Murong Jie was a little surprised when he learned that Ah Man was pregnant, "Really? That's such a happy event."
Seeing his frown, Zi'an thought that the medicine for the Jiangdong epidemic had not been found yet, so he comforted him, "Don't worry too much, you will get the medicine."
Murong Jie rubbed his brows and said, "The news has been widely spread, but this is a premeditated plan. He learned Chu Jing's trick."
What a good emperor, he is good at applying what he has learned!
As a result, the popularity built up by the Welfare Bureau will collapse due to the incurable epidemic.
The medical insurance plan had to be forced to stop, and Murong Jie's contributions were wiped out, and he would even be criticized for it.
Murong Jie said softly: "The people are my bottom line. He has touched my bottom line."
Zi'an's heart was shocked, "What do you want to do?"
"It's okay, he is basically recovered now, and you don't have to go to the palace to treat him." Murong Jie smiled lightly, but there was a hint of viciousness in his smile.
Zi'an looked at him and didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "Yeah, I know."
She would not object to anything he wanted to do now.
Doctor Wen Yi has already intervened to treat Sun Fanger. Sun Fanger will recover and she has nothing to worry about.
Hu Huanxi came to Zi'an dejectedly and told him that he had asked several large herbal medicine merchants, but they all said that there was no medicine to treat the epidemic.
Hu Huanxi was not found here, but Ye Wang had good news.
There was a Miao medicine dealer who just happened to have enough medicine to treat epidemics. He was willing to donate it unconditionally, but he gave a condition, which was that the Regent Princess had to go and treat his mother.
Treating the disease is not a problem, the problem is the location, which is Miaojiang.
Miaojiang is a place famous for breeding Gu. It is somewhat different from the historical Miaojiang that Zi'an is familiar with. First of all, this Miaojiang is very small, only about half the size of Beijing, and has a population of only three or four thousand people.
This Miao medicine dealer no longer lived in Miaojiang, but his mother was the leader of Miaojiang, which meant that she was a Gu breeder.
If it’s cured, that’s fine. But if it’s not, can you come back
Murong Jie would definitely object.
The reason is simple. Although Miaojiang is not far away, it takes at least five or six days to get there. Not to mention the long journey, we don't know what disease the Miaojiang leader has. If a person who raises Gu cannot cure his own disease, it must be no minor illness.
Furthermore, it is unknown how long it will take to cure this disease, and she may very likely give birth in Miaojiang.
How could Murong Jie be at ease
Zi'an insisted on going, and the reason was simple: there was no other way.
"I proposed the medical insurance, so I am the initiator. I am also a doctor at the Welfare Bureau. I have no reason not to go."
"No room for negotiation." Murong Jie simply ordered Guan Zian to be confined and not allowed to step out of the mansion.
Zi'an said angrily, "You can't lock me up. At least let me meet that Miaojiang medicine dealer. I'll ask about his mother's situation."
Murong Jie ignored her completely and only ordered Lingli, Di Shui and He Yun to keep a good eye on her. She could move freely in the palace, but could not leave it. No one was allowed to visit her during this period.
Murong Jie blocked the palace gates and did not allow anyone to enter the palace to see the emperor.
The emperor had already started to meet with ministers and had given many people assurances of confidence. Murong Jie's move undoubtedly annoyed these people, and they caused a commotion during the morning court session.
Murong Jie sat in the hall, looking at the people below with a stern expression, some were furious, some were pleading, he was not moved at all.
Then he stood up.
The seat of the regent was not on the dragon throne, but on a sandalwood chair with a carving of a coiled dragon or a giant python placed next to it.
The ministers watched him stand up, walked to the dragon throne, and slowly sat down. He raised his head and looked down upon the ministers with a majestic face. His black regent royal robe with four-clawed real dragons embroidered with gold thread gleamed in the sunlight cast from the tiles above the hall.
This action shocked everyone. Those who were crying forgot to cry, those who were making a fuss forgot to curse, and those who were arguing forgot what they were arguing about. They all just stared at him in a daze.
This is terrible. Are you, the Regent, trying to usurp the throne
Do you dare to sit on the dragon throne? That is not the fake dragon throne next to you, but the emperor's dragon throne.
Apart from the emperor, only the Empress Dowager had sat on the dragon throne.
Lord Sun jumped up first, pointing at Murong Jie angrily, "Prince Regent, you are so bold, are you trying to usurp the throne?"
Murong Jie glanced at him coldly, then looked at Lord Cui, "Lord Cui, pass on my order to thoroughly investigate the epidemic in Jiangdong and find out who swept away all the medicines for treating the epidemic. There must be results within five days."
Deliver the king's will? This directly answered Lord Sun's question.
That’s right, it’s an imperial decree, this king is going to seize the throne.
Damn it!
Before everyone could come to their senses, Murong Jie gave another order, "Tell the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the emperor's abdication. The emperor has been seriously ill for a long time. Although he has been treated by my princess, he is no longer able to rule the country. After the emperor abdicates, I will temporarily serve as regent. After the crown prince turns sixteen, he will rule the country himself."
"You are trying to usurp the throne. You are so bold." Lord Sun pointed at Murong Jie and said angrily.
Murong Jie curled his lips and sneered, "Come here, drag this treacherous villain who is full of nonsense away and beat him to death!"
"You..." Lord Sun was startled, then turned around and called on all the ministers, "Say something, Murong Jie is planning a rebellion."
However, when he turned around, he saw that those who had questioned Murong Jie had been detained by the imperial guards and were unable to speak.
Ni Rong brought people in and arrested Lord Sun. This uncle who had just ascended to the throne was still ignorant of death. "Murong Jie, how dare you? I am your uncle, the god of thunder in the sky and the uncle under the earth. If you dare to kill me, aren't you afraid of being struck by thunder?"
Murong Jie raised his hand, and a black sleeve swept across the crowd, and then his extremely cold voice rang out, "Why don't you pull it down?"
"If you do this, Empress Dowager Sun will not let you go, and your mother will not let you go either." Lord Sun shouted at the top of his lungs.
Ni Rong dragged him away. All that could be heard was the sound of sticks hitting flesh, accompanied by Lord Sun's shrill howls. The sound echoed outside the Golden Palace for a long time.
The smell of blood came in. The struggle for imperial power has always been bloody.
There was no sign of Murong Jie's actions today. In fact, he did not make any arrangements for this morning court session. He just gave the order and did what he said.
He did not ascend the throne to become emperor, but he sat on the dragon throne.
He did not call himself emperor, but issued orders to his ministers.
He is not the emperor, but he is higher than the emperor.
After the court session ended, everyone walked out with trembling legs. When they saw the bright sunshine outside, they still couldn't believe that the weather had changed.
In Xiwei Palace, the emperor listened to Eunuch Lu telling everything that happened in the morning court.
He looked wooden, and after a long while, he said to Eunuch Lu: "Give it to me, I need to take medicine."
Eunuch Lu took out a box from the cabinet with trembling hands. There was a pill in the box. The pill had a strong smell of blood, and it seemed as if there were bugs crawling inside the pill.
The emperor swallowed the pill, looked at Eunuch Lu, and laughed, "How is it? Did I guess right? Murong Jie is a rebel after all."
(End of this chapter)