"Don't you have a solution either?" Zhong Nan was a little disappointed.

"Lord Shangshu, the structure of the human brain is very complex, and if you are not careful during the operation, you will be in great danger. What's more, I have always been only good at ordinary surgery, if I go for brain surgery, I am barely qualified, and the main surgery is absolutely impossible! Van Barten told the truth.

"Brain science is indeed broad and profound, and most of my Huaxia Langzhong are not good at it; Not to mention those who specialize in studying this school, they have never heard of it. What can you do, Mr. Van Baten? Zhong Nan is still unwilling to give up.

Fan Bateng spread his hands and said helplessly: "Lord Shangshu, please forgive me for not being able to do anything!" ”

Hearing the other party's words, Zhong Nan frowned.

Although there were only two of them in the room at this time, Zhong Nan did not intend to reveal the identity of the patient, although this might make Fan Baten more concerned. It's just that compared to the risk of leaking information, it is too much to lose.

What to do? Zhong Nam fell into deep thought.

Fan Bateng has lived in Daming for nearly 2,000 days and has long understood the sophistication of Chinese people. He knew what kind of existence the military department was in, and if he could establish a relationship with the other party, it would be of great help to him, the East India Company, or even his home country, the Netherlands!

As soon as he thought of this, Fan Bateng opened his mouth after consideration, "I don't know who this patient is from Master Shangshu?" ”

Zhong Nan didn't know how to answer this question appropriately. He didn't like to deliberately deceive others, so he thought about it and replied, "This person is very important to me, and he can be regarded as my best friend!" ”

"No wonder Lord Shangshu is so concerned." Fan Baten had a knowing expression. After a moment, he pondered and added, "Actually, it's not completely impossible. ”

"What's the solution? Mr. Fan Bateng, rest assured, as long as he can cure my friend, Zhong will be grateful in the future! Zhong Nan was excited, and deliberately emphasized the word "heavy thanks".

Hearing the other party's promise, Fan Bateng no longer hesitated, "That's right, I have a good friend who is very good at brain science and has done many craniotomys. If I can invite him, I think it should be very possible to cure Shangshu's friends! ”

Zhong Nan didn't have any reason to disagree, "Thank you, Mr. Fan Baten!" I don't know where your friend lives, so I'll send someone to tell him that he is invited to carry a sedan chair! As for the consultation fee, it is all up to him! ”

"I'm sorry, Lord Shangshu! I forgot to mention that this friend of mine likes to travel around, so it might be a bit of a hassle to find him! ”

Zhong Nan originally thought that there was hope, but the other party's last words gave him a slap in the face, and his face was naturally not good-looking. Fan Bateng also knew that he was a little reckless, and seeing that Master Shangshu was angry with himself, he immediately made amends.

"Lord Shangshu, please stop your anger! I heard this friend of mine say that he has a disciple who practices medicine in Beijing, and if he can find this person, he must be ...... You might find him. ”

Fan Bateng's tone was no longer as bottom-up as it was just now. He could feel that the big man on the other side was already full of anger, and if he let the other party be disappointed again when he was full of hope, let alone befriend him, he would even make himself a disaster.

"May I ask Mr. Van Batten, what is the name of your friend's disciple? I'll let the people of Jinyiwei inquire and search, and I believe that as long as the other party does live in Jingshi, my subordinates will not find anyone. Zhong Nan pressed his anger.

"Let me think, what's this man's name?" According to the tone and words of the other party, Fan Bateng had already heard Lord Shangshu's distrust. As a "China expert", how can he not understand the off-string sounds. It's just that Zhong Nan's murderous aura honed by years of war experience and the powerful aura of the person in the top position scared him into confusion, and his mind was extremely chaotic for a while, and he couldn't even remember the name of that young man.

"Mr. Fan Barten is not joking with Zhong, right?" Zhong Nan sneered.

"How dare Xiaomin!" Van Baten wiped the sweat from his head while trying to stabilize himself. After two minutes, he finally remembered the man's name.

"Lord Shangshu, I remembered that my friend's disciple, named York, ran a Western medicine clinic in Jingshi. Last Christmas, I went back to the Netherlands for the New Year, and Riges talked to me about him. Van Batten patted his chest, "God, I remember it all." ”

"At that time, Ricjes also complained to me, which showed that the Koreans did not believe in Western medicine, and York's clinic did not seem to be popular in Beijing. By the way, Rijjs is my best friend, and he's a well-known brain doctor in all of Europe. ”

"Lord Shangshu, I didn't say a word of lie, otherwise let me go to hell after I die!"

Zhong Nan ignored the poisonous oath made by the other party, he only cared about the foreigner named York now.

York, which also runs a Western medicine clinic...... Why does it feel a little familiar, Zhong Nan said in his heart.

Thinking about it, Zhong Nan recalled.

A few days ago, Zhong Nan asked Xu Maoyu to investigate what Western doctors and celebrities there were in Beijing. After that, the other party gave him a document, which introduced three foreign langs, one of whom was named York, and he also ran a clinic in Jingshi. The person York and Van Batten are talking about can't be the same person, right?

"Mr. Van Barten, do you remember where York lived?"

"Don't worry, Lord Shangshu! Rickers wrote me an address, a little note that I kept at home. Even though I haven't visited the boy from York so far......" Van Barten smiled again.

"In that case, then please ask Mr. Van Barten to bring my men and bring Mr. York with them." Zhong Nan summoned Xu Maolu and asked him to bring people and Fan Bateng to invite people together.

In the afternoon of the same day, Van Batten and York were invited to Zhong Nan by the Jinyi guards. After some questioning, Zhong Nan finally inquired about Ricks's whereabouts - the other party had arrived in China. If nothing else, you can reach Kyoshi in a few days.

It turned out that Riges had already set off from England. This time, he came to help his disciple York. After all, as the proud protégé of Dr. Rickers, the famous doctor in Europe, York actually made Western medicine cold in the far East. This made him dissatisfied at the same time, but also had a competitive bear heart.

Rigis had arrived in Fujian a few days earlier, and he had written a letter informing his disciples of the approximate date of his arrival. According to York's estimates, Ryjes arrived in Jingshi, that is, in the last three to five days.

Zhong Nan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This is really a coincidence, it is estimated that Zhu Yijun's life should not be extinguished!

Next, one of the most important things is to be patient. However, while waiting, Zhong Nan still has two major things to complete. One is to explain to the Tai Hospital and Wang Qingyao that they must stabilize the emperor's condition, and no matter what, they can't make the situation worse.

The second major event was to lobby all parties involved to agree to a craniotomy for the emperor. Fortunately, there is no rush in lobbying, and you can wait for Rickers to arrive, and then make plans - the other party must have a greater grasp of the operation before you can give it a go.

However, after discussing with the two strategists, Zhong Nan decided that he should communicate with some important people in advance first. In this way, if there is no problem on Rigess's side, the operation can be performed immediately without too much delay.

Zhong Nan first found Zhao Zhigao, who stayed at home in the name of recuperation. After discussing it with Chung Nam, Shousuke readily agreed to his proposal, and took the initiative to take on the difficult task of convincing the other three scholars and other important ministers of the government and the opposition.

Zhao Zhigao is the kind of very orthodox scholar, he knows the importance of the emperor to the Ming Dynasty, and he also knows that his glory is all tied to Zhu Yijun. Coupled with the influence of his education and own experience, he has a strong sense of responsibility and is willing to help Zhong Nan stabilize the current situation of the government and the opposition.

After getting the cabinet, Zhong Nan was greatly relieved. Because his own House of Representatives has been competing with the cabinet for power and profit, he is really worried that Zhao Zhigao will announce his personal vendetta. Now it seems that although these old men like to attack each other on weekdays, once they really face a major situation, they still have a clear priority, and they will not ignore the life and death of the emperor, let alone the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to seeking the understanding of the scholars, Zhong Nan must also reach an agreement with the Zhu family. Otherwise, if they oppose it at that time, then the emperor's surgery will definitely not be done.

In Zhong Nan's impression, if a critically ill patient in later generations falls unconscious before undergoing major surgery, the doctors in the hospital will only use the scalpel with the consent of their relatives. The situation is the same now, you can't always silently open the skull of someone else's son (husband, etc.). The operation was successful, and everything is easy to say; If they fail, they won't give up.

Among Zhu Yijun's relatives, the heaviest is undoubtedly the Empress Dowager Li.

According to the historical records in the original time and space, Empress Dowager Li has good ability, otherwise she would not have been able to let Zhu Yijun sit firmly on the throne in the case of orphans and widows. So in Zhong Nan's opinion, as long as the old lady agrees to let Yanglangzhong give it a go, the opinions of other royal people don't need to be considered.

Since Zhong Nan entered Beijing to take up his duties, he has only seen the face of Empress Dowager Li once. Because since Zhu Yijun became in power, this once powerful woman has lived in the inner palace, devoted herself to Buddhism, and no longer pays attention to the affairs of the court.

It was still the twenty-third year of Wanli, the emperor held the 50th birthday of the Empress Dowager Li, and Zhong Nan, who was still the right attendant of the military department at that time, was fortunate to see the side of the Empress Dowager Li in the near distance.