ask sword 2

Chapter 90
Chang'an City, Taiji Palace, Ziwei Palace.

The silk and bamboo are soft and the dance music is elegant, but Li Nanlei, the daughter of the King of Zhao and the master of Le'an County, has no intention to appreciate it.

She picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Out of the corner of her eyes, she glanced at the row opposite the palace. The handsome young man who was sitting in the corner and always kept an indifferent smile—the ninth prince of Emperor Yu, Li Shan.

Today is the day of the annual royal banquet, which coincides with the final exam of the school.

According to the rules, the emperor and the queen will meet with the clan in the Ziwei Hall in the afternoon, and in the Liangyi Hall in the evening, to entertain the disciples who passed the final exam this year.

At this moment, the emperor and the queen are sitting in the first seat, chatting with the elders of the clan on the left, while on the right, the prince Li Si and the fourth prince Li Hui are standing.

Li Si is tall and handsome, loyal and sincere; Li Hui is talented, intelligent, and extremely favored by the emperor. The so-called son is precious, and Queen Xue and the emperor Li Shun and his wife are deeply in love, and both of them were born by Queen Xue. The status is far higher than other princes.

Especially. Li Shan.

From Li Nanlei's point of view, you can clearly see the loneliness in Li Shan's eyes that is not easily discernible.

His position was under the other princes, and he didn't have any cousins ​​in the imperial family who were willing to chat with him - just because his biological mother, a concubine, was surnamed Wu.

The martial arts of the "Holy Queen".

Although it was 50 years ago that the Holy Empress was abolished, the late emperor who personally staged a coup and forced the Holy Queen to abdicate has been in control of Bintian for more than 20 years.

But 50 years ago, when the Holy Queen was in power, the memory of killing Li's clan members in order to consolidate the rule is still unforgettable.

Li Shan's mother was the grand-niece of the Holy Queen, and Li Shan had the blood of the Wu clan on his body.

This heavy identity is so embarrassing that no clan or courtier is willing to have too much contact with him.

When the Prince's East Palace was gradually improved, the fourth prince Li Hui was recruiting scholars, and the other princes and princes were also looking for talents and enriching their respective princely palaces.
In front of Li Shan's mansion, there are still many things to do.

like a transparent person.

Li Nanlei's father was King Zhao, and his grandfather was General Youwuwei, Governor of Wangzhou, and Duke of Yue Cai Zong.

Relying on the assets of the Prince's Mansion and her own dowry, her mother operates more than a dozen industries, spanning textiles, dyeing, sugar making, mansion shops, carriages and horses, banks, restaurants, and many others in the East and West cities. Hu Shang as agent.

As the eldest daughter of Zhao Wangfu, Li Nanlei can, like her mother, advance her astronomical dowry in advance, run the business to make money, and even help Li Shan improve her situation.

'Money matters are too easy to leave traces, so be careful and be careful,'

Li Nanlei thought silently: "In comparison, it is easier to find talents.

Yong Hongzhong will definitely be admitted to the school, and Qiu Jinghuan may also have hope.

Those underprivileged disciples who have performed well in the initial and re-examinations and are most likely to be admitted to the Academy, I also let my subordinates secretly invest and win over them through a double or even triple relationship.

At that time, they will be able to be the help of Brother Shan."

Tapping.

The deliberately soft footsteps passing behind interrupted Li Nanlei's thinking.

I saw a yellow-robed eunuch, bowing slightly, came to the first seat against the wall of the Ziwei Palace, and said something to the emperor and the queen.

Empress Xue covered her mouth in astonishment, and the emperor raised his eyebrows, stood up, and walked to the back courtyard with the empress and the eunuch in yellow.

There were already three people waiting in the courtyard.

Zhang Jingting, the minister of households, and Quanhan, the minister of Taichang Temple, lived in Xiu on a tour of the school palace.

The emperor waved his hand to interrupt the three people's salute, and looked at the minister of the household, "Where are the things."

"it's here."

Zhang Jingting, the minister of household, took a long wooden box from Cheng Juxiu and opened it, revealing three new silver midwifery forceps, drawings and instructions for use, "Your Majesty, this thing was invented by a student from Kuangzhou. Midwifery forceps.

The minister read the documents submitted by the school about the use of midwifery forceps.

And consulted dozens of old midwives in Chang'an City,
It is determined that this object does have the function of helping dystocia and helping delivery. "

The emperor said solemnly, "What did the Imperial Physician's Office say?"

The Imperial Medical Office, which oversees the medical administration of the State of Yu, is subordinate to the Taichang Temple. Taichang Siqing said: "The physicians of the Imperial Medical Office also believed that the midwifery forceps had a reasonable structure, simple use, significant effects, and easy promotion."

"Your Majesty, this is auspicious."

Empress Xue said softly: "There are many poor women and babies in the world who die because of the misery of childbirth. Even rich people are inevitably unfortunate."

More than just a wealthy family with a better reproductive environment, even among the wealthy and wealthy families who can ask an active teacher to condescend to help deliver the child, it is inevitable that there will be cases of dystocia and death.

"Auspicious."

The emperor, who had been sitting on the throne for 20 years, took a deep breath, and his eyes were bright, "Chang'an and Wannian counties, how many babies are expected to be born this year?"

"The combined population of Chang'an and Wannian counties is 190 million. Counting the migrant population, it is 310 million."

The Minister of the Household Department seemed to know what the emperor wanted to ask, and said without thinking: "Among them, there are 170 million men and 140 million women. There are 42 women of childbearing age, and the number of newborns is about [-]."

"One hundred thousand."

The emperor murmured that [-] newborns are only data on paper, and the maternal mortality rate during and after childbirth is as high as [-]%.

The neonatal mortality rate is sometimes as high as 20.00%.

Every production is wandering before the gate of hell.

If forceps did work, I don't know how many lives could be saved.

It is true to say that it is the auspicious thing that is born to the Buddha.

"What about the Kuangzhou student who invented this? Let him come to see me."

The emperor immediately reacted, and the midwifery forceps could not only solve dystocia, rescue mothers, save newborns, and increase the population of Yu country in the long term.

It can also be given to other countries in a short period of time in exchange for tangible benefits and political benefits.

"this."

The Minister of the Household and the Minister of Taichang Temple looked at Cheng Juxiu, the latter smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the student from Kuangzhou who invented this thing is the junior brother of the minister, and his surname is Li Mingang.

At this moment, he should be taking the final exam of the Academy. "

"Oh?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Isn't he a disciple of the Academy? His surname is Li Ming'ang, and there is a medical family in his family from Kuangzhou?"

"Your Majesty, I seem to have heard of this name before."

Taichang Siqing hesitated and said: "Yan Guogong has been suffering from heat and poison for a long time. He has been cured by various famous doctors. Some time ago, he suddenly improved a lot. It seems that a student surnamed Li from Kuangzhou was cured. I don't know whether it is not him."

"Yan Yundang?!"

The emperor and the queen were shocked at the same time and said that Yan Yundang, the Duke of Yan, was the general of the town, and he was also the master of martial arts.

"Your Majesty, I heard from the chief of the mountain last time that the final exam of this year's Academy is extremely difficult. You might as well ask the servants to wait outside Honglu Temple. When the exam is over, I will invite the student."

Queen Xue made a suggestion, the emperor was about to nod his head in agreement, but saw the yellow-robed eunuch hurried over and said softly, "Your Majesty, the mountain chief and Tantai Leshan Siye are asking to see you.

"Mountain Chief?"

The emperor frowned slightly. Although the mountain chief had the right to enter and leave the imperial city at will, he was not very willing to come to the Taiji Palace, not to mention taking the initiative to ask for a meeting, and also brought Tantai Leshan, a doctor of engineering.

The emperor asked in a deep voice, "Did you say why?"

The eunuch replied, "It seems to be because of malaria."

(End of this chapter)