Chapter 811 All that's missing is the right people and favorable timing and location?
In fact, Li San Niang's long and drawn-out story ultimately boils down to three things: asking Emperor Wu for money, people, and power!
This is the only time and opportunity that allows Li San Niang to put her ideas on the table. Otherwise, it would be much more difficult for her to submit this memorial later.
First of all, Li Sanniang was just a minor official of the seventh rank, who had just been qualified to attend the grand court assembly, but she was really not qualified to directly submit memorials to Emperor Wu.
If Li San Niang wanted to submit her memorial to Emperor Wu, she would have to ask Wang Shuzheng of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who was of a high enough rank, to deliver it on her behalf.
Regardless of whether Wang Shuzheng would be kind enough to help, even if the habitually self-protective Wang Shuzheng were to suddenly decide to submit this memorial for Li Sanniang, it would still be very difficult for Li Sanniang's memorial to reach Emperor Wu's hands in the end.
It's very likely that Li Sanniang's memorial will be suppressed as soon as it's sent to the Secretariat.
Let's not even talk about the fact that the Imperial Medical Bureau wasn't exactly an important department in the imperial court. After all, compared to other departments, it was just average.
Another point is Li San Niang's status as a woman. She is only a minor official of the seventh rank, so it is unlikely that she would attract the attention of the senior officials in the Secretariat.
It's already a great favor that they're not being suppressed.
Therefore, this moment is truly a golden opportunity for Li San Niang!
The officials in the main hall just stood there watching Yao Chong read Li San Niang's memorial for a while, then glanced at Li San Niang. Yao Chong's eyes were full of surprise at Li San Niang.
This only makes people more curious about what Li San Niang wrote in her memorial that could elicit such an expression from Yao Chong, the head of the civil officials.
The first person to receive the memorials that Yao Chong had read was Lu Huaizhen. Although he was privately jokingly called the "merely-serving prime minister," Lu Huaizhen, who came from the Lu clan of Fanyang, was actually honest, cautious, and very capable in handling official duties.
Next, the memorial written by Li Sanniang was passed on to seven or eight officials from the three provinces for review. After reading it, all the officials looked at Li Sanniang with surprise.
This made those officials who were not yet qualified to read Li San Niang's memorials in the palace quite eager.
After this whole process, half an hour had passed. Emperor Wu looked up at the expressions of the officials below him and said, "What are your thoughts after reading Physician Li's memorial? Come, all of you, speak up."
The officials below looked at each other in silence. Li Sanniang was thinking, "The timing and the location are both right. Whether the people involved will work out depends on my luck."
Li San Niang naturally hoped to get an explanation right away, and she was even prepared to face the sharp questions from the assembled officials.
For example, "Can Dr. Li guarantee with certainty that he can increase the number of women and infants?"
Or, "If we use Dr. Li's method to train some female doctors into the military doctors and nurses you mentioned, given the difference between men and women, how can we ensure the safety of these women?"
Or, "Dr. Li's methods sound good, but aren't his final demands a bit too much? How can Dr. Li prove he's capable of managing all of this?"
But none of that happened, nothing at all. In the end, Yao Chong said, "Medical Supervisor Li has a good heart for the country and the people, but the proposed law involves a wide range of issues. Perhaps we should discuss it later."
The words were questioning, but the tone was one of absolute certainty, as if the speaker had already made a decision.
Just as Li San Niang was about to say something more, Bi Qionglan, who was standing next to her, tugged at Li San Niang's sleeve. Facing Li San Niang's gaze, Bi Qionglan shook her head and mouthed, "Know when to stop."
Thus, Li San Niang shut her mouth, obediently bowed her head, and retreated.
Afterwards, in just a few words, most of the officials, including Li Sanniang, left the Taiji Hall in an orderly manner. Only the dozen or so officials from the three provinces and six ministries who had come first stayed behind to hold a small court meeting with Emperor Wu in a side hall.
As soon as Li San Niang stepped out of the main hall, she looked up at the sun overhead and saw that it was almost noon (12:00).
Li San Niang felt the hunger pangs in her stomach. The system was still quite humane at this time. Li San Niang followed the officials to the room where they had briefly stayed earlier. The eunuchs had already arranged the appropriate food on each table according to the regulations.
Li San Niang found the Imperial Medical Bureau in the crowd. She naturally cupped her hands and smiled at Physician Sun and Physician Ning, who were looking at her. Physician Sun was alright and returned Li San Niang's smile, but Physician Ning was in an awkward situation. He didn't want to smile at Li San Niang, but given that Li San Niang had impressed Emperor Wu and the court officials in the main hall earlier, Physician Ning couldn't ignore her. This made things quite awkward.
Within a few breaths, Ning Yi's expression changed dramatically, and finally he stared at Li San Niang and nodded.
After having eaten the working meal in the palace, Li San Niang obediently followed the crowd and went back to the Imperial Medical Bureau with Physician Sun.
Because of Li San Niang's status as a female servant, she would simply find a pavilion outside and chat with Qiu Xiang during her lunch break.
Li San Niang, who had intended to do the same thing that day, unexpectedly encountered Physician Sun, who was waiting for her at the entrance of the connecting corridor.
"Third Sister, do you have time to chat with me?"
The two arrived at the small pavilion where Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang used to stay. As soon as Qiu Xiang saw this, she knew that Physician Sun had something to say to Li San Niang alone, so she cleverly ran to the other end of the corridor.
Li San Niang raised her hand and poured a cup of tea for Physician Sun, then poured one for herself as well.
"Third Miss, you have such a magnanimous spirit. You did such a big thing, and you are still calm and composed at this moment. I admire you very much."
Li San Niang, who was already familiar with Physician Sun, was stunned for a moment when she heard Physician Sun's words, before she realized what he meant and burst out laughing.
"Haha, this is the first time I've heard you speak in such a sarcastic way, Physician Sun. It's really interesting, haha, it's so interesting."
Sun Yizheng was just teasing Li Sanniang on purpose. When he saw that Li Sanniang not only didn't fall for it, but was also laughing to herself, he also started laughing.
Standing at the other end of the corridor, Qiu Xiang heard the laughter of Li San Niang and Physician Sun in the pavilion and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the two of them. She wondered what they were talking about that could make them still be joking in the middle of the day.
After laughing enough, Li Sanniang straightened her expression and looked at Doctor Sun, saying, "We are close friends, but I can't tell you about this in advance."
Physician Sun need not worry about me. Since I dare to speak, I must have something to rely on. At worst, it will only deepen the dislike of me among the officials in the court.
Besides, I'm a female official; even if I do nothing, they still won't think I'm a good person.
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