Tang Ruowang didn't come to the Marshal's Mansion very often. Over the years, he basically focused on church and missionary matters, and he didn't care much about Li Xiao's affairs.

In his view, since he contributed his own efforts to the unification and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, he should enjoy the rights dividend.

And preaching is the bonus he should enjoy! Traveling all the way from Bavaria to the Ming Empire, the devout Tang Ruowang sincerely wanted to spread the gospel of the Lord here.

It's just a pity! The Ming Dynasty people didn't seem to believe in his preaching, so he couldn't focus on medical skills.

Using medical skills to preach can achieve twice the result with half the effort. It can be said that every time he cures a patient.

There will be one more family of believers! The effect of using medical skills to preach is so good that Tang Ruowang feels that this is the only way he can preach smoothly and effectively.

That's why he studied medical skills so diligently, and even asked his disciples to find corpses for dissection. Anatomy has always been emphasized by Western medicine, but on the contrary, Chinese medicine emphasizes observation and inquiry.

Moreover, he has also studied the Huangdi Neijing, which contains very specific descriptions of internal organs. Tang Ruowang feels that Chinese medicine practitioners should have dissected corpses in ancient times.

Under the leadership of Shunzi, Tang Ruowang walked into Li Xiao's study. This was the second time he came to this study. The last time was to check Li Xiao's body.

"See you, Generalissimo!" Tang Ruowang saluted imitating the officials of the Ming Dynasty. He has been in the Ming Dynasty for too long, and he knows that this is a country that pays attention to etiquette.

No matter how old he is, he must follow the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, he will not be able to stay for a day.

"Get up! At this age, there is no need to adhere to this etiquette. The "Da Ming Code" says it well. If you are over seventy, you can go to the Yamen lobby without kneeling, not to mention that this is not the Yamen lobby. Sit down!

"Li Xiao put down the report in his hand and waved his hand gently, as if he was dusting off dust.

"No!" Tang Ruowang stood up and was asked by Li Xiao to sit down on the sofa.

"How is Marshal's health lately? I originally wanted to check up on you in the past few days." Li Xiao curled his lips!

This is nonsense. Can’t you check your body today? Besides, Western medicine requires many tools to check your body.

The most important thing among them is the stethoscope. This old guy didn't even carry a bag, but the stethoscope was already hung around his neck?

"My health and bones have been fine recently! The weather in the capital is warmer than in Russia. Moreover, the wind is really strong in that damn place in Russia. The medicine called paracetamol that you and Doctor Li studied is very useful. The soldiers on the front line have colds and fevers, so they take it

Three or two days of medicine will be enough. Speaking of this, I have to thank you on behalf of Ming Dynasty." Li Xiao nodded politely.

The Ming Empire was able to show off its power in foreign battles, which was also due to the contributions of thousands of military doctors. Although they were all young men, they were all very strong.

But after all, we are fighting in ice and snow, and things like colds and fevers often happen. The Ming Dynasty army never lacks medical treatment, and every officer and soldier at the top and bottom can enjoy very good medical care.

After being injured on the battlefield, they will be quickly sent to a place about two kilometers behind the battlefield. They will then be simply bandaged and then returned to the airship landing site five kilometers away.

The airship will take the wounded away from the battlefield. The injured will be sent to a field hospital located more than 100 kilometers behind in less than an hour after being injured.

There are enough doctors and nurses there to take care of these sick and wounded. In battles with few casualties, nurses can even take care of them one-on-one.

Excellent battlefield rescue, the proportion of wounded soldiers of the Ming Army returning to the front line reached 80%. Except for those wounded soldiers who were really disabled, the recovery rate was terrifyingly high.

Only five to eight percent of the sick and wounded eventually died in the hospital. This is completely different from the coalition field hospital known as Satan's Gate.

Tang Ruowang certainly deserves some credit for this. After all, he was also one of the founders when the Capital Military Medical College was established.

Li Xiao still remembers these achievements.

"Uh...! Generalissimo, actually I came here this time to ask for something." Tang Ruowang pondered for a moment, but decided to go straight to the point.

"What's going on?" Li Xiao didn't feel the slightest bit surprised, he just asked indifferently.

"Because of the needs of teaching and research, my congregants went to get some corpses. Now, Shuntian Fuyin said that our congregants stole graves and dug graves. And they wanted to behead my congregants in public! Generalissimo, you know, in order to save

More people. We need to use cadavers for dissection in order to better understand the human body’s organs. We are also doing this to save people, and the dead are already dead, so...!"

"The dead are dead, but national customs are different. I have heard the saying in Buddhist doctrine that the body is a rotten skin. But in our Ming Dynasty, the dead are the most important! Treat the corpses of the dead with full respect.

, it is not allowed to insult or desecrate the corpse without the consent of the family. This is a rule that everyone in our Ming Dynasty must abide by! This first point is different from you in the West! I know what you are talking about, Liu Zongzhou wrote a special

The memorial was submitted. My approval is in accordance with the "Da Ming Law"! The "Da Ming Law" is the basic law of our Ming Dynasty, and everyone must abide by this law. I think Liu Zongzhou did the right thing. If I do it,

There will be the same result. I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I can't agree to this." Li Xiao politely refused Tang Ruowang's request.

"This...!" Tang Ruowang asked for a moment. He didn't expect that Li Xiao would reject him like this.

Moreover, the refusal was so forceful, leaving no room for buffering and negotiation.

"Generalissimo, you know. If you want to improve your medical skills, you must know the shape of internal organs and other organs. There are also changes in the human body after various diseases. Anatomy is the only way to see these intuitively. If you do this

, the Ming Dynasty’s medical skills will not progress. There will be many, many patients who will not have good treatment methods due to insufficient research. Moreover, these patients may also include you. Generalissimo, this is

It is a matter that concerns everyone. Please also show mercy and release those believers. I swear in the name of Jehovah, they will not steal corpses again in the future. We will comfort those families who have lost their corpses, and we will give them

We will try our best to compensate them for our mistakes. We will sincerely ask for their forgiveness and use our utmost sincerity to make up for their harm. Please remember that I have contributed to the Ming Dynasty, and I will also

Even if they have such a small amount of merit, please ask the Generalissimo to spare them." Tang Ruowang's tone was almost pleading, and his body softened and he knelt down in front of Li Xiao.

Seeing Tang Ruowang's white hair, Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. He remembered that when they first met in Macau, Tang Ruowang was still an ambitious missionary.

At that time, his temples were just a little gray! Now, he is already an old man in his seventies.

The truth of time is like a wild ass running wild, which cannot be caught even by its tail.

"Mr. Tang, your contribution is yours. You have made great contributions, and Ming Dynasty has given you the convenience of preaching as promised. I can't deny this! How many churches has your religion built in Ming Dynasty over the years? And

No matter how many believers you have attracted, these Ming government officials have not taken care of it. In some places, the court will even provide some support because of the relationship with local officials. These are all things I promised you at the beginning. How can you blackmail me with credit? Take

With your merits, go and atone for the sins of those who dug graves. If I agreed, it would be in vain. As for what you said, medical skills should be improved through anatomical research, I really agree. However, anatomy

The corpses could be Koreans, Japanese, Cochins, Burmese, Siamese or Europeans. If they were those who had harmed the Ming Empire, you would have no problem dissecting the living ones. But, if you look at them

Targeting the people of Ming Dynasty. Don’t you know that this is a serious violation of the tradition of Ming people? No, you just think that as long as you are in the name of science, you can be unscrupulous. Even if you are caught, you will just tell everyone that you

It's just to save more people. In this way, you will be forgiven and even respected by people. Mr. Tang, you are wrong! The "Da Ming Law" is the "Da Ming Law". No one, including me, has arbitrarily violated the law.

Right. That's it. Your followers will be beheaded at Caishikou tomorrow. Oh, I haven't told you yet. Your deputy, Matteo Ricci, has been captured and brought to prison.

From his confession, I learned that although you dissected the corpses, you did not participate in the theft of the corpses. Moreover, you also asked them to pay for them. Because of this, you can still set foot in my mansion.

Studying medical skills is a good thing, but if it goes too far, it becomes a bad thing. The demolition of the church last time was a warning to you. But I didn't expect that you didn't restrain yourself at all. Instead, you went even worse! You actually stole corpses and were interrogated.

Matteo Ricci. You even kill children! There are still some rumors among the people. Your religion has caused such troubles in the Ming Dynasty, which has made the court very dissatisfied. I also told you that the Ming Dynasty will soon ban foreign religions.

. Just like your religion will be abandoned by the Ming Dynasty. The churches that have been built will either be demolished or used for other purposes. The clergy of the Ming Dynasty will be dismissed. The leaders among them will be imprisoned! As for overseas

We decided to let them go to Beihai to herd sheep." Li Xiao didn't care about Tang Ruowang who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a pout.

"Generalissimo...!" Tang Ruowang looked at Li Xiao in shock. He didn't expect that begging for mercy would lead to such a result.

In begging for mercy, I actually put all my years of hard work into it.

"Go away and don't come here again. All your errands in Daming will be taken away. We have built a new residence for you over Mentougou. You can live there from now on." Li

Xiao showed no mercy to the old priest and sent him directly to Mentougou.

"Generalissimo, no, no! You can't do this, you can't! This is not only my life's work, but also a place where people can listen to the gospel of the Lord. You can't demolish the church, people need salvation." Tang Ruowang was desperate and sad.

shouted.

"I can! The Ming Dynasty needs skilled blue-collar workers, doctors with superb medical skills, knowledgeable scholars, and hard-working farmers. But it does not need some so-called gospel. Your Lord is not suitable for the Ming Empire. Okay.

, go to the place prepared for you by the court and spend the rest of your life. Shunzi, see the guests off!" Li Xiao gave an order, and Shunzi immediately brought in two guards.

"Generalissimo, this is the hard work of so many people. You can't destroy it all at once, no way!" Tang Ruowang was still roaring, and two wolf-like guards dragged him down.

Li Xiao looked at the old man being dragged away without any mercy. The slogan that God loves the world is only suitable for shouting.

The Ming Dynasty already had Buddhism and Taoism. In Li Xiao's opinion, the world does not need too many religions.

Even Li Xiao felt that the world would be better off without religion. Banning churches would also make the Buddhist and Taoist families weigh their options.

Once the bottom line of the court is violated, it is not easy to destroy a religion as long as the court takes action.

Especially in a country like the Ming Dynasty, it is very easy to destroy a religion. Li Xiao did not speak, just sat quietly on the sofa and smoked a cigar.

It wasn't that he was thinking about Tang Ruowang, but he felt that time passed too fast. In the blink of an eye, he was already a middle-aged man in his forties.

How come these years have gone by so fast? He didn’t even feel that he was getting old. Just seeing the gray-haired and old Tang Ruowang, Li Xiao couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Will he still have the same virtue when he gets old? After being a noble and heroic person for a lifetime, he has become that kind of virtue.

The skin on the face can stretch out half a foot long! Even if you don’t want to, people will always grow old and die. From Qin Shihuang to Emperor Wu of Han, and then to all the emperors.

They pursued the elixir of immortality one after another, but unfortunately none of them succeeded. Li Xiao didn't understand before why Mao wanted to pursue that thing.

It seems that they really have a reason to pursue it. Now, Li Xiao, who once sneered at it, even wants to pursue it.

I don’t know how long I sat there before Li Lin walked in and called out softly.

"Dad!" Li Xiao finally woke up and looked at the huge clock. It was already half past one in the morning!

Unexpectedly, he suffered from hysteria for several hours. Li Xiao felt strange. In the past few hours, he had thought a lot but had no memory at all. It seemed that someone had erased his memory with an eraser.

generally.

"It's nothing, I just thought about something." Li Xiao smiled to himself and waved his hand to his son.

"Come on, kid, have a drink with your dad."
Chapter completed!