Emperor Wanli thought for a while and then received: "That's really it! This Censor Ning is really hateful, he actually went so far for the sake of merit!"
At this time, Liu Haojia received it proudly: "Long live my lord, although he wants to take the credit, I have other merits and he can't take it away!"
Emperor Wanli received it with great interest: "Really? What great achievements have you made? I saw in the memorial that you never came out after entering the epidemic area. Could it be that you discovered a gold mine in it?"
Liu Haojia said with a smile: "The gold mine minister didn't discover it, but he did discover a method of vaccination that won't kill people!"
Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jia were shocked when they heard this! Since smallpox spread across the Central Plains, the royal families of all dynasties have been very careful to prevent smallpox! For example, in the Qing Dynasty, all emperors who ascended the throne must have had acne! Judging from this implicit condition for ascending to the throne, it can be seen that the royal family has sufficient understanding of smallpox!
Since the invention of variola in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court, which was helpless in the face of smallpox, forced its spread throughout the country! But the biggest problem with the variolation method is that it has a high mortality rate!
Basically, it is normal for three or four people out of a hundred to die. If children are vaccinated, the number of deaths will be even higher! If one hundred people lose three people, then one hundred thousand people will lose three thousand people! This is already the number of people killed in a conventional battle!
Under the conditions at that time, population existed as an important resource for a country! Any method that can improve population survival or reduce population loss is desperately needed by the ruling class! Therefore, Liu Haojia's suggestion of this matter shocked both Emperor Wanli and Emperor Wanli!
Emperor Wanli said in surprise: "What is going on? Are you telling the truth?"
Liu Haojia bowed and said: "Long live my lord, do you still remember what I said to Qian when I left the capital? I said I wanted to test cowpox."
Emperor Wanli nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, this is the case! Did your experiment succeed?"
Liu Haojia said: "Thanks to Long Live Lord, the cowpox test has indeed been successful! So far, no one who has been vaccinated with cowpox has died!"
After speaking, Liu Haojia took out a thick book from his arms and held it with both hands. This time Emperor Wanli didn't need Zhang Jia to forward it. He rushed out from behind the imperial case, grabbed the book and stood there to read it!
After he hastily turned over it, Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Liu Aiqing, you are really my lucky general! If this cowpox method spreads, people all over the world will benefit! It's like this if you say that thousands of families will become Buddhas!" "
Liu Haojia said hurriedly: "But I don't think it should be spread out yet! On the one hand, the scope of the cowpox test is still very narrow, and more tests are needed. On the other hand, I estimate that Yushi Ning will impeach me soon after returning to Beijing, so I want to take this opportunity to punish him!"
Emperor Wanli decisively chose Liu Haojia, who could bring benefits to him, instead of Yushi Ning, who only blamed others! He said: "Okay, let's punish him according to Aiqing's wishes! Zhang Jia, Peng Yuan, who went to Chuan Tai Hospital, is coming and said that I feel a little uncomfortable!"
When Peng Yuan arrived in a hurry, he saw the rosy-faced Wanli Emperor Zheng and Liu Haojia talking and laughing happily. But he couldn't be angry, and he had to greet Emperor Wanli cautiously and said: "Your Majesty, please feel your pulse!"
Emperor Wanli said: "I am fine! The reason why I asked Peng Aiqing to come is because there is another thing I want you to do."
After saying that, he introduced the cowpox matter to Peng Yuanzheng. After listening to it, he felt as if he had read a book from heaven, and stared at Liu Haojia with squinting eyes, with a look of disbelief!
Only then did Liu Haojia remember that the imperial doctor also belonged to the civil service group. You must know that scholars have always had the tradition of being good doctors instead of good ministers, so they naturally look down on warriors! Especially in a highly professional field like medicine, Peng Yuanzheng can be said to look down on anyone!
At this time, Emperor Wanli said dissatisfied: "Peng Yuanzheng, why are you looking like this? This is a major matter concerning the country, you should pay attention! Now I order you to choose a place to test cowpox immediately, and you must not make any announcement until the matter is verified! Otherwise! I’ll punish you for leaking secrets!”
Liu Haojia knows the virtues of these civil servants. He can tell five out of three points without any concept of confidentiality! So he interrupted and said: "Long live my lord, there are a few companions who are going to Henan with me this time. They are also familiar with the experimental procedures of the cowpox method. Why don't we let them also experiment with Dr. Peng, and they can also be responsible for safety and confidentiality? Work."
Emperor Wanli did not doubt his presence and nodded in agreement. As for Peng Yuanzheng, he naturally knew what Liu Haojia meant. He wanted to fight, but thinking of Emperor Wanli's attitude and Liu Haojia's identity, he had no choice but to shake his head and leave.
Then Liu Haojia asked Zhang Jia to help deliver a letter to Zhang Peilan and others, asking them to meet Peng Yuanzheng at Tai Hospital, and the matter was over. With Zhang Peilan and the others around, there is no need to worry about leaking secrets in advance. Moreover, he believed that once the cowpox method appeared in front of professionals like Peng Yuanzheng, I am afraid they would plunge into it and would not give up until they thoroughly studied the matter! Otherwise they wouldn't have achieved such great success! So at least there is no need to worry about the news leaking out before Ning Yushi returns to Beijing.
After Peng Yuanzheng left, Emperor Wanli said excitedly: "Liu Aiqing, you haven't said yet how to let Ning Baiqiang be fooled! What are your plans?"
Liu Haojia said with a smile: "This is simple. Doesn't he not want me to make meritorious service? Then I arranged for a few people to spread some rumors on his way into the city, saying that Long live the Lord wanted to reward me for this disaster relief work, and he would definitely contact me Ginseng Chen! But the only thing he can do to catch me is a few things, I have a way to deal with it!"
Then Liu Haojia told all his thoughts, and Emperor Wanli nodded repeatedly, looking very interested!
A few days later, in the evening, at an inn south of the capital, Censor Ning took a young censor and several servants and walked into the inn dusty.
Ning Yushi was in a very bad mood! Because the disaster was urgent when I left Beijing, I didn't rely on the imperial envoy and rushed all the way to Henan.
By the time he returned to the capital, he should have been in great glory, but because Liu Haojia left without saying goodbye, he had been worried that Liu Haojia would sue Emperor Wanli, so he returned to the capital with only a small number of people and a simple car, without any chance to hold a ceremony! He, who already had a good reputation, was very unhappy!
