After comforting Madam Nian for a few days, Fourth Master came to inquire about the Thirteenth Master's situation. Since undergoing Doctor Liang's "surgery," the Thirteenth Master was still bedridden and unable to walk.
Fourth Master visited Thirteenth Master's residence several times. Thirteenth Master told Fourth Master the words Lanqin had spoken to him that day, explaining why he had agreed to accept Doctor Liang's treatment. It turned out that Lanqin had told Thirteenth Master that his tuberculosis was not an incurable disease; it had been conquered in the Western world, and as long as someone was sent to the West to seek the medicine, his tuberculosis could be cured.
"Qin'er, did he really take what you said to Thirteen that day seriously? He's asked me repeatedly. Do countries like France and England really have medicine that can cure tuberculosis?" Fourth Master had no choice but to ask Lanqin. He didn't know how this little woman knew that such a disease could be treated in such faraway places, but since she had said that to Thirteen, she must know.
"I don't know, I was lying to Thirteenth Master," Lanqin said innocently, her big eyes wide open.
"What? You tricked Thirteen!" Fourth Master exclaimed, staring at Lanqin in astonishment.
"What else could I do? In that situation, the Thirteenth Master insisted on not letting Doctor Liang treat him, so I had to use words to persuade him to believe me. Anyway, let's heal his leg first. Once the Thirteenth Master's leg is healed, he won't blame me for healing his leg, will he?" Lanqin asked, tilting her head.
Fourth Master couldn't help but smile. He had to admit that the little woman was absolutely right; they should heal his leg first. Anyway, Thirteen's leg was gradually recovering. Although he couldn't walk on the ground for the time being, he would be able to walk again in the future.
“I think Your Highness could send people to France, England, or Germany to seek medicine and medical advice. It would be entirely worthwhile for the Thirteenth Prince,” Lanqin said. If history had followed its course, the Thirteenth Prince would have died during the reign of the Eighth Prince of Yongzheng. Therefore, Lanqin thought it best to do her part to help the Thirteenth Prince live a little longer.
Fourth Master pondered for a moment and said, "That's right. I can send people to the Western world to find medicine. Their Western medicine is indeed more effective than our Chinese medicine."
Lanqin knew that the Fourth Prince was very willing to accept advanced things from the West, which was why he was keen on collecting Western goods. However, since Kangxi rejected Western churches, no one dared to be interested in Western things anymore.
"Your Highness, why not send Doctor Liang to France and provide him with a few people so that he can bring back the advanced things from the Western world?" Lan Qin suggested.
"Ever since Father Emperor believed that Catholicism was a contest between the imperial power and the people's hearts, he has no longer allowed Westerners to preach in our Great Qing. But I think that Westerners do have their advanced aspects," said the Fourth Prince.
“Your Highness is right. Westerners have surpassed us in many ways. Your Highness must not think that our Great Qing is the center of the world, stronger than any other country. That is a mistake. We should send people to travel to various Western countries and see what their countries are like. Just like in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius traveled to various states before returning to Lu to compile books and start teaching.” Lanqin said, “Your Highness, our Great Qing’s territory is so vast, how many people do we need to defend it? If we blindly think that we are the best in the world, then sooner or later we will be beaten to a pulp.”
After pondering Lanqin's words, Fourth Master couldn't help but say, "Qin'er, sometimes I really wonder if you came from another dimension. How do you know so many things?"
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