Chapter 393 Consultation with the Imperial Physician
Chapter 393 Royal Physician Consultation
The Zhao Mansion is located in the northeast of the palace. Starting from the north gate of the palace, passing by Shifeng Commercial Bank, detouring to Tianjie, and then walking northeast for about ten minutes, you will see a simple building. This building was built by the late Emperor Lizong more than 30 years ago. It was given to Zhao Kui's father Zhao Fang a while ago. From the outside, it doesn't look big, and it is completely incomparable to the Jia Mansion.
For the sake of convenience, I did not ride in the Jinluan sedan, but sat in an ordinary sedan with four imperial guards as bearers. About two quarters of an hour later, I heard Yuan Ji's voice: "Master, please get off the sedan. Already in Mr. Zhao’s residence,”
The unprepared Zhao family saw the emperor coming in person and hurriedly went in to inform Zhao Kui and Zhao Kui's son Zhao Huai.
"Zhao Huai, a common man, came to see the Emperor. My father is ill in bed and cannot get up to greet you. Please forgive me,"
I saw that Zhao Huai was in his early fifties and tall. If he wore armor, he would be a majestic general. Like Zhao Kui's adopted son Zhao Bao, who is the commander of Lin'an Military Region, Zhao Huai is also a versatile person in both civil and military affairs. , just because Zhao Kui is old, so he always stays at home.
"Zhao Huai, there is no need to be polite, take me to visit your father,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
As soon as I entered the room, I motioned to Zhao Kui who was lying on the bed not to get up: "Zhao Aiqing, just lie down and talk. Are you feeling better?"
Zhao Huai's wife and concubine Cuilian, Lu Yun, who was serving Cuilian by the bedside, quickly stood up and knelt down and said, "See you, Your Majesty."
"No gift,"
Zhao Kui half-leaned on the head of the bed and said excitedly: "Thank you for your visit, Your Majesty. Thank you for your concern. I am feeling better."
From Zhao Kui's voice, I could tell that he was in poor condition, and looking at his pale and depressed face, it was obvious that he was in his twilight years.
Speaking of Zhao Huai and his two wives and concubines, there is a touching legend in history.
When Mongolia invaded the south, Zhao Huai gathered a rebel army to fight against the enemy, but was eventually outnumbered. He was captured by the Yuan army and taken to Guazhou. Before his execution, Zhao Huai once left a heroic speech that moved the world: "My grandfather has meritorious service, and the virtue of the royal family extends to his descendants. Huai's current situation is Poor and imprisoned, eternal loyalty still exists. He is not afraid of anything. He swears to repay the king with his own death. He urgently warns the ancestors and guides him quickly. He will not disgrace his family." After Zhao Huai died, A Shu saw the green lotus and green cloud again, and wanted to accept it. For the sake of concubine, the two conspired and pretended to agree. The only condition they put forward was that Zhao Huai's body should be cremated first and placed in a box. When they took a boat to the river with Zhao Huai's urn in their arms, they resolutely threw themselves into the river. Sacrifice yourself.
In the former residence of Zhao Huai in later generations, there are still two stone plaques, one for loyalty and filial piety, and the other for chastity. For thousands of years, these two stone plaques have always stood in the wind and rain, silently telling people that the Zhao family is full of righteous men and women. Heroes, women are loyal.
I sat in front of the bed and suddenly thought of the memorial of Zhao Kui I saw last night. This general who was galloping on the battlefield was dying. I couldn't help but feel sad and comforted: "Old love, I asked the imperial doctor, you just I occasionally feel cold, but I can recover by taking good care of myself. There are still many things in the court that require your love, and I also need your love. Especially with the war coming next year, the army needs veterans like you to hold the line,"
"Your Majesty, I know my health well. Your Majesty, in recent days, I have thought a lot. With your Majesty's ability, it will be just around the corner to unify the world and restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. I have some suggestions. At present, the ministers in the court are generally older. Your Majesty should make appropriate adjustments to the personnel and promote more young officials to adapt to the future development situation,"
"Rejuvenation of cadres," I immediately thought of this formulation from later generations.
"Zhao Aiqing, this is a good suggestion. I will consider it carefully."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do. Zhao Huai, come here."
"Yes, father,"
"Your Majesty, I have two sons. One is my adopted son Zhao Bao, who is serving in the army, and the other is Zhao Huai. Because I am old, Zhao Huai has been taking care of me at home. Your Majesty, although my son Zhao Huai has not been in the army for a long time, he has Just like Zhao Bao, he has never given up on the skills of bow, horse, spear, and marching. After the old minister is gone, please allow your majesty to allow Zhao Huai to join our Song army. If the old minister cannot follow your majesty to the front line in person, let the dog fight for his father."
"Zhao Aiqing, you can recover after a while of nursing care. When the time comes, you can lead Zhao Bao and Zhao Huai to fight together. The father and son will join forces to attack Mongolia in the north. It will definitely become a good story."
Zhao Kui laughed, then coughed violently again, and said: "Your Majesty, I also hope that such a day will come."
"Okay, in that case, Zhao Aiqing needs a good rest. I have just returned and have a lot of things to do. I will see you again in a while. As for the Ministry of Agriculture, I don't have to worry about it. I will let Yang Dong, the assistant minister, take the lead for the time being."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
I stood up and said: "Zhao Huai, take good care of your father and come to the palace to see me anytime if anything happens."
"The common people know, thank you for your grace,"
In the reception room on the first floor of Shifeng Commercial Bank, I met ten attending doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau and the palace. Among them were the Imperial Physician Ling Tang Lei and the Imperial Physician Zhou Hui whom I knew, as well as two elderly people. Chen Ziming and Yan Yonghe, medical masters of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
"See Your Majesty,"
"Dear ladies, without courtesy, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
I got straight to the point: "I invite you all to come today. There are two things to do. One is about Zhao Kui and Zhao Aiqing's condition. Everyone, although Zhao Aiqing is old, his many years of military career have made him in good health. Why is he suddenly like this? And There is nothing you can do to extend its life,"
Tang Lei stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have already consulted and tried my best to temporarily delay Mr. Zhao until now. Although Mr. Zhao has practiced martial arts all his life and has a strong body, the signs of life in his body are weak and the symptoms of organ failure are very serious. It's serious, there is no other way to think of, everyone agrees that Mr. Zhao is afraid that time is running out,"
"Tang Aiqing, how long will it take?"
"I'll get back to Your Majesty in about ten days and a half."
I said sadly: "It's so short, which means that even this month will be difficult to get through."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Although I am not proficient in medical skills, I also know that the ten imperial doctors in front of me, Chen Ziming and Yan Yongshu are all people with superb medical skills. They represent the highest medical level of the Song Dynasty in this era. They should not lose to Hua Yipin and Jiya. The conclusion after consultation should not be wrong.
I suddenly remembered the ginseng plant that Master Zhang Tianshi gave to Ling'er: "Dear dear friends, is the ginseng from three thousand years useful?"
"Three thousand years," Chen Ziming and Yan Yongshu both said with a hint of joy on their faces, and said in surprise, "Your Majesty, if there are three thousand years of ginseng, it can last for about half a month. However, according to Mr. Tang, the palace There is only one ginseng that is more than a thousand years old. I have only heard of the existence of top-quality ginseng that is two or three thousand years old, but I have never seen it."
"I just have a small piece left, which I will give to you later. Give it to Zhao Aiqing."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"The second thing is about amnesia,"
"Amnesia," Zhou Hui said in a loss of voice, "Your Majesty, amnesia is an extremely difficult disease to treat. It can even be said to have gone beyond the scope of medicine."
I nodded and said: "Amnesia is a disease in which the brain's memory function malfunctions. I also know that it is very difficult to treat.
Tang Lei said: "Your Majesty, who is the patient? Let me see the patient first and then discuss."
"Well, Shen Mo,"
"I'm here," Shen Mo said from outside the door and entered.
"Go and bring Ling'er,"
As I expected, after nearly half an hour of consultation by twelve medical experts, there was still no result, let alone a feasible plan.
Zhou Hui said: "Your Majesty, I heard from my ancestors that only by repeating the amnesia process under the same circumstances, there is a 10% chance of recovery."
Fang Ling was injured by the combined force of three peerless forces in Xiaoyao Pavilion. I didn't dare to take the risk and let the powerful inner energy impact her brain again.
"Zhou Aiqing, I've heard what you said," I frowned slightly, "I'll be here first, Shen Mo, to see you gentlemen back."
According to later records, a patient with amnesia fell somewhere and hit his brain, and the patient immediately recovered his memory. However, this happened only accidentally, and no doctor would dare to hit the patient with force intentionally. 's brain.
After the doctors left, Fang Ling saw that I was in a bad mood, so he persuaded me in turn: "Brother, don't worry, Ling'er can eat and sleep now, there's nothing wrong with her."
"Well," I looked at Fang Ling lovingly and said, "Don't worry, Ling'er, I will definitely cure your amnesia."
"You know, my brother is the smartest,"
"Ling'er, let's go to the Red Cross Society opposite. That's where you work."
In Lin'an City, there are three places that Fang Ling is most familiar with. One is Chengwei Escort Agency, one is Shifeng Trading Company, and the other is the Red Cross. For any amnesia patient, go to the place that is most familiar to you. , the probability of awakening memory is relatively high.
All the staff of the Red Cross Club knew Fang Ling. As one of the two vice-presidents, Fang Ling was approachable and had a very harmonious relationship with all the staff in the club. At this time, when everyone saw Fang Ling coming in, they came forward one after another. Come say hello.
"Hello, Vice President Fang,"
"I've met Vice President Fang,"
Fang Ling couldn't remember their names, so he could only smile and nod in response.
Walking into the vice president's office upstairs, Lin Ying looked around curiously. After a while, she saw Fang Ling sitting on the office chair and praised: "Sister Ling'er, this is your office. I'm so envious."
I was a little surprised and said: "Miss Lin, this place is not big, why are you envious?"
"Master, as a daughter, Sister Ling'er can work like a man, and she is also the vice president of the Red Cross, which makes me extremely envious,"
I smiled: "I see, Miss Lin, if you want, you can go to the Red Cross to work first,"
Lin Ying said excitedly: "Can I do it too?"
Fang Ling was afraid that what I said was not true, so he quickly said: "Of course, brother, you think so,"
I nodded and said, "Ling'er, yes."
Lin Ying said: "Well, sir, from now on I will come here to work with Sister Ling'er,"
At this time, an old voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Sir, Miss Fang, you are back,"