Chapter 2658 Plan (for the reward from book friend "4848")
When he returned to the back hall, he told them, "Mr. Zhou, I am in good health. Please tell the truth when you see the Queen later."
To the Crown Prince, "I am not in the capital, you should comfort the Queen more. You can go and try later."
Prince: ...
The queen had just finished her palace affairs and stood up with the help of her maids and moved her neck. When she heard that the emperor was coming, she hurried out with the maids and eunuchs to greet him.
The Queen was about to say something, but when she saw the Crown Prince and Zhou Man following behind her, she stopped talking and asked with a smile, "Why did Your Majesty call Lord Zhou and the Crown Prince here?"
The emperor took her hand and walked inside, smiling and saying, "Zhou Man is checking my pulse today and has good news for the queen."
The empress sat down on the throne following the emperor, glanced at Zhou Man curiously, and asked with a smile, "What good news?"
The emperor looked at Zhou Man with a smile and said, "Mr. Zhou, tell me what good news you have."
Manbao:!!!
She thought she was just an assistant, a tool, and when the emperor needed her, she could just come out and tell him that he was in good health. She never expected that His Majesty would ask her to take the initiative, which was a bit too difficult for her.
Shouldn't you do this yourself?
Otherwise, the crown prince would be fine, or calling the adults who haven't had time to leave the palace would be more suitable than her, right?
Manbao raised his head and met the Queen's curious gaze.
She took a deep breath and said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, His Majesty is in good health."
The emperor nodded repeatedly.
The Queen was puzzled. "I know. Dean Xiao just checked His Majesty's pulse the day before yesterday and said there was nothing wrong."
The emperor looked at Zhou Man encouragingly. Manbao couldn't help but glance at the prince, who lowered his head.
Manbao could only say expressionlessly, "So, you gentlemen have agreed that Your Majesty will personally lead the expedition against Goguryeo."
Queen:!
The prince looked down at his toes.
The smile on the queen's face faded a little, and she tilted her head slightly to look at the emperor.
The emperor was looking at her expectantly.
The Queen smiled slightly, then calmly pinched the flesh around the Emperor's waist and twisted it hard, then asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, is what Lord Zhou said true?"
The emperor nodded with tears in his eyes, and with his wide sleeves covering his hand, he placed it on her waist and said, "Zitong, don't worry about me. I'm in good health and will be fine."
Manbao took the opportunity to take his leave. "Your Majesty, I remember that there are still some cases in the Imperial Hospital that have not been processed. I will take my leave first."
Then give the space to their family of three.
The prince sighed softly, resigned himself to his fate and stayed behind to persuade the queen with the emperor.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the back hall, patted his chest and rushed to the Imperial Hospital. Bai Shan was waiting for him at the steps under the Taiji Palace.
The sun was bright, so he hid under the bridge. He heard familiar footsteps and looked up to see a fluttering red official robe flying by.
He quickly called out to the person, "Manbao."
Manbao leaned on the railing and looked down. She met Bai Shan's eyes and smiled slightly. "Why are you here?"
Bai Shan waved to her.
Manbao hurried down the last few steps, trotted over, and looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Bai Shan took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped her face, then asked, "Are you anxious to ask Xiao Yuanzheng, the Imperial Medical Department's students, if they can join the army on the Eastern Expedition?"
Man Bao was stunned for a moment before nodding. "Yes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There are not enough students studying ulcer medicine in the Imperial Medical Bureau. After returning from my trip to the Western Regions, I often thought that the ulcer doctors and other types of doctors we train can clearly be sent to the army, and military doctors from all over the country can also come to Beijing to study."
However, because the Imperial Medical Bureau was established only a few years ago, it is not easy to maintain its current scale, let alone expand it.
Therefore, Zhou Man only mentioned the matter of military doctors coming to Beijing to study to Xiao Yuanzheng twice, but Xiao Yuanzheng also only mentioned it tentatively once in a small court meeting, and finally it was left unresolved.
She saw this as an opportunity.
When the ministers agreed that the emperor should personally lead the army, a flash of inspiration flashed through her mind. She said, "Your Majesty wants a quick victory, so the day of the expedition must be very soon. I must discuss this with Xiao Yuanzheng as soon as possible."
Bai Shan understood what was going on and nodded, "Okay, go ahead."
Manbao was about to leave, but stopped after thinking for a moment and asked, "Are you going too?"
Bai Shan smiled and reached out to touch her head, whispering, "You go and make the arrangements first, I'll try my best."
Following the emperor in his personal campaign was a great opportunity to achieve great merit if successful and make few mistakes if unsuccessful. Unless something happened on the emperor's way to the campaign, these close attendants would generally not be implicated.
There are a total of six secretaries in the Secretariat, and this time the emperor is going to lead the army in person, he must bring at least two with him.
Bai Shan's chance is one in three, but because of his relationship with the emperor and Man Bao, it must be higher than one in three.
Now it depends on who from the Imperial Medical Service the emperor chooses to accompany the army.
If it's full of treasures, he has at least a 50% chance of winning. If not...
It doesn't matter whether he goes or not.
But one-half is still too little.
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then turned and left the palace. He had to go out for lunch and didn't know if everyone had eaten. He could treat everyone to a meal at the restaurant outside the imperial city.
Although the food in that restaurant is very expensive.
Minister Li was still going too far. He relied on his royal status to open a restaurant outside the gate of the imperial city. There was nothing wrong with this, but he was running a unique business and the prices were too high.
Manbao trotted back to the Imperial Hospital, his face covered in sweat.
Xiao Yuanzheng and the others were just about to have lunch when they saw her running in. He couldn't help but ask, "Master Zhou, when will you remember the palace rule that prohibits haste?"
Doctor Lu snorted, "It's a good thing you're not pregnant right now. If you were pregnant, running around like this, I wonder what you'd do."
Doctor Liu pointed to the food box on the table and said with a smile, "Master Zhou, your food box is over there."
Manbao asked the palace servants to fetch water to wash his hands and face while saying, "I just ran here and don't want to eat for the time being. Dean Xiao, I have something important to discuss with you."
Xiao Yuanzheng calmly picked up a piece of pickled vegetables with his chopsticks, then handed the plate to the others and asked, "Are there any quotas for His Majesty to personally lead the expedition?"
The others, having been delayed in hearing the news, paused for a moment, their eyes widening. Even Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Your Majesty is planning to lead the army in person? Have the officials in the court agreed?"
Xiao Yuanzheng nodded.
Doctor Liu and the others all frowned and became worried.
Manbao nodded repeatedly and asked, "Have you made a plan in mind?"
Xiao Yuanzheng looked up at him and said, "I originally had one, but since you asked, do you want to go?"
Manbao was unhappy when he heard this, "You didn't want me to go in the first place?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said angrily, "When you go out with the army, all the people going in and out are men. What are you, a girl, going to do? I originally had my eyes on Doctor Lu and Doctor Zheng."
Doctor Lu and Doctor Zheng did not expect that thunder would fall from the sky and hit them directly on the head. They were speechless for a long time and looked at the food in their hands, feeling a little aggrieved.
Zhou Man still felt a little aggrieved and said, "Director, I've been on military campaigns before and have a lot of experience in treating injuries."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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