Chapter 2790 There is a problem
Xiao Yuanzheng felt much more at ease. After thinking for a moment, he said, "We have to send someone to Luozhou. This is a critical time for the Imperial Medical Bureau. If anything goes wrong, we can't take the blame. Otherwise..."
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned and thought for a moment, then finally looked at Zhou Man and said, "Talk to Zheng Gu and have him shoulder the responsibility. Both the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Hospital cannot do without you right now."
Zhou Man is a talented person, and both the emperor and the crown prince like her very much. With her around, the ministers in the court are still a little wary of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Hospital. Even though Zheng Gu is her disciple, he does not intend to abandon her.
Xiao Yuan was frowning and thinking, if Zheng Gu was really convicted, what method would he use to ensure the next week's completion?
Man Bao said: "The most urgent thing is to send people to Luozhou, Xiao Yuanzheng, I..."
"You can't," Xiao Yuanzheng said directly, "You are Zheng Gu's master, you can't get involved in this matter."
Not to mention the need for intimacy, Xiao Yuanzheng was also unwilling to let her get more involved.
Manbao was straightforward and asked directly, "Who's going then?"
Dean Xiao fell into deep thought, his eyes sliding over Imperial Physician Liu and finally landing on Imperial Physician Lu.
Doctor Lu: ...I don’t want to go on a business trip, not at all.
This is just a little bit of meat he has managed to grow since returning from the Liaodong battlefield. The Chinese New Year is almost here, so why does he want to go on a business trip?
However, Doctor Lu looked at Zhou Man and then at Doctor Liu. At this moment, Doctor Zheng, who was on leave, also hurried over.
Their eyes met, and Doctor Lu sighed, as if no one else was suitable, so he could only nod.
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "Bring Doctor Tan with you."
Manbao nodded to Doctor Zheng who came in, stood up and saluted Doctor Lu, "Then I'll have to trouble you with the trip to Luozhou, Doctor Lu."
She said, "Please do your best to find out the truth and save Zheng Gu."
Imperial Physician Zheng then realized that the person going to Luozhou had been chosen. He quickly followed Zhou Man in bowing and said with a guilty look on his face, "Thank you, Imperial Physician Lu."
Xiao Yuanzheng stood up and said, "I have to go to the Dali Temple. Before we can report back to Luozhou, why don't we take action first?"
Manbao nodded.
Xiao Yuanzheng asked Zhou Man to go with him. She was eloquent, quick-witted, and somewhat familiar with the Dali Temple - she had been in prison and had been in the lobby of the Dali Temple.
Manbao took his things and left the palace with Xiao Yuanzheng to go to the Dali Temple.
Officials in the imperial city were not allowed to gallop, and if they rode horses they could only move forward slowly, which was worse than walking.
So the two of them walked over. On the way, Manbao asked Xiao Yuanzheng, "I remember that the Luozhou snow disaster was not mentioned at the last grand court meeting. Did you hear about it at the small court meeting?"
Xiao Yuanzheng thought for a moment and shook his head. "I haven't heard of that. But it's been quite cold in Xiazhou and the grasslands this year. Xiazhou has already sent a memorial saying there's a snowstorm and has applied for relief food and medicinal herbs for the herders on the grasslands."
Man Bao said, "There were minor droughts in the Central Plains during the spring and summer. At that time, the old farmers in the village said that there might be a snowstorm in the Central Plains this year."
"The Imperial Observatory also issued an early warning. I just looked through the account books Zheng Gu gave me. He has been purchasing medicinal herbs for cold protection and epidemic prevention since August."
Xiao Yuanzheng immediately asked, "Is the amount large?"
"Not much," Zhou Man said, "but the time span is long, and small amounts add up to a lot. In August, September, and October, he purchased a batch of medicine every ten days of each month. In September and October, he bought three large batches of medicinal herbs for cold prevention and epidemic prevention. I have seen the quantity, and those herbs are not only enough for the people in Luoyang, but also for other counties in Luozhou."
"But the Medical Bureau is only in Luoyang."
"If a poor person comes to Luoyang seeking medical treatment, even if he is from another county, the Medical Bureau has no regulations prohibiting him from receiving treatment."
Xiao Yuan was thoughtful. "Do you suspect it was the work of the local pharmacy?"
Manbao paused and shook his head. "I don't know. Pharmacies and clinics are places that save the dying and the wounded. Although they are also merchants, when it comes to human lives, in my impression, pharmacies and clinics are actually more conscientious than other businesses."
When he gets ruthless, he's even more deadly. Xiao Yuanzheng silently added to his mind.
He glanced at the young Zhou Man, but didn't say this out loud.
However, he didn't think that the pharmacy and the clinic would dare to do such a thing, provided that Zheng Gu was really wronged.
The letter said that the people from Luoyang County Government arrived very quickly. Zheng Gucai came to pick up the people right after he came back from visiting the families of the disaster victims who had problems. It was obvious that Luoyang County Government had been prepared in advance.
Zheng Gu is not an ordinary doctor, he is an official of the Imperial Medical Bureau. The monk can run away, but the temple cannot. Why are the people in Luoyang County Government so anxious?
Xiao Yuanzheng quickened his pace and urged Zhou Man, "Hurry up and leave. There's no point in overthinking this kind of thing. Let's tell the people at the Dali Temple and let them investigate."
He paused and said, "We still have to go to the Censorate."
If Luozhou conceals the snow disaster and fails to report it, it is also a crime, and the Censorate must be informed of it.
Manbao nodded, and then he and Xiao Yuanzheng went to the Dali Temple first. After reporting the case, they got their receipt and went to the Censorate again.
Because of Zhou Man, Lord Tang personally received them.
After sending the man out, Old Master Tang turned around and instructed the Minister, "Send someone to the Dali Temple to get the account book left by Zhou Man and make a copy for the files."
The minister was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Now?"
Didn’t Lord Zhou just say that the account books were left in the Dali Temple? I’m afraid the people in the Dali Temple haven’t seen them yet.
Old Master Tang nodded and said, "Right now, take two clerks with you and work with the people from the Dali Temple to make two copies for the files. Seal the original and verify it. Bring back a copy after you've verified it."
The minister was startled, agreed immediately, and turned to go out to find someone.
At this time, Bai Shan just saw Lord Tang returning from the scene.
The weather was too cold, and he had just dismounted from his horse, so his face was stiff. He took the hot towel handed to him by his attendant and wiped his face, then looked at Bai Shan, "Aren't you on vacation today? What happened that made you come to see me?"
Bai Shan glanced at his followers.
Lord Tang waved at them and took Bai Shan to his study, leaving Mingli to guard the door outside. "Go ahead."
Bai Shan asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with the officialdom in Luozhou?"
Lord Tang was puzzled, "Why do you ask that?"
Bai Shan then told the story of Zheng Gu being arrested and imprisoned.
Before he could even mention the account book, Lord Tang sensed something was wrong. "Arrest him as soon as something happens?"
"yes."
Lord Tang stroked his chin in thought, "Someone is unhappy about the Medical Bureau taking root in Luozhou."
The officialdom has its own set of rules, especially the local officialdom. Bai Shan has never been in the local officialdom. Although he feels that there is a problem, he doesn't know how big the problem is. But Lord Tang knows.
This is a big problem.
When a disaster victim had problems after taking medicine from the medical bureau, according to local rules, the safest approach was not to investigate immediately, but to work with the local medical bureau to treat the disaster victim, comfort the people, and then find the problem. As for accountability, the report would be submitted to the capital. After all this, two months had passed.
For cases like this that involve two departments, only the Dali Temple or the Censorate in the capital can send people to investigate. If the two departments cannot spare manpower, there is also the Ministry of Justice, and even officials from Jingzhao Prefecture can be seconded, but local people must never interrogate people on their own.
Unless it is an urgent and major case, such rule-breaking can easily lead to wrongful convictions.
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(End of this chapter)
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