Chapter 25: The Bad News
"What's up?"
Gu Dan quickly followed Andy Hui's pace and his expression became serious.
Uncle Xu's Qi-cultivation skills have always been excellent, but the fact that he could be so anxious that he even had to be found must be that something big happened in the Imperial Hospital.
Could it be that the Five-Colored Tai Sui was exposed? !
Just looking at Andy Hui's expression, things shouldn't have reached that stage yet, otherwise the people coming would not be from the Imperial Hospital, but the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"The Imperial Physician Ling and Imperial Physician Lin are dead."
Andy Hui sighed, "Today."
"Imperial Physician Pang Qi and Imperial Physician Lin?" Gu Dan looked at Xu Zhian in disbelief. "They were drinking together a while ago. How could this happen?"
"The problem is that the Imperial Hospital got into the spotlight a while ago!"
Andy Hui said painfully.
"It snowed yesterday, and the Third Prince took advantage of the snow to get playful and insisted on going to the Shanglin Garden to hunt. While on the hunt, he happened to meet a few farmers who secretly went to the Shanglin Garden to collect firewood in the heavy snow!"
Shanglinyuan is a hunting ground where only the royal family can go.
Every blade of grass and every tree among them belong to the royal family’s private property.
Anyone who dares to set foot in Shanglin Garden without permission will be sentenced to death! "The third prince was furious. He rode on a horse, holding a bow and arrow, and chased after them, shooting one of them to death with a bow and arrow. The other farmers were naturally terrified and hurriedly fled in all directions.
The third prince ordered his men to watch over them and not to take action. They chased after the farmers who had entered the Shanglin Garden and shot them. When they were having fun, they rode their horses to catch up with the farmers and whipped them with their whips. As a result, the snowy ground was slippery and the horse stumbled and fell. The third prince was even crushed under the horse.
Xu Zhian's face was gloomy, and he continued: "Some time ago, the imperial physician took advantage of the emperor's fasting and prayer to get acquainted with the third prince. When this happened, the third prince's attendants immediately summoned the imperial physician.
The Imperial Physician did not dare to neglect the situation. After learning the details, he immediately called for Imperial Physician Lin to go with him to treat the patient. After a busy night, the Third Prince woke up today and asked about the condition. Imperial Physician Lin said that it would be difficult to completely cure the patient. Even with the best result, he would probably have to rely on crutches for the rest of his life.
At this point, Andy Hui could not help but close his eyes, tears silently falling down, and he said in a trembling voice: "The third prince was furious when he learned about this and ordered the execution of this 'quack doctor'. The imperial physician Pang Qi tried to dissuade him, but he could not escape the fate."
He has a good relationship with Imperial Physician Lin and they have been friends for more than ten years.
He also knew that Imperial Physician Lin was preparing to write a book, and had asked him some questions and discussed methods.
As a medical doctor, Imperial Physician Lin is definitely one of the best in the world.
But now, the person is dead.
Nothing is left - the unfinished medical book, the ambitions and ideals that have not been realized.
In one day, the Yin and Yang were separated.
Before his death, he became a quack doctor who brought disaster to people's hearts.
The expression on Gu Dan's face froze.
He was not very familiar with the Imperial Physician Pang Qi and the Imperial Physician Lin.
But the former gave him three hundred taels of silver on the day his martial arts school and medicine shop opened, and Imperial Physician Lin even gave him a precious wild ginseng and an unfinished medical book.
I never thought that the last banquet would be our final farewell.
It's funny to say that the imperial physician Pang Qi cheated and exchanged various rare treasures for rewards, and even came into the sight of the officials in the court with the help of the Five-Colored Tai Sui, giving the Imperial Hospital, which had been silent for nearly ten years, a new lease of life.
But it was precisely because he wanted to make friends with the powerful and climb up the ladder that he took advantage of Emperor Zong Ming's fasting and prayer ceremony to get acquainted with the Third Prince, thus laying the seeds for today's disaster.
Recalling the rise of alchemists and the ten years of silence in the Imperial Hospital, except for his cheap father who was replaced one-for-one when he went to Tianlao for treatment, everyone in the Imperial Hospital avoided unnecessary disasters.
Just when things were getting better, a bolt from the blue struck!
Good fortune lies where misfortune lurks, and misfortune lies where good fortune lurks.
All that happened yesterday has led to the result today!
But the price is a bit too high.
What is more worthy of reflection is whether the third prince will let this go?
Even the current Emperor Zongming, would he implicate the entire Imperial Hospital because of the Third Prince's affairs? No one knew before that person spoke.
Perhaps, this is the reason why Andy Hui is so hurried and anxious.
Not only did an old friend die, but it was also impossible to predict and control how the situation would turn out.
The Imperial Hospital has a low position but heavy responsibilities. In theory, it is responsible for the health of the emperor, his relatives, and even many ministers! Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The Imperial Hospital has not taken action for ten years. Once it does, the third prince will be paralyzed in bed for life, and the best case scenario is that he will be disabled. Gu Dan is a member of the Imperial Hospital and a ninth-rank doctor appointed by the emperor himself. Naturally, he is also part of the Imperial Hospital.
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If the Imperial Hospital is in trouble, he can't escape.
The sadness for Imperial Physician Lin and Imperial Physician Pang Qi can be put on hold for now. The one who can really decide the life and death of the Imperial Hospital has not spoken yet! Grasping the context of the matter, Gu worried and couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
It's not up to man. It's not that he wants to recuperate and develop peacefully, and everything will become harmonious and beautiful.
He quickly returned to the Imperial Medical Bureau with Andy Hui. At this moment, many imperial doctors had gathered together, thinking hard.
He was not the only smart person. He could see the real danger clearly, so how could everyone in the Imperial Hospital not know it? "Why not ask for help from the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Ying Liang? He has a lot of experience and many disciples. The outstanding ones have been promoted to the position of Shangshu and can speak in front of the emperor." An imperial physician said.
"It's not appropriate! Ying Liang's importance is indeed great, but with our relationship, how can we be sure that he is willing to speak for us? This matter can be big or small, light or heavy, and we can't entrust it to others casually!" Another imperial physician retorted.
"What about the Border Guard General Zhang Qihan? It was Imperial Physician Lin who saved his life. It is reasonable that his relationship and weight should be enough!"
"No! Some time ago, during the fasting ceremony, General Zhang said that the southern barbarians had been plundering the border areas and had bad intentions, and he wanted to ask for permission to attack them. The emperor severely reprimanded him, saying that he wanted to start a war easily and wanted military merit. He is still reflecting on his mistakes. Asking him for help at this time would only add fuel to the fire. I'm afraid he would be committing an even greater crime!"
"This one isn't suitable, that one isn't suitable, then who do you think is suitable?!"
As soon as a candidate was proposed here, he was immediately rejected there.
They were clearly discussing with each other, and the people in the Imperial Hospital were about to fight.
The imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Bureau have treated many people, but it is really hard to find a relationship that can really be of use at this time.
Once the Emperor is furious upon hearing about the Third Prince's injuries and blames the Imperial Hospital for failing to provide timely treatment, who would dare to offend him at this time?
Moreover, in the past ten years, alchemists have almost replaced the role of the Imperial Medical Bureau. How can a relationship still be so useful if it has not been maintained for ten years?
The noisy quarrels were the most realistic portrayal of the Imperial Hospital at this moment.
Being in the situation, Gu Dan immediately thought of someone.
Alchemist, Qingpingzi!
(End of this chapter)