Chapter 3244 Preparing to Return to Beijing
The abbot pondered for a moment before taking the letter and tearing it up. "Since you're coming back, there's no need to do this any more."
"If we don't warn you in advance, what if Lord Zhou doesn't know the inside story..."
The temple master shook his head. "It has always been a taboo to refine elixirs for the emperor. I don't believe that no one among the civil and military officials has noticed that something is wrong. Although Mr. Zhuang refused to elaborate on the previous occasions he came here, from what he said, he also disapproves of the emperor taking elixirs."
Therefore, the master of the temple felt that Zhou Man did not need his reminder.
In fact, he originally wanted to persuade Mr. Zhuang to persuade Zhou Man to return to Beijing, but Mr. Zhuang seemed to not want Zhou Man to get involved in this matter, so he just did nothing.
There was no other way, so the master wanted to write a letter to Zhou Man.
They could only be considered to have some friendship and rarely exchanged letters, so the master of the temple mustered up a lot of courage to write this letter to Zhou Man.
The reason why Xuandu Temple wrote to Zhou Man at this time was because someone in the court suggested that Xuandu Temple and the Tianzhu monk work together to make elixirs.
Although the master of the temple can make elixirs and take pills, those are for health preservation and are used in conjunction with spiritual practice to achieve the goal of being light and successful. They have nothing to do with the elixir of immortality.
The most important thing is that the master of the temple does not think that there is an elixir of life in this world.
If something goes wrong when the emperor takes the elixir, the Indian monk is alone and can just run away, but what will he do?
Xuandu Temple is such a huge business, and the entire Taoist sect is behind it. If the emperor really gets into trouble because of taking elixirs, they will all be in trouble.
Zhou Man was completely unaware of the turbulent undercurrents in the capital. When he received the imperial decree regarding his transfer, he was completely bewildered. "Why did I get promoted out of the blue?"
Bai Shan: ...
He reached out and took the document from her hand, reading it again and again, confirming that it was a transfer document. "Could it be that your memorial was so well written that His Majesty and the officials were pleased and gave you a promotion?"
Zhou Man flipped through it and asked Daji, "Are there only official documents? No letters?"
"We've only received an official document," Daji said. "It's urgent. The Ministry of Personnel and the Imperial Medical Bureau seem very anxious and are urging you to return to the capital."
Bai Shan was a little worried, "Could something have happened to His Majesty or the Crown Prince?"
If something happens to these two, the message may not be delivered.
Bai Shan looked at Zhou Man.
Zhou Man accepted the document and said, "Have someone prepare the luggage. Once I hand over the medical office, I will set off back to Beijing."
Daji bowed in agreement and retreated. Xibing and Jiulan also went downstairs to pack their luggage.
Zhou Man turned his head and looked at Bai Shan, "Big sister, you have to come back with me, right?"
Bai Shan pondered for a moment, then nodded. "That's fine. She hasn't seen her grandmother and her father-in-law and mother-in-law since she was born. This time, let her go back to Beijing with you to meet the elders."
Zhou Man looked at him sympathetically, "Once we leave, you'll be the only one left in Beihai County. Oh, and Li Wei."
However, Zhou Liwei and his family of three have always lived in Dadawa and only return to the county town during the holidays.
Bai Shan held her hand and smiled slightly, saying, "It's okay. You go back to Beijing first. It will take half a year at the earliest and two years at the latest. I should also move to a new place. I will choose a place closer to the capital by then."
The dock has been built, and Lord Cui is preparing to return to Beijing with people from the Ministry of Works. He has basically completed everything he needed to do in Beihai County.
Along with Zhou Man’s transfer document came Zheng Gu’s promotion document. He was promoted to the director of Qingzhou Medical Bureau, taking over Zhou Man’s job.
Zhou Man handed over a lot of work to him, but it wasn't actually much, because since Zheng Gu came to Qingzhou, Zhou Man basically took him with him in everything he did. In the past two years, he even threw all the work of the Medical Bureau to him, and he only took charge of the general direction and treated patients.
So there were few things to hand over and it went very smoothly.
Although Zheng Gu had been mentally prepared, he still felt reluctant and a little sad at the end.
The reason why he was sent to Qingzhou was to be Zhou Man's deputy and to take over Zhou Man in the future.
His promotion means Zhou Man will leave.
Zhou Man, however, was quite open-minded. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard. Have the clerk in the office pass on a message to the other two county magistrates. Tell them to wait at the Qingzhou Medical Office in three days. We'll have a meeting."
Zheng Gu immediately said, "I'll have someone notify the Changshou County Medical Bureau."
Zhou Man was busy with the handover work, and the mansion was even busier. Except for Bai Shan, their entire family had to move back. There were a lot of things to bring, and most importantly, there were a lot of people to bring.
And who will stay and who will go back with them?
Zheng took the list to find Bai Shan.
Bai Shan glanced at them and said, "Let Daji go back with you. The maids don't need to stay. Just let Sister He stay in the kitchen. My servants and guards will take care of everything."
Zheng said, "Daji should stay. You are used to him taking care of you."
Bai Shan shook his head. "I am the county magistrate. I have runners here. Daji is of little use here. If he goes back with Manbao, he can accompany her in and out."
Zheng thought about it and stopped worrying about it. Daji had always been with them, so she was used to it no matter who he was with.
"Then these guards..."
Bai Shan then ticked off a few names with a red pen and said with a smile, "They are now serving as yamen runners in the county. Let them stay, and the rest can go back with you."
Bai Shan pondered and said, "You are bringing a lot of things back to the capital this time, including young and old. I am really worried that Manbao will not go with you. It would be better to bring more people. I will ask for a team of soldiers to escort you back."
Zheng smiled and said, "Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe. What could possibly go wrong?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It's better to be prepared. My family doesn't lack this little money. Bringing more people with you will make the journey easier and I will feel at ease."
He sighed, "It's a pity that Brother Zhou Si hasn't come back yet, otherwise it would be better to let him follow you."
Bai Shan paused here, as if thinking about something. "They will be back soon, Mother. Why don't you stay for a while and wait for Zhou Si to come back before leaving together."
Zheng hesitated, "Should we discuss this with Manbao?"
When Zhou Man heard this, he immediately responded, "Okay, it will be safer on the road with my fourth brother, but it will be even colder."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It's okay, just walk slowly. They're not in a hurry anyway. But you, have you decided when to leave?"
Zhou Man nodded and said, "I had wanted to choose a good day to set off, but the official document from the capital came again urging me to leave. What's strange is that this time, apart from Xiao Yuanzheng who wrote me a letter, no one else wrote to me, not even Mr. Zhuang."
Zhou Man took out the letter and showed it to Bai Shan. "The letter from Dean Xiao is also very serious. He just said that he wanted to better develop the Imperial Medical Bureau. It just so happened that Imperial Doctor Liu was going to retire, so he recommended me."
Zhou Man whispered, "Actually, I've always thought that with Imperial Physician Liu retiring, Imperial Physician Lu should take over. I've discussed this with Xiao Yuanzheng and the others. After the Qingzhou Medical Bureau, I'll have to choose another place to be assigned, and then I'll be transferred back to the capital depending on the situation."
(End of this chapter)
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