The 800-li urgent courier service was the limit of information transmission speed in ancient times. Even so, Li Guang's letter did not reach Shuixian Town until three days later.

Zhao Xian was greatly surprised to see that Li Guang's letter had been delivered by the 800-li express courier. It seemed that something big had happened in the capital, so he quickly opened the letter.

It turns out that the emperor had suffered a stroke and was critically ill. The court summoned Li Guang back to the capital to inherit the throne, and Li Guang has now ascended the throne.

This was a good thing for Li Guang, but the emperor suddenly suffered a stroke and was in critical condition, which was a great misfortune.

Li Guang still had many unfinished business in Shuixian Town. If he had a few more years, he would have promoted even more crops.

Once Li Guang ascends the throne, he will live in the capital and will hardly have time to return to Shuixian Town.

Overall, Zhao Xian was happy for Li Guang. Li Guang had become emperor, his great cause was accomplished, and it was the will of the people.

Zhao Xian immediately summoned those around him, including Yao Lin and Gu Huai from the military camp, and announced to them the major events that had occurred in the capital. He demanded that everyone keep the news a secret until it was officially announced and strictly forbade any outside information from being leaked.

When everyone learned of the situation, they were both surprised and delighted. It was only a matter of time before Li Guang became the emperor of the Northern Dynasty, but no one expected it to happen so quickly, as if it happened overnight.

Everyone looked at Zhao Xian, wondering what his plans were.

Zhao Xian told everyone that Li Guang only told them what was happening in the court in his letter, and didn't say anything else.

Li Guang's intention was clear: he wanted his men to refrain from any action or travel to the capital for the time being, as he would surely make arrangements later.

However, things still needed to be done in Narcissus Town, and Zhao Xian immediately made the following arrangements.

The military camp was managed by Yao Lin and Gu Huai, who were responsible for the security of Shuixian Town and the surrounding area, while also intensifying the training of soldiers and agricultural production.

Zhao Xiaosheng was in charge of agricultural production and the promotion of new crop varieties, while he and Qin Yuanwai were in charge of industrial development, and the others were each responsible for their own duties.

Li Xue's greatest wish was for Li Guang to ascend the throne and become the emperor of the Great Northern Dynasty. Overjoyed, she wept and immediately wanted to return to the capital to see Li Guang, but she held back, knowing that it was not the right time yet since Li Guang had just ascended the throne.

In the capital, Li Guang worked very hard, with more than a month's worth of matters piling up that he had to handle. But no matter how busy he was, Li Guang always made time to be with the old emperor who was lying on his bed.

Li Guang has been on the throne for almost ten days, but the old emperor is still the same, neither alive nor dead, and in great pain.

Is my father just going to lie in bed and wait to die? Is there any way to get him up and walk?

Li Guang knew his idea was a pipe dream; he had suffered a stroke, which was essentially a living hell, and there was no cure.

Li Guang remembered the small wooden box that the Taoist priest had left him. There was nothing in the box, so how could he find a cure for his father's illness?

Thinking of this, Li Guang summoned the imperial physicians, intending to discuss with them how to seek medical treatment and medicine to cure his father's illness.

The imperial physicians told Li Guang that in the early stages of the Emperor Emeritus's illness, according to the Fourth Prince's arrangement, some imperial physicians went out to search for famous doctors, but they did not find any, and only found a pill.

Upon hearing that a pill had been found, Li Guang immediately became interested and asked, "What kind of pill was it, and where did you find it?"

"The pills were given to the Emperor by a wandering Taoist priest. They were black in color and had a muddy smell, so they didn't look like medicinal herbs. I didn't dare to give them to the Emperor."

The Emperor only smelled it, and immediately began coughing uncontrollably and losing control of his bladder. It nearly cost the Retired Emperor his life; it took several days of intensive care to pull him back from the brink of death.

"Are the pills available?" Li Guang was pleasantly surprised.

Seeing this, the imperial physicians were a little puzzled. They didn't know that the emperor was interested in that pill, so they spoke up.

"The pill is stored in the Imperial Hospital. Does Your Majesty need this pill?"

"Yes, this pill might be the miracle cure for the Emperor Emeritus. Bring it here immediately!" Li Guang said urgently.

Although the imperial physicians were puzzled, they dared not ask any further questions and quickly arranged for one of them to fetch the medicine.

After the imperial physician who had taken the medicine left, one of the imperial physicians asked:

"Your Majesty, this pill was given to us by a Taoist priest. It has no medicinal smell at all, so we dared not give it to the Emperor Emeritus. The Emperor Emeritus only smelled it once and had a violent reaction, falling into a coma for many days."

Before the imperial physicians could finish speaking, Li Guang understood: they didn't believe the pill could cure the disease, but he already sensed that it was the miraculous medicine he had been searching for.

Thinking of this, Li Guang said, "Imperial physicians, do you know what 'nourishing the medicine' means?"

As a royal physician in the palace, he naturally knew what nourishing medicine was, so he spoke up.

"There are records of medicinal herbs in ancient books, but we have never seen them. It is said that some medicines cannot be taken immediately after they are made. They must be stored in a specific environment for a period of time to allow them to fully absorb the surrounding medicinal energy in order to exert their proper medicinal effects."

"You're right. The medicine given by that wandering Taoist priest should be the miraculous medicine to treat the retired emperor. This medicine may not be effective if taken directly; it might even be a deadly poison."

This medicine must be stored in a specific environment for a period of time to achieve its optimal efficacy.

The imperial physicians did not quite understand what Li Guang was saying. Even if the pill could cure the Emperor Emeritus's illness, why did they need to nurture the medicine first? And in what kind of environment should the pill be nurtured?

Just then, the imperial physician returned with a red silk package in his hand.

"Your Majesty, the medicine has arrived." The imperial physician said, handing the package to Li Guang with both hands.

Li Guang took the package and carefully opened it. Inside was a pill wrapped in oiled paper. The oiled paper was translucent, and the dark pill inside could be seen through it.

The oil paper was quickly opened, revealing the black pills. Even without bringing them to their noses, one could smell the strong, muddy odor.

Everyone looked at Li Guang and saw the joy on his face, nodding repeatedly.

"That's right, it should be this pill. Let's hurry up and nurture the medicine so that it can exert its medicinal effects as soon as possible."

The imperial physicians were puzzled and stared at Li Guang, wondering how he planned to preserve the medicine.

Li Guang magically produced a wooden box from his person, and after opening the box, he took out an even smaller wooden box from it.

The wooden box has an antique feel and emits a medicinal smell, so it seems that the box itself is a kind of medicinal material.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Guang opened the small wooden box, and an even stronger smell of traditional Chinese medicine wafted out.

The small wooden box has a small hole in the middle, just big enough to hold the pill.

The imperial physicians finally understood that the small wooden box was used to store medicine; this was the first time they had ever seen it.

Li Guang placed the pill into the wooden box, and a strange phenomenon immediately occurred: the earthy smell of the pill blended with the medicinal smell of the small wooden box, emitting a unique fragrance. Although it was not very strong, it gave people a refreshing feeling.