Chapter 959 I need to go on a business trip!
Who knew that while there was no chance to go to Guangfu, Li Sanniang had the opportunity to go to the border town of the Western Regions.
Although after the All Nations Assembly, none of the small countries and tribes around the Tang Dynasty failed to submit to the Tang and pay tribute;
However, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!
Minor skirmishes are always inevitable in border regions.
In the event of a small-scale war, people will be injured, which necessitates the provision of medical personnel.
Many years ago, Li Dalang participated in a major battle against the Western Turks and won, which gave the border town a lot of time to recuperate.
Even with the advent of gunpowder, the Eastern Turks, in recent years, have still allied with Tibet to try and take over the border cities of the Tang Dynasty, plunder the Tang people in those cities, and seize their resources and population.
Therefore, the war still had to be fought, and troops were always stationed in the border town.
Unfortunately, the physician in the border town who was familiar with wound healing and had also learned wound cleaning and suturing techniques from Li San Niang at the Imperial Medical Academy in Chang'an had somehow contracted an illness and was now unable to get out of bed.
Moreover, a small number of people in the local military camps have developed symptoms similar to those of this doctor, which seem to be signs of an epidemic!
Although there are quite a few military doctors in the area, there are also other people who can provide medical treatment to the soldiers;
However, this physician was the only chief physician, the one who could oversee the entire situation.
He was ill, and even though his colleagues stepped in to help, he was still struggling to make ends meet.
Therefore, once the Imperial Medical Bureau of Chang'an received this urgent message, they would have to send someone to take charge of the overall situation.
Ideally, the best course of action would have been to send the experienced Physician Sun, but the problem is that Physician Sun is now over fifty years old and knows the meaning of fate. It's really hard to say whether he can handle the bumpy ride of a horse over a thousand miles.
Even though Physician Sun repeatedly emphasized to Chief Physician Wang at the meeting that he was in good health and could eat two bowls of rice at a meal, just like Lian Po could eat, Chief Physician Wang still did not want to send him on a long trip.
Li San Niang immediately realized that they wanted to send her away.
In this Imperial Medical Bureau, among all the people who can sit here and hold a meeting, apart from Li San Niang, who isn't in their forties or fifties?
She was still quite young compared to them.
Another small reason is that she was the one who originally taught the debridement and suturing techniques;
She can get to work as soon as she arrives!
A large part of the reason was that her proposal at the Grand Court Assembly to establish female medical schools in conjunction with maternity wards throughout the Tang Dynasty probably offended them.
Of course, another reason might be that her master, Physician Liang, and her grandmaster, Physician Gao, had both passed away. Wang Shuzheng and others no longer wanted to consider the feelings of those with higher seniority, so they wanted to transfer her out of Chang'an, the center of power.
In short, no matter how many reasons Li San Niang makes to refuse, in the end, this matter will still fall on her shoulders.
Therefore, she stood up and bowed to Wang Shuzheng, who was sitting at the head of the table.
"I'll go!"
I am only thirty years old, in good health, and riding a fast horse, I can travel two hundred li a day. At each post station I pass, I change horses but not riders. I should be able to reach Shule in a little over a month.
However, Wang Shuzheng swallowed hard; he knew this was the condition Li Sanniang wanted to negotiate.
"Director, I would like to trouble you with your approval regarding my plan to build another women's medical college in Jiangnan!"
"No problem, no problem."
I have seen how much Dr. Li cares for female doctors and how much he has thought about the future of medicine.
"Don't worry, once you return from Shule, the department will definitely discuss and devise the appropriate procedures for your matter!"
Thus, it was decided that Li San Niang would travel from Chang'an to Shule in three days.
The job was arranged urgently, so she went to the academy that day to pick up Lu Zhu'er and bring her back to the Li family. After telling Li's parents, she said to Li's sister-in-law, "Da Lang and Sheng Nan are in Shule. When I get there, I can go and find them and see how they are doing."
"Sister-in-law, once my elder brother and second son return, have them write letters, and I'll take them with me."
Turning back to Li's father, she said, "This matter was decided in a hurry, and we have to leave the day after tomorrow." Li San Niang took out a document from Song Fuling's hand, "It's already stamped. If we want to leave, we can actually do it today."
"We'll inevitably be exposed to the elements on this journey, Father, please prepare some commonly used medicines for me."
Father Li frowned and nodded. Before he could say anything to Third Sister Li, voices calling for Third Sister Li came from outside.
"Junior sister, junior sister?"
Senior Brother Shaoyang, dressed in an official robe, ran into the main hall from outside. As soon as he saw Li Sanniang, he said, "I'll go with my junior sister!"
Before Li San Niang could even speak, her senior brother Shao Yang said, "I've already consulted with the magistrate, and he's given his approval. He even wrote me a note saying that you can take two people with you!"
"Then I want to go too!"
I'm going with my master!
Li San Niang glanced at her senior brother Shao Yang, then turned to look at Song Fuling beside her. She was truly at her wit's end.
After thinking for a moment, she nodded to her senior brother Shaoyang and agreed to go with him.
But facing Song Fuling's expectant eyes, Li Sanniang shook her head: "It's not that I don't want to take you, but if we can take a leisurely two or three months by carriage, then I will take you."
This time we have to travel at full speed, and we'll be there in a month or so. I don't know if my body can handle it. How old are you?
If the foundation is damaged, I won't even have time to cry. I'll be heartbroken.
Listen to me, stay in Chang'an and take good care of the government office, the maternity ward, and the home, my little dewdrop!
I entrust everything in Chang'an to you!
Only if you keep an eye on things for me can I go to Shule with peace of mind.
After he finished speaking, the whole family got busy.
Li's mother simply grabbed her money bag and went out the door. She had lived in Shule before, and in this season, Shule was so hot during the day that you wanted to take off all your clothes, while at night you wanted to cover yourself with a thick quilt.
She had to hurry up and buy Li San Niang a large cloak, which she could keep in her bundle during the day and take out at night to cover herself with to keep warm. If Li San Niang couldn't go home this year, it would still be useful in the winter in Shule!
There are also some small odds and ends that need to be taken into account. You need to bring a set of clothes, since you'll be riding a horse all the way, and you'll need to prepare some trousers, shoes, and socks for the ride.
The weather there is dry and windy, so you'll need to prepare a headscarf and a straw hat.
The next day, Li San Niang had her senior brother from Shaoyang give her acupuncture at home. Why?
It was done out of necessity to use acupuncture to interfere with her menstrual cycle.
After calculating, her next period is on its way. Although she won't have much of a reaction, unlike some women who experience severe pain during their periods.
However, since there is bleeding from the lower body, the feeling of fatigue and soreness is still there.
This only exacerbated her suffering, given that she had to travel two hundred miles a day and constantly change horses.
Therefore, she wanted to use acupuncture to interfere with her menstrual cycle and postpone her period.
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