Song Yi

Chapter 368

Du Wenhao was moved when he learned that Shen Shengping had assisted the two prime ministers' masters successively. He got up and saluted: "Mr. Shen, please sit down quickly, you have worked hard all the way!"

Shen Shengping hurriedly bowed his thanks and sat down beside him.

Du Wenhao cupped his hands and said, "In the future, I will rely on Mr. for all matters related to the death of the criminal."

Shen Shengping returned the salute and smiled slightly: "I have a question I want to ask my lord, please think carefully before answering."

Du Wenhao was slightly taken aback: "Excuse me, sir."

Shen Shengping stroked his snow-white beard, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Du Wenhao and said, "What are your lord's requirements for being an official? That is to say, does your lord want to be an official in the future, or do you want to be content with the status quo and be at ease?" ? Or do you not care about being an official, but only obsessed with practicing medicine?"

"Is there any difference between the three?"

"There's a big difference. If you just want to practice medicine for fun, you can be an official or not. Then I advise you not to take an official career. Otherwise, you will easily cause disasters. It's better to concentrate on practicing medicine and become a generation of famous doctors. The same will last forever. ;If you want to be an official, but you just want to sit in the current position and don't want to work hard to climb up, then the old man can help you handle some of the affairs that you need to do in the current position. Such a safe official has been sitting for a long time , you can go up one or two ranks in terms of seniority, but you will definitely not be a high-ranking official; if you have lofty aspirations and intend to heal people and the country, rectify the long-standing evils of the Song Dynasty, and enrich the country and strengthen the army, then you have to work hard and work hard gone."

Du Wenhao thought for a while and asked, "I'm an official now. I was promoted from the fourth grade to a criminal officer, but I feel very dissatisfied with what I did. From my husband's point of view, I am more suitable as an official?"

Shen Shengping stroked his white beard and said: "According to what I know, adults are known as benevolent doctors, with a kind heart, easy to talk, and not very decisive in dealing with things..."

Du Wenhao smiled wryly: "Yes, I know that my character is not suitable for being an official."

"My lord's words are absurd. If you can carefully examine the important ministers in the court, you will know that there are people with various personalities. Not all of them are cunning and slippery, but there are also kind-hearted and prudent people. There are not a few of them. Therefore, there is no question of which character is more suitable for being an official, but how to make good use of one's character, maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and how to seize various opportunities."

Du Wenhao listened with great interest: "So, a good person like me can also be a high-ranking official?"

"Of course, it depends on human effort. The key is the person's ideas and ambitions. That's why I asked this question."

Du Wenhao chuckled: "Since my character can also appear in general, no one will refuse to be a high-ranking official."

"Okay, is your lord willing to make some necessary sacrifices in order to achieve the goal of going out and entering the phase?"

"Of course you have to give if you want to get it. I can understand that, but what kind of sacrifice do you have to make?"

"Such as sacrificing time for fun to accompany the boss, to communicate with colleagues, to understand the situation, to sacrifice money to treat guests and give gifts, etc. Don't worry, my lord, I will never let you make some sacrifices that violate benevolence and morality in order to get promoted. However, If you want to be a good official, to be a high official, you must play tricks and tricks."

"Hehe, Mr. has helped Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi succeed in their careers. They must be well versed in the principles of being an official when they become prime ministers. Please give me your advice."

Shen Shengping grinned and lowered his voice: "Official career is difficult and dangerous. If you do well, you will be majestic. If you don't do well, you will be dismissed from office and even risk your life. , when things happen, you are all-round and exquisite, bow to your superiors, be polite to your subordinates, be able to give and earn, to praise and suppress, to deceive and to fear, to be good at figuring out what is good, to drill upwards to be pervasive, to be full of benevolence and morality when dealing with things, to let People feel proud and upright, neither arrogant nor humble, to do things really well, but also to be wise and protect oneself, to be ruthless to dissidents, and to be ruthless to those who dissent. These are the requirements of being an official, and adults ask themselves how much they can do?"

Du Wenhao's head grew dizzy when he heard it, and he poked his hands out: "Listening to what Mr. said, I'm afraid I can't do anything."

"It depends on human effort. Who is born to be an official? As long as you keep these principles in mind and use them flexibly when you encounter situations, you will find that it is not difficult to achieve these."

Du Wenhao stood up and walked to the window. Looking at the twilight outside, he said lightly with his hands behind his back: "It's nothing to sacrifice a little time and money, but I have no pursuits, and my ambitions are not high. I don't want to be an official." I don't want to spend my time trying to figure out what I want. However, the emperor has appointed me as a criminal officer again, and I have to do my job well. So, for the question just now, sir, I will choose the second one. .Do not compete with others, just do your job well.”

Du Wenhao's answer seemed to be within Shen Shengping's expectations, he was not surprised at all, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Since that's the case, this old man should handle matters related to the criminal officer for adults."

"Everything has to be done." Du Wenhao thought for a while, and then said: "The top priority, you can help me with two things first. The first thing is to help me write a letter to the imperial court, suggesting the establishment of a medical qualification approval system. All medical practitioners must After passing the relevant qualification examinations, one can practice medicine after obtaining the qualifications, and those who practice medicine illegally will be dealt with according to the law."

"Yes, how does your lord plan to conduct the qualification examination?"

"Compared to the examination for the appointment of imperial medical officials. It is divided into prescriptions, acupuncture, and ulcers. The total examination subjects are "Su Wen", "Nan Jing", "On the Origin and Symptoms of Various Diseases", "Supplementary Notes on Materia Medica", "Thousands of Golden Prescriptions" 》, each subject must be read in the medical code of the undergraduate course. Those who pass the test will be issued a license and allowed to practice medicine. Those who fail will have a tutoring class and take the test again in the next year. Those who fail will not be allowed to practice medicine.”

Shen Shengping thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord, you need to think twice about this memorial."

Du Wenhao frowned and said, "Why?"

"There have been no restrictions on the practice of doctors since ancient times, and it all depends on the approval of the people. Many doctors have not read medical classics, and some are even illiterate. They rely on a few ancestral secret recipes or occasional folk remedies, but they have miraculous effects in treating certain diseases. , they can get the approval of the people around them, if the qualification examination is carried out as proposed by the adults, these doctors will definitely not be able to pass, and there are a lot of these doctors, the people may not agree with the adults' approach. I am afraid it will cause a civil uprising."

"However, we must find a way to solve the abuse of quack doctors killing people!"

"The old man has a plan, which can be considered by adults."

"Well, let's hear it."

"Adults can submit a letter to the imperial court to implement the medical examination system. The content of the examination can be carried out according to the adult's idea. However, the examination is completely voluntary, and only the list of passers is announced. Those who pass will be granted a certificate issued by the imperial court. Those who fail can still continue to practice medicine. In this way , Those who pass the exam will get the imperial certificate, which means that they have been recognized by the government for their medical skills, proving that their medical skills are superb, and their reputation as a doctor will be greatly benefited. Those who fail to pass can still continue to practice medicine. Given time, The common people will gradually choose doctors with imperial certificates to seek medical treatment, so it is better not to forcibly ban the practice of medicine for such a natural elimination."

Du Wenhao praised: "Well, your method is very good. It can not only achieve the purpose of regulating medical practitioners, but also avoid negative effects. Okay, I will do as you said. In addition, it must be stated in the memorial that the use of anesthetics It should be strictly managed in the same way as arsenic and other drugs, and a purchase and sales registration system should be implemented to prevent thieves from using it for evil."

"Yes!" Shen Shengping bowed, "My lord, I have another suggestion, please consider it."

"Say it."

"My lord, please immediately stop all medical training in various places."

Du Wenhao was very surprised: "Is this the reason? The emperor ordered me to make medical tours in various places."

Shen Shengping shook his head and smiled: "Excuse me, my lord, the emperor also ordered you to provide various prisons, right?"

"Yes, because of this, I don't understand the matter of punishment and prison, so please help me."

Shen Shengping said: "Excuse me, my lord, how many grades should I be promoted to be a criminal officer?"

Du Wenhao was stunned. Although he had reached the fourth rank, he still didn't pay much attention to the official position in the Song Dynasty, and his mind was devoted to treating illnesses.After thinking about his rank, he replied, "It should be from the fourth rank, right?"

"That's wrong, my lord, the criminal envoys of various criminal divisions are officials of the fourth rank, while those sent by the imperial court to the various criminal prisons have a higher rank, they are the third rank, and their deputy is the deputy envoy. The matter is all four grades, and there are judges and governors under the Criminal Division, may I ask your lord, has the imperial court assigned you deputy posts and set up assistant officials?"

Now Du Wenhao was really dumbfounded: "No, I don't know if you don't tell me, what's going on?"

Shen Shengping stroked his white beard and smiled mysteriously: "Of course it wasn't the emperor's negligence. In my humble opinion, the emperor is testing you!"

"Ah? Test me? Why?"

"My lord, do you know that the emperor asked you to make a medical tour, why?"

"Let me teach medical skills everywhere."

"That's right, your majesty asked you to go to various places to do medical tours for difficult diseases, to learn from medical skills, and to spread the emperor's grace. However, your lord's medical tours are not done according to this, I'm afraid it will go against your wishes."

"No way? I'm doing this so that more doctors can learn advanced medical skills."

"But the ministers in the court don't think so. Every time the adults go to a place, they give lectures and recruit disciples. There is a lot of noise. The people all know that there is a doctor Du Yu who gives money to teach disciples. He teaches real skills. When it comes to Dr. Du Yu, all of them raised their thumbs and praised him as a benevolent doctor. Don’t you know that this is what the emperor hates the most?”

Du Wenhao was very puzzled: "Isn't it good to recruit disciples and spread medical skills?"

"It is of course good to spread medical skills! But not in such a way as your lord. Does your lord know how the admonitors recently came to admonish your lord?"

"What did this group of people who are full and have nothing to do say about me? Grandstanding?"

"Hey, sensationalism is just a last resort, at worst it's annoying."

"Then what else can you say about me? Taking the opportunity to make money?"

Shen Shengping smiled: "Teaching apprentices to collect money is a matter of course. Even those jealous people can't directly blame you for taking money, but this will make them find other things to talk about."

"Apart from these two things, what else can you ask me for?" Du Wenhao said angrily, "Could it be that I said gathering people to rebel?"

Shen Shengping sighed: "If my lord could have predicted this result, he probably wouldn't have done this!"

Du Wenhao stood up abruptly: "Are you really saying that I am gathering people to rebel? How can I teach medical skills in classes, how can it be related to gathering people to rebel? These people are too good at talking?"

Shen Shengping smiled and said: "For someone else, this is naturally far-fetched, but for you, my lord, it makes sense!"

"What do you mean?"

"How did your lord come to mention the criminal officer?"

"I captured several leaders and backbones of the White Clothes Society, and the emperor appointed me to carry out various prisons."

"But the old man heard that many admonishers in the imperial court advised the imperial court, saying that your lord once saved the life of Mrs. Jingci of the White Clothes Society, and they also set up a memorial archway for you. You must have connections with the White Clothes Society, and may even be The leader behind the scenes of the White Clothes Society, the emperor had already ordered you to be arrested and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for punishment. Later, because of your meritorious service, the emperor urgently recalled the arresters. He also appointed you to mention various prisons, but , but neither give you the rank you deserve, nor prepare you a corresponding assistant." At this point, Shen Shengping tilted his head and lowered his voice: "In my old opinion, this is what the emperor used you to be suspicious of. reason."

"What do you suspect? Do you suspect me of rebellion?"

"Yes! The power of the criminal officer is very great. Once abused, the consequences will be serious. That's why you were given the position, but there were no assistant officers that should be equipped. The adults should have noticed this as soon as possible, but they have not been aware of it. Instead, they open doors everywhere to teach , to expand your influence. At this time, the emperor’s court still has doubts about your relationship with the White Clothes Club. Your lord should keep a low profile on your medical visits and mention some prisons. It’s too public now. Before the old man came, he had already heard that the admonisher was coming again. Let’s talk about your relationship with the White Clothes Society, and say that you are doing all kinds of things like this, taking advantage of the convenience of visiting doctors, recruiting disciples wantonly, and you have the style of the White Clothes Society in the past. consider."

Du Wenhao couldn't laugh or cry: "I also made mistakes in teaching medical skills! This is simply...!"

Shen Shengping said: "This is how official career is. It is a common thing to oppress others, but you don't have to worry, there is still time to remedy it."

"How to remedy it?" Du Wenhao asked dejectedly.

"From now on, it's okay to consult with doctors about difficult and miscellaneous diseases. The fixed-point sales of anesthetics can also continue, but don't open the door to hold such large-scale lectures for training. Training female officials and stable women is a good thing to accumulate merit, but don't Use a lot of training, reduce the scale, and do it in a low-key manner.”

"Well, although the training makes a lot of money, it is also very tiring. Since it will arouse the suspicion of the court, then just don't do it."

"Well, the emperor has already been deeply impressed by your lord's medical skills. The reason why the emperor granted you the post of punishment is because of his ability to solve crimes. Focus on prisons, followed by medical visits. It is enough to focus on difficult cases and the laparotomy that adults are good at."

"Okay, listen to sir!"

"Your Excellency, you don't need to worry about reporting to the court, the old man will report it in time."

"Okay, I heard that this memorial is very important, everything depends on the master."

"Your Excellency can rest assured that you can leave this matter to the old man."

Du Wenhao nodded: "In the past, when I mentioned some prisons, I just pretended to look at the file and looked through it. If there is no problem, it will be over. Now that you are here, I am relieved. Let's start from Leping, Jingjiang Mansion. The county has begun to raise some prisons."

"Ok."

Du Wenhao ordered Pang Yuqin and others to be called, and introduced Shen Shengping to them.Greet each other.Then, he called Zhifu Liao and Zhang Tianning and introduced his master.They asked the two to send people to bring over the criminal cases in their respective prefectures and counties in the past two years for review, and the two hurriedly agreed, and sent special people to pick them up and send them over.

With Master Shen, Du Wenhao immediately felt a lot more relaxed. Yangdi's scenery was charming, so he decided to stay here for a few more days.

The next day, he took his daughters out to Yangdi, and Liao Zhifu and Zhang Zhixian naturally accompanied him.And Master Shen stayed to review the criminal case.I had a lot of fun on this day, and I didn't return to the bamboo building until the evening.

Master Shen put a stack of files in front of Du Wenhao, stroked his white beard and said, "My lord, there are some problems in these few cases. Some misdemeanors were given heavy sentences, or serious crimes were given light sentences, or punishments were improper. The old man has already proposed corresponding rectification measures. Policy. Please make a decision, my lord."

Du Wenhao picked it up and looked it over. Master Shen's comments were concise and to the point.The relevant regulations of Song Xingtong are also attached at the back, which is clear at a glance.After reading it, I felt that the questions and solutions raised were just right, and I nodded immediately: "Very well, I will call the magistrate and county magistrate later, let them retry these cases and make a revised sentence. Report the results to me."

"Okay." Master Shen handed the other volume to Du Wenhao: "My lord, this case involves the crime of manslaughter by a quack doctor. It's not clear that I'm a doctor with a humble job. I don't know if it's appropriate. My lord, please look carefully."

Du Wenhao took the closing statement and read it carefully.This case was the first trial in Leping County, and it was reported to Jingjiang Prefecture for approval due to the sentence of imprisonment.

The case is relatively simple.A certain woman is sick, her qi is reversed, she can't sleep at night, she coughs sticky phlegm, her tongue is red, her throat is dry, her mind is in a daze, she talks nonsense, and she can't hear others.Seek treatment from a doctor surnamed Xie in a medical clinic in Leping County.Dr. Xie prescribed medicines for a period of time, but the woman's condition worsened suddenly, and finally her limbs convulsed and she died.

The woman's family was a big local landlord and sued Dr. Xie to the Yamen.Dr. Xie was summoned by the Shengtang of Zhangzhi County. After Dr. Xie arrived at the hall, he couldn't explain why his prescriptions not only failed to cure the disease, but put people to death.Zhang Zhixian thought that he used prescriptions too casually, and treated him indiscriminately without carefully checking the symptoms, so he was put to death, and he was convicted of manslaughter by a quack doctor, fifty rods, and five years in prison.The Lord of Compensation burned and buried 20 taels of silver.

The dossier material is very thin, and the interrogation record is also very simple. In addition, the secretary who recorded the record does not understand medicine, so the question is inexplicable, and the record is somewhat taken for granted.So Du Wenhao read it several times, but he didn't see a trick.

Du Wenhao asked: "Do you think there is anything wrong with this case?"

Shen Shengping said: "The 26th volume of "Song Xingtong" "Miscellaneous Laws" has a saying: "All doctors combine medicines and topic books, acupuncture, and mistakes are not as good as their own prescriptions. Those who kill people will spend two and a half years in prison." This case has been established as a quack doctor. The crime of manslaughter is not punished according to the law, but the sentence is within two and a half years. The most important thing is that the quack doctor who commits homicide is that when the doctor combines medicine, acupuncture, and acupuncture, he is "worse than his own prescription", and what is the case in this case? The proof is still unclear, and I don’t know where to use it, so the old man feels that it seems a bit far-fetched to conclude that the case is "wrong than our side". So I will draw it out and ask the adults to review it."

(End of this chapter)