Hold the Artemisia annua, soak it in two liters of water, wring the juice, and take it to the fullest.

This sentence comes from the sixteenth chapter of Ge Hong's "Behind the Elbow" for the treatment of cold and heat malaria, which records five commonly used recipes, and Artemisia annua juice is only one of them.

When King Zhou said the three words behind his elbow, Jiao Xin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't heard of it.

After a while, he said: "Xia Guan only reads the famous doctor's book, this recipe that His Highness said ......"

"What you mean is that Ge Hong is not a famous doctor, and the back of the elbow is not a famous doctor, and you, a family of three generations of imperial doctors, don't you bother to look at it at all, do you?"

Hearing King Zhou's words, Jiao Xin's face was a little ugly, but he still insisted: "There are many mistakes and omissions in the folk home remedies, and the lower officials dare not be gullible." ”

"Haha, what a folk remedy, what a dare not be gullible!"

King Zhou suddenly laughed, and then said: "No wonder the emperor wants to rectify the Tai Hospital, such as Er, who pretends to be high-minded, only knows how to follow the old ways, do not think about flexibility, do not think of progress, how can he cure diseases and save people?" ”

Jiao Xin was reprimanded by King Zhou, and he was greatly annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack.

Seeing his unconvinced look, King Zhou snorted coldly and said, "What's the matter, what this king said is not right?" ”

"The prince is naturally right......"

"You don't have to pretend like this, this king is in a hurry to treat and save people now, and he has no time to quarrel with you, and when the malaria in Dongxiang is eliminated, he will come back and scold you!"

Jiao Xin was almost angry, his head was hot, and he said: "Your Highness is the current vassal king, if you want to reprimand the lower officials, just reprimand!" ”

King Zhou's face sank, and he said: "Okay, don't take me as a vassal king today, and don't say what kind of eight-grade doctor you are, now you and I are two ordinary Langzhong, how about talking about medical Taoism?" ”

Seeing that the situation was tense, Qiu Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Highness is going to be angry, Imperial Doctor Jiao is just, just ......"

It's just something, but he can't say it, after all, he is a military general, and he is not good at words.

"Patrol Qiu, you step aside first!"

King Zhou ignored him and continued to say to Jiao Xin: "Let's talk about this Dongxiang malaria, you can talk about the method of curing the disease and getting rid of malaria!" ”

Jiao Xin stiffened his neck and said, "Xiaguan has already said that malaria is not difficult to treat, but the people move around each other, causing them to be infected again. ”

"So, you imprisoned the people in a grand manner, and let their illness continue to worsen and fend for themselves?"

"Xiaguan is also helpless, if the people are not banned, this malaria disease will never be eradicated, and it will even spread to more places, and at that time, the affected places will not only be Dongxiang!"

"What a big breath!"

King Zhou had a calm face and said: "The emperor sent you to Dongxiang to let you treat the disease and save people, but you are here to be alarmist and brutalize the people. ”

"I ...... Xiaguan ......"

Jiao Xin was a little incoherent, so he had to say: "In this situation, I don't know what His Highness has to do?" ”

King Zhou said: "I can't talk about good policies, but this king will not put the lives of the people at risk!" ”

Jiao Xin muttered in a low voice: "When malaria spreads, won't it be more difficult to control it......"

"I don't know if you're unconvinced, so ......"

King Zhou said to Qiu Yuan: "From now on, the whole Dongxiang will obey the orders of this king and take action!" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiao Xin again.

"This person followed the whole process, let him see, what is the benevolence of the doctor, what is the cure and save people!"

Qiu Yuan hurriedly nodded yes and beckoned his servants to purchase Artemisia annua.

Zhu Ji also ordered people to go to Lantian County and surrounding counties to contact the local county government and provide as much help as possible to Dongxiang.

With Jinyiwei coming forward, it is much more convenient to do things.

From the second day, the 100th messenger came one after another, and a large number of Artemisia annua were also brought with them.

Next, according to the instructions of the king of Zhou, the Artemisia annua was soaked in well water and left to stand overnight.

At the same time, King Zhou personally led people to boil two large pots of medicine and distributed them to the seriously ill.

On the third day, an unbelievable scene appeared, all Lang Zhong and his men worked together to crush the soaked Artemisia annua, and then put it into more than a dozen wells in Dongxiang.

Seeing this, Jiao Xin couldn't help frowning and said, "Where is there such a medicine, isn't it a waste?" ”

In his cognition, the herbs must be dried, proportioned, decocted, and finally consumed.

It's the first time I've seen a lot of them thrown into the well water like this.

Qiu Yuan happened to be beside him, so he whispered: "Imperial Doctor Jiao, you just don't say a word!" ”

Now, Jiao Xin also knows that no matter how angry he is in his heart, he has to endure it.

After thinking about it, if Zhou Wangye still can't alleviate the local malaria after a lot of trouble, it will be a good result.

This shows that it is not that they are incompetent, but that the local situation is too complicated.

If I can't heal, you can't heal, everyone can be well......

As for being scolded...... Forget it, just scold, who calls someone a prince!

Not only can you not hold grudges, but after a few days, your condition does not improve, and you have to take the initiative to say a few nice words, such as the complex and changeable condition and the shortage of materials...... And so on, anyway, it's just picking up good things to say.

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling face with your hand, I flatter you a few words, find you under the stairs, and the things that offended you before will naturally be written off, and everyone will be happy.

"Let's go, let's go!"

The two servants carried a bucket containing Artemisia annua, but Jiao Xin blocked their way, so they had to say hello.

Jiao Xin glanced at the bucket, and in addition to the clear water, there was only artemisia annua that had been crushed.

He wondered in his heart, can Artemisia annua really cure malaria?

"Shennong's Materia Medica" does record that Artemisia annua has the effect of relieving deficiency and heat, cooling blood, relieving heatstroke, and curing malaria, but traditional Chinese medicine has always paid attention to the left envoys of monarchs and ministers, and the composition of prescriptions must be in accordance with certain rules, and several medicinal materials can cooperate with each other in order to exert medicinal effects.

What did King Zhou think, just relying on Artemisia annua and a medicinal herb, he wanted to get rid of malaria?

What is the book behind the elbow, and why haven't I read it......

I think most of them are folk remedies, and for this kind of book, Tai Hospital has always disdained to read it.

However, thinking of the Empress Dowager Sun some time ago, and the words that King Zhou said, it seems that it seems to be ......

While everyone was busy, Jiao Xin quietly came to a medical hall.

But they saw that the gate was shut, and there was no man.

Only then did he remember that Langzhong in Dongxiang had been requisitioned.

After searching for a while, I found a pharmacy again, which still had a foreign door panel.

He was about to leave, but saw the side door open from the inside, and an old man with gray hair came out with a basin.

"Excuse me, think about ...... next"

Jiao Xin was about to explain his intentions, but the other party had already said: "I'm sorry, the shopkeeper and the guy have gone out, my old man is dizzy, and he can't grab medicine, you can come back another day!" ”

"No, I mean...... Borrow a book. ”

"Borrowing books?"

The old man shook his head again and said, "I don't know how to read, I don't know what books are, go back, go back!" ”

Jiao Xin frowned, and said: "This official is an envoy of the imperial court, let alone a book, even if this pharmacy is requisitioned, you have to give it with both hands!" ”

Sure enough, this sentence had an effect, and the old man was stunned for a long time, and he didn't seem to react.

"You...... What did you just say? ”

Jiao Xin smiled contemptuously and said, "This official is an envoy of the imperial court, but he just wants to find a book......

"You're the quack?"

"Bold!"

Jiao Xin said angrily: "Ignorant old man, he actually insulted the imperial court officials? ”

Wow!

The old man did not hesitate to make a move, and a basin of dirty water that he didn't know what he had washed was poured on Jiao Xin.

"Ahh......h

Jiao Xin opened his mouth just now, so as not to eat some dirty water, and when he reacted, he spit a few mouthfuls of spit.

"Come on, everyone, this is the quack doctor sent by the imperial court!"

The old man was so emotional that he held the basin and shouted loudly, which immediately attracted several people to come.

Jiao Xin trembled with anger and said, "Old guy, if you shout nonsense, believe it or not, this official will arrest you and put you in prison now!" ”

At this time, a dark-skinned man came over and stood in front of the old man.

Jiao Xin looked at the pickaxe in the other party's hand, and his momentum suddenly became a little shorter.

"You...... What are you doing? ”

The man slammed his pickaxe to the ground, his face was full of grief and indignation, and said: "My father is already frail and sickly, and he was confined by you in the village, and the medicine can't be delivered. ”

"This ...... You ......"

Jiao Xin suddenly panicked, he wanted to shake off his official authority, but there was no helper around him, and when he saw more and more people around him, he said: "This official has tried his best to save it, but it's just ...... This disease will be contagious, and if it is not banned, there will only be more and more people infected with the disease, and when the time comes, the time will ......."

"Dog officer, quack!"

The man was already furious, and he was willing to listen to his explanation, and raised his pickaxe to make a threat.

Jiao Xin fled in a hurry, and he didn't know how many streets he ran, and he came to a dead end, so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, I saw a broken bamboo basket thrown in the corner of the wall, which was full of rotten vegetable leaves, so I hurriedly squatted and buckled the basket on my head, so I escaped.

After waiting for a long time to confirm that there was no movement around, he pushed the basket away, and picked the rotten vegetable leaves on his head, only to feel a rancid smell coming to his nose, which was disgusting.

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Jiao Xin shook off the rotten vegetable leaves on his body, sighed incessantly, and walked towards the inspection department.

On the way, I saw another pharmacy.

He hadn't even planned to look for a book, but he found the door of the shop open.

Now all the pharmacy shopkeepers, buddies, and hall sitters have been recruited to go over, why is this shop still open?

After looking around, he patted the dirt on his clothes again, and walked in.

The strange thing is that although the shop is open, there is no one inside.

"Is anyone there?"

Jiao Xin asked, but still no one answered.

I think the guy from this shop forgot to lock the door when he went out.

Just as he was about to leave, someone said yes.

"Who?"

The curtain opened, and a woman stepped out.

Jiao Xin was stunned for a moment, and secretly said in his heart, this place in Dongxiang is really special, there are even girls?

"Ben...... I'm also Langzhong, and I need a medical book now, if you have it in this shop, I'll pay for it! ”

As he spoke, he took out a small ingot of silver from his body and handed it over.

"Oh, I can't ......"

But the woman didn't answer, but said, "We're in charge of the house, and I don't know the ......."

Only then did Jiao Xin figure out that this woman was not a girl, but the wife of the shopkeeper of this pharmacy.

"I need this book very much right now, can you take me to see it if it's convenient?"

The woman's face was embarrassed and she said, "I can't do this kind of thing......

Jiao Xinxin thought for a moment and said: "It's not a secret, I rushed from Weinan to assist the local inspection department in treating malaria, I left in a hurry, I forgot to bring a book, look at this ......"

"Sir is here to help with malaria?"

"Exactly!"

Jiao Xin's face did not change his color and his heart did not beat, he was here to treat malaria, and he did not lie.

The woman suddenly changed into a smiling face and said, "Please come in!" ”

"There is labor!"

Jiao Xin followed the woman to the back hall, which was where the pharmacy shopkeeper hid books, and sure enough, there were many medical books.

"Sir, please see for yourself, I can't read and write, so I can't help."

"Thank you!"

Jiao Xin bowed, and then searched for it on the bookcase.

The woman said to the side, "I heard that this new official is very skilled in medicine. ”

"Really?"

Jiao Xin flipped through the book and agreed casually.

"No, let me tell you, the previous official was no longer good, and the more the disease was treated, the more serious it became, and many people died."

Jiao Xin couldn't help but want to refute, but finally held back.

Forget it, don't see women in general!

However, he was angry in his heart, so he said: "It's no wonder that malaria is contagious, and people moving around each other will inevitably aggravate the disease." ”

"But this new official has brought his condition under control! However, after only three days of work, everyone's condition improved. ”

"That's because ......"

Jiao Xin wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it.

Those Artemisia annua had just been thrown into the well water, and even if it really worked, it wasn't so fast, right?

If there is really an improvement, it must be that the medicine that King Zhou brought people to decoction yesterday has taken effect.

However, the medicine I fried at the beginning also worked!

The problem is how to control repeated infections, as long as people move around each other, even if they are cured, they will still be infected by others, which is the key to solving the problem!

It was useless to tell a woman about it......

"Found it!"

Jiao Xin took down a book from the bookcase, on which were written the words "elbow pawn save the party", and the payment was Ge Hong.

"How much is this book, I bought it!"

"I can't do it, I can't help it!"

The woman excused herself again and again, and said, "Mr. came all the way to help us treat the sick and save people in Dongxiang, just a book, just use it." ”

Listening to these words, Jiao Xin's ears were a little hot.

"Well, I'll leave you some broken silver, and if the shopkeeper asks, say that someone has borrowed it."

The woman's face sank and she said, "If the gentleman mentions the silver again, it is clear that he looks down on people!" ”

Seeing this, Jiao Xin had mixed feelings in his heart, so he had to bow and leave with the book.