Chapter 788 Awarding Officers
After praising Shennong and recounting the achievements of the Imperial Medical Bureau over the past few years, especially the merits of the Western Turks last year, Wang Shuzheng began to talk about the plans that the Imperial Medical Bureau would make next.
From the free clinics in the second half of the year, to the doctors assigned by the Tai Medical Bureau of Yangzhou in the latter half of this month.
During this conversation, they naturally discussed many things that the Imperial Medical Bureau would be doing next, and Li San Niang, who was listening below, gradually became distracted.
However, she had only been lost in thought for a short while when she suddenly heard Wang Shuzheng on the high platform call her name.
"...Many physicians from the Chang'an Medical Alliance, including Li Mingfang, taught hemostasis, bandaging, and suturing techniques free of charge. This enabled the physicians of the Department of Ulcer Medicine at the Imperial Medical Academy, under the leadership of Medical Supervisor Sun Guangming (Sun's real name), to provide treatment, thus significantly reducing..."
Before Li San Niang arrived, she knew that her contributions could not be forgotten. Why?
The first one, of course, is Mr. Bu Ke from the Bad Guys, who would not allow it, because Li San Niang's interests are linked to the Bad Guys.
Mr. Bu Ke's gang of bad guys has gone from the shadows to the light. If they want to be a good sword for Emperor Wu in the future, they have to do real work.
And with the high-concentration alcohol distillation method, smallpox vaccination, and the unattainable promises made to Mr. Bu Ke, such as penicillin and watermelon frost, how could Mr. Bu Ke ignore Li San Niang's efforts?
Not to mention the women's support association established by Li San Niang and the modern midwife school; population is always the most important thing.
For Emperor Wu to secure his throne, he needed both military power and a prosperous and peaceful era to increase the population, thus maintaining the Tang Dynasty's superior status as a celestial empire.
Not to mention, Emperor Wu and Mr. Ke Bu have long been monitoring the "Records of Extraordinary People". Since Li San Niang is such a useful person, of course we should continue to use her, and it would be best to squeeze her dry.
So what if Li San Niang was the first female doctor in Chang'an City, even if Emperor Wu hadn't been so fond of her?
Even if Li San Niang taught the Imperial Medical Academy a lot of medical skills for free, so what?
Do you think Wang Shuzheng wouldn't dare to claim all of Li Sanniang's credit for himself?
In other words, Wang Shuzheng was an official in charge of the department, someone who had the opportunity to submit memorials to Emperor Wu. Otherwise, without Wang Shuzheng's permission, his subordinates would have dared to directly claim credit for Li Sanniang's achievements.
None of those who become officials have clean hearts.
Think about it, when Doctor Huang's midnight corpse theft was exposed, Doctor Ning even thought that as long as Li San Niang and Doctor Huang were handed over, the Imperial Medical Bureau could be preserved.
Those who are not ruthless enough cannot become officials, and those who cannot protect themselves will be killed even if they become officials.
Knowing that her merits would not be claimed by others, Li Sanniang felt that Wang Shuzheng and the others could at most give her face, just to make things easier for her in the future.
Li San Niang really didn't expect that Wang Shuzheng would show off his achievements in front of everyone!
"This must be what Emperor Wu requested, right?"
Wang Shuzheng, being such a shrewd official, capable of discerning the emperor's intentions, must have revealed my name because of a significant hint or explicit instruction from Emperor Wu.”
Li San Niang was still thinking about these things, so she lost interest in listening to what Wang Shuzheng was saying.
Anyway, by the time Li San Niang was brought back to her senses by the "dong dong dong" of gongs and drums, the person speaking on the high platform had become a court official surnamed Guo, who was reading a memorial from the document in his hand.
Li Sanniang listened intently for a while and then understood that this was the main event of the Imperial Medical Academy's commendation ceremony. Guo Shaocheng was reading out the list of people who had made outstanding contributions to the Imperial Medical Academy and the Chang'an Medical Alliance over the past five years.
This list includes not only surgeons from the Imperial Medical Academy who went to the front lines with the army, such as Physician Sun, but also medical books compiled by highly respected senior physicians, as well as two or three pharmaceutical merchants who supplied medicines for each free clinic.
Just as Guo Shaocheng was thinking about how kind the Qian family medicine merchants were and how many medicinal herbs they had donated to the free clinic in Chang'an, a commotion suddenly came from the south side of the square.
In such a serious setting, making such a commotion makes it hard not to look towards where the sound is coming from.
Li San Niang followed the crowd and looked in that direction. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the person walking ahead seemed to be carrying something and had quite a lot of influence.
Why do I say that?
Not only were there two servants behind that man, but right next to him was none other than Physician Ning.
The person who can get Ning Yizheng to accompany him must be someone of great importance.
Li San Niang didn't recognize this person, but Wang Shuzheng, Guo Shaocheng, and Sun Yijian knew him very well.
The visitor was Wang Da Dang, the chief eunuch serving Emperor Wu!
Seeing that Li Sanniang didn't know who the visitor was, Doctor Sun quietly explained to her.
Li San Niang was even more surprised after hearing this. "It seems that the Emperor is unable to come, but he sent someone from his side to deliver the imperial decree. He must be here to commend the Imperial Medical Bureau."
Li San Niang's thoughts were shared by everyone present. After all, on such a day, Emperor Wu really didn't need to embarrass the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Wang Shuzheng respectfully bowed to Wang Da Dang and obediently knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
Of course, everyone else present also knelt down.
Li San Niang didn't feel that she couldn't kneel down. After all, everyone else was kneeling and she wasn't, so wouldn't it seem strange?
Besides, in feudal society, the emperor held supreme power. Only on certain important occasions was kneeling required to show obedience. In ordinary times, people would simply bow to each other, which was acceptable.
The main thing is, if you don't accept it, you'll lose your life, so you have no choice but to accept it.
Wang Da Dang had a huge lung capacity. Li San Niang and the others were not close to the high platform, about thirty or forty steps away. In addition, Li San Niang was naturally sharp-eared, sharp-eyed, and had keen senses. Therefore, Li San Niang, who was kneeling on the ground, could naturally hear what Wang Da Dang was saying when he announced the imperial decree.
"...Li Mingfang possesses a strong sense of righteousness, and the soldiers of our Great Tang are dedicated to protecting their country... She is a model physician... I understand that her establishment of the Women's Aid Association is similar in purpose to an orphanage... That new-style midwifery school has brought new opportunities for the population growth of our Great Tang..."
Therefore, Li Mingfang is exceptionally granted the position of seventh-rank medical supervisor, hoping that Li Mingfang will serve our Great Tang Dynasty…
Li San Niang couldn't hear what Wang Da Dang said after that; her mind was now replaying the phrase "from the position of seventh-rank medical supervisor."
"I've become an official!"
I've become an official!
I've become an official!
"I've become an official!"
Overjoyed, Li San Niang was so happy that she didn't hear what Wang Da Dang said next: that Sun Yijian had also been promoted and should now be called Sun Yizheng.
As for Wang, the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, he was only promoted by half a rank. However, promotion is still a happy thing.
Wang Shuzheng's lips never left his mouth. He couldn't help but think to himself, "I knew it was right to ask the Emperor in advance if he was coming. Look, the Emperor himself didn't come, but the imperial edict did!"
Ha ha ha ha.
Old Man Qiao must be furious, haha.
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