Chapter 3190: Accelerate
Doctor Liu thought about it carefully and shook his head. "I didn't notice anything unusual, and as a man, isn't this normal?"
Xiao Yuanzheng was silent for a while and then shook his head, "No, Your Majesty... the pulse has never been like this before, unless..."
Doctor Liu waited for a long time, and when he saw that he hadn't said anything, he pushed him and said, "Go on."
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned and said, "Forget it. Your Majesty has just returned from outside the palace. Who knows who he came into contact with outside? Let's treat the illness first."
Doctor Liu's eyes widened, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Are you saying that His Majesty went out of the palace to hunt for beauties?"
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at him and said, "I didn't say that. Also, Doctor Liu, when did you become as talkative as Zhou Man?"
Doctor Liu immediately stopped talking and remained silent.
The two of them silently prepared medicine for the emperor.
By the time the emperor drank the medicine, both the crown prince and the people in Daming Palace knew that the emperor was ill.
The crown prince came to pay his respects. The emperor summoned someone and told him about the new rice seeds, saying, "This matter concerns the state. I have already issued an edict ordering Zhou Man and his nephew Zhou Lizhong to come to the capital. Originally, this matter was to be handed over to Wei Zhi, but he is ill now, so I will leave it to you."
The prince agreed, and the emperor paused before mentioning Zhuang Xun, "...I have asked Zhuang Xun about his strategy for governing the country, and had a heart-to-heart talk with him yesterday. He is indeed a rare teacher."
The emperor said, "It's a pity that he is too old. Although he is steady, he has lost his sharpness. He can no longer start from a young age like other officials, so I have decided to let him be a teacher."
The emperor leaned back on the bed, looked at the prince, and after observing his expression, he said, "I intend to promote him to the position of scholar of the Chongwen Academy and confer the title of Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince. What do you think?"
The prince was already numb to the Prince's Tutors and the like. He was the prince with the most Prince's Tutors in history. Not only was there no one before him, but there was also a high possibility that there would be no one like him in the future, so he had no objection.
But as a Bachelor of Chongwenguan...
The prince looked up and asked, "Does Master Kong have any objections?"
There were two bachelor's positions in Chongwenguan, one of which was held by Kong Jijiu, and the other remained vacant.
If it was given to Zhuang Xun, he would be the number one person after Kong Jijiu.
The emperor said nonchalantly, "That's for your husband. As long as you have no objection, it's fine. Do you have any objection?"
Prince: ...If he has objections and refuses to be conferred, then how did he get so many teachers before him?
The prince said expressionlessly, "I have no objection."
The emperor was satisfied.
As soon as the imperial edict summoning Zhou Lizhong and Zhou Man left the capital, the decree promoting Zhuang Xun also came down.
Both the Zhou family and the Bai family were shocked, and the Zhou residence suddenly became lively.
Old Zhou was so excited that his face turned red. When he finally calmed down, he sat on the steps and thought about it. He was still a little bit incredulous when thinking about it, "So Mr. Zhuang suddenly became a high-ranking official?"
Zhou Dalang nodded and said to his father, "I asked, the Crown Prince's tutor is a second-rank official. Dad, a second-rank official is higher than Manbao's fourth-rank official!"
Old Zhou immediately asked, "How much official land can I get?"
Mr. Zhuang had been busy dealing with everyone's congratulations today. He had just had a moment to take a sip of tea when he heard this and smiled, "I don't have any official land."
"What?" Old Zhou stood up suddenly. "Why don't you have official land?"
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "It's an honorary title. There's no official land, but there are some rewards."
Old Zhou felt that this official position was not very real. The rewards he received were very little, and the position was not stable. Only an official position of land was a stable job.
Madam Liu smiled and said, "Although he has no official land, the Prince's Junior Tutor is the Prince's teacher and is extremely respected. He is a perfect match for you, sir."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "You are too kind, old lady."
He paused and then smiled, "Although the Prince's Junior Tutor doesn't have official land, the Scholars do. However, I won't be able to get the land this year, so I can only wait until next year. The court will then make up the remaining land, and I'll have to trouble you to help me manage it."
Old Zhou immediately said, "Don't worry, sir. My sons may not know much else, but farming is no problem for them. I'll let them farm for you. Based on your teaching of Manbao, it's only right for them to farm for you for the rest of their lives."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head. "I'm so embarrassed. I only got some favors from the children, but this isn't my own achievement."
Old Zhou didn't understand any profound principles and simply shook his head, saying, "The emperor is so powerful, how could he possibly mistake your talent? He asked you to be the prince's teacher because of your knowledge. Even if it was really because of Manbao, it was because you taught Manbao well."
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Yes, without the teacher's guidance, the three children would not be where they are today."
She paused and asked, "Mr. Zhuang, do you want to send someone back to Luojiang County to deliver a message?"
Mr. Zhuang was silent.
Madam Liu smiled and said, "The court wants to summon Li Zhong. If we send the letter back now, he can bring the letter back when he returns. Besides, if the children at home are interested, maybe they can accompany him to the capital."
Mr. Zhuang was very excited.
Mrs. Liu saw through it and immediately said with a smile, "Sir, please write a letter. I will send it back tomorrow."
Old Madam Liu also wrote a letter to Mr. Bai, telling him about the situation in the capital. The Zhou family will become famous all over the world with the new rice seeds, and there are so many things they can do.
Illness comes like a mountain falling and goes like a thread being pulled out. The emperor did not attend court for five days in a row, and the empress moved back from the Daming Palace.
After reviewing the memorials, the emperor twisted his neck and stood up, muttering, "What a hard life! What a hard life! Why are there so many memorials these past few days? Aren't they supposed to be sent to the Crown Prince?"
Gu Zhong bent over and replied, "Your Majesty, the autumn taxes are about to be collected, so there's a lot of work to do. Lord Wei is ill, and the people below are unsure about the many memorials, so they've all been submitted. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also received many memorials, and I heard the lights in his study are on until three o'clock every night."
The emperor was ill, and although he did not have to attend court, he still had to approve memorials. In order to allow him to recover better, the prince took over most of the memorials. Unfortunately, Wei Zhi was also ill at this time, and was unable to manage affairs, so even more memorials piled up with the prince.
After all, he was his own son, so the emperor still felt distressed. He frowned and asked, "How is Wei Zhi's condition?"
Gu Zhong lowered his head and lowered his voice. "I've been feeling drowsy ever since I moved out of the side hall. Princess Changyu and her husband have also moved back from the princess's residence."
The emperor's face turned pale. He asked, "Has the imperial edict arrived in Qingzhou soon? Please send an additional order, instructing Zhou Man to come to the capital immediately after receiving the edict. No delay is allowed."
The emperor paused and said, "She must arrive in the capital within half a month."
Gu Zhong asked cautiously, "Was it from the time the imperial edict was received, or..."
"Starting from today," the emperor glanced at him and said, "it takes half a month to get from Qingzhou to the capital. Is she a tortoise?"
Gu Zhong immediately stopped talking.
See you tomorrow, good night
(End of this chapter)
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