Cui Riyong was sweating profusely as he was escorted across the bridge by Li Yi with a stomach full of arrangements.
A group of Thousand-Bull Guards stood at the end of the bridge, separating Li Yi from the others. They were not allowed to approach in case they tried to assassinate him.
When Cui Riyong got on the carriage to lead the group away, he looked back with eyes full of envy and jealousy. As a minister, he had never received such treatment.
When he sat down and felt the carriage sway slightly, he began to think about who to sell the favor to.
Lantian County needed eight officials. Li Yi had decided on three, and there were five other positions available.
The five positions would have a chance to obtain good political achievements in the future. Once there was tax revenue.
The people in the county were better off, and their chances of promotion would increase.
They might even be able to jump from ninth rank to seventh rank, and from seventh rank to fifth rank.
Cui Riyong, who was thinking about how to get benefits, had just returned to the imperial city when the people guarding the imperial city told him to go to the political affairs hall.
In the political affairs hall, the three prime ministers were drinking tea and waiting.
"Minister Cui, did Li Yi give a solution?" Zhang Shuo asked first.
"Yes, it's like this …" Cui Riyong explained the process.
After he finished, he said proudly, "Tomorrow, I'll send someone to check the Drunken Immortal House in Lantian County. If it's in Li Yi's hands, I'll use the same method to make Li Yi do other things next time."
What he meant was that he had found a flaw in Li Yi's behavior and could use it to make Li Yi do other things.
The three Prime Ministers had been smiling as they listened to him speak. As they listened, their smiles gradually disappeared.
"Good, Minister Cui is truly dedicated to the court. We need five positions. Minister Cui, please go back. The political affairs hall will give us the list in a moment."
Yao Chong patted Cui Riyong's shoulder and smiled again.
"Ah? List? Ah, good. Minister Yao, I'll go back now. "
Cui Riyong was stunned. He was still thinking about using the positions to exchange for benefits. How come all five were gone?
He went out with a melancholy face and walked back to his' office '. He was no longer as high-spirited as before.
In the political affairs hall, the three prime ministers did not return to their own places. They stayed in the hall drinking tea.
"Cui Riyong is a good person. He's responsible." Zhang Shuo praised him.
"I agree with Daoji." Lu Huaishen added, "His Majesty said that he would arrange for two students from Zhuangzi to be sent to each of the other twenty counties. Minister Cui will definitely be able to handle this."
Yao Chong followed up, "So, out of the forty-two students, forty-one have been arranged. There's still one person left, where should we place him?"
"History?" Zhang Shuo suggested.
"Let's wait and see. Ask Li Yi." Lu Huaishen disagreed.
"We'll ask again in a few days." Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen had the same idea.
The three of them returned to their rooms to deal with government affairs.
Cui Riyong did not know that he had been sold out by the three prime ministers.
He said he had found a good way to order Li Yi around. The prime ministers looked at him like he was a dead man.
Is Li Yi someone that you, a minister, can order around? What about His Majesty?
Therefore, go and add two more positions to each county. The Registrar and the County Lieutenant will attack you. When the time comes, you will be removed from the county to appease the public's anger.
Li Family Zhuangzi.
"Uncle wants to buy the Drunken Immortal Residence? What if the shopkeeper doesn't sell it? "Empress Wang found Li Yi to ask about the business of the residence.
"Lantian County's Drunken Immortal Residence only has two floors. There's a small courtyard in the back. Beyond that, there's no residential area. There's a pit left behind by mining in the past. It belongs to Lantian County."
Li Yi first introduced the situation of the Drunken Immortal Residence that he had heard about.
Then he said, "Draw water from the pit and take a sample of the soil. I'll see what's the situation. Then plant lotus flowers and build a circle of bamboo houses around it.
See if you can build a small island in the middle. Build bridges around it and walk in a curve. Only then will the scenery of the Drunken Immortal Residence have the charm of a drunken immortal.
The shopkeeper will leave five percent of the shares. He'll still be in charge of the Drunken Immortal Residence. He's familiar with the local situation. "
Li Yi was prepared to use benefits in exchange for the Drunken Immortal Residence.
"What if he still doesn't agree?" Empress Wang thought of the worst case scenario.
"Tell him that he and his family are sick. I'll do my best to treat them." Li Yi took out another condition in exchange.
"The Drunken Immortal Residence isn't worth uncle's full effort." Empress Wang felt that the Drunken Immortal Residence wasn't worth enough.
"After buying it, it'll develop very well." Li Yi didn't think much of it.
He went out to find Song De and sent someone to negotiate with him. He wanted to see how much the other party was willing to pay.
Li Yi turned around and was about to copy books when the supervisor of the Imperial Plantation, Wang Xing, came over with a flatbed cart.
"Brother Yi, I've brought you a patient who was diagnosed with intestinal abscess when he was free of charge."
Wang Xing introduced to Li Yi the patient who was tied to the flatbed cart. He was in so much pain that his face was pale and sweating.
"Follow me in." Li Yi didn't say anything. The patient was in front of him. It didn't matter who it was.
They went in for a check-up. It was indeed appendicitis.
It wasn't very complicated. After half an hour, the incision and suturing were completed. They were hooked up for nutrition and sent to the main hospital.
A group of women and men were practicing acupuncture and suturing in the main hospital.
Li Yi selected 50 people who had good grades, good understanding, and good hands-on skills.
There were 30 men and 20 women. As for who would cooperate with the treatment and who would become a nurse, it depended on their situation.
They took care of the patients after they were sent in.
Wang Xing introduced them to Li Yi.
"His elder brother died last winter and was buried. Then … Hmm!" Wang Xing gave Li Yi a knowing look.
"Yes, good. Brother Wang, you've worked hard on this." Li Yi understood. The cadaver's younger brother.
They had agreed that he would treat his family members well if he used the cadaver's teachings.
His younger brother had appendicitis. He had to fulfill his promise. Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.
"It's my duty. I'm also involved. Brother Yi, you have to find someone from the Imperial Medical Department to learn. I know you're learning two sets of medical skills.
You call one set Chinese medicine. Isn't it Chinese medicine? You call the other set Western medicine. I don't know what it is.
The people from the Imperial Medical Department are good. If they learn your Western medicine, I believe they'll be just as fast. "
Wang Xing saw a group of people practicing there and gave Li Yi ideas.
Li Yi listened, thought about it, and said, "I've decided to change it. Chinese medicine is called Chinese medicine, and Western medicine is called new medicine. They're both Chinese techniques."
Li Yi realized that Western medicine was bad. Why? Who in the world could do it now?
Since they developed in the Tang dynasty, they naturally had to become the new medicine that started in the Tang dynasty.
It was not nice to call Chinese medicine ancient medicine. It was better to call them old medicine.
"Okay, this is good. Then the Imperial Medical Department …" Wang Xing did not care about the name.
"Who should I find?" Li Yi thought it was okay. There were two big pharmacies in Zhuangzi. His Chinese medicine was not good, and he did not dare to prescribe some medicine.
He could find people from the Imperial Medical Department to learn from each other and ask them for help.
"General Gao." Wang Xing said a name.
"Can he do it?" Li Yi was doubtful.
"Brother Yi, think about it. What if someone in the palace gets sick in the future? What if they become concubines?
If the Imperial Medical Department can't treat it, won't it be embarrassing? If they send it to you, the people from the Imperial Medical Department will be there. It can be said that the Imperial Medical Department is also involved. "
Wang Xing analyzed it from another perspective. If the people from the Imperial Medical Department were willing to come, Gao Lishi just had to say it.
He could not say that it was just a matter of a word from His Majesty.
"Okay, I want thirty. They'll practice suturing and debridement from the beginning. Then I'll teach them some new medical knowledge. "Li Yi felt that it made sense.
"In that case, I'll go and tell the family of Xu Xiaoer who has intestinal abscess. I'm the one who snatched him. His family was stopped. They're probably making a scene."
Wang Xing wiped his sweat as he spoke. He was so nervous. He had to snatch to save someone. Which family wanted to do funeral arrangements?
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