Qi Ning smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is your blessing. Not many people know about this matter at the moment. I went to the palace to report to the Emperor. I wonder how the Emperor is going to deal with it?"
"It's important to save people quickly." Longtai said immediately: "Go find Marquis Zhongyi first, let him go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money to buy medicinal materials, and quickly make medicine to save people...!" When he said this, he suddenly thought of something. He was already extremely alert. He already felt something about Qi Ning's tone. He looked at Qi Ning and asked, "How many people know?"
Qin Ning knew that Long Tai should have some enlightenment, so he came closer and lowered his voice and said: "They are all trusted people, your Majesty, don't worry."
Longtai raised his hand and touched his chin and asked softly: "What do you mean?"
"If the emperor gives the prescription for the antidote to Marquis Zhongyi, and he has to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to get the money, and go back to buy the medicine, it will probably take a lot of time." Qining whispered: "And the people who don't know the truth are convinced. After giving the antidote, I thought it was because Marquis Zhongyi was doing things well, but the emperor did not get any benefits."
Longtai frowned and said: "The whole country belongs to me, what advantage do I have to compete with Marquis Zhongyi? Besides, saving lives is important, what else do you want to do." Seeing that Qining didn't speak, Longtai looked around. He had a habit of summoning ministers. At that time, eunuchs were not allowed to serve in the royal study. When he saw no one, he whispered: "Qining, are you saying that this matter can be made a fuss about?"
"Didn't the Emperor say that someone deliberately spread rumors, claiming that this plague was caused by the Emperor's immorality?" Qining chuckled and said: "In that case, this prescription will come in handy. Someone has ulterior motives, so let's use this The prescription slaps the opponent hard in the face and changes the direction of the rumors among the people."
Longtai didn't understand for a while, and Qining said: "Your Majesty, this prescription must be used to save people, but we cannot let Zhongyi Marquis or even people from the Ministry of Revenue handle it. It should be handled in the name of the Emperor."
Longtai naturally understood. Logically speaking, the imperial court belonged to the emperor, and the emperor represented the imperial court. However, the current situation was obviously not the case.
When Longtai ascended the throne for the first time, not to mention the people of the world, even the people in the capital knew very little about the new emperor. On the contrary, Marquis Zhongyi was even more famous than the new emperor.
If this matter is left to Marquis Zhongyi, there is no guarantee that Marquis Zhongyi will not take this opportunity to win over the people. Qining is not so foolish as to give the fruits that Tang Nuo worked so hard to bear to others to taste.
"In my name?" Long Tai said thoughtfully, "How do you say this?"
"Let's just say that the emperor has been working with others day and night to find a way to detoxify these past few days. The emperor is the emperor, and God protects the emperor. After all the hard work, he finally found the antidote." Qining said with a smile: "The emperor then issued a decree to send someone to set up the method of administering the drug. Distribute the antidote, and in this way, the people will naturally be grateful to the Holy One."
A smile appeared on Longtai's lips, and he said: "Your method is not bad, and there is no need to send others. You can just do it yourself. It is naturally most suitable for Marquis Jinyi to administer the medicine for me."
Longtai understood it and understood the key in an instant. Naturally, he knew that this was indeed a good opportunity.
"I obey." Qi Ning said immediately: "I will go all out and live up to the emperor's expectations."
With a slight smile on Longtai's handsome face, he said: "Qining, if things go well this time, I will reward you well and I will not let you down."
"It is my blessing to serve the Emperor on errands." Qi Ning smiled politely and added: "There are just a few things that I still need to ask His Majesty for permission."
"You said, as long as I can do it, I will allow you to do it." Longtai knew that Qi Ning was the most trustworthy person in him at present, and he was also a person who could get things done. If Qi Ning has a request, as long as it is not too difficult, he will try his best to satisfy it.
Qi Ning said: "The application of medicine this time requires a large amount of medicinal materials. Before I entered the palace, I had already sent people to tell Xue Lingfeng and asked him to send people to collect medicinal materials from various medicine shops in the capital."
When there was no one around, Qining was not restrained in front of Longtai and just called himself "I". However, Longtai didn't think it was disrespectful. Instead, he felt more cordial, just like two friends talking about common things, and he didn't mind. .
"You are right. It is important to save people. Let Xue Lingfeng prepare the medicinal materials first. This is what I want." Longtai said: "I told him last time that as long as it is to deal with this disaster, he can do it at any time in the capital. To collect what can be used, ask him to go to the drug store and medicine store to collect the medicinal materials first, and then the Ministry of Household Affairs will compensate him with the money." He then said: "Yes, if there is a shortage of medicinal materials, the gold medal I gave you is still in your hand, you can You can ask someone to take the gold medal to the Tai Hospital to call it. The Tai Hospital has a medicine warehouse and a lot of medicinal materials, all of which are available."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I was actually going to tell you about the Taiyuan Hospital. Three of the five medicinal herbs in this prescription are easy to obtain in the capital, but two of them are very scarce and not precious. It is used very little, and none of the major medicine shops in Beijing have it in stock."
Longtai was startled, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said: "If it's not found in the capital, send people to other places near the capital to search for it. We can't delay detoxification and rescue of people."
Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The Tian Family Medicine Store in Beijing seems to have some, even if it's not much. But while we are saving people, we will continue to procure medicinal materials. Just give the medicine to the infected people with serious toxicity first."
"Oh?" Long Tai nodded slightly, "Since you have a problem, just do what you said." Before Qi Ning could speak, he shouted: "Come here!"
Immediately a eunuch came in from outside, and Longtai ordered: "Go and bring Chi Fengdian here."
The eunuch agreed and retreated. Qining wondered who this Chi Fengdian was? He knew that besides himself, the person the little emperor trusted the most was Xiang Tianbei, the palace swordsman who held one of the ten famous swords, the Fallen Leaf Sword. Xiang Tianbei had always been guarding the little emperor, but he had not seen him when he entered the palace these few times. As for Ruo Chi Feng Dian, Qi Ning had never heard of this name before.
Longtai seemed to see his doubts and said with a smile: "Chi Fengdian is the commander of the Royal Yulin Camp. You are administering medicine on my behalf this time, but you are short of manpower. I asked Chi Fengdian to bring some people to you, and you must use them." This was successfully accomplished.”
"Is it the commander of the Royal Yulin Camp?" Qi Ning was startled. Only then did he understand. He thought that there were two troops in the capital, one was the Tiger God Camp under the command of Xue Lingfeng, and the other was guarding the palace. In the Royal Yulin Camp, Xue Lingfeng is smart and capable, and this Chi Fengdian should not be an ordinary person.
Since Chi Fengdian is the commander of the Royal Yulin Battalion, and the Royal Yulin Battalion is the palace army and directly takes orders from the emperor, then Chi Fengdian should be a person whom the emperor trusts very much, otherwise he would not sit in such an important position. , but the little emperor had never mentioned this person before.
In fact, he has always been curious about one thing. When Longtai was still the prince, the palace was full of clouds. Logically speaking, at that time, the Royal Yulin Camp would naturally shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the palace. After all, the Royal Yulin Camp was truly An elite army loyal to the Emperor.
But in fact, at the most critical moment, the Royal Yulin Battalion was transferred out of the imperial city, while the Black Knife Battalion was stationed as a guard. Qining has always been a little confused about this matter, at least it can be seen from that transfer. Come out, at the critical moment, it seems that the Black Knife Camp is more reliable than the Yulin Camp.
"This man...!" Longtai thought for a moment and then said: "Father has told me that the commander of the Yulin camp cannot be replaced. Chi Fengdian still has some abilities." He seemed unwilling to talk more and said with a smile: "General from the Tian family medicine shop After collecting those two medicinal materials, the court will provide more money to compensate."
Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether you compensate or not. In fact, these two medicinal materials are not precious, and they are not worth much money. However, in the capital, only the Tian Family Medicine Store stores these two medicinal materials, which shows that it is a comprehensive company. Medicine store…”
Longtai was extremely shrewd and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush in front of me. Is Tian's Medicine Store asking you to do something?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, the Tian Family Medicine Store is thinking that they will deliver the medicinal materials for the Imperial Hospital in the future."
Longtai said: "I thought it was a big deal. There are tens of thousands of concubines, eunuchs, and maids in the imperial city, and they need to take medicine every day...!" After thinking for a while, he said: "This is a small matter. Let Fan Dehai go and talk to Tai later." The hospital will let you know."
Qi Ning actually knew that Longtai had just ascended the throne. Although he could not act arbitrarily on major military and political matters, major matters like the ones that Mrs. Tian dreamed of were just trivial matters here in Longtai. Longtai did not need to speak personally, only the eunuchs in charge around him were needed. Just send a word.
Suddenly, he heard a very respectful voice coming from outside: "Chi Fengdian, the commander of Chenyu Linying, pays homage to the emperor!" Qining looked over and saw a military general wearing cyan armor kneeling outside the door of the imperial study. Outside, lower your head and be respectful.
Longtai glanced at it and said calmly: "Chi Fengdian, come in."
Chi Fengdian, the commander of the Royal Feather Forest Camp, is a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a strong build, wearing a green fish-scale Kai with shining blue light, and wearing cowhide boots. He has a tall and straight posture. Perhaps because he wanted to see the emperor, he He didn't dare to come in wearing a helmet. When he walked, he walked like a tiger and a dragon, majestic.
Qining saw that this man had a long and thin face, which was very different from his strong body. He had a mustache, a small black beard under his chin, and a shrewd look in his eyes, which was incomparable with Xue Lingfeng's majesty. Are not the same.
"I pay homage to the emperor, long live my emperor!" Chi Fengdian arrived in front of the Imperial Bookcase, knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and did not dare to look at Longtai. Qining saw that his muscles were like iron, and his horns were curled up. , there was a sense of strength all over his body, and he knew that Chi Fengdian's martial arts was definitely not weak, but he didn't know which one was higher or lower compared with Xue Lingfeng.
"Chi Fengdian, you will mobilize two hundred elite Yulin troops, and they will be assigned by Marquis Jinyi." Longtai said, "Just follow Jinyi Marquis's instructions." After a pause, he said, "You personally lead the team out of the palace. "
"I obey the order!" Chi Fengdian agreed without hesitation. Then he raised his head and glanced at Qi Ning. Seeing Qi Ning looking at him, Chi Fengdian immediately smiled on his face and cupped his hands and said, "Greetings to Chi Fengdian." Jinyi Marquis, the Marquis is indeed a young and heroic young man who makes people admire him at the first sight. The Emperor has a decree, and I will dispatch troops and horses. The Marquis asked us to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, and we did not hesitate to do so."
Qi Ning was stunned, thinking that Commander Chi's speech was quite explicit. He just said some flattery words in front of Longtai. At this time, he even felt that the smile on Chi Fengdian's face was flattering, which was different from Xue Lingfeng's. His calmness and calmness give people an invisible deterrent, but it is completely different.