Wishful Things

Therefore, he immediately ordered Li Ji to send someone to the Imperial Medical Office and the Internal Treasury to check and inquire.

Not long after, the inner eunuch turned back and reported: "Your Majesty, the Ganoderma lucidum mentioned by the National Teacher happened to be in the inner treasury. It is said that it was a tribute from the Northern Desert last year."

Emperor Qingming said straightforwardly: "Send it to Xuanqing Hall."

Regarding one's own illness, no matter how rare the medicinal material is, naturally there is nothing to hesitate.

After hearing this, Xia Tingzhen's eyes slowly fell on the national teacher.

The national teacher noticed this gaze, calmly closed his eyes slightly, and said to Emperor Qingming: "In that case, the poor Taoist will go back to Xuanqing Hall to prepare alchemy for His Majesty."

Emperor Qingming nodded: "I have Lao Guoshi."

Xia Tingzhen was thinking deeply.

Ganoderma lucidum?

He had never heard of this medicine.

How come it is such a coincidence that there is such a medicine in the palace?

Or is it because it is in the palace that this Taoist will mention the need for alchemy?

The other party wanted this medicinal material, is it really for the emperor to make alchemy and cure diseases?

Or... have ulterior motives?

Xia Tingzhen had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't guess what was particularly worth pondering for a while. No matter how precious it was, it was just a blind medicine. What could it be used for?

——Saving people?

Thinking of something, Xia Tingzhen's eyes dimmed, but quickly returned to normal.

Counting the days, I am afraid that news of Xu Qiwei's accident will soon be sent back to the capital...

What the other party is suffering from is an unsolvable poison, and it has already been poisoned...

Xia Tingzhen made a judgment in his heart, and looked at the Taoist's retreating back, but his suspicion was still not dispelled.

He thought of Ji Xiu.

From the very beginning, he knew that this Taoist belonged to Ji Xiu.

Speaking of Ji Xiu, he has recuperated a few days ago and returned to the Ministry of War.

If it’s just a Ji Xiu, it’s nothing to be afraid of keeping it for the time being, but the emperor seems to be relying more and more on this Taoist Xuanqing now, and the emperor who is becoming more and more unconscious begins to rely on pills, which is not a good sign...

Thinking of this, Xia Tingzhen asked tentatively, "As for Ji Xiu, what is His Majesty's plan now?"

"I tried him a few times, but he doesn't seem to know that Sun Taifei accused him of poisoning the Empress Dowager, it was my order." Qingming Emperor said: "As for the contact with King Yan, I have already checked, and there is no such thing - he has always It's a dead-headed person who has decided on things for many years, and it's not so easy to change his mind."

Unless there is hard evidence.

But those who knew the truth back then have already been dealt with by him. No matter what King Yan said, Ji Xiu would not believe a word.

Xia Tingzhen frowned slightly: "Your Majesty intends to keep this person?"

"At that time, the empress dowager had no choice but to use him to stop Youyou's mouth—but now is the time for employing people, since he is still available, why not use him?" Emperor Qingming sneered: "Even if he really gave birth The possibility of being different, and it is impossible to make any waves."

Unlike Duke Zhen, Ji Xiu has no military power in his hands, the military amulet has long been taken back, and Liu Sheng was sent to Yunnan. Right now, the capital must have an experienced military officer in charge to reassure everyone.

Such a person, in the land of the capital, in the palm of his hand, he can kill him whenever he wants.

As he said that, he looked at Xia Tingzhen who was sitting there, and said with unclear eyes: "Teacher, you should focus on the overall situation. After the turmoil subsides, it's not too late to talk about other things."

Over the years, he kept Ji Xiu, which originally meant to check and balance the balance of the court.

Hearing the reminder in the emperor's words, Xia Tingzhen didn't show any panic, and only answered "Yes", and then said: "I think about Your Majesty wholeheartedly, and I don't want any hidden dangers to be hidden around Your Majesty."

"Teacher, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion." Emperor Qingming casually picked up the mountain of memorials piled up on the small table beside him, and said: "I can't do without anyone, except the teacher... Everything is not fair now, and I have to work hard for the teacher. You should spend more time planning for me."

The next thing is bound to be tricky.

But this time, as long as all these troubles can be eradicated together, then he can feel completely at ease from now on...

Last time he had nothing but won, so this time... he definitely won't lose!

...

When the national teacher returned to Xuanqing Palace, the palace servants had already delivered Lingzhizhi.

Looking at the well-preserved medicinal materials in the brocade box, the national teacher was relieved - he had been cheated, and he could do business.

"Master, what kind of pill do you want to use this medicine for?" A little Taoist came over and asked curiously.

The national teacher smiled and said nothing, quite a sense of mystery that cannot be revealed.

Holding the brocade box in one hand and holding the dust whisk in the other, the Taoist turned and entered the alchemy room.

The scorching golden crow moved westward, and the sky and the earth gradually turned yellow.

A young Taoist priest came out from the Xuanqing Palace in the twilight, holding a brocade box in front of him.

At this time, Xia Tingzhen, who had been discussing matters with Emperor Qingming for most of the day in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, had just retired from the emperor's bedroom.

Not far from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, when passing a small path, I saw the little Taoist coming towards him.

The little Taoist stopped and bowed his head in salute: "Xia Shoufu..."

Xia Tingzhen didn't intend to stay at all, glanced at the brocade box in the little Taoist's hand from the corner of his eye, paused slightly, and asked, "Is it the elixir dedicated to His Majesty?"

The little Taoist replied softly: "Looking back at Mr. Shoufu, this is the incense pill that is going to be sent to Yukun Palace for the empress."

"Yukun Palace?" Xia Tingzhen's eyebrows twitched slightly: "When did Xuanqing Palace provide the incense pills used by the Empress?"

Is the hand of Xuanqing Palace stretched too long...

Or, there are other connections that he doesn't know about——

"This is not an ordinary incense pill for incense." The little Taoist explained: "This is an incense pill for calming the nerves. The empress has not slept well recently, so I have to send some over every few days."

"I see."

Xia Tingzhen nodded knowingly.

Just when the little Taoist felt that he could leave, he heard the chief assistant say: "I have never seen the Anshen Xiangwan in Xuanqing Palace, open it and let me have a look—"

The keen intuition cultivated in Guanhai for many years made him feel as if something he didn't know had slipped out of control.

"..." The little Taoist showed a look of embarrassment, he hesitated to speak.

"Why, it's just an Anshen Xiangwan pill, can't I see it?"

The little Taoist looked anxious: "The villain has no such intentions..."

Even though he was in the Xuanqing Palace, he knew that the Chief Assistant was so powerful that even members of the clan would be polite when they saw him, not to mention that he just wanted to check the brocade box in his hand, and he had no room to refuse... …

"It's just a few incense pills..." The eunuch who led the way for Xia Tingzhen urged the little Taoist priest: "Open it quickly and let Xia Shoufu take a look."

"yes……"

In midsummer, although it is late at night, the heat stored in the sky and the earth for a whole day still makes people feel like they are in a steamer, their feet seem to be roasted by the same fire, and there are big beads of sweat rolling off the forehead of the little Taoist priest.

Good afternoon everyone^_^Happy Lantern Festival~

The second is later.