Chapter 018
"It's almost July. The guest walked slowly-" the boatman finished speaking and rowed away.
"Oh no, our plan to go to Xianyang is probably going to change." Luo Xu calculated with his fingers, "The First Emperor got sick in Pingyuanjin. He insisted on the Western Tour and was almost at the sand dunes."
"Sand Dune? It seems that King Wuling of Zhao also died there." Zhao Xianglan shouted.
"Well, yes." Luo Xu said, "King Wuling of Zhao was trapped there by his son He and starved to death. His reputation was destroyed for a lifetime."
"Then we will divide the troops into two groups. Xianglan and I will go to the sand dunes. Eunuch Luo, you and Xiye will go to Xianyang." Jiuxiong helped Zhao Xianglan on the horse.
"There is no need for us to go to Xianyang." Nishino retorted.
"You must go. Once Hu Hai returns to Xianyang from the sand dunes and controls the capital, Young Master Fusu will not be able to come back." Luo Xu knew very well that Zhao Gao had ulterior motives.
"Eunuch Luo, we are going to the sand dune, take care of it!" Jiuxiong clasped his fists immediately and said with a determined look.
"The Dune Palace is a place where dragons are trapped. Emperor Qin has Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, so you have to pay more attention. Remember!" Eunuch Luo repeatedly reminded.
"I remember, thank you for your reminder. Goodbye!" Jiuxiong slapped his horse and headed north.
Watching Jiuxiong leave, Nishino was worried for a long time: "I hope that what I worry about will not happen. The prince is scheming than Zhao Gao, but he is afraid that he will be bribed by Zhao Gao, who is so sweet."
"The prince is jealous of evil and will not be fooled." Eunuch Luo is very confident in Jiuxiong.
"Eunuch Luo, don't go to Xianyang anymore. Because Xianyang Order Yan Le is Zhao Gao's son-in-law. If we go, we will be alarmed, which is not good for Mr. Fusu."
"Well, I'll listen to Brother Xi this time."...
The nine bears carried Zhao Xianglan along the road day and night, and changed more than ten post horses in a row, and finally arrived at the Sand Dune Palace. In the hot summer, the sand sea was vast and the high temperature was unbearable. The outside of the palace was full of guards. The low-pitched crows flew around the palace, and the Qin army guarding did not care at all.
"Mr. Jun. I am General Zhao Tuo's special envoy. I have important matters to pay homage to the emperor." Jiuxiong went straight to the palace gate and wanted to hand over the token to the guards.
"The dragon body of the emperor is not safe, I will discuss it tomorrow if you have any questions." The guards blocked Jiuxiong with a gun and refused to let him in.
"Please be kind to the military master. After tonight, a disaster will come." Jiuxiong gave the horse hoof Jinshu to the guard.
"Okay, wait a moment. I'll go and inform the emperor." A guard trotted into the palace.
After a while, the guard ran out and said panting: "The Prime Minister said that the emperor had heatstroke and no foreign ministers were seen."
"Mr. Jun, can you tell me about the Lord's condition?"
"I didn't see you either. According to the command, the emperor suffered from a strange disease, dizziness and vomited continuously."
"Then please ask Jun Ye to go for another trip and say that the miracle doctor can cure the priest's illness."
"Okay." The guard went in again, and the palace sent an order: "Tell me the miracle doctor to meet you-"
Jiuxiong heard the sound and pulled Zhao Xianglan straight into the palace gate, passed through the six gates, and finally arrived outside the bedroom: "Xiao Zizhang asked for a meeting!"
Qin Shihuang lay on the sickbed and heard footsteps coming. He said in a weak voice: "Zhao Aiqing, go outside and see if the miracle doctor has arrived?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao replied, then walked out. When he saw the jade pendant on Zhao Xianglan's waist, he was very surprised.
"Are you Lan'er?" Zhao Gao almost burst into tears when he saw his daughter standing tall in front of him.
"Well, dad. Dad is looking for you." Zhao Xianglan made a fortune.
"Who is this?" Zhao Gao looked at Jiuxiong with two gurgling eyes.
"Dad, his name is Jiuxiong, my husband. My daughter has been here all the way, and she has suffered many unexpected problems, thanks to him who helped her rescue her."
"Everything is good at home? Is your mother good?"
"Dad, my mother is gone..." Zhao Xianglan started crying.
"Good daughter, what's wrong?" Zhao Gao's fists clenched, and the grid was buzzing.
Zhao Xianglan kept lowering her head and crying, just wiping her tears without answering.
"Sir, this is what it is..." Jiuxiong said without hesitation and explained the whole story of Zhao Xianglan being chased.
"Damn it, kill my wife and burn my house. If I find out, I will have to peel you off."
"Stop it. It's not the time to settle the score." Jiuxiong handed the poisonous scorpion's waist card to Zhao Gao.
"Teacher, I'm looking for you. What's wrong with my father?" Hu Hai walked over on a horse swaying.
Jiuxiong lowered his head and couldn't look at this young master directly, for fear that Hu Hai would find him.
"Your Highness, the emperor is not seriously injured. I am looking for a miracle doctor to treat His Majesty." While bent down and bowed, Zhao Gao hid his waist sign in his sleeve. Fortunately, Hu Hai did not notice his little movements.
"I'll go for a inspection and visit my father later. I'll be in trouble." Hu Hai took his minions elsewhere.
"Master, give a box of horse hoof gold to the miracle doctor." Zhao Gao went up the steps and shouted to the hall.
"Okay, sir." A man in the hall responded.
Soon, a eunuch walked out with a heavy nanmu box and handed it to Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao on the steps took the box and opened it, revealing four golden pieces of horse hoof gold.
Jiuxiong's eyes lit up, thinking: Oh, Zhao Gao is not bad-minded, he is grateful to him, this old boy treats me well.
"Jiuxiong, follow me, and you will enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future." Zhao Gao admired this future son-in-law very much.
"Is that young man going to treat the emperor now?" Jiuxiong took the box with both hands and handed it to Zhao Xianglan.
"Shh, you can't say the word "ill". The emperor is afraid of illness and avoids doctors. Let's take a break first."
"As for orders, my father-in-law."
"You guy has a sweet mouth, smart enough, I like it." Zhao Gao patted Jiuxiong on the shoulder with a smile.
"Thank you for your wrong love."
"You are your Majesty's guard immediately, and you will obey me directly."
"Yes, my father-in-law."
"Master, please take Doctor Xiao to the imperial kitchen and get them something delicious."
"Yes, sir." The manager nodded and bowed.
"Thank you, Father-in-law." Jiuxiong was a little fluttering.
"Miscellaneous Doctor, please follow me."...
"Zhao Aiqing, has the miracle doctor arrived?" The First Emperor in the bedroom asked in a daze.
"Your Majesty, the old minister asked them to have dinner, and they will come here later." Zhao Gao finished speaking and entered the bedroom.
"Zhao Aiqing, what day is today?" Qin Shihuang was already in a daze and could not remember the calendar.
"On July Bingyin, Your Majesty has been in the palace for some time."
"My dear, I feel that the deadline is coming, and I will send my oral instructions to my son Fusu: to meet with the funeral and be buried in Xianyang..." The First Emperor wanted to struggle.
"Your Majesty, don't move. The true dragon emperor will live forever. Be careful to recuperate and don't worry." Zhao Gao wrote the imperial edict while comforting the First Emperor.
"How can you live forever? Even if you live long, you will be unable to escape old age, sickness and death, and you will eventually become dust." The First Emperor struggled every time he said a word, his lips turned purple, his face was pale, and beads of sweat as big as beans came out of his cheeks.
"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been drafted, do you still have to look at it?" Zhao Gao held the imperial edict in front of the First Emperor with both hands.
The First Emperor originally wanted to verify the content of the imperial edict himself, but he felt his legs and feet numb, unable to move, and his hands were stiff. He failed to get up several times, so he had to give up: "No, I can trust you. I feel that my condition has worsened..."
"Transfer to the Imperial Doctor—"
"Forget it, the imperial physicians are all a bunch of waste. I want to sleep for a while..." Emperor Shinn fell asleep again.
The First Emperor had just fallen asleep, and Jiuxiong took Zhao Xianglan outside the hall and kept burping. Zhao Xianglan hated Jiuxiong's appearance the most, and punched him in the abdomen, and the burp stopped immediately.
Jiuxiong walked up the steps gently and whispered at the door: "My father-in-law, can the son-in-law come in?"
Zhao Gao was a gentleman. Although the sound was very small, he still heard it and did not reply. He raised his left hand and asked Jiuxiong not to shout again. Then he leaped out of the hall like a gust of wind.
"Son-in-law, how sure is it that the emperor is to cure the emperor?" Zhao Gao asked.
"The son-in-law must meet the emperor and be sure after consultation." Jiuxiong did not dare to neglect.
"Didn't you say you are a miracle doctor?" Zhao Gao was a little suspicious of Jiuxiong's medical skills.
"The miracle doctor also needs to visit, listen, ask and touch."
"Where is the ancestral home?"
"Wuling County, Jingchu, has been a Miao doctor for generations, specializing in treating difficult and complicated diseases."
"Then I'll feel relieved."
"Your son-in-law can go in now?"
"The left Prime Minister Li Si and His Highness have not arrived, so no."
"Dad, aren't you the final decision on this platform palace?" Zhao Xianglan said with a smile.
"Lan'er, nonsense. The Qin Dynasty is the world of the Ying family, and my father is just a small CRRC Mansion Order." The old fox Zhao Gao has always been cautious in his words and deeds.
"My father-in-law, what's the situation with the emperor?"
"Your Majesty just fell asleep. Remember that Lord Li Si is here later, don't call me father-in-law." Zhao Gao reminded.
"Yes, sir. The young man fell asleep while the emperor was asleep. He wanted to enter the palace to check first?"
"Go. When Li Si comes, I will cough twice, you have to come out immediately." Zhao Gao was silent for a few seconds.
"Thank you, Father-in-law." After saying that, Jiuxiong carefully crawled into the First Emperor's bedroom. He hugged and walked lightly to the First Emperor's sickbed, a distance between him.
The light in the hall was dim, and Jiuxiong couldn't see the face of the First Emperor clearly, so he had to go forward and walk a few more steps. However, he bumped into the oil lamp and was about to fall to the ground.
Jiuxiong finally caught the lamp post with a backflip. It was so dangerous! He broke into the emperor's bedroom and wanted to behead his head. He helped the lamp post back to his original position, took off the oil lamp, and carried it to a distance of only a few feet from Emperor Shi, and finally saw the appearance of this powerful emperor of the world.
The First Emperor was just over fifty years old, his hair was gray, his lips were crimson and purple, his face was dry and his face was whiter than rice paper, his breathing was rapid and his rhythm was irregular.
"Oh no, the First Emperor is not an ordinary condition. In addition to black sha, there are signs of poisoning. If you fall down, who will control the Great Qin Empire?" Jiuxiong didn't dare to think too much.
He also wanted to smell the odor from the first emperor's legs and lifted up the quilt to see. Suddenly, Zhao Gao, outside the hall, coughed a few times, "Hmm, Hum--"
Chapter completed!