Episode 59. Talking Flower (2)
“Yes.”
“I said haesu and haewon. There are two patients left who have been waiting since morning. Can you wait until the treatment is over?”
“yes. The ancestral rites will be prepared in the evening anyway, so you can wait as long as you like.”
“thank you. I’ll treat you right away and clean it up.”
“yes.”
The painter began treating the two remaining patients.
Hae-soo and Hae-won dragged Dong-cheol away from the fireman and asked him questions.
“Warrior, did you say that Confucius was the one who stitched up your face?”
“Yes.”
“We don’t know much about medicine, but we must be very good at it, right?”
“If the protagonist of the rumor I recently heard is correct, he is probably the best in Chohyun.”
“yes!”
In an instant, Hae-soo and Hae-won’s eyes widened.
“What rumors did you hear?”
“There is a rumor that a man named Gyowi Jo of the military department got tetanus, and a doctor named Hwabu treated him. But coincidentally, that Confucius is also Fahrenheit.”
“I heard that rumor from my sisters too.”
“uh! Musa knows that our congressman cured Lieutenant Cho’s tetanus.”
At that time, Obo, who was nearby, came closer to see if he had heard the conversation and made a proud expression.
“Brother Bo, did that Confucius really cure Lieutenant Jo’s tetanus?”
“Yeah, thanks to that, I went to the family room with the congressman’s visit and got a hearty meal.”
“Tetanus is a disease that is difficult to live with even if the infected part is amputated, so did Lieutenant Cho cut off his hand or leg?”
“No, Congressman healed Lieutenant Cho’s tetanus without cutting off any parts of him.”
“Really?”
“What am I going to do by lying to you? If you don’t believe it, go to the cobbler’s and check it out.”
“We heard the rumors too. So there is no need to go and check. But why is a person with such good skills here treating the villagers?”
“It’s because our congressman’s heart is as wide as the sea and as high as a mountain. Narrow-minded people like us can’t fathom the depth of the doctor’s free treatment.”
“I don’t know what he’s talking about, but he’s great.”
Obo boasted of how many people the painter had treated in the meantime, besides Lieutenant Jo, and the two girls widened their eyes in surprise every time they heard the bragging and made faces of disbelief.
“To think that even soldiers whose stomachs were split open and intestines spilled out and whose legs were cut in half were saved. According to my brother, you could say that the doctor’s medical technique is divine.”
“yes. As if it had already been rumored, there are now people who come here from afar to receive treatment with money.”
“Look.”
At that time, the painter called the misinformation.
“Yes, Senator.”
“The treatment is over, so let’s start cleaning.”
Not only misinformation, but also the fireman helped clean up, and Haesu, Haewon, and Dongrail also helped clean up.
When the five of us sorted it out, it was finished in less than a minute.
“Then we’ll be gone. Have a good ancestral rite.”
As the fireman tried to lead the people out, Hae-su hurriedly opened his mouth.
“Wait a minute, Gongja.”
“why?”
“Brother Bo said that your medical skills have reached the level of a god.
“Maechang?”
In an instant, the fireman’s eyes widened. Syphilis was another word for syphilis, a venereal disease.
“yes.”
“Who got hooked?”
suddenly.
Then Dong-cheol suddenly intervened.
“The work in the sea water field should not be disclosed outside.”
Hae-soo hesitated for a moment when Dong-cheol intervened, but soon opened his mouth again boldly.
“Isn’t it bad to talk about a sick patient to a good doctor? Then, does Choseol unnie have to suffer like this and wait for the day she will die in a small room?”
“Maechang is a disease that kills unconditionally once caught.”
“I know that, but the painter’s medical skills reached the gods. Then, wouldn’t it be possible to fix the window sill as well?”
“That is an overstatement of misinformation. No matter how good your medical skills are, plumbing is an incurable disease.”
“If fluke is an incurable disease, isn’t tetanus an incurable disease?”
“Although tetanus is a very dangerous disease, it is still a disease that can be cured by cutting out the infested area. Compared to that, Maechang is a disease that infests the whole body, so where can I cut it?”
“You can still ask. Don’t you feel sorry for the old sister?”
“Won’t you feel sorry for me? But… after talking to you like this, it’s like I’ve already said everything I shouldn’t have known to the outside world. In particular, the name of the first theory should not have been disclosed.”
“It’s a pseudonym anyway.”
“I’m saying this because Choseol’s regulars shouldn’t know about it.”
“Could it be that Confucius Hwa would visit and tell Cho-seol’s sister’s guests?”
“I know it won’t, but still… Whoa- no. It’s already been exposed, so what more can you hide? Just say it. Confucius. Please do not let the story of Haesu leak out.”
“All right. Reports have not heard the story now.”
“yes.”
When the three answered, the painter looked at the water.
“Did the person called Choseol get hooked?”
“yes.”
“How is your condition? Did you get a rash on your skin and did you lose your hair?”
“As expected, you can find out the symptoms right away without looking. When I first entered the gibang, I was a very kind sister, but now it has become ugly. How can I cure it?”
“First of all, you need to look at the condition to determine whether treatment can be given or not.”
“You’re not saying you can’t cure Chi.”
“I don’t know exactly. But I won’t give up until the patient dies.”
Hae-soo and Hae-won, as well as everyone around them, gave a slightly surprised look at the fireman’s words.
“That’s right. Then, please visit us at Giru.”
“I think there were a lot of Giru there. What’s the name of Giru?”
“Seonhyangru.”
“Seonhyangru. I get it. I will go to the house tomorrow.”
“thank you.”
“Wait a minute. Inviting a member of the council is something you shouldn’t decide on your own without getting permission from Rouge.”
Then Dong-cheol intervened again.
“Luju-sama also feels sorry for Cho-seol’s sister’s death, so the councilor will allow her to come to visit.”
“Even so, it is not up to you to decide whether or not to call the councilor to the gibang. Go tomorrow and talk to Lu Zhu and invite him after receiving his permission. If Gongjanim only listened to you and came to the palace, but Nimru Luju refused and went in vain, it would be a serious offense.”
Hae-soo thought for a moment at Dong-cheol’s words, then nodded.
“Musa-nim is right. Mr. Hwa, I was too careless. I’ll talk to Ruju and invite you if I get your permission.”
“okay. Well then, my priest is doing well.”
“yes.”
* * *
“It’s been a while, brother Chang.”
When Inspector Jo appeared in the archives, Hyeonseung Ha Huchang made a puzzled expression.
“What is it like for you to be in the military?”
“I’m going to read the scriptures after a while.”
“Gyeongseo? what scripture? I’ll order the lower ones to find them.”
“no. I don’t want to make busy people suffer because of me. I’ll slowly pick out what I want to see, so brother, just tell the clerks not to pay attention to me.”
“Ho-oh, do you think you are free?”
“After successfully subduing the bandits, I can finally relax. At a time like this, you should read some scriptures or else your head will turn to stone.”
“Haha, good idea. For all scholars, the work and martial arts must be balanced. I’ll tell the lower ones, so feel free to watch.”
“yes.”
After a while, Houchang Xia summoned the people who managed the archives and allowed Lieutenant Cao to freely look at the scriptures.
When Ha Huchang disappeared and the clerks returned to their places, Lieutenant Jo’s eyes cooled.
‘I will definitely find out who wrote the parchment on the bandit, even if I do a handwriting comparison.’
In Captain Jo’s arms was the parchment he had received from the fireman.
I had already seen the parchment countless times, so the handwriting was so ingrained in my head.
‘There is a gateway that no official in the prefecture can avoid.’
Professor Cho first went to the archives where the answer sheets of those who had passed the past exams were kept.
‘The right side is the answer sheet for the liberal arts, and the left side is the answer sheet for the military department. First, let’s look at the answer sheets of the martial arts.’
Martial Arts doesn’t just look at martial arts skills. Take a test that discusses basic warfare, such as strategy tactics training.
Instructor Jo began to look through the answer sheets of those who had recently passed, in turn.
‘It’s not this font, it’s not this, it’s not this…’
The clerks had been told not to pay much attention to what Lieutenant Jo was doing, so they occasionally turned their heads and glanced, but they didn’t interfere.
* * *
After the bandits were subdued, there was someone who carefully observed the movements of the officers.
“what! Lieutenant Jo went to the Documentation Center and still hasn’t come out?”
“yes.”
“Looking there… what? What is the answer? Well, I’m not the kind of person who reads books on warfare… I got it. Stop and see.”
“yes.”
When the reporter disappeared, the gray-haired man had deep wrinkles on his forehead.
“I was relieved because there was no movement after the subjugation. Looking at past answers in the archives for more than half a day? Did you notice something?”
If his actions are exposed, he can no longer serve as an official here.
“I’ll have someone check the situation a bit more, and if it’s dangerous, I’ll avoid it. Of course, we need to find out the cause and eliminate it so that this does not happen again. I suddenly have a lot of things to do.”
The white-haired man looked around closely even though no one was around, quickly wrote something on a piece of bamboo and went to the side room.
After sitting for a long time in the posture of going to the side room, one of the officials grabbed the belly and ran with an urgent expression.
Gwanno suddenly opened the door between several clans, where a gray-haired man was doing his errands.
“omg! I’m sorry.”
“Curham.”
Before the man could say anything, Gwanno hurriedly closed the door and went into the next room to do his business.
After a while, the white-haired man finished his responsibilities and left the entourage, and after a little more time passed, Gwanno also left the entourage and hurriedly went somewhere.
* * *
“Luju, we’re back.”
When Hae-soo, Hae-won, and Dong-chul greeted each other, Roo-ju of Seonhyangru looked at them with a benevolent smile.
“So, how have you been?”
“yes.”
“You must have met close villagers after a long time, right?”
“yes.”
“I’ll make sure to go to the village next year on Grandma’s anniversary.”
“thank you. There, by the way, Mr. Luju.”
“Why?”
“Do you know a doctor named Hwabu?”
“Rep. Hwa. Of course you know. Aren’t you a member of the legislative body that is becoming a hot topic these days?”
“Actually, I saw Congressman Hwa in Sochon.”
“In the town where you guys lived? Did you mean that someone with the same name as Congressman Hwa made a house visit to Sochon?”
“I didn’t come for a house visit, but I was running a medical clinic there.”
“Uibang in Sochon? I don’t understand.”
“I was treating villagers for free.”
“okay. is it genie? Well, a person who performs various amazing medical techniques… It’s not easy to catch up. But why are you suddenly mentioning Congressman Hwa?”
“I asked if I could treat stingrays because Dr. Hwa was very good at it.”
“I asked, what did you say?”
The reaction was so instantaneous that not only Rouge, but also the other courtesans around her turned their heads toward the seawater at about the same time.
“They said you can only judge by looking at the patient’s condition.”
“You didn’t say it couldn’t be cured, you said you could only judge by looking at your condition?”
“yes.”
Rouge frowned as if thinking about something for a moment.
“Several lawmakers have tried to treat people with hookworms with decoctions or salves, but so far no one has been successful. But to say that you can only judge by looking at the condition of such a window… Are you saying it can be fixed? Or just talk…..”
Rouge’s words were not to ask Hae-soo, but to himself.
Of course, he said he was talking to himself, but everyone around him was listening.
“Luju-nim, that’s why I told Congressman Hwa to come visit us once if Luju-nim gives permission.”
“You said you asked for Wang Jin to come?
In an instant, Rouge’s eyes turned cold.
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