Chapter 393: Something Strange Must Be Something
Zuo Shaoyang followed the servant out of the door and came to the inner hall in a roundabout way. This inner hall is much smaller than the flower hall in front, but the layout is more exquisite.
There were five or six people sitting in the hall, two in the middle, all with white beards and hair, one fat and one thin. The fat old man, his hair is bald for more than half of his hair, he is smooth and smeared with lard, his eyes are squinted, his two big eyes are swayed under his eyes, and his round face is not wrinkled because he is fat. The thin old man had no smile on his face, and his face was gloomy, as if anyone had borrowed money from him and would not pay it back.
The two old men both had snow-white hair and hung flutteringly, looking like old birthday stars. Looking at it can't help but make people admire.
On both sides sat three people in the first place, a middle-aged couple, and a young man, whose eyes were so superb that people did not dare to look directly.
Wu Shu sat on the other side, and when he saw Zuo Shaoyang coming in, he hurriedly got up and said to Zuo Shaoyang with a smile: "Senior brother, let me introduce you to these two old doctors," and pointed to the old man on the side: "This is the old shopkeeper of Zhen's Medical Hall, Zhen Quan Zhen Old Divine Doctor." He also pointed to the thin old man: "This is the old man of Taichang Temple." He pointed to the middle-aged couple and the young man on the other side: "These three are the sons of Master Du of the Imperial Doctor's Inspection Department, Master Du Yin, and Mrs. Du and their sons." - This is the villain's senior brother, Zuo Zhong Zuo Shaoyang. It is the young shopkeeper of Hezhou Guizhi Hall. β
Everyone looked at him, Zhen Quan was still smiling, Zhen Liyan was gloomy, and Du Yan's sons Du Yin and Du Gongzi looked at him with surprise.
Zuo Shaoyang made a gesture: "In the lower Zuo Shaoyang, see the two old doctors, Mr. and Mrs. Du and Mr. Du Gongzi." β
"Zuo Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat!" Zhen Quan stroked his beard and waved his chubby hand and motioned for Zuo Shaoyang to sit down. Du Yin's husband and wife and son all returned the courtesy, but Zhen Liyan still stabbed as if he hadn't seen it.
Wu Shu let Zuo Shaoyang sit down on the top of the chair next to him.
Zhen Quan smiled and said: "Zuo Gongzi, the great-granddaughter Yaoyao of the family once mentioned you to the old man, it seems that you came to the capital on a blind date, your ancestor was an official in the Sui Dynasty, and it was also the home of the eunuch, and the scholarly family, so I wanted to ask for a daughter-in-law in the capital, but everything went wrong, and the three families regretted their marriage, and in the end, this is still the mediator of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang Qu Darenbao, is the granddaughter of the old lady Yu, because of the regret of the marriage, so it made trouble in the yamen, but the old lady Yu has been seriously ill and unable to respond to the lawsuit, so you have been dragging it in the capital, is there such a thing? β
Speaking of this in front of everyone, Zuo Shaoyang was a little embarrassed and nodded curtly.
Zhen Liyan also looked Zuo Shaoyang up and down, and said slowly: "Old Lady Yu is the wife and brother of Lord Liu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and you are really brave to provoke it." Hehe, Yaoyao once asked Lao Yu to go to the old lady Yu to talk about this repentance of marriage, it turns out that the Zuo Gongzi of Hezhou that Yaoyao said is you? β
Zuo Shaoyang arched his hand and said: "Exactly, I am really embarrassed to cause the two old doctors to worry about this bit of." β
Zhen Quan said: "It's nothing, the man should marry the woman, and finding a daughter-in-law who is the right person is every father's wish, and my family's Yaoyao's marriage also gives the old man a headache!" β
"Miss Zhen is kind-hearted, she will definitely be able to find a perfect match."
Zuo Shaoyang thought of Zhen Yao's mediocre face and big mouth, and thought to himself, with such an appearance, it would be a little difficult to find a perfect match.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The old man is too lazy to take care of her business," Zhen Quan said with a smile. "Let's get down to business. -- I heard Wu Gongzi say, you have a lot of experience in the treatment of edema, it just so happens that the Imperial Doctor inspects the school official Department of Shangshu Du Yan Du has a wind poison edema certificate, the emperor ordered the old man and the younger brother to treat Lord Du, but my brothers live up to the emperor's grace, unable to cure Lord Du, ashamed, just let the junior brother ask for recommendation, and the writing is also the treatment of wind poison edema, what he said is quite accomplished, the old man is sighing, it just so happened that the Imperial Doctor also received the article of the senior brother, take it to inquire, the old man said that you can give it a try. Surprisingly, after a try, it was effective, and I was very happy, so I asked my junior brother to come to discuss, so that my junior brother was humble and not proficient in learning, and highly recommended Zuo Gongzi you, so the old man passed you to ask for advice, I don't know what Zuo Gongzi thinks about this? β
Zuo Shaoyang chuckled in his heart, this Zhen Quan is a well-known old miracle doctor in the country, how could he not let himself diagnose a patient and directly ask himself what he thinks about wind poison edema? Since Du Yan's son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are here, it is obvious that the matter of treating Du Yan's illness is being discussed, rather than a pure academic exchange.
He looked at Zhen Liyan again, and he still seemed to be indifferent. I was even more suspicious in my heart. However, since the old doctor of the family has been asked, he naturally wants to find something to say, and he does not dare to reveal the advanced medical knowledge of later generations, so he only chooses the previous theories of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and talks about the basic characteristics of edema and the key points of syndrome differentiation and treatment. Because these were all medicines that existed before the early Tang Dynasty, the Zhen brothers naturally didn't realize anything.
Zhen Liyan waited for him to finish speaking, stroked his beard and asked in a deep voice: "Zuo Gongzi, the document that asked the junior brother to ask for recommendation and vote was used on it, called 'Yue Wan Jiashu Soup', which was used by Master Du, and it was effective, which was quite surprising, but I don't know where Zuo Gongzi got this prescription?" β
When he asked this, Zhen Quan's smile also froze, and he stared at Zuo Shaoyang nervously.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Shaoyang couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, and suddenly remembered the manuscript that Zhen Yao gave him, which was a summary of Zhen Liyan's sixty years of medical experience, in fact, most of the prescriptions were the prescriptions in the Eastern Han Dynasty medical saint Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", but now it has been lost, and I can't imagine that Zhen Liyan has copied a lot of it, which is a great improvement in medical skills. And Zuo Shaoyang remembered that in Zhen Liyan's book, Zhang Zhongjing's "Yue Wan Jiashu Soup" was recorded.
Thinking of this, an even more terrible speculation suddenly rushed into his heart like a poisonous snake! ββThe Yue Wan Jiashu Soup is effective for Lord Yushi's illness, and Zhen Liyan has this prescription in his own medical experience, why doesn't he use it for Lord Yushi? Could it be that he didn't want to save Lord Yushi at all? Or did someone tell him not to save him?
This speculation is too shocking, which makes Zuo Shaoyang's heart shake suddenly, this matter is likely to hide some political struggle, don't get involved in this kind of thing.
His heart was like a stormy wave, but he didn't show it on his face, and said casually: "A few years ago, the little one once rescued an old bell doctor, and the food he gave him saved his life, and he told the villain a few prescriptions, among which was this 'Yue Wan Jiashu Soup' for the treatment of wind poison edema." β
Zhen Liyan was immediately relieved that after Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" was lost, many prescriptions were scattered among the people, and it was not uncommon for some folk doctors to learn some of them. This little man may have gotten this prescription by chance.
Du Yin on the side was not concerned about where Zuo Shaoyang's recipe came from, he was concerned about whether Zuo Shaoyang had any more ways to save his father. He arched his hand and said: "Zuo Gongzi, my father is critically ill and has died, but after using Senior Brother Ling's prescription, it has improved considerably, but Old Doctor Zhen said that he has not yet turned the crisis into safety, so he asked Senior Brother Ling and said that he will only use this prescription, and if you want to treat edema, you are better at it than him." I wonder if my son can help and save my father? β
The two miracle doctors of the Zhen brothers had bad faces, and the emperor ordered them to treat Du Yan, but the two of them couldn't cure them, and now if they let their little-known little Langzhong be cured, then this face will be lost, but looking at their faces, with a hint of panic, it is not just a matter of losing face, but there may also be ulterior reasons in it.
This matter must not be handled as usual, you have to think twice, otherwise, I am afraid that it will invite a big disaster!
Therefore, Zuo Shaoyang arched his hand and said: "I learned this recipe by chance, and taught it to my junior brother. Moreover, although I have treated some edema diseases before, but they are all some muscle surface edema contaminated with the evil poison of plants and trees, like Mrs. Du's disease, even the two old doctors are helpless, I have just graduated from the school, it is okay to treat small diseases such as sores and carbuncles, this terminal disease, I have no way at all. β
Hearing this, the Zhen brothers' faces changed, a smile appeared on Zhen Quan's chubby face again, and Zhen Liyan gently twisted his beard and nodded slightly.
Wu Shu immediately understood, and also helped: "Yes, my senior brother is telling the truth, he is a kind-hearted person, but if there is a way, he will never stand idly by, he said that there is no way, that is, there is really no way." β
Du Yin quickly glanced at the Zhen brothers, and also brushed his goatee and muttered for a moment, and said to Zuo Shaoyang: "The two sons have not personally seen their father, and they have not been examined in person, so how can they excuse themselves and cannot be treated?" - Master Zhen, Old Doctor Zhen, I don't want to give up now that I have a glimmer of life, so I want to ask Brother Zuo Gongzi to come to my home to see my father, I don't know if it's okay? β
Du Yin asked Zuo Shaoyang and them to go to his father to see a doctor, but they had to get the consent of the Zhen brothers, because Du Yan's illness was ordered by the emperor to be treated by the two of them.
If the two were being treated, this kind of request was obviously rude, and the Zhen brothers would not agree, but now the Zhen brothers were not only helpless, but Zhen Liyan even asserted that Du Yan would die at noon on the eleventh. At this time, it would be unreasonable to prevent the patient's family from seeking another doctor for treatment, so both of them nodded slowly.
Du Yin was overjoyed, and said to Zuo Shaoyang: "Please invite my son to the cold house to diagnose my father, don't shirk!" β
"This ......" Zuo Shaoyang pretended to be Zhang Huang and looked at the Zhen brothers.
Zhen Liyan smiled faintly and said: "Zuo Gongzi, don't worry about going to see it boldly, if you can save Lord Du's life, it will be a miracle, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future!" Don't miss this opportunity! β
(To be continued)