After ten years of accompanying me in my studies, the entire court begged me to shut up.

Chapter 92 Miraculous Medicine Cures All Diseases (Seeking First Subscription)

Yang Shen took out a small porcelain bottle from his person and poured out a pill.

He picked up the one his father had brought back and brought it to his nose to smell it carefully.

My own herbal pill has a faint, refreshing herbal fragrance.

The father's herb, while also herbal, had a subtle, almost imperceptible sweetness.

Seeing his action, Yang Tinghe asked, "What are you doing?"

Yang Shen said, "It was given to me by a doctor. It's also called Baicao Dan, but it's not as miraculous as my father said. It's mainly for preventing colds."

Yang Tinghe took the pill, examined it, and smelled it. He laughed and said, "How can your doctor compare to the experts of the Medicine King Sect? This medicine has been taken by His Majesty; it can't be wrong."

As he spoke, he distributed the pills to Yang Shen and Yang Tingyi: "Here, take them all!"

Yang Shen stopped him, saying, "Father, there's no need to rush."

Yang Tinghe asked, puzzled, "What?"

Yang Shen said, "Since it's a miraculous medicine, it would be a waste to consume it now. Wouldn't it be better to save it for later to save lives?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tinghe stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "That makes sense! The Medicine King Sect will be leaving the capital soon, and then we won't be able to buy them even if we wanted to. Let's keep them for now."

He put the pills back into the porcelain bottle and carefully stored them away.

Yang Tingyi put his own away and then asked, "Brother, I'm going to the frontier after the New Year. Is there anything else you need me to do?"

Yang Tinghe sighed, "There's not much to say. It's bitterly cold there, so just bring plenty of warm clothes. Serving there is not like being in the capital; you'll need to be flexible in dealing with any situation."

Yang Tingyi replied, "My brother understands."

Seeing that they were chatting about family matters, Yang Shen stood up and said, "Father, Second Uncle, I'm going out for a walk."

Yang Tinghe nodded: "Go ahead, but don't come back too late."

Yang Shen left his house and headed straight for the sweater shop.

The embroiderer immediately came out to greet them: "May you be blessed, sir!"

Yang Shen said, "No need for formalities, let Wang Er come out with me for a moment."

Wang Er was moving goods when he heard the noise and quickly ran out: "Boss, you're back!"

Yang Shen pulled him into the street and asked, "I heard a miracle doctor has come to the capital, do you know about him?"

Wang Er immediately replied, "It's all over the capital! The new leader of the Medicine King Sect is said to have come to save all living beings. He's currently staying at the Zhenwu Temple in the west of the city, and people are flocking there to ask for medicine, forming long queues every day."

Yang Shen asked, "I heard his medicine is quite expensive?"

Wang Er nodded vigorously and replied, "One pill costs five hundred coins! But it can cure all diseases, so five hundred coins isn't much! You didn't see those people from out of town, carrying their luggage and queuing up."

Yang Shen asked, "Did you go and beg?"

Wang Er scratched his head: "I'd like to go, but the queue there is at least three days long, and I can't get away from the shop."

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Yang Shen said, "Let's go take a look."

Wang Er said with difficulty, "Master, it's almost the end of the year, and there will be even more people. If you go now, you probably won't see anything."

Yang Shen said, "Let's wait and see."

The two walked one after the other towards the west of the city.

Zhenwu Temple is located in a remote corner of the west of the city, and its incense offerings are usually not very popular.

But before Yang Shen even arrived at his destination, he saw a long dragon in the distance.

People lined up from the temple gate and stretched out along the street, seemingly without end.

Yang Shen gasped, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Wang Er stood on tiptoe to look and said, "At first it was just people from the capital, then people from various counties in Shuntian Prefecture, and later, people from Shanxi, Liaodong, Shandong and Henan all came."

Looking at the sea of ​​people, Yang Shen couldn't help but sigh, "Selling medicine is still the fastest way to make money!"

They worked hard to develop their own industries, from brick making and land reclamation to wool production and cloth weaving. Every single one of these required a lot of effort and worry.

They, on the other hand, sit in the temple and make money with just a few clicks of their fingers.

Wang Er nodded in agreement: "That's right! I heard that the sect leader of the Medicine King Sect only distributes a thousand pills a day, and closes the sect once they're gone. If you want to buy some, you have to come early the next day to line up. Right now, a single pill is being sold for five taels of silver!"

Yang Shen squinted as he gazed into the distance toward the Zhenwu Temple.

A cure-all?

He'd heard that a lot in his past life.

A cure-all is no cure-all; this is an age-old truth.

Selling medicine makes money, but selling counterfeit medicine makes even more.

It was one thing for the common people to flock to it, but the fact that even the Hongzhi Emperor took the medicine made the matter serious.

He had a vague feeling that these people were making such a big fuss because their purpose was probably not simple.

"Let's go back."

Wang Er was taken aback: "Not watching anymore?"

Yang Shen said, "It's the same whether you look or not, let's go back."

He turned and walked back, his steps much faster than when he came.

Wang Er followed behind, completely bewildered.

Yang Shen did not go home, but went directly to the palace.

Zhu Houzhao said with a grin, "Yang, my study companion! What brings you here? I told you I'd come to see you in a couple of days!"

Yang Shen stepped forward, bowed, and got straight to the point: "Your Highness, I have something I would like to discuss with you."

Zhu Houzhao blinked: "What is it?"

Yang Shen said, "It concerns the Medicine King Sect."

Zhu Houzhao said "Oh," and then asked, "You mean the one who offered medicine to my father? I heard that he recovered greatly after taking their medicine. What happened?"

Yang Shen carefully considered his words and said, "I feel that there is something strange about the Medicine King Sect."

Zhu Houzhao tilted his head and looked at him: "What's strange?"

Yang Shen asked, "If I may be so bold as to ask, has Your Highness ever met any members of the Medicine King Sect?"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "I haven't seen them. They were summoned by Father. What, do you suspect they have something wrong with them?"

Yang Shen said, "I simply believe that there has never been a cure-all medicine since ancient times. Whether it was Bian Que or Hua Tuo in ancient times, or Sun Simiao, the Medicine King of the Tang Dynasty, weren't they all renowned physicians in history? Yet, their medical books never recorded any prescriptions that could cure all diseases. Is this Medicine King Sect even more powerful than their ancestors?"

"You're right—"

Zhu Houzhao scratched his head after hearing this: "However, Father Emperor did get better after taking it!"

Yang Shen said, "I dare not make any wild guesses, but I still feel a little uneasy."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh: "What's so difficult about this! I'll go tell Father Emperor to arrest those people and interrogate them!"

Yang Shen quickly stopped him: "Your Highness! I am only speculating; without evidence, how can you arrest people arbitrarily?"

Just as he finished speaking, Li Chun walked in from outside, having overheard the last sentence, and asked, "Who are you arresting?"

Zhu Houzhao said, "Yang, the study companion, suspects that there's something wrong with the Medicine King Sect!"

Li Chun paused for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, when Miss Liu treated you, we didn't know her background. But it turned out she was indeed skilled. Perhaps the Medicine King Sect is truly capable too?"

Yang Shen shook his head and said, "Miss Liu's medical skills have truly cured people, and she has never boasted that she can cure all diseases. On the contrary, the farmers in the development zone had previously been treated for colds, but they only got better after Miss Liu re-examined them."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered something and took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket: "Oh right, I have a few pills here. They were given to me by my father. I haven't taken them yet. Can you check if there are any problems?"

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