Zuo Shaoyang's eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "I have a way to let adults know that the eight aconinations concocted by our Guizhitang can cure diseases but not kill people." ”

"What's the solution?"

"This involves the secret ...... of the medical skills of the Imperial Hall" Zuo Shaoyang glanced back at Dr. Ni who was standing outside the platform, took two steps forward, came to the front of the long case, and beckoned to Dr. Tang and Medical Officer An. When the two heard that there was a secret of medical art, they were naturally very curious, so they got up and walked over to listen to what he had to say.

Zuo Shaoyang said in a low voice to Qian County Ling and the two medical officials: "Dr. Ni's son is seriously ill and is being treated in the hall, it is not a secret, he also needs to be treated with a prescription such as aconitum aconite, which can be used to verify my statement." It's just that this involves the secret of the medical skills of the hall and cannot be passed on, so it is inconvenient to display it in the lobby or in the yamen. If the three adults are willing, please drive to the hall, and I will show it to the three masters on the spot. However, I also asked the three great masters to promise not to pass on the secret of the contempt hall, so that I dared to demonstrate. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and Medical Officer An saw that Dr. Tang had a straight face, and thought that he would not go, so he sneered at Zuo Shaoyang: "Xiao Langzhong, your shelf is a little too big, right?" Please come to your pharmacy with Lord Prefectural and Lord Tang. Can the dilapidated temple of your Guizhi Hall fit a great bodhisattva like two adults? ”

Zuo Shaoyang spread his hands: "Forget it, anyway, I have already testified in this case, and said that I did use eight aconitum to treat the medicine cabinet, but you didn't believe it, so I said that I would find a sick pig with a big aconitum decoction certificate to prove it, and you said that it was not easy to find, so I said that I could prove it to you, since you don't want to go, I am also happy to save trouble." My testimony is over, three great masters, can I go? ”

Medical Officer An glared and said, "If you don't leave, do you still want the county magistrate to invite you to dinner?" It's really ......."

Qian County ordered Medical Officer Chong'an to wave his hand, and Medical Officer An hurriedly stopped and retreated. Qian County Ling said to Zuo Shaoyang: "Xiao Langzhong, you wait outside the hall, and the county will make a decision after discussing with Lord Tang." ”

"Yes." Zuo Shaoyang retreated outside the hall.

Qian County Ling and Dr. Tang turned around and put their heads together, and Qian County Ling said, "Lord Tang, what do you think?" ”

Dr. Tang stroked his gray beard and groaned for a moment, then asked, "What does Master Qian think?" ”

Qian Xianling looked embarrassed and said: "The testimony of the old shopkeeper of Hengchang Medicine Store and this little man is consistent with the confession of the prisoner, if it is an ordinary case, it can be decided accordingly, but this case is very concerned about the assassination of Lord Shi, it is best to find ironclad evidence, and only then can the verdict be convincing, and it is easy to explain in front of Lord Assassin Shi." ”

Dr. Tang listened to him very tactfully, but the implication was that he agreed to go to Guizhi Hall to check. Dr. Tang doesn't have to be embarrassed by Huimin Tang, he also wants to find out the truth about this case, so that he can have an explanation with Lord Thorn Shi, of course, Lord Thorn Shi did not mean to kill Ni Er, what he wants is also a clear answer, if there is a real murderer, then it must be punished, if not, but it can't be wronged by a good person. Now that this case has been investigated to this point, whether the medicinal materials concocted by Xiaolang's new method can really be used in eight pieces without poisoning has become the most critical point in the whole case, and it must be investigated, and Zuo Shaoyang asked for the confidentiality of trade secrets, which is not too much, after all, people are witnesses, not human criminals, and there is no reason to force others to testify.

Thinking of this, Dr. Tang nodded slowly: "Okay, then let's go and have a look." ”

"Good!" Qian County Ling turned around, beckoned to Xiao Langzhong outside the lobby to come over, and said, "This county has discussed with Lord Tang, let's go to your Guizhi Hall to check together." ”

"Yes."

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly agreed, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, the county lord is now coming to their Guizhi Hall, of course the people in the lobby know that the county lord is going to investigate the case, but the people in the city don't know, they only know that the county lord came to Guizhi Hall, maybe to seek medical treatment, or to ask for medicine, in the ancient times when the news was not well-informed, this speculation and imagination would definitely spring up like mushrooms after a rain, at that time, it was difficult for Guizhitang to be famous!

This is a method that Zuo Shaoyang thought of to promote Guizhitang by the way after his father clearly asked him to help Ni Er testify, and he really got his wish, which can be regarded as a success.

When Medical Officer An heard that Qian County Ling and Dr. Tang were really going to Guizhi Hall, he was so shocked that his eyes were about to fall.

The order went down, and the two sedan chairs were quickly prepared, and the prisoners were escorted back to the prison to continue their detention. Qian County Ling and Dr. Tang respectively took a sedan chair to Guizhitang, and the rank of the medical officer was too low, so he could only follow on horseback, and he was not qualified to sit in a sedan chair. The soaps sounded the gong to open the way, and the group went straight to Guizhi Hall.

When Zuo Gui's father heard that the county magistrate was going to their Guizhi Hall, he was surprised, happy and frightened, and took Zuo Shaoyang to lead the way, and Dr. Ni and the shopkeeper Sui also rode a sedan chair, rode a horse, or walked respectively, and followed behind.

The people watching from the periphery of the lobby heard that the county master was going to Guizhi Hall, and those who stood in front could hear clearly and knew what was going on, and most of them couldn't hear what was going on in the back either, but they just came to see the excitement, they were very surprised, and they followed from afar. Walking along the street, pedestrians on both sides of the road did not know what to do, and they all followed.

So, when I arrived at Guizhitang, the street was full of people, and it was blocked. It is more lively than the temple fair during the New Year, word of mouth, and it is passed on to the back, it is more speculation, there are really less, most people are as if they heard it with their own ears and told the inquirer with certainty that the county prince ascended to the hall to ask about the case, and accidentally learned that Guizhitang had excellent medical skills, and happened to have a hidden disease, so he immediately retreated from the hall to seek medical advice.

Fennel and Hou Pu were the first to rush home, panting and telling Liang that the county master was going to come to the pharmacy on business, which scared Liang's legs weak, she had never seen the county master before, and the sedan chair of the county master on the street was all gong to open the way, and the idlers avoided it from afar, and the curtain was still hanging, where could I see it. At this moment, when I heard that the county master was coming to the house, I was so panicked that I couldn't speak, and I didn't know where to put my hand, standing there trembling.

Hou Pu is the scribe of the yamen, and he can often see the county master, but he doesn't feel how to panic, and he hurriedly commands the Liang family, fennel and a few maids left by the Ni family to help open all three gates, sweep the ground with a broom, stack everything neatly, wash all the teacups, prepare the Mengding Wanchun silver leaf fragrant tea that Zuo Shaoyang bought back last time, and make a fire to boil water to prepare to make tea.

was busy, he heard the gong in the distance to open the way, and the sound of shouting and avoiding was sent from afar, Liang was even more flustered, his hand kept wiping on the apron on his chest, and asked his son-in-law Hou Pu tremblingly: "This ......, that ......, what should I do?" ”

"Mother-in-law, don't be nervous, hurry up to the door to greet the county master!"

The Tang Dynasty was relatively open, especially the female dependents of the common people were less exquisite, and generally there were many men in the family who did not avoid it, not to mention the people who opened the door to do business. Liang and the others hurriedly came out and stood with their heads bowed on both sides of the door.

Kaidao Soap Li stood on both sides of the street, retreating pedestrians, and then the sedan chair of Qian County Ling and Dr. Tang arrived, and when he got off the sedan chair, Qian County Ling straightened his clothes, looked up at the newly hung couplets on both sides of the gate of Guizhi Hall, twisted his goatee and shook his head:

May the people of the world be free from disease,

Even if there is dust on the shelf.

"Good sentence! What a sentence! Qian Xian Ling stroked his palms in admiration, turned to Zuo Langzhong who was following behind and said, "You wrote this pair?" ”

Zuo Langzhong couldn't figure out whether he was asking about calligraphy or the coupling itself, so he hurriedly bowed down and said: "The coupling is ......, it is what the dog thinks, and the student doodles." ”

Most of the officials in the Tang Dynasty were literati from the imperial examination, and while serving as magistrates, they also served as local education, so the literati on one side had to respect them as teachers and call themselves students. Naturally, this does not include Zuo Shaoyang, a modern person who has crossed over, and does not understand the rules, so he calls himself "me" in person.

"Oh? Is there still such a literary style in Xiaolang? Qian Xian Ling beckoned Zuo Shaoyang over, and looked up and down: "I only hope that people in the world will not be sick, even if there is medicine and dust on the shelf, well, you are young, you must have just entered the apricot forest, and you have such a high festival?" ”

This kind of thing can't be modest, so Zuo Shaoyang bowed down and said: "This is the quality that all doctors should have. ”

"Well," Qian Xianling was very satisfied, smiling and brushing his beard, pointing to the couplet, and said to Dr. Tang: "Lord Tang, if the doctors have such a demeanor, it will be a blessing for the people." ”

Dr. Tang also smiled and said: "Exactly, it's a pity that there are too few doctors in the world who are as virtuous as Guizhitang Zuo Langzhong, and there are many quacks like Huimin Tang Ni Er, who careless about people's lives, and for the sake of the health of the people, they must be rectified well!" ”

"Hehe, yes, Dr. Ni, the big shopkeeper of Huimin Hall, is very different from his younger brother, but he is a generation of famous doctors, with noble medical ethics, hanging pots to help the world, and even the capital is famous."

When Dr. Tang heard that he mentioned Dr. Ni, he was obviously boasting, and he didn't want Ni Er's mouse to smear the face of the entire medical community in Shijing County. He said yes and again, stroked his beard and said, "Let's start." - What about Xiao Langzhong? ”

"I'm here!" Zuo Shaoyang turned around and arched his hand.

"Let's get started."

"Yes, please trouble the rest of the people to go out, leaving only the three adults and the Ni family."

"Okay, everyone else out!"

Dr. Ni heard about it at the door, but he didn't know why he left his son. Anyway, the son stayed in Guizhitang for healing, so he naturally obeyed the arrangements of others, and Ni's mother and the others sat in the sedan chair and didn't know the scene outside, so they didn't say much.

The Liang family took Fennel and Hou Purang to serve the Ni family's maids and servants out, closed the door, and left Qian County Ling, Dr. Tang, Medical Officer An, and Zuo's father and son in the house.

Zuo Shaoyang walked to the side of the small bed, checked the little young master of the Ni family, Zhi'er, and saw that he was already conscious, but he had no relatives by his side, he was a little scared, and curled up to look at them.

(To be continued)