Report to the Marquis! The Madam went to the military camp to flirt with men again

Lin Zhuwei could not have imagined that what Zheng Bugao gave her was a sketch of key figures in the Imperial Medical Service.

The first picture is of a young man with sharp eyes and handsome face, about thirty years old, with "Yuanshi Gu Yu Nan" written next to him.

Below them were Bai Luqi, the left court judge of the Imperial Medical Service, and Huang Xishu, the right court judge.

In addition, there were portraits of several imperial doctors, but Lin Zhuwei only glanced at them briefly.

After putting down the portrait, Lin Zhuwei was a little surprised: "How can the head of the Imperial Hospital be so young? I thought he was at least a white-haired man over fifty years old."

Zheng Bu raised his eyebrows: "The emperor is open-minded and eager to seek talents. He values ​​talented people very much and promotes talents regardless of age."

Thinking of this, he chuckled again: "This is a good thing for you. At least you won't be excluded because of your young age."

Lin Zhuwei also pursed her lips and chuckled.

Zheng Bugao put away his smile and said with a little worry: "I heard that Gu Yunan is a very good doctor, and several ladies in the palace have appointed him as their exclusive imperial physician. But I heard that he is upright, selfless, and meticulous, and he has very strict requirements for the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital. I don't know if you can adapt to it."

Lin Zhuwei nodded indifferently.

There is a long way to go, and everyone depends on their own abilities. Besides, she didn't plan to stay in the Imperial Hospital forever.

Seeing this, Zheng Bugao said, "Then you get ready first. I have a guest in the front hall, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, Zheng Zhizhou, take care."

After Zheng Bugao left, Lin Zhuwei looked at the portrait and fell into deep thought.

The news from the palace came really quickly. In about five days, a message was passed on, asking Lin Zhuwei to go to Beijing to participate in the election.

The election date for the Imperial Hospital is set for the middle of next month, and time is tight, so Lin Zhuwei has to set off as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Lin Zhuwei wrote down a few more prescriptions and let Daoxin figure out how to make poisons and medicines on his own.

Zheng Bugao gave him some earnest instructions before letting him go.

Along the way, Lin Zhuwei suffered almost no hardship, and she couldn't help but sigh at the Yin family's strong financial resources.

Wherever she needed to rest, Yin Xunheng would carefully arrange rooms and food for her in advance, without her having to worry about anything.

When she arrived at the emperor's feet, not only did she not spend a penny, but she also had two hundred taels of silver in her arms, which made her feel so helpless that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After resting in the restaurant for two days, the day of the Imperial Hospital examination arrived.

After Lin Zhuwei had breakfast, he walked slowly towards the Imperial Physician's Clinic located in a side courtyard of the palace.

I didn’t expect so many people to come to take the exam, there were at least fifty or sixty people.

Because the examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau was different from the imperial examination, there was no need for a unified examination paper, and the questions were not answered in a closed format, so there were no uniform requirements for the clothing of the candidates. All they had to do was dress neatly.

In this way, the identity and status of the participants can be seen through their clothes.

Among the crowd were students dressed in simple green clothes, young men from wealthy families with elegant clothes and a head full of silver hair, and an old doctor who was energetic and confident.

But without exception, they are all men.

Therefore, when Lin Zhu appeared, he became the focus of everyone's discussion.

She was the only woman among all the people present.

Chengyan State has always been politically open-minded, and there has always been a precedent of women serving as officials.

Therefore, Lin Zhuwei's gender will at most attract people's attention, but will not become the focus of everyone's doubts.

The reason why there was so much discussion was that she looked so much older than an average doctor.

He looks several years younger than those students who have not yet dropped out.

"Is she here to take the exam too?" a student asked puzzledly.

Another student nodded: "That's right. Look, she still has the admission token issued by the Imperial Hospital tied around her waist."

Someone said coldly with disdain: "I think she is still young, and I'm afraid she has no experience in curing diseases and saving lives. Maybe she is connected to an official and asked someone to get a token, hoping to get some experience in participating in a grand test."

A man dressed like a rich kid bumped into the man next to him and laughed, "Hey, Young Master Luo, you come from a family of officials, have you ever seen this kind of person?"

Young Master Luo looked at Lin Zhuwei coldly, and said with disdain: "Look at her clothes, they are very simple and cheap. Which official's child would embarrass himself like this?"

The rich kid suddenly understood and agreed with a smile, "That's right."

After being ridiculed by Young Master Luo, everyone started whispering and pointing fingers at Lin Zhuwei.

"Do you think she knows how to identify herbs?" someone laughed.

"Looking at the way she is dressed, maybe her ancestors made a living by digging herbs, so she dares to take the exam." Another person responded in an unrestrained tone, playing with the fan in his hand.

"This is a selection for the Imperial Hospital. How can one be selected just by guessing a few herbs? Just wait and see. I guess she will be eliminated in the first round."

Some students heard them talking more and more excessively, and couldn't help but speak up to defend them:

"What's so strange about this? The topics selected by the Imperial Hospital must be very difficult. Not to mention that she couldn't make it through the first round, I'm afraid most people wouldn't be able to make it."

His words cast a shadow of gloom in everyone's hearts, making them begin to remain silent.

After all, everyone hopes to be lucky enough to become a member of the Imperial Medical Bureau, enjoy royal salary, and be promoted and given more titles.

Some people couldn't help but glance at Lin Zhuwei and found that her face was indifferent and her eyes were clear and calm. She gave people a feeling of being detached and free, and they couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

The crowd entered the courtyard of the Imperial Hospital from the side door of the palace one after another, and they all stood there, looking at the main judge's seat nervously.

Sitting on the first seat in the middle was the solemn-looking court envoy Gu Yunan, and on his left sat the court judges Bai Luqi and Huang Xishu.

Today's selection will be presided over by these three people.

A young imperial physician held three scrolls in his hands, bowed respectfully to the three people, and said, "My lords, everything is ready, and we can begin the assessment."

Gu Yunan glanced at the candidates from top to bottom, nodded and ordered: "Then let's start."

Another young imperial physician pulled out a scroll and announced the test questions loudly: "The first question is to identify the shape of the medicine. All candidates can come up and draw a number. After getting the number, go to the Herb Hall to find the corresponding medicine basket. Each medicine basket contains fifty different herbs."

"The time limit is one incense stick. The one who can write the complete name of the herb will get the highest score, and so on. The top 20 will enter the next round of competition."

The candidates quickly drew their numbers and entered the Hancao Hall one by one.

Bai Luqi took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "This batch of candidates looks pretty good. I heard that Hongdu School has selected 15 students to take the test, all of whom are top elites. I heard that their dean vowed to win the first place in this competition."

Huang Xishu also smiled and said, "I heard that if they win this time, they will be rewarded greatly by the government. In addition to receiving funding, they will also be exempted from taking the exam and be recommended to the Imperial Academy for two students every year."

Bai Luqi nodded with admiration: "No wonder their dean attaches so much importance to this competition. I wonder who will come out on top."

Gu Yu Nan drank his tea quietly and remained silent.

Bai Luqi and Huang Xishu had long been accustomed to his silence and did not mind, so they started chatting directly.

Huang Xishu said: "Fifty kinds of herbs, all of which are hard to find in the market, and some are rare treasures collected by our Imperial Hospital. I am afraid that only a handful of students can identify all of them."

"Anyone who can recognize half of them is already considered a superior person. But the time of one incense stick is still too short." Bai Luqi sighed.

However, the purpose of this selection was to select the elites. They need people who can remain calm and respond calmly in the most urgent situations.

Huang Xishu was about to answer when he heard a clear bronze sound coming from Hancao Palace.

Bai Luqi's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately turned to look at the incense burner: "But it's only an inch long! Could it be that someone thought it was too difficult and gave up the exam?"

Even Gu Yunan, who had a calm expression, raised his eyebrows and his expression changed slightly.

The three of them looked towards Hancao Palace.

But I didn’t expect that the first person to come out was Lin Zhuwei!

She looked the youngest, least favored, and the only woman among all the candidates.

But she was seen strolling leisurely in the garden, neither anxious nor impatient. After leaving the Hancao Palace, she returned to her original position, bowed to the three people, and waited quietly by the side.

Huang Xishu was very surprised: "How can she look like someone who is panicking and giving up the exam? Go! Hand in her answer sheet!"

The young imperial physician took the order and left. The three of them lost their mood to joke and looked at Lin Zhuwei with different expressions.