Chapter 333 Queen's Plan
"Help you--to seize the throne?"
Li Nuo looked at Zhao Zhiyi in surprise. Her expression and tone didn't sound like she was joking.
It is impossible for a woman to become an emperor in Daxia or other countries on the mainland.
But only for Zhao State, there is really a possibility.
After all, they had a precedent of a queen before.
The status of women in Zhao State was not low. In the court today, female officials occupied a certain number of positions, and there were also a considerable number of female students in academies.
Zhao Zhiyi had already made a decision, and her eyes became firm. She looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "Only by taking that position can we truly achieve what we want to do..."
As she finished her words, a familiar aura emerged from her body.
The appearance of this breath immediately activated a force in his body.
The great spirit!
Li Nuo looked at the Sixth Princess and felt a bit of admiration in his heart.
As a princess of a country, no matter which prince ascends the throne, she can enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory.
But she chose another more difficult path.
The appearance of Haoran Qi shows that she is different from the other princes. She really cares about the people of Zhao State in her heart.
Seeing her expectant and slightly anxious look, Li Nuo clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I am willing to serve Your Highness..."
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Princess Palace.
Doctor Sun held a thick stack of books and placed them on the stone table in the courtyard, saying, "Doctor Li, these are the unique secret books donated by those doctors. Take a look and see if they can be of any use to you. They have no other requests, only that you add their names to the medical book..."
Not far behind him, a dozen doctors were looking at Li Nuo eagerly.
In fact, they are reluctant to donate these unique secret methods.
But they are really jealous.
Compared with Sun Jing and Jiang Hong, where am I inferior to them?
Why do they get all the good things? They even solved the plague like smallpox. Not only has their cultivation level greatly improved, but they are also destined to leave a significant mark in the history of medicine. Who wouldn't be envious?
You know, just a month ago, these two were not as good as them.
The progress of medicine is certainly something to be happy about.
But how can people not feel sad when they see people who are not as good as themselves surpassing them step by step?
Li Nuo looked through these medical books collected by various families.
They are able to gain a foothold in the medical field, and almost each of them has its own unique features.
However, these classics were too professional and did not conform to Li Nuo's original intention of writing a medical manual.
Their unique secret methods not only require the true Qi of a high-level doctor, but also extremely professional techniques. Ordinary people cannot imitate them. Even doctors of the same high level need a long period of training to master them.
Li Nuo's original intention was to compile a medical manual that ordinary people could understand and use.
However, he could write two versions.
The first version should be understandable to ordinary people.
Another version can be provided to professional medical professionals.
In medicine, only openness and sharing can promote the improvement and progress of the entire discipline.
Li Nuo did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously.
A dozen doctors not far away were also nervous as they followed his movements.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Nuo finally nodded and said, "I have received your kindness. I will consider your request carefully..."
Li Nuo did not agree directly. When these doctors left the princess's mansion, they were still worried.
But soon, they received news.
The Sixth Princess plans to open a clinic and is recruiting doctors.
The salary of a doctor in clinic is not high for medical practitioners, but which of them is short of money?
What they lack is cultivation and the opportunity to become famous for all eternity.
This is obviously a test for them.
If they can't even see this, then they have lived in vain all these years.
At one time, there were countless applicants for the Princess Mansion Clinic, and they were all doctors above the third level.
In order to fight for these few opportunities, they even disregarded the dignity of being a great doctor.
"I am good at treating women's diseases."
"I am good at treating children's illnesses."
"I have a lot of experience with male impotence, and no one can compare to me..."
"Bah! How dare you say such outrageous words in front of me!"
"Why, you don't accept it, you don't accept it, Bibi!"
A fourth-level physician can work in the Imperial Medical Bureau. Some large clinics in the city often only have one fourth-level physician.
Many people have never seen a situation like this, where several fourth-level doctors compete for a single consulting position...
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Shun Prince's Palace.
Prince Shun was about to go out to discuss matters with the other two princes. When he got on the carriage, he glanced at them and frowned, "Where are the patients waiting in line?"
After he followed Prince An's example and charged a certain consultation fee for free clinics, the number of patients coming to the palace for treatment decreased by 90%, but there were still quite a few every day. Today was the busiest time of the day, but in front of the free clinic booth, except for the doctor he hired at a high price, there was not a single person in sight.
An attendant stepped forward to ask, and after a moment, he walked back and said, "Your Highness, the Sixth Princess's House has opened its clinic today. Not only is the consultation fee lower than ours, but half of the medicine fee is waived. All patients are going to the Princess's House for treatment..."
The Sixth Princess, the Sixth Princess, and the Sixth Princess again.
Prince Shun now gets a headache when he hears the words "Sixth Princess".
He frowned and asked, "What kind of clinic does the Sixth Princess open?"
The follower shook his head and said, "I don't know the details..."
A moment later, at Prince An's Mansion.
Prince Shun found out the whole story from Prince An.
The Sixth Princess actually turned her own Princess Mansion into a medical clinic. Not only was the consultation fee low, the medicine price was extremely low, and there were more than a dozen fourth-level doctors who were good at treating various diseases...
With this lineup, not to mention the free clinic at the gate of their mansion, even the Imperial Hospital cannot compare to it!
How much does it cost to hire these people?
They knew very well how expensive it was to hire a doctor. The doctors they had hired were of lower level, and they could hardly afford it. There were so many doctors of higher level that they could not afford to hire them even if they sold all their belongings.
Not to mention that the price of her medicinal materials is much lower than that of other clinics.
Where did she get so much money...
Oh, it was donated by a doctor.
Those doctors not only donated money, but also personally helped her.
How can they play like this?
I heard that the number one scholar from Da Xia possessed miraculous medical skills, and even doctors at the fourth level had to admire him.
The approach of winning over the people through free medical treatment and thereby gaining approval from court officials is completely unworkable.
They can't leave anymore. If they continue to spend money like this, they will really be reduced to selling everything they have.
We still have to start with King Sheng.
The Sixth Princess is indeed powerful, but Prince Sheng himself has too many flaws.
Fortunately, the one competing with them for the position was King Sheng. If the Sixth Princess was a man, without any stain on herself, and had so many people to help her, they would have no hope at all...
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Princess Palace.
The princess's mansion, which is usually not busy, has people coming in and out from time to time today.
"What a miracle doctor! He just gave me a massage for a while, and now my waist and legs are no longer sore, and I have more energy to walk..."
"Of course not. The one who is massaging you is the chief physician of Jingutang, a doctor of the fourth level. I heard that he usually charges ten taels for the consultation. If it weren't for the Sixth Princess, we would never be able to talk to such a person in our lifetime..."
"Her Highness the Princess is truly kind to us, the people. Not only has she raised money to help us with our medical treatment, she has even turned her own home into a clinic. Several of the princes have not done as much as she has."
"These medicines were picked for me by the Sixth Princess herself."
"The Sixth Princess is really beautiful and kind-hearted. I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry her in the future..."
When it comes to King Sheng, the people have mixed opinions about him.
He did do some good things for the people, but he had also done a lot of bad things before. What he did now was just to win the throne and he did it deliberately for others to see.
But when talking about the Sixth Princess, who wouldn't praise her for being beautiful and kind?
Long before several princes fought for the throne, she often personally distributed porridge to the poor. Every winter, she would build a shelter outside the city to accommodate beggars. If the people had grievances and had no one to turn to, she would help them seek justice. Many people have benefited from her kindness.
Compared with the several princes, the Sixth Princess is undoubtedly more popular.
It's a pity that she is a girl. Zhao State hasn't had a queen for a long time...
The princess's mansion is inside the small courtyard.
kitchen.
Yiren was cutting vegetables, the Sixth Princess was making the fire, and Li Nuo was cooking.
Although the medical school has been successfully planned and built, it will take at least three years for it to truly benefit the people.
Like the other four princes, directly conducting free medical consultations so that the people can see it and benefit directly is the most immediate method.
Although they have longer-term plans, they also have to take the present into consideration.
In addition, leasing or purchasing land would require a large sum of money. The Sixth Princess felt that there was no need to spend the money, so she simply donated the Princess Mansion, leaving only a courtyard for the servants to live in, and moved to live with Li Nuo and Yiren.
Helping the Sixth Princess fight for the throne is undoubtedly more difficult than helping King Sheng.
Those four princes were the heirs designated by the Emperor of Zhao.
But it doesn't mean that she is not qualified to compete for the position.
In fact, according to the rules of Zhao State, any adult prince or princess is eligible to inherit the throne.
However, the prince appointed by the emperor as regent has a certain initiative in state affairs and can more smoothly establish political achievements and attract officials to join him. Others have no way to compete with them.
Some court officials who are unwilling to participate in court disputes or are dissatisfied with the regent prince will also choose other candidates to express their attitude.
Unlike Daxia, the emperor of Zhao was not decided by the previous emperor, but was chosen by court officials of the fifth rank and above.
Of course, court officials could not choose casually, and their choices were limited to the emperor's adult children.
The emperors of Zhao State all recognized the people chosen by the court officials.
However, any king has his preferences, and usually before the election, he will decide on a few princes who will act as regents, and the court officials will also obey the emperor's wishes and choose from these candidates.
If you want to get to the top, you must get the support of enough officials.
These princes tried their best to do things for the people, but in fact, they were not really doing it for the people, but to gain the support of neutral court officials.
Every prince has courtiers who are loyal to him.
These court officials, whose interests are related to theirs, will definitely vote for them.
But there are not too many such court officials. In order to avoid being involved in the fight for the throne, most of them will not take a clear stand. Anyway, the voting is anonymous and no one knows who they voted for.
If the ultimate goal is to ascend to the throne, then everything Li Nuo did for the Fourth Prince before was actually meaningless.
To please the people and increase one's reputation among them may only influence the choice of neutral court officials, but there is no necessary connection between the two.
The most effective way, of course, is to bribe them directly.
From this perspective, King Sheng has actually always been very clear-headed.
The Sixth Princess, on the other hand, is a little too idealistic.
When helping King Sheng in the past, because of the prophecy of the Yin-Yang School, Li Nuo tended to let things take their course.
If the target was changed to the Sixth Princess, he would have to ensure that nothing went wrong.
From a medical perspective, no matter how many medical schools were built or how many people were cured, it was not as good as gaining the support of the officials of the Imperial Medical Service.
Zhao State was a holy land for doctors. The imperial court attached great importance to doctors, and the status of Zhao State's Imperial Hospital was higher than that of Daxia's Imperial Hospital.
In Daxia, the Imperial Medical Bureau was under the jurisdiction of the Taichang Temple, and the Imperial Physician Commander was only a seventh-rank official.
In Zhao State, the Imperial Medical Bureau was an independent government office, and the Chief Imperial Physician was a fourth-rank official who was qualified to participate in important court affairs. Even the two Imperial Physicians had a fifth-rank official rank.
That is to say, during the election, the Imperial Medical Service had three votes.
Li Nuo can fight for these three votes.
These days, Li Nuo knows a lot of doctors, but none of them are from the Imperial Medical Service.
This is not surprising. He and the Sixth Princess are together, and the Sixth Princess previously represented King Sheng. Those imperial physicians are not only doctors but also court officials, and they cannot leave at will.
People like Doctor Sun, who do not hold office in the imperial court, are of course relatively free.
After dinner, Li Nuo walked out of the yard.
Doctor Sun was seeing patients at the Princess's Mansion. After he finished seeing those patients, Li Nuo called him aside.
After a moment, Doctor Sun looked at Li Nuo and asked in surprise, "Doctor Li wants to see the Imperial Physician?"
Li Nuo asked, "Doctor Sun doesn't know him?"
Doctor Sun said, "Of course he knows me. The Imperial Physician is my senior brother. If he knows how to do it, I can do it too. Why is Doctor Li looking for him?"
I didn't expect that Doctor Sun and the Imperial Physician had this kind of relationship. He really found the right person.
Li Nuo had no doubts about Doctor Sun's medical skills.
But unfortunately, he has no votes.
Li Nuo said, "I have something to discuss with him. Doctor Sun, can you introduce him to me?"
Doctor Sun didn't ask any further questions. He just nodded and said, "Okay..."
After dinner, the Imperial Medical Bureau had already closed its doors, and Li Nuo and Doctor Sun left the Princess's Mansion together.
When he went to the residence of the Chief Physician, Li Nuo found out that not only the Chief Physician was from Medicine King Valley, but even the two Chief Physicians were from Medicine King Valley.
As the only medical force that has reached the fifth level, Yaowang Valley also has a certain influence on the imperial court.
Almost the entire Imperial Medical Bureau was controlled by them.
The carriage drove for more than a quarter of an hour and the two stopped in front of a luxurious mansion.
Although the official position of the Imperial Physician is much lower than that of the Minister of Revenue, his mansion is much more magnificent. As a top doctor, it is impossible for him to be short of money.
The doorman at the Imperial Physician's residence obviously knew Doctor Sun.
He took the two of them to a guest room, and soon a figure walked in from outside.
The man had black hair, looked energetic, had smooth and delicate skin on his face, and looked to be in his early forties.
In fact, the Chief Physician is older than Doctor Sun.
It's just that he is better at maintaining health and preserving youth. Doctor Sun told Li Nuo these things on the way here.
As soon as he walked into the room, his eyes were fixed on Sun Jing.
Doctor Sun looked at him with a smile on his face, not trying to hide his aura.
The middle-aged man looked gloomy and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Doctor Sun smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Isn't it okay to come and visit my brother?"
"visit?"
The middle-aged man sneered and said, "The visit is fake, but the show-off is real. I don't know what you are so proud of. Solving the problem of smallpox is not your ability, and you are still showing off..."
Among all of the master's disciples, he has the highest level of cultivation and the highest status.
In Yaowang Valley, he is the eldest disciple.
In the imperial court, he was the chief physician.
Junior Brother Sun couldn't even enter the Imperial Medical Bureau, but he could become a hero in solving the problem of smallpox and leave his name in medical history. This made him feel extremely unbalanced.
He became even angrier when he saw that he had come to him specifically to show off his improved cultivation.
He glanced and saw the young man next to Sun Jing.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
At such a young age, he has already reached the third level of medical cultivation. When did such a young genius emerge in the medical field?
Also, why is he with Sun Jing?
Could he be Sun Jingshou’s disciple?
Not only does he want to show off his skills, he also wants to show off his disciples!
What qualifications does Sun Jing have to accept such a talented disciple? It makes him so angry!
Li Nuo clasped his fists to the Imperial Physician and said, "I am Li Nuo, nice to meet you, Imperial Physician Chen."
Chen Zhong raised his eyebrows, it turned out to be him.
The man who has recently turned the world upside down among the medical profession in the State of Zhao, it is said that the solution to smallpox was his idea. He is currently writing a medical book that is so groundbreaking that countless doctors are vying to sign it.
He had long wanted to meet such a legendary figure.
However, he was on the side of the Fourth Prince, and as he was the Imperial Physician, it was not appropriate for him to have contact with him, so he had not taken any action.
Unexpectedly, he came to my door today.
Chen Zhong clasped his fists and said, "It turns out to be Doctor Li. I have heard of your great name for a long time."
Then, he looked at Doctor Sun and asked, "Did you come here today just to show off your skills?"
Doctor Sun shook his head and said, "Actually, it's Doctor Li who wants to see you..."
Doctor Chen looked at Li Nuo and seemed to understand something. Without waiting for Li Nuo to speak, he took the initiative to say, "As a doctor, I admire the contribution that Doctor Li has made to medicine. I am very happy to meet a young talent like you..."
Then, he changed the subject and said, "If you are here to discuss medical skills, I welcome you. If it is for the medical school and you want me to support Prince Sheng, please don't ask. The Imperial Hospital does not participate in party disputes and will not support any prince..."
Both are doctors of the fourth realm, both come from Medicine King Valley, and are in the imperial court. There is obviously a big difference between Chen Taiyi and Doctor Sun.
But Li Nuo came prepared this time.
He looked at Chen Taiyi and said with a smile, "I am indeed here to discuss medical skills. Smallpox and malaria are the two most harmful plagues to the people. Doctor Sun and his team have found a very good way to prevent smallpox. Recently, I have a new discovery about the treatment of malaria, and I would like to discuss it with Taiyi..."
Doctor Chen blurted out, "Really?"
Every time smallpox and malaria appear, they take countless lives, although with his cultivation, he can treat these two plagues.
But a person's ability is limited, and even if he tried his best, he could only save a few people.
If malaria could be cured like smallpox, without the need for a high-level doctor, it would undoubtedly be a major advancement in medicine.
During the discussion with Li Nuo, he was surprised at the solid medical knowledge of the other party, which was far inferior to even Sun Jing. And some of Li Nuo's unique insights on epidemics were the first time he, as the imperial physician, heard of them.
Just when he was getting excited, his face flushed, his heart was excited, and he even felt that the cultivation that had been stagnant for a long time in his body was loosening up, Li Nuo suddenly stopped.
Li Nuo looked at the sky outside, bowed to the imperial physician, and said, "Master Chen, it's getting late today. I'm going home to accompany my wife first. We can talk another day..."
Watching Li Nuo and Sun Jing leaving, Chen Zhong's face was dull, his face turned from red to white, and then from white to red...
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Prince Sheng's Palace.
Prince Sheng had just learned that the Sixth Princess had converted the princess's residence into a clinic.
He was also surprised and asked in confusion, "Why didn't she discuss this important matter with me?"
He was originally still upset that she didn't lend him money, but after hearing this, his anger immediately subsided.
For this purpose, although he also paid a lot of money to hire doctors to treat the people, it was absolutely impossible for him to contribute the palace.
Zhiyi had done so much for him, and he felt too embarrassed to blame her anymore.
But, she is a woman after all, and she is still too womanly.
If that money was used on the court officials, how many votes of support could it buy him...
Another courtyard of the palace.
The middle-aged man showed a suspicious look on his face and murmured, "That's not right..."
The person next to him asked, "What's wrong?"
The middle-aged man's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "I always feel that this matter is a bit weird."
Another person said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "You don't know Li Xuanjing's son. If he really wanted to help King Sheng, why didn't he let King Sheng do these things, but instead gave them to the Sixth Princess? Isn't this a waste of time?"
The man said, "He is an envoy of Daxia. He openly helped the prince of Zhao to fight for the throne. Maybe he was afraid of being criticized."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "If he was afraid of criticism, he wouldn't have done this in the first place. I have a hunch that he might have other purposes..."
The man sneered at him and said, "What other purpose could he have? If he didn't do these things to help King Sheng, could he do it to help the other three princes?"
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What kind of person is the Sixth Princess?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "She is the biological sister of King Sheng. She often does things for the people and has a certain reputation among the people and the court..."
The middle-aged man asked, "What does she look like?"
The man said, "I have seen her several times. I dare not say that she is stunningly beautiful, but she is also a rare beauty..."
The middle-aged man seemed to recall something, his expression changed slightly, and he blurted out: "Oh no..."
(End of this chapter)
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