novelraw Chapter 708 Promoting Medical Skills
Chapter 708 Promoting Medical Skills
Chapter 708 Promoting Medical Skills
Zhu Yu certainly didn't actually know how to prepare any truth-revealing pills, so the "messenger" who fooled the imposter Prince Lan at the Prince Lan's mansion that day was naturally an imposter under Situ Jing's command.
After sending the real messenger away, Lu Qing intended to reward the squad leader whose performance was so convincing that he could pass for the real one. However, the man politely declined, saying that the general had given him orders when he came, and that while he was here, the censor's orders were equivalent to the general's own orders. Since he was obeying the general's orders, there was no need for a reward.
Although Lu Qing sincerely wanted to reward him, Situ Jing's subordinates were disciplined and refused to accept the offer, no matter what Lu Qing said. So Lu Qing let him have his way.
After more than half a month, the imposter's henchmen in the capital were basically all cleared out. The man was originally guilty and always suspicious, so he didn't trust anyone and didn't have many henchmen, so they didn't have to put in too much effort in this matter.
As for him, he endured more than a month of torment at the gate of the Prince of Lan's mansion before finally passing away. During this time, he was utterly battered and bruised by the suffering people of the capital who had endured so much hardship, with stones and tiles hurled at him.
It wasn't until he died that Zhu Yu realized something.
"We don't even know his name!" She suddenly remembered this one night before going to sleep, and her slightly heavy eyelids snapped open again.
Lu Qing put an arm around her waist from behind and pulled her closer to him: "Knowing the name of that kind of thing will only offend your ears, so it's better not to ask."
After saying that, he buried his face in Zhu Yu's loose hair and fell silent, seemingly asleep.
Zhu Yu thought about it and felt that it made sense. As long as the great revenge was achieved, it didn't matter who the person was.
Are we supposed to erect a memorial tablet for our enemies?!
So she stopped worrying about it and soon fell asleep.
When Mu Hong was brought to the capital from the small wooden building, the poisonous incense that had been burning everywhere in the capital had all dissipated, and all the brothels along the way had scattered like birds and beasts under the orders of Chang Yu in the name of his grandfather, leaving only rows of empty buildings.
Mu Hong hadn't left that small wooden building for twenty years. He was suddenly brought out, and to the capital no less. He was trembling with fear the whole way. But when he arrived at the gate of the Prince Lan's mansion, he saw the imposter who was still alive outside the gate. He recognized him as the culprit who had caused his family's ruin. He immediately forgot his fear, and with his white beard trembling, he threw stones for a long time until he was completely exhausted.
When he finally met Lu Qing and Zhu Yu, he felt a little more at ease. After all, for the past twenty years, he had been hiding all by himself. The only people he had become acquainted with through a fight and who had earned his trust were Lu Qing and his three servants.
Even knowing that Chang Yu was the genuine grandson of the Prince of Lan and would be the new king who would control the fate of Lan, he still treated Lu Qing and the others with the utmost respect.
Fortunately, Chang Yu was not petty or narrow-minded and did not mind this. On the contrary, after learning about Mu Hong's abilities and the Mu family's past business, he valued him highly and was willing to help him rebuild his family business after things stabilized. He hoped that one day Mu Hong could make dyes and spices that would make Lan Di famous again, just like the Mu family had in the past.
Mu Hong originally thought he would live a life of humiliation like a rat, but he never expected to not only see the light of day again, but also have the opportunity to pass on those skills he knew so well and make them flourish again. He was immediately excited.
After he calmed down, Lu Qing asked, "You and your father were coerced into concocting those poisonous incenses. Do you still know how to make them now?" "Yes, as long as I have enough materials, I can make them again." Mu Hong nodded firmly, but immediately added, "But I will never again concoct such heinous and immoral things in this lifetime!"
"Don't worry, I don't intend for you to concoct that poisonous incense." Lu Qing gestured for him to calm down. "I wanted to ask you if you could use the same scent to concoct an antidote that could be mistaken for the real thing?"
When he asked this, Mu Hong was also stunned. He stared blankly for a while, and his eyes, which had been somewhat dull, gradually brightened: "I never thought that this could be done... If it works, I can help those who are poisoned but do not know it and do not believe what others say without being told!"
I'm willing to give it a try!
"Okay, just let me know what you need, and I'll find a way to get it for you. You just need to figure out how to prepare the antidote I need." Lu Qing was very satisfied with his answer and nodded.
After that, Mu Hong locked himself up again, but this time it wasn't in a dark and gloomy underground tomb, but in a courtyard that Chang Yu had specially cleared out for him.
Lu Qing also sent Liao Yu and another of Situ Jing's subordinates to help Mu Hong, which also served as a way to provide him with some protection.
After all, Mu Hong is extremely valuable to them right now.
While helping Chang Yu clean up the huge mess in Lan Di, Zhu Yu gradually realized a problem.
"What was the level of medical skills in your Lan region originally?" she asked Chang Yu. Only after asking did she realize that she had chosen the wrong person to ask. This child grew up in a mountain village, so how could he know the answer to this question?
Then she turned her gaze to Lin Kun beside her.
Lin Kun knew that the young master couldn't answer this question, so after seeing Zhu Yu's gaze fall on him, he quickly said, "In the past, we were fairly standard in the field of medicine, following the orthodox medical techniques of Jin Kingdom. We weren't particularly skilled, but we could still handle most common ailments."
Moreover, our climate here is suitable, and we don't lack rainfall, so many medicinal herbs can be grown. We've never had a shortage of medicine or medical supplies in the past.
“But now, there are hardly any proper clinics or doctors in your Lan Di,” Zhu Yu reminded him, or rather, reminded Chang Yu. “When we came to Lan Di before, we found that everything here is planted with the things needed for the Vatican’s witch medicine, and medical skills have almost been replaced by the Vatican’s witch doctors.”
This can't go on forever. People eat grains and other foods, so it's inevitable that they'll get headaches and fevers. If minor illnesses and pains aren't treated, they can easily spread and become epidemics during bad years, which would be a major disaster.
Chang Yu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. After discussing it, the group decided that he should issue an order in the name of the King of Lan to recruit people skilled in traditional medicine within the Lan Kingdom and to build medical clinics in various places. They were also encouraged to take on apprentices and pass on their medical skills to ensure the health and well-being of the people throughout the Lan Kingdom.