"The person sitting next to the eldest brother is Li Ang from Zhenzhou."
In the side hall of Liangyi Palace, the fourth prince Li Hui looked at Li Ang who was chatting with the prince in the palace through the gauze curtain, and chuckled: "Aye, Aniang, and the mountain chief all value him very much.
He has a clean family background, profound knowledge and outstanding medical skills - it is said that he even cured Duke Yan's fever disease.
As for his character, judging from the reviews, he’s not bad at all.”
The children of the Li clan in Liangyi Palace also stayed behind the gauze curtain, looking at the students at the banquet in the palace. Some people were passing student information from unknown sources, passing it around to each other, and discussing in low voices.
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These days, even for the children of the Li clan, marriage is a top priority in life.
If the mother clan is powerful and has strong financial resources, it can be said that marriage can have a certain degree of autonomy and life after marriage will be relatively leisurely and comfortable.
If the power of the mother clan is weak and cannot provide any help, and if it is not very favored by the emperor, then it can only rely on its own efforts and find a way to find a suitable marriage partner, so as to avoid being indiscriminately married to strangers——
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Not only may life be tight, but married life may not be happy either.
A princess asked in a low voice: "But isn't his surname Li..."
"Hey, if you don't get married with the same surname, it was just a matter of years ago."
The fourth prince Li Hui curled his lips and said: "The Academy has once again confirmed through animal experiments hundreds of years ago that the root cause of non-marriage with the same surname is that close marriage will lead to disease in offspring - the Zhong family who specializes in raising dogs in the Zhenfu Division is also extremely concerned about this.
Have a say.
The surname is Li in Zhenzhou...God knows the family was divided thousands of years ago.
Besides, our family doesn’t pay attention to this.”
The Yu Dynasty was an open society, and no one cared about the same surname and not getting married as long as they were from different clans.
The fifth prince said: "I am rather curious. Wasn't he previously judged to be unable to practice by Xi Yangyu Siye of the Academy?
How can I pass the final exam today and come back with top score?"
"In the Academy, there are all kinds of strange things. Even if you couldn't practice yesterday, it doesn't mean you can't practice today. Besides, the mountain chief didn't say anything."
Li Hui replied casually, turning to look at the brothers and sisters in the side hall.
The sixth and seventh brothers found it boring and sat in the corner drinking secretly. The third and fourth sisters were having sex with their younger sisters and cousins, carefully looking through student portraits and information, and discussing in low voices. The eldest and second sisters who were married were doing it next to them.
The staff officer and the not so favored ninth brother Li Shan were admiring the moon alone at the fence outside the palace...
As for his half-sister Li Leling...
Li Hui didn't see Li Leling. When she turned around, she realized that Li Leling had come behind the gauze curtain at some point and was also looking into the hall.
Li Hui followed his gaze and found Li Leling staring curiously at Li Ang's back, and said in surprise: "Leling, do you know him?"
"Ah?"
Li Leling reacted belatedly, and hurriedly waved her hands with a slightly red face, "No, no, he is my... friend of a friend."
"Friends of friends?"
Li Hui tilted her head in surprise,
Although he had some secret conflicts with his half-brother, the crown prince Li Si (Li Si was the eldest son and was appointed crown prince. The fourth prince, Li Hui, was talented and favored by the emperor, and was allowed to stay in Chang'an to open a literature museum to recruit bachelors)
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But both of them love and care for their half-sister Li Leling, who has been frail and sick since childhood.
‘Since when did Leling make friends outside the imperial city?’
Li Hui's mind changed rapidly, and she didn't ask any more questions on the surface. She already had an idea in her heart, and asked her subordinates to inquire about it after leaving the palace.
If Li Leling has thoughts about Li Ang, as an elder brother, he has to help anyway - even if it's not to compete with the prince for talents.
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The children of the clan in the side hall were discussing eagerly, and the banquet in the main hall was coming to an end.
Since the alcohol content at the banquet was extremely low, everyone was just tipsy and no one was really drunk.
The students met the Holy Emperor, the Queen, and the mountain chief, and they were full of passion for serving the country.
The emperor and his wife also treated the future pillars of the Yu Kingdom with kindness, capturing the hearts of the guests and the host.
As the palace official announced that the banquet was over, the palace people helped the students, holding windproof umbrellas, and sent them outside the palace - sobering soup and carriages were prepared under the steps to send the students home.<
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‘The prince is really good at talking. Who would have thought that the prince of Yu State would be such a talkative person.’
Li Ang shook his head and followed the crowd and was about to walk out of the palace, but he was stopped by the palace chief, "Li Xiaolang, please stay."
"Ah?"
Li Ang stopped and turned around, only to see Da Yue bowing slightly and saying, "Your Majesty has something to ask Mr. Li Xiaolang."
"This..."
Li Ang frowned slightly, and quietly waved his hands to Ji Linglang, Yong Hongzhong and others who also stopped, indicating that he was fine and letting them go first. At the same time, he asked the eunuch in yellow: "Dare you ask Dajue about it?"<
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“I don’t know where this will go.”
The eunuch in yellow was still respectful, "Master Li Xiaolang, please."
The eunuch in yellow turned around and walked towards the depths of Liangyi Palace, and Li Ang had no choice but to follow him, his brain working rapidly, thinking about the possibilities later.
The emperor and the empress did not ask him much questions in front of the palace, and the mountain chief always maintained a posture that seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping. What can he do if he calls himself over now?
Duke Yan's illness has been cured, and there is no need for the emperor and empress to visit him again.
Is it possible that there is something wrong with my academic performance? It shouldn’t be. The banquet has already been finished. If there was a problem, I would have pointed it out long ago.
It can’t be that... the emperor and empress propose marriage in person, right?! If it is really proposed, the reason for not marrying with the same surname seems to be unavoidable...
Li Ang was confused and followed the eunuch in yellow to the back of Liangyi Hall.
In the back of the hall, there was not only the empress who had sobered up completely, but also the mountain chief, the prince, the prince, a number of high-ranking ministers standing at the long table, and even Cheng Juxiu, who was smiling at him.
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‘When did Senior Brother Cheng return to Chang’an?’
Li Ang felt relieved. Cheng Juxiu smiled so happily, so there should be no problem.
"Your Majesty Li Ang pays my respects..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stopped him.
"Okay, no gifts, no gifts."
Emperor Yu looked Li Ang up and down, smiled and said, "Is this thing your handiwork?"
Hmm?
Li Ang had an ominous premonition in his heart when he saw Emperor Yu pick up a silver leaf-shaped clip from the table.
Midwifery forceps?
Li Ang instantly understood the reason why Cheng Juxiu appeared in Liangyi Palace, and nodded helplessly: "Yes."
Emperor Yu took a map of Chang'an water canals from the hands of a Confucian scholar wearing the uniform of a palace administrator next to the mountain chief, and asked again: "Did you also discover the things related to malaria and mosquitoes?"
This...
Li Ang glanced at the map of the water canal, and flashed through his mind the chat with Yang Yu and others at the restaurant when he first entered Chang'an, so he had no choice but to nod again: "Yes."
Drainage map, mosquitoes, malaria - could it be that the person I argued with in the restaurant that day happened to be the Academy Secretary?
"You, you,"
Emperor Yu put down the map of the aqueduct, lightly twirled his beard, and said with a smile: "The midwifery forceps can save countless women and children who are suffering in the world. And discovering the cause of malaria and finding ways to prevent and control it will benefit generations to come.<
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Even if we build shrines and temples for you all over the Yu Kingdom, it won’t be an exaggeration.”
"Students just stand on the shoulders of sages and make some discoveries, and they dare not take credit for themselves."
Li Ang quickly declined. The matter of malaria was okay. If the news about the midwifery forceps spread, the title of gynecological master would be inevitable.
"Credit is credit."
Emperor Yu said sternly: "Eradicating malaria will not only save tens of millions of people from the suffering of malaria ghosts, but also eliminate worries for the army of Yu State. In the future, you will definitely have a share in the expansion of territory.
In addition, you also cured Yan Yundang, the general of the country,
There is too much credit to be rewarded casually..."
Emperor Yu was silent, as if he was considering what kind of reward to give Li Ang.
Don’t give me a marriage! Don’t!
Li Ang chatted with the prince for several hours, and already had a psychological shadow. Seeing the twinkling eyes of Emperor Yu and Queen Xue, alarm bells rang in his heart. He immediately felt blessed and saluted, "I don't ask for a reward, but I ask for something."
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"Oh?"
Emperor Yu was surprised and said: "What do you want?"
"I would like to borrow some medical books from the Imperial Medical Office, Shang Pharmacy Bureau, and Medicine Collection Bureau."
Li Ang said the prepared answer, "My family has been practicing medicine for generations, and my lifelong dream is to hope that people in the world will be free from disease. I would rather put medicine on the shelf to create dust.
I would like to borrow medical books from all over the world to learn from others and improve my medical skills.
Maybe in the future we can not only prevent diseases such as malaria, but also truly cure patients with malaria and other serious illnesses."
Requesting medical books is not only morally blameless, but can also pave the way for various future inventions - as long as you read enough books, you can always find relevant clues in ancient books to gain legitimacy for inventions and creations.
"I hope that people in the world are not sick, I would rather put medicine on the shelf..."
Emperor Yu's eyes lit up and he muttered, "I'm sure about this."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Emperor Yu continue to say: "However, Yu State has no habit of not rewarding merit, and medical books can only be regarded as a small item.
You are still a student of the Academy...
Well, don’t you still have a long-term residence in Chang’an City? I’ll give you a house in Jinchengfang.
There is still half a month until the school starts, so don’t go out of town casually during this half month.
Midwifery forceps and malaria prevention and control are of great importance. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the Taichang Temple Medical Office will come and consult you if you have any questions."
"I obey."
Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. Jinchengfang is located in the northwest of Chang'an, the second city directly north of the West Market.
The environment there is superior, with luxuriant water and grass, and many rich people live there - if it is in the northeast, it is not so good. Whether it is Chongrenfang, Anxingfang or Yongjiafang, all the ministers of the country live there.
Living there may not be a good thing.
After finalizing the reward in a few words, Emperor Yu asked some random questions, such as the situation at Li Ang's home, the scenery of Zhenzhou, etc. After some encouragement, he finally let Li Ang leave.
It's so tiring to talk to the emperor.
Li Ang breathed a long sigh of relief and followed the eunuch in yellow out of the Liangyi Palace. When he left the palace, he received an additional gift - a wooden box containing long gold ingots.
One hundred taels of gold. This is a standard gold and silver reward from the royal family to important ministers.
One tael of fine gold, worth about seventeen guans and five hundred wen,
One hundred taels is one thousand seven hundred and fifty gold ingots - not a lot, far less than the house in Jinchengfang. The main reason is that there is a royal seal on the back of the gold ingot, which has symbolic significance.
‘Entering the Imperial City, it’s like following up on goods.’
Li Ang looked at the golden and heavy gold in the wooden box, shook his head and thought, 'But this royal gold, I'm afraid it's not easy to find someone to melt it into money.
It’s better to just reward them with paper money, at least you can spend it as much as you want.’
Li Ang casually slandered the dignity of the royal family. As soon as he got on the carriage, he saw Cheng Juxiu also coming out of the Liangyi Palace.
"Senior Brother Cheng."
Li Ang poked his head out of the carriage in surprise, "Is everything okay over there, Professor Gongyang?"
"Well, it's been solved."
Cheng Juxiu, who looked tanned even under the moonlight, said with a hearty smile: "The sun has risen, you have lived a very rich and exciting few months."
"Brother, please stop making fun of me."
Li Ang shook his head and smiled bitterly. His time in Chang'an had been full of ups and downs. Last night at this time, he was still fighting wits and courage with the agencies in the Sword Immortal's Tomb in the underground cave, and was surrounded by dangers.
"Okay, I came out to give this to you on behalf of the mountain leader."
Cheng Juxiu calmed down a little and handed Li Ang a rectangular ink-colored jade pendant engraved with Taotie patterns.
Li Ang said in surprise: "This is..."
"You can think of it as the reward for being the top scholar in the academy."
Cheng Juxiu said: "Yu Pei has a talisman written by the mountain chief himself, which can withstand an external attack and can save lives in critical moments."
"Isn't this too expensive?"
Li Ang was shocked. The head of the Academy was the most powerful monk in the Yu Kingdom. He wrote the talisman himself...
How much is it worth?
"You deserve it."
Cheng Juxiu paused for a moment, glanced at the eunuch in yellow who was standing beside him, bowing his head silently and pretending not to hear anything, and said in a deep voice: "In addition, in the Liangyi Palace just now, His Majesty asked you not to go out of the city for the same reason.
Hello.
You know, as long as malaria is solved, the Yu State army will send troops west and south, and there will be one less worry.
This is definitely not a good thing for the countries such as Southern Zhou, Xijing, and Nanzhao, or even for the hundreds of thousands of barren people in the barren mountains.
Although Chang'an City is safe, there are still dangers...
Your Majesty asked you to live in Jinchengfang, and the mountain chief gave you a protective jade pendant, all because of this idea."
Li Ang said in shock: "Senior brother, you mean... there will be assassins to assassinate me?"
"Maybe he's a monk."
Cheng Juxiu said solemnly: "My hero is his enemy.
If you can prevent malaria today, you may be able to completely cure the miasma tomorrow.
The spells and alienated objects in Southern Zhou, Xijing, Nanzhao and other places are so unpredictable that you have to be on guard against them.
So be careful during this time.
It will be a little better after the school starts."
"Yeah."
Li Ang nodded in agreement, put the black jade like a hot potato on his waist, and said goodbye to Cheng Juxiu.
The carriage drove out of Zhuque Gate, left the Imperial City, and headed for Huaidefang Hotel.
It was late at night, and the celebrating students from Zhenzhou and the visiting guests had all dispersed.
Li Ang opened the courtyard door with the key, lit the oil lamp, and silently stared at the gluttonous ink jade and the gold ingots in the box.
Chai Cuiqiao was already asleep, so Li Ang picked up the gold ingot and squeezed it without waking the maid.
I originally wanted to test the purity of the gold given by the palace, but as soon as I got the gold ingots,
Deep in Li Ang's palm, there was a strong stinging pain - countless ink-colored threads pierced the skin, completely wrapping the gold ingot like a spider web, biting and absorbing the brilliant metal.
This chapter has been completed!