Chapter 2788 Urgent Letter
Manbao didn't agree to his request, but said, "The head manager should know that the Imperial Medical Bureau can only apply for a limited amount of funds. The more local medical bureaus are opened, the greater the cost. Even if the court agrees to open more this year, there are still many places that have not been able to open medical bureaus. If the cost is too high, some places may not even have the opportunity to open medical bureaus."
"So all the qualifications for the Imperial Medical Bureau to purchase medicine are auctioned. We've already had three rounds of auctions, so Manager Zheng should be very familiar with them."
Manager Zheng couldn't help but say, "But your Imperial Medical Bureau has pushed the price too low, and the quality requirements for the medicinal materials are very high. We are almost losing money."
He said, "I heard that the Imperial Medical Bureau is going to change the rules."
Manbao said: "I haven't heard of it."
Manager Zheng stared at her with wide eyes.
Manbao:...You little brat, you even lied to her and said that it was the drug dealer who came to her after hearing the news. It must have been Doctor Zheng who said it. She didn't mention this to Bai Shan.
Manager Zheng: ...The Imperial Medical Bureau is about to be decided, how could we not have heard about it?
The two were glaring at each other when Zheng Da's attendant hurriedly ran in from outside, following Xi Bing. When he saw the two people in the main hall, he immediately rushed forward and said, "Da Da, there's an urgent letter from the pharmacy."
Manager Zheng quickly stood up and said, "Is there an emergency? Isn't Doctor Ding here?" Doctor Ding's medical skills are now better than Manager Zheng's.
Manbao pricked up his ears.
The attendant glanced at Zhou Man stealthily, then leaned over and whispered, "It's a letter from the eldest son, an urgent one. It seems something happened in Luozhou."
Manager Zheng subconsciously looked at Zhou Man.
Manbao looked at him with a pair of big, puzzled eyes.
Manager Zheng raised his hand and slapped his attendant, angrily saying, "Why don't you take out the letter quickly? What do you think this place is? This is the eldest son's teacher!"
The attendant quickly took out the letter and presented it to him. "The person who delivered the letter went to the pharmacy first, but couldn't find the head shopkeeper, so he delivered it here. He's still outside, but he's a little embarrassed."
Manager Zheng quickly opened it and took a look. He scanned the book and his face turned pale, almost unable to stand.
Manbao frowned and stood up, taking two steps forward. "What's wrong?"
Manager Zheng quickly handed her the letter and said anxiously, "Master Zhou, please find a way to save Zheng Gu! This child is in trouble!"
Manbao quickly took it and unfolded the letter to read.
The letter was written by Zheng Gu, and it was a bit sloppy. It should have been written in an emergency. However, it was not written to Zheng Da, the manager, but to Zhou Man, and the title of the letter was "Master".
But perhaps for the convenience of transmission, the envelope was written with the name of Manager Zheng, and was delivered to Manager Zheng by a servant.
Manager Zheng, holding onto his attendant's hand, collapsed into a chair. His limbs felt weak, and stars flashed before his eyes. He trembled as he said, "I, I only have this one son."
Manbao had experienced life and death, and was more stable than the shopkeeper Zheng. She scanned the letter and saw that Zheng Gu had only been imprisoned by the Luoyang County Magistrate. She guessed that his life was not in danger at the moment, so she took the letter and looked at the attendant, "Go and call the messenger in."
The attendant glanced at their master before bowing.
Manbao also looked at the shopkeeper Zheng, put down the letter, walked forward, took the man's hand and pressed hard on several acupoints on his palm. After a burst of piercing pain, the dizzy world in front of the shopkeeper Zheng's eyes became much better.
He looked up at Zhou Man.
Manbao looked at his face and sighed, "Boss, you are a doctor yourself. Eat less meat and drink less alcohol in the future."
Manager Zheng: ...
He came back to his senses, slowly felt his body, and smiled bitterly, "Before the main thing happened, I couldn't have predicted that my body would be so useless."
The attendant brought in the messenger. He looked disheveled, likely because he hadn't washed in a long time. Even though it was winter, his hair was tangled in strands. Perhaps because of the odor, he didn't dare to enter the house. Instead, he knelt outside the main hall and replied, "Greetings, sir."
Manbao asked him to get up and come in. He also asked Xibing to pour him a glass of warm water before asking him to reply, "Has your young master been arrested when you came back?"
"Yes, those people rushed into the hospital to arrest someone. They were so rough that they knocked over all the herbs drying in the yard. The young master knew he couldn't escape, so he asked the young mistress to hold them off. He hurriedly wrote a letter and gave it to me. I climbed over the wall to the next door and ran away. When we left the city, the young master and his family were all imprisoned."
He paused, then knelt down and said to the shopkeeper Zheng, "The young master asked me to tell the master that the young mistress is already three months pregnant. It doesn't matter whether he can keep the baby, but he must keep the young mistress."
Manager Zheng's face suddenly darkened, and he turned around to look at Zhou Man with tears in his eyes. He no longer had the high spirits he had just had when he asked Zhou Man for qualifications.
Manbao stared at the man and asked, "Where is the thing your young master asked you to give me?"
The servant immediately reached into his arms, took out something wrapped in layers of black oil paper, and handed it to him with both hands.
Manbao reached out to take it, opened it, and found two account books inside.
She flipped through the book quickly, turning to the last few pages on purchasing and medication, then closed it and asked, "Is there a snowstorm in Luoyang?"
"Yes." The servant wiped his tears and said, "It's because of the snowstorm that many people in and outside the city have been suffering from the cold. That's why the young master purchased a large amount of medicinal herbs to keep warm."
Manbao nodded, indicating that he understood. He turned and said to the shopkeeper Zheng, "I will go to the palace now. It seems that today is the day when the imperial physician Zheng takes a day off. You go home and ask the imperial physician Zheng to come to the palace immediately."
"Okay, okay," Manager Zheng quickly stood up and left with his entourage and servants.
Manbao put away the letter and account book, asked Xibing to prepare the horse, and she went to the main courtyard to change clothes.
Bai Shan was still in the study, waiting for her to come and join him. When he heard something strange happening outside, he rushed over with his book. Seeing her changing into her official uniform, he was startled for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"
Manbao glanced back at him and said, "Zheng Gu got into trouble in Luoyang. He bought a large amount of medicinal herbs to keep warm, but some of the victims had problems after taking them. He said he checked carefully and found some of the herbs were fake, but he didn't know if they were mixed in when he first purchased them or if they were replaced later. Now he has been imprisoned."
Manbao paused and said, "He was charged with the crime of purchasing fake medicine and harming the people."
Bai Shan's face changed. This was a serious crime. If it was confirmed, not only the Zheng family, but also teacher Zhou Man would be implicated.
He quickly put down the book and went forward to help her put on her clothes. Seeing that she was still a little thin, he turned to Xibing and said, "Go get a fox fur coat."
Xibing found a white fox fur coat that matched her red official uniform.
Bai Shan tied it for her, his mind racing. He said, "This matter shouldn't be made a big deal, but relying solely on your Imperial Medical Bureau isn't enough. Luozhou is a large province, and Luoyang has the reputation of being the vice-capital. I'm afraid they won't be afraid of your Imperial Medical Bureau, so you have to ask the Dali Temple to intervene. I'll go to Jingzhao Prefecture for you. Brother Tang Xue is familiar with these matters, and he might have a solution."
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