Zhu Houzhao actually had always had concerns about this in her heart, worried that the old Hongzhi ministers like Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu who really serve the country and the people had suddenly passed away.

For Zhu Houzhao, he had just ascended the throne and had no time to cultivate his new type of civil servants who were determined to innovate, so he could only rely on these idealistic officials who were intentionally innovated during the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao also knew that famous ministers who were willing to serve the country without regard for their own interests were simply a drop in the ocean.

After all, idealists still account for a minority in this world, especially officials like Ma Wensheng who are still idealistic after many years of ups and downs in the officialdom. Once Ma Wensheng cannot preside over the government for him, it means that his pace of reforming the Ming Dynasty will be slowed down for a long time.

Therefore, when Zhu Houzhao heard the news that Ma Wensheng was about to fail, he was quite shocked and extremely unhappy. After all, Ma Wensheng was one of the few loyal ministers who really care about Emperor Hongzhi and his life safety.

But Zhu Houzhao never expected that Ma Wensheng would suddenly fail. Although he had always been worried that Ma Wensheng and other old ministers would leave suddenly, according to his understanding of the original history, Ma Wensheng died in the fifth year of Zhengde, and there were more than five years left before now. If he would not have passed away so soon, otherwise Zhu Houzhao would not have handed over the great cause of reforming the government to him.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but think that Ma Wensheng has been very healthy these days and is very angry when speaking. Why did he suddenly get sick? It doesn't matter if he gets sick, but if Ma Wensheng gets sick or even leaves, he will have to find an old minister who is willing to reform again.

However, although Zhu Houzhao didn't want Ma Wensheng and didn't want Ma Wensheng to leave like this, he calmed down and asked: "Tell me carefully, what's going on, when did he get sick, and what is the disease? Has a doctor seen it, but has it been diagnosed?"

Gao Feng hurriedly replied: "Originally it was Liu Jian. When Xie Qian and the others left the capital and returned home, Ma Gefu and others left the city to see each other off. It was okay, but later, after being agitated by Li Dongyang, they suddenly started to have sex. They covered their chests and were covered in sweat, and they were short of breath, but their whole body was extremely cold. They suddenly vomited and coughed. Now they have been sent back to their homes. The doctor has seen it and said it is useless. They can only look at luck!"

"Prepare the horses, I will go to the leopard room first, and the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital rushed to Ma Aiqing's mansion immediately! Don't neglect it!"

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, she sat back and thought to herself that since Ma Wensheng could not let go of his position as chief minister, why should he pretend to be generous? Now that he is stimulated to suddenly become seriously ill, he has to worry about it.

After Zhu Houzhao rushed to the leopard room, he immediately came to the Royal Industrial Experimental Base and found Qiu Ju, and asked: "Have nitroglyceride been extracted?"

Qiu Ju didn't understand why the emperor suddenly came over to ask why he was doing this, so he had to answer truthfully: "When the emperor said, about three cents of nitroglyceride were extracted, but the person with heartache has not yet been found, and the effect has not been tested."

"No need to wait for the test results. You pack it up and take it with me to go to the Mage Auxiliary Mansion. When you get there, you are not allowed to speak, and everything will be arranged by me!"

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Qiu Ju hurriedly wrapped three cents of nitroglycerides according to Zhu Houzhao's order, and then rushed to Ma Wensheng's mansion with Zhu Houzhao.

...

At that time, Emperor Hongzhi treated his old ministers well and gave a house to Li Dongyang, Ma Wensheng and other civil servants in the inner city, and the house given by Li Dongyang happened to be adjacent to the house given by Ma Wensheng. Therefore, Li Dongyang also learned that Ma Wensheng was seriously ill and might be in danger.

And coincidentally, Yang Tinghe also visited Li Dongyang again at this time.

Li Dongyang smiled as soon as he saw Yang Tinghe: "Happy event, it's really a happy event. You're here just right!"

Yang Tinghe hurriedly bowed and bowed: "As expected, the Gefu should be happy because Ma Wensheng was seriously ill. Once Ma Wensheng passed away, His Majesty will lose his arms in the court, and Ma Wensheng's party will suddenly scatter, which will naturally help Gefu unify the outside court."

Li Dongyang smiled and said, "You, Yang Tinghe, are indeed not inferior to me. However, I am not only happy because of this, but also because of you. After Ma Wensheng passed away, I will use my power in the court to run you into the cabinet. At that time, there will be you and me in the cabinet, and then squeeze Jiao Fang away, at least we will still control the matters in the outside court!"

When Yang Tinghe heard Li Dongyang say that he wanted to operate himself into the cabinet, he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Li Dongyang.

Even Yang Tinghe couldn't help but joke: "In this way, today's two joys are coming. The officials think that since it is a happy event, it's better to set off firecrackers to celebrate it!"

"Very good, very good! Just put it outside his Ma Mansion, even if he is not ill, he should be angry to death!"

Li Dongyang couldn't help laughing and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare to set off firecrackers.

...

Zhu Houzhao had already arrived at the Ma Mansion by this time.

At this time, the butler from Ma Wensheng's mansion had already begun to prepare the white curtains.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly: "Why are you anxious? It's hard to say whether you die or not. You servants are quite anxious. Let me go out of here!"

The servants of the Ma Mansion were a little angry when they saw a fifteen-year-old boy appearing and scolding them for being out of touch. The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door was naturally very powerful. Just as they were about to call someone to beat him, they saw Zhu Houzhao wearing a dragon robe, followed by a large group of internal officials and Jinyiwei, and they were so scared that they knelt on the ground:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"All up!"

Zhu Houzhao said and walked in. When he saw an old housekeeper wearing a watermelon hat and a cotton cloth in Songjiang kneeling in front of him, he lifted him up and said, "Take me to see Ma Wensheng."

The old butler of Ma's mansion hurriedly nodded and said yes.

At this time, the eunuch Luo Xiang, who was following, was about to shout that His Majesty would arrive, but Zhu Houzhao stopped him: "Don't frighten the patient!"

Luo Xiang had no choice but to shut up.

At that time, Ma Wensheng was lying on the bed with exhaustion, and half of his life had passed away. His family had already knelt all over the room and started crying, waiting for Ma Wensheng to take his last breath.

However, Ma Wensheng had not yet died, and would breathe back from time to time, raising his hand to say something.

When the imperial physician Li Yan, who had arrived in advance, shook his head helplessly when he heard this, he said to Ma Wensheng's wife: "The disease of the Pavilion is actually based on the destiny. According to the experience of the senior officials practicing medicine for many years, the Pavilion Master has now appeared on purple spots and may not be able to return to the sun! Please mourn for the old lady!"

After hearing this imperial physician Li Yan, everyone in the Ma Mansion burst into tears.
Chapter completed!