The First Uncle of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 150: Professionals Do Professional Things

People are in high spirits when good things happen, but it's a pity that Ma Xun is still studying intensively to become a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and has not yet mastered it, let alone a veterinarian.

We still have to wait and see whether Wangcai's wives can live up to their expectations.

According to genes, if Wangcai and the mare have offspring, the offspring will be a mule, which is very strong.

I still have some expectations. We are brothers who have gone through hardships together, so I must take better care of each other.

Ma Xun, in a happy mood, arrived at Rouyi Palace, but suddenly felt pressured because he saw many familiar faces.

Chang Lan, Tang Hu, Xu Xie, etc., all of them were wives of founding dukes and marquises, so that Mu Ying’s wife Mu Feng can only stand at the end now, a true junior and with a low imperial title.

Although Ma Xun's scalp was tingling, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness Ma Xun pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Get up." Ma Xiuying said with a smile, "You and I don't need to be so unfamiliar with each other. I only have you as my brother, how can we just talk about the relationship between the king and the minister?"

I don't understand the reasoning, and usually there aren't so many formalities. But today all these noble ladies are here, so I can't ignore etiquette.

"Move a chair for the uncle." Ma Xiuying said with a smile, then looked at Chang Lan and said, "My brother is smart, polite, and filial. He is good in every way, but he is too polite."

Chang Lan immediately praised him and said, "The emperor's uncle is kind, filial, and pure. Everyone in the capital knows this. There are many wealthy families in the capital, and I have never heard of servants in Prince Xu's mansion bullying others. It's all because of the emperor's uncle's good teaching."

Ma Xiuying smiled even more happily, praising her could be regarded as flattery, and praising her husband was nothing to be proud of.

But if it was to praise her son and brother, then it was on point.

Ma Xiuying then said to Ma Xun, "It's almost New Year's Day, and there will be a grand ceremony at court."

Ma Xun naturally knew this. There were several official grand court ceremonies a year, including the winter solstice, New Year's Day, and Christmas.

It's just that Ma Xun was strange. He was just the Duke of Xu. He only needed to attend the grand court ceremony and there was no need for him to be called to the Queen's place. Because he was married and a court official, how could he be placed among women and children?

Ma Xiuying looked at Ma Xun and said, "This year is different. The imperial court has made great achievements in the Northern Expedition, and all the Tartars have fled north. However, there are still some great generals away. You should lead the sons of meritorious officials of appropriate age to pay tribute to the emperor."

This mission seemed to be tailor-made for him. The general was stationed outside and could not return to the capital, so there was definitely no need for congratulations.

But sometimes a sense of presence is still necessary. Female family members cannot go to the court, but the eldest son can go. It doesn’t matter if he has not inherited a title or an official position, as long as these guys show up in the court, it’s fine.

It’s okay to show your face, but don’t be impolite and make a fool of yourself, that would be bad.

"I obey your order." Ma Xun quickly took over the task and said, "Your Majesty, please understand that the court ceremony is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites."

Ma Xiuying smiled and said, "Of course the Ministry of Rites will send people to instruct on etiquette. You just need to take care of those people."

It would be a waste of talent to let Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others take care of those little brats, and they may not have the patience to do so.

Ma Xun is suitable, as his age and generation are suitable for the son of a nobleman.

More importantly, everyone can see that Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying are intent on cultivating Ma Xun's prestige.

He is a younger brother to Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, and Tang He, but he is an uncle to Chang Mao, Xu Huizu and others.

In the future, these sons of noble families and relatives by marriage should develop a sense of awe towards Ma Xun, so that it will be easier for Zhu Biao to further discipline him.

Everyone seems to have no objection to this positioning and thinks it is a natural thing.

If we look at it more carefully, we can see that there is a trend. From the fact that Ma Xun is training his troops, we can know that those nobles all want to send their eldest sons over. They are not just trying to flatter Ma Xun.

Ma Xiuying looked at Ma Xun with a smile and continued, "You have to take the lead in compiling the medical book. You are a great doctor. But you should also think about your family and draft some important points first and hand them over to the various governments."

At this point, Chang Lan and others began to look forward to it. Continuing the family line and continuing the clan bloodline is an extremely important matter.

In particular, many of the founding nobles still have relatively few offspring and are still looking forward to making great achievements.

These wives in charge naturally also care about it. For women in today's era, especially those from wealthy families, one point of observation is how many children there are in the family.

In this day and age, a jealous woman will not only be condemned morally, but also punished by law.

The seven grounds for divorce are a huge obstacle for many women. Whether it is "childlessness" or "jealousy", they are all legitimate reasons for divorce.

Ma Xun said quickly, "I will obey your order and will work out the key points as soon as possible and hand them over to the various governments."

A medical book cannot be compiled overnight, and it is normal to take several years.

But some things cannot wait, not to mention that the promotion and implementation of technology and concepts cannot be fully popularized all at once.

Therefore, it seems natural for these powerful people to get certain resources first.

Since it is some knowledge that may have a great effect, it should be spread and cannot be shelved. Some technology and knowledge are not suitable for monopoly. It is hard to say whether the common people recognize Ma Xun's medical skills, but the Huaixi people still highly respect him.

Especially when it comes to first aid, first Chang Yuchun was saved, and then the ninth prince Zhu Qi, these are the best cases.

In addition, several "difficult problems" among the Huaixi nobles have made new breakthroughs in the issue of offspring, which further proves that Ma Xun also has extraordinary attainments in "pediatrics".

Even if he said something, considering his past performance and personality, everyone thought it was self-deprecation.

After saying goodbye to Rouyi Palace, Ma Xun rushed to the Imperial Hospital without stopping.

"Little brother!" Chang Yuchun waved enthusiastically, "Come here quickly."

This is because several government offices are close to each other, so Chang Yuchun and others strolled to the side of the Imperial Hospital, almost waiting for Ma Xun.

When Tang He saw Ma Xun, he said, "No wonder you feel uncomfortable in the palace. I think you are the same as your brother-in-law. Why don't you just move into the palace?"

"That's not the case for me. I'm young." Ma Xun said quickly, "It's my elder brother-in-law who can't live in his son's house. He can only live in my younger brother-in-law's house with his grandson."

This is really courageous, as he was able to write about Zhu Yuanzhang together with Tang He.

But when you think about what Zhu Yuanzhang did, it's funny. How could he bring his own brother-in-law to live with him? It's not like he didn't have a son, or his son was unfilial!
But there is nothing that can be done about it, since Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor now. His identity is enough to make people ignore many things.

When others mention this matter, they will only sigh that Zhu Yuanzhang was good to his brother-in-law and envy that Li Zhen was the peer that the emperor truly respected.

Chang Yuchun couldn't make up a story about Zhu Yuanzhang, so he asked hurriedly, "I heard that the ninth prince was almost in trouble? Now those people in the Imperial Hospital have also spread the news, and you are teaching people how to save their lives?"

"Brother Chang, that method is different from the one I used to save you." Ma Xun said, "I am teaching some maids now. I guess the queen will pass this technique on to all the mansions in a few days. It is mainly to prevent children from choking."

Chang Yuchun and others were all smiling happily. It is always good to have many skills. It is definitely a good thing to have one more way to save your life.

Especially people like Guo Xing and Tang He who have few children and whose children are still young need to pay more attention to these things.

On the battlefield, these people are brave and daring, and extremely brave. They may be rough and don't care about details in their daily lives, but that doesn't mean they don't care about anything.

Tang He then became serious, "Little brother, I have discussed with Lao Chang and others how to use your medical officers."

Ma Xun knew that this was a serious matter, so he immediately said, "Then let's go to the Grand Commandery and have a detailed discussion. Last time, we only mentioned that they cannot be separated. I'll call the person in charge and discuss it in detail."

As the main general responsible for destroying Ming Xia, Tang He naturally attached great importance to a series of things.

He didn't need to worry about the marching route, troop deployment, etc., because Zhu Yuanzhang had already made detailed plans for Tang He himself.

As for logistics support, Deng Yu has already set out to Xiangyang, so it seems that Tang He does not need to worry too much about these.

However, there are still some things that require a little more attention and more thorough preparation, which can also enable him to achieve a great victory, at least reduce losses and increase military merits.

It didn't matter that he only got a marquisate in the first great honoring ceremony. Tang He was still waiting for the second great honoring ceremony to confer the title of duke on him.

Chen Zhidong hurried to the Grand Military Governor's Office. He was now an official of the Grand Military Governor's Office. He had more experience in training medical officers and other things. After all, Ma Xun only listed the training outline and some key points.

The specific implementation is more in the charge of Chen Zhidong and others. Of course, Chen Zhidong and others are the most familiar with the abilities of those medical officers.

Just when several people were discussing seriously, they suddenly saw Zhu Biao coming.

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "I am just here to listen. I have never been familiar with military strategy. I heard that my uncles were discussing how to pacify Ming Xia, so I came here to broaden my horizons."

This is Zhu Biao's self-deprecation, but it is also the truth.

Compared with his political schemes, Zhu Biao was indeed far behind in military strategy. He was not completely ignorant of military affairs, but he was not outstanding. Even Zhu Chong and others were better than Zhu Biao.

Tang He immediately smiled and said, "It just so happens that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can give us some pointers."

Zhu Biao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Tang Bo, please stop making fun of me. I really don't know military strategy. It would be a shame for me to talk nonsense in front of you. What I am most afraid of is that the troops will be lost because of me. I will be at ease if you lead the troops."

It was obvious that Zhu Biao was not just talking casually, he really did it.

Even when he was attending a lecture at the Grand Marshal's Mansion, he never said a word. Even if he did not understand something, he would not ask it on the spot. At most, he would ask in private.

Especially when I heard that this time we were discussing the issue of military doctors, it was even more necessary to respect the opinion of my uncle, as he had the most say.

After the discussion was over, Zhu Biao smiled and said to Ma Xun, "Mother heard that you were intercepted by your uncles and asked me to rescue you, fearing that your uncles would trick you into going to the war."

Ma Xun looked at Zhu Biao expectantly, "Biao'er, I will definitely not go to fight next summer. When we fight the remnant Yuan, can you help me plead for mercy and let me follow the general?"

Zhu Biao instantly felt angered. He knew very well that his own uncle's ability on the battlefield was not even comparable to Tang Bo's!

(End of this chapter)