"Zhang Lingzhi, what happened to you? Why were you exiled from the capital?"
Zhang Lingzhi and his elderly father were resting under a big tree. Liu Qiaoer stuffed some silver into the soldier guarding them and came up to Zhang Lingzhi.
When Zhang Lingzhi saw Liu Qiaoer, he felt like crying and his eyes turned red.
"Qiao'er, you're back. Something happened in the capital."
Liu Qiaoer carefully recalled the history of this period, and there seemed to be nothing important.
"What happened in the capital?"
Zhang Lingzhi: "Zhennan Hou has been guarding the capital. The two cities in the south were invaded by foreigners, but the common people in the south formed a righteous group and drove the foreigners out. Who knew they would point their spearheads at the capital again."
Liu Qiaoer's heart skipped a beat, she knew this period of history, they and the Yituan organized some patriotic patriots in the south under the slogan of supporting the Qing Dynasty and destroying the foreigners.
Although they effectively struck the foreigners, they also dealt a devastating blow to the rule of the Dayuan Dynasty.
"What do they have to do with you? Why were you exiled?"
Zhang Lingzhi sighed heavily: "Stop talking. The emperor summoned them and the Yituan people. They criticized the emperor in the court, saying that although the emperor eliminated opium, it was not thorough. Some corrupt officials still relied on opium to make money and bring disaster to the people."
"In addition, the emperor must not isolate the country from the outside world, but develop science and technology and learn Western technology."
Liu Qiaoer thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with doing this. Although the Dayuan Dynasty seems to be prosperous now, the technology of Western countries in the same period has been developing rapidly. If we want to be invincible, we must also develop high technology, especially foreign guns and cannons, to protect our country."
Zhang Lingzhi added: "The Heyi Tuan's suggestions are correct, but they also said they want to establish democracy and equality for all, and that they want to distribute the court officials' land, gold, silver, jewelry, houses, etc. to the common people."
Liu Qiaoer raised her eyebrows. Are the Yituan so advanced
However, their proposals were not only disrespectful to the emperor, but also infringed the interests of the aristocratic families, especially the court officials.
"Your Majesty will certainly agree to the first two, but as for the latter, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Lingzhi: "Yes, the emperor became ill due to anger that night. My father and I rushed to the palace to see the emperor, but we didn't see any improvement after two days of treatment."
"At this time, the Marquis of Zhennan came to the palace to meet the emperor and said that he wanted to fight with the people of the Heyi Group. These people are too arrogant, and they are also idle soldiers. They can definitely be killed. Then the Marquis of Zhennan will personally take charge of the south and will not let the foreigners and the Heyi Group succeed again."
Liu Qiaoer: "What the Marquis of Zhennan did is not wrong. Although the Yituan has some high-quality talents who studied abroad, they are a motley crowd after all. How can they compare with the Marquis of Zhennan in terms of fighting?"
Zhang Lingzhi sighed heavily again: "The emperor agreed, but who would have thought that the next day, the Marquis of Zhennan fell ill and didn't wake up. My father and I went to treat him again, but we still couldn't see a good result."
"Prince Xin and Right Prime Minister Li Qian jointly supervised the country and exiled my family. Now the palace and the Marquis of Zhennan's mansion have been replaced by their own people. Qiao'er, you should hurry to the capital. The emperor and the Marquis of Zhennan are in danger."
Prince Xin is the emperor's cousin. When the queen was unable to give birth to a child, the empress dowager suggested that Prince Xin's son be adopted by the emperor.
Now that the queen has her own child, Prince Xin and his son no longer have the opportunity to enter the palace.
As for the Right Prime Minister Li Qian, he can be considered loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but these two people both rely on the Queen Mother. Could it be that the Queen Mother is going to take power again
This is not a good phenomenon.
Liu Qiaoer: "Where are the Queen and the Crown Prince?"
Zhang Lingzhi: "I heard that the prince had smallpox, and the queen had been isolated in Kunning Palace. I'm afraid she didn't know anything about what happened in the palace."
Liu Qiaoer found that the situation in the capital was more serious than she had imagined. She took out some silver bills and food from her bosom and stuffed them into Zhang Lingzhi's pockets.
"Just hold on for a few days. I'll go to the palace and check on the emperor and the Marquis of Zhennan. Don't worry, I'll let you return to the capital as soon as possible."
Now that the weather is getting warmer, even the journey of exile is not so difficult, especially for Zhang Lingzhi's father, who has treated many people in his life, and even the soldiers escorting them have received his kindness.
The key point is that Imperial Physician Zhang is old and can no longer walk. Besides, there are too many people in the family, old and young. They have been pampered for so many years and cannot bear such great suffering all of a sudden.
And the reputation of Imperial Physician Zhang was really ruined.
Liu Qiaoer did not dare to delay at all. After entering the capital, she went straight to the Mansion of Marquis Zhennan.
Just as she reached the door, she alertly discovered that there were spies all around the Zhennan Marquis's mansion, and the Zhennan Marquis was actually being monitored.
This shouldn't be the case. Marquis Zhennan had just made military achievements when he killed the rebel Prince Xiang. Could it be that he really fell ill when he was about to attack the Yituan
This disease came too suddenly and was too strange.
Unable to enter through the main gate, Liu Qiaoer dodged and walked in through the corner door.
The Zhennan Marquis Mansion was still heavily guarded as before. Even though there were people watching outside, there were not many outsiders in the yard.
Liu Qiaoer also knew the guards in the mansion. As soon as she entered the backyard, the Marquis's wife and the Crown Prince knew everything.
Hu Bingxue and Linglong were still the prince's maids. Liu Qiaoer was led to the marquis's room, and the prince and the two maids ran out.
Hu Bingxue quickly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Qiaoer's arm: "Qiaoer, you're back."
Linglong also came to Liu Qiaoer. Although she had changed her attitude now, her relationship with Linglong was still deeper.
"I was scared to death. I was very worried about you when I heard that you were ordered by the Queen to provide disaster relief. I was even more worried when I learned that your disaster relief team was robbed by robbers. Fortunately, Imperial Physician Xiao Zhang returned safely and brought back the news that you were safe, otherwise we would have been so worried."
The prince also looked at Liu Qiaoer earnestly, and at this time the marquis's wife also came out.
"Qiao'er..."
Liu Qiaoer was not used to being fussy, so she got straight to the point.
"Madam, Prince, can I go see the Marquis?"
The Marquis's wife nodded quickly: "Your medical skills are outstanding, even the imperial physician Xiao Zhang praised you, go and see the Marquis."
Liu Qiaoer followed the Marquis's wife to their room. The Marquis seemed to be asleep and did not move at all.
According to Zhang Lingzhi's description, the Marquis of Zhennan suddenly fainted, and then he didn't eat or drink for several days, lying in bed like a vegetable.
Fortunately, the marquis' wife forced the marquis to drink medicine and water, which barely saved his life.
If Liu Qiaoer had come back a few days later, Marquis Zhennan’s life would really be in danger.
Liu Qiaoer first took the patient's pulse, and then examined him using a variety of methods, but she had no idea what the patient's condition was. It could be said that the Marquis of Zhennan was not sick at all, and the reason why he was unconscious must have been due to some external force.
Liu Qiaoer untied the bun of Zhennan Hou and began to feel around his head inch by inch. Finally, she found a silver needle.
Then he found two more silver needles in the shape of a "品" and inserted them into the head of Marquis Zhennan, making him look like he was just asleep, but no disease could be found in him.