Chapter 3058 Surprise
After the grand court meeting, the first people to be affected were the students in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Less than two hours after the grand court meeting ended, during lunch, the students heard the news from the teachers, and the teachers naturally learned it from the officials of the Imperial Medical Bureau who were allowed to attend court.
The Imperial Medical Bureau has only been in operation for less than a year, and everything is still in the exploratory stage.
The Ministry of Personnel dispatched a number of officials to assist in running the medical department, and people like Liu Taiyi were also given promotions, so at the beginning, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau followed them to court for a while.
But after a while, they found that they were of little use in the court meeting. Not only did they not understand many things, but they also delayed their work.
The daily morning meetings significantly extended their working hours.
So first, some imperial physicians withdrew from the small court meetings and only attended the large court meetings. Later, except for Xiao Yuanzheng and Lord Luo, who was on par with Imperial Physician Liu, no one else went to the small court meetings. Even the large court meetings were attended only by imperial physicians of the fifth rank and above.
Those below the fifth rank should concentrate on studying medicine.
By the way, Lord Luo is the third adjutant appointed by the Ministry of Personnel to assist Xiao Yuanzheng. The previous two were squeezed out by Xiao Yuanzheng because of some irreconcilable conflicts with the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
This Lord Luo comes from a good family and is a gentle and polite person. He was transferred back from southern Xinjiang. He previously served as an official in Lingnan Province. He was transferred back to the capital at the same level as the fourth rank, which can be considered a promotion.
Precisely because he was transferred back from Lingnan Province, Xiao Yuanzheng never dared to look at just his gentle appearance.
I heard that there are a lot of barbarian tribes over there, as many as tens of them. They don't know etiquette and sometimes rely on brute force. Officials who can make a difference in Lingnan Road are not easy to deal with.
Sure enough, as soon as he left the court meeting, he went to see Doctor Liu to inquire about Lord Zhou, whom he had never met before.
Although he had heard people talk about the formidable Lord Zhou many times after entering the Imperial Medical Bureau and had also learned about him from the side, this was the first time he actually spoke to people like Liu, the Imperial Physician, who were familiar to Zhou Man, to inquire about him.
He mainly wanted to know where Lady Zhou got the confidence to offer such conditions, and why did the emperor even guarantee her at the grand court meeting?
That’s right, in Lord Luo’s view, the emperor’s behavior was like acting as a guarantor.
If Zhou Man denies this in the future, everyone can go to the emperor. After all, it was he who spread the news, especially in a public occasion like a grand court meeting.
Imperial Physician Liu smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhou is extremely gifted in medicine. Even Imperial Physicians like me and Dean Xiao can hardly compare to her. With such talent and her hard work, her future is limitless. Therefore, the weight of her promise is not low."
Lord Luo was already prepared, but he was still surprised. He then asked, "Why is Lord Zhou looking for a creature he has never seen before?"
Imperial Physician Liu said, "Imperial Physician Zhou believes that everything in the world can be used as medicine; it's all about how it's used and the effectiveness. She has a hobby of drawing the raw herbs she sees, then describing in detail their growing environments and cultivation methods..."
He smiled faintly and said, "Don't underestimate these pieces of paper. Accumulating them day by day, over time, they will be compiled into a book, and this will become a masterpiece."
Doctor Liu stroked his beard and said, "Right now, she's only interested in digging up plants and catching animals. When she becomes richer and more powerful, I'm afraid she'll even take rocks and soil."
Lord Luo was amused. "Could it be that stones and soil can also be used as medicine?"
"Of course," Imperial Physician Liu paused and then smiled. "Didn't Lord Luo develop a heat rash during the summer heat? The powder the Imperial Medical Bureau prescribed for you at that time contained talcum powder. Did it work for you, Lord?"
Lord Luo: ...
Imperial Physician Liu stroked his beard and smiled, thinking Lord Luo was worried that Zhou Man's actions would put the Imperial Medical Bureau in a difficult position within the court. So he reassured him, "Lord Luo, don't worry. Only a mediocre person would hold on to this matter. Even His Majesty has spoken up for Lord Zhou. This matter won't harm our Imperial Medical Bureau."
"No," Lord Luo said thoughtfully, "If the goal is to revise the pharmacopoeia, why not get more people involved? Are all the students in our Imperial Medical Bureau wasted?"
Doctor Liu: "Hmm?"
All the students in the Imperial Medical Bureau knew about this, and they were discussing it. "Master Zhou's method is really good. If this is recorded, future generations will only need to read one pharmacopoeia to learn about medicines."
"Is Mr. Zhou going to be remembered in history?"
"Oh, why do you still have time to think about this? You should think about how much we will have to memorize when the pharmacopoeia comes out."
"That's the younger generation's business, it has nothing to do with us."
"Humph, idiot! Mr. Zhou has told us more than once in class that medical students must keep learning until they die. Learning never ends, you know?"
"...Okay, everyone, stop arguing," a student said. "The gentlemen didn't tell us this so we can gossip."
"What's that for?" a student asked. "Is it so we can find herbs Mr. Zhou hasn't seen before and compete with others for a consultation? I, I don't need that, right?"
"Fool, this is an opportunity to participate in the revision of the pharmacopoeia."
"You're stupid. I don't believe a book can hold all our names. How much space would it take just to write our names?"
"Wouldn't you be recorded as a student of X level in the Imperial Medical Bureau?" a student said angrily. "It's good enough that you can even be considered a member of the Imperial Medical Bureau."
"But we're in the capital now. I heard that Mr. Zhou used to like digging everywhere with his small medicinal hoe. Is there anything around the capital that Mr. Zhou hasn't seen?"
"We'll just have to wait until we graduate and go to the local medical department."
"Yes, if she could go somewhere, especially a place Mr. Zhou had never been to, there would definitely be things she hadn't seen."
"We can't do anything now, but our seniors can."
"Yes, yes, write letters to the seniors."
There was no need for them to write letters, as Zhou Liru was already writing one. Originally, she only wanted to ask a few classmates with whom she had a good relationship to help look for the person, but after hearing Lord Luo's instructions, she wrote letters to all the classmates she could contact.
Lord Luo is right. The world is so big and the species are so rich. I don’t know how much it would take for my aunt to collect them all by herself. But if they work together, it will be different.
With unity, the process will definitely be faster with them. Of course, the Imperial Medical Bureau will also gain greater prestige and fame in the future.
Lord Luo never thought that Zhou Man would disagree, because based on his understanding of Zhou Man, she would definitely agree.
Zhou Liru was delighted to see so many ambitious students within the Imperial Medical Bureau eager to join the effort. He wrote directly to his aunt, happily saying, "Aunt, your ambition will be accomplished."
Zhou Man was stunned when he received the letter, and then asked Ke Ke, "Is the surprise ruined?"
Keke was so surprised that his data almost hit the peak. Zhou Man's eyes sparkled, "I'm surprised too."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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