Chapter 3478: Gu Zhong 3
In this world, there are few selfless people and many selfish people. In the eyes of many people, who cares about being an emperor?
Why must a person who hates himself and whom he hates sit in that position?
It would be fine if there is no opportunity, but since there is an opportunity, you should naturally give it a try. Maybe you can really pull the person down?
At the turn of the old and the new, all kinds of grievances and hatreds emerged at once. Gu Zhong was chosen as the first to be blamed, partly because he was unlucky and partly because he had been careless in his past.
So Gu Zhong advised Zhou Man: "Master Zhou, don't make the same mistake as me in this palace."
Zhou Man thought seriously and thought, she didn't seem to have accepted any bribes in the past two years?
Thinking back on it, she seemed to have eaten a lot of tea, cakes and snacks given by the concubines, maids and eunuchs in the palace, and even took the purses and handkerchiefs they gave her...
Although there is basically no gold or silver, but...
Zhou Man wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Gu Zhong, "Master Gu, have I ever offended you in these years?"
Gu Zhong smiled and did not answer Zhou Man's question. Instead, he said, "Even gold, silver, and jewelry can be annoying sometimes, let alone human beings. Lord Zhou is very good the way he is now."
She is capable and kind-hearted, and most people in the palace rely on her. Even if they don't like her, they won't deliberately frame her. This time Zhou Man will be implicated, and most of the people are from the front court.
The filth in the imperial court was no less than that in the imperial harem, perhaps even worse. This was something Zhou Man couldn't understand. "Why not clean up the government to prevent such a frame-up from happening again in the future?"
Gu Zhong said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne. If this matter is widely implicated, it will only arouse even more resentment, making it even more difficult for the Crown Prince to govern after he ascends the throne."
Gu Zhong has been with the emperor all his life. Even though he does not have the emperor's wisdom and mind, he can still see something deeper.
He asked, "Why do you think the Empress has remained silent? Someone took advantage of His Majesty's coma to stir up trouble in the court and frame His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't she angry?"
"She is so tolerant only for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's smooth succession to the throne, so that the Great Jin Dynasty can proceed smoothly into the next dynasty. Just wait and see what happens after His Royal Highness ascends the throne."
Gu Zhong said, "The mud has always existed. It was just that in the past, because Your Majesty was in charge, the mud was submerged underwater. Only lotus flowers emerged, making the water appear clear and unpolluted. But now that Your Majesty is seriously ill, those strands of black mud are trying to emerge from the water to stir up trouble. You and Old Lord Tang wanted to catch this black mud and pull it out to clean it up, but you didn't consider that you might bring up a large area of mud with you?"
Gu Zhong said, "As long as you don't remove these black muds, even if they stir up trouble under a wise monarch, they will remain dormant beneath the water. But if you remove them, they will stir up chaos for their own benefit. Not to mention you and the Crown Prince, even His Majesty would have to retreat if he faced them."
"So, Lord Zhou, when you are in the court, you should be patient when you can, and when you can't be patient," Gu Zhong said with a slight smile. "With your ability, even if you leave the court, you can still achieve great things. There is no need for us to worry."
This is a heartfelt statement, especially for an old hand like Gu Zhong who has been living in the palace.
At this moment, the emperor was also speaking heart-to-heart with the crown prince, their feet touching. "I've taught you to love your people, but you must also understand that the people are ignorant and easily provoked. Besides, you're the only one. The emperor is the helmsman, and the ministers are the pilots. If the pilot doesn't obey, then the right direction won't matter."
"A good policy requires the cooperation of the subjects to implement it. If you cannot win over the people and have people who can be used, then all the evil deeds in the world will be blamed on you," the emperor said. "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are the emperor. Did you see what happened this time?"
"How could I not know that you were framed and wronged? Don't I want to identify and deal with those who are stirring up trouble?" The emperor sighed. "Finding them isn't difficult. The hard part is how to deal with them, and what to do after that?"
The prince asked, "If you endure it this time, will you always endure it and not deal with them in the future?"
"We must take it step by step," the emperor said. "The most taboo thing for a ruler is impatience. You can't eradicate them all at once, but you can pull out a little this year and some next year."
He paused and said, "You must remember, a new emperor appoints new ministers."
The prince seemed to be lost in thought.
He kept this sentence in mind.
Gu Zhong was also saying to Zhou Man: "A new emperor chooses new ministers. Lord Zhou, your good time has just arrived."
Zhou Man leaned against the foot of the bed, lost in thought.
She stayed in the quarantine center for one night, and the next day, after seeing Gu Zhong, she carried the medicine box back to the Imperial Hospital. She told Gu Cai, "I'll prescribe two prescriptions for your godfather. Go to the Imperial Hospital and get them later."
Gu Cai happily agreed.
Zhou Man returned to the Imperial Hospital to wash up. Xiao Yuanzheng had no idea that she hadn't left the palace last night but stayed inside. He returned, massaging her back, and was pleasantly surprised to see her in the Imperial Hospital. "Ms. Zhou is so diligent. She's back in the palace so early?"
Without waiting for Zhou Man to speak, he immediately said, "Your Majesty has woken up. He will be given acupuncture and medicine after breakfast. I'll leave it to you."
Dean Xiao was about to leave after giving his instructions when Zhou Man grabbed him and said, "Am I still on duty today? Shouldn't it be Doctor Lu's turn?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "There's something that needs to be done by Doctor Lu at the Imperial Medical Bureau, so he can't come into the palace today."
He sighed and said, "One day in the palace is like aging ten years. Lord Zhou is young, so please bear with me."
He had never found working in the palace so difficult before, but now that he was old, and the various turbulent situations caused by the emperor's serious illness, Xiao Yuanzheng found life difficult.
Zhou Man had no choice but to go to Taiji Hall to be on duty. When he arrived, the prince had just left and the emperor was leaning on a recliner basking in the sun.
He opened his eyes when he heard footsteps, but when he saw it was her, he closed them again. Without waiting for her to bow, he said, "No need to bow, sit down and talk."
A clever eunuch immediately brought a chair over. Zhou Man took his hand and felt his pulse, then asked, "How do you feel today, Your Majesty?"
"I'm feeling a bit more energetic." The emperor already sensed his end was approaching, so he didn't care much about it. He asked swayingly, "Can I have some melon?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "Eat if you want."
The emperor opened his eyes and looked at her. After a moment, he smiled and said, "You are much more straightforward than Xiao Aiqing. He refused to give me any food."
Zhou Man smiled. It was already this late. Being comfortable and at ease was the most important thing. What difference did it make if it was a day earlier or later?
The emperor thought so too.
The emperor and his ministers reached a consensus, so when the queen came over, she saw the two men sitting face to face and eating melon.
Queen: ...
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