Many people came to visit Zhang Zhou's house.
Although the imperial court had explicitly stipulated that no one was allowed to disturb Zhang Zhou's house, but because there was good news in the northwest and the news was unknown, many people went to Zhang Zhou's house to find out the truth. , not just to get in, but to see who comes, and when Zhang Zhou returns home, etc., to judge whether this good news exists.
The front door of Zhang Mansion was bustling with people, but Zhang Zhou did not stay at home. He went out to inspect his properties in the afternoon and did not go back that night.
In a house near Chongwen Gate in the city, Zhang Zhou met with Yang Peng and Zhang Yong.
Both of them can be regarded as people who "dedicated" to him relatively early in the eunuch system. One is the current admiral of the Jingying eunuch, and the other is likely to take over as the eunuch soon, so that both of them are now It seemed that he was wholeheartedly working for Zhang Zhou.
"Immortal Master, with this great victory in Ningxia, your prestige is even greater than before. You should have suppressed the British Duke, but even after hearing about this, the British Duke's young grandfather also Going to fight together, I don’t know how you arranged it. The British prince is obviously in dire straits, but you seem to have given him a hand."
Yang Peng now admires Zhang Zhou extremely.
He was originally a villain who was greedy for profit. He used to work for Li Guang, but later went directly to Zhang Zhou and stepped Li Guang into the ditch. This kind of person obviously does not have many principles.
Whoever can benefit him, he will serve.
But his level of ingratiation is very high. In order to gain Zhang Zhou's trust, he is now trying his best to cater to Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Yong on the side also looked inquiring.
Zhang Zhou took a sip of tea and said, "Both of you have heard about it."
Zhang Yongdao, "Yes, the news has stirred up the Forty-Nine Cities, but now there are only rumors of good news. How specific is it? No one can tell clearly. Even we know from the news in the palace that it was obtained by the troops led by Ma Yi and Zhang Rui. It seems that Uncle Xin Xin also played a role behind the scenes."
Zhang Zhou put down the teacup, nodded and said, "You're right. Uncle Xin Xin's purpose of sending troops was to drive the Tatars westward. After the Tatars moved westward, they must have sent troops to defend Ningxia during the Ming Dynasty. But Ma Yi sent troops from before Yansui, all the way to Hetao, but the troops of the three parties who sent troops to Hetao turned back halfway. This can be regarded as preventing the Tatars from guessing our intentions. "
Zhang Yong smiled and said, "This plan is very good. It catches the Tatars by surprise and they can't find the north."
Yang Peng also hurriedly said, "It's very reasonable. Such a clever plan , it must be planned by you, Cai Guogong, and I have to say that the Ming Dynasty is indispensable for your strategizing."
Zhang Zhou looked calm and said, "I haven't done much, so there is no need to compliment me. "Eunuch Yang wants to ask me about the British father-in-law's side. Please forgive me and I can't answer you. His Majesty has not given me any instructions on this matter. I just abide by my duty."
"Yes." Yang Peng had a smile on his face, butThen he hurriedly complimented, "Everyone can see now that the Ming Dynasty's military and political affairs cannot survive without you. Whether it is the Ministry of War or the Governor's Office, they must obey your orders. The plain grassland is just around the corner. Did your Majesty say that before?"
Originally, Yang Peng probably wanted to mention something about the emperor's preparation for a personal expedition.
But thinking that Zhang Yong didn’t seem to understand this matter, he was afraid that he would make mistakes if he said too much, so he only said half of what he said.
Zhang Yongdao said, "Our family has also heard that His Majesty is planning to lead his troops to level the grassland in the coming spring."
Only then did Yang Peng know that this matter did not happen to Zhang Yong. Not a secret.
Zhang Zhou sighed and said, "The matter of sending troops still needs to be considered in the long term. Eunuch Yang, I heard that you are going to be transferred to other errands."
"Yes, you"
"I would like to say congratulations to Eunuch Yang first. I think you have achieved such a great achievement. The Ministry of War has been very busy recently at the end of the year, and I may not have time to go to the Governor's Mansion. Regarding matters in the Governor's Mansion, I also Try to make as little inquiries as possible. It seems that I, the Minister of War, have no time to take care of the daily affairs of the capital camp."
Zhang Zhou expressed his attitude.
You all think that the emperor asked me, Zhang, to manage the capital camp. Even if this is the truth, as the Minister of War, I have to avoid suspicion first.
I adopt a laissez-faire attitude to let others feel that I am not interested in managing Beijing Camp, and then tighten my power step by step.
As for the ones who go to gather power in Beijing on my behalf, they are naturally the two eunuchs in Beijing who served as admiral for me.
You can think so, but don’t guess what the specifics are. , anyway, the British father has not returned to Beijing, and many things are still unknown.
That night, Kunning Palace.
Empress Zhang was meeting with Chen Kuan, and there was another person standing next to Chen Kuan, the imperial physician Liu Wentai. The two came to report on the condition of Queen Mother Zhou.
“After the Empress Dowager became ill, her condition worsened within three days. She also went to the Imperial Hospital for consultation, but was turned away. None of the prescriptions used came from the Imperial Hospital. But it came from Dr. Ning. Just like the previous diagnosis of His Majesty, the Taiyuan Hospital thought it would be even more difficult to ask such questions."
Liu Wentai came up and complained to Queen Zhang.
It also shows that the Tai Hospital has not had much say in the treatment of palace nobles recently.
Empress Zhang frowned and looked at Chen Kuandao, "Didn't His Majesty drive the Ning family daughter out because she fell ill in Xinuan Pavilion? Recently she has come back."
Ning Tong has not been here recently. The permission to enter the palace was also due to a report from Taiyuan Hospital.
Some people also say that because the heating in Xinan Pavilion was changed, especially the floor heating, the emperor could not withstand the fumigation of water vapor and became sick. He did not need to go to the hospital for consultations, and usually used the medicine prescribed by Ning Tong. Empress Zhang's prescription was not purely for revenge, but she also felt that even if the emperor was sick in winter before, he would not be so sick.
In a fit of anger, he drove Ning Tong away.
In addition, her relationship with Concubine Xian was getting better and better, and Concubine Xian did not dare to offend her because of Ning Tong's affairs. Concubine Xian even did not dare to mention a word about Ning Tong's inability to enter the palace.
Chen Kuandao: "Empress, it's like this. It seems that the Empress Dowager heard somewhere that Ning Ning's prescriptions were all from Cai Guogong. She doesn't know if she has any prejudice against the imperial hospital, so she would rather use it." It is hard to say whether the Queen Mother's illness worsened due to the improper use of these medicines and her refusal to accept the diagnosis and treatment from the Tai Hospital."
"Humph"
Queen Zhang was also a little angry.
She slapped the table, her breath was uneven, mainly because she had been ignored by the emperor recently.
A woman who does not receive care from her husband, but has extremely high power over the palace. With an unbalanced heart, of course she wants to do something to show her style as the Lord of the Sixth Palace.
Liu Wentai said hurriedly, "I also asked people to check the medicines carefully, and found that most of them were from some ancient prescriptions or folk remedies, and they were not necessarily effective for the illnesses of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Cai Guogong didn't seem to have any opinions on the treatment methods. After Cai Guogong returned to Beijing, His Majesty's dragon body improved greatly after Cai Guogong's diagnosis and treatment. In fact, he never used those prescriptions again. As far as I can see, this doctor Ning, It seems that there is no sense of propriety, and some unproven prescriptions are used to treat your Lord's illness. This trend will not help. "
Queen Zhang said, "She used to treat my illness before, but it didn't work. What a deviation."
Liu Wentai said, "I have also reviewed the medicine she prescribed to the Queen, and some of it is wrong."
"What?" Queen Zhang was nervous. She got up and asked sternly, "Is it poisonous?"
What Queen Zhang usually fears most is someone poisoning her, especially since Ning Tong is a good concubine, so she should be careful.
The reason why Ning Tong was used before was just for Zhang Zhou’s sake, because the emperor trusted Ning Tong, and because she wanted to have a good relationship with Concubine Xian.
Liu Wentai said hurriedly, "If poison is used directly, it is obviously not the case. But the prescription she prescribed for you, the queen, used several cold medicines, and you, the queen, have always been cold, plus If your breath is not smooth and your body is cold due to pregnancy and childbirth, taking these medicines will make your body even weaker."
Hot medicines and cold medicines are almost metaphysics in themselves. something.
But in this day and age, when traditional Chinese medicine is the only treatment strategy, Queen Zhang firmly believes in it.
She had not been able to get pregnant in the past few years, and she thought it was caused by body cold, etc. Not only body cold, but also uterine cold. After all, most women are afraid of the cold. What women have is mainly due to the fact that the body fat layer is not thick enough, coupled with less activity, covering up in winter and other reasons.
But Empress Zhang was convinced that her body was not as good as before because of a cold illness.
"If this is really the case, then the intention is evil." Chen Kuan saw the expression on Queen Zhang's face.Change, someone nearby couldn't help but commented with a pertinent attitude.
Empress Zhang said coldly, "Is there any basis for this?"
Liu Wentai said, "I have studied medicine for many years. It can be said that I have been with that medicine since I was a child. How can I not know the properties of this medicine?" I heard that Dr. Ning was just the wife of Marquis Anbian. She had never studied medicine. She only used some prescriptions to fool around. I had discussed with her before that she knew almost nothing about prescriptions and pharmacology. "< /p>
Without saying whether this is true or not, let me first question your medical qualifications.
You, a woman who was once in a boudoir, and has never received any medical instruction, dare to come out and hang a pot to save the world, and you may not know how to die.
Empress Zhang said, "As a queen, nothing happened to her illness, so she cannot be held accountable. However, if the Empress Dowager is ill and she uses some inappropriate prescriptions, we must continue to pursue this matter." Yes. Let Dongchang go check it out."
Chen Kuan said hurriedly, "Empress, you are from Dongchang."
"What's wrong?" Queen Zhang frowned.
I am a queen very much. If you want to use Dongchang’s people, you dare to object
Chen Kuan said again, “Dongchang is very close to Cai Guogong now, I’m afraid something might happen.” It's not easy to start."
"Li Zhang, does he just listen to Bingkuan? Even if he does, so what? Who is the queen if Bingkuan still wants to get involved in the palace?" Queen Zhang was also a little angry. .
Did I call people from the imperial court?
I just called people from Dongchang, so I need to ask for your opinion
"Yes." Chen Kuan said, "From what I see, this matter should not be made public. Although His Majesty's condition has improved recently, there is a possibility of recurrence at any time. In addition, Cai Guogong may protect this female official. And Concubine Xian"< /p>
Empress Zhang stood up, frowned and said, "I used to think that Bingkuan was fair in his actions, but since he assigned a Ning family girl as a female official to Concubine Xian, I feel that he seems to have some It's selfish. But since the Ning family daughter is a member of Bingkuan, the only one who can punish her is Your Majesty. You only need to review her prescription and the medicine used in detail, and then report it to me. Your Majesty made it clear."
"Yes." Chen Kuan saluted and accepted the order.
Liu Wentai said, "Empress, I have one more thing to report."
"Tell me," said Empress Zhang.
“This medical woman surnamed Ning not only made trouble in the palace, but also ran a medical clinic among the people. I heard that she cured diseases and even cured problems. It was because of the support of others that no one else dared to do so. After investigating, no one dares to visit her medical clinic or pharmacy anymore. I heard that even the medicinal materials are of inferior quality from the south."
Liu Wentai continued to report.
Empress Zhang frowned and said, "Does this have anything to do with matters in the palace?"
What is being discussed now is that Ning Tong went wrong in treating the Queen Mother, and you actually said that she was illegal In management, do you think that as a queen, you have to deal with such trivial matters, can you sort out the priorities?
Liu Wentai is not panickedBu hurriedly said, "The Queen knows it well. After this woman entered the palace, many of the medicinal materials she brought were not from the imperial hospital, but from her own pharmacy. If those medicines are inferior or even fake, then She just committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. She was playing with fire with the noble body of the palace."
"Oh"
Queen Zhang frowned.
Chen Kuan glanced at Liu Wentai and frowned.
Although the two are now on the same front, Chen Kuan does not seem to agree with Liu Wentai's shameless style.
Because Chen Kuan knew that Tai Hospital relied on its relationship with the Capital Medical Center and its purchasing and other privileges to put pressure on medicinal merchants in Beijing and not allow them to sell herbal medicine to Ning Tong, and Ning Tong and Tai When the hospital asked for herbal medicine, Ning Tong was faced with various prevarications, so Ning Tong had no choice but to raise the herbal medicine herself.
In addition, Taiyuan Hospital used some unscrupulous methods, which resulted in the medicinal materials purchased by Ning Tong being deliberately shoddy, which led to the situation that Ning Tong's pharmacy could not continue to operate.
It can be said that Ning Tong wanted to use Zhang Zhou's reputation to go against the entire medical community in the capital. Her end would be to be excluded from the circle, or even to be punished for it.
This is why Zhang Zhou reminded her to be careful.
Your arrogance may work in front of men who indulge you or are too lazy to care about you, but in the society as a whole, your maverick behavior is just looking for death.
"Check carefully."
Queen Zhang said, "Go and tell Li Zhang that I told you that this matter will not be publicized until it is thoroughly investigated. I still have this power. If he dares to speak to the outside world, even if His Majesty and Bingkuan protect him, I will let him die without a burial place."
When Chen Kuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel in his heart chuckle.
Li Zhang is just because Yang Peng is about to replace him, and Liushen has no master. If he is beaten from the side again, Li Zhang will probably give in.
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