Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Guo Yuanqi sat in the elegant room of Wangjiang Tower, poured wine for Yan Qian and listened to him.

"Aren't you worried about the people in your camp being imprisoned?"

Guo Yuanqi chewed a peanut and said, "I have been a good official from the beginning to the end. I will let Xiao Yan investigate as he pleases."

"hehe--"

The two of them smiled in tacit understanding, raised their glasses and drank. Just as they were having fun, someone came from behind the pearl curtain.

"What's the matter?" Guo Yuanqi asked the person outside the curtain while drinking.

"My lord, something bad has happened. Xiao Yan has brought people to your residence."

"Speak of the devil and he will appear," Yan Qian said.

Guo Yuanqi restrained his smile and asked, "Is he really here?"

In front of the gate of the General's Mansion in Chongbeifang, guards in armor and holding sharp weapons stood around. The old housekeeper in the house didn't know what was going on and stood trembling at the door.

Xiao Yan said coldly, "This marquis is ordered to search. Please ask your Lord Guo to come out."

The old housekeeper said, "Our master is not at home right now. Can we wait until he comes back and then..."

"We are on a mission ordered by the emperor. How can we delay?" Xiao Yan tilted his head towards his subordinates and moved his chin. "Search!"

"Hey... My lords and ladies, you can't go in, you can't go in." The butler's old arms and legs were too weak to push them away.

The guards with swords rushed into the gate regardless of anything. Before they started searching, Guo Yuanqi came on horseback.

He dismounted and quickly stepped into the threshold, and saw Xiao Yan speaking in a tone like an old friend meeting.

"What brings our Dingbei Marquis here?" Guo Yuanqi said to the housekeeper, "Why are you just standing here when such a distinguished guest comes? Why don't you go make some tea?"

"Yes!"

Guo Yuanqi turned to look at Xiao Yan and asked knowingly, "I wonder why the Marquis has come to my humble residence?"

Xiao Yan said, "General Guo, you and I both know this very well. I came here today to look for something."

"Oh?" Guo Yuanqi feigned surprise. "What is the Marquis looking for that has brought him here?"

He glanced around and said, "My house is shabby and humble, and there are no rare things in it. It is not like the luxurious mansion of the Marquis, which is full of countless rare treasures."

"General Guo is busy with military affairs and his memory isn't very good. Why don't I tell you for you?"

A cold look flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He approached Guo Yuanqi and spoke in a low voice.

"General Guo has friends in the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Prison, and they've revealed that you formed a clique for personal gain, accepted bribes, sold official positions, and embezzled military funds."

He showed the search documents to Guo Yuanqi and said, "The emperor asked me to take a look."

Guo Yuanqi's expression changed slightly, but after glancing at the clerk, he quickly regained his composure and smiled.

"My Lord, you are joking. These crimes are punishable by exile and death, and the court is cracking down on them. How dare I, a mere commander, flout the court's laws and test them myself? I am a first-class official."

Xiao Yan stared at him and said, "In that case, for the sake of General Guo's innocence, I must conduct a thorough investigation."

Guo Yuanqi remained calm despite the wrath and said with a smile, "Please do as you please, my Lord."

After that, the guards searched the house inside and outside, searching through all the drawers and cabinets.

Although Guo Yuanqi was the commander of a battalion, his residence was very small. The guards searched everywhere several times, even prying open a small rockery in the middle of the main courtyard, but found no clues.

The head guard reported to Xiao Yan with a sad face, "My Lord, there is nothing."

"No?" Xiao Yan stared at him and asked, "Have you checked everything carefully? Are there any secret rooms?"

The head guard said, "I have checked the walls and floor tiles of the house several times and found nothing unusual. There is a secret room, but it contains only some books and scrolls. There is nothing else.

Gou Dongxi summoned all the imperial doctors to the lobby to discuss the matter, and the room was full of people standing inside and outside the door.

"You all have a good understanding of the Queen Mother's illness. Now please give us your opinions on what should be done about this matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone took over.

"The Queen Mother's illness is so obvious, what else can we do? Isn't arthritis treated with internal decoctions and acupuncture?"

"That's right. We've changed the recipe several times and we're at our wit's end."

Gou Dongxi's face was unhappy as he scolded them, "Just because you said you were helpless, the Emperor will spare our Imperial Hospital? I asked you to come up with a solution, not to talk nonsense. Say it again."

The hall fell into a brief silence, and no one dared to speak. Gou Dongxi casually pointed at Doctor Wang.

"Doctor Wang, what do you think we should do?"

Doctor Wang shuddered when he heard the voice, sat up straight and looked around.

"Just now, Imperial Physician Huang and Imperial Physician Pei said this. I, I don't know what to do."

These words immediately drew the contempt of Chi Musheng who was standing behind the old doctors.

A while ago, he was gossiping about Lu Ziqing behind his back. His words were sharp and decisive, but now he has become mute.

Gou Dongxi frowned and sighed, then pointed at Doctor Sun and said, "Old Sun, you go ahead and talk."

Doctor Sun's reaction was exactly the same as Doctor Wang's. He was also confused and at a loss. He never participated in such important decisions.

After hesitating for a long while, he stammered, "Your Excellency, it's not that I don't want to talk about it, but the disease is here. Several of the imperial physicians present have tried to treat it, but the emperor is not satisfied. I am still inexperienced and I really can't think of a solution."

He thought for a moment and turned to look at Lu Quan next door. "I see that Old Lu usually has many ideas. Why not listen to what good ideas he has?"

Lu Quan subconsciously made an expression of "You are not kind" and looked back at Doctor Sun, getting anxious.

"Hey, Old Sun, aren't you saying it the wrong way? You're the one who usually has the most solutions. For example, last year, Concubine Yu's foot disease was cured by you using a simple folk remedy. Even I didn't know about that method. Now, I think you should have a solution for the Empress Dowager's arthritis, right?"

Doctor Sun stared at the dirty water thrown back from Lu Quan's mouth and could only suppress his anger.

He felt the scrutiny of the people around him from the corner of his eyes, and felt a little uneasy. Reasons quickly ran through his mind, and then the corners of his mouth rose.

"You're talking about folk remedies. We have one in the Imperial Hospital. Speaking of which, I have to call him Master."

Lu Ziqing's heart tightened. He looked up and saw that everyone inside and outside the door was staring at him, as if they wanted to eat him up.

However, if Lu Ziqing were asked to explain this disease, he would be unable to explain it, just like the other imperial physicians.

If the symptomatic medication still results in the same situation, we can only leave it to fate.

Just when he was in trouble, a voice came from the front of the crowd.

"Let you old imperial physicians tell me why everything is being pushed onto the medical students now?" Xu Shizhang came to the rescue. "You're not shy about asking."

"That's not right, Judge Xu," Lu Quan retorted. "The Imperial Hospital is facing a critical moment right now. As a member of the hospital, we all have an obligation to participate in the discussion. How can you shirk responsibility?"

He raised his eyebrows slightly and stared at Xu Shizhang. "If the medical students can't explain it, then we should hear what Judge Xu has to say."