Chapter 503 The first round of the needle testing conference!
Ten o'clock.
Inside a traditional Chinese medicine facility.
The crowd was moving and the atmosphere was bustling.
It was so lively!
The Chinese Medicine Hall in the Imperial Capital was much larger than the one in Haicheng, and was large enough to accommodate all the competitors. At this moment, all the young Chinese medicine practitioners were already standing in front of their respective operating tables, preparing for the competition.
A thud.
The big bell in the venue swayed slowly, and a long and heavy bell sound rang out.
Thousands of people in the venue fell silent instantly.
At this time, all the respected senior experts in the field of traditional Chinese medicine had taken their seats on the high platform in the middle.
These are the judges of this needle testing conference, a total of five people.
One of them, a middle-aged man who looked elegant and graceful and was also the youngest among them, stood up.
He looked amiable and approachable, except for a faint white scar between his eyebrows, which was particularly noticeable.
Many young Chinese medicine practitioners were very excited when they saw his face.
"It's Dr. Lu."
"Lu Bannong, Miss Lu's father! The president of the Chinese Medicine Association! He is one of the judges today..."
The Imperial Capital Chinese Medicine Association is the largest Chinese medicine organization in the country, unlike the Haicheng Imperial Capital Association which is just a branch and has no power.
Lu Bannong has a beard and looks very kind and friendly.
He raised his hand and pressed slightly, and the crowd became much quieter.
Lu Bannong said loudly: "Now I will announce the process and rules of this needle testing conference. The content of the imperial capital needle testing conference is different from the Haicheng preliminary selection. It will test your skills and abilities instead of the basic knowledge of medicinal materials and preparation of soups."
"Today's first round of competition is about Chinese medicine preparation. If you want to be a doctor, you must be familiar with Chinese medicine preparation and evaluate the medicinal properties of herbs. In front of everyone is a Chinese medicine preparation operation table, and the competition time is two hours."
"After the first round, the top 20 will enter the next round. The next round will be held at the same time three days later, and will examine acupuncture and herbal medicine."
"I want to emphasize that the rules of the needle testing conference in the imperial capital are very strict. If anyone messes up, they will be disqualified on the spot, and helping each other to cheat is not allowed. For doctors, their own abilities are examined, not their ability to make friends. There are loopholes in the Haicheng primary election, so don't try to play tricks in the imperial capital."
When he said this, his eyes swept over Qiao Xi's body with a somewhat inexplicable smile.
Like a reminder.
It's like a warning.
As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few chuckles in the crowd and everyone looked at Qiao Xi.
"Talk about her!"
"I won't accept being first in the primary election. If she hadn't had anyone to help her, she might not be able to stand here and compete with us."
"I don't know how capable the disciple of National Doctor Cheng Han is."
Qiao Xi listened to the discussions and raised her eyes to look at Lu Bangnong on the platform.
My heart sank.
She didn't know what the conflict was between Master Cheng and Lu Bannong, but she knew that Lu Bannong was an enemy, not a friend. This Lu Bannong was definitely not as kind as he appeared to be, and was a hypocritical person like Lu Yingxue.
"snort."
A sinister snort came from her side.
Xiang Mingzhu on the side sneered, "Qiao Xi, no one will help you this time. If Shen Xuanzhi helps you, he will be out!"
Qiao Xi turned her head and looked at her, and said calmly: "As long as you don't make trouble, I don't need anyone's help. I will beat you in the primary election no matter what."
"You... Qiao Xi, don't be so proud. I will definitely be the champion of this needle testing competition." Xiang Mingzhu gritted her teeth and threatened, "I really want to see you get your tendons broken and kicked out of the Chinese medicine community. It must be very interesting!"
Her tone was firm, as if the championship of the needle testing competition was already in her pocket.
Qiao Xi looked at her arrogant expression and felt doubtful.
What Xiang Mingzhu said was that she could get the leader of traditional Chinese medicine, not Lu Yingxue?
What do you rely on?
In terms of strength, Xiang Mingzhu is definitely no match for Lu Yingxue!
While she was thinking, Lu Bannong on the stage spoke again.
"The champion of this trial needle conference will directly enter the Chinese Medicine Association and serve as vice president to contribute to our traditional Chinese medicine."
Everyone was shocked!
The young Chinese medicine practitioners were so excited that their faces flushed!
As long as you win, you will be the vice president!
Step to success!
Qiao Xi understood that Lu Bannong was paving the way for Lu Yingxue!
If the Chinese Medicine Association is completely controlled by this father and daughter, then other factions will have no chance at all. The other seniors on the stage are the elders of the Chinese Medicine Association's Supervisory Department, and they rarely come forward to manage things.
The Lu family father and daughter are ambitious!
What’s even more frightening is that many people think that if Lu Yingxue wins, she deserves to be the vice president.
It could become a legend!
The authority of Lu's Thirteen Ghost Needles, which has dominated the field of traditional Chinese medicine for more than twenty years, cannot be broken so easily!
Qiao Xi took a deep breath and realized that there was still a long way to go.
"Now, the competition begins! The herbs in front of you are your first round questions! After the herbs are prepared, several seniors will judge their properties one by one to determine the places for the next round!"
Lu Bannong's voice fell.
More than a hundred people in the audience lowered their heads and began to examine the Chinese medicinal materials.
There was licorice in front of Qiao Xi.
She reached out, picked up the licorice and smelled it, nothing unusual!
Others are here to participate in the competition, and she has to be on guard against anyone trying to do something dirty.
Be careful everywhere!
There are several types of Chinese medicine processing, including roasting with honey, stir-frying, stir-frying with vinegar, stir-frying with salt water, and calcining with fire.
The licorice that Qiao Xi got needs to be roasted with honey.
There is a lot of knowledge involved here!
The honey from honey-roasted licorice root can be divided into yellow and white. The honey in the north is thick, while the honey in the south has more rainwater.
The quality of spring honey is better than that of other seasons. Raw honey cannot be used directly to prepare Chinese medicine, but needs to undergo secondary processing.
According to different temperatures and moisture contents, honey is divided into tender honey, medium honey and old honey after high-temperature treatment.
Qiao Xi's eyes scanned the jars in front of her one by one, and finally took out a jar of medium honey.
Clean the dried licorice root stems, add honey and stir-fry evenly.
Finally, take out the honey-roasted licorice slices and bake until they are no longer sticky.
It's easy for her!
Qiao Xi glanced around and found that the herbs everyone got were very common.
What Xiang Mingzhu got was plantain seeds, which can be stir-fried.
Lu Yingxue drew the Cangshu technique, which required frying bran.
Shen Xuanzhi took Bupleurum chinense, which needed to be fried with vinegar.
Han Jia and Li Songwen, who had met me a few times, were good at cooking Chinese medicine with wine. However, some Chinese doctors only learned acupuncture and decoctions, and were not good at preparing Chinese medicine, so they were helpless in front of the operating table.
The competition is in full swing!
For a moment, the entire venue was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance.
It doesn't smell bad, but it's quite novel.
Sun Weimeng drank tea and ate snacks while mumbling, "Preparing Chinese medicine is like cooking, it's really fun. But Qiao Xi is next to Xiang Mingzhu, will she do something bad? If Xiang Mingzhu takes action, won't everything be over?"
Lao Chen reminded: "The rules are that you can't mess up, or you will be disqualified on the spot."
Sun Weimeng was worried. He retorted, "What if we abandon the bodyguard? If the Lu family sends Xiang Mingzhu and Qiao Xi to die together, Qiao Xi will definitely lose! Our loss will be even greater!"
It’s scary to think about it!
Who made the rule of cutting the tendons of the hands? It's so vicious that it doesn't even seem like a Chinese medicine practitioner!
After hearing what he said, Old Chen also became a little panicked.
"Master, what should the young lady do?"
Huo Xingzhou gently brushed the foam in the tea with the tea lid and closed the lid with a clang.
He looked at Zhong Yi leisurely and said, "Mr. Zhong, can I have a word with you?"
Zhong Yi, who was sitting at the side, changed his sitting position and said lazily, "Okay, it seems that Mr. Huo has something to ask of me."
Sun Weimeng and Lao Chen looked at the two big guys.
They have secrets!
What else do you want to say behind their backs?