Don't be a prince

Li Chengqian naturally knew the great name of "Tui Bei Tu", so he even got curious about its rumored authors Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng.Yuan Tiangang has been proven to be a magic stick. As for Li Chunfeng, after inquiring, he only knows that he is the Taishi Zuocheng of the Taishi Bureau.

Originally, he thought that miscellaneous stories could not be fully believed, but now it seems that this Li Chunfeng has an unusual relationship with Taoism.

Putting on his formal clothes, Li Chengqian sat on the brocade and waited for the three of them to come in.

If Sun Simiao came alone, he must go out to greet him.But this guy Yuan Tiangang appeared, and he knew what he was going to do with his heels.

Li Chengqian was very angry about breaking the agreement and reaching out to Sun Simiao, and wanted to see Yuan Tiangang's sophistry.

Soon, the three walked in.It can be seen that Sun Simiao's status is very high even in Taoism, Yuan Tiangang has to give up half a step, and Li Chunfeng directly gave up a big step.

"His Royal Highness."

"Yuan Tiangang, pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"My humble minister, Li Chunfeng, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian nodded, stood up from Jintao, helped Sun Simiao up personally, and said to Zhang Yun at the door, "Send Jindun in for the three of you."

Soon, the four of them were seated.

No matter how confused Sun Simiao was about the accident, he also discovered that Li Chengqian's behavior was different.He looked at Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng awkwardly, and immediately lowered his head.

After finally recovering his breath, Sun Simiao said: "His Royal Highness, I went back and tried to ask the old Taoist. Except for the disciples of the old Taoist, outsiders couldn't find anyone to participate in the experiment. In desperation, the old Taoist found the body of the Taoist."

Li Chengqian let out a cry of surprise, looked at Yuan Tiangang and said, "Daoist Yuan is very courageous, you don't know what Luso is?"

Yuan Tiangang said with a smile: "Pindao knows it naturally, but since His Royal Highness dares to say that there are nine out of ten, how can Pindao not support it? Regarding this experiment, the Taoist school is willing to come from ten to 80 years old and come from different regions. There are a total of 400 Taoist priests, with so many people, presumably the various factors Daoist Sun considered can be counted in!"

Although there was speculation, when this data came out of Yuan Tiangang's mouth, it still surprised Li Chengqian.

He really dares to do anything for his faith!It is impossible to say that these people have no fear of Lushuang. Lushuang is more popular among the people than a tiger, almost to the extent that the color of the sore has changed.These people knew that the disease would almost kill them, but they still dared to participate in the experiment, which is no longer the level of boldness.

Moreover, it has to be said that the 400 people given by Yuan Tiangang included a large number of variables, which can be said to be the best choice for the experiment.

An offer you can't refuse!

After pondering for a while, Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Since Daoist Sun is here today, Lao Yuan, you'd better open your mind. What are you going to do? I'm afraid you're not at the level of self-sacrificing for righteousness. If you give something, you will be rewarded." Please, tell me, are you going to use Daoist Sun?"

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Sun Simiao also frowned and looked at Yuan Tiangang.Naturally, he knew Yuan Tiangang's thoughts, so during this period of time, he almost refused to ask for an interview with the Daoist sect.It's just that, apart from the Daoist sect, I really can't find such a big help in this experiment. If Yuan Tiangang really has other thoughts...

He felt that he would still agree.

Yuan Tiangang still looked like he was holding the winning ticket. After taking a sip of the tea handed by the court lady, he said: "His Royal Highness wants to prevent and treat sores. This is a great merit to save all living beings! However, His Royal Highness thinks that Even if you go to save it, are all sentient beings willing to let you save it? Are they willing to believe that you have this ability?"

Li Chengqian felt that he understood a little bit, and he didn't seem to understand, so he could only cup his hands and say, "I would like to hear more about it."

Yuan Tiangang laughed, and said: "The sores are worse than tigers, and worse than plagues. At present, the most popular saying among the people is that this disease is a punishment from heaven. His Royal Highness wants to cure this disease, isn't it Against the sky?"

Hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, Li Chengqian frowned.Indeed, this is very similar to the locust plague at the beginning.The feudal dynasty is not good at this point, and it will become very troublesome if it is involved with "benevolence, filial piety, righteousness and loyalty" and "heaven".When the five surnames joined forces to attack the emperor, he somehow involved it with the far-fetched "Heaven has the virtue of good life". Otherwise, the emperor at that time didn't know how he would be restrained by the five surnames.

Now, it still seems to be the same.

Seeing the prince's contemplation was over, Yuan Tiangang continued: "Because of this, if His Royal Highness just stood up and said that he could cure the sores, most of the people would only think it as bragging, even if you have a good reputation among the people. .As for your continued persistence, you may be hated by the people instead."

Li Chengqian nodded, he was too aware of how fragile a person's reputation is.Among other things, an old man who in his opinion can stand alongside Shennong would be nailed to the pillar of shame if he touched a luxury car and had two mobile phones, let alone him.A good reputation takes a long time to maintain, but it often only takes a moment to be broken.Even if it recovers later, the scar will still exist forever.

Seeing the crown prince nodding, Yuan Tiangang continued: "Our Taoist sect is needed at this time. His Royal Highness and Daoist Sun are only in charge of the experiment, and the rest will be handed over to my Taoist sect. Pindao guarantees that after the results of your two come out, the people will definitely accept this. The result. Of course, the poor Daoists did not hide from the two of you. The Daoist sect has paid so much for this experiment, and it must be rewarded. There is only one reward that the Daoist sect wants, and that is that Daoist Sun wants to emphasize his identity as a member of the Daoist sect. "

Li Chengqian slapped the brocade, although the brocade was very soft, he still made a loud voice: "Old Yuan, we made an agreement at the beginning..."

Yuan Tiangang said without changing his face: "His Royal Highness can consider this a threat. For the sake of the Daoist sect as a whole, Pindao doesn't care about being stigmatized. If His Royal Highness and Daochang Sun agree to it, it will be considered that Pindao is standing naked on the vermilion bird Street, tell everyone who passes by that he is a villain who broke the contract, and the poverty is like rain!"

Seeing Yuan Tiangang using the most vicious tone and saying the most unfavorable words to him, Li Chengqian felt that these people were crazy.For the sake of faith, as to do this?

Finally, Sun Simiao on the side spoke: "His Royal Highness, your heart is old-fashioned, but after all, the poor are people in the Taoist school. Even if they have medical skills, they also learned from their predecessors."

After glancing at the serious Sun Simiao, Li Chengqian had no choice but to nod.

Seeing Yuan Tiangang's stern face showing joy, Li Chengqian added: "But Lao Yuan, all the expenses for this experiment must be paid by your Taoist school. Also, if the conflict between your Taoist school and Buddhism affects Daoist Sun..."

Yuan Tiangang immediately said seriously: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, the Taoist sect will naturally bear all the expenses, or in other words, you can't ask for it. As for Daoist Sun, from today onwards, all the masters of the Taoist sect will be sent to Daoist Sun. Even if Daoist Sun falls, you can take me Chu, take me as a question!" (Pi)

Obviously aware of the twist in Yuan Tiangang's words, but Li Chengqian didn't bother to care about it.

It seems that Xuanzang's appearance has put too much pressure on the Daoist sect.Buddhism can expand temples, and they can also expand Taoist temples; Buddhism can provide disaster relief, and they can also pay for it;

However, only Xuanzang, they really couldn't find anyone who could stand by him.

What's more, during the New Year's Eve period, the Buddhist sect became cruel and directly sent the scriptures translated by Xuanzang, tens of thousands of books, which were scattered in just a few days, and the Taoist sect could only be greedy.

Although Xuanzang still stays behind closed doors at the Temple of Mercy and specializes in translating scriptures, rumors about him being a great virtuous monk and reincarnated Buddha have spread.Don't think about it, you know how this rumor came out.

Buddhism is creating Buddhas, so Taoism can only create gods.

Needless to say, Sun Simiao will be enthroned as a god immediately after Lushang is cured.Even, with the accumulation of the old Taoist over the years, it will even far surpass Xuanzang.

The struggle of religion is really a headache!

Seeing that Sun Simiao also looked uncomfortable, Li Chengqian had to take the initiative to change the subject.

Li Chunfeng has been looking like a good baby since he came in just now, it's hard to imagine that this is the expression that a person who is about to forty will have.

However, it was indeed difficult for him, after all, in this room, he was a small person at best.

"This is Taishi Zuocheng Li Chunfeng, I don't think Li Zuocheng is also a member of the Taoist sect."

Seeing the prince mentioning himself, Li Chunfeng quickly got up and bowed his hands to salute: "Yes, His Royal Highness, the next official is also from a Taoist school. Thanks to His Majesty, I am a talented official to Taishi Zuocheng."

Li Chengqian turned his attention to Yuan Tiangang again. Obviously, Li Chunfeng was brought by Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, have you forgotten Lu Qingming who was recommended by Pindao? Although Li Chunfeng is in charge of the calendar in the Taishi Bureau, he also has a teacher in astronomy and has made some achievements. In the Daoist grand meeting last year, he was studied by many masters." Xing Dou's seniors praised him, so, since Pindao brought him today, His Royal Highness must be very interested."

What does Taishi Bureau do?Its calendar, astronomy, missing engraving, and viewing are simply a place in charge of calendar revisions, astronomical observations, and predictions of disasters.Disasters are not easy to predict, and if they are not well managed, they will deceive the public with lies and lose their minds, so the last item is only in name only.

but....

This guy is also good at astronomy?

Li Chengqian became interested immediately.

When Lu Qingming came to the academy to set up the astronomy branch, he immediately attracted a group of followers.For them, winter is the happiest time of the year, because they can make distilled water and freeze it into a lens to watch the moon.It's just that because of the primitive equipment, at most you can only see the moon, and you can't see other stars.

As for the rest of the time, it's all about planning, and every student from the School of Astronomy is the best accountant.What are you planning to do?Calculate the solar and lunar eclipse, and every time they calculate the time and place of the solar eclipse, they will rush to observe it.Thanks to their blessings, the saying that the tengu's eclipse of the sun is a sign of the death of the king and the death of the country is self-defeating.

The glass workshop is still very progressive, and maybe it will be able to manufacture telescopes and so on at some point. By then, maybe the School of Astronomy will really develop greatly.

Although Li Chunfeng was born in a Taoist sect, it is inevitable that he will talk about it, but it is a good thing to have a new force joining him.

Glancing at Li Chunfeng and then at Yuan Tiangang, Li Chengqian knew very well that this guy took Li Chunfeng as a gift.However, if I want to appease Lao Tzu, how can one Li Chunfeng be enough?

Stretching out a hand, shaking it, Li Chengqian said: "One is not enough, ten!"

Seeing Yuan Tiangang nodding his head, Sun Simiao and Li Chunfeng were stunned, not knowing what they were playing dumb.

Looking at Li Chunfeng, Li Chengqian said: "Li Chunfeng, since Daoist Yuan recommended you so much, it shows that you still have some skills. You go back to the Taishi Bureau and tell Taishi Ling, saying that you are talking alone. From today on, you, as Taishi The guest of the bureau, you don’t need to go on business when it’s not necessary, and you can go to the Academy’s Astronomy Institute in the rest of the time. Lu Qingming, I think you will be very welcome.”

"Director Lu? Okay, thank you, His Royal Highness, for your kindness!"

For Li Chunfeng, he naturally knew Lu Qingming's name.As a matter of fact, it was Lu Qingming who overwhelmed all the heroes in the Daoist grand meeting back then, making him speechless.

At that time, Lu Qingming said: "Who of you zoomed in on the moon? Who knew that there are mountains and ravines on the moon?"

He was very curious how Lu Qingming knew that the prince's order was exactly what he wanted.

When it came to this matter, Yuan Tiangang knew that it was time for him to leave.He simply didn't stay any longer, got up and took Li Chunfeng to leave.

After the two left, Li Chengqian took off his outer robe and threw it aside. He changed from sitting on the brocade table to lying on his side with his head propped on one hand.

Sun Simiao sighed, glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "This is also a last resort. The poor Daoist cannot refuse the conditions proposed by the Taoist sect."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "You, just relax. From my point of view, it may not be a good thing for Yuan Tiangang to put you on the altar."

If someone else said that, Sun Simiao would definitely scoff, but it was Li Chengqian who said that, and he cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "How do you say that?"

Pointing to the fruit plate on the table, Li Chengqian motioned for Zhang Yun to throw over a frozen pear. While eating, Li Chengqian said, "It's very simple. You are not only a Taoist priest, but also a doctor. Over the years, the students you have taught have spread all over the world, and they are hospitals. , also opened to Xiangyang. But ah, only the military has changed their impression of doctors. The rest, even if they respect them, they only respect them when they are sick, and they still put doctors in a low-end position above the cheap.

Spreading your reputation this time will be beneficial to the entire medical industry.Besides, the sores can be cured, which means that we have challenged those serious diseases. After that, even if other diseases are overcome, the common people will easily accept it. "

Sun Simiao nodded, feeling a little better.

"I want to eat hot pot, how about you?"

"Let's go for the hot pot, and get the old man some good wine."

Even if you want to open your mind, you still have to vent a lot of the time.So Li Chengqian gave Sun Simiao this opportunity without hesitation.

Of course, in Li Chengqian's opinion, apart from these factors, Sun Simiao is also worthy of being praised as a god.

Apart from the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, how many of those mud-bodied mortal sculptures can compare to Sun Daochang?

The so-called temple building should actually be a kind of commemoration, commemorating the things done by the ancestors, and guiding the correct path for the younger generations.Wouldn't it be much better to do this than attract people to pursue immortality?

Chapter 474 The First Batch of Experiments

After eating a meal of hot pot, drinking a jar of wine, and throwing up a meal, Sun Simiao couldn't go back, so he simply stayed in the East Palace, and was going to discuss with the prince about the prevention and treatment of lupus after he woke up.

Naturally, Li Chengqian knew that Sun Simiao felt uncomfortable, but he could only accept this kind of thing, and the only one who could persuade him was himself.

Now that the experiment has been determined to be carried out, vaccinia is the most basic experimental material, which is naturally indispensable.At this stage, let alone electron microscopes, microscopes have not been made yet, and it is tantamount to wishful thinking to extract the vaccinia vaccine.

Fortunately, cow smallpox is also quite contagious, and it is possible to be infected during the process of milking cows.If on this basis, it is estimated that it will be better if it is changed to pox pulp that directly contacts the human body.

After making up his mind, Li Chengqian began to plan the experiment process.

The ten-year-old Taoist boy provided by the Taoist sect cannot be used for experiments.A ten-year-old child, who knows if immunity is enough?The vaccination of vaccinia is only a few words on the Internet, because it is not bad to be able to memorize it because of the search of interest. As for some experimental data, only those who are full will look for it.

Ten-year-old children are not suitable, and elderly people over 70 years old should not be suitable. In this case, the scope of the experiment should be set to 15 to 65 years old.

Sitting at the desk, a clear and orderly experimental process was constructed by Li Chengqian.

What made him a little speechless was that during the formulation process, a strong sense of déjà vu arose, as if... when the test table was formulated in junior high school or high school, it was like this...

Sun Simiao didn't sleep for too long, because he was worried that getting drunk would damage the old man's body, so what Li Chengqian gave him was not high-grade wine, but yellow rice wine.

Sun Simiao got up before the sun set in the afternoon.After doing a set of activities similar to Wu Qinxi, I found Li Chengqian who was meeting Li Dahai in the study.

Grasslands are a good place to look for cows with cowpox.Li Chengqian's order to the Donggong Grassland Caravan is to race against time at all costs, as long as he finds a cow suffering from vaccinia, he will send it back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

After the crown prince finished giving the order, Sun Simiao went to the chair opposite Li Chengqian and sat down, asking, "Why did you find cowpox cows? Could it be related to the experiment of preventing and treating pimples?"

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's right, although the circulation of books has been closed since ancient times, and the same is true for medical books, but as you, you must have read Ge Hong's medical books during the Warring States period."

Sun Simiao nodded, and then he had a flash of inspiration: "During the Warring States Period, Ge Hong recorded in his "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescriptions" that people who were bitten by a mad dog can be cured by applying the brain of the mad dog to the wound. .Moreover, the earlier the drug is taken, the less likely it will be. Could it be..."

Li Chengqian nodded: "That's right, it's the same. It's just that the sore is a human disease. Although using the blood scars from the wound of the sore patient is also a method, it is safer to use cowpox. In fact, cowpox is also a disease. It can be contagious, no, it can be adopted to humans, but the toxicity of cowpox is much less than that of boils.

Because it is the same type of disease, it is not cost-effective to use the method of actively infecting vaccinia to obtain resistance to pimples? "

Sun Simiao nodded: "If it is compared with Ge Hong's example, it may not be impossible to do so, after all, there are precedents."

Li Chengqian continued: "It is easy to find cows suffering from vaccinia. We, young cattle in the Tang Dynasty, are looking for them from door to door. It is definitely not as fast as looking for them on the grasslands. cut a small incision on the person’s body, and then smear the vaccinia pox paste into it. In this way, the possibility of the person being infected with vaccinia will be much higher. If the herpes of vaccinia appears, that’s it. Then, as long as the symptoms are over, the person will have immunity to vaccinia.”

Sun Simiao nodded and said: "The reasoning makes sense, and it is very feasible. The next step is to prove it. It is ridiculous that the old Taoist only thought of using medicine stones to conquer the sores, and never thought of such a method. It seems that the knowledge of medicine is broad and profound, and it may not just stay. In terms of medicine stone compatibility."

Glancing at Li Chengqian, Sun Simiao was startled, and said without hesitation: "Let the old man do this experiment. His Royal Highness just wait for the result in Chang'an."

Li Chengqian said in surprise: "What are you talking about? Since I proposed this experiment, I naturally have to do it myself."

Sun Simiao said earnestly: "Anyone can do it, but you can't. Sober up, you are the prince, how can the prince personally test the medicine as a medicine man? Stop making trouble, let alone your majesty, even others will not agree. of."

Seeing Sun Simiao's stalemate, Li Chengqian could only give up this idea.The status of the prince is certainly convenient for him to behave in a proper way in this era, but it is also a shackle for his behavior.There were a lot of people protecting the last battlefield, let alone risking their lives for experiments.

After repeatedly condemning Li Chengqian's ideas, Sun Simiao left.He also had to go to the harem to meet the emperor and ask for his permission and help.Once Lupus is prevented, it will be a major event that shocked Kyushu.Such a major event, how can it be done without the participation of the emperor.Although Sun Simiao didn't pay much attention to things other than medical skills, he was still very clear about the inside ways.

Yuan Tiangang didn't talk nonsense. In the evening, when Sun Simiao left the palace with the emperor's imperial decree and military talisman, he was indeed escorted away by twenty Taoist priests.

Five thousand Xuanjia troops!

This is the attitude of the emperor!

The five thousand Xuanjia troops were completely at the mercy of Sun Simiao, let alone five thousand, even if there was one, no one would have any unreasonable thoughts about Sun Simiao.In the Tang Dynasty, even Buddhists would not dare to challenge the majesty of the emperor, let alone other people.

Yuan Tiangang also fulfilled the contract, and after the Shangyuan Festival passed, he and the emperor carried out a special activity of offering sacrifices to heaven.After the event of offering sacrifices to heaven, some special rumors spread for some reason.

The tea shops in Chang'an have always been the best transit point for rumors to spread.

"Brother Liu, have you heard the rumors about Daoist Sun?"

"You're talking about captives..."

"Extremely opposite, my little brother heard that Daoist Sun has found a way to cure diseases other than drugs. It seems that he wants to fight poison with poison. As long as he feels a little discomfort, he will not be afraid of the disease for the rest of his life."

"I've heard of it, but do you think it's possible? You and I are businessmen traveling north and south. Have you forgotten what happened in that village in Daozhou? It wasn't the imperial court who did it, but Feng An from Lingnan. It's blocked, but you and I both know what's going on.