Man Bao sat on the chair and took a sip of herbal tea, feeling satisfied, "You still have a lot of good things here, Doctor Xiao. This red bean is fried just right, and it's fragrant."
Doctor Xiao put his hands together in front of his abdomen, waited for her to drink two sips of tea before saying: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Man Bao laughed, "Look at what Doctor Xiao said, can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"
Doctor Xiao raised his eyelids and glanced at her, but didn't speak.
He had only been on vacation for three days, and came to him the next day. If he said he was fine, it would be impossible to think about it with his toes.
Man Bao put down his teacup, sat upright and said, "I really have something to do with Doctor Xiao."
Doctor Xiao showed a "sure enough" expression and motioned for her to say.
Man Bao said: "I want to ask about the method of vaccination."
Imperial Physician Xiao also read her previous book, and not only did he read it, but the emperor also asked him and Imperial Physician Liu to ask if this method was feasible.
Zhou Man wrote very clearly in the brochure, if it is true as she said, smallpox will continue to weaken the poison, then it is possible, but...
"Looking at the spread of smallpox this time, there is no trend of weakening toxicity."
"That's because life is passed on from person to person. What we have to do is to use the healed scab to spread it again, or even pass it twice, three times..." She said: "The first person resisted smallpox, and the scab The toxicity in it will be weakened."
Doctor Xiao thought about it for a while, but still shook his head, "This is just your guess, and there is no real evidence. Human life is a matter of heaven, so you can't take it for granted."
Man Bao also knew this, those were all from the books, Mr. Mo said they were verified, but that was in that time and space, not in this world.
Moreover, Man Bao wanted to confirm it herself, so she said: "Then let's find someone to try it out."
Imperial Physician Xiao was taken aback, she didn't expect her to be so courageous, "Your Majesty has already sent a letter to ask Anxi, if there is such a method in the Western Regions, we will send someone from the Imperial Hospital to look for it, and now we have to use someone to try it before the horoscope..."
Man Bao said: "It's a long way to go to Anxi, and there are many dangers on the way. Who knows when Xin will come back? Besides, they don't know medical skills. What if they missed this method by mistake when they asked about it?"
She said: "Master, do you think how many people died of smallpox this time? But I heard some old people say that the reason for the death of so few people is because of the strength of the country, and the imperial court afforded most of the people's medical care, otherwise..."
Otherwise, I don't know how many people will not be able to take medicine, look down on doctors, and how many people will die by then.
She said: "This disease is too grueling. Even after getting through it, many people have pockmarks on their faces and bodies. Regardless of men and women, after leaving pockmarks, their future marriage will be affected. It is no different from being incomplete. I still want to get rid of it early Find a way to prevent it."
Doctor Xiao shook his head and said: "Young people, why are you in a hurry, your life is still very long, I am not in a hurry at this age."
Man Bao looked at him silently.
Doctor Xiao waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I will talk to His Majesty, and see if I can find a few prisoners who have been sentenced to beheaded from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to try."
Man Bao asked curiously, "Will they be spared the death penalty?"
"No," Doctor Xiao said, "However, beheading can be avoided, and hanged instead."
There are several types of death penalty. Beheading is the cruelest one. Separation of the body is cruel even for the prisoner. Legend has it that one cannot be reincarnated as a human being after death.
Man Bao asked: "Then what if the prisoner who has not been beheaded or the prisoner who has been beheaded refuses to agree?"
"Then we can only choose the prisoner to be hanged, but then he will not be able to die." Doctor Xiao thought for a while and said: "It is really possible that the prisoner to be executed will not be found. This is only the beginning of spring, after last autumn. Killed a wave."
Regardless of the size of Dajin, not many people are sentenced to beheaded for crimes every year, most of them will be escorted to Beijing for review, and only a few special cases will be beheaded locally.
Doctor Xiao said: "I still have to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to inquire about the news."
For a moment, I felt that things were so cumbersome.
Doctor Xiao looked up at her, shook his head, and didn't really want to keep her anymore, "Okay, I'll make a note of this, you can go back."
Man Bao smiled and said: "I haven't congratulated you yet on being promoted to be the director of the court. As soon as I came back, I heard that you have made great contributions this time, so your majesty will give you the post of director again. There will be wine in the house." Celebrating?"
The corner of Doctor Xiao's mouth twitched, but he quickly suppressed it, "It's just that the official has been reinstated, so what's there to celebrate?"
He suddenly remembered something, looked her up and down, and said: "I almost forgot, you and Imperial Physician Lu and Imperial Physician Zheng also made great contributions this time, the imperial court should reward you."
He thought about it, "Maybe he can be promoted."
Man Bao lifted his spirits and asked, "Is it a promotion?"
Doctor Xiao nodded, "It's possible."
Man Bao became excited, then stagnated, "So it's possible that Imperial Physician Lu and I are of the same rank, or is he taller than me?"
Seeing her expression, Imperial Doctor Xiao couldn't help being happy, "You guys went to Xiazhou this time, and you have suffered together for four months. Why haven't you cultivated your relationship yet?"
Man Bao didn't speak.
Imperial Physician Xiao shook his head slightly and said: "Emperor Lu is the chief official of this foreign mission, so it is said that he has the most credit, but judging from the reported cases, you cured the most people and the death rate was the lowest, so your credit is also Not small, the official department should be promoted to the same rank."
Only then did Man Bao feel happy.
Doctor Xiao gave her another blow, "But don't be too happy too early, your age and qualifications are here, and the official department may consider these two points and suppress them."
Man Bao: "...My lord, can you stop panting when you speak, what if I expect too much and I'd better be disappointed?"
Doctor Xiao laughed loudly, waved his hands and said, "Okay, let's go back, we can't decide this matter."
It is true that Imperial Physician Xiao cannot decide this matter, but the emperor will ask his opinion, after all, he is the chief official of the imperial hospital.
Doctor Xiao's opinion is that both of them will be promoted to half-rank. After all, Zhou Man did very well this time, he said: "And doctor Zhou dared to rush to the front at such a young age. Such courage should be rewarded." .”
The emperor nodded.
So Imperial Physician Xiao was promoted to the head of the hospital, Imperial Physician Lu was promoted to the fifth rank imperial physician, Zhou Man was promoted to the fifth rank imperial physician, and Zheng imperial physician was promoted to the sixth rank imperial physician.
In addition, there are rewards given to them by the household department this time, which are all food and use.
For example, half a sheep, half a fan of pork, a little rice noodles and some cloth.
They are not very expensive, but they are quite honorable. After Man Bao took the official documents, she went to the household department with her father and Liu Liulang to get things.
After taking the things, the father and son drove home happily all the way. Old Zhou Tou sat on the shaft of the car and commented: "I have seen it all. When the pig butcher divided the pork, the doctor Lu was better than ours." a bit more."
Man Bao said: "He is old, dad, what should I do with this sheep's head?"
Old Zhou Tou thought for a while and said: "After steaming, sacrifice it to the ancestors first, and then give it to your sister-in-law."
Because he doesn't know what to do.