Chapter 100: Equal Rights and Responsibilities

Chapter 100: Equal Rights and Responsibilities

Chapter 100: Equal Rights and Responsibilities

On the second day after receiving the third wooden plaque, Hua Changxi began to teach his servants the tricks and methods of cleaning medicinal materials in the No. 2 Qihuang Clinic.

The wooden sign was indeed as bright as Hua Changxi had imagined!

Hua Changxi was full of energy and spoke for three days in a row, but she found that the white light on the wooden sign was always faint. It was not until she accidentally answered a few questions about the preparation of medicinal materials that the white light suddenly became stronger.

The No. 1 Qihuang Hall teaches the types and properties of medicinal materials, while the No. 2 Qihuang Hall teaches the means and methods of preparing medicinal materials.

After knowing what was taught in the No. 2 Qihuang Hall, Hua Changxi was in trouble again.

The third department is mainly responsible for the cleaning of medicinal materials. Teaching the servants how to identify and clean medicinal materials can be said to be to improve their work efficiency. But if we teach them how to prepare medicinal materials now, I guess everyone can sense that something is wrong.

Even though Eunuch Jia and the other two politely gave up the Qihuang Clinic, Hua Changxi discovered that after she took over the Qihuang Clinic, several groups of people were secretly watching her.

If she takes the initiative to do something at this time, it will definitely make the people in the dark more suspicious of her.

If you can't take the initiative, then you can only think of other ways.

"Yun Chu, I see you seem to be very interested in the preparation of medicinal materials? You asked several questions in this regard during class."

"Manager Hua, have I delayed your lecture? I won't ask next time."

"No, I really like you asking questions. If you have any questions about preparing medicinal materials in the future, you can ask me when I give a lecture at the No. 2 Qihuang Hall."

"Will it really not take up your time?"

"Don't delay. As a teacher, I like students who ask more questions."

"Manager Hua, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I just want to learn more. If I learn how to prepare medicinal herbs, when I'm old and can't work in the errand hall anymore, I can go home and open a small workshop and make a living by preparing medicinal herbs."

"Since you want to make a living from this, then just ask more questions. I will teach you everything I know."

"Really? Thank you, Manager Hua."

"Manager Hua, do you know that the people in the Miscellaneous Hall are very grateful to you? Although we used to clean herbs every day, we knew very little about their efficacy and properties. As long as we leave the Miscellaneous Hall, we won't be able to make a living."

"Now that you've taught us so much knowledge about medicinal herbs, even if we can't prescribe medicine like doctors in the future, we can still find some way to make a living, whether we collect herbs and sell them ourselves or find work in a pharmacy."

Hua Changxi looked at Wang Yunchu's face that was full of longing, and was silent for a while: "I still have too little to say, I will continue to talk about it in the future."

Most of the people who work in the menial service hall are born into poor families, and they cherish the opportunity to learn real things.

Therefore, in the subsequent lectures in Hall No. 2, with Wang Yunchu's active inquiries, many people also took the initiative to join in the study of medicinal material preparation.

The servants all communicated with each other privately. Under the influence of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Bureaus, the servants from other bureaus of the Third Office knew that Hua Changxi did not mind people from other bureaus attending classes, so some of them also took time out to attend classes at the No. 1 and No. 2 Qihuang Halls.

On April 20th, Hua Changxi stood in front of the stone pillar at the entrance of the No. 2 Qihuang Hall. Looking at the sword pattern marked on the stone pillar, he curled the corners of his mouth, shook off several groups of people who were following him secretly, and walked briskly towards the old courtyard in the square again.

Half an hour later, under Gu Xing's silent gaze, Hua Changxi took away the fourth wooden sign.

It took Hua Changxi a lot of effort to confirm the content taught in the No. 3 Qihuang Hall. After she tried almost all the contents of the alchemy inheritance, she realized that the No. 3 Qihuang Hall taught how to plant and cultivate medicinal materials.

Upon learning that Hua Changxi had built a medicine garden in the No. 3 Qihuang Hall and was teaching the servants how to cultivate and grow medicinal herbs, the several groups of people who were secretly monitoring her found it baffling and incomprehensible.

On April 28th, Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Zhou, Eunuch Zhao, and Eunuch Yu were called together, and the four of them gathered together.

"Eunuch Yu, you and Hua Changxi were the first to come into contact. Why did she ask for the Qihuang Hall?"

"Hua Changxi said that she would give a lecture in the courtyard. As for the rest, our family doesn't know either."

"Eunuch Jia, you recruited Hua Changxi and promoted her, and you told us not to go against her. Who is she?"

"We can only say that she has a powerful backer behind her. As long as it does not infringe on our interests, we will let her do whatever she wants."

"Let her do what she wants? What are you talking about? The Miscellaneous Services Hall is our territory. Letting a little girl like Hua Changxi stir up trouble in our territory, do you really have no objection at all?"

"But what can you do? You can't fight her with your backers, and you can't beat her in a fight. What else can you do except let her do what she wants?"

"Alright, alright, Hua Changxi's matter is a small matter. Let's think more about ourselves. Don't you know what the First Street has become like?"

After these words were spoken, Eunuch Jia and the other three fell silent.

Hua Changxi was giving lectures to the servants in the Qihuang Hall, which was really not a big deal. In fact, it did not affect their interests. Compared with the fight over the pharmacy on First Street, where all parties were almost fighting each other to the point of their brains being torn apart, it was really nothing.

"First Street, that's the battlefield of the rich and powerful. They fight to the death, it has nothing to do with us."

"Just because it doesn't matter now doesn't mean it won't matter in the future."

"What do you mean?"

"Have you noticed that the Medical Department has become different since the two lanterns on First Street were lit?"

“The air seems to be getting fresher.”

"Not only that, in the past, after a busy day, even if the work was easy, the body would be tired, but recently, have you felt physically tired?"

"Don't mention it, it's true. I find that I am not as energetic when I live at home as when I live in the Medical Department."

Eunuch Jia sighed heavily, "If we can find the benefits, there is no reason why others can't find them. After the first street is fought over, I'm afraid that other places will also become the target of competition among all parties."

Eunuch Yu looked at the three people, hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard a piece of gossip."

Hearing this, Eunuch Jia and the other two looked at him. Eunuch Yu had connections with the East Factory, which was responsible for handling secret matters for the emperor. The news was definitely more reliable than other channels. "What news?"

Eunuch Yu: "Someone said before that the Medical Department was a holy place in ancient times." Then he looked at Eunuch Zhou and said, "Eunuch Zhou, why did you try to rob the old courtyard in the square?"

Eunuch Zhou: "I know nothing. I was just following orders, but Hua Changxi messed it up. The noble lady in the palace was very angry. If the lights had not been lit on the first street that night and the Minister of Heaven had not been attracted the next day, the noble lady would have definitely ordered me to deal with Hua Changxi."

Hua Changxi is a cultivator, how can he deal with him?

To be honest, he was quite grateful to the thief who broke into the Medical Bureau. If it weren't for him, he would definitely have to fight against Hua Changxi.

Eunuch Zhao frowned and said, "The old courtyards in the square are all being targeted. It's only a matter of time before the higher-ups intervene in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. When that happens, will we still be able to stay in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall?"

Eunuch Jia suddenly said, "Let's give Hua Changxi a push."

Hearing this, the other three quickly looked at him.

Eunuch Jia: "If the Medical Bureau is really the holy place that Old Yu mentioned, then Hua Changxi's purpose in occupying the Qihuang Hall is definitely not just to teach the servants medicine. She must have other intentions."

"Since we can't find out her purpose, why don't we just join her? No matter what her purpose is, if we join her, we can always get a share of the spoils, right?"

Hearing this, Eunuch Zhao was moved. Eunuch Yu had already done so. Only Eunuch Zhou was a little hesitant.

There's no way, it's because he had a conflict with Hua Changxi before.

Eunuch Yu saw through Eunuch Zhou's concerns: "As for Hua Changxi, as long as she is not offended to death, she will have room for maneuver in her actions."

Eunuch Zhou had the least experience in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. He knew that Eunuch Jia and the other two had brought him in just to stabilize the situation. After all, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was a whole, and with outsiders watching closely, there couldn't be chaos inside. "Okay, I agree, but if Hua Changxi wants to make things difficult for me, you guys can speak for me."

As the four eunuchs Jia who had climbed up from among thousands of eunuchs, they were all decisive men. After discussing it, they went straight to Hua Changxi.

"What? I want all the servants in the servant hall to come and listen to my lecture?"

After Hua Changxi found out why Eunuch Jia and his three companions wanted to see her, although she was overjoyed in her heart, she still pretended to be embarrassed on her face.

Eunuch Jia looked at her and said, "Changxi, the people from the first and second offices are just here to listen. You should continue to explain it to the third office as you did before. It won't waste your time."

Eunuch Yu also said, "The errand boys in the warehouse also want to learn more. They listen to whatever you say."

Hua Changxi looked at the four of them and asked with a smile: "Four eunuchs, you didn't think highly of my teaching at the Qihuang Hall before, but now your attitude has changed so much that I feel uneasy."

Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Yu and the other two looked at each other and knew they had to tell the truth: "Changxi, we won't hide it from you anymore. I'm afraid the staff of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall will be undergoing a major change."

Hua Changxi's expression really changed: "Why do you say that?"

Eunuch Jia: "Have you been paying attention to what's happening on First Street recently?"

Hua Changxi really didn't pay attention to this. She spent all her energy on unlocking the Qihuang Hall: "What happened to the First Street?"

Eunuch Jia: "In order to secure the opportunity for their own alchemists to make elixirs on the first street, the powerful resorted to many methods, causing many incidents and many deaths."

Hua Changxi was surprised: "So intense?"

Eunuch Jia: "There is news that the Medical Department is a holy place. All parties are eyeing this place. When the competition in the First Street comes to an end, I am afraid that our Miscellaneous Affairs Hall will also be caught in the vortex of competition."

"The Medical Department is a holy place?"

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. Dan Sheng Temple, the holy place for alchemy?

When Eunuch Yu saw Hua Changxi was silent, he said, "Changxi, if outsiders really want to target the Miscellaneous Services Hall, we must work together as a team."

Hua Changxi was puzzled: "The people above want to remove you from your positions, can you still resist?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Eunuch Jia and the other three changed.

Eunuch Jia asked directly: "Changxi, if the people above you ask you to leave the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, will you leave?"

When Hua Changxi heard this question, he had a higher opinion of the four eunuchs in front of him. They had such a keen sense of crisis, such a strong desire to survive, and such decisive action.

In the eyes of Eunuch Jia and the other three, her silence meant that she would not be threatened to leave the menial hall.

"We are all veterans of the Menial Services Hall. We don't want to be kicked out like dogs. Now that the fight has not yet spread to the Menial Services Hall, we are willing to stand on your side and help you take full control of the Menial Services Hall."

Hua Changxi looked at the four people and fell into deep thought.

With their help, it would be much easier for her to unlock the Qihuang Hall.

During this period, she often thought that someone had taken the wooden sign before her. If she could unlock the Qihuang Hall, then others could probably do so as well.

If someone really set their sights on the Menial Services Hall and wanted to occupy the Qihuang Hall by force, what could she do then?
Armed confrontation?
But once the fighting starts, it would mean that she is challenging the imperial power of the Jin Dynasty, and the subsequent problems would be huge.

Therefore, it would be better to occupy the Qihuang Hall quietly. If the wooden sign is really the key to enter and exit the Qihuang Hall, she must first take control of the nine Qihuang Halls in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

As long as she holds the key to Qihuangguan, even if the royal family intervenes in the future, they will not be able to snatch it from her.

It would take a certain amount of time to unlock the Qihuang Hall. During this period, if Eunuch Jia and the other three could help her cover, she could buy more time and avoid being targeted by outsiders.

But there are other people standing behind these four people. How can we use such people?
Hua Changxi: "Four eunuchs, your purpose for coming here today is beyond my expectations. I need to think about it carefully."

When Eunuch Jia and the other three saw that Hua Changxi did not agree immediately, they looked at each other and had no choice but to get up and leave.

As soon as they left, Hua Changxi flew to the old courtyard in the square.

Seeing Hua Changxi coming again, Gu Xing's eyelids twitched, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she did not stay by the wall where the wooden sign was hung.

This girl has taken away four wooden signs. Now there are only six wooden signs left on the wall. If she really takes them all, what will other people who are destined to be with her have to take?
"Old man, I just heard a piece of news. They said this is a holy place. Is this true?"

Gu Xing was silent for a moment: "The original name of the Medical Department was Dan Sheng Temple, and the central avenue of the Ninth Street was called Pilgrimage Road."

Hua Changxi understood what he meant, and her eyes lit up: "In other words, this is a holy place for alchemy."

Gu Xing didn't answer.

Hua Changxi continued to ask: "Are the people who took the wooden sign tied to the Dan Sheng Temple?"

Gu Xing didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.

Hua Changxi asked again: "Now I have the wooden sign in my hand. If it were someone else, such as the director, he would chase me away."

Gu Xing interrupted her: "Only the master of Dan Sheng Temple can strip and drive away the person who possesses the order of transmission."

Hua Changxi: "Who is the master of the Dan Sheng Temple?"

Hearing this question, Gu Xing was somewhat speechless: "I don't know either. I am also waiting for the master of Dan Sheng Temple to show up."

Hua Changxi was silent for a moment: "Old man, what do you think of me?"

Gu Xing was stunned for a moment: "Not bad."

Hua Changxi: "Can I be the master of the Dan Sheng Temple?"

Gu Xing was silent: "I can't choose the master of Dan Sheng Temple."

Hua Changxi: "To be the master of this holy land, there must be a price to pay, right?"

Gu Xing answered very straightforwardly this time: "Of course."

Hua Changxi: "What's the price?"

Gu Xing shook his head.

Hua Changxi: "You don't know, or don't want to say it?"

Gu Xing: "Some things, knowing them in advance, may not be good for you, and may affect your decision-making."

Hua Changxi touched his chin and said, "It seems that the price is a bit heavy."

Gu Xing stopped talking and closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to bother with Hua Changxi anymore.

"Excuse me, old man. I'm leaving now."

Hearing the footsteps fade away, Gu Xing opened his eyes, then stood up with a bang. The force was so strong that it pulled his back and he shivered in pain.

There is one less wooden sign on the wall!