Chapter 671 Because They Are Stupid
When Jiang Qingzhi returned home, Li Tian was taking a nap.
Jiang Qingzhi had always been worried about his wife's sleepiness. He asked the imperial physician who was good at treating pregnant women many times, but he always said it was not a big deal.
But Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but think of the worst, and even dreamed of things like two lives lost in one corpse.
With too much anxiety, it is inevitable that one's temper will become worse. The maids saw that Jiang Qingzhi was a little timid. Not only did they walk around him, but they also spoke in much lower voices.
"Meow!" Duoduo ran away when he saw his owner.
Hey!
"I never thought that there would be a day when people would dislike cats." Jiang Qingzhi laughed at himself.
He sat opposite his wife and took out the picture book he had compiled and read it.
In my mind, all kinds of information are intersecting and merging...
The court has been peaceful recently. According to the old dude, if anyone dares to cause trouble at this time, the Taoist priest will strike with a palm thunder and no one will dare to question it.
Putting the overall situation first has become the main theme in the court at this moment.
But Jiang Qingzhi believed that if the opponent found an opportunity at this time, they would not care about the overall situation.
He even speculated maliciously that when he was leading the troops outside, someone might stab him in the back.
The Battle of Tumu…Why the Ming army suffered a crushing defeat.
Jiang Qingzhi sneered.
Is there some unknown conspiracy behind this?
Is there anyone who wants to replicate that scene at this moment?
Yan Song and his son were notorious, but Emperor Jiajing insisted on using them. On the one hand, it was to isolate the ministers, and on the other hand, he was worried about being stabbed in the back.
The prime minister is the person closest to the emperor and holds great power. Once the prime minister becomes alienated or even has other intentions, the emperor is in danger...
Jiang Qingzhi thought of how Emperor Taizu Gaozu dealt with Hu Weiyong, and how Emperor Chengzu was moody and would often throw his ministers into the imperial prison.
Now it seems that this was not cruelty, nor was it moodiness, but a manifestation of the emperor's loss of trust in the ministers around him.
Yan Song was still the Prime Minister when he was over 80 years old. At that time, everyone knew that Yan Song was senile and confused, and the real Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty was Yan Shifan?
Taoist priest doesn't know?
impossible!
But Dao Ye still used Yan Song and his son. His only consideration was that only by being loyal to him could Yan Song and his son preserve their lives and property.
Therefore, everyone else could betray Emperor Jiajing, except Yan Song and his son!
Trust is the biggest reason why Emperor Jiajing valued Yan Song and his son.
Jiang Qingzhi understood it completely.
Isn’t this the emperor’s mentality?
Jiang Qingzhi smiled playfully.
"Husband, your smile is so sinister." When Li Tian woke up, she saw her husband with a sinister smile, and felt a little scared.
"Haha!" Jiang Qingzhi immediately returned to his heartless appearance.
Everyone has two sides, and Taoist priests are no exception.
Normally he was as cold as a god to his ministers, but at this moment he was furious with his son.
"Learn medicine, there is nothing you can't learn. The Imperial Hospital has gathered famous doctors from all over the world, isn't that enough? Do you want me to invite gods to teach you?"
Emperor Jiajing had a cold look in the hall, holding a jade awl in his right hand. The force of his look made Huang Jin firmly believe that if Prince Jing appeared in front of Emperor Jiajing at this moment, he would definitely be beaten to a bloody mess.
The old father was angry.
Outside the palace, King Jing knelt down.
He didn't want to, and didn't want to, make excuses.
"Don't you bother to argue with me?" Emperor Jiajing sneered.
"I dare not."
"You don't dare? I suppressed that scandal at the beginning, thinking you would learn your lesson, but you are so stubborn!" Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "You have changed your appearance and found an excuse to study medicine. Will you make a request to me in a while... For example, take the death row prisoners in the prison..."
Huang Jin was standing outside the hall and could see both father and son at the same time. When he saw Prince Jing looking up with an obvious look of surprise, he knew that Taoist Master had guessed correctly.
"Yes."
Huang Jin guessed right, but he didn't expect King Jing to dare to admit it.
He suddenly discovered one thing: Prince Jing was most similar to Emperor Jiajing in this respect.
The same pride.
The same disdain for everything.
Even the look in Prince Jing's eyes reminded him of the Prince of Xing who was in Anlu back then.
Thinking of Emperor Jiajing's preference for Prince Jing, Huang Jin realized that it was not that Prince Yu was dull and stupid, but that the fourth Prince Jing was another self in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, his younger self.
"Rebellious sons!" Emperor Jiajing snorted. In this world, the only two people who could easily make him angry were his two sons. "What else?"
"There is no other reason." King Jing said.
"Nothing else? Do you think I'm a fool?" Emperor Jiajing said sarcastically, "If you only wanted that one thing, you wouldn't have to be so impatient. The liar seems smart, but if you weren't impatient, I don't believe he could have deceived you until now. Tell me, why?"
"Son...there is no other reason." King Jing remained the same.
"Aren't you afraid that I will make you a vassal if I get angry?" Emperor Jiajing seemed really angry and actually said such words.
Once he was enfeoffed, it would be difficult for King Jing to return to the capital. Not only would he not be able to see his mother, but he would also have no chance to succeed the throne.
King Jing hesitated.
This is still the Prince of Xingwang... he is loyal!
Huang Jin couldn't help but sigh. "Speak!" The words of Emperor Jiajing sounded particularly cold in the night wind, "Otherwise, I will ask you to get out of the palace tomorrow."
Prince Jing's body shook, he knew that he had completely angered Emperor Jiajing this time.
"Rebellious son, do you know what will happen if this matter is not investigated?" Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "I can't protect you either. From now on, I can only imprison you somewhere and end your life there.
Not only that, after you are imprisoned, those people will definitely do their best to attack the third brother... Once the third brother follows in your footsteps, do I have to go to the royal family to find a son of the royal family to succeed me? Idiot!"
"Yes." King Jing lowered his head.
"It's not just you, and it's not just me. Your mother will also be criticized for this, and I will have no choice but to let her retire. A woman of this age, if she has nothing to do, will become a rebellious son in a few years. Do you know that?"
"Son, you are guilty!"
King Jing fell to the ground.
"Then tell me, who made you so impatient!"
King Jing lowered his head and said, "Yes..."
"Say!"
"I studied medicine out of interest... I felt that the human body was extremely mysterious, so I developed a desire to explore. I wanted to do it slowly. Until a month ago, I learned that my father had a fever and... had trouble changing clothes."
Difficulty in changing clothes, here refers to constipation.
Emperor Jiajing's cheeks trembled slightly, and he almost couldn't hold his face.
"What does that have to do with this?"
"I studied with my uncle, who once said that metals and other substances are good medicine for humans... a small amount is a good medicine, but too much is a poison. Over time, metal poisoning will occur."
King Jing's voice echoed in the night wind. Huang Jin glanced around and saw that the eunuchs had walked too far away to hear it.
Emperor Jiajing was stunned, wondering if it was metal poisoning.
"My cousin once said that my father made and took elixirs, and the recipes contained heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, and some other inexplicable metals. Over time, they would cause poisoning."
"Ridiculous!" Emperor Jiajing sneered. He had worshipped Taoism since he was a child, and what he had adhered to for most of his life was actually being questioned by others. Isn't this a joke?
……
"…The people of the Roman Empire liked to use lead vessels to drink water, cook food, and even to hold fine wine, thinking that it added countless delicious flavors."
Jiang Qingzhi was sitting beside the bed, giving the child a prenatal education class, but in fact he was telling stories to the child's mother to hypnotize her.
In recent days, Li Tian had difficulty falling asleep at night, perhaps because she slept too much during the day. Jiang Qingzhi tried several methods but to no avail. When Jiang Qingzhi inadvertently told the child a prenatal story, Li Tian fell asleep exceptionally quickly.
"They ate and drank like this! Before long, the Romans discovered that many of their children were fools..."
"Husband."
"Ok!"
“Why do those people use lead?”
"Because they're stupid!"
……
"The average life expectancy of ancient Roman nobles was less than 30 years, and most of them had symptoms of poisoning. The lead poison was infused into the fetus through the mother's body, so that the fetus was either demented or had various problems after birth... and!"
King Jing raised his head and said, "Moreover, lead poisoning will reduce a man's fertility."
Huang Jin was stunned as he thought of the difficult first half of Dao Ye's descendant's life.
"In addition, I thought of the Five Stones Powder that was popular among scholars and officials during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The raw materials of the Five Stones Powder contain a lot of heavy metals. After taking it, people will be excited and crazy, but then they will get angry and manic... In winter, they can only be naked, or even take a cold shower..."
Huang Jin thought of Dao Ye’s recent physical condition and was shocked.
"When I learned that my father was suffering from a fever and had trouble changing clothes... and was even a little anxious, I thought of the fact that my father had been taking elixirs for many years."
King Jing sniffed, "I am worried that my father has heavy metal poisoning, so I have consulted many medical books, trying to find a way to detoxify. I asked my uncle, and he said that if it is mild, then you can take milk to detoxify. If it is serious, you must use medicine.
I searched for a long time but couldn't find any clues. Then someone from the Lu family recommended Chen Ting, a famous doctor from Jiangnan. I met him and mentioned the detoxification method by accident. Chen Ting then told me some methods..."
King Jing felt his knees were extremely uncomfortable. He lowered his head and said, "Later, I discussed the prescription with him. I wanted to try the medicine myself, but the medicine boy volunteered, so I let him take a dose of the medicine..."
King Jing sniffed. He was wearing little when he came. The night wind was a little chilly, and kneeling on the cold tiles made his knees feel even more uncomfortable.
A shadow blocked the light in the hall.
"Father, I am guilty." King Jing raised his head slowly, wanting to confess.
But he saw Emperor Jiajing in front of him.
Emperor Jiajing slowly stretched out his hand and touched the top of his head.
"Idiot!"
……
“Humans always think highly of themselves, but as their understanding of the world progresses, they find that they still know nothing about the world and are still making stupid mistakes…”
"So, never think too highly of yourself, and don't take other people's words or so-called truths as your guiding principles. No matter what the truth is, you've already fallen behind from the moment you discover it..."
Jiang Qingzhi looked up and found that Li Tian had a smile on her face and was actually asleep.
"It's hard to be a man, it's hard to be a husband, and it's even harder to be a father."
Jiang sighed, yawned and went to bed.
After lying down, he closed his eyes and murmured, "God blesses those who love, but humans really have been making mistakes. I hope my son will be healthy and free from disasters... He will not strive for progress and will lie flat for the rest of his life..."
(End of this chapter)
