Chapter 690: Discarding the bridge after crossing the river after death

I don't know whose idea it was, but the Zhang family found Medical Official Mu and asked him to treat Zheng Daochong.

Medical Official Mu was very melancholy, wondering whether he should treat this illness or not.

"In my opinion, refuse directly." Chen Guanlou was the first to jump out and stop him. He had been disgusted by the man surnamed Zheng for a long time, and seeing that he was about to die of illness, he hoped he wouldn't be saved.

"You have a grudge against him, so you hope he dies. I don't have a grudge against him. The key is that I rarely encounter patients suffering from Qi deviation, and I want to go and see something rare."

"You are a person of the Heavenly Prison, and all people of the Heavenly Prison have a grudge against him. If it weren't for the man surnamed Zheng, would the Ministry of Justice be withholding food and salary?"

"That is mainly because Sun Daoning is incompetent and can't beat the Ministry of Revenue."

Hmph!

Chen Guanlou gave a proud, cold snort. "Go if you want; I won't stop you. As a physician, learning is endless; I can understand that."

"Does my lord truly understand and not stop me?" Medical Official Mu expressed doubt.

Chen Guanlou chuckled and picked up a newly released novel to pass the time.

"Am I really going?" Medical Official Mu asked again.

Chen Guanlou sighed and called Lu Datou over. "You go to the Zhang Fu with Medical Official Mu. Your responsibility is to protect Medical Official Mu, and secondly, to observe the situation at the Zhang Fu."

"No need, no need." Medical Official Mu quickly refused.

Chen Guanlou didn't give him a chance to refuse, and Lu Datou was full of enthusiasm. As long as he wasn't staying in the Heavenly Prison, he was happy to go anywhere.

A typical state of an employee, completely lacking the awareness of being a protagonist of the Heavenly Prison.

Medical Official Mu carried his medicine chest, took a carriage to the Zhang Fu, went for a whole day, and only returned when the sky was dark.

Upon returning, he shook his head and said, "There is no saving him! Qi deviation has damaged his lungs and organs; all five organs are failing, and it is already too late. If I had been asked to treat him when the illness first started, there would have been hope of saving him."

"Is there truly no saving him?"

Chen Guanlou felt a bit of emotion for a moment!

Zheng Daochong, who had been stirring up trouble in the imperial court since Emperor Taixing ascended the throne, was about to be gone just because he was sulking?

It was too much of a farce!

"Is he truly so narrow-minded that he sulked himself to death?"

Chen Guanlou was greatly surprised; it was hard to imagine how bad his temper was, how narrow-minded and vengeful he was, to the point of being literally angered to death.

So-called Qi deviation is caused by anger. If the Qi is not smooth, it is blocked. If it is blocked, it is congested, and if it is congested, the breath becomes chaotic...

Major sects live in deep mountains and old forests, far from the world, actually because they are afraid that the rolling red dust will ruin their Dao heart; once the heart is chaotic, the Qi is not smooth.

Hiding in deep mountains and old forests, without external interference, one can eliminate distracting thoughts and cultivate one's character.

Only by cultivating one's character can one wholeheartedly pursue the Martial Path and climb the peak of the Martial Path.

There are too many temptations and troubles in the world, and experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness every day is indeed not conducive to the Martial Path, which requires the unity of body and mind and wholehearted cultivation.

No wonder there are few Martial Path experts among the officials in the imperial court. They all have self-knowledge; since they have entered the official career and have many distracting thoughts, they decisively give up the Martial Path, which is conducive to physical and mental health and longevity.

People like Xiao Jincheng are truly rare, extremely scarce. Talent and resources are both indispensable.

Zheng Daochong was clearly not someone with talent, yet he insisted on entering the official career and insisted on thinking about revenge, eventually playing himself to death.

It is sigh-inducing!

"Zheng Daochong's temper is indeed not very good. When I went to treat him, he was still angry at the people around him. In his condition, he could vomit blood and die at any time."

"How much longer?"

"If things go well, about half a month. If he doesn't cherish his body, it will be a matter of these few days."

Medical Official Mu judged life and death without ever making a mistake.

Two days later, Zheng Daochong indeed vomited blood and died suddenly!

Emperor Taixing in the palace couldn't believe the news when he heard it; Minister Zheng had actually sulked himself to death! He could be called a peerless oddity!

Emperor Taixing felt regret, anger, a sigh, and a sense of "hating iron for not becoming steel."

"With such a narrow temperament, he is unworthy of a great task! I misjudged him in the beginning."

He had originally planned to arrange another errand for the man surnamed Zheng after his body recovered—an errand specifically for raking in money.

He never expected that a single imperial decree would cost him his life.

"Your Majesty, calm your anger! Minister Zheng's body was not well to begin with, and this time it just happened to coincide." Wang De advised softly.

Hmph!

Emperor Taixing gave a cold snort. "No need to speak for him. You go, you personally take a trip to the Zhang Fu and give a stern warning. Zheng Daochong failed the imperial grace, so strip him of his titles, drive him out of the capital, and do not allow funeral rites to be held in the capital."

Wang De was startled. Was this appropriate?

Although he also didn't like Zheng Daochong, the man was already dead, and to still issue a warning—this, this, this...

Seeing the anger in Emperor Taixing's eyes, Wang De instantly gave up the idea of persuading him and bowed his head in agreement! Carrying the imperial decree, he hurried toward the Zhang Fu, bringing the bad news that added frost to the snow.

The Zhang family:...

This is fatal!

Why is His Majesty being so ruthless!

Over these years, if there was no merit, there was at least hard work!

Crying and begging could not change Emperor Taixing's mind.

The spirit shed that had just been set up was dismantled in the blink of an eye. The coffin was transported out of the mansion and sent to the righteous cemetery. Three days later, they set off to return to their hometown.

This move by Emperor Taixing drew sideways glances from the entire imperial court.

It was truly chilling and too cold-blooded and ruthless.

Zheng Daochong was Zheng Daochong, and the dead were the dead!

Now that the man was dead, to refuse to give him dignity after death was harmful to the harmony of heaven!

The censors submitted memorials to impeach Emperor Taixing.

That's right, the censors of the Great Gan Dynasty were just that brave, directly submitting memorials to impeach the Emperor. During the morning court, they sprayed spit on the Emperor's face.

Kill them!

During the late Emperor's time, batches after batches of censors were killed, but it couldn't stop the bravery of the censors!

As long as scholars were not extinct, the censors would keep charging forward.

Emperor Taixing was furious!

When the late Emperor was alive, this scene made him feel satisfied.

Now that it was his turn to experience being sprayed with spit by censors, he wished he could start a massacre.

Li Liangcheng and other important court officials shook their heads slowly, slightly disappointed. Everyone said Emperor Taixing was gentle in temperament, but ever since the Prince Jin treason case, he had completely changed into a different person. His handling of affairs was becoming increasingly cold and cruel, quite in the style of the late Emperor.

To issue a decree of reprimand even after the man was dead and to dismantle the spirit shed was simply inhumane. Even street thugs wouldn't go to someone's house to cause trouble during a funeral; if they wanted to cause trouble, they would wait until after the burial.

Was this Emperor Taixing's true face?

In the hearts of the officials, it was hard not to sigh!

This was the Emperor they had personally chosen; whether he was a human or a ghost, they had to accept it, and they had to walk this path even if they had to kneel.

Because of his anger and dissatisfaction with the imperial court, Emperor Taixing suspended the morning court for half a month.

It wasn't until bad news came from the south that Prince Chu had taken another half-province of territory, and his momentum was growing stronger, that he stopped.

Emperor Taixing was so angry he felt dizzy and hurriedly convened an imperial meeting, summoning important officials to discuss countermeasures.

No matter what, the traitor Prince Chu must not be allowed to grow. Prince Chu's expansion must be contained.

"My esteemed ministers, do you have any good strategies!"

The esteemed ministers looked at each other, and finally, Yu Zhaoan stepped out first. "Your Majesty, I believe we should recall General Gao and send Marquis Pingjiang south to pacify the rebels!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was earth-shattering! ===== CHAPTER 691 =====