Chapter 583 - The Result Made by a Carrot (2/2)

He looked at Li Mintae with a smile and said, “Professor Li, everything is clear now. The Compendium of Materia Medica belongs to Huaxia. What else do you want to say?”

Li Mintae had calmed down at this time. After all, the debate had just begun, and he had not taken out his other trump cards yet.

“Professor Su, it is just a book. It doesn’t mean anything else.”

Su Hongbo said, “Do you have any other evidence to prove that Chinese medicine comes from Koryo?”

“Of course!” Li Mintae said righteously, “No matter if it’s Chinese medicine or Koryo medicine, they all focus on acupuncture and medicine, which shows the importance of acupuncture skills.

“And now I can prove that acupuncture is from our country.”

Su Hongbo frowned. It was well-known that acupuncture was a part of Huaxia’s medicine skills. How could he prove it?

He said, “Professor Li, you can’t talk nonsense. What evidence do you have?”

“Of course there is evidence!” Li Mintae said to his men, “Bring it up.”

After receiving his order, several young people from Koryo Medicine College carried a heavy wooden box to the stage.

Everyone was very curious. This box looked so heavy. They didn’t know what was in it or what it had to do with acupuncture.

They put the box in the center of the stage and then removed the package outside, and a quaint bronze statue appeared.

Su Hongbo and Fang Helun suddenly stood up. Liu Qigong, who was below the stage, was also shocked and exclaimed, “This… this is the Acupuncture Bronze Statue!”

Li Mintae glanced at Su Hongbo and Qin Haodong and said proudly, “Yes, this is the Acupuncture Bronze Statue from our country. It’s about 500 to 600 years old now. It’s the crystallization of our Koryo’s medical skills and the best proof of our successful acupuncture.”

“Nonsense!” Fang Helun cried out. “Everyone knows that this acupuncture statue belongs to our Huaxia.

“In the Northern Song Dynasty, the emperor asked the imperial physician to build this bronze statue. Its height was similar to that of an ordinary adult, and the internal organs could be opened on both sides of its chest and back. There were acupuncture points on the surface of the bronze statue, and the names of the acupuncture points were carved beside the acupuncture points.

“At the same time, he used wax to seal these points off and poured water into it. For example, if the acupuncture point was accurately given, the water would flow out; if the place was not correct, the needle could not be inserted.

“There were also people who made the bronze acupuncture statue in the Ming Dynasty. It was the order of the emperor to imitate the Acupuncture Bronze Statue of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, due to the long years of war, these bronze statues were all lost. So far, they are still missing.

“Your bronze statue is from Huaxia. How could it be made by you?”

“Are you kidding me?” Li Mintae said, “This bronze statue was created by our Li family’s ancestor. It is a manifestation of our acupuncture. It has nothing to do with Huaxia.

“As far as I know, there are similar acupuncture bronze statues in your museum, but they are from hundreds of years later than this one. It’s just a legend that people were able to make acupuncture bronze statues in the Song Dynasty. Now there is no evidence at all. I guess that you learned the technology of making bronze statue from our Koryo.”

Qin Haodong laughed in his heart. Li Mintae was really simple-minded. He had one other method to demonstrate his statement. Couldn’t he change the way?

Su Hongbo said, “Don’t you feel ashamed? Don’t you see that the marks on the acupuncture points are ancient Huaxia characters?”

“So what? Our ancestor used those words for the sake of making it convenient for you people to learn.” Li Mintae laughed coldly. “Are you trying to say that we borrowed it from your country again? Then take out a receipt again!”

He originally wanted to make use of this opportunity to ridicule Su Hongbo in order to express his dissatisfaction. However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Qin Haodong say, “Yes! Yes! Yes!

“I saw the receipt for the Acupuncture Bronze Statue at Mr. Liu’s house just now, so I brought it here by the way. It’s now in my car. I’ll get it now.”

After that, he stood up and walked quickly to go outside.

Li Mintae was dumbfounded. He had just said that casually. He didn’t expect that Qin Haodong really had a receipt. How could it be possible?

“Are my ancestors crazy? They borrowed things from Huaxia, but why did they leave receipts for them?”

Choe Hongseong said to Liu Qigong, “Teacher, is what he said true? Do you have the receipt for the Acupuncture Bronze Statue in your house? Where did you get such a treasure worth a thousand pieces of gold?”

Liu Qigong was speechless. When he just came out, Qin Haodong brought his ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as the carved big carrot. Qin Haodong said that it might still be useful, but he didn’t expect that it would really work now.

He didn’t go to get it, but to make it in the car. Regardless of what Li Mintae wanted today, as long as it belonged to Huaxia, Qin Haodong could take out the receipt.

He smiled awkwardly and said, “It was an accidental opportunity, and I got it from a stall.”

Choe Hongseong sighed and said, “Huaxia is really rich in land and resources. You even can get such a good thing from a stall. There are not many cultural relics in my country, and the good things we can find are even rarer.”