Although it was just a casual chat, Zian took it to heart.
The medicinal materials industry in the Northern Desert is really underdeveloped, and the medical technology is also very backward. Many areas in the Northern Desert still use witch doctors, and some people even believe that if they are sick, they can get better by performing a ritual to exorcise evil spirits.
However, it may not be easy for the Emperor of Beimo to ask Da Zhou for help in purchasing medicinal materials.
Although they had never had any contact, Zi'an concluded from his various decisions that he was an emperor who had only ambition but no love for his people.
Such an emperor cannot afford to lose face.
Especially, he has always put himself in a high and mighty posture, how could he ask for help from Da Zhou? He went to Da Zhou to find Prince An Ran before, also under pressure, because if he wanted to start a war, he had to calm the anger of the people first.
But it is impossible for the Great Zhou to lend a helping hand on its own initiative, and even less so for the old lady.
To truly take this epidemic seriously, the peace faction must suppress the war faction.
Zi'an thought of Lao Qi and wondered if he could do it.
Moreover, if you provoke the war faction, your personal safety will also be threatened.
Since they got married, they haven't had a single day of peace and happiness.
He sighed deeply, then turned his mind back to sorting out the prescription.
The golden key, the golden key is the key.
But what exactly is the Golden Key
"Rouyao, some medicines have nicknames. Think about it, could there be some medicines with nicknames like Golden Key?"
Rouyao thought for a moment and shook her head, "I don't know, and I can't remember any medicinal herbs with the nickname of Golden Key. Why not ask the doctors at the Huimin Office?"
"Okay, I'll go out and ask." Zi'an said.
Lingli said angrily: "Those doctors came to the epidemic area and did nothing, acting like masters. It's obvious that they are here to oppose us."
Rouyao really didn't understand, "Why don't these doctors treat patients and save lives? Aren't they afraid that someone will report it to the emperor?"
"If they could cure the epidemic, they would have done it and taken credit for it long ago. But knowing they can't, they don't want to do it themselves or infect the patients, lest they get infected themselves. People like them are not worthy of being doctors." Lingli snorted.
Zi'an stood up and said, "The doctors in the Huimin Office are affiliated with the imperial court. Although they serve the people, they are mixed up in the officialdom and become smooth and selfish. It is certain that those doctors who really want to cure diseases and save lives will not be able to make a name for themselves in the Huimin Office."
She walked out, "I can't care so much, just ask first."
Zi'an walked out to the east district, where several doctors from the Huimin Office were drying herbs. This was the best they could do. In Muzhai, these people were hated by gods and ghosts, but because they were sent by the imperial court, although the people hated and despised them in their hearts, they did not dare to disrespect them.
Zi'an walked over and asked, "Excuse me, has anyone heard of the medicinal herb Golden Key?"
The doctors raised their heads and glanced at Zi'an. One of them said calmly, "Golden key? Gold? How can there be a golden key for medicinal materials? Is the princess going to make things difficult for us?"
Zi'an got angry when he saw his arrogant and sarcastic face, but for the sake of the prescription, he could only hold it in for the time being. "I'm not trying to embarrass you, but I suddenly remembered that my master said there is a prescription that can cure plague. This prescription has a key ingredient called the Golden Key, and I don't know what it is, so I came here to ask you for advice."
The doctors all burst into laughter. The one who had just spoken stood up and looked at Zian, "Princess, are you joking? You are a miracle doctor, and you don't know, so how can we know? Besides, no one knows whether this so-called golden key is the name of a medicine."
The doctor's tone of voice was particularly strange, with a hint of sarcasm and teasing. He said "I know" three times in one sentence, but each time he said it, he would draw out the last syllable. The sarcasm in his voice could be heard by Zi'an, not to mention the dog at the village entrance.
Zi'an didn't get angry but laughed, "Okay, you don't know, right? Okay!"
She turned and left.
There was a burst of laughter behind me.
Lingli was watching from the opposite side with an angry look on her face. Zi'an made a gesture and went to the South District.
Lingli also turned around and went back to her room. Not long after, a man in coarse clothes walked out of her room. He was dressed just like the villagers and had an extremely ordinary face.
He walked straight towards the East District. As he walked, he saw a wooden stick on the side of the road and picked it up casually.
The doctors sat down again to dry the medicine. Even without the sun, they were still drying the medicine.
"Brother Li, what you said just now was really funny. Didn't you see that the Regent Princess was so angry that her face turned blue, but she didn't dare to lose her temper at us. It really relieved me."
"Isn't it? Saying that she is Doctor Wen Yi's disciple is just to fool those ignorant villagers. Doctor Wen Yi has been dead for who knows how long. How old is she? How dare she say that she is Doctor Wen Yi's disciple? How shameless."
"We won't give in to her. Seeing her expression, there is nothing we can do. Once all the villagers are dead, we will go down the mountain and report."
"Doctors, look here!" The man in black walked up to them and said with a smile.
The doctors looked up and saw a villager standing next to them with a stick in his hand. They waved their hands to shoo away flies and said, "Go away, don't come over here. Don't disturb us from drying the medicine."
"How about I help you?" The man took a step closer with an extremely strange smile on his face, indescribably gentle, yet indescribably cold.
Doctor Li asked, "Which district are you from?"
"West District!" the man said with a smile.
"West District?" Everyone was startled, then stood up and stepped back a few steps, angrily saying: "The West District is full of people infected with the disease, get out!"
"Get out! I will get out!" The man suddenly smiled grimly, swung up the wooden stick, rushed over, and started beating up the group of doctors.
Those doctors ran away in panic, but where could they escape
There was clearly only one wooden stick, but wherever they went, the stick appeared.
They were all studying medicine, weak scholars. Not only did they not know kung fu, they would even pant after walking a few steps. The beating from the man really made them feel better.
Doctor Li saw the villagers gathered around him but no one came to help, so he shouted angrily: "Are you guys eating shit? Why don't you come up and drag this lunatic away? Believe it or not, I will report to the prince and chop you all up... Ouch!"
Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the back again with a stick. He fell forward with a thud, and this time he fell hard.
The people hated these doctors to the core, so how could they be willing to come forward to help
Seeing them in such a mess, the people covered their mouths and laughed, secretly admiring the man who dared to take action.
But who is this person? They don't know him.
Zi'an and Liu Liu Rouyao stood in front of the West District entrance, watching the scene with their hands folded.
Zi'an got angry when he thought of their expressions just now, and signaled Lingli to take action. He really couldn't bear it anymore.
Damn it, if I don’t beat them up, they won’t even know their own surnames or whose food they eat.
"I want to go up and fight, too." Liu Liu's hands and feet were itching. She really wanted to go out and punch them a few times. She had wanted to do that for a long time, but Zi'an had never expressed his opinion. She was almost suffocating herself with this anger.
Zi'an rolled his eyes at her and said, "Just be quiet."
"Yes, Lingli was dressed up, so we can't hold her responsible afterwards," said Rouyao.
(End of this chapter)