However, what was a little surprising was that Huang Zuluo did not accompany Xue Fucheng to visit the machine factory as promised that day. Master Chen from Daotai Mansion only rushed over early the next morning to tell Lu Hong that Xue Fucheng suddenly fell ill. He collapsed and was seriously ill. Huang Daotai invited the famous doctor Chen Lianfang to come to the clinic for treatment, but he was told that his condition was worrying. After Master Chen hurriedly conveyed the news to Lu Hong, he left in a hurry. Huang Zuluo also arranged for him to invite a Western doctor from the concession church. At this time, Western medicine was nothing new in Shanghai in the Far East. However, among Chinese people In my eyes, today's Western doctors are quite accomplished in minor surgeries, but when it comes to consultation and medicine, Chinese medicine is more effective So, after Master Chen left, he happened to be asking Lu Hong for advice on how to operate a machine factory. Qin Tianmin immediately interrupted, "Brother Lu, Mr. Xue thought highly of you yesterday. Let's quickly prepare some supplements and pay him a visit!" However, Lu Hong's expression surprised him, and he seemed to be thinking deeply about something. , didn't hear him speak at all. After a while, Lu Hong looked at him sideways and said, "Brother Qin, hurry up and prepare this gift. Let's leave now!" Looking at Qin Tianmin's diligent pace Going out, Lu Hong's expression became more solemn at this moment. The history he knew seemed to have not changed. As far as he knew, in the original history, Xue Fucheng suddenly fell ill in Shanghai after returning from England. He also went to Beijing to report to the imperial court the important ministers he had seen and thought about in Europe for many years, and then headed west. He immediately returned to his house and carefully found the small military first aid kit that had been with him for a long time. He had always carried this with him. However, he was a layman when it came to medicine, although perhaps from a medical knowledge perspective, he might He surpassed any medical giant in this era, but in terms of details, he was not even as good as an ordinary Chinese medicine doctor. Therefore, half an hour later, Lu Hong and Qin Tianmin appeared outside a private house in Huang Zuluo where Xue Fucheng temporarily lived. Unexpectedly, this high-ranking official, who had been promoted to the second rank as an envoy, actually There was not a single aide accompanying him The people who came out to greet him turned out to be his eldest son Xue Yiyun and Master Chen of Daotai Mansion. Xue Yiyun had never met Lu Hong, and Master Chen next to him naturally introduced him immediately. However, his father suddenly fell ill, and his expression was quite dazed. He led Lu Hong into the inner hall with his hands. After sitting down, he also had a sad face. . On the other hand, Mr. Chen next to him had obviously been entrusted by Huang Zuluo to help, so he naturally introduced him on his behalf, "Mr. Lu, the famous Shanghai doctor Chen Lianfang has come to check Mr. Strong medicine is difficult to cure, but I have traveled a long distance and am not in good health, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to control the effects of the medicine, so I am quite anxious" Lu Hong said softly. Master Chen's words relayed by this famous Shanghai doctor were very clear. However, It was really difficult for him, a layman, to understand what Chinese medicine said, so he asked, "Master Chen, I saw Mr. Xue coughing repeatedly the day before yesterday, but did it cause an emergency because of this?" "This" Master Chen obviously didn't understand either. He had not asked this question, so he naturally did not know the result. He immediately waved to a maid at the door and gave a few instructions before saying: "Master Lu, Dr. Chen also went to Beijing to diagnose the emperor's pulse. Do you have any questions?" Let¡¯s ask him the question directly!¡± I dared to say that Chen Lianfang was at home, which saved Lu Hong¡¯s legwork. He then asked about inviting a Western doctor, but unexpectedly, Xue Yiyun sighed repeatedly and asked him carefully. Next, Lu Hong was quite surprised by the news he heard. It turned out that Master Chen had indeed invited the famous doctor Hepburn from the Mission Hospital in the British Concession. Moreover, this American from the Presbyterian Church brought some truly advanced gadgets - a pressure blood pressure monitor and a mercury thermometer. Xue Fucheng's blood pressure and temperature were measured on the spot. However, after some auscultation, the Americans could not find the reason for Xue Fucheng's serious illness. Just as Lu Hong and Xue Yiyun were chatting, a hale old man in his fifties outside the door had already walked in quickly. When Xue Yiyun and Master Chen saw this man, they immediately stood up and went out to greet him, while Lu Hong followed behind. This must be the famous Shanghai doctor Chen Lianfang "Mr. Although there is no cure for the lungs, we should be somewhat sure of relieving the symptoms!" The old man gently stroked his beard and got to the point very seriously. This was the only good news that Xue Yiyun had heard in the past two days. He immediately let Chen Lianfang take over and continued nervously, "Miracle Doctor Chen, why is my father's condition so severe? Please treat it carefully" Chen Lianfang saw Xue Yiyun had an expectant expression on his face, so he naturally understood what the other party was thinking. However, as he was a member of the Chen family and had practiced medicine for three generations, he naturally knew that medical treatment was no better than other medical treatments.He knew very well whether he was sure or not. He immediately added, "Mr. Xue, I am really not very sure about your father's illness. I can only do my best. In addition, your father can no longer manage state affairs. Be careful." Recuperate! " Several other quinolone antibiotics and morpholinide hydrochloride antiviral tablets were obviously his trump cards. However, after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure out how to communicate with Chen Lianfang about his condition! So he had to stand aside and watch the miracle doctor write a herbal prescription with a splash of ink, while Xue Yiyun excitedly took the prescription and took people out to get medicine. Only then did he seize the opportunity to ask Chen Lianfang. Xue Yiyun was not present. To be more clear, Chen Lianfang didn't hide anything. The decoction he used was just to strengthen the body, dissipate heat and detoxify. He hoped to relieve the pain before prescribing another medicine for treatment. He also said very directly that Xue Fucheng's condition was an emergency, and the patient's physical condition was not good, so it was really a very dangerous situation. If the condition could be alleviated, the hope of recovery would greatly increase. However, he was currently extremely pessimistic about this Just now in the inner room, Chen Lianfang also carefully asked the American doctor Hepburn, and the Americans obviously had no way to relieve the problem. After Chen Lianfang sighed with emotion, he gave Master Chen a few words, sighed and left, but Lu Hong had no intention of leaving at all. Under the guidance of Master Chen, he personally went to the back bedroom to visit Xue Fucheng. When we got here, an American doctor in his thirties was sitting at the door, holding a thick book in his hand and seemed to be searching for something. Obviously, this was the American Presbyterian doctor Hepburn. Seeing Master Chen coming, Hepburn stood up and came over and said in broken Chinese: "Chen I suggest to be sent to the hospital for surgery!" Master Chen had done this, and Lu Hong heard The word surgery is also a sweat. In this era, although Western medicine has widely used anesthetics such as chloroform and has a certain understanding of infections caused by germs, the mortality rate of Western medicine surgery is still as high as 60 to 70%almost It is said that if they were put on the operating table, more than half of them would die! Seeing the confused expression on Master Chen's face, he immediately vetoed loudly in English: "Dr. Hepburn, the patient cannot undergo surgery until there is no surgical safety guarantee!" Hearing that Lu Hong spoke fluent English, and seemed to have With a London accent, Dr. Hepburn was also very surprised and immediately explained: "Mr. The news was obviously beyond Lu Hong's expectation. Should he wait for Chen Lianfang's decoction or take action himself? This made Lu Hong also fall into deep thought.