Chapter 921 Carrying out medicine and enlightening the world, learning extensively and saving lives!

Inside the towering red palace walls, Emperor Wu, who had just practiced his swordsmanship for a while, suddenly flicked his wrist, sending the sword flying into the scabbard held by Wang Da Dang, who was standing to the side with his sword rack.

Fortunately, Wang Da Dang was quite strong, and Emperor Wu held back, otherwise Wang Da Dang would have fallen to the ground.

Wang Da Dang handed the knife holder to the eunuch following behind him, and then took the tray from another eunuch. The tray contained a cloth that had just been soaked in hot water. He held the tray up to Emperor Wu while listening to the emperor's questions.

"Is it today?"

Wang Da Dang was quick-witted and perceptive; as expected of an old confidant of Emperor Wu, he immediately realized what the emperor was talking about.

"Everyone, today is the day."

Emperor Wu wiped his hands clean, turned to look at Wang Da Dang, and instructed, "Tell Bai Zhi (the courtesy name of Mr. Bu Ke) to be careful. Li San Niangzi's actions are all for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. Don't let anything go wrong on such a day."

"Everyone, Her Highness the Princess is going today too. Not to mention Mr. Ke, even the Imperial Guards dare not ignore her."

The clamor emanating from the various neighborhoods and households outside the palace walls contrasted sharply with the eerily quiet atmosphere inside the palace, which seemed almost deserted.

In Changshoufang, at the Li family's residence, listening to the sounds of vendors hawking breakfast outside, Li's mother raised her hand to straighten the hairpin in her hair.

Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she found herself with tears welling up in her eyes.

"What happened? How could this happen on such a beautiful day?"

Li's father's words, filled with concern and confusion, stopped the tears that were about to fall from Li's mother's eyes.

Mother Li raised her hand and wiped the corner of her eye with a cloth. Looking at the worried look in Father Li's eyes in the mirror, she smiled and replied, "I never thought that I would receive Third Sister's help so early. In my old age, I can actually wear the clothes of an imperial consort!"

Looking at my face, I vaguely remembered when I gave birth to my third daughter. She was only this big back then. Mother Li turned her head and gestured to Father Li. "I'm so afraid that because she's my daughter late in life, I'll bring her bad luck. What if I can't raise her well?"

At the time, all I hoped for was that she would grow up healthy, find a good husband for her, have a child, and live the most ordinary life in the world. That would be the best thing for me.

Mr. Li understood Mrs. Li's feelings all too well; he was the only one who could share the exact same emotions as her.

He approached Li's mother, raised his hand and took her hand, everything was understood without words.

Li San Niang, who was worried and loved by her parents, was currently doing the final checks and filling in the gaps with everyone from the maternity ward and the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau who came to assist her.

Suddenly, a soldier in military uniform came in to report, "Report! Her Highness Princess Taiping's carriage will be arriving in a quarter of an hour!"

These soldiers were borrowed from the main camp in the suburbs of the capital, and they were only given such standard treatment because of Princess Qingyang and Princess Taiping.

Otherwise, Li Sanniang is only a minor official of the sixth rank, how could she have such a big face?

She was just a minor official, yet she couldn't get any soldiers to come.

Hearing the soldier's words, Li Sanniang stood up, casually smoothed the hem of her official robes, looked at the crowd around her, and said loudly, "Gentlemen, please follow me to welcome the princess."

In fact, when preparing for the opening ceremony of the Women's Medical College, in addition to Princess Taiping, Wang Shuzheng also asked Li Sanniang whether they should invite the heads of the three provinces and six ministries in the name of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

After much deliberation, Li San Niang decided to abandon the idea.

Just as Li San Niang had thought, Ping An Women's Medical College was nothing more than an extension of the Maternity and Child Health School, specifically established to train female doctors and physicians, so that maternity and child health schools could be established throughout the Tang Dynasty in the future.

The Maternity and Child Health Hall was merely a branch of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Back then, when the first Tang Dynasty Physicians Exchange Conference was held, the Imperial Medical Bureau could send invitations to the heads of various departments to invite people to attend the event.

But when it comes to the maternity ward, they really don't have that much face.

Li San Niang wanted to do something meaningful, not just a fancy but empty title.

Having Princess Taiping present today, and having the inscription "Ping'an Women's Medical College" written by Emperor Wu himself, is already enough to elevate the reputation of Ping'an Women's Medical College. There's really no need to compete for such attention.

Therefore, among those who are able to attend the opening ceremony of Ping An Women's Medical College today, the highest-ranking person is Princess Taiping, followed by Princess Qingyang.

Then there are the people in the Imperial Medical Bureau, the Ministry of War who have good relations with the Department of Surgery of the Imperial Medical Bureau, the heads and managers of several major pharmaceutical companies and well-known businesses in Chang'an.

The rest were the female doctors and their families from the maternity ward, the families of the women who had been admitted to the Ping An Women's Medical College, and some ordinary people from the neighborhood who had the leisure to come and watch the excitement.

For example, the families of Qiu Niangzi and Shi Chunmiao all came;

Tang Mingyue's family members also all came;

Many ordinary people who trusted the maternity ward came, including Zhou Aweng, who had benefited from the physician exchange conference.

When Li San Niang led everyone to the entrance of Ping'an Women's Medical College to wait for Princess Taiping, she looked at the crowds on both sides of the street and couldn't help but feel fortunate. Fortunately, she had guessed that many people would come to watch the excitement, so she had asked the soldiers from the outskirts of the capital to come and maintain order in advance.

At first, Li San Niang sought out the constables of Wannian County, but later felt that there weren't enough constables, so she also went to the Jinwu Guard where her elder brother Li was stationed. Finally, through the connections of Princess Qingyang, she found the Imperial Guard in the outskirts of the capital, and that's how she finally resolved the matter.

Princess Taiping's carriage arrived smoothly at the entrance of Ping'an Women's Medical College. After everyone paid their respects to Her Highness, Li San Niang led the group into the college and onto the square outside the main hall.

Princess Taiping did not have to wait long; a quarter of an hour later, solemn drumbeats resounded across the square.

Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows as she heard the drumming sound, which resembled the sound of war drums. She had not expected to hear such music at the opening ceremony of the academy today.

She looked up in the direction from which the music was coming, and to her surprise, there were four burly women wearing red flowers on their heads, each in one of the four cardinal directions, beating a giant drum in front of them that was taller than a person!

As the drumbeats advanced, six tall women dressed in the uniforms of the Ping An Women's Medical College carried a plaque covered with red silk up to the high platform, three on each side.

When Li San Niang was preparing for the opening ceremony, she made up her mind that there were three things to do today: first, to invite Princess Taiping to unveil the plaque;

Second, the establishment of Ping An Women's Medical College was announced;

Third, we will publicize the teaching principles of Ping An Women's Medical College.

This is different from the first physician exchange conference of the Tang Dynasty hosted by the Imperial Medical Bureau. Li San Niang reduced the red tape as much as possible.

Her main goal was to make everyone in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, aware of the existence of this academy; that was enough.

As for how far Ping'an Women's Medical College can go in the future, and whether it can stand on equal footing with other world-renowned men's academies, that depends on her and all the women's efforts!

As the drumbeats paused, Princess Taiping was invited onto the high platform. She pulled down a red rope, and the red silk on the plaque outside the main hall fell down, revealing the words "Ping'an Women's Medical College," written by Emperor Wu himself.

After her, Li San Niang stepped forward and pulled down another red rope, and the red silk on the signs on both sides of the main hall's entrance was also pulled down.

One side reads "Carrying Medicine and Enlightening the Way," while the other side reads "Extensive Learning and Benefiting the World."

This is the teaching principle of the medical university that Li San Niang attended before she transmigrated.

The meaning of "carrying medicine to clarify the way" is that medical students learn knowledge and skills to clarify the truth of life, which is the tradition.

The meaning of "博学济世" is to serve society and help more people by learning knowledge.

This is the most basic educational philosophy that Li San Niang wanted to establish: to enable the women in this academy to improve their knowledge and skills by learning knowledge, clarifying the orthodox tradition, so that they can go out and help more people, thus achieving the goal of saving lives and helping the world!

Volume Four: The Glorious Tang Dynasty