Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 759 Benefiting the Country and the People

   Something is wrong.

The medical student hurriedly waited for Su Yue to come to visit, and went forward to report Liu Jin's situation: "Brother, do you think this is strange? Logically speaking, people who contract smallpox don't think about eating and drinking, and need to be fed every day." Two bowls of porridge and water to replenish his physical strength. But this Eunuch Liu is so gifted, he ate five bowls of porridge a day, and he still said he was hungry, and asked, and asked..."

  Su Yue was a little confused.

"what?"

   "I also asked, why is there no meat in the porridge?"

   "..."

Su Yue's mind is a little messed up. The College of Western Medicine has always been scientifically literate. They study every disease, and they will keep recording the process from the onset of the disease to its deterioration. In the end, even if the cause of the disease cannot be found, they will definitely find out the cause of the disease. Every detail of the disease, only in this way can we think of a way and try to find a cure.

  So the majority of Western medical colleges are not necessarily doctors who see a doctor, but researchers who are responsible for recording and archiving. This Liu Jin is indeed a bit like smallpox.

   But if it wasn't smallpox, how could we find the smallpox vaccine from him?

   Strange and strange.

  Su Yue said seriously: "Record carefully and take good care of him. He has acne. If it's not smallpox, it's unbelievable. Take good care of him."

"yes."

  …

  For several days in a row, thousands of people up and down Xishan Mountain have almost inoculated the vast majority of people in central Beijing with cowpox.

  People are still skeptical about whether this cowpox is useful.

  Even if it was Emperor Hongzhi, even though he had great trust in Fang Jifan, he still had doubts in his heart when faced with this terrible smallpox.

  Besides, the situation in Beitongzhou was getting worse and worse, which made Emperor Hongzhi very worried. Not only that, some suspicious smallpox patients also began to appear in Shandong, and even in Jiangnan and other places.

  Although the ancients were helpless against most diseases, they also had a great advantage, that is, transportation was inconvenient in that era, and diseases appeared in one place, but they were often within the controllable range.

But this time, the frightening thing about Beitongzhou is that it is the hub of the canal. Before the outbreak of the disease, the disease lurking in the body had already brought the disease to every place along the canal along with the people passing through the canal. Once the bustling market towns and cities erupt, it will be terrifying.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the memorial anxiously. He had been vaccinated the day before yesterday, but...it didn't work so far, and he couldn't help feeling anxious...At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was at his most vulnerable: "Go pass it on to Liu Qing's family."

  Xiao Jing, however, looked troubled: "Your Majesty... Today, Mr. Liu went to the cabinet and asked for leave."

   "I'm on leave..." Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

   "Yes." Xiao Jing said: "It is said that I feel unwell occasionally."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly paled: "Could it be that he also contracted the disease? He... didn't he take medicine?"

   "This..." Xiao Jing trembled, he was also afraid.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was livid: "This is luck."

Liu Jian is Emperor Hongzhi's right-hand man. With nearly twenty years of friendship between the emperor and his subjects, Emperor Hongzhi naturally knew that if it was not for the severe illness, Liu Qing's family would definitely not ask for leave. There would only be one person in the end, that is, Liu Jian, who was seriously infected. God spent.

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were red: "In these years, he has been rain or shine, and he has never slacked off. Every day, he leaves early and returns late. Even at this time, I can't go and see him."

  …

  Liu Jian has a rash.

  His symptoms are relatively strong, similar to smallpox, dizziness and fatigue, and some heat on his forehead.

   This caused the entire Liu family to panic, and they all believed that the master must be sick.

  Even ordinary girls and servants dare not serve nearby.

   Madam Liu was quite frightened, and she didn't force the servants who were so frightened to death, she simply dragged her old body and took care of her.

  Liu Jian lay on the couch: "Remember, you must not inform Liu Jie. If you let him know, he will definitely come to visit. If you really get infected with him, it will be terrible."

   "Yes, master, please relax." Mrs. Liu touched his forehead, still feeling a little low fever.

   On Liu Jian's arm, where the needle was inserted, there was obviously herpes.

   It seems that it is far less serious than ordinary smallpox, but Liu Jian's body is very weak, which is completely a symptom of smallpox.

  Mrs. Liu said worriedly: "Master, you should eat something. Only after eating, will you be healthy."

Liu Jian shook his head: "Old man, I have no appetite at all. Hey, it is said that people with smallpox have no appetite at all. Until today, I have just felt the same way. I really have no appetite. I have lived for so many years, and I have lived enough." Well, now, he can be regarded as an extremely human minister, with the utmost honor. What is there to rest assured about, but...the only thing the old man is worried about is that Fang Jifan's vaccination is ineffective, and instead...may make people give birth to smallpox. Said it was just occasional discomfort, this is not occasional discomfort, what the old man is worried about is that this smallpox cannot be eradicated, once the smallpox spreads, it will really hurt our muscles and bones in this catastrophe."

   "Okay, don't worry about the old man, is the old man still afraid of death? The old man is tired, so I have to take a rest, just take a rest."

  His eyelids twitched violently, and his breathing was a little short.

   Madam had no choice but to tuck him in the quilt, but refused to leave, and just waited by the side.

The next morning, Liu Jian woke up, and he slowly opened his eyes. His dizzy eyes became clearer and clearer. Yesterday he was still dizzy, but today... he found that his mind was clear and there was no abnormality at all. He got up in a daze, and saw The lady fell asleep on the couch.

  He felt that his throat was a little dry, so he coughed twice.

   Madam got up busy and looked at Liu Jian.

  Liu Jian moved his hands and feet... no... nothing unusual.

  His eyes lit up. Just as Madam was about to say something, Liu Jian said angrily, "Quickly, roll off the old man's sleeves."

  The sleeves of the inner jacket were pushed back, and the place where Mr. Yuan had herpes began to scab. The so-called smallpox yesterday was completely healed.

Liu Jian was taken aback, and he said slowly: "I understand, I understand. It turns out...the so-called vaccination is to make people suffer from smallpox, but this smallpox is far less violent than the real smallpox. It just makes people feel uncomfortable. And The reason why the old man...have such terrible symptoms is that the old man has worked too hard these days, which greatly aggravated the discomfort. Now, the old man's smallpox is completely cured. After the old man got smallpox once, he no longer has to worry about contracting it. Smallpox, haha... This... This... This is Fang Jifan's method of cowpox, this thing is effective."

   As he spoke, he turned around and stood up: "Quick, quick, quick, undress, undress the old man, the old man is going to see the emperor, hurry up."

  He was beaming with joy: "Hundreds of thousands of people have been saved, saved, Fang Jifan is really good. If I have a daughter, I will marry him. This person... is really a genius."

   "Master..." Madam was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Do you want to eat something?"

"It's too late, I have to enter the palace immediately." Liu Jian glared at his wife, as if he felt that this was not convincing enough, and his wife would definitely let him eat a few bites, but he wished he could put on wings, and he would not stay longer, but said: "This You don’t know, this old man is considered to be suffering from smallpox. People who have smallpox have no appetite. The old man’s smallpox is just right. The discomfort has not completely dissipated, so naturally there is no appetite. Go out and find out Ask, is there anyone who has smallpox and can still eat, okay, okay, don't worry, there are refreshments in the palace."

  He hurriedly changed into his official clothes, and quickly walked out of the bedroom. The servants nearby were all surprised when they saw Liu Jian walking out energetically.

   Liu Jian said loudly: "Prepare the sedan chair, enter the palace!"

  …

When Liu Jian arrived at the Meridian Gate in a sedan chair, he had to go to the cabinet first, but when he arrived at the cabinet, almost everyone in the cabinet was in mourning. Mr. Liu didn't come, and it was said that he had smallpox. This made many people realize that smallpox did not exist. So much easy to remove.

  Many people also began to show signs of smallpox, which made many people even more worried.

   Besides, Liu Gong is the backbone of the cabinet, he is missing, big guy, he has no idea.

  Even Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were here, feeling at a loss.

When everyone saw Liu Jian, Liu Jian was in high spirits, smiling and nodding with everyone, and then entered his room. Xie Qian heard the news and rushed over: "Mr. Liu, you are back...something...something happened, There have been definite reports in Shandong that there are dozens of people infected with smallpox. It seems that the epidemic in Shandong will also break out..."

"Oh." Liu Jian nodded lightly: "You have to be careful! But... Yu Qiao, you are too old, why can't you calm down, it's just smallpox, is it scary? Don't be so reckless, go, follow the old man Going into the palace, the old man is looking for a memoir written by the chief envoy of Guangdong the day before yesterday, um, this is the book, let's go."

   Xie Qian's jaw dropped in surprise.

  Why, I can't hold my breath yet.

   It can be seen that Liu Jian's face was flushed and his face was determined, Xie Qian remembered something: "Didn't Mr. Liu also suffer from smallpox?"

   "Yes." Liu Jian nodded.

"But…"

"No need, but it's all healed." Liu Jian smiled, and then said: "This cowpox benefits the country and the people, benefits the people everywhere, and saves hundreds of thousands of people. What are you still doing in a daze? See you!" What about Binzhi?"

  The guest is Li Dongyang.

   Xie Qian was taken aback, and then he understood something. Liu Gong said very clearly that cowpox has miraculous effects, and his eyes lit up immediately: "Li Gong went to report the epidemic in Shandong."

   "It's just right, we are also going to play the newspaper." Liu Jian laughed: "Okay, don't make a fuss, others will laugh when they see it."

  ...

  12,000 words per day, but the monthly pass was stolen. It can be seen that hard work is useless, you have to cry, look, here is a tiger crying.

  (end of this chapter)