Ball Ball Cultivation

There's nothing wrong with the prince, except that he's overly worried, feeling upset, and has irregular eating habits.

"Write it to the Queen, Prince, go and collect it!"

But after a moment, the things that were collected were not even allowed to be seen by Liu Fu. The Crown Prince took them directly, and Qiuqiu and the Crown Prince looked at them together! The key issue was that three people diagnosed the Queen with a rare poison, and the poisoning lasted for five years. The poisoned person will lose their appetite and become increasingly weak until they die! There is no prescription for detoxification, only a way to alleviate the symptoms.

"Write down mine last, write it down truthfully!"

The results collected this time are relatively consistent and all are normal. Even if there are slight discrepancies, they still refer to worries and depression, and excessive thinking, which is still quite pertinent!

In the end, only the three doctors who diagnosed the queen with poisoning remained: an imperial physician, an old imperial physician, and a young imperial physician! The others all withdrew one by one!

"Come up with an antidote! You will live in the side hall. The three of you will be responsible for picking, identifying, and boiling the medicine. You are not allowed to rely on anyone else!" Then Qiuqiu waved his hand!

"Xuan Nei Guard Commander Gao Sheng, Jin Yiwei Right Commander Luan Ting!"

With the support of Liu Fu, he sat in the outer hall and had dinner with the prince and Prince Xiao.

Just as he moistened his lower lip with tea, Gao Sheng was already waiting outside. Qiuqiu didn't put down his bowl and chopsticks: "Let him in."

Gao Sheng bowed his head and entered, kowtowed. He was a serious and somewhat rigid person, but he seemed useful, at least on the surface! The ball had not been allowed to rise, and Gao Sheng was unsure. Could it be that the emperor knew about the family's recent secret efforts to win him over? Would he be sent to the Jinyiwei like that imperial physician? He was not from a noble family, so he had no scruples. He had climbed to this point with his own ability and the emperor's trust! I was really confused. How could I waver? I was the emperor's man. Even if I surrendered, I would still be looked down upon. I wouldn't have a good future in the future even if I barely survived. The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it became! I broke out in a sweat. If I hadn't been so determined, I would have probably trembled!

Qiuqiu saw that the food was almost cooked, and he had already eaten half his meal. "You guard the palace for me. Detain any suspicious individuals you encounter. Hand those outside to Luan Ting, the Right Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. If there are any problems inside the palace, I will personally interrogate them. There is no need to hand them over to the Ministry of Punishment! No matter if they are servants or masters!"

"Liu Fu, you must actively cooperate. If any master abuses his status to act, punish him directly, but spare his life! The servants will arrest the Empress Dowager and keep an eye on any unusual movements!"

After finishing the instructions, I continued to eat. Before I finished the meal, Luan Ting was already waiting outside.

Qiuqiu drank only water. He summoned the people into the hall, dismissed his attendants, and left only the crown prince to serve. "All the spies in the ministers' residences, mobilize! Find out who these ministers work for. Who is responsible for poisoning the emperor, murdering General Shen, and collaborating with the enemy? Pang Guang is in the open, you are in the dark. Find out within a month!" Luan Ting immediately took the order and left.

"Liu Fu, pass on my order to allocate grain and fodder from the northwest before the beginning of winter. Have Prince Jing and Prince Fu escort them together. No losses are allowed!"

Qiuqiu explained all this and was helped back to bed by the prince.

"You two take turns to take care of me here, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!" After waving away the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, Qiuqiu took out two Yunling Pills and Yangling Pills and ate two each, and soon fell into a deep sleep!

The extremely weak queen, seeing that the emperor had fallen asleep again, finally tried to get up and come over to check, but the nanny beside her quickly helped him up. When the prince saw this, he quickly asked the three imperial doctors who were left behind to come and check, but they only said that the emperor had fallen asleep!

Seeing that there were only three imperial physicians standing by, the chief eunuch Liu Fu and the empress's trusted nanny, in front of the dignified crown prince, the empress's face full of disbelief, and the anxious second prince, the imperial physician who had always been in charge of the emperor's health said helplessly in a low voice: "In the past, I could tell if he was poisoned by taking his pulse, but now I can't detect it at all. The emperor is so sleepy, I wonder if it's poisonous. We are incompetent!"

The Crown Prince said, "First, detoxify Mother. You have heard Father's instructions. All medicinal herbs and food must be inspected by the three of you. Supervise each other throughout the entire process!"

After saying that, he looked at the three people, picked out the diagnosis results of the three people separately, and put the others in the brazier and burned them!

Over the next three days, the ministers in the court, Prince Jing and Prince Fu all played their cards, and in this battle, everyone had their wins and losses!

The queen's health has improved, but she is still very weak. However, she can eat small amounts of food!

The prince was organizing and summarizing the information collected by the Dragon Guards, Phoenix Guards, Secret Guards, and Embroidered Uniform Guards!

The Dragon Guards were distributed throughout the Great Qi Army to protect the Emperor, and there were spies around the emperor's relatives and ministers.

In addition to protecting the Queen, the Queen Mother, and the Princess, the Phoenix Guards also have various spies scattered throughout the nobles' backyards;

The Jinyiwei monitored officials and wealthy businessmen with ruthless methods;

The Dark Guards are subordinate to the Dragon Guards and are only responsible for protecting the Emperor and the Crown Prince. They are the ones with the highest individual martial arts skills.

Qiuqiu woke up again and his physical condition improved a lot. He could walk independently. After listening to the prince's summary, he made a series of arrangements!

As the crown prince of the Great Qi State, Xu Yan, although well-read and with good handwriting, his body is very average, not as good as his second brother, Prince Xiao Xu Yi. At only eight years old, he is a real fat boy.

Qiuqiu: "The Crown Prince drafted an edict... appointing Grand Secretary Wang Yizhi as the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor. He will lecture for half a day every five days in a side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He will accompany Prince Fu's second son Xu Jin, Prince Jing's youngest son Xu... the eldest grandson of the Left Prime Minister... the youngest son of the Right Prime Minister..."

"Shen Ying, the Great General Protecting the Nation, was posthumously named the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince. His eldest son, Shen Lian, taught the Crown Prince Xu Yan and Prince Xiao Xu Yi on his father's behalf. They had to observe the etiquette between teacher and student every two days..."

Two imperial edicts were issued in quick succession. One was from a literary giant in his late 80s, with a thousand-year legacy, and the other from a great general who held half the military power. Although Shen Lian was over 40, having lost an arm and limped a leg in a major battle, he was a general whose martial arts and strategy surpassed those of his predecessors, an invincible and ever-victorious general, the soul of the Shen family army after Shen Ying. This arrangement of one literary and one military was like arranging funeral arrangements, paving the way for the crown prince.

The accompanying students were all sons of important officials, and were also held in the palace as hostages to prevent excessive fighting in the previous dynasty. As for paving the way for the crown prince in the army, allowing the less ambitious Prince Xiao to study together was also a disguised form of protection, increasing the chances of ascending the throne in the future!

The people below were mixed with joy and worry. They were happy because the emperor was dying and was arranging his funeral, but they were worried because their most promising descendants were being held hostage in the palace. If they didn't rebel now, they would have to be timid in the future!