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Early the next morning, Ping'an did not do morning exercises. He hurriedly washed and changed clothes. As soon as he left the yard, Lin Feng came over with two people.
"Erhu, Sanhu, what's going on?"
"Master Ping An, more than 20 days ago, our eldest master was riding a horse when the horse got scared. The guards were too late to rescue him, and the eldest master fell several feet away. There happened to be many rocks in that place, and the eldest master's sternum was broken. The most important thing is that his leg bones were severely broken, and the ankle bones were also broken. Our best doctor was useless and could only save his life temporarily, but could not cure him. The third master asked us to come to you and the eldest master.
When the old man saw the eldest master covered in blood, he fainted. When he woke up, he had suffered a severe stroke.
Our old lady has been forgetting things very easily in the past two years. She can't even remember the names of people she is very familiar with. Third Master said that you treated this disease for the old lady of the Wang family in Yuhang.
The old lady's legs are often sore and painful, as are her arm bones. The doctor's treatment can only relieve the pain for a while, and then it will be the same again."
Ping An has a headache.
There were three patients at once.
A serious broken bone, possibly a comminuted fracture, would probably have to be reconnected when they got to Zither Mountain. If it was badly broken, it might not be able to recover to normal.
One is a stroke, which is probably curable, but older people recover slowly and they may not be able to stay and see the results.
It is basically certain that the old lady's illness is Alzheimer's disease. She is much older than Wang Qing's mother, and it will not be easy for her to recover.
Another one is arthritis and frozen shoulder, which are not serious diseases, but difficult to cure. However, he has a good way to relieve them.
Zi Teng Mountain is in Guzhou, which is located in the southwest. It normally takes about a month to get to the capital city. However, Erhu and Sanhu only took more than 20 days, which was considered very fast.
"Erhu, Sanhu, I have to go find my master and then ask the emperor for leave. This will take several months. I have a public office to attend to."
Erhu and Sanhu nodded.
Without further ado, Ping An took the two tigers and asked Xiao Wu and Lin Feng to drive the cart. The master would definitely still be at home at this time.
Sun Sicheng drank a lot of wine last night and had just got up when Ping An arrived.
Ping An handed the letter to the master and told him what happened. "Erhu and Sanhu are in the front yard. Master, we still have to go there, but it will take three months to go back and forth, and there are three patients."
Sun Sicheng rubbed his forehead. Today is the ninth day of the third lunar month. Changyuan's daughter-in-law will give birth at the end of May. He doesn't know if she can make it back in time. However, the second daughter-in-law is pregnant and in good health. Even if they are not at home, with father, Siyuan, and Lengyue around, it should be fine.
"Ping An, you go to the palace to ask for leave first, and bring the letter with you. The Emperor should agree to the Shi family's request for help.
Xi'er will go to meet her parents later, and I can't go with you. If the emperor agrees, you should come to me immediately and we should both explain the things we have on hand and prepare the staff. We should leave as early as tomorrow morning as possible, or the day after tomorrow if that's not possible."
Ping An nodded.
It is not so easy to be away for a few months, even for him. There are a lot of things happening in the village in spring, especially the peach and plum blossoms are used to make wine these days. He also passed on the wine to a few of his confidants, including Xiao Ming.
But no matter how much he taught them, they just couldn't reach the taste of his brew. These two days were critical, and he had originally agreed to rush over at noon.
The prince got married in the second half of the year before last. He had a wife and a concubine. After his marriage, the prince began to attend court formally and had a job in the Ministry of Revenue. But it did not prevent him from having one hour of lessons every two days. Sometimes, if both parties were not busy, it would be two hours.
If he goes to Zither Hill this time, the class will have to be suspended, or he can let other university scholars continue to give him lectures.
The dean has a lot of things to deal with, but Shaoqi can help him. Shaoqi is now a sixth-rank lecturer and has the hope of being promoted to a fifth-rank bachelor of studies.
Ping An took a few people to the palace.
At this time, the emperor was attending court, and officials above the fourth rank in the capital had to go there every morning without fail.
He was a special case. The emperor allowed him not to attend court and only used him when there were particularly important matters.
Medicine was his special pass. The emperor treated him so specially, yet no one objected.
Only a fool would offend him; no one wants to offend a famous doctor.
Arrived at the palace gate.
"You guys wait here."
Ping'an had a fourth-rank official badge, so he quickly entered the palace and followed the eunuch all the way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
As soon as Sun Sicheng and others left safely, they immediately got dressed and went to their grandfather's yard. Today, Changzhi and Xier would recognize their relatives here.
It was still early, my grandfather was chatting with my father, Siyuan had also come over, but no one else had arrived yet.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Sicheng told others about the people coming from Zither Mountain.
"Grandfather, Dad, Siyuan, I think the emperor will definitely agree to go to Zither Mountain safely. However, if we do this, we may not be able to catch up with Changyuan's wife's birth. It will take two months on the way."
The old man said, "Just for the book that Master Shi Er gave you, we have to go, not to mention that Master Shi San is Ping An's martial arts master."
Sun Yinan agreed with his father, "Sicheng, Changyuan's wife is pregnant very well, it's okay. Besides, if we leave in the next two days, maybe you can come back by the end of May, so you can leave in early May.
But you have to arrange the hospital affairs before you leave. Wanli has not come back yet, so you should take He Jin with you and bring a few more people."
Sun Sicheng smiled, "Ping An is with me. Mr. Shi San has been teaching him every day for the past two years. It is said that even a general may not be his opponent. He has also taught some tricks to his subordinates. Lin Feng and his men are also very powerful now. I will not bring He Jin with me. The hospital also depends on him to control it.
I told Ping An that if the emperor agreed, he should tell me immediately. We will get ready in the next two days and set off early the day after tomorrow.
There are many things to prepare for peace, and it will take two days to prepare, so we can only hurry along the way."
Awen has always wanted to visit Wisteria Mountain, so he brought them along this time. It was a few years ago that the three masters and apprentices traveled together.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After reading the letter from Master Shi San, the Emperor said: "Ping An, you and your master still have to go to Zi Teng Mountain this time. Try to come back within three months. If you can't, you can delay it for one or two months. After all, it will take two months on the way. Stroke is not easy to cure. Master Shi's injury will definitely require surgery.
Go back and talk to your master, and tell him that I made him go through a lot of trouble. He is safe and may leave tomorrow?"
“Your Majesty, it may be the day after tomorrow. I will go to find my master after leaving the palace, but I still need to prepare some herbs. Ziteng Mountain may not have all the herbs. I also need to make arrangements with the hospital. My master and I are already treating some patients, and I have to ask other people to help take care of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy.
Also, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince can’t attend his classes for the time being.”
The emperor thought so too.
"Then the day after tomorrow. The patient cannot be delayed any longer. You go to the Imperial Hospital to find the medicine you need. I will have someone prepare some tonic medicine and you can bring it to the old man in Ziteng Mountain for me.
The affairs of the Hanlin Academy will be temporarily handed over to Shaoqi. If he cannot handle it, his grandfather will be asked to come back and take charge for a few months.
As for the prince's lessons, it doesn't matter if you take a break for a few months, you can learn slowly in the future, go ahead."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ping'an paid great tribute to the emperor, and went straight to the Imperial Hospital after leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, determined to take advantage of any opportunity.
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