Chapter 321: Human Relations
"Master Zhang, this is not allowed. Please get up quickly!"
Li Nuo hurriedly helped the Minister of Revenue up. There were people coming and going outside the embassy, and a grown man kneeling on one knee in front of him had attracted a lot of attention.
He couldn't go to Wansong Academy this time, so he could only go back to the embassy first.
After entering the courtyard, Li Nuo looked at the Minister of Revenue and asked, "How is the old lady?"
The Minister of Revenue looked very happy and said, "Much better. Mother couldn't eat before. She would vomit whatever she ate. But after a few days, her three meals a day have returned to normal. Her complexion is much better. She just ate three buns and drank two bowls of porridge. She doesn't need anyone to help her walk. She is going outside to dig wild vegetables with her maid and hoe..."
He looked at Li Nuo and said with admiration: "Master Li is really a miracle doctor. He cured my mother's illness without prescribing any medicine!"
Li Nuo shook his head and said, "Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. I am just prescribing the right medicine for the right condition."
It's not that his medical skills are so great, but that he is knowledgeable.
The medical skills of doctors in the fifth realm are definitely much better than his. To a certain extent, the medicine here is more advanced than that of later generations.
After all, they are not scientific. The medical qi is more effective than any special medicine in later generations.
But this also caused them to rely too much on true qi. Without true qi, many imperial doctors would have to retire on the spot.
However, a doctor's true qi cannot cure all diseases.
Mrs. Zhang's health improved thanks to her love for her son.
The Minister of Revenue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My father has only been gone for half a year. If something happens to my mother... I won't say anything more. This time, it's all thanks to Brother Li. I really don't know how to thank you."
Li Nuo smiled and said, "I am also a doctor. Treating illnesses and saving lives is a doctor's duty. Sir Zhang, you really don't have to be polite."
The Minister of Revenue said: "It may be just a small matter to you, but to me, it is a matter of vital importance. My mother raised me with great difficulty, and I also hope that after I retire, I can serve her in her old age..."
After that, he waved his hand behind him and said, "You two, bring in the gifts."
Two servants came in carrying two wooden boxes.
Li Nuo hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, this really doesn't have to happen..."
The Minister of Revenue smiled and said, "This is not some vulgar thing like gold or silver. You have done me a favor, so you must give me a chance to repay you."
He opened one of the wooden boxes and found a guqin inside.
He took out the guqin, placed it on the stone table, and said, "This guqin is a relic of a music master from a hundred years ago. It was given to me by a friend. However, I am not good at playing the guqin, and it has been gathering dust at home. Why not take this opportunity to give it to someone who understands the guqin..."
Li Nuo stroked the strings of the zither, and the strings made several pleasant sounds.
As expected of a piano made by a master of music, the tone of this piano is the best that Li Nuo has ever seen.
This is no longer an ordinary piano. Just like the whip that An Ning gave him before, this piano is also imbued with some of the power of music.
Now that the other person has said this, it would be impolite for Li Nuo to refuse.
Using this piano to attend classes at the academy will also have a better effect.
So he nodded and said, "In that case, I will accept it."
The Minister of Revenue opened another long wooden box, which was a sword box. Inside the box was a three-foot-long sword. The scabbard was silver-white in color with very soft patterns. It was obviously a woman's sword.
The Minister of Revenue said, "This sword was also given to me by someone else. I heard that it was a precious sword made by the Mohist school. I don't have any use for it. I see that my wife is a martial artist, so I'll give this sword to her."
Song Yiren took the sword, unsheathed it, and gently made a sword flower.
The sword blade cut through the air without making any sound.
This shows that the sword is extremely sharp and is indeed a good sword.
For a warrior, although one's own cultivation is more important than weapons, a good weapon can also increase one's strength out of thin air.
Seeing that Yiren liked the sword very much, Li Nuo did not refuse.
The Minister of Revenue asked, "Brother Li, were you going out just now?"
Li Nuo nodded and said, "I am going to teach at Wansong Academy. The Shangshu sent this zither at the right time."
"That's good." The Minister of Revenue smiled and said, "It just so happens that I also want to go to the Ministry of Revenue, so we're going the same way..."
The two men traveled together in a carriage. Li Nuo got off at Wansong Academy, while the Minister of Revenue continued to go to the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhao Zhiyi got off another carriage and said to Li Nuo, "Lord Li is so humble. Even the Medical Saint was helpless with the disease, but you cured it with just one sentence. If the imperial doctors in the palace knew about this, they would be ashamed..."
Although he couldn't compare with Li Nuo, the fifth-level medical saint, he could still compete with the imperial physician of Zhao State in terms of theoretical knowledge.
After all, he had taken over all the Imperial Medical Bureau of Daxia. Each of those imperial physicians had his own strengths, which made his knowledge very comprehensive. No single imperial physician could be better than him.
It’s just that Li Nuo doesn’t have their medical energy.
Facing the Sixth Princess's praise, Li Nuo just smiled slightly and walked into the academy with her.
Not long after, the Minister of Revenue Zhang Xiang also came to the Ministry of Revenue.
His mother's health improved, and his mood became very good. He even became more motivated when handling memorials.
Piled on the desk in the yamen were memorials requesting funding from the Ministry of Revenue.
Of these, only a small portion is necessary.
Most of them were just made up by various government offices. If 10% of the funds allocated by the Ministry of Revenue were actually used, it would be considered as their conscience. As for these memorials, he would just glance at them, throw them down and put them aside.
He dropped one of the memorials, then seemed to remember something and picked it up again.
This memorial was submitted by Prince Sheng's Palace. The Fourth Prince wanted the Ministry of Revenue to allocate some funds to pay for the expenses of setting up anti-theft bureaus in various places.
He did not intend to approve this additional expenditure immediately.
Apart from disaster relief and military expenses, every allocation from the Ministry of Revenue did not give them the feeling that it would be easy to pass.
If every expenditure is agreed upon, even doubling the money in the treasury will not be enough.
After being blocked two or three times, they realized that it is not easy to obtain funds from the Ministry of Revenue and they will not apply casually next time.
Faced with the Fourth Prince's application, he thought about it and decided to approve it.
Brother Li saved my mother's life, and he is the Fourth Prince's man, so I might as well do him a small favor in this matter.
Prince Sheng's Palace.
The Fourth Prince has been in high spirits these days.
His sister went to Daxia and brought him a rare talent in the world.
He didn't have to do anything, and political achievements would be automatically awarded to him. This rekindled the fire of hope in his heart, even though he had originally given up hope for the throne.
What made him even more proud was that he didn't have to pay anything to recruit such a capable person.
In order to recruit advisers, several other princes gave them money, beauties, and mansions, but those people did not make much contribution to them.
Without any effort, they can attract people who are more capable than them to join them.
Is this destiny?
At this time, a figure ran in from outside and said, "Your Highness, good news, good news!"
King Sheng raised his eyebrows. Another good news?
There is so much good news these days...
He smiled and said, "What good news?"
The man said, "Your Highness, the Ministry of Revenue has approved the 100,000 taels of silver we applied for."
King Sheng was slightly stunned and asked in astonishment: "So fast?"
Every time he applied for funding from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue would block his application for several months...
Not only that, he wanted 100,000 taels, and he didn't know how many twists and turns he would have to go through in the process. The Ministry of Revenue only agreed to allocate 5,000 taels. Every time he asked the Ministry of Revenue for money, it was a headache.
What happened this time? Why did that stingy miser suddenly become so generous?
Zhao Zhiyi walked in from outside the hall, and after hearing what they said, he murmured, "It seems that Minister Zhang deliberately sold us a favor..."
King Sheng looked at her and asked in confusion: "Favors, what favors?"
Zhao Zhiyi smiled slightly and told him the whole story.
Prince Sheng was stunned when he heard this. After he came to his senses, he smiled and said, "It's still possible. Zhiyi, Zhiyi, you really brought good luck to my brother this time. Master Gongsun's death is worth it..."
Zhao Zhiyi frowned and said, “Master Gongsun sacrificed himself for you, how can you say that about Master Gongsun!”
King Sheng quickly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I made a mistake..."
He was still very grateful to Master Gongsun in his heart.
It was her sacrifice that brought him a huge turning point.
However, what he couldn't understand was that Master Gongsun was very kind to Zhiyi, but he never liked him. This time, he could make such a big sacrifice for him, which made him puzzled until now...
(End of this chapter)
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