I heard that the emperor was going to feast the ministers with the specifications of the big banquet, and the Hanlin people were very happy, no matter how many people went to other yamen, according to the rules, one person from the Hanlin Academy was counted as one, and even the Shuji who did not have the rank was also among the banquets, which was the privilege of the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin also looked forward to attending more such occasions.

Because Hanlin belongs to the best of the court officials, in this kind of banquet where hundreds of civil and military officials gather, once Your Majesty asks about any academic matter, others can't answer it, but you can answer it, it is easy for the emperor to remember you and give you an official knighthood.

Zhu Xizhou was happy, and hurriedly asked, "Elder Xie Ge, this is a banquet...... If there is any name, we can prepare in advance. ”

The preparation that Zhu Xizhou said was to find someone to write some articles in advance, so that they could be presented to the emperor at the banquet and read out, which were generally chapters that were appropriate to the occasion, such as celebrating festivals and the birthday of the Son of Heaven. There are not many things that need to be done on weekdays, and this kind of work of writing congratulatory messages for the banquet belongs to the work.

"Isn't it a great joy for the prince to recover from his illness?" Xie Qian had a smile on his face, but his gaze quickly fell on Shen Xi behind Zhu Xizhou.

After instructing the banquet on the second day, Xie Qian called Shen Xi outside, with a smile on his face, and said: "Your Majesty asked who offered the prescription, and the old man mentioned your name, and Your Majesty praised you, saying that you are not only young and only good at learning, but also well-informed, and have a compliment on you. ”

The emperor's praise should be shocking to ordinary people, but Shen Xi looked calm.

Shen Xi knew that the emperor praised him because he offered medicine to cure the prince's illness, not really because he was outstanding in learning, even if he was appointed by the emperor as the champion, there were so many talented and learned ministers in the court, the emperor praised him one by one, and it would not fall on his head for a few days and nights.

Xie Qian said again: "Your Majesty said, ask you what reward you want." I would like to remind you that some things are accepted when you see them, but don't ask too much, otherwise the old man will not be able to help you. ”

Speaking of rewards, Xie Qian threatened to make "excessive demands" to the emperor as soon as he came up...... In other words, what kind of request should be considered excessive?

Is there any clear criterion for judging no?

Shen Xi pondered for a moment and said respectfully: "The prescription offered by the student is not from the hands of his subordinates, so he dare not take credit. ”

Xie Qian was very satisfied with Shen Xi's words, and he still wanted to take credit for doing things for the emperor, so he really thought he was a dish? However, Xie Qian still mentioned: "Then where did you get this prescription?" ”

Shen Xi had already thought of his rhetoric at this time, and since I was not allowed to make a non-point request for myself, then I would ask for something else: "This prescription was originally passed down by the Xie family, a medical family in the capital, and they heard that the prince was sick and had no way to offer medicine, so they asked the students for inquiry...... The student did not know much about the prince's condition, so he had to submit a case with the prescription, if it matched, he might be able to give it a try, but he did not expect that the prince was really safe, which was really lucky. ”

"Xie family?"

Xie Qian frowned.

If it were someone else, he might not know much about the medical family surnamed Xie in the capital, but Xie Qian himself was also surnamed Xie, in an era that paid attention to the clan with the same surname, he knew a little about the famous families surnamed Xie in the capital, "But seven or eight years ago, the Xie family declined due to events?" ”

"Exactly." Shen Xi saluted.

Xie Qian nodded and sighed: "It's fate, in this way, I will mention it to Your Majesty, if you can, let Your Majesty give the Xie family some gifts, and the Xie family or ZTE will be expected in the future." Saying that, Xie Qian patted Shen Xi's shoulder, "When the time comes, the Xie family will definitely be grateful to you." ”

Shen Xi hurriedly said: "The Xie family should be grateful for the kindness of Elder Xie Ge." ”

Xie Qian smiled and shook his head, this kind of thing to win the emperor's reward for people with the same surname, he is still willing to do it, anyway, it is a favor.

Now the emperor is happy that the crown prince has recovered from his illness, and even he, a close minister who forwarded the prescription, has been rewarded, and the benefits of the person who offered the medicine behind him must also be indispensable.

Xie Qian and Shen Xi chatted about tea outside the gate of the Hanlin Academy, and when Xie Qian returned to the palace to resume his life, Shen Xi turned back to the official room in the backyard of the Hanlin Academy.

As soon as he entered the room and sat down in his seat, Zhu Xizhou asked with a little curiosity: "Shen Xiushu, in the past, Xie Ge rarely came to the Hanlin Academy, but now he is ordered by His Majesty to take charge of the Hanlin affairs, but when he comes over, he always asks you to go out to talk, what are you going out to discuss?" ”

Shen Xi could have prevaricated about the matter of repairing books, but when he thought about it, there were too many people in the Hanlin Academy who were more senior than him, and if he really asked about repairing books, Xie Qiandu would not look for him. So Shen Xi said: "Elder Xie Ge is asking about some things that the Ministry of Rites will try......

Zhu Xizhou's face changed slightly, he glanced at Shen Xi with wide eyes, nodded in understanding, but hurriedly returned to his seat. He is a smart person, the Ministry of Rites will try the case so far There is no result, and the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng has been left in the middle for more than ten days, perhaps because of the delay of the prince's illness, otherwise Cheng Minzheng will be imprisoned for questioning at this time, who is involved in this case is purely asking for trouble. As soon as Shen Xi said that it was related to the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Xizhou immediately stopped asking.

Zhu Xizhou has a wide network in the Hanlin Academy, and if he explains to others, the other Hanlin will no longer ask Xie Qian why he is okay and always come to Shen Xi to talk.

The next day, the palace was going to give a banquet, and the court was relatively busy, and things started in a hurry, and many of them could not be prepared, so they could only prepare overnight.

Unlike Shen Xi's impression, the palace banquet was prepared by the imperial dining room, but the arrangement and meal of the palace banquet were arranged by Guanglu Temple.

The arrangement of the banquet guests, the placement of tables and chairs, and the selection of waiters and attendants are the responsibility of Honglu Temple.

Musicians and dancers will be arranged to perform at the banquet, and the workshop director will do the work for them.

The overall overall planning is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and the detailed arrangements have to be led by the cabinet scholars, and the general person in charge this time is "You Kankan" Xie Qian.

Xie Qian didn't need to do much, the people below would naturally perform their own duties, he only needed to inform the yamen of the general news, and the number of people attending each yamen was relatively fixed.

Honglu Temple only needs to prepare corresponding seats for each yamen, as for who attends and who does not attend, it is selected by the officials of each ministry, and some ministers are unwell and cannot participate, and will be filled by the people below, and there are no empty seats in the palace banquet.

There is no need to discuss this side of the Hanlin Academy, the seats given by the palace to the Hanlin Yuan are usually the most sufficient, although they are at the last seat, it is a great honor to be able to enter the palace and drink with the emperor, as for where they sit, it doesn't matter, they can't taste the palace food in a conspicuous position, and it is different in the corner, they can eat whatever they want, and they are more at ease.

As for what the Hanlin Academy prepared for the palace banquet the next day, it was only to write a congratulatory message, and the thing to congratulate was, of course, that the prince had recovered from his illness. But you can't say it too bluntly, you have to praise the prince, say how wise and martial he is, how suitable he is in the future, and praise the emperor's achievements in governing the country, and attribute the prince's recovery to the emperor's diligence and touching the heavens......

Anyway, even an enlightened monarch wants to be affirmed by others, as long as the sycophants are not all empty clichés.

This congratulatory message is not Shen Xi's turn to write, in fact, even a relatively old qualification like Zhu Xizhou has to stand aside.

According to Zhu Xizhou's meaning, it should be written by Wang Wei and Jiao Fang, but it is similar to the ticket draft, first write a few drafts, and then dedicate them to these people, so that they can polish according to the draft, and finally write a congratulatory message, which is also attributed to Wang Wei and Jiao Fang.

As for who would draw up the draft, Zhong Hanlin also rushed to come, and he didn't have anything to do with Shen Xi, he was happy to be idle.

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The first thing Shen Xi did when he got home that night was to tell Xie Yun'er the news of the prince's recovery.

After all, Xie Yun'er always asked Shen Xi about the prince's condition these days, and he always couldn't answer, and now he can finally say confidently that the prince was cured by me.

"I have good news and bad news here, which would you like to hear?" Shen Xi sat down, deliberately closed the child, and said to Xie Yun'er who was doing embroidery with a smile.

Xie Yun'er belongs to the kind of person who can't be idle, she has been in charge of the family business since she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she has to be responsible for everything in the family, and she has to make money to support the family outside, and suddenly came to the capital, but she became a woman in the boudoir, and she couldn't leave the house without her husband's permission.

But Xie Yun'er still took the initiative to find something to do, so she asked Ning'er to go out and buy needlework and embroidery satin, and do the embroidery work herself, not to take it out, but to make her life more fulfilling.

"Xianggong doesn't want to say it, forget it." Xie Yun'er glanced at Shen Xi and said, "Let's talk about the good news first." ”

Shen Xi said: "The good news is that the prince's condition has finally recovered, and tomorrow the palace will give a banquet for this, and all of us in the Hanlin Academy will attend...... I'll probably be back later tomorrow night. Remember to leave me the door! ”

Xie Yun'er actually probably expected it.

The prince was already terminally ill, and these days Shen Xi said that the prince's condition was gradually improving, and he expected that he should be cured by this time. She smiled and nodded, "What about the bad news?" ”

Shen Xi spread his hands: "Xie Ge Lao came to me today, saying that His Majesty asked about the origin of this dog skin plaster, and I said that the prescription was inherited from your Xie family." ”

Xie Yun'er's expression was normal, but when she heard this, she suddenly stood up, and she didn't even realize that the tip of the needle was piercing her hand: "You...... What did you say? ”

Shen Xi said: "Don't worry, in fact, I just can't explain the origin of this recipe, I don't sincerely use your Xie family as a shield, Your Majesty also said that it will be rewarded, I am already an official from the sixth grade at a young age, and I am already very eye-catching, and it is not a good way to be promoted by offering medicine prescriptions." ”

"You think, I'm a Wenchen, I can't say that I'm a doctor with good medical skills, right? If the emperor thinks that I can cure incurable diseases, and simply transfers me to the Tai Hospital with all his talents, then wouldn't my career end here? Let's understand each other......"

Xie Yun'er had tears in her eyes, not simply because she was angry, or because she was moved. Shen Xi made such a great contribution to the prince's treatment, and was told to her by Shen Xi as if he was "accused", I take this credit as a sin, it is too tricky, let it be given to you Xie family. Being able to treat the crown prince and cure a strange disease that even the imperial doctor is helpless to do, what a great opportunity for a medical family to make a name for himself, but why is this Shen Zhuangyuan so downright about this good reputation?

It's as if the credit goes to him, but it tarnishes his reputation!

"Isn't it good to be a doctor?" Xie Yun'er asked with a complicated expression.

Shen Xi smiled bitterly: "It's not bad, but my ambition is not to help one person but to help the people, even if I do it in the Tai Hospital and become an envoy, I am only the fifth grade, and I don't have real power, whoever goes is stupid......

Xie Yun'er couldn't cry or laugh, not to mention the Tai Hospital Envoy of the Fifth Grade, even the Tai Hospital Judge of the Sixth Grade, when he came out, he was also revered by the world, which could represent the most brilliant person in the Ming Dynasty, Xie Yun'er dreamed of discussing medical skills with the Envoy and the Judge.

But in Shen Xikou, he became a person who did not enter the stream.

Xie Yun'er was very stubborn, and she didn't thank Shen Xi for anything, but scolded: "Don't look down on the people in the hospital, you yourself are a six-grade Hanlin cultivator!" ”

scolded is scolding, but when he turned around, he secretly wiped away a handful of tears.

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