Ding Youtian smiled, opened his arms and said, "First, change my clothes, then get me some water to wash my face, and then I'll tell you what's going on."
"Did you lose an arm or a leg? Just wait and see, it'll be a feast for your eyes!"
Despite what Jian Ning said, she still changed his clothes and brought him water for washing his face. After all, she was curious about what the urgent matter was with Huo Jincheng.
"I heard them privately today that because Prince Yong had had smallpox, but the Crown Prince hadn't, some court officials jointly petitioned to change the crown prince. If my predictions are correct, he'll definitely come to me about this."
He washed his face, wrung out the handkerchief, and handed it to Jian Ning, smiling again, "Only you can help with this matter. Madam, you come from the future. Isn't smallpox eradicated in your place long ago, so you can use vaccinations? You just need to vaccinate the prince, and the problem will be solved, right?"
Jian Ning said, "Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide in our area, and vaccination has long been discontinued. There's no smallpox vaccine in the medical warehouse. However, I did hear from my master that there's a way."
"What's the solution?" Ding Youtian saw her frown and asked, "But it's going to be painful and not very feasible."
Jane nodded. "They take the scabs from people who have had smallpox, grind them into powder, and blow it into the nose of healthy people using a thin tube. This way, they will gain immunity and will never get smallpox again."
"This method is not good." Ding Youtian rejected it decisively. "Madam, can you think of other feasible methods? If Prince Yong is allowed to ascend the throne just because he favors people like Feng Qingzi, the whole world will suffer once he inherits the throne!"
That's natural. They have a grudge against Prince Yong, so they will be the first to be targeted. Now, only by making smallpox disappear in this time and space can we hope to dissuade the emperor from changing the crown prince.
So the question is, what should we do if there is no vaccine in the medical warehouse?
Just as Jian Ning was struggling, the medical book that Grandma Wu had given her started stretching and jumping in her mind. Her eyes lit up, "I got it. The medical book my master gave me seems to have a record of a certain decoction that could permanently immunize against smallpox. I only flipped through it casually because smallpox had already disappeared, and I had forgotten about it a long time ago. I vaguely remember that it was just some common herbs, not difficult to make."
"really?"
"Yes, absolutely true." Jian Ning had a medical book in his hand as he finished speaking. "Luckily, Jin Yu returned the book to me after copying it. If he hadn't brought the book with him to the capital this time, Brother Qiu would have had to fly back again."
Jian Ning looked up medical books and found the recipe for the "Thunder God Epidemic Relief Pill". She had most of the herbs in her herb shop, and the remaining herbs were also sold in ordinary pharmacies.
"I said, you write it, and give it to Jinyu after you finish writing it, so that he can take the credit."
Ding Youtian had just finished writing the prescription when, speaking of Cao Cao, he arrived. Yang Jinyu had arrived in the capital a few days earlier, this time to get married. His wedding date had been set to Fei Zitong, the daughter of Lord Fei of the Ministry of Rites. Lord Fei had previously agreed to marry Fei Zitong to Prince Yong as his principal wife, which had spurned him by the people and nearly forced him to resign and retire.
"You've come just in time. Take a look at this. When Jincheng comes, just give it to him and tell him you developed it yourself."
Yang Jinyu took the prescription from Ding Youtian, glanced at it, and smiled. "This is a prescription recorded in my master's medical book. When I heard about the smallpox epidemic in the capital last time, I spent the night reading the medical book my master gave me. I've already prepared a decoction and notified the authorities in my master's name. I named it 'Jian's Epidemic Relief Pill,' and everyone in Dazhou County, young and old, has taken it."
"You didn't even discuss it with me, and I said I would leave the credit to you." Jian Ning glanced at him and said angrily.
"Haha, this medical book was originally given to me by my master, so naturally I should put my master first. Besides, it would be an honor for me to show my face. How lucky I am to be your disciple!"
After Yang Jinyu came to Beijing, he learned that Jian Ning had made great contributions to treating the epidemic. He thought that Jian Ning also used prescriptions from medical books. Before Huo Jincheng could wait for Ding Youtian to come, he went out to look for him and met Yang Jinyu. He talked about the matter of changing the storage. Yang Jinyu immediately took him to the pharmacy to get medicine and told him that it was the prescription developed by Jian Ning, and that after taking it, the smallpox epidemic could be eradicated forever.
Huo Jincheng took the medicine and hurried to the palace to see the prince.
Yang Jinyu told Jian Ning and Ding Youtian about this matter, "Jincheng has gone to see the prince. I came here to inform Master in case he comes back and asks about any discrepancies between our statements."
"Well, since you've said so, the credit must go to Master."
"That's as it should be. I'm here for another important matter. My father told me that the top three this year will all be admitted to the Hanlin Academy. He also said that the top scorer will be appointed a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy editor."
Yang Jinyu had come to find Jian Ning and the others for this matter, otherwise he would not have run into Huo Jincheng by chance. He felt that this was a great thing. After staying in the Hanlin Academy for three years and passing the assessment and being retained successfully, he could directly be promoted through the internal promotion channel, jumping from the sixth rank to the sixth rank tutor.
In modern times, the Hanlin Academy is a formal civil service, with a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, which is of course a good thing.
However, Ding Youtian had no intention of staying in the Hanlin Academy. After Yang Jinyu left, he discussed with Jian Ning, "Before we went to the capital, Master repeatedly reminded us that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger, and that being a responsible official and benefiting the people was the right thing to do. What do you think, my lady?"
Jian Ning felt conflicted. If she hadn't recognized the Prince of Pingnan and his wife, she would have chosen exile without hesitation. With the emperor far away, being a local official brought her the freedom and ease of a carefree life. Furthermore, being away from the center of power meant less trouble. In her previous life, she had little kinship with her family, but in this life, she had parents who loved her dearly. Deep down, she desperately wanted to stay in the capital and spend more time with them.
"Didn't you say that one day you would seek justice for Uncle Liu if you got what you wanted?" Jian Ning said carefully.
Ding Youtian's eyes darkened. "I've repeatedly asked Master for his opinion. Although Master hasn't given a direct answer, he has repeatedly warned me not to mention anything about him in Beijing. And since Master has already ordered me not to stay in Beijing to serve, how can I, as a disciple, disobey?"
He sighed and continued, "Today, I was too proud to be in control, and I lost my temper under the influence of alcohol. If I don't go out to temper my temper, if I get carried away and talk nonsense again in Beijing, wouldn't that be a betrayal of Master's years of training?"
Jian Ning shuddered as she recalled his drunken behavior today. She said hurriedly, "Then I'll do as you say. Even being sent out to be a county magistrate is fine. Lao Liu and Xiao Yu are in the capital, and Bao Er has them looking after her. Plus, my parents are here too, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Indeed, Second Brother Tian and his family are here too. Big Brother Ma also comes to the capital from time to time. I'll talk to Jincheng when he gets here. If everything goes well, and Jinyu's appointment is almost done after her wedding, we'll go back to Dingxian Village and see Master to make arrangements for the winery. Then you can follow me to take up your new post."
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