Chapter 20: Human Testing
After Li Shen's conversation with Wei Guifei yesterday, Li Shen did not go to Guozijian today, but went to the Criminal Department. At this time, the secretary of the criminal department was Li Daozong. Li Shimin's cousin. Li Shen directly found Li Daozong.
"My nephew has seen Uncle Huang," Li Shen saluted first
"Li Shen, why are you coming to my place?" Li Daozong is not very familiar with Li Shen, so he has a businesslike attitude.
"Uncle Hui. My nephew came to borrow a few prisoners from the prison for experiments. Li Shen said bluntly
"The criminal department is a big prison. Outsiders are not allowed to trespass. This is the rule," Li Daozong is very faceless
"Uncle Huang, my nephew is going to experiment with a new drug. Look only for those who are dying. If the experiment is successful, the merit will be immeasurable. Those people are the ones who are going to die anyway, if they are saved. The Criminal Department also lost a few deaths. Li Shen explained
Li Daozong thought about it for a while and decided to let Li Shen in. After all, it is the prince. In this era, all laws and regulations were set for the common people. The nobles did not have to go to jail to kill the people.
Then he personally took Li Shen down to the prison, not because he was respectful to Li Shen, but mainly because he was afraid that Li Shen would make trouble again, and he would not be able to explain.
"Uncle Huang, there are prisoners in this prison who are injured or are about to die," Li Shen asked Li Daozong.
Li Daozong didn't know either, so he looked at the jailer who accompanied him,
"Back to the prince, there are a few people like this, anyway, they are all repeat offenders. So I didn't look for Lang Zhong to see it. A few days ago, 2 died, and a few more are estimated to be soon. One of them may be a qi disease. Always coughing. The jailer hurriedly replied
"Well, that's good." Li Shen was very satisfied
Later, the jailer led the way and saw several people, three of whom had been wounded for unknown reasons, and the wounds had begun to suppurate, and they had a fever. There was another who had been coughing, Li Shen ordered the four people to be locked together, and then asked the personal eunuch Shi Shi to use liquor to help those few external wounds clean up the wounds, Li Shen's liquor was all distilled high liquor.
It was distilled out of the disinfection utensils when Li Shen made penicillin, and since it can be used as distilled water, it can naturally be distilled to produce high alcohol. It was just a few more distillations, and the pain of the alcohol cleaning the wound made several prisoners struggle. Several jailers hurriedly went up to help hold it down, and Li Daozong frowned as he watched from the sidelines.
After the wound was treated, the wound was smeared with penicillin liquid and wrapped in a linen cloth, preferably cotton, but Li Shen did not have it, so he could only make do with it. Then the most critical step was operated by Li Shen, which was to inject his needles, which were boiled and soaked in alcohol to prevent the growth of bacteria.
Li Shen first used a bamboo needle to do a skin test on the prisoner, it doesn't matter if he is allergic or not, it is the prisoner anyway, mainly depending on the effect of the skin test, none of the three people appeared red and swollen, and then prepared to be injected.
The amount of injections Li Shen gave to the three people was different, and the stone was recorded on the side. Accompany Li Shen to read and read naturally. The amount of three people is half a bamboo tube, one bamboo tube, two bamboo tubes, and the finger thickness of the bamboo tube.
It was about the same thickness and length as the injection he had in his previous life. The prisoner was scared when he saw Li Shen holding such a big needle, where had he ever seen this kind of torture instrument. Crying and shouting, I have said everything. Let Li Shen cry and laugh.
Li Shen instructed the jailer to lay down and hold the person down, and retreated his pants. Many people will think that intramuscular injection can also prick the arm, but in fact, Li Shen remembers asking the little nurse who pricked him with the needle before.
Large doses of drug injections must be pricked in the buttocks, the muscle layer is thick and relaxed, not easy to puncture the bones, and there are many capillaries. Facilitates drug absorption. The muscular layer of the arm is shallow, easy to puncture the nerve, and it is not easy to absorb.
Li Shen is also the first time to give people injections. Try not to prick it deeply, but the needle is a little thicker. The prisoner screamed. Li Daozong felt a pain in his buttocks, and then the cough was much simpler, without saying a word, it was a tube medicine to go down, and then Li Shen waited in the cell for half an hour, and when he saw that he was still alive, he got up and followed Li Daozong out of the prison.
"Thank you, Uncle Huang. I'm tired of Uncle Huang. Please take good care of these prisoners. After eating and drinking, I must be full, and I will come tomorrow," Li Shen thanked
"No need to be polite. Tomorrow you can come by yourself. I'll just say hello to the cell boss. "Li Daozong doesn't have time to accompany Li Shen tomorrow. Just know that he's not killing criminals
Soon the next morning. Li Shen led people to the prison of the Criminal Department, and the head of the cell led people into the cell where the prisoner was committed yesterday. Li Shen stepped forward to observe for a while and found that they were all still alive. Then he asked the jailer. "How did these four react yesterday?"
"Back to the prince, one of the three people had convulsions and foamed at the mouth after doing it. Steamed overnight. But it's good that he's not dead. The rest of the people are normal. That cough didn't seem to have that much last night. The jailer replied
After listening to this, Li Shen looked at the person he was referring to. Poor spirits. Pale face. Li Shen felt that the amount of medicine might be too large. In this era, there is no such thing as drug resistance. A little bit of medicine will work.
So Li Shen is going to reduce the amount of medicine for this person today, and he is looking at it. After a brief questioning. Li Shen began the next day's injection experiment. Same scene. The same shout. Li Shen felt that his technique was already much stronger than on the first day, why did he still call it like this. After the injection, it is the debridement of the stone. The same scene, the same call.
After that, it lasted for five days. Li Shen would come and do the same thing every day, making the inmates in the other cells tremble all day long.
Today is the seventh day. The person who coughed basically stopped coughing. Breathing is also relaxed. And the other three went through Li Shen after changing the dosage. Scarring has begun to form on the legs. And the three of them have long been feverish. This made Li Shen very excited. And the jailer regarded Li Shen as a miracle doctor in the world. It's not easy to revive someone who is dying. To be on the safe side. Li Shen is ready to consolidate it in two more days. What is used too much hurts the liver and kidneys. It's not important compared to fate.
In the Lizheng Palace, the health of the eldest grandson queen turned out to be worse. The cough is getting worse and worse. The cough decoction prescribed by the imperial doctor was still somewhat effective at first. But now I don't have to live at all. Empress Eldest Sun coughed all night long. My throat burst open. Li Shimin has no intention of going to government these days. Leave the matter to the left and right servants and the prince to decide. And he has always been by the side of the eldest grandson.
"Is there really no way to do it at all?" At this moment, Li Shimin recruited the Imperial Physician to order Li Xiuwei. He wanted to hear some good news. Even a little bit of hope is good. Empress Changsun has been with him since he was a child. Affectionate and deep. In modern terms, it's love. He is now only thirty-six years old. How to make Li Shimin bear it.
"Your Majesty, the minister has been going back for more than a month and has gone through all the medical books. I beg your pardon for the incompetence of the old minister. With the queen's current body, she has become sick in her lungs. There is no help. Your Majesty, please make plans early. Li Xiuwei very tactfully informed Li Shimin to prepare for the future.
Li Shimin waved his hand in disappointment. Li Xiuwei bowed and retreated. He knew that Li Shimin was disappointed. But he also had no choice. Li Shimin was melancholy for a while. I adjusted my mood and entered the room.
"Erlang, don't embarrass anyone for my business anymore." Empress Eldest Sun is merciful. At this time, he was still persuading Li Shimin not to embarrass the doctor. How many officials have been exempted from punishment in these years because of the eldest grandson empress. Otherwise, Wei Zheng would have died a long time ago.
"Guanyin, don't worry. I'm just asking the doctor when you'll be able to recover. The Imperial Doctor will let you recuperate. It will be fine soon. Li Shimin comforted
"Jiro. I know my illness. I can't stay with you anymore. In the future, you must restrain your own temperament. Listen to what your courtiers say. Fortunately, now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are loyal and good people. In the future, the inner palace will be handed over to Wei Guifei to be the master. He was a kind man. And there is prestige. Never form a party in the harem. Cough... Ahem... "The eldest grandson queen began to explain the aftermath
"Guanyin, don't speak. Rest well. Li Shimin said sadly. Tears glistened in his eyes.
"Erlang, I'm afraid I'll go when I'm afraid. Some things have to be said earlier. Empress Eldest Sun wanted to continue.
"Guanyin, no, you'll be fine. You have a good rest. "Li Shimin wants to let Empress Changsun rest.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Shen asks to see," at this time, Wang De came in to pray
"Get out. Don't you see that the queen wants to rest? Go get twenty sticks and tell Li Shen not to disturb the queen. Get out," Li Shimin scolded. He now has a stomach full of emotions that need to be vented.
"Wait a minute, let Shen'er come in," Empress Changsun said to Wang De, who was about to go out
"Erlang, you forgot what I just said, don't be angry with others. Shen'er came to see me, too, kindly. Let him in. Empress Changsun saw that Wang De did not move, so she said to Li Shimin
"Let him in." Li Shimin obediently instructed Wang De