Yang Xianmao then continued: "I found that among the few patients who died of the plague, some lived in houses adjacent to the ground, and some were ladies from large families, living in the attic, some distance from the ground. There was even another who dug a cellar and lived underground because he didn't have the money to repair the house. Since all three types of people who live in the attic, both above and below, will get the plague, this proves that the plague does not come from heaven and earth. In addition, there is another very important evidence to prove this, that is, the imperial city. ”

"What's wrong with the Imperial City?" said in a somewhat cold voice. Because he was worried that when Yang Xianmao talked about the royal family, he would say something that was not suitable for the time.

Yang Xianmao said: "The reason why I later changed this opinion was because I found that there has been no plague in the inner courtyard of the palace so far. In addition to the fact that the official family has been blessed by the gods, it also reminds me of another reason. That is, this plague should not come from heaven or earth, otherwise the palace also belongs to heaven and earth. If the plague floats in the air or evaporates from the ground, the palace should not be spared. ”

Yang Xianmao's words made the imperial doctors nod one after another, and even Imperial Doctor Gao and Imperial Doctor Tao, who had always been at odds with Yang Xianmao, couldn't help but nod. Although they also noticed that there was no plague in the imperial city, they did not think deeply, nor did they associate it with the cause and pathogenesis of the plague. And now Yang Xianmao has accurately said the reason, and if you think about it, it is true. Because if the cause of the plague comes from the weather or the earth's weather, then the imperial city is also within the scope of the weather and the earth's atmosphere, how can there not even a single person who suffers from the plague appear. This negatively denied the fact that the cause of the plague came from heaven and earth, so even the arrogant Gao Tai Doctor agreed.

The judge couldn't help but nod and said, "It seems that there is some truth, you go on." ”

Yang Xianmao nodded and continued: "I don't think this kind of plague should enter from the mouth and nose, if it enters from the mouth and nose, it means that it is suspended in the air, and then it should also happen in the imperial city." So it should be through some kind of contact, and then it enters the body through the pores from the human skin. ”

Imperial Physician Tao snorted and said, "That's not necessarily. In my opinion, it is not the weather, it is not the earth, why can't it be the sick who come into contact with the air and let the plague enter the body? This air may not fly as high as the walls of the imperial city, but only exist in relatively low places, such as the height of people, which can also be explained. ”

Yang Xianmao said: "There is such a possibility, but judging from the patient's condition, it seems to be inconsistent. Because a considerable number of patients who have suffered from this plague have small bumps on their bodies. As far as I can see, these patients all had pimples first, and then their bodies began to gather high fever. Therefore, it should be that the disease enters the pores and then becomes blocked, causing blood stasis to form small bumps, and then causing high fever. If the disease enters through the mouth and nose and acts on the inside of the body. It should be the whole body that heats up first, and then it causes small bumps to form. ”

Imperial Physician Li said: "This plague is not just pimple-bearing, and some people who do not have pimples are also suffering from high fever, headache and body pain. How can this be explained?"

Yang Xianmao nodded slowly and said, "I think many people have noticed this. So I think this plague should be treated with different prescriptions depending on the symptoms, and don't expect one prescription to cure all the plagues. ”

These words won the approval of many imperial doctors present, and they nodded frequently. Because of what Yang Xianmao said, a new window was opened for them. They hadn't thought about it before, so their original contemptuous expressions gradually became solemn.

Yang Xianmao continued: "I said earlier that there are small bumps on my body, which is a combination of this situation. I think the pimple on the patient's body will come out with some thick water after it is red and swollen and festering. Therefore, this kind of redness, swelling and blockage, I think it is related to heat poisoning, and heat poisoning becomes stasis. When the heat poison is very strong, it will cause the heat poison to stasis and blood attack the heart and cause death. Therefore, I thought that it might be possible to try a hemostatic medicine for this condition. ”

Wang Yuan sighed, stroked his beard and looked at Doctor Fei, he was not sure whether the situation that Yang Xianmao said was reasonable.

Doctor Fei said to Yang Xianmao, "Then have you ever used this prescription to treat patients?"

Yang Xianmao shook his head and said, "It's too late, I've used a few recipes, but they all have no effect." I thought about it for a long time, and I was going to adjust the prescription, which is also a prescription for blood treatment. But as soon as it was adjusted, there was an order to ban the streets, and no one was allowed to go out. So the patient can't come to my hospital to see a doctor, and I can't test the prescription!"

Doctor Fei nodded, turned his head to the royal court judge, and said, "I think what Imperial Doctor Yang said is very reasonable, and I also thought that it might be hot poison." Because there had not been such a terrible plague in the capital before, this time the flood washed a lot of filth into the city, and this filth could not be transported out of the city, but could only be buried in the city. Some were piled up with silt on the edge of the wall. There is also some filth hidden in some corners that are not easy to find and not easy to clean. These are the causes of heat poisoning, and we all know why Hanako is prone to abscesses. ”

Imperial Physician Li also said: "That's right, why is it called Huazi's body is prone to abscesses, that is, because they are covered in filth, and filth is most likely to clog pores and cause heat poison and stasis, Imperial Doctor Yang, do you say that's the case?"

Yang Xianmao nodded and said, "There is no plague in the Imperial City, I think it is very likely that the flood did not enter the Imperial City. Therefore, the imperial city has been kept clean and unaffected by filth, so it will not form a heat poison that can easily lead to plague. ”

These words made the imperial doctors look at each other and talk in a low voice, and they all felt that Yang Xianmao's words still sounded quite reasonable. So they all looked at him seriously, although these imperial doctors were not convinced by each other, but if what the other party said made sense, they were still willing to listen.

Yang Xianmao continued: "Therefore, in my opinion, this kind of pimple on the body is mainly fumigated by the heat poison of the filthy place, so that this hot poison enters the large blood vessels from the pores of the person. It leads to blood vessel stasis, blood flow is not good, and it gradually becomes red and swollen. The righteous qi in the body fights with the evil qi, resulting in fever. When the fever is severe, the head and body aches, and the disease has already formed. The deeper the heat poison, the deeper the bruising. Then there will be abscesses, and at the most critical time, the heat poison will attack the pericardium, and the person will soon have delirium. When descending to the intestines, there will be abdominal pain. This is my analysis of the causes of the various symptoms of this disease. ”

After Yang Xianmao finished speaking, the gaze of the royal court judge swept over everyone and said, "What do you think of what Imperial Doctor Yang said?"

Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, although they still recognized Yang Xianmao's set of rhetoric in their hearts. But it is indeed a bit faceless to let them, the famous doctors of the generation in their fifties and sixties, agree with the views of a young man who has just debuted. At the same time, although Yang Xianmao's words made sense, they also had reasonable views before, and in the end, they were still unable to form a suitable prescription to cure the plague. Who knows if this will be the case with Yang Xianmao's words?

Doctor Gao finally spoke: "I think I have to cure the disease to be able to say a thousand ways and ten thousand, so I will obey him if he cures a few." Otherwise, who wouldn't just talk about it?"

Wang Yuanju glanced at Imperial Physician Gao: "What Imperial Physician Gao said is very reasonable, or invite Imperial Physician Yang to sit in Tai Hospital to take a look at the patients who came to see each other, and see if what Imperial Physician Yang just said is reasonable." ”

Doctor Fei also said: "This is reasonable, if a Lang Zhong wants to verify whether his prescription is effective, it is not enough to just quote scriptures, and he must use it to know." And everyone's situation is different, and the prescription used is certainly not exactly the same. This also requires Lang Zhong to treat the specific patient after the corresponding prescription. Therefore, I also suggested that Yang Xianmao should go to the Tai Hospital first to treat the plague patients who came to seek medical treatment. Try his ideas and see if they work. ”

Both of them said so, and of course the others would not object, so they decided to let Yang Xianmao use his prescription in the Tai Hospital to treat the plague patients.

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The royal post station of the capital.

This is the residence of officials from all over the country who came to the capital on business. If these officials do not have a home in the capital, they can live here.

The governors of Gyeongju, Zeng Bu and Wang Tongju, lived in the royal post house, and Zeng Bu was once the right-hand man of Wang Anshi's new law. He was the younger brother of Zeng Gong, the eighth family of the Tang and Song dynasties, but in the process of implementing Wang Anshi's changes, he found that some changes were not so good, and even brought disasters to the people. So he put forward sharp criticism, which of course offended the prime minister Wang Anshi and the emperor Song Shenzong. So he was demoted out of Beijing and served as officials in various places, and his family followed him around.

Zeng Bu originally rented a house in the capital, but the house was no longer there after leaving. And now he is serving as the governor of Gyeongju, because of official business, he took his deputy Wang Tong to sentence the two to the capital on business. Unexpectedly, he happened to encounter this terrible flood and was besieged in the capital, so he could only live with Wang Tongju in the royal post station in the capital.

Zeng Bu was a man of high temperament, and after he was demoted from Beijing, he did not lobby around in the hope of returning to the capital. It's about going with the flow and letting it go. Since the emperor did not want him to be around, he did not stay by his side. Because of this, he didn't have much contact with the officials in the capital, and basically no one knew that he was here after arriving in the capital. Therefore, he and Wang Tong sentenced the two of them, and they were happy to live in the royal station. It's just that this time is different, there was a plague in the capital, and then they were banned from going to the streets, including officials who entered Beijing. Of course, if you are sick, you can be sent to the hospital for treatment, and at this time, Zeng Bu fell ill and had a high fever.