Chapter 11: System: The clown is actually me?

Chapter 11

Yuqing Palace.

The system has been nagging me since I came back from the Qianqing Palace, and it is still continuing now.

[Little prince, you fool, you idiot! You made a bad move today! Although you have a bad attitude towards me, I am a good system that abides by the law, has a good assistant character, and adheres to the principle of serving the host. I still have to remind you.]

[You can't ask Suo Etu to come over. Suo Etu is the Grand Secretary of Baohe Hall, a first-rank official. Have you heard of Suo Xiang, Ming Xiang? No, the word "Xiang" can also show their status in the court.]

[I know you are pretending to be overly curious, doing this and that under various pretexts, all in order to bring out the real technology. There is nothing wrong with this.]

[But if you need someone to do something, you can find any obedient, pragmatic and not stupid subordinate. It doesn't have to be Suo Etu. Even if you want to bring credit to the Hesheli family, there are many young talents in the clan to choose from.]

[In this way, Suo Etu is in the court, occupying the position of prime minister. The Hesheli family is outside, and has made many outstanding contributions. Isn't it the best of both worlds?]

[Little Prince, you should go and tell your Khan-father tomorrow to return Soetu to him.]

Yinreng took off his clothes with the help of his servants, lay on the bed, and finally spoke: "Are you done? Just shut up. I'm going to sleep. By the way. Do you have any music in your database? Play a piece of Mozart's "Lullaby"! Well, Schumann's violin "Fantasy" or Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will also work."

System: ...Fuck! It racked its brains for him, took the trouble to analyze the situation and come up with a plan, but he was indifferent and even picked up the sleep music!

Hey! That's not right!

[Little Prince! How do you know about Mozart, Schumann and Mendelssohn?]

Not to mention that all of them are foreigners, the time period is also wrong! Mozart was born in the 1750s. Schumann and Mendelssohn were born in the 19th century. And now is the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, 1680 AD! There are still more than 70 years before the oldest Mozart was born!

[Little prince! You beep…]

"If you don't let me go, stop making noise and making a fuss!" Yinreng turned over, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

System: ...Fuck! I don't want to be an elegant and well-mannered system anymore. I want to curse!

The next day, Yinreng studied literature in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon as usual. After finishing his studies, he returned to Yuqing Palace, and a servant came to report that Suo Etu wanted to see him.

Yinreng's mouth twitched. OK! This was calculated according to his time. It seemed that Soetu already knew about his proposal yesterday.

As soon as Suo Etu came in, Yinreng didn't wait for him to speak, and said: "Uncle, you came at the right time! I was just looking for you! I have two things I want you to do!"

Suo Etu took a deep breath and said, "Prince! I am not as good as you think. What I have learned is more suitable for the court. I am afraid that I am not qualified for these matters of the Crown Prince."

"Uncle, you are too modest. You have done a great job with the glass. I believe in you!"

Suo Etu wanted to say more, but Yinreng raised his hand to stop him: "Uncle, don't belittle yourself! The affairs of the court are matters, and my affairs are matters too. There is no such thing as suitability or incompatibility. Even if there is, uncle can handle the affairs of the court, how can he not handle such a small matter as mine?"

Yinreng paused and looked at Suo'etu: "Unless Uncle doesn't want to take the position!"

These words made Soetu feel nervous and he lowered his head.

Yinreng did not wait for him to explain, but asked: "Uncle, are you in a hurry to leave the palace? If not, please sit down for a while."

After saying this, he casually pointed to the chair beside him and asked Soetu to sit down, and then sent someone to call the imperial physician.

The imperial physician who came was named Liu. Yinreng would often see him whenever he saw the patient and asked for his pulse.

"I have seen the Crown Prince. What is wrong with you?"

Yinreng chuckled: "I am not feeling unwell, I called you here because I have something to ask you. I remember when I had the smallpox two years ago, you seemed to be among the people who treated me?"

"yes!"

"How many patients with smallpox has Imperial Doctor Liu treated?"

Doctor Liu didn't understand, but he still answered respectfully: "One hundred and seventeen people."

Yinreng was startled: "Is Imperial Doctor Liu so sure?"

"I have a habit of making a booklet to record all patients with special conditions. Smallpox is a national disease. I read it from time to time, so I know it very well."

Yinreng smiled, this was more appropriate.

"Among the 117 people that Imperial Doctor Liu treated, how many recovered?"

"Less than 30%. And that's assuming we have enough money for medicine."

The premise is that there is no shortage of money for medicine. Whether one can recover depends on the severity of the disease, one's physical condition, and the medical skills of the doctor who sees him. Therefore, the recovery rate of nobles may be higher than 30%, but the recovery rate of many common people is far lower than 30%.

Yinreng put down the teacup in his hand and asked: "Has Doctor Liu ever seen a cow with smallpox?"

After asking, he slowly recounted what the village woman had said yesterday.

Doctor Liu said: "This situation does exist. I have encountered it once. But at that time, the disease in the surrounding area was already quite serious, and many people were sick. Therefore, it is impossible to determine who was the first to get sick. Was it a human who infected the cow, or a cow who infected the human?"

"I heard from that lady that in their village, only the cows were sick at first, and the people were fine. It was not until several days after the cows were diagnosed with smallpox that people were infected. So it seems that the cows were infected first, and then the cows passed it on to the people.

"Since you and that lady have both encountered cattle diseases, there must be other cattle that have also been sick. I want you to go downstairs with your uncle and ask about this matter and collect complete information."

Doctor Liu was very surprised: "Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly interested in this matter?"

"It's not that sudden. Actually, after I got the smallpox two years ago, I felt that smallpox was too dangerous. It would be great if it could be prevented."

Doctor Liu was shocked, "What do you want, Prince?"

"Didn't that lady say that everyone in their village who got smallpox survived? The symptoms were relatively mild. But I remember that when I got smallpox it was very dangerous, it wasn't as easy as she said.

"Even if the severity of the pox varies from person to person, it's not such a coincidence that no one in the village died. This village is really lucky. If there is any difference between these people, it's only the cows!"

Doctor Liu is a doctor and has been studying smallpox over the years. Upon hearing this, he instantly understood what he meant and became excited!

"Yes! In the village where I encountered sick cows, although not everyone died, the majority of them recovered from mild symptoms. Why didn't I think of this, maybe... maybe... if it can be proven that the disease is transmitted from cows, the severity of the disease will be milder and easier to recover. Then... once a person is infected with smallpox, he will not get it again. Maybe we can... maybe..."

Perhaps because he was too happy, Doctor Liu was so excited that he was speechless.

Suo Etu, who was listening in, was a little confused. Smallpox has always been a big problem since ancient times! If it was so easy to solve, how could it have troubled the Chinese for so many years? The prince was very curious and just thought of one thing after another. How come even the imperial physician Liu followed suit!

"I will prepare it right away!"

Suo-e-tu: Yes! Another one like the prince, who believes everything he hears.

Yinreng waved his hand and said, "Don't be so anxious. After all, you are still in charge of the Imperial Hospital and cannot leave your post without permission. Do you have any talented apprentices? It's the same if you just collect information and inquire about the situation and send them there."

Doctor Liu waved his hands repeatedly: "No! This is a big deal! My disciples are young, and I think it is safer for me to go. I will report this to the emperor. If the emperor agrees, I will leave immediately. If the emperor does not agree, it will not be too late to choose a suitable candidate. I want to go back and organize the medical records of smallpox patients, so I will take my leave first."

Yinreng agreed.

Seeing Doctor Liu leave, Suo Etu changed his mind and said, "Prince! There are many young men in the Hesheli tribe who are quite capable and can be used by you. My two sons, Geerfen and Aerjishan, are not very talented, but they are very obedient. Why not let them do this?"

Yinreng sneered in his heart: "Uncle, this matter is none other than you!"

Suo Etu had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat.

Seeing him like this, Yinreng sent all the servants out of the room, then sighed: "Uncle, do you think I am fooling around?"

Soetu: ...Need I say more?

"When I asked you to make glass, you thought I was just kidding."

Suo Etu: ... Boli was just lucky! The prince succeeded once, does that mean he can be lucky every time?

"Hey! Uncle, after all, you still don't believe me."

Suo Etu knelt down quickly and said, "I dare not!"

He can't bear this crime!

Yinreng was not annoyed. After all, he was only six years old, and what he did did look like a child playing house. Even though Suo Etu was a bad person, he treated him well. If possible, Yinreng still wanted to help him.

"Uncle! Do you think Khan Ama thinks I am fooling around like you do?"

Suo Etu: ...How could he dare to say what the emperor thinks? Isn't this just speculating on the emperor's intentions?

"Khan Amar knows very well that what I do is not urgent, and it does not require you. But why did he agree to send you to me?"

Soetu's whole body trembled, thoughts arose in his mind, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Uncle! If you want to do this for me, you don't have to. Khan Ama is still young, there is still a lot of time. You think too far ahead. When Uncle was in the court, he often quarreled with Mingzhu. Firstly, you two were not on good terms. Secondly, there was also the matter between me and my elder brother.

"Uncle, are you worried that Mingzhu's family will be the only one in charge after you leave? Think about it, you have been concentrating on making glass and have not been in the court for the past two or three months. How has Mingzhu's life been?"

Suo Etu was stunned. Although he was not in the court, he still knew what was going on there. Mingzhu not only did not dominate the court, but was also criticized by the emperor several times, both openly and covertly.

In a trance, he seemed to think of something and opened his eyes wide, "Prince! You mean...you mean..."

Yinreng nodded: "It's just a check and balance. Without you, there is still the Tong family. Without the Tong family, there are still the civil and military officials in the court. Khan Ama will naturally promote others. Mingzhu wants to dominate alone, that's a dream."

"Then... then there is no need for me to leave the court. I will not compete with him in the future." Soetu still did not give up.

Yinreng chuckled: "Uncle, are you reluctant to give up the power in the imperial court? Uncle, take a long-term view. Don't just focus on the imperial court.

"I think Khan Ama has summoned the people from the Ministry of Works regarding the glass matter. Those who are quick to inform must have already contacted you, right? What do you think of their attitude towards you? Do they treat you as a destitute person who was expelled from the court?"

Suo Etu: Of course not! He is holding such a great achievement now, who doesn't respect him? Everyone wants to curry favor with him!

"When you find a way to prevent smallpox, you will have made another contribution. With all these things at your disposal, uncle, are you still worried that you will be forgotten after leaving the court? You have wealth and honor in your hands, and you have power and status. Why should uncle be obsessed with the factional struggles in the court?"

Suo Etu looked complicated. Of course, this is good. The premise is that it can succeed!

Yinreng naturally knew what he was thinking, and looked at him dimly: "Uncle, you have to understand one thing. As long as I am still here, as long as I am not defeated, the Hesheli family will not fall. On the contrary, even if you are now in a high position, second only to the emperor, but I am no longer in love with you, you will not be able to go far! Everything you have now will only be a passing cloud."

This is both a reminder and a warning.

Suo Etu shuddered, raised his eyes to look at the Crown Prince, and said tremblingly: "Yes! I understand! I will work for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with peace of mind!"

After walking out of Yuqing Palace, Soetu looked back at the palace gate and could still feel the chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

What the prince said today was very insightful.

The prince is still six years old. A six-year-old child can not only criticize the current situation, but also know how to sound the alarm for himself, and has a good sense of tension and relaxation, and is not lacking in scheming and tactics.

How smart you have to be to do this!

But then he thought again, although the prince was the prince of the Aixinjueluo family, he had half the blood of the Hesheli family in his body, and his heart was with the Hesheli family. Soetu was happy! For him and the Hesheli family, the prince was smart, mature at a young age, and very wise, which was a good thing! A great thing!

The system was not very happy. It felt like it was about to shut itself down.

So the prince is not a fool at all. He is not stupid at all. He didn't make any bad moves yesterday, but a good one?

System: So the clown is actually me?