Nineteenth Century Medical Guide

Chapter 382 378. "The Emperor's Beard"

[I found that the number of illustrations has to be reviewed in advance. Once the number is exceeded, it will be reviewed after publication, so sometimes if there are too many pictures and you can’t see them, it means they are under review, such as today]

The news of the Empress's illness spread like wildfire. It took only three days to slip into the hands of the editors of various newspapers in Vienna, and another three days to reach the streets of Hungary.

For a time, rumors spread, and every newspaper reacted to it.

In the capital of art, Vienna still maintains an objective and kind attitude towards the queen who has been sick all year round. Even if there are sporadic bad reviews, it is just for the attention of small newspapers. Thanks to Elizabeth's improvement in character over the past year and her active participation in politics to assist Franz, domestic public opinion did not cause too many waves.

Compared with teasing the queen for her frailty and illness in previous years, it has become more mainstream to be considerate of her and care about her health. For example, the "Vienna News" column of Vienna's "Daily News", which often reports on the queen's health, is a typical example. 【1】

This is different in Budapest, where the current situation is becoming increasingly turbulent. The coexistence of radicalism and conservatism is the norm here.

Even a conservative newspaper like the Morning Post chose a mild tone to describe the news, trying to be as concise as possible, and at the same time hoping to guide the public's preferences and not add more mud to the already muddy Austro-Hungarian negotiations. [2]

But another newspaper, the Budapest Diary, which was particularly concerned about the emperor and his wife and was also a very popular local newspaper, chose to ridicule the couple with an article called "The Emperor's Beard". 【3】

Unlike ordinary people, Franz, who lived in the palace, always received the news first and then read the newspapers. It was not until the next day, December 12, that he discovered that the city of Budapest was already full of dissatisfaction with the queen, and the newspapers were the epitome of the output of these emotions.

"Your Majesty, please calm down, please calm down at this juncture!" Deak, the palace counselor who accompanied him, advised, "This is an important moment for the two parties to compete. Your anger will instantly ignite the Hungarian people's anger. Anger. Once the balance is broken, you can only shed more blood if you want to go back."

Andrassy realized that Franz was blackmailing him with the queen. If he said he disagreed, then the "disagree" would come to Elizabeth in the form of a letter next week, and the seeds planted before would never be able to germinate.

"Of course I understand!" Franz slammed the table, "I just hate these media and newspapers, and even more hate the officials who are colluding with them, because this is a serious news censorship incident!"

Of course, he is not a useless guy. During those years of exile, Andrassi was very aware of the tricks of the royal family and nobles. Hungary could not afford to fight, and neither could Austria, which had just ended the Austro-Prussian War.

Because he is the aggressor, and what the other party wants is the throne that he cannot give up, just like what Andrassi is doing now. The difference is that he has no troops in Mexico, while Austria can at least suppress Hungary now.

The matter reached a deadlock, and he had to leave the topic to the next big shot: "Grand Duke Maximilian, what do you think?"

"No! You are wrong, Deak, you are completely wrong! What you Budapest wants is the constitution and the throne. You said this yourself. Because the contradiction between the two parties is irreconcilable, I must oppose everything to express my position!"

"With all due respect, Mr. De'Ak, based on your previous status, being able to serve as a counselor in the two palaces is already the greatest kindness of my brother."

Maximilian was originally a liberal, with a strong interest in art and science. At the same time, he also had many political differences with his brother Franz. Before going to Mexico, quarrels between the two had long been commonplace, and sometimes extended to letters.

After going to Mexico, Maximilian thought he could realize his ambition. He listened to the demands of his subjects, tried to find a balance between the two doctrines, and tried to be an excellent monarch who was considerate of the common people.

Deak looked at Gyula Andrassy not far away and continued: "These are just small newspapers. We must at least show our liberal side to cater to them in order to gain support."

The man who was supposed to be a life-saving straw turned out to be more iron-blooded than Franz, which made both Deac and Andrassy feel more pressure: "Grand Duke, please don't add fuel to the fire."

Maximilian leaned on the table and suggested, "As long as you grasp the key point of 'no constitution, no throne', the rest are minutiae. Mercy is a good weapon, it allows the king to hold on to power. Guns cannot Likewise, guns and guns determine who has power. Now is the critical moment. It is not up to you or me to decide whether to use mercy or guns. It is Hungary, it is Budapest.”

"I hope so." Franz calmed down a little. "We have to launch a new round of news inspection before the end of the year. We must find a trash can for the nonsense of these newspapers."

De'Ak did not dare to deny and could only continue to ease the atmosphere: "Although Her Majesty the Queen's health is worrying, she has become much stronger since returning to China last year and is not as fragile as you imagined. She will not care about these reports, or even There will be any anger.”

Facts later proved that without the support of the French army, his various liberal reforms did not have any practical effect.

"This, I'm afraid this will cause panic. After all, you pardoned journalistic negligence in Budapest last year."

Now without the support of Queen Elizabeth, he and De'Ak's ​​chances of winning are indeed slim. Even though he used the queen's name intimately as a counterattack, Andrassy did not dare to be tough in his attitude. Once tough, the military control of the past 20 years is likely to turn into suppression, and he does not dare to take this risk.

"Brother, I think we really need to be more tolerant towards the newspapers and media."

"Of course, Elizabeth is also the Queen of Hungary."

Franz directly rejected the proposal: "These people can no longer be allowed to be arrogant, and necessary punishment must be given. The Queen's letter stated her wishes, and I think Count Andrassy will also stand by me." One side, right?”

Maximilian looked at the street map of Budapest, bent down and carefully marked it with a pen: "This arrangement is to merge Austria and Hungary together in the true sense, rather than the simple splicing you advocate. Just like before in the Military and Administrative Office That's what Dr. Carvey told me when I met him.

Suturing broken skin is for true healing, not ulceration. In order to prevent ulceration, the damaged area needs to be cleaned repeatedly to remove the dirt that hinders the suture. Even if this behavior causes the patient extreme pain, causing the patient to cry in pain, scream in pain, or even faint for a time, it is still necessary!

His theory has achieved great success in surgery, and everyone present must have heard of his deeds. I think this application is also useful in governing the country. Just as I had forgiven Juarez, in the end he became my mortal enemy. If I had not given up the throne and returned to Vienna, I might have become his prisoner now. "

These words gave Franz great courage, and also made Deak and Andrassy lose their temper.

The two realized that the investment they had made in Queen Elizabeth over the years was likely to be in vain. After the four-person meeting with serious disagreements, Andrássy had to write a letter with a strong Deac style to a certain Hungarian woman. 【4】

This woman named Ferenczi was one of the few Hungarians around Elizabeth. Before entering the Austrian palace, she only knew the historian Mylart, who was teaching in Bavaria. After entering the palace, apart from the Hungarian dignitaries, the people she had the most contact with were the Hungarian language teacher, theology professor Hommerki, and the two waitresses. official.

One is named Lily and the other is Ferenczi.

Different from Lili's straightforward and cheerful personality, Ferenczi seems to be like a rigid wooden block, not dealing with anyone and refusing to interact with others. Her heart belonged entirely to her friend Elisabeth, and to her two hosts in Budapest

Naturally, Elizabeth would not understand what was going on.

She would never have believed that her close friend and "reader" who was so loyal to her would be a close confidant of the Hungarian liberals, let alone that she would be an "undercover" placed beside her by Andrassy and Deak. The two politicians very cleverly exploited the young queen's isolated position in the Vienna court and her differences with the anti-Hungarian princess Sophie to serve their own purposes.

Perhaps it is a bit biased to say that she was an undercover agent in Europe in the 19th century when there were not many intelligence agencies. In fact, she did bring a lot of news about the Queen to Budapest, and she also communicated many liberal contents to the Queen in Hungarian that others could not understand.

However, this close relationship seems to have loosened somewhat in the past six months.

At least these days, Elisabeth did not heed Ferenczi's pleas and rush to Budapest. Even though her health had improved significantly three days ago, and her cough and dizziness had disappeared, she still followed Kawei's doctor's orders and stayed in Zurich to have a good rest.

Since it was Kawei's request, other doctors in Zurich would naturally have no objections.

With the arrival of Professor Skoda, the two of them tacitly extended Elizabeth's rest period to one month. Skoda obviously had a political mission, and his purpose was to exaggerate the queen's physical condition. Kawei's proposal is entirely from a medical perspective. Traveling can relieve stress. After the body is relieved of burden, the immune system will naturally solve some minor problems.

For this reason, Kawei also stayed in Zurich for a while.

As Christmas approached, he was invited to open a free clinic at the University Hospital in Zurich similar to that in Paris.

It does not have the floor space of the Municipal General Hospital, nor does it have the talent pool of the Main Palace Hospital. The scale of the surgical department here is more than one level smaller. But because it is close to the resort, in order to ensure the medical requirements of the aristocrats who come for vacation, the medical level in Zurich is not low.

In addition to being from the University of Zurich, the surgeons who can work at the University Hospital of Zurich all come from famous medical schools. However, the source of the disease has always been limited by the urban population, so it is not easy to get the picky Kawi to go to the operating table.

Counting from the second day after arriving in Zurich, he had two cesarean sections, one appendicitis and one lower limb debridement. Such a volume of surgeries cannot satisfy those greedy surgeons, and there is not even enough to queue up for half a round, so there is a free clinic.

The free clinic lasted from December 12 to January 20 of the following year. During the two weeks, all the surgery fees were paid by the hospital, and the necessary surgery fees had to be paid to Kawei at the same time.

Because Kawei had a "new pursuit" of oriental art, he felt at ease with the harvest.

Regardless of status, free clinics are all conducted using the "submit after general screening" method. As long as the cases that meet Kawei's requirements will be sent to him for the next step of screening. Of course, there will be people who want to jump in line, and Kawi will choose to use the amount of fees to persuade them to stop.

Several rich men like the one in front of me, leaning on a cane and wearing tall hats, had come, but in the end, none of them could actually pay for the surgery.

"How much did you say?"

"Ten thousand francs."

"Why is it so expensive?" The middle-aged man tightened his vest and said, "This is too much!!!"

"Excessive?" Kavi looked at him with suspicion and helped him calculate the account, "I can easily earn 2000 crowns for one operation in Vienna. Based on the ratio of crowns to francs, ten thousand francs for one operation is nothing. It’s not expensive. You have to know that I personally choose the surgeries in Vienna, and no one can force me to do anything I don’t want to do.”

"Okay. Last question, why don't dirty workers have to pay?"

"They don't have money. I ask them for money and they won't do the surgery."

Kawei still follows the logic of the Paris Free Clinic. Unless it really meets his requirements, his time during the free clinic only belongs to the civilian class. This is also a kind of practice for him. Compared with the top three majors in the 21st century, the symptoms of civilians in this era are much more severe and typical, and the surgery is much more difficult.

"Okay, ten thousand is ten thousand." This little money didn't seem to be a big problem in the eyes of the other party.

Kawei also accepted it readily, turned his head and looked at Berget: "Arrange the time."

"The fracture fixation will be at 12 a.m. on December 25th, so there's still time at 10 a.m." Bergette said, looking at the densely packed schedule, "How about that day?"

"Christmas? If I have an operation on that day, won't all my plans for the day be ruined?" The rich man looked at the coquettish girl beside him and waved his hands repeatedly, "Let's change the day, preferably today, or tomorrow."

Kawei sat there and stared at him for a while: "Forget it, Beget, let's delete him."

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"I've never heard that the surgery time is set by the patient. It's simply ridiculous." Kawei became impatient. "Of course, everyone has their own difficulties. If you want to set the time, it's not impossible. Add ten thousand more."

The words suddenly broke off when he said the word "Franc". His brows knitted together, his eyes unconsciously looked at the old acquaintance at the gate, and he murmured: "Mick? Why is he here?" "

(End of this chapter)