The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Zhou hasn't personally treated patients for a long time, especially when it comes to injecting drugs.

And ordinary intramuscular injection no longer works. In this case, he can only inject the freshly purified penicillin slowly into the vein through intravenous injection.

The Xie family has great expectations for him.

Zhang Zhou did not explain the situation in detail.

But after all, this kind of injection method that is not accompanied by saline solution will cause significant reactions in people. Xie Junnu probably felt pain in his body, opened his eyes again, looked at the people around him, with a little hurry in his eyes.

"Awake." said the woman next to her.

Xie Zheng wanted to come in and take a look, but felt it was inconvenient.

Zhang Zhou said: "She is not awake. This is just a reaction in her coma."

Xie Junnu seemed to be conscious at this moment, but in fact she was not conscious at all. She just looked around, just like a newborn baby observing the world. She was very curious about the surrounding environment, but could not form a specific impression in her mind at all.

After a while, she looked at Zhang Zhou and then closed her eyes again.

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After the injection, Zhang Zhou took Ning Tong out of the room.

Ning Tong followed behind Zhang Zhou, carrying a medicine box on her back, as if she was Zhang Zhou's most capable assistant at this moment. She liked the feeling of following behind Zhang Zhou, because it was like following the most awesome doctor of this era.

And she doesn't have to be at the forefront of everything, so she doesn't have to bear any responsibility and can enjoy the respect of others.

At this time, Ning Tong also seemed to want to be a little woman.

"how?"

Outside the house, almost all the Xie family members gathered together, even Xie Pi and his wife were there.

Every single one of the Xie family members, more than ten people, young and old, looked at Zhang Zhou anxiously.

Zhang Zhou said: "The medicine has been used, but whether it is effective or not depends on God's will. There should be results within this day."

"Can't the dead be brought back to life?" Xie Pi asked.

Xie Qian frowned and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. The Duke of Cai came to treat the disease in person. Do you still want to ask questions? All of you should step aside. I have something to say to him."

Although Xie Qian's official position is the lowest among the men in the family, he is the backbone of the family and his words are very effective.

Then the Xie family dispersed from the spot.

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Xie Qian invited Zhang Zhou to the main hall of the Xie family. Although the main hall was very simple, after all, it was just Xie Qian's temporary residence in Beijing. Xie Qian had a family, so it was good enough that he could squeeze out a place to welcome guests.

Xie Qian personally poured tea for Zhang Zhou and said, "Thank you for coming."

"Thank you for your courtesy, Lord. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I am also compassionate." Zhang Zhou said.

Xie Qian frowned slightly and said, "You are a believer, right?"

What I mean is, how come you, a Taoist, speak in Buddhist terms?
Zhang Zhou said, "Does it matter what you believe or say?"

Xie Qian nodded. In the past, he could not accept some unorthodox ideas. In his opinion, one should behave in accordance with the rules and regulations in life and work.

For example, if you are a Taoist, you must do Taoist things and should not overstep your authority.

This was also the reason why he looked down on Zhang Zhou before.

But after going through so many things, he seemed to have let go of everything. No matter what he believed in or did, as long as he could do something for the Ming Dynasty and did something just, why bother about the so-called rules and laws?
"Whether Miss Xie can recover from the danger depends on these two days. I have done what I can." Zhang Zhou said.

Xie Qian nodded and said, "You really did your best. Whether she can escape or not, the Xie family will thank you."

Zhang Zhou said, "What arrangements will be made after Lord Xie arrives in Beijing?"

Xie Qian laughed at himself and said, "There is nothing to arrange. I just follow the court's instructions. Let's go to Xishan first. I heard that the development there is also very good and can be compared with Binhai City. It's all thanks to you."

Zhang Zhou said: "The development of a place is the result of the efforts of too many people. I dare not take credit for it."

It would be a little awkward for the two of them to sit down and talk.

After all, they used to be people with different ideas and could not work together. The last time they met was in Binhai City, and Xie Qian was more curious about where Zhang Zhou's wonderful ideas came from.

When both parties lost the desire to seek knowledge and wanted to sit down and chat like friends, Xie Qian could also feel that he and Zhang Zhou had nothing in common.

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Originally, Xie Qian wanted to invite Zhang Zhou to have dinner at his house.

But Zhang Zhou was such a busy man that he naturally didn't have the mood or time for that.

At this time in the palace, Zhu Youtang also learned from Yang Peng's report that Zhang Zhou had developed a miracle medicine.

"It can prevent people from getting infected after being injured? It can also cure many diseases? This kind of medicine... is comparable to the medicine that can cure smallpox." Zhu Youtang sighed with a relieved smile on his face.

Other people may not be able to afford this medicine, but the royal family can enjoy it.

In the future, when family members get sick, their condition may not get worse, or even they may die... Zhu Youtang felt that this kind of medicine was first researched for the royal family.

Yang Peng said: "Duke Cai has sent the medicine to the Xie Mansion, saying that it was used on Mr. Xie's granddaughter."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youtang sighed and said, "Although Mr. Xie has made mistakes, he was once my mentor. I am not an ungrateful person. It is up to Bingkuan to choose how to use the medicine."

Yang Peng said tentatively: "After returning to Beijing, Mr. Xie did not interact with officials in Beijing. Most people didn't even know he had returned to Beijing."

"I don't want him to have too much contact with people from the past." Zhu Youtang said, "If a minister is exiled because of a fault, and he still has too much contact with his former relatives and friends, do you think this is sincere atonement?"

Yang Peng thought, if relatives and friends couldn’t work, then political enemies should be able to do it.

Look at Xie Qian. Even though he had fallen out with his former friends and relatives, he was still able to get in touch with his political enemies. Isn't this an ability to be flexible and adaptable?

If Liu Jian and the others knew about this, wouldn't they be furious?
"How is the Xie family doing now?" Zhu Youtang asked again.

Yang Peng said: "Except for Lord Xie, the rest have been reinstated, and some have even been promoted. Lord Xie's younger brother is also an official in the court. He was also a Jinshi in the year of Jiwei, the same year as Duke Cai."

Zhu Youtang said: "I want to meet the Xie family."

"Who are you meeting? Lord Xie?" Yang Peng asked.

"I don't want to see him. I just can't face him." Zhu Youtang said, "Let Xie Zheng, the eldest son of the Xie family, come to the palace. We'll talk about it after the New Year... It seems that Bingkuan should have some free time. Let him come to the palace tomorrow and have dinner with me. It's time for us to have a good reunion."

In Zhu Youtang's view, since Zhang Zhou has invented the new medicine, he can come to the palace to have the reunion dinner on New Year's Day the following day.

It won’t affect anything.

"Yes, I will go and notify them right away." Yang Peng said.

"It's not a notification, it's a discussion. If Bingkuan really can't spare the time, I won't force him. Speaking of which, I also want to meet Bingkuan's children to see if... hehe."

Yang Peng understood it as soon as he heard it.

It is obvious that Zhu Youtang regarded Zhang Zhou as his own real one. It seems that the relationship between them as monarch and subject and friends is not enough, and they also want to become in-laws.

The meaning of letting Zhang Zhou bring his family to the palace for the New Year's Eve dinner was very clear. They wanted to take the opportunity to examine Zhang Zhou's children and see which one was suitable for marriage with the royal family.

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…"Your Highness, please pack up quickly. Tomorrow…at noon…cough cough cough."

After Gao Feng learned from the messenger that a family banquet would be held between the Zhang and Zhu families the following day, he hurried to inform Zhu Houzhao.

Because Zhu Houzhao will also be the protagonist of the family dinner tomorrow.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Speak slowly, what do you mean?"

Zhu Houzhao has been feeling unhappy recently. Although his sister did not come to Wenhua Palace to disturb him studying at the end of the year, she had the opportunity to enter and leave the palace, and now she has not been seen for a long time.

In his opinion, his sister had obtained the freedom he had always dreamed of, which he could not envy.

Gao Feng said: "Tomorrow at noon, Mr. Zhang and his family will come to the palace. It is arranged by His Majesty. It is said that His Majesty may also plan to let Mr. Zhang's daughter meet you, the prince..."

"I have seen her, a little girl, it's been a long time since I last met her."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but recall his childhood when he played with mud with the Zhang brothers and sisters.

Although nearly four years have passed, that was one of the rare times when Zhu Houzhao made friends with people outside the palace, so he still remembers it clearly.

Gao Feng smiled and said, "Then maybe she will become the Crown Princess."

"Who said that?" Zhu Houzhao was unhappy when he heard it, "Did the emperor say that?"

"No, Your Majesty did not say that." Yang Peng said.

Zhu Houzhao pouted his lips in disdain and said, "You still want to be my crown princess? You didn't even ask me if I'm willing? Are you forcing a marriage? Besides, the Ming Dynasty has always had to go through layers of screening to select crown princesses. How could they be designated like this? Besides, the Zhang family is now in a very high position. If he becomes my father-in-law, the Ming Dynasty should just be named Zhang in the future."

After hearing this, Gao Feng was dumbfounded.

Although the prince was no longer young, he was actually only a boy of twelve years old. These words made him feel thrilling.

"But that little girl is quite interesting." Zhu Houzhao said.

"He is not young anymore. He is about the same age as you, the prince." Gao Feng said.

"She is younger than me, just a little girl. She should be different from that dead girl Xiurong, right? She should be well-behaved, but my sister is the reincarnation of the King of Hell." Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Gao Feng had an embarrassed look on her face and thought, why is your sister so unwelcome here?

"Then change me into new clothes. I need to dress nicer tomorrow and behave well in front of my father."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao seemed to become enthusiastic.

Gao Fengxin said, aren’t you against this marriage?

Why do you dress up so carefully when you hear that you are going to have dinner with the Zhang family?
It seems...

You, the little prince, have also begun to grow up, gradually beginning to understand the relationship between men and women, and have begun to experience emotional fluctuations as spring comes and flowers bloom... Wait, why am I thinking about this? Does this have anything to do with me, Gao?
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After two busy days, Zhang Zhou was finally able to go home and have some sleep. On his way home, he began to miss the high bed and soft pillow.

When I think about returning home with warmth and fragrance in my heart... that feeling will make me look forward to it even more.

"Master, do you want to sleep?"

Wang Mingshan was in charge of driving the carriage. Seeing Zhang Zhou leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed as if resting, she couldn't help but ask.

She saw Zhang Zhou's hard work in the past two days. Although she didn't understand the ways of the world, she knew that Zhang Zhou must be very tired.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "We have persisted for several days, so we can hold on for a while. Aren't we going to be home soon?"

"Ah."

Wang Mingshan continued to drive the car.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of Zhang's house.

Yang Peng's official sedan also arrived almost at the same time.

Zhang Zhou got off the carriage and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Eunuch Yang."

Yang Peng said hurriedly, "My Lord, you must be tired. I just came to inform you. It's just a coincidence. If you were resting or hadn't come back yet, I would just tell you... But His Majesty said that he wanted to ask for your opinion... You just need to come back and tell me about it."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

It seemed that Yang Peng was delivering a message for the emperor, but also seemed that he was here to discuss something with him on behalf of the emperor.

This kind of person...seems very hypocritical.

"Go ahead." Zhang Zhou said.

"His Majesty asks if you have time to attend the banquet in the palace tomorrow." Yang Peng said.

"Okay." Zhang Zhou said, "Before noon tomorrow, I will bring my family and enter the palace together."

"That's good. I'll go back first. You're busy, you're busy." Yang Peng looked very tactful. He got on the official sedan chair and left.

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Inside Zhang's house.

Jiang Pingyu brought Lin Yi and brought the loose casual clothes that Zhang Zhou wore at home to while he was bathing.

"Master, Miss Wang said that she will enter the palace tomorrow, is that right?" Jiang Pingyu asked, placing a pair on the table.

"Yeah." Zhang Zhou replied.

Jiang Pingyu gestured to Lin Yi, meaning that Lin Yi should perform well at this time. It was rare for Zhang Zhou to come back, so this was to create an opportunity for Lin Yi.

Jiang Pingyu asked, "Are all the family members going?"

"Yes." Zhang Zhou said, "When we get to the palace, not only will His Majesty be there, but the Queen will also be there. The virtuous concubine, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the two princesses will also be present. Oh, the little princess is still in her infancy, so she may not be able to attend."

Jiang Pingyu asked curiously, "Are we going to have dinner with His Majesty's family? Isn't this too grand?"

Zhang Zhou said, "It's okay. You don't need to say too much when you go to the palace. When there are celebrations in the palace, don't you go to the palace on behalf of your family?"

Jiang Pingyu had an imperial decree after all, and she was even the protagonist in major palace events. Every time she went, Empress Dowager Zhou took good care of her.

Zhang Zhou then got up, wiped himself briefly, casually put on some thick clothes, and had someone remove the bathtub and other things.

"Fortunately, it's warm at home." Zhang Zhou said with a smile.

Jiang Pingyu said, "Then Master, you should also be careful not to catch a cold. It's too cold these days."

Zhang Zhou yawned and said, "I'm not afraid of the cold, but I'm afraid of being sleepy."

"Let Sister Lin stay and take care of you." Jiang Pingyu said, "Sister Lin has been talking about..."

"Ah."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

The women in his family rarely see him, and he even feels that he may have ignored the feelings of his family.

Lin Yi is a shy girl with a scholarly air. At least when they are alone together, she is not as "naughty" as Han Qing. But Zhang Zhou knows that many of Han Qing's characteristics were taught by Jiang Pingyu.

Jiang Pingyu was the kind of woman who was good at both housework and housework. Although she was not born in a high-class family, she was very knowledgeable, polite and creative.

Who knows if she also taught Lin Yi a bad lesson by bringing him here alone this time? (End of this chapter)