Emperor Hongzhi's face was ugly, and Liu Jian, Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian who had been standing by him also had ugly faces. The imperial doctors in the palace were indeed just as quack as the rumors said.
As for the quality of the imperial doctors in the palace, the dignitaries in the capital actually know that when they see a doctor, they will not ask the imperial doctors in the palace, but rather trust the doctors who open medical clinics in the capital.
Because these imperial doctors in the palace are passed down from father to father, from father to son, and from son to grandson, they are all iron rice bowls, but they are not as good as each generation, and their standards are getting worse and worse. Now, in addition to prescribing some medicines to replenish the body and maintain the body,
In addition to prescriptions, I can't even handle common typhoid and colds.
The dignitaries in the capital have known this for a long time and did not see the imperial doctor.
In previous dynasties, the imperial doctors in the palace would have been very popular. In addition to earning an income from serving in the palace, the real big deal was having the title of imperial physician to treat the powerful people in the capital, casually.
Rewards are much higher than the income from serving in the palace.
But it was different in the Ming Dynasty. The level of imperial doctors was getting worse and worse, and the income of these imperial doctors was getting worse and worse. In many cases, these imperial doctors in the imperial hospital did not determine their grades and official positions based on their medical skills, but on who they were.
The relationship is even stronger.
This is the case with Liu Wentai and Fang Shuhe. Their medical skills are average, but they have a good relationship with Zhang Yu, the eunuch in charge of the imperial hospital, so they became the court judge. If the nobles in the palace feel uncomfortable or something, Liu will be given priority.
Wentai and Uncle Fang went to see them with them.
Liu Wentai and Uncle Fang were not good at medicine, but they were very sweet-mouthed and good at conduct. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi, Empress Dowager Zhou, and Empress Zhang all trusted them very much.
But now it seems that they are all quacks.
The key is that the quack doctors treat the emperor's life as a child's play, ignore their own uncertainty, and do not allow capable people to tell the true illness, conceal the illness, and continue to treat the patient according to wrong methods.
This is why Emperor Hongzhi is only in his thirties, but he looks like a dying old man. He has a bad appetite due to intestinal carbuncle, and he takes tonics every day. It's strange that he can be in good health.
Soon Emperor Hongzhi summoned other imperial doctors one by one to diagnose him. Most of the imperial doctors, like Liu Wentai and Uncle Fang, said that Emperor Hongzhi was fine, just because he had been weak since he was a child.
I have been busy with state affairs for a long time, which leads to physical discomfort.
You just need to pay attention to your cultivation and take supplements, and you will be fine soon.
A few imperial doctors, like Xu Yu, believed that Emperor Hongzhi should be suffering from intestinal carbuncle after diagnosis, but no one dared to suggest that Emperor Hongzhi go to the Affiliated Hospital of Daming Medical College for treatment of intestinal carbuncle like the imperial doctors outside.
Emperor Hongzhi's face became more and more ugly. His body was damaged by this quack doctor, but his age in his thirties was already the same as that of an old man in his fifties and sixties.
"They all deserve to be killed!"
Emperor Hongzhi's murderous intention was so clear that Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others on the side could feel it clearly.
"Your Majesty has murderous intent!"
Liu Jian grew up watching Emperor Hongzhi, and knew very well that Emperor Hongzhi was a good old man. It was difficult for him to get angry, but once he got angry, he was really angry.
When an ordinary man is angry, he bleeds for five steps; when the emperor is angry, he bleeds for thousands of miles.
As for Zhang Yu, who was in charge of the Taiyuan Hospital, he was sweating profusely and his whole body was trembling constantly. He had witnessed the performance of the doctors of the Taiyuan Hospital throughout the whole process, and at the same time, he had already guessed what Emperor Hongzhi might know.
As the person in charge of Tai Hospital, Zhang Yu cannot escape the blame.
"Zhang Yu!"
Sure enough, Emperor Hongzhi roared, and Zhang Yu immediately fell to the ground softly.
"Your Majesty, forgive me, forgive me!"
Zhang Yu begged for mercy, and at the same time he looked at Xiao Jing, hoping that Xiao Jing could say a few nice words to him, as he was usually very filial.
But Xiao Jing also looked ugly now, and was frowning deeply.
This time something really big happened, and Emperor Hongzhi would never give up until some people died.
The level of the doctors in the Imperial Hospital is really poor. The key is that they are so perfunctory and treat the emperor's life as a child's play. They clearly suffer from intestinal carbuncle, but no one has dared to say it. They even open a house specializing in tonic.
This led to Emperor Hongzhi becoming what he is now.
How dare he speak to Zhang Yu? He himself was thinking about how to relieve himself of some responsibilities.
"Spare your life?"
"You are in charge of the Imperial Hospital, but see for yourself, the doctors in this Imperial Hospital are all a bunch of quacks. I obviously have intestinal carbuncle, but they have always said that I am fine and prescribed tonics for me."
Emperor Hongzhi stared at Zhang Yu with murderous intent.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty~"
"Although I am in charge of the hospital, I am not proficient in medical skills. It is understandable that I cannot identify quack doctors."
Zhang Yu was sweating profusely and tried hard to defend himself.
"excusable?"
"In charge of the Tai Hospital, but you don't know how to select truly good doctors and miracle doctors, and instead use some quack doctors. You are the most responsible for what I have today."
"Come here, put Zhang Yu in the sky prison and investigate this matter thoroughly."
Emperor Hongzhi glanced at him lightly and ordered.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life~"
When Zhang Yu heard this, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and kept begging for mercy.
However, Emperor Hongzhi did not intend to spare him just like that, and soon the guards dragged him down.
"Xiao Jing, put all those quack doctors who say I'm fine, into the prison, and give me a thorough investigation."
Emperor Hongzhi did not intend to simply end things like this.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing quickly replied respectfully.
At the same time, his brows were also furrowed. It seemed that things were going to get serious. I don’t know how many people were going to lose their heads this time.
The hospital is a fat and oily place.
Not to mention anything else, God only knows how many of the tribute medicines used by the nobles in the palace were taken out by Zhang Yu and the imperial doctors.
The Korean ginseng that Korea attacks the Emperor of Heaven every year is worth a thousand taels of silver if even one ginseng falls outside.
Xiao Jing also knows a thing or two about these things. The palace has a lot of expenses, and the oil and water in it is very rich. Everyone can profit from it to some extent.
It was okay if nothing happened before, but now if something happens, many things will be pulled out, and many people will be implicated. Judging from the current situation of Emperor Hongzhi, it is estimated that there will be a lot of heads.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life~"
Soon, voices begging for mercy came from the hall next to them, but soon they gradually faded away.
Emperor Hongzhi's face was very ugly. After dealing with these people from the Imperial Hospital, Emperor Hongzhi's brows were still furrowed. His own illness was the most important thing.
"Your Majesty, the top priority is to find a way to cure this intestinal carbuncle."
Liu Jian thought for a while but stood up and made some suggestions.
At this time, we definitely can't beg for mercy from the people in Taiyuan Hospital. Emperor Hongzhi has a strong murderous intention. If anyone gets into trouble at this time, he may be implicated.
"Yes, Your Majesty's dragon body is important~"
Zhang Mao also followed suit and said.
"What good ideas do you have?"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked.
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, everyone fell silent again.
This suggested that if Emperor Hongzhi had surgery, the success rate of the surgery would be only half, and since the emperor was a noble, the impact of the surgery on the emperor would be too great.
It's okay to say it succeeded, but if it failed and Emperor Hongzhi died due to the operation, then who would bear the responsibility?
However, if Emperor Hongzhi is not advised to undergo surgery, this Emperor may only have three or four years to live. What's more, judging from Emperor Hongzhi's current situation, anyone who objects will definitely offend Long Yan, and may become Hongzhi.
The emperor's enemy.
"Your Majesty, I think you can summon Liu Jin to the palace. He is a disciple of an elite. He may have some different suggestions."
Zhang Mao, Liu Jian and others looked at each other. Neither of them dared to stand up, nor did they know what to say. Zhang Mao rolled his eyes and quickly thought of Liu Jin. What would happen if Liu Jin were here?
Maybe it's different.
"Well, it is said that Liu Jin has entered the palace."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and ordered.
In fact, Emperor Hongzhi already had a choice in his mind. Instead of waiting for death, he might as well give it a try. If the operation is successful, the intestinal carbuncle will be cured. Emperor Hongzhi still has hope of recovery. In the future, let alone a long life, he will live longer.
There will definitely be no problem in ten or twenty years.
Everyone is afraid of death. The emperor is also a human being. He is also afraid of death and desires to live a long life.
At Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin was enjoying his vacation leisurely.
When the eunuch who announced the decree came to the palace, Liu Jin still didn't understand what happened and why Emperor Hongzhi summoned him into the palace in a hurry.
Liu Jin hurriedly came to Shangshu's room and soon learned the cause of the incident. He couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.
Emperor Hongzhi actually suffered from chronic appendicitis.
"It's no wonder."
"The reason why Emperor Hongzhi died young in history should not only be because he was weak and sick since he was a child. There must be other reasons. There are many people in later generations who have poor health since they were young, but as long as they are treated properly, they can gradually recover.
Back to normal.”
"I didn't expect that he had appendicitis. No wonder Emperor Hongzhi has always had a bad appetite. It's no wonder that he has a good appetite after suffering from gastroenteritis. He can't eat anything and takes tonics every day. This is something that no one can bear. In his thirties, with a
Just like the old man, he is dying."
"Zhang Zhigang's judgment was also so accurate. According to history, Emperor Hongzhi indeed only had three years to live, and he died of illness in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi."
"Appendicitis is nothing. Just remove the appendix."
After understanding the cause of the incident, Liu Jin suddenly understood.
It's not a big deal, it's just a small case of appendicitis, just remove it.
If Emperor Hongzhi could live a few more years, it would be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Houzhao is still unreliable.
"Liu Jin, what do you think about this matter?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and asked.
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing."
Liu Jin thought for a while and replied.
"Good thing?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly, a little unbelievable that this could be a good thing.
"How can this be a good thing?"
Zhang Mao couldn't help but asked.
"Of course this is a good thing~"
"His Majesty has been in poor health, but I still don't know why."
"Now we know that it is caused by intestinal carbuncle. As long as the intestinal carbuncle is cured, your Majesty's body will naturally gradually recover and regain its vitality, becoming everlasting."
"Do you think this is a good thing?"
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao and others thought about it and suddenly felt that this seemed to make sense, and this seemed to be a good thing.
"But Professor Zhang Zhigang from Daming Medical College said that the success rate is only half. What's more, His Majesty is a great person. How can we use a knife on His Majesty's body?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and said.
"Half success rate means now, we can find ways to improve this success rate."
"The reason why the success rate of this operation to remove intestinal abscess is only half is because the surgical operation has just begun to be studied, and there are not many cases performed."
"There is still time. We can let the doctors from Daming Medical College conduct a large number of experiments on removing intestinal abscesses, accumulate experience, and constantly summarize the experiments, so that the success rate can naturally be improved."
"Your Majesty is the most respected person in the Nine-Five-Year Plan, and is connected with the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. But precisely because of this, your majesty should receive treatment as soon as possible. Early treatment and recovery will be more beneficial to the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin's attitude was very clear, that is, Emperor Hongzhi should receive treatment as soon as possible so that he could recover as soon as possible.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi's face finally looked much better.
Liu Jin still speaks well and is able to think of ways to solve problems.
In fact, the most critical factor in whether to accept surgery or not is the success rate. As long as the success rate is high and the safety of Emperor Hongzhi can be guaranteed 100%, no one will object to the surgery.
If you know there is a problem, you naturally have to solve it. If you know you have a disease, you naturally have to treat it. It is not enough to hide the disease and avoid treatment, let alone Hongzhi Emperor.
"Your Majesty, intestinal carbuncle is a minor disease. Daming Medical College only needs to conduct a large number of experiments and sum up experience, and it will definitely be able to cure the disease."
"What really affects the health of His Majesty and the nobles in the palace is the system of the Taiyuan Hospital."
"The doctors in this hospital have been passed down from generation to generation. Their ancestors may have been famous doctors, but when it was passed down to them, they have obviously become quacks."
"One of the important reasons for this is that these imperial doctors lack medical experience. Practicing medicine must be based on a large amount of medical experience."
"So I believe that the system of the Taiyuan Hospital must be reformed. In the future, the doctors of the Taiyuan Hospital can no longer be passed down from generation to generation as before. The doctors of the Taiyuan Hospital should be recruited from famous doctors from all over the Ming Dynasty and come to the capital. They should also be evaluated regularly.
They should be replaced regularly, and only qualified doctors can be qualified as imperial doctors of the imperial hospital."
"In addition, Taiyuan Hospital should establish corresponding affiliated hospitals. On the one hand, like Daming Medical College, it will continue to study new medical techniques, new medical methods and drugs. On the other hand, it can also be open to the general public. While accumulating experience,
It can benefit the people.”
Liu Jin thought for a while and put forward his own opinion.
After studying the history of the Ming Dynasty, historians of later generations believed that a large part of the reason for the short life of the Ming Dynasty emperors was closely related to the quack doctors in the palace hospital. Of course, the most important thing was related to the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang.
This iron rice bowl passed down from generation to generation not only did not allow these imperial doctors to have superb medical skills, but also made their medical skills worse and worse, and each one of them became a quack.
Practicing medicine is different from other industries, especially traditional Chinese medicine. It very tests a doctor's medical practice experience. Without the accumulation of experience, it is difficult to become a famous doctor.
"Well, what you said makes sense."
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi looked much better, and there was also a smile on his face.
After listening to Liu Jin's words, this intestinal carbuncle is nothing. It's a small thing, but the real big thing is the hospital's system. It's this system that caused me to be like this.
If from the very beginning, the imperial doctors at the imperial hospital were all a group of extremely experienced physicians, they would have been able to diagnose the disease very early and would not have delayed Emperor Hongzhi to where he is today.
"The system of this hospital is about to change. What's the use of a group of quack doctors?"
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and then said: "Is there really no problem in removing the intestinal carbuncle?"
"Your Majesty, the field of surgery is an emerging field. As long as more experiments and explorations are conducted, the success rate can be continuously improved."
"If we carry out targeted experiments and explorations specifically, the success rate can quickly increase to an extremely high level."
Liu Jin nodded and said.
"But where are we going to find so many patients with intestinal abscesses?"
Zhang Mao thought for a while and said.
"It is not necessary that everyone suffers from intestinal carbuncle. The disease of intestinal carbuncle is only related to that section of intestine. That section of intestine has no effect on the human body. Even if ordinary people try to learn from it, it will not have any impact."
"For the sake of Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, we can purchase some slaves from overseas, conduct experiments with slaves, and continuously accumulate experience."
Liu Jin thought for a while and replied.
There are not many people with appendicitis. It is not difficult to find dozens of cases, but it is difficult to find hundreds or hundreds of cases. You can only use slaves to conduct experiments. Anyway, there are many anatomy experiments at Daming Medical College.
All were carried out using slaves and the corpses of dead enemies on the battlefield.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone's expressions changed slightly. Liu Jin could actually think of such a method and use a large number of slaves to conduct experiments.
But when I think about Emperor Hongzhi, I suddenly feel that if I use some slaves, I can buy Emperor Hongzhi's health. Not to mention hundreds or thousands of slaves, but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of slaves. The Ming Dynasty
I will also try my best to get it.
"Liu Jin, I leave this matter to you."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought about it and said.
The person he trusts most now is Liu Jin, so he can rest assured if he leaves it to Liu Jin.
