Chapter 37: Zhu Tai Looks at Jingguan Road (09)
Zhang Kai doesn't like to come to the hospital.
A building in the northwest corner of the state city was originally the location of a military camp.
After experiencing heavy defeats, routs, regrouping, and battles, the Daizhou army was drastically reduced in number and could only barely hold the Yanbian Pass. Many of the barracks located in the second line were all abandoned. Some have become stadiums, and the people of Daizhou who have survived the disaster also need a place to relax while rebuilding their homes. The empty barracks in this state town were also used as clinics and wards.
The smell of spirits, wormwood and calamus fills the hospital. It's just more of a rotten breath that can't be wiped out.
It's a hospital, it's not a hospital.
There are a large number of medical workers who saved lives and helped the wounded, and they saved thousands of officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty in this battle. Even now, there are still many soldiers in the hospital, receiving their treatment and care.
However, there are more corpses in the back of the hospital now than in the previous war, and the medical workers are also causing more killings - this is why Zhang Qiwei does not like this place.
Anatomy.
This is the name set by Han Gang, who was separated from medicine by him.
As the name suggests, it is to dismantle and dissect people as cattle such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.
Han Gang's requirement for medical workers is to comprehensively elaborate on the functions of human organs. Through the definition and division of circulatory, digestive, respiratory, nervous, motor and other systems, the mysteries of the human body are comprehensively analyzed.
To accomplish this, the means of dissection are indispensable.
However, in the Song Dynasty, there was a mutilation of dead bodies. This includes dismemberment, incineration β not normal burial β and disposal of bodies in water. The first-class sentence for the crime of fighting homicide is reduced in accordance with the law. To kill in a fight, it is decided whether to chop or hang, depending on whether the blade is wielded or not. The autopsy of the corpse must be armed with a sharp blade, minus one level, and when it encounters a stern official, it is basically hanging.
So only war, only war can get a sufficient number of specimens, so every war is a great development, a great leap forward in human anatomy.
The main participants in this activity were the imperial doctors who were left in Hedong by Han Gang, as well as their assistants and disciples, as well as some doctors recruited from the local area, who volunteered to participate in the research of dissecting the human body. By comparing and verifying the dissections of hundreds of human corpses and a much larger number of birds and animals, the surgical skills of these doctors have also made great progress.
Walking in the beds stained with blood stains and each lying with intact and scattered human remains, Zhang Qi's face turned blue, no matter what, he couldn't be as completely indifferent as Han Gang who led the way in front, and even asked the medical workers who led the way with great interest.
Fortunately, I was wearing a mask, and there were spices and herbs in the middle of the mask. Although it can't completely hide the smell of nausea, it feels a little better after all.
"How many people are there?" Through the mask, Zhang Qi's voice was dull and vague, but the shock and fear that could not be concealed between the words did not change in the slightest.
Han Gang disagreed: "Turning into a foreign Yidi is tantamount to a beast, how can there be so much emotion when slaughtering a dog and cutting a sheep?" β
Yidi, beasts also. This is the common sense recognized by the world from ancient times to the present in China.
Those who do not follow the education are beasts. It is not a living body, and it is used as an object of experimentation, at least most medical workers quickly adapt to it.
People are as simple as that, often as long as there is an excuse, they can do anything.
"Judge Yuan." Han Gang called a medical worker, and when he called over, the light blue apron was already covered with black and red blood stains, like a strange picture, but the whole person was capable and in good spirits: "The key to anatomy is still drawing, the drawing of internal organs and bones, the drawing of blood vessels and nerves, must be a little good." And with the diagram, specimens can be made. β
"Be cautious, privy, rest assured."
Standing in front of Han Gang and Zhang Qi to reply, it was Tang Shenwei, the director of this hospital. A Shu sound, from Sichuan, has excellent medical skills, and is even more outstanding in pharmacology. It can be said that it was a surprise to discover this famous doctor. After returning to Beijing, Han Gang was ready to transfer him to the Taiyi Bureau and participate in the compilation of the compendium of materia medica.
But his work is not the focus of today.
Han Gang led Zhang Ji and walked around to the back of the hospital.
In the corner of one side, there is a human field, dedicated to cremation, just a stove. Over the years, the imperial court has repeatedly banned cremation. Han Gang's theory of virus treatment appeared with the pox method and spread all over the world, and the proportion of cremation was much higher. Every land on earth belongs to the Lord, and there is no room for mass burial. Many of the poor died of illness and were sent to be cremated. The problem of not being able to afford to die does not necessarily exist only in the afterlife.
On the other side, there is a small sheepfold in the corner, where dozens of sheep are raised, mainly milking the sheep and giving them to the wounded in front of them.
But the sheep that Han Gang saw with Zhang Qi was nothing special, it was also a ewe with a lamb next to her. It's just a separate sheepfold indoors, and it's extremely clean. Zhang Qi felt that it could even be similar to a hospital ward or his own bedroom.
Zhang Qi was a little puzzled: "What's so special about this sheep?" β
"Look at the belly." Han Gang motioned to the shepherd in the sheepfold to put the ewes down, revealing their belly.
The goat had shaved off both sides of its belly, and the pink sheepskin could be clearly seen. Zhang Jie didn't know how to judge the quality of sheepskin, but it felt like a good piece of skinβif it weren't for the scar that ran through his abdomen.
"What is this?" Zhang Ji raised his eyebrows, couldn't help but take two steps forward, and took a closer look. The foot-long scar is a very thick reddish color, with a row of small dots of the same color on each side, like a centipede's feet. He looked back at Han Gang, who was extremely restrained but still had a hint of pride and pride.
"This is the abdomen that was cut open and stitched together?!" There are many surgeries in the field hospital, and the wounds often have to be sewn up with needles and threads, Zhang Kai has seen it many times, and the scars left after the most scars are healed are like this. And why does the sheep in front of him have this type of wound, it is not difficult to guess, "Is it to use sheep to train your hands?" Can you save your stomach injury in the future? β
"It's not that simple." Han Gang pointed to the lamb attached to the ewe and said with a smile.
Zhang Qi's face changed, he had vaguely heard a little wind recently, but he didn't take it seriously before, and hurriedly asked: "Was it taken out by open stomach?!" β
"Exactly." Han Gang nodded: "Caesarean section for difficult birth." β
"Can it be used on people?"
"It's not even close." Han Gang shook his head and smiled: "The seven ewes survived this one, where can it be used on people?" But eight out of ten lambs survived...... Because there are three pairs of twins. β
"It's already remarkable...... Zhang Ji breathed in amazement. Compared to the previous one, the progress is obvious. Perhaps in just a few years, dystocia will no longer be a scourge that plagues mothers all over the world.
He turned around and waved his hand to Han Gang, "The merits of the privy can show the sun and the moon." In the future, caesarean section moistens the common people and is virtuous all over the world, all of which are the credit of the privy. β
"I dare not be ashamed, but the power of many people." Han Gang smiled and waited for the following.
"But ......" Zhang Qi, as expected, still added a twist, "But although the barbarians are like beasts, they are still human beings after all, and their appearance and bones cannot be changed." Nowadays, only corpses are dissected, but they may not become living people in the future. β
"Naturally not." Han Gang said solemnly: "It will only be the corpse of a barbarian." Anatomy of a living person...... Han Gang is not so mad. Killing people and then saving them is not the act of a righteous person. Back then, I gave up the pox method, and now I don't use a living person to verify it. β
"Privy benevolence, Zhang Kai understands." Zhang Qi nodded.
At the gate of the hospital, more than two dozen horses were ready, neatly tied from the saddle to the package.
Zhang Qi Zhilu said that the purpose of Han Gang bringing him to the hospital today was to explain, hoping that he, the new Daizhou Zhizhou, could take over the management and support of the hospital. Because Han Gang is going back to Beijing.
"The Privy is leaving?"
"Well, I'll leave right away. There's no need to delay. β
"Doesn't it matter?"
"Didn't I say that before? It's okay...... Because I am a system envoy, not a yamen such as Cao, Shuai, Fa, Cang, etc., and it is not a non-permanent one. β
The envoy is the same as the Xuanfu envoy, he is not an official of the system, and he is not a special person, he is ordered by the Son of Heaven to control the three armies. There is no reason to be in a permanent place.
If the scope of authority is excluded, the positions that are similar in nature to the Xuanfu envoy and the system envoy are actually those who carry the name of size and consideration, and are ordered to go out of Beijing to inspect the localities. In addition to reporting local public opinion on time, and at the same time reporting the course of action, you can return to Beijing after completing the task, and you do not need to get special consent from the imperial court.
Theoretically speaking, Han Gang and Lu Huiqing, when the war has ended and the war will not be rekindled in the short term, can return to the DPRK directly without a reply from the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council.
Of course, only theoretically.
In the past, whether it was Xuanfu or system, the marshals who were ordered to lead the army abroad either succeeded and were recalled to the Beijing Division, or they failed and were driven to other places, in fact, there was no precedent.
Han Gang is also taking a big risk now, but he doesn't care.
Walking to the main entrance, he flicked the saddle where the mount was old and worn and could see the background color, Han Gang smiled: "It's time to do this." After the age of thirty, it would be too unorthodox to be so bare-chested. β
Zhang Qi was silent, one for Han Gang's age, and the other Although he thought that Han Gang would still act so fiercely in the future, he still didn't say it after all.
Looking at the entourage next to the horse team, Zhang Qi frowned. There are only a dozen people tall and short, even if you want to avoid suspicion, you shouldn't only bring a dozen helpers.
"Isn't there a little less people?" He asked.
"It's enough to bring a class of yuansui, and it's troublesome to have more. lest anyone talk nonsense. β
Han Gang set off for Beijing without the permission of the imperial court, and rumors of military admonition or rebellion inevitably appeared.
He first sent back the Jingying Forbidden Army, and then divided the Hedong Army into all sides, and let the Linfu Army fight a battle with the outside world, although there were other reasons, but in this way it also avoided rumors. Even if there are rumors, it is easy to refute them.
I don't know what Wang Anshi thinks about this, and now Han Gang doesn't want to know about Lu Dao. He went straight to Beijing, and he would force Wang Anshi and himself onto the cliff, and there was nothing to think about.
After arranging everything in Hedong, it is time to set off for Beijing. No matter how much he tossed in the capital and in the court, Han Gang's pace was always in his own hands.
stepped on the horseback and bowed to Zhang Qi, Han Gang raised his breath and said: "Set off, return to Beijing." β
Seeing Han Gang leave without hesitation without a few people knowing, Zhang Ji sighed heartily, he was really free and easy to the extreme.
Two days to Taiyuan. 6th under Zezhou.
Seven days later, Han Gang and his entourage had arrived on the bank of the Yellow River.
Although the trip was fast, it was not as fast as the messenger who reported the news, nor was it as fast as the reaction from the capital.
"Han Shumi, please stay."
Just as he was about to look for the ferry, an official came panting from the pavilion next to the road and pulled out the reins of Han Gang's mount.
The person who came was not next to the king, it seems that Wang Anshi still understands himself and does not do useless work. And Han Gang also knows him, he is the nephew of the late Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang, and the cousin of Zeng Xiaokuan, a cadre of the New Party.
Han Gang stood on the horse and had no intention of getting off the horse: "I don't know where to stop my way, what is the matter?" β
"It's a great mistake to stop the Privy!" Zeng Xiaoyun raised his head and protested: "Dare to ask the privy councillor, today I led a group of sharp soldiers to Beijing, can there be an edict from the imperial code?" Can there be a hall and a provincial report? No, on the orders of Han, Cai, Zhang, and Zeng Zhuzaifu, I came to ask a question. β
"I am the deputy envoy of the Emperor Song Dynasty, I was ordered by Qin to control Hedong, the holy decree is prepared in advance, and the festival is also complete, and only the Son of Heaven and the Queen must be made clear when I go, how can I prepare him to kill and assist?" Han Gang disdainfully bowed down immediately: "I want to see, who is it that dares to isolate China and foreign countries?!" β
Although he didn't raise his breath, Han Gang's words had a murderous aura, his eyes casually glanced at the hand that was pulling the reins, Zeng Xiaoyun trembled, and hurriedly let go of his hand, and there was no trace of blood on his pale face.
Straightening his waist, Han Gang ignored him anymore, raised his horsewhip and pointed to the ferry in front of him: "Cross the river!" Back to Beijing! β