The group of people looked at each other, hesitated for only a moment, and then readily agreed.
I can't help it, it's so uncomfortable to have an itch that I can't scratch.
You'd better be able to cure it... everyone said.
Li Qing smiled and said: "I'm going to get the silver needle. Let's all line up first. Come one by one, everyone will have a share."
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A quarter of an hour later, Li Qing left and came back, holding the needle box in his hand, "Who comes first?"
"I'll come first." The official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs did his duty.
No one dared to compete with Jian Yi, so who gave him the chance to become an official?
Seniority is applicable in any era and in any context.
Li Qing took out the silver needle, disinfected it with wine, wiped it, and started giving Jian Yi acupuncture treatment.
After a while, Li Qing took back the silver needle and asked, "How does Jian Shangshu feel?"
Jian Yi felt it and his face was full of surprise: "Hey, hey? It's not so itchy anymore~"
"This is only temporary." Li Qing said: "The cold has not been eliminated, and the root cause of the disease is still there."
The joy on Jian Yi's face disappeared instantly, and he said nervously: "Li Shangshu, if the cold is not eliminated, will it lead to the root cause of the disease? For example: If it is cloudy and rainy, the whole body will be itchy?"
Hearing this, the others also looked nervous.
"Don't worry, I have used acupuncture to suppress the cold air. It will not invade the bone marrow." Li Qing said with relief, "However, it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible. Cold air staying in the body for too long is always harmful to health."
Li Qing smiled and said: "After suppressing the cold for you all later, I will start preparing the necessary medicines, and you will also write a note. After tomorrow's morning meeting, we will officially enter the radical treatment stage."
After a pause, "We are all colleagues. Forget about the medical expenses and so on. Everyone can just pay for the medical expenses."
Jian Yi asked: "How much?"
"The price is cabbage, ten taels of silver."
"What?" Everyone was shocked and angry. You call ten taels of silver a cabbage price?
Although I dare to be angry, I dare not speak.
Today, they are like patients lying on the operating table, with no room for bargaining.
Huang Huai and Yang Shiqi from the cabinet looked at each other with miserable expressions on their faces. With their monthly salary, excluding expenses, they would have to save ten taels of silver for two months.
Of course, this is without 'other income'.
"How is it? Is it very cheap?" Li Qing asked with a smile.
Why don't you go and grab it... Everyone squeezed out an ugly smile and gritted their teeth and said, "It's not expensive."
"That's right." Li Qing said proudly, "I, Li Qing, am an innocent child."
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At the end of Shen Shi, everyone left one after another after being treated with acupuncture.
Somehow, they all had the strange idea that this illness was caused by Li Qing.
But they have no evidence, and, rationally, they don't believe it.
It's not that he thinks Li Qing is a good character, but he doesn't believe that Li Qing has the ability.
It is almost impossible to make someone sick without anyone noticing.
But no matter what, it has become an established fact that the emperor sends troops this time.
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The next day, morning.
When Zhu Di came to court, all the ministers paid homage.
After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, the ministers divided into groups and stood up.
Li Qing winked at his two assistant ministers, and they made eye contact. The right assistant minister took the lead and said, "I would like to report to the emperor, I have my own notes."
"Accurate!" Zhu Di held his chin and nodded slightly.
"I believe that the Tatars are ferocious and bloodthirsty and need to be suppressed forcefully. If the Ming Dynasty sits idly by and ignores them, once the grasslands are unified, our Ming Dynasty's borders will never be peaceful from now on." The right minister stated his position.
Seeing Long Yan's great joy, Zuo Shilang followed closely behind, "I second the proposal!
Wei Chen is stupid and failed to understand the emperor's good intentions and foresight... Wei Chen is ashamed. "
As he spoke, he took out the memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.
The eunuch on duty walked down the jade steps to pick him up. At the same time, the right servant also took out the memorial from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch on duty.
Zhu Di picked up the memorial handed over by the eunuch on duty, opened it and looked at it a few times. Seeing that they all agreed to send troops, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: It must be Li Qing, others are not as sinister as him.
After putting away the memorial, Zhu Di said with a pleasant look: "I am very relieved that my two beloved ladies can understand my painstaking efforts!"
Then, he looked at the six ministers, "What do you think?"
Li Qing's life is still in Li Qing's hands, what can they say? Of course: Your Majesty is wise!
The ministers handed in memorials one after another, and Zhu Di's imperial writing desk was soon filled.
Zhu Di unfolded it one by one: Agree, agree, or agree??
Finally, he could send troops without any distractions, and Zhu Di was extremely happy.
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After the morning court dispersed, everyone came to Yongqinghou Mansion.
"Everyone, please pay the medical expenses first." Li Qing said with a smile.
A group of people secretly gnashed their teeth, but on the surface they were quite cooperative.
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After a busy morning, acupuncture and decoction were given to everyone. After everyone received the treatment, the numbness and itching on their bodies disappeared a lot, and their worries were relieved.
"The treatment is divided into three courses." Li Qing was still worried about these people. "We are currently undergoing the first course of treatment, which can greatly reduce the pain and eliminate part of the cold."
After a pause, "In some time, I will accompany the emperor on the Northern Expedition, so treatment may have to be delayed."
"ah?"
"But don't worry, I will make a second course of pills before leaving to ensure sustainable treatment."
"oh."
"But, this course of treatment can only last for a hundred days. After the period, it will have no effect and may even aggravate the cold."
"ah?"
"You don't have to worry too much. As long as the patient returns within a hundred days, the third stage of treatment can be carried out. By then, the root cause of the disease will be eliminated."
"oh."
A group of people were relieved, but while relieved, they were also a little angry.
They were not stupid and knew that Li Qing was deliberately trying to hang them up.
"Li Shangshu, with your ability, does it take you so long?" Everyone was a little annoyed.
I have acknowledged my weakness, given gifts, and paid out money. Now you want to play this with me?
Li Qing said helplessly: "Sickness comes like a mountain falling, and sickness goes like a thread. Even if I don't go to the Northern Expedition, it will still take so long. I also want to cure you as soon as possible."
"Of course, if you feel that the treatment time is too long, or if there is a better doctor, you can withdraw now, and I can refund the money to you." After saying that, Li Qing was a little unhappy, "If you are willing to treat me, treat me, if you don't want to, I will treat you." When the doctor falls down, the housekeeper sees off the guests."
The butler waiting outside the door came in and said politely: "My lords, please go slowly."
Everyone's expressions suddenly turned ugly. They wanted to say harsh words and turn around and leave, but they didn't have the courage.
They don't recognize Li Qing's character, but they still recognize Li Qing's ability. After all, he is the only person who has treated two queens. If his medical skills are not good enough, he may not be able to do it in the world.
Moreover, the imperial doctor also visited them yesterday and asked them to prepare for their funeral. No one can guarantee that they will be able to find a doctor who can treat them after leaving this door.
"That would be troublesome." Jian Yi, who has always been friendly and gentle, was the first to express his position. The older a person gets, the less afraid of death he becomes.
He shivered when he thought of the imperial doctor asking him to prepare for his funeral.
The officials and the heavenly officials all compromised, and the others, now able to hide their shame, followed the slope and reluctantly bowed their hands, "Farewell!"
"I won't give it away." Li Qing was particularly angry.
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The Northern Expedition was officially finalized, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs became busy, including Li Qing.
Among the six departments, the Ministry of War is the most leisurely, but the Ministry of War is the busiest during wartime. At special times, Li Qing did not dare to be lazy, and took his left and right ministers to the Ministry of Households all day long.
This time we only fought against the Tatars, so they did not need too many people. Zhu Di only mobilized the elites from the Beijing camp, Shandong Zhending and Dezhou, a total of 150,000 people.
100,000 for logistics supplies, 50,000 for combat operations, and 500,000 for numbers.
The fight was full of momentum!
At that time, Cao Cao claimed to have an army of 800,000, but in fact he did not have 200,000. This shows that the ancients loved to brag.
Early July.
After the dispatch of military supplies was completed, Shandong's elite also arrived at Juyongguan outside the capital. At the same time, Yu Qian and Xiao Lizi also completed their errands and came back to resume their duties.
Zhu Di rewarded Xiao Lizi, but only verbally praised Qian.
Yu Qian was somewhat depressed, but he still ate it.
Yongqinghou Mansion.
Yu Qian asked tentatively: "Master Shangshu, does the emperor have some opinions about his subordinates?"
"Why do you say that?" Li Qing was surprised.
"Uh... this..." Yu Qian was a little embarrassed, but he felt uncomfortable holding it in. Li Qing was not an outsider, so he spoke out, "Xiaguan went to the south twice and made some achievements, and also the people of the south and the north The matter of relocation...why..."
"Why doesn't the emperor give you a promotion?"
Yu Qian nodded sarcastically: "I'm not afraid of the minister's jokes, even the lower officials want to be promoted."
"Look at what you said, who among the officials doesn't want to be promoted?" Li Qing was a little funny, "Don't be embarrassed, there is no shame in wanting to be promoted;
Don't worry, the emperor has no objection to you. As for why he doesn't let you be promoted... the time has not come yet. "
Li Qing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Gold will always shine."
Yu Qian scratched his head: Another piece of pie.
However, he recognized this, as long as you work hard enough and are good enough, promotion will be a matter of time.
Li Qing's smile faded: "Yu Qian."
"The official is here." Yu Qian looked at Li Qing in surprise.
"Do you know about the Emperor's Northern Expedition?" Li Qing asked.
Yu Qian nodded: "I heard about it."
"You're going too this time." Li Qing felt a little embarrassed, "Hurry up and take a good rest. We'll leave the day after tomorrow."
To be honest, although he was training Yu Qian, he never gave him any substantial benefits. His official position was not promoted, his salary was not increased, but his workload was several times that of others.
Nothing has happened in the past two years. I have lost a lot of weight and become a lot darker.
Yu Qian didn't say anything, just handed it over.
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Li Qing spent a day making two large jars of small pills, and then went to the East Palace to give them to Xiaopang.
Instructions: "Don't give it to them all at once. If anyone doesn't work hard, stop his medicine immediately."
"Okay." Xiaopang said with a smile: "With this thing, I can feel a lot more relaxed."
"By the way, Brother Qing, during this Northern Expedition, you have to pay more attention to my father. He... is not in good health."
Li Qing nodded: "Don't worry, I will watch."
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