"Grandfather, just now Little Yu 'er said that the Imperial Medical Department recruits many female students every year. Is that true?"
Lantian County, the main hall of the Marquis's Mansion.
Li Zexuan looked at Ye Guozhong and asked.
He knew that there were female medical officers in ancient times, but he didn't know that the Imperial Medical Department recruited female students!
Ye Guozhong heard this and nodded. "Little Xuan, the Imperial Medical Department does recruit female students every year, and this isn't without precedent. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, there were female medical officers in the palace. Because of her superb medical skills, she was conferred the title of the first female National Healer in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.
Since the Emperor ascended the throne, the system of the Imperial Medical Department gradually improved and began to recruit female students to serve as female medical officers in the palace in the future. After all, there were many concubines and princesses in the harem. If they fell ill, it wouldn't be appropriate for an ordinary imperial physician to treat them!
The female students of the Imperial Medical Department came from two sources. One was to select unmarried servants between the ages of twenty and thirty to let them enter the Imperial Medical Department to learn medical skills. The second was to recruit women with medical skills from the common people to take an examination. If they passed the examination, they would directly enter the Imperial Medical Department. In the future, they would have the qualifications to enter the palace after their medical skills had reached a small level.
Most of the female doctors that were gathered from the common people came from medical families. Their ancestors had been practicing medicine for generations. After the accumulation of time, they also had a lot of experience. After going through the training of the Imperial Physician Bureau, their medical skills were often better than those of the illiterate servants of the officials.
Those women who want to apply for Yanhuang College's medical school should belong to this kind of people! "
Li Zexuan heard this and frowned. He muttered in his heart for a moment and sighed. "Hearing grandfather say this, if our Yanhuang College rejects these women who want to study, it would be a great loss!"
As far as he was concerned, he was actually happy to see a woman enter the medical school to study medicine. This was because the profession of a doctor couldn't lack women. Firstly, there were both men and women among the patients. Although doctors didn't differentiate between men and women, it would still be inconvenient for a male doctor to treat a private illness. Secondly, female doctors were usually more meticulous, which was a good supplement for male doctors!
Didn't modern hospitals not only have female doctors, but also female nurses?
"Little Xuan, you can say that, but you can't do that! In the eyes of many great scholars in the world, your engineering studies are deviant and rebellious. But because you are blessed by the Emperor, they can't accuse you. But if you allow women to enter the school, you will give them a reason to attack you! Yanhuang College, which is already in a precarious situation, will become the target of public criticism. At that time, even His Majesty won't be able to protect you! "
When Ye Guochong saw Li Zexuan's expression, he couldn't help but ask anxiously.
Li Zexuan smiled and nodded, "Grandfather, don't worry. I know the severity of the matter. However, since the Imperial Physician Department can recruit female students, then this matter may not be without room for mediation. Tomorrow, I will go to see His Majesty and sound out His Majesty!"
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"Husband, did that matter make things difficult for you?"
At night, after dinner, the husband and wife returned to the bedroom. Han Yuxi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Zexuan, who was sitting in front of the desk and reading documents, and asked softly.
Hearing this, Li Zexuan turned around and asked, "Wife, are you talking about the matter of letting women enter the medical school?"
"Yes!"
Han Yuxi nodded, then got up and walked to Li Zexuan. She said with an ashamed face, "Husband, I'm sorry. When Little Yu 'er came to the residence during the day, I heard what she said and felt that those women were very pitiful. In the end, I asked her to wait for you to come back and ask for your help. I didn't expect that it would cause so much trouble for you!"
Li Zexuan patted Han Yuxi's hand and said with a smile, "It's okay, wife! Although this matter is a bit troublesome, it's not completely impossible. In fact, in your heart, you should have the same thoughts as Little Yu 'er, right? "
Han Yuxi's expression was slightly sluggish. Seeing Li Zexuan staring at her with a burning gaze, she said helplessly, "Nothing can be hidden from your eyes! I just feel that those women among the common people came to study with the heart of benefiting the common people, but they were rejected. It's really a bit pitiful. Besides, I don't think that women can't learn good medicine and can't be good doctors. Isn't our village's Hu Zhen an example? "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Alright, alright! Wife, I already said during the day that I don't have any intention of looking down on women. It's just that letting those women enter Yanhuang College will inevitably cause criticism! Tomorrow, your husband will go to the palace to ask His Majesty and see what his opinion is! Alright, it's getting late. Let's rest! "
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The development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations.
Ever since Li Zexuan released the "Tang Dynasty Dictionary" and introduced pinyin last year, more and more people became literate, including women. Once a person became literate, they would become sensible and their thoughts would be liberated to a certain extent. In addition, the Tang Dynasty was an era of openness. At this time, the social status of women in the entire history of China was rarely matched!
Therefore, early the next morning, the offices of Datang Daily in Chang 'an City, Lantian County, Xinfeng County, Xianyang County, Yunyang County, and more than twenty other counties were besieged by women who wanted to apply for Yanhuang College's medical school.
Many people were shouting, "Why can the Imperial Medical Department accept female students but Yanhuang College can't?"
There were even women who shouted, "We want to see the Marquis of Yong 'an and ask him to give us an explanation!"
After receiving the news from various places, Li Zexuan had no choice but to order the besieged offices of Datang Daily to close down immediately. As for today's Datang Daily, it was all handed over to the newsboys to sell.
Lantian County, Yong 'an Square, Tang Dynasty Joint Medical Center.
Today, doctors from all over the country had gathered here to accept Sun Simiao, Dr. Qin, and Dr. Wang's assessment and interview.
"Now, in the bamboo sieve in front of you, there are a total of nine types of medicinal herbs. Please write down the names of the herbs on the paper!"
In a room on the second floor of the medical center, Sun Simiao, Dr. Qin, and Dr. Wang were the main examiners. In front of them sat seven or eight doctors who came to apply for the position. The youngest of these people were only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and the older ones even had white beards. From this, it seemed that the position of a doctor in the Tang Dynasty Joint Medical Center was very attractive to civilian doctors. When they heard Sun Simiao's first question, a few of them quickly identified the herbs and wrote at a fast speed.
"Alright! Time's up! They actually collected the answers they wrote! "
After about fifteen minutes, Sun Simiao said to Hu who was beside him.
"Yes! Master! "
Hu responded and then went down to collect the answers written by those people.
Sun Simiao, Dr. Qin, and Dr. Wang took it and then reviewed it in the hall. After a while, the three of them exchanged opinions. After confirming that the review results were correct, Sun Simiao announced:
"Wu Chengyi, the bamboo sieve in front of you contains Alpine Ginseng, June Frost, Rock Pepper Grass, Coiling Dragon Seven, Eucommia Ulmoides, Angelica, Roasted Astragalus, Arisaema Arisaema, and Wulingzhi. And the answers you just submitted, only eight of them were correct and one was wrong! Except for Wu Chengyi, the rest of you have all answered correctly! "
After his voice fell, everyone below was overjoyed, except for the youngest doctor. This person stood up with an ashamed face and cupped his hands, saying, "I'm really ashamed. I actually mistook Alpine Ginseng for Taibai Ginseng. I really shouldn't have. I've embarrassed myself in front of Doctor Sun. I'll take my leave now and won't disturb Doctor Sun!"
After saying that, this guy actually prepared to leave the examination hall.
Sun Simiao hurriedly said, "Hey! Little Brother Wu, today's assessment is not only about identifying medicinal herbs. You're still young, so it's normal that you can't distinguish between Alpine Ginseng and Taibai Ginseng. But as long as you can answer the following questions well, you still have a good chance of passing the assessment! "
In this room, Wu Chengyi was the only person under the age of thirty. Seeing young people, Sun Simiao's heart was filled with admiration.
Wu Chengyi was stunned. He originally thought that he had no chance, but after hearing Sun Simiao's words, his heart suddenly became lively again. He quickly cupped his hands and thanked Sun Simiao with a happy face, "Thank you, Doctor Sun!"
Sun Simiao nodded and said, "En! Then the assessment will continue! Duan Shiqiu, you will answer first. A patient often shows symptoms of sweating profusely. The sweat is like beads and slightly sticky. He is afraid of the cold. His hands and feet are cold. His breathing is weak. His face is pale, and even his lips are blue and purple. His pulse is weak or empty. What kind of illness is this? How should I treat it? "
Duan Shiqiu was a middle-aged man in his forties. Hearing this, he frowned and pondered for a moment. Then, he cupped his hands and said, "If I'm not wrong, this person should be suffering from the Yang Deficiency Disease. If you want to cure him, you can use two taels of dragon bone, one tael of cinnamon, one tael of licorice, one tael of poria, one tael of ginseng, two taels of Maimenda, two taels of oysters, one tael of Sichuan Lacquer, half a portion of ginger, three large dates, fry them until they are six tenths.
"En! Very good answer! Next, Zhu Caiqi, you answer … "
In the examination room, a group of doctors were racking their brains to pass the assessment. Outside the examination room, the rest of the doctors were waiting anxiously. The people in the back were especially worried because they were afraid that when it was their turn, the admission quota would be full. Then, no matter how good they were, it would be meaningless!
After Li Zexuan had breakfast in the morning, he came to the Joint Medical Hall. Although he planned to meet Li Er today, the palace was in the morning court. He did not want to suffer, so he planned to wait until the morning court was over.
As soon as he arrived at the medical hall, he saw this lively scene.
"Please invite the eight doctors in the back in!"
After asking for the location of the examination room, Li Zexuan went directly to the examination room on the second floor. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Sun Simiao's voice full of energy.
But after seeing the doctors who came in to apply, Li Zexuan's eyes instantly widened because he saw a woman in the team of doctors!
So, he quickly quickened his pace and walked into the examination room.
He heard Sun Simiao's surprised voice inside, "Miss, we are hiring doctors here. Those who have nothing to do with it, please leave!"
After his voice fell, a woman's voice sounded in the room, "Why do you say that, Master Sun? I came here to participate in the doctor examination of the Joint Medical Hall. How did I become an unrelated person? "
Li Zexuan had already walked in at this time, but Sun Simiao did not notice him at all. Instead, he frowned and said, "The Tang Joint Medical Hall only recruits male doctors. Miss, please leave!"
"Hmph! Doctor Sun, as a person outside the medical field, how can you be as pedantic as those pedantic scholars? The Tang Joint Medical Hall is hiring doctors as long as their medical skills are qualified. Why does it matter if the applicant is a man or a woman? What's more, wasn't the Little Fairy Doctor also a woman? If she can be your disciple, why can't I, Ge Qingyue, come to the Tang Joint Medical Hall to help the world and heal the wounded? "
The woman said to Sun Simiao with a proud face.
People in the world respected and feared Sun Simiao, but this woman spoke to Sun Simiao rudely.
"You little girl, how can you be so disrespectful to Doctor Sun?"
"That's right! Doctor Sun's medical skills are superb. He has saved millions of people and is the role model of the medical world. How can he allow a little girl like you to criticize him? "
Ge Qingyue's words aroused the dissatisfaction of the doctors in the room, and they all began to criticize her.
Who knew that Ge Qingyue was not afraid at all. She said coldly, "This is a selection of doctors. Since when did it depend on qualifications to be ranked? Doctor Sun has saved many patients, but what does that have to do with me? I just want a fair chance to compete! If Doctor Sun stumps me with medical skills, I have nothing to say. But if I am deprived of the opportunity to enter the Tang Joint Medical Hall because I am a woman, then I will not accept it! I will go to the Marquis of Yong 'an to ask for an explanation ~! "
Her words were powerful and full of vigor. Those doctors who had criticized her before were intimidated by this woman's cold and arrogant aura and actually shut their mouths!
Although Hu Jingwei, who was beside Sun Simiao, subconsciously wanted to speak up for her master, she always felt that every word Ge Qingyue said was very reasonable. So much so that she could not say a single word of rebuttal for a long time.
"Haha! I heard that someone wants to ask for an explanation from this Marquis. Is this true ~? "
Li Zexuan, who had been hiding at the back of the examination room, had no choice but to come out now. He touched his nose and said awkwardly.
During the enrollment process of Yanhuang College's medical school, there were women who came to apply, but he never expected that in the examination room of the Tang Joint Medical Hall, there would be a female doctor who came to apply for a position!
He could not help but think to himself, "The Tang Dynasty's culture is really open. The Tang Dynasty's feminism is really stronger than any other dynasty!"
"Xiaoxuan, you're here ~!"
"Yamachō!"
"Young master, you're here!"
"Marquis? Nice to meet you, Marquis! "
Hearing that, Sun Simiao, Dr. Qin, Dr. Wang, Hu Jingwei, and the other doctors in the room all stood up and greeted him.
The woman named Ge Qingyue did not move. She used her beautiful eyes to seriously size up Li Zexuan. The surprise in her eyes disappeared in a flash. She probably did not expect Li Zexuan to look so young. After a moment of sizing him up, she bowed and said, "I am Ge Qingyue. Nice to meet you, Marquis ~!"
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