When the old washed quilts were delivered, all twelve people had acne, and the cold wind was still blowing. It was already March, but it was as cold as the winter moon.
Even the imperial doctor Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't help standing under the eaves and looking at the dark clouds in the sky, saying: "I'm afraid this year will be difficult."
It's already March, and it's almost time to sow rice seeds, but it's still so cold.
Man Bao shrank his neck and said: "No, my father is going to be sick at home."
When Imperial Physician Lu came out and saw both of them clasped their hands and looked up at the sky, he said angrily, "No. 5 and No. 7 have a high fever, go and have a look."
Xiao Yuanzheng and Man Bao looked away from the sky, put on their masks and went in to look at No. 5 and No. 7.
Twelve patients developed acne at about the same time. This time the acne situation was much better than the last time. Whether it was the second or third vaccine, the acne was not as severe as the first time.
Especially for the six people who received the No. 3 vaccine, the symptoms were much milder. Two young people even had a few pimples on the front of their necks and arms, but they showed signs of disappearing in two days.
Both No. 5 and No. 7 were inoculated with the No. 2 vaccine. They were fine in the morning, but now they suddenly had a high fever. Man Bao felt his pulse, nodded with Xiao Yuanzheng, and then went to prepare for acupuncture.
It was already mid-afternoon when the three of them finished their work on the twelve patients, and Man Bao was on duty today, so Yuan Xiao and Imperial Physician Lu were going to change clothes and leave.
Man Bao leaned against the door and waved goodbye to them, and waited for their carriage to go far before turning back to the house and taking out the detoxification scripture to continue copying and studying.
He said he would lend it to her for two days, but Man Bao has not returned it to Xiao Yuanzheng until now. There are still many things in it that she doesn't understand.
This time, because the number of people in the experiment is relatively large, the palace and the court are also paying more attention. Xiao Yuanzheng basically reports the progress to the emperor every day. A pimple, not even a high fever, the emperor almost couldn't resist to see it in person.
But the emperor was stopped, and then Wei Zhi and others formed a team to take a look, and naturally stood at the window wearing a mask and looked in.
In the end, Wei Zhi checked their pulse records and asked Xiao Yuanzheng: "In this way, No. 9, No. 11 and No. 12 are now considered recovered?"
"Yes," Xiao Yuan said, "In two days, after all the acne on their bodies has disappeared, I will test it with fresh acne paste to confirm that the vaccines that have been planted are effective, and they will not be infected again if they come into contact with smallpox in the future." superior."
Wei Zhi nodded, and went to another room to see No. 5 and No. 7, who were burning a little bit. After a long silence, he asked, "Can they survive?"
Xiao Yuanzheng was silent for a while and then said: "Actually, their acne symptoms are less than those of No. 2 before, but their foundation is not as good as No. 2. Now I'm not sure that they will be able to get over it."
Wei knew: "So the vaccine is still very dangerous. Two out of twelve people are seriously ill. What if they all use the third grade vaccine?"
"Currently, the No. 3 vaccine is much less toxic. At least the people who have received the No. 3 vaccine have no high fever. No. 4 and No. 6, who are in the same age group as No. 5 and No. 7, are also getting better now."
Man Bao persisted in reminding: "Vaccinia should be less toxic than vaccine No. 3."
Wei Zhi couldn't help discussing it with Mr. Tang and others, and when he returned to the palace, he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the vaccination method is indeed feasible, but the current human pox is still relatively poisonous, and I am afraid it is not suitable for the people of Jin Dynasty. They are all vaccinated, especially those who are a little older, and it is more difficult for them to recover than children. Therefore, I think we should find a method that is safer than smallpox."
The emperor asked: "Do you use the cowpox that Zhou Man said? But how do you grow it? I have never seen a cow with pox."
Wei Zhi hadn't seen it either, but that didn't mean it didn't exist, and Zhou Man swears that she was the one who proposed this kind of acne method, so the cowpox method should also exist.
Wei Zhi thought that he should look for it, and if he could find it, it would be a great event for thousands of years.
Smallpox is not common, but once it occurs, it will be hell, if we can put an end to this disease...
Wei Zhi thought of this, and the emperor naturally thought of it too. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let's talk about it after all the twelve experiments this time are over."
Wei Zhi should go down.
Man Bao got wind of it very quickly, saying that we would talk about it after the end, but everyone knew that the emperor let it go.
So she immediately went to find the prince excitedly.
His Highness the Crown Prince felt a headache when he saw her. Some time ago, Zhou Man brought the health-enhancing medicinal wine he made to the East Palace to seek connections, and asked the Crown Prince to transfer Mr. Zhuang to Honglu Temple.
It was the first time he saw him walking through the back door so openly.
The prince glanced back, it was the only way to go to the meeting hall, it seemed that he couldn't turn around, so he just went up to her, wanting to have a frank and honest talk with her.
"Mr. Zhuang is so old, why do you bother him? Just pick any official in Honglu Temple and let you go?"
Man Bao said: "Mr. is in good health, and Mr. himself wants to go to the Western Regions. Your Highness, please help me and transfer Mr. to Honglu Temple."
The prince looked at her suspiciously, "Is it really just for cowpox that you went to the Western Regions this time?"
He always felt that it was more than that, otherwise why would they bother so much about others following
Man Bao thought about it, and felt that there was no need to hide the matter of finding the poisonous stone from the prince, so he said, "Does your Highness still remember the poisonous stone from the Western Regions?"
The prince frowned.
Man Bao said: "That thing left in the wild is a hidden danger, so I want to find it and destroy it. This is one of the reasons, and the other is because we went to the Western Regions this time for a study tour."
She said with some embarrassment: "It's not easy to ask others to follow us around. This time I went out not only to find a way to inoculate pox, if I encounter other medical skills that I have never seen before, I will also learn a thing or two, by Honglu If other officials of the temple accompany me, I am afraid there will be a lot of dissatisfaction."
It's inconvenient to go out, who doesn't want to end a business trip early and go home
Especially if you are going on a business trip to a desolate place like the Western Regions, the sooner you go home, the better. If people in the same industry can't speak the same way, there will inevitably be a lot of trouble.
The prince was silent for a while, but finally he didn't resist her request, nodded and said: "Okay, let's try it alone."
When Man Bao heard this, he became happy, and immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your success."
Since the crown prince is willing to try, it must be successful. Honglu Temple is not an important department, and there is no need to give Mr. Zhuang a high-ranking official. It's just a matter of his words.
Mr. Zhuang knew that Man Bao had handled this matter by himself, then shook his head with a smile, and said to her, "Why are you so impatient, as a teacher, you have already mentioned it to the prince, and he has already agreed."
Man Bao was taken aback, "The prince promised you? Then why does he still accept my gift with a embarrassed look on his face?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled at her and shook his head.