Xu Ji entered the palace with an empty stomach early in the morning - this was once the residence of the king of Yidu, he likes strange stones and strange rocks, collected in many ways, and tried to transport them thousands of miles away, after his death, there were some stones transported into the palace, and a vacant land was hastily settled, and the place was never moved.

In a courtyard, Xu Ji waited for nearly an hour, still with an empty stomach, strangers came and went, all in a hurry, as if he was about to take guests to see the King of Shu, but in the end they were all busy with other things.

Xu Ji admired the piles of strange stones piled up in the courtyard, and wondered how such a huge thing could be brought in.

Finally, a young man dressed as a eunuch came, stood beside Xu Ji, and coughed lightly, "Xu Ji Xu Gongzi?" ”

"It's me."

"Please come with me." The eunuch's voice was soft, as if he was seriously ill and had not recovered, or he was afraid of disturbing others, his steps were also extremely gentle, and he landed almost silently, Xu Ji was infected, and he was a little tiptoeing unconsciously.

The path in the palace is tortuous, no one leads it, it is easy to get lost, Xu Ji saw more craggy and strange rockeries along the way, and couldn't help asking: "What does King Yidu want these strange stones for?" ”

The eunuch looked surprised and whispered, "Of course it is...... Admire. ”

"Like appreciating flowers, birds, fish and beasts?"

The eunuch showed a hint of disdain, "Gongzi Xu was born in the Eastern Capital Guimen, but he can't appreciate the beauty of the caves?" Every stone here is priceless. ”

"The concubine in the family left the 'noble family' early to stand on his own, and he was inevitably lonely."

The eunuch smiled softly and said nothing.

At the door of another larger courtyard, Xu Ji waited for a while, this time there was a eunuch to accompany him, but he couldn't speak, once he wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by the eunuch raising his hand.

The rules here seem to be even stricter than those of the Eastern Imperial Palace.

Finally, Xu Ji was allowed to enter the hospital, and the accompanying eunuchs bowed down and retreated.

It was a middle-aged palace maid who led Xu Ji into the hospital, walked not far away, pointed to a piece of space and said, "Wait here." ”

Xu Ji looked at the position and stood obediently.

The maid did not stay to stand with him, but went into a room opposite and did not come out again for a while.

The courtyard looked big outside, but after walking in, it was only a small piece, and the place was occupied by houses, Xu Ji turned around in place, and saw a soldier standing next to each pillar under the corridor around him, wearing bright armor and holding a halberd.

After all, Gan Zhao was born in the army...... As soon as this thought came to Xu Ji's heart, he found that those soldiers were all women, and he hurriedly looked away, thinking that the armor they wore and the weapons they held were probably not true.

Another woman walked out of the main room, wearing a Taoist robe, but her face was smeared with fat powder, and she was like a palace maid when she saluted, and her voice was also soft, "The King of Shu summoned Xu Gongzi." ”

Finally about to meet this old man, Xu Ji became more and more curious about what Gan Zhao had become.

The living room is very large, where the tables and chairs should be placed, there is a wide low couch horizontally, the curtains hang low, covering it completely, seven or eight palace maids surround it, or wear palace clothes, or wear robes, the air is filled with a strong medicinal fragrance, suddenly, Xu Ji thought that the person he wanted to meet was an old queen mother who lived in the palace.

But a familiar voice came from behind the curtain, "I've been looking forward to it, and I'm finally looking forward to you." ”

The palace maid in the Taoist robe who led the way motioned to Xu Ji to kneel, Xu Ji pretended not to see it, and said with a smile: "I am also looking forward to wearing it in the post house." ”

There was a hint of tiredness in Gan Zhao's voice, "It's not that I deliberately slackened, my health has been bad recently, although I have been conditioned in every way, I still feel that my strength is insufficient, and I can only get up today with strong support." ”

"What is the illness of the King of Shu?"

"Xu Gongzi also understands medical skills?"

"When I had nothing to do in my spare time in the Eastern Capital, I read some medical books." Xu Ji lied casually, he had read medical books, but he was not interested, he never delved into it, after a pause, he said: "When I was eleven years old, I moved out of the General's Mansion and had a serious illness, and Lang Zhong in the city couldn't tell the cause, and even the imperial doctor was inexplicable. Then there was a wandering Taoist priest who came uninvited, claiming to have a fate with me, not only cured my illness, but also left a medical book called "A Thousand Strange Prescriptions", which specializes in treating strange diseases that ordinary people can't even name. ”

"Why haven't you heard Xu Gongzi talk about it before?" Gan Zhao was clearly interested.

"I read it very seriously at first, and then I realized it was a joke."

What do you mean by that? Didn't the wandering Taoist cure your illness? ”

"I was cured, but my illness was too rare, and the illness recorded in "A Thousand Strange Prescriptions" was even more unique, and it was useless after I learned it. At the end of the book, there is also a special sentence written, 'This book is called Qianqi, also known as the healing dragon, and it cannot be used on people who are not princes', I think there are only a few princes in the world, and there are few people who get sick and even fewer people who get strange diseases. What's more, I am just a concubine of the Lou family, and I have no princely order, and the Taoist priest left this book, obviously making a joke of me, and even the treatment is probably a coincidence. ”

Gan Zhao's voice was a little excited, "It's not a coincidence, Xu Gongzi will be the king in the future, isn't it just in response to the saying of 'healing the dragon'?" ”

"I am my own king, not recognized by the world, and I have a head and no tail, and I abdicate the throne, so I can't be considered a real prince."

"Eh, if you become king one day, you will have a dragon body, and it will remain unchanged for life. Let's not talk about these first, what were the symptoms of Xu Gongzi's illness at the beginning? ”

Xu Ji could hear that Gan Zhao was quite full of qi when he spoke, obviously not seriously ill, so he said: "There are no special symptoms, just weakness and panic from time to time. But I knew that it was a serious illness, and my body was getting thinner and thinner, but I felt heavier and heavier, and in the end, I didn't want to get out of bed, and every step I took seemed to be carrying a thousand pounds of weight. The Taoist priest said, I have become sick in my internal organs, but fortunately I have not yet soaked into the bone marrow, if he comes a day late, I will definitely die, and the gods will not be able to save me. ”

Gan Zhao's voice was excited, "I'm exactly the same as yours?" ”

"Really? It's impossible, "A Thousand Strange Prescriptions" records at least sixty kinds of strange diseases, all with different symptoms, it is usually difficult to see one, how can it be so coincidental, the symptoms of King Shu are exactly the same as mine? ”

"There are at least twenty imperial doctors who have treated me, all of them have different statements, although I dare not say it explicitly, but I know that they also think that I am pretending to be sick!"

"Whether you are sick or not, you know best."

"That's right!"

"The King of Shu often feels weak and flustered?"

"Exactly!"

"At that time, I often felt a feeling of suffocation in my chest for no reason, and even though the doors and windows were closed, I felt the slightest chill, or the heat was unbearable, and I wanted to pour cold water on my head. Although it is a disease of physical weakness, occasionally I feel that I have nowhere to vent my energy, and I want to go out and run wild. I am especially afraid of the sound, not all the time, maybe when, a little noise is like thunder......"

"Yes, yes, exactly the same, but I didn't want to go out and run, I wanted to...... Anyway, pretty much. Haha, what's even more coincidental is that Xu Gongzi is sick, and a wandering Taoist priest came, and now I am sick, Xu Gongzi will not come late or early, but he will come to Yizhou at this time, isn't it a providential arrangement? ”

Xu Ji looked surprised, glanced at the palace maids, and found that some of them were surprised, some were skeptical, but they were all attracted.

"To be honest, I don't believe in the immortals, and when I became king in the incarnation army, I had to follow the mystery - today's events are really incomprehensible to me."

"Ghosts and gods are not false...... Someone told Xu Gongzi about my illness? Isn't it an iron owl? Gan Zhao was suddenly alert.

Xu Ji smiled: "I don't have any acquaintances in Jindu City, I have only seen the iron eagle, if the iron eagle knows the condition of the king of Shu extremely well, I really can't defend it......"

"No, no, he's not familiar with my condition. Forgive me for being rude, Mr. Xu...... Do you still remember the original prescription? ”

"The disease is strange, and the prescription is also strange, so I have always kept it in mind."

"Give me a copy quickly, there are all kinds of medicinal materials in the palace, and I will be able to boil it out soon......"

"It's a medicine that is three points poisonous, I don't dare to use it indiscriminately, I must see the face of the King of Shu before I dare to use medicine."

"Xu Gongzi is right......" There was a whisper behind the curtain, and Xu Ji realized that there was more than one person behind it.

The smell of medicine in the room was too strong, Xu Ji felt suffocated after only a while, and physical weakness and energy, cold and heat, etc., are all common symptoms, and on the contrary, even people who are not sick can choose their "symptoms" from them.

Xu Ji believes that Gan Zhao must not be sick, and someone "persuaded" him to get sick.

Gan Zhao suddenly raised his voice, "I have made up my mind, there is no such coincidence in the world, Xu Gongzi suddenly visited, and told me that my symptoms were not bad, and I was taught a prescription by a master......

The other person's voice also raised slightly, "Wait for me to investigate......

"I can't wait a day for my illness. Xu Gongzi is my lucky star, if it wasn't for his words, I would never come to Yizhou, he came this time, there must be a reason, I believe him. Open the curtain. ”

Another voice reluctantly repeated the command of the King of Shu: "Open the curtain." ”

The curtain was heavy, and the four palace maids worked together to pull it apart.

Gan Zhao is still the same Gan Zhao, but his face is swollen, his eyes are red, he is looking at Xu Ji eagerly, beside him, kneeling alone, as soon as the curtain is opened, he immediately stays, stands on the side with his shoes on his feet, and hangs his head silently.

This person must be Che Quanyi, his appearance is not good, standing there is like an old gentleman who has been invited in by the master to ask questions, poor and wooden, the master does not ask, he does not speak.

"Xu Gongzi will come to check the pulse." Gan Zhao said expectantly.

Xu Ji took two steps forward, stared at Gan Zhao carefully, but did not reach out to diagnose the pulse, he would not diagnose the pulse, as soon as he put his hand together, he would reveal the flaw, "Strange diseases have their own strange methods, no need to diagnose the pulse, please breathe with me." ”

"Okay."

Xu Ji put his right hand on his chest, raised it up to indicate inhalation, and pressed it down to indicate exhalation, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, willing to do it, meticulous.

After going back and forth more than a dozen times, Xu Ji asked, "Does the King of Shu feel a little dizzy and slightly nauseous?" ”

"That's right."

"Well, it's a coincidence, our symptoms are really the same."

"Can Xu Gongzi be cured?"

"Yes."

Che Quanyi, who was standing on the side, whispered: "King Shu, don't be fooled, I just followed the breath, the same ......"

Gan Zhao raised his hand to stop Che from speaking wholeheartedly, "You don't understand this kind of thing, don't interject." Xu Gongzi, hurry up and prescribe medicine. ”

"After the strange look, it also needs to be cured, and the cure for this disease does not require medicinal materials."

"So what?"

"Stones."

"Stones?"

"Please come out of the house with the king of Shu and smash the stones one by one, to ensure that it is effective on the spot, and he will be cured within three days."