Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to what is done by looking and hearing, but since ancient times, China has said that "men and women do not kiss". @頂@@@, ordinary people don't pay attention to this, the so-called disease is not a doctor. But not in the palace, the regulations are strict, even if the female relatives in the palace are sick, the imperial doctor cannot give the female relatives a pulse diagnosis with his hands. A silk thread could only be handed by the eunuch to the room with the tent hung and tied to the wrist of the lady, and the other end was left in the hands of the imperial physician outside the house, and the angry concubines often tied her head to the leg of the chair to see if the imperial physician could diagnose her illness...... In fact, whether it is tied or not, the pulse cannot be cut through the silk thread, and there seems to be only one real hanging silk diagnosis pulse in the cross - Sun Simiao.

Tang Taizong's eldest wife, Empress Eldest Sun, was seriously ill, and Sun Simiao was summoned to the palace to treat the queen. Sun Simiao is a folk doctor, wearing coarse cloth clothes, and the queen's "phoenix body" is not seen, and it is even more unapproachable. He took out a red thread and asked the girl to tie the thread on the queen's right wrist, pull one end out of the bamboo curtain, and pinch this line to "cut the pulse" for the mother through the tent. Then he really cured the illness of the eldest grandson queen, which is the reason for the diagnosis of the suspensory filament. It's just that in Guangxu's view, Sun Simiao is a medical saint, but the diagnosis of the hanging silk pulse is suspected of being a show. In fact, on the one hand, he called the palace lady beside the queen to ask about the condition, and on the other hand, he asked the imperial doctor to carefully review the medical records and prescriptions. Based on these circumstances, he made a detailed analysis and study, and basically grasped the queen's condition.

So the doctors here are just going through a show and putting on a show. The reason why they dare to treat their female relatives is because they have done everything possible in advance to bribe their personal eunuchs to understand their condition clearly and diagnose their pulse at this moment. Just meditating on how to get drugged. It is related to the royal **, the details of how the imperial doctors treat the female dependents. It has always been a mystery to the outside world, and it is inconvenient for the doctors to talk about it. I can't talk about it. Naturally, the eunuchs who knew about it did not dare to speak. Traditional Chinese medicine is not a mystic, and it can only be difficult for doctors to see patients.

Of course, this is not a mystery to Guangxu, who was the emperor, and Guangxu directly ignored the suspense diagnosis of the pulse that the queen mother strongly requested. Pulling the silk can see a fart disease, under Guangxu's strong contempt, the hanging silk diagnosis ended without a problem. Since then, the female dependents in the palace have really received the imperial doctor to cut the pulse, but in the feudal society, due to the constraints of etiquette and religion of "men and women do not kiss", especially the palace forbidden land regulations are more stringent, so Guangxu is flexible to let people cover a silk scarf on the wrist of the female dependent.

The imperial physician respectfully asked the emperor and the queen mother of the two palaces to be safe. Kneeling in front of the queen, he stretched out three fingers and gently put them on the queen's wrist. After a long time, the three imperial doctors who had diagnosed the queen's pulse image stepped aside, and without saying a word, they despised Lin Lianhui, Jin Dating and other doctors who studied Western medicine with them.

Lin Lianhui and Jin Dating looked at each other, not because they didn't bring diagnostic equipment, but because they didn't dare to use it. Whoever dares to put a stethoscope on the queen's chest will die. So they can only shake their heads.

Guangxu smiled, the reason why both Chinese and Western medicine sent top personnel to diagnose the queen's pulse this time was not only because the queen was unwell and the queen mother of the two palaces was furious, but also because of the argument between Chinese and Western medicine.

Western medicine originated with barbers. Modern Western medicine is based on anatomy, physiology, cytology, etc., emphasizing analytical, experimental, and quantitative research, and focusing on empirical rules. No one knows the origin of traditional Chinese medicine, and the earliest recorded is Shennong's tasting of herbs. Under the guidance of the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) studies the physiology, pathology, pharmacology of the human body and its relationship with the natural environment from a dynamic and holistic perspective, and seeks the most effective way to prevent and treat diseases. Because of this. The medicine of Chinese medicine is "meaning", and this meaning has a strong subjective will and experience. For example, things like taking the pulse. Then it's all empirical, the same floating vein or the same flood vein. It is the main disease, although there is some basis for medical books. But more of it is based on experience, based on feeling, which is very subtle, and can only be understood by heart, but not by words. This is inconsistent with the empirical rules of the West, and it is also something that Western science is very dissatisfied with.

According to the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, the properties of many drugs before and after the beginning of autumn are completely different, and there is a big difference between picking one day earlier and picking one day later, so can this difference be reflected in the chemical testing of traditional Chinese medicine? Is it possible for the chemical composition of an herb to change before and after the beginning of autumn? Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the relationship between man and nature, and factors such as climate, seasonality, and geography are directly reflected in traditional Chinese medicine. However, Western medicine is different, and this difference is not found in Western medicine, and the use of the same chemical is generally not divided into seasons, seasons, and geographical environments. Therefore, for people who have studied Western medicine, using the theories and methods of Western medicine to study and understand Chinese medicine, then Chinese medicine is basically nonsense. But it turns out that whether you can explain it or not, Chinese medicine has been used effectively.

Western medicine simply relies on human medical technology to fight diseases, believes in human wisdom, and uses so-called science and technology to sing the leading role or even a one-man show in the process of dealing with diseases. Therefore, there is only one cure for the same disease. Traditional Chinese medicine is different, Chinese medicine relies more on enhancing the body's own ability to deal with diseases, and focuses more on "nourishment" in "treatment" and "nourishment", "treatment" is an external force, and "nourishment" is an internal force, that is, the body's own self-repair ability. Traditional Chinese medicine can put itself in a good position, and doctors are willing to play a supporting role in dealing with diseases to help the body win the war against diseases.

In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine only knows the method of "drinking doves to quench thirst" for headache and foot pain, and does not pay attention to people and is a whole. Traditional Chinese medicine refutes Western medicine, which is like not knowing how to clean up the source. Talking about what qi is, talking about the unity and harmony between man and nature...... This makes Western medicine who studies the active ingredients of drugs and pays attention to empirical evidence feel like a metaphysical fantasy.

Due to the essential difference in the way of thinking, the controversy between Chinese and Western medicine is not the same as the horse's mouth. The fact that Chinese and Western doctors who can't get results have developed to the point where they turn a blind eye to each other, which is not a good phenomenon. The reason why Chinese civilization has a long history is that it is inclusive. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the lack of communication between them can only lead to hostility towards each other. As a result, Guangxu, as the emperor, needed mediation, and there was this time when Chinese and Western doctors came to diagnose the queen.

Guangxu doesn't think that the queen has any serious illness, but she is too tired to worry about the popularization of education for the first time in the capital recently, and she is haggard because she is pregnant. Guangxu wanted to take this opportunity to reconcile the contradictions between Chinese medicine and the West. But the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces doesn't think so. The emperor's belly is the most important thing in the world.

The Empress Dowager Cihui was furious, slapped her face on the case, glared at Lin and Jin and scolded: "You just give the queen a treat." Then you can see if you are sick. None of the foreign devils' stuff is reliable. After finishing the imperial doctor, he asked, "How is the queen's condition?" ”

The imperial doctors looked happy, and quietly glanced at Lin Jin and the others with contempt, and then said, "Niangniang is in good health. It's just that I've been overworked on state affairs lately. You only need to take more rest and pay attention to your diet, and you don't need to take medication. ”

Well, this is going to burn down the company camp. As soon as Guangxu heard the words of the imperial doctor, he immediately stood up and was about to leave.

"Where is the emperor going-" Cihui's gloomy voice came, and Guangxu could only stop and bow his head and remain silent. I only heard Cihui say: "Don't you know that the queen is pregnant?" Don't you know that a pregnant woman can't be tired? This is the responsibility of your emperor to educate the world, why do you want the queen to come forward? ……”

Cihui kept talking, maybe it was because he saw the emperor bowing his head and not saying a word, and he felt even more angry. A finger stretched out, not to the emperor's head. He kept poking at Guangxu's body, and he kept poking in his mouth. Maybe Cihui was tired, maybe Cihui saw that it was useless, so he snorted heavily and drank the tea.

Cihui just stopped talking here, and Cixi picked it up over there, she didn't have an emperor, so she reprimanded the queen: "The queen's greatest responsibility is to make the emperor's heirs prosperous, and this educates the world with its own hundred officials......"

Guangxu lowered his head and smiled apologetically at Zao'er. Seeing this, Yang Zao'er lowered her head with a smile. That touch of shyness made Guangxu's expression sway. Guangxu was still in a trance, so naturally he didn't hear the harsh reprimand of the empress dowager of the two palaces and asked the queen not to participate in court politics again. Dedicated to the safety of the baby, what do you want to do after giving birth to a child. But the queen mother of the two palaces turned to reprimand Kou Liancai and the magpie for not serving the queen well, and Guangxu could also be regarded as not hearing. But the Queen Mother wanted to summon Li Hongzhang and reprimanded him severely, so he didn't pretend not to hear it.

"E-niang. Zao'er did not participate in the government politics, but only led the Ministry of Education to serve as a waiter. Make his mother the world's name deserved......" Guangxu didn't finish speaking, and was hummed again.

Li Hongzhang was busy at this time. At the beginning, the international silver to gold ratio was 1:15. The emperor agreed to exchange gold internationally at a ratio of 1:16.5. On the surface, it seems that the Qing Dynasty has suffered a great loss, but now silver has fallen to 1:0 against gold, if it were not for the emperor's foresight, the Qing Dynasty would inevitably lose more in such international trade. It's a pity that none of them, including him Li Hongzhang, was aware of this problem at the beginning, and he was actually resistant to the emperor's forcible exchange of gold. But now that I have discovered that the emperor is sage, it is too late. Merchants engaged in foreign trade in China had already used Singapore currency for international transactions, but they used silver for domestic transactions, and the imperial court lost between entering and leaving. In order to make up for this loss, Li Hongzhang planned to ask the household department to take out more gold for issuing more new currency, but the household department went back. Next year will be the year when silver will be delisted and the new currency will be officially launched, and the transition time of a year and a half will come, and the credibility of the currency will be damaged by the issuance of additional currency.

Li Hongzhang, who could not find a breakthrough from the household department, did not go well when he sold the airship, and the powers put up a shelf one after another, and from beginning to end they only wanted to see it, and did not even mention the words of buying. Now that the war against Japan is coming to an end, the soldiers will definitely usher in a wave of military rewards after returning home, which will require the imperial court to come up with real money. Ship maintenance, year-end salaries for officials......

Li Hongzhang, who was anxious, hurriedly went to Yingtai, and only entered the main building halfway through the ceremony, and was reprimanded by the queen mother of the two palaces before he could say anything.

"What's the use of the imperial court raising you ministers, but if there is an accident with the dragon heir in the queen's womb, it is considered light to cut you, especially you Li Hongzhang. As the head of a hundred officials, there is no one in the court who can share the emperor's worries......"

Li Hongzhang, who didn't understand the situation, was scolded for being confused, but the whole hall knelt on the ground except for the emperor standing, and he could only kneel to listen to the training. When he understood what was going on, the two old ladies were tired of scolding. Let the magpie help the queen upstairs to rest, and don't forget to stare at Guangxu before leaving.

The sound of footsteps going upstairs stopped, and Guangxu let out a sigh: "Get up, Lao Li is tired." ”

"It's okay for the old minister, but today the Queen Mother is so overturned, and the Ministry of Education is afraid that it will be chaotic for a while. The old minister saw that the mother acted vigorously and resolutely, and if the boy was trained for a few more years, he would also be the pillar of the country in the future! ”

"That's—I don't see whose daughter-in-law it is!" Guangxu sat down with a proud face. Let Kou Liancai bring the stool. Guangxu knew in his heart that this was just Li Hongzhang's compliment, how could Guangxu not know about the queen. Basically, Guangxu gave the queen ideas in the back. Guangxu motioned for all the ministers to sit down and talk, but Li Hongzhang was busy with court affairs and wanted to retire first, but Guangxu stopped him: "Let the court go for a while." I have a major matter here that concerns the survival of China. ”

As soon as he heard that the survival of China was at stake, Li Hongzhang stood up with a shocked face. As the prime minister of a country and the ruler of hundreds of officials in the world, he has never heard of it? However, Chinese and Western doctors got up and retired one after another.

"Sit down, the reason why I think it is a matter of the survival of China is also discovered from the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine. It is not necessarily whether it is allowed or not, you first give Li Xiang the argument between you, and let Li Xiang judge one or two. ”

Lin Lianhui, who studied Western medicine, talked about Western medicine's views on Chinese medicine, and Tai Hospital directly expressed contempt for Western medicine. Guangxu and Li Hongzhang didn't speak, just listened quietly. It wasn't until there was a quarrel on both sides that Guangxu stepped forward to stop it. Then he looked at Li Hongzhang without saying a word.

If you just comment on the superiority or inferiority of Chinese and Western medicine, Li Hongzhang thinks that he can also judge one or two, but does this have anything to do with the survival of China? After thinking for a long time, Li Hongzhang cautiously replied: "The old minister thinks that Western medicine pays more attention to appearances. For example, cough, Western medicine only targets cough, and stopping cough is considered cured. However, Chinese medicine is different, focusing more on the surface and the inside, and treating the cause of cough. Lao Chen thought that Chinese medicine should be better. It's just that I couldn't see from it that it was a matter of the survival of China, and I asked the emperor to make it clear. ”

"Let's start with this medical thing. It is true that I also think that Chinese medicine is better. But it doesn't mean that Western medicine has nothing to do, if you look carefully at my arrangement. In the army, the medical staff on the front-line combat positions are all from Western medicine. However, in the rear hospital, traditional Chinese medicine is the mainstay. Why? Guangxu chattered like chatting, and there was no priority to think of where to go.

Western medicine is good at surgical treatment, and Chinese medicine is good at conditioning and health preservation, which is Guangxu's view. Western medicine has a unique approach to trauma and infectious diseases. However, Western medicine is helpless against chronic diseases, and almost all of them use the method of "drinking doves to quench thirst". Science has not yet advanced to the point of curing such diseases. The only way to deal with these diseases is to take medicine for life. But traditional Chinese medicine is different, for epidemic prevention, first aid, surgery. Traditional Chinese medicine is hard to match. However, there are unique treatment concepts and methods for these chronic diseases, which are often quite effective.

"When soldiers are injured on the battlefield, they need Western medicine to help remove the warhead and stop the bleeding as soon as possible, which is a little worse. However, in the rear hospital, Western medicine is slightly powerless in terms of recuperating the soldiers' bodies. You don't have to argue about the high and low of its practicality, but only the direction of application. In the case of recognizing each other, how to make the most of our strengths and avoid weaknesses should be what we need to consider. But I see a problem in this - time is not the time it takes to cure a disease, and of course on the surface Western medicine seems to be faster. What I see is the time spent studying. Looking at the confused faces in the hall, Guangxu just smiled: "If you can enter the palace to diagnose the royal family, the doctors here should be the best doctors in the Qing Dynasty, but look at your age." Those who study Chinese medicine are over half a hundred years old, while those who study Western medicine are only in their early thirties. Why? Because those who study Western medicine only need to know what diseases can be cured by the medicine in their hands, but Chinese medicine requires a long period of experience. ”

"Since ancient times, China has been dominated by agriculture, and the pace of agricultural social life is slow, because the growth time of crops is slow, and seedlings cannot be pulled out to help grow. So we're talking about accumulation and growth. With the entry of Western culture into China, whether for the sake of national stability or catching up with the Western powers, China will inevitably vigorously develop industry, and it will become inevitable that an industrial society will replace an agricultural society. However, industrial society is about speed and efficiency. ”

"Here is one of the most obvious examples, an old Chinese medicine practitioner needs decades of experience to practice medicine independently, while a Western medicine practitioner only needs a few years of study to prescribe medicine and cure diseases. Speed and efficiency inevitably lead to a desire for greater effect in a shorter period of time, and this society will be bored. You can imagine that while a middle-aged man in his thirties is still struggling to accumulate experience in traditional Chinese medicine, a Western doctor has already become famous. As a result, how many young people are still studying Chinese medicine? Will there be a future for Chinese medicine without inheritance? ”

"It is impossible to change the fact that the industrialization of the country is the most basic blessing of the people. Since ancient times, the status of Chinese merchants has been the lowest, but both officials and ordinary people always hope that the more wealth the better, and the amount of wealth is one of the manifestations of a person's social status, which is understandable. However, with the development of national industrialization, the short-term benefits brought by efficiency will inevitably increase, and the more people will use the wealth brought by short-term benefits as the standard for measurement. Once wealth becomes the only criterion for social status, how many people are willing to inherit the accumulation of Chinese civilization. ”

"I am worried that there will be countless people who will do anything for the sake of wealth, and I am most worried that the thousand-year-old Chinese heritage will be covered up by Western culture. So much so that the whole society is full of expressions from Western culture. In this way, is China still called China? In this way, where will China's survival go? (To be continued......)