Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 48

Li Hong gritted his teeth, endured the cold rain, and walked in the forefront of the crowd, clutching the umbrella that was about to fall apart.

Seeing his figure sway slightly, Zhang Qiren stepped forward quickly, regardless of etiquette, and presumptuously stretched out his hand to touch Li Hong's forehead, the tentacles were hot.

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Wenguan solemnly: "His Royal Highness may have caught the wind and cold, and the meeting is already burning."

With a cold hand resting on his forehead, Li Hongcai belatedly felt that his brain was a little hotter than usual.

Even the body seemed to be suddenly pulled down and dragged down by countless hands.

"I didn't..."

Before the word "thing" could be uttered, the sky and the earth had already switched directions, and all that could be seen in sight was the boundless rain curtain.

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When he woke up again, he could only faintly hear the sound of sobbing.

Li Hong subconsciously wanted to comfort the courtier and imperial physician who was crying for him, but his throat seemed to be stuck, and he could not make a sound, only a tingling pain in his throat kept reminding him that this illness Come like a mountain, I may indeed be too reckless.

Just as he was in a trance, a rough and warm palm was already attached to his forehead.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the hailstorm has stopped, and the prefect Wang has sent someone to count the losses of the people."

Zhang Qiren knew very well that the young and strong His Royal Highness was definitely not concerned about his own body first, and he briefly took care of the disaster before he put a layer of ice wrapped in silk on his forehead.

"As for His Highness's condition, it is due to cold evil invading the body, as long as you take good care of it, you will be fine in three to five days."

As if trying to wake him up, Zhang Wenguan said calmly from below: "What if I continue to work hard?"

Zhang Qiren shook his head slowly: "The disease is deep in the heart, and it will take several months to recover."

Li Hong knew that these senior teachers and imperial physicians treated him as respected as well as students, and their slightly sarcastic remarks were actually to comfort him to rest and recuperate, not to bother him.

Knowing that he was reckless this time, he blinked his warm and moist eyes, and asked the frowning doctor doctor with his eyes: What happened to the vaccination experiment you carried out.

Zhang Qiren understood, and replied: "The five vaccinated dogs all developed pox, four of them stayed and one died. I have already discussed with Dr. Shen and Dr. Li, and I think this method is quite feasible."

He paused for a moment, and his eyes drifted to Shen Hanshan who was leaning against the door rail and sleeping soundly.

"It's just that humans and dogs are different. I don't know how effective this method can be applied to humans."

Several people were chatting briefly, when the door was knocked twice, Wu Yi bowed his head and entered the door with a small wooden tray, on which was a bowl of steaming cinnamon twig soup, and a bowl of warm and light white rice porridge beside it .

He handed over the plate, and naturally a personal servant served Li Hong to drink it. After a bowl of warm medicine and a mouthful of hot porridge moistened his throat, Li Hong felt his throat relax a little.

"What about the nearly [-] smallpox patients?"

Although he could barely make a sound, he was as dumb as a piece of dead wood, not as determined and powerful as usual, less sonorous momentum, more weak and sick.

Zhang Qiren's face turned mournful, and he didn't dare to hide it: "There are only ten people left today."

Immediately, his face turned cold, and he added solemnly: "Although the prefect Wang strictly guarded, the smallpox of these hundred households has not been spread, but there are another 38 people who have been infected by family members or gatekeepers. If things continue like this, Smallpox will still spread gradually."

Li Hong's sloppy eyes suddenly froze, and fell on Zhang Qiren's serious face: "Mr. Zhang means..."

Without waiting for Zhang Qiren to answer, the dozing Shen Hanshan woke up as if from a dream, pulled out from the door panel, and walked straight to Li Hong's bed.

Pei Yuan, who was standing on the side, immediately drew his sword, the sword light flashed, and it fell straight on the top of Shen Hanshan's head, only half an inch away, could kill him.

Shen Hanshan stood upright in front of Li Hong's bed, as if what was hanging above his head was not a sword that could take someone's life at any time, but a soft long-sleeved beautiful woman's dress with tassels, not worthy of his raising his head.

Li Hong said hoarsely: "Pei Yuan, put down the sword."

Pei Yuan got the order, and withdrew his sword indifferently, Shen Hanshan's unkempt and unshaven face was deeply imprinted in his sharp pupils.

When did Shen Hanshan care about the eyes of others, he flicked his long sleeves left and right, knelt down on his knees, and lowered his normally high head to the ground.

Li Hong's eyebrows twitched: "Mr. Shen, you can talk after you get up..."

"The smallpox epidemic can only be prevented, not cured. I implore His Royal Highness to order that all teenagers in Meizhou be vaccinated against smallpox to prevent the outbreak of smallpox."

The suppressed voice rose slowly from the ground, mixed with the sound of Shen Hanshan's heavy kowtowing, tremblingly stirred everyone's heartstrings.

Shen Hanshan clasped his five fingers tightly to the ground, his fingertips were sharpened so badly that he was almost bleeding to the touch.

Seeing this situation, Imperial Physician Li, who had been slightly critical of him, was also shocked.He also frowned deeply, and said something for Shen Hanshan: "Dr. Shen has done his best for this matter. He has not had a good rest for several days. He is only thinking about the people of Meizhou. Please His Royal Highness consider this method."

Standing behind the crowd, Wu Yi saw Shen Hanshan lying on the ground, unable to get up for a long time, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.Shen Hanshan seems to be half-crazy, but in fact he is very proud. If it wasn't for the sake of his wife, how could he be so humble and beg for help.

So he got out of the row, and in the astonished eyes of the crowd, followed his teacher and knelt down straight.

After receiving Li Hong's answering gaze, Wu Yi opened his mouth slowly: "Dr. Zhang said just now that this method is effective for dogs, but I don't know if it is effective for humans. This method was initiated by the minister, and the minister is serious about it." Adolescents are the age most susceptible to smallpox, since the teachers still have doubts, I would like to use my own experience to be the first person to be vaccinated, and I ask His Royal Highness to agree."

After finishing speaking, he also kowtowed heavily and fell to the ground side by side with his teacher, showing his determination.

Seeing that his master and apprentice were determined to come to this point, even Zhang Qiren couldn't help being moved: "Wu Yi's words are very reasonable, not to mention that he can take on such a responsibility at a young age, His Royal Highness, why not give it a try, and it is not in vain for him to try for the people. painstaking efforts of the law."

The spring breeze, which has just experienced a storm, still carries a few cool raindrops, rustling through a piece of green paulownia with drooping branches and leaves outside the window, and slipping into people's temples from the corner of the lifted curtain.

After a while of silence, Li Hongxin took off the ice sheet from his forehead and threw it at Wu Yi's feet.

"I don't think it's me who is hotheaded, but you. I don't need this ice sheet. You can use it to apply it."

Wu Yi was in a bad mood, and just about to kowtow to apologize, Li Hong said lightly: "You are a person who has suffered from blood disease, and if you go to vaccinate, you can't bear it. people will be suspicious."

Wu Yi couldn't refute this statement, and he didn't think of it himself. Li Hong brought up this incident, which really put him in a dilemma.

Fortunately, it is not he who decides whether to advance or retreat.

Li Hong lifted the quilt, sat up on the bed, and while being dressed by the servant girl, he opened his mouth softly.

"I pass on the imperial edict, and I want to personally try the method of vaccination."

As soon as these words came out, the wind stopped, and the sun washed by the rain leaked into the room from the window, shining on Li Hong's pale and firm face.

There was silence all around, only a few ticks of rain falling from the green trees, like a small copper hammer, lightly knocked into the ears of the people who were stunned by the prince.

Zhang Wenguan almost subconsciously blurted out to stop him: "His Royal Highness is a body of a thousand pieces of gold, and he is only caught in the wind and cold, how can..."

"Dr. Zhang said just now that I will be cured in only three to five days." Li Hong's eyes were serious, and he looked at Ye Qingtong outside the window, obviously determined, "Dr. Zhang will prepare the serum in three to five days." , when the time comes, I will personally vaccinate the pox.”

"I think this matter is extremely risky, and there is no need for His Royal Highness to personally take risks."

Xiao Dezhao has always only talked about the key points, so his words have always been short and to the point: "The old minister sees that there are many young talents in Meizhou, and Wu Yi is not the only one who has such a wish. It would be better to let someone who is ambitious replace His Highness's noble body. One way. Or after the disciples have tried it, it’s not too late for His Highness to consider it.”

The corners of Li Hong's lips curled up, but there was no smile in his eyes: "If I hadn't tried the method myself, would the common people have been convinced? Once smallpox broke out, it would be like a mountain torrent, irreversible. If the disciples were allowed to try it first, I would Trying again in the palace, going back and forth, wasting time and lives, is it just one or two?"

As soon as this remark came out, even Zhang and Xiao were speechless, they could only wave their hands at each other, and then looked at Zhang Qiren secretly.

Zhang Qiren nodded slightly, and stretched out a finger from his sleeve, which means that this method is only a little dangerous, and the two ministers don't need to worry too much.

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Li Hongyi made an order, and everyone couldn't resist it. Even if they had to write a letter to Chang'an Daigong's office, or Luoyang Emperor's empress to file a complaint, it would take more than three to five days to go back and forth.

Zhang Wenguan cast a bitter glance at the young disciples outside the door, they were all good young men, all of them were strong and strong, but timid and afraid to stand out.

The only one who is willing to stand up is a sick person who can't be counted.

This Wu Yi...Zhang Wenguan couldn't help but look at him twice. There are factions in the Imperial Medical Office. He also heard from Zhang Qiren that this Wu Yi treats hyperemia and chest pain. , is a rare seedling.

It would be a blessing if such people could be brought under the command of Donggong, but for some reason, Zhang Qiren didn't take him under his sect, but pushed him to Shen Hanshan, who was part of Empress Wu's party.

Looking back at the two new students under Dr. Zhang's door, they pushed each other as if they were competing for who was behind, their expressions flinched, and they were afraid of harming themselves, wishing to plunge headfirst into the cracks in the ground.

At a glance, the two, let alone good talents, are simply rotten wood that cannot be carved!

He secretly regretted it in his heart, but wanted to find another opportunity to win Wu Yi into the East Palace party.If it is done, another young hero will be added under the crown prince's command, if not, he must not be allowed to work for the Wu family.

Zhang Wenguan thought about it in his heart, and kept Wu Yi's name in his heart for the time being.