Qi Ning was shocked to learn that Ling Huxu, the Prime Minister of Eastern Qi, had such a connection with Zhuo Qingyang.
"Linghu Xu also sent people to find Zhuo Qingyang privately back then, hoping that Zhuo Qingyang would go to Dong Qi as an official." Long Tai said: "But Mr. Zhuo did not go there, but guarded Qionglin Academy. Father, I also asked Mr. Zhuo to join the court as an official, but he was politely declined. This old gentleman has no ambition to pursue an official career and is unable to serve the country, which is a loss for the court."
Qi Ning thought that Zhuo Qingyang was outstanding and naturally did not want to get involved in the disputes in the court, so he asked: "Your Majesty, are you saying that Linghu Xu is worthy of our win?"
"Actually, I met and talked with Linghu Xu in Dong Qi just before the ceremony of establishing the crown prince of Dong Qi." Longtai said with a smile: "I already knew that this Linghu Xu was not an ordinary person and had the ability to govern the country. I thought if this Linghu Xu Hu Xu can serve our great Chu. Not only will Dong Qi lose its pillars and become greatly weakened, but our great Chu will also become more powerful. After just a few words, I know that Ling Hu Xu is completely devoted to Dong Qi. It was impossible for him to be persuaded by his bad tongue, so he simply gave up the idea." He leaned back slightly and said, "But this Linghu Xu has always had a good impression of me, Da Chu, but he is quite disgusted with the Northern Han people. Of course, Linghu Xu Hu Xu is the Prime Minister of Qi State, and he will not let his emotions influence his political orders, but if we can be on good terms with him, it will still be beneficial to me, Da Chu, and if I have his help in this marriage proposal, I should be sure of it."
Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. When I get to Dong Qi, I will definitely pay a visit to the Linghu Prime Minister." He asked: "By the way, what does Shen Tuluo think of my great Chu?"
"I was just about to remind you, be careful about Shen Tuluo." Longtai said: "I have heard rumors that Shen Tuluo traveled around when he was young. At that time, he seemed to have had something to do with Beitang Qing, the Marquis of Changling in the Northern Han Dynasty. It is said that There is also a relationship between master and disciple. Since this person has some connections with the Northern Han people, we must be careful."
"Marquis Changling?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Your Majesty, is Beitang Qing the commander-in-chief of the Han army?"
Longtai said: "Beitang Qing was the general of the Han army at that time, commanding hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty. He and your father... and Qi Jing were equally matched on the battlefield. But as far as I know, as early as several years ago A few years ago, Beitang Qing suddenly disappeared, and there is no news about him. We also sent people to investigate, but we never found any news about this person."
"Beitang Qing disappeared?" Qi Ning said in shock: "He is the commander-in-chief of the Han army and the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty. How can such a person disappear just by saying he has disappeared?"
Longtai was also confused and said: "I have always been curious. Beitang Qingnai was the most famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty. Suddenly there is no news. There must be something strange in this." He smiled faintly: "The royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty is flourishing. I heard that the Northern Han Dynasty That emperor had five or six brothers, and also gave birth to a bunch of princes, who were fighting openly and secretly among themselves. There is no news about Beitang Qing, and it is probably unknown that he died in internal fighting, but the people of the Northern Han Dynasty did not dare to publicize the news. .”
Qi Ning thought that Beitang Qing was the most famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty. If he was really dead, the Northern Han Dynasty would certainly try its best to conceal his death. However, since he was the most famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty and held military power, the Northern Han Dynasty was afraid that There are not many people who can put him to death. The matter involving this person must be an earth-shattering thing. The Northern Han Dynasty couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.
"There is no news about Beitang Qing. Now the general in command of the Northern Han Dynasty is Zhong Li'ao. In this Battle of Qinhuai, the Han army is commanded by Zhong Li'ao." Long Tai said thoughtfully: "I didn't know much about this man before. But being able to compete with Qi Jing in Qinhuai for several years without falling behind, it seems that Zhong Li'ao is not an ordinary character."
Qi Ning said: "I heard that the only person in the Northern Han Dynasty who could compete with Qi Jing was Changling Marquis Beitang Qing. What a person like Zhong Li'ao, he is so impressive."
"It seems that Zhong Li'ao is an excellent leader. It seems true." Long Tai said: "However, Qi Jing was already suffering from illness during the Qinhuai War, and his energy was not as good as before. To be fair, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty were better than ours. We still need to be stronger. It is already very rare to be able to keep the Han army north of the Huaihe River." He waved his hand and said, "That's all, let's not talk about this. When you arrive in Dong Qi, just pay careful attention to Shen Tuluo, but on the surface Of course, etiquette is indispensable."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do."
"That's good." Longtai said: "The Ministry of Finance has prepared a gift for marriage proposal. I'm afraid it will take some time, the fastest will be about ten days before I can go out. During these days, you can have a good rest and recharge your batteries. ." Suddenly something occurred to him and he asked: "By the way, has the Jiuxi Poison King you mentioned arrived in the capital?"
Qi Ning lowered his voice and said: "I was about to report to the emperor that Zhu Qianyi is in the capital now, waiting for the emperor's summons at any time. Your Majesty, do you want to send him to the palace?"
"That's fine." Long Tai nodded, then shook his head, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "I will meet him, but not in the palace." He waved Qining to come closer, and after a few words, Qining frowned and said: "Your Majesty, Is this... this not good?"
"Nothing wrong." Long Tai said: "I have told you before that the epidemic in the capital is not simple. If it is not caused by the Black Lotus Sect, there must be a huge conspiracy behind it. We really must find out this What is the truth behind it?" He waved his hand and said, "You go down first. I will send someone to inform you after I have made arrangements."
Qi Ning held up his hands and was about to retreat. He took a few steps back, rolled his eyes, and suddenly covered his stomach, shouting "Ouch". Long Tai was stunned and asked urgently: "What's going on?"
Qi Ning said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, I haven't been feeling well since I returned to Beijing. I felt light-headed and weak during the court meeting. I don't know if I got some infection in Xichuan and am starting to get sick now."
Longtai saw that Qining's expression was in pain, and it didn't look like he was faking it, so he immediately said: "Here comes!" Soon, he saw Fan Dehai and Eunuch Fan came into the room. Longtai ordered: "Go to the imperial doctor and come quickly to give Jin Yihou a look. what is going on."
Qi Ning hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no need... there is no need to be like this, I... I can bear it."
"Nonsense." Longtai came over and saw that Qining's face was not good-looking. He frowned and said: "If you are sick, you have to see a doctor. Why should you endure it?" He waved his hand and said: "Fan Dehai, you go to the imperial doctor."
Just as Fan Dehai was about to leave, Qi Ning already said: "Your Majesty, if... if I send you to the imperial doctor, it will be troublesome and time-consuming. Why not... why not let Eunuch Fan take me to the imperial hospital and just take a look."
Longtai said: "That's fine, Fan Dehai, you can take Jin Yihou to the Imperial Hospital."
Fan Dehai agreed, led Qining out, and called two young eunuchs to help Qining out of the palace to the Taiyuan Hospital. The Taiyuan Hospital was right next to the palace, just to facilitate the palace people to see the doctor and transfer. When I arrived at the Imperial Hospital, I heard that the eunuch Fan Dehai, the chief eunuch of the palace, came to see a doctor with a brocade coat. The hospital envoy and several skilled doctors hurriedly came out to greet him and invited him into a clean room.
The envoy from Taiyuan Hospital happened to have the same surname as Fan Dehai, and the relationship between the two seemed to be quite good. Envoy Fan invited Qi Ning to sit down, and then asked Qining to stretch out his arm and feel his pulse. Several imperial doctors were respectful. Standing aside respectfully, after a moment, the envoy frowned slightly and said softly: "Master Marquis, your pulse is a little... somewhat disordered, but...!"
Fan Dehai, who was standing by, asked anxiously: "Envoy Fan, is the Marquis okay?"
"Don't worry, Eunuch Fan, it's nothing serious." The envoy from the hospital said with a smile: "It may be that the blood is not flowing smoothly. Just prescribe some medicine and it will be fine." He said to one of the imperial doctors: "Mr. Hu, you go The Pharmacy Bureau, get some medicinal materials that can nourish qi and nourish blood, and let Mr. Hou bring them back...!" Before he finished speaking, Qining shook his head and said: "Mr. Fan, I feel weak all over, either... or I will stay in Taiyuan Hospital. I'll take the decoction and apply it to take it easy for a while."
Fan Yuan envoy said hurriedly: "It's okay, Dr. Hu, you go and send someone to prepare the medicine and apply it."
Doctor Hu agreed, and Qining stopped and said, "Mr. Hu, who is in charge of these medicinal materials?"
"Replying to Mr. Hou, this is Lang Cheng of the Dian Pharmacy Bureau." Dr. Hu reported: "He is in charge of the medicine warehouse of the Tai Hospital. It is not far from here. I went to get the medicinal materials. It will be fine soon. Mr. Hou will be here soon." Wait."
"Since... Since Lang Cheng of the Dian Pharmacy Bureau is in charge of the medicine, you don't have to bother. Just ask him to deliver the decoction." Qi Ning said: "He is in charge of the medicinal materials and is the most familiar with them. I am the best to leave them to him. rest assured."
Fan Yuanshi smiled and said: "Master Hou, don't worry. Every medicinal material in Taiyuan Hospital has been carefully selected. Even if there is a slight flaw, it will not enter the Taiyuan Hospital's medicine store." He ordered: "Let Su Langcheng cook it." Bring the medicine."
After Imperial Physician Hu went down, Fan Dehai said: "Mr. Marquis, envoy Fan, the Za family will go back to the palace to serve the emperor first." He said, "Mr. Fan, envoy Fan, the envoy will be going on a mission in a few days. Can your Imperial Hospital be there?" We must protect Mr. Hou's health. If Mr. Hou is unwell and unable to leave the capital when the time comes, the Emperor will be very angry at Long Yan."
Envoy Fan quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Eunuch Fan, from today on, the Taiyuan Hospital will send people to the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion to check on the Marquis every day."
Only then did Fan Dehai lead the young eunuch away with satisfaction. Knowing that Qin Ning was fine, Fan Yuan ordered people to bring tea and said with a smile: "If the Marquis has any instructions in the future, please send someone to the Taiyuan Hospital to tell you, this way Someone will be sent over at any time.”
Qi Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Envoy Fan, where do the medicinal materials for your Taiyuan Hospital come from? Do you send people to collect the medicines yourself?"
Envoy Fan Yuan laughed and said: "Master Hou is joking. There are many medicine shops in the capital. The big medicine shops that can stay in the capital are all powerful medicine shops in our country. The medicinal materials of these medicine shops are of excellent quality." That's right. Tai Hospital just needs to make a list and let these medicine shops deliver medicinal materials to Tai Hospital. However, every medicinal material must be carefully checked when it is put into storage. The Marquis knows that the medicines in Tai Hospital are either for the palace. , or they are princes and nobles, which cannot be careless. If there is even the slightest flaw, the hospital will not dare to collect it. "
Qi Ning said: "Who will inspect the medicinal materials? Envoy Fan will inspect them personally?"
"Each position has its own suitable candidate." Envoy Fan Yuan said: "The medicinal materials are all collected in the pharmacy warehouse of the Pharmacy Bureau. Naturally, it is the Pharmacy Bureau that tests the medicinal materials. The Marquis just asked Lang Chengjian from the Pharmacy Bureau Medicine, Su Langcheng is responsible for checking the medicinal materials. If there is any missing medicine in the medicine storehouse, or there is a problem with the medicinal materials, then Su Langcheng will be responsible."
"Su Langcheng?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "Is Fan Yuan envoy promoted?"
Envoy Fan Yuan said: "That can't be said. Su Langcheng's father once served as a judge in this Taiyuan Hospital. Later, he and his brother also entered the Taiyuan Hospital." At this point, his voice was slightly lowered and he smiled: " His brother's medical skills were not weak, and before his death, he also reached the position of court judge. However, Su Langcheng did not have much understanding of medical skills, so he was finally assigned to the Pharmacy Bureau. It had been many years, and he was quite shrewd in his work. neat."
"Oh?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "This can be regarded as a son inheriting his father's legacy... No, it's time for each generation to become worse than the previous one. Without his father and brother, he would not be able to enter the gate of Taiyuan Hospital."
Fan Yuan felt that Qi Ning's words were strange and it was difficult to answer the words, so he laughed twice.