novelraw Chapter 210
Chapter 210
Chapter 210: Dream Chasers Must Have Dreams
Kidnapping people—this kind of work doesn’t require much skill, it’s all about boasting! You have to blow hard on whatever’s in each person’s heart and mind!
What is Tan Lin seeking? Looking at the young man, it’s obvious he loves medicine but is unfortunately unrecognized. Not because of suppression or exclusion by anyone, but purely because the bigger environment causes him to be unnoticed.
If you want your child to become a good doctor seen by the world, there’s no other way—you have to rely on practical experience! Practical experience means treating more patients.
In the Capital, where doctors gather, and the Imperial Medical Institute, there are plenty of skilled doctors. But there’s no room for Tan Lin to truly show his talents there. So we can simply go somewhere else.
Right here: Huzhou.
After the floods, countless people want to see a doctor. Doctors are far from enough; even treating common colds and headaches is good enough. Who cares whether Doctor Tan is young or not!
Wei Yu held Tan Lin’s hand as the two sat by the campfire, having a heart-to-heart talk.
Wei Yu: “Lord Tan, you must understand that the Imperial Court sending you to Huzhou shows great trust in you. Otherwise, why is the person accompanying you a Left Court Judge and not someone else? It’s precisely because of trust! Trust in the Left Court Judge, and also in you.”
Tan Lin felt touched. Wei Yu: “Most people in this world are mediocre. A wise person like you naturally understands that mediocrity is a group of people without vision, right? And as people of great wisdom, why should we trouble ourselves because of mediocre people? Hesitating when a decision is needed only burdens yourself.”
Tan Lin thought deeply.
Wei Yu: “Talented people are bound to be recognized. Look at me now, I noticed you at once, right? Of course, it’s not because I’m so insightful, but because you yourself possess the ability, making me see you. You have to be strong yourself to forge iron—you must not belittle yourself.”
Tan Lin looked down at himself and murmured, “My medical skills… really not bad?”
Wei Yu released his hand and smiled: “I don’t understand medicine, so whether your skills are good or not, you should have a clear sense yourself.”
Tan Lin lowered his head and fell silent.
Wei Yu glanced at him, observing his expression, roughly concluding that the boy had swallowed this bowl of spiritual chicken soup.
Good.
Since he swallowed it, now it’s time to strike while the iron is hot and paint a dream… uh! I mean talk ideals!
We are all dream chasers; we absolutely cannot be without ideals!
Wei Yu sat up straight: “Lord Tan, people say that a doctor has a benevolent heart. I believe the reason you joined the Imperial Medical Institute was to improve your skills and save the people, right?”
Lord Tan was stunned, dumbfounded, and wanted to quickly deny it.
“No, I… I just…”
“Alright, Lord Tan, don’t say it. I understand!”
Wei Yu suddenly grabbed one of Tan Lin’s raised hands solemnly: “I understand your ambitions, Lord Tan! People spend their lives busy for fame, benefit, and survival. For you, so young to enter the Imperial Medical Institute, surely your family has a heritage of medicine, right?”
“With such a heritage, don’t you have the heart to save the common people who suffer from illness, to spread medicine, and become a great doctor praised by future generations? I don’t believe you don’t have this.”
So does Lord Tan have such a heart?
He does.
Or rather, he originally did not, but after Wei Yu’s words, Tan Lin now has it.
Staring at the solemn face of His Highness the Wise King, Tan Lin couldn’t help but recall learning medicine as a child with the elders at home.
Learning medicine was very exhausting.
Reading, recognizing herbs, knowing their uses, studying diagnostic casebooks recorded by the elders… From his earliest memories, this was what he remembered doing day after day.
Was it painful? Annoying? Frustrating?
Actually, all yes.
The Tan family had been doctors for generations. Though the family wasn’t large, every member seriously studied medicine.
A child is naturally mischievous. Young Tan Lin struggled, felt pain, and thought about giving up learning medicine, but in the end, he chose to persist.
Tan Lin had never asked the elders if their childhoods were like his; he only knew that as a fellow doctor, he was the one who studied the latest every day.
No one praised his genius; all he had were endless medical books.
In the past, Tan Lin didn’t understand and thought he was just not gifted, so when others finished class, he would continue studying. But now he vaguely understood.
—It’s not that he’s untalented and needs to study; it’s because he has extraordinary talent that he needs to study even more!
He had run away from home in frustration before, but by accident entered the Imperial Medical Institute. Initially, he only wanted to make a living by his medical skills, but ironically, he really did just make a living…
Despite his medical skills, no one trusted him.
Tan Lin once couldn’t see himself clearly, and in that environment, it was natural to increasingly lose his sense of positioning.
But now.
Tan Lin’s heart had some faint and vague thoughts.
The Wise King continued speaking.
“…Lord Tan, as a doctor, you should understand how many people seek medical help, but doctors are few. Many die because they cannot be treated in time. The victims of the disaster in Huzhou are such cases. If you don’t seize this opportunity now, you will regret it later with a guilty conscience…”
Tan Lin came back to his senses, staring at him dazedly: “Then, what should I do?”
“Of course, use all your medical skills to treat the disaster victims!”
Wei Yu glanced at Tan Lin as if saying “You should be ashamed.” “Do I need to teach you how to treat patients? You are the doctor, Lord Tan! I’m just an outsider. Rescuing the sick and spreading medicine falls on your shoulders, Lord Tan!”
With every mention of saving the people and spreading medicine, Lord Tan’s already somewhat confused mind became even muddier.
He nodded blankly, “Ah, right, I am a doctor. Indeed, the matter of treating the people should be entrusted to me…but spreading medicine?!”
Suddenly realizing, Tan Lin felt somewhat troubled: “Your Highness, medical skills are a family tradition, and if I can’t get my elders’ consent, I’m afraid…”
“Oh, that’s simple.”
Wei Yu waved his hand casually and said lightly, “I have a lot of medical books, like The Complete Herbal, Remedies for Minor Ailments, and so on. I’m willing to provide them freely to the people. You only need to help get things started.”
Lord Tan: ?
Tan Lin fell silent.
His pupils trembled; he couldn’t help opening his mouth with a shy expression, “Um, Your Highness, may I borrow these books to take a look?”
Though he didn’t know what the contents were, just the title The Complete Herbal alone made him want to see!