Chapter 2819 Case
Lord Yu didn't expect that the clues he had painstakingly found out would be revealed by Zhou Man, who had already obtained most of the information from Governor He. He immediately said angrily, "If Governor He had spoken earlier, we might have been able to return to the capital for the New Year."
Lord Xia sat cross-legged on a low couch, holding a cup of hot tea, a piece of fur covering his knees. He gently raised his eyelids and said, "Do you believe what Governor He said? Don't you still need to find evidence?"
Doctor Lu nodded in agreement. He had been following Lord Yu in and out for a while, watching him investigate cases. He wanted to analyze what the owner of a pile of shit had eaten for the last and last meal.
It was not enough for Lord Yu to analyze the case, he still had to verify it. So although they found out that it was someone around County Magistrate Luo who knocked Dian Yao unconscious and left him in the snow to freeze to death, County Magistrate Luo refused to plead guilty, so they still had to find evidence that he instructed the people around him, evidence that Dian Yao replaced the medicine, and evidence of private dealings with County Magistrate Luo.
They have to check exactly which restaurant they went to for dinner on which day, so Lord Yu will not believe what Governor He says.
When he thought about what Governor He would say to them, and what Lord Yu would investigate, Imperial Physician Lu shuddered and said, "It's good now. We've found it out, haven't we?"
Lord Xia nodded and said more bluntly, "We are not close friends with Governor He. If he said these things to us, we would have to doubt his intentions. Then we would have to investigate whether this was a frame-up by Governor He's faction..."
The workload has skyrocketed.
Now it's good. It was only after they found out that Governor He told Zhou Man. What he said had no evidence at all. He relied entirely on his own experience and feelings from many years of business in Luozhou.
But… "I didn't expect that Lord Zhou and Governor He have such a good relationship."
Man Bao sighed and said, "Prefect He wants to return home, but the court hasn't decided on a candidate for the post of Governor of Luozhou, so they've been holding back his third letter of resignation. Alas, if one day I were to die, I'd also like to return to my hometown. Dying there wouldn't be so bad."
Everyone: ...
Lord Yu said angrily, "Lord Zhou, how old are you? Why are you talking about life and death in front of us?"
Lord Xia frowned and said, "According to Governor He's understanding of Magistrate Luo, using counterfeit medicine to attack the medical bureau and thus drive it out of the area is not something Magistrate Luo could have come up with. Who gave him the instructions?"
Manbao subconsciously said, "Master?"
Everyone looked up at her, "What's the evidence?"
"There's no evidence," Manbao shook his head. "Isn't there a saying? If you have any questions, ask your advisor."
Lord Yu, "...what kind of idiom is this? The legal advisor handles mundane affairs for the county magistrate. Of course, he also gives advice and helps to find and fill gaps, but capable officials..."
Lord Yu paused here. Obviously, the fact that County Magistrate Luo received a low and medium evaluation showed that he was not an capable official.
Lord Yu stroked his chin in thought. "But this idea might not be something you could have come up with, Master. After all, if we want to shut down a local medical bureau, it's not enough for just one county or one state. Last year, no, it was the year before last. Since then, the Imperial Medical Bureau has been on par with the six ministries and nine temples. Forget about a county or a state, not even the six ministries and nine temples can decide to abolish the medical bureau. It requires consultation between the three provinces and Your Majesty."
Doctor Lu was furious. "The officials in the court look down on us doctors, but when they have a headache or a fever they come to us. If they have the ability, they can heal themselves without seeing a doctor."
Lord Yu and Lord Xia looked a little embarrassed. They were either Jinshi or Mingjing graduates, and they did look down on doctors.
Man Bao immediately stopped Doctor Lu and said, "You're wrong. We are doctors, and our job is to heal illnesses and save lives, just like the officials in the court are responsible for governing the country and managing the people. If we don't heal illnesses and save lives, then what's the point of studying medicine and what's the value of our existence?"
Lord Yu and Lord Xia thought what she said made sense and nodded repeatedly.
Doctor Lu became even angrier. "It's fine if you don't stand on our side, but you're also betraying us." He was about to argue with her when Zhou Man said confidently, "You should scold me like that. These officials want to monopolize more medical resources in the world, so they don't allow the medical department to treat more civilians. It shows how narrow-minded and selfish they are. They are unworthy of being a father, a son, and a minister..."
Doctor Lu was stunned, and Doctor Tan, who had been holding the tea and hiding beside him, was also stunned.
Lord Yu and Lord Xia were speechless for a long time.
After spouting enough four-character idioms, Manbao felt a little thirsty, so he picked up his teacup and took a sip. Then he turned to Lord Yu and said, "So the case can only be traced back to Magistrate Luo. After all, going further, not to mention the difficulty in obtaining evidence, even if we did find evidence, it would at most be that someone lied to someone else on a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, saying what would happen if there were no Imperial Physician Bureau and the Medical Bureau. Then they would criticize the Medical Bureau, suspecting them of embezzling money, withholding medicinal materials, using counterfeit medicine, using less medicine, and charging more for consultations and medicine. You can't arrest anyone based on these rumors alone, let alone sentence them."
"That's right," Lord Yu came back to his senses and nodded, "Now that we've reached County Magistrate Luo, it will be difficult to get evidence from higher up."
"But I still want to know who advised Magistrate Luo," Manbao snorted. "We can't not even know who the enemy is. When we return to Beijing, if someone invites us to their home for a consultation, we should all happily go, right?"
Lord Yu and Lord Xia: ...This is a blatant attempt to take personal revenge.
However, the two did not object. They also wanted to know who was so upset about the proliferation of medical departments.
Lord Yu said, "I'll check it out again."
He paused and said, "This case has been concluded, but the snowstorm in Luoyang is quite severe. Lord Xia will take over Luoyang's government affairs before the new county magistrate arrives. First, provide relief to the victims and comfort the people. I have already submitted a letter to His Majesty regarding the Luozhou affairs. The Luozhou Medical Bureau can proceed first and report later and reopen to receive patients."
Zhou Man asked, "Where are the herbs?"
"They were all received by County Magistrate Luo in the county government warehouse. Some of them were damaged, and he hasn't had time to handle most of them. I will send someone to count and make a list, and then send it to the medical department." Manbao looked at Doctor Lu and Doctor Xiao Tan, and pressured them with his eyes.
Doctor Tan put down his teacup and said, "I will sit in the clinic and help rebuild the Luozhou Medical Office."
Doctor Lu snorted and said he would sit in the clinic, but he asked Master Yu, "When will we return to the capital?"
"Wait for your Majesty's order," he said, "to see whether your Majesty wants to keep Zheng Gu here or take him back to the capital for processing."
If it is found out that it was Magistrate Luo who ordered the pharmacist to put the fake medicine in, then Zheng Gu's crime will not be serious. I wonder if the emperor is willing to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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