Wei Zhigu's home was much better than Lu Huaishen's. It had a front and back courtyard.
Gao Lishi knocked on the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"Gao Lishi." Gao Lishi answered.
"Open the door." Wei Zhigu's voice sounded.
The door opened with a creak. They always didn't pump oil into the door. They all felt that if there wasn't any movement, the guests wouldn't be distinguished.
Even if the carriage could go in, they wouldn't. Li Longji pulled Empress Wang's hand and entered.
In the front courtyard, Wei Zhigu had already stood up. When he saw Li Longji, his nose twitched. He resisted the urge to cry and said, "I didn't know Your Majesty and … the Empress would come in person. I …"
"Don't be so courteous." Li Longji hurriedly said and went to sit beside a stone table in the front courtyard.
There were a total of four stone stools, one for each person. Gao Lishi stood.
Empress Wang carefully looked at Wei Zhigu through the glass. Wei Zhigu also looked at Empress Wang, wondering what kind of fashionable dress this was.
He didn't recognize it just now.
"I heard that Minister Wei is unwell? What did the imperial physician say? "Li Longji felt the temperature around him.
He immediately found that there was floor heating and there were furry cushions on the stone stools. There was a copper pipe in the middle of the table. Clearly, there was a methane pool below.
"It's a cold illness. I've been drinking it for the past two days, but I've also taken medicine sent by Celestial World."
Wei Zhigu said as he dug into his pocket. At home, his clothes had a side pocket.
He took out two types of medicine and introduced, "One is to reduce fever, and the other is to make coughing uncomfortable. They said that it's not good and it's worse. They took me to Zhuangzi on the east side of Ba River and said that they wouldn't let me die."
Wei Zhigu didn't hide it. He didn't look nervous. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of death, but that Li Yi was protecting him.
"Why are you still outside when you're sick?" Li Longji understood. He had to stabilize Wei Zhigu's position. Brother Yi seemed to value Wei Zhigu.
"The weather is good today, so I came out to bask in the sun. The Imperial Physician said that he must not be exposed to the wind, but the message from Heaven and Earth said that he should not be exposed to too much heat or cold, and that he should be exposed to the sun when there is no wind. "
Wei Zhigu answered again. At the same time, he gave the answer, "I trust Li Yi, but I don't trust the imperial physician."
"Prime Minister Wei, ah, that … I heard a cough outside just now." Empress Wang called the wrong name. Wei Zhigu was no longer the prime minister.
"I'm much better. I had a bad cough the day before yesterday. My throat is swollen, and it hurts to swallow when I eat. Today's breakfast wasn't as bad as before."
Wei Zhigu pretended not to hear the problem in Empress Wang's words.
"Zhigu, the Tang dynasty can't do without you, just like how it can't do without Huai Shen. Heavenly World bought a place for Huai Shen to rent and is now demolishing it to build a new house."
Li Longji said with concern as he patted Wei Zhigu's hand on the table.
Li Longji was not a gentle person. He believed in Li Yi. If Li Yi wanted to protect them, it proved that the two of them were useful.
Last year, several ministers died, but Brother Yi did not say anything, nor did he do anything.
This year, after the new year, he bought a house and sent medicine in advance. It was clear that he had a plan.
Wei Zhigu lowered his head, lifted his sleeve, and rubbed the corner of his eyes. He looked up again and smiled. "The wind is strong, why don't the empress prepare the medicine?"
"I'm afraid you'll pass it to me if you get sick. I have a baby in my belly, so I'm wearing protection." Empress Wang said with a smile.
"It should be, it should be a boy." Wei Zhigu was not embarrassed. Everyone was familiar with each other, so it did not matter.
Lu Huai Shen stared at the medicine on the table. "Zhigu, is this medicine better than the imperial physician's?"
"Why do you ask, Huai Shen? You don't know whether it's good or not?" Wei Zhigu put the medicine back into his pocket.
"I don't want it, what are you afraid of?" Lu Huai Shen despised. Do you think I'm going to steal your medicine?
"I'm not afraid. Do you dare to eat it? Cough, cough, cough! " Wei Zhigu bickered and coughed a few times. He picked up the paper beside him and spat out phlegm.
He gasped for breath and said, "Your Majesty, Li Yi's medicine is too effective. I can't cough it out at the beginning of the illness. Even after taking the imperial physician's medicine, my chest still feels stuffy. Li Yi's medicine … Sigh! I heard that you have to exchange your lifespan for it? "
"Mm!" Li Longji replied. "Zhigu, you should be even more motivated. Brother Yi advocates irrigation and road construction, and the Ministry of Works is the most important."
"This subject will not disappoint Your Majesty." Wei Zhigu stood up and bowed.
"Sit down and talk. Huai Shen, you too. Don't let Brother Yi's efforts go to waste."
Li Longji struck while the iron was hot. Since Brother Yi has already given you benefits, I'll go along with it.
Lu Huai Shen stood up and bowed. "This subject does not fear the wind and rain, and will die for Your Majesty."
At this moment, he was heroic. Yao Chong was nothing. Look, did Yao Chong have the benefits that Li Yi gave him? If Li Yi doesn't like you, His Majesty won't always listen to you.
Did you think that I didn't dare to handle important matters in the past because I didn't know how to? I was afraid that you would deal with me. Do you think that you're the only one capable? What do I, Lu Huai Shen, lack in compared to you?
"Do you have enough fruits and vegetables?" Li Longji asked Wei Zhigu as he comforted Lu Huai Shen to sit down.
He didn't ask Lu Huai Shen. Lu Huai Shen had already run to the south of the Imperial City to stay in the courtyard. How could he lack anything?
"King Song came to visit me when he found out that I was in the Heavenly Realm. He brought many dishes for me." Wei Zhigu replied.
The person he was most grateful to was Li Yi. He could see that Li Yi knew about his illness in advance and wanted to protect him. It was only after that that King Song and His Majesty came over.
"That's good. Zhigu, rest well. There's no need to rush to the Ministry of Works."
Li Longji said as he stood up. With Brother Yi's help, what was there to worry about?
"I'll send Your Majesty, Empress, and Huai Shen off." Wei Zhigu said as he walked the three of them to the door. Only after the three of them boarded the carriage did he close the door and return.
Sitting back in his original seat, he sighed and muttered to himself, "I am indebted to Yuanzhi. His son used this as an excuse to find me to bend the law.
I didn't agree because I was afraid that Yuanzhi would take revenge. I told Your Majesty, but you told Yuanzhi and demoted me.
Today, I am indebted to Li Yi. If he has any requests in the future, Your Majesty, don't blame me for agreeing to his request. "
"Let's go to Chong Xian Market to take a look." Li Longji didn't know that Wei Zhigu's thoughts had changed. He wanted to see how the residence that Lu Huai Shen bought would be repaired.
The group headed south. After three blocks, they would arrive at Chong Xian Market.
By the time they arrived, it was already noon. The house had been demolished and there wasn't a single piece of mud to be seen.
At the same time, pits had been dug. There was a layer of frozen soil at the edges and hot charcoal was being baked on top.
Zhang Shuo and Yao Chong didn't leave. They were very happy to see the others working. Their speed was really extraordinary and they used the tools very smoothly.
It was already noon and it was time to eat.
The workers ate the construction site's rice. It was all cabbage stewed with pork belly. There wasn't much meat, dried tofu stir-fried with bean sprouts, and last year's dried rapeseed boiled in the shade with some green onions thrown in.
Just this thing … was too good.
Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo touched their conscience. If they didn't have the membership card of Celestial World, they might not have been able to eat this stewed rice.
Of course, the ones they were most grateful to were King Song and His Majesty.
King Song's Zhuangzi was planted in greenhouses. There were many greenhouses in the hot springs in the palace. They were usually given some, and there was always a hint of green in the winter.
Normally, the coolies would eat salted vegetables, drink cold water, and eat millet or sorghum rice.
As expected, the workers ate with all their might, the smiles on their faces never diminished.
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