Mr. Zhuang is now the minister of the sixth grade. The prince did not transfer him to another position and directly sent him to Honglu Temple to work part-time.
The Minister of Honglu Temple knew more about the inside story and did not mind adding such a person to the department. He told his subordinates, "If there is no accident, your Majesty will go to the Western Regions this February to find a vaccination method for smallpox.
At that time, there will be someone coming from Honglu Temple, and Zhuang Xun can't come. Maybe one of you would like to go with Dr. Zhou from the Imperial Hospital?"
Those who originally thought Zhuang Xun had occupied his position were immediately speechless.
The Western Regions, how easy is it to go there?
Especially since they are a group of literati, forget it, forget it, it would be quite good to do some translation in Honglu Temple.
So Mr. Zhuang’s letter of appointment was issued.
Man Bao was overjoyed and said to Bai Shan happily: "In this way, we can go on study tours without having to resign."
Bai Shan was also very happy. After all, they had already made plans to give up on Zhuangzi's investment in the past two years. Who knew that things could turn around?
He asked: "How are the conditions of the twelve patients?"
"Six of them have completely eliminated their acne," Man Bao said a little depressed, "No. 5 didn't survive last night, but No. 7 is much better today. I used three sets of acupuncture on him yesterday, and today
Most of the fever has gone away, and it should be fine as long as it doesn't recur."
"Things are getting better for other people, too."
Bai Shandao: "Then we can write a letter to talk about the trip to the Western Regions."
Man Bao nodded, "Let's wait until all the connections are revealed. This will give us more confidence to submit a letter."
Within two days, the remaining five patients were out of danger one after another, and the acne on their bodies slowly disappeared. Some people left acne marks on their bodies because they couldn't help scratching, but compared with their lives, few people cared about this.
What's more, they are all repeat offenders.
Man Bao sorted out their pulse records and presented them to the emperor together with Dr. Zheng Lu of Xiao Yuan.
There was not much expression on the emperor's face, but he was actually a little excited in his heart. "With the current probability, even if we can't find a cure for cowpox, we can definitely use variolation."
Man Bao and Xiao Yuan looked at each other, lowered their heads and said, "Yes, it is possible. If smallpox is raging, it is much better for us to take the initiative to vaccinate than to inadvertently infect it, but the shortcomings of smallpox are also visible.
, the reaction is still a bit big, and many people can’t help scratching, leaving pockmarks on their faces.”
Pockmarking is equivalent to a disability, and it is still a very serious disease now.
The emperor nodded thoughtfully, handed the pulse case back to Xiao Yuanzheng, and asked him and Imperial Physician Lu to retreat, leaving Zhou Man behind.
He said: "The Queen has something to ask you. You can stay and have lunch with the Queen."
Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then lowered his head in response.
In fact, it was the emperor who wanted to ask her something, and their movements were not small. Recently, Bai Erlang was going around saying goodbye to people in the Chongwen Hall, even accepting gifts.
The emperor asked her, "Are Bai Shan and Bai Cheng also going to the Western Regions with you?"
Man Bao lowered his head and responded with a guilty voice, "They also want to see what the Western Region is like."
The emperor snorted softly and said: "Do you want to see what the Western Regions are like, or is it because this is a study tour planned early in the morning?"
Man Bao didn't expect the emperor to know, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to defend himself.
The emperor walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and then said after a while: "Young people, I know, you should walk more. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Even if he is a prince-in-law, it is a good thing for him to have more knowledge."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, sir, I always say that Third Junior Brother has no plans in mind and should go out more and practice more."
The emperor glanced at her and asked: "So is there really a cowpox treatment in the Western Regions?"
Man Bao immediately said seriously: "I heard this from a businessman from the Western Regions. Your Majesty, how dare I lie about such a thing?"
The emperor also felt that she would not lie about such a matter, and asking this was just to make sure.
He sighed and said, "In that case, then go back and get ready."
Manbao was overjoyed and immediately bowed and saluted, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely fulfill my mission."
After saluting, he asked: "Then shall I go and have lunch with the Queen?"
Emperor: "... Mingda and Changyu are still waiting for you, go quickly."
Man Bao immediately bowed and left, running to the Queen's Palace first.
The emperor shook his head, and Gu Zhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou still looks like a child."
The emperor said: "They are not very old in the first place, so I have been hesitant about whether to really let them go to the Western Regions. Three young people are still too young."
"Isn't there still Mr. Zhuang who will give the lecture?"
"Too old again."
The emperor thought of something and suddenly smiled and said: "This matter is not urgent. Let's wait. Then we will send two more people to them from where to go."
Gu Zhong was puzzled, and the emperor did not explain, so he walked away leisurely with his hands behind his back.
When Manbao went to the Queen's Palace, Mingda and Changyu were sitting cross-legged on the couch embroidering. When he saw her coming, Changyu immediately threw away the embroidery booth in his hand and jumped down. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes, and he directly took off his shoes.
Then he ran towards her, "Are you here to ask for a safe pulse for the queen mother?"
The queen glanced at the half-embroidered flowers by Chang Yu, shook her head, and stopped restraining her.
Manbao smiled at Changyu and bowed to the queen first.
The Queen smiled and asked, "Your Majesty asked you to come?"
Man Bao responded, "Your Majesty asked me to come and see the Queen. He also said that the Queen has something to say to me."
The queen knew that the emperor had agreed to let them go to the Western Regions. She smiled slightly and turned to look at the eldest palace maid aside.
The eldest maid then turned around and went to the inner room, and soon she came out with a box.
The queen opened the box and found a short dagger inside. The scabbard was made of black leather. She took it out and pulled the dagger halfway out. The light reflected off the blade's surface reflected some dazzling light.
She turned the knife and said with a smile: "This is Princess Pingyang's knife. You are going to the Western Regions. The journey is long and dangerous. I have nothing else to give you, so I will give you this knife that Princess Pingyang used."
, I hope I can keep you safe."
Man Bao was surprised and didn't dare to accept it for a while, "Would you like to give it to me? Wouldn't that be bad?"
The queen inserted the knife into the scabbard, put it in her hand and said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with it. Your Majesty also knows this. Smallpox is not afraid of scourges. If you can find a way to prevent and control it, you will be as good as the Prime Minister. This will
You deserve the knife."
Man Bao then took hold of the dagger and nodded seriously after a while, "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard."
Try hard to discuss the cowpox method with Teacher Mo and then implement it.
The queen nodded with satisfaction, nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Let's have lunch here today."
She glanced at Mingda who was sitting beside her, stood up and said with a smile: "I still have some palace affairs to deal with, you guys talk first."