Chapter 2484 Answer
Manbao took the note and ran to the imperial city to pick up her things. She found that the queue was very long. She estimated the time and turned around dejectedly.
Bai Shan also came with a note to pick up something, and the two bumped into each other.
Bai Shan looked at her, then looked at the long line, and suggested, "Why don't you take it back and have someone pick it up tomorrow."
Manbao sighed, "I wanted to take it myself once."
She felt that receiving gifts was a very happy thing.
Bai Shan thought so too, but they didn't have the luxury of time to queue. As they walked back side by side, Bai Shan looked around and whispered to her, "The Imperial Physician's Office has been decided. One is Imperial Physician Liu, and the other is Mr. Shi who was transferred from the Ministry of Revenue. His name is Shi Bin."
Manbao was startled and asked, "Why transfer from the Ministry of Revenue? Is there no one left in our Imperial Hospital?"
She also looked around and said in a low voice, "I can do it too."
Bai Shan's eyes flashed with a smile, and he lowered his voice and said, "The adults said that you already have two positions. If you take on another one, you may be too busy. If you are to be the Minister of the Imperial Physician Department, you will have to be transferred from Chongwenguan."
Manbao was not stupid either, and immediately said, "Forget it, I'll just repair books and treat patients in the future."
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "It's definitely not that bad. Your medical skills are so good that Dean Xiao wants you to pass on your medical skills. When I was replaced, they were discussing whether to make you a doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau or a chief clerk."
Man Bao was startled and immediately said, "I don't want to be a chief clerk, I want to be a doctor!"
Although the rank of a doctor is much lower than that of a chief clerk, he is an academic official and only needs to teach. Other chores are few. She is not relying on the official position in the Imperial Medical Bureau for promotion, so she does not want to manage miscellaneous affairs and only wants to teach.
Bai Shan nodded. "I thought so too. It's a pity I can't get a word in. But it doesn't matter. Everything can be changed before the decree is issued. If Your Majesty asks me later, I will speak for you."
This is the advantage of having someone in front of the emperor. Bai Shan walks in front of the emperor, and the emperor always chats with him. It will be enough to just say a few words about this during the chat.
As for how it will develop, it all depends on God's will.
Bai Shan returned to the Hanlin Academy, finished the work at hand, and then went to pick up Manbao from the yamen.
The two of them took back three slips and handed them to their family, saying, "Send the servants to line up to receive the things tomorrow."
Old Zhou, who had received several festival gifts, immediately said, "I'll go myself."
He smiled and said, "We have nothing to do anyway, so just leave this kind of thing to us."
Upon hearing this, Bai Shan simply handed his note to Old Zhou and let him go to collect it.
Liu Sanniang didn't have a rank yet, so she didn't receive any festival gifts, but Old Zhou was very confident that she and Li Ru would both receive festival gifts in the future.
The next day, Old Zhoutou changed into new clothes and went to pick up the things with the servants of the Bai family.
Manbao and Baishan went to work as usual. Today, Baishan was lucky. As soon as he arrived at the Hanlin Academy, he was called into the palace to attend a small court meeting. Well, he was an audience member and occasionally took notes for the emperor.
Of course, he would not leave after the small court meeting. Instead, he would hide aside with the attendant to have a quick working meal, and then continue to stare at the emperor in a daze.
The attendant had eaten too quickly just now and felt a little choked, so he kept looking at Bai Shan.
After working with him for a few months, Bai Shan, who already knew him well, understood what he meant and quietly stood up and got him a cup of tea.
The attendant kept writing. Seeing that nothing major had happened at the moment, he was able to summarize it in one word and then took a sip of tea.
He didn't dare drink too much, otherwise he would have to go to the toilet. Their attendants had to try their best to limit the number of times they left the emperor's sight.
No, it was the number of times they let the emperor out of their sight.
Since Bai Shan was not needed for the time being, he poured some water into the inkstone and silently ground ink for Qiu Lang.
By the afternoon, the emperor had almost finished reviewing the memorials and felt a little tired, so he got up and went out for a walk. He casually called Bai Shan.
So Bai Shan stood up and followed, and Qijilang stood up slowly and followed silently behind.
The emperor planned to play chess with Bai Shan. He found that although Bai Shan was young, his chess skills were quite good, just a little worse than his, so they could play together.
Like Wei Zhi, he doesn't like playing chess with others.
So among so many people who serve in front of the emperor, why does he like to find Bai Shan?
Because after several months of development, the two of them are still chess friends.
Bai Shan also likes to play chess with the emperor. Although he cannot beat him yet, he feels that he has made some progress after each game. It is a very challenging thing, so he likes it very much.
Gu Zhong led his men to set up the chessboard and then took two steps back, standing aside and watching with a smile.
The emperor was generous and let Bai Shan go first.
Bai Shan was used to it, so he took the chess pot containing white chess pieces and picked up a white chess piece and dropped it.
The emperor liked to talk while playing chess. "I heard that your family bought you a house in the inner city as a wedding house? When did you and Zhou Man set the wedding date?"
Bai Shan replied "Yes" and said, "It will be on October 8th."
The emperor nodded and calculated the time. After Zhou Man came out of the Daming Palace, there would still be a month to prepare for the wedding, which was enough.
While playing chess, the emperor couldn't help but tease him, "Once you get married, you'll be an adult. But your official position is much lower than Zhou Man's now. When you get married, who will be the boss in your family?"
Bai Shan thought about it seriously and said, "Of course, we two will make the decision together, but I will let her do it."
The emperor did not expect him to answer so seriously. He could not help laughing and said casually, "Yes, yes, you are all good ministers. Just don't cause conflicts at home."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "She and I have always been good friends, so there won't be any conflicts between us."
The emperor gave him a half-smile and said, "Is that so? But I still remember when I first met you in Yizhou, you two bickered a lot."
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, then said embarrassedly: "We were not arguing, we just had different opinions, so we were debating."
Even Gu Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud.
The emperor also laughed for a while, then simply said to him, "Zhou Man is a capable minister. Her talent in medicine is unmatched. I am very reluctant to part with her, so I want her to take on another position in the Imperial Medical Bureau. Do you think the position of Chief Clerk or Doctor is more suitable?"
Bai Shan did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is no shortage of ministers in the court. You also said that her greatest strength lies in her talent and achievements in medicine. In that case, a doctorate is naturally the most suitable."
"But from what I've seen in her previous memorials, it's clear she has a very good plan for the Imperial Medical Bureau. Dean Xiao isn't even one-tenth as capable as she is."
Bai Shan said, "Your Majesty, she is also an editor at the Chongwen Academy and a fifth-rank imperial physician at the Imperial Hospital. In the former, she edits medical books, and in the latter, she takes orders from Xiao Yuanzheng."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and realized that if it was just a plan for the overall situation, Zhou Man could give suggestions to Xiao Yuanzheng even if he was not the chief clerk.
But the rank of a chief clerk is higher than that of a doctor.
The emperor looked Bai Shan up and down and asked with a smile, "Why, are you worried that she will take on another official position higher than yours?"
The chief clerk of the Imperial Medical Bureau was of the sixth rank, which was unfortunately one rank higher than Bai Shan.
Bai Shan said seriously: "Your Majesty, she is still young and needs to grow. She can't be overworked. Besides, we want to have a baby after we get married."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he laughed out loud. For the first time, he reached out and patted Bai Shan's shoulder, making a loud pat. "Good, good, good boy!"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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