The final palace examination of this special examination was completed under such circumstances. Too much attention was distracted by other messy things, and coupled with the problems in the examination, the reaction was not as enthusiastic as before, whether in the court or among the people. Even the people who were originally favored, even the three people vying for the top spot, failed to make a splash and fell into silence.
In addition, for this year's special examination, officials will not be sent to local areas unless under special circumstances. That is to say, many people in this group may be idle. However, this is also expected. There is no use being discouraged. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to take the normal imperial examination. You can't spend a year building your network and hope to find a good place next year.
Of course, if you have connections and have outstanding achievements, you don’t have to worry at least at the beginning.
If you pay a little attention, you will find that the place where the most connections were mobilized this time is actually the Medical Bureau which was established not long ago. Because the system constructed by Xiaocao is still being built slowly, the Medical Bureau does not have sufficient staff and there is still a big gap. Especially when the local "Medical Bureau" is further established, the gap will be even bigger.
Some people may have nowhere to go and think that it is better to stay somewhere than to be idle, so they use the Medical Bureau as a springboard. Naturally, some people are optimistic about its future. As the boss of the Medical Bureau, Mr. Xie Sanye knows this very well.
As the matter progressed, Mr. Xie Sanye learned more and more about the construction ideas from Xiaocao, and he knew clearly that if it was really established, the Medical Bureau would most likely be separated from the Household Department and established independently. At that time, it might not become the "Seventh Department", but its status should still be above the Five Temples, and its scope of authority should not be underestimated.
Therefore, after Mr. Xie Sanye knew which people came into the Medical Bureau through connections, he looked through the list and found out the backgrounds of the people there. Then, he got to know these people themselves a little better, and he almost knew which wave these people belonged to.
Leaving aside those who simply use the Medical Bureau as a stepping stone, those who are optimistic about it can be divided into two categories. The first is the elders, who are mostly the younger generations of the old foxes in the court. The second is themselves. Such people have good vision and ability. Of course, they may still have ambitions. However, once they enter the officialdom, they all want high positions and generous salaries to bring honor to their families, so it is normal to have ambitions. Mr. Xie would always praise them with a "not bad" word, but after meeting these people, he found that there is a "third type" of situation among them.
There were two newly-minted Jinshi from Lindu Prefecture who were simply affected by the epidemic and encouraged by Princess Anguo. They had wanted to do something, but they did not have any medical skills. If similar situations occurred in other places in the future, even if they wanted to help, they might not be able to do anything at all. So when they learned of the existence of the Medical Bureau, they chose it without hesitation.
This is simple. I don't care about the future of the Medical Bureau, nor do I use it as a stepping stone. I just want to do what I want.
Third Master Xie had long realized that he might be tied up in the Medical Bureau for a long time, and subordinates who came to him willingly to be exploited were really the best, so he generously began to teach them about the affairs of the Medical Bureau. The people below were flattered that this exiled immortal-like boss was so kind. They were completely unaware of his sinister intentions.
Since the current name is Medical Bureau, it mainly focuses on these two areas. Of course, according to Xiaocao's original idea, other areas will definitely be added later.
As for "medicine", the imperial court has already implemented unified management and pricing. Naturally, the requirements for medicine merchants are higher. Correspondingly, if there is a problem with management, the scope of impact will be very large. Therefore, the requirements for officials in this area are naturally very high, and replacements will be relatively frequent. The Inspectorate has also set up a post of Supervisory Censor for this purpose, and supervisory personnel are also frequently replaced. If you don't want to get implicated by setting a problem, you naturally need to be extra cautious.
The "medical" aspect has just started, therefore, Xiaocao is still the boss. People in charge of this aspect have to deal with her. People who have dealt with her know her style of doing things and hardly need an adaptation process. However, those who come into contact with her for the first time will inevitably feel a little awkward, and may still have those various rules that restrict women, or look down on women from the bottom of their hearts. However, given Xiaocao's identity, no matter how stupid she is, she will not show these emotions.
Xiaocao would not consider what these people think. In fact, she had very little contact with them. When she was working, unless she was facing patients, she was strict, indifferent, even unkind. After experiencing this, probably no one would go against her.
Wei Tingyu was quite busy before and had relatively little time to visit Xiaocao. Now that he is busy, he basically reports to her every day.
Here we have to mention the Xichi Prince Chu Cheng, which is also something that Wei Tingyu did not report to Emperor Xuanren at the beginning. Originally, there were two plans, one was to find a way to "bring him out", and the other was that he might come out on his own.
In fact, he was the one who left the delegation in the end. The people Wei Tingyu sent to keep an eye on him saw with their own eyes that he had changed his identity, which increased their suspicion that he might be Bai Qingchuan.
Since he had a different identity, it was unlikely that he would leave easily after coming to Qi Chao. He was well prepared, but he probably didn't expect to be watched so thoroughly. In his opinion, even if Qi Chao noticed something unusual about him, it would be over once he left. Unexpectedly...
So not long after Chu Cheng left the delegation, he reunited with the people originally stationed in Qi Dynasty. Then, the people sent by Wei Tingyu discovered an "acquaintance". It was almost certain that this "guard" was Bai Qingchuan Wuyi. As for his identity in Xichi, there was actually no need to explore. Then Bai Qingchuan was ambushed. The original intention was to capture him, and if they couldn't capture him, they would kill him.
However, this matter itself was secretive, and the number of people involved was limited, and the other side was no pushover either, so during the battle, almost everyone around Bai Qingchuan was killed, and he was also seriously injured. In the end, he fell into the river, and it took several days to find his body. No one knew whether he was dead or escaped.
Wei Tingyu's men naturally suffered some casualties, and only after confirming that he could not find the person did Wei Tingyu order his men to evacuate.
By now, Wei Tingyu has reported to Emperor Xuanren. After hesitating, Emperor Xuanren decided to use the spies planted by Qi Chao in Xichi to further understand the other party's identity. Perhaps he could follow the clues and find out more information. Originally, this step could be ignored when the person could be captured or killed directly, but the situation now is slightly different.
After Xiaocao knew all this, she didn't say anything, but because of the casualties among her own people, she felt that perhaps she could arm herself more so that when she went on the mission, even if she failed, she could still escape unscathed.
In this way, Liuqi finally left.
As April approaches, Xiaocao's hospital is almost completed.