Chapter 808 The Bright Moon Shines on My Heart
Li San Niang really wanted to retort: "I'm already standing here in this hall with you as an official, and you still want to see me display my feminine grace?"
Are you alright?
Oh, are you really alright?
Li San Niang recalled how, back in the day, when she accompanied the director to a specialist conference, she wasn't intimidated at all when facing hundreds of doctors in the audience.
They were well prepared, having anticipated that someone might cause trouble when they attended this grand assembly for the first time, so they were even less afraid.
Li San Niang took large strides and reached the Ministry of Revenue official who had asked the question in just a dozen steps.
While she was bowing, Li Sanniang felt the weight of the memorial in her sleeve pocket; she was quite confident.
"I suppose this official has asked me such a question today because he knows me quite well?"
"This is Vice Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Revenue, a fourth-rank official."
Wang Da Dang interjected at the opportune moment after Li San Niang finished speaking, and Li San Niang gratefully bowed slightly to Wang Da Dang.
"So, does Vice Minister Jiang know me well?"
Although I was appointed to this official position by the wise and discerning Emperor, my conduct is not unworthy of the Emperor's bestowal. I wonder what Minister Jiang would like to ask me?
"Please rest assured, Minister Jiang, my heart is as clear as the bright moon shining on my soul, my sincerity is utterly open and honest."
Li San Niang's singing, recitation, acting, and fighting truly had a significant impact on everyone in the hall.
Not to mention the officials who knew little about Li San Niang, even the physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau who had had a lot of contact with Li San Niang in the past half month were extremely shocked at this moment.
You should know that in their eyes, Li San Niang was a really easy person to talk to in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Even if some people in the Imperial Medical Bureau treated her with hostility, isolation, or verbal abuse out of jealousy, disdain, or contempt for her status as a woman, Li San Niang didn't care at all. She would simply shake her head and smile politely.
She never raised her voice; Li Sanniang behaved as the most proper and humble official in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
But at this moment, in this grand hall, above Emperor Wu, the highest ruler of the Tang Dynasty at this time, and below him are more than a dozen high-ranking officials who are in charge of the entire Three Departments and Six Ministries, not to mention the other hundreds of officials in this grand court assembly. They really never thought that Li Sanniang, this female official, would be such a "pretentious" and slick person!
Listen to what Li San Niang just said.
What are these phrases like "this humble official," "the sage's wisdom is like a torch," and "the bright moon shines on my heart, a sincere and open heart"?
Even the most shameless and sycophantic court official wouldn't dare say such a thing in front of everyone during his first time attending the grand court assembly.
More than 80% of the officials in this hall come from wealthy and powerful families, another 10% also have some connection with these families, and the last 10% are from humble backgrounds.
Even those from humble backgrounds were often landowners with considerable land holdings, but very few were truly commoners like Li San Niang and Bi Qiong Lan.
Therefore, these officials were very concerned about their reputation. If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Wu ascended the throne when the time, place, and people were all in place, it would have been very difficult for them to bow down and submit to a woman.
They had all sorts of burdens, but Li San Niang definitely didn't have any of them.
Let alone the fact that those sitting up there are fellow villagers who know the truth, even if they aren't, just based on Emperor Wu's great reputation in history, Li San Niang could go on and on for an hour without stopping, let alone say a few nice words.
"Ha ha."
Wang Da Dang looked at Emperor Wu with a hint of surprise and chuckled twice. "This Li San Niang is quite capable. Could she really be from the same place as the Sage?"
The officials standing at the back of the hall couldn't see Emperor Wu's expression, but the three rows at the front could see it clearly.
Emperor Wu's statement indirectly shows her fondness and high regard for Li Sanniang, the official she personally bestowed the title upon.
Minister Yu of the Ministry of Revenue felt a pang of regret, regretting that he had asked Vice Minister Jiang to pick a fight with Li Sanniang. A seventh-rank official only had a few taels of salary; there was really no need to be so harsh on her just because she was a girl.
Jiang Shilang was now in a real dilemma. He looked at Li Sanniang, who was looking at Emperor Wu sitting at the head of the table with the admiration of someone looking at an idol. If there were a comment in his mind, it would be: "Damn it."
Turning back, Li Sanniang still maintained her approachable and genuinely inquisitive demeanor. She stared at Minister Jiang, her eyes practically screaming, "Ask me! Ask me! Ask me now!"
Jiang Shilang was about forty years old, and now, being stared at like this by Li Sanniang, who was only in her early twenties, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
You have to understand that Vice Minister Jiang is old enough to be a grandfather. In the past, no young woman had ever dared to stare at him so openly, especially with such an enthusiastic expression.
Jiang Shilang's daughters and granddaughters all treated him with utmost respect. How could Li Sanniang possibly act like that?
"Hehe, I believe what Medical Supervisor Li says."
Like Imperial Physician Li, we are all sincere towards the Emperor and the Tang Dynasty, with hearts turned towards the bright moon.
"Perhaps we should ask Physician Li to tell us how we can live up to the honor of the official position bestowed upon us by the Emperor?"
Li San Niang really didn't expect that the Vice Minister Jiang would only ask such a simple question.
She thought they would bring up her identity as a woman, or her commoner background and lack of knowledge, or the stories of her CPR and artificial respiration that had spread when she first became famous.
The result was that they asked her how she wanted to be a good official in the future.
Then she really had something to say.
Jiang Shilang noticed that Li Sanniang's eyes seemed to light up for a moment. After giving a standard bow, Li Sanniang looked at Jiang Shilang with a very serious expression: "Today, I would like to thank you, Jiang Shilang, for giving me the opportunity to express my ambitions in front of the Emperor and the officials of the court!"
After saying this, Li Sanniang bowed again to Emperor Wu at the head of the table, then turned around and bowed to the long line of civil and military officials.
Having shed her previous slick demeanor, Li Sanniang straightened her back and said to Minister Jiang, "I was fortunate enough to be appreciated by His Majesty and granted an official position twenty-two days ago, and I have been overjoyed ever since."
I feel that I am just a doctor who treats patients. How can I use my talents to do things that are worthy of the sage's high regard?
"I have been on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau for almost half a month now, and today is my first time participating in the Grand Court Assembly. Taking this opportunity to be questioned by Vice Minister Jiang, I really have a few words to say..."
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