Chapter Forty-Eight: The Benevolence of the Healer
Liu Xuan was still a little interested in the Northern Expedition, and repeatedly asked Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling about many situations in the north, especially the special products of the population. In Li Xiaofei's opinion, if he wants to persuade the family to pay money to support the Northern Expedition, he naturally has to let the family have a rich return.
Li Xiaofei talked with great interest about going to the sea to do business in Dongying, Goryeo after recovering Qingzhou and Jizhou in the future, Liu Xuanluo sighed: "It's not proper, the trade at sea is extremely unstable, except for the Chen family, the rest of the family will not be interested." ”
Li Xiaofei talked about the customs and products of the Western Regions that he heard from the merchants of Chang'an, Liu Xuan nodded: "If the trade routes can be opened up from the land, the major families will indeed be able to profit, but it is not enough to move them, the family only values the land, grain and labor, and for them, only those who scavenge and work in the fields will have the fastest return to their roots."
Li Xiaofei looked at Liu Xuan: "Your Majesty, this is the disease of our country, if we continue to allow this disease to spread, sooner or later we will be destroyed under this endless search."
Liu Xuan smiled indifferently: "Just like me, I am already sick, and what I am doing now is just a remedial technique, and I can't eradicate the roots." Unless it grows again, and that's another story. The four great families have been operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of years, and the land in the north has been in turmoil for many years, and the people are poor, which is a burden in the eyes of these families, in fact, even if they send money and troops to fight these places back, the people in the north will not live a better life. It's just that I'm going to write a few more strokes for those who are going to die and revise history. But if there is another way to cure this disease, I can also give it a try" After speaking, he looked at Murong Ling and coughed again, this time he couldn't stop coughing until he coughed up blood.
Qin Zhong hurriedly ran over to support Liu Xuan: "Quickly bring a silk handkerchief and water, ask for hot water"
Li Xiaofei knelt on the ground and couldn't get up, but Murong Ling stood up and walked towards Liu Xuan, the guards by the door hurriedly drew their knives and ran over, Liu Xuan waved his hand to signal them to retreat, and said with difficulty: "Hurry up and prepare medicine for me to use his method."
Qin Zhong hesitated: "There are so many imperial doctors in the palace who are helpless, how can Your Majesty trust him?" The minions don't dare, the minions still go to decoct the medicine for His Majesty"
Liu Xuan grabbed Qin Zhong tightly and began to cough again, Murong Ling reached out and tapped Liu Xuan's chest a few times, Liu Xuan stopped coughing, Murong Ling looked at Liu Xuan: "I'll come first, find the imperial doctor to see"
Liu Xuan immediately understood that Murong Ling wanted to show the process of steaming human medicine with human medicine first, so that everyone could see and learn. So he stretched out his hand and pointed at Qin Zhong: "Chuan, everyone in Chuantai Hospital, come over and listen to the command of this Mr. Murong"
After a while, the imperial doctors all brought the medicine box to the side hall. After listening to Murong Ling's treatment, the eldest imperial physician became excited: "You, you are the descendant of Divine Doctor Li, is Divine Doctor Li okay?" ”
Everyone looked at Murong Ling with wide eyes. Murong Ling saluted the elder doctor very calmly: "Mrs. Zhang is well, my master went to the extreme north five years ago and said that he was looking for medicine that can cure eye diseases, but there is no news yet."
Imperial Physician Zhang laughed: "It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong, the only person in the world who passed on the treatment to the disciple who first tried the therapy is Divine Doctor Li." Back then, when Dr. Li was in his thirties, he tried medicine and prescriptions in Jingzhou, made a dose of bitter smile soup, and saved hundreds of thousands of patients infected with typhoid fever with his own strength, and his merits were immeasurable."
Everyone also talked about the deeds of Dr. Li Shen in treating diseases and saving people in various parts of Liang Kingdom, "At the beginning, the fishermen in the Qiantang area had worms in their abdomen, and it was also Dr. Li who made insect repellent pills and saved tens of thousands of people."
"The Chen family in Lingnan is the current hussar general Chen Hongyi, who was bitten by a poisonous snake back then, and Doctor Li used snake grass as medicine to revive General Chen."
"There has been no news of Doctor Li for many years, and I can't imagine that I can still see his descendants today."
Murong Ling didn't salute in the face of everyone's compliments, but just glanced at Liu Xuan, who was beginning to breathe: "Everyone, go and prepare the big pot of Chai He big bed honey and medicinal herbs for Your Majesty, by the way, you have to take a hundred thumb-sized pebbles, the sooner the better."
Everyone quickly split up to prepare things, and Li Xiaofei became curious: "You refused to tell me who your master was along the way, and how did you tell them today?"
Murong Ling replied: "You're not sick again"
Liu Xuan motioned to Li Xiaofei not to ask again, got up and told Li Xiaofei: "Doctor Li created many unique secret recipes by himself back then, and several major families did not hesitate to collect them, but as a result, Doctor Li copied hundreds of copies overnight and passed the recipe to many ordinary people. Therefore, Doctor Li had to go away and go incognito. I think this Mr. Murong is even the apprentice that Divine Doctor Li accepted when he went all the way north."
Murong Ling nodded: "Yes, I went out hunting and was buried in the snow, and my whole body was frozen black, and it was my master who saved me."
After a while, the cauldron of medicinal herbs and the big bed of Chai He had pebbles readily available, Murong Ling asked everyone to set up a pot to boil water to boil the medicinal herbs, and after coating the pebbles with honey, he spread them on the bed, and he took off his clothes and lay down.
The fire became more and more vigorous, the medicinal herbs were churning in the pot, the smell of medicine continued to overflow with the steam, and the honey on the pebbles began to flow after being heated, and after a while, a swarm of bees was attracted outside the palace gate, and the guards were about to close the door, but they were stopped by Murong Ling: "This is the doctor who treats the disease!" “
As soon as the words fell, he jumped out of bed and hugged Liu Xuan to the cobblestones, Liu Xuan also took off his clothes, and the rest of the people knelt on the ground and didn't dare to look. After a while, bees crawled all over Liu Xuan's body and began to sting Liu Xuan.
Intermittent screams began to be heard in the hall, and everyone wanted to raise their heads, but Liu Xuan kept waving his hand to signal everyone not to come.
After a quarter of an hour, Liu Xuanchang breathed a sigh of relief and sat up from the bed to tidy up his clothes, his face was pale, and countless bees had died around him. The pebbles were covered in black blood.
Murong Ling helped Liu Xuan out of the big bed, and Li Xiaofei and the imperial doctors congratulated one after another. Murong Ling said to Imperial Physician Zhang: "In the future, it will bother Imperial Physician Zhang, Your Majesty is fine."
Qin Zhong knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "It can be regarded as looking forward to this day, and I hope that Your Majesty will take care of the dragon body in the future, and don't work too hard."
Liu Xuan motioned for everyone to get up: "I will issue a decree to abolish the wanted Doctor Li from now on, and erect a statue of Doctor Li in Jinling City."
Everyone thanked them together, and several imperial doctors wrote down the experience of treating the emperor this time. Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling also withdrew from the hall and returned to the building.
On the way, Li Xiaofei secretly laughed: "This wanted warrant has been wanted for decades, and the emperor has changed nearly ten, if it weren't for Murong Ling curing the emperor's illness this time, I'm afraid he would have been wanted forever."
Murong Ling said coldly: "How can they catch a good person like my master?"