Chapter 2576 Looking for Books
The first place Manbao went to was the Hanlin Academy. She was originally a compiler for the Chongwenguan, and only some books involving secrets required the handwriting of Kong Jijiu to be seen.
But Manbao had read the catalogue, and it had nothing to do with the medical book. She had read all the medical books in Chongwenguan. They weren't medical books, but she had read most of the ones that involved medical knowledge.
As for the Hanlin Academy, because it belongs to a different system, although people from Chongwenguan can also borrow books there, there are many restrictions.
People can just stop lending when they don’t want to, so Manbao still has many medical books that he hasn’t read.
This time, not only did the emperor speak, but Xiao Yuanzheng also spoke, and even asked for the emperor's handwritten letter for her. So Manbao took the chicken feather as a token of authority and immediately went to the Hanlin Academy to find the book.
Bai Shan came back early to report for leave and go to work. At this time, he was taking the imperial edict issued by the Secretariat some time ago to the Hanlin Academy to enter it into the files.
These original documents were to be kept in the Hanlin Academy and would be used as reference by historians when compiling history in the future.
He was lowering his head to hand over the work to an official from the Hanlin Academy when someone suddenly bumped into his shoulder. He looked up and saw the other person winking at him, motioning him to look at the door.
Bai Shan looked over and saw Zhou Man in casual clothes.
He lowered his head and looked at the person who was handing over to him.
Under his intense gaze, the other party had to speed up his actions. After checking each file one by one and finding that they all matched, he signed and took the document.
Bai Shan took the receipt and walked out.
The Hanlin who was hosting Zhou Man was overjoyed when he saw him. "Master Bai, you've arrived just in time. He was also a member of our Hanlin Academy before, and he's only been out for a short time."
He said, "If Lord Zhou wants any book, why not ask Lord Bai? If Lord Bai is not in a hurry to return to the Secretariat, why not take Lord Zhou to look for it?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "If the dean knew I was wandering around the courtyard like this, he'd be furious. Since you have something to do, why don't you ask Bai Hanlin to come and receive me?"
The other party was stunned for a moment before realizing that Bai Shan was no longer Bai Hanlin. The current Bai Hanlin specifically refers to Bai Fu Ma.
He thought about it and decided that although this was not Bai Erlang's job, he was a member of the Hanlin Academy, so it was normal for him to take over, so he nodded.
Bai Erlang was called over and the list was stuffed into his hand. Then the Hanlin walked away with his hands behind his back.
Bai Erlang glanced at the list, his eyes scrambling. "So many books, so many rooms, where am I supposed to find them for you?"
Shouldn't I ask the old Hanlin for help when it comes to finding books?
Why did you look for a newcomer like him?
If he had known this earlier, he would not have followed Bai Shan back to the yamen after his leave. Isn’t a half-month vacation great?
Bai Shan stretched out his hand and pulled it over, saying, "I know where it is. You just need to lead us."
"You should be more familiar with the Hanlin Academy than I am. Do you still need me to lead you?"
"Are you stupid?" Bai Shan put his arm around his shoulders and pulled him upstairs, whispering, "You're a member of the Imperial Academy now, so don't we need someone to lead the way?"
Bai Jilang understood instantly.
Manbao immediately caught up with the two of them and whispered to Baishan, "Actually, all the medical books I'm looking for are what I wrote down based on hearsay."
Bai Shan: ...
"Alas, there's nothing I can do. You guys at the Hanlin Academy have such strict rules. They insist on me telling you the title of the book before they lend it to me. Humph, if I knew the title, then I'd probably have read that book before. Why would I even need to borrow it?"
"It's because I don't know which book contains this kind of medical skills, so I have to search through them one by one." Man Bao said, "Do you know where I can find the table of contents?"
Bai Shan nodded and whispered to her, "The second floor up here, and the first floor over there, have a lot of medical books and craftsmanship."
Bai Erlang looked horrified, "Have you seen all of this?"
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "I only have two eyes, and I can't see so much. But last June and July, I helped dry the books. Back then, we put the books on these floors back one by one according to the catalog."
So he remembered it.
Bai Shan instructed Bai Erlang, "Dry the books again in June or July this year. Go dry the books on the first and second floors."
Bai Jilang asked, "Why?"
"Because I haven't read the books in those two floors. I heard that there are many confidential documents there, especially the daily records of the current emperor and some of the daily records of the previous emperor. Usually, only the dean and a few senior Hanlin scholars can read them."
Bai Jilang: "Can I see?"
"Just give it a try. Since you're the prince consort, the Imperial Academy might not stop you."
Bai Erlang became excited and nodded repeatedly.
When they reached the second floor, Bai Erlang took the list and went to get the key. After opening the door, he waved his hand generously and said, "Feel free to look around."
Looking at the rows of books inside, Manbao rushed in.
It’s true that it’s easier to get things done when you have acquaintances. If it were someone else, she probably wouldn’t even be able to get to the door of the library.
Bai Shan found the catalog of the books in this room on the bookshelf with familiarity. There were three volumes in total. He gave each of them a volume and said, "We will find the books on the list for you. You can take a look and see if there is anything else you want to read."
"No," Manbao said with his eyes sparkling, "take your pen and paper and write down everything that might involve medical principles. I'll choose which book to take."
Bai Shan: "You can only take ten books from here at a time."
"I have His Majesty's warrant."
"You can only take ten copies," Bai Shan said. "The Hanlin Academy won't give you more than that, but you can come back and borrow more after you finish reading."
Manbao said, "That's even more important. Next time I'll find the books and make a list myself."
Bai Shan thought this was a good idea, so he nodded in agreement.
So the three of them occupied the table in the library, each in a corner, and began to search.
The three of them were moving quite fast. They could tell whether a book was a medical book from its title. They slid their fingers down quickly, passing by many titles. Only occasionally would they stop and write down the title and location of the book in the catalog.
Bai Shan was the fastest, after all, he had seen the catalog, so he directly gave the list to Manbao to choose, and took the catalog from her hand to continue checking.
Manbao picked out the book he wanted from the list and went to look for it.
She quickly found ten books, put them aside, and squatted in the corner, flipping through a book and reading it with great interest.
Bai Shan came over and saw it, and asked, "What book is this?"
Manbao sighed and said, "A record of what one sees and hears."
"Does it involve medical skills?"
"There are some medical theories," Manbao said, "but what interests me most is that it says that relics of Hua Tuo's handwriting have appeared in the Huayang area."
Bai Shan: "Wasn't it burned down?"
"Who knows?" Man Bao said, "But Hua Tuo has some research on internal organs. I wonder what he would do if he were faced with a case like Zheng Erlang's."
Bai Erlang: "Hua Tuo once opened Cao Cao's mind. Manbao, you are not going to open Zheng Erlang's mind too, are you?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "Am I that kind of person?"
She has an anthropomorphic model and has opened her head several times, so it's not rare at all.
In fact, it is still rare, but the survival rate of craniotomy is too low. Unless it is absolutely necessary, she does not want to take risks with the patient.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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