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Chapter 96: Transfer to Imperial Physician

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"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Inside the palace, Wu Wen bowed respectfully to Li Jiancheng who was sitting right in front of him.

Li Jiancheng smiled and waved, motioning him to come closer and talk.

"I was right about you. You have done a great job in solving the plague this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?" Li Jiancheng's tone was full of appreciation.

"Your Highness, I dare not take credit for myself. The reason why we were able to solve the plague problem this time is because of the great help from Taoist Master Sun Simiao. I just made some small suggestions." Wu Wen said humbly.

"If Your Highness wants to reward me, just give me some gold and silver, and I will be satisfied." Wu Wen continued modestly.

"Good, respectful and humble, my commander is quite a gentleman." Li Jiancheng said with a smile, quite satisfied with Wu Wen's humble attitude.

"In that case, I will reward you with ten thousand coins, twenty pieces of cloth, and a good horse." Li Jiancheng said generously.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wu Wen bowed again, his heart full of gratitude.

"Don't be too happy yet. This is just my initial reward." Li Jiancheng said with a smile.

"Tomorrow, you will go to court with me, and His Majesty will give you additional rewards. You must be prepared." Li Jiancheng reminded.

"Going to court tomorrow?" Wu Wen asked doubtfully.

"I have reported your achievements to His Majesty, and His Majesty is very satisfied with your performance."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "This time you have not only saved the people from suffering from the plague, but you have also won honor for me. I will naturally say a few good words for you in front of His Majesty."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. I am just doing my duty." Wu Wen said calmly.

"Duty?" Li Jiancheng nodded with satisfaction. "You said it well!"

"Tomorrow when you go to court, I will make all the arrangements and strive for the greatest reward for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wu Wen bowed again.

After the conversation, Wu Wen took his leave and left the palace.

I happened to meet Wei Zheng.

"Nephew Wu, you have accomplished a great deed this time!" As soon as he saw him, Wei Zheng came up to him with a smile.

"Uncle Wei!" Wu Wen saluted.

"No need to be polite." Wei Zheng grabbed his arm and said happily, "I just met your highness and I'm sure you got a lot of rewards!"

He leaned forward slightly, approached and whispered, "This is nothing. There will be another surprise when we go to court tomorrow."

When Wu Wen heard the word "surprise", he guessed that it must be a matter of conferring a title.

If the news about Yang Ergou was just hearsay, then hearing it from Wei Zheng's mouth would be nine out of ten true.

"Come on, treat me to a drink, you won't be stingy, right?" Wei Zheng said jokingly.

"What are you talking about, Uncle Wei? It's my honor to treat you to a drink." Wu Wen said with a smile.

As he spoke, Wu Wen accompanied Wei Zheng out of the East Palace and went to the nearest restaurant.

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The next morning.

Wu Wen arrived at the East Palace early and went to the imperial palace to attend court with Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

In Tai Chi Hall,

Civil officials and military generals were on both sides.

At the summons of Emperor Li Yuan, Wu Wen was called into the hall.

"Your Majesty, I am Wu Wen, the commander of the Eastern Palace, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Wu Wen saluted.

"Are you Wu Wen?"

Li Yuan, wearing a yellow robe and sitting majestically on the dragon throne, looked at Wu Wen below.

"I thought you must be a Confucian general, but I didn't expect you to be so tall and strong."

"Father, Wu Wen once followed me to fight against Liu Heita. He was extremely powerful and a brave general who was the bravest among the three armies. Liu Heita died at his hands." Crown Prince Li Jiancheng stepped forward and spoke well of Wu Wen.

"Yes, I know about this as well."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, then looked at Wu Wen again.

"You have eliminated the plague this time, which is a great achievement for the country. I will reward you greatly for your meritorious service."

"I will confer upon you the title of male of Wannian County, with a fief of 300 households, a mansion in Chang'an City, and a reward of 10,000 gold coins," Li Yuan announced.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Wu Wen kowtowed to express his gratitude.

However, Li Yuan had not finished speaking yet, he continued: "Since you have such great skills in medicine, it is indeed a waste of your talent to only let you be the leader of the Eastern Palace."

"I will now appoint you as the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and you will be responsible for dealing with the plague in the world." Li Yuan said.

Hearing this, Wu Wen couldn't help but frown.

At this time, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng stepped forward and said, "Father, Wu Wen is the commander of the Eastern Palace and a military commander. It is inappropriate to ask him to be the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Moreover, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau is only of the seventh rank, while Wu Wen is the commander of the Eastern Palace, of the fifth rank..."

Before Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Li Yuan interrupted him:

"My Tang Dynasty has many brave generals, and we have no shortage of capable warriors, but we lack people like Wu Wen who can help the court.

Since you said that the Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau was only a seventh-rank official, and he is now a fifth-rank official, then I will confer him the title of Wannian County Master, with a fief of 500 households, which is also a fifth-rank official!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Jiancheng instantly understood that letting Wu Wen work in the Imperial Medical Bureau was fake, and transferring him out of the Eastern Palace was the real deal.

"Okay, it's settled!"

Li Yuan waved his hand and decided the matter.

The smile on Li Jiancheng's face disappeared instantly, and he stood aside with a grim face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Wu Wen walked forward to express his gratitude calmly.

After the court session, Wu Wengang was about to follow Crown Prince Li Jiancheng back.

Halfway through, he was stopped by two people.

These two people were none other than Doctor Zhou and Doctor Liu from the Imperial Medical Bureau who developed the cowpox vaccine together with Wu Wen in Zhujia Village.

"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Physician." The two men bowed.

"It is a blessing for the court and the people that County Master Wu can serve in the Imperial Medical Bureau."

The two men praised Wu Wen, not because they were flattering, but because they knew Wu Wen's abilities very well and therefore admired him from the bottom of their hearts.

"County Wu has never been to the Imperial Medical Bureau. Why don't we take you there so you can get familiar with it first?" Imperial Physician Zhou suggested.

"No, I have other things to deal with. In two days, when I go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to take up my post, I will ask the two imperial physicians to familiarize me with it." Wu Wen said with a bow.

"Then we'll take our leave first." The two bowed and said goodbye.

Wu Wen returned to the East Palace.

Meet Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

At this time, his face still looked bad.

"Father, what does this mean?"

Li Jiancheng questioned, "Wu Wen is the commander of my Eastern Palace, but now he is being asked to be the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau?"

Hearing his questioning, Wang Gui, a servant of the Eastern Palace, said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid that His Majesty's move is a warning to you."

"What do you mean?" Li Jiancheng asked puzzledly.

"Didn't you summon Xue Wanche into the palace?" Wang Gui reminded.

This sentence instantly awakened Li Jiancheng.

If he recruits a general to serve as the commander of the Eastern Palace, then he will have one less commander in the Eastern Palace.

Li Jiancheng's emotions gradually calmed down. He looked up at Wu Wen and said, "From now on, you should work hard in the Imperial Medical Bureau. When the time comes, I will transfer you back to the Eastern Palace."

Wu Wen bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"You can leave now." Li Jiancheng turned around and waved his hand.

"I'll take my leave." Wu Wen said goodbye and left.

At this time, Yang Ergou was waiting outside.

Seeing Wu Wen coming out, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir, I just heard that although His Majesty has made you the Prince of Wannian County, he has made you the director of that shitty Imperial Medical Bureau..."

Wu Wen suddenly turned around and glared at him: "Be careful what you say!"

"This is the emperor's order. Even if you have any objections, you should keep them in your heart and not say them out loud." He stretched out a finger, poked his chest and said.

"Oh!" Yang Ergou shut his mouth immediately.

"For me, going to the Imperial Medical Bureau might not be a bad thing."

A smile appeared on Wu Wen's lips.

Yang Ergou didn't understand this and scratched his head in confusion.

Wu Wenben didn't like the position of leader of the Eastern Palace. It was too restrictive. He had to report for work every day and ask for leave before doing anything.

It was different when I went to the Imperial Medical Bureau.

The Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau is the top leader and the highest-ranking official. He is the only one who appoints others, no one appoints him.

Moreover, anyone with a little experience in officialdom should know that he was assigned to be the Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, so he would not be asked to do everything.

In this way, Wu Wen will have a lot of free time.

He will also have more time to do what he wants to do.

"You should serve the East Palace well. When I'm gone, you must remember to be careful with your words and actions." Wu Wen instructed Yang Ergou.

"Yes, I will." Yang Ergou nodded seriously in response.

I went to the library again and told my master Li Chunfeng about this. He didn't seem to react much and just said, "I know."

Leave the East Palace.

Wu Wen returned home.

Not long after, the eunuch who came to announce the reward arrived.

【Disciple:
I have heard that commending merits is to encourage the people, and bestowing titles is to show the virtuous. Now there is Wu Wen, who is both civil and military, and has ambitions to conquer the world. Since he followed my son Jiancheng in the war, he has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements and made outstanding contributions. Especially recently, Wu Wen used his superb medical skills to eliminate the plague and save the people from the water and fire, which has benefited the country and the people.

The title of Wannian County Master is a prestigious title of the imperial court, and should not be granted lightly unless one has made special contributions. Wu Wen's contribution is truly outstanding in the contemporary world, and he should be given an additional title and reward to honor his virtue.

I hereby confer Wu Wen the title of the Marquis of Wannian County, with a fief of 500 households, and grant him gold and silk to honor his merits. I hope Wu Wen will work hard and make new achievements to live up to my high expectations.

The Lord will do it. 】

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

After Wu Wen received the imperial edict, he was rewarded.

Everything else was fine, but when he saw that the so-called reward of ten thousand gold coins was only ten thousand copper coins, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.

Isn't this fooling people? We agreed on 10,000 gold coins. Even if you give us a discount, or even 10 gold coins, what's the deal with these 10,000 copper coins?

According to the rules, Wu Wen took out a silver ingot and quietly gave it as a reward to the eunuch who came to convey the imperial edict.

"Mr. Wu, you are too polite." The eunuch smiled flatteringly and left happily.

"Congratulations, sir, on being awarded the title of Viscount of Kaiguo County!" Little Fugui walked up excitedly, his face filled with joy, and congratulated Wu Wen.

Wu Wen smiled and patted his head, saying, "Pack up and get ready to move."

Hearing this, little Fugui was even more delighted and his face was full of smiles.

The mansion bestowed by the emperor was a large house with three entrances and three exits. It was a symbol of status. It was both grand and spacious, and could not be compared to the house they lived in now.

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　Thanks to Fenlitaojinjin for the reward!
　　
　
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