Soon, Sun Simiao arrived with the doctors from Mo Hospital. Meton stepped forward and said, "Thank you for coming, Doctor Sun. Brother Li has a strange disease, but he has been staying at the construction site of the Wei River Bridge. I reckon that we can only find the source of Brother Li's disease by coming to the bridge."
Sun Simiao's eyes lit up and he nodded. "That is indeed one way. Li Xiao, tell the Old Man about your experience before and after the illness."
Sun Simiao had never heard of Li Yun's disease. He was very interested in it, which was why he hurried over with the doctors from the School of Medicine.
Li Yun said solemnly, "I fell ill about a year ago, when we were building the Wei River Bridge. …"
As Li Yun slowly narrated, everyone realized how difficult it was to build the bridge. It was not easy for Li Yun to be able to take charge of such a situation.
"In the construction site, there are often workers who get infected from cuts, and then get tetanus. Could it be that Craftsman Li …" A doctor from Mo Hospital said suspiciously.
Li Yun shook his head and said, "There was indeed a disciple of the Xiangfu Clan who was cut by a rusty piece of metal, and died of tetanus. I have already used a magnet to check the entire construction site, and this Li Li is not injured.
Kong Huisuo suddenly said, "I heard that there are many parasites in the river. The terrifying schistosomiasis in Jiangnan is spread by snails in the river. Brother Li often goes into the water, could it be that …"
Even Kong Huisuo, who was far away in Yazhou, had heard of Black Five's treatment of schistosomiasis in the area of the two lakes.
Sun Simiao shook his head. "I once carefully checked Li Xiao's blood, and there were no signs of parasites. This made the Old Man even more puzzled. Li Xiao's body does not show any signs of illness, but he suddenly can't walk. Now, he even uses a wheelchair. This is what makes the Old Man puzzled. "
Everyone from the School of Medicine frowned. Li Yun's disease was extremely strange. There was clearly no illness in his body, but he could not walk.
Meton suddenly thought of something. "You just said that you often go into the water …"
Zu Mingjun nodded and said, "That's right. In order to build the bridge pier, Brother Li entered the water many times to explore. Every time, he went to the bottom of the river and only came up after a long time."
"Looks like this is the cause of this illness." Meton sighed.
"Could it be that Merton already knows the cause of this illness?" Sun Simiao asked in surprise. It should be known that even the Medical School did not have a single clue, but Mo Jiazi actually knew the answer so quickly.
Meton nodded and said, "This illness is not a medical illness, but a Mohist illness."
"Illness of the Mo Clan!" Everyone couldn't help but be astonished. Could it be that learning from the Mo Clan could lead to an illness? This was unheard of.
Meton explained, "Most common illnesses are due to problems with the body or being infected by diseases and insects. However, this illness is related to the Mo Clan's Mo Technique, so it is called the Mo Clan's illness and is not a common illness."
"Please enlighten us, Merton!" A doctor asked for guidance. Everyone's gaze focused on Meton.
Li Yun looked at Meton with hope. He was in the prime of his life, yet he was infected with such a strange illness. How could he be willing to accept it?
Morton looked around and said, "This isn't the first time this disease has occurred. In the Southern Sea region, there's a profession called pearl divers. These women dive into the water to search for pearl mussels and collect pearls. However, the deeper the waters, the more precious the pearls they collect. Thus, many of the more careful and bold women dive into the deeper waters to search for larger pearl mussels and better quality pearls. Over time, some people develop the same disease as Brother Li. The locals call it Diving Syndrome."
"The Pearl Divers dive into the water many times, and Brother Li dive into the bottom of the river many times to build the bridge pier. There are indeed similarities." Zu Mingjun sighed.
"It seems that there is such a thing. The Old Man once saw a similar illness in an ancient medical book, but the ancient people did not record the prescription." Sun Simiao suddenly remembered.
Meton nodded and said, "If you want to treat this illness, you have to understand how it came about. This involves the Mo Clan's Mo Technique."
"The Mo Clan's Mo Technique!" The doctors' hearts skipped a beat. They had never heard of an illness that was not part of the medical system.
Meton turned to Li Yun and said, "I don't know if Brother Li still remembers the first time we met."
Li Yun could not help but recall the moment that changed his life. He smiled and said, "That was at the Mo Clan's Mo Technique exhibition. I solved the mystery of the Mo Clan's Mo Technique. Brother Mo kept his promise and rewarded me with ten thousand coins."
"That's right. Since Brother Li has already understood the mystery of the well pressure, then you naturally know that there is pressure in the air, which can force water out from the ground. With such a deep river above our heads, how can there be no pressure?" Moton said loudly.
"Water pressure!" Li Yun suddenly understood. "That's right. When I first entered the water, there was nothing wrong. However, when I dived to the bottom, I already felt pressure coming from all directions. It was extremely uncomfortable and I could not hold it in any longer. That was why I had no choice but to come up and dive again."
Meton nodded and said, "The problem lies in coming out of the water. When the human body dives to the bottom of the water, the body will naturally produce a corresponding pressure in the body to maintain balance in order to deal with the external water pressure. However, Brother Li, in order to enter the water many times, you quickly surfaced. At this time, because Brother Li quickly surfaced, the pressure in the human body was strong, and the external water pressure suddenly disappeared. Without water pressure, the external pressure was naturally weak, and the internal pressure was strong. Naturally … Bang!"
As Meton spoke, his closed fingers suddenly opened up.
"So that's how it is!" Following Meton's explanation and gestures, everyone suddenly understood.
"So this is really the Mo Clan's illness." The group of doctors could not help but sigh. It turned out that there were really illnesses in this world that could not be explained by medical knowledge.
"The most fragile part of the human body is the eardrum. The first to be damaged is definitely the eardrum. If I'm not wrong, Brother Li's hearing has been greatly reduced." Meton looked at Li Yun and said.
Li Yun nodded solemnly. His symptoms were indeed no different from Meton's.
"It's also accompanied by nausea and vomiting, weakness in the limbs, and in the most serious cases, immobility. In the end, even paralysis in bed." Meton said solemnly. He thought of the legendary experience of a famous bridge expert in the future. It was so similar to Li Yun's.
"Paralysis in bed. It seems that my condition has not reached the most serious stage yet." Li Yun said cheerfully.
Many people could not help but sigh. Li Yun was already in a wheelchair. He was probably not far from the most serious stage.
"Then in Brother Mo's opinion, how should we treat him?" Zu Mingjun said loudly.
"It should be how to avoid repeating the same mistakes when building bridges in the future," Li Yun said.
Merton: "It's not difficult to avoid this illness. That is, don't be in too much of a hurry to float up from the water. Every time you float up, you need to stop for a while and wait for your body to adapt to the current water pressure. Only then can you slowly float up.
"As for treatment, first, Brother Li cannot go into the water again. Second, he needs to rest. The rest can only be treated by Divine Doctor Sun," Meton said solemnly.
"I'll have to trouble Divine Doctor Sun." Li Yun took a deep breath. This strange illness of his had always been a shadow in his heart. Now that Meton had solved the cause of his illness, he felt a little more at ease.
"This is a small matter!" Sun Simiao nodded. Today, his horizons had been broadened.
"Uncle Tian, if nothing unexpected happens, the Ministry of Works will definitely submit a memorial to the imperial court to remove Brother Li. Tomorrow, we'll use Brother Li's example to publish an article so that Brother Li's sacrifice of the Wei River Bridge will be widely known. We can't let Brother Li take the blame without knowing why," Meton said to Tian Qiong, who had been eavesdropping for a long time.
"Thank you, Boss!" Tian Qiong couldn't help but cry. He looked around and found that the people gathered around were all the young talents of the Tang dynasty. Li Yun was also among them, but his fate was the most bumpy. It was really fate that made fools of people. If Li Yun's reputation was cleared in the Mo Magazine, it would be the greatest affirmation for Li Yun.
Zu Mingjun frowned and said, "But if we clear Brother Li's name in the Mo Magazine, won't we take the initiative to expose Brother Li's illness? It will definitely cause a great uproar in Chang 'an City. How can the people of the world be willing to let a seriously ill person supervise such a huge project?"
Meton waved his hand and said confidently, "Don't worry, I will arrange everything. When the time comes, I will need Brother Zu's help."
Zu Mingjun said solemnly, "If it's within my power, I won't refuse."
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