Chapter 1520: Loyal Subject

"One 'subordinate' after another, and you want to exhaust your energy and die for Zhen. Lu Fang, tell me, what is this subordinate trying to do?"

Lu Fang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the slave says he wants an official position; he wants to be a high official."

Wang Yan said with a grin: "What kind of high official is the end? Your subordinate doesn't want anything else, I just want to share your worries and fulfill my duty as a subject."

"You came to the capital to stand trial, and you just beat Yan Shifan; it won't be easy to get through. Just wait, we'll talk after the New Year." Jiajing waved his hand, but there wasn't much worry in his words.

Previously, Zheng Bichang and He Maocai had made false accusations, reporting to the Cabinet that Wang Yan was hiding Japanese pirates. At that time, Yan Shifan wanted to remove Wang Yan, but it was Jiajing who suppressed it. At the same time, this matter was tracked and recorded by the Embroidered Uniform Guards throughout, and Jiajing knew the details clearly.

Whether in reason or law, Wang Yan could not die.

Jiajing said, "I heard you treated Hu Zongxian's illness and also taught him a set of health-preservation exercises?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Without waiting for Jiajing to pursue the questioning, Wang Yan detailed Hu Zongxian's physical condition to Jiajing, as well as the conversation between the two at that time. Jiajing certainly knew these things. Even later, he would definitely track how Hu Zongxian's body was after practicing the exercises for so long.

Not to mention a level like Hu Zongxian, even a small county magistrate like Hai Rui had physical condition as one of the standards for appointment, let alone a frontier official like Hu Zongxian, the third-in-command of the Yan faction.

Jiajing had to have a grasp of the physical condition of these officials below, and those of the same level or lower levels also had to have a grasp of the physical condition of other relevant people, and at the same time, the officials also had to have a grasp of the physical condition of Jiajing, the emperor.

The body is truly the capital of revolution. If you want to do things, you must be able to carry it first.

After listening to Wang Yan's words, Jiajing nodded and said: "I heard that after Hu Zongxian returned to his hometown, he practiced diligently every day. After three months, his complexion was ruddy and his spirit was full. I thought he had taken some miraculous medicine; it turns out it was your credit."

Lu Fang said thoughtfully: "Master, why not let Wang Yan also take your pulse and perform that set of health-preservation exercises, and let Your Majesty pick out the mistakes."

"Zhen's Daoist cultivation is successful, why need..."

Without waiting for Jiajing to be stubborn and brag, Wang Yan said: "Your Majesty is the Longevity Emperor, and your achievements are equal to creation. However, medicinal herbs are born naturally from heaven and earth, the essence of natural plants, and the energy of human refinement. If Your Majesty uses them in addition to taking immortal pills, I think it will be of some benefit to Your Majesty's cultivation.

As for the health-preservation exercises, this is just a guiding method that your subordinate pondered based on Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics. It is your subordinate's honor for Your Majesty to give me pointers. Why not let Eunuch Lu send someone, and they can learn the essence in two or three days."

Treating the emperor will cause problems, but now it was clearly Jiajing who wanted him to take a look and also wanted to learn the health exercises, so he naturally had to step up.

On the other hand, Wang Yan also wanted Jiajing to live a few more years, otherwise, wouldn't his previous flattery be in vain? Although after Prince Yu ascended the throne, he, who played a certain role in the process of overthrowing Yan, would definitely be appointed, but it would not be as generous as Jiajing. After all, he was Jiajing's person from the beginning, not Prince Yu's own person.

After listening to Wang Yan's words, Lu Fang looked at Jiajing's complexion and understood the spirit well: "Then let Huang Jin learn from you, and take His Majesty's pulse first."

"Your Majesty, please extend both hands."

Wang Yan knelt forward, held Jiajing's wrist, who seemed to be reluctant, and without asking a single word, took his pulse for two minutes.

"How is it?" Jiajing asked shamelessly.

He was truly shameless. He claimed his Daoist cultivation was successful and was reluctant to see a doctor, yet he still had to ask for the diagnosis result. Is this appropriate?

Wang Yan said: "Your Majesty's immortal Dao is successful, so your immortal body is healthy. Your subordinate will write a prescription, and Your Majesty can absorb some essence of natural plants, which can be considered your subordinate adding flowers to the brocade for Your Majesty's cultivation. Eunuch Lu?"

Lu Fang looked at the smiling Jiajing again, and then beckoned to Wang Yan: "Follow me."

Wang Yan kowtowed to Jiajing, then stood up, followed Lu Fang to the side, and finally saw a group of eunuchs clicking away on abacuses.

Lu Fang didn't speak, just waved his hand, and the sound of the abacus stopped in an instant, then he tilted his head toward the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone: "Please write the prescription."

"Eunuch Lu, aren't you making things difficult for your subordinate? Writing a prescription is just writing a prescription; why the 'please'? How could your subordinate be worth Eunuch Lu's 'please'?"

Wang Yan flattered him, then picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper. The prescription was written in great detail, from the dosage of the medicine to the precautions for decoction, etc., written clearly.

Jiajing was still very resistant to the Imperial Physicians, and netizens jokingly said that he lived long because he slaughtered the Imperial Hospital. It's not wrong to say that. Liu Wentai sent away two emperors, Emperor Chenghua of the Xianzong and Emperor Hongzhi of the Xiaozong, and was able to walk away, which shows the general situation.

And during the Renyin Palace Incident, Jiajing was strangled into a coma by palace maids, and the Imperial Physicians didn't treat him. Only one Imperial Physician promoted by Jiajing treated him and cured him, but that Imperial Physician also died within a few months...

It is estimated that his body had been feeling uncomfortable recently, but it wasn't too serious. It just happened that Wang Yan came, and he had the reputation of a divine physician, so he just let Wang Yan take a look.

After writing the prescription, Wang Yan followed Lu Fang back. Just as he was about to continue kneeling, Jiajing, who had taken the prescription, waved his hand: "That's it, no need to kneel, go back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, your subordinate takes his leave." Wang Yan bowed and cupped his hands at 96 degrees, then stepped back and left.

"Master, the slave will go see him off." Lu Fang said this, and then followed Wang Yan away.

Stepping over the threshold and turning to the corridor, watching Wang Yan's gaze look outside through the window, Lu Fang said with a light laugh, "You did a good job with this white glass, winning His Majesty's favor. Every time His Majesty looks at the scenery outside through this window in his leisure time, he always mentions you. You are also a thoughtful person, thinking of His Majesty first in everything."

"It is His Majesty who thinks of your subordinate. Eunuch Lu, I don't know how many ninth-rank Registrars there are in the Great Ming. For His Majesty to value your subordinate, it's not just the ancestral grave smoking; it's a raging fire that won't stop. It's truly heaven's luck. I suppose Eunuch Lu hasn't said less good things about your subordinate on weekdays; it's all your subordinate's blessing. Eunuch, rest assured, if there is anything in the future, just give orders; your subordinate will definitely do his best."

"What you said is true; I really haven't said less good things about you. But what could I have to order you to do? Better to save your strength and handle the errands His Majesty has entrusted to you well."

"Eunuch Lu is right. Your subordinate is of low rank and small position, and I hope you will guide me more."

"It's because you are striving yourself; otherwise, even if I wanted to promote you, I couldn't. You are a person who does practical things, and it's rare that your thinking is clear, and you are not a stubborn person. As long as you work with a sincere heart, His Majesty naturally won't forget you."

While speaking, the two had already left the Jade Purity Palace. Lu Fang waved his hand to stop the accompanying little eunuchs and asked, "How is His Majesty's body?"

"Naturally..."

"Tell the truth!"

Wang Yan glanced at him and then said: "It is indeed healthy, but the body has accumulated some cinnabar poison. The prescription your subordinate wrote is for detoxification and health preservation, supplemented by your subordinate's health-preservation exercises. In just two or three months, the cinnabar poison can be dissolved. During this period, it is best for His Majesty to stop using immortal pills and recuperate for a while before taking them."

"Is what you said true?" Lu Fang was a little suspicious.

"There is also some liver fire, and the stomach energy is insufficient... these are all minor ailments, mostly caused by the accumulation of cinnabar poison, and also because of being angered by the Yan faction. His Majesty cares for the nine continents and ten thousand directions; it's impossible for him not to think about these things, right? We can only wait for these messy things to pass, and when His Majesty's heart calms down, he will be fine.

After His Majesty uses your subordinate's prescription and practices the health-preservation exercises, his body will be able to recuperate. At that time, your subordinate will prescribe some food supplements, and His Majesty will eat and drink, and the immortal body will be fine."

On the contrary, it was precisely these minor ailments that Wang Yan pointed out that made Lu Fang believe him even more. Because he was the one serving Jiajing, and he knew Jiajing's physical condition better than anyone. The symptoms Wang Yan pointed out were all correct, which made him feel at ease.

Otherwise, if Wang Yan had prescribed the medicine directly without asking, he would have been suspicious, and Jiajing wouldn't have believed him much either.

"It seems that the commoners of Chun'an calling you a divine physician, and even Li Shizhen praising you, is indeed true." Lu Fang nodded with satisfaction, "Go back. Tomorrow, let Huang Jin go over to learn the health-preservation exercises from you."

So Wang Yan was sent out of the West Garden by the little eunuch, and then picked up by the Embroidered Uniform Guards and taken back to his residence next to the Northern Internal Security Division...

After listening to Lu Fang's retelling, Jiajing nodded: "What he said is correct. Zhen has been disturbed recently and unable to meditate quietly, which is why my body is uncomfortable. It seems that after the New Year, Zhen will have to go into seclusion for a period of time."

Lu Fang said with a smile: "It's still Wang Yan who is sensible and can make His Majesty happy."

Jiajing glanced at him: "You just think too much, afraid that Zhen will know and get angry? Wouldn't Zhen know sooner or later?"

"If Master can be happy for a moment longer, the slave is satisfied." Lu Fang knew this was turning the page, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, Wang Yan's words are not unreasonable."

"They are all naive words and cannot be counted. Kill? Does he think Zhen doesn't want to kill? Taizu peeled skin and stuffed it with straw, but could he kill them all?" Jiajing shook his head with a smile, "However, his heart is always good, willing to share worries for Zhen, and he can also share worries."

"What Master said is very true. Wang Yan's ability to earn silver is still there. Just take this cement and white glass; next year, it can earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the inner treasury. If it goes well, it might even reach a million taels of silver, which has saved Master a lot of worry. The silver for 'converting rice to mulberry' can also be considered made up for His Majesty."

Lu Fang laughed, "In addition, regarding the use of labor, the slave heard the way of circulation of wealth that Wang Yan previously discussed with Hai Rui, and deeply agreed. The craftsmen in the cement and white glass workshops are all paid according to work, with more pay for more work. They also learned from Wang Yan to allow them to take holidays during the New Year, letting them spend money.

Whether this money can be earned back, the slave does not know. But those craftsmen all feel His Majesty's great virtue and work with all their hearts, with daily output nearly doubling. If it weren't for the lack of kilns, they could produce even more. The craftsmen are all smiling while working and have plenty of energy.

The slave thinks that letting Wang Yan go to the Ministry of Works should be making the best use of his talents."

"You are wrong." Jiajing shook his head, "His most suitable use is still to be a local official. In the Ministry of Works, what can he decide? Let him be a county magistrate; look at what he did to Chun'an. In half a year, it can be called great governance. Commoners, merchants, and government offices all have silver. Didn't you also say that he was afraid the next official would be greedy for money, so he spent all the money before coming to the capital..."

"This is Master's merit. If it weren't for Master exempting three years of field taxes, and Master's holy favor, he wouldn't have been able to do this. How could it be like now, where all the commoners in the county have brick and tile houses, and there isn't a single refugee?"

"Can Zhen still snatch merit from him?" Jiajing shook his head with a smile.

After joking for a while, Lu Fang asked: "Master, Wang Yan beat Yan Shifan, and Yan Shifan certainly won't let it go. Should the slave send someone to protect..."

"No need. Didn't Old Seven say his martial arts are not as good as Wang Yan's? It's not like he doesn't have the ability to protect himself. If Yan Shifan wants to take action, he wouldn't dare to do it openly. Let's see if Yan Shifan's methods are powerful, or if Wang Yan's life is tough."

After a pause, Jiajing said, "You remember, if Wang Yan survives, think about giving him 10,000 taels of silver. Didn't you say he spent all his silver buying pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese for the commoners to raise? When the time comes, give him some silver to spend. He earned so much silver for Zhen, so Zhen cannot be stingy."

Jiajing said this through gritted teeth. Lu Fang knew that Master was truly angry this time...

Wang Yan was right about one thing: this time Yan Maoqing's salt inspection was the Yan faction showing their role. This role made Jiajing dissatisfied. Who are you trying to scare?

Jiajing is the emperor, a monster of power, a selfish loner. Yan Song's wings have hardened, and he dares to bare his teeth at Jiajing?

On the other hand, Jiajing is also getting old. He claims his Daoist cultivation is successful, but his physical weakness cannot be faked. After all, he is a 54-year-old man. Doesn't he know about the decline of his body functions?

Yan Song is old and useless, and Yan Shifan is arrogant and domineering. Up and down, they are all their people. Wanting to clean them up would take a long time. Considering the time, it is precisely the time to study how to dismiss Yan Song and his son...

But these things have nothing to do with Wang Yan. He returned to the courtyard next to the Northern Internal Security Division with the Embroidered Uniform Guards. As soon as he sat down, all kinds of wine and food were served.

Looking at Zhu Qi and the others sitting there, Wang Yan said with feigned hesitation: "Brothers, I just slapped Yan Shifan's mouth. Do you think this meal can still be eaten?"

Everyone who was holding a wine bowl ready to drink heavily hesitated. Zhu Qi put down his wine cup and sighed: "This long journey, and you did such a big thing today. My brain is dizzy, and I actually neglected it. My fault, my fault."

"Seventh Master, what are you saying? Isn't the trouble caused by me? How could it be blamed on you?" Wang Yan said, "It's said that Yan Shifan cannot be so insane as to poison all of you to death as well, but being careful is never wrong. Always be careful."

"You are right. Come, bring a few death-row prisoners over to test for poison." Zhu Qi waved his hand, and someone ran to handle the matter...

Wang Yan started the jar-jar tea again and drank the hot, sweet tea with these people...

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