One thousand and twenty-four.

One thousand and twenty-five.

Xu Ji lowered his head and counted the steps under his feet.

Walked through the wide bluestone slab in front of the Chongzheng Palace, passed through the fine small brick road in front of the Qingshou Palace, and the path between the palace walls of the Funing Palace and the Qingshou Palace, which had just been renovated, and all of them were cyan carved bricks. The wooden boots walked up, just like stepping on the gold bricks in the temple, and the sound of the footsteps echoed between the palace walls on both sides.

There is also a stitched mark on the black brocade upper, but unless you already know it or get close to it, it is a good pair of shoes.

The black upper appeared left and right in the field of vision, and Xu Ji's heart was filled with a faint warmth. His old wife skillfully knitted and mended, and saved money for a pair of official boots.

Speaking of which, since the New Year, the family has not cut new clothes. After the change of season, the clothes issued by the imperial court were all exchanged for money and goods. The clothes on his wife and children were all old.

is already a Hanlin medical officer, he can enter the palace every three or five days, he can get two sums of money in the hospital and the Taiyi Bureau, and there is also a share of the consultation fee, but Xu Ji is still living a tight life.

If only there were no railways.

Xu Ji couldn't help but miss the days of a few years ago.

At that time, although he had not yet passed the examination of chief physician Guò and obtained an official position in the Taiyi Bureau, as the best attending physician of internal medicine in Xicheng Hospital, Xu Ji's income could also allow his wife and children to wear new clothes every few days, and he could also go to Sweetwater Lane with his colleagues every once in a while.

But since the opening of the railway from Kaifeng to Chenzhou two years ago, the Xu family's living standards have plummeted.

Xu Ji Xiangguan is in Chenzhou Xihua [this Zhoukou Xihua], in the past, it was too difficult to go to Beijing from Xihua, and it was gone for half a month, but now as long as you buy a ticket and take the bus, you can arrive in Beijing in one day and one night. Therefore, relatives and neighbors flocked to Beijing like a tide, and throughout the year, the guests of the Xu family were endless.

Now there are often several villagers living in the house, and Xu Ji has to pay for food and clothing.

Although the family's livelihood was already very difficult, Xu Ji still gritted his teeth and persevered. If he neglects it, as soon as these people return to their hometowns, they will not be able to see people in the township.

"Imperial Physician Xu, go this way."

The little yellow door leading the way in front was turning to the right and walking towards a small door, but he found that Xu Ji didn't follow, so he turned around and shouted in surprise.

"Ah...... Ah, it's gone. ”

Xu Ji woke up in shock, and he was in a trance, and he almost made a mistake after walking the road hundreds of times. nodded, turned around and took two quick steps, and hurriedly followed.

One thousand five hundred and twenty.

One thousand five hundred and twenty-one.

The ears became noisy.

The number of soldiers and chamberlains on both sides also increased.

There was more of a smell of tung oil in the air.

And the kind of cold that is unique to the palace that even the summer sun can't dispel seems to have dissipated because of popularity.

Kunning Hall has arrived.

Although there is not even a single news from the Son of Heaven, the Kunning Palace, which has been empty for several years, has begun large-scale renovation for the first time in several years.

The craftsmen were repairing the temple in the Kunning Palace, guarding the broad-clothed Tianwu outside, and the inner servants were vigilantly staring at the soldiers.

Every year, the imperial court will allocate a special amount of money for the daily maintenance of the imperial city. However, for the renovation of the palace, funds must be allocated from the inner treasury.

The bricks and stones stacked by the palace gate glowed with metallic luster in the sunlight, and after Xu Ji glanced at it, he retracted his gaze.

Such a gold brick can be worth ten days of his salary. Such a pile of bricks and stones in front of the palace gate is enough for him to do it for a lifetime.

One thousand nine hundred and three.

One thousand nine hundred and four.

The noise of nails and saws disappeared, and the smell of tung oil faded away.

The small yellow gate in front stopped, and it was the arrival of today's destination.

The little yellow door went up to reply, and Xu Ji waited in front of the hall.

After a while, a word came from inside, letting Xu Ji enter the hall.

The scale of the Ruisi Hall is not large, far smaller than the Funing Hall of the Son of Heaven's bedroom. But this is the study of the first emperor, which makes the Son of Heaven feel more comfortable than the Funing Palace.

Xu Ji has been here many times, and almost every five days, he has to go to the palace to check the body of the Son of Heaven.

Getting this important responsibility, not only did his status differ, but he also won the envy of many colleagues.

But it's still a job that makes him tremble.

The Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and ......

"Xu Qing is here."

Zhao Xu has already escaped the voice change period, and it is completely the voice after growing up.

Xu Ji bowed humbly in the slightly relaxed voice of the Son of Heaven.

"Minister Xu Ji knocks to see His Majesty."

"Alright, let's get flat. Give Xu Qing a seat. ”

It shouldn't be an illusion, Xu Ji felt that compared to his medical skills, which were not inferior to his colleagues, the Son of Heaven valued himself more. Probably because he is the most humble, most of the time he bows his head.

"Still the same?"

After Xu Ji sat down, Zhao Xu skillfully stretched out his wrist and asked.

The Son of Heaven's wrists are slender and fair, and his fingers are slender. It's not so much about boys and girls, it's more about being weak since childhood.

"Yes, it's still the first pulse."

Xu Ji said as he stretched out his fingers and gently pressed the ruler on his wrist.

Feeling the pulsation on his fingertips, Xu Ji closed his eyes and said nothing, and his surroundings suddenly quieted down, this is the most peaceful moment when he gave the Son of Heaven a daily consultation.

After a while, after changing his hand and holding it for a long time, Xu Ji nodded and opened his eyes, but he didn't let go of his hand immediately.

"The official family is not in good spirits today, but there are too many homework assigned at the feast?" He asked.

The pulse on the fingertips suddenly changed.

"It's a little bit more."

Zhao Xu replied calmly. But a discerning person will know at a glance that it is a lie.

"陛xià. Don't get too tired, especially don't stay up late. If you can't finish it, just put it first, and you can do it tomorrow. ”

"But today's homework is better done today. Today's business, today's end. ”

"But the Imperial Body is more important. Even in front of the queen mother and the ministers, the ministers have to say the same. ”

Zhao Xu didn't say anything more, and Xu Ji also let go of his hand.

The attendant beside him asked, "Imperial Doctor Xu, how is the pulse of the official family today?" ”

"The pulse is normal, but the blood qi is a little weak."

With the calendar and pen and ink already at hand, Xu Ji picked up the pen and wrote a few words.

The physical condition of the Son of Heaven can be searched from this calendar that must be recorded every day. After the calendar, Xu Ji also has a medical record, as well as a written part, which is also full of Zhao Xu's every consultation and daily medication.

As early as when Han Gang was still promoting the Department of Health and Welfare, he began to implement the medical record system in the Beijing Hospital, and everyone in the capital had a medical history file, and now it is popularized to the children of officials, and the emperor is indispensable.

"The blood of the official family can't be replenished?"

"If you have a chronic illness in the womb, you have to recuperate for many years. However, His Majesty's blood qi is only slightly weaker than his peers in rich and noble families, and it is still much better than that of poor families. ”

Xu Ji put away the pen, and a clean flat wooden strip was handed to him.

"Your Majesty, please open your mouth."

Xu Ji checked Zhao Xu's tongue, and then reached out and quickly pulled Zhao Xu's eyelids.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins." Xu Ji said.

Zhao Xu blinked his eyes twice vigorously, "It's uncomfortable every time." ”

Xu Ji said: "But eye diseases must be prevented from the beginning, and it is much easier to prevent them from the beginning than to treat them after the onset of the disease." ”

"Xu Qing is right, it should have been taken care of a long time ago."

Xu Ji praised Zhao Xu's wisdom, and asked, "How is your appetite these days?" ”

A heavy booklet was placed in front of Xu Ji's eyes.

Unlike the calendar, the Son of Heaven has another record of his daily diet. Xu Ji didn't need to look at the front, only looked at the recent diet record.

The same is a qiē as usual, nothing has changed.

Xu Ji closed the notebook, and a trumpet-shaped stethoscope was immediately handed to him.

Every five days of consultation, Xu Ji's habits have also been thoroughly understood. ，

Zhao Xu has untied his clothes. Pressing the big head of the stethoscope against his chest, Xu Ji turned his face sideways and listened carefully to every sound coming from his chest and abdomen.

"Normal." Xu Ji said, put down the stethoscope, and took a piece of paper that arrived in front of him.

"Majesty's height, weight." The chamberlain explained. Ever since the medical records were available, these numbers have become key.

Xu Ji glanced at it, and carefully copied a few numbers on the calendar.

"Your Majesty still has to pay more attention to your health."

Compared with two years ago, Zhao Xu has indeed completely changed as a person. The makeover was very thorough. Neither height nor weight changed.

Height and weight inevitably change in a day, but this is a number to be measured every day, and in the end, it is necessary to look at the average.

Zhao Xu's height at this time was not much different from that of a teenager of the same age, but his weight was at least five pounds lighter. And I have seen a lot of young people, the emperor's physical condition, Xu Ji can also know the general situation from the comparison.

Once the beard grows, it is difficult for the man to continue to grow taller.

Xu Ji himself is like this, he has not grown taller since he was sixteen years old, and his height of only five feet and three inches is also a scar in his heart.

But Zhao Ji's body bones are worse and his development is too early.

Since half a year ago, the height of the emperor has not changed much, if you draw the vertical and horizontal chart commonly used in the Imperial Medical Bureau, with the height as the vertical and the age as the horizontal, the change line of the height of the Son of Heaven is the steepest period before the age of thirteen, especially the period between the eleven and twelve and a half years old, and then it will flatten down. It's like you've gone from a mountain to a plateau.

But he's only five feet one finger now, less than five feet one.

In the court, there are important ministers who are seven feet tall, and Lu Dafang, the prefect of Taiyuan who entered Beijing last time, is an example. There are more people in the early sixties, and one-tenth of the civil and military officials from the north are more than six feet, and Han Gang, who is the prime minister, is so tall. Most of the remaining courtiers were over five feet and five inches.

In the army, the forbidden army is basically five feet five inches.

Taizu recruited troops, and set a long staff, and those who were not as tall as the staff would not take it. In the time of the True Sect, the rod was subdivided into five grades, and the lowest was five feet and five inches. Since the war of Renzong, the recruitment of troops has gradually increased, and the lower military quotas such as Wusu and Zhongjing have also been collected by those who are five feet. But this is different,

Until now, the recruitment has returned to the true sect. If the height is only five feet one inch and two inches, you can only enter the inferior army, and you will be paid two hundred. Five feet seven or eight, maybe you can join the Fourth Army, and the money is more than 1,000.

And officials who are only five feet tall are extremely rare, and they are too short.

However, this was not the focus of Xu Ji's consultation, and Xu Ji was slightly relieved to confirm that the cardiopulmonary activity was normal.

The daily consultation is as simple as that, and after Xu Ji's examination, he is ready to go back to the Taiyi Bureau.

But Zhao Xu stopped him first, "Xu Qing, wait." ”

"陛xià." Xu Ji turned around and saluted.

"Xu Qing," Zhao Xu made a look, and let the small yellow door below pass over a small handbag with silk texture, and one or two jingle crisp sounds could be heard between the shaking, "The Qing family has seen me a few times, the clothes are always so old, although simplicity is a good thing, but it should not be too frugal, this thing expresses my heart." ”

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and kowtowed, banging sound.

After receiving the gift, he left the palace with red eyes and thanked him for his kindness and returned to the Imperial Medical Bureau. At the place where he was about to enter the door, Xu Ji stopped, and a clerk quietly appeared beside him.

"What about the official's medical records?"

The clerk asked very politely.

"You want the original?"

Xu Ji frowned slightly, and his dissatisfaction was beyond words.

The official turned quickly, and immediately put on a smiling face, "Imperial Doctor Xu, we don't want you to do anything, we are just worried about the official family's health, so we want to take a look at the medical records." ”

"Here you go." Xu Ji didn't want to listen to it anymore, so he quickly stuffed the medical record into the little official's hand, "Hurry up and return it after copying it." ”

"Rest assured, rest assured." The clerk opened the medical record, glanced at the new page, and then turned to leave.

Xu Ji's face was pale, revealing the patient's physical condition, he was still the son of heaven, and he had already given up on himself for the sake of money, and he didn't think about what the buyer would do with this report.

It's just, who is behind that person? Xu Ji still couldn't guess.