The French missionary, filled with excitement, followed Orondai closely into the palace.
When the eldest son of the Tong family entered the palace, the guards at the palace gate didn't even bother to check him.
When the judge saw that Orondai had brought two foreigners to see Emperor Kangxi, he was terrified.
Last time, Lu Yidao came because of the Ninth Prince. This time, two more missionaries have come. In a few years, won't the Imperial Hospital be entirely foreign territory?
Unable to help Kangxi recover quickly, the court official, suppressing his frustration, went to report to Kangxi.
He wasn't saying that foreigners came to offer miraculous medicine, but rather that he was persuading Emperor Kangxi to try Western medicine.
Even though Yinzhen had been treated by Lu Yidao before, Kangxi still conservatively trusted his own imperial physicians.
The Qing Dynasty was a vast and resource-rich country, and the dozens of imperial physicians employed by the Imperial Medical Academy were all outstanding members of medical families.
Emperor Kangxi did not believe that his ministers could be inferior to foreigners.
Outside of the Qing Dynasty, the lands were likely uncivilized. Even if they had their merits, such as astronomy and portraiture, they were probably far inferior to the Qing Dynasty in medicine.
Emperor Kangxi, who wished for all nations to pay tribute and submit to him, was not a little resistant to foreigners.
However, no matter how much the judge pleaded, Kangxi still refused.
"Your Majesty, this is truly the Crown Prince's way of showing filial piety." The Imperial Physician pulled out his trump card.
Kangxi, holding the quilt, softened and said, "Bring a screen over to block the view. Inspect the foreign medicines carefully."
The judge's lips twitched. Sure enough, the Crown Prince was the Emperor's darling.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, while I may not excel at other things, I am certainly capable of judging whether something is poisonous or not," the Imperial Physician assured Kangxi.
Not long after Kangxi took the medicine, the high fever that the Imperial Hospital had been unable to suppress for a long time subsided.
The fluctuating fever and chills have been taking a toll on Emperor Kangxi these past few days.
After his fever subsided, Emperor Kangxi fell into a peaceful sleep.
When Orondai, who was waiting in the side hall, learned that the medicine offered by the missionary had been effective, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The missionaries were much more composed than Orondai; they offered genuine, effective remedies, so there was absolutely no need to be afraid.
The following day, Kangxi, who had recovered considerably, summoned the missionaries again.
All five missionaries sent by King Louis XIV of France to preach in the Qing Dynasty arrived.
Moreover, this time they were well-prepared, bringing along the exquisite gifts that Louis XIV had prepared for Kangxi.
Among them was quinine, which saved Emperor Kangxi's life.
In addition, the most advanced astronomical instruments in Europe, such as quadrants with altimeters, levels, astronomical clocks, etc., filled more than thirty boxes.
The thoughtful gift fully conveyed Louis XIV's goodwill towards the Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Kangxi received them and chatted with them for a while, only to learn that they had been in the Qing Dynasty for several years.
However, he had been traveling through Guangdong, encountering many twists and turns along the way, before finally succeeding in reaching the capital.
The leading missionary also mentioned that they were sent by the king to preach in the Qing Dynasty because of the letter that Kangxi had Ferdinand Verbiest write to Europe in the seventeenth year of his reign.
They knew that the Chinese emperor wanted to learn about the world and Western scientific knowledge, so they traveled thousands of miles to preach.
If the missionaries hadn't been mentioned, Emperor Kangxi would have almost forgotten what he had said to Ferdinand Verbiest.
Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi was indeed interested in Western science. Although he did not support the common people learning Western technology, he himself knew more about Western science than anyone else.
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