Ji Zizhao smiled with gratification as she looked at her fourth sister, who was struggling to control her emotions.
Among the sisters of the Ji family, the fourth sister was the one she had personally raised, so she most resembled her, both in her style of handling affairs and her decisiveness.
Just like now, she knew what to do without Ji Zizhao having to say anything more.
Taking a deep breath, Ji Zibi adjusted her breathing before speaking, "As instructed by Eldest Sister's letter, I have successfully moved the refugees from Luoyi back to the Imperial City. However, according to the numbers I counted in Luoyi, at least half of them are unable to reach the Imperial City for treatment. They are even finding it difficult to stand up..."
Ji Zibi felt a pang of bitterness whenever she thought of the people who could only wait to die in Luoyi.
But there was nothing she could do. It wasn't that she didn't want to save them, but some had lost their legs, some were too severely injured, and some would even have their intestines spill out with the slightest movement...
Sniffing, Ji Zibi added, "Eldest Sister, rest assured, if we want to clear the Ji family's name, these refugees alone are sufficient."
The military records had been altered beyond recognition, and the travel logs could not serve as evidence. Only by bringing these people who had personally experienced the war to the Imperial City could the war be clearly presented to everyone, and everyone would know the reason for Luoyi's defeat.
Ji Zizhao had already anticipated this, which was why she had sent Ji Zibi to Luoyi in advance.
These refugees, who might be worthless in the eyes of others, and perhaps mere ants that were dragging Yu Lin backward in the eyes of the court...
But in the hearts of the Ji family, they were like treasures!
Only they could prove the Ji family's innocence!
Ji Zibi knew that her Eldest Sister was saving these refugees only to move them, so that they would voluntarily reveal the facts of Luoyi's defeat and clear the Ji family's name. Therefore, she felt an indescribable guilt towards those refugees who were still stranded in Luoyi, waiting to die.
Because they couldn't walk and couldn't come to the Imperial City to help the Ji family seek justice, they didn't even have the right to live...
Ji Zizhao understood what Ji Zibi was thinking, but she didn't explain. She simply turned and asked Qing Zhu to call Chen Gang up from downstairs, then went behind the desk to grind ink.
Soon, Chen Gang ran up, "Mistress."
Ji Zizhao asked carefully, "How are the patients downstairs?" Su Dan Novel Network
"They all have superficial wounds. Their bodies have only festered due to insufficient nutrition. I've inquired with other medical clinics, and most of them are the same."
"Use Du Zhong as the main ingredient, add three qian of Dang Gui, one qian and two fen of Goji berries, four qian of American ginseng, and three qian and a half of San Qi. Prescribe according to this formula, and let everyone take it first. After three doses, carefully examine their injuries. If anyone doesn't improve, treat them individually. Remember to halve the dosage for the elderly and children."
"Mistress, rest assured, I'll go now."
Chen Gang nodded and ran out.
Ji Zizhao then motioned Ji Zibi to come beside her, dipped her brush in the ground ink, and said, "Carefully recall the injuries of the people you saw in Luoyi."
Ji Zibi didn't understand her Eldest Sister's actions, but she still recalled seriously, "Most of the injured were wounded by the Turkic barbarian soldiers when they attacked Luoyi. The most common were stab wounds and whip wounds. Some women and children were also violated by the Turkic barbarian soldiers..."
As Ji Zibi's memories were spoken, Ji Zizhao's brush did not stop.
After Ji Zibi had recalled everything she could, the Xuan paper in front of Ji Zizhao was already filled with dozens of prescriptions.
Ji Zibi looked at her Eldest Sister, who was carefully drying the ink, and was stunned, "Eldest Sister, what are you..."
Ji Zizhao carefully checked her prescriptions for any flaws and said softly, "Uncle Gang also said that the injuries of these refugees in the four major medical clinics are not severe. It should not be difficult to transfer some doctors from them to Luoyi. If it's as you recall, and the medicinal materials don't conflict, it should be manageable."
Ji Zibi's eyes widened, "Eldest Sister, you plan to treat the people of Luoyi?"
"Indeed, as you said, the people in Luoyi City cannot reach the Imperial City, nor can they clear the Ji family's name. But their lives are innocent. Luoyi City is the place that the men of the Ji family protected with their lives. I cannot stand by and watch the hard work of my grandfather, father, and uncles go to waste."
A physician's heart, a compassionate spirit, one can then be worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of oneself.
Not to mention that she was a physician herself, and would never watch innocent lives die tragically!
She respected the people who could help the Ji family clear their name, but she also wanted to save those who couldn't give the Ji family an innocent reputation.
Under the candlelight, with clear eyes and a composed expression, Ji Zizhao seemed to radiate brilliance.
Ji Zibi bit her lip and nodded, feeling guilty for misunderstanding her Eldest Sister, and even more so for admiring her Eldest Sister's upright values.
That night, Ji Zizhao called the four shopkeepers to her and asked them to inquire among the doctors in their respective clinics if any were willing to go to Yu Lin.
Yu Lin was not being neglected by the court now, but was unable to intervene. With the defeat of Luoyi and the Turks still occupying the city, Yu Lin, in order not to provoke further conflict, could not extend any help to Luoyi.
Therefore, the doctors who went to Luoyi would not only have to treat the people but also evade the Turks' pursuit.
To put it more plainly, if they were discovered to be not from Luoyi, their lives could be in danger at any moment!
Therefore, Ji Zizhao offered the best terms: anyone willing to go to Luoyi voluntarily would receive ten thousand taels of silver. If anything happened to them in Luoyi, their wives, children, and families would have all their future expenses covered by the medical clinic.
The world was in turmoil, and the poor always outnumbered the rich.
Faced with such generous conditions, there were indeed doctors willing to go voluntarily.
After Chen Gang and the others tallied the number of doctors, they gathered medicinal herbs from the storerooms of the four major medical clinics according to Ji Zizhao's prescriptions. As the fourth watch struck, seven or eight doctors who were willing to go to Luoyi boarded carriages with the medicinal herbs and set off.
The Luoyi refugees being treated in the medical clinics watched in disbelief as the shopkeepers and doctors busied themselves.
Half of Luoyi was now occupied by the Turks, and even the court dared not act rashly. Would anyone really be willing to step forward at this time to save their neighbors, their relatives, or even their parents?
To this question, the shopkeepers of the four major medical clinics gave a definitive answer.
A physician never gives up on any patient; this was the mistress's belief!
It was also their medical ethics!
The Luoyi refugees, who had fled all the way, were not afraid to speak. Some even said, "We never expected the Imperial City to actively offer us aid. This shows that the court has not abandoned us Luoyi!"
Chen Gang looked at the refugees who kept mentioning the court and gave them the truth, "The Turks are guarding Luoyi now. Even if the court wanted to intervene, it would be difficult."
The Luoyi refugees were surprised, "It's not the court, then who..."
Chen Gang said in a deep voice, "It's the Ji family."