The Martial Doctor

Pei Jian received Zhuo Qingfeng’s message delivered by a hawk, which detailed the events of the assassination attempt on the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort, elaborating in several hundred words.

Apart from mentioning the Blood Evil Thieves who attempted to assassinate the Crown Prince, the most frequently mentioned name was Fahai.

Fahai left Shanglin Temple at this time to go to the capital. It is said he will return to his home temple for a while, but the specifics are unknown and it’s not easy to inquire.

However, Pei Jian over here had no knowledge at all of Fahai’s departure.

Moreover, the fact that Fahai left Shanglin Temple to Li Jing and returned with the Crown Prince on the same day was somewhat unusual. Was it a coincidence?

Halfway through, at a critical moment, Fahai suddenly felt that if he didn’t know who was in the carriage, he might not have acted rashly. Although, it is said that monks are compassionate, when it comes time to save someone, they certainly would not refuse.

But it was too coincidental.

Afterwards, Fahai actually agreed to accompany the Crown Prince and his entourage back to the capital, clearly indicating a willingness to escort them all the way.

Having an expert like Fahai of the Tianyuan level accompanying them ensured the safety of the Crown Prince’s party completely.

If even Fahai couldn’t stop them, what dire circumstances would the Crown Prince be in?

"Who else could know the Crown Prince’s identity in Dongshan?" Pei Jian pondered slightly, could it be Wen Ruyu?

He is a disciple of Mr. Fu, and must have seen the Crown Prince with his master. He currently resides in Yongning Hall, while the Crown Prince is now residing at Xiuyue Square...

The two of them could very well have met and recognized the Crown Prince.

But how could Wen Ruyu have any relationship with Fahai? It would be that Lin Miao, who after the conflict with Shanglin Temple, had quite a close relationship with Fahai. Even his son, Fahai had once asked Lin Miao to teach him for a period of time.

Fahai certainly didn’t know the Crown Prince. What if Lin Miao knew the Crown Prince’s identity and secretly requested Fahai to escort him back to the capital?

Then everything would make sense.

"Someone, prepare the vehicle."

"Yes, my lord."

...

Xiuyue Square, as the parent official, Pei Jian naturally had come here before. When Huaye Tower reopened, he even came to eat.

The food at Huaye Tower is indeed delicious, but not cheap. If he were to host, this place is a bit far.

However, for the sake of culinary pleasure, he had come a few times.

But because Huaye Tower previously had the reputation of Qinlou, as a prefect, it’s not appropriate to come often, lest it leaves a bad impression.

After all, Xiuyue Square has many Qinlous, if he comes often, who knows if he’s coming to eat or under the pretense of dining, secretly engaging with Qinlou women to gain insights?

He cherishes his reputation, so he doesn’t come often.

As for Yongning Hall, as the prefect, even if he’s ill, he could just summon a physician to his residence, why bother visiting in person?

However, some people cannot be summoned so easily, like Lin Miao. Unless it’s an emergency, otherwise, a fee is needed.

It’s impossible to get a free consultation.

Moreover, Lin Miao’s consultation fee is very high, excluding emergency life-saving services.

The fees are determined at his discretion.

The government does not have a guideline price.

Only consultations have a guideline price. Lin Miao cannot single-handedly fight against the entire industry; he does not have the ability to change the rules yet. For now, he can only comply with the rules and seek loopholes beyond them.

For example, after receiving the "Medicos Certificate," he immediately raised the consultation fee to the highest among junior medicos, but he compensates this cost through medication fees, ensuring patients do not spend more money to buy medicines.

Medicine prices can be set individually, this is possible at any pharmacy.

When a national selected medico accumulates enough cases and experience, they can apply to be promoted to a mid-level medico, but it requires a year.

This is already a special promotion channel for nationally selected medicos.

If it were state selected, it would take three years, even for exceptional cases, it would require two years.

There’s no avoiding it; this is differential treatment. After all, you can’t let a genius and a regular talent gain experience equally, that would be detrimental to a genius’s growth.

In this world, there must be top talents in certain industries to lead the development of the entire pharmaceutical industry.

By the standard of mid-level medicos, Lin Miao has long exceeded it, but it still requires some delay. In the fastest scenario, in two years, he could be promoted to a high-level medico.

By then, he would still only be nineteen years old.

A nineteen-year-old high-level medico, though not unprecedented, is still extremely rare in the entire history of the medical field.

After seeing a patient with severe diarrhea, Wen Ruyu administered medication, but the effect was not very satisfactory, so the patient was transferred to Lin Miao.

After carefully diagnosing the pulse, Lin Miao discovered that this patient was not just suffering from simple diarrhea but had an issue with the pancreas, typical of steatorrhea.

He changed the prescription to Four Spirits Soup with ingredients: Psoralea corylifolia, nutmeg, schisandra, evodia, processed aconite root, poria, white atractylodes, decocted in water.

In the formula, Psoralea corylifolia and aconite root supplement the fire of the life gate, nutmeg, schisandra, and evodia warm the spleen and stomach, and stop the diarrhea; white atractylodes and poria invigorate the qi and strengthen the spleen. Together, the formula achieves a warming and tonifying effect on the spleen and kidney, thus warming the kidney and spleen, stabilizing the large intestine, promoting transformation and absorption, naturally stopping the diarrhea.

Additionally, acupuncture was administered, and the patient was instructed to replenish with "light salt water." After decocting and taking the medicine, they were advised to stay for observation for a while.

After taking the medicine, the patient felt much better, with a significant improvement in diarrhea, but this illness couldn’t improve immediately, requiring continued treatment and adjustment.

Wen Ruyu, upon witnessing this, naturally admired Lin Miao greatly and respected him even more.

Amid the bitter cold, many patients infected with colds were visiting, and since Lin Miao’s return these days, most patients he saw were those with infections due to cold exposure.

For most patients, Xiao Chai Hu Tang is sufficient, but for some who had lingered too long and became severe, Xiao Chai Hu Tang wouldn’t suffice.