Since ancient times, no matter which feudal dynasty, the struggle for the throne has always been quite bloody.
It is truly a blessing for a feudal dynasty to have a smooth transition of power.
It can be seen from the fact that Queen Qiao could not even tolerate Li Xiang, the youngest prince, that the struggle for the crown prince in Da Qi was also quite brutal.
Judging from the severity of the situation, Li Xiang's decision to take Lu Chen as his teacher was a good one, as it at least saved his life.
It was precisely because of the Queen's support that Qiao Si had the courage to challenge Lu Chen.
No matter whether Lu Chen cannot do without the royal family or the royal family cannot do without Lu Chen, no matter how much Lu Chen has done for the Great Qi.
In any case, in the eyes of people like Qiao Si, Lu Chen's ability to rise in a very short period of time and become a hot figure in the entire capital and even the whole world must be inseparable from the royal favor.
He took it for granted that as long as he could bring Lu Chen down, as long as he could tear off the aura of an immortal from him, he could replace him and even do better than Lu Chen!
As salt merchants, their Qiao family is already wealthy. If they can get all of Lu Chen's businesses and become imperial merchants in the future, then becoming rich enough to rival a country will not be a dream.
So Qiao Si felt that he should keep up the good work. Since Lu Chen was like a coward and didn't show up, he should be more proactive.
He waved to the scholar in front of him and said, "Mr. Lai, please pass a message to the people below for me, and say..."
After giving him some careful instructions, Fourth Master Qiao patted Mr. Lai on the shoulder and said, "Alright, go do it. You must do it yourself and let my sister see our power!"
"Don't worry, Fourth Master. I will definitely do everything perfectly for you."
After Mr. Lai left, Mr. Qiao Si stood by the boat, looking out at the surging water and muttering to himself, "Haha, disaster relief? Let me see how you can do it without the cooperation of the people below! If you're accused of incompetence in disaster relief, can you handle it?"
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Just when Qiao Si was plotting against Lu Chen, Lu Chen was lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out. He said lazily to Du Juan beside him, "Du Juan, your master asked you to come here to take care of me, not to supervise me."
Du Juan, holding the wash basin, blushed and said, "Master, my master doesn't mean to rush you, but it's already noon, so it's time to get up."
"You don't understand. Laying in bed is one of the most beautiful things in life, because not everyone is qualified to do so. I know from your expression that you definitely don't believe it, but it doesn't matter. Facts speak louder than words. Just come and lie down on the bed and you'll understand. I'll make room for you. Come on!"
Looking at Lu Chen's winking eyes, Du Juan finally understood why her own saint often gritted her teeth.
The man in front of me is extremely lazy. He doesn't look like he is here to fight the epidemic. He clearly came to Yangzhou for tourism.
He did nothing else these two days and just stayed on the boat fishing all day, and it was night fishing.
In Lu Chen's own words, giant fish usually only take the bait at night because many fish are nocturnal feeders.
Listening to Lu Chen's clear and logical explanation, I thought he was very good at fishing.
As a result, after working hard for three nights, I didn't catch a single fish.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is, should you be fishing here now? Do you not care about the lives of the people in those four cities?
Even if you don't care about the lives of the people, we still have to care about the lives of the brothers in the Holy Church. Can you be serious?
Seeing that Du Juan was not going to bed, Lu Chen shook his head with regret and said, "Originally, I thought that happiness is better shared than happiness alone. Since you don't want to have fun with me, then forget it. A gentleman doesn't force others to do things against their will."
Du Juan felt that although he had little education, if the teacher knew that his principles were used by Lu Chen in such matters, he would definitely be furious.
"I tell you, fishing is a test of patience. I didn't catch any fish in the past three days. It must be that I didn't lay a good nest, it must be that the bait I used was not good, it must be that I didn't have a good feeling, or it must be that I didn't wash my hands before fishing."
"Okay, okay, I got it, Master Imperial Master. Anyway, it has nothing to do with your fishing skills, right?" Du Juan said as she handed the towel to Lu Chen.
Towel nodded and said, "Yes, yes, you are very insightful. Come and learn to fish with me."
"Forget it, sir. My master asked me to ask, when exactly are we going to those four cities? So she can prepare in advance."
Lu Chen, wiping his face, mumbled, "Of course, we'll wait until the epidemic in the four cities is over."
What?
Du Juan was completely stunned. How many people would be left alive after the epidemic was over? Would you still be needed after the epidemic was over?
Lu Chen threw the towel at Du Juan and said, "What's with that expression on your face? Are you really planning to rush into the epidemic area to save people? Listen to my advice, girl. In the face of the epidemic, people like you who haven't received professional training can only make things worse."
"Besides, I am the Imperial Master. My life is precious. I have to wait until Fan Zeng and his men find an effective medicine."
"What? There's a special medicine?"
The door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Zi Yan walked in from outside, looking anxious and asking, "Master, have you come up with any ideas? Can you really find a special medicine?"
At this moment, Lu Chen hadn't even had time to put on his coat. He hurriedly took two steps back, hugging his chest. With a look of horror and humiliation on his face, he said, "Miss Zi Yan, what is this? How can you just barge into a man's room? This is really indecent!"
"I'm an innocent old man, and you saw me like this for nothing. I don't care, but you have to take responsibility and at least let me see you back!"
Seeing that Lu Chen wanted to step forward and make a move, Du Juan hurriedly stopped him and said, "National Master, now is not the time to talk about this. Can we really find a special medicine?"
In fact, from the very beginning, both Zi Yan and Du Juan thought that Lu Chen’s method of dealing with the epidemic should be mainly isolation, and then looking for drugs that can relieve symptoms, so that some people can survive by relying on their own adjustment ability.
But who would have thought that Lu Ran actually said that he could find a special medicine.
No wonder he has been so calm and confident, it turns out he is really sure!
"If that's the case, then why aren't we speeding up the process? Are we short on manpower or supplies? Is it really okay to just have Mr. Fan take the team to the epidemic area?"
Looking at Zi Yan's anxious face, Lu Ran chuckled and suddenly asked, "Strange, Miss Zi Yan, you seem to be very concerned about the special medicine. You are even more anxious than me, the Imperial Master. Why is that? Do you, or someone you know, urgently need this medicine?"
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