jdhmnovel Chapter 123: Water Department Doctor
Chapter 123: Water Department Doctor
The next day's court.
The time for court session had come, but the Emperor had not yet arrived.
The ministers standing below were thinking about many things. Would they make the emperor angry?
The leading few people looked at each other and denied this speculation.
There was a fierce quarrel over the past two days. Although the emperor appeared very impatient and angry, they were all old foxes and could feel the emperor's true emotions.
All those bad emotions were just on the surface. The real emperor was very happy and hoped that they could quickly come to a conclusion.
After waiting for a while, no one came. The left prime minister Wang Qiao and the right prime minister Fu Keming looked at each other, and the left prime minister stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please be patient. I will go and see your majesty right away."
"Thank you, sir."
After Wang Qiao left, the quiet court began to be filled with chattering sounds. They were not loud, but deafening. It was because the hall had a bit of an echo effect at that time.
The Right Prime Minister and Mu Sheng both moved their positions and got closer. They began to discuss in a low voice, "What does Lord Fu think?"
Fu Keming stroked his proud beard, with an unfathomable smile on his face, squinting his eyes, smiling, and said: "Your Majesty is dissatisfied with us. He thinks we are arguing too slowly. After several days, there is no result."
Mu Sheng almost laughed out loud.
Your Majesty is dissatisfied with their inefficiency and is personally stepping in to add fuel to the fire.
The whispers continued for a while, and then a loud shout suddenly rang out: "Master Li!"
Mu Sheng and Fu Keming turned around suddenly.
Someone fainted.
Mu Sheng thought, this is not the person they prepared. He looked at the person they prepared and saw that the guy was more surprised than him! At this moment, he didn't know whether he should continue to act!
Mu Sheng shook his head at him imperceptibly and the original plan was cancelled.
Fu Keming was thinking, is there really someone who fainted in office?
He acted as a peaceful neutral, not knowing what those guys were doing behind the scenes. But after scanning the room and seeing everyone's reactions, he understood a lot of what was going on.
Oops! Something unexpected happened.
The person who fainted was Li Tao, a doctor in the Ministry of Works and Water Resources, a diligent and conscientious man, and a fifth-rank official.
Fu Keming walked over, and Mu Sheng immediately asked someone to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to call someone over.
Of course, Lord Li's status was not high enough to see the imperial physician, but wasn't this a special case? He fainted in the court.
After giving the order, Mu Sheng also walked over.
With the help of two colleagues, Lord Li slowly lay down in the court.
Really lying flat.
Even if someone is holding someone up to help them stay awake, they should not do so. Lying flat is the correct way to help them recover.
Another adult was pinching his philtrum. This adult Li's eyes rolled around but he just wouldn't open them.
No one suspected that he was pretending to be unconscious because he looked really abnormal.
The person who pinched the Ren Zhong point had to use a lot of force. If he pretended to faint, he would definitely be exposed.
Li Tao's immediate superior, Minister of Works Duan Shijie, was also standing nearby, anxious. Knowing that Mu Sheng had sent someone to invite the imperial physician, Minister Duan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed his hands in thanks.
"You don't have to be so polite, Lord Shangshu. What's going on, Lord Li?"
"Ah~ I'm tired. Since it rained a few days ago, Lord Li has been learning about the rainfall conditions and water conservancy facilities across the country. He works from morning till night without rest. Isn't he exhausted?"
Everyone: "..."
Although it may seem a bit unfair to think this way, Lord Li fainted just in time.
Mu Sheng carefully observed Lord Li's condition and felt that he was not fainted, but asleep. When they fought in the past, sometimes they could not sleep for days and nights, and the soldiers were almost in this state in the end.
Soon, a young man wearing the uniform of the Imperial Medical Bureau was brought over.
Really awesome.
The man from Mu Sheng's faction was naturally a military commander, fast and strong. He disliked people who ran slowly and would just grab them by the collar and fly them away.
When they arrived, the young man straightened his robe and wanted to bow to the masters, but Mu Sheng said, "No need to do that. It's more important to see Master Li as soon as possible."
The young man took two deep breaths before squatting down to feel Lord Li's pulse. His brows were getting tighter and tighter, almost twisted into knots.
Mu Sheng looked at the general. What happened?
The man said, "The imperial doctors have all gone to see His Majesty, leaving only two on duty. They can't leave. This man is an apprentice, but he is said to be from a medical family and his medical skills are very good, so I brought him here."
Mu Sheng nodded. The apprentices in the Imperial Medical Bureau also wanted to become imperial physicians, and they had to pass an assessment. Those with poor medical skills could not even become apprentices. Moreover, the Imperial Medical Bureau was a place that valued family inheritance more than any other place.
Not everyone can learn medical skills, and not everyone has the conditions to learn them.
I don’t know whether the medical books that his daughter Xixi reads are reliable or not.
The young apprentice hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Master Li is fine. He was just too tired and fell asleep."
Everyone: "..."
ha?
As if to prove the apprentice's superb medical skills, Lord Li's snoring sounded at the right time. In this solemn and sacred hall, it was so deafening!
Everyone: "..."
The apprentice said, "I can give him acupuncture to wake him up, but..."
Isn't it necessary? He is so tired, forcing him to wake up will waste his life. Let's take him home and rest.
Fortunately, the court officials were very humane and waved their hands, "No, no, Lord Li has been loyal to the country and served His Majesty, and he has become ill from overwork and fainted in the court. Let him rest for a while."
The apprentice was also very smart. He immediately changed his words upon hearing this: "What you gentlemen said is true. Lord Li is indeed overworked. If he doesn't rest well and recuperate carefully, I'm afraid it will affect his foundation."
Minister of Industry Duan Shijie said: "Please prescribe some medicine for Lord Li so that he can go back and recuperate."
"Yes."
The apprentice opened the medicine box, took out a pen and paper, wrote a prescription in a flamboyant manner, and handed it to Shangshu Duan.