The emperor looked down at him and asked, "Are Zhou Aiqing and Wang Aiqing at odds?"

Doesn’t the whole court know whether the two of them are in harmony or not?

It was Wang Ji who impeached Zhou Man when he entered the palace late. Later, Wang Ji beat his nephew into trouble and Zhou Man rescued him. Because of Wang Rong's incident, Wang Ji was not only separated from the family, but also had a bad reputation. They've talked a lot, so it's strange that they can reconcile.

However, this kind of thing that everyone knows only in his heart and never expressed to his mouth. When Wang Ji was asked, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. There was sweat on his forehead, but he still persisted. He said: "Your Majesty, doctors have always started as apprentices. When they were apprentices, they had never heard of having to be trained. This shows that the cost of training is not as high as Zhou Man said."

"She called us a traitor to the country, but I didn't dare to admit it. Your Majesty and the Empress were considerate of the private classes set up by the Imperial Medical Office, but they were used by her and the Imperial Medical Office to make profits. She is the traitor!"

The Ministry of Household official who was still standing said: "I have here a list submitted by the Imperial Medical Office, which estimates the annual losses and the approximate expenses of two thousand taels. It can be said that basically all of them are used for teaching."

Wang Ji asked, "This means that from now on, the expenses of the Imperial Medical Office will have to be borne by the families who send people to private schools? Then why does she, Zhou Man, say that we are imperial concubines?"

As soon as these words came out, most people felt a little uncomfortable. Yes, will the expenses of the Imperial Medical Office need to be borne by families who send people to private schools in the future?

An official from the Ministry of Revenue said: "Master Wang is overthinking. The expenses of the Imperial Medical Office are much more than this."

"Then tell me, what else are there?"

The household official choked. What should he say? He was not an imperial doctor.

Yang Heshu, who had been sitting silently at the back, stood up and came out and said: "There is a lot of wear and tear on the medicinal materials and equipment used in the teaching of the Imperial Medical Office. I have seen Xiao Yuanzheng and all the imperial doctors making calculations. If your Majesty wants to know more, why not ask Xiao Yuanzheng and Master Zhou came to court to ask."

Imperial doctors generally do not go to court because they do not participate in state affairs.

However, Mr. Old Tang raised his eyebrows and said: "Zhou Man is still a fifth-grade editor, right? Why doesn't she go to the Great Court Meeting?"

Sixth-grade Beijing officials must attend every court meeting.

Everyone was silent for a moment. The emperor looked at Gu Zhong, waved his hand and said: "Go to Xuan Xiaoyuanzheng and Mr. Zhou."

Gu Zhong agreed, bowed and stepped back to give orders.

Only then did the Ministry of Personnel react and explained: "Because Zhou Man was compiled by Chongwen Guan, and Chongwen Guan belongs to Zhan Shifu..."

So why can't she ask the officials if she doesn't go to court? She has to ask Zhan Shifu, right?

Guo Zhanshi:...can this pot still come to him?

Zhou Man was specially recruited by the Emperor and the Crown Prince for the Crown Princess. It was said that she was going to repair books for the Chongwen Hall. But seeing how she often ran to see the Crown Princess, you knew that her role was to ensure that the Crown Prince's heirs were born safely. Plus she was so young. , who would think of letting her go to court?

However, the situation was favorable to them at this time. Guo Zhanshi really didn't want to miss the topic, so he simply admitted his mistake, "This was my negligence. Please forgive me."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Go to the official department to receive the punishment yourself."

He simply dismissed the matter.

Wang Ji and others still wanted to say something, but Guo Zhan admitted his mistake so straightforwardly that they couldn't continue. They couldn't find any reasonable reason to change the topic, so they naturally continued with the previous question.

Although he made the distinction, the people who impeached him still impeached him. Taking advantage of the absence of Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man, the dozen or so ministers who came out took the opportunity to present their impeachment details.

Their excerpts are all short and concise. Everyone reads them dryly for a while, and most of the meanings overlap.

If Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man hadn't arrived yet, the emperor wouldn't want to listen anymore, mainly because he was sleepy.

When the chamberlain and bodyguards from the Tai Chi Hall came over, Man Bao was busy editing books and eating snacks with a writing brush in one hand and snacks in the other.

Xiao Yuan was sitting quietly aside, thinking about how to write a defence. He received the impeachment pamphlet early this morning. According to the procedure, he must either plead guilty or write a defence.

It is impossible to plead guilty. The crime of making money with the prince is not light, and he is not stupid.

After thinking about it for a long time, he took up his pen and wrote a short paragraph. Then someone came from Taiji Palace to announce them, "Your Majesty announces that Xiao Yuanzheng and Master Zhou are going to the court."

Man Bao didn't react for a while. She looked around and saw that she was the only one with the surname Zhou in the entire Chongwen Hall. She pointed to her nose with some uncertainty and asked, "Me?"

The chamberlain bent down and said, "Yes, it's Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou, please invite me."

Man Bao immediately put down the snack, clapped his hands and stood up. Thinking about it, he felt a little bad. He picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water. Then he took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth while asking, "Why do you want to announce me?"

This question was so direct that Xiao Yuanzheng, who had already stood up to follow the inner room, also pricked up his ears.

The chamberlain said with a straight face: "Your Majesty wants to ask about the Imperial Medical Office."

Manbao stopped and asked, "What are you asking about?"

Seeing the servants and guards staring at each other, Man Bao said confidently: "There are a lot of things going on in the Imperial Medical Office. I know about it in advance so I can prepare the materials."

At this moment, Man Bao finally remembered something, rolled his eyes and asked, "Did His Majesty see my plan to impeach Mr. Wang Ji?"

The chamberlain felt helpless. If he was notifying other officials, who would dare to ask so many questions openly? He shouldn't secretly give him some money. It would be good to get a reminder from him.

However, Zhou Man was different from others. He had also been to the East Palace Side Hall to get acupuncture several times. The last time he caught a cold, he had a cold, and it was Doctor Zhou who helped him make some pills from the Imperial Hospital to cure it.

Otherwise, the taste of the decoction will be too strong and you will basically be unable to hide it.

Just when Xiao Yuan was hesitating whether to stuff a purse into the eunuch's purse, the eunuch said directly: "His Majesty Zhezi has read it in front of the audience, and Mr. Wang has defended himself in the audience. Doctor Zhou should go quickly."

Man Bao still didn't understand and asked curiously: "How did Mr. Wang argue?"

She thinks that the excerpt she wrote is already very good, so how can she still argue with it?

And why was he arguing in front of the court? Shouldn't he be arguing with her and then arguing with her in the distance?

The man in the inner room was standing not far from Gu Zhong at that time, and he naturally listened to the whole scene. He glanced back at the guards and saw that they were only urging them to hurry up, but did not stop them, so he said: "Master Wang said that from now on the Imperial Medical Office

Their expenses depend on 2,000 taels per year, so how can we say they are a national traitor?"

Upon hearing this, Man Bao's eyes widened, and he directly said to Xiao Yuanzheng: "He is really thick-skinned. Doctor Liu, here are the brochures and lists collected by our predecessor, please bring them out to me quickly."

Xiao Yuanzheng was also angry and immediately said: "Find him quickly."

Doctor Liu and Doctor Zheng immediately helped search in the tables and cabinets, and soon they found an armful of booklets and lists. Basically, the lists were all tied together, so there was no mess.

Man Bao took some and handed over the rest to Xiao Yuanzheng as he couldn't finish it.
Chapter completed!