Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 352 Taiyuan Hospital

After passing through the bustling crowd, Gu Xun finally approached Xianyang Palace, and the several-foot-high bluestone palace wall gradually became clearly visible - the height of this palace wall was almost higher than the Xinzheng city wall.

This palace covers an area of ​​nearly four square kilometers, which is almost half the size of Xinzheng City. It is much larger than the Han Palace, and the gates of the palace are more tightly guarded than the Han Palace.

But that's it.

The custom of this era is that the palace is not a forbidden place. A large number of princes, nobles, courtiers and officials can come and go almost freely. No matter how many people are sent to guard it, it doesn't make much sense. As long as the people entering and exiting are checked carefully enough, it will be enough.

Gu Xun was a complete stranger. As soon as he got close, he was stopped by the heavily armed Imperial Army with only two eyes exposed.

"The royal palace is an important place, no idlers can stop!"

Gu Xun lifted up the right side of his clothes, revealing the winning token, and explained his purpose at the same time:

"I'm the new vice president of Tai Hospital, and I'm here to join the job."

When the imperial guard guarding the gate saw Gu Xun's token, his eyes couldn't help but shrink.

Generally speaking, officials only need an official order to enter and exit the palace. The Taiyuan Hospital is located within the palace city, and the official order from any one of them is enough to allow the imperial guards to pass.

Logically speaking, the vice president of the Taiyuan Hospital should take the official order of the Taiyi Cheng - Taiyi Cheng, which is also the deputy dean of the Taiyuan Hospital, and the chief of the hospital is called the Taiyi Ling, which is a more formal name - to enter the palace. However, he took But it is an identity token that only the royal family can hold.

The imperial guards immediately gave Gu Xun a label that he should not be messed with.

Of course, he would not provoke anyone in the first place. Even if he was just an ordinary doctor, there would be no reason for him to be embarrassed, but his attitude might not be so kind.

"Please cooperate with us to check your belongings." The imperial guard said in a respectful manner and in a low voice.

Even if you have an unusual background, you have to check it out.

Without special reasons, only the King of Qin, Marquis Wenxin, Lu Buwei, and the young princes and princesses could be exempted from inspection.

Gu Xun didn't resist this. Anyway, he didn't have much on his body, and he didn't have anything to grow... well, he did, but he didn't have that much now.

Because his identity was not simple, the imperial guards did not check him too carefully, not to mention that Gu Xun was wearing a large medical robe with breezy sleeves, which could not hide anything.

There is only one problem, the same as the previous Xinzheng Palace Forbidden Army.

"Sir, this is..." the soldier pointed at the erhu on Gu Xun's left waist.

"Musical instrument." Gu Xun replied, and at the same time he took out the bow hanging on the piano body and played a few notes.

This made the imperial army believe the identity of the instrument, but... why do you need to bring an instrument with you when you enter the palace to take office? You are not a music officer?
  "Sir, is it convenient for us to keep this for safekeeping?" Out of the principle of due diligence, the Forbidden Army asked.

Gu Xun naturally refused decisively, "Of course not!"

"This is my treasure, and I can't let anyone else do it. Otherwise, why would I still carry it with me? Why don't I just leave it at home?"

"Then... Sir, please come in." Seeing this, the Imperial Army confirmed again and again that it was not a murder weapon, and had no choice but to let him go with a smile.

Gu Xun then stepped forward, but after taking two steps, he stopped, turned around and asked:
  "Do you know where the hospital is?"

"Uh... after you enter the palace, go northwest and ask after you get closer. I don't know very well."

"Thank you." Gu Xun thanked him and turned to leave. He almost got lost when he was in Hanwang Palace. Xianyang Palace was bigger and it would definitely be more troublesome to get lost, so he decided to ask for directions first.

At least I got a general direction.

After entering the palace, Gu Xun walked along the flat palace road, twisting and turning towards the northwest.

The palace buildings of Xianyang Palace are much grander than those of Han Palace. The eaves are generally higher than the palace walls. They are towering and upright, majestic and majestic. When people walk beside the palaces, they are so small that they feel insignificant.

There were many maids from the palace on the road, and they were all attracted by Gu Xun's face.

Gu Xun had long been accustomed to the lustful eyes of strangers, so he hurried on without any distractions. During this period, he asked several palace officials for directions, and finally managed to reach the Imperial Hospital without taking the wrong route.

The Taiyuan Hospital is subordinate to Fengchang, the head of the Nine Qings, that is, Taichang, who is in charge of the ceremonial officer of the ancestral temple.

The reason why it belongs to Taichang is because in the Xia, Shang and Wednesday dynasties, witch doctors were not separated into different families. Medical skills were often accompanied by metaphysics and ghosts and gods, and sacrifices were also common.

Later, doctors appeared, and medicine began to be separated from magic, ghosts, ghosts, and witchcraft, and became an independent science.

At the same time, a large number of doctors with superb medical skills appeared in the private sector, and various countries began to recruit a large number of promising doctors from the private sector. However, most of these recruits were temporary workers, and they generally did not stay in one country forever.

For example, Bian Que treated many kings of vassal states until he was murdered by Li Xi, the imperial doctor of Qin during the period of King Wu.

The Qin State's Imperial Hospital also had formal medical officers supplemented by private traveling doctors. However, traveling doctors did not have official status. At most, they received some money and did not have to stay in the Imperial Hospital.

There are only a few dozen medical officers working in the Tai Hospital, so they only allocated a small courtyard in a remote corner of the palace.

Gu Xun walked into the palace courtyard with the sign of Taiyuan Hospital. What he saw was a lot of wooden racks on which various medicinal materials were drying. There were a few figures walking around in the courtyard, most of them were old gentlemen in their decades, but their physical fitness was not good. Not bad, steady steps and rosy complexion.

It seems that this hospital is very loosely organized!

Gu Xun muttered in his heart, and at the same time walked towards the main hall in the middle.

"Are you coming to Taipei Hospital?" At this time, an old man in his forties saw Gu Xun and asked.

Usually those who come to Tai Hospital are servants from various noble families, who come to them to treat their masters, but Gu Xun saw that he was not an ordinary servant.

Gu Xun showed his token again, clasped his hands and said, "I'm going to take a job at Tai Hospital, Gu Xun."

"You are that god... the new vice president!" When the old man heard Gu Xun's identity, his voice suddenly rose several degrees, and curiosity and taboo flashed in his eyes at the same time.

Then he lowered his head to look at Gu Xun's token, and his eyes were even more secretive, as if he was... keeping a distance from Gu Xun.

When other people passing by heard this sentence, they couldn't help but look over, but only for a moment, they immediately looked away, and everyone hurried back to the house.

"Then please come with me, sir. I will take you to see Mr. Yuan Zheng." The old gentleman did not run away, but took Gu Xun towards the main hall.

After entering, Gu Xun took a quick look. Unlike the courtyard, there were not many medicinal materials in this main hall. Instead, there were some tablets, which should be medical books.

Sitting behind the desk at the top of the room was a man who was older than the person who led the way. He was at least fifty or sixty years old. His beard and hair were all white, his skin was wrinkled, and his body was thin. However, his eyes were clear, his hands were steady, and his breath was steady. He was a senior man. An old man who is not in good health.

(End of this chapter)