A Clash of Gods - Chapter 543

[Chapter 544]

Qi Ning was stunned to learn that Linghu Xu, the prime minister of Eastern Qi, had such a relationship with Zhuo Qingyang.

“Linghu Xu once privately sent someone to look for Zhuo Qingyang in the past, and wanted Zhuo Qingyang to go to Dongqi as an official.” Long Tai said: “But Mr. Zhuo did not go there, but guarded Qionglin Academy, the father of the emperor. He also invited Mr. Zhuo to serve as an official in the court, but he was politely declined, this old gentleman has no career aspirations and cannot serve the country, but it is a loss to the court.”

Qi Ning thought that Zhuo Qingyang Zhuoer was not a group, and naturally did not want to be involved in the right and wrong of the court, and asked: “Your Majesty, are you saying that this Linghu Xu is worth our attention?”

“Actually, I met Linghu Xu in Dongqi before and had a conversation with him.” Long Tai smiled and said, “I already knew that Linghu Xu was not an ordinary person and had the ability to govern the country. Hu Xu can serve my Great Chu, not only will Dong Qi lose its pillars and be greatly weakened, but my Great Chu will also become more powerful. After just a few words, I knew that Ling Hu Xu was giving up on Dong Qi. A rotten tongue can’t convince him, so I just gave up the idea.” He leaned back slightly before saying, “But this Linghu Xu has always been fond of my big Chu, but he is quite disgusted with the Northern Han people. Of course, Ling Hu Xu is the prime minister of the state of Qi, and he will not be influenced by his emotions, but if I can befriend him, it will be beneficial to my great Chu, and if I have his help in this courtship, I should be sure of everything.”

Qi Ning said, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, when I arrive in Dongqi, I will definitely visit the Prime Minister of Linghu.” He asked, “By the way, what does Shen Tuluo think about my Great Chu?”

“I was just about to remind you to be careful with Shen Tuluo.” Long Tai said: “I have heard rumors that when Shen Tuluo was young, he traveled around, and it seems that he had some connections with Beitangqing, the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty. There is also the appropriateness of master and apprentice, since this person has something to do with the Northern Han people, he must be careful.”

“Marquis Changling?” Qi Ning frowned and said, “Your Majesty, is this Bei Tangqing the commander of the Han army?”

Long Tai said: “Beitangqing was the general of the Han army in those days, commanding hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty, and he and your father and Qi Jing were evenly matched in the battlefield. But as far as I know, as early as several years ago , this Beitangqing suddenly disappeared, there is hardly any news about him, we have also sent people to investigate, but we have never found any news about this person.”

“Beitangqing has disappeared?” Qi Ning said stunned, “He is the commander of the Han army, the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty. How can such a person disappear when he disappears?”

Longtai was also puzzled: “I have always been curious, Beitangqing is the number one general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and suddenly there is no news, there must be something strange about it.” A faint smile: “The royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty is flourishing, I heard that the Northern Han Dynasty is flourishing. The emperor had five or six brothers, and gave birth to a bunch of princes. They fought openly and secretly with each other. There is no news about Beitangqing. I am afraid that he died in infighting. .”

Qi Ning thought that Beitangqing was the number one general of the Northern Han Dynasty. If he really died, of course Beihan would try his best to conceal the news of his death, but since he was the number one general of Beitang and had military power in his hands, the Northern Han would be afraid There are not many people who can put him to death. What happened to this person must be an earth-shattering thing, and Bei Han couldn’t hide it even if he wanted to.

“There is no news from Beitangqing. Now the commander-in-chief of the Northern Han Dynasty is Zhong Liao. In the battle of Qinhuai, the Han army is Zhong Liao’s commander.” Long Tai thought thoughtfully: “I didn’t know much about this person before. But to be able to fight with Qi Jing in Qinhuai for a few years without falling behind, this Zhong Liao doesn’t seem to be an ordinary role.”

Qi Ning said, “I heard that the only person in Northern Han who can compete with Qi Jing is Beitangqing, the Marquis of Changling. What kind of person is this Zhong Liao, who is so amazing.”

“Zhong Li’ao led the army well, it seems to be true.” Long Tai said: “However, when Qi Jing was in the Qinhuai War, he was already suffering from illness, and his energy was not as good as before. Ma should be stronger than us, and it is very rare to be able to reject the Han army north of the Huai River.” He waved his hands and said, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this, when you arrive in Dongqi,

Be careful to pay attention to Shen Tuluo, but the etiquette on the face is naturally indispensable.

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Qi Ning smiled and said, “The emperor doesn’t need to worry, I know what to do.”

“That’s good.” Long Tai said: “The Ministry of Household has prepared a gift for marriage. I’m afraid it will take some time, and it will take about ten days at the earliest before you can send an envoy. During these days, you can rest well and recharge your batteries. .” Suddenly he thought of something and asked, “By the way, has the Jiuxi Poison King you mentioned already arrived in the capital?”

Qi Ning lowered his voice and said, “Just about to report to the emperor, Qiu Qianyi is now in the capital, waiting for the emperor’s summons at any time. The emperor, do you want to pass him into the palace?”

“Okay.” Longtai nodded, then shook his head, pondered for a while, and finally said: “I will meet him, but not in the palace.” He waved to Qi Ning to get close, and with a few words in his ear, Qi Ning frowned and said: “Your Majesty, Isn’t that bad?”

“Nothing is wrong.” Long Tai said: “I told you earlier that the epidemic in the capital is not simple. If it wasn’t for the Black Lotus Sect, there must be a great conspiracy behind it, and we really have to figure out this. What is the truth behind it.” He waved his hand and said, “You go down first, and I will send someone to inform you after I arrange it.”

Qi Ning cupped his hands and was about to step back. He took a few steps back, rolled his eyes, and suddenly covered his stomach. With a cry of “Ouch”, Long Tai was stunned and asked anxiously, “What’s going on?”

Qi Ning said with a bitter face: “Your Majesty, after returning to Beijing, my body has been unwell. I felt top-heavy and weak at the court meeting. I don’t know if I was infected in Xichuan, and now I am sick.”

Seeing Qi Ning’s pained expression, Longtai didn’t seem to be lying, and immediately said, “Come here!” Soon, he saw Eunuch Fan Dehai coming into the room, and Longtai ordered: “Go to the imperial physician, and hurry up and show Jinyi Hou a look. what is going on.”

Qi Ning hurriedly said: “Your Majesty, there is no need to do this, the ministers can bear it.”

“Nonsense.” Long Tai came over and saw that Qi Ning’s face was not very good-looking, he frowned and said, “If you are sick, you need to see a doctor, why should you bear it?” He waved his hand and said, “Fan Dehai, you go to the imperial physician.”

Fan Dehai was about to leave when Qi Ning had already said, “Your Majesty, if you were to pass on an imperial physician, it would be troublesome to go back and forth, and it would be a waste of time. Why don’t you ask Eunuch Fan to take me to the imperial hospital and just take a look.”

Long Tai said: “That’s fine, Fan Dehai, you take Jinyi to the Imperial Hospital.”

Fan Dehai agreed, led Qi Ning out the door, and called two little eunuchs, and together they helped Qi Ning out of the palace to the Imperial Hospital. When I arrived at the imperial hospital, I heard that it was Fan Dehai, the chief eunuch of the palace, who came to see the doctor with a brocade.

The envoy of the Imperial Hospital happened to have the same surname as Fan Dehai, and the relationship between the two seemed to be quite good. The envoy Fan invited Qi Ning to sit down, and then asked Qi Ning to stretch out his arm and take the pulse in person. Several imperial doctors were respectful. Jing stood aside, and after a while, the hospital envoy frowned slightly and said softly: “Master Hou, your pulse is a little disordered, but!”

Fan Dehai has already asked anxiously: “Fan Yuan Envoy, is there nothing serious about Lord Hou?”

“Eunuch Fan, don’t worry, there’s nothing serious.” Fan Yuan said with a smile, “Maybe it’s just because the qi and blood are not smooth, just prescribe a few medicines to eat.” He said to one of the imperial physicians, “Hu Imperial Doctor, you go. The Pharmacopoeia, get some herbs that nourish qi and nourish blood, and ask the Lord Hou to bring them back!” Before finishing speaking, Qi Ning shook his head and said, “Envoy Fan, I feel powerless, why don’t I decoct the medicine in the Tai Hospital? I’ll eat, take it easy.”

The envoy of Fan Yuan hurriedly said, “Either way, Imperial Physician Hu, send someone to decoct the medicine.”

When Imperial Physician Hu agreed, Qi Ning stopped and said, “Doctor Hu, who is in charge of this medicinal material?”

“Returning to the words of Lord Hou, it is the chief of the Pharmacopoeia.” Imperial Physician Hu replied, “He is in charge of all the medicine stores in the Imperial Hospital. It is not far from here. I will go to get the medicinal materials, and I will be fine soon, Lord Hou. wait.”

“Since Lang Cheng from the Pharmacopoeia is in charge of the medicine, you don’t need to bother, let that Lang Cheng decoct the medicine and send it over.” Qi Ning said, “He is in charge of the medicinal materials, and he is the most familiar with the medicinal materials, so I am most at ease with him. .”

The envoy of Fan Yuan smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Lord Hou, every medicinal material in the Tai Hospital has been carefully selected, and if there is a slight flaw, it will not be able to enter the medicine store of the Tai Hospital.” He ordered: “Let Su Lang Cheng fry it. medicine.”

Only then did Imperial Physician Hu go down, and Fan Dehai said: “Master Hou, envoy of Fan Yuan, the miscellaneous family will go back to the palace to serve the emperor first.” He instructed: “Envoy Fan, Mr. Hou will be dispatched in a few days, your Tai hospital can To protect the body of Lord Hou, if Lord Hou is unwell and cannot leave the capital when the day comes, the emperor will make Longyan furious.”

The envoy of Fan Yuan hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands: “Eunuch Fan, rest assured, from today onwards, the Taiyuan Hospital will send people to Jinyi Hou’s Mansion to check on the Hou Ye.”

Only then did Fan Dehai lead the little eunuch away with satisfaction. The envoy Fan knew that Qi Ning was fine, so he ordered someone to serve tea, and said with a smile, “If Master Hou has any orders in the future, send someone to the imperial hospital to tell me, over here. Someone will be sent over at any time. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com ”

Qi Ning nodded and said with a smile, “Envoy Fan, where do the medicinal materials in your Tai Hospital come from? Did you send someone to collect the medicine yourself?”

The envoy of Fan Yuan said with a smile: “Master Hou is joking. There are many medicine shops in this capital, and the big medicine shops that can stay in the capital are all powerful medicine shops in my great Chu, and the quality of the medicinal materials in these medicine shops is all the same. Yes, as long as the Taiyuan Hospital makes a list and let these drug stores deliver the medicinal materials to the Taiyuan Hospital, it is good. But every medicinal material needs to be checked carefully. Hou Ye knows that the medicinal materials from the Taiyuan Hospital are either used in the palace. , or it is a prince or aristocrat, that is not sloppy, and if there is a slight flaw, the Imperial Hospital will not dare to collect it.”

Qi Ning said, “Who is there to check the medicinal materials? The envoy of Fan Yuan will check it in person?”

“There are suitable candidates for each position.” Fan Yuan said: “The medicinal materials are all collected in the Pharmacy Storehouse, and the medicinal materials for inspection are naturally from the Pharmacopoeia Bureau. Just now, Lord Hou asked Lang Cheng from the Pharmacopoeia to decoct. Medicine, then Su Langcheng is responsible for inspecting the medicinal materials, if there is any lack of medicinal materials in the medicine storehouse, or if there is a problem with the medicinal materials, then Su Langcheng will be found to be responsible.”

“Su Langcheng?” Qi Ning said with a smile, “Is Fan Yuan’s envoy being promoted?”

Fan Yuan envoy said: “That’s not to say, Su Langcheng’s father once served as a court judge in this Tai Hospital, and later he and his elder brother were also admitted to Tai Hospital.” Speaking of this, his voice was slightly lower, and he smiled: ” His elder brother’s medical skills were not weak, and before his death, he also reached the position of the court judge, but this Su Langcheng did not have much understanding in medical skills, so he was finally arranged in the Pharmacopoeia, which has been for many years, and he was shrewd in doing things. neat.”

“Oh?” Qi Ning said with a smile: “This is the inheritance of the father’s business. No, it should be a generation that is not as good as a generation. Without his father and brother, he would not be able to enter the gate of the Imperial Hospital.”

The envoy Fan felt that Qi Ning’s words were strange, which was not easy to answer, so he laughed dryly.