The Imperial Pharmacy is an institution under the Da Li Dynasty responsible for managing medicine and personnel across the realm.

It consists of two institutes, one repository, one bureau, one inspection house, and eight departments.

The two institutes are: the Imperial Physician Institute (independent) and the Qihuang Research Institute.

The repository: Raw Medicine Repository.

The bureau: Benefit People Pharmacy.

The inspection house: Medicine Inspection House.

The nine departments are: Major Medicine Department, Minor Medicine Department (pediatrics), Wind Department (cold), Five Senses (eyes, ears, mouth, nose), Women’s Medicine, Orthopedics, Sores and Ulcers, Veterinary Medicine, and Miscellaneous Medicine.

The highest position in the Imperial Pharmacy is the Chief Seat, followed by the heads of the two institutes, the treasurer, the medicine inspector, and the heads of the eight departments.

Wan Bin previously served in the Medicine Inspection House, which has one inspector, two deputies, and eight overseers, and he was one of them.

Mr. Jia originally worked in the Miscellaneous Medicine department, as one of its three Academic Administrators, concurrently serving as a professor at the Qihuang Research Institute.

Guan Biyun is from the Imperial Physician Institute, holding the position of Palace Pharmacist, while also working at the Raw Medicine Repository.

Cui Wanquan, who just entered the Imperial Pharmacy two years ago, is still a junior physician trying to gain experience at the Benefit People Pharmacy in the capital.

According to the rules of the Imperial Pharmacy, only those at the level of "physician" or "pharmacist" can possibly become officers of the Pharmacy.

The lowest rank is a Ninth Grade professor, followed by an Eighth Grade Academic Administrator, a Seventh Grade Manager, and the highest is a Fifth Grade Chief Seat.

Mr. Jia’s highest official position is currently Eighth Grade Academic Administrator, and he is also a reviewer for the Physician Association, enjoying the treatment of a Seventh Grade official.

Those below (and including) Eighth Grade are considered insignificant.

Today, Prince Jing sought to see the Emperor to ask for an official position and rewards for Mr. Jia. Of course, he would not let Mr. Jia suffer, but the court’s recognition and rewards are also important.

Hoping for the Imperial Pharmacy to voluntarily give Mr. Jia credit is impossible; they wouldn’t do something that would embarrass themselves.

They would only feign ignorance.

Even if asked later, they would shamelessly claim the credit for themselves. Since Mr. Jia is one of the Imperial Pharmacy’s people, as long as Prince Jing doesn’t speak up, who would know that the recovery of Prince Jing’s grandson is related to Mr. Jia?

In his youth, Mr. Jia served in the military, saving his life on the battlefield, granting him great favor. Prince Jing is someone who repays such kindness.

This time, Mr. Jia indirectly saved his grandson again, deepening the debt of gratitude, so how could he not repay this kindness?

"You’re saying, this prescription was obtained by Mr. Jia after he went to Dongshan Prefecture and reported it to the Imperial Pharmacy, but the Pharmacy, even knowing its effectiveness, deliberately hid it out of jealousy and rivalry. But, great-uncle, how did you get this prescription?" The Emperor also felt the logic was flawed; if the Imperial Pharmacy deliberately hid the prescription, how did you come to know it? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"I forced them into a corner, and only then did they willingly bring it out. They know my relationship with Mr. Jia, so even if the prescription proved effective given to me, I would credit Mr. Jia, and if ineffective, I wouldn’t cause them trouble!" Prince Jing said angrily.

"Even though they were at fault, they ultimately handed over the prescription..." The Emperor had to show some forbearance toward the people of the Imperial Pharmacy.

"Your Majesty, if it weren’t for my grandson contracting rabies, and me having the capability to force them, do you think they would have brought out such a good prescription?" Prince Jing furiously ranted, "If the common people of this world had known about this life-saving prescription earlier, how many rabies victims could have survived? These people are selfish, derelict, and utterly unworthy of their high positions. If officials of our dynasty were all like this, how could the people live in peace and prosperity?"

As Prince Jing grows older, his temper has not cooled, and he elevates his tirade to a moral level.

The Emperor was no fool; he clearly understood the validity in Prince Jing’s words. However, he couldn’t convict the Imperial Pharmacy based on one-sided arguments.

He needed to hear the other side’s explanation.

Thus, he ordered Jiang Xian, the Chief Seat of the Imperial Pharmacy, to be summoned to the Southern Study.

When Jiang Xian saw that Prince Jing was also present, he immediately understood the Emperor’s reason for summoning him. Regarding the suppression of Mr. Jia’s report, the Imperial Pharmacy indeed made an error. Who could have thought that what had seemed like a ridiculous prescription would actually prove effective?

No one had anticipated this. When the news reached the Imperial Pharmacy, everyone was incredulous and found it completely unacceptable.

Leng Qingfeng, when reporting it at the time, even attached the opinions of several senior physicians, all of whom believed Mr. Jia had lost his senses and might have been deceived, engaging in such a "sensational" stunt.

It was utterly disgraceful. How could that minor physician in Dongshan Prefecture, ranked third, dare to apply for the "Path to Sainthood" trial?

Wasn’t it just some people unwilling to fade into obscurity, trying to make a splash? Even the fabrication was too crude and simplistic.

Thus, there was unanimous consensus that this prescription was complete nonsense with no therapeutic value, not even worth testing.

The reports from Mr. Jia, Guan Biyun, and two others were sealed and set aside.

Afterward, it was treated as a joke, and soon everyone forgot about it, until the incident of Prince Jing’s grandson being bitten by a dog and contracting rabies.

Prince Jing’s relentless entanglement left the Imperial Pharmacy in turmoil, bringing the matter to the attention of the Chief Seat Jiang Xian, who then remembered this prescription.