At night, lying on the warm bed, Chen Jingke closed his eyes and thought about all the previous events.
While traveling through time and hesitation, he was lucky enough to meet Sun Simiao who was going to the mountains to collect medicine, and he became his disciple and gained his official status.
In order to completely solve the problem of illegal households, Sun Simiao took him out of Taibai Mountain and came to Chang'an City. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the Yamen, he was sent to the palace to treat Changsun Wuguo.
What happened next was a dream. He used his own medicine to control the condition of his grandson Wugou and saved the tragically ill-fated Empress Wende in history.
Sometimes changing history is so easy.
After a series of events, he became the nephew of Empress Changsun, and he also had the status of a maternal relative. He also made friends with the Qin, Cheng, and Yuchi families, and initially established an alliance with them.
In just a few months, he completed his transformation from grassroots to the top.
Now Zixiaoguan's various mechanisms are gradually maturing, and the restaurant is on the right track... He has finally established a firm foothold in Chang'an City.
Thinking of this, Chen Jingke became very excited, but he did not dwell on past results and quickly calmed down.
He once said to Sun Simiao that obtaining status is not for enjoyment, but for the realization of some greater ideals and ambitions.
If he said this as a boast before, now he really wants to do something.
So where to start?
The most taboo thing about everything is to aim too high. It's better to take things slowly and step by step.
It’s time to put “Journey to the West” on the agenda.
He re-examined his original plan. Due to the change in status, many of the routines he had originally envisioned could no longer be used and needed to be adjusted.
For example, he originally wanted to use Sun Simiao's identity to establish a connection with Wang Yuanzhi, but now he no longer uses it. He directly established a connection with Li Shimin, so that he could use the power of the imperial court to promote Journey to the West.
Li Shimin hoped to use Journey to the West to give the Li family the cloak of destiny, while he hoped to use Journey to the West to release some violent comments. It can be said that they hit it off.
Next, we should calm down and try to finish the remaining content as soon as possible. So how should we end this story?
Just thinking aimlessly like this, I fell asleep without realizing it.
Next, Chen Jingke began to calm down, learning Taoist knowledge from Sun Simiao in the morning, adapting Journey to the West in the afternoon, and occasionally getting together with the visiting Cheng Huailiang.
It can be said that I lived a semi-secluded life in the busy city.
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Generally speaking, the imperial court has been relatively stable this year. Except for the epidemic that affected Shandong and Guan Nei, nothing particularly major happened.
The epidemic was successfully resolved under the dual influence of the imperial court's delivery of medicinal materials at all costs and Chen Jingke's prevention and control theory - except that the name of the handbook was signed by Sun Simiao.
The reasons have been mentioned before so I won’t mention them.
The simple version of the epidemic prevention manual became famous all over the world, and the theory of germs and bacteria also became known to people all over the world through this epidemic.
Even if there are still people who question it, they don't dare to bite the bullet due to the existing examples and Sun Simiao's personal prestige.
Some people tried to experiment with the theory in the epidemic prevention manual, trying to find loopholes to overturn the theory. But the more they experimented, the more hesitant they felt, and they all agreed.
Then many people changed their attitudes and began to take the initiative to study the theories in the epidemic prevention manual.
However, this simplified manual only scratches the surface and does not contain much substantive content, making it difficult to develop further medical knowledge.
Just when they were scratching their heads, Sun Simiao finally completed "On Epidemics and Insects".
After receiving the news, Li Shimin took dozens of civil and military ministers and personally went to Zixiao Temple to "please" for the book. It can be said that he made a very grand gesture.
In order to show his sincerity, he also knighted Sun Simiao.
Even though some people thought that conferring a knighthood on a doctor was a bit excessive, when the person was Sun Simiao, everyone thought it was natural and no one objected.
Sun Simiao refused to accept the offer and said: "I am an outsider who does not need these common things. If your Majesty insists on awarding me a reward, why not credit my disciples for their achievements."
Li Shimin pretended to hesitate and said: "This...is inconsistent with etiquette."
Sun Simiao said: "What's wrong with a son inheriting his father's legacy? Although Ke'er is not my biological son, everyone in the world knows that he is my successor. In the future, I will need him to inherit the incense of my lineage."
Some people originally wanted to object to this matter by saying that master and apprentice are different from father and son, but they immediately shut up after hearing these words.
This situation is equivalent to Sun Simiao recognizing Chen Jingke as his adopted son, and he is a rather special kind of adopted son.
As the name suggests, one person possesses both the surname Chen and the surname Sun.
This status also has an invisible benefit: you can have two wives, and both wives are recognized by the law.
One room is occupied by Chen's wife, and the other room is occupied by Sun's wife.
Although they are both Chen Jingke's wives, they have completely different meanings.
If you are marrying a daughter-in-law as the Chen family, you may only be able to marry a woman from a commoner background, but it is not difficult to marry a woman with any of the five surnames as a Sun family.
Because behind the identity of the Chen family is an ordinary person, and behind the Sun family is Sun Simiao.
If Chen Jingke wants to go back on his word in the future, he will be condemned by everyone in the world, and he will never be able to raise his head and lead a good life in this life. Moreover, the Sun family's wife will not agree, because she is the Sun family's daughter-in-law.
It was also the first time that Li Shimin knew about this matter. He was a little surprised and said: "Chen Jingke, is this possible?"
Chen Jingke also guessed Sun Simiao's plan. He told this matter in public just to give him more chips so that he could do something more conveniently.
So naturally he would not deny it and said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
"Master has given me the grace to live and teach me. Even if I die, I can't repay it. I originally wanted to change my surname and inherit the master's mantle and incense."
"However, I am the only son in the family. If this happens, the Chen family line will be cut off. How can I do such a great unfilial thing as a human son, so I can only do this."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed the best of both worlds. I hope you will have a good life and respect Master Sun in the future."
Chen Jingke said: "Here."
Li Shimin then asked the surrounding ministers: "Do you still have any questions about the credit of Sun Zhenren's contribution to Chen Jingke?"
Naturally, the ministers did not dare to have any different opinions, and at the same time, their gazes on Chen Jingke changed again. Sun Simiao's apprentice and adopted son have completely different meanings.
The former is just the heir to the Taoist mantle, while the latter is the heir to everything, including connections, wealth, power, etc.
What's more, Chen Jingke has two identities at the same time.
However, Chen Jingke also refused the reward, but planned to wait until he married Sun's wife and gave birth to a child, and then give the credit to the child.
Now no one could raise any objections, and the matter was settled.
Then Li Shimin returned to the palace with "Treatise on Epidemics and Insects" and ordered the printing house of the Ministry of Industry to publish it on a large scale and distribute it to the world on the same day.
