Ten candidates lined up in a row, holding medicine baskets, and were inspected by Bai Luqi.

Bai Luqi stroked his beard and slowly walked past the examinees, occasionally reaching out to touch their medicine baskets.

Then he stood in front of one of the candidates, picked up a piece of herb and smelled it: "Stir-fried gardenia?"

The examinee was overjoyed to see that he was taken seriously, and nodded repeatedly: "My Lord, it is fried gardenia."

"Then tell me, what is the patient's illness that requires you to use these medicines?"

"The patient has abdominal pain and pain when pressing the liver. It is considered that the liver fire is stagnant and the blood and qi are stagnant. Long-term treatment has been ineffective, resulting in internal dampness and heat, which has forced the abscesses on both legs. Therefore, he needs to take both internal and external medicines to completely eradicate them."

"Okay, go on." Bai Luqi stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly, motioning him to continue.

When the candidate heard this, he was full of hope, his eyes sparkling with excitement, and he quickly said, "The patient urgently needs to dispel wind and heat, eliminate dampness and detoxify. So I prescribed red peony root, white peony root, raw liquorice, Kochia fruit, Alisma orientalis and Scutellaria baicalensis, boil three bowls of water into one bowl and drink it."

He was a little nervous, swallowed hard, cleared his throat, and saw that Bai Luqi was still standing in front of him with no intention of leaving, so he quickly continued:

"Use white cloves, copper green, frankincense, and sulfur melted and applied to the abscess. It will improve within half a month."

Just because of Bai Luqi's ambiguous nod, the candidate suddenly gained confidence and looked very happy.

Bai Luqi continued to look in the medicine basket of the next candidate, nodding as he looked: "The medicines you guys are using are similar to the last one. It seems like you all agree with what he said?"

After several candidates looked at each other, they nodded respectfully and said, "Yes."

Bai Luqi said "hmm" lightly, without much fluctuation in his eyes, and walked back calmly and composedly.

Only when he saw the medicine basket of Luo Daxue student did he stop again: "I just saw you taking the patient's pulse, tell me what you think."

Luo Da scholar seemed a little hesitant, but quickly responded respectfully: "The patient's pulse is tight and tense, like a rope being pulled and twisted. This is a symptom of heat toxins invading and trapping the Yin Qi."

He paused, and then continued, "The fire poison in his body is raging, accompanied by fever, which has caused blood poison sores. The main treatment should be to eliminate fire and toxins, so we can use herbs such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Bamboo Leaves, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, and Radix Trichosanthis, which are cold in nature and moist in nature."

Bai Luqi seemed to agree with his words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he chuckled: "You took the pulse quite carefully. You have a good foundation in pulse diagnosis."

His comments immediately aroused admiration from the students.

This also made Luo Da scholar feel a little proud. The last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared, and he intuitively felt that he would become one of the most respected inner court disciples in the Imperial Hospital.

As for Lord Luo, humph, he is just a nobleman who is so high and mighty that he cannot stand the stench of a patient's body.

And that Lin Zhuwei, haha, he didn't even know how to get the medicine this time.

It seems that she is just a person with little knowledge, but when faced with the battlefield, she can only abandon her weapons and flee in panic.

In the third round of assessment for Huo University students, isn’t he likely to firmly take the top spot?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of smugness.

Of course, besides him, other candidates obviously thought the same.

Bai Luqi then simply glanced at the candidate's medicine basket, and his expression gradually became more and more solemn, completely losing his previous calmness.

When he walked in front of Lin Zhuwei, something strange flashed in his eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lin Zhuwei, don't you know the content of this assessment?"

"Your Excellency, I know." Lin Zhuwei nodded in response.

"Then tell me, what is the assessment?"

"The assessment is about our comprehensive ability to see patients, prescribe medicines, and dispense drugs."

Bai Luqi nodded and said, "That's right. The first two levels tested a single ability. It's great that you got the top spot. But if you are eliminated in the third level, you still won't be able to get a place in our Imperial Hospital."

Lin Zhuwei said calmly, "Your Excellency, I understand. The Imperial Hospital's assessment is naturally fair and just."

Bai Luqi nodded appreciatively and reminded him, "Then why don't you go get some medicine? How can you cure the disease without medicine?"

Before she could respond, Bai Luqi showed his eagerness to recruit talents and his sympathy for her, and continued:

"Since you have won the first place twice, I will give you another chance to see him again and prescribe medicine for him. How do you think?"

"Thank you for your kindness, sir."

Lin Zhuwei's tone was calm, not at all disturbed by his words: "However, I'm afraid that the examinees won't be able to use such an opportunity."

"Oh? Why?" The smile in Bai Luqi's eyes deepened.

Lin Zhuwei suddenly laughed softly: "He's not sick, why does he need to take medicine?"

As soon as the voice fell, the audience was in an uproar.

"Is she crazy? How can she be called healthy?" one candidate whispered.

"Yes, not to mention that his face is completely bloodless, even the pustules on his legs are bleeding. How can he be healthy?"

"And didn't Lord Bai just affirm Brother Luo's ability to diagnose pulses?" A student gently nudged Luo Da, "This pulse can't be fake, right?"

Lin Zhuwei seemed not to have heard their questions. He looked calm and just looked at Bai Luqi in silence.

Bai Luqi chuckled and said with a warning, joking: "Are you determined to insist? This is your only chance. From now on, you won't be able to enter the Imperial Hospital whenever you want."

Lin Zhuwei insisted: "If the selection of the Imperial Hospital is fair and just, why should I worry?"

Bai Luqi no longer forced herself, looked at her deeply, and then turned and left.

Huang Xishu saw him coming back and asked with a smile: "How is it? Are there any candidates who are capable of passing the exam?"

Bai Luqi answered irrelevantly: "The candidates are all very ambitious, and the prescriptions they wrote are more serious than each other."

Huang Xishu laughed softly: "Oh?"

Bai Luqi stroked his beard and said, "There is one exception. Lin Zhuwei insisted that the patient was not sick and was unwilling to prescribe medicine."

Huang Xishu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is unexpected."

Gu Yunan chatted with the two of them for a while before writing down the list of selected candidates and handing it to the young imperial physician to read out.

The candidates were once again on high alert, staring intently at the list in the hands of the young imperial physician that would determine their future, holding their breath, not blinking for even a moment.

"The top scorer in the third round of the exam..." The little imperial physician pretended to be mysterious and glanced at everyone before he raised his voice and said, "Lin Zhuwei!"

"How could this be?"

The candidate who was questioned in detail by Bai Luqi exclaimed that he did not expect the result to be so different from what he thought.

"Sir, are you mistaken?" He frowned in dissatisfaction, "Lin Zhuwei didn't even get the medicine, how can he deserve the top spot!"

Huang Xishu snorted coldly: "I would rather put the medicine on the shelf and live in the dust, and hope that there is no suffering in the world. Except for Lin Zhuwei, none of you has the courage to do this."

"Sir, nine out of the ten candidates have examined the patient carefully and unanimously agreed that the patient could not be healthy. Are we all wrong?" One candidate asked unconvinced.

"Asshole! Since when have doctors had to follow the crowd and have the minority obey the majority when treating patients?" Huang Xishu was furious.

The candidate was scolded so much that his legs started shaking and his face turned pale, and he dared not utter a word.

The air pressure in the hall suddenly dropped to freezing point, and it was so depressing that one could hear the sound of needle and thread dropping to the ground.

Bai Luqi cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Since everyone is unconvinced, then Lin Zhuwei, you tell us what's going on."

"Yes, sir." Lin Zhuwei replied respectfully, and said slowly, "The patient's pulse is indeed tense and tight, like a rope being pulled. This is not wrong."

Lin Zhuwei raised her eyes and glanced at Mr. Huo indifferently. His extremely dim eyes finally lit up again.

"But..." She suddenly changed the subject, "In addition to the foul odor on the patient's body, there was also a faint fragrance. I opened his mouth and smelled it, and the smell became stronger. Therefore, I concluded that he must have eaten Wuyizi half an hour ago to fake this pulse condition."

After these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in silence.

The student Huo Da was even more blushing. He was so confident, but now he felt like he was slapped in the face.

He didn't expect that she could be so thoughtful and considerate, and he couldn't help but admire her extremely.

Lin Zhuwei continued, "I looked at his teeth again, and they were white as snow, and neat and even. How could a patient who has been bedridden and suffering from abscesses and poisons for a long time have the mood to care about these things?"

Everyone now looked ashamed. The medicine baskets in their hands had become hot taros that they could neither throw away nor swallow.

Only then did they realize that the gap between themselves and Lin Zhuwei was so huge!

It is so shameful that a little girl could defeat a group of arrogant men.

Lin Zhuwei suddenly chuckled: "Of course, the so-called abscesses and tumors on his legs are not real..."

Bai Luqi and Huang Xishu nodded in appreciation and were very satisfied with her performance.

There was no emotion in Gu Yunan's deep dark eyes. He just said calmly, "Okay, get up."

Everyone looked in the direction of his voice...

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