Since the epidemic in the summer, the emperor's health has not been very good, and he coughed for a few days in the autumn, and then he recovered for a while. After entering the winter, he began to have a headache again, this problem is inherited from Emperor Wen, although it is very bitter, but the phenomenon of genetic diseases in these years is not too normal, and everyone does not take it seriously. After all, Emperor Wen has been gone for ten years, and the deeds of his later years will not be taken out by anyone now. Even those who remember it actually understand that the head wind disease is not the determining factor, after all, Emperor Wen has been very fond of killing people since he was young, and the head wind disease only exacerbates his temper at most.

The emperor's temper is very different from that of Emperor Wen, and he can be regarded as very tolerant, so everyone is not worried about his headwind, so he called the imperial doctor to come in to diagnose the pulse as usual, and prepare to slowly recuperate. The queen mother also specially ordered, let find the imperial doctor who helped Emperor Wen back then, everyone still plans to be a chronic disease for long-term treatment, who knows that the emperor is so uncompetitive, on the twentieth night of the lunar month, he complained that the house was cold, and he had a fever that night, and he had a headache the next day - it was not the kind that hurt casually, and it hurt so much that he couldn't see it.

No matter what in the wax moon, the concubines and children still went to the Qianqing Palace to serve the sick, the queen mother did not move, sent someone to ask about the situation, and the queen who was recuperating also came. Xu Xun naturally had to help her preside over the overall situation, but all these people, including her, were all blocked, and they couldn't even enter the door of the east room of the Qianqing Palace, and the reason was very simple: the emperor was afraid of noise.

"Swelling pain," Wang Jin covered his face with a layer of melancholy, and whispered to the two mothers, "It is said that it is a burst of swelling pain, and it is particularly irritable if it is a little noisy." At this time, he said that it was heartache, and he just vomited once, and now he is recuperating, and there are two people left in the house to serve, both of whom usually have the lightest hands and feet, for fear of disturbing the emperor's rest. ”

This headache is okay, headache and irritability are the main symptoms of Emperor Wen's later years, but the heartache is not trivial. The queen and Xu Xun glanced at each other, both of them changed color, and the queen said, "Where is the imperial doctor?" ”

Xu Xun didn't have the heart to deal with his subordinates, so he said to the □, "Let's go and wait in the side hall, if not, I'll go back first." ”

followed the queen closely, walked through the main hall, found two seats in the Xili room, and summoned the imperial doctor who helped the pulse to ask about the situation.

The emperor uses medicine, and unlike the concubine, he can't use one doctor in a row, but he needs two or three imperial medicines for all diseases. Now the person who is talking back and forth is also a Tai Doctor that Xu Xun is not familiar with, looking at his beard and hair are all white, it must be the old Tai Doctor who had used medicine for Emperor Wen, when he was active in the front line, Xu Xun did not even have the qualifications to ask the Tai Doctor when he was sick, so he naturally had little to do with him, but the Queen seemed to be familiar with him, and when she saw the Tai Doctor enter the hall, she also greeted, "Lord Ran - you are old, you don't have to salute, just tell me how the eldest brother is now?" ”

Imperial Doctor Ran seems to be eighty years old, not to mention saluting, standing is trembling, the queen asked him to show him a seat, he gasped and said, "Look at the bixia pulse ......"

Next is a series of terms that Xu Xun doesn't understand, she looks at the queen is also confused, Doctor Ran has a strong native accent, and the old man always speaks very laboriously, and it is more vague and difficult to understand, Xu Xun listened to him go around, and he couldn't get around for a reason, and he couldn't help but feel irritable, so he walked out of the house, waved at Ma Shi, who was guarding the door, and called Imperial Doctor Liu for questioning.

Doctor Liu is young and strong, and she is familiar with her, and the explanation of the pulse has always been very straightforward and easy to understand, but after being called over today, he also followed that set of obscure statements, "Bixia inch pulse floating, ulnar pulse is slippery, Guan pulse is very subtle, and the pulse is like pockmarked ......"

Usually say that the pulse, probably say that the pulse is like a bead, it is just a sign of pregnancy, so even the inch is said, it is extremely rare. The more Xu Xun listened, the more frowning his brows became, and he simply interrupted directly, "You just tell me what kind of disease this is and whether it can be cured." ”

Imperial Physician Liu's face suddenly showed embarrassment, and after a few words of wanting to speak, Xu Xun's heart was about to jump out, and he asked in a trembling voice one after another, "Is it - is it a worry about his life?" ”

"Niangniang......" Imperial Doctor Liu glanced at Ma Shiyi and lengthened his voice, "It's not necessarily, it's just ......"

Xu Xun realized this, and was busy with Ma Shidao, "You see, there are no others inside and outside the house." ”

When Ma Shi went out to clear the field, Imperial Doctor Liu said in a low voice, "Back to Niangniang, the emperor has an illness this summer, although the condition is dangerous, it can be seen by the officials, but there is no worry about his life." It's just that there are too many people in the hospital to come up with a prescription, and the old lady is anxious, so it is inevitable that she will ...... At that time, several colleagues of the lower officials were shocked by the old lady's words, so they tried their best to come up with a wolf and tiger recipe that used poison to fight poison. ”

Imperial Physician Liu has been dealing with her for almost ten years, and the relationship between the two has always been harmonious, he started by being ordered to save the life of the Jingci Immortal Master, who should have been his biggest backer, but was immediately abolished. Since then, although the ladies in the palace have loved to let him diagnose the pulse, they have complained several times, but they all happened to be sent by Xu Xun when he was in charge of the palace, and they were all settled for her. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Imperial Physician Liu faintly regarded her as a benefactor, and he would say it clearly at this time, otherwise, this would be tantamount to accusing the Queen Mother of mishandling, but it would cause the emperor to fall into this situation. Once such words are spread, what good fruit can Imperial Doctor Liu eat?

Xu Xun didn't care about this at all now, so he was about to speak, and Imperial Physician Liu rushed to kowtow again, "It's not that Weichen has cleared himself, when discussing the plan that day, all discussions must be kept." On the day of Weichen, the opposition was more fierce, and there were many ominous words. But now it will be fulfilled—"

Although it is said that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, but it is the heavenly family, and sometimes it is not easy to listen to the truth. Xu Xun rubbed her forehead, and had to understand what Imperial Doctor Liu meant first, and she said in a deep voice, "Lord Liu shouldn't have expected the eldest brother's head stroke today, right?" ”

"This is not true, but when the prescription was being demonstrated that day, Weichen once said, 'It is advisable to be slow rather than urgent, and there will be trouble in a hurry', and he was emotional that day, and he didn't know that the scribe was around, and he said a lot of other things." Imperial Physician Liu still didn't get to the point, "In the end, there is still evidence left." ”

Xu Xun collapsed, and she said, "What do you mean, Lord Liu?" Can you be blunt? I'm upset right now, and I don't understand what you're saying. ”

Imperial Physician Liu's expression changed several times, and after all, he gritted his teeth and kowtowed, "Let's say it bluntly with Niangniang, the medicine of the tiger and wolf will have consequences, but the attack is early and late." In the past, the imperial doctors prescribed this prescription, but it was also considered, and it was expected that His Majesty would □ strong and strong, and even if he had a performance, it should be a few years later. But God is unpredictable, since that day, there have been small problems one after another, Xia Guan was already ominous at that time, and today after giving Bixia a pulse, he is more and more convinced - the emperor's pulse today, it is obviously a drug poison attack! And it's menacing, I'm just afraid of ...... It is difficult to cure, and it will become a chronic disease. ”

The patient's family must be most afraid that the medicine will be ineffective and the emergency illness will be hopeless, Xu Xun just watched Imperial Doctor Liu swallow and vomit, and he really didn't know how many bad situations he thought about in his heart. Now I heard that it was just difficult to cure, but I was relieved first, although my mood was still bad, but it was not as tense as I was just now. She also reacted quickly - no wonder Imperial Doctor Liu behaved so abnormally, this time, his situation was indeed very dangerous.

Because the emperor's illness was so important, no one or a group of doctors could monopolize his right to support his pulse. Xu Xun would never be naïve to think that this pulse could only be supported by Imperial Physician Liu, just imagine that as long as the emperor does not die, as long as a new doctor is called to help the pulse in the next few years, and the other party's medical skills are not bad, then it is easy to know that it is the sequelae of taking a certain tiger and wolf medicine, and then push it back to the prescription in the summer. Next, check the file to see who opened the prescription, okay, the queen mother did bad things with good intentions, which directly caused the emperor to be infected with a chronic illness, and it is estimated that his prestige is about to fall. But after all, she is still the emperor's biological mother, and it is impossible to be held accountable for this kind of thing, and the next unlucky thing is the imperial doctors who know the risks of this party and still prescribe for their own lives, as well as the imperial doctor Liu who has predicted the emperor's current symptoms, and then did not report it.

And the most ironic thing is that Xu Xun understands that if something happens in the future, Imperial Doctor Liu, as the only one with the correct views and attitude, and the most intelligent medical skills, may end up in the worst. After all, he actually told a group of imperial doctors what they had tacitly done, so if the imperial doctors were punished, they would definitely be the first to hate him, and the queen mother could not guarantee that she would not be angry with Imperial Doctor Liu-'Knowing this, didn't you say it earlier?' Shangfeng and his colleagues hate him, even if the law does not blame the public, and he still continues to be on an errand without seeing the consequences, how will Taiyi Liu mix in the Tai Hospital in the future? Of course, if he was unlucky and everyone raided his family and exterminated the clan together, he would never be able to be alone. In other words, as long as it happens, it is nothing more than a question of how to die.

"What's going on!" She couldn't help but complain, and when she saw that Imperial Doctor Liu was still kneeling for a long time, she said, "Lord Liu, I'll be honest with you too, eldest brother is in one day, I can naturally keep you, if the eldest brother goes-"

In fact, if the emperor dies now, it is easy to say, it is not uncommon to die of sudden illness, and there is no pulse when he dies, and it is impossible to find a person to perform an autopsy. There is really no proof of this matter - Xu Xun's mind suddenly passed through the speculation, she paused, and then asked, "The imperial doctors who came this time, except for Imperial Doctor Ran, are they all those people last time?" ”

In the short term, the best talents in the Tai Hospital are probably those, and there are fewer people who come this time than the last time, because the illness is not very urgent, Taiyi Liu's face is dignified, and he nodded slowly. Xu Xun asked again, "Who were the doctors last time?" What is your job? ”

Taiyi Liu said slowly that more than ten doctors came out, which probably covered the upper echelons of the power of the Tai Hospital, after all, if the medical skills were not good, it would be difficult to get out in the Tai Hospital. Xu Xun thought about Imperial Doctor Ran's caliber and the obscure pulse case, and an extremely ridiculous guess suddenly surged in her heart, she couldn't even believe it—could it? W-This can't be......

Just now, Imperial Physician Liu hesitated, so she sent Ma Shi out and talked to him alone, Ma Shi is a good-eyed person, and he probably didn't plan to come back after clearing the scene, anyway, he hasn't seen anyone until now. Xu Xun didn't even dare to be sad now, she held her breath and couldn't speak: That's the emperor! For the sake of future risks, for the sake of their own wealth, can this group of doctors still hide from the world, can they still - are they not afraid -

She quickly figured it out: since ancient times, healing has been the most difficult thing to say. After all, malaria is a disease that is difficult to kill, and one can die in ten, plus Fang Zi is obviously too modest, and the queen mother is angry, so she will say, 'If you can't cure it, you don't want to live', in fact, for example, Emperor Zhao also died of a violent illness, and Emperor Wen Zuihou also died of illness, and the imperial doctors who served did not treat the crime. After all, the dying patient's family can only try their best to save it, and it is not up to the doctor to decide whether he lives or not. This time the emperor had a headache and heartache, and the Queen Mother didn't even pay much attention to it...... If all the doctors who diagnose and treat have a tacit understanding, then why is it difficult to kill a patient? Medicine and poison are not separated, and it is not difficult for a famous doctor to kill a few people without leaving a trace, right? If it weren't for Imperial Physician Liu telling her about this, who would have thought that today's incident would be directly related to the words of the Queen Mother in the summer?

Don't be nervous, she kept reassuring herself - don't think too much, there are still many doubts in this matter, how can these more than ten people work together? Even if only one person has a troubled conscience......

Isn't this man with a troubled conscience, who is willing to fight for a few words for the sick, now kneeling before her? Other doctors can't be said to have no medical ethics, at least at that time, under the threat of the Queen Mother, they had already disregarded the patient's body for their own lives, and now how can they be expected to do their best to save the emperor for their own lives? And at the end of the day, they can't be blamed for it all - who are they to blame? If they hadn't only prescribed a modest formula, how could the Queen Mother be so angry that she said that?

Xu Xun was completely messed up now, and he only felt that his temples were jumping suddenly, and he was swollen and hurt like the emperor. She gave up asking about right and wrong, but said directly, "I think I understand what the adults mean, but I want to ask you, if you don't say it, maybe there is still the possibility of passing the test safely. ”

Imperial Physician Liu raised his head and said loudly, "I'm not afraid of Niangniang's jokes, Xia Guan has been in the Tai Hospital for more than 12 years, and he was depressed in the first two years, and then he was considered to be prosperous, why?" It's just because the lower officials put medicine first and put life and death second. ――In addition to life and death, how can wealth be different? Ten years later, Xia Guan will also be the first to be a doctor! ”

On that day, the queen's ghost fetus had a seizure and almost certainly died. It was he who directly overturned Imperial Physician Zhou's therapy and saved Queen Hu's life. But because of this, he formed a grudge with Imperial Doctor Zhou, and the relationship is still delicate to this day. The emperor had a malaria attack, and in front of life and death, all the imperial doctors used tiger and wolf medicine, and he fought hard to turn the tide, and he must have offended his colleagues. Now exposing this matter in front of Xu Xun is tantamount to handing over his life and wealth to Xu Xun, and the slightly worse result may be dismissal and returning to his hometown. But Imperial Physician Liu still has to say and still do, just because the doctor puts medicine first, compared to life or even wealth, what he wants most is to cure the patient, whether the patient is the queen or the emperor, or the palace maid and eunuch, the things he considers have never changed.

Xu Xun has known him for ten years, but he never thought that Imperial Physician Liu still had such a side, in fact, she didn't expect that there could be so many treacherous things in the near future, if it wasn't for Imperial Physician Liu's explanation, it is very likely that everyone was ignorant and unconscious, and the emperor was secretly killed by the secret doctor. For a while, she was in awe and admiration for Imperial Doctor Liu, and she said awe-inspiringly, "Sir, please rest assured, I don't dare to say anything about the addition of officials to the knighthood, but as long as I haven't fallen, I will definitely be able to keep Mr." ”

Imperial Physician Liu's face was also relieved - although life and death were after the medical Tao, after all, no one wanted to die, and he could get Xu Xun's assurance, at least his hope of living was a little greater.

Now that the cause is known, Xu Xun's surprise has decreased slightly, and all that remains is boundless anger but nowhere to go, although it is already a thing of the past, she still can't help asking, "If you can follow Mr.'s prescription that day, can the eldest brother have any hope of recovery?" ”

"Xia Guan prescribed medicine, and at that time, he was naturally confident that Bixia would be cured." Doctor Liu confessed, "But judging from Bixia's minor illnesses and pains in the past few months, the loss of vitality has not been a day, but it has not been shown before." After all, all the doctors are all perfect, and it is impossible to prescribe a prescription to such a point, and I speculated that day, His Majesty □ Zigu should have a problem within two years. ”

"Which medicine is causing the problem?" Xu Xun couldn't help but ask again.

"This ......" Imperial Physician Liu hesitated, "the grass black hurts the kidneys, and the strychnine hurts the heart ......"

He said seven or eight flavors of medicine, and then said, "Even if you prescribe a taste, you have to think twice, but the old lady was very urgent that day, and Bixia's condition was also dangerous, so she made a 'fight against poison with poison', horizontal and vertical is a gamble, and my colleagues are asking for it to be effective as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." Alas, it was also a mistake, if it was governed by the lower officials at that time, Bixia might not have survived the first two days. After all, malaria is ferocious, and from this point of view, his vitality loss is extremely serious, which the lower officials did not know at that time. ”

In this way, the emperor's life in the past few months can be regarded as picking up? Xu Xun didn't know what to say, she muttered, "But ...... But the eldest brother is still so young......"

The relationship between Imperial Physician Liu and Xu Xun is no longer comparable to the past, and he has a lot of contacts with Xu Xun, and he knows Xu Xun's temper to some extent, and when he heard Xu Xun speak, he said bluntly, "I don't hide it from my mother, the emperor has a disease inheritance in this vein, and the emperor has been serving Dan since he was a child, and he has been cutting down ...... Dan."

In other words, the emperor's situation today, three points **, three points of heaven's will, and so many points, can be regarded as self-inflicted.

Xu Xun was very sad in her heart, and she felt a little sorry for herself: she knew that taking Dan was so harmful, how could she ignore it? It's a pity that she herself doesn't understand it, and she thinks that the pill should also be a good thing, and she doesn't have to conflict too much with the emperor......

In front of Imperial Physician Liu, she didn't want to be too weak, although her nose was sore, she still forcibly suppressed her tears and asked, "Then, can you cure the eldest brother's illness this time?" ”

Imperial Physician Liu said in a deep voice, "Xia Guan has already explained that this disease cannot be cured, but in the short term, there may not be a fear of life. ”

Now it can only be done like this, fortunately, the emperor has not been seriously ill for a long time, I believe that according to the efficiency of that group of imperial doctors, the prescription must not have been prescribed, Xu Xun covered the throbbing forehead, and sent Imperial Doctor Liu down to wait for the news. I sat and thought about it, but I also had no good plan, and I was afraid that the Queen Mother would find out that something was wrong and come to visit, but I didn't dare to hesitate for too long.

She discussed with Imperial Physician Liu for a long time, and the meeting between the queen and Imperial Physician Ran had already ended, and she was sitting on the kang in the Xili room and muttering, when she saw Xu Xun coming in, she said, "You are here--I have sent them back, and the eldest brother still doesn't let people in, and it's just noisy to stay--What did Imperial Doctor Liu say to you?" ”

This time, the Taiyi group has actually changed its variables, and this eighty-year-old Taiyi Ran is a new face. However, he is old and seems to be a little confused, who knows if he can find out that something is wrong, and what he will do with it after he finds out. Empress Xu Xunguan's expression was subtle, and her heart moved, so she asked rhetorically, "What did Imperial Doctor Ran say to you?" ”

If it weren't for Imperial Physician Liu jumping out himself, who would have expected that there would be such a dispute at that time? The queen did not doubt him, and said with a wry smile, "Imperial Doctor Ran said that this headache is not quite the same as Emperor Wen's, and he didn't say anything else." ”

Even if she doesn't measure the gains and losses in the future and doesn't care about the situation of Imperial Doctor Liu, Xu Xun is really in a dilemma now, she just wants to quietly change a batch of imperial doctors to prescribe prescriptions to the emperor, but she can tell the queen that the queen is only afraid that this matter will make a big deal and add another rift between the queen mother and the emperor. If you don't tell the queen, her identity is here, how can she make the decision at will and replace this famous medical group?

Just without thinking, I heard the queen say again, "Imperial Doctor Ran has been in office for seven or eight years, and this time he came in, that is, the identity of a staff advisor, I think he seems to have something to say, but there is no exit." -- But Imperial Physician Liu is very familiar with us, and he told you anything, whether or not the eldest brother's illness is ......?"

Later, her voice trembled slightly—it turned out that she was worried and delicate just now, but she was worried about this.

Xu Xun's heart was in a state of confusion, and he prevaricated casually, "Imperial Doctor Liu said that it is difficult to cure, but it should not necessarily cause an accident......

The queen's shoulders were loosened, obviously she had been frightened by Imperial Doctor Ran before, and she had a very bad guess, and said strangely, "Although this can't be said to be a good thing, it's at least better than being sick, why are you—"

As he was talking, Ma Shi came in and said, "The queen mother, the imperial concubine, the emperor just rested for a while, and now he is better, I just want to recuperate, please ask the queen to go back to Kunning Palace to rest, and leave the imperial concubine to wait." ”

The relationship that had eased for a short time just now because of her concern for the emperor seemed to have a sharp crack again, and the queen glanced at Xu Xun, didn't speak, got up and walked straight out of the room. Xu Xun also had no intention of paying attention to her at all, or she was troubled by this matter, she was also relieved, almost regardless of her manners, picked up her skirt, and hurriedly followed Ma Shi into the east room.

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Suddenly remembered to say that the emperor's malaria was not caused by going to the polo field, it should have been infected after being bitten half a month ago, and the incubation period of malaria was 12-20 days.