Chapter 540: Healing the World
Xinbao mentioned it when he went there, and Emperor Mingpei summoned Yan Shirong over at noon and asked him to do it directly.
It was also on this day that an imperial decree was issued that Emperor Mingpei would take the little princess to Shengping Palace to escape the summer heat, leaving the crown prince in charge of the country.
The prime minister and the cabinet all stayed in Beijing, as did the six ministers of the six ministries. Emperor Mingpei only took away his deputies from various departments.
In other words, all major affairs were placed in the capital and handled by the prince.
This definitely caused an uproar in the court.
But Yan Shirong was mentally prepared and remained calm, doing his job step by step.
A few days later, a copper pot as big as a water tank was erected not far from the palace gate, about two feet above the ground and hung on a pole, with the meaning of "hanging the pot to save the world."
There is a pattern of the two words "Medicine" in cursive script on the copper pot. A hole is made in the middle of one of the strokes, into which you can put your name. The lid of the pot can be opened and there is a lock at the back. Once it is opened, the pot body can be taken down.
There is a notice engraved on a stone tablet next to it, which means that the Princess Zhenguo is a natural-born miracle doctor. Although she is young, she has the heart to save people. Therefore, she uses this method to choose people with predestined relationships to save them, no less than three people per month, and she only saves those with "incurable diseases" that are difficult to treat in the world... and so on.
The low-level officials of the Hanlin Academy took turns to read the poem to the people and explain it clearly every morning, noon and evening. They did this for ten consecutive days. After ten days, they would come for the first draw at the hour of Si.
At the same time, it will be explained that because the little princess will soon go to Shengping Palace with the emperor to escape the summer heat, three people will be drawn each time to make up the number of people for these few months.
The emperor is scheduled to leave Beijing on June 2, which is one and a half months away, so at most he can only make three trips.
Yan Shirong thought that maybe no one would dare to throw the pot, and thought about getting a few people to hold it if that happened. Otherwise, when the pot was opened, there would only be a few pieces of paper inside, which would be very embarrassing.
But he really underestimated the people's enthusiasm and trust in the gods.
Anyway, there were fewer people on the first day, but starting from the second day, maybe the news spread, and quite a few people actually joined in.
For several days in a row, people in the court were discussing this matter.
When Wang Ronggui returned home, he also talked about this matter with his father and grandfather.
Wang Ronggui said, "I really can't understand why the emperor is so anxious to push the little princess out? The little princess is less than five years old. Even if she is an excellent doctor, why is she so anxious to come out? The emperor does not need the little princess's ability, and the prince does not need the little princess's reputation. Let her grow up slowly and let nature take its course. Isn't it better?"
The king's father was not a close minister, so he asked, "Doesn't the emperor really love the little prince?"
Wang Ronggui shook his head: "No, the emperor loves the little prince like a treasure."
Prince Wenxin said calmly, "What you can think of, the Emperor and the Crown Prince can think of too." He added quietly, "When she was assassinated in Wujiu Garden, the Emperor still allowed the little princess to come again. This is unusual."
Wang Ronggui paused.
Yes, this was unusual. He just felt a little sorry for this soft and obedient little baby.
Li Tingfang also said a few words to his wife when they were at home.
Because Xinbao first visited the Li family, and Mrs. Li was the first person Xinbao treated in the capital, so the entire Li family had great faith in Xinbao's medical skills. But no matter what, it was a bit arrogant to claim to be a doctor who only treated so-called incurable diseases.
Mrs. Li was also a little worried and chatted with Li Tingfang.
Li Tingfang only said: "Your Highness dares to say this, so he must have such ability."
Madam Li said, "That's good! I believe that the young prince has his own magical skills."
Similar scenes were played out in the homes of many officials. Everyone speculated a lot in private, but on the surface they were all very supportive.
There were even people who went around looking for seriously ill people and came to submit their applications. They didn't need a lot of money anyway. If they were chosen, they could show their faces in front of the princess and gain a reputation as a kind person.
Emperor Mingpei heard about it, but did not stop it. After all, no matter what the original motivation was, saving people in the end was a good deed.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
While waiting, Yuan Shenjue copied out a recipe for alchemy in the space.
When Xinbao was teaching Bai Gusheng, he didn't look up the medicine book, but just followed his feelings. But for someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder like Yuan Shenjue, now that he could enter the space, he wanted to count even how many vines grew on the roof.
So of course he immediately read through all the books. Even he couldn't understand some of the books, but he copied out all the similar recipes, including the pulse condition, symptoms, pharmacology, etc.
I have to say, it’s much easier to learn this way.
After all, Xinbao doesn't take pulses when treating patients, so her diagnostic methods cannot be taught to others, and Bai Gusheng has to figure out a lot of things on his own.
But with the book, Bai Gusheng was already a miracle doctor, and he had already completed the last step, so when he learned the previous steps, he really had an epiphany and everything became clear to him.
On the eleventh day, a lot of people gathered around Xuanhu early in the morning, and then more and more people gathered.
At this time, in front of a wonton stall, an idle man was eating breakfast and talking about this with others.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Then he suddenly remembered and said to the stall owner, "By the way, Sister Dao, why don't you give one to your brother? Maybe it will work?"
The woman called Sister Dao raised her head. There was a big scar on her face and she looked a little scary.
This Dao Sao is also a poor person.
Her real name was He Xiuyun, and she had an elder brother named He Qingwen, who was a scholar.
Their parents died early, and the three siblings depended on each other. Later, He Xiuyun got married, but she found out that the man was an alcoholic. He would beat people when he was drunk. One time, he took a knife and cut her face like this, and her hand was also broken.
He Qingwen went to stand up for his sister and was beaten. However, because both of them fought and were injured, they did not take the case to the authorities in the end.
However, the man was afraid of something happening, so he divorced her. Since then, He Qingwen has often coughed up blood, has been sick and unable to get out of bed, and has been unable to study.
Later, there was no other choice, so the younger sister ran away secretly and sold herself for ten taels of silver to treat her brother's illness. He drank so much medicine, but there was no improvement. Now it has been dragging on like this. However, He Xiuyun is diligent and good at cooking, so even though she has a wound on her face, she can still work as a cook in various places to support her brother.
The neighbors nearby were all old people, and they all knew about these things. When the idle man said this, everyone thought about it and urged them to do it, "Vote for one, if it works, it works, if it doesn't, it doesn't matter, why are there so many people voting?"
"That's right, I heard that the little princess is a fairy, maybe she can draw you guys?"
He Xiuyun murmured, "Can everyone really vote? Can ordinary people like us vote? No, nothing will happen, right?"
"It'll be fine! Don't worry! My cousin is a vegetable seller in the countryside, and he also voted!"
He Xiuyun was moved and bowed to them: "Please, who can read, please help me write one."
"I'll do it!" The idle man was called Chen Sande, who could write a few words, so he helped her write, saying, "I heard it will open today, you should hurry up, otherwise it will be ten days later."
The wonton stand owner also acted as a good guy: "Go ahead, this is a big deal, it doesn't matter if you spend a little time on it."
So He Xiuyun came running over.
When they arrived, they saw a team of Dragon Guards coming out of the palace gate, and the onlookers said, "Here they come!"
He Xiuyun was anxious and ran forward even harder. The crowd was all retreating, but she was the only one who pushed forward. She finally got there. Long Xiangwei had already walked to the pot. He Xiuyun tried to suppress her fear and squeeze forward, but Long Xiangwei was already chasing people away: "Stand back."
(End of this chapter)