Chapter 136 Another Shadow Emperor

Yu Guizhi's uneasy expression had betrayed everything.

The displeasure in Pan Zisu's eyebrows flashed.

"I just asked casually. It's not too early. Sister Guizhi will go to bed early. We'll talk tomorrow morning."

Pan Zisu pretended to be unaware of anything and politely issued an order to expel the guest.

Yu Guizhi was panicked and wanted to do so. She hurriedly reminded her to cover her with a blanket tonight, and then she stepped out calmly.

As soon as Fang went out, Yu Guizhi let out a long sigh and murmured: "Fortunately she didn't see any signs, otherwise she wouldn't know how to fulfill this lie."

She felt a little relieved and then looked at her room.

But he didn't know that Pan Zisu was standing sideways by the window. Looking at Yu Guizhi's secretly glad behavior, Pan Zisu's mouth couldn't help but pout a little.

In the front hall there, Shi Wei was chatting with Fan Ruoshui about the important matters.

"Brother Shi, according to what you said, Your Majesty is really determined to move the capital to Luoyang?"

Fan Ruoshui came from Bianjing. He was not a high-level official and was not very clear about what happened in Luoyang.

Shi Wei nodded and smiled, "I said Ruoshui, you can't just bow your head and do things. You have to be smarter. For such a big thing, you are still at a loss."

Although Shi Wei had complaints in his words, he had already agreed to what Fan Ruoshui asked.

Fan Ruoshui's expression couldn't help but become serious, and he frowned and said, "Moving the capital to Luoyang and controlling all directions based on the dangers of mountains and rivers is also a long-term solution. However, I am afraid that His Highness King Jin will not agree."

"You kid aren't stupid, you can tell you all this." Shi Wei turned to praise him again.

Then, Shi Wei shook the people around him back.

When there was no one around, he told Fan Ruoshui what happened in the palace today.

As Fan Ruoshui listened, his expression changed drastically: "The King of Jin is so brave, he dares to threaten the emperor!"

The threat is still light, maybe the rabbit is too impatient to force him, and he can even do something like killing his brother and seizing the throne.

Shi Wei remembered the rumors about the sound of axe and candle shadows in history. Although it was a rumor, with Zhao Guangyi's vicious temperament, he might not be unable to do it.

Of course, Shi Wei naturally could not come to Fan Ruoshui for this matter.

He sighed: "The King of Jin has been working hard to run Kaifeng Prefecture for more than ten years and has been deliberately trying to be the crown prince. Your Majesty wants to move the capital to Luoyang, which is equivalent to destroying his life. How can he not be anxious?"

Fan Ruoshui nodded slightly, but sighed again: "Yuanzhi, you are really brave. When you were in the palace, you actually refuted King Jin so openly. I think he may have hated you to the core at the moment."

"If I hadn't offended King Jin inadvertently, I wouldn't have been full and opposed to him now. If I don't support the Second Highness as the crown prince, it will not be me in the future, Ruoshui, Zijun, you guys will not have a good ending, and I have to do it."

Shi Wei's words shocked Fan Ruoshui.

He knew very well that he and Shi Wei had long been on the same boat, and would prosper and lose with each other in the future.

Their future and destiny may have been closely linked the night that Jinling made a plan.

After pondering for a while, Fan Ruoshui resolutely said, "If it weren't for the noble brother Shi, how could I, Fan Ruoshui, have today? Brother Shi, don't worry, Ruoshui will stand firmly on your side."

Fan Ruoshui expressed his determination, Shi Wei felt relieved and smiled and said, "It's great. With your help, why worry about the big things going on. What you have to do now is to do the canal construction well. This is not only related to the major affairs of the country, but also to your future. You must be very energetic."

Fan Ruoshui said boldly: "Don't worry, Yuanzhi, I'm not afraid of the Yangtze River, so why not be afraid of a mere Tongji Canal?"

"Okay, very good." Shi Wei patted Fan Ruoshui on the shoulder, feeling very relieved.

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Since the Golden Palace dispute that day, no one in the court has objected to the movement of the capital.

On the surface, it seems that the King of Jin has no intention of imposing any more on the emperor.

However, Zhao Kuangyin did not forcibly issue an order to move the capital, but instead temporarily put the proposal to move the capital on the grounds of negotiation.

In private, Zhao Kuangyin sent someone to the three towns of Heyang, hoping to summon Zhao Pu to talk about the old friendship between the king and his subjects.

However, Zhao Pu's response was that he was infected with illness and failed to do so. Please forgive me.

The three towns of Heyang are just north of Luoyang, only separated from Luoyang City by a Yellow River. Even if Zhao Pu is sick, he will not be unable to walk these few steps.

Zhao Kuangyin knew very well that Zhao Pu did not want to be involved in the vortex of the capital migration dispute, and he made an excuse that he did not want to come on purpose.

Zhao Kuangyin was angry and helpless. He originally wanted you to come or not, but he also wanted to be afraid that no one could suppress his good brother except Zhao Pu.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Shi Wei to go to Heyang to diagnose Zhao Pu, but privately instructed Shi Wei to convince Zhao Pu that he would stand up and share his worries.

It was Shi Weixian's plan to summon Zhao Pu to the court. Now the emperor has regarded him as a close minister. Zhao Pu's excuses of refusing to return the court, so naturally he has to take action to "get back" Zhao Pu.

Shi Wei received the order from the king and did not dare to delay it. He went back to his house to clean up and then set off.

Heyang City is located on the north bank of the Yellow River and is the most important ferry in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. Since ancient times, if you attack Luoyang from Hebei, you must first seize Heyang.

Shi Wei left Luoyang, crossed the Yellow River north two days later, and successfully arrived at Heyang City.

After entering the city, Shi Wei went straight to Zhao Pu's Jiedu Mansion.

When he heard that the Hanlin medical envoy was present on the spot, Zhao Pu did not dare to see him, so he ordered someone to invite Shi Wei into the front hall.

Shi Weixian sat in the hall and looked around the lobby, but found that Zhao Pu's courtyard was very simple.

When Zhao Pu was the prime minister in Bianjing, although Shi Wei did not visit the house, he also heard that the prime minister's mansion was magnificent and one of the best mansions in the entire capital.

Looking at this palace again now, even Shi Wei felt a little shabby, which was completely inconsistent with his identity as a minister.

"This Zhao Pu probably held a grudge against the emperor for stopping him in the name of accepting bribes, so he deliberately lived so shabby. He was doing it for the emperor to show him."

While Shi Wei was speculating in his heart, he heard a burst of coughing sounds. Zhao Pu staggered out with the help of several maids.

Shi Wei hurriedly stood up to greet him and bowed, "You have met Zhao Xiang."

"Doctor Shi is sitting... Cough cough... I'm sick... I can't stay away from me... Cough... I hope the doctor Shi is forgiven."

Zhao Pu coughed intermittently with one sentence, and from time to time he had to spit a few phlegm into the small spittoon held by the maid. His breath was weak, as if he was really seriously ill.

"Zhao Kuangyin told me that Zhao Pu was mostly pretending to be sick. Now it seems that his virtue really seems to be sick. He wouldn't really fall ill at this critical moment."

Shi Wei suddenly felt a little uneasy.

After watching Zhao Pu sit down tremblingly, Shi Wei said, "Zhao Xiang, the emperor was very worried when he heard that Zhao Xiang was infected with a disease, so he ordered Guan Xingye to come and examine Zhao Xiang's condition."

Zhao Pu coughed a few more times and sighed: "Your Majesty is really moved by this care for me, but this disease is an old problem. It will pass in a month or two, so it won't take any trouble for the doctor."

Shi Wei originally suspected that Zhao Pu was really sick, but now he heard Zhao Pu’s words, he immediately confirmed that the old boy was pretending to be sick.

Shi Wei's medical skills are so good that no one knows about civil and military officials in the court. If Zhao Pu was really sick, under normal circumstances, he would have hoped that Shi Wei would treat him and relieve his pain.

But now Zhao Pu was abnormal and told him not to bother, and said that he would have to endure it. Such words and deeds were obviously afraid that Shi Wei would see that he was pretending to be sick once he was diagnosed.

Shi Wei's eyes rolled slightly and he immediately had an idea.

He then stood up, put his hand into his sleeve, and whispered: "I am not hiding Zhao Xiang. The emperor came here not only to treat Zhao Xiang, but also to be entrusted by the emperor to give a secret decree to Zhao Xiang."

When Zhao Pu heard the secret order, he looked tired and moved. He struggled to stand up and stretched out his hand to answer the order.

Shi Wei seized the opportunity and took advantage of the moment he stretched out, and suddenly took half a step forward and grabbed his wrist with one hand.

"Doctor Shi, you are--" Zhao Pu's expression changed slightly, his eyes were shocked.

Shi Wei grabbed his hand tightly and smiled faintly: "Slow down Zhao Pu, please help me, the official will support you, the letter is in my arms, and let me search for it."

As he said that, Shi Wei put his other hand into his arms, taking something, but after searching for it for a long time, he didn't stretch it out.

Zhao Pu is also a human being, and soon realized that Shi Wei wanted to take the opportunity to see his pulse.

But Shi Wei said it nicely and had no offense at all, so he couldn't let his servants push him away.

In desperation, Zhao Pu had to use force on his arm and tried to struggle with Shi Wei. However, Shi Wei was young and strong, so how could he, an old man in his forties or fifties, fight for it.

Just when he was anxious, Shi Wei suddenly let go.

Zhao Pu leaned back inertly, panic, and moved his legs instinctively before he stood firm.

In this way, he was unstoppable, which was completely opposite to his staggering attitude just now.

When Zhao Pu stood firm, he realized that he had fallen into Shi Wei's plan again.

At this time, Shi Wei stared at Zhao Pu with a smile, and said in a mysterious tone: "Isn't Zhao Xiang seriously ill? Why is he very agile?"

With Shi Wei's medical skills, he had only a moment of glimpse of his stool and his pulse was clearly Zhao Pu's pulse.

This cunning old man has normal and tight pulses. He has no disease, and he is obviously pretending to be pretending.

However, his performance was very realistic, and even Shi Wei was almost deceived at the beginning.

Zhao Pu also knew that his performance had been seen through by Shi Wei, and a hint of shame suddenly flashed across his face. He was embarrassed and settled there for a moment, not knowing how to deal with Shi Wei's suspicion.

The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became a little awkward.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted hysterically in the inner courtyard: "It's a big deal, Miss, she committed suicide by cutting her wrist--"
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