Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 353 Xia Wuji

When the old man saw the two people coming in, he moved his eyes away from the letters placed on the table, ran his hand over the long white beard on his chin, and said in a low, old-fashioned but clear voice:

"Deputy Xia Yuan, who is the young student next to you?"

"Master Yuanzheng, this is the new vice president appointed by the king, Lord Gu Xungu, he has come to join the post."

Gu Xun took a step forward at the right time, clasped his hands and introduced himself with a rare and correct attitude:
  "I'm Xia Guxun, um... he's a doctor."

Gu Xun pondered for a moment and then added the second half.

"..." Yuan Zheng was a little surprised when he heard this. He was startled for a moment, then smiled and said slowly, "Doctor Gu... is much younger than I expected."

Gu Xun raised his eyebrows. Does this mean that I have no hair on my mouth and my medical skills are unreliable?
  However, the other party was an old man after all, and Gu Xun, based on the principle of respecting the elderly, did not rush to refute.

The old gentleman did not continue to sigh, but also introduced himself:

"I, Huangshan, have been appointed as the head of the Imperial Hospital."

Then he pointed to the guest seat next to him and said, "Doctor Gu, please take a seat first."

Gu Xun did not refuse and walked to the guest seat and sat down cross-legged.

The person who led the way, whom Huangshan called Deputy Xia Yuan, resigned directly.

As soon as Gu Xun sat down, he couldn't wait to ask:

"After I came here just now, I found that all the doctors in this hospital seemed to know me, and their attitude seemed a bit... strange?"

"Hahaha!" Huang Shan couldn't help but laugh a few times after hearing this, and unconsciously stroked his beard again, "Doctor Gu may not know that your appearance is very special, so their attitude towards you is also a bit special, um ... Mainly out of curiosity, but also a little uneasy."

"Why did you say that?" Gu Xun put his hands on his thighs and asked curiously.

"The Taiyuan Hospital has always been managed by a president, assisted by two deputy presidents, but Dr. Gu, you are the third deputy president."

"The King personally ordered you to be promoted to Vice President, but he did not abolish the original Vice President Xia and Vice President Wang. Instead, he gave you an empty name."

"Why should a deputy director with an empty reputation deserve special treatment?"

"Haha, Doctor Gu doesn't seem to understand. It's the biggest special thing to be able to let the king personally intervene in your matter, not to mention that it's a matter of the hospital."

"What happened to the Tai Hospital?" Gu Xun kept asking as if he had transformed into a ruthless question-and-answer machine.

Mr. Huangshan was not bothered and explained bit by bit:

"The Taiyuan Hospital is said to be an official office of the imperial court, and we doctors are said to be medical officers, but in fact they are not considered."

"Is there any official in the world who cannot be promoted?"

"No matter how good a doctor's medical skills are, he is still just a doctor. The best medical officer can do is just my current position as an imperial physician."

"..."

Gu Xun showed confusion in his eyes, so...what do you mean when you suddenly complained to me? Is it related to the previous question?
  Huangshan Xu noticed Gu Xun's doubts and slowly changed the topic, "The medical officers of the Imperial Hospital do not have any power, so there are few Shangguans involved in matters here, let alone His Majesty the King of Qin. .”

"If the king wants to arrange a casual position for someone, and there are plenty of lucrative, promising, and prestigious official positions that can be arranged, why should he arrange for a vice president of the Imperial Hospital?"

"That's the reason why they are curious." "Of course, there is another point, that is, it seems that I was promoted to this position by Prime Minister Lu."

"This is the main reason for their anxiety. They are worried that the power struggle in the court will spread to this hospital."

"In that case... that's true." Gu Xun nodded, and he could understand the inner thoughts of the medical officer of Taiyuan Hospital.

"Then... Huang Yuanzheng, what do you think? Are you also worried about my sudden appearance?" Gu Xun then raised his head and deliberately asked Huang Shan with a smile.

The old gentleman shook his head, his chin swaying and his long beard fluttering, "I have nothing to think about."

"To be honest, I don't understand why the king wanted to take a sinecure position in the Imperial Hospital, but I am not worried that I will be targeted."

"An imperial doctor's order says that an official is an official, but it doesn't count as an official if he or she is not an official. There is nothing worth targeting."

Gu Xun couldn't help but nodded in agreement. He thought this logic made sense - as long as he was a waste, no one could take advantage of him, and no one would target him.

By the way, Gu Xun also told Huangshan the basic reasons for taking office, which was to help him solve his doubts and reciprocate the courtesy:

"Gu has made some achievements by chance, and the King of Qin naturally wants to reward me. However, I don't want to be an official in the court, and I happen to be a doctor, so the King of Qin simply uses this as a reward."

"Haha, is that so..." Huang Yuanzheng chuckled and stroked his beloved white beard, without commenting on the explanation given by Gu Xun.

Gu Xun couldn't tell whether the old gentleman believed it or not.

Huang Zheng then suppressed his smile, took out a square token from his arms, and waved to Gu Xun to come and get it.

Seeing this, Gu Xun stood up, walked over, picked up the token and looked at it:
  This is also a bronze token, with the three characters "Taiyuan Hospital" written on one side and the separate character "丞" written on the other side.

"This is your official order, Doctor Gu. It is mainly used to prove your identity and to enter and exit the palace. However, I believe you will not need it."

Gu Xun showed a look of surprise, put away the token, and then asked:
  "Then what does Gu need to do next?"

"It's nothing. Vice President of the Ancient Hospital can leave." Huang Shan smiled kindly and waved his hand, "You don't have to work as a casualty, not to mention that Tai Hospital is already idle, so what can happen?"

Gu Xun thought about it, and it was right, so he clasped his hands and said goodbye:
  "Then Gu took his leave."

"If you need me to diagnose someone's illness, you can send someone to look for me at Tianhe Medical Center on Weishui South Street."

When Huangshan heard this, he was startled again. He didn't know what to say. He shook his head and couldn't help laughing.

He didn't expect that Gu Xun actually opened a medical clinic. Logically speaking, formal medical officers were not allowed to practice medicine at will outside... But since they were connected at this level, it was understandable.

I just don’t know what the medical skills of this young man who calls himself a doctor are. ‘Tianhe Medical Center’... I don’t seem to have heard of it?

Gu Xun didn't care about his reaction. He just said what needed to be said. He turned around and left. Before leaving, he asked one last question:
  "That deputy Xia Yuan, what's his full name?"

"Oh...Xia Wuji." Huangshan was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and gave the answer.

Gu Xun's face facing outside showed a hint of certainty.

He asked how his surname was Xia by such a coincidence!
  After Gu Xun left, Huangshan picked up the bamboo slips again, but his mind was no longer on it. After being stunned for a moment, he sighed:
  "The king and his ministers are at odds, Prime Minister Lu..."

(End of this chapter)