Zhao Xu listened to the instructions of the imperial physician Yan Huai and walked barefoot on the scales. With a snap, the measuring rod bounced up and hit the iron frame on the upper edge.

Imperial Physician Yan Huai took out two disc-shaped iron scales, one thick and one thin, and put them on the stone, and the measuring rod did not move at all.

"Seventy pounds." He counted and moved the moving stone on the measuring rod so that the rod swayed up and down instead of fixed up or down.

After adding the number on the ruler and the weight of the scale, Yan Huai took the pen and wrote down the latest number on the health file of the Son of Heaven: "Seventy-one and a half catties [Note 1]. ”

Zhao Xu has always been curious about why it has a completely different shape from the bar scale, which is not like a lever at all, but the bench scale can still accurately weigh the weight. It's just that his disgust with the names that are inevitably mentioned in the answer makes him reluctant to ask.

Hearing Yan Huai's weight, he got down from the scales, and the attendant who followed him immediately put on his outer robe for Zhao Xu.

"It doesn't seem to have changed much." Zhao Xu frowned and looked at the numbers on the ruler, picked up the scale and added it again.

Yan Huai put down his pen and raised his head to face the Son of Heaven.

Under a thin layer of obscene clothing, there is a thin body with bulging ribs. Bathed in the sun, his face is still too pale, and he doesn't look healthy at all.

Yan Huai sighed secretly and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, the growth of people depends on the accumulation of days, and there is no change in one hundred and ten days, and it must take a year and a half to compare." This time, he measured his majesty's body, was five feet one inch tall and weighed seventy-one and a half pounds. Compared with two months ago, there is indeed not much change, but compared with the same period last year, His Majesty's height has grown by one inch, and his weight has increased by more than three catties. ”

Yan Huai's tirade, Zhao Xu listened impatiently, "I just want to know, what is the average number of my peers?" ”

Yan Huai lowered his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare to bully, there are five feet, two inches and eight points." ”

"One inch and eight minutes away?"

"Your Majesty, only one inch and eight minutes." Yan Huai deliberately changed his words, "According to the statistics of the Department of Health and Welfare, men can grow to twenty years old, so Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about it at all." At this rate, by the year of His Majesty's crowning, his height should be around five feet five inches. ”

Since the establishment of a medical record system by the Taiyi Bureau, and the establishment of personal health records for officials and nobles and their families in accordance with Han Gang's proposal, there has been a system of on-time physical examinations - in fact, there were also cases in the past, but the coverage was not so large, and there were no medical records recorded on time.

The students in the school, since they entered the school, have compiled their personal student records in the school administration yamen, and there is also a system of annual physical examinations. With tens of thousands of physical examination reports, there are naturally corresponding statistics. Although it is only the average of the simplest height and weight, it is enough to be called ahead of its time.

However, this qiē is still limited to the capital. Outside the capital, including the counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, there was no such condition.

Zhao Xu's semi-monthly health check-up is mainly to measure height and weight, use the newly invented stethoscope to measure cardiopulmonary function, and finally take a pulse.

In Zhao Xu's case, it was just a height and weight test added on the basis of the regular consultation in the past.

After completing the examination step by step, recording the number and diagnosis results one by one, Yan Huai said goodbye.

Walking in the palace, the yin wind struck, making Yan Huai wrap his robe tightly.

'The yin qi is really heavy. Yan Huai breathed a sigh of relief on his hand.

A few steps away is the warm sunshine of early spring, but just a few steps away is the difference between the warm bloom of spring and the midwinter of the ninth month.

Living here, it's no wonder that the body is not getting better.

If it is medical treatment, whether it is the emperor or the queen mother, no one dares to use risky treatments. But when it comes to supplements, they must be the best in the world.

can be made up from childhood to adulthood, and they are already about to get married, but the situation of the Son of Heaven's weak constitution and stunted development has not changed. Void is not replenished, and if it goes on like this, it is not easy to have children.

Before becoming a Hanlin medical officer, Yan Huai had heard rumors that as long as he lived in this palace, he would inevitably have a difficult heir. Probably the resentment left over from the previous dynasty, and perhaps Emperor Taizu's.

As the first man born in the palace in sixty years, and lived to be fifteen or sixteen years old enough to get married, the son itself has broken the old rumors, but now it seems that the rumors are going to continue.

Yan Huai had heard that the Queen Mother and the Xianggong all thought that after the Son of Heaven gave birth to the crown prince, they asked him to abdicate as the emperor and hand over the throne to the crown prince. But with the situation of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that the Queen Mother and the ministers will not be able to get their wish.

"Coming back from Funing Palace?"

As soon as he returned to the Taiyi Bureau, a familiar medical officer greeted Yan Huai.

Yan Huai didn't stop, nodded and responded: "I'm back." ”

"How?"

"Four feet nine inches, sixty-five pounds." He gave a very different number.

"Still like this?"

"That's it."

Yan Huai said, sitting heavily in his seat.

A trip to the palace is more tiring than going to the outpatient clinic of Xinchengdong Erxiang Hospital. Although the East Erxiang has the most accounts and the most patients, it is very simple to deal with, no more than going to the palace, you have to be careful from beginning to end, in case you make a mistake, and you have to prevent Zhao Xu from seeing that something is wrong.

Zhao Xu's physical condition is not just a matter of frailty. In terms of height and weight, it is far inferior to the average level of teenagers of the same age in the noble family of Beijing.

The average height of a fifteen-year-old boy in the capital is 5 feet 3 inches. This is mainly due to the abundant living conditions in the capital, and if it is a nationwide statistics, it will definitely be a little lower. However, if the statistical scope is narrowed down to the children of nobles and eunuchs, the value will be higher.

And Zhao Xu's five feet and one inch are still overreported, but in fact, five feet is still a little worse.

The scales in the Funing Hall have been deliberately adjusted. Let it weigh nearly 10% heavier than it actually is. looks inconspicuous, but it makes Zhao Xu's weight six pounds more. The ruler that measured Zhao Xu's height was also specially made, making his height two inches taller than he actually was.

Everyone in Funing Palace knew about these things, but no one told Zhao Xu. Concubine Zhu's place, the Imperial Medical Bureau did not dare to hide it, but she did not mention a word to her biological son, so as not to stab the emperor's fragile heart.

"It seems that Li San can't go to Funing Palace. He didn't expect to be in front of the official. ”

"Chen Tatarzi, are you saying that Old Zhou and I are short?"

"Do you need me to talk about it? None of the people around the official family are tall. Yan Wu, you go to Funing Palace the most, you said that there are a few over five feet six over there? ”

Zhao Xu is thin and weak, and he is very taboo about this. If it weren't for the fact that she had to take care of his mood, the Queen Mother wouldn't have had to think about it so much when arranging people around him.

The imperial doctors who went to Funing Palace, the importance of their height was no less than their medical skills, and several Hanlin medical officers with superb medical skills were not selected because they were too tall.

Yan Huai didn't say a word to his colleagues, and unconsciously, his eyelids gradually drooped. The colleagues he spoke to also went on to chat with others. In the haze, he heard someone say.

"Don't talk nonsense, there are legends outside, and the scales and rulers of Funing Palace are specially made."

"As long as it doesn't reach the ears of the officials, it's fine."

Although the imperial doctors are talking about the secrets of the palace, the big and small things about the Son of Heaven are not only in places like the Imperial Medical Bureau where you can get close to the palace, but also in the market, there are no lack of legends, and no one cares too much about keeping them secret.

"I can't tell when the official family will know. I heard that the official family is smart when it comes to children. ”

"If you're really smart, you can't make so many mistakes."

"Except for the matter of the first emperor, where is he wrong."

"Emperor Gao'......"

"Think about what Empress Gao did in the first place? almost lost his life, can the official family not hate? It's just a matter of indulgence, and whoever thinks of it will have an accident. ”

In the midst of the discussion, Yan Huai gradually fell asleep.

By the time he woke up, it was already late.

Hurriedly filled in the latest number on the personal health file of the Son of Heaven, and the entire file was sent to the small cabinet library in the bureau for preservation.

Copies were sent to the Cabinet and the Privy Council, and the Zaifu were to keep track of the health of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother at all times—real, not false.

……………………

'Four feet and nine inches, sixty-five pounds. ’

This is not the number that Zhao Xu should have at his age.

Han Gang shook his head, folded up the health report of the Son of Heaven, and walked out of the room.

A moment later, in the small hall, Han Gang sat next to the king and drank together, "The Son of Heaven is definitely not a good match. However, the wood is already in the boat, so I can only hope that the Son of Heaven and Yue Niang can live in harmony. If you can give birth to a prince as soon as possible, it will be a blessing for the community. ”

……………………

"Four feet nine inches, sixty-five pounds."

Zhang Dian read the number on the piece of paper in his hand, and Zeng Xiaokuan on the opposite side frowned, "At the age of the Son of Heaven, the dog is much taller and heavier. The body of the Son of Heaven, how can the more he recupes, the weaker he becomes? ”

"If the womb is weak, how can it be well recuperated? I look forward to the granddaughter of Jiefu Pingzhang and giving birth to the prince as soon as possible, and you and I will be at ease. ”

I don't know if I can give birth to it.

Zeng Xiaokuan didn't say it, but even if he said it, it can't be regarded as a curse or a prophecy, but a fact recognized by the world.

If you can't be born, you can't be born, the palace is over there, and the records are over there.

Whether there will be any exceptions in the end will determine the final outcome.

But seeing this report, Zeng Xiaokuan felt that there should be very few people who thought that there would be exceptions.

……………………

"Four feet and nine inches, sixty-five pounds. No wonder ......"

Someone was thoughtful.

Someone frowned and said nothing.

Every half month, a report tells the same truth. As the wedding date of the Son of Heaven approaches, the weight of this fact becomes heavier and heavier, and it makes people think more and more.

Note 1: One foot in the official system of the Northern Song Dynasty is about 31 centimeters, and one catty in the official system is about 680 grams, and the municipal system is reduced to 640 grams in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and 625 grams in the Southern Song Dynasty.