Chapter 98 Bypass You
Ever since he had a falling out with Grand Tutor Pang, Lu Sen rarely went to the morning court.
Although the emperor and all the civil and military officials were somewhat puzzled, they did not take it too seriously.
After all, Lu Sen's position and duties do not require him to attend court. As I said, it doesn't matter whether he is in the court or not.
But in the court, Lu Sen's importance is self-evident. Whether it is the fairy fruit or the jade bee jelly, they are things that are priceless.
Lu Sen has never "sold" these things, and Yang Jinhua won't sell them either.
Just give...but everyone knows that what is given is a favor, and favors are the hardest to repay.
Even a powerful official like Grand Tutor Pang, who had been in power in the court for thirty or forty years, did not get angry when Lu Sen rebuked him.
This is where 'human feelings' come into play.
After eating so many fairy fruits and jade bee nectar from the Lu family, you can't be unable to tolerate this little bit of anger.
Similarly, everyone pretended not to notice that Lu Sen did not attend court.
Some people even thought that a Taoist priest as accomplished as he was should not attend court, for fear of disturbing the government.
In this way, everyone's life went on as usual, and the people watched the immortal shadow play as usual.
Now Master Lu no longer shows animal films, and has started showing some weird things, which are very unfocused and haphazard.
The day before yesterday, I released the history of a barbarian tribe called Izumer, as well as their destruction process. The pyramid-shaped imperial tomb was really interesting. They also built a huge eagle with a human head and a dog body to guard it.
Today we will be broadcasting the war of ants.
It's true that ant colony warfare actually appealed to the Song people, as they saw in it the embryonic form of a war between the two countries.
There were even some weird stuff, like a demonstration on a special subject called chemistry.
It talks about why some people dare to reach into a frying pan to fish out money, why words can be made visible on white paper, and other techniques.
Many people who pretend to be ghosts have been forced to lose their jobs.
Some people were even driven out of the city of Bianjing.
But the more bizarre and strange things are, the more people like to see them.
Because curiosity is human instinct.
Most people didn’t know the hidden meaning of Lu Sen’s move, but a few people still saw it.
In the study of the Eighth Wise King, besides him, there were four important court officials sitting there.
Bao Zheng, Si Guangma, Master Pang and Ouyang Xiu.
"Master Lu has already begun to spread his master's philosophy. What do you think?" asked the Eighth Wise King Zhao Yuanzuo.
Sima Guang chuckled. "I think it's okay. At least now the people understand the methods of those who pretend to be gods and ghosts. He is not instilling evil ways into the people."
Master Pang echoed, "I also think that the Eighth Sage King is too worried. Master Lu is very methodical in his actions. At least he didn't spread inappropriate remarks."
Seeing that the two men disagreed with his opinion, the Eighth Sage King said to Bao Zheng: "Xiren, what do you think?"
"I have no idea for now." Bao Zheng narrowed his eyes, looking very bored: "Just as they said, there is nothing wrong with Master Lu."
"But he has already begun to spread the essence of his own school."
"It's not a bad thing." Bao Zheng said gently.
The Eighth Wise King was stunned for a moment. He was quite frustrated that Bao Zheng did not agree with him.
The two can be considered close friends.
The others looked at Bao Zheng and the Eighth Wise Kings with strange expressions.
The party ended in a bad mood.
Because their homes were not far from each other, Bao Zheng and Master Pang were traveling together at this time.
The public security in Bianjing City is now very good. There are detectives from Kaifeng Prefecture patrolling, and Marshal Mu patrolling with dozens of soldiers every day. People from the underworld dare not act recklessly.
I don’t even dare to eat for free.
The city of Bianjing was already extremely prosperous, and now that public security has improved, it seems even more prosperous.
Master Pang looked at the shop on his left for a while, and then he found Bao Zheng walking side by side with him and asked, "Xiren, don't you think the Eighth Sage King has been a little out of his mind recently?"
Bao Zheng was silent for a while, and after walking a short distance, he said: "Perhaps the Eighth Sage King is in a bad mood."
"He is indeed in a bad mood." Master Pang said with a smile: "Don't you think he is targeting Master Lu?"
"It's not surprising. This government is also like this. We suppressed the news of Master Lu for a whole year last year."
"It's different. Xiren, you suppressed the news about Master Lu because you were afraid that Master Lu would spread rumors and confuse the people." Master Pang said with a smile, "But the Eighth Sage King targeted Master Lu for other reasons."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Master Lu is close to the Prince of Runan."
Bao Zheng frowned: "The Eighth Sage King is definitely not such a narrow-minded person."
"Prefect Bao, not everyone is like you. No matter who you are facing, you have the courage to treat everyone equally." Master Pang said as he walked, "The reason why the Eighth Sage King is so virtuous is because he was the emperor's adopted father. If you hadn't solved the case of the 'cat-for-prince' case, the emperor would still call him father. When people get along for a long time, they will develop feelings. Judging from the past, the Eighth Sage King really raised the emperor like his own son."
Bao Zheng was stunned and didn't say anything.
But he had to admit that what Master Pang said made sense.
"I've said before that if you want to win over Master Lu, you can just offer him Princess Fukang in marriage, but the emperor refused." Master Pang continued.
Bao Zheng shook his head slightly: "Of course, Master Lu already has a wife. If Princess Fukang wants to marry, she can only be a concubine, otherwise Master Lu will be forced to divorce his wife. The government governs the country with benevolence and will never do such a ridiculous thing to separate the couple."
After hearing this, Master Pang raised his lips, and seemed to smile even more happily: "So the Eighth Sage Prince is anxious. Although the emperor already has a crown prince, the crown prince is in poor health and relies entirely on Master Lu's fruit. Master Lu is in love with the Prince of Runan. You know, the son of the Prince of Runan, Zhao Shu, was also the crown prince for a period of time."
When Bao Zheng heard this, he looked helpless. He didn't like this kind of thing.
"So, you should stand aside, Prefect Bao." Grand Tutor Pang bowed and said with a smile, "I'm already at the door of my house, so I won't see you off. See you in the court tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Bao Zheng watched Master Pang's back disappear behind the red gate, stood there for a while, and then slowly walked again.
Half an incense stick later, Bao Zheng returned to Kaifeng Prefecture. He looked at the files, but after flipping through them for a long time, he did not read a single word.
Master Pang’s words kept ringing in my ears.
Bao Zheng had a very good relationship with the Eighth Wise Kings, and he did not want the Eighth Wise King to lose his reputation in his later years because of this incident.
Because he personally felt that there was nothing wrong with what Master Lu did. He would not dare to say that he was doing things for the people, but he was also a non-confrontational person and would never have the intention of supporting Zhao Shu in competing for the throne.
He wanted to persuade the Eighth Wise King, but he couldn't find a suitable way. Although the Eighth Wise King had a good personality, his true temperament was very stubborn and he would hardly change his mind once he made up his mind.
Just as he was wondering, he suddenly heard a loud noise outside the street. Just as he was wondering, he saw Deputy Chief Constable Wang Chao trotting in.
"What happened outside?" Bao Zheng asked.
"I heard that Master Lu has built a 'Rejuvenation Sanatorium' on the side of the mountain to treat difficult and complicated diseases."
Bao Zheng's eyes widened: "Master Lu, are you planning to compete with the palace for fame and emulate the Tian family to replace Qi?"
It's no wonder Bao Zheng thought so. Nowadays, no matter what profession you are in, if you do too many "good things", you will be feared.
Then he looked at Wang Chao and said, "Take someone to investigate this matter quickly and report back in the evening."
Wang Chao took the order and went out. By midnight, the news that Lu Sen had built a large courtyard on the side of the hill had been placed on Bao Zheng's desk.
He looked at it for a while and his expression became a little ugly.
The next day in the court, Bao Zheng saw Lu Sen among the people queuing to enter the palace. This was exactly what he wanted, so he waited in the court to question Master Lu why he acted in this way.
As a result, when the morning court began, before Bao Zheng even had a chance to speak, three or four censors stood up to impeach Lu Sen.
This made Bao Zheng extremely satisfied. He felt that these people had good moral character and were able to speak their mind after eating Master Lu's food.
The Eighth Wise King also smiled.
However, what happened next was beyond Bao Zheng's expectations. Zhao Zhen, sitting on the dragon throne, actually laughed.
"I already knew about this matter a long time ago, and my Zhao family was also involved in this matter."
When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials were somewhat confused.
At that moment, Zhao Zhen began to explain to everyone.
It turned out that a few days ago, the Prince of Runan quietly entered the palace and said that Lu Sen wanted to use the Rejuvenation Banner to treat the people, but he was afraid that he would be accused of "Tian replacing Qi", so he joined forces with the palace.
Lu Sen was only responsible for setting up the rejuvenation banner and building a large courtyard, while the palace was responsible for confirming who could go there for treatment.
For this purpose, about half of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau had to do this job. At the same time, half of the imperial doctors in the palace also provided free medical consultations on weekdays, wrote out prescriptions, and asked people to get the medicine.
If the illness is something that even the imperial physician cannot treat, or it is an emergency, you can go to the Rejuvenation Sanatorium in Aishan for treatment with a sign issued by the imperial physician.
It sounds simple, but the procedure involves three rounds of review. Under normal circumstances, only patients with real serious illnesses are eligible to go for free.
In this way, because of the free clinics in the palace and the power to decide who can receive medical treatment lies in the palace, the patients will place seven points of gratitude on Zhao, and the remaining three points will be taken by Lu Sen.
There would be no more worries about "Tian replacing Qi".
After listening to Zhao Zhen's excited narration, all the civil and military officials were quite surprised. Some of them were so naive that they bowed to Lu Sen on the spot to express their admiration.
People are all made of flesh and blood. Every family has relatives and friends. Anyone who is older has experienced the separation of life and death. Lu Sen's fruit and honey can provide a lifeline for these dignitaries.
And this spring banner can bring hope to ordinary people.
The so-called saint is nothing more than this.
Only the Eighth Sage King felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help muttering: "He bypassed the Zhongshu Gate and got the job done. This is a demonstration to us!"
Lu Sen calmly accepted the thanks from most people, without any change in his expression.
"Master Lu has presented such a great gift and has made great contributions to the country. What do you think should be the reward?" Zhao Zhen asked.
Civil and military officials discussed the matter, but no one reached a unified opinion.
Finally, the Prince of Runan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think he can be awarded an honorary title."
The so-called honors refer to special official titles and honors, such as first-class merit and second-class merit.
Bao Zheng's title of Longtu Pavilion Direct Scholar was a civil service honor, which was very prestigious. Although he did not have much real power, his status was extremely high.
So many people also call him Bao Longtu.
And...the salary is extremely high.
Bao Zheng's annual salary was equivalent to nearly 10 million yuan in modern times. Most of his financial subsidies actually came from the title of Grand Secretary of Longtu Pavilion.
Zhao Zhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll make him a direct scholar of Tianzhang Pavilion. What do you think?"
"The government is wise."
No one would have any objection to conferring an honorary title on Lu Sen that has no real power but brings a lot of money.
With what he has done recently, everyone thinks he deserves this honor.
Whether it was the giant wheeled enemy soldiers or the matter of this rejuvenation sanatorium, in essence, it was all Taotian's credit.
It was also from this day that Lu Sen was nicknamed 'Lu Tianzhang'.
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Qin Qiang was a commoner in Bian Jing. He made a living by selling fish, and was called Fishman Qiang by his relatives and friends.
His wife passed away a few years ago, leaving only a seven-year-old daughter, and the two of them depended on each other for survival.
But my daughter's health has been deteriorating in the past few years. At first, she just had a simple cough, but gradually it turned into coughing up yellow sputum with She has seen many doctors and drank countless decoctions, but she can't be cured.
Recently, the condition has developed to the point where my hair is falling out. Now my seven-year-old daughter is bald on the top of her head, with only a little hair left on the sides.
The daughter was in great pain and dared not see anyone. She gradually became skinny and had no hair. She looked like a ghost and was very scary.
In order to save their daughter, the Qin family, which was not wealthy to begin with, now only has a mud house left for the father and daughter to live in.
But my daughter's condition showed no improvement and the money was gone.
He was considering whether to sell his last place of residence. Although it was just a mud house, the land price in Bianjing was high, and selling it would raise a considerable sum of money for him.
It would be enough time for my daughter to receive treatment for two or three years. If it really didn’t work, I would leave Beijing and take my daughter to the countryside to spend the last period of time there.
Just as he was hesitating, the apprentice in the clinic suddenly ran over and knocked on the door, shouting excitedly: "Fishmonger Qiang, take your daughter to Jinshui Street. The emperor is kind and can't bear to see the suffering of the people, so he sent the imperial physician to provide free medical treatment."
Imperial Physician, Free?
If other people did this, people would be skeptical, fearing it was a trap.
But Zhao Zhen was different. Everyone knew his reputation for kindness and was willing to believe it.
Even the people of Liao knew that Zhao Zhen was known for his kindness.
The fishmonger immediately rushed to Jinshui Street holding his daughter.
The imperial physician was indeed different. The old man with white beard looked like an expert. He could tell at a glance that his daughter had a strange disease and gave him a sign.
The fishmonger Qiang held the sign, listened to the instructions, and followed a man in armor in a daze to a low hill outside the city.
This is the Taoist temple of Master Lu, and it is also a well-known fact in the city of Bianjing.
Then we were taken to a very large round building. When we got closer, we found that this round house was actually made up of pieces of wood.
In the middle of the big room, there was a tall flagpole with a green sail on it, emitting a little green light.
It doesn't look like an ordinary thing at all.
"Put your daughter down and give her some dry food, then you can leave." A woman in a strange white robe pointed inside and said bluntly: "Family members of the patient cannot stay here."
The fishmonger Qiang looked at his daughter and was very worried.
"Don't worry, this is the women's room, and it's under the eyes of Master Lu, who dares to mess around?" The middle-aged woman seemed a little impatient: "If you don't want to, leave and leave the seat for others."
Frightened by this, the fishmonger Qiang immediately carried his daughter inside. Then he found that there were many neatly arranged wooden beds in the big house, and many of them already had women lying on them.
Most of the women were in good spirits, only a few were sleeping soundly.
"Don't look around, bed number 38 in the women's room." The woman took the fishmonger's sign, looked at it, and stuffed it back to him. She pointed to a clean little bed next to it and said, "Put the person there, and you can go. If you want to bring dry food for the patient, you have to remember her number, number 38, don't forget it."
The fishmonger nodded repeatedly, trying hard to memorize the number.
Then he walked out of the big house, looked back, and looked extremely confused.
Then he looked up a little further and saw the cave of Master Lu halfway up the hill. All of a sudden, he had a feeling that his daughter's illness would be cured this time.
Because this place is the Taoist temple of Master Lu.
Thank you, government officials, and thank you, Master Lu.
The fishmonger knelt down and kowtowed three times towards the direction of the imperial palace, and then three times towards the low hill.
