Chapter 874 They won't kill him, will they?
Standing below the stage, Li San Niang didn't look at the skull on the high table on the stage, but instead looked down at the reactions of the doctors.
"ah……"
This loud shout broke the silence for the doctors who were frightened by the snow-white skull.
The doctors, who had been terrified when they saw the skull after Dr. Sun lifted the black cloth, finally regained their voices. After a pause of two or three breaths, the inner hall exploded with a "bang" after a scream.
Some of the people who were shocked stared at the skull speechlessly.
Some people did react, but they could only mumble, "...This, this is a head...it's a head...a head..."
At this moment, someone nearby was correcting the word: "It's not a human head, it's a human skull, it's a skull, a skull..."
Those who reacted more strongly were so angry and incredulous that they stood up from their seats, pointing at the platform and exclaiming, "This...this is a breakdown of ritual and music!"
How could you not let the deceased rest in peace!
You, you really, really…
Before the bearded, middle-aged physician could finish speaking, Dr. Sun on the platform waved his hand, and soldiers received the order and walked towards the bearded physician.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next thing the Department of Surgery will talk about is this skull."
If you can't accept it, I won't force you. Just follow the soldier's instructions and leave.
In this way, you're good, and I'm good.
Those who wish to stay and listen to me further, please remain in your seats for a moment.
The bearded doctor wasn't going to obediently leave. He was afraid when he saw the soldier with the sword walking over, but he couldn't accept the skull on the platform even more.
"Are you all crazy?!"
The rites and music have collapsed! The rites and music have collapsed!
Aren't you people afraid that your ancestors will come out of their coffins... Waaah... Waaah!
The bearded doctor, whose mouth was covered by a soldier and who was forcibly dragged away from his position, was quickly taken away from the inner quarters.
Among the physicians present, many from outside Chang'an, besides those from the Imperial Medical Academy and the Chang'an Medical Alliance, were terrified.
Tang Shiba was the one who was frightened. He sat in his seat with trepidation, saying, "Third brother, third brother, that really is a skull."
Third brother, they... they actually dragged that man out. Are they going to kill him?
Third brother, third brother, what should we do?
What should I do?
Third brother, say something!
Before Tang Mingyue could turn around to respond to the terrified Tang Shiba, Tang Mingguang shouted a reprimand first.
"Eighteen! Quiet!"
Tang Mingguang, as the eldest brother of the Tang family in this generation, naturally exuded authority, and Tang Shiba, who had been reprimanded, immediately shut his mouth.
Seeing that Tang Shiba's emotions had stabilized and he had stopped talking nonsense, Tang Mingguang spoke slowly: "Little Shiba, don't be afraid!"
"My brothers are all here. We're in Chang'an, after all. Trust them, nothing will happen. Don't worry."
Although Tang Mingguang was trying to comfort Tang Shiba in this way, he was actually quite apprehensive. So he could only look at Tang Mingyue, who had been living in Chang'an for more than ten years.
Tang Mingyue showed no surprise at all. He even chuckled and said, "Little Eighteen, you're talking to me without giving me a chance to reply. Even if your third brother wanted to talk to you, I wouldn't have a chance."
After explaining to Tang Shiba, Tang Mingyue turned to Tang Mingguang and said, "Brother, I really didn't know about the skull beforehand."
However, this was not the first time the Department of Surgery had done this. Two years earlier, during the war with the Eastern Turks, Imperial Physician Li had searched for unidentified corpses in the mortuary outside Chang'an City in order to teach the physicians of the Department of Surgery how to treat soldiers.
The doctor who was making such a fuss should be fine. You heard what Doctor Sun on the stage said.
That just means that those who can accept learning skills from human corpses can stay, and those who can't can leave.
Don't worry, even if there's an argument, no one will get hurt.
Just like my elder brother said, this is Chang'an!
Even under the emperor's nose, no prince or nobleman would dare to kill so openly.
With Tang Mingyue's words, Tang Mingguang's unease lessened somewhat.
While the Tang family members were talking, the other doctors in the room were also discussing it. After all, displaying a human skull was really too shocking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll say it one last time: any doctor who can't accept this skull, please leave."
If we have different paths, let's not make things difficult for each other.
"If you're willing to listen to me, please stay."
After saying a few more words from the doctor on the high platform, people in the room silently got up and left the inner hall with the waiters who were waiting on the side.
Thus, after a little over fifteen minutes, only three-quarters of the original number of people remained in the inner chamber.
In other words, about a quarter of the physicians could not accept the idea of teaching techniques using human remains and thus left the inner academy.
Li San Niang, who had been standing below the stage watching this scene unfold, was quite puzzled, because what she and Physician Sun had predicted earlier was exactly the opposite.
Li San Niang and the others thought that at least three-quarters of the people would not be able to accept teaching skills using human remains. If half of the remaining quarter of the people were genuinely interested in learning ulcer medicine, that would be considered good.
But Li San Niang was truly puzzled by the fact that only about a quarter of the people had left, leaving three-quarters behind.
Although Physician Sun on the high platform was somewhat surprised by the large number of people who remained, he still waved his hand according to the previously planned procedure, and then a waiter came out from the entrance of the back hall with a tray.
A short while later, Tang Mingyue and her group were given a wooden skull by the waiter that was about the same size as the real skull on the stage.
"Gentlemen, the wooden skulls you have been given are made exactly like the one on the stage."
The one in my hand is of course real; this skull comes from a Turkic soldier who died in the war against the Eastern Turks.
He was already dead before he was made into this exhibit in my hand.
"Rest assured, everyone, our surgical department is not so depraved as to dig up graves or kill prisoners of war in order to improve our skills."
Having explained the origin of the skull in his hand, Dr. Sun continued to explain to the doctors below the stage: "We surgeons are here to save lives and do our best to preserve the lives of the injured."
If one can gain sufficient understanding of human beings, one can naturally do one's best to save people.
"Since you've all stayed today, our primary goal is to save lives."
At this point, Physician Sun bowed solemnly to the crowd below the stage.
"Let me tell you about this skull first."
This is a man's skull, everyone look at this..."
The discussion about the skull lasted for about half an hour. Afterward, Physician Sun had a servant distribute a pre-printed anatomical diagram of the skull to everyone present.
"Gentlemen, if you are already a surgeon or intend to become one, please stay. We in the Department of Surgery have some things to discuss."
Physicians who are not specialists in ulcers may leave under the guidance of their attendants.
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