"Your Majesty, perhaps you should think again, we have not yet proved whether cowpox has a preventive effect on smallpox, and it is not clear whether it is harmful to humans. In my opinion, you should postpone vaccinia until we can prove that it is safe enough. ”

After Deng Yuhan was ready for vaccination, he worriedly admonished Chongzhen again.

He wasn't worried about what adverse reactions would occur after Chongzhen was vaccinated with cowpox. He was worried that when Chongzhen had an adverse reaction, the scholars and doctors who had always been hostile to them as Catholic missionaries would react excessively.

After all, these scholars and doctors had created the Nanjing Lesson Plan with just one rumor, and drove all the Catholic missionaries to Macao.

However, after the doctors in the Tai Hospital refused to vaccinate the emperor, the Ming Emperor asked him to vaccinate himself, which was undoubtedly a good opportunity to become a close confidant of the emperor.

As long as the vaccinia vaccination is successful, it means that the Western missionaries have found a way to get close to the emperor, and they will no longer need to exert indirect influence on the emperor through Xu Guangqi and other Chinese scholars.

But Deng Yuhan, who was full of confidence, seemed hesitant now, completely because of the bursts of voices outside the room against the emperor's vaccination.

The doctors of the Tai Hospital all knelt in the Tai Hospital, and stopped them loudly in tears in front of the room guarded by several brocade guards with the door closed.

Zhu Youzhen listened quietly for a while, and then said to Deng Yuhan: "China is a country with a long history, although the Ming Dynasty was founded only more than 200 years, but our daily behavior etiquette and moral standards come from the doctrine established by a sage more than 2,000 years ago.

Just as you think that the ancient Greek civilization deeply influenced your life, the ethics and morality promoted by this sage named Confucius still control the moral standards and ethical order of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to promote something new in such a large and ancient civilized country, it is important not to argue with those who oppose it, but to prove with facts that it is beneficial.

Mr. Tang, vaccinia inoculation techniques are the same as the anatomy you love, and only by letting people understand their benefits can they dispel their fear of new things. ”

When Zhu Youzhen was trying to persuade Deng Yuhan, Lian Shanxiang and Wang Chengen were nervously monitoring the actions of this bearded Westerner, lest he would make a move harmful to the emperor.

Deng Yuhan struggled for a while, and finally couldn't help his curiosity about vaccinating cowpox, and wanted to gain the favor of the pagan emperor, so he tried to make himself accept Chongzhen's persuasion of him.

When Huang Liji hurried to the Tai Hospital with the cabinet members and the important ministers of Jiuqing, he happened to see the emperor walking out of the room.

Huang Li was a little angry, and he was convening the ministers today to discuss the candidates for public promotion into the cabinet. Halfway through the meeting, it suddenly came that the emperor, who had been in the palace for the past few days, actually went to the hospital to be vaccinated with cowpox.

This surprised the cabinet and Jiuqing, and what was even more surprising was that the emperor had notified the Tai Hospital a few days ago, and the medical officers of these pedantic Tai hospitals were only concerned with discussing whether it was dangerous for the emperor to be vaccinated with cowpox, and no one thought to report to the cabinet first.

Seeing Chongzhen come out of the room, Huang Liji immediately greeted him, and after he hurriedly led his ministers to salute the emperor, he hurriedly said with hope: "Your Majesty, you shouldn't have any vaccinia now, right?" ”

Chongzhen beckoned the imperial doctors in the courtyard to get up, and replied to Shoufu nonchalantly: "I have completed the vaccination, Mr. Huang, you may not know that vaccinating cowpox is a very simple matter. If smallpox could be prevented in this way, then the people of the Ming Dynasty would no longer have to worry about the spread of smallpox in the future. ”

Huang Liji suddenly felt a little dizzy, he didn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the minister, and raised his voice at Chongzhen and blamed: "How can Your Majesty be so frivolous, this cowpox has not been proven to be effective against smallpox, and no one knows whether it is harmful to people."

If something goes wrong with His Majesty's dragon body, where will Daming Sheji be? Come on, take down the Western demon who bewitched His Majesty, as well as these medical officers from the Imperial Hospital, who failed to dissuade the emperor, and took them into custody first. ”

Huang Liji was extremely angry, and immediately pointed the finger at Deng Yuhan, who inoculated Chongzhen with cowpox, and these medical officers. However, the brocade-clothed guards in the courtyard turned a deaf ear to Shoufu's orders, and several guard military attachés paid close attention to Chongzhen's orders.

"Mr. Huang is so fond of laughing, this vaccination of cowpox is what I mean, how can I blame others. No matter what, I've been vaccinated now, Mr. Huang, no matter how angry you are, you can't go back in time?

I think that in the next few days, I can carefully observe whether my body will be unwell, and there is no need to mobilize the people. Now there have been two turmoil in Gyeonggi in a row, and it is precisely the quiet that is not moving.

If Mr. Huang set off a big case in Tai Hospital, if someone in Beijing used this to confuse the public, wouldn't it be a shot on his own feet? I see, this matter is over, Mr. Huang and Zhongqing still go back to do their own business, here let the Tai Hospital continue to study the cowpox, what do you think? ”

Under Chongzhen's always calm persuasion, Huang Liji finally left with the cabinet and Jiuqing. Only then did Zhu Youzhen instruct the envoy and judge of the hospital: "If after three days, my body is not abnormal, I will vaccinate the children in the almshouse first."

Let the Internal Medicine Bureau send several female medical officers to assist and learn the technique of vaccinating cowpox, and prepare to inoculate the uterine personnel with cowpox. ”

After watching several medical officers nod their heads again and again, Zhu Youzhen continued: "A vicious disease like smallpox will definitely not appear out of thin air. In the books I have read, some people say that all diseases such as plague are caused by poor living conditions and unclean food and drinking water.

Therefore, Lian Shanxiang, you have transferred some manpower from the Patrol Police Bureau to assist the Health and Epidemic Prevention Department of Hu Yuanju to advocate a pest eradication campaign for the people of Beijing, and now you can eliminate three kinds of pests: 'rats, cockroaches, and bed bugs'.

When the weather warms up, add 'flies and mosquitoes', and pay special attention to the sanitary environment of the densely populated civilian areas in the outer city.

An environmental protection office should be set up in each square area in the city to manage the garbage and grain reincarnation in the square, and to remediate the dirty and messy street environment in the square, such as filling in the backwater pool, removing the garbage mountain accumulated in the city, and so on.

By the way, inform Shuntianfu and ask them to cooperate with the Ministry of Industry to design an underground sewage system involving the entire capital, which will be separated from the surface drainage system of the original capital..."

After the medical officers of the Tai Hospital gave instructions on the arrangements for hygiene and epidemic prevention, Chongzhen left the Tai Hospital with his attendants and returned to the palace.

After passing the three major halls, when he was about to enter the Qianqing Gate and enter the inner court, Zhu Youzhen suddenly stopped, turned to Wang Chengen and the others behind him and said, "I want to go to Cining Palace to see Concubine Xuanyi, and I won't go back to Qianqing Palace first." ”

Concubine Xuanyi is the concubine of Emperor Shenzong, Concubine Liu Zhao, because she is childless and has a generous personality, she is deeply trusted by the Emperor of the Apocalypse and is in charge of the treasure of the Queen Mother.

Of course, she is not the most prestigious emperor and concubine in the palace, and there are two emperors and concubines who are more famous than her. One is Zheng Guifei, the concubine of Emperor Shenzong, who is related to the three major cases, and the other is Li Xuanzhi, the concubine of Emperor Guangzong, who is related to the palace transfer case.

Compared with Concubine Liu Zhao, these two are women with political ambitions, the former is the mother of King Fu, and the latter is a woman who almost became the queen.

However, under the suppression of the Donglin Party, these two people finally lost their influence on the government.

And the Emperor of the Apocalypse was wary and disgusted with the character of the two who liked to abuse power, so he never gave the two titles and the power to manage the harem. On the contrary, she gave Concubine Liu Zhao the title of imperial concubine and was in charge of the treasure of the queen mother.

After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, the pattern of the harem has not changed, and it is still to let Concubine Xuanyi take charge of the nominal power of harem management, that is, to hold the treasure of the queen mother.

The specific affairs of the harem are still handled by the emperor's brother Empress Xizong Zhang, and Zhou Hou assists from the side.

However, at the time of the Wuqinghou incident, some people wanted to use the name of the Empress Dowager Xiaoding to attack Chongzhen's reputation, so as to attack the legitimacy of Chongzhen's reform of the old system.

Although Zhu Youzhen fought back mercilessly, making Wu Qinghou retreat by himself, the support of the eldest princess Ruian for him also eliminated many unfavorable rumors for him.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen realized that the imperial family had attracted some people to support his reform, which would undoubtedly reduce his resistance.

Next, he had to face one of the most difficult groups for the Ming Dynasty, although they didn't seem to have any power of their own, but as long as they borrowed their name, those forces that opposed him could unite and threaten him.

This group is the feudal kings and clan members of the Ming Dynasty, and if you want to deal with the clan, it is naturally best to have an elder of the clan come out to support you.

At this time, the status of the eldest princess of Ryan is a little insufficient, after all, the daughter who marries out is equivalent to spilling water, which is a deep-rooted concept of people in this era.

And Concubine Xuanyi, who has a generous personality, is obviously not qualified to step on this troubled water, and the most suitable candidate is naturally Zheng Guifei, the mother of King Fu.

Of course, before making this decision, Zhu Youzhen still hopes to have a good talk with this titular grandmother.

Concubine Xuanyi and Concubine Zheng both lived in Cining Palace, but because Concubine Xuanyi had the title of Imperial Concubine, she was a head higher than Concubine Zheng.

After the death of Emperor Shenzong, Concubine Zheng Guifei, who had always been autocratic and arbitrary in the harem, finally recognized the reality. But it doesn't mean that she will be willing to bow to Concubine Liu Zhao, whose status was lower than hers. Therefore, although the two live together in Cining Palace, they rarely meet.

After talking to Concubine Xuanyi for half an hour, Zhu Youzhen got up and left. Under Wang Chengen's arrangement, he took a few close attendants to the courtyard where Concubine Zheng lived.