Chapter 67 Negligence

The Ganqing Palace was covered in sweat and the north wind blew. After returning to the palace, he used a few cups of herbal tea. In the afternoon, the emperor felt like thunder and was struggling. Liufu hurriedly ordered people to get some medicine made from the Imperial Hospital and quietly served the emperor to take it.

Those medicines were all made of hundreds of years of proven prescriptions, selected high-quality medicinal materials, and taken in time, which was indeed magical. Unfortunately, they were used too late and had no effect. The emperor was anxious and could not bear it anymore. Finally, he had to get up to go to the toilet. After some diarrhea, he felt a little comfortable in his stomach. He didn't want to return to the hall. He didn't want to sit for a moment and felt like he was falling and swelling again, so he had to go again. This happened three times, and Liufu was a little scared. Although he didn't understand medical skills, he knew that diarrhea was the most harmful. Seeing the emperor's face turned pale, he served him to lie down to rest, while serving the little eunuch in the palace, hurried to Zhongcui Palace to invite the emperor.

The queen was also startled and asked Yang Saner, the eunuch who came to communicate, "Can you pass on the imperial physician?"

"Eunuch Lu asked his master for his will, and the master said that it would not be a problem, it was just anger accumulated over the winter. Once it was vented, it would be fine. So, slaves..."

"Don't!" The queen was moved, "What does the master say mean? He cherishes the lower body. Do you not be grateful, so let his holy son come? Go to the Imperial Hospital and pass on the orders of Xue Baoshan, Xue Fuchen, and Li Deshan to the Yangxin Palace!"

"Zhe." Yang San'er did not dare to neglect her. She touched her head and went out to pass the order.

On this side, the queen took the lead and arrived at the Hall of Peace. After saluting, the emperor asked her to stand up, "What, did you alarm you too?"

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is not in danger. Why didn't you pass on the servants below to serve you? You are so kind." The queen sat beside him and held his hand, "Oh, it's so hot. Your Majesty, you have a fever! Jingyu, don't you get the master..."

The emperor didn't feel that there were big physical problems, and he was still mentally refreshed. "I'm fine." He said, "Where can't get sick if people eat grains and grains? Do you know? People say that there are often minor illnesses and disasters. It's only good but no harm to a person's body. How can you say it? You won't get serious illness! Don't you see those who are extremely tough and strong, and once they get sick, they will come in a fierce and unstoppable way?"

The queen was amused by him. I really don’t know where he heard this fallacy? She didn’t think the emperor was talking serious, but just thought he was deliberately joking to comfort herself. The woman was moved and she held her husband’s hand even harder.

A moment later, three imperial physicians and several members of the Military Affairs Office who received the news came to the Hall of Yangxin. After saluting the emperor and the queen, Bai Wei met to apologize. "They were all slaves and others who were in charge of their duties and failed to clarify the court. They asked the emperor to work hard on their dragon body. Only then did the holy saints today were unhappy. The servants and others only hoped that the emperor would eat them early and not take medicine. They would be as healthy as before, and even asked for punishment."

The emperor waved his hand funny, "What does this have to do with you?" He said, "If there is any fault, it is because I rely on my youth and have not cherished it. There is no need to mention it. Oh, by the way, who can play chess?"

The game in the palace refers to the way of black and white pattern. The military department, Baijia, Weng Xincun, Sun Ruizhen, and Zeng Guofan are all masters, especially Zeng Guofan. They have two major hobbies in their lives, one is smoking and the other is Go. The former has been quitting for many years, while the latter is free from official business and the only one who talks about it. However, when the emperor asked about this, it was obvious that he was intending to talk to the ministers in this palace. However, playing chess with the emperor was full of concerns, and he could not win the emperor. Even if he lost, there were too many considerations, so it was difficult for everyone to speak out, and the palace of Yangxin was silent for a moment.

"What's wrong? Do you all know how to play chess?" the emperor asked curiously, "Zeng Guofan, I know you can play chess, right?"

"Yes, I am familiar with chess skills, but I can understand the immortals. What I am in a state of mind is nothing more than the basics. I dare not show my ugly appearance in front of the Holy Lord."

"Talking with hands is a gentleman's way. Today, I am unhappy and even feel like a trance in my mind. I just take this opportunity to clear my mind - Liufu, and put it on the chessboard."

The chessboard was arranged, and the emperor picked up a white piece and set up a piece. Zeng Guofan stood on the edge of the bed and followed with a black piece. The two of them started talking to themselves.

The game of chess is extensive and profound, which is really endless. Generally speaking, the key is rigor. The so-called "the higher one is in the belly, the lower one is in the connection, and the middle one is in the corner." This is a common method of chess players, but there is also a saying that "it is better to lose several pieces than to lose one first". There is a first and the latter one, and the latter one is first, attack the left and the right, attack the latter and look forward, and the two lives are continuous, and both live and do not connect. Speaking of this, the knowledge is too great.

The emperor was a man for two lives, and he didn't have to mention his previous life. He was mediocre and miserable. When he was a prince, he had learned Go in the study room. However, he was good but not good, so it was not too much to say that he was a "shit chess" - he played very badly, which made Zeng Guofan feel particularly embarrassed. The opponent he faced was the supreme country. He wanted to win but did not dare to lose, but others could not see that he was deliberately flattering. The emperor's chess skills were very bad. In his opinion, even beginners were not as good as those. He took great pains to make a move. After a while, sweat oozed out of his forehead.

But the emperor couldn't play chess by himself, and he had to point his opponent, "Well, this is not good here. You should make a move here, otherwise, the big dragon I have laid..." He suddenly woke up and threw the white chess piece in his palm onto the floor, "You! Forget it, I won't get it!"

Zeng Guofan sighed secretly and hurriedly knelt down, "Emperor?"

The queen didn't understand Go, she just felt that the plate was filled with black and white chess pieces, and she couldn't tell whoever lost and who won. "Your Majesty, why didn't you play?"

"The chess is very broad, and it can best show the mind and momentum of a person. He is treacherous, cunning, generous and peaceful, and can understand it once he talks through the hand. Although the two sides are aiming to win, they can do everything they can, but gentlemen and villains are generous and mean, kingly and domineering, and they will have no escape once they fight. They also seek victory. Some people are generous and do not kill the enemy, so that they retreat when they see the difficulties. Some people have evil moves and are full of dangers, and they wish they can kill you without leaving any armor. The distinction between them is great. Therefore, philosophers who have learned peace can always observe the temperament and character of people, their minds and ambitions in chess and games, and they are unhappy in a row, but it is not without cause!" The emperor said with a smile, "Empress, have you seen it? Zeng Guofan intends to give in to me. What's the point of doing this?"

"I dare not. The emperor's chess power is the best in the world..."

"Lie in person!" the emperor scolded half-truely, "Forget it, let them come in and take my pulse."

Xue Baoshan and others asked for a pulse case, and they met and said, "The Emperor is in peace." These four words are like the spring breeze, which can thaw the ice river. When you hear the sound of the robe and jacket in the hall, Zaiyuan came over and looked at Xue Baoshan and said, "What is the reason for the emperor's diarrhea many times today? If you don't bother, you can report it to the emperor, so don't worry."

"Yes." Xue Baoshan agreed and said with a stern look: "Now that Qingming Festival has passed, Grain Rain is coming, and the sun in the earth is rising, and bleeding is over. I carefully examine the holy vein, and the left and right are large. Jinkui said: "A man's pulse is very labored," and it is troubled and damaged. It is because the emperor is busy working day and night, and he is too troubled and over-the-top."

"So, how to treat it?"

"Nature is to rest first..."

"Stay calm, rest!" The emperor suddenly became angry, "I will say these two words when I see you!"

Xue Baoshan didn't know what he said wrong, so he was so scared that he dared not speak, so he could only lean on the ground and keep meeting his head.

The power of heaven is unpredictable, the emperor often has no reason for his temper, and the ministers are often criticized for inexplicable rebukes. At this time, someone must say something so as not to cause a deadlock. The queen comforted her with a gentle voice: "Get back! Come on and write a presentation."

With this sentence, Xue Baoshan had a fate. He knelt down and withdrew. He was already sweating and heavy clothes. He had to hurry to the Office of Internal Affairs, calm down, and put the pulse case, drafted the prescription, and another official copied the rules, put them in a yellow box, and then sent them to the Office of Internal Affairs and presented them to the front of the imperial court.

The queen turned around and advised, "Master, why bother to be angry about the people below? As far as I can see, over the past few years, the emperor has worked hard for state affairs day and night, and it is really time for him to have a good rest."

"You said it simply. I want to let go of everything and just enjoy it - it's not that easy!"

Zaiyuan and others slid to the ground with their selves, "The emperor, the servants are indulging in peace..."

"It should be your guilt. You shouldn't be able to escape. You shouldn't bear it. I will definitely not blame others. Let's get up." He signaled everyone to stand up. The emperor felt a little hot and sweaty on his forehead. "At the end of last year, I asked Yan Jingming and Sushun to consult Zhou Zupei, the former Minister of Military Affairs and the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, to ask him about politics in order to pursuing the administration of officials. Zhou Zupei not only participated in it, but also wrote it himself and drafted several accumulated problems in the memorial on the law of criminal name that have been passed down for many years. It can be seen that although he is in the world, he still has the temple in his heart - the Military Affairs Office, and has drafted the imperial edict."

"Zhou Zupei was mature and persistent, had both talent and moral integrity, and was also loyal and cautious in planning the country. The minister of the report comforted me. He wanted to give me the third rank and go to the study room to listen to it."

"twitter."

"Everyone, just kneel down and come in with Zhou Zupei tomorrow. I have something to say to him."

Zhou Zupei received the order in the mansion and was extremely happy, but he did not dare to be too arrogant, for fear of being known to others, so he left a laughing stock. He locked himself in the study, and no one allowed him to enter, lay out paper and pen, and drafted thank-you letters. He wrote too many such memorials, but this time, the old man still couldn't make a single word after he was penned for a long time.

Thinking of the new king's rule, he has promoted himself many times. After returning from Guangxi's mission, the emperor added gentle words and cared for him. After being selected into the military plane, he saw every day. During the New Year, the rewards were everywhere. Why did he not carefully understand the best of his intentions and echoed Sai Shang and Jia Zhen and a few more? Zhou Zupei sighed and thought to himself: It would be fine if he could finally pass the appointment smoothly after all. Once he had the opportunity to enter the cabinet again and became the prime minister, he must obey the lord more and be the key to becoming the first official - the emperor was over 60 years old. I think if he could be enabled by the emperor as soon as possible, he would not have to mention it. Even the Zhou Mansion should protect it, right?

What he thought in his heart was like, and when he stopped to take a look, he realized that he was ridiculous: What are you writing? It’s full of nonsense! He threw away his hand, took another note, and wrote his thanksgiving.

Little did they know that because of the negligence of the servant in charge of copywriting in the mansion, such a messy memorial was sent to the imperial front for it!

The Inner Memorial Office delivered a stack of memorials. The emperor had just had lunch and picked up Zhou Zupei's thank-you note. He had seen many such words, and he almost didn't even read them formally. He turned to the last page and picked up the main writing. He was about to comment on the sentence "I understand", so he put it aside. When he didn't want to finish writing, he was stunned for a moment.

The minister gave a memorial, no matter what the words or the matter were, the sentence at the end was inconvenient to regulate, always "...I respectfully report all the memorials, I pray for the emperor's holy scriptures, and I will be careful to report." However, in the memorials presented by Zhou Zupei, there was no such sentence! The emperor said in a puzzled voice, and he carefully opened the memorials and read them in detail. Zhou Zupei's memorials wrote: "...I'm the memorials knelt down on the 16th of this month to listen to the holy scriptures, and prayed for memorials and inexplicably, and I was grateful to me. I respectfully set up the incense table and kowtowed to thank me for my gratitude."

"I miss you because of my talent under the tiny and minor officials, and I am very attracted by the special encounters of heaven and earth. I am foolish and sent to you as a confidant. Since I was on duty, I have no plans to strengthen my roots and roots, and I have no plans to strengthen my squatters. If I am convenient for the momentum and suitable for the times, how dare I quit my hard work and avoid my grievances?"

"I missed all the past, and the emperor never picked up and pulled it away, and always accompanied the king and father. I still had no white heart. I only used the common people to be dull and dull, and I answered my gratitude less. In the fourth year of Xianfeng, I was deserted and could not escape the observation of the holy eyes. I only thought that my talent was mediocre, but I was sincere in my blood, or had the ambition but was not well-intended, and I did not condemn it. I was grateful to me."

"I think of my emperor, who is actually the wise ruler of the martial arts predecessor and the most wise ruler in ancient times. This is not my own opinion, but is actually the common idea of ​​the subjects in the world." He then wrote, "I am over 60 years old before the emperor arrived. If I get the blessing of heaven and accompany my king and father, the emperor will be trusted by my ministers. Not only will I be honored and disgraced, but it will be evident, and my juniors..."

After writing the memorial here, there was no more text. The emperor found it strange and funny. Zhou Zupei was confused about such words without any ends. Why did he dare to submit it to me? Open the memorial and look at it again. A rare warmth arises: Since Zhou Zupei ascended the throne, he has obeyed his own will and worked diligently. Although he has a sense of fame and fortune, how many people in the court do not have such thoughts?

In order to ban smoking, he was also hit by a fish pond. He spent four years on it. Thinking about his journey back and forth, he went to Guangxi to work in his fifties and suffered all his hard work... The emperor sighed, "Have Zhou Zupei handed in the sign?"

"Yes. Lord Zhou just handed in the sign."

"Tell him in."

Demuchukzhabu was the lead minister and led Zhou Zupei to the warm pavilion. After a few years, he met the king again. Zhou Zupei was in a state of great tribute and bowed to the ground and replied, "The criminal Zhou Zupei, please come to the emperor, long live long live long live long!"

The emperor picked up his memorial and handed it to the next person, "Zhou Zupei, see what you have submitted to me?"

Zhou Zupei didn't know what was going on. Is there any inappropriate text in the memorial that made the emperor angry? He took the memorial from Liufu's hand, opened it and glanced, and his face immediately changed. His voice stuttered, "I... I am confused! Please forgive me for your sin!"

The emperor waved his hand, Liu Fu took the note from him and presented it to the emperor, "If you compare the complaint you have submitted, it is still a big disrespectful thing that Zeng Guofan did back then, right?"

Zhou Zupei never expected that the servants in the mansion would make such a big mistake and dare not answer. He just kept hitting his head like pounding garlic, making the bluestone slabs that were as smooth as mirrors on the ground sounded loudly.

"The old ministers of the three dynasties are so ignorant of respect for the king and father!" The emperor looked at him coldly, "Zhou Zupei, I am asking you!"

"The emperor's admonition is extremely true, my memory..." Zhou Zupei felt so sad that he felt sad. He couldn't help but shed tears. He just didn't dare to lose his manners in front of the king and forced himself to endure it. "It's all my ministers' not! I am willing to accept the national law!"

"Although your crime this time is extremely serious, the words in the memorial are not false. On the contrary, in my opinion, many words can be regarded as the heartfelt voice of your Zhou Zupei." The emperor's tone gradually slowed down and he said to him, "I also saw the merits you had seen for the country back then. Although I didn't say them, I did not forget them."

"I have a small talent, and I am also fully informed by the emperor's teachings and guidance. Today's mistakes show that I am not absurd and illegal in my practice... It is really a shame for officials to study for many years. Please give the emperor an order to condemn the criminals to warn the world to serve as a warning to the world."

"If you do what you do, you will immediately submit it to the Ministry for your crimes, and it is not an exaggeration to understand the punishment of the ruling. However, since you are not disrespectful to me and have no resentment towards the court, you will be lenient. After you go back, you will go to the Censorate to request punishment, and in addition, you will be exempted from your two-year salary."

Demuchukzab stood aside and smiled bitterly in his heart: Zhou Zupei had not yet entered the study room, so he had to waive two years of salary? Zhou Zupei met and thanked him, so there was no need to mention it again.

The emperor also said, "This time you are asked to go to the study room and educate your children. First, you have a good reputation for your talent and learning; second, it is to keep a breath of air for Weng Xin. He holds the position of Minister of Military Affairs and communicates with officials every day, and is busy with daily business. After you go, you should learn more about his upright and gentlemanly demeanor. Don't make some tricks and scolds others because the children taught are descendants of the Tian family - scapegoating is not good for the children! Whether it is the eldest prince or the Zaiyan, it is the same. Whoever should be punished. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I have all recorded it."

The emperor originally intended to use the floor of the consultation to make contributions to temporarily place Zhou Zupei in the study room. He won’t be able to promote it again after using it. However, he lost his mood for giving thanks. He waved his hands casually and let the two of them kneel out. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations from *** (***.***) and your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!