Li Dong was successfully escorted back to the capital. Liu Jian and others did not dare to be careless along the way. They even slept with one eye open, for fear that Li Dong would get cold and run away again. Liu Jian and others had been in the imperial court since the Chenghua Dynasty. Officials can be considered to have gone through the officialdom and have rich experience. By Li Dong's generation, they have assisted three generations of kings. They can serve ordinary masters, but this time they have to admit that they are unlucky, because when it comes to making troubles, Li Dong can really be regarded as a demon king who only comes across once in five hundred years.
Fortunately, they successfully chased Li Dong back this time, and finally they were worthy of Emperor Hongzhi's important task of entrusting him. Along the way, the three of them talked earnestly and took turns, with one central thought: I hope brother Li Dong will stop causing trouble and do a good job. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and they also listed several crimes against Li Dong, such as not sitting in the main hall, but always sneaking out of the palace, riding horses for hunting without permission, eating at will, etc.
Are these charges? Li Dong frowned and thought.
It should be said that for Li Dong, these are indeed crimes, and Liu Jian has sufficient reasons:
"It's great to stay in the palace. You can get everything you want. Why are you always running around? If you are hit by bricks falling from the sky, it is very dangerous. There are three advantages and two disadvantages. What will happen to the Ming Dynasty?"
Riding a horse is even more unsafe. If you fall and hit the ground headfirst, you may fracture your cervical vertebrae and suffer hemiplegia. . . For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, it is best not to engage in these dangerous activities casually.
Don¡¯t eat random things. Although poisonous rice, gutter oil and the like are not yet popular, if you eat them and get a bad stomach, you will be in trouble. . .
This is probably what it means. Liu Jian and others have been talking sincerely for a long time, but Li Dong has only one idea about this, which is all nonsense! But these three old men are, after all, the top figures left by Dad and cannot be offended. They must be relied on to maintain the government. So Li Dong put on a loyal and simple expression, and said honestly, "I understand, and I will make corrections in the future."
Liu Jian and others have been officials for many years. Naturally, they are not naive enough to think that one word of their words can make Li Dong repent. It is just a slow flow of time and education. Who made him unlucky enough to become this minister who cares about life? Fortunately, the capital has arrived, and there are many of his colleagues there. The next step is to fight, no matter what, we have to lead Li Dong to the right path.
These three fellow sufferers are quite old. After all the hard work of riding horses and kowtows, their bodies really couldn't bear it anymore. They took a leave of absence from Li Dong and planned to go to the hospital to recuperate for two days. The rest will be left to them. For Wang Shouren and Li Dong's subordinates, they probably didn't want Li Dong to run away.
Seeing that Li Dong came back safely, Li Xiang was so happy that he cried on the spot. Wang Shouren was speechless and just looked at Li Dong with a smile. The meaning was obvious, "Boy? You are too young to fight with me!"
Unexpectedly, Li Dong behaved quite calmly, neither making any noise nor complaining. He returned to the palace and just slept and ate as long as he was given.
This strange phenomenon makes Wang Shouren and Li Xiang's hair stand on end. Others don't understand Li Dong, so they can't understand him. In the past two years, they have been with Li Dong almost every day. To put it harshly, they just stick out his butt. Knowing whether the poop is round or square, based on their understanding of Li Dong, this old man must be planning a bigger conspiracy. They estimated that Li Dong would not let it go. In the next few days, they sent people to keep a close eye on Li Dong. But a few days passed. When Li Dong left the palace, he would either go to the Guards barracks to watch a football game or go to Djibouti. Chu He sat there for a while, but this old man didn't do anything special. Slowly, the two of them relaxed their vigilance. After all, they couldn't do nothing. They couldn't just stare at this old man all day long. Besides, there was Zhang Qin guarding the Yanqing Guard. Unless Li Dong could get wings, he would have no choice but to watch. Can't get out either.
In fact, Li Dong has not caused trouble these days just because he is waiting for news
Yanqingwei, in Zhang Qin's study room, lamp beans were like fireflies. Zhang Qin was concentrating on reading. Suddenly he felt unbearable abdominal pain. First, he had a burst of exhaust, and then he couldn't control it anymore and rushed to the toilet. . .
Zhang Qin came out of the toilet and held his stomach, "What's going on? It's always been like this these days. I can't hold on to whatever I eat and poop. I just drank a glass of water, and within a quarter of an hour, I pooped." Come out." Zhang Qin felt his feet were weak and his body was shaking.
There was a person nearby who immediately stepped forward to support Zhang Qin. "Sir, what's wrong with you? I see that you have had gastrointestinal discomfort in the past two days. Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?"
"It's so late, let's do it tomorrow!"
"Master, please tell me a little more. Illnesses come like a mountain. Major illnesses are caused by minor illnesses. It is better to treat them early. Dr. Xu's home is not far from our house. I can get there in just two steps." .¡±
"Still??. . "Zhang Qingang was about to refuse, but he frowned suddenly, turned around and ran into the toilet again, "Go and call the doctor!" "
"Yes, sir!"
Xu Yuancheng is a doctor and well-known in the Yanqingwei area.
Although it was getting late, the censor patrolling the city was ill. Xu Yuancheng naturally did not dare to disobey him. He carried the medicine box and entered Zhang's house. After a simple pulse check, a worried look appeared on his face, "This is an old problem. Sir, you are young." Did you hurt your spleen and stomach, but didn't take good care of it?"
"This" Zhang Qin was a little unsure. When he was young, he relied on his body to be hungry and satiated every meal. It might have hurt his spleen and stomach.
"Sir, the recurrence of an old disease has become a serious disease. Please treat it quickly! Otherwise, I may be in serious trouble!"
Zhang Qin¡¯s face changed slightly, ¡°Mr. Xu, is there any way to cure it?¡±
Xu Yuancheng shook his head.
"My lord, I apologize, but the medical skills of the common people are mediocre. This disease cannot be cured by medicine. It requires slow treatment with acupuncture before it can be cured. The common people can relieve the pain for you, but treating the symptoms does not cure the root cause. Please invite a famous doctor for treatment!"
"Ah? This Yanqing Guards has the best medical skills of yours, but you are helpless. Could it be that I, Zhang Qin, want to"
"Don't worry, sir. As far as the grassroots know, there is a famous acupuncture expert in Huairou County. His surname is Wang Yu, and his ancestral medical skills are passed down. You can go there to seek medical treatment!"
"Oh?" Hearing that he could still be saved, Zhang Qin breathed a sigh of relief, "I am busy with official duties and cannot leave this place lightly. Why not write a letter and invite him to come to Yanqing Guard!"
"Sir, this Wang Yu has a weird temper and never visits the doctor. If you want to get treatment, I'm afraid you have to go away! You can't delay your illness!"
"Oh, that's right, this let me think about it Oops I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm going" With that said, Zhang Qin ran out like a rabbit with its tail clicked.
After a while, Zhang Qin came back with a pale face, supported by his personal attendants. Xu Yuancheng handed Zhang Qin a pill and said, "Please swallow it with warm water!"
Zhang Qin didn't doubt him either, so he took the pill and gave it to him with warm water. After a while, the discomfort in his stomach subsided. "Mr. Xu is really good at it. I feel much better now!"
"My lord, you are so flattered. I have two more pills here. One pill a day can temporarily relieve the pain"
"Thank you, Mr. Xu."
After Xu Yuancheng gave a few more details about the diet, he stood up and left. When the servants of the Zhang family saw that Xu Yuancheng cured their master with just one pill, they couldn't help but be a little more polite than before. The housekeeper also prepared a midnight snack. , but Xu Yuancheng refused, saying that he had something to do at home and wanted to go back in a hurry.
Xu Yuancheng¡¯s expression was always anxious. Even if everyone noticed it, they thought it was Mr. Xu who was anxious about the master¡¯s condition. However, they did not notice that this anxious expression existed from the time he entered the house to the time he left.
The housekeeper saw that Xu Yuancheng was unwilling to eat, so he sent a big car to see him off. Xu Yuancheng wanted to refuse, but the housekeeper insisted, so Xu Yuancheng had to get in the car. However, the car drove to a place dozens of meters away from Xu's house. Xu Yuancheng But he got out of the car and ordered the cart to go back first. The driver was naturally happy to go back to sleep in the middle of the night, so he didn't force it.
Xu Yuancheng looked around to make sure that no one was there before entering his courtyard. There were several people standing in the courtyard, crossing their arms and looking at him with a smile. Those people were all wearing smart clothes, and they looked like people from the world at first glance. Xu Yuancheng's face He immediately became gloomy and quickly walked into the house.
In the main hall, all the young and old of the Xu family were there. The adults gathered in a group cautiously. The two children were squatting aside with a big man. The big man played some little tricks to tease the two children from time to time, and the children giggled. laughter.
There were several other burly men around the Xu family¡¯s home. The leader smiled and said to Xu Yuancheng:
"Mr. Xu, have you done those things?"
Xu Yuancheng sighed dejectedly and said:
"How dare Xu not say anything? He already said it!"
The big man nodded and said with a smile, "That's good!" Then he looked up at the sky and said, "I guess Sun Xi's house will also come to invite you later, and you will have to reply like this!"
Xu Yuancheng stared at the frightened family members and saw that although the female family members were crying, their clothes were still intact. He calmed down for a moment and sighed. He found a chair and sat down helplessly, covered his face and said
"I am a doctor. I usually only save people's lives, but I didn't expect that today I would What on earth are you trying to do with so much effort? Kill the imperial official, but you want to kill the nine tribes!"
The leader laughed a few times and said:
"Hahaha, kill the imperial officials? We don't dare, we just prey on their food."I secretly added some croton powder, it won't kill anyone. . . "
"Croton flour? Then what are you doing?"
"Why? I'm not afraid to tell you that we are also acting under orders. We can't say why. But don't worry, the higher-ups have said that you will not be allowed to eat. The newly opened hospital in the capital is short of a doctor. You can go there if you want. If you take up a job there, even if Zhang Qin and Sun Xi find you in the future, you don¡¯t have to worry, because with that person protecting you, no one can touch you!"
"real?"
Soon, Sun Xiaoliu brought the news that Li Dong wanted. The Jianghu people secretly sent by Li Dong had succeeded!
That night, Li Dong rode out of Deshengmen again.
The next day, Liu Jiang had just been discharged from the hospital and was about to enter the palace when he saw two figures running towards him. When he took a closer look, he realized that they were Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. The two old men didn't pay attention to him. They just ran and shouted breathlessly, "Run again, run again!"
"It's such a bad luck, how could such a master be involved?" Don't say anything, brothers, let's go chase it together. With the realization that they owed Li Dong money in their previous life, the three of them launched another pursuit.
And this time the chasing team grew stronger, including not only these three people but also Wang Shouren and Li Xiang, but this time, they failed to catch up.
Li Dong learned a lot from the experience. When he arrived at Yanqing Guard, he did not act rashly. Instead, he hid in a private house and made sure that Zhang Qin and Sun Xi were not in the checkpoint. Then he rushed out in one fell swoop. Not only that, Li Dong also acted like a prank. A small revenge on Wang Shouren. If the Yanqing Guards could stop him, they would naturally be able to stop the pursuers. Li Dong specially arranged for his personal eunuch Du Shaohua to guard the pass and not allow anyone to leave.
Liu Jian and others rushed to Yanqing Guard out of breath, but they could only look at Guan Guan and sigh.
At this point, Li Dong fought with wits and courage, went through many difficulties and dangers, and finally succeeded in escaping from prison.
This is a famous escape in history, which has been mentioned many times in the history books of later generations. In the eyes of many people, this fully reflects that Li Dong did not do his job properly, was full and had nothing to do, etc.
But some historians in later generations also raised objections. Why did Li Dong avoid Zhang Qin?
How can I exit the customs? The answer is simple, kill Zhang Qin and you can escape.
In fact, with Li Dong's power, it was very easy to kill a censor. At that time, as long as he had a little hint, Liu Jin would be happy to do it, but he did not do so and chose to avoid it.
Why?
Because Li Dong understood that Zhang Qin was not wrong, and Liu Jian and others who were chasing him were not wrong either. What was wrong was just the various constraints that made him breathless.
He understands the rules of being an emperor and basically accepts these rules, but he really cannot follow these rules. He chooses to take advantage of the loopholes and hide and seek with the ministers. Only in this way can he complete the plan in his heart.