Murong Jie nodded, "I know, my ancestors told me."
Zian sighed softly, "What do you think we should do?"
"Can you figure out the recipe?" Murong Jie asked.
Zi'an took out the prescription and said, "This prescription is amazing. There are several herbs that I dare not use, but now I have written them down and they match each other. I have thought about the properties of the herbs and they are indeed very good. I need to try the two herbs that are missing to see if I can make them. But I think it won't be a big problem because I already have a few herbs that I can use. I will try them slowly and see which ones are more effective."
Murong Jie said: "Obviously, the ancestor has given you the decision-making power. You can choose to save him, or you can choose not to save him now."
Murong Jie looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
Zian said frankly: "To be honest, I don't want to save him."
When the emperor dies, everything will be peaceful. The prince will ascend the throne, and Prince Liang and the seventh brother will assist in the administration, and everything will be fine.
There was no reason for her to be so stupid as to rescue a scourge and make herself uneasy.
However, the Grand Empress Dowager would definitely know that she made this choice. Could it be that the Grand Empress Dowager also did not want to save her
But if she doesn't want to save him, there's no need to give her the prescription at all, just stand by and watch.
There must be something going on here; it can't be that simple.
It is impossible for Doctor Wen Yi to not accept her as his apprentice just because she didn't save him. This decision is not difficult. Although she cannot learn the complete golden needle technique, this book and her notes are here. If she spends more time studying them, her medical skills will improve.
anymore question
Zi'an racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
Finally, she asked Murong Jie, "Did the Empress Dowager cure you of the poison?"
Murong Jie said, "It's not difficult to cure the poison. As long as Sun Fang'er can cure her poison, the ancestor gave you this prescription. Can it cure it? The emperor and Sun Fang'er's poison should be the same."
Zi'an shook his head. "It's different. Sun Fang'er is the host of the Gu worm. When it bites back, it will be more serious. The Gu worm is different from ordinary poisons. It will cause many mutations in the host's body. I talked to Sun Fang'er in Hanshan before. Sun Fang'er said that the Gu worm in her body is out of control, which means it has mutated."
"Where did this mutation come from?" Murong Jie asked in confusion.
Zi'an explained: "Sun Fang'er has been feeding the Gu worms with her blood, and a large amount of Gu poison has accumulated in her body. Normally, she can simulate these poisonous Gu worms, but when she is attacked by one of the Gu worms..."
Zi'an pushed the cup over, and it rolled a few times before falling to the ground. "If the defense line is breached, the army will be defeated and out of control. The poisonous insects will multiply in her body, and the fierce ones will devour the weak ones, and then mutate. Sun Fang'er is now taking the Hundred Poison Pills prepared by Linlin to temporarily contain it, but the Hundred Poison Pills themselves are also toxic, and the toxicity is very strong. If an antidote is not developed as soon as possible, Sun Fang'er may not be able to hold on for long."
Murong Jie looked at the cup shattered into pieces and said sadly, "Sun Fang'er didn't get well, so even if there is a way to cure the same fate Gu, it's useless."
"Yes!"
This is also why it is necessary to save King Nan Huai’s life.
I have always thought that even if the Empress Dowager did not save the Emperor, she would definitely save the Seventh Prince. However, now that the Empress Dowager is leaving, she did not leave a prescription to cure Sun Fang'er's poison, but instead gave the Emperor a prescription for treatment.
What does she mean
Zi'an was very disappointed, and began to feel that saving the emperor was not the most important thing at all, and saving Sun Fang'er was the top priority.
Although Prince Nan Huai has been controlling him all the time, there is no guarantee that one day he will fail to see clearly and commit suicide, and the Seventh Prince will be in danger.
Moreover, the matter of the same-life Gu cannot be concealed. There will always be people with ulterior motives who know about it.
"Seventh Brother," Zi'an looked at him, "What do you think? Do you think I should save him?"
Murong Jie was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know."
There are some things he can't do.
He could legitimately fight him, but...
It's not that he has any feelings for the emperor. At this point, there is no blood relationship between him and the emperor anymore.
"By the way, how about the taxes? Have they been collected?" Zi'an saw that he was also hesitant, so he changed the subject.
Murong Jie sighed softly. Although the situation seemed stable now, there were many people cursing at him because, on the surface, he was the one who advocated the implementation of taxation. It was easy to promulgate the policy, but it was difficult to withdraw it. Even if he issued an order now, local officials would take the opportunity to make a fortune, which would still make people's lives miserable.
"It will take some time." Murong Jie said, "Even if I take it back now, my reputation will plummet."
Zi'an thought for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate to take it back now that it's just been promulgated. I think you can promulgate one. In the next two years, the tax policy will not change, but any citizen who pays taxes can get free medical treatment and medicine at the local welfare bureau in the next three years. After two years, before the tax is returned, the free treatment will continue, but medical insurance fees will be charged accordingly."
Zi'an had thought about this problem for Murong Jie before, and felt that modern medical insurance could be used appropriately, because tax policies cannot be changed overnight. In ancient times, consultation was not as developed as modern ones, and all measures issued by the court were not transparent. The decree to amend taxes was passed down to local yamen. If the local yamen did not issue it, the yamen would have the opportunity to make trouble, and then the people would continue to scold him.
However, if another medical policy is promulgated, stating that the increased tax revenue in the past two years will be used for medical care and that more public welfare offices will be established in various places so that the people do not have to see expensive doctors or buy expensive medicines, at least some people will benefit, and the voices of praise will then drown out the criticism.
It is impossible for local government offices to withhold such measures that benefit the people. This is related to political achievements. Moreover, if it is not promulgated, their government offices will not gain any benefits. Without interests, they will not take risks. This is human nature.
When Murong Jie heard this, he immediately became interested and said quickly, "Please explain it in more detail."
The door of this room was closed for an hour. It was already dark when Murong Jie finally opened the door. He said to the anxiously waiting nanny in a cheerful mood, "Warm the wine. I want to drink tonight."
The nanny leaned over to take a look. Zi'an had just lit a candle, which illuminated her beautiful face. Her worry had disappeared, but she looked a little tired. The nanny breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Yes, I'll go right away and warm up a pot of good wine for you."
This problem was solved, but there were still some that had not been solved. Zi'an and Murong Jie were not in a hurry. Anyway, the problems could be solved one by one.
After the Empress Dowager left, Qin Zhou also came to say goodbye and said he was going back to his country.
Zi'an was reluctant to let her go, but Qin Zhou was determined to leave and she insisted on marrying Emperor Kangping, so they got married after returning to the country.
Qin Zhou smiled and said to Zi'an, "I won't invite you to my wedding. I can't bear to see you traveling back and forth while you're pregnant. I'll treat you to a drink next time I come to Da Zhou."
Qin Zhou seemed to be still the same high-spirited Qin Zhou.
His eyebrows and eyes are bright, heroic and well-proportioned, but if you look closely at his eyes, you can see a hint of sadness.
(End of this chapter)