Chapter 63: Days as a Royal Physician (Second Update, Seeking Bookmarks)

  The next day, in the Jiugong Hall, after ascending to the throne at dawn, all civil and military officials were present. Emperor Yi sat high on the dragon chair, looking at the civil and military officials and said: "I have always hoped that you would recommend virtuous scholars and let all the talents available in the world be used by our great dynasty. Yesterday, Taishi recommended another person to me!"

  He then pointed with his hand, and the crowd looked in the direction he was pointing. Finally, they found Shen Gongbiao, who was wearing a Taoist robe, at the end of the line of civil officials.

  Just as he entered the imperial court, everyone had already noticed that this person was quite unfamiliar and could stand in the imperial court, probably a new colleague.

  Di Yi introduced, "Shen Gong Bao Daozhang is a person you may not have seen before, but his name must have been heard by you. The medical god who was spreading wildly in the imperial song a few days ago is Shen Daozhang!"

  After a pause, Emperor Yi said: "Shen Daochang is a high-ranking official who has attained the Tao. He can enter the imperial court and bring good fortune to our great business. This is indeed a blessing for me, and even more so for our great business!"

  Upon seeing this, Shen Gongbao stepped out of the lineup and respectfully said: "Your Majesty's praise is excessive, I am grateful for Your Majesty's recognition, I will definitely do my best to bring good fortune to the great merchant!"

  Emperor Yi nodded and said, "I have already appointed Shenda as the head of my imperial hospital. The previous old hospital director has passed away and should be given a grand burial. His family should be well taken care of!"

  All civil and military officials exclaimed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and benevolent, bringing peace to the world!"

  After a while, several people raised some matters concerning the livelihood of the people in various places. Emperor Yi patiently listened to them and made decisions on the spot. When no one was presenting any more memorials, he announced the end of the court session. The officials then waited until Emperor Yi left the throne room before they also left in twos and threes.

  Shen Gong Bao walked slowly for a moment before catching up with Wen Zhong, who was walking alongside him. "Fellow traveler," Wen Zhong said, "what do you think of the imperial court?"

  "How solemn it is!" said Shen Gongbao with a smile.

  Wen Zhong smiled, and at this time several people walked by, looking at Sheng Gong Bao and Wen Zhong. They saw a man with a stern expression, eight feet tall, wearing armor and carrying a huge sword, walking up with his head held high and chest out: "Taishi, may I introduce the new arrival, Shen Daozhang?"

  Wen Zhong burst out laughing, "Of course!" Then Wen Zhong introduced the few people who had come: "This is Shen Gong Bao Dao Chang. This time he came down from the mountain to accumulate merit, but was pulled by me into the imperial court to serve our great dynasty, haha!"

  Wen Zhong was visibly delighted, after all, a great talent in the mortal world is rarely seen, and even more so one who is willing to enter the imperial court as an official. He then introduced Shen Gongbao, saying: "This is the King of Wu, Huang Feihu!" And pointing to the others, he said: "Prime Minister Shang Rong, Guo Shu Bi Gan!"

  Shen Gong Bao looked over, only to see that the first to speak, Huang Feihu, was indeed a man among men, with a pair of tiger eyes flashing with electricity, his temperament as stable as a mountain, every move revealing a strong martial aura.

  Although Shang Rong appears to be a withered old man who has not experienced the winds of life, Shen Gongbao knows that his character is as fierce as fire and no less than Wen Zhong. Later, he was dissatisfied with King You's tyranny and risked death to remonstrate with him. After failing, he smashed his head against the dragon stone pillar in front of the Jianguan Hall, which shows his loyal and heroic character.

  Guo Shu was a gentle and refined person, with an air of Confucian elegance about him. His physique was slightly slender, but his eyebrows and eyes revealed a heroic spirit, and his eyes were clear and transparent, as if they could see through people's hearts.

  Bi Gan was born with a clever and ingenious heart, and he could also see through people's inner hearts, perceive their loyalty and treachery. That's why in the original book, it is recorded that he always opposed Daji, and later was framed by Daji and died of having his heart cut open.

  "My name is Shen Gong Bao, nice to meet you all!"

  Shang Rong's old face broke into a smile: "Shen Daochang is too polite, now that we are colleagues in the same dynasty, from now on just focus on doing your best for the great merchant and bringing good fortune, no need to be so courteous!"

  "Not bad, Daozhang, don't be too polite!" Bi Gan also smiled, and a refined and elegant aura emanated from him.

  Huang Feihu looked around and said: "Now that the court has been dismissed, why not go to my mansion, set up a banquet, and let's consider it a welcome party for Shendao!"

  "What's the trouble, King Wu Cheng? I've already made arrangements. Let's all go to the Taishi Mansion together!" Wen Zhong laughed and said, "Let's go!"

  Everyone was old friends for many years and didn't need to be polite. Several people strolled out of the imperial court, heading towards the residence of the Grand Preceptor.

  After arriving at the Taishi Mansion, however, he saw that not a few people who had just left also came to the Taishi Mansion. After inquiring, he learned that Xun Zhong had already sent someone to invite these people to come and welcome Shen Gongbao.

  After getting along well with each other, Shen Gongbao was also very affable and quickly got along with these people as if they were old friends.

  At the banquet, after three rounds of wine, everyone became more open-minded, savoring the delicious dishes and chatting freely. There was no reserve among the guests invited to the banquet. Shen Gongbao looked around and found that there were no deceitful people like Fei Lian and Fei Zhong, so he felt relieved in his heart. He suspected that everyone knew that Fei Zhong and others had impure hearts, which was why they didn't interact with them much.

  Things of a kind come together, and people are divided into groups. If they are not people who share the same smell, how can they become friends? Wen Zhong, Bi Gan and others were all loyal and righteous men, while Fei Zhong and others were great villains, so they would never walk together.

  Shen Gongbao understood in his heart, but he didn't show it at the banquet. After a banquet that lasted for more than an hour, everyone parted ways with laughter, and Shen Gongbao had already been granted a mansion, so he left the Taishi Mansion together with the crowd.

  But little did he know that when parting with Shang Rong, Shang Rong said a sentence that made Shen Gongbao somewhat cry and laugh: "Shen Daolong's words just made the old man lose the opportunity to be a royal relative!"

  Shen Gong's heart was clear, and he knew that Shang Zi Yi must have told Shang Rong about his previous words after she returned. And as for Shang Rong, he was a person of great insight, so once he heard the story, he immediately knew that it was Shen Gong who had spoken those words to Shang Zi Yi.

  After smiling to himself, Shen Gongbao returned to his own mansion. As for Shang Rong's words, they were mostly joking, and Shen Gongbao wouldn't take them to heart.

  Tai Hospital, Shen Gong Bao was lounging on the Taishi chair, lazily flipping through past medical records, yawning boredly. A few elderly doctors nearby, who looked like old scholars, were completely unfazed and ignored Shen Gong Bao's actions, intently studying their own bamboo slips, researching medicine.

  As for Shen Gongbao, the newly emerged head of Taiyi Hospital, the other Taishang who had been waiting in Taiyi Hospital for many years were naturally dissatisfied. Although they had Emperor Yi's imperial edict and did not dare to openly resist, they would still make things difficult for him.

  Shen Gong Bao was a clever person, how could he not know the purpose of these people? However, he was too lazy to bother, so he used the method of "quick knife cutting through tangled hemp" and asked them for several unsolved puzzles. After solving them easily, a group of old imperial physicians who had been stuck in the palace for half their lives suddenly became convinced and no longer made any moves.

  Shen Gong Bao, although not very familiar with medicine, has had many years of cultivation experience and was also explained by Yuanshi Tianzun in the Kunlun Mountains. Later, when discussing the art of alchemy with Yun Zhongzi and other immortals, he also touched on the subject of refining elixirs. Therefore, Shen Gong Bao can be said to have some understanding of medicine, at least superficially.

  What the Taoist priests talked about may be something that ordinary people can't compare with in their lifetime, and even if Shen Gong Bao only understood some superficial things, he would still be very powerful among these doctors.

  After easily resolving these minor troubles, Shen Gongbao began his carefree life, spending every day in the Taiyi Hospital flipping through previous medical records or ordinary people's medical classics. After all, the more he understood, the better he could perform his duties as a great physician. Moreover, this was related to one of his major plans, and with careful planning, there would be great merits to gain, so he couldn't afford not to work hard.

  Of course, what Shengong Bao called diligence was simply idle in the eyes of others in Taiyi Hospital. In the eyes of others, they only knew that Shengong Bao was very leisurely every day, holding some fruits and other things to taste.

  As for flipping through books, everyone unanimously denied it and didn't think that Shengong Bao was actually flipping through books. "He's flipping so fast, can he even read?"

  Although they were very dissatisfied in their hearts, due to Shen Gongbao's "excellent" medical skills, the crowd didn't say anything more and just pretended not to see it, letting Shen Gongbao enjoy himself alone.

  Shen Gong Bao doesn't care about others' thoughts, with his divine consciousness, he can read through these mortal books extremely quickly, and after reading them once, he remembers them in his mind, able to recall them at any time.

  At this time, Shen Gong Bao was preparing to finish reading these dusty old classics and then start his own plan. "The sooner the better, the seal of the gods is approaching!"

  In the end, the seal of the gods was a high-voltage line that had been weighing on Shen Gongbao's heart all along, making it hard for him to breathe!

  The chapter updated at dawn had many problems, sorry about that. From now on, I'll use "Your Majesty" to refer to the king instead of "Great King", although according to historical records, people used to call him "Great King" before Qin dynasty... Thanks again for reminding me, "Ear East Name". During the Three Rivers period, there will be three updates a day, with an additional chapter added around 10 am.