Chapter 3243 Everyone Agrees (Update)
Gu Zhong escorted Xiao Yuanzheng, who looked dazed, out of the hall. Seeing that no one was around, he grabbed him and asked in a low voice, "Now that there's no one around, Xiao Yuanzheng, why don't you give us a straight answer? Is the immortality elixir that Master Luo Er offered real or fake?"
Xiao Yuanzheng, of course, wouldn't tell him directly. He simply looked at him meaningfully and said, "Eunuch Gu, throughout history, countless emperors have refined elixirs to seek immortality, but who has ever achieved it?"
Gu Zhong lowered his voice and said, "Of course I know. What I'm asking is, is the elixir of immortality harmful to the body?"
Xiao Yuanzheng fell silent for a moment, then said, "All medicines are toxic, especially when it comes to elixirs. If Eunuch Gu can persuade His Majesty, please advise him to take less."
Gu Zhong shuddered and whispered, "Please hurry up with the Imperial Medical Bureau. Winter is approaching. If Lord Zhou doesn't come to the capital soon, it will be even harder to travel once the snow starts."
Xiao Yuanzheng nodded.
As soon as he returned to the Imperial Hospital, he went to look for Doctor Liu. Seeing him calmly sorting out pulse cases, he felt a little annoyed, "You seem to have nothing to do."
Doctor Liu laughed and said, "I'm leaving now. It's a bit too much for the director to still be ordering me around at this time."
Xiao Yuan was sitting across from him. He glanced at the pulse chart in front of him and asked, "How many are left?"
"Not much more."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "How many days will it take to finish sorting it out?"
Doctor Liu sensed something was wrong with the tone and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Why, I've just become an official, and the director is kicking me out without even letting me stay for a few days?"
Xiao Yuanzheng waved his hand and said, "You know very well that's not what I meant."
He paused and said, "Sort it out as quickly as possible. Tomorrow I need to submit a memorial to decide on the candidate for the Left Secretary, and I need someone to deliver the official documents."
"Send?" Imperial Physician Liu paused, glanced outside the door, and moved closer to Xiao Yuanzheng. He lowered his voice and asked, "Isn't that Imperial Physician Lu?"
"No," Xiao Yuanzheng's eyes were a little empty, and he lowered his voice slightly, "If we talk about merit and official rank, then Lord Zhou should be the next one in line."
Doctor Liu: "...Isn't Master Zhou in Qingzhou?"
"His Majesty is going to summon her back to the capital."
Doctor Liu didn't know whether he should be happy or sad for Doctor Lu. He felt very complicated. In the end, after all the mixed feelings, sweetness prevailed.
After all, not only did Zhou Man have a better relationship with him, but the two families were also in-laws.
Doctor Liu quickened his pace in sorting out the pulse records and whispered, "I'll be done soon. I'll call Doctor Liu over to help."
It's about Liu Sanniang.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at him and felt that this old man was cunning and sly. He had been slow when he had decided on Doctor Lu, but now that he had decided on Zhou Man, he was very fast.
But he still stood up and nodded, "Okay, you make the decision."
He said, "This matter has not been officially announced yet, so please don't spread it outside."
Doctor Liu said he understood and that he would never spread the news. As long as the official document was not issued, the matter would not be settled.
Dean Xiao was just coming out when he met Doctor Lu coming in with a smile on his face. He couldn't help but pause, turned around and quickly returned to his office.
It's a headache. Although he never explicitly said that Doctor Lu would take over from Doctor Liu, this was indeed recognized as the most suitable candidate before. After all, Zhou Man was not in the capital.
Oh, no, there is still competition, Lord Luo is competing with him.
Xiao Yuan was stroking his chin and thinking. After a long time, his mind was dizzy and he couldn't make up his mind. He could only shake his head and simply picked up a pen to write a letter to Zhou Man. Forget it, let Zhou Man solve this matter.
At the small court meeting the next day, Xiao Yuanzheng submitted a memorial proposing a candidate for the position of Left Secretary of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Not to mention others, even Lord Luo, who was attending the small court meeting with Xiao Yuanzheng, was stunned.
Lord Luo is the Right Secretary. Although the left and right secretaries have the same official rank, it is generally recognized in the officialdom that the left is more noble than the right.
Therefore, recently Lord Luo has been trying to compete with Imperial Physician Lu for the position of Left Secretary, and give the position of Right Secretary to Imperial Physician Lu.
However, he did not expect that after such a quarrel between him and Imperial Physician Lu, it was Zhou Man who became the Left Secretary.
After listing the reasons for recommending Zhou Man, Xiao Yuanzheng flipped through Zhou Man's memorial and explained, "The establishment of pharmacies in various prefectures is related to the development of local medical offices. If anyone is most familiar with the development of local medical offices, no one is better than Lord Zhou. Therefore, I believe that Lord Zhou is the most suitable person to take over the position of Left Secretary."
The emperor looked at the other ministers and asked, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Old Master Tang said, "I think it's okay."
Minister Liu even said, "Indeed, Lord Zhou is the most suitable."
The other ministers had no objections, and even Minister Li said, "I second the motion."
Then he said, "Winter is coming soon. When the snow falls, it will be difficult to travel on the roads. It would be best to issue an official document asking Zhou Man to return to the capital as soon as possible."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, "Then this matter is settled."
So everyone approved Zhou Man's promotion.
Lord Luo: ...
Today's court meeting went smoothly, and even the ministers were in a good mood.
Minister Li walked beside Duke Zhao with his hands behind his back, and after leaving the palace, he invited him to go to the restaurant for a drink.
Duke Zhao checked the time and asked, "Drinking at this hour? Aren't you going to the yamen?"
"The Ministry of Rites has been quiet lately. If I go there, I'll just sit and drink tea. Otherwise, I'll be surrounded by people complaining about Mingda and the Crown Princess. It's better to hide outside." Minister Li asked, "What's going on? Is there something going on at the Ministry of War?"
Duke Zhao shook his head, "It's okay."
"Then let's go."
Duke Zhao looked at him strangely, "Why are you so happy today?"
"Zhou Man is coming back."
Duke Zhao was even more surprised. "Haven't you always disliked Zhou Man?"
Minister Li glanced at him and said, "Who said I don't like her? I was just discussing the matter at hand."
Duke Zhao asked jokingly, "So what makes you so happy about her return this time?"
Minister Li's smile faded slightly. He turned his head and looked in a distant direction. "Now that Zhou Man is back, do you think that courtyard can still exist?"
Duke Zhao turned his head and saw that it was the place where the Indian monks made elixirs.
The smile on Duke Zhao's face faded slightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Even Dean Xiao has to retreat. Zhou Man's words may not work."
Minister Li shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. Zhou Man's medical skills are beyond words. She's also well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge. If there's anyone in the world who could convince Your Majesty, besides the Empress, it's Zhou Man."
"The Empress is already helpless, so Zhou Man is the only one left." Minister Li said, "If the Imperial Medical Bureau decides that Zhou Man will take over as the Left Secretary, I would also like to ask Minister Cui to have Zhou Man return to the capital to report on his work at the end of the year."
The Minister of Personnel was replaced by Minister Cui this year. Everyone seems to be getting older and has been replaced by new people.
As soon as the official document announcing Zhou Man's appointment came out of the capital, many people in the capital knew about it. The first to know about it were of course the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Physician Bureau.
It was not until evening that the news reached Huguo Temple and Xuandu Temple.
In Huguo Temple, the increasingly aged Master Zhiren sighed, twirled his Buddhist beads, and said, "This is a blessing for the Great Jin."
Jie Chen asked, "Why did Master say that?"
Master Zhiren shook his head and did not answer him.
Inside Xuandu Temple, the old Taoist priest hesitated as he shook the letter in his hand. "Zhou Man is about to return to the capital, so should I still deliver this letter?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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