Chapter 821 910 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry

Chapter 821 910 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry

Wei Guangde received letters written by Feng Bao and printed by Zhu Yijun, which was still very novel.

After reading the letter, he knew that it was the young prince who asked him to buy some good ginseng to help Emperor Longqing heal his body. He actually understood what Feng Bao meant.

In this regard, of course he would not refuse his student to ask for something from him.

So he wrote back to Zhu Yijun on the same day and asked him to send someone to pick up ginseng from his mansion in the capital with the small note in the letter.

In fact, the little note was just to fool the young prince. He wrote another letter and sent someone directly back to his home in the capital to prepare.

Ginseng is naturally good, but it is definitely not the best.

Ginseng that is hundreds of years old is something that can only be found but cannot be found. If you use one, you will lose one.

Although there may be more good things like this in the mountains of Northeast China, it is not easy to get them.

After listening to Feng Bao read Wei Guangde's letter, Prince Zhu Yijun's face was full of excitement, he clapped his hands and said, "Master understands me and knows how to give me a small note and go get it at home."

When Feng Bao heard this, he understood what the prince meant and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Master Wei said that you would send someone to get it, but he did not ask you to go there in person."

"That won't work. I don't feel comfortable letting others get it. I must get it myself and present it to my father."

Zhu Yijun shook his head directly and said, then he started to coquettishly face Feng Bao again, "Feng Banban, the master asked me to get ginseng, you have to arrange to leave the palace alone."

"Prince, this."

Feng Bao was a little embarrassed. When the prince wanted to leave the palace for a visit, he reported the truth to Emperor Longqing, but Gao Gong happened to be present at the time, so the result can be imagined.

The prince's plan to go out to the palace fell through, and he was scolded by Gao Gong, saying that he only knew how to flatter the prince and did not care about the prince's safety at all.

In fact, it was just Gao Gong giving him eye drops in front of Emperor Longqing and deliberately blaming him.

I really thought Feng Bao couldn't see it.

Now, it seems that in the palace, except for what Chen Hong does, Gao Gong is always picky about his nose and eyes. Even for some of Emperor Longqing's actions, it seems that Gao Gong has to give a few lectures.

Thinking of the past, Feng Bao was very embarrassed, but he did not dare to go against Emperor Longqing's original will, so he had to say to Zhu Yijun: "Prince, for such a big thing as leaving the palace, you should report it to the emperor first. The emperor had But there is a purpose.”

"But if you report it to your father, won't you be able to get out?"

Zhu Yijun was not stupid. He knew that his father had rejected his plan to leave the palace, but if he tried to tell him now, the result would be the same as last time.

"But Prince, even if the old slave takes you out and comes back with ginseng, and the Emperor asks, it will be difficult for the Za family to explain."

Feng Bao knew that he could not hide this from the emperor, otherwise all his previous efforts might be in vain.

In fact, all people in high positions are cautious when encountering problems. If they are not careful, they may be in catastrophe.

Perhaps among all the ministers in the court, only Gao Gong could be unscrupulous, because his influence on the emperor was beyond imagination.

"Well, you can find a way to tell me. Anyway, I have to leave the palace this time."

Feng Bao walked out of Qingning Palace and walked towards Qianqing Palace. He felt very uneasy along the way. He didn't know if he could convince the emperor. After all, the prince's status was extraordinary and leaving the palace was not a trivial matter.

It seems that I can only use Prince Renxiao to talk about things, otherwise I am afraid that this trip will be all in vain.

When he arrived at the gate of Qianqing Palace, Feng Bao did not go in immediately. Instead, he called his godson who was on duty at Qianqing Palace to come over.

"Who is with the Emperor now?"

"Godfather, there is no one around the emperor now, only some eunuchs are waiting on him."

The little chamberlain who was summoned replied flatteringly.

"Chen Hong is not in the palace?"

Feng Bao was still a little worried and asked about Chen Hong's whereabouts.

"Eunuch Chen must have gone to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Earlier, Eunuch Meng came over with some memorials. It seems that His Majesty didn't read them because he had a headache. He asked Eunuch Meng to take them back and then ask the supervisor, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, to discuss the matter."

The young chamberlain replied hurriedly.

"That's it, go ahead."

After inquiring about the reason, Feng Bao waved him away.

Now we know that none of the great eunuchs in the palace will come to Qianqing Palace at this time. They should be discussing the approval of the memorial in the ceremonial supervisor.

When he was in Qingning Palace, he also received news that Meng Chong sent someone to ask him to go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, saying that he had an errand, and it seemed that he was dealing with the memorial.

It happens that there is no one around. Maybe I can go to see the emperor and get things done.

Thinking of this, Feng Bao strode towards the Qianqing Palace.

Now they all know that Chen Hong and Gao Gong wear the same pair of pants, so they do many things behind Chen Hong's back because they are worried that Chen Hong will pass the news to Gao Gong.

Gao Gong had objected to the prince's leaving the palace at first, and naturally he didn't want Chen Hong to know.

As for Meng Chong, it doesn't matter.

This man is actually quite young, and he only had a few years in the palace to be able to dance around. Even Chen Hong is a little younger.

If Chen Hong takes over, he can suppress Feng Bao for at least ten years. This is why he is willing to cooperate with Meng Chong, Zhang Hong and others to deal with him.

"Long live Lord, the prince is a pure and filial person. He knew that Lord Long live's body needed to be recuperated, and he also learned from the old slave that there was good ginseng in the Wei Ge mansion. So he asked the old slave to write for him and asked Master Wei for it."

In the palace of Qianqing Palace, Feng Bao knelt in front of Emperor Longqing and told him that the prince Zhu Yijun asked him to ask for ginseng from Wei Guangde. He also said that the prince was worried that sending people to the Wei Mansion would not be able to select good ginseng, so he wanted to go out of the palace and go to the palace in person. Go get it.

"Okay, get up."

When Feng Bao made things clear, Emperor Longqing, who was leaning on the bed, waved him to get up.

Looking at Feng Bao, after this man arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, almost all matters in the backyard were left in his hands.

At first, she and Li Fang were a little uneasy about him and worried about who sent the spies. However, over the years, especially after he ascended the throne and inherited the great treasure, all matters in the palace were naturally handed over to him in every detail. I know that Feng Bao was really not sent by the palace to monitor him, but he made a small mistake and was punished to go to the palace.

As for why he went to Prince Yu's Mansion, it seemed that it was his father's intention, saying that there were not many capable people in Prince Yu's Mansion.

At that time, Feng Bao was very popular in the palace. He was young, capable, and capable of doing things. Feng Bao's godfather had been gone for a long time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been kicked out of the palace for a small mistake.

Feng Bao was conscientious in his work in Prince Yu's Mansion, so although Emperor Longqing wanted to refuse the report this time, he couldn't help but softened when he thought of his own son.

When the little guy is free to leave the house, he still doesn't remember anything.

Later, I entered the palace and remembered things, but I could no longer go in and out freely. I had been detained in this palace for the past few years.

Moreover, no one dared to mention it, but Emperor Longqing also knew in his heart that his child had leg problems.

Thinking of this, Emperor Longqing couldn't help but feel a little more affection on the basis of family affection.

In fact, in the first year of Longqing's reign, he declined the proposal to confer the title of crown prince. One of the reasons was that he wanted to change the crown prince and did not intend to establish Zhu Yijun.

But whether it was the outer court or the harem, everyone seemed to have regarded the child as the crown prince by default.

Later, he couldn't stand the advice of his chief assistant Xu Jie, so he made him the prince.

This time I was ill, but I didn't expect that this child would ask Wei Guangde for ginseng to heal himself.

"I know exactly what the prince has planned."

Emperor Longqing's words caused Feng Bao, who had just stood up, to kneel down again.

"I don't dare to deceive Lord Long Live. The Crown Prince wants to go to the palace to have a look, but the Crown Prince really cares about Lord Long Live's health."

Feng Bao wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Emperor Longqing.

"Okay, okay, I know this kid is Renxiao and he knows how to find ginseng for me to take care of my body."

Emperor Longqing was a sensible man. His life in and outside the palace made him more perceptive than ordinary people and knew how to put himself in other people's shoes. Therefore, it is not nonsense to say that he has always been cautious.

"You have worked hard serving the prince these years. It is good to know how to do things for your master."

Emperor Longqing just said it casually, not wanting to bring up Feng Bao's concerns.

Thinking of the bitterness of raising a little toddler all these years, which is really hard to understand, my eyes felt sour and tears welled up in my eyes.

"It is a slave's blessing to be able to serve the prince when he grows up. I dare not say it is hard work."

Although he was praised by the emperor, Feng Bao did not dare to take credit.

"Prince, you really want to go out and have a look?"

Emperor Longqing asked leisurely.

"When the prince came to Donghua Gate several times, he would stop for a while."

Speaking of this, Feng Bao felt a little choked up.

Children from ordinary families have never been to the streets and seen the excitement, but the little master he serves has never been there since he became sensible.

"Then make a note of it and bring the prince with you during the sacrifices at the end of the year and in the suburbs of Beijing next year."

Emperor Longqing said.

"Thank you, Lord Long Live."

Feng Bao kowtowed directly, not because he liked it, but because he had to kowtow on behalf of Zhu Yijun.

This is an opportunity to express yourself in front of the emperor. Put the prince first in your heart. I think the emperor will not be unhappy.

It seems that today's matter has a chance of success.

"You're fine."

Emperor Longqing was not aware of Feng Bao's inner calculations at all.

After all, he is the emperor now. Everyone inside and outside the palace is desperately trying to curry favor with him, except Feng Bao.

When he first entered the palace and ascended the throne, he planned to transfer Feng Bao to his side, but Feng Bao declined because Zhu Yijun was young and worried that others would not take good care of him.

In the eyes of Emperor Longqing, Feng Bao brought out feelings with Zhu Yijun in recent years.

With such a person by the prince's side, he can rest assured.

"You go to Zhu Xixiao and ask him to arrange for his hands to be around the prince, and to send more people to maintain law and order along the way.

The prince leaves the palace for the first time. I don't want the prince to see anything bad.

do you understand? "

Hearing Emperor Longqing's words, Feng Bao was completely relieved. Emperor Longqing had promised the prince to leave the palace, so the little guy should be very happy.

"Slave understands. Now go find Commander Zhu to discuss manpower arrangements."

Feng Bao replied immediately.

"Okay, you go make arrangements and protect the prince.

I heard that the ginseng collected in Wei Aiqing's house is a good thing. You have to keep your eyes peeled for me and tell me when you come back. "

Emperor Longqing was in a good mood at the moment and said casually.

"Long live the Lord, don't worry. I went to the Wei Mansion to purchase fine ginseng, and I have seen some of it. They are all high-quality ginseng that is two or three hundred years old.

When I came back, I asked the people at the Tai Hospital, and they said they were all first-class good things. Not to mention bringing the dead back to life, but it could be done after a while.

It is said that when an old minister takes up his official position and leaves Beijing, Mr. Wei Ge usually sends an old ginseng plant there. "

"Shan Lian is also thoughtful, haha."

During the casual conversation, Feng Bao revealed the purpose of Wei Guangde's collection of so many ginseng.

If this was actually spread by Wei Guangde intentionally, how many people would be qualified for Wei Guangde to give him ginseng?

He just used this reason to stop some people from complaining that he had inflated the price of high-quality ginseng.

If people in the capital hadn't noticed this at the beginning, they have vaguely understood it after so many years.

Now the price of ordinary ginseng has increased tenfold, and the price of high-quality ginseng has been more than a hundred times.

Ginseng is no longer something that ordinary people can enjoy.

In the Song Dynasty, ordinary people could just soak ginseng in water and drink it, or add it to medicinal soup for nourishment. This is no longer possible in the Ming Dynasty.

As for Ganoderma lucidum, Wei Guangde had thought about it at first, but it was just a thought.

Emperor Jiajing made such a fuss at the beginning, and even now, Ganoderma lucidum is found in various places and sent to the palace as tribute.

Moreover, according to what Wei Guangde asked the imperial doctors and doctors, most of them did not understand how Ganoderma lucidum could be used as medicine. Taoist priests seemed to know more about it, but most of them had to do with refining medicine.

Therefore, Wei Guangde has never had the idea of ​​​​Ganoderma lucidum. It is not easy to purchase and has no practical use. Why do it?

Half a month passed in a flash, and news came from the south that Gaoyi had received the order and went north to Beijing to prepare to enter the cabinet.

Come to think of it, who in the civil service can refuse the temptation of joining the cabinet.

Emperor Longqing's body was still in good and bad conditions under the careful care of the imperial doctors. Even though the prince obtained three 300-year-old ginseng plants from Wei Guangde's mansion and mixed them into medicinal materials, Emperor Longqing's body was still missing. Significant improvement.

Emperor Longqing could not handle government affairs normally. Fortunately, most of the memorials were drafted by the cabinet in advance, and only those memorials that the Chief of Ceremonies felt were inappropriate would be sent to Emperor Longqing for inspection.

After what happened last time, Feng Bao was summoned to Qianqing Palace by Emperor Longqing every now and then, saying that he wanted to know the prince's daily life.

This change was undoubtedly noticed by both Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng of the cabinet. Now Chen Hong saw that Feng Bao was also very wrong, and he also spoke with sarcastic remarks and carried a gun with a stick.

Meng Chong, on the other hand, has obviously lost weight during the month of dealing with memorials on behalf of the emperor.

He was already quite young and had to deal with so many memorials.

Although the discussion was with Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, the responsibility fell entirely on him, and the pressure was considerable, and it was natural that his body would be affected.

Of course, Gao Gong was the most concerned about the emperor's health, and the imperial physician was often asked for questioning.

However, news also spread that Emperor Longqing was a little unruly. He would enjoy himself in the harem when his health was slightly better, so he was defeated again soon after his health improved slightly.

There is even a rumor from the imperial doctor that Emperor Longqing's body may be almost exhausted.

However, Dongchang and Jinyiwei attacked these rumors from the beginning, and most of the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty did not believe them.

After all, although Emperor Longqing was a bit ridiculous, he was still young after all.