Chapter 875 foreshadowed a sleepless night.

Yes, as Li San Niang had previously discussed with the physicians of the Department of Ulcer Medicine at the Imperial Medical Academy, today's demonstration by the Department of Ulcer Medicine was divided into three stages.

The first stage, the first step, was to demonstrate to everyone, including ordinary people like Zhou Aweng who came to the meeting, the technique of sewing fresh pork with skin on, and to introduce high-concentration alcohol in a high-profile manner.

The second step is to suture the wounds on the live rabbit, demonstrating to everyone in detail that the doctors in the Department of Surgical Medicine are truly skilled and can indeed treat and save lives of living people.

The second stage involves targeting the entire medical community, aiming to select individuals from among them who can serve the Imperial Medical Academy in the future.

The Tang Dynasty is already a giant dragon in the East, and it will naturally go even further in the future; expansion is inevitable.

Then war will break out, and with war, there will naturally be a need for more scalpel doctors to serve as military doctors on the battlefield.

At the same time, it is not only important for military use, but also for civilian use in scalp treatment.

However, training a qualified surgeon is very difficult. The quickest way is naturally to select suitable talents from the existing physicians for training.

Thus, that skull became a touchstone.

This is what Li San Niang said to Physician Sun: "This matter is indeed hard to accept."

Therefore, we should not force those who cannot accept it to accept it.

"Dr. Sun, we should unite those who are willing to accept this, and then select from among them those who are interested in practicing their skills on corpses."

Therefore, this third stage came about.

The dozen or so members of the Tang family looked at each other in bewilderment. Tang Mingyue spoke first: "I have always been quite interested in this field, and I have consulted with Medical Supervisor Li about suturing techniques before."

Several years ago, I had the privilege of participating in the treatment of Jinwuwei, who had been slashed in the abdomen and whose intestines were spilling out, together with Physician Sun and Physician Li.

Later, I also often went to see the ulcer doctors at the Imperial Medical Bureau.

I am determined to stay today. Whether my eldest brother, second brother, and all my younger brothers stay or not is none of my business.

No matter what you choose, we'll always be brothers.

After Tang Mingyue explained his thoughts, he didn't say anything more. He felt completely relaxed and was just waiting to see what the Department of Osteoarthritis was trying to do by staying there.

However, the rest of the Tang family were extremely conflicted at this moment.

One by one, the doctors in the inner sanctum began to get up and leave. After all, even if three-quarters of the doctors stayed, not all of them necessarily supported the actions of the Department of Surgery. In fact, some of them were even opponents.

However, these people were more cautious, fearing that if they gave it to the Imperial Medical Bureau on the spot, they would lose face and have their names recorded, and would be treated differently by the Imperial Medical Bureau in the future. That's why they stayed.

Now, Dr. Sun on stage has clearly stated that those who are skilled in treating ulcers, or those who intend to become ulcer doctors, should stay, while those who are not should leave.

Moreover, not all doctors like scalp surgery; those who mainly prescribe medications often leave.

Tang Shiba was timid. He glanced at Tang Mingyue, who was sitting calmly, then looked up at Tang Mingguang, who had a solemn expression. He turned his head and glanced at Tang Qi sitting next to him. Finally, he mustered up his courage and looked pitifully at Tang Mingguang, saying, "Big brother, I'm scared. I want to go back."

Tang Mingguang looked at Tang Shiba reassuringly, nodded to him, and then looked at Tang Mingxing: "Second Brother, I have no intention of becoming a scalpel doctor. Like you, I am good at prescribing medicine for people, and I am not as curious about it as Third Brother."

I'm taking eighteen back with me. If you want to stay and have a look, you can stay.

Tang Mingxing thought about it for a while, then looked up at the skull on the high table on the stage again. He turned back to look at Tang Mingyue sitting to the side, stood up and sighed, "Brother, although I am somewhat curious, the use of human corpses is truly astonishing."

I have no interest in this path; I'd better return with my brother.

Seeing that her two elder brothers were going back, Tang Mingyue didn't insist. She just nodded and watched Tang Mingguang and Tang Mingxing lead Tang Shiba and the others away.

However, after Tang Mingguang and the others left the row of seats and reached the aisle, Tang Mingyue realized that there were still people sitting behind her.

"Qilang? Why aren't you leaving?"

Tang Qi stepped over from the back row and sat down next to Tang Mingyue. After sitting down next to Tang Mingyue, he simply smiled at the question on Tang Mingyue's face.

"Third brother, I'm not as timid as Little Eighteen. When I was a child, I lived in the mountains with my grandfather. I didn't see many human bones, but I saw plenty of other things."

Let alone rabbits, I've even seen rotten wild boar brains. What's there to be afraid of?

Moreover, Third Brother, don't you think this skill is quite amazing?

"It's amazing that such a method can save lives."

After the area was cleared out, only a few hundred people remained in the vast inner hall.

Standing below the stage, Li San Niang said to Chen Yanfu beside her, "This number is about the same as the number we estimated before."

I think your son-in-law is one of them.

Chen Yanfu was not intimidated at all by Li Sanniang's sudden teasing. She raised her eyebrows and replied to Li Sanniang with pride, "Hasn't my husband's intelligence already been praised by you, Sanniang?"

When it was almost time, Physician Sun on the high platform spoke again, saying loudly, "Since you have all stayed, you must have some understanding of the art of ulcer treatment."

Next, please step forward.

Tang Mingyue led Tang Qi to the front, where, guided by a servant, they sat with the other hundred or so physicians who had remained in the same spot where the Ministry of War official had been sitting—the best vantage point facing the high platform.

Then, waiters carried a large wooden frame covered with a black cloth up to the platform. Tang Mingyue looked at the frame and its outline under the black cloth and had some thoughts in her mind.

Of course, not everyone has the foresight of Tang Mingyue to guess what's under the black cloth. However, with the skull as a foundation, bolder doctors can still make some guesses.

"Third brother, could there be a human skeleton under this black cloth?"

Tang Qi's voice wasn't exactly quiet; although he was speaking close to Tang Mingyue's ear, those sitting next to the two brothers naturally heard him.

Thus, the hundred or so doctors began to talk.

Without giving everyone time to continue their discussion, Physician Sun directly lifted the black cloth, and just as Tang Qi had said, there was indeed a complete human skeleton hanging on the wooden frame.

Of course, it's not headless; it's a human skeleton with a head.

Faced with the human skeleton under the black cloth, Tang Mingyue's first thought was: "Great, I won't be able to sleep tonight."