Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

The next morning.

Outside Sima Gate, a carriage slowly came to a stop at the gate.

As the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Zhang Feng, dressed in a crimson official robe with wide sleeves and wearing a Jinxian crown, stepped down from the carriage.

The attendant who was driving the carriage took the medicine box off the carriage and handed it to Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng, carrying a medicine chest on his back, entered Sima Gate after being checked by the palace guards.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhang Feng arrived outside Jiade Gate, led by a young eunuch.

Zuo Feng, the eunuch who had been waiting outside Jiade Gate for a long time, immediately greeted Zhang Feng with a smile upon seeing him.

Although Zhang Feng was only a minor imperial physician, his father was Zhang Rang, the most favored eunuch among the palace attendants.

Even though Zuo Feng has now been promoted to the position of Grand Attendant, he is still the youngest among the Grand Attendants.

"Imperial Physician Zhang, His Majesty is in the Jiade Hall. I will lead you there."

Zhang Feng smiled modestly as always and nodded, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Attendant Zuo."

"What do you mean by 'servant'? We're all family here," Zuo Feng said with a smile. "If it weren't for Physician Zhang's father's support, our family wouldn't be where we are today."

"Since we're all on the same side, there's no need to be so polite."

Zhang Feng smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Not long after passing through the Jiade Gate, Zuo Feng led Zhang Feng to the Jiade Hall.

As noon approached, Liu Hong, who had been having a wild night, lay on the dragon bed.

His complexion remained as pale as ever.

There were also clearly visible red blood vessels in the back of his eyes.

Zhang Fengzheng, who had placed the medicine box aside, was kneeling on one side of the dragon bed, taking Liu Hong's pulse.

Not far behind Zhang Feng, Zuo Feng stood bowing to the side.

After taking Liu Hong's pulse, Zhang Feng did not ask him any questions, but instead looked at Zuo Feng standing behind him.

"Attendant Zuo, did His Majesty take any aphrodisiacs yesterday?" Zhang Feng asked.

Zuo Feng nodded.

Liu Hong was delighted; this is something everyone knows today.

Moreover, as the Imperial Physician, Zhang Feng knew more about Liu Hong's health and the medications he took daily than anyone else.

"His Majesty took the jade pill presented by Dong Zhuo, the Commandant of the Capital Region, yesterday," Zuo Feng said softly.

Dong Zhuo?

Tamamaru?

A glint of light suddenly flashed in Zhang Feng's eyes.

Liu Hong, lying on the dragon bed, slowly opened his eyes.

"What's wrong? Could it be a problem with that jade pill?"

Liu Hong's voice was somewhat low: "The effects of that jade pill were quite good. After taking it, I was able to have sex with several women every night. However, when I woke up this morning, I felt a bit dizzy and weak."

Zhang Feng turned his gaze from Zuo Feng to Liu Hong, then lowered his head to face Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty's pulse is weak and feeble, indicating a deficiency of qi and blood, and a depletion of yang energy. It's not a serious problem; it's just the same old ailment. As for that jade pill..."

Zhang Feng, who was bowing his head, paused slightly, then shook his head slightly: "It seems that this kind of situation occurs after taking this kind of medicine. It is no different from the medicines Your Majesty has taken in the past. It's just that Your Majesty's pleasure lasts a little too long."

"Ah."

Liu Hong nodded in a deep voice and said, "The jade pills that Dong Zhuo brought to the palace are more potent than the pills made in the palace."

With his head bowed, Zhang Feng agreed, saying, "Your Majesty, I will prescribe some nourishing remedies as before. After taking them, Your Majesty can replenish your deficient qi and blood."

"but......"

"However, I do not know how the medicine contained in that jade pill differs from the pills made by the imperial physicians in the past. It would be good if I could take a look."

Zhang Feng, who had his head down, squinted his eyes.

Liu Hong waved his sleeve lightly and said, "Zuo Feng, give Zhang Feng one of the jade pills that Dong Zhuo presented as tribute."

"only."

Zuo Feng, who was standing not far behind Zhang Feng, nodded.

Not long after, Zhang Feng, having completed his routine examination of Liu Hong, left the checkpoint with a jade pill presented by Dong Zhuo and returned to the Imperial Hospital in Nangong.

.............

The Imperial Medical Academy of Nam Kung is located near the Golden Horse Temple in Nam Tuen Mun.

To facilitate the timely medical treatment of the emperor and the concubines in the palace, special offices for the Imperial Medical Academy were set up in the South Palace, the North Palace, and the West Garden.

As the Imperial Physician, Zhang Feng was mainly responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of the emperor, the concubines in the harem, and the imperial relatives and nobles such as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

After returning to the Imperial Hospital from Jiade Hall, Zhang Feng went back to his study.

Before entering the study, Zhang Feng specifically instructed that no one should disturb him unless there were special circumstances.

After closing the study door, Zhang Feng took the jade pill that Dong Zhuo had presented to him.

The study was dimly lit after the door was closed.

Zhang Feng held the jade ball that looked like jade in his hand, his slightly narrow eyes narrowed into slits.

Dong Zhuo.

Liu Hong.

Duan Yu.

At this moment, the words Yuan Ji had said two days ago kept echoing in Zhang Feng's mind.

The emperor trusts Duan Yu, and no one in the world can do anything to him.

Tolerance?

Zhang Feng's eyes gradually turned ferocious.

boom!

Zhang Feng, who was holding the jade ball in one hand, slammed it onto the table.

The jade pill shattered, turning into a pile of white powder and dregs.

With a growing ferocity in his eyes, Zhang Feng lit the oil lamp beside him, then opened his medicine box and took it out. He then began to separate the dregs of the medicine inside.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, Zhang Feng stared intently at the dregs of the medicine.

There was also a notebook next to it that had already filled a page.

The following ingredients are clearly visible on the surface: deer antler, cistanche, dodder seed, and cnidium seed...

Following each common Chinese herbal medicine used for male enhancement, the names of other medicines are also listed.

Fritillaria, Trichosanthes, Pinellia, Bletilla, Ampelopsis, Curcuma, Aconitum, Rhinoceros horn...

From noon until just before the palace gates were about to close, when the Imperial Medical Academy came to inform Zhang Feng to leave the palace, Zhang Feng, who had been busy in his study all afternoon, finally closed his book of notes and left the study.

Inside the Imperial Medical Academy's courtyard, Zhang Feng handed a prescribed prescription to a junior eunuch.

"Prepare the medicine for His Majesty according to this prescription, and inform the eunuch Zuo Feng that His Majesty must take this medicine to nourish himself after taking the Jade Pill."

"Remember...remember..."

After saying this, Zhang Feng turned and left the Imperial Hospital, heading out of the palace.

Turning around, Zhang Feng from Zhou revealed a sinister smile.

"Dong Zhuo, the Commandant of the Capital Region, presented a jade pill to poison His Majesty..."

"The Governor of Liangzhou, Duan Yu, harbored malicious intentions and plotted rebellion, and his father-in-law, Dong Zhuo, poisoned His Majesty..."

"Duan Yu... let's see if you live or die!" Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and sneered.

However, this happened right after Zhang Feng turned and left the Imperial Hospital.

Behind a corner of a palace wall, just a wall away from the Imperial Hospital, a senior eunuch dressed in a crimson robe and wearing a tall crown slowly walked out and met the junior eunuch holding the prescription written by Zhang Feng.

The young eunuch immediately bowed and paid his respects upon seeing the senior eunuch.

"Eunuch Yuan." The young eunuch bowed and greeted him.

Yuan She glanced at the prescription in the little eunuch's hand and casually asked, "What's that you're holding?"

The young eunuch quickly presented the medicine with both hands: "Reporting to Eunuch Yuan, it is a tonic prescription written by Imperial Physician Zhang Feng for His Majesty, and we are just about to send it over to get the medicine."

"Oh." Yuan She gave a casual "oh," then reached out and took the prescription, glancing at it before saying, "Go ahead, but be careful not to lose it; this is the Imperial Physician's prescription..."

The bewildered eunuch nodded and bowed in response.

Yuan She waved casually, then looked in the direction of the palace exit, a slight smile appearing on his face.

............

That night.

The residence of Yuan Wei in Yonghe Lane.

call.

call.

The servant, holding a tinderbox, lit the oil lamp in the study, then bowed and took his leave.

In the study, Yuan Wei sat behind his desk, gently blowing on the hot tea he was holding.

Yuan Ji, on the other hand, knelt before Yuan Wei.

“Uncle, news just arrived from the palace that His Majesty felt slightly unwell after taking the Jade Pill today, and Imperial Physician Zhang has been ordered to enter the palace to examine His Majesty,” Yuan Ji said slowly.

Yuan Wei nodded calmly and said, "That's good."

"The jade pill is not poisonous, but people's hearts are poisonous."

Yuan Wei's fox-like eyes gleamed: "Dong Zhuo presented the jade pill, which was aimed at Duan Yu, while Zhang Feng prescribed it to His Majesty, along with Zhang Rang."

"In this way, if His Majesty does anything wrong, neither Duan Yu nor Zhang Rang will be able to escape."

Yuan Ji, kneeling opposite Yuan Kui, was greatly alarmed.

Who would have thought that the Jade Pill is indeed non-toxic, but it depends on how it's used.

He had been ordered to go to Zhang Feng's residence to subtly convey to Zhang Feng that as long as the emperor was still alive, no one could do anything to Duan Yu. At first, he did not know what his uncle Yuan Wei was planning.

As for that jade pill...

The emperor was pleased and frequently collected prescriptions for nourishing medicines, a fact known to all officials in Luoyang.

There were quite a few Taoist priests who had offered such elixirs to the emperor before.

It was only because after the Yellow Turban Rebellion that Liu Hong no longer trusted these Taoist priests.

Sending the jade pill to Dong Zhuo was merely a gamble on probability.

If Dong Zhuo had presented the jade pill as tribute, Liu Hong would have certainly taken it, since the jade pill itself was not poisonous.

However, certain adverse effects will appear after taking the Jade Pill.

As the Imperial Physician, Zhang Feng would always treat Liu Hong whenever he was unwell, thus learning that the jade pill was presented by Dong Zhuo.

What Zhang Feng will do after learning this news is beyond their control.

But it's clear from Zhang Feng's performance at the Imperial Hospital that afternoon that he has a lot on his mind.

Moreover, the medicines used in Zhang Fengkai's prescription were already on the desk in the study.

Comparing the two, their medicinal properties clash, so one can imagine what would happen if Liu Hong actually took them.

"Uncle's plan is meticulous, I admire it," Yuan Ji said sincerely.

Yuan Wei shook his head and said, "Man proposes, God disposes. I'm only betting on one aspect, but if I get one link right, the rest will be interconnected."

"So, you must remember this."

"You can lose everything, you can lose countless times, but you must win the last time."

"These are the words of Emperor Gaozu."