Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace, Ziwei Palace.
The silk and bamboo were soft and the dance music was elegant, but Li Nanlei, the daughter of King Zhao and Princess Le'an, had no intention of admiring it.
She picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and with the corner of her eye, she glanced imperceptibly at the handsome young man sitting in the corner opposite the palace, always smiling calmly - Li Shan, the ninth prince of Emperor Yu.
Today is the day of the annual clan banquet, which coincides with the final exam of the Academy.
According to the rules, the emperor and empress would gather with the clan in the Ziwei Hall in the afternoon, and in the evening they would hold a banquet in the Liangyi Hall to receive the disciples of the academy who passed the final exam this year.
At this moment, the emperor and empress were sitting in the first seat, chatting with the elders of the clan on the left, while on the right, the crown prince Li Si and the fourth prince Li Hui stood.
Li Si was tall and handsome, loyal and honest; Li Hui was talented and intelligent, and was extremely favored by the emperor. As the saying goes, a son is more valuable than his mother, so Empress Xue Xue and Emperor Li Shun had a deep love, and both of them were born to Empress Xue. His status in the palace far exceeds that of other princes.
Especially... Li Shan.
From Li Nanlei's perspective, one can clearly see the imperceptible loneliness in Li Shan's eyes.
His position was lower than that of other princes, and he had no cousins from the clan who were willing to chat with him - just because his biological mother's concubine's surname was Wu.
The Wu of the "Holy Queen".
Although the Holy Queen was deposed fifty years ago, the late emperor who personally launched a coup and forced the Holy Queen to abdicate has been in control of Bintian for more than twenty years.
But fifty years ago, when the Holy Queen was in power, the memory of the mass murder of the Li clan in order to consolidate her rule is still unforgettable.
Li Shan's mother is the grand-niece of the Holy Queen, and Li Shan has the blood of the Wu family on her body.
This identity was so embarrassing that no clan members or officials wanted to have much contact with him.
When the Prince's East Palace gradually improved, the fourth prince Li Hui recruited bachelors and disciples, and other princes and princes were also looking for talents to enrich their respective princely palaces.
In front of Li Shan's mansion, there are still no people around.
Like a transparent person.
Li Nanlei's father is King Zhao, and his maternal grandfather is General Youwuwei, Governor of Wangzhou, and Duke of Yue Cai Zong.
Relying on the assets of the prince's palace and her own dowry, my mother ran more than a dozen industries, spanning textiles, dyeing, sugar making, mansion shops, carriages and horses, banks, restaurants, in addition to many businesses in the east and west cities. Hu Shang acted as agent.
As the eldest daughter of Prince Zhao's family, Li Nanlei can already advance her sky-high dowry in advance like her mother, go into business to make money, and even help Li Shan improve his situation.
'Financial matters leave traces easily, so you must be careful and careful,'
Li Nanlei thought silently: "In comparison, it is easier to find talents.
Yong Hongzhong will definitely be admitted to the Academy, and Qiu Jinghuan may also have hope.
For those disciples from poor families who performed well in the preliminary and re-examinations and were most likely to be admitted to the academy, I also asked my subordinates to secretly invest and win over them through double or even triple relationships.
By then, they will be able to help Brother Shan..."
Tap tap tap.
The deliberately gentle footsteps passing behind him interrupted Li Nanlei's thoughts.
I saw an eunuch in yellow, slightly bowed, leaning against the wall of Ziwei Palace to the first seat, and said something to the emperor and empress.
Queen Xue covered her mouth in shock, and the emperor also raised his eyebrows, stood up, and walked to the courtyard behind the palace with the queen and the eunuch in yellow.
There were already three people waiting in the courtyard.
Zhang Jingting, the Minister of Household Affairs, Quan Han, the Minister of Taichang Temple, and Xuegong visited Xiu.
The emperor waved his hand to interrupt the salute of the three people, and looked at the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, "Where are the things."
"it's here."
Zhang Jingting, the Minister of Household Affairs, took a long wooden box from Cheng Juxiu. After opening it, three newly made silver midwifery forceps, drawings and instructions for use were revealed, "Your Majesty, this thing was invented by a student from Yizhou. Midwifery forceps.
Chen read the documents submitted by the academy regarding the records of the use of midwifery forceps.
And consulted more than a dozen elderly midwives in Chang'an City,
It is determined that this product does have the function of rescuing women with dystocia and assisting in childbirth. "
The emperor said solemnly, "What did the Imperial Medical Office say?"
The Imperial Medical Office, which oversaw the medical affairs of the Yu State, was under the Taichang Temple. The Minister of Taichang Temple said: "The doctors of the Imperial Medical Office also observed and observed that the midwifery forceps are reasonably structured, easy to use, effective and easy to promote."
"Your Majesty, this is auspicious."
Empress Xue said softly: "I don't know how many poor women and babies in the world have died due to hardships in childbirth. Even wealthy families are inevitably unlucky."
Not only wealthy families with better childbirth conditions, but also wealthy families who can ask telepaths to condescend to help deliver babies, it is inevitable that there will be cases of dystocia and death.
"Auspicious..."
The emperor, who had been on the throne for twenty years, took a deep breath and asked, "How many newborns are expected to be born in Chang'an and Wannian counties this year?"
"The combined population of Chang'an and Wannian County is 1.93 million. Including the foreign population, the total is 3.11 million."
The Minister of Household Affairs seemed to already know what the emperor was going to ask, so he didn't have time to think about it and said: "Among them, there are 1.7 million men and 1.4 million women. 420,000 women of childbearing age, and the number of newborns is about 100,000."
"One hundred thousand."
The emperor murmured that one hundred thousand newborns was just a figure on paper. The maternal mortality rate during and after childbirth was as high as 1.5%.
The neonatal mortality rate is sometimes as high as 20 percent.
Every time she gives birth, she is wandering before the gate of hell.
If midwifery forceps were indeed effective, I don’t know how many lives could be saved.
It is indeed true to say that it is an auspicious thing for thousands of families to have Buddhas.
"Where is the student from Zhenzhou who invented this? Let him come to see me quickly."
The emperor immediately realized that midwifery forceps could not only solve difficult labor, rescue mothers, save newborns, and increase the population of Yu State in the long term,
It can also be given away to other countries in the short term in exchange for tangible benefits and political benefits.
"this..."
The Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Taichang Temple looked at Cheng Juxiu, who smiled bitterly and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the student from Zhenzhou who invented this thing is my junior brother, his surname is Li and his name is Ang.
At this moment...he should be taking the final exam of the academy. "
"oh?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Aren't you a disciple of the Academy? His surname is Li and his name is Ang. He is from Zhenzhou... Is there a medical expert in his family?"
"Your Majesty, I seem to have heard of this name."
The Minister of Taichang Temple hesitated and said: "The Duke of Yan State has been suffering from a heat-toxin disease for a long time and cannot be cured by famous doctors. Some time ago, he suddenly got much better. It seems that he was cured by a scholar named Li from Zhenzhou. I don't know who it was. not him."
"Yan Yundang?"
The emperor and the queen were shocked at the same time and said that Yan Yundang, Duke of Yan State, was a general who ruled the country and a master of martial arts. He was also an old minister who helped overthrow the Holy Queen and save the clan surnamed Li during the Shenlong Coup.
"Your Majesty, I heard from the mountain chief last time that the final exam of this year's academy is extremely difficult. You might as well ask the chamberlain to wait outside Honglu Temple. As soon as the exam is over, invite the student here."
Empress Xue made a suggestion, and the emperor was about to nod in agreement when he saw the eunuch in yellow hurriedly came over and said softly: "Your Majesty, the mountain chief and Tantai Leshan Siye want to see you.
