Qingzhu was startled and shook her head, saying, "Your Majesty, this servant has not heard of it and does not know for the time being."
Qin Yu pushed Yu Zhu away and said urgently, "Take me to Qingyun Temple quickly. If the Hehuan Powder is lost, then this is truly a terrible situation."
"yes."
Qingzhu hurriedly accepted the order and led Qin Yu quickly toward Qingyun Temple.
His anxious appearance made it seem as if the theft of this evil medicine could cost him his life.
Only after Qin Yu disappeared in a flurry did the swelling and pain in Yu Zhu's body subside slightly.
She couldn't help but pat her chest in relief, thankful that this incident had suddenly occurred; otherwise, she would have been unable to escape from that tyrannical emperor today and would have suffered another torment.
...
A moment later, at Qingyun Temple.
Qin Yu arrived here in a hurry with Qingzhu.
He certainly wasn't really worried about any aphrodisiac, which was why he was in such a hurry.
Liu Caiqing must have come to him with such a lame excuse; something serious must have happened.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Qingzhu shouted, and Liu Caiqing quickly came out to greet her.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
Liu Caiqing knelt on the ground, and Qin Yu hurriedly reached out to help her up, asking with concern, "My dear minister, I heard that your possession was stolen?"
Once all the patrolling guards had left, Liu Caiqing sighed and said urgently, "Your Majesty, it is not I who am looking for you, but Hu Pan who is anxious to see Your Majesty. Therefore, I have taken the liberty of requesting that Your Majesty come with me!"
After saying that, she led Qin Yu to the back hall, and Qin Yu followed closely behind. The two arrived at a secluded place behind the back hall.
Hu Pan was there, pacing anxiously. When he saw Qin Yu, he rushed forward and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, I've finally met you!"
Seeing his haggard appearance and panicked face, Qin Yu frowned and said, "Tell me slowly, what happened?"
Hu Pan quickly reported: "General Li Dingbang's condition has suddenly deteriorated. His carbuncle is very serious, and he has a persistent high fever. He is in critical condition and his chances of survival are slim."
"What? The old general is critically ill?"
Qin Yu was stunned; this news was indeed something he hadn't expected.
Hu Pan wiped away a cold sweat and continued, "This is not the most serious thing. What's even more dangerous is that today, Minister of Justice Xing Jun ordered someone to deliberately send General Li a roast goose, saying that he was sending him on his way."
"These bastards!"
Qin Yu slammed his fist on the table in anger. This disease is most aggravated by certain foods. General Xu Da, who was famous throughout Mongolia, died after being given roast goose by Zhu Yuanzhang, which triggered a carbuncle infection.
"We can't delay any longer; we must rescue the old general as soon as possible."
Qin Yu gritted his teeth, having already made up his mind.
He had originally planned to proceed slowly to avoid alerting the enemy, but now the situation was urgent, and he couldn't worry about anything else.
Not to mention that General Li is a formidable fighter and a rare pillar of the army.
Moreover, he had a very high prestige among the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry. If he died in the Heavenly Prison, the most elite cavalry force of the Great Xia would be completely disappointed in him as emperor!
When Hu Pan heard that Qin Yu wanted to save people, he was so moved that he almost burst into tears.
However, he then thought of something and said in a deep voice, "But Your Majesty, even the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital are probably Sima's men... Even if we secretly arrange for doctors from the common people to treat patients in the prison, the news will probably leak out afterward..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu frowned deeply. He no longer trusted any of the imperial physicians, let alone those in the Imperial Hospital.
Even if he trusted him, he wouldn't dare use it.
Those so-called imperial physicians were no better than the barefoot doctors in the countryside in later generations. They were helpless against a stubborn disease like carbuncles. If they really caused something bad to happen to the old general, he wouldn't even have time to cry.
Qin Yu clenched his fists, pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to personally go to the imperial prison."
"What?"
As soon as Qin Yu finished speaking, Hu Pan and Liu Caiqing were terrified.
You must know that the Heavenly Prison is a den of dragons and tigers. If Qin Yu enters the Heavenly Prison and is discovered by Prime Minister Sima and others, then things will be terrible.
Especially at this critical juncture, if anything goes wrong, he's finished.
"Your Majesty is no good."
Liu Caiqing anxiously tried to dissuade him.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you cannot go!"
Hu Pan also strongly urged him to do so.
Even if the emperor is wise and resourceful, he knows nothing about medicine! Without decades of diligent study, one simply cannot practice medicine or discuss medicine.
Moreover, carbuncles are an incurable disease, and even the imperial physicians are helpless against them!
"I must go!"
Qin Yu, however, insisted on his own opinion. After sweeping his cold gaze over the two of them, he said in a forceful tone, "I will personally treat the old general's illness!"
"It's decided then. You two make the arrangements. Tonight at midnight, I will change into my prison guard uniform and come here in person. Hu Pan, you will lead me into the imperial prison!"
Later, when he was carrying out an infiltration mission in the tropical rainforest, many of his comrades were infected with carbuncles, which exhausted the accompanying military doctors. They had no choice but to bring Qin Yu in as their deputy. In the end, Qin Yu cured at least thirty or fifty carbuncles.
"Your Majesty, this..."
Hu Pan's face was full of bitterness. What should he do?
"In that case, Your Majesty shall obey!"
Liu Caiqing could only nod in agreement.
At this moment, Qin Yu's stern voice rang out again: "Master Liu, I need you to prepare some things for me in advance."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Liu Caiqing immediately bowed and said.
Qin Yu then instructed Hu Pan to fetch paper and pen. Soon, he wrote down several medicinal herbs and instructed, "Prepare these ingredients and grind them all into powder."
Liu Caiqing took it and saw that it contained Chinese medicines such as honeysuckle and forsythia, as well as some anti-inflammatory and hemostatic drugs.
Could it be that His Majesty really knows medicine?
This absurd thought flashed through Liu Caiqing's mind, but she immediately dismissed it.
The emperor disliked reading from a young age; he hadn't even memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone complex and obscure medical books.
How could he possibly have medical skills?
You're definitely overthinking it.
However, Qin Yu ignored Liu Caiqing's complicated thoughts and continued to instruct, "Also, find me two more jugs of strong liquor, the stronger the better. Go to the pharmacy and prepare a dose of Mafeisan (麻沸散), or if that doesn't work, Wushisan (五石散) will do; that stuff can relieve pain and numbness. All of these things must be prepared before midnight, as I will take them with me tonight."
"Your humble servant obeys the decree!"
After giving instructions on a few things, Qin Yu then returned to the palace.
Sitting on the dragon-drawn carriage, Qin Yu was still thinking about the old general.
He repeatedly reviewed the surgical technique for removing the carbuncle to ensure that everything would go smoothly in the end.
But just then, a scream outside suddenly caught his attention.
Qin Yu opened the curtain of the imperial carriage and looked outside.
It was actually Wang Zhen, the eunuch of the Eastern Depot!
At this moment, he was arrogant and commanding his guards to roughly drag a young palace maid.
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