The village chief and Li Zheng were quite happy when they were led into the county government office. They had not expected to see the county magistrate so smoothly. Who could have imagined that they would be locked up? Immediately, the two of them felt something was wrong.

Soon Zhang Dazhui, the carriage driver, was also sent in. The three of them were locked in an empty room without even a piece of straw and only a toilet in the corner.

For several days, only two yamen runners came to deliver meals twice a day without saying anything.

The three of them could only eat hard steamed buns, drink a bowl of plain porridge, and sleep on the cold and hard ground. However, the ground was too cold, and they felt aches all over after lying down for a while.

What a sin! The village chief cries every day. He regrets it! He should have sent someone to deliver the message. And the same goes for the other two.

Later, the three of them slept sitting back to back like this, and finally got through those days.

One day, someone finally came to tell them that the county magistrate wanted to see them.

The three of them were excited at first, but then they calmed down immediately. After all, these three people were not ordinary villagers who had never seen the world.

The three of them thought the magistrate had bad intentions. When they met Magistrate Yu, they directly took out Feng Zhishang's jade token and refused to say anything else.

County Magistrate Yu took the white jade in his hand and felt it. "What a fine piece of jade!" he thought to himself, "This little villager has such a fine treasure."

But the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong. The master came over to take a look and was also shocked.

"This is the badge of the Imperial Hospital!"

"Ah!" County Magistrate Yu was so frightened that his hands trembled and he broke out in a cold sweat.

If you look more closely, you will see that this waist badge is not used by ordinary imperial physicians. The waist badges of ordinary imperial physicians are engraved with the word "doctor", but this one is engraved with "for imperial use".

This, this is the legendary imperial physician, the imperial physician who specializes in treating the royal family.

County Magistrate Yu slapped his forehead fiercely. He was so stupid. How could a few villagers identify the epidemic at a glance? Of course, there must be someone behind the scenes. He regretted why he had locked the man up without asking any questions!

"Excuse me, where is the master who holds this jade token now?"

"Hmph!" The village chief was furious! If you had asked him a few days ago, he would have happily told you, but now he doesn't want to talk about it.

"Oh!" County Magistrate Yu hurriedly explained, "Everyone, you guys don't know. You just arrived and said there was an epidemic. I have to investigate. Otherwise, won't this cause chaos in Yongkang County?"

When the village chief and his two companions heard this, they wondered if this was their fault. It was truly unjust. They hadn't suffered in vain these past few days.

County Magistrate Yu quickly called the yamen runners and took the village chief downstairs to wash and change clothes, and then he would personally entertain the village chief and others.

The village chiefs and their companions exchanged a glance and said, "We are sorry to trouble the county magistrate with such hospitality. We have been away for a few days, and we are afraid that our families may miss us. We have already delivered our message, and we will return now. Goodbye!"

After saying this, he snatched the jade token back from County Magistrate Yu and turned away.

County Magistrate Yu was stunned. He had not expected these people to be so arrogant. He shouted and was about to arrest them, but was stopped by the legal advisor.

"Your Excellency, please do not turn against them. The presence of the Imperial Physician is a turning point for us. If the Imperial Physician has brought the epidemic under control, we will be rewarded for our assistance. If he cannot control the epidemic, it will be his responsibility."

County Magistrate Yu thought it made sense and asked, "So what should we do now?"

"Go back to the village with them and meet the imperial physician."

"it is good!"

After the two men discussed it, they immediately set out to chase after him.

In fact, the village chief and his men couldn't leave either; the carriage was still in someone else's hands! Three people stood at the gate of the county government office, discussing what to do.

County Magistrate Yu arrived with his legal advisor and quickly took the other person's carriage. The carriage originally belonged to him, but now he had to return it with great pain.

The village chief was relieved when he got the carriage back, otherwise how would he explain to the Mu family when he returned.

Just like that, County Magistrate Yu shamelessly followed the village chief back to Daxi Village.

When they arrived at Daxi Village, County Magistrate Yu was quite surprised to see that everyone in the village had a piece of cloth covering their face.

"Village chief, what are you doing?" County Magistrate Yu asked, pointing at the villagers' masks.

The village chief finally got home and was in a much better mood. He spoke to him for a few more words, telling him that these were masks made by the miracle doctor, which were magical and would keep them from getting sick after wearing them. He also told him that the miracle doctor had given them a health song, which they could sing every day and would keep them from getting sick.

When the village chief's wife, Zhang, heard the chief and his companions had returned, she hurried out to greet them. Before they could speak, the two daughters-in-law brought water and had the chief wash his hands and face outside the door. They then brought him a bowl of medicine, told him to take off his outer clothes and shoes and place them in a bucket outside the door. After he changed into clean clothes, shoes, and socks, they welcomed him in.

County Magistrate Yu stood at the door, stunned. Was this also what the miracle doctor said?

The village chief returned home and lay comfortably on his warm kang. He ate another bowl of dumplings and drank a bowl of tea. Only then did he remember County Magistrate Yu.

No matter how angry you are, he is an official after all, and you can't just leave him alone.

When County Magistrate Yu saw that the village chief had thrown him out, he was very angry. If it had happened under normal circumstances, he would have definitely punished him for disrespect.

However, he couldn't break off relations with the imperial physician before seeing him. He took his men around the village and found out that all the patients were concentrated in a small courtyard.

There was no other way, so in order to see the imperial physician, they had to go to the small courtyard.

Before reaching the door, he could smell a strong smell of medicine. Magistrate Yu stood at the door and did not dare to go in. He sent a yamen runner inside to pass on a message.

The moment he opened the door, County Magistrate Yu took several steps back, fearing that a patient would pounce on him.

But the yard was quiet, with only two large pots steaming and two rows of neatly arranged racks where herbs were drying.

Where is the patient?

At this time, a man dressed strangely and wearing a mask walked out of the house.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

The bailiff showed his clothes. Isn't this sign obvious enough?

"You are the police, right? But the doctor said that no one without a mask and protective suit is allowed to come in."

County Magistrate Yu quickly stepped forward and said, "Young man, please tell them that the magistrate of Yongkang County is here to visit the...miracle doctor!"

"Visiting the miracle doctor? But the miracle doctor doesn't live here."

"Ah!" County Magistrate Yu was a little surprised, but also not surprised: "Where does the miracle doctor live?"

"The miracle doctor lives in the Mu Mansion in the bamboo forest to the east."

County Magistrate Yu brought his legal advisor and yamen runners with him, and they inquired all the way to the outside of the bamboo forest.

In front of me is a lush, dark bamboo forest. Outside the forest are several thick bamboo poles, supporting a wooden plaque with a copper bell hanging under the plaque.

County Magistrate Yu read the words on the plaque: "Do not disturb me unless you are sincere! This name is elegant, and it has a bit of the charm of a hermit."

Master: "Could it be that this imperial physician was a scholar in the palace and came here to live in seclusion?"

County Magistrate Yu felt that this must be the case, so several people circled the bamboo forest again and again but could not find the entrance.

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