I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 217 The Great Adventure of the Doctors (Part 1)

Chambrolence picked up the large equus, burned it on the candle, and then handed it to the man, M. Lom looked at it all, "Oh, sorry," he said, "I was negligent." They He just came from an epidemic area full of smallpox patients. He should not have direct contact with people. This person looks very healthy. Chamblance glanced at the king's chief physician. Chambord is a Huguenot, and Lom is a Christian, but he has to admit that the chief physician is not disgusting, he can even be called a pure man - although he has the most supreme position for doctors, he still persists Traveling tirelessly on the narrow path of medicine, not only did he not flee immediately after discovering an outbreak in the valley, but he resolutely assumed the duty of alerting people—and, though, he ordered the officials and generals here The epidemic area was sealed off, but when the army commander wanted to send a team of soldiers to protect him, he firmly refused.

Like the protective suits on them, because of the sophistication and materials, not ordinary people can afford to equip them. Even if they can, who would put such a set of ominous armor at home. Soldiers do not have protective suits. That is to say, when they enter the epidemic area, they cannot avoid being infected. In the end, they can only stay in the epidemic area and pray to God and death to see if they will be the lucky one percent—people in the epidemic area Unfortunate enough, Mr. Lom insisted, not to let more innocents be the spoils of the devil, he said, and wrote to the king that he was the one who firmly refused protection, not the superior here. Intentionally slack.

During this short one-day journey, Mr. Lom did not participate in the action to restrain the dead - mainly because his body could no longer bear such physical labor. Although the protective clothing was effective, the stuffed in the bird's beak mask Although the spice can ensure that they will not be disturbed by the epidemic, it will also make their breathing less smooth - no joke, the doctor at this time also needs a good physique like a warrior, such as Chambord, he is a doctor, but He was also strong, tall, and highly skilled in martial arts. The Huguenots in the Orleans region elected him as their leader. In addition to his piety, the above characteristics are also the key.

  The policeman took the silver coin, thanked him vaguely, and left.

After the door was closed, Mr. Lom looked around. They were arranged in the room of the chapel, one for the four plague doctors and one for the remaining students. It is also a common thing for people in the village to entertain distinguished guests. Jura did. It is bigger and richer than the other two villages. It is also possible that the Anfort cattle herd not only raised cattle for the two nearby villages, but also managed the cattle for a nearby monastery. However, this size It can't be said to be huge either - free tenant farmers in England have been graciously allowed to keep one horse, two cows, three pigs, four geese, fifteen ewes and many lambs since the thirteenth century... but the tenant farmers here , not because the location of the village is not good, on the contrary, it is precisely because it is so good, most of the territory here belongs to the royal family, although there is a rich jungle behind the house, but it is not a place they can set foot in at will - so their life is only It can be said to be stable, but this kind of stability cannot withstand ups and downs. It is like this epidemic that destroyed two of the three villages in one fell swoop.

Of course, Dr. Lom's concern for the herd caught the attention of the other three doctors, but out of morality and self-evident secret rules, they could not ask them out, but to their surprise, Mr. Lom actually did a After making a gesture to attract everyone's attention, he said, "Gentlemen, you must be wondering why I pay so much attention to the cattle."

   "Indeed," said Setonham, "but if there's any reason for that, you don't need to explain it to us."

Mr. Lom smiled. Of course, in this era, "craftsmanship" is an expensive thing, tailoring is "craftsmanship", "brewing" is "craftsmanship", making armor is "craftsmanship", even raising cattle and ducks Raising chickens is all "craftsmanship" - otherwise, those tenant farmers would not hand over their precious cattle to the Anfor family to raise, or directly rent the cattle of the Anfor family, any craftsmanship is passed down in the family, if anyone Fortunately, he became an apprentice of a certain craftsman, then it would take more than ten years or even decades to learn the true skills from the teacher, but at that time, he can also have an apprentice, will The pain that the teacher inflicts on himself, is on the other child.

Doctors, although their identities are more valuable, they are also "craftsmanship", such as the Chamblance family, they fled to England not only for their own beliefs, but also to ensure that "craftsmanship" does not leak out, but even in Protestants occupy the mainstream of Britain, and their brooms still attract the dissatisfaction of the London Medical Society, and the fact that the midwives guild they want to promote has not been recognized until today is the most straightforward proof.

To say, what he discovered, for himself, he is more willing to give to his students and family, but the problem is that it has always been concerned by the king, and why did the king establish this Blois medical school The reason, he also knows, the king's expectation is that the research and development of medicine in France, the whole of Europa, and even the whole world can start from this valley - that is to say, the king will never allow him to continue to keep this secret. Hidden in the heart, hidden in the family, not only that, Blois will welcome students and scholars from all over Abundant juice and honey, with the help of knowledge and ideas brought by outsiders, finally bear countless sweet fruits.

   So he said his ultimate goal without any burden.

"As you all know, not long after the king returned to Paris, a priest who had returned from a distant and ancient eastern country had the honor to meet our majesty." Dr. Lom paused, "he reported to his majesty. One of the amazing things is that people in a place that is a thousand miles away from us are using a strange and effective method to prevent smallpox."

This sentence was like a nail into the heart of Sidonham and Chambord. Only Malbicki was at ease. After all, he was tempted to run from Italy to France from the beginning. come.

"How is that possible!" cried Sidonham, "how is it possible?" he repeated: "Although people say that wine, spices, or flowers can protect against disease, we all know that disease cannot rely on these Resistant to…”

"That's not what the Orientals do," Dr. Lom said. "They take scars from people who are going to heal, grind them into powder, and blow them into the noses of healthy people, those healthy people. , will have fever and rashes for the next few days, but after that, they will never get smallpox again." He said hurriedly, the doctors in the room had taken off their masks, and in the light of the candles , the old man's eyes glowed terribly green like that of an animal: "Gentlemen, in fact, it is not only the Orientals, the yellow-skinned people who are doing this, but also the Russians and the Ottoman Turks. —Yes, some unfortunate people died because of it, but more people recovered, so the king gave this matter to me."

He paused, but no one made a sound, and they all stared at Dr. Lom, so Mr. Lom continued: "Because the king gave me such a task, I took my students to the epidemic area. , At that time, there was a smallpox epidemic in a village, and I asked my students to find those who were about to recover—I have several students," he said a little angrily, "but they did not have a harmonious relationship." Sidonham nodded, Chambord was because of his special status, and Malbiqui was not accepted by the Church of Rome because he specialized in anatomy and some medical concepts, and he was wandering everywhere, so neither of them had Students, but they have all experienced the struggle between students. After all, in this era, what teachers are willing to teach their students depends on the teacher's wishes. The favored students will get more, and the road ahead will be smoother. There is no doubt, "One of my students recruited a homeless man and asked him to go to the epidemic area to collect the scars and pus from those people. Another student of mine couldn't get the money, but he was in When I praised the former, I exposed his behavior and suggested that two of the samples were completely invalid because they were from two people who had never had smallpox."

"And the **** who was exposed, plausibly said, I didn't stipulate that they have to do this in person, and he can make sure that these samples are from people in the epidemic area - God!" Speaking of this, Luo Mu said angrily: "They didn't even think about how these two people could avoid getting smallpox. They weren't even rich people who had the ability to leave the epidemic area and avoid other places, they were just two female workers working in the cowshed. That's all." He took a deep breath: "But at that time, my experiment was already in progress, and all the people—I mean, those nasty convicts were all overheated, including inhaling the supposedly two A person who didn't have smallpox at all - and they've been with smallpox patients for weeks, but no, none of them have smallpox!"

Mr. Lom gasped, and obviously his emotions were even more excited: "Everyone, you should have also thought of it, I will go to those two female workers right away, and as a result, **** it, they have been burned! Yes! , damn, those people actually said that it was these witches who called smallpox so they wouldn't get smallpox - so, so, oh, they just...burned them with relief! Such a precious sample!" He clenched his fists and waved viciously in the air: "I really wanted to burn them at the stake!"

   "Hasn't your king ever issued a decree that people are not allowed to try witches privately?" Malbiqui couldn't help asking.

"No matter where or when, these idiots are indispensable." Sidonham commented that although he is a Calvinist, he also sees the actions of those radicals a lot. To be honest, he really feels that the radicals and the There is no difference in the executioners (Christians of God) they condemn.

"In short, although I tried my best to find it afterwards, there were only vague hearsays and legends. Some people said it was a blessing from angels, and some people said it was a deal with the devil, and I didn't care about these things." He sighed. The author said: "I have been looking for another 'woman worker' for several years. Gentlemen, if these are not gifts from God and there are no evil hands and feet in them, then it is the luck of mankind."

"Oh my God..." Sidonham muttered, even Malbiqui couldn't help but look excited, only Chambord, who was followed by an indescribable bitterness, he knew that Charles de Lom dared to be in them Speaking in front of this secret, which may have been passed down to other families for a hundred years or more, is because the French king will not let this secret become a bargaining chip for the Lomm family to exchange for benefits, and secondly because, Everyone here, even if they can get out of the epidemic area, don't even think about going out of Blois, he may...maybe...do work for the descendants of Henry IV - until the secret is no longer a secret...

   In such a future, the Huguenot leader could not help but look pale.

The three people who learned this secret, or in other words, including Mr. Lom, knew that the final answer might be coming tomorrow, and they should rest and recharge, but none of them could close their eyes. , After flipping the other side several times, Malbikey, the youngest of them couldn't help jumping up, "I want to meet those cattle herders now!"

Before Chambrolence could say anything, Sidonham immediately cheered up. Although Mr. Lom complained that they were a busy bunch, he got up and put on a mask no faster than a young man. Slow, a few minutes later, the plague doctor and their students were standing outside the chapel.

   "Huh?" a student with good eyesight said in surprise: "Is there anyone who hasn't slept yet?"

  In this era, people usually work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Candles are the equipment of priests and masters. Even torches are used only when they are extremely necessary. Therefore, once the night falls, the village is completely dark.

   They saw a little spark now.

   "Is that a bullpen?" a student asked.

The cowshed that can accommodate more than a hundred cows is not too small. The Anfuer family, who is a craftsman, also has a large house, which is connected together and occupies almost the entire hillside. When they enter the village, they will I asked casually—even if I didn’t ask, I could find it by smelling it.

   It was indeed the house of the Anfort family that was lit. A student went up and knocked on the door. There was a sudden commotion inside, and then there was a long silence. Chambrance frowned and lifted his robe.

   The door opened, and an axe slashed in the face.

   (end of this chapter)