Imperial Physician Tao left the palace with Xue Ping.

At that time, it was late at night. The emperor was very excited, and discussed many details of tomorrow's court meeting with Xue Ping.

For them, the importance of tomorrow cannot be overstated.

After arriving in Zhenzhou, the emperor was isolated from the center of the imperial court for reasons of poor health, and all power was controlled by Li Ze. And with this Enke exam, allowing the emperor to return to the official's field of vision clearly and justifiably, Xue Ping thought hard for a long time before designing it.

As long as the emperor openly and healthily appears in front of the hundred officials this time, then the emperor's body has recovered, and it is logical that he can re-govern the country, even though Li Ze will still control the overall situation, but he can't cover the sky with one hand like before.

It's easy to lose power, and if you want to regain it, you need to take it slowly, little by little.

Xue Ping was not in a hurry.

Hurry, it will only be bad.

He knows very well the reason for being quick but not reaching.

His Majesty the Emperor is still very young, and his body is recovering quickly, as long as the Emperor is still there, then everything is possible.

"Imperial Doctor Tao, these days, it's really hard for you." On the snow, Xue Ping clenched his fists with both hands and slammed them to the ground, sincere and sincere.

Imperial Physician Tao hurriedly avoided the side, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Xue Shangshu, how can this be made, how can this be made?" The lower officials really can't afford it. ”

"You deserve it!" Xue Ping said seriously: "His Majesty the Emperor's body is the thing we have always been most worried about, and I was once extremely desperate, thinking that His Majesty would inevitably fall ill. Thanks to Imperial Doctor Tao's careful care and rejuvenation of your wonderful hands, Your Majesty's body gradually recovered, and this is a great achievement for the country and the people. ”

Doctor Tao's face flushed, and his body shook a little.

Under the dim light, Xue Ping didn't notice this.

"Imperial Doctor Tao, Your Majesty will not forget your merits." Xue Ping said: "I have also asked someone to inquire about the whereabouts of your family in Chang'an, but there has been no result so far, I have already ordered to go down, no matter what, we must find their whereabouts, and then bring them to Zhenzhou, you can rest assured." ”

"Thank you, Xue Shangshu." Imperial Physician Tao bowed, but his heart twitched, how could you still find them, they had already been brought to Cangzhou by Li Ze's people.

"Imperial Doctor Tao, I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I'll leave here." Xue Ping said: "Tomorrow, Imperial Doctor Tao will also come to the palace earlier, and we must make sure that Your Majesty is safe." ”

"Xue Shangshu, please!"

Seeing Xue Ping straddle his horse, Imperial Physician Tao staggered towards his residence a little bit.

Sitting by the window, without lighting the lamp, Imperial Doctor Tao pushed open the window, letting the cold wind blow on his face, and the biting cold wind blew on his face, but he didn't seem to feel anything.

It was a moonless night, but the snow covering the entire city made it clear from the outside. There was a pine tree in the yard, and the snow on the tree was probably shaken down by the guards, and under the tree it formed a map of snow that was obviously higher than elsewhere, but on top of the pine needles, there were a lot of ice cubes condensed and hung down, and the night wind blew and hit each other, making a crisp sound. Occasionally, when the wind is a little stronger, the fragile ice cube breaks in two and falls into the snowdrift under the tree, disappearing without a trace.

There was a knock on the door, and before Imperial Doctor Tao could turn around, a crisp voice sounded by the door.

"Imperial Physician Tao, if you blow the wind like this, you will blow people sick, hey, why is there no fire dragon in the house, these guards are really getting more and more lazy, it's really not like words, tomorrow, I'll ask them to change a few diligent ones for Imperial Doctor Tao."

Imperial Physician Tao turned his head a little stiffly and watched Yan Jiu and another person walk in.

The man limped and didn't look at his face, so that Imperial Doctor Tao knew who the man was.

With a snap, Tian Bo picked up the flint on the table, lit the fire, and lit the oil lamp on the table.

"That's not necessary, I didn't let them make a fire dragon, I spent most of my time in other palaces, and sometimes I didn't come back for ten days and a half months, and it was a waste to light it." Imperial Physician Tao said expressionlessly: "The two of you came to visit late at night, but I don't have a mouthful of hot water to drink here. ”

"You don't have to drink water or anything." Yan Jiu said with a smile: "It's just that Tanaka Cheng is not very worried about tomorrow's affairs, so he has to come to confirm with Imperial Doctor Tao." ”

Imperial Doctor Tao stood up, closed the window tightly, turned around, looked at the two of them and said, "Everything has been arranged." Tomorrow Your Majesty will have a sudden illness. ”

"Imperial Physician Tao might as well explain your method." Tian Bo said with a smile.

Imperial Physician Tao sat opposite the two, but his eyes looked at Yan Jiu, but his mouth slowly said about the taste of medicine, he knew that Yan Jiu on the other side was also a great expert.

"There is nothing wrong with these medicines themselves, but in a few days, they can play a role in the process of accumulation in His Majesty's body." Imperial Doctor Tao said slowly: "Your Majesty can't sleep well every night, so you need to light agarwood to help sleep, according to my calculations, tonight, the accumulation of these drugs will reach the peak, and the lit agarwood will become the primer of the medicine, and you won't feel anything when you lie on the bed, but as long as you are together, you will have an attack, fainting in the light, and a stroke in the heavy." ”

Tian Bo turned his head to look at Yan Jiu.

Yan Jiu thought for a moment, but said: "The dosage of the medicine, the different production methods, and the final effect are also very different, even if I remake it according to the method of Imperial Doctor Tao, because of the different techniques and different temperatures, it will also show different effects, Tanaka Cheng, I can't judge anything." ”

Tian Bo nodded.

"Imperial Physician Tao, I hope your method is effective. By the way, your family already has a manor in a relatively remote part of Cangzhou, and your son has a medical clinic in the local town, and now they are doing well. After this incident, I'm afraid you won't be able to gain Xue Ping's trust, so you can go where to reunite with them. ”

Imperial Physician Tao took a deep breath, looked at the two of them and asked, "Tanaka Cheng, Yan Zhizheng, I take the liberty of asking, if my method doesn't work tomorrow, how can you achieve your goal?" ”

Tian Bo smiled, "At this time, it's okay to tell Imperial Doctor Tao about you." Naturally, we don't put all our hopes in you. It's just that we want this to be more natural, so that we can avoid internal conflicts that may arise, and you know, if we do it too obviously, it will inevitably make people sick, and we will not be like Lee Sang's reputation has been tarnished. ”

Imperial Physician Tao sneered.

"If Doctor Tao's method doesn't work, we'll have to activate a backup plan, but that would be rude." Tian Bo smiled: "You know all the eunuchs who came from Chang'an around Your Majesty, right?" ”

Imperial Physician Tao shrugged and changed color.

"One of the nephews, this time in the Enke exam, won the same jinshi." Tian Bo said with a smile: "You also know that it is impossible for the eunuchs themselves to have offspring, so their love for their families is no better than that of ordinary people." So when we put the problem in front of that person, he made the choice very easily. If Imperial Doctor Tao's method does not work, then His Majesty will be assassinated by this person when he is about to enter the main hall. ”

Imperial Physician Tao's face was extremely pale.

"This person will be arrested after the assassination, I think Xue Ping will be very angry, and he will definitely interrogate him personally, of course, after torture, this person will confess that he is a pseudo-Liang person, and he was bribed by the pseudo-Liang to assassinate the emperor." Tian Bo understated it. "And framed Li Xiang with this, wanting to cause internal strife within our town."

"If I had come this far, I wouldn't have survived." Imperial Physician Tao muttered.

"That's nature." Tian Bo's voice became cold: "Imperial Doctor Tao, not only will you not survive, but your family will not survive. If we need to use the Assassins, you're a loophole in our game. Since it is a loophole, it naturally has to be filled. Unless you become one of our own. ”

"I see." Imperial Physician Tao nodded with some pain.

"Imperial Doctor Tao, don't go out tonight, get a good night's sleep, once the emperor falls tomorrow, I still need you to save my life!" Tian Bo laughed, "Xue Ping, they don't trust Imperial Doctor Jin and Xiao Yanjiu. ”

Tian Bo and Yan Jiu left immediately.

Imperial Physician Tao sat there in a daze for a long time before he stood up, walked to the medicine box on the side, took out a piece of agarwood, put it in the incense burner in front of the bed, lit it, and accompanied by the green smoke rising, Imperial Physician Tao who was lying on the bed slowly closed his eyes.

No matter how long the night is, the dawn will come eventually.

When the first rooster crowed, the bell tower at the head of Zhenzhou City also rang the bell, accompanied by the melodious bells, the officials of all sizes who had already gathered on the streets in front of the palace. In a hurry, someone was needed to maintain order, and according to the level of rank, they naturally lined up in two columns, one for civilian officials and one for military generals.

When the bell stopped, the horses' hooves were gained, and a group of cavalry slowly marched from the end of the street, and came closer, and the two sides were divided, revealing Li Ze in the middle.

Li Ze turned over and dismounted, striding forward.

The civil and military officials on both sides bowed down. The cries of "I've seen Li Xiang" came and went.

Li Ze smiled and clenched his fists and returned the salute again and again.

Walking to the still closed door, Li Ze stood solemnly. Hundreds of officials, large and small, also gathered behind Li Ze, and in the distance, it was the new Kewen and Wu Jinshi who were preparing to meet the emperor this time.

In the palace, the emperor woke up after the first rooster crow, but his mood was a little agitated. Today will be the first step on his journey to regain power.

In the house of Imperial Physician Tao not far from the other palace, Imperial Physician Tao also opened his eyes at the first rooster crow, but he knew that today would be his last day in this world.