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Chapter 24 To you alone

Yang Ze pointed to the plaque that was fine and said strangely: "Why don't you hang the sign of the medical center?"

The officer smiled and said, "Is it your first time to come back to our Guazhou? It's definitely your first time! Think about it, people who usually go to the medical center have something to do. If anyone can go to the medical center, what can happen, then they must be sick! Whoever wants to be sick will not want to do it. So in order to get a good chance, the plaque should be written on it, but the word "disease is not auspicious", so it is best to have nothing to do."

Yang Ze laughed out loud and said, "It turns out that it is for good luck! But ordinary doctors really dare not ask for good luck. If anyone opens a pharmacy and says nothing is wrong, they will starve to death. No patients will be able to see a doctor and buy medicine!"

The officer chuckled and said, "You are talking about a private pharmacy. This clinic is run by the official. Even if no patient comes to the door, the doctors inside will have a salary. Of course, it is best if nothing happens!"

After a pause, he said again: "It's usually easy to have nothing to do, but once there is something wrong, such doctors and men will be blind! Well, you go into the door room and wait, I'll send you a letter!" The officer took the letter and entered the governor's mansion.

According to the structural principle of the front yamen and the back house, the front yamen was in office, and all the governors' subordinates were here, so the chief also worked here. The servant entered Xiang Chengwei's official room. Seeing that there was no one in the hall, he put two letters on the table and pressed them with paperweight. Then he went out. He was quite kind to do things. After all, Yang Ze gave him money. If he didn't give the money, then he would throw these two letters away, and Xiang Chengwei would never see them.

Yang Ze entered the doorman and saw that several people were waiting in the room, all wearing official uniforms, but the officials were not very high, and they might have been waiting to see the governor. Yang Ze smiled at the officials, but the officials turned their faces and no one paid attention to him. He had to find Zhang Xiaobang to sit down, wait for the governor, or summon him to Chengwei.

Although those officials were not high-ranking officials, they were all low-ranking officials of the eighth or nine ranks. However, they were not arrogant. When they saw that Yang Ze was wearing the clothes of the people, they thought they were not worthy of talking to them. They said on their own and ignored Yang Ze.

An eighth-rank official had long and thin eyes, but his eyebrows were thick and heavy. He said to an eighth-rank official: "Lao Luo, why are you here today? You are the county magistrate of Si'an County. You are here from afar. I'm afraid that a big case has occurred in the county, right?"

County Magistrate Luo sighed and said, "No, I have a personal murder case the day before yesterday, and it really cannot be solved. You also know Xiang Changshi's temper. The murder case must be reported immediately and there must be no delay. I came yesterday, but I didn't see Xiang Changshi, so I could only wait again today."

"Human murder case? Human life is irrelevant, but we are located in the northern border, with many thieves, which are not comparable to the Central Plains. Even if Xiang Changshi has a bad temper, he will not report it the next day if something happens. I think your case cannot be solved, but the victim is not easy to mess with, so you are so anxious to come. Is it that you want to clear the relationship?" said the rough-eyed official.

County Magistrate Luo nodded and said, "You really got it right. This case is really difficult to solve. The trouble is so big. There is a rich rich man named Shen Baiqing in our county. He is rich and stingy. Have you heard of it? He went out to collect the bill the day before yesterday and was hacked to death by someone with a knife. The Shen family ran to the county government office and cried and made a fuss. His family was quite rich. If the county magistrate couldn't take care of it, they might have to make trouble in the state. The county magistrate had a headache, so we didn't wait for them to make trouble in the state, so we can just talk to ourselves!"

As soon as he said this, several officials next to him roared. The official with thick eyebrows smiled and said, "This case sounds difficult to solve, but it will definitely be left unresolved in the end. Think about it, he, a rich man with a hundred acres of land, refused to use the account because he was stingy and refused to use the account, but he was targeted by the robbers. He had money on him and was robbed by the robbers. We lacked everything in the northern border, but there was no shortage of robbers. If you push this matter to the Hu robbers, the case will be settled. No matter how bad the Changshi has, he cannot force you to catch Hu robbers in the Gobi Desert. Even if you are willing to go, you are afraid that you will not come back!"

The officials laughed together, saying that's not the case, there is nothing wrong with this case. Even if the rich man Chen's family is rich and can make trouble, what can he do? The Hu robbers are all extremely vicious. Although they don't often come to Ningbei, they can be right to blame them!

County Magistrate Luo sighed and said, "You can't push the Hu robbers. First, the Hu robbers never go to our county. Second, after being tested for injuries, the knife that killed Shen stings was not a scimitar, nor was it a kind of waist knife or a dagger, but it was a sickle. This shows that it was a case committed by locals. It must have been done by the tenants of Shen stings!"

The officials stopped laughing and shook their heads together, saying that this was a problem. If a local person committed a case, you Si'an County would have to go door to door to investigate. You have to find out when to go. If the case cannot be settled in the autumn, then the case must be reported to Linzhou. The county magistrate and county magistrate of Si'an County have to be entrusted. It is inevitable that the test will be evaluated in a bad way.

County Magistrate Luo said angrily: "You said that he was so stingy and diligent. He actually walked six villages in one day. The land planted in these villages belonged to his family, with more than 500 households. More than a thousand adult men could kill him with a sickle. If someone robbed his money and fled, it would be simple for us to issue a document to capture the sea, but no one escaped. The scope would be too large and difficult to check!"

The thick-browed official nodded and said, "Yes, you can't search all over 500 households, and then hit more than 1,000 boards to force him to find out who the murderer was. No wonder you came to see Changshi Xiang. He can only tell me how to investigate the case!"

County Magistrate Luo said with a bitter face: "I often do the beating of people, but I can't do it for more than a thousand people. Isn't this offending all people? I am a local. If I get old, I have to support myself in Si'an County. One day I don't work as a county magistrate, and I won't be beaten by someone!"

The officials were worried about him and offended thousands of people in one go. If the bricks were flying, they could not be sure who could fly the bricks!

Yang Ze sat on the bench and kept silent. He understood that the difficulty of the case these people were talking about was that they could not determine the target. The scope was too wide and there were too many people involved.

After thinking about it, Yang Ze said, "Mr. Luo, the knife that killed the rich man Shen is sure to be a sickle? Is that murder weapon on the scene?"

County Magistrate Luo looked at him and didn't know who he was, just a plain-headed ordinary person. He said impatiently: "The wound is special, it must be a sickle. Of course, the sickle is not on the scene. Otherwise, if you check who it belongs to, wouldn't you find the murderer?"

Yang Ze nodded and asked, "That sickle is used to cut grass, not for cutting flesh. Si'an County does not have the custom of cutting flesh with a sickle, right?"

County Magistrate Luo's face darkened and said, "No, who can cut his flesh with a sickle? Don't say that we in Si'an County do not have this custom. If you search for the whole Dafang, no place has this custom!"

Yang Ze was not polite when he heard him speak, but he was not angry. He remembered that there was such a case in "Xiwen Lu", but the book was written in the Song Dynasty. Although it was similar to the Tang Dynasty, even the Tang Dynasty did not have this book. There were no special forensic doctors these days, and there were no books that specifically discussed this knowledge.

Yang Ze said: "Then you can check the blood on the sickle. Even if the case involves more than 500 families and thousands of adult males, even if every family has a sickle, there are definitely not many of them with large blood on the sickle. The sickle is used to mow grass, not flesh. After killing people, there must be large blood on the sickle. It is very likely that the murderer will be found in a moment!"

This time, not only County Magistrate Luo was angry, but other officials were also angry. This little common man was just enjoying them. Isn’t this nonsense? Do you have some common sense?

The thick-eyed official said angrily: "What are you doing? What are you talking about here! Even if there is blood on the sickle, two days have passed. Not to mention two days, it will not be found even in half a quarter of an hour. Even if there are too many blood, it will be gone after wiping and washing. The weather is so hot again, and the knife will be dry in a short while. Where can I go to check it!"

The official's rebuke was very loud. A servant came in outside and asked the adults why they were angry. The servants always liked to listen to others gossip. The officials were talking in the doorman, and they all heard it outside, but no one said anything. It was not until Yang Ze made the officials angry that they came in to smooth things over.

When Yang Ze saw the officials getting angry, he was not angry. Instead, he laughed: "Why do you have to do this? I'll finish your words. Before I finish this, why are you so angry?"

County Magistrate Luo glanced at Yang Ze and said, "What can you understand at a young age? Okay, since you want to say it, then let's talk about it. Let's listen to your fallacies!"

Yang Ze's face turned up and said, "The blood can be wiped clean, but the bloody smell is not so easy to eliminate! As long as Lord Luo goes back, collect all the sickles from the relevant families, arrange the sickles in several rows, and don't overlap. It's hot now and there are many flies. Look at which sickle is stinging flies, which sickle is the weapon. If you check whose family it belongs, can you find the murderer?"

County Magistrate Luo blinked hissing, and said, "Can this move work? Using flies to find a weapon is an unheard of strange method!"

The official with thick eyebrows was also surprised. He hesitated and asked, "What if the murderer threw away the sickle or refused to hand it over?"

Before Yang Ze answered, the thick-browed official figured it out in an instant. He said: "Who can live in the farmer can have no sickle. This is an important thing. If anyone does not have a sickle, or loses a sickle, it will definitely lead to doubt. The murderer must be among the thousands of men. He killed people and robbed money but did not escape, which means he is fearless and thinks that we can't find his head. We can't even think of how he can use flies to find a weapon. So he will not only not throw away the sickle, but will hand it over to show his innocence!"

County Magistrate Luo jumped up, rubbed his hands straight, and shouted: "This is really a window paper that can be broken with such a simple truth, but none of us thought of it! This method can be tried. I will go back to Si'an County now and start a thorough investigation immediately. If everything goes well, I think this case can be solved within one or two days!"

The officials stood up together and shouted in unison. This case was extremely difficult to solve, but it would be extremely simple if flies were used to find weapons. They asked County Magistrate Luo to go back quickly to verify whether this method is effective. If it is effective, it would be a great achievement. Maybe they can report to the Ministry of Justice in Beijing. County Magistrate Luo is just around the corner!

County Magistrate Luo grabbed Yang Ze's hand and said, "Little brother, I haven't asked you for your name yet!"

Yang Ze said his name, but said, "This method sounds good, but it has never been practiced. When Lord Luo uses it, it still needs to be careful!"

County Magistrate Luo laughed and said, "Catching people and handling cases is the duty of being a county magistrate. I just didn't think of a solution. Now that I know the method, it will naturally be easier to deal with!"

He didn't say anything more, nor did he wait to see Xiang Chengwei, so he said goodbye to Yang Ze and the officials, ran out of the gatehouse, rode on his horse, and returned to Si'an County with a quick horse.

The officials in the concierge did not dare to underestimate Yang Ze, and asked him what he wanted to do when he came to the governor's mansion. If they needed help, they were willing to take action. Yang Ze was humble, but he really had nothing to ask these small officials to help. Besides, he really hoped that County Magistrate Luo could solve the case and verify whether "Xiao Wenlu" was easy to use in this generous empire.

Unlike the lively scene in the front door, the back house of the governor's mansion was as quiet as stagnant. There were twenty or thirty people standing inside and outside the door of Han Pan's room, but these people didn't speak, and everyone looked ugly.

It turned out that after Zhou Yujin took Han Pan Xiaojianzhong Decoction, the first dose was taken, and the effect was soon seen. However, after less than an hour of the effect, Han Pan became uncomfortable again, and his stomach hurt. Not only did he hurt his stomach, but he also made a rumbling sound in his stomach. The big piece in his stomach moved even more violently, as if something was constantly struggling, which was very scary!

Han Pan rolled his eyes when he was tortured. Murong was so scared that he cried loudly. He quickly called Xiang Chengwei again. Xiang Chengwei was also stunned and no longer had the power of Lord Changshi. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He was spinning around. His bad temper also broke out. He called Zhou Yujin, scolded him angrily, and asked what was going on. How could the governor Han's condition become more serious!

Zhou Yujin was also confused. He didn't know how to treat this disease, and he didn't prescribe it based on his ability. Now that the condition has been repeated, how could he know where the problem is? If he could know where the problem is, he would be able to cure the disease!

There was no other way, so Zhou Yujin could only tell Xiang Chengwei that it might be because he didn't take enough medicine, so why not take another dose! Xiang Chengwei didn't understand medical skills, and he didn't expect that this prescription was not prescribed by Zhou Yujin. After Zhou Yujin said he would take another dose, he agreed.

But after taking the second dose of the medicine, the trouble became even greater. The condition worsened again. Han Pan lost his strength to roll his eyes. He lay on the bed motionless, his whole body trembled. The "thing" in his stomach could no longer be said to be moving, but was like a warrior fighting, attacking Han Pan's belly, and the noise in his stomach became louder and louder!

Murong fainted on the spot. After being awakened, she pointed to Han Pan's stomach and cried: "Is there a monster in her husband's stomach? I know we want to get rid of it, so she went crazy and wanted to eat her husband's stomach!"

Zhou Yujin's face was pale and almost limp. This time he had caused a big disaster. The governor would not die suddenly because he took two doses of medicine, right? Then he really couldn't escape death! But he couldn't figure out that the prescription Yang Ze gave him was obviously a peerless prescription, but why couldn't he cure the disease of the governor Han?

After a day and night, no one in the governor's mansion was asleep. Except for Xiang Chengwei who returned home again, everyone was guarding Han Pan's bed. When it was dawn, Xiang Chengwei came back. When everyone was anxious, a servant suddenly came to report that Ma Denggao asked for a visit, and Ma Denggao also welcomed the doctor in Linzhou.

This doctor came at a time. Just when Han Pan was about to die of anger, he came!

Linzhou is the capital of Ningbeidao and the location of the Jiedushi Yamen. The medical officers are naturally at the top of Guazhou. The medical institution is called Ningbeidao Medical Center. The name of the medical official in charge is called Yizheng, and the official rank of the eighth rank.

The name of the medical officer is Sun Jiufeng. He is in his sixties, has excellent medical skills and is humble. He is an old acquaintance with Ma Denggao and has a good relationship. After receiving a letter from Xiang Chengwei, Sun Jiufeng immediately set off for Guazhou. There was no delay on the way, and it arrived earlier than expected.

Ma Denggao left the city yesterday. In order to maintain his official position, he must meet Sun Jiufeng first. It is also considered that he is lucky and just met Sun Jiufeng who had just arrived.

Ma Denggao told Sun Jiufeng the whole story. Sun Jiufeng didn't feel surprised. He has seen many conflicts in the officialdom, and he himself has stepped on others to take office, but now it is Ma Denggao who is about to be stepped on.

Sun Jiufeng was a cheerful person and promised to help Ma Denggao. In fact, for him, helping is just a matter of one sentence, and it really only takes one sentence. As long as he was talking about the method he used when he was in the control of the Korean plate, he would refer to Ma Denggao's opinion, and everything would be solved and Ma Denggao's position would be saved. In order to repay him, Ma Denggao agreed to buy a mansion in Linzhou and marry Sun Jiufeng's grandson.

As long as the conditions are agreed, the rest will be easy to handle. As soon as the city gate opened in the morning, Sun Jiufeng and Ma Denggao entered the city to the governor's mansion. When the doctors at Guazhou Medical College heard that the doctors arrived, they rushed to flatter and ran very fast. At that time, Yang Ze was standing at the gate of the governor's mansion and was hit by the doctor!

Xiang Chengwei was naturally very happy that Sun Jiufeng could come in time. He immediately asked Sun Jiufeng to treat Han Pan, but after Sun Jiufeng saw Han Pan, he was also stupid, and he could not cure this disease!

In the room, there was a silence. After a long time, Xiang Chengwei croaked and said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Sun, look at the disease of the governor..." He tentatively tried Sun Jiufeng with his eyes.

Sun Jiufeng slowly shook his head and said that he had no choice. He had read Zhou Yujin's prescription and thought that the prescription was quite clever. He could never prescribe such a good prescription. Such a good prescription could not cure Han Pan's disease. Then he had no choice!

With a plop, Murong fell to the ground. When she saw Sun Jiufeng shaking her head, she felt very sad and could no longer bear it. She fainted on the ground. The maids quickly stepped forward and helped her up. After finally waking up, Murong cried. Now she had no other way except crying!

Xiang Chengwei waved his hand and said, "Sir Sun, let's go out and talk." He took Sun Jiufeng and others to the yard.

After shutting down everyone, Xiang Chengwei pulled Sun Jiufeng aside alone and asked in a low voice: "Can you still save your illness?" After leaving the door, he didn't have to worry about anything and asked directly.

Sun Jiufeng sighed, lowered his voice, and whispered: "Justice just now, I found that the Han governor's pulse was thin and weak. In addition to the various diseases now, the lower governor is really powerless. According to Xiaguan's wishes, it's still... Or, alright, let's make some preparations in advance. It's probably only one or two days!"

Xiang Chengwei shook his body and felt extremely uncomfortable. He said, "Is there nothing I can do about it?"

Sun Jiufeng thought for a while and said, "If someone could be invited, there might be some solutions. That person's medical skills are far better than those of Xiaguan, but they are a little far from Guazhou, and they are from Baoan County!"

Xiang Chengwei suddenly looked up and said, "Who is the person you are talking about?"

Sun Jiufeng said: "The eldest son of Marquis of Wei was sick for three years and asked countless doctors. The subordinates believed that they could not be cured, but the man cured him as soon as he took action. The medical skills are really admirable. General Tan Lang said that this person's surname is Yang and his name is Ze, and he is the doctor in Zhirentang, Bao'an County!"

He slapped Cheng Wei's forehead and said, "Yang Ze? Seeing that I'm busy, I'm so busy that I'm confused. Why did I forget him!"

He strode out of the yard and came to the front yamen. He called the officer leader on duty and said, "I want to find someone named Yang Ze, who comes from Baoan County. He is determined to live in the city. You can go to the inn to check it out and invite him quickly!"
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