"Fellow villagers, please stand up quickly. I cannot bear your generous gift.
It is a doctor's duty to cure illnesses and save lives, and there is no need to express gratitude."
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian quickly helped the people up. She was really not used to people acting like this.
"No, you can bear it. If it weren't for you, we would all be tortured to death by the plague. How could we still be standing here?"
"Yes, you are my benefactor and lifesaver."
"I will never forget the life-saving grace, and I shall repay it with gratitude."
"Whatever the miracle doctor asks us to do, we can do it. Even at the cost of our lives."
The people were talking at once, all saying how they wanted to repay Gao Zhijun for saving their lives.
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian were really at a loss. They tried to help the people up, but they refused to get up.
The two looked at each other and saw helplessness and confusion in each other's eyes.
"What's the fuss? What happened? Why are so many people gathered at the government office?"
Suddenly there was a roar of anger, and then a man in his thirties appeared, followed by several people.
"Sir, I was just about to go look for you, but Doctor Gao has arrived in Taizhou."
Constable Hao immediately bowed respectfully to the prefect and explained the reason why everyone gathered here: Doctor Gao had come to Taizhou.
"Is that Divine Doctor Gao?"
Taizhou prefect Zhang Xingqiao asked excitedly.
Doctor Gao is his lucky star. Her prescription for treating the plague has allowed the people of Taizhou to survive. This is his political achievement.
Because she was going to live here, the emperor asked him to take good care of her. This was treatment he had never received before.
The director of the Imperial Medical Bureau insisted on seeing Dr. Gao here before he would return to the capital to report, and even said that he wanted to take her as his master.
Can you imagine how high the status of Dr. Gao is?
Both the emperor and the mayor are interested in her and ask me to take good care of her.
Her life here will definitely bring her greater political achievements.
"My humble daughter Gao Zhijun greets the prefect!"
"Student Huo Jinqian greets His Excellency the Prefect!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian saluted Taizhou Magistrate Zhang.
"No need to be polite, miraculous doctor!"
"Mr. Huo, please don't be polite!"
Magistrate Zhang looked at the man and woman in front of him. The man was handsome and well-mannered, and it was obvious that he was a scholar.
The woman was so beautiful that she looked like a lady from a noble family. If she wasn't a little aloof, everyone would have thought she was the daughter of a wealthy family.
They are truly a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman.
Huo Jinqian didn't even look at Magistrate Zhang; he was very respectful.
Gao Zhijun was different. She looked at Magistrate Zhang seriously. He looked to be in his thirties, a little fat, and looked like a high-ranking official.
Mr. Qian, the lawyer behind Magistrate Zhang, Tian Weizhi, the co-magistrate, and Gao Qiu, the chief clerk, all looked at Gao Zhijun to see who this miracle doctor who saved Daliang was.
When they saw that it was a girl of twelve or thirteen years old, dressed simply, they were all shocked.
What shocked them most was her coldness.
Shouldn't a woman like this be indifferent to worldly matters? Why would she offer the prescription unconditionally?
"Thank you, sir!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian said at the same time.
"Divine doctor, Master Huo, let's go inside and talk."
Magistrate Zhang invited Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian into the government office.
"Yes, sir, please!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian said.
Magistrate Zhang led his advisors and others in front, while Huo Jinqian and Gao Zhijun followed behind.
When they arrived at the main hall of the government office, everyone sat down and the maid quickly brought tea and then left.
"Doctor Gao, I have already arranged the place you want, you can go there anytime.
That place is on the eastern outskirts of the city, very close to the provincial capital. It is surrounded by mountains and has beautiful scenery. It is a very good place.
There is no village nearby, so the only place you want to live is by reclaiming wasteland. Moreover, I will not collect taxes from you on the reclaimed land for three years. This is a pardon from the emperor.
The Emperor said, "You have done a great job in saving the people, and this is a reward for you."
Magistrate Zhang told Gao Zhijun the intention that the emperor had asked the court director to deliver.
According to his experience, the rewards for Doctor Gao are more than these. After the plague is over, the imperial edict should come.
"I, Gao Zhijun, thank the Emperor for his great grace. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
"I thank the prefect!"
After hearing this, Gao Zhijun kowtowed to the emperor in the direction of the palace to express her gratitude.
If you don't kneel at this time, you might be treated as a traitor.
As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
In ancient times, some things had to be done according to ancient customs.
"Doctor Gao, please get up quickly. This is what you deserve. You don't have to be polite to me!"
"Where is the miracle doctor? Where is our master?"
Just as Magistrate Zhang finished speaking, a hurried man rushed in from outside, shouting that he wanted to find his master.
Gao Zhijun: “?”
Even she, the person involved, didn't know when she accepted an apprentice.
Huo Jinqian: “?”
He didn't know when Zhijun took in a disciple, but he was always with her.
Magistrate Zhang, Master Qian and the others all wanted to cover their eyes and didn't want to be here. It was really too eye-catching.
An old man in his forties wants to recognize a little girl of twelve or thirteen as his master. No matter how you look at it or think about it, it's terrifying.
"Yuanzheng Tao, this is the miracle doctor."
Magistrate Zhang pointed at Gao Zhijun and said to Tao Yuanzheng.
Tao Yuan followed the direction pointed by Zhang Zhifu and saw a little girl of about twelve or thirteen sitting on a chair. She was as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, as charming as the moon, but a little cold. Was this the master he wanted to recognize?
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