As soon as Li Zhongyi returned to Kaijing, he received an edict from the imperial court, ordering him to return to Beijing immediately to report on his work.

The angel who sent the edict to the imperial court was the confidant of the Empress Dowager Fu, and Meng Yao, the deputy governor of the Inner Servant Province. Meng Yao was originally an extremely ordinary eunuch in the palace, because he could speak well and was good at solving many problems in the palace, he won the favor of Concubine Fu at that time, and gradually ascended to the prominent position of the first person in the palace.

Empress Dowager Fu sent her number one henchman to announce the edict, what does this mean, not to mention Li Zhongyi, an old politician, even if it is the Zheng family, a woman and a Taoist, they all know that the imperial court is going to attack Li Zhongyi.

Generally speaking, to pass on an edict to a minister like Li Zhongyi, the imperial court needs to send a chief and deputy envoy according to the usual practice.

The main envoy who came this time was Meng Yao, but the deputy envoy was Li Zhongyi's old subordinate, Liu Jinshan, the former judge of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion and the current judge of Sinong Temple.

After Li Zhongyi received the edict, he waved his hand and asked Meng Yao to sit on the seat, Meng Yao waved his hand again and again and said: "In front of Li Xianggong, how can there be a seat for the lower officials?" ”

"Gong Meng is a very trusted minister by the side of the Queen Mother, representing the dignity of the Queen Mother, please take a seat." Li Zhongyi gave Meng Yao enough face and frequently invited him.

Meng Yao insisted on refusing to sit on the seat, the guest and the host refused several back and forth, Li Zhongyi sat on the main seat, and Meng Yao and Liu Jinshan accompanied each other in turn.

"Gong Meng, can Your Majesty's dragon body be returned to Kangtai?" Li Zhongyi ordered the tea to be served, and at the same time, he greeted the phoenix body of the Empress Dowager Fu first, and then the body and bones of the little emperor in a polite manner.

Meng Yao sighed and said, "Don't hide it from Xianggong Li, you know, since the second half of last year, Your Majesty's dragon body has been in arrears. The Queen Mother was so anxious that she couldn't eat and sleep, and her hair was gray......"

Li Zhongyi glanced at Liu Jinshan without a trace, and when he saw Liu Jinshan nodding slightly, he had a bottom in his heart: the news from Li Qiong and Zuo Ziguang had been confirmed.

The little emperor's body is indeed getting worse day by day!

When Li Zhongyi was still an emperor in the past, he once diagnosed and treated the little emperor, and the root cause of the disease was actually congenital coronary heart disease brought out of the womb.

If Empress Dowager Fu trusts Li Zhongyi and keeps Li Zhongyi in Kaifeng City, Li Zhongyi is seven points sure that he can effectively alleviate the little emperor's coronary heart disease.

Congenital coronary heart disease is a stubborn disease that cannot be completely cured, but as long as the prescription is correct, it can definitely effectively control the disease and prevent it from attacking.

In this era, the technology of traditional Chinese medicine is almost helpless against the big problems of the heart. The onset of coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction comes too suddenly, and the mortality rate is extremely high.

When Li Zhongyi was serving the old chief, he and several of the most famous Chinese doctors in China specially debated the prescription of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of coronary heart disease, and came to the conclusion that the Yiqi Lifting Pill has roughly similar effects to nitroglycerin and gynostemma capsules.

It's a pity that after the Empress Dowager Fu lowered the curtain, she always regarded Li Zhongyi as a thorn in her eye and a thorn in her flesh, driving him far away, lest staying in Kaifeng would change the sky.

As a result, the little emperor's condition became more and more serious.

In history, after Zhao Lao Er usurped the throne, the little emperor only lived to be 20 years old and died.

According to Li Zhongyi's estimate, it may be that Zhao Lao Er secretly sent someone to poison him after he sat firmly in the country. It may also be that the little emperor had sudden angina pectoris and failed to get diagnosis and treatment in time, resulting in his untimely death.

However, Li Zhongyi was a little strange, no matter what, the ten-year-old little emperor's condition should not deteriorate to the extent that Meng Yao said.

Hehe, there must be a fraud in it!

According to Li Zhongyi's judgment, Chai Zongxun's condition may worsen, but it will not get out of control for the time being, and this eating habit has a lot to do with it.

In the back house of the old Li family, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to eat mutton, that is, Li Dahe and his wife, Li Zhongyi's younger brother and sister, and then his wives and concubines and children.

Li Zhongyi is just a prime minister, the royal rules are even greater, and the little emperor must eat mutton at every meal.

Limited by the backwardness of cooking technology in this era, and the absence of pressure cookers, the most tender part of the lamb is actually the fatty part, not the lean leg meat that is difficult to chew.

For patients with coronary heart disease, the absolute taboo is a big greasy thing, and the little emperor eats the fat part of the sheep every day, and the cardiovascular problem will only get bigger and bigger.

"Li Xianggong, Your Majesty's dragon health is not good, and I hope that Xianggong will return to the dynasty as soon as possible to relieve the danger of the decline of the society......" Meng Yao looked at Li Zhongyi with blank eyes, hoping that he would agree immediately.

Li Zhongyi secretly sneered, Meng Yao only mentioned that he should go back to Kaifeng first, but did not say anything about Li Jiajun's arrangement, if there was no cat, it would be impossible.

A glass of wine releases military power? Or, first transfer the tiger away from the mountain, and then cut it all over the house?

"Meng Gong came all the way from afar, and he was tired of saddle horses all the way, which was really hard." Li Zhongyi picked up the tea cup in his hand, his mouth looked very polite, and he didn't actually put Meng Yao's eunuch in his eyes, "A certain has prepared a banquet." ”

People above the temple must make their own political choices according to their respective positions, that is, the ass decides the head!

Even if Li Zhongyi is affectionate to Meng Yao, it is completely useless, and Meng Yao can only resolutely carry out the meaning of the Empress Dowager Fu: to deceive Li Zhongyi back to Kaifeng alone.

Tens of thousands of elite warriors are outside, even if Empress Dowager Fu is inexperienced and in a hurry to poison Li Zhongyi, the rational and ruthless Fan will not be messed with by her.

Meng Yao was anxious to complete the task specially assigned by the Empress Dowager Fu, but after the edict was announced, the responsibility of the angel on his shoulders was relieved, and his status was far lower than that of Li Zhongyi, the political minister.

In the officialdom, the hierarchy is strictly regulated, and the prime minister's respect and courtesy are unbeatable, how can Meng Yao, a deputy of the province of the Inner Servant, know and shake it?

"Thank you Li Xianggong for your compassion, the lower officials do errands for the imperial court, it is a matter of duty, and it should not be hard." Meng Yao said high-sounding nonsense, wanting to shirk Li Zhongyi's banquet.

Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said: "Meng Gong doesn't need to be too humble, a certain family knows that the Empress Dowager also relies on Meng Gong. ”

That's a bit of a heavy point!

As the saying goes, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor will not be affected by the life of the king!

No matter how majestic Meng Yao is in Kaifeng City, he can't stand Li Zhongyi's understatement: drag it out and cut it off!

Li Zhongyi has been talking and laughing all the time, but Meng Yao is like sitting on a needle anvil and fidgeting.

In the end, Meng Yao still couldn't resist Li Zhongyi's coercion, and at the banquet that received the wind and washed the dust, he was toasted by the heavy generals in the Li family's army in turn, and he was drunk and unconscious.

After Li Zhongyi ordered someone to carry Meng Yao out, he walked over and grabbed Liu Jinshan's hand, and said affectionately: "Guangqing Gong, I haven't seen you for a while, and the family is okay?" ”

Liu Jinshan shook his head to the ground and sighed: "Everything is fine at home, it's just that there is a reluctant request from Yuwan, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”

Li Zhongyi glanced around, and saw that they were all his own people, so he grabbed Liu Jinshan's right arm and said with a smile: "When you and I intersect in the cold, the affection is no better than others, you can say anything directly." ”

"Dong Weng raised troops for the Northern Expedition and repeatedly defeated the Khitan barbarians, which can be described as a powerful earthquake in China." Liu Jinshan looked around with some unease, and saw that Li Zhongyi kept nodding at him, so he went on to explain, "It's just that although the people have rave reviews, the temple is full of discussions, and the dark tide is surging." ”

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly, with his current outstanding record, even the first emperor Chai Rong is quite inferior. The Wenchen group in the court has always looked down on him, a copper stinker, how can he not fight against the same party and attack in groups?

"Guangqing, it's okay." Li Zhongyi smiled with emotion, "As long as the robes always follow me, forgive them for just playing tricks, what can I do?" ”

"Dong Weng, have you forgotten the old things about He Jin, the great general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty?" Liu Jinshan persuaded Li Zhongyi in a serious manner, reminding him not to take it lightly, which led to the capsizing of the boat in the gutter.

Liu Jinshan used to belong to the low-level bureaucrats in the Wenchen group, and with the origin of Li Zhongyi's old subordinates, if he didn't hug Li Zhongyi's thighs tightly, then he would be the big fool of Tianzi No. 1.

Li Zhongyi frowned slightly, and then realized that Liu Jinshan's net worth and life were all tied to his body, and it was good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. If Li Zhongyi collapses, Liu Jinshan will definitely not end well.

No matter which dynasty or generation, the principle above the temple has always been to be inflammatory, and it has fallen into the ground.

There are so many icing on the cake, but it is extremely rare to send charcoal in the snow!

Because he was worried that Li Zhongyi would lose his broad future because of his carelessness of the enemy, Liu Jinshan took a great risk, even if he angered Li Zhongyi, he had to give him a straight advice.

The henchmen and generals present did not take Liu Jinshan seriously, but now seeing that he disregarded his personal honor and disgrace, took great risks, and issued a special reminder, everyone's perception suddenly underwent an astonishing reversal.

In any case, as a civil official, Liu Jinshan dares to speak out and advise, which is extremely rare!

The general He Jin was tricked into the palace by the eunuchs, and a few people picked up knives and cut off his head, which officially opened the curtain on the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

This allusion was repeatedly mentioned by Li Zhongyi when he was teaching in the lecture hall, and there was nothing that the generals present did not know.

Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "He Jin is called a general, in fact, it is the gate lords and eunuchs who really hold the military power. Guangqing, look at all the robes present, which one is not loyal to me? ”

The generals present were all smiling, and were praised by the Lord for their loyalty, and there was nothing more glorious than this.

Liu Jinshan produced the subtext in Li Zhongyi's words, as long as Li Jiajun followed Li Zhongyi, even if the imperial court wanted to poison Li Zhongyi, it must also cast a rat trap and dare not act rashly.

You must know that if the iron army that can defeat the Khitans repeatedly, if it is forced to be urgent, whether it is to elect a successor to raise the flag and rebel, or to switch to the Khitans, or to be absorbed by a certain feudal town in the court, for the imperial court, not only does it make a wedding dress for others, but it is also a catastrophe.