Chapter 172: Powerful Government

Chapter 172: Powerful Government

Hu Weiyong was only surprised to see Liu Lian's expression, and asked, "Doctor Hua is a master in medicine. Since he said that your father just caught a cold, then he must be right."

"I just don't know what my dear nephew is still worried about. Could it be that he doesn't trust the imperial physician appointed by His Majesty himself?"

Hu Weiyong didn't know what his purpose was, but he actually had the intention of using Zhu Yuanzhang to suppress Liu Lian, as if he was afraid that Liu Lian would change his mind and not use Hua Yuan.

However, Ye Xuan sneered in his heart. With history as a reference, he naturally understood why Hu Weiyong said that.

He was probably worried that Liu Lian would refuse to let Imperial Physician Hua treat Liu Bowen's illness because he did not trust Imperial Physician Hua.

In this way, even if Hu Weiyong really wanted to murder Liu Bowen, he would no longer have the opportunity to tamper with the medicine.

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but reveal a hint of hidden sneer at the corner of his mouth.

However, when he glanced at Liu Bowen, who seemed to be dying on the sickbed, he seemed to see a hint of sneer on Liu Bowen's face, not knowing whether it was an illusion or not.

But when he turned around to look carefully, Liu Bowen had returned to his half-dead look, and there was no trace of ridicule on his face.

Hearing Hu Weiyong's question, Hua Yuan also said: "Master Liu, don't worry. I have been practicing medicine for decades. I dare not say that my medical skills are unparalleled in the world, but I think I have some experience."

"Master Liu, as long as you follow my prescription, the condition of Marquis Chengyi will improve in a few days."

At this point, Liu Lian had no choice but to tell the truth: "To be honest, it's not that I don't trust Dr. Hua's medical skills, but all the doctors we invited before said the same thing."

"They all agreed that my father just caught a cold, and because of his old age, he has been ill for a long time. He will get better as long as he takes some medicine and rests well."

"But after seeing more than a dozen doctors and taking dozens of medicines, the condition has not improved at all. Instead, it is getting worse!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yuan and Hu Weiyong both frowned.

It’s not that they doubted the truth of what Liu Lian said. On the contrary, neither of them suspected that Liu Lian was lying.

Because with just a little inquiry or investigation, you will naturally know whether it is true or not.

Moreover, Hua Yuan took Liu Bowen's pulse and confirmed that Liu Bowen was indeed seriously ill, which was not something that could be faked.

But this was strange. More than a dozen doctors, including the medical masters from the Imperial Hospital, all agreed that Liu Bowen had only caught a cold and would get better after taking a few doses of medicine.

But the fact is that I took dozens of doses of medicine, but there was no improvement at all.

For a moment, the study fell into a strange silence.

Liu Lian was desperate about the failure of his life-saving straw and worried about the future of his old father.

Hua Yuan simply felt ashamed. Zhu Yuanzhang sent him here because he heard that folk doctors were unable to cure Liu Bowen, so he appointed him as the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

But the result was that Huayuan's diagnosis was exactly the same as those of the folk doctors, and he had no better ideas, which was very embarrassing.

Just when everyone was frowning, Ye Xuan's indifferent voice suddenly sounded, "If Prime Minister Hu and Lord Liu don't mind, why don't you let me diagnose the Marquis of Chengyi?" Upon hearing this, Liu Lian was immediately shocked and doubtful.

Although Ye Xuan was just an Imperial Guard, it was said that although the Imperial Guard killed loyal officials, Zhu Yuanzhang collected many masters in various fields from all over the world. Maybe Ye Xuan was a master in medicine.

Anyway, there is no other way, so we might as well try it out and let Ye Xuan give it a try.

However, before Liu Lian made a decision, Hua Yuan stood up and objected, "Master Liu, this cannot be allowed. This man is just a warrior of the Jinyiwei. How can he treat illnesses?"

"I don't know what this person's purpose is. He actually lied that he knows medical skills and always looks for opportunities to get close to Earl Chengyi. Maybe..."

Hua Yuan did not say the rest. After all, Ye Xuan was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang and could be considered half an imperial envoy. If he said too much, he would not end up well.

However, everyone knew what Hua Yuan had not finished saying. It was obvious that the reason why Ye Xuan was so eager to treat Liu Bowen was because he had ulterior motives, or even wanted to secretly harm Liu Bowen.

Although Hua Yuan did not finish his words, his implication was very clear.

Ye Xuan was really angry this time. He slandered and provoked me again and again. Did he really think that I, Ye Xuan, was easy to bully?
With a "clang", Ye Xuan pulled out the Embroidered Spring Sword from his waist and, in the disbelieving gaze of everyone, put it directly on Hua Yuan's neck.

The cold blade even cut Hua Yuan's neck, and a trickle of bright red blood flowed out.

"You, you, you, what do you want to do!" Hua Yuan was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly. He pointed at Ye Xuan and threatened: "Although you are a Jinyiwei, you will have to pay the price for killing an official appointed by the court without authorization!"

Hu Weiyong's face suddenly changed, and he shouted directly: "Ye Xuan, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are a captain of the Jinyiwei. Do you think I am dead?"

Ye Xuan had long been displeased with Hu Weiyong because he had sided with Hua Yuan several times. In addition, in Ye Xuan's mind, the possibility of Hu Weiyong murdering Liu Bowen had risen sharply, so he was too lazy to maintain superficial respect for Hu Weiyong.

Hearing this, he glanced at Hu Weiyong coldly and said, "I am only a small fifth-rank Jinyiwei captain. How dare I not take the powerful Prime Minister Hu seriously?"

"Aren't you afraid that after I return to Yingtian Prefecture, Lord Hu will impeach me in front of Your Majesty and have my property confiscated and my body executed?"

When the words "powerful and influential" were uttered, Hu Weiyong's face changed drastically!

He couldn't believe that a small captain of the Jinyiwei would dare to mock and even humiliate him in front of him.

Especially the four words "powerful and influential", can you just say them casually?
Since ancient times, who among those who have held power in the government is not a powerful official or a treacherous official?
The only time when powerful and treacherous ministers appear is when the emperor is incompetent and will be sidelined by his subordinates.

Is Zhu Yuanzhang a foolish and incompetent person?

This is obviously not the case. So, when Ye Xuan said this, did he simply want to throw dirty water on himself?

Or is there some deeper meaning behind this?
Hu Weiyong suddenly remembered a rumor about Ye Xuan and was immediately shocked.

Originally, Hu Weiyong was dismissive of the rumor and even laughed at those who made it sound supernatural.

But now he suddenly remembered this matter and couldn't help but re-examine how likely this rumor was.

(End of this chapter)