Forty-seven fell into the dragon's pit
Everyone is afraid of death, because life only has one chance, no one is born fearless of death, and no one will always be fearless of death. This is the truth; therefore, people seek the way to live forever, seek the way to prolong their lives, for longevity, or for countless strange reasons, many talented people have died in a miserable and foolish way, including Li Erbai's death from eating elixirs and Du Ruhui's death from anger.
Those who have narrowly escaped death are all people with great luck, or those who have encountered great luck, broke free from the shackles of fate and obtained a new destiny. As it stands now, Du Ruhui is clearly such a person. Of course, the one who helped Du Ruhui gain rebirth and possess great luck is none other than Su Ning, who is currently standing in front of Li Er and Du Ruhui with an enviable expression.
"San Yuan Bo, I truly don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for your timely rescue, my life would be gone! The gratitude of being saved is hard to forget!" Du Ruju leaned against the bed, embracing his tearful wife, and choked with sobs. People who have had a near-death experience tend to cherish this hard-won life and true friendship even more.
When Du Ruhui woke up, his head was splitting, so Su Ning brought a hot towel to put on Du Ruhui's forehead and opened the window for ventilation. After all, Du Ruhui had suffered from cerebral hypoxia and had narrowly escaped death, so it was no wonder that his head hurt. The hot towel and fresh air made him feel slightly better, but what happened next was beyond Su Ning's control...
Su Ning smiled and bowed, saying: "Your Excellency Cai doesn't need to be so polite. I was just thinking that Your Excellency has been working too hard for the country and the people, which led to illness. As someone as selfless and dedicated to the country as you are, you are truly important to the Great Tang Dynasty and to His Majesty."
Your body is still very weak, and although this illness has been temporarily alleviated, it's still quite troublesome. As for this illness, I don't have any good methods to completely cure it either; the only thing that can be done is to use ginkgo biloba leaves, wash them clean, boil water with them, and drink it three times a day in order to see some improvement. Afterwards, you must not get angry, calm your mind, rest and eat more nourishing food. You also have other symptoms, and your body is very weak; these symptoms will need to be treated by a good doctor.
How to treat coronary heart disease? Heart stent? Heart transplant? Haha, forget it...
Li Erbai was quite surprised, and then suddenly realized: "You also understand medicine? Oh, you once said that your master taught you some medical skills, right?"
Su Ning nodded: "That's right, but the master didn't plan to cultivate me as a doctor. The master only taught some life-saving prescriptions. If Mr. Cai's illness is just a minor cold or injury, I really don't have any tricks up my sleeve. However, if it comes to this kind of disease, I do have some research on it. For example, Mr. Cai's illness is due to weakness in the heart and lungs. To treat this disease, silver ginkgo leaves might be needed."
As for the illness caused by excessive mental stimulation, it seems that now one needs to use a needle to prick the tip of the ten toes and squeeze out a drop of blood from each. If this doesn't work, one can also prick the fingertips. This might help the unconscious person wake up. A person who hasn't lost too much blood or suffered severe injuries isn't necessarily dead even if they've stopped breathing. Within the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they're still alive; only after that will they truly die. So perhaps the young master was able to save Lord Cai within the time of one incense stick, or perhaps Lord Cai's good fortune saved him. However, Lord Cai needs to rest and recover, and it would be best if he didn't handle official duties for at least half a year. He should focus on nursing his body back to health - after all, a sharp knife won't cut firewood well! Your Majesty understands this too."
Su Ning only remembered that the incense stick was about five minutes long, and this brain death time was also after breathing stopped for five minutes. Under certain conditions, it's a matter of life and death in those five minutes! Li Er and Du Ruchu looked at each other, their eyes filled with unhidden surprise. Can it be like this? Stopping breathing can still live for the time of an incense stick? Such a difficult and complicated disease needs to be treated with Ginkgo biloba leaves? Is this the master's ultimate skill?
Su Ning only remembered that the incense stick was about five minutes long, and the time of brain death was also after breathing stopped for five minutes. Those were the five minutes between life and death! Li Er and Du Ruchu looked at each other, their eyes filled with undisguised surprise. Could it be done like this? Could someone still live after stopping breathing for an incense stick's worth of time? Was this kind of obscure illness treated with ginkgo leaves? Was this the sect's ultimate skill?
Du Ruhui's heart felt a little more affection for Suning, thinking that the more he looked at this young man, the more pleasing to the eye. Such a masterful technique was spoken out, enough to see that Suning's heart was very broad-minded. So he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, San Yuan Bo has taught me the master's ultimate skill, saving my life, which is a great kindness to me. Please allow me to express my gratitude to San Yuan Bo for saving my life, so as to barely show my grateful heart!"
"My dear, no need to say more. I've said it before, if I can cure you and restore your health, that's a great achievement! The court will surely reward me heavily! You are too important to the Tang Dynasty, saving your life is like keeping my left and right arms! Such merit, how can it not be rewarded? My dear, please rest assured and recover quietly, the Tang Dynasty cannot do without you!" Li II held Du Ruhui's hand, his tiger eyes filled with tears.
The two people's monarch-subject relationship moved everyone in the Du family to tears, but only Su Ning was not moved. This time it's good, a life-saving favor...
No need to say more, Du Ruhui acknowledged his great kindness, no need to mention the help! At least on the court, he won't intentionally make himself an enemy, as long as what he does is right, there's no need to worry about pressure from Du Ruhui, this is enough. And it seems that a heavy reward is coming again, Du Ruhui's life is worth a lot of money! Moreover, it's in front of others, if the reward is not enough, Old Du will lose face! The sunshine of feudalism shines brightly on Su Ning's tiger body...
"Your Majesty, I, the old minister, have never met the Marquis of San Yuan before, but he has come to my rescue with determination and saved my life. If I cannot repay him heavily, how can I be at peace? Your Majesty, I request that you grant 300 households of food fiefs to the Marquis of San Yuan! Although it is a small gesture, it is also my sincere intention. Du Kou, Du He, quickly kneel down and thank the Marquis!" Duke Ruhou said as he bowed deeply towards Su Ning on his bed, while Du Kou and Du He were about to kneel down without hesitation. Su Ning hastily stopped them: "Lord Cai, you must not do this! And neither should the two Dukes Du! How can I, a humble subject, accept such heavy gifts? The five cardinal relationships are heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teachers - how can I be worthy of such treatment?"
The Emperor Li was also extremely delighted and relieved in his heart. The country's prime minister had saved a life, an important talent had been regained, how could he not be overjoyed? He turned to Su Ning who was standing in front of him and said: "This is a lifesaving grace, the greatest kindness is saving lives, you don't have to decline it anymore. You helped Du Ai, making great contributions to the country and its people, the court will surely reward heavily those who cure Du Ai! Since Du Ai is willing, just accept it! If you don't accept, how can Du Ai be at peace?
Just then, I have just rewarded you, and now I will give you 300 taels of gold, 500 taels of silver, and 3,000 bolts of silk. Besides, Du Ai Qing, I want to discuss something with you. I have also discussed it with the Empress. This young man is only fourteen years old. Although he has had some experience in the army before, it's still too early for him to enter the military or the imperial court at this time. I was thinking of granting him a title as a Thousand Bull Guard, but his age has already reached that point, and it would be inappropriate to go against the rules on this matter. So, I'm considering letting him enter the palace to study. What do you think?
Enter the palace and read? What to read? How to enter the palace and read? Can you still read books inside the palace?
Just as Su Ning was about to ask a question, Du Ruhui nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty's words are very much in line with the old minister's views. The old minister has long heard that the Marquis of San Yuan is talented and intelligent, studying under a great master, with outstanding talent, and had some doubts in the past, but today I have seen him and all my doubts have been dispelled. However, as Your Majesty said, the Marquis of San Yuan is still young and needs to work hard to learn before he can be greatly used. There are several famous scholars in the palace who are very suitable for teaching the Marquis of San Yuan. Your Majesty and the Empress can also teach and care for him from time to time."
The Emperor nodded in deep agreement: "Your words have won my heart, and many members of the royal family and meritorious officials also studied here. I trust the famous scholars, yes, very good, very good. Su Ning, did you hear that? You can come to the palace tomorrow to study."
Su Ning's brain suddenly went blank, and he immediately shut down. He was going to study with the children of Li Er and other officials' children? What were they studying? Could that even be called studying? This was clearly a hotbed of factionalism and nepotism! It didn't matter if the royal children were placed together, but those who could enter the palace to read were all the eldest sons of meritorious officials, and in the future, they would all inherit their fathers' power and status!
Isn't that giving those ambitious second-generation emperors and officials the opportunity to form an alliance? Those eldest sons will definitely be pointed out by their elders at home, deliberately making friends with certain princes, deliberately standing together with certain princes, and even deliberately provoking brotherly feelings. That's not fun, if you get trapped in it, that's a dead end!
The future struggle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, the struggle between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei, the full martial law in the palace, the life-and-death battle, the bloody second imperial power struggle, even the struggle against the authority of Emperor Taizong... all these are tragedies. What's the point of getting involved? Looking for death? Currently in the Great Tang, no one can threaten the rights and status of Emperor Taizong. Those who have such ability are either already dead or will soon be dead...
Suning thought the old man was right, the best way to ensure life safety is to be loyal to the current emperor and absolutely not participate in the struggle for the throne. That's a bloody struggle, once something happens, it will be a crime of exterminating nine clans, which will cost the entire family. The achievements of the dragon are not that easy to establish, such as Hou Junji, Fang Yiai, Du He, those are all bloody examples! Not participating in the emperor at least knows you have no rebellious heart, as long as your ability is enough, the emperor won't make it difficult for you. Drawing lessons from the past to guide future actions, Suning really didn't plan to get involved with Li Er and those princes and princesses...
