Gu Zhong sent Xiao Yuan, who was in a trance, out of the hall. Seeing that there was no one around, he held him back, lowered his voice and asked: "Now that there is no one, Xiao Yuan might as well give our family an accurate word, then Master Luo Er Is the immortal pill offered real or fake?"
Of course Xiao Yuanzheng wouldn't tell him directly, but just looked at him meaningfully and said: "Grandpa Gu, how many emperors practiced alchemy in the past and present to seek longevity, but who has achieved longevity?"
Gu Zhong lowered his voice and said: "Of course I know, what I'm asking is, can Bulao Dan harm the body?"
Xiao Yuanzheng fell silent, and said after a long while: "The medicine is three-point poisonous, not to mention it is a elixir, if Gu Gonggong can persuade you, please advise your majesty to take less."
Gu Zhong was stunned, and said in a low voice: "Please act quickly at the Imperial Medical Office, it's going to be winter, if Mr. Zhou doesn't come to Beijing as soon as possible, it will be even more difficult to leave when the snow comes down."
Xiao Yuan is nodding.
As soon as he got back to the Imperial Hospital, he went to see Imperial Physician Liu, and when he saw that he was sorting out the pulse easily, he felt a little depressed, "You are free."
Imperial Physician Liu smiled and said, "I'm leaving. It's too much for Yuanzheng to point at me at this moment."
Xiao Yuan was sitting opposite him, glanced at the pulse case in front of him, and asked, "How much more?"
"Not too bad."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "How many days will it take to finish sorting?"
Imperial Physician Liu heard that the voice was wrong, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Why, I am an official, and the courtyard is going to kick me out, and won't let me stay for a few more days?"
Xiao Yuan was waving his hand and said: "You know that I don't mean it."
He paused and said: "Find it out as soon as possible. Tomorrow I will go up and decide on the candidate for Zuo Shucheng, and I need someone to deliver the official documents."
"Send?" Imperial Physician Liu paused, and couldn't help but look outside the door, moved closer to Xiao Yuanzheng, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't it Imperial Physician Lu?"
"No." Xiao Yuanzheng's eyes were a little blank, and he lowered his voice slightly, "If you talk about merit and official rank, it should be Mr. Zhou."
Imperial Physician Liu: "...isn't Mr. Zhou in Qingzhou?"
"His Majesty is calling her back to Beijing."
For a while, Imperial Physician Liu didn't know whether to be happy or sad for Imperial Physician Lu, and his heart was very complicated. In the end, after all the mixed flavors, sweetness prevailed.
After all, not only did Zhou Man have a better relationship with him, the two were still in-laws.
Imperial Physician Liu sped up the action of sorting out the pulse case, and whispered: "It will be finished soon, I will call little Imperial Physician Liu to come over to help in a while."
It was Liu Sanniang.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at him, feeling that this old thing is also cunning and cunning, he had been taking a long time when he decided to be Doctor Lu, but now he decided on Zhou Man very quickly.
But he still got up and nodded, "Okay, just make up your mind."
He said: "This matter has not been clearly stated, so don't spread it to the outside world."
Imperial Physician Liu expressed his understanding that he would never spread it to the outside world. If the official document is not published, the matter will not be considered a final decision.
Just as Xiao Yuan was coming out, he saw Imperial Physician Lu coming in from outside with a smile on his face. He couldn't help but pause, turned around and quickly returned to his office room.
It's a headache. Although he never explicitly said that Imperial Physician Lu will succeed Imperial Physician Liu, this was indeed recognized as the most suitable candidate before, after all, Zhou Man was not in Beijing.
Oh, no, there is still competition, Mr. Luo is fighting with him.
Xiao Yuan was rubbing his chin and thinking about it. After a long time, his head became dizzy and he couldn't make up his mind. He could only shake his head, and simply picked up a pen to write a letter to Zhou Man. Let Zhou Man solve it.
On the second day of the Xiaochao meeting, Xiao Yuan was making a proposal for the candidate of the Zuo Department of the Imperial Medical Office.
Not to mention the others, even Lord Luo who attended the Xiaochao meeting with Xiao Yuanzheng was stunned.
Mr. Luo is the Prime Minister of the Right Department. Although the official ranks of the Left and Right Departments are the same, it is generally recognized in the officialdom that the left is more noble than the right.
So recently Lord Luo has been working hard to compete with Imperial Physician Lu for the position of Prime Minister of Zuo Shu, and give up the position of Prime Minister of Right Office to Imperial Physician Lu.
But he didn't expect that he and Imperial Physician Lu would fight like this, and it would be Zhou Man who became the prime minister of Zuo Shu in the end.
Xiao Yuanzheng listed the reasons for recommending Zhou Man, and then turned over Zhou Man's booklet and said, "The establishment of various pharmacies involves the development of local medical offices. If you are the one who is most familiar with the development of local medical offices, There is nothing better than Master Zhou, so I think it is most suitable for Master Zhou to take over the position of Prime Minister Zuo Shu."
The emperor looked at the other ministers and asked, "What do you think?"
Old Tang Master said: "I think it is possible."
Liu Shangshu even said: "Master Zhou is indeed the most suitable."
The other ministers had no objection, and even Li Shangshu said: "The minister seconded the proposal."
Then he said: "Winter is about to enter, and the road will be difficult to walk after the snow falls. It is best to send an official document to let Zhou Man return to Beijing as soon as possible."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, "Then this matter is settled."
So Zhou Man's promotion was approved by all staff.
Master Luo: …
Today's pilgrimage went smoothly, and even the ministers were in a good mood.
Li Shangshu walked beside Zhao Guogong with his hands behind his back, and after leaving the palace, he asked him to go to a restaurant for a drink together.
Zhao Guogong looked at the time, "Drinking at this time? You don't go to the Yamen?"
"The Ministry of Rites has nothing to do recently, and when I go, I just sit and drink tea, or I will be surrounded by the people below to tell Mingda and the Crown Princess, why not hide outside." Li Shangshu asked: "Why, is there something wrong with your military department? "
Zhao Guogong shook his head, "It's okay."
"Then let's go."
Zhao Guogong looked at him strangely, "Why are you so happy today?"
"Zhou Man is coming back."
Zhao Guogong was even more surprised, "You...haven't you always disliked Zhou Man?"
Li Shangshu glanced at him and said, "Who said I can't get used to her? I'm talking about the facts."
Zhao Guogong asked amusedly, "Then why are you so happy about her return this time?"
The smile on Li Shangshu's face faded slightly, he turned his head, looked in one direction and said, "When Zhou Man comes back, do you think that courtyard can still exist?"
Zhao Guogong turned his head and looked, it was the place where Tianzhu monks made alchemy.
The smile on Zhao Guogong's face also faded, he was silent for a while and then said: "Even Xiao Yuanzheng has to back away, Zhou Man's words may not be effective."
Li Shangshu shook his head, "That's not necessarily the case. Needless to say, Zhou Man's medical skills, she is also knowledgeable about the past and the present. If there is anyone in the world who can convince His Majesty, except for the empress, Zhou Man is the only one."
"The Queen has nothing to do, now only Zhou Man is left." Li Shangshu said: "If the Imperial Medical Office decides that Zhou Man will take over as Zuo Shucheng, I also want to mention to Cui Shangshu that Zhou Man will return to Beijing to report on his work at the end of the year. .”
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was replaced by Shangshu Cui this year. Everyone seems to be getting old and replaced with newcomers.
As soon as the official document of Zhou Man's appointment came out of the capital, many people in the capital knew about it, and of course the Tai Hospital and the Tai Medical Office were the first to know.
It was not until the evening that it was introduced to Huguo Temple and Xuandu Temple.
In the Huguo Temple, Master Zhiren, who was getting older, sighed, twirled the beads and said, "This is the great fortune of the Jin Dynasty."
Jiechen asked, "Why did Master say that?"
Master Zhiren shook his head, but did not answer him.
In Xuandu Temple, the old Taoist waved the letter in his hand and hesitated, "Zhou Man is going back to Beijing, so should I send this letter?"