Liu Wangzu asked his father, "Dad, what is the magic medicine?"
Dad smiled and said, "I can't explain it to you in a sentence or two. Let's do this. When you get to the place, you will naturally know what the magic medicine is."
Liu Wangzu and his father quickened their pace.
Liu Wangzu asked his father, "right? Dad, what kind of kung fu did you use just now? Those people were eliminated by three strokes, five strokes and two divisions. Can you teach me how to acupuncture acupuncture points?"
The old man nodded and said, "Young Master, if you want to learn from me, you are welcome to call me. You are good at reading and have a thorough study of military strategies. Do you have any research on some medical sciences? In the Han Dynasty, scholars were very particular about not being a good candidate.
, is a good doctor. So Confucianism and medicine are interlinked. In the Han Dynasty, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused Dong Zhongshu, Confucius and Mencius have become the science of governing the country. Lantian Kingdom also learned from the Han Dynasty. Scholars either pursued official careers, or
Most of the scholars who cannot pursue an official career practice medicine. Isn’t that true?”
Liu Wangzu nodded and said, "We are just learning some classics from medical scientists. They are all just talk on paper. Knowing medical science and pharmacology does not necessarily make you a good doctor. Everyone knows it by looking at it. But there is no master who can teach you how to feel the pulse. What is it like?
What kind of treatment method should I use for my pulse case? What kind of prescription should I prescribe? There is no one who is self-taught. You must learn the art from a teacher and learn it all over again."
Dad nodded and said, "You are quite honest. And you are also very humble. In the words of you learned people, you are so teachable. Although you don't have the ability to specifically treat a doctor. You know the seven meridians and eight meridians, right? The three human bodies.
Sixteen large acupuncture points, 256 acupuncture points. You should know this, right? Which acupuncture points and what are their functions? You should have read it in a book to attract them."
Liu Wangzu said, "Dad, to be honest with you, I know all these things you said, but I don't know much about them. I don't know the other from one. I know it, but I don't know why. Although I read a few books,
But I didn’t really think about it. My mind was on the military and military strategies. So these things are very new to me. I hope you will give me some advice. When I get to the right place, I can ask you.
You are the teacher."
The father smiled and shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid that the young master won't like to hear it. You are not qualified to be my apprentice yet. When will I be able to accept you as my apprentice? It depends on whether God has such a fate. But I will give you something.
Question. So don’t say that I am your master in the future. Master is the inheritance. Once a master, always a father. You can call me teacher. The teacher can transform the world, and the peaches and plums are fragrant. We don’t have this kind of master and apprentice.
It’s a fixed relationship, but you can have a teacher-student relationship. What do you think?”
Liu Wangzu was very happy, "Dad, I no longer call you teacher. But you are my teacher in my heart. I still call you dad. This is called calling you first and not changing it. Students must remember the teacher's teachings clearly.
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As the father walked away, he told Liu Wangzu, "There are three basic things that must be learned in acupuncture skills. You must have attainments in martial arts. You must have a foundation in medicine. You must have deep Qigong skills."
Liu Wangzu, "So complicated."
Dad said, "That's why it's called a unique skill."
Liu Wangzu asked, "Brother, where should I start?"
Dad, "Let's move forward together."
Liu Wangzu asked, "When will it start?"
Dad, "It started when you asked the first question."
Liu Wangzu, "Now we are walking and learning at the same time. At what time can we make the fastest progress?"
Dad, "Then let's start with Qigong."
Dad paused.
"While we are walking, I will let you exhale while moving the clouds. Once you have mastered it, let out the old and bring in the new. You will have collected the essence of the earth. Then it will enter your Dantian and form your sea of qi. You will have learned simple qigong."
"The first step is to coordinate your breathing with your walking steps. The first step is to inhale, and take a deep breath. The second step is to exhale, and make sure all the air in your chest is cleared. Inhale and exhale in this way, and the cycle repeats.
.You can cycle as many times as we take."
"Today we will practice breathing."
Liu Wangzu started doing what his father said.
In the first two hours, Dad walked very slowly.
Liu Wangzu's breathing was very even.
In the last two hours, Dad increased his speed.
After adjustments, Liu Wangzu's breathing became even again.
For the next two hours, Dad walked like flying.
Liu Wangzu couldn't keep up at first, and his breathing was disrupted. Fortunately, Liu Wangzu was a very knowledgeable person. After half an hour of adapting, his breathing became even again.
The old man smiled and asked Liu Wangzu, "Sir, I am walking so fast. How do you manage to breathe evenly?"
Liu Wangzu said, "Dad, for the first four hours, I exhaled every step and inhaled every step. According to the old traditions and new ideas you just gave me, I quickly adapted to your pace and rhythm. Now you are walking like flying, if
I could never achieve even breathing according to the method you just gave me. So I separated my pace from my breathing. I walked quickly to keep up with your speed and took deep breaths at the same time. Each breath reached a certain depth. In this way, I kept up with your pace.
Stepping up to your steps, I reach the point where my breath is rushing through the clouds."
Dad laughed.
When Liu Wangzu heard his father's laughter, he felt different from before.
Liu Wangzu's ears were numb as he heard his father's laughter. A strong shock hit Liu Wangzu's body.
Liu Wangzu couldn't bear it anymore.
"Dad, does your laughter contain some kind of skill? Why do I feel like I can't bear it?"
Dad stopped laughing.
"It seems that you have a very high level of understanding." Don't tell me. "My laughter contains Qigong skills. I have launched an attack on your Dantian. In fact, I am adjusting the Qi of your Dantian. You don't feel anything.
After these six hours of vigorous walking, your Dantian Qi has continued to accumulate. However, because of the interweaving of steps and breathing, it has not formed layers. Through my laughter, your Dantian Qi has been regulated. Now you
The Qi of half a day has become stable and deep. It will only be good for you to further collect the essence of heaven and earth, and there will be no harm."
"Dad, the student has learned the lesson." Liu Wangzu said respectfully.
The two people were walking and saw a dense forest in front of them.
Dad said, "We have been walking for six hours. Let's take a rest in the woods ahead."
Liu Wangzu, "It all depends on dad's arrangements."
So, my father took Liu Wangzu into the forest.
Dad took out a handful of green food from the bag he was traveling with.
The father asked Liu Wangzu, "Sir, I have a bitter and astringent food here. Do you dare to eat it?"
Liu Wangzu still said respectfully, "There's nothing to be afraid of. Dad, since we brought dry food, why can't we finish it first and then eat it?"
Dad smiled but didn't answer.
Dad casually took a handful of green food and put it into his mouth and started chewing it. There was a proud look on his face. The more he chewed, the more he enjoyed it.
Liu Wangzu recognized the green food in his father's hand. Although he didn't know which kind of bryophyte it was, it was definitely a type of moss. Liu Wangzu had tasted this thing before. Just like what his father said, it was bitter.
It's astringent. It feels like wood residue when chewed. It doesn't taste as much as the expression on Dad's face. Is this an illusion given to him by Dad? You don't know? But Dad looks like he has already eaten this kind of food.
He got used to it. Liu Wangzu no longer took his own dry food to eat. Just like his father, he took a handful of green moss and put it into his lips.
When Liu Wangzu's upper teeth touched his lower teeth and the bryophytes were chewing in his mouth, the bitter taste was really dry and bitter, and the astringent taste made you unable to leave your tongue. It was bitter and astringent, and the taste was difficult.
Forbearance. Although it is green, there is not much moisture in it. The moss feels like wood residue when chewed.
Liu Wangzu asked his father, "Dad, why do you insist on eating this thing when you have good dry food? When we went hunting in the desert, these things were also used to absorb the morning dew. They were not used as food.
We are not at the end of our rope yet. Isn’t it too hard to use this bitter and astringent thing as food? If you feel that steel dry food is not enough, you can eat dry food. How about I use this thing to satisfy my hunger?
?”
The father nodded with satisfaction, "Sir, then we have made an agreement. You will eat moss and I will eat dry food along the way. It will be some time before we get to the place with the remaining dry food."
If you don't want to eat bryophytes, you can eat dry food when you get there. But the journey for us two is not the most difficult. But we have to live the good days as hard days. Then we will only have to worry about you eating too salty plants.
"
Liu Wangzu also imitated his father, chewing the bryophytes with a proud expression on his face. Such an action by Liu Wangzu suddenly had an unexpected effect. Due to the hard chewing, the bryophytes that turned out to be like wood residue were suddenly rejected.
When I came out with some pulp, the feeling of wood residue suddenly disappeared. And it didn’t taste as bitter as before. The more I refused, the sweeter it became.
Liu Wangzu frowned and asked his father, "Dad, why do I feel completely different when I eat this now than before? What's the reason?"
The father said with a smile, "Sir, here is the secret. Did you know? Heliconia plants are the oldest plants. Although they are very simple in composition, they have been able to thrive like this from ancient times to the present day.
It lasts longer than many evolved plants. It’s because they have a secret. The outside of their juices is wrapped with a thick lignified barrier. When you don’t eat this thing hard, you
It feels like chewing wood residue in your mouth. When you chew hard, the juice comes out. Of course it is a different taste."
Liu Wangzu suddenly became enlightened.
Liu Wangzu said with emotion, "Dad, I have really benefited a lot from being with you."
Dad smiled and continued, "How about the two of us chatting while we take care of our bodies? This way you may have another taste that comes out."
Liu Wangzu said happily, "Dad, what teachings do you have?"
Dad, "We chat a lot. You said you read a lot of medical books. Is the one you read the most still the "Emperor's Internal Classic"?"
Liu Wangzu nodded and said, "This is also the most classic medical book handed down so far. The sages discussed pathology extensively. The theory of yin and yang and the five elements is prevalent. Although I am not specialized in medicine, from my perspective, this is completely a comprehensive balance.
Books. He regards each person as a small universe. Each person's body is a complete cycle."
Dad said, "There are three basic ideas in this book. The first is the theory of Yin and Yang. The second is called the art of the five elements. The third is the image of the internal organs. It is very complicated to talk about. There are abstract things and concrete things.
More. The Yangshengtang is the most thorough, and medical treatment only goes as far as it goes. It can be used as the basis of medical theory, but it is not an ordinary medical book. Without this foundation, you should not study medicine. He is the ancestor of our traditional medical theory."
Liu Wangzu said, "I thought that my father had studied this book so thoroughly and discussed it so incisively."
Dad smiled and said, "I am not as good as you scholars. But I have my own focus. I mainly study the eight extraordinary meridians."
Liu Wangzu suddenly felt that his father was tutoring him. At first, he had said that he wanted to learn the acupuncture technique from his father. Now his father began to talk to him about meridian science. He must concentrate on learning from his father wholeheartedly. This chapter has been completed!