Chapter 761 A Dream of Youth 293
The emperor pondered for a moment, then asked Xie Ning, "Minister Xie, there is an external medical consultation here. Would you like to go?"
Xie Ning hadn't reacted yet, but Imperial Physician Jiang was somewhat puzzled. Wasn't it usually him who received the outpatient appointment slips and then dispatched them? Why was it that this time the Emperor himself had to come and ask?
Instead of giving her a direct order, he asked her a question. Xie Ning didn't understand his meaning, so she cupped her hands and asked, "What kind of external diagnosis is it?"
The emperor no longer remained seated, but relaxed slightly against the back of his chair, reached out and opened one of the folded documents, sighed, and said, "It's the Xu family from Bingzhou seeking medical help. General Xu has contracted the same ailment as Shi Ji..."
When Xie Ning boldly cured Shi Ji with medicine, countless people sought his treatment, and Jiang, the hospital director in charge of the follow-up treatment, also received many inquiries.
However, this medicine cannot be used indiscriminately. They will not make such outpatient visits without the emperor's permission.
Xie Ning was stunned for a while before she remembered that the General Xu the emperor mentioned was Xu Linyang, whom she had seen when the Great Zhou army besieged the capital of Xili.
General Nasu must be almost sixty years old now, right?
He had contracted the same illness as Master Shi. If it weren't for the precedent of Master Shi being cured by the imperial physician, General Xu probably wouldn't have come to seek medical help. After all, this illness was not a good-looking thing, and many people believed that it was a punishment from heaven.
Therefore, people who get sick usually seek medical treatment in secret, which is one of the reasons why it is said that nine out of ten cases of carbuncles and boils are fatal.
Xie Ning pondered for a moment, then met the emperor's gaze and immediately understood: the emperor wanted her to go, and hoped that she could save General Xu.
The Great Zhou Dynasty didn't have many capable generals to begin with, but this old general Xu, despite his advanced age, was a first-rate commander, even better than his sons.
The emperor was reluctant to part with him; he needed General Xu to continue guarding the border and containing the Northern Jin.
So Xie Ning finally agreed. If she could arrive in time, she would do her best to save her; if not, then it was fate.
However, since she was sent there, it wasn't just to treat General Xu, but also to test the drugs. So this time, she had to bring a batch of qualified penicillin to the army.
On his way home, he happened to run into Xu Hongying, who was returning from the Xu family.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law?" she asked, looking worried.
Xu Hongying pulled Xie Ning's hand and led her inside. "My great-uncle is seriously ill, he..."
Xu Hongying hesitated for a moment, her face flushed slightly, "Father and Mother asked if you could go and treat them, but you have several official positions, how could you possibly have the time to travel all the way to the north?"
So she refused from the start.
Recalling what had just happened in the Hall of Diligent Governance, Xie Ning asked hesitantly, "Is your great-uncle General Xu Linyang?"
How did Bao'er know?
Actually, I only learned at the beginning of this year that General Nasu was my great-uncle. He had been targeted and framed by our branch of the family and was demoted four ranks, after which we lost contact.
It wasn't until recent years, with frequent battles with Xili, that my great-uncle was reinstated and sent to war. He returned to the capital earlier this year to receive his rewards, which allowed our two families to finally meet.
After learning of her engagement, he left her a considerable amount of gold and silver jewelry as her dowry.
Xie Ning patted Xu Hongying's hand reassuringly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. His Majesty summoned me to the palace today because of General Xu's matter. I will finish handing over my work tomorrow morning and then set off for Taiyuan."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hongying breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry on her face vanished.
Xie Ning thought about the relationship between the two families, and a thought suddenly occurred to him. He smiled and asked Xu Hongying, "Sister-in-law, would you like to come to Taiyuan with me?"
Seeing the doubt in Xu Hongying's eyes, Xie Ning explained, "Sister-in-law, the next exams are the provincial exam and the palace exam. There's still more than a month left, enough time for us to go to Bingzhou."
His Majesty is currently promoting cotton cultivation, but it is mostly concentrated in the south. The north has many flat areas, which are also suitable for large-scale cotton cultivation. I think it is also suitable to establish weaving workshops there. If you pass the military examination, you can go to the north to establish weaving workshops.
Having close family members around makes things easier...
However, Xu Hongying will definitely not be sent alone. The person in charge of the weaving workshop will be selected from elsewhere, and Xu Hongying will be used for another purpose.
The weaving workshop was just an excuse.
However, it's not convenient to go into details right now; I need to discuss it with Yanxi.
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