Chapter 808 A Dream of Youth 340
However, King Zhao was probably waiting, since Yu Tong had more than 20,000 troops, and there must be more soldiers and generals behind him.
What the Empress Dowager didn't know was that besides the remaining soldiers and generals of Yu Tong, King Zhao also had another army coming from Lanzhou, which was the Feng Zhao Army from Jin'an.
"Why doesn't the Empress Dowager send General Zuo Chen, the husband of Princess De'an, to supervise the army?"
"No, Zuo Chen is one of the commanders of the Imperial Guards, and he has to guard the palace." If it weren't for the fact that Zuo Chen's Tiger Legion and the Imperial Guards led by the Prime Minister's family were both under her command, the throne would probably have been changed hands that very night.
Yu Xiang was silent for a moment. He knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager probably did not trust the other Imperial Guards. After all, the Empress and the Crown Prince had been in trouble while under the protection of the Imperial Guards.
Someone else mentioned Li Yu, which annoyed the Empress Dowager even more. Although Li Yu was her brother, he was not suitable to be a military commander. He caused trouble during the western expedition and was later punished by the emperor on some pretext.
Even if you want to please her, there's no need to go to such lengths.
There were also some mentions of civil officials. The Empress Dowager was not the emperor. Although she believed in Confucianism, she did not think that having civil officials supervise the army was better than having military generals personally supervise the army.
After all, one is all talk and no action, while the other has a wealth of experience. This is not the time to fear the power of one side.
The Privy Councilor bowed and asked, "What does the Empress Dowager think of Fu Yao?"
Fu Yao's character is acceptable, and his combat ability is among the best in the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, the Empress Dowager still felt uneasy. The urgent report also pointed out the unrest on the northwestern border, and Fu Yao and Jin An and others had to keep things in order, as they could not get away for the time being.
Suddenly, the Empress Dowager remembered one of Fu Yao's generals, "What about Liu Yuanchang? He seems to have made many contributions during the western expedition."
After discussing it, everyone agreed that it was a good idea.
Then came the negotiations on food and medical supplies. A flood of orders piled up on Jiang Yuanzheng's desk, and he was so exhausted from working so hard that he was practically bald.
Medicine, medicine! It costs money!
With so many materials, how can their pharmacy possibly provide them all? They might as well just rob us!
Du Xin stood outside the door with the application list in her hand, hesitantly peeking out half her head. Then she saw Jiang Yuanzheng's face turning red and his neck thick with anger as he cursed loudly, while the people below looked like quails.
"Why aren't you going in?" The imperial physician's sudden voice startled Du Xin, who quickly bowed.
The Imperial Physician glanced at her, dusted off his sleeves, and stepped inside. Before submitting the list, he reached out to Du Xin, saying, "Give me your list. A bunch of young girls, none of them want to do this, but you're all eager to do it."
There's no rush to be reincarnated.
After catching his breath, Dean Jiang cut half of the people on Du Xin's list. "I know what you all think, but Hedong is dangerous, and we need to keep people at the Women's Pharmaceutical Institute. Not all the female doctors can go to the battlefield."
After saying that, Jiang Yuanzheng looked at Du Xin and said, "Imperial Physician Xie is not here. If you leave too, who will manage the Women's Pharmaceutical Institute?"
Of course, it's Xiuling and the others. When Xie Ning took her on the western expedition, Xiuling took good care of them.
Seeing that the Imperial Physician Jiang nodded in agreement, the Imperial Physician hesitated for a moment, and only after Du Xin left with a happy expression did he say, "Didn't the palace say they needed a few female doctors? Du Xin's medical skills are excellent, why did you send her out?"
Jiang Yuanzheng shook his head and did not speak. Going to the battlefield was not necessarily more dangerous than staying in the palace. He owed Du Zixu a favor, and the Du family wanted Du Xin to stay away from trouble.
What kind of trouble could there be in the palace?
It was because one after another, the young princes had accidents after the death of the young crown prince that the Empress Dowager urgently summoned female physicians to the palace to accompany and closely watch over the young princes.
Everyone knows this was probably King Zhao's doing, but no one can prove it.
King Zhao also sent a letter to the Empress Dowager at the opportune moment, asking whether to choose Prince Duan or the so-called legitimate heir.
But he was also the late emperor's son, so how could he not be considered legitimate? Clearly, his talent as a child was in no way inferior to the emperor's, yet he was never noticed.
Even the ignorant and incompetent Prince Duan is more favored than him.
But that's okay, he'll fight for what he wants.
Yan Xi glanced at the Empress Dowager, who sat listlessly before the Emperor's bed, and quietly withdrew. Her trusted confidant whispered close to her, "Your Highness, the letter has been sent out and will arrive in Hedong in about five days."
That was a letter to Xie Ning.
Yan Xi spread out a sheet of paper to practice calligraphy. The white headband on her head made her face look unusually pale. Dots of ink fell on the slightly yellowed paper. Her handwriting was taught by her father, the emperor, so it looked very much like his.
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