Emperor Yongxing still sat in the chair in front of the dining table with his eyes closed, his right wrist resting on the armrest.

Dean Li from the Imperial Hospital was sitting on a low stool nearby, with three fingers placed on the Cun, Guan and Chi points of Emperor Yongxing’s wrist to determine his pulse.

Zhao Tong stood aside, not daring to breathe.

Finally, Li Yuanzheng stood up.

Emperor Yongxing also slowly opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong understood and asked Li Yuanzheng, “Li Yuanzheng, how is it?”

Li Yuanzheng was silent for a moment, then said, “The emperor’s health is only superficial, his body is actually seriously deficient.”

Zhao Tong: “If I don’t eat, can I slowly make up for it?”

Li Yuanzheng shook his head: “I can’t stop taking the medicine. However, I can eat some medicinal food to improve the condition, and then pay attention to recuperation.”

Zhao Tong asked anxiously: “Can it be made up?”

Li Yuanzheng was in a dilemma. He hesitated for a long time before he said carefully: “Your Majesty is blessed by heaven. As long as you take good care of yourself and rest well, things will get better.”

Zhao Tong stopped talking and lowered his head.

Emperor Yongxing spoke up: “Don’t tell anyone about this, and don’t record it in the medical records.”

Li Yuanzheng: “Yes.”

Emperor Yongxing said to Zhao Tong again: “You and Li Yuanzheng go to the Imperial Hospital to get a prescription, and then make a bowl of medicated food and send it to the West Warm Pavilion.” After that, he stood up and walked out.

The deaths of Agui and Yongyan were so sudden that the leaderless Jurchen and Mongolian coalition forces were defeated and had no power to fight back.

The Dashun cavalry, waving their sabers, chased down the fleeing soldiers with overwhelming force, and everywhere were filled with shouts of fear and pleas for mercy.

An Eight Banners noble knelt on the ground with his hands raised, begging for mercy. A cavalryman from the Three Thousand Battalion came riding on his horse, ruthlessly chopped off his head with a flash of his sword, tied the head to the horse, and went on to hunt for the next target.

Xie Jing led his personal cavalry and charged all the way, slashing left and right, killing the defeated Eight Banners soldiers so badly that their heads fell to the ground and they fled in all directions.

“This battle is so exciting!”

Xie Jing pulled the reins to a stop, shook off the blood on his saber, looked at the fleeing Eight Banners soldiers, and burst into laughter.

At this time, a lieutenant general came over here, whipping his horse like crazy, shouting, “Thank you, General!”

When Xie Jing looked over, he saw the lieutenant general already galloping up to him, pulling the reins hard and jumping off his horse.

Xie Jing: “What’s the matter? Why are you so flustered?”

The lieutenant general knelt on the ground and burst into tears, “Fukangan attacked the central army camp, the Duke was killed, the flag guard camp and the gunners were wiped out, and the rear wing of the fifth army camp was also attacked. General Wang Ziteng asked General Xie to lead the cavalry back to help immediately!”

Xie Jing’s expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered the deputy general beside him: “Catch up with the 3,000-man battalion and ask them to come back immediately!” After that, he shouted loudly: “Others, follow me and come back to help, and kill that bastard Fu Kang’an!”

Like the Jurchen-Mongol coalition forces that were ambushed by government troops, the Five Army Camps were also caught off guard, not to mention that it was cavalry fighting infantry, and they had no ability to fight back.

The rear wing of the Fifth Army Camp had been defeated, and the cavalry under Fukangan advanced forward in the killing, continuing to expand the results of the battle!
Looking at the soldiers of the Five Army Camp being knocked to the ground one by one, Fukang’an showed a smug smile on his face.

The spies are back again.

Fukangan looked over.

The spy pulled the reins to a halt and shouted, “A group of Han cavalrymen under the banner of Yulin Guard are galloping towards the battlefield!”

Are there reinforcements? Fu Kang’an was slightly startled, and immediately ordered the two generals around him: “Break out separately, we will gather in Xilin Gol League and gather the defeated soldiers left by Agui. Next year we will fight the Han people to the death!” After that, he whipped his whip fiercely and rode away.

In the west warm pavilion, Emperor Yongxing stood under the south window, staring at the falling snowflakes outside in a daze.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhao Tong walked in with a few young eunuchs.

Emperor Yongxing came to his senses and felt his legs a little sore. He slowly walked to the couch, sat down, and looked at Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong carried the food box and asked the eunuch to put down the stove. He then drove them all out. Then he took out a purple clay medicine jar from the food box and carefully placed it on the stove. Emperor Yongxing: “What’s going on?”

Zhao Tong squatted down, picked up the palm-leaf fan beside the small stove, and fanned himself while answering, “I ran into Eunuch Dai in the Imperial Pharmacy, and I was worried that he might find out something.”

Emperor Yongxing nodded.

The charcoal fire in the small stove burned fiercely. Zhao Tong put down the palm-leaf fan and washed his hands in the copper basin beside him.

He suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked to Emperor Yongxing, and whispered: “There is something strange”

Emperor Yongxing looked at him.

Zhao Tong continued, “Eunuch Dai drove the people from the Imperial Pharmacy out and picked up the medicine himself. I asked the people from the Imperial Pharmacy to count the medicine. Eunuch Dai not only took the medicine on the prescription that Li Yuanzheng wrote for the Emperor, but also took a few more medicines.”

Emperor Yongxing: “Go on.”

Zhao Tong: “These herbs are the main ingredients in the medicated diet that Li Yuanzheng prepared for the emperor. I asked someone to find out, and Eunuch Dai is in good health. I haven’t heard that the empress dowager and the prince eat medicated diet.”

It wasn’t for him, nor for the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince? Emperor Yongxing’s expression suddenly changed: “The Retired Emperor?!”

Zhao Tong: “If other people eat medicinal food, there is no need to hide it.”

Emperor Yongxing looked grim: “What do you think he meant by this? Is he on guard against me?!”

Zhao Tong didn’t dare to say anything.

Emperor Yongxing stood up and said, “Let’s go to the Cining Palace!”

Zhao Tong quickly stopped him and asked, “What will you say when you get there?”

Emperor Yongxing was stunned. Yes, what would he say when he went there?
After a moment of silence, Emperor Yongxing looked at Zhao Tong and asked, “What do you have in mind?”

Zhao Tong looked embarrassed: “This.”

Emperor Yongxing: “You are helping me to share my worries. Please speak.”

Zhao Tong gritted his teeth and said, “Yes. Doesn’t the demon Taoist recommended by the Prince of Nan’an know some secret acupuncture technique? Let him give the emperor acupuncture. As long as he wakes up, there will be no way he won’t have any reaction.”

Emperor Yongxing nodded.

Zhao Tong added: “There is also that evil Taoist priest. If it weren’t for him, the emperor’s health wouldn’t be good. The emperor couldn’t punish him openly, so he took this opportunity to punish him and said that his medical skills were not good enough and he hurt the emperor’s body! The Nan’an County Prince’s Mansion wouldn’t be dissatisfied either.”

“If he really wakes up, what should I do?” Emperor Yongxing suddenly asked.

Zhao Tong didn’t dare to answer and lowered his head.

Emperor Yongxing walked back and forth.

Zhao Tong held his breath and his eyes quietly followed the footsteps of Emperor Yongxing.

Emperor Yongxing walked to the bed and stopped again: “You go to the Prince of Nan’an’s mansion in person, bring that evil Taoist priest into the palace, and give him acupuncture for the emperor.”

After a pause, he said, “Keep a close eye on that demon. Don’t let him hurt the emperor.”

Zhao Tong: “Yes.”

Emperor Yongxing: “Think of a way to get the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince, and Dai Quan out of the way.”

Zhao Tong thought for a moment and said: “The Empress Dowager has not been feeling well these days. Your Majesty can go with the Empress Dowager and take the Crown Prince to visit her and ask about her well-being. As for Eunuch Dai, let him serve the Crown Prince.”

Emperor Yongxing: “Okay. Take that evil Taoist to the Imperial Household Department first and wait for my news.”

Zhao Tong responded and retreated.

“What should I do?” Emperor Yongxing sighed, and paced back and forth in a somewhat irritable manner. He stopped walking and said to himself, “Perhaps Zhao Tong is overthinking.” (End of this chapter)