The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin said frankly: "Changning Earl asked me for the recipe of winter melon frost. I didn't give it to him, and Changning Earl actually hit the doorpost. When he left, his head was already bleeding. I don't know..."

"It's like his shameless style of doing things!" Li Dongyang said: "Shuntian Prefecture impeached that Changning Earl bullied the good and dominated the market. He bought up some medicinal materials in the capital. Many prescriptions could not be prescribed. No less than ten people went to Shuntian Prefecture to complain."

Seeing Yan Chengjin silent, Li Dongyang said again: "Make some preparations. With His Majesty's temper, he may summon you."

In a side hall in the Forbidden City.

Zhou Yu was hugged by several eunuchs: "Let me go. If you don't leave, the battle in the southwest will be over. You eunuchs, what good will it do you to stop me!"

Emperor Hongzhi walked to the door of the palace and coughed dryly.

Zhou Yu looked back and saw that it was Emperor Hongzhi. He knelt on the ground with a plop: "I have not violated the military order these days. I don't know what your majesty has summoned me for. I have to go on a long journey today. If your majesty is not in a hurry, can you wait until I come back to discuss it?"

Emperor Hongzhi threw the memorial on the ground and suppressed his voice: "Look for yourself, this is the memorial impeaching you by Shuntian Prefecture and the Censorate!"

Zhou Yu took the memorial, flipped through it, and said indignantly: "I clearly rushed to the south to treat illnesses and save lives. Your majesty doesn't know that my medicine is very useful and stops bleeding as soon as it sees blood. Look at this wound. I bumped it the day before yesterday, and it's not bleeding today."

Emperor Hongzhi's old face twitched. If it was bumped the day before yesterday and it was bleeding today, what would happen?

But after listening to his story, he felt that the matter was strange again, and asked in confusion: "Can winter melon frost be applied externally?"

Zhou Yu looked a little uneasy and became hesitant.

Emperor Hongzhi had a stern face: "Hurry up and tell me!"

"It's not winter melon frost, it's another medicine. I bought the medicine from the medicine shop just to make this medicine. Now Annan and Pu'an Tusi are rebelling. I will take the medicine and help the court win this battle."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard that it could cure external injuries, he became serious and asked Xiao Jing to find someone to try it.

How could the credit be shared by the eunuch party.

Zhou Yu rolled up his sleeves and said without fear: "I will do it myself."

The white flesh burst open and the red liquid flowed out when the knife went down.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at him: "Why don't you pour the medicine?"

Zhou Yu smiled calmly: "Don't worry, let it flow a little more, otherwise your majesty can't see clearly."

"…………"Emperor Hongzhi.

Feeling dizzy, Zhou Yu poured a bottle of Yunnan black medicine, and the bleeding stopped immediately, and then found gauze to bandage it.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up. It was better than the medicine for external injuries in the Imperial Hospital.

"Where did you get the medicine?"

"Yan Mansion."

Knowing that this matter was serious, he ordered people to call the three elders of the cabinet. After thinking for a while, he said, "Call Yan Chengjin as well."

Yan Chengjin followed the eunuch who led him to the side hall. The three cabinet ministers were all there. There was a faint smell of blood in the hall.

There were some bloodstains on the ground, which made Yan Chengjin nervous.

Emperor Hongzhi told him not to salute and stand aside.

He ordered Xiao Jing: "Find someone to cut it."

Li Dongyang and the other two looked at each other.

At this time, Zhou Yu raised his hand again: "This is the credit of my Zhou family. No one can take it away. Your Majesty, I can... cut it again!"

All three of his cuts were for the court. He had cut them all, so what's the harm in cutting it again.

Cutting on himself hurts your Majesty's heart. The next time your Majesty sees him, he should also remember his kindness.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu had already cut the wound. This time the wound was not big. After applying the medicine, the bleeding stopped quickly. The three people in the cabinet looked solemn.

Zhou Yu was a little drunk, and was given a seat by Emperor Hongzhi to sit aside to recover blood and heal his wounds.

Li Dongyang was the first to think: "If this medicine is used in the army?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said: "Yes, this medicine is very effective for external injuries caused by sharp weapons. Our soldiers have been fighting with the chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou for many years. Because of insufficient troops, they cannot rest and have to go to the battlefield with injuries. Their combat effectiveness is inevitably greatly reduced. If this medicine is sent to Yunnan and Guizhou to restore the spirit of our army, what will the chieftains fear!"

Liu Jian and Xie Qian nodded.

Yan Chengjin carefully considered it and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know that this medicine can only treat minor injuries. If the blood is splattered like a pillar, I am afraid it can't be cured."

If the aorta is cut these days, it is estimated that there is no hope.

Although the national strength of the Hongzhi Dynasty was at its peak, the military pay still could not keep up. The military pay was not only food, but also medicine.

When Yingzong was fighting on the front line, the imperial court in the rear actually played with food shortage. In the Ming Dynasty, military pay has always been a problem. The army did not even have food, let alone medicine.

There is a saying:

Minor injuries are wrapped with cloth, major injuries are ironed with horseshoes,

Life and death are left to fate, and death is buried in the wilderness.

If you are injured in the barracks, cut off your clothes to bandage, and if the wound is deep, use red-hot iron to burn it. In an emergency, the wounded should be abandoned, and there is no treatment.

Military strength is national strength. The sharp decline in the number of soldiers has reduced national strength.

Every year, how many soldiers are not treated in time, leaving hidden diseases, and die on the battlefield. The court has to allocate a sum of money for pensions.

Emperor Hongzhi was very happy that the treatment of external injuries was so fast, as if he saw that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was about to increase steadily.

Li Dongyang looked at Zhou Yu: "How much does this herb cost?"

After all, if the price is too high, it can only be used by a small number of people.

Zhou Yu played it safe: "All the herbs used are rare. If the court grows them, it will cost a lot. Why not let me do it for you?"

Yan Chengjin looked strange. For the sake of silver, Zhou Yu was really not afraid of death.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "So, Shuntian Prefecture has wrongly blamed you. You will take the receipts for purchasing medicinal materials and give all the medicines to the Ministry of War, as well as the prescription, and I will give you the silver."

Yan Chengjin stepped forward: "Aconite, Puffball, and Panax notoginseng are not precious herbs. They may be planted in the mountains and forests, and they can also be collected from herbalists. I wonder... Did the Earl of Changning use the wrong prescription?"

Emperor Hongzhi's face changed drastically, and Li Dongyang and others also became indignant.

Zhou Yu's face turned pale, as if he had eaten a cockroach. The cooked duck flew away.

Yan Chengjin took out the medicine bottle and handed it to Emperor Hongzhi: "This medicine is called Yunnan Black Medicine. Perhaps the imperial physician needs to test it again before he dares to use it."

This medicine looks gray, so Yan Chengjin called it Yunnan Black Medicine.

It's just right for the imperial physician in the palace to improve it.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the medicine and nodded: "My dear Yan, you are thoughtful."

Yan Chengjin savored it carefully: "Your Majesty has been very kind to me. You just gave me a promotion a few days ago. On the contrary, I cannot repay your Majesty's kindness. I feel deeply guilty."

Everyone in the world knows that taking is taking, but no one knows that giving is taking.

I have already calculated it in my heart. It seems that I don't want anything, but I want the most precious thing, the trust of Emperor Hongzhi.

Officials are most afraid of the emperor's suspicion. If the emperor's order is like this, it is difficult to escape the disaster. Isn't that how Han Xin died?

Seeking progress in stability, climbing up step by step, this is the highest official way.

With the nature of Emperor Hongzhi's belt tightening to death, he will probably give a few boxes of brass. There is no place to put the silver at home. I want your brass?