There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

This time the epidemic was typhoid, commonly known as influenza or severe cold, the shortest treatment time would be four to five days, and the long one fourteen to five days would be fine. To be conservative, Jijing advocated declaring that the epidemic was over after one month. good.Medical matters are of course up to the doctor, Shi Zhongzhu has no objection, Xiao Yunxian has no objection, one month later, Xiao Yunxian, on behalf of the government, announced that the closure of the city will be lifted, and the epidemic will be cured!

"Okay!" "Okay!" The cheers of the people almost knocked the roof off.

When the people dispersed happily, the angel who came to proclaim the decree had already arrived at the county government.

Immediately set down the incense table and received the imperial edict.

The sage praised Xiao Yunxian, he didn't blame him for overreaching the world, he only praised him for his courage in doing things, he was transferred to Baoning Mansion, he was promoted from the second rank to command Tong Zhi, and the military officers under his command, big and small, were promoted.Because of the miraculous effect of Angong Niuhuang Pills, the sage named him an imperial doctor of the eighth rank, and also gave him a plaque of "skillful hand and benevolent heart".The other people who participated in the treatment of the epidemic were praised a little bit. This kind of spiritual encouragement made the servants who received the order feel honored.

The eunuch proclaimed the decree in a shrill voice for a while before he finished reading the decree of commendation. Everyone wondered why there was no Captain Shi?

Eunuch Xuanzhi handed the imperial decree to the leader Xiao Yunxian, Xiao Yunxian waved away the idlers and others, and led the eunuch into the hall to talk.

Entering the reception hall of the county yamen, Xiao Yunxian invited his father-in-law to take a seat. The father-in-law was not in a hurry, and laughed, "Xiao Tong knows that there is no hurry, our family still has a decree that has not been announced." Xiao Yunxian hurriedly stood there with his hands folded.

"This decree is passed on to Shi Duwei." The father-in-law stood facing the south and announced the decree to Shi Zhongzhu with a smile. Reflect."

Damn, the saint is still arrogant, Shi Zhongzhu listened with blood on his face, and looked at Xiao Yunxian and the others with "Sure enough, the holy family is beautiful!" expression, speechless and choked.

The father-in-law smiled and said, "Let us say that Captain Shi is too careless about himself. The saint heard that you have entered the epidemic area. He is in a hurry. The imperial food is not delicious. He keeps sending edicts to the local government to protect you. Xiao Tongzhi, you say yes."

"Yes, yes, the sage loves his subordinates, and the general also feels the same way." Because the father-in-law declared the decree to represent the sage, Xiao Yunxian bowed slightly, with a respectful tone.

"My father-in-law is right. The student is reckless. Please wait for me to revise a book and ask my father-in-law to present it to the sage. My father-in-law will give me some kind words in front of the sage and persuade the sage not to be angry with me." Shi Zhongzhu followed suit.

Several people laughed and chatted a few words, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.Eunuch Xuanzhi had to return to Beijing to reply to his order, so he had been waiting outside the city for a few days, so there was no need to delay any longer, so he returned to Beijing quickly.

Shi Zhongzhu exchanged greetings with everyone, took Nanshan and Master Dong who rushed over, and found an inn to live in.After being settled, Nanshan immediately delivered the letter to Shi Zhongzhu.

Shi Ding, Shi Nai, Shi Bosong and other elders, Zhao Zhi, Shi Ancai, Shi Yunpeng and other confidantes all wrote letters. What is surprising is that Gai Kuan, a Hetao horse dealer he met during his study tour, also wrote letters. Shi Zhongzhu thought narcissistically, Is my popularity not bad?

Let’s start with Shi Ding’s letter. Shi Zhongzhu didn’t stay in one place for a long time before, and his family never sent him a letter. Now he has just stayed in Guangyuan for more than a month, and there is another epidemic disease here. Shi Dingzheng is very worried and worried. beyond words.Shi Ding and his wife sent a total of five letters. At first, they were worried about Shi Zhongzhu, told him to pay attention to safety, and blamed him for being too reckless. Later, the epidemic gradually subsided, and Shi Ding wrote to him again to analyze the changes in the political situation.

During this epidemic, the sage decreed that the governor of Sichuan, Zhang Lan, the governor of Baoning, Yan Chao, and the commander of Baoning, Lei Ji, were all demoted for "negligence in political affairs and incompetence". Among them, Zhang Lan was transferred to the capital as a second-rank doctor of virtue , This is the dismissal of civil servants. From local officials to second-rank dismissals, the official career is basically ruined.Yan Chao was demoted several grades in a row and was relegated to Yunnan and Guizhou as a county magistrate. He said it was Yunnan and Guizhou, but it was actually a minority settlement in Yunnan. I didn't have any other errands, so I sent them directly.As for Zhima officials like Liu An, how could they be qualified to appear in the imperial decree?

Shi Ding did not expect that Shi Zhongzhu's fighting power was so strong. Zhang Lan had a connection with Concubine Zhen Guixuan, Yan Chao had a close relationship with King Rong, and Lei Ji was a lover trained by King Duan's father-in-law, General Zhou. These three people have a serious grip on Sichuan. The Six Kings have been dissatisfied with this for a long time. Taking advantage of the epidemic, they removed the arms of other favorites. Shi Ding was very satisfied.

Shi Ding also focused on Shi Zhongzhu's practice of asking for instructions in advance and giving more returns.As long as the sage made up his mind, it would be useless for the people below to jump around. Shi Ding praised Shi Zhongzhu for his integrity, and the epidemic in a county was moved to several local officials.

Shi Ding again told his son that the sage may not be able to see it for a while in the middle of the game, but the ministers in the court must have seen it, and asked him to pay more attention to his own safety.A team of 12 guards was sent to him. After this incident, there were more enemies, and someone had to be sent to protect him.

After rambling on for a long time, the general meaning is like this. After reading it, Shi Zhongzhu found out the letter sent by Mrs. Zheng together. It was all about the family's shortcoming, and finally pointed out that after this incident, Shi Zhongzhu's ability was more displayed. There are more and more people, and her old man carefully selected these families: the youngest granddaughter of Master Yu Yude when he was in Wenhuadian University, the eldest daughter of the left servant of the Ministry of War, and the granddaughter of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. These three families have pavilions. Old, capable ministers, local officials, and daughters who are all beautiful and intelligent, they are very satisfactory.Mrs. Zheng comforted Shi Zhongzhu. The engagement with Wei Zhenniang in the early years meant that the two adults made a verbal agreement. Now that there is a better choice, Mrs. Zheng felt that she could choose a better one, and she could not wrong her son. Shi Ding also agreed. Of course, the main It also depends on what the son means.

[It mainly depends on your meaning] Shi Zhongzhu complained, where do you mean to read my meaning between the lines?Shi Zhongzhu hurriedly wrote to him, telling Mrs. Zheng not to mess with him, he could bear with Wei Zhenniang, but he couldn't bear to mess with the mandarin ducks.

After reading his father's letter, Shi Zhongzhu opened the letter from his third uncle Shi Nai again, focusing on explaining the situation in the capital, telling him to pay attention to safety outside, and Shi Zhongzhu also seriously replied to the letter.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't expect that Gai Kuan, a horse dealer who met briefly in Hetao, would also write to him. He probably heard about Shi Zhongzhu's troubles and told him to be careful. If there is nothing, there is more money.Shi Zhongzhu was also very moved by Gai Kuan's forthrightness, urgency and righteousness, and they parted ways soon after.Shi Zhongzhu hurriedly wrote back to him, telling him that something happened here, don't worry about it.

Shi Zhongzhu carefully read the letters from other bosom friends one by one, and replied one by one, and he spent a busy day just replying.

After Shi Zhongzhu finished his work, he handed over the greeting card and went to visit Ji Jing tomorrow.The epidemic is over, and the rules that should be there are gradually restored.

The next day, Shi Zhongzhu visited Jijing's mansion, and there was an endless stream of people visiting Jijing's mansion. Shi Zhongzhu only said a few words to Jijing, and then withdrew.Ji Jing said that Ji Mudan was at the shop on Zhengyang Street, and Shi Zhongzhu was fine anyway, so he wandered into the shop.

Zhengyang Street is the most prosperous street in Guangyuan County. Ji’s shop is called Guangdetang, which advocates morality. There are five wide doors. As soon as you enter the lobby, you can see a copy of the "Miaoshourenxin" plaque written by the sage himself. , the original is naturally hung in the ancestral hall of Ji's family to worship incense.Even if it is a copy, it still attracts countless people to visit. Just after the epidemic, the people's nature of crowd watching is coming again. Such a wide shop is crowded.

Shi Zhongzhu caught a clerk in a pharmacy who was about to question him, but the clerk said like a cannonball, "Our master is not here, and Dr. An is the one who sees the doctor. Our plaque cannot be copied. We don't have any elixir. Our family... "

"Wait, it's me, it's me," Shi Zhongzhu saw the waiter's reaction, and continued, "I'm here to find Brother Mu, where is he?"

"It's Captain Shi, Captain Shi, I'm sorry, I'm so busy and dizzy, you have a lot of adults, my little master is in the back hall, I'll lead you there, there are too many people today, no one It’s not enough to lead me, I’m going to be dizzy myself.” After the clerk finished speaking, without waiting for Shi Zhongzhu to speak, he grabbed his hand and led him to the door of the back hall, pointing to the door, “Enter here, you Go." The man led the people there, turned around and left, walking in a hurry, it seems that the Guangde Hall of Ji's family is on fire!

Shi Zhongzhu and the apprentices in the back hall found out that Ji Mudan was in the side room next to the pharmacy, which was set up as an "archive room". When Shi Zhongzhu entered, Ji Mudan was sorting out the medicinal materials in stock here.

Many medicinal herbs cannot see the light, so even in broad daylight, the curtains are hung with thick black cloth, the room is brightly lit, Ji Mudan is thin and thin, Shi Zhongzhu looks at it from the door, and feels like she is in a trance for a while.

"Brother Mu."

"It's Brother Zhu, why are you here?" Ji Mudan put down the herbs in his hands and asked Shi Zhongzhu with a smile.

"I went to visit Shi Weng this morning, but there were too many people visiting your house. After Shi Weng said a few words to me, a bunch of people surrounded me. I came to see you."

"That's right, the sage bestowed a plaque, and there was an endless stream of people visiting the door. I also came out to hide because I was impatient with the noise at home." Ji Mudan was also impatient with the noise and cleanliness of the house.

"Brother Mu, what are you doing, can I help?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"A new batch of medicinal materials has been imported today. The epidemic has consumed a lot of inventory. We need to count the remaining medicinal materials and put the new medicines into the warehouse. Slightly, you see, just like this, the quantity, quality, and which drug store will supply it. Just write it down." Ji Mudan explained in detail, and also pointed out the specific recording method to Shi Zhongzhu, who had been working together for a month when they diagnosed and treated the epidemic in the county, and they were very familiar with it.

"It's quite simple, let me help Brother Mu." Shi Zhongzhu was fine staying in the inn, so he helped in the pharmacy.

"I can't wish for it. Your handwriting is good. I will count the medicinal materials and you will record it. Is it possible?" Ji Mudan assigned.

"no problem."

The two of them worked together, and before dark, they finally counted all the medicines, even eating.

After Shi Zhongzhu and Ji Mudan finished their work, they came out only to find that it was already dark. Shi Zhongzhu stretched his waist and said to Ji Mudan, "Brother Mu, let me take you home."