Chapter Seventy-Nine: Sun Simiao

Li De looked at them with a blank look on his face and sighed. said, "I know you don't understand by looking at your appearance, let me tell you, this cousin has not crossed the three-generation blood relationship between the two parents' families, even if they are close relatives,. If they get married and have children, there is a very high chance that they will be infertile and have a greater chance of giving birth to children with physical defects, such as family genetic diseases, intelligence is not as good as ordinary people, born with disabilities, life expectancy is not long, and so on, this situation is the result of inbred marriage,"

Li Yuan said suspiciously, "Third brother, you are a gentle talker, since ancient times, there have been many cousins who have married, especially within the royal family, in order to strengthen the rule and bring the clan closer, there are often marriages between cousins." ”

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson also nodded.

Li De continued: "Then you know Chen Jiao, the first empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. She was the original wife of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, Chen Jiao was a member of the Western Han imperial family: Emperor Wen of Han was her grandfather, Empress Dou of Han Xiaowen was her grandmother, Emperor Jing of Han was her uncle, and Emperor Wu of Han was her cousin and husband. As a result, without a queen, she couldn't give birth to a child, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty found an excuse to abolish her, sealed Wei Zifu, and hugged her son the next year, isn't this a living example. There is also a grade too young to get married is very unhealthy, it is a huge harm to underage girls, how old is Changle, he is busy getting married, underage girls are not fully developed, early marriage and childbirth are very dangerous to her life, most of the children born are premature or premature, the second brother can let the household department Shangshu, to check how many newborns have died since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and how many women have died because of dystocia. After the turmoil of the Sui Dynasty, the population of the Tang Dynasty was sparse, and if we want to increase the population and increase the national strength, we must vigorously ensure the safety and health of newborns. ”

Li Shimin's pupils shrank, "Third brother, you are serious, then why did your sister-in-law give birth to Cheng Qian, Changle, Li Tai, we were also teenagers at that time, it's okay." ”

Li De said, "Nonsense, it's not because you were the second son of Tang Guogong at that time." There is an old man who naturally eats well, dresses well, and has someone to serve. That's it, have you ever asked your sister-in-law if it was painful to give birth at that time, but I heard that my sister-in-law's wind disease has not been good, and this is the cause of being too young to have a child. ”

Li Shimin said with concern, "Wuji, what the third brother said is right?" ”

The eldest grandson was silent for a while and said, "In this way, the concubine body did give birth to a child, and this qi disease became more and more frequent,"

Li Shimin pulled his eldest grandson and said, "It's all my fault, I haven't cared about you well and harmed you." ”

Li Dejue was definitely sending a Wang bomb, "According to my guess, Cheng Qian, Qingque, Zhinu, and Changle also have some genetic diseases in your family, and Changle has qi diseases, right?" My biggest concern is that they all have it, but they haven't gotten sick yet."

The eldest grandson asked in surprise, "What, third brother, what you said is true, my children all have our genetic diseases?" ”

Li De said, "Naturally, sister-in-law, Changle has inherited your qi disease, so there is a high chance that several of them will inherit it." ”

The eldest grandson looked at Li Shimin sadly, "Erlang, what can I do" Li Shimin also looked at the eldest grandson in a daze.

Li Yuan said, "Third child, since you said so, there is a way to solve it." ”

Li De: "This genetic disease is a genetic problem, I told you that you don't understand, even if you understand, it's useless, with the current medical conditions of Datang, doctors, drugs, and equipment are not available, and there is no cure at all." ”

Li Shimin said, "Then the miracle doctor you said, Sun Simiao, can he do it?"

Li De didn't react for a while and said, "Who? ”

"Sun Simiao"

"I'll go. Why did you forget this, and quickly invite Doctor Sun to take a look. Even if he can't be cured, he can maintain it. ”

Li Shimin immediately called someone to invite Sun Simiao over.

The eldest grandson looked at the children around him lovingly, with mixed feelings, as a mother, this is all the meat that fell from her body, but how could this be.

Changle comforted his mother and said, "Queen Mother, Changle is fine, don't worry"

Seeing Changle so sensible, Li De was also sad, he remembered that Li Shimin's family did not have many longevity, and the eldest grandson died after giving birth to the last daughter. Changle went within a few years after marrying the eldest grandson Chong, Chengyang and Xincheng all died in good years, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were all degraded, and the longest remaining one was Li Zhi, who lived for 55 years old, and was riddled with old diseases in his later years, and even became blind. The most pitiful thing is Li Mingda in the arms of his eldest grandson, who died at the age of 12 according to historical records. Alas.

Not long after, a Taoist priest with a vigorous crane hair and a childish face came to the Lizheng Hall under the leadership of the eunuch.

The Taoist priest stepped forward and said, "Poor Taoist Sun Simiao, I have seen the Emperor, Your Majesty, and the Empress. ”

Li Yuan said, "There is Lao Sun Dao, this is my third son, Li Yuanba,"

Li De gave Sun Simiao a salute, "I've seen Sun Daochang." ”

Sun Simiao said, "But the king of Wei who made alcohol disinfection and marched quickly bandaged? ”

Li De nodded and said yes.

Sun Simiao said: "The prince also understands medicine? ”

Li De shook his head and said, "I can't compare to Sun Daochang, you are a miracle doctor, the kid just knows a little bit of fur, and he also wanted to reduce the casualties of soldiers and the chance of infection, so he thought of those methods." ”

Sun Simiao became interested when he heard it, "Can the prince explain to Poor Dao in detail, what is the infection?" And why use alcohol to disinfect? There is also the needle and thread to stitch up the wound, such a whimsical treatment method, Poor Dao has long wanted to visit the door. ”

Empress Changsun was still waiting for Sun Simiao to see a doctor for her child, Li De said, "Dao Chang looks up to the kid, and the kid also wants to talk to you well, it's not that my nephews and nieces may have genetic diseases, so I am anxious to invite you to come over and see if there are any countermeasures." , Dao Chief, please show them first, we will discuss it in detail later, you see,"

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "This is natural, Lord Wang, you recommend Poor Dao to Your Majesty and arrest me from Mount Emei, but Poor Dao wants to have a good chat with you." Let me take a look at a few little princes and princesses first. ”

Empress Changsun asked Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Changle, and Li Zhi to stand in a row obediently, holding Jinyang and waiting for Sun Simiao to check.

Sun Simiao showed them separately. Especially when I saw Changle, Li Zhi, and Li Mingda, it was much longer than Chengqian and Li Tai, and several people saw it in their eyes, and their hearts were pinched. After Sun Simiao finished reading everything, the eldest grandson asked Li Chengqian to take a few small ones to the side hall to wait, and they couldn't let a few of them hear their conversation below.

As a mother, the eldest grandson anxiously asked, "Dare to ask Dao Chief, is there anything wrong with the three?" ”

Sun Simiao nodded and said, "Don't dare to expire the queen, Princess Changle has already inherited your qi disease from the queen." King Jin has not only inherited your qi disease, but also the wind disease that has been passed on to His Majesty, but you don't have to worry, as long as the two of you pay attention to maintenance and health according to the poor health regimen method, it will not endanger your life. ”

Li Shimin heard Sun Simiao say that he was sick but would not be life-threatening, and asked with concern: "Dao Chief, what about Mingda?" ”

Sun Simiao shook his head lightly and said, "Princess Jinyang's problem is very serious, although she was born at term, but her pulse is uneven, sometimes high and sometimes low, it seems that her heart strength is insufficient, with many years of experience in poverty, she may be worry-free when she is a child, but as her body grows up, she will be weak and sickly, and finally die of heart failure." ”

Li De interjected, "What,." Do you mean Mingda has congenital heart disease?"

Sun Simiao was surprised and asked, "King Wei, what is congenital heart disease?" ”

Li De analyzed: "You said that the pulse is sometimes high and sometimes low. Lack of strength means that the heart is defective and cannot smoothly pump blood, so you react this way when you feel the pulse. ”

The people around looked at Li De, and Sun Simiao lowered his head and pondered, as if he didn't understand. Li Dezai explained, "You see, we people actually breathe from the lungs, absorb the oxygen in the air, spit out the carbon dioxide circulating by the body, that is, the waste gas produced by the body's breathing, and replace the oxygen and waste gas through the blood flowing through the lungs to the whole body, then the blood delivery is to rely on the continuous contraction of the heart to let the blood flow throughout the body." Sun Daochang explained that the pulse is unstable, in fact, there is a problem with the heart, which cannot ensure the smooth delivery of blood, when the body is small, the burden on the heart is not heavy, as Mingda grows up, it will increase the burden on the heart, and more blood needs to be transported to circulate the whole body, so I said that this may be congenital heart disease, which is not acquired, but caused by incomplete embryonic development or genetic defects when my sister-in-law is pregnant. ”

Sun Simiao said, "The description of the prince, although the poor road can not be fully understood, but the situation is indeed similar, the little princess or the heart or the meridian blockage, the poor road has diagnosed and treated many patients in this situation, but unfortunately the poor road has not been solved, can only be relieved by medicine, but the effect is not great, most of the patients will die before adulthood." ”

The eldest grandson burst into tears after hearing this, looking at the lovely little daughter in his arms, he blamed himself and was helpless, Sun Simiao was a miracle doctor of the Tang Dynasty, and even he said that he couldn't cure it, so there was no hope.

Li Shimin asked, "Dao Chief, is there no other way?"

Sun Simiao said, "Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, there is really no way to do it at present,"

Li Yuan asked Li De, "Third child, then do you say that this congenital heart disease has been cured?" ”

"Dad, I can't find a good solution for this disease for the time being. But when I think about it with Daochang Sun, Mingda is still young, maybe we will have a way in a few years,"

Li Shimin said, "The third child, that's right, with Sun Dao Chang, I am gathering all the imperial doctors to discuss the treatment together, I don't believe that my Datang is so rich and rich that it can't cure Mingda." ”

Of course, Li De knew that congenital heart disease could already be treated by surgery or drugs in later generations, but this was two thousand years earlier, there was no medicine and no operating room, and there were no doctors who knew surgery. Li De wondered if he could popularize anatomical knowledge to Sun Simiao now, let him start studying surgery, and he would be able to reluctantly try it in three or five or seven years.