Yu Zizhen in the palace did not feel the strong resentment of Princess Zhenbei, nor did she care whether Yu Zicheng could finally convince Princess Zhenbei to help him propose to Chen Nianzhi.
After giving Chen Nianzhi an easier way to climb up, Yu Zizhen started thinking about the second male lead in the original book.
He was Yu Zicheng's childhood friend, but he was also the affectionate male supporting role who fell in love with Chen Nianzhi together with him, and finally retired with Chen Nianzhi after Yu Zicheng's death.
In fact, if Yu Zizhen were to say, the second male lead is more suitable for Chen Nianzhi than Yu Zicheng. After all, he is truly affectionate and devoted to Chen Nianzhi.
Unlike Yu Zicheng, who did not cherish what he got and started to have frivolous thoughts, collecting all kinds of beauties for himself.
Yu Zizhen did not intend to interfere in the emotional issues of the three of them, but after becoming emperor, it was difficult for her to personally display her medical talents.
In order to improve the country's overall medical level, she needs some good doctors who have solid medical knowledge, a spirit of research, and the ability to quickly absorb new knowledge.
Coincidentally, the second male lead in the original book was exactly the best one who met her standards.
If this doctor was of a slightly better level, even above average, she would have gritted her teeth and given up, but this one was truly outstanding, far ahead of other doctors.
Yu Zizhen was reluctant to even use such an outstanding person as his imperial physician.
She planned to train this man and then have him become the director of the hospital and vice-dean of the medical school.
As for the dean of the medical school, it would of course be Yu Zizhen herself. Firstly, from the perspective of medical skills and contributions to the medical school, she is indeed the most convincing. Secondly, she also needs the benefits brought by "puppet students all over the world".
After giving Chen Nianzhi a fifth-rank official position and four guards to protect her, Yu Zizhen asked Yu Zicheng to bring the second male lead in the original book to her.
The second male lead in the original book is named Dou Zhang. He was originally a beggar who lost his father at a young age. By chance, his adoptive father discovered his medical talent. He was the best doctor in the Zhenbei Palace. The old man's wife died young and he had no children. After adopting Dou Zhang, he taught him medicine carefully.
Dou Zhang did not let his adoptive father down. In just a few years, he had surpassed his father and replaced him as the best doctor in the entire northern region.
If Yu Zizhen had not appeared out of nowhere and cured Dou Zhang, the former Duke of Wei and now the King of Pingliang, who had been helpless against all other doctors in Da Qi, Dou Zhang would probably have become a famous and renowned doctor of the time, just as described in the original book.
Dou Zhang's dress is relatively low-key and reserved, and his appearance is not as outstanding as Yu Zicheng, who is known as the "most handsome man in the world". In addition, Yu Zicheng is of noble birth and is both civil and military, so it is not surprising that Chen Nianzhi prefers him because of his "keen eye for recognizing a heroine".
He lowered his head and respectfully saluted Yu Zizhen, "This humble servant pays homage to Your Majesty."
"No need to bow." Before Dou Zhang could kneel down, Yu Zizhen had already signaled the eunuch to help him up, "Please take a seat."
The eunuchs and palace maids who had served Yu Zizhen for a long time had long been accustomed to his approachable nature. They had never seen him kneel down to receive homage from someone who came to see him except in public.
Everyone was very skilled and when she said "no need to be polite", they quickly helped people up. When she said "please take a seat", they immediately moved the brocade stool to the appropriate position.
Dou Zhang had actually heard that Yu Zizhen didn't like others kneeling to him, but it was his first time to see the emperor, so how could he dare to neglect the rules just because of rumors?
"I asked Zicheng to bring you here to ask if you are willing to serve as an official." Yu Zizhen did not beat around the bush. After the palace servants served her tea and snacks, she went straight to the point and told Dou Zhang her purpose.
"I intend to comprehensively improve the medical level of the country, so I plan to establish a supreme institution similar to the Imperial College, dedicated to educating doctors throughout the world."
"When the time is right, I also plan to establish government-run medical clinics in the capital and in various prefectures and counties."
"If you, Doctor Dou, are willing to serve as an official, I would like to appoint you as the Vice Dean of the Medical School, in charge of teaching matters."
Yu Zicheng was stunned again. The last time he had such a wide-eyed and slightly open-mouthed expression was when Yu Zizhen issued the imperial edict of appointment to Chen Nianzhi.
He thought to himself, no wonder some people secretly criticized their Majesty for being willful and reckless. Just by looking at her boldness and decisiveness in employing people, he could already feel that she had the final say in government affairs.
With an emperor who likes to make decisions so arbitrarily, the voice of the regent ministers will be reduced a lot.
The regent ministers' voice has been reduced, and the power of those officials who are not Yu Zizhen's confidants will naturally become more limited.
They have lost their power, their income has decreased, and most importantly, the opportunities for "mutual benefit" with other officials have become even scarcer, making it impossible for them to accommodate their own clansmen and relatives.
The benefits they could get in Da Qi are no longer available now. How can they be okay with Yu Zizhen?
Of course, Yu Zicheng could also understand Yu Zizhen's dominance. After all, the lesson of Da Qi was still fresh in people's minds. The impact of official corruption was so great that Yu Zicheng believed that Yu Zizhen must have a deep understanding of it and was always vigilant.
It has to be said that Yu Zicheng still understands Yu Zizhen very well on this point.
The world in this book is similar to most of the ancient dynasties that Yu Zizhen knew in his previous life. People's literacy rate is generally not high, and knowledge is basically like fertile land, concentrated in the hands of large and small nobles.
Those poor children at the bottom of society cannot even buy books, let alone find a knowledgeable teacher for themselves as soon as possible.
Let’s put it this way, in most places, the teachers in private schools only have the title of scholar or even tongsheng. However, anyone who can pass the examination and become a juren, if they are still willing to teach, can basically easily enter the famous academies in various states to become teachers.
With such a shortage of teaching staff, coupled with the deliberate monopoly of knowledge by wealthy families, it is really difficult for ordinary people without connections to make a name for themselves.
Yu Zizhen needs a large number of grassroots officials. Even if she doesn't require them to be very capable, the most basic requirement is that they can read, write and calculate.
Although the number of people she has trained is not small, when averaged over the entire country, it is like pouring a truckload of mud into a river, and the number is really pitifully small.
She had no choice but to make do with former Qi officials who had no criminal history.
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