The self-reversal of the cannon fodder fat wife

"Your Majesty has been on the throne for twenty years. The imperial examinations and martial arts examinations have always been able to select outstanding talents, but the medical examinations are getting worse year by year. Medical skills are the last guarantee of human life."

Teng Lie did not finish his words. The most important point is that the emperor himself is getting older and older, and he must have a lot of problems. This time he actually spared no expense and asked the Fourth Prince to visit the Medical Valley again and again and ask the head of the Medical Valley to come out of retirement. I'm afraid he has his own reasons. It's just that no one knows the emperor's medical records. Teng Lie knows but doesn't want to know.

Although Su Lin is simple-minded, he is not stupid. He can understand the meaning of what Teng Lie didn't finish saying. However, he is really scared of the Lord of the Medical Valley. He is afraid from the bottom of his heart and even afraid of hearing his name.

"Brother Teng, do you know if she came here with the Valley Master?"

Teng Lie shook his head.

"The Valley Master only brought two male disciples from the Medical Valley. They also arrived two days ago. After discussing the follow-up assessment matters of the medical examination with the Emperor, they are still staying in the posthouse. The Emperor seems to have something important to discuss with him."

"Maybe I'll stay in Beijing for some time."

After hearing his words, Su Lin became even more confused. He really wanted to visit the master of the Medical Valley to find out her whereabouts, but he didn't dare. He had visited the Medical Valley once before, but he couldn't even get into the gate. He was even driven away by the master himself, who said that he didn't want to see him again in this life.

Teng Lie sighed. He felt that he deserved it for what happened back then, but he was still his brother after all, so he couldn't say too much.

"This year's medical examination happens to be held in Pengcheng. If I take advantage of the medical examination to go to Pengcheng, I wonder if the emperor will approve it?"

This was the main thing that Teng Lie wanted to ask Su Lin today. The emperor's mind was unpredictable and living with him was like living with a tiger. He wanted to see his grandson now, but he could only do so with the emperor's permission.

Su Lin is the emperor's confidant and also his brother. Su Lin should be able to give good advice on this matter.

As expected by Teng Lie, Su Lin, who was just listless, immediately became serious when he heard his old brother ask this question. He knew that Teng Lie went to Pengcheng just to see his grandson. It was really difficult for him to not see his son and grandson for five or six years.

"This method is feasible, but if you deliberately visit, the emperor is suspicious by nature and will definitely have some concerns."

"The master doesn't like playing chess, but he likes drinking tea and listening to storytelling. Brother Teng might as well start from this aspect."

Over the years, Teng Lie had no official position and only had the title of Duke Dingguo, but no real power. Apart from dirty places like brothels and gambling houses, in order to create an image of himself as a leisurely person, he would often go to teahouses, taverns, and chess halls. It was not uncommon for him to meet the master of the Medical Valley by chance.

After listening to Su Lin's suggestion, Teng Lie immediately had an idea. Before he asked, Su Lin spoke again.

"There's no need to worry about His Majesty."

"For the medical examination, we still need the help of the Valley Master. As long as the Valley Master asks for something, he will try his best to satisfy it."

"Moreover, Ke Ge'er is his nephew. There is no talent among the princes as a general. He needs to plan for the future crown prince and needs a trustworthy general to assist him. Ke Ge'er is his only choice."

The matter of the crown prince is not something that a subject can discuss in private. Su Lin is a favorite of the emperor, so he cannot be mentioned. However, given the relationship between Su Lin and Teng Lie, it is okay to talk about it. The two of them know it very well, and no third person will know about their conversation. This has been their tacit understanding for many years.

His Majesty has only four princes. The Crown Prince is born to the Queen, the Imperial Noble Consort has two sons, and the Noble Consort has one son. Even the names of the four princes are kept secret. No one else knows except the Queen and the Emperor, not even their maternal families know.

But Guan Tong and Teng Ke knew about it. After all, she was her aunt. Every year after the palace banquet, the Queen Mother would keep Guan Tong and Teng Ke in the palace for a few days to hold a family banquet and a royal family gathering. Teng Lie also learned some news about the four princes from Guan Tong, but he had never seen them.

The four princes were raised by the Empress Dowager and taught by four tutors. They lived in the temporary palace until they reached adulthood. The emperor did not want the princes to be close to the empress dowager, in order to avoid the dictatorship of the imperial relatives, the disputes among the imperial parties, and the palace coup, as happened to the former crown prince.

When the princes were young, they only returned to the palace with the empress dowager during the Chinese New Year, and had little affection for their mothers. When the princes came of age, the emperor arranged for them to change their names, assign them to different places as officials, and assess them. Only then did the empress dowager move back to the imperial palace from the temporary palace to spend her remaining years in peace.

It is also because of this that every prince has received the utmost fairness in his upbringing, and the brothers are relatively harmonious. Teng Lie is impressed by this fact, and it can be seen that the emperor has put a lot of effort into educating his heirs.

The important officials in the court were all dissatisfied with the emperor's approach, especially the maternal families of the princes. The princes were related to the glory of their maternal families. How could they win them over and how could their maternal families continue to prosper when they had never even seen their own nephews?

At the beginning, the ministers knelt in front of the palace gate every day and went on a hunger strike in order to force the emperor, but the emperor and the empress dowager were very determined. They did not target any of them, but instead sent people from the imperial hospital to wait on the side. If anyone fainted, they would treat them immediately. If they wanted to continue kneeling, they could kneel. It didn't matter if they didn't attend court. State affairs would be handled by other people who had no objection.

The commotion lasted for a month. Although the ministers who knelt down fell ill, their lives were not in danger. Seeing that the emperor was not shaken at all, they basically gave up. After they had all recovered, the emperor finally issued an imperial decree, demoting some and sending others to remote places on the grounds of delaying state affairs. All the maternal families of the concubines had their powers taken away. Like the Duke of Dingguo, they only had a title but no real power.

After this incident, the emperor's position was consolidated. The ministers all knew the emperor's temper. He was a man of his word and although he was not easily angered, he would not be manipulated by others.

It was because of this incident that Teng Lie changed his opinion of the emperor. In the past twenty years, apart from the annual floods and snowstorms, there have been no other disturbances in the Khanate, and the country can be said to be peaceful. As for whether the people can live and work in peace, that is hard to say.

You can use the word "no merit, no success" to comment on the emperor.

Although the time has come for the dispute over the crown prince, the court situation is not turbulent at all, and no factions have emerged. This is a very rare thing.

Smart people don't need to explain many things too clearly. There is enough information, so you can figure it out slowly on your own.

Teng Lie picked up the teacup and said to Su Lin, "Brother, I'll use tea instead of wine. Thank you, brother!"

Su Lin smiled and raised his teacup to clink with him: "Why should we do this between us?"

Teng Lie sighed. Seeing how much Su Lin cared about his affairs, he also didn't want his brother to end up with his family broken up, losing his official position, and ending up in misery in his later years.

He mentioned Su Jie's matter to Su Lin, and also told them about the eleven lives lost in Gaojia Village, but he did not mention Teng Ke's speculation. After all, the case was still under investigation and there was no evidence.

After hearing this, Su Lin's face darkened. It was obvious that he had no idea that his wife and daughter were so bold and presumptuous. He had been too indulgent towards them over the years.

He clasped his hands together and saluted to Teng Lie: "This matter still needs to be investigated by Brother Ke himself. I will also have someone investigate. If it is really Su Jie who did it, I will definitely..."

"Hey, Brother Su, let's talk about the follow-up later."

Teng Lie stopped him from speaking any further. It was not that he did not believe in his willingness to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice, but even a tiger would not eat its own cubs. Su Jie was his only daughter, and Teng Lie simply did not believe that Su Lin would let her pay with her own life.

"You need to pay more attention to Chen's side!"

Having said this, he didn't want to say anything more. After all, this was Su Lin's family affair.