportunity to murder Hou Fangjun of Huating, Fang Jun detected the situation and led his troops to eliminate him. According to the confessions of the captured soldiers, there was a suspected spy lurking in Shilipo. When Fang Jun and others arrived, the spy still left. It was just like this that it was unexpected. Discover the situation of Shilipo ”
"Someone mobilized soldiers to hide near the capital with the intention of murdering Fang Jun?"
His Majesty Li Er felt a pain in his head and his anger rose!
This is simply unreasonable!
Compared to the spies, what made him even more angry were the hidden soldiers! In the capital city, daring to mobilize troops privately is already a capital offense, but how dare you murder a marquis or consort?
Today we are planning to murder Fang Er, so will it be my turn tomorrow, Li Er? !
How audacious!
"Check! Check clearly for me! I want to see who actually has the courage to set up troops to commit murder in Chang'an? If you find out, I will kill all nine of his clans and destroy his whole family!"
< br>
His already irritable mood was completely aroused, and His Majesty the Emperor was furious and furious!
Li Junxian lay on the ground and did not dare to say a word. After the emperor vented his anger, he said: "The general has verified that there are many sergeants from Youwu Houwei among the soldiers. However, these soldiers only admitted that they wanted to murder Fang Jun, but refused. Confess who ordered it, and deny that the mastermind behind it is General Qiu.”
His Majesty Li Er was full of anger, but he was stunned for a moment: "You Wuhou Wei? Can't make mistakes?"
As soon as the words were spoken, I knew they would be correct. How could he not know what kind of virtue that old guy Qiu Xinggong had? He is a person who is determined to take revenge. His son's death was so miserable. He would be a ghost if he didn't seek revenge.
Li Junxian said: "There can be no mistake."
His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, then sat back on the brocade couch, sighed, rubbed his temples, and said: "Execute all those soldiers, and then go and pay respects to Qiu for me, so that they can behave themselves... …”
After a pause, he changed his mind: "Let's wait until the Qiu family's funeral is over before going to visit and give orders."
After all, Qiu Xinggong was a veteran who followed him into battle. Although he was a bit cruel, his loyalty was unquestionable. Moreover, Qiu Shenji died in an extremely miserable manner. As a father, how could he remain indifferent? The method was a bit cruel, even if it was unacceptable under the national law, it was excusable after all.
Of course, this is on the basis that Fang Jun is not injured. If something happens to Fang Jun, it will definitely be more than just a warning.
You Qiu Xinggong is an old brother, isn't Fang Xuanling?
In terms of meritorious service, two Qiu Xinggongs cannot compare to one Fang Xuanling...
Li Junxian responded: "No! Now Jingzhao Mansion has sealed off Pingkangfang and is searching for Sun Wu, the captain of the school guarding the city, trying to find out the whereabouts of the spy. I wonder if your majesty has any orders?"
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were dark: "Changsun Wu? Are you a descendant of the Changsun family?"
"It's a distant branch of the Changsun family."
His Majesty Li Er was silent for a long time and said in a deep tone: "Then wait until after the arrest and interrogation, no matter what the result is, send him to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion."
……
*****
Yanpingmen.
On the upper floor of the city gate, candlelight was bright.
The soldiers on duty were divided into several waves. Except for the soldiers who went out to patrol the city, the rest did not sleep peacefully. They were all talking about Fang Jun's entry into the city just now.
"Captain Changsun may be in trouble this time."
"That's right, who doesn't know that Fang Jun's family has always been at odds with Changsun's family? There are rumors outside that Fang Er has an affair with Princess Changle, so he designs to frame Changsun Chong. Later, Changsun Dan also dies in mysterious circumstances, and is even involved with Fang Jun. Because of the relationship, even Zhao Guogong was repeatedly contradicted by Fang Jun in court and could not get off the stage..."
"Didn't you hear? There is a lot of noise in this city, I'm afraid something big is going to happen."
"Is that guy in the hat really a spy?"
"Who knows, maybe Fang Er wants to punish Captain Sun and punish him?"
"It's hard to tell. I feel suspicious when I look at the guy wearing a bamboo hat..."
Everyone was talking a lot and no longer felt sleepy. In fact, they were a little uneasy in their hearts. If it was really true that Chang Sun Wu had something to do with a spy, so many soldiers would be implicated. After all, once a spy is involved, strict investigation is certain. Who knows what's going on under the sun? What else will happen?
At this moment, someone outside the city suddenly heard shouting: "Open the city gate!"
The soldiers looked at each other, what is going on tonight?
Knocking on the city gate one after another, going to the market...
The soldiers patrolling the city outside were already shouting from the city tower: "Who is seizing the city?"
Two people were riding horses under the city, and one of them said: "We are the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital. We were ordered by the emperor to develop a medicine to treat malaria. Now that the medicine has been tested successfully, we went to the city to report back to your majesty! Please open the door quickly. If you miss it, Such a big thing is a crime that cannot be forgiven!”
What?
Under the emperor's orders to develop a drug to treat malaria?
Doesn’t that mean there is a cure for malaria now? !
Everyone is aware of the dangers of malaria. It has been rumored these days that malaria patients have been found sporadically in some northern states and counties, and people in Chang'an are also panicking...
The soldiers who were not on duty got up one after another, rushed out in a swarm and lay down beside the arrow stack, loudly asking: "Seriously!"
The imperial doctor in the city was also very excited and replied: "It's absolutely true. Open the city gate quickly. We will enter the palace to announce the good news to His Majesty! The people of the world will no longer suffer from malaria from now on!"
The soldiers guarding the city hoisted a hanging basket to the bottom of the city, asked the imperial doctor to put the seal certificate into the hanging basket, hoist it up to check carefully, and immediately opened the city gate.
The two imperial doctors were in an excited mood and did not dismount. They passed directly through the city gate and galloped towards the palace... (End of Chapter)