Chapter 12 You Should Be Bian Que
Although the bleeding has stopped, the subsequent wound infection problem is even more troublesome.
There were no antibiotics in ancient times, and once a wound became infected with bacteria, it would be fatal.
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the guard who had fallen asleep. He was not very old, probably only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he couldn't help but feel more pity for him.
"Although the wound has been simply disinfected, he will probably have a fever for the next two days. I'd like to trouble the imperial physician to continue caring for him. If he needs any medicine, please go get it."
Imperial Physician Yu Jiao knelt down and said, "I dare not. This is my duty."
"Do you have any other questions?" Zhao Yuanxi asked for him when he saw that he was hesitant to speak.
Yu Jiao finally dared to ask the question in his heart, "Your Majesty, you are so sure that this suturing method is effective. Do you know where it originated? And as for disinfection, I have never heard of it before. Your Majesty, could you enlighten me?"
Since he could become the imperial physician of Yongcheng, he was naturally not incompetent and had read many medical classics, but he had never seen such a method of treating injuries. Thinking that the Queen Mother came from the Qin Palace, he guessed which master had shown his skills in front of the Queen Mother.
If such a person really existed, he would go to him and ask for advice even if it meant losing face.
"Well! I'm a woman, and I like to do some needlework on weekdays. Zheng'er was naughty when he was a child, and I sewed all his torn clothes. Just now, I saw that this person's wound was torn, and I thought it was similar to torn clothes, so I just sewed it up."
Zhao Yuanxi was talking nonsense seriously. Anyway, her adopted son would not come to question her when she had ever made clothes for him, and the other palace maids did not dare to let her make clothes by herself.
"As for this method of disinfection, I've heard that there are many invisible dirt around us. Once these enter the human body, they can make people sick, similar to what you doctors call wind evil. Disinfection is about clearing away those invisible dirt."
Yu Jiao was amazed and praised, "I have benefited greatly from the wisdom of the Empress Dowager."
"Now that this method has been proven to be effective, Doctor Yu, are you interested in making it truly life-saving?" Zhao Yuanxi reminded him. "If this method could be used by the masses, then Doctor Yu, you could become the modern-day Bian Que, the greatest physician of all time."
The concept of surgery did not exist in the Qin State at that time. Hua Tuo's practice of scraping bones to treat poison was during the Three Kingdoms period. If the development of surgical technology could be promoted now, the number of people who died from untreated trauma might be reduced a lot.
Especially in this era of frequent wars, only a small number of people actually died on the battlefield. Most soldiers died after the war because their wounds did not receive timely treatment.
A huge wave of emotion rose in Yu Jiao’s heart.
Bian Que, the greatest physician of his time! This is a fact that will go down in history!
Which doctor wouldn't want to be called that, especially when the person speaking is the Queen Mother of Qin.
"Jiao, I will definitely live up to the Queen Mother's expectations." His face turned slightly red with excitement.
Zhao Yuanxi patted his shoulder and said, "Do your best. I believe in you."
Once a person has an ideal, he will be full of energy.
Yu Jiao is almost fifty years old, which means he is half-dead in this era, but the energy and spirit he exudes now is like that of a young man.
When Zhao Yuanxi walked out of the room, the moon was already at its highest point in the sky.
The captain of the imperial guards, Zhang Han, was guarding the door with his men. Wang Ben and the others had not left yet. When they saw her come out, they all looked at her with hope.
"Empress Dowager, how is Aji?" Zhang Han couldn't help but ask.
Aji was the name of the young guard, and he was also a fellow townsman of Zhang Han.
It was Zhang Han who brought him to Yongcheng to garrison. If Aji died, Zhang Han didn't know how to explain to his parents.
Zhao Yuanxi frowned and said nothing.
Zhang Han was so anxious that he almost threw his head to the ground, grief-stricken, "I have let him down! I have let him down!"
Zhao Yuanxi felt a little embarrassed because he had overacted and frightened people. He touched his nose and explained quickly, "He's fine now. Doctor Yu is watching him inside, but you can't go in yet. Wait until the doctor calls you."
Zhang Han's tears were still on his face, and he looked like he was about to cry, which was a bit funny.
Wang Ben was the first to laugh. He had never met the Queen Mother before, and his knowledge of her came only from his father and the King, as well as various rumors about her in Xianyang City.
After seeing it today, he felt that the rumors could not be fully believed.
The Queen Mother is clearly courageous, kind and friendly to her subordinates, and even has a sense of humor? Ahem—
In short, his first impression of Zhao Yuanxi was very good.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Yuanxi glanced at Wang Ben unhappily. She still remembered that this man came here to kill her guards.
Wang Ben retracted his smile and said seriously, "I am happy for that guard."
He said something sensible.
Zhao Yuanxi snorted softly, then turned to ask his chief guard, "I still don't know your name?"
From today on, they have been through life and death together, so it’s impossible for him not even to know the other person’s name.
"Your subordinate is Zhang Han." Zhang Han clasped his fists.
"The Zhang where the song ends, and the Handan in Handan?" Zhao Yuanxi suddenly looked up, looking stunned.
"yes."
Zhang Han was puzzled. What was so special about his name? Why did the Queen Mother look at him as if he were some rare treasure?
Zhao Yuanxi observed the young guard in front of him. Although he was still young, he could not hide the demeanor of a general. He was worthy of being the last general of the Qin State.
He sighed from the bottom of his heart, "It's really a waste of your talent to be a guard here."
Zhang Han froze, his face devoid of joy. He knelt and pleaded, "I failed to protect the Queen Mother. This is my fault. Please give me another chance to continue protecting you."
"Get up, get up! Stop kneeling so easily. I don't care how you behave in front of others, but I don't accept that kind of behavior. Besides, when did I ever say I didn't want you anymore? I saved your lives, so from now on, your lives belong to me! You want to leave, but I won't agree!"
It was such an honor to have the future general of Qin serve as his bodyguard. If Zhao Yuanxi had not been concerned about his image, he would have put his hands on his hips and laughed out loud.
Zhang Han's eyes turned red as he choked out a sob, "Promise! We will protect the Queen Mother until our death."
The other four said in unison, "We swear to protect the Queen Mother until our death."
Wang Ben, who had been watching from the side, had a complicated expression. As a general who had led troops in battle, he knew best how important and difficult it was to gain the loyalty of his soldiers, but the Queen Mother had done it now.
Wang Ben thought that if the Queen Mother ordered a rebellion one day, these people would probably dare to point swords at him.
Wang Ben didn't think that just a few of them could cause any trouble, but this spirit still made him look sideways. If those people under his command...
Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart. He couldn't even protect them with his own body like the Queen Mother did, so how could he expect them to repay him with their lives?
"What are you still standing here for? Has Zheng'er sent any message?" Zhao Yuanxi felt that this bearded general might not be very smart. From the beginning, he rushed in with a ferocious look and shouted for war and killing, and now he is looking at them in a daze. He has no idea what's wrong with him.
Wang Ben came back to his senses and said with a salutation, "The king said that if this case has nothing to do with them, they can hand it over to the queen mother for disposal."
Zhao Yuanxi nodded in satisfaction, and her favorability towards her adopted son increased a little. "Look, Zheng'er is more reasonable than you. You should learn more from him!"
Wang Ben, who was angered, smiled bitterly. Who was being unreasonable?
They are truly mother and son, each one more domineering than the other!
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