Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 509 Let my uncle go

After thinking again and again, Gu Xun finally made the decision to practice medicine!
  However, the method has changed, or the purpose has changed. It is no longer to treat diseases and save people based on the principle of a doctor hanging a pot to save the world, but to make money.

The country of Qi is rich, the king of Qi is rich, and the powerful and wealthy people in Qi are naturally richer than the other six countries.

Perhaps a relatively prosperous life can make the people of Linzi less troubled by diseases, but as the saying goes, medicine can not cure diseases, and for different doctors, the categories of diseases that do not cure are different, and there are always some complicated problems. Linzi's doctors couldn't cure the disease, but Gu Xun could.

At this time, Gu Xun's target customer group has naturally become the rich and powerful. Of course, it is not only the rich and powerful who will suffer from such diseases, but only they have the capital to treat the disease.

When Gu Xun was in Xinzheng and Xianyang, he also diagnosed and treated many patients with difficult diseases. He gave treatment plans, but unfortunately the patients could not bear the cost of treatment, and the medicinal materials were too expensive.

Gu Xun can't solve this problem. He can give away cheap and large quantities of medicinal materials for free, but those precious medicinal materials are not even a matter of money, but simply don't have them. Gu Xun can't rob them just to treat their diseases. Treasury.

As the saying goes, medicine can't cure diseases, but only if there is medicine. Gu Xun will fulfill his responsibility as a doctor, but that's all.

So this time, Guxun chose to temporarily abandon the ordinary people's market and focus on high-end (people are stupid and have a lot of money) fields.

His current tentative basic consultation fee is one thousand gold. The specific fee will be increased according to the actual situation. If the treatment cannot be cured, the basic fee will not be refunded.

This actually feels like an overlord clause. After all, if the basic fee is not refunded, Gu Xun can just come to the door and kill Bian Que three times, then call it a day and leave, and get a thousand gold in hand. However, he feels that as the Great Qin Imperial Master, he can’t do it now. He is a famous miracle doctor in the world, so there is nothing wrong with being tough.

It’s not really a scam!
  But there is another problem here, and that is the identity of Gu Xun, the national master.

Although there is no official alliance between Qin and Qi, the relationship between the two countries is actually quite ambiguous. Under the premise that the prime minister has made a good start, many courtiers and nobles have some connections with Qin. Gu Xun I'm worried that if the charging terms of my medical practice are really publicized, the nobles of Qi will regard this as a new way of accepting bribes, so as to please and bribe myself as a national teacher...

That's not appropriate. Gu Xun wants to make money while standing!

Sigh... But having said that, I am not making money from the poor. It should be regarded as... making money while standing, right?
  Gu Xun didn't bother to worry too much. Anyway, if you want to be a fool, just give him money. It's impossible to expect someone from Gu to do something.

But the first thing to do now is to meet Qi Wangjian tomorrow.

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The next morning, either early or late, Chen He took Gu Xun to the Qi Palace located in the southwest corner of Linzi.

Gu Xun felt that Qi Wangjian was a bit ungrateful. After all, he had the status of a national master. He saw that he should have a banquet anyway, a little formal banquet, right?

Now that Chen He is taking him to see Qi Wangjian at this tight time, there will definitely be no banquet...

Chen He didn't know the endless thoughts that were running through Gu Xun's mind. With an unchanging Sima expression on his face, Chen He led Gu Xun unobstructed straight into the depths of the palace and arrived at a small side hall. The surrounding area was very lonely, with almost no one passing by, and even the most basic guards were not arranged at the entrance of the temple.

Once here, Chen He stopped moving forward, turned around and said to Gu Xun:

"Sir, the king wants to see you alone, so I won't go in."

Gu Xun nodded, indicating that he understood and had no objection to meeting alone, and walked towards the side hall.

Entering the hall, it was still empty. Gu Xun clearly sensed that there was only one living person besides himself, staying at the back of the hall, so he went straight in without hesitation. When he walked into the even smaller inner room, he finally saw with his own eyes the goal of his trip - King Qi Jian.

Compared with Han Wangan, Qi Wangjian was much thinner. He was wearing a royal robe and sitting on the couch. His face looked very easy-going. There was a small stove beside him, with a small kettle on it and he was boiling water.

Gu Xun first cupped his fists and saluted and said, "Gu Xun, I have met His Majesty the King of Qi."

Qi Wangjian seemed to have discovered Gu Xun only after hearing the voice. He waved happily and pointed at the person sitting opposite him and said, "Mr. Gu is here! Come on, please take a seat."

Naturally, Gu Xun would not refuse. He sat down cross-legged, still in a very casual posture.

Wang Jian of Qi turned a blind eye to this and did not care. Instead, he praised with emotion, "I have always heard that Gu Xun, the new national master of Qin State, has a very handsome face. He is not like ordinary people. Only when I see him today will I know the result." It’s not a lie.”

Hearing this, Gu Xun naturally said politely, "His Majesty, King Qi, has given you the compliment."

Qi Wangjian waved his hand and said nothing. He probably meant that he didn't deserve any prizes and was just telling the truth.

After the pleasantries were finished, Gu Xun spoke first and asked:
  "I wonder what your Majesty, King Qi, wants to do with Gu?"

"Haha, it's nothing serious. I just want to meet Mr. Gu."

"It shouldn't be that simple, right?" Gu Xun did not accept this statement and said frankly, "When Gu entered the city, His Majesty the King of Qi gave me such a big house to live in. Even if I am the master of the Qin State, I can't do it. You don’t have to be so polite.”

"Haha, um..." Qi Wangjian smiled coolly, "That's just because I want to have a good relationship with Mr. Gu. It's just a house, it's not important."

"Of course, if Mr. Gu has other needs, you can let me know."

"As for the fundamental purpose... To be honest, I mainly hope that Mr. Gu can show mercy to my uncle. After all, Mr. Gu has been along the way... Haha..."

"..." Gu Xun was speechless.

He wanted to refute that this was all slander and prejudice, but he didn't know what evidence to use as evidence. In the end, he could only make an awkward but polite fake smile:

"Haha, His Majesty the King of Qi is really worried. How could Gu harm the Prime Minister of your country?"

Qi Wangjian replied cheerfully, "Of course I hope everything goes okay. After all... I only have this uncle."

These are all truths. Qi Wangjian's first priority in finding Gu Xun was to save the life of his bastard uncle.

He was really afraid that Hou Sheng would follow in the footsteps of Guo Kai and Yan Chunjun. Although in theory Qi Wangjian was sure that there would be no conflict between Hou Sheng and Gu Xun, he was still worried that Gu Xun would be interested in attacking Hou Sheng after meeting Cai. Gu Xun's love for money is also highlighted in the information about him.

That's why he spoke so bluntly. On the one hand, he used his status as King of Qi to remind Gu Xun that Hou Sheng was his uncle. On the other hand, he might have offered some benefits to appease him, which was a combination of carrot and stick.

(End of this chapter)