Chapter 778 It's always been a matter of interests.
The fact that Medical Supervisor Sun came to his door to talk about Doctor Huang's theft of corpses shows that the news had already spread throughout Chang'an.
As for Wang Shuzheng of the Imperial Medical Bureau, he was not present here, which means that as soon as the matter came to light, he went to the palace to meet Emperor Wu.
Wang Shuzheng was able to reach the position of Shuzheng, which naturally meant he had medical skills, but the most important thing was that he was particularly good at protecting himself.
Wang Shuzheng, who was waiting to be summoned outside Xuande Hall, looked up at the sun in the sky, moved aside in the corridor, and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, which was covered with beads of sweat from his hurried run to see Emperor Wu.
"snort!
I knew that Qiao San from the Censorate was watching me!
It's just that she stole the daughter-in-law that his family had their eye on!
That young man is far too petty.
Thinking this to himself, Wang Shuzheng wiped the sweat from his palms with a handkerchief, put the handkerchief away, then reached into his sleeve pocket, took out a memorial, opened it and glanced at it. Wang Shuzheng immediately felt much cooler in the sweltering summer heat.
Before Wang Shuzheng could figure anything out, Wang Da Dang came out and invited him into the hall.
Although Emperor Wu has reached the age of knowing one's destiny, she is, after all, a transmigrator, and still has some advantages. Just by looking at how Emperor Wu can still wield a sword and practice for two quarters of an hour in the morning, one can tell how good her health is.
Wang Shuzheng stood at the lower end of the table, and as he bent down, he glanced at the two ice basins emitting cool air next to Emperor Wu's table at the upper end.
As the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Wang Shuzheng naturally served Emperor Wu on a daily basis, so he was well aware of how healthy Emperor Wu was.
Of course, the health condition of the emperor was known only to herself and Wang Shuzheng. Emperor Wu's medical records were top secret in the Imperial Medical Bureau and even the entire imperial city.
However, Wang Shuzheng also gave a cryptic response to Prime Minister Yao's question, saying only one sentence: "The sage is in good health and can be compared to a man in his thirties."
Therefore, Wang Shuzheng was 100% loyal to Emperor Wu.
It's obvious that even if Wang Shuzheng retires in ten years, Emperor Wu will still be able to sit comfortably on the throne!
Therefore, when Li San Niang approached Sun Yijian with the idea of using corpses to teach anatomical knowledge to surgeons, Wang Shuzheng had already reported this to Emperor Wu.
This matter had already passed Emperor Wu's notice.
Now that the Censorate has caught up in this matter, even if Emperor Wu doesn't openly show favoritism towards the Imperial Medical Bureau, he will definitely protect it secretly.
Therefore, Wang Shuzheng was not worried at all about losing his official position.
However, after this incident, in addition to sending Sun, the medical supervisor, to inform Li Sanniang, the person involved, Wang Shuzheng also compiled the data previously collected by Sun into a memorial and rushed to the palace to request an audience with Emperor Wu.
Wang Shuzheng stood there for a while before Emperor Wu put down his brush and looked up at Wang Shuzheng, who was standing obediently below.
"Da Dang, bring a seat for Minister Wang and another cup of tea."
Emperor Wu was already adept at showing consideration for his subordinates, so Wang Shuzheng naturally bowed and thanked him, and then proceeded to explain why he had requested an audience with him today.
“Your Majesty, these rumors are nothing to worry about, but Imperial Censor Qiao is bringing this up in terms of the foundation of the nation. The Imperial Medical Academy is truly in a position to shirk its responsibility.”
He bowed deeply and presented the memorial with both hands, saying, "This memorial contains a comparison of the number of casualties and deaths in this great war with those in previous campaigns in the Western Regions. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
Wang Da Dang stepped down and took the memorial from Wang Shuzheng's hands. At this moment, a young eunuch brought over chairs, stools, and a small table, and served warm tea.
Wang Shu, who was sitting halfway on the chair, lowered his head, picked up his teacup, took a couple of sips to quench his thirst, and then looked meekly at the floor tiles in front of him.
Emperor Wu already knew Wang Shuzheng's temperament. She took the memorial handed to her by Wang Da Dang, and before she even opened it, she could tell from its thickness that it contained a lot of information.
“Minister Wang, you’ve been preparing for this for a long time.”
Upon hearing Emperor Wu's slightly teasing words, Wang Shuzheng, who was sitting at the lower seat, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"The emperor still has the leisure to tease me; the Censorate is probably going to get some trouble this time."
While he thought this in his heart, he naturally couldn't say it aloud. Wang Shuzheng quickly stood up, bowed respectfully, and replied, "It is a subject's duty to be loyal to the emperor when he receives his salary."
Wang Shuzheng's words were not untrue. As the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, he was indeed capable of handling important matters; otherwise, Emperor Wu would not have allowed him to remain in that position.
Emperor Wu was a man of action; any official without ability could not expect to get a single grain of rice from her for free!
Wang Shuzheng's memorial had been prepared long ago; it was originally intended to be submitted to Emperor Wu for review before the commendation ceremony to be held at the Imperial Medical Bureau at the beginning of next month.
The memorial mainly describes the results of the Imperial Medical Academy and the surgeons dispatched by the Academy in treating the soldiers, and makes a detailed comparison with the number of soldiers killed or wounded in previous major battles.
Of course, in addition to this, other services carried out by the Imperial Medical Bureau in the past year are also listed, such as the number of physicians who have joined the medical alliance in various parts of the Tang Dynasty in the past year, and the number of physicians who have joined the Imperial Medical Bureau headquarters and in various parts of the country.
Of course, there are also the two free clinics that the Imperial Medical Academy conducts every year;
The number of medical technique booklets printed by the Imperial Medical Academy this year, and the details of their distribution and sale;
This year, we also encountered the hibiscus ointment incident. Such a big deal naturally drew a lot of attention from Wang Shuzheng.
In short, the point is to highlight that the Imperial Medical Bureau did not shirk its responsibilities this year; they did work.
Therefore, it is understandable that this memorial is rather thick.
In fact, this memorial is somewhat like the work summaries that the leadership requires grassroots employees to write at the end of the year in modern society.
The content is nothing more than what problems were encountered, what was solved, what achievements were made, how to develop in the future, and what will be carried out next year.
Wang Shuzheng originally planned to submit the memorial in a couple of days, so that he could use that as an excuse to invite Emperor Wu to attend the Imperial Medical Academy's annual commendation ceremony.
The last time the Imperial Medical Academy held an awards ceremony was five years ago.
If Emperor Wu could be invited to sit in the highest position at this commendation ceremony, it would be a great honor for the party to stand out among the Six Ministries.
As a result, before they could even find a chance to tell Emperor Wu about the commendation ceremony, Physician Huang's affair was exposed, and the Censorate immediately followed up and targeted the Imperial Medical Bureau.
However, this was somewhat of a lucky accident.
Wang Shuzheng's memorial was truly timely, listing the achievements of the Imperial Medical Bureau point by point with facts and reasoning.
Just as Li San Niang, Ning Yizheng, and Sun Yijian said, the problem has never been just that the surgeons of the Imperial Medical Bureau use corpses to learn anatomy and improve their medical skills. Where is the peace of the dead more important than the interests of the living?
In times of natural disasters and man-made calamities, isn't the practice of exchanging children for food even more shameful?
Wouldn't that be even more of a challenge to the bottom line of traditional etiquette?
Therefore, it has always been a matter of interests.
Emperor Wu carefully read through Wang Shuzheng's memorial. He had long known that the Censorate was targeting the Imperial Medical Bureau. After all, Emperor Wu controlled the Bad People and the Imperial Guards, and he knew about most of the happenings in Chang'an.
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