Chapter 41
Xu Boyi and Li Guojiu looked at each other, and knew that Li Guojiu had already succeeded, so he couldn't help but feel happy. He turned around and walked excitedly to the Xihun Pavilion on the right. He pushed open the door of Sanjiao Liulinghua and happened to see a high-ranking eunuch coming over.
Xu Boyi only felt that this person looked familiar, but he still couldn't call his name. However, he was clever and without thinking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the eunuch, "I wish you a happy new year to my father-in-law and wish you a good New Year!"
The eunuch knew that it was a slap in his robe. He smiled and took out a bunch of big money from his sleeve and threw it in front of him, saying, "Get up, the emperor is watching the fire. Be smart, don't let me miss it."
Xu Boyi quickly picked up the money and kowtowed to the eunuch again. When he got up, he felt relieved when he saw that the eunuch had already walked away.
During the New Year in the palace, the little eunuch also had to pay New Year greetings to the eunuch. If it was a eunuch with a duty, such as the eunuch who was responsible for purchasing in the inner kitchen, the eunuch would not give red envelopes. On the contrary, he had to prepare an extremely generous New Year gift for the eunuch. Otherwise, if the eunuch was unhappy, the fatty miserable might not belong to him next year.
But ordinary eunuchs have nothing but a pitiful monthly payment, so when they greet the eunuchs, the eunuchs have to give them a red envelope, which is a bit humane.
There is a large terrace in front of the Qianqing Palace gate. There is a huge stone turtle and crane on both sides. It means to prolong the life of the turtle and crane, symbolizing the tradition of the country and the country from generation to generation. However, the head of the turtle is a dragon head, because this stone turtle is not an ordinary turtle, but the "Baxia" among the nine sons of the dragon.
At the same time, there is a stone platform on each side of the terrace, and a gilded bronze pavilion is on each stone platform, called the "Jiangshan Sheshi Pavilion". People in the palace call it a golden pavilion, symbolizing that the country and country are in the hands of the emperor.
Among the great officials who summoned the emperor to come to the palace to watch the fireworks, Ye Xiaotian was the lowest, so he stood on the outside, and on his left, just next to a golden pavilion. Ye Xiaotian leaned against the golden pavilion and waited to watch the fireworks.
There are dozens of flower trees in front of the hall, and various fireworks are tied to the branches of the flower trees. Setting off fireworks is also called wishing flowers. When the fireworks on the flower trees are blooming, those who watch the fireworks can make a secret wish.
At the same time, there is a divine case at the front of dozens of flower trees. The divine case is a "divine pig". This kind of divine pig is selected by the palace three years in advance. Once it is selected as a divine pig, the Siyuan Bureau will send a special person to raise the divine pig. It is made of concentrate feed. When it is about to be slaughtered, the divine pigs will be raised to be extremely fat, with a belly mopping of the floor, at least seven or eight hundred kilograms.
At this time, the divine pig used to fulfill his wish had been slaughtered and his hair was taken off and he offered it to the divine table. But the pig's mouth was wide open. It was a big hydrangea in its mouth, with red silk on its four legs, and a knife was inserted on its back. It looked very majestic.
Ye Xiaotian looked at him curiously, and saw a big eunuch walking to Emperor Wanli, asking for instructions in a low voice, turning around and waved his hands, dozens of eunuchs ran over with incense heads, and everyone held their breath and watched. Then they saw the eunuchs lit gunpowder and turned around and ran away.
The gunpowder was quite long. It dragged from the ground to the flower trees, and the fire line was burning. Suddenly, the eyes of those who watched the fireworks lit up. Thousands of trees bloomed in the originally dark open space, crackling and sending balls of fireworks to the sky.
These specially customized fireworks are human-shaped, including flower-shaped and animal-shaped, with colorful colors and different images. Sparks are crackling, popping from all directions, exploding in the air, staggering in the air, dazzling and eye-catching, making people look unobstructed.
Ye Xiaotian looked up at the night sky. Even though he was not very interested in fireworks, he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw such a beautiful picture: "It's so fucking satisfying. When I marry Yingying and Ning'er, I will also set off fireworks. I must be willing to spend money than this stingy emperor..."
Ye Xiaotian was looking up at the fireworks, secretly making up his mind, and suddenly felt a commotion beside him. Ye Xiaotian turned his head and saw that the officials no longer looked at the fireworks, but ran towards the center of the Danmu. The emperor should have stood there, but the emperor was gone.
Ye Xiaotian was very surprised and hurriedly ran towards him. The officials, state and relatives were not distinguished by whom, who was noble or inferior, and who was noble or inferior, and they were all crowded into the crowd. Ye Xiaotian did not neglect when he saw this, and rushed in without thinking. He was anxious. Although it was almost a foregone conclusion that he was enthroned as chieftain now, the emperor had not issued an order yet. What if the emperor died young and was burping towards the beam?
Ye Xiaotian was wearing the best robe of the Sea Dragon Silver Needle, while most of the officials were wearing silk clothes. The leather robe rubbed against the silk, and the static electricity was scattered, causing the high-ranking officials to dodge one after another, and Ye Xiaotian successfully squeezed in.
Ye Xiaotian rushed inside and saw Emperor Wanli's eyes closed and his face turned pale. He was being held on his knees by his companion as eunuchs, and shouted in a panic: "Your Majesty! You are so proud, don't scare me!"
Ye Xiaotian swallowed and asked nervously: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
An old man with white beard next to him replied, "I don't know. The emperor was looking up at the fireworks when he suddenly turned around and fainted. Fortunately, he was supported by someone. Otherwise, he would have rolled down the Danmu and injured the dragon body."
The old man said, turning his head and touching Ye Xiaotian's eyes. Both of them were stunned at the same time. It turned out that this old man was the old Hanlin who fainted from the last time. Many civil servants said they had not come today, but because this old Hanlin was too old and had no progress in his career, he was only keen on fame, so he came still.
When the old man saw that it was Ye Xiaotian's questioning, he immediately snorted coldly and turned his head. Ye Xiaotian curled his lips and turned his head. He moved his body and rubbed his electricity. Old Hanlin said "Ouch" like he was stung by a bee. Ye Xiaotian's hands were wrapped in the fur, but he was as if nothing had happened.
"Hurry! Call the imperial doctor!"
A large eunuch shouted in panic and at the same time directed the officials to move aside so that the eunuchs could come in and lift the emperor. Ye Xiaotian looked up and saw a familiar face among the royal relatives who were dodging the left and right.
Ye Xiaotian was stunned: "Li Xuancheng?"
Because Li Xuancheng had been deliberately avoiding him, Ye Xiaotian was not familiar with the officials in the capital. He could not recognize who was, so he did not seriously look at the officials who were sitting on the top and accompany the king. It was not until this moment that he saw Li Guojiu.
Seeing that Li Guojiu was avoiding something, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart, but the scene was in chaos. The eunuchs rushed in to lift the emperor again. Ye Xiaotian was squeezed back away by others, and he was only concerned about hindering his feet to avoid stepping on the air, so he didn't think too much about it.
The emperor suddenly became very scared, so the fireworks were naturally unable to be watched. The ministers stood blankly in front of the Ganqing Palace waiting for the emperor's news. Ye Xiaotian was wearing a good leather robe, which had excellent cold resistance. He stood in the bitter cold wind and was not afraid. The other officials' clothes were not as good as his cold resistance. Secondly, they were mostly older than him and were not as strong as his body. After a while, they were trembling with cold, so they had to stamp their feet to keep warm.
After waiting for a long time, a large eunuch rushed over and said that his Majesty had woken up. He had just been frustrated and fainted from his heart. Now there is no serious problem, so he asked the officials to rest assured. Then he arranged for the little eunuch to lead everyone out of the palace.
Whether the emperor is fine or not has woken up. Everyone has no idea, but they have already said that, so they have to leave the palace first.
Ye Xiaotian left the palace gate and took his own car, rushed back to the inn, washed and burned his feet on the couch, and was already warmed by the quilt. The warm Donnie gently hugged him, warming his body, and asked softly: "Brother Xiaotian. Are the fireworks in the palace beautiful?"
Ye Xiaotian stroked her round buttocks and sighed dyingly. He said, "I hope the emperor is safe and sound, otherwise our trip to the capital would not be so smooth."
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The emperor fainted suddenly. His safety was related to whether Ye Xiaotian's trip to the capital was going smoothly. Ye Xiaotian was naturally very concerned about this. He asked Li Qiuchi to go out to inquire about the news early the next morning. Unexpectedly, Li Qiuchi went out to wander around for a whole morning but did not find any news.
The people only know that the emperor and the officials were enjoying fireworks in the Ganqing Palace last night, and the king and his ministers were having fun together, and they were extremely harmonious, unless they knew nothing. The royal family never wanted the people to know too much. Through the exaggeration of the people, a small thing would often be rumored by them.
Officials will not tell this matter. "If the king is not secret, he will lose his country, and if the minister is not secret, he will lose his body." This has always been their motto. Although one of the weapons that civil servants are best at is to use public opinion, the public opinion in their eyes does not include market rumors, but comes from the voice of the literati and officials.
Therefore, some officials have already started writing memorials, and some have explained that the emperor's sudden fainting was a treacherous slander in the court, and God warned him. This was clearly aimed at Ye Xiaotian. However, this kind of slim and without vision is really not very elegant to take advantage of the topic. Only the old Hanlin who was fainted by Ye Xiaotian could think of it. No wonder he entered the Hanlin Academy very early, but he had no big prospects in his life and his mind was really not very big.
More officials used this matter to take advantage of the matter, asking the emperor to respect his ancestors and respect the country and establish a crown prince as soon as possible to determine the foundation of the country. This is to mention the dispute over the foundation of the country, because the eldest son's mother was a palace maid, and Wanli had never been happy. After the Shufei Zheng had a son, Wanli wanted to make him the crown prince.
But the son of Shufei was the third son of the emperor, neither the legitimate nor the eldest. In this way, he was strongly opposed by all officials who insisted on tradition. The officials and the emperor called the emperor, and both sides had their own opinions. This "national foundation" dispute began in the tenth year of Wanli, intermittent, wartime and harmony, and continued until now, and still had no conclusion.
Now the emperor fainted bizarrely on the day of "Breaking the Five Festivals", which provided a good reason for these officials who insisted on orthodox concepts. Some officials raised the old story again and planned to re-start the "national foundation war". However, the emperor has not yet attended court, and they have written the memorial, so they can only communicate with each other and jointly signed it, and they cannot hand it over to the palace for the time being.
Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but lose his mind when he heard that Li Qiuchi had no news about his return. He was one of the parties involved last night, so he naturally knew that watching the fireworks last night was not as harmonious and joyful as the legends outside, but he really had no connections in Beijing, so who could he ask?
After thinking about it, there were only two people who could inquire, one of them was Mr. Lin. But what is Mr. Lin's identity? He was already a member of the core power circle of the empire. When he went to see him, he was just inquiring about the emperor's physical condition. If he was too useless, he could not use human relationships like this no matter how he was promiscuous.
The other person is Tao Xixi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, the head of the Qing official department. Although Tao is not an important official in the court, he is a Beijing official and has his own source of information. The news in the palace may not be hidden from him. Ye Xiaotian and Tao got along very well when they were studying rituals in the Ministry of Rites, and they had banquets with each other twice afterwards. Thinking of this, Ye Xiaotian immediately ordered someone to prepare a car and go to Tao to inquire about the news.
At this time, Concubine Shu was in a very strict guard in the palace, with each post every five steps and a whistle in and out of ten steps. Even eunuchs and palace maids would be strictly investigated and registered one by one. The chief minister Shen Shixing and Empress Dowager Li sat in the hall with a worried look on their faces and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
In fact, Emperor Wanli has never woken up since he was sent back to the harem last night. The imperial doctor was extremely cautious in treating the emperor and did not dare to draw conclusions easily. Therefore, he has no consensus yet and cannot come up with an accurate diagnosis. How could this situation not make the empress dowager and the prime minister worry?
At this time, the uncle Li Xuancheng hurried into the hall and said to Empress Dowager Li: "Sister, what's the situation with the emperor?"
Shen Shixing frowned slightly. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Li explained: "The Ai family understands that it is important and has not been praised. It is just that Xuancheng has learned Taoism since he was a child and has some skills in the small methods of the side. The Ai family is also in a hurry to seek medical treatment. Thinking that the imperial doctor is helpless, Xuancheng is also the national uncle, not an outsider, so he wants him to try it."
Shen Shixing said relievedly: "What the Empress Dowager said is also reasonable, so please ask the uncle to see it for His Majesty!"
The Empress Dowager met Li Xuancheng and said, "Third brother, the emperor has not woken up until now after returning to the palace yesterday, and the imperial doctor is helpless. The emperor is so sick that he is too strange. I remember that you have learned Taoism since childhood and are proficient in some magical arts in the world. Maybe there will be a way, so let you take a look."
Li Xuancheng said in surprise: "Have the emperor not woke up yet? Sister, take me there!"
Empress Dowager Li led Li Xuancheng into the bedroom. Empress Shu was sitting by the couch and shed tears secretly. When she saw the empress dowager and the uncle came in, she quickly wiped the tears and stood up to meet her. The empress dowager had no time to be polite to her, and only said to Li Xuancheng: "Third brother, please see what happened to the emperor."
Li Xuancheng nodded to Concubine Shu, rushed over and sat in front of the couch, pretended to watch and smell it, and took Wanli's wrist and pretended to take the pulse.
The Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu looked at him with a keen face, and saw Li Xuan becoming the emperor to take the pulse, and then calculated it again. Suddenly, he looked surprised and said angrily: "Mrs. Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu, the emperor is not sick or poisoned. This is a nightmare magic technique!"
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