"The person sitting next to eldest brother is Li Ang from Zhenzhou."
In the side hall of Liangyi Hall, the fourth prince Li Hui looked at Li Ang who was talking to the prince in the hall through the gauze curtain, and said with a chuckle: "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 the Duke of Yan's febrile disease.
As for his personality, judging from the reviews, he is not bad at all. "
The children of the Li family 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 a low voice.
These days, even for the children of the clan named Li, marriage is a top priority in life.
If the mother clan is powerful and has strong financial resources, it is easy to say that the marriage can have a certain degree of autonomy and the 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 to avoid being indiscriminately married to strangers.
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's 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 could I pass the final exam today and come back with the 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, their younger sisters and cousins were 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 slight blush on her face, "No, no, he is my... friend of a friend."
"friend's friend?"
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)
But both of them love 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 quickly, 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 had thoughts about Li Ang, he, as his elder brother, would have to help anyway - even if it wasn't 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 filled with enthusiasm and passion for serving the country.
The emperor and his wife also showered the future pillars of the Yu Kingdom with rain and dew, winning the hearts of the guests and the host.
As the palace official announced that the banquet was over, the palace people helped the students, held windproof umbrellas, and sent them outside the palace - sobering soup and carriages were prepared under the steps to take the students home.
'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 master, "Li Xiaolang, please stay."
"ah?"
Li Ang stopped and turned around, only to see Da Jue 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 Da Ju what is going on?"
"I don't know where this will go."
The eunuch in yellow was still respectful, "Jun Li Xiaolang, please."
The eunuch in yellow turned 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.
Neither the emperor nor the empress asked him much in front of the palace, and the mountain chief also always maintained a posture that seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping. What can you do if you ask yourself to go there now?
Duke Yan's illness? It has been cured, and there is no need to offend the emperor and empress to receive him again.
Could it be that there is something wrong with my academic performance? It shouldn't be. The banquet has already been finished. If there were any problems, I would have pointed them out long ago.
It can't be...that the emperor and empress propose marriage in person, right? ! If it is really brought up, 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 group of high-ranking ministers standing at the long table, and even Cheng Juxiu, who was smiling at him.
'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, he was stopped by the emperor.
"Okay, no gifts, no gifts."
Emperor Yu looked Li Ang up and down, smiled and said, "Is this thing your handiwork?"
Um?
An ominous premonition arose in Li Ang's 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 matter related to malaria and mosquitoes?"
this...
Li Ang scanned 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."
Aqueduct 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, 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 in the world who are suffering. And discovering the cause of malaria and finding methods of prevention and control will be beneficial to generations to come."
It would not be an exaggeration to build shrines and temples for you all over the Yu Kingdom. "
"Students just stand on the shoulders of the sages and make some discoveries. 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 to 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." .”
"oh?"
Emperor Yu said in surprise: "What do you want?"
"I would like to borrow some medical books from the Imperial Medical Office, Shang Yao 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 disease-free. I would rather put medicine on the shelf to make people dust."
I would like to borrow medical books from all over the world to learn from their strengths and improve my medical skills.
Perhaps in the future it will not only be possible to prevent diseases such as malaria, but actually cure patients suffering from 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 considered a small item.
You are still a student of the Academy...
Well, don't you 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 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 City.
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 is not necessarily 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.
Talking to the emperor is so tiring.
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 - 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.
'Enter the Imperial City and follow up on the goods. '
Li Ang looked at the golden and heavy gold in the wooden box, shook his head and thought, 'But it's probably not easy to find someone to melt this royal gold and exchange it for flying money.
It's better to just reward him with paper money, at least he can spend it as he wants. '
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 settled."
Cheng Juxiu, who looked a bit tanned even under the moonlight, said with a hearty smile: "It's good for you, you have lived a very rich and exciting few months."
"Senior brother, please stop making fun of me."
Li Ang shook his head and smiled bitterly. His time in Chang'an was full of ups and downs. Last night at this time, he was still fighting wits and courage with the organs in the Sword Immortal's Tomb in the underground cave, surrounded by dangers.
"Okay, I came out to give this to you on behalf of the mountain chief."
Cheng Juxiu calmed down a little and handed Li Ang a rectangular ink-colored jade pendant engraved with Taotie patterns.
Li Ang was surprised and said: "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. It 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. The talisman he wrote personally...
How much can it be worth?
"you deserved."
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 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: "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.
However, the spells and alienated objects in Southern Zhou, Xijing, Nanzhao and other places are strange and unpredictable and must be guarded against.
So be careful during this time.
Things will get a little better once the academy starts. "
"Um."
Li Ang nodded in agreement, put the hot potato-like black jade 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. 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 sensation - countless ink-colored threads pierced the skin, completely wrapping the gold ingot like a spider web, biting and absorbing the brilliant metal.
