After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

"Snapped!"

"How unreasonable!" The emperor slapped the table fiercely, "The imperial doctor sent by the imperial court dared to beat him! It's the opposite of heaven!"

He looked extremely angry, took several breaths, and finally calmed down: "Is no one held accountable? Where's the mob?!"

"If you go back to the emperor, those mobs will be killed according to the law, but... the situation is urgent in the city, and there are many participants, and the law does not punish everyone. If they are punished together, it will cause riots. Therefore... only exile After the two leaders were taken away, the rest of the people waited and let them go home."

The emperor was depressed for a while, Zhou Xun saw him sad, and said to him: "Your Majesty."

"...I'm fine." The emperor said, "What happens next?"

"With the full support of Imperial Physician Zou, and the season has passed, the epidemic has gradually subsided."

"Has the money for the construction of the local medical center ever been implemented?"

Doctor He said: "It is true that the medical center has been built, but..."

"The door is cold?"

Imperial Physician He looked at Zhou Xun with some surprise: "This... How did Young Master Zhou know?"

Zhou Xun said: "In the face of life-and-death events such as the epidemic, the local people are still superstitious and refuse to seek medical treatment. How can we expect them to go to the medical clinics on weekdays? There are still doctors in these medical clinics, instead of becoming a doctor. The alchemist hall is already the best thing."

Doctor He smiled wryly.

"I'd rather believe in great witches, spells, and God than in the medicine that can really save my life..." Zhou Xun said indifferently, "What's the use of sending a doctor there?"

Imperial Physician He said: "Yes, the patients refuse to take the medicine, so we can't grab their chins and stuff the medicine into their mouths?"

"Where are the family members of Imperial Doctor Zhang?" The emperor asked suddenly, "How are they doing now?"

"If you go back to the emperor," Imperial Physician He said, "after the death of Imperial Doctor Zhang, his family has already returned home. Doctor Zhang's son died young, and he has only one granddaughter under his knees. His granddaughter has been with him since childhood and also knows some medical skills .”

"There is only one granddaughter..." the emperor sighed, "Doctor Zhang died in the line of duty, so I will posthumously award him a commendation, Xiao Li, please make arrangements. As for his granddaughter, send her some more money and take care of her."

Xiao Lizi took the order and was about to make arrangements, but Zhou Xun said, "Your Majesty, it's not easy for an orphan girl to live alone in the countryside. If there is a windfall from the sky, I'm afraid it will attract the hearts of others."

"Coveted?" The emperor was a little confused, "

This is me... the money I rewarded her, and someone would dare to snatch it? "

Zhou Xun smiled, with a cold expression on his face: "There is more than one method of exploiting orphan girls' property in the world. There are many legal ways to seize orphan girls' property in this world, such as...marriage. The granddaughter of Imperial Doctor Zhang Alone in the countryside, marriage may not be up to her. If her clan relatives take a fancy to this 'dowry' money and join forces with outsiders to marry her to someone, her subsequent fate is beyond her control. It is the Lord's."

The emperor was stunned.

Seeing the unbelievable expression of the emperor, Zhou Xun smiled from the bottom of his heart.

...The emperor was frightened by his dark speculation?

Just like what the fifth prince said, since he is a weed growing in the crevices of stones, he will never be as bright, soft and warm as Zhou Cai's flowers.

Flowers don't have to fight for sunshine, rain, dew and breeze.Weeds have to rely on fighting to survive from the cracks in the rocks.

"It's still your consideration!" The emperor clapped his hands, "Well, little Lizi, you arrange a few trustworthy people to go to Doctor Zhang's hometown, take my token to look for her, and ask her if she wants to stay. In my hometown, I still want to go back to the capital. Since she has studied medicine, if she wants to go back to the capital, let her go to the Imperial Hospital to get a position as a medical girl, and buy her a small yard to live in. After that, set up a What about... the account..."

Zhou Xun reminded: "Female household."

The emperor: "Yes, yes, give her a separate account, and don't let her be bullied. If she wants to marry, let people take a good look at the marriage. She is an orphan of a martyr, so don't treat her poorly. She If life is not good, our court will lose face, and even the orphans of martyrs can’t be taken care of well.”

Xiao Lizi took the lead.The emperor said to Imperial Physician He: "Go down, I and Mr. Zhou will reconsider the matter of the epidemic."

Imperial Physician He: "Yes."

Emperor: "You can also think about what you think. I see that you just spoke, and you should have some thoughts about it. When you think about it, you can talk to me when you come to get a safe pulse tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Imperial Physician He was overwhelmed by flattery: "This... humble minister is contemptible, how can I make..."

The emperor waved his hand: "You are experts in medical skills, and your ideas are the most professional. In terms of healing, I have to listen to you. But I have the final say on how to implement it. Think about it carefully, You can also ask colleagues in the Tai Hospital to think about it together. Whoever’s opinion is adopted at that time, I will give a bonus to whom, and you are the leader, and I will also give you a bonus."

Imperial Physician He kowtowed deeply and said: "The emperor is courteous to the virtuous and corporal, and the humble minister will definitely fulfill his mission."

Imperial Physician He left full of emotion, leaving only Zhou Xun and the emperor in the imperial study.

"Hey," Zhou Xun heard the emperor whisper, "As expected of me, I'm so proficient at throwing pots."

Zhou Xun: ...

"Sir, thank you." The emperor turned his head and said to him, "I... really didn't think of these practical considerations, which almost killed someone."

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "Let's learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses. With two swords combined, we will be invincible in the world!"

The emperor stretched out his hand as if to give him a high-five. Zhou Xun said, "About Xizhou, the grassroots have an idea..."

Emperor: "Why do you call yourself a grassroots? Caomin doesn't sound good, you should just say 'I'."

Zhou Xun: ...

"Sending doctors can't save the people of Xizhou. They can last for a while, but they can't last forever. For the epidemic, we must send doctors to treat the symptoms, but also find ways to cure the root cause." Zhou Xun said patiently, "The root of the disease is the local people's treatment of the big witch. superstition."

Emperor: "Sir, you are right. I will send someone to kill that big witch."

Zhou Xun:? ? ?

Emperor: "Didn't the great witch claim to have witchcraft and can't die? Then catch him and behead him in the street to see if he can die! Bah, a liar who has caused troubles in the world, hacking him to death is cheap for him!"

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "If you are greedy for stability, you will not have freedom. If you want freedom, you will experience some dangers. This is..."

"It's too radical to act like this. If it's normal, there's nothing wrong with being radical. However, in the face of the epidemic, the first thing is to stabilize people's hearts." Zhou Xun said, "The epidemic cannot be delayed, and it is better to cure it as soon as possible. Since the local If people are superstitious, then learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians."

Emperor: "How can I learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians?"

"Pretend the medicine to be taken and the treatment plan to be done as something with fairy power and witchcraft. The first thing is to make the people obey the treatment. As for the medical center, more people should be added to take care of it. The Chinese doctors in the museum are hurt again. As for the promotion of medicine, since the big witch is a local local snake, and the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, it still needs the assistance of the big witch."

The emperor was silent for a moment and said: "But how can we get the great witch to assist? Let me tell you, I suspect that the local people's resistance to drugs is absolutely inseparable from the private fueling of his interest groups..."

Zhou Xun: "Then find out his weaknesses, start with his most important interests, and send assassins to threaten his life and force him to cooperate with the court."

emperor:? ?

"Sir, didn't you say you shouldn't be so radical?"

Zhou Xun smiled.

"If you think about everything before doing something, you can't do anything. Everything you want to do must be radical."

The emperor gave a thumbs up: "Good!"

The two then discussed some topics about how to popularize science and education in the local area. The emperor wrote down the content of the conversation one by one, and said with emotion: "Sure enough, studying medicine can't save the people of Xizhou. Knowledge is power."

Zhou Xun looked at him:?

The emperor said: "I did not say these two sentences."

Zhou Xun: "Who said the last sentence?"

Emperor: "Mr. Bacon."

Zhou Xun "..." for a while, and remembered this strange name in his heart.

The emperor was deeply impressed by the results of today's discussion, and called a cabinet meeting the next day to discuss state affairs.Zhou Cai was also among the ministers attending the meeting.

When the emperor was about to leave, Zhou Xun was in the peach grove outside the imperial study. He raised his head and looked at the peach blossoms that were almost gone.

In the late spring and early summer, the peach blossoms have all bloomed, and there are only a few flower trees that are out of season with a few residual flowers.Looking at them, Zhou Xun suddenly remembered a past event.

A spring feast.

A spring feast where his older brother Zhou Cai... met the Fifth Prince for the first time.

That was when he was a teenager.Thinking about it carefully, it was only seven years ago, but it seemed as far away as a lifetime.

That year, he was 12 years old and Zhou Cai was 15 years old.The fifth prince was also a young man at that time. He went to Jiangzhou to have fun, and the magistrate hosted a banquet for him.

The prince is very elegant.He heard that the Zhou family in Jiangzhou had a talented scholar who was unmatched in elegance and beauty.

"There is such a talented man in Jiangzhou City? This king wants to see if he deserves the name of a talented man."

So he became curious and asked the prefect to see him.

The magistrate readily agreed, and on the second day, he distributed famous posts and held a spring banquet.The banquet is held in the peach grove outside the city, where the peach grove is scorching bright and splendor.

Zhou Cai is dressed in white, and a gentleman is like jade.He was wearing Tsing Yi and followed behind his brother.

The theme of the Spring Banquet is Wing Peach.After the participants finished writing a poem, the servants would copy it out without leaving their names, leaving only a surname, and pasting it on the same board.

The prince then selected a poem from the board, and the owner of the poem was the leader of the day.

Zhou Xun also wrote a poem.He rushed back because his mother had a sudden illness before the list was published.

On the second day, he served medicine for his mother and heard the joy in the mansion.Some people said that when the list was released yesterday, the prince immediately took a fancy to a poem, which was written by the young master of the Zhou family.

This is the first meeting between Zhou Cai and the Fifth Prince.