At this time, the genius was bright. Su Xuan, wearing a blue official robe embroidered with white pheasant patches, followed Sun Shouzhen and entered the Fengtian Palace with other officials to attend the morning court.
This was the first time for Su Xuan to experience going to court in ancient times, and he was quite curious.
Going to the morning court does not happen every day.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, stipulated that it should be done twice a month.
Once on the first day of the lunar calendar and once on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.
And today happens to be the first day of the lunar calendar.
There were officials wearing various official uniforms all around, and there were dense crowds of people's heads and clothes.
Those wearing crimson official uniforms are high-ranking officials, and those wearing blue robes are from the fifth to seventh grades.
Su Xuan looked around.
Fengtian Temple.
On the top of the verandah hall with load-bearing eaves, there are three levels of Han steps.
It is nine rooms wide and five rooms deep.
The carved beams and painted buildings are magnificent.
It's so spacious and magnificent!
"This is where Lao Zhu went to court. It's really majestic and domineering."
Su Xuan thought to himself as he followed Sun Shouzhen, the commander of Taiyuan Hospital, into Fengtian Hall.
As Sun Shouzhen walked inside, he whispered seriously: "Su Yuancheng, this is your first time going to court. You must be careful in your words and deeds. Your every move will be supervised by the censor. Coughing, spitting, Disheveled clothing and poor manners will be recorded, so watch, listen and think more."
"This time in court, we need to ask His Majesty for instructions on the promotion of cowpox vaccine, obtain His Majesty's approval and then start promoting it..."
Su Xuan frowned slightly.
I didn’t expect that there would be so many restrictions last morning.
But, Censor?
Su Xuan remembered one thing. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, that is, in this year, the Yushitai will be changed to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I don't know if the Metropolitan Procuratorate will appear now.
"Sun Yuanling, is the Yushitai still there now?" Su Xuan asked casually.
Sun Shouzhen was stunned, then frowned slightly, looked around carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one else heard Su Xuan's remarks.
"Su Yuancheng, don't talk nonsense."
"The Yushitai is naturally..."
He hesitated to speak.
This matter is somewhat sensitive.
After the Hu Weiyong case.
A lot of officials died, and the imperial censor was left without a chancellor.
Li Shanchang is now temporarily in charge of the affairs of Yushitai.
Sun Shouzhen did not dare to discuss this matter in public, otherwise it would be recorded by the censor. When Lao Zhu saw the content of the discussion, he would lose his head if he was unhappy.
Seeing that Sun Shouzhen was so cautious, Su Xuan stopped asking and just thought to himself:
"It seems that the Yushitai is still there."
All the officials entered the Fengtian Hall one by one and stood up. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing a leather bean suit, slowly arrived and sat on the dragon chair at the top. The dragon chair was carved with a coiled dragon and painted with golden paint.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked around the officials, his eyes paused on Su Xuan, and then the morning court officially began.
Hundreds of officials spoke up.
"The Northern Yuan Dynasty was watching with eager eyes, and not long ago Tuogu Si Timur ascended the throne of the Northern Yuan Dynasty..."
"The Jurchen tribes in the Northeast intend to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If we surrender, we can encroach on the Northern Yuan Dynasty on both sides..."
"The current etiquette between officials and ministers is chaotic and needs to be redesigned..."
"The number of people who believe in Taoism among the people has increased and needs to be managed. I suggest setting up corresponding management agencies for management..."
...
Zhu Yuanzhang replied to all the officials one by one.
If you cannot make a decision immediately, ask the officials for their opinions.
If the officials cannot come up with any better suggestions, they will be put aside for the time being.
Wait until you think of a solution before making a decision.
"My lord, I have a plan to report!"
Sun Shouzhen, who was standing next to Su Xuan, came out and said loudly.
"The Taiyuan Hospital has developed a cowpox vaccine. After tests on death row prisoners, it has been found that the cowpox vaccine does not cause any harm to the human body and can prevent bean disease and other epidemic diseases."
"I hope to obtain His Majesty's permission to promote cowpox vaccine to all prefectures, states and counties across the country!"
"After people are vaccinated against cowpox, they will no longer be infected with incurable diseases such as bean disease."
After hearing so many bad things, Zhu Yuanzhang finally heard a good thing. His brows relaxed and his face was filled with joy.
"The Taiyuan Hospital certainly lived up to our high expectations."
"We promise!"
"From now on, all people in the Ming Dynasty need to be vaccinated against cowpox."
"The Taiyuan Hospital needs to compile the methods for developing the vaccinia vaccine into a book and distribute it to doctors stationed in prefectures, states, counties, villages and towns across the country, and assign experienced doctors to assist in the promotion of the vaccinia vaccine."
“Officials from all governments, states and counties should fully cooperate.”
"Yes, I obey your order."
Sun Shouzhen said in a deep voice.
Cowpox vaccine?
All officials were puzzled.
What's this?
Li Shanchang, wearing a crimson official robe and standing at the front of the hundred officials, with white beard and hair, also looked puzzled.
He had never heard of the cowpox vaccine.
Xu Da and others were also puzzled.
What strange things came out of the hospital?
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
At this time, Su Xuan suddenly stood up.
The eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and all the officials fell on him.
The unfamiliar faces made all the officials guess.
"It seems that the Taiyuan Hospital has an extra hospital manager. It is said that he is a private doctor who cured the emperor's eldest grandson. I guess it is him."
"The emperor's eldest grandson suffered from bean disease, and there is no cure for it. However, this person can cure the disease of the emperor's eldest grandson. His medical skills may have been superb."
"..."
"Su Yuancheng, what's the matter with you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Sun Shouzhen looked at Su Xuan who stood up in shock.
He didn't understand what Su Xuan was going to do.
This is Fengtian Palace.
All the officials are there.
The emperor is also there.
If Su Xuan makes a mistake, his head will be lost.
If something goes terribly wrong, his head and the heads of everyone in Taiyuan Hospital will also fall to the ground!
Cold sweat fell from Sun Shouzhen's forehead.
My back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
He just hoped that Su Xuan wouldn't say anything outrageous.
otherwise......
None of them can escape.
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do regarding the promotion of vaccinia."
"There may be difficulties in vaccine rollout."
"People are old-fashioned and may not be able to accept new things for a while. If they are promoted rashly, they may not achieve good results."
"The so-called effectiveness of what goes up leads to destructive effects."
"I suggest——"
"Promote it first in the court and the palace."
"Then we can spread it to the public."
Su Xuan said.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting above, frowned slightly, thinking about these words.
Sun Shouzhen was sweating coldly.
Su Xuan's suggestion is really bold.
First try to promote the vaccine in the court and palace?
Will all the officials in the court accept it?
Will the nobles in the palace accept it?
Most people will reject new things that involve a certain degree of risk and status, let alone high-ranking officials. They cannot take this risk.
All the officials in the court had different expressions.
So what exactly is the cowpox vaccine?
It seems like something bad.
Promote it in the court.
Aren’t they also going to be vaccinated with that kind of cowpox?
hiss--! !
Thinking of this, all the officials in the court took a breath of cold air and looked at Su Xuan with some unkind eyes.
This doctor from the private sector actually wanted them to be guinea pigs? !
In case something happens to them.
Can this guy be responsible?
All the officials in the court expressed their inner rejection.
They felt that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not agree to such a risky matter.
They are the backbone of the country.
If something happens to them, the entire Ming Dynasty will be destroyed.
