Chapter 93 Vaccination
When He Xi left the palace gate, the sun's gaze fell on his face. He narrowed his eyes slightly. I feel that the breath of spring is right in front of me.
A moment of trance.
Entering the palace this time is a question before leaving the capital.
He Xi communicated all his arrangements with Zhu Yuanzhang one by one. Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to most of He Xi's conditions. However, whether He Xi's affairs in Liaodong can continue is not something Zhu Yuanzhang can control.
After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang's authority is overturned, how much will be left after going over the mountains and ridges?
This more requires He Xi to manage it himself.
He Xi was thinking about what to do at this moment.
"Who are you, Prince Consort?" Suddenly a voice came from behind. He Xi turned around and saw that it was Lu Zhongheng. Lu Zhongheng said: "Consort He was summoned by His Majesty to ask about the Southern Expedition, right?"
He Xi was stunned and said, "Exactly."
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't ask much. He just acted like He Xi was taking matters into his own hands. He Xi had full power in Nanyang government affairs. You can do whatever you want.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not give He Xi this kind of power in China. Because officialdom has its own rules, Zhu Yuanzhang has the ability to break the rules, but he cannot always break them. There is a price to pay. But abroad, it’s just casual.
Because no one is paying attention. Especially the high officials of the imperial court are concerned about it. In addition, the mountains are high and the roads are far away.
This is also the reason why He Xi wants to go to Nanyang.
Nanyang is a good experimental field.
Lu Zhongheng said: "His Majesty also asked me just now about my coming. My answer is that I will not attend the naval battle in person. I will only select generals from below. The government affairs will be left to Mr. He. I only need to select a place, build a city, and pacify the surrounding dissatisfaction. Just make this city as strong as gold."
"Your Majesty, you praised me."
"Here we are, whether we can enjoy the food and drink in Nanyang depends on you, Brother He."
To be honest, in terms of seniority, Lu Zhongheng is Zhu Yuanzhang's younger brother. It's okay for He Xi to call Uncle Lu Zhongheng. However, Lu Zhongheng still wanted He Xi to make money with him. This is not a courtesy.
He Xi said: "I will finish cleaning up here soon. There is one more thing to do."
Lawrence Lu said; "What's the matter?"
He Xi said: "Vaccinate the child with pox."
"Plant beans." Lu Zhongheng felt extremely strange. I don’t understand how to vaccinate children with pox.
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What He Xi promised will always be done.
It sounds fast here, but in fact, a month has passed since the news of Fang Guan reached the capital, to various debates and decisions, and when He Xi and Lu Zhongheng prepared to leave the capital. Don't be too slow, this speed is fast enough.
Historically, when war broke out on the border, it was common for the central government to react one or two years later. Not to mention things overseas.
If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's rule. It is very normal for this matter to be discussed for half a year.
More than a month is nothing to an adult. But for a child. It has grown a whole circle.
And because of busy business.
There was no big full moon celebration on He Xi. Now this time everyone is invited to combine the full moon and practice banquets and hold them together. He Xi spread the invitations widely. Everything that should come has come.
On the wine table, there is no need to mention it when pushing glasses and asking questions. When the time is almost up. He Xi pulled off the banquet. Ask the maid to take the child out and show it to the guests.
All the guests who saw it praised him, saying that he would become a great person in the future, and that he would be able to honor his ancestors in the future. If these words can be taken seriously, He Yuansi will definitely be an indispensable figure in the history of Ming Dynasty in the future.
Unfortunately, these words cannot be believed at all. After all, this guest can't say that this child will die in the future. This is the kind of truth that will get you beaten to death.
After He Xi finished, he clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, I have something I want you to witness today."
Everyone stopped.
He Xi said, "Not long ago, Divine Doctor Dai discovered that both humans and cows can suffer from pox. However, people suffering from pox will have a narrow chance of death, while cows suffering from pox will not suffer from scabies. There are also people who raise cattle. Occasionally, If you are infected with cowpox, you will not be infected with smallpox for life. Therefore, Dai Shenyi invented the vaccine to prevent smallpox. Everyone knows it, right?"
The people below were talking a lot.
Some know, some don't.
Dai Yuanli is propaganda. But people didn't believe it, and even spread lies about it. I don't know how many things were fabricated. Many people don't notice. Most of it is still spread within the medical circle, and few people outside the circle know about it.
Today is the first day I know.
He Xi said: "I would like to invite Divine Doctor Dai to explain the medical principles to everyone."
Dai Yuanli had been preparing for a long time, but at this moment, he was even more nervous than He Xi.
During this period of time, Dai Yuanli did not work less on cowpox. The safety was already good enough. Without him, He Xi didn't say anything. But Dai Yuanli used himself to save others. If his son died on this, he would definitely not let it go.
In addition, the He family was not unresponsive. Princess Anqing said nothing when she saw Dai Yuanli. Just saying that she couldn't stop it. But if something happens to his son, the Dai family will not want any more newborns in the future.
Princess Anqing is the legitimate princess after all. She is usually very discreet. But if you really want to do this, it's not difficult at all.
Even killing Dai Yuanli's whole family may not be impossible.
Dai Yuan Liming knew that it would not be a big deal, and he was extremely nervous at the moment.
However, it is impossible to ask him not to do it. The study of cowpox was the greatest achievement of his life. Based on this matter alone, he felt that he could already have a place among the top ten famous doctors in ancient and modern times, ranking behind Zhang Zhongjing, Sun Simiao and others.
How could he give up in this situation.
And he was still sure of it.
So, Dai Yuanli took a few deep breaths and stepped forward, telling him how to kill the poison first.
The so-called way to eliminate smallpox is to find people who are immune to smallpox. Let this person transfer the smallpox to another person, as long as he transfers enough to seven people. The toxicity of smallpox is reduced and people can be infected. Those infected will never get smallpox in this life.
It's just that this method is extremely vicious.
The fatality rate of smallpox is so high that if you want to achieve this, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people will die even if it is not enough.
So, this is just a line in a medical book. Whether it can really be done or not is not yet known.
Then, Dai Yuanli used this recipe to explain the principle of cowpox, because cows are bigger than humans. The poison-killing effect of cattle far exceeds that of humans. Therefore, if the cow survives smallpox, it has the effect of killing the poison itself. This is the reason why cowpox can prevent smallpox.
When Dai Yuanli said this, many people were still doubtful, but no one was prepared to slap him in the face on the spot.
He Xi said: "Today, in order to prevent the child from contracting smallpox in the future, I specially asked Dr. Dai to vaccinate the child. Please bear witness."
As soon as he said this, there was an uproar.
Because of the deep-rooted fear of smallpox, no matter what He Xi said. Many people don't believe it. Now, Hexi actually vaccinated a child who was just one month old and took the initiative to get cowpox. Is this his biological son?
A large part of Princess Anqing's resentment towards He Xi comes from this.
No matter how you react below, it won't change He Xi's decision.
He Xi held her son in her arms. Show your arms. Dai Yuanli carefully used a knife to make a small wound on the child's delicate arm, and then used a cotton swab dipped in cowpox to ink it, and just like that, everything was done.
And He Yuansi didn't know what he was doing at first. When he felt pain in his arm, he didn't react immediately. The expression on his face froze and he stared blankly at Dai Yuanli, as if to say, you are such a bad old man. Then he burst into tears.
The cry was so loud that Princess Anqing hugged her to comfort her. And He Yuansi, pointing at Dai Yuanli from a distance, seemed to have memorized this bad old man.
Princess Anqing casually ordered: "Come, please place Divine Doctor Dai in the guest room."
Dai Yuanli also knew that, come on, this little ancestor can only leave if he has nothing to do in the past two or three days. Otherwise, he will not be able to eat and walk around.
Also unable to leave was He Xi.
Although He Xi was worried about the child, she always had to wait until the child was fine before leaving. No matter how urgent things are in Nanyang, they are not urgent for a day or two.
