Chapter 870 The day when ulcer doctors established their status.
Having learned from yesterday's example, everyone was prepared today. After entering the inner hall, they all followed the guidance of the attendants and went to their seats.
Since the event hadn't started yet, the inner hall was already bustling with noise. Not to mention the common people who came to watch the excitement, even the doctors were discussing it animatedly.
Tang Mingyue and her family were still sitting in the same seats as yesterday. Tang Mingyue naturally noticed that there were more than a dozen officials who looked very imposing in the front rows facing the high platform.
Of course, he also noticed that the number of soldiers guarding the inner palace today was at least twice as many as yesterday.
Tang Mingguang lowered his head and whispered to Tang Mingyue beside him, "Judging from this, something's going to happen today."
Tang Mingguang raised his head and gestured with his eyes to the officials who were some distance away from them, giving Tang Mingyue a meaningful look.
Tang Mingyue naturally recalled what Chen Yanfu had said to him during their conversation the night before.
He also looked up at the officials, then nodded and whispered in response to Tang Mingguang's words: "Brother, don't worry. Afu said that the Imperial Medical Bureau has made full preparations."
Amidst the discussions, anxieties, and curiosity of the attendees, the second day of the Chang'an Physicians Exchange Conference officially commenced again with the sound of gongs.
As usual, Wang Shuzheng was the first to take the stage. After saying some polite words, he called on several junior officials from the Ministry of War who were sitting below the stage, naturally emphasizing the name of Vice Minister Peng of the Ministry of War.
Next, as was expected, Vice Minister Peng went on stage and said a few words.
At first, Vice Minister Peng naturally said some high-sounding words, praising the Imperial Medical Bureau for organizing the conference and saying that Emperor Wu was wise to agree to the Imperial Medical Bureau holding this physician exchange conference.
Then he expressed his congratulations, as a representative of the Ministry of War, to the Imperial Medical Academy for this exchange meeting.
Then he solemnly said, "...Thanks to the Imperial Medical Bureau's treatment of many soldiers during the national war against the Eastern Turks, the men of our Great Tang were able to fight for the country without any worries!"
On behalf of everyone in the Ministry of War, I thank all the doctors.
After saying this, Vice Minister Peng first bowed to Wang Shuzheng, who was standing to the side, and then solemnly bowed again to Physician Sun and the physicians standing below the stage.
As Vice Minister Peng bowed, the seven or eight officials in their robes who had been sitting properly below the stage, as well as the military generals who had arrived on horseback in their narrow-sleeved, round-necked robes, also stood up and bowed to the surgeons sitting to the side, saying, "Thank you!"
This scene is truly shocking!
Not to mention the commoners and doctors inside the hall, even Wang Shuzheng on the stage and Sun Yizheng and Li Sanniang below the stage were all dumbfounded.
No one expected that the Ministry of War and those military generals would show such great respect to the Imperial Medical Academy, demonstrating both iron will and tenderness.
Moreover, when Li San Niang stood up and hurriedly returned the greetings with Physician Sun and the others, she could sense that these officials and generals were genuinely grateful for the Imperial Medical Bureau's contributions during the war.
Sincerity is the ultimate weapon!
Even Li San Niang, who had never been on the battlefield, was deeply moved by this scene. Not to mention Physician Sun, who had been on the battlefield and personally treated many soldiers, he was truly moved to the core.
Although the Imperial Medical Bureau dispatched surgeons to accompany the soldiers on their campaigns, and should have done its utmost to save their lives and reduce any long-term effects, the gratitude shown to them by the Ministry of War and the generals was a completely different feeling.
Beyond legal principles, there is nothing but human sentiment.
The Imperial Medical Bureau has done what it should do and deserves such a solemn thank you. If there is another war in the future, won't they be even more attentive?
All the Ministry of War and the generals had to do was give face to the Imperial Medical Academy's exchange conference today and pay their respects.
This deal is really a great deal!
Of course, Li San Niang believed that both sides were sincere at this moment. You are grateful to me, and I am moved by your gratitude. It was a situation where everyone was happy.
After saying these things, Vice Minister Peng bowed and then stepped down from the stage, returning to his seat.
Wang Shuzheng, who was very excited, spoke passionately for a while on the high platform before announcing the official start of today's exchange meeting.
Before the audience could recover from the scene of the Ministry of War official and military officers bowing in gratitude to the Imperial Medical Bureau, Physician Sun went directly to the stage to announce the first item to be performed that morning: a demonstration of suturing.
Upon hearing the word "suture," those who are doctors themselves would have some understanding of it, even those who are not doctors in Chang'an.
Tang Mingxing said to Tang Mingyue, "I did see this sewing technique in a book printed by the Imperial Medical Bureau. When I read it, I felt that it was similar to making clothes and sewing quilts."
"Has my second brother tried it?"
Tang Mingxing looked at Tang Mingyue with some surprise: "Putting aside the fact that I am not proficient in this field, our family is just good at prescriptions."
Besides, I just want to try it out, but how do I even begin?
You can't really ask someone to thread a needle and stitch the wound back up, can you?
Tang Mingyue clapped her hands together and said, "I once paid a special visit to Medical Supervisor Li and learned this skill from her. To be honest, although this skill requires talent, it is just a matter of practice makes perfect."
"I have a set of tools at home. Since we went to your house today, I brought them for my second brother to try out," Tang Mingyue said, seeing Tang Mingguang turn to look at her. "And my eldest brother, and my sixth brother, you all should try them out too."
While the Tang family members were talking, the waiters on the high platform had already arranged the utensils back and forth.
Meanwhile, medical equipment was also set up at intervals in the aisle below the stage where the commoners and doctors were sitting.
Looking at the tall table next to him and the large piece of fresh meat on it that looked like it had been killed that morning, Zhou Aweng was full of questions. He really didn't understand what was going on.
Doctor Sun was neither ruthless nor talkative. After he said those words, he rolled up his sleeves in front of everyone and, with the help of others, began to wash his hands and arms. He used a boar bristle brush to scrub his hands, trying to clean every crevice.
They also used the stain-removing soap sold in Xingyu's shop, which has a faint soapberry scent.
Then he began to put on the light green surgical gown, and someone next to him put a cap and mask on him.
Now that they were all dressed properly, another doctor from the Department of Surgery took over from Dr. Sun and shouted from the platform: "Please welcome all the doctors from the Department of Surgery to the stage!"
Following these words, dozens of physicians dressed like Physician Sun emerged one after another from the entrance of the rear hall behind the high platform.
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