Man Bao took the note and ran to the imperial city to pick up the things. She found that the queue was so long, she estimated the time and turned around dejectedly.
Bai Shan also came to collect something with a note, and the two of them bumped into each other.
Bai Shan looked at her, then at the long queue, and suggested, "Why don't you take it back and have someone pick it up tomorrow?"
Man Bao sighed, "I originally wanted to receive it myself."
She feels that receiving gifts is a very happy thing.
Bai Shan thought so too, but they didn't have enough time to queue up. The two of them walked back side by side. Bai Shan looked around and whispered to her, "The chief minister of the Imperial Medical Office has been decided. One is Imperial Physician Liu.
There is also Mr. Shi who was transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs, his name is Shi Bin."
Man Bao was startled and asked: "Why are you being transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs? Our hospital is empty?"
She also looked around and said in a low voice: "I can do that too."
A smile flashed in Bai Shan's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said: "The adults said that you already hold two jobs. If you hold another job, you will be too busy. If you become the Chief of the Imperial Medical Office, you will have to be transferred from Chongwen Hall.
past."
Man Bao was not stupid, and immediately said: "Let's forget it, I will just study and see a doctor from now on."
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "It's definitely not like this. Your medical skills are so good, and Xiao Yuanzheng wants you to pass on your medical skills. When I was replaced, they were discussing whether to let you be a doctor of the Imperial Medical Department or the chief registrar.
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Man Bao was stunned and immediately said: "I don't want to be the chief clerk, I want to be a doctor!"
Although the rank of a doctor is much lower than that of a chief clerk, she is an academic officer. She only needs to teach and has few other chores. She does not want to be promoted to an official position in the Imperial Medical Office, so she does not want to manage chores and only wants to teach.
Bai Shan nodded, "I thought so too. Unfortunately, I can't get in the middle of the conversation. But it doesn't matter. You can change the decree before it is issued. If your Majesty asks me later, I will tell you for you."
This is the advantage of having someone in front of the emperor. Bai Shan is walking in front of the emperor, so the emperor will always chat with him. When chatting, he can just say one or two words about this.
As for how it will develop, it can only depend on God’s will.
Bai Shan returned to the Hanlin Academy, and after finishing the matters at hand, he went to pick up Man Bao from the Yamen.
The two of them took back three notes and handed them to their families and said, "Let the servants line up to pick up the things tomorrow."
Old Zhoutou, who had received the Boxing Gifts several times, immediately said: "I'll go in person."
He smiled and said: "We have nothing to do anyway, just leave this kind of thing to us."
When Bai Shan heard this, he simply handed his note to Lao Zhoutou and let him collect it together.
Liu Sanniang has no rank yet, so she does not have the boxing gift, but Lao Zhoutou is very confident and feels that both she and Liru will receive the boxing gift in the future.
The next day, Lao Zhoutou specially changed into new clothes, and then went to pick up the things with the servants of the Bai family.
Man Bao and Bai Shan went to work as usual. Bai Shan was lucky today. He was called into the palace to attend the court meeting just after arriving at the Hanlin Academy. Well, he was an observer and occasionally took notes for the emperor.
Of course, he would not leave after the small court meeting. Instead, he and Qi Julang would hide aside for a quick working meal, and then continue to stare at the emperor in a daze.
Qi Zhulang had eaten too much just now and felt a little choked, so he kept looking at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan, who had worked with him for several months and had already gotten to know each other, understood the situation and quietly got up and gave him a cup of tea to drink.
Qi Julang kept writing. Seeing that nothing major happened at the moment, he could summarize it in one sentence and took a sip of tea.
He did not dare to drink too much, otherwise he would have to run to the toilet. The rest of the family should try to limit the number of times they were out of the emperor's sight.
No, it was the number of times the emperor was kept out of their sight.
There was no need for Bai Shan at the moment, so Bai Shan poured some water into the inkstone and silently polished the ink for Qi Lang.
By the afternoon, the emperor had almost finished approving the papers. He felt a little tired, so he got up and went out for a walk. Well, he called Bai Shan casually.
So Bai Shan stood up and followed, while Qi Julang stood up slowly and followed silently.
The emperor planned to play chess with Bai Shan. He found that although Bai Shan was young, his chess skills were quite good and he was a little worse than him, so they could play together.
Like Wei Zhi, he doesn't like playing chess with his opponent.
So why does he like to look for Bai Shan when there are so many people walking around?
Because after several months of development, the two of them are still chess friends.
Bai Shan also likes to play chess with the emperor, because currently he can't beat the opponent, but after every chess game he feels that he has made some progress. This is a very challenging thing, so he likes it very much.
Gu Zhong led others to place the chessboard, then took two steps back and stood aside with a smile to watch.
The emperor was very generous and let Bai Shan take the lead.
Bai Shan was also used to it, so he took the chess jar with white chess pieces in it and twisted a white chess piece first to drop it.
The emperor liked to talk while playing chess, "I heard that your family bought you a house in the inner city as a wedding room? When is the date for you and Zhou Man?"
Bai Shan said "yes" and then said: "It will be on the eighth day of October."
The emperor nodded and calculated the time. When Zhou Man came out of the Daming Palace, there would still be one month to prepare for the wedding, which was enough.
While the emperor was playing chess, he couldn't help but tease him, "When you get married, you will become an adult, but your official position is much smaller than Zhou Man's now. When you get married, who will make the decision in your family?"
Bai Shan thought about it carefully and then said: "Of course the two of us make the decision together, but I will let her."
The emperor didn't expect such a serious answer from him, so he couldn't help laughing and said casually: "Yes, yes, you are all good ministers. Just don't have conflicts at home."
Bai Shan pursed his lips and smiled and said, "I have always been good friends with her, and there will be no conflicts."
The emperor looked at him with a half-smile, "Really? But I still remember that when I first met you in Yizhou, you two quarreled a lot."
Bai Shan was startled, and then said sheepishly: "We are not quarreling, we just have different opinions, so we are debating."
Even Gu Zhong couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The emperor also laughed for a while and simply said to him, "Zhou Man is a capable minister. Her talent in medicine is unparalleled. I can't bear to let her go, so I want her to hold a concurrent position in the Imperial Medical Office. What do you think?"
Is it more appropriate to be a bookkeeper or a doctor?"
Bai Shan did not answer immediately, but thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, there is no shortage of officials in the court. You also said that her most powerful thing is her talent and achievements in medicine. In this case, naturally she is a doctor.
Most suitable.”
"But I looked at the book she gave before, and she obviously has a good plan for the Imperial Medical Office. Xiao Yuanzheng is not even one-tenth as good as her."
Bai Shandao: "Your Majesty, she is also the editor of Chongwen Pavilion and a fifth-grade imperial physician of the imperial hospital. In the former, she compiles medical books, and in the latter, she obeys the orders of Xiao Yuanzheng."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and understood that if it was just an overall plan, Zhou Man could still give advice to Xiao Yuanzheng even if he was not the chief clerk.
But the rank of the principal is higher than that of the doctor.
The emperor looked Bai Shan up and down and asked with a smile, "Why, are you worried that she will hold a higher official position than you?"
The chief registrar of the Imperial Medical Office is ranked sixth grade. Unfortunately, he is still one grade higher than Bai Shan.
Bai Shan said seriously: "Your Majesty, she is still young and needs to grow, so she can't be too tired. Besides, we will have a baby after we get married."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up to the sky and laughed. He reached out and patted Bai Shan's shoulder for the first time, and said, "Okay, okay, good boy!"