Chapter 2422 Results
Manbao had no desire to tell anyone about what happened in Duke Zhao's mansion. In her opinion, it was just a trivial matter and she reported it on the spot. There was no need to take it seriously.
In the Duke of Zhao's mansion, everyone from the Crown Prince's wife to the Sixth Lady were directly or indirectly reprimanded for this incident, and no one in the mansion would tell anyone about it.
So at the beginning, no one outside knew about it.
Manbao went out twice more and cured the wife of Duke Zhao of Zhao's illness. All that was left was to relax, rely on food to nourish her body, and occasionally use acupuncture for treatment. There was no need to take herbal medicine anymore.
So Manbao began to concentrate on the affairs of the imperial farm, and occasionally took a lunch break to go out and see Wang Ruile.
But at this moment, the palace found out.
It was when the third and fourth groups of experimenters in Huangzhuang came out with the results. They used cowpox to vaccinate cows and then used cowpox to vaccinate humans. The proportion of high fever dropped to 11% and 9%, and the total for the two groups was 10%.
Moreover, no one died on both occasions, but cases of high fever still have other adverse sequelae.
Sure enough, doctors in the world are not people who are easily satisfied. When someone is dying, they strive to save the person. When someone is not dying, they strive to reduce the proportion of high fever. Once the proportion is reduced, they demand an even lower proportion, and even if there is a high fever, there should be no sequelae.
However, the current test results are a huge achievement for the Imperial Hospital. Dean Xiao stayed up all night to write a memorial, and excitedly took it to the emperor for review the next day. However, when he entered the small court meeting, he found that several censors were impeaching Duke Zhao.
This had nothing to do with him, but when he listened carefully, Zhou Man's name kept appearing, and that made it relevant.
After all, she is from the Imperial Hospital.
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, the anger spread from Duke Zhao to Zhou Man. Initially, the accusation was that Duke Zhao was not well-maintained, but as the argument progressed, it became that Zhou Man was always in and out of the imperial farm despite knowing that there were smallpox patients...
Xiao Yuanzheng: ...
This was unbearable. Xiao Yuanzheng, who had been standing quietly in the corner waiting to speak, immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Zhou went to the Duke of Zhao's mansion to treat the Duke's wife on the orders of the Empress."
"But I heard that, apart from treating the Duke's wife, she basically has to go out again every seven days, and she goes to the Tang Mansion to see patients. It's already this late, and she still dares to see patients outside privately."
Old Master Tang frowned slightly.
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "I know about this. Imperial Physician Zhou has reported it to me, and he clearly stated that she was going there to treat patients. She didn't interfere with her work at the Imperial Manor. She always left at lunchtime and returned before entering the ward in the afternoon."
"Furthermore, if the Lords are concerned about her bringing poison in and out of the Imperial Manor, then they should be even more careful of me, Imperial Physician Liu, Imperial Physician Zheng, and others." Xiao Yuanzheng said, "I and your servants go in and out of the Imperial Manor almost every day. I even attend both the Grand and Minor Court Meetings. Haven't we all been fine these past few days?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "There are three checkpoints in the Imperial Manor. The wards and the doctors' living quarters are completely separate. Every time we leave the wards, we have to bathe and change clothes, and we are not allowed to take anything out of there."
"Yes, I am requesting that Imperial Physicians Zhou and Lu not leave the ward without a warrant. It's not because the patients they come into contact with are more critical than ours, but because the wards require constant supervision by Imperial Physicians. Otherwise, rotating in and out, changing staff daily, would be too time-consuming." Xiao Yuanzheng said, "Your Majesty, we are the ones who are responsible for preventing and treating smallpox. Since we dare to go in and out, we must have made sufficient preparations."
The emperor nodded repeatedly and immediately tried to smooth things over. "Xiao Qing is right. Of course, your concerns are also correct. We should just let Zhou Manshao come out from now on. The experiment at the Imperial Farm will soon have results, right?"
"Yes," Xiao Yuanzheng immediately pulled out a briefcase from his sleeve and handed it over, saying, "The test data for the third and fourth batches are both out. The fourth batch is awaiting the results of the reinfection test, but we suspect there shouldn't be any problems. Here are the data."
Gu Zhong immediately went down to take the memorial and showed it to the emperor.
The emperor was overjoyed when he saw it, "So, it's a success?"
Xiao Yuanzheng then said, "Actually, we can do a few more experiments, using cattle of different ages and from different places, and also studying the most suitable season for vaccination... I have listed some more experiments that can be done at the end of this memorial. If we can complete them one by one and confirm the relevant data, then the success rate of vaccination should be even higher."
The emperor saw the long list of test names at the end, and the excitement on his face faded a little. He asked, "How long will this take?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "If everything is done, it will take one or two years." In fact, it will take more than that, but the emperor is impatient, so he said the time is short first and then talk about it after he agrees to do it.
After one or two years, the emperor thought the process was too long. After some thought, he ticked two boxes and said, "First, let's try the difference between vaccinations for teenagers over twelve and those under twelve. We can discuss the rest later."
Xiao Yuanzheng was a little disappointed, but he still cheered up and agreed, then asked hesitantly: "This person..."
"I've asked the Ministry of Revenue and the purchasing department of the palace to dispatch the hired personnel. You just wait for them."
Xiao Yuanzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and then asked about the whereabouts of the various cases in the imperial farm. "I also want to follow up on their conditions. I want to see if they have any other adverse reactions to the vaccination after one year, three years, five years, or even longer. Or if they are exposed to smallpox after so many years, whether they still have the ability to resist it."
The emperor said, "Send everyone back to their origins and wait for instructions. You will mark where they came from and where they are going, and investigate when the time comes."
Xiao Yuanzheng agreed and then raised another question, "Your Majesty, the houses and medicine hall in the imperial manor were not easy to build. After the experiment, can those things be preserved so that other experiments can be conducted there in the future?"
The emperor thought about it and nodded in agreement.
The emperor took the memorial in his hand and read it, feeling very happy. He said to Xiao Yuanzheng, "Complete the fourth experiment as soon as possible and report the accurate data."
He then addressed the other ministers, saying, "This is a cause of great importance that will benefit future generations. If vaccination is so minimal in risk, yet it can prevent and cure smallpox, then my children should also be vaccinated, and I should be the first to do so."
The ministers were shocked when they heard this and hurriedly advised the emperor not to take the risk.
Xiao Yuanzheng was sweating profusely. The emperor was already so old, and honestly, he really didn't dare to let him take risks. However, he could try it with the young princes and princesses in the harem, as well as the emperor's grandchildren.
The emperor was in a good mood, as he felt that he was in good health. If those slaves and wounded veterans who were in poor health could be vaccinated, why couldn't he?
So the officials who were originally concerned about the disputes in Duke Zhao's mansion immediately put this matter behind them and began to seriously persuade the emperor.
The emperor finally left with the memorial, smiling, and brought Duke Zhao to the Taiji Hall, under the pretext of reminiscing about the past with the empress.
As soon as they reached the back, before even entering the palace, the emperor stopped, turned around, frowned, and asked Duke Zhao, "What's going on? Didn't Zhou Man go to treat my eldest sister-in-law's illness? Why do I hear that your family is having a conflict with someone?"
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(End of this chapter)
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