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Chapter 714 Missing Mr.

On June 17th, the 37th year of Lin Guo You'an, Zhong Yu passed away on the seventh day.

Zhou Chang held a grand yet simple funeral for Zhong Yu and all the soldiers who died in the three states of northern Vietnam.

Standing silently in front of the blazing fire, staring at the flames and black smoke rising into the sky, it seemed to take away all the depression and disputes of the past period of time.

No matter how grand the funeral was, it was meaningless to her, to King Yi, and to Zhong Yu.

Let alone glory after death, even glory during life, Zhong Yu never cared about it.

A person of high moral character never cares about material things, and only wants to be himself with all his heart.

Zhong Yu's lifelong wish was to have clean and honest politics and to help those in need. Prince Yi recognized Zhong Yu as his teacher and was also determined to do so. Only Zhou Chang did not know what to do.

Yesterday, Yuan Qi left under the escort of Wu Hong.

Today, Zhou Chang, holding Zhong Yu's ashes, boarded the return carriage and returned to the capital.

Before leaving, he thought of Meisheng again. If Meisheng and his disciples had nowhere to go, they could leave together so that they could take care of each other on the road.

Mei Sheng said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Mei Sheng wants to follow Master Qin. Master Qin is the chief physician of the Yuan Family Clinic. He has some work to do in the north. Mei Sheng is willing to follow Master Qin to gain more experience."

"Since you are a doctor from the Yuan family clinic, why didn't you leave with Miss Yuan and the others yesterday? The road is still not safe right now, so it would be better if you go with us so that we can take care of each other." Although Zhou Chang felt that Mei Sheng looked stronger than before, he was still weak and frail, which made people feel uneasy.

Mei Sheng half lowered his head, his eyes fell on the urn of Zhong Yu in Zhou Chang's arms: "Mei Sheng wanted to send Mr. Zhong off for the last time, as a token of his appreciation. Master Qin also said that we can follow the follow-up troops and help those in need along the way. There is no rush."

"You want to follow the army behind?" Zhou Chang was even more surprised.

Even when the army returns victoriously, not everyone can come and go together. At least some logistics troops have to stay behind to take care of the seriously wounded and the elderly and disabled soldiers.

However, Zhou Chang never asked Mei Sheng's master from beginning to end, and he never thought that Mei Sheng's master had such a plan, and he was full of admiration.

Mei Sheng's eyes were more determined than ever before: "Doctor Qin is determined to save the world with his medicine all his life. Although Mei Sheng is not talented, he is willing to follow him. I hope that one day I can learn something and heal more people who are suffering from illness."

Zhou Chang was slightly surprised, wondering why Mei Sheng had such a big change.

Although it was different from what I knew before, I still encouraged him: "It's great that you can do this. I'm happy for you."

"How is Meisheng?" Meisheng's originally red and swollen eyes were covered with a layer of moisture. He shook his head gently and smiled sadly, "Your Highness, it's a pity that Mr. Zhong left like this, otherwise Meisheng really wanted to follow him. Meisheng regrets it so much..."

"What do you regret?" Zhou Chang was puzzled. She regretted not treating Zhong Yu better when she was alive, but what did Mei Sheng regret as well.

Mei Sheng said sadly: "I used to be so narrow-minded. It was not until I met Mr. Zhong that I became the Mei Sheng I am today."

Who isn't?

Zhou Chang was speechless for a moment.

"Mei Sheng never thought that he was so narrow-minded..." Mei Sheng seemed to have been holding it in for a long time and couldn't help but speak out, "Ever since I can remember, Mei Sheng has been devoted to studying. He wanted to pass the imperial examination to bring honor to the family. Later, my father passed away and my mother was seriously ill, and all my savings were spent. Passing the imperial examination was just to get a position so that I could live a good life. Later, I met His Highness, and passing the imperial examination became... became my own selfish desire... Mei Sheng wanted to be closer to His Highness... closer..."

Mei Sheng stopped talking automatically after he finished speaking.

Zhou Chang didn't pay attention to the end, he just said: "There are so many scholars in the world, how many of them are not for the purpose of obtaining official titles? There is nothing wrong with obtaining official titles, it depends on what you will do after obtaining them."

"Yes, what would he do? No matter who it is, no matter what they do, they are probably not as good as Mr. Zhong." Mei Sheng pretended that the last sentence had not been said, and continued, "Although Mei Sheng has only been with Mr. Zhong for a few days, now that I think about it, he has always been thinking about others, never himself. Even after Mei Sheng left the palace, he still stayed with Mei Sheng. If Mr. Zhong hadn't specifically gone to Mei Sheng's house and had a deep talk with Mei Sheng, Mei Sheng wouldn't be where he is today."

"Yeah..." Zhou Chang sighed, sighing silently in his heart, and holding the urn in his hand tighter.

Zhong Yu has never given up on any suffering person, so what is she thinking about all day long?

Mei Sheng's eyes fell on Zhong Yu's urn again: "Mr. Zhong said at that time that it was a pity for Mei Sheng that he had studied for so many years and finally passed the imperial examination but gave up. Being a teacher can certainly educate people, but it is really limited. It is better to be a good official and do more for the people. However, Mr. Zhong also knew that Mei Sheng's personality was not suitable for being an official, so he wrote a letter of recommendation to Mei Sheng, saying that the library in the south could not be run for the time being, and that Mei Sheng could try his clinic. Mr. Zhong also said at that time that in today's world, education through books and literature may not be useful, but healing and saving lives are real."

"So you went to Yidanhang? No...I mean my clinic." At this point, Zhou Chang thought of Ma Zhihong again.

Ma Zhihong was Zhong Yu's classmate, but now both of them are no longer alive.

When they meet in the afterlife, I wonder what they will say to each other.

Mei Sheng was still immersed in his own memories: "After listening to Mr. Zhong's words, Mei Sheng took his mother back to the south. After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that what Mr. Zhong said made sense, so he took a letter of recommendation and went to Dancheng. As a result, the pharmacy there didn't have a doctor yet, and most of the time they gave porridge to the poor. But the shopkeeper wrote me a letter of recommendation and asked me to go to Yuan's medical clinic to find Doctor Qin, saying that he was a familiar friend and could accept me as an apprentice."

Zhou Chang had heard Mei Sheng mention this passage in general before, but Mei Sheng had not explained it in such detail at that time.

Mei Sheng continued: "Mei Sheng followed Doctor Qin to learn medicine. Although he only learned the basics, following him, Mei Sheng saw a whole new world. He also felt that his vision was too narrow before. He only saw himself and not others."

Zhou Chang felt ashamed, and so did she.

Meisheng started to cry as he spoke: "However, none of the people that Meisheng has seen or heard of can be as clear-minded and broad-minded as Mr. Zhong. Meisheng had thought that if he had achieved success in his studies one day, he would meet Mr. Zhong again and thank him for his teachings that day, which would be considered as living up to Mr. Zhong's expectations. Unfortunately, I will never see him again."

Zhou Chang's eyes became wet again: "It doesn't matter, as long as we inherit the master's will, the master will always be here."