Chapter 1984 Opinion
Zhao Liulang walked directly to Bai Erlang and said, "We are relatives now. Why don't you call me cousin?"
Shirojiro:......
Everyone surrounded Bai Erlang and joked around for a while before letting him go. There were people in Chongwenguan who, like Liu Huan, felt that being a son-in-law of a wealthy family was not as good as being a princess consort, and there were also people who envied Bai Erlang.
The most important thing is that they dug into their family background and had no idea what was wrong with them. How come the emperor decided on Bai Er without even meeting them?
What advantages does Bai Er have besides being two years younger than them?
But no matter how dissatisfied they were in their hearts, everyone still forced a smile and congratulated Bai Erlang.
Not only the people in Chongwenguan, but even many ministers in the court did not expect that it would be Bai Cheng who would marry Princess Mingda in the end.
Unfortunately, there were not many people from the Bai family serving as officials in the court, so after the grand court meeting, everyone congratulated Mr. Zhou Manzhuang.
Because his junior brother became a prince consort, Man Bao was inexplicably congratulated: ...
Mr. Lian Zhuang was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly returned the greeting to thank him. Because of Bai Er, he bent over more today than in the previous two court meetings combined.
Prince Gong was the last person in the palace to receive the news. After all, he was injured and no one would specifically mention this in front of him.
It was only when Princess Gong mentioned that she needed to prepare some dowry for Mingda and Changyu that he learned that Mingda was engaged.
Prince Gong asked, "Is Mingda's marriage settled? Whose son is it?"
Princess Gong glanced at him and said, "It's settled. Bai Cheng from the Bai family of Mianzhou."
"..." Prince Gong couldn't help but straighten his back slightly, "Who?"
"Bai Cheng," Princess Gong said, "his ancestral home is Longzhou, so he's considered a noble family..."
Prince Gong trembled his lips and said, "What noble family? Isn't he just Zhou Man's junior apprentice?"
Princess Gong stopped talking.
Prince Gong said disdainfully, "Why did the emperor choose him? How can he be worthy of Mingda?"
Princess Gong said, "The Queen Mother is also very satisfied."
Prince Gong felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly. When Zhou Man came to change his medicine, his eyes were no longer eyes and his nose was no longer a nose.
Manbao didn't care at all. He applied the medicine and told the people around him to keep a close eye on him before leaving.
Prince Gong's injury has improved, but his leg is definitely not going to recover as before. The Queen's condition is also improving. At least she is out of danger and doesn't have to stay in bed every day.
The emperor then took action to deal with the matter of Prince Gong's crooked bones. Xiao Yuanzheng was stripped of his position as Yuanzheng and demoted to the fifth rank. In addition, he was fined and his salary was deducted.
But in Xiao Yuanzheng's opinion, the penalty of salary deduction and demotion are really not worth mentioning.
The position of director of the Imperial Medical Bureau became vacant in an instant, and all the imperial doctors in the hospital paid attention.
Under Dean Xiao, there are three fifth-rank imperial physicians, one is Imperial Physician Liu, the other is Imperial Physician Lu. There was also an Imperial Physician Ji before, but Imperial Physician Ji resigned, so now only Imperial Physicians Liu and Lu can compete for the position of Dean.
Among them, Doctor Lu has the greatest advantage, because Doctor Liu is old and rarely takes care of the affairs of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and does not handle as many matters as Doctor Lu.
The Imperial Medical Service was different from other departments. The heads of other departments had to ask for opinions from court officials, but the heads of the Imperial Medical Service could be appointed by the emperor at will.
The emperor did not even think of asking the court officials for their opinions, so he asked Xiao Yuanzheng who he thought could take over the position of Yuanzheng?
Xiao Yuanzheng did not directly suggest Imperial Physician Liu, but only commented on Imperial Physicians Liu and Lu. He thought that Imperial Physician Liu had superb medical skills and a calm personality, but was too gentle; he thought that Imperial Physician Lu had superb medical skills and was in his prime, but was too strong.
The emperor pondered for a moment, and when he met Zhou Man at the empress's place, he asked, "Do you think Imperial Physician Liu or Imperial Physician Lu is more suitable as the hospital director?"
Manbao said without hesitation, "Doctor Liu."
The emperor didn't expect her to be so direct. He said "Oh" and then asked with a smile, "Why?"
Man Bao said, "Because of stability, with Imperial Physician Liu as the Director, the decisions previously made by Director Xiao won't change much. Imperial Physician Lu is different. He is in his prime, and some of his ideas differ from those of the previous Imperial Hospital. Now that he is the Director, things will have to change."
The emperor pondered, "Doctor Lu is also doing this for the good of the Imperial Hospital. Isn't it better to make it better?"
"Okay," Man Bao said, "Change isn't a bad thing, but the Imperial Medical Bureau has only been open for a year, and the policy has only just been stabilized, so it's not appropriate to change it yet. If Your Majesty had asked me a few years later, I might have mentioned Imperial Physician Lu."
The Queen beside her laughed and said, "It's not that Doctor Lu is incompetent, but rather that he is not suitable to be the chief official at this time?"
Manbao nodded.
The emperor seemed to be thinking about something, nodded and let her leave.
Manbao also changed the medicine plaster for the queen, packed up the medicine box and left.
After she left, the Queen sighed, "Her insights are countless times better than those of the other doctors in the same hospital. If the Imperial Hospital is handed over to her in the future..."
The emperor came back to his senses, "She is still young, it is not appropriate. We can talk about it in the future."
He actually didn't think there was anything wrong with a woman being the chief official, which was very different from the previous time when he thought it was inappropriate for Zhou Man to be a sixth-rank official.
The Queen raised her lips and mentioned something else, "I heard that Mother sent someone to Longzhou to buy that statue of Laozi."
emperor:……
After returning from Xuandu Temple, the empress dowager became more and more unwilling to give up. She seemed to still think that the statue of Laozi that Zhou Man had worshipped was the best, so she called her family members into the palace and asked them to bring money to Longzhou to buy the statue of Laozi that Old Lady Liu had given her.
I just didn't buy it.
The Queen said, "I heard that the price for the statue of Laozi has been bid for two thousand taels. My cousin and his men have even offered two rolls of silk, but the Zhang family still won't budge."
The emperor's teeth ached at the mere mention of money. He asked, "How much did the Queen Mother give you?"
The Queen shook her head. "I don't know if it was from the Queen Mother's pocket money, or if my cousins paid for it themselves. If it was from the Queen Mother's pocket money, it would be fine. But if the Dou family paid for it themselves..."
The emperor felt even more troubled. He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Let my cousin and the others take the person back. This is not the way to spend money at home."
The main thing is that the money the Dou family spent will definitely have to be repaid from him in the end. He lost money, but the Dou family may not make any profit either, so it's not worth it.
The Queen thought the same thing and said with a smile, "My mother is pious and doesn't want to force the purchase, so I thought it would be better for me to come forward and exchange the items."
The emperor couldn't step in for such a matter, and the empress dowager wanted to be pious, so only the queen could do it.
She said, "Choose a similar portrait of Laozi from the storeroom, and then give the old man of the Zhang family some calligraphy. I think they will agree to the exchange."
The emperor snorted, "Any piece of calligraphy in Zi Tong's hand is worth a fortune. Of course they agreed to exchange it."
Seeing how distressed he was, the queen smiled and said, "I'll give you one too."
That's how it's settled.
The Zhang family was indeed very happy when they received the gifts from the Queen. Old Master Zhang took one look at the calligraphy and immediately asked someone to bring out the statue of Laozi sent by Old Lady Liu and give it to the eunuch.
Then he took the calligraphy copy back to his study and stayed there.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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