Chapter 722 A Dream of Youth 254
Lord Shi arrived quickly as well. “Physician Xie, please proceed with the treatment. No matter how you treat that rebellious son, our Shi family will not blame you. You are our benefactor. I have served as an official for many years, and I should have this much credibility.”
The two exchanged a glance, and Jiang Yuanzheng nodded almost imperceptibly.
Xie Ning pursed his lips, deciding to give a heads-up first and explain the seriousness of the matter, "Lord Shi, I have only used that medicine on soldiers in the army, and its effectiveness is hard to guarantee."
The external evils we refer to are external things that invade the human body from the outside, such as wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, fire, and epidemic pathogens. They can easily enter the body through the mouth and nose in daily life. If the necrotic flesh is removed, the wounds on the patient's body that are already exposed will be even larger. At this time, the ubiquitous external evils will rush to invade the human body.
The medicine I use is to kill other external pathogens that invade the body, using one type of external pathogen as a substitute for another.
However, this medicine is not pure; it contains more than one type of external pathogen, but I only need one of them. Therefore, the patient's condition may worsen due to the other external pathogens in the medicine.
Or death.
Xie Ning explained it simply and clearly. Old Master Shi's face turned pale, but he finally nodded. "No matter what, we have to try. Whether we live or die is up to fate."
Because he also knew very well that if he didn't take the plunge and try, the only outcome would be death.
Even if there's only a sliver of hope of survival, he'll give it a try.
Because of his political views, he had never had a good relationship with this son, but they were still father and son, and this was the eldest son he had painstakingly raised to be quite famous.
Now that the decision has been made, the surgical site should be thoroughly cleaned with Atractylodes lancea.
Jiang Yuanzheng glanced at the weather outside and sighed quietly, "The weather isn't very good."
The weather is hot, and there are more external pathogens, not to mention it's late spring, the air is humid, which makes it easier for wounds to become inflamed.
If the patient has a positive symptom, the onset will be even faster.
Xie Ning nodded, then continued processing the medicine she had brought from home, or rather, the blue mold. She didn't know how to purify the mold, so she could only use the most primitive method.
So whether Master Shi can survive depends on his luck.
Actually, she recently saw a similar medicine while translating an ancient book. It was made from mold grown on vegetables and should be more effective than the original Penicillium because the medicine was purified. However, the medicine takes ten years to make, and she hasn't had time to study it yet.
The patient cannot wait.
"Thank you, Physician. The room is ready."
Xie Ning took out her scalpel to sterilize it. This was specially made by her and was better than the scalpels used by other morticians.
"The incision should be made in the lower part of the abscess cavity so that drainage can be unobstructed," Xie Ning explained to the others while cleaning the abscess.
Even Dean Jiang listened attentively, because Xie Ning's medical skills were indeed excellent, and few could match them.
"Bring me the medicinal thread." The medical assistant quickly handed over a thread made of twisted mulberry bark paper, coated with 82 pills of medicinal powder.
Xie Ning inserted the medicated thread into a deeper wound so that the pus could drain more easily.
They carefully treated the pus, then cut away the rotten flesh, cleaning it bit by bit, which was extremely taxing on their eyes.
Old Master Shi sat outside, staring blankly at the banana trees in the yard, lost in thought.
Old Master Shi paced back and forth in the courtyard, his growing irritation growing as he heard his nephew's wife sobbing softly beside him. "Brother..."
Just as he reached Master Shi, intending to say something, he saw that Master Shi had aged ten years in an instant, and Master Shi was speechless.
But he felt suffocated if he didn't say it.
After circling around several more times, he bent down and lowered his voice to Elder Shi, saying, "Brother, worry and anger can cause illness, and anger can cause boils. Can't you and your nephew sit down and talk things over properly?"
They are father and son after all, why let outsiders sow discord between them?
Speaking of this, Master Shi gets angry. Ever since his eldest brother resigned, those who stayed behind are no good either, especially that guy surnamed Wen, who not only caused internal divisions but also tore the New Law faction apart.
After my elder brother returned, he no longer had the same unwavering support he once had.
They even framed him, trying to get rid of him and some people who opposed the new law.
In Master Shi's opinion, it was probably that the man surnamed Wen who hated those who opposed him, since he didn't have the same appeal and intimidation power as his elder brother.
He was also afraid that his elder brother would come back and take away his power. Even though it was his elder brother who recommended him to go up in the first place, once a person is in a high position, he doesn't want to come down.
The incident involving his nephew was originally just about impeaching the Wen brothers for their illegal activities, but Lord Wen submitted a memorial to the Emperor, which led to the Emperor questioning his elder brother.
The crisis of trust between the emperor and his ministers has become more severe.
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