CHAPTER XXIII
Passing through the front hall and passing through the corridor, I walked for about half a pillar of incense. This huge mansion can be described as a carved beam and painted building, the rockery pavilion, half a pond lotus pond, blue bricks and red walls, showing a generous and elegant state, but not luxury.
The leader was an old butler. Hurriedly walked through the courtyard, Li Qingxuan didn't have time to take a closer look, only felt the fragrance of flowers, and heard the sound of gurgling water. "Li Langjun, the small building in front of you is where the lady's boudoir is located, and several doctors who have not yet left are discussing in the courtyard. The old housekeeper led Li Qingxuan into the courtyard.
Li Qingxuan just entered it, and saw four or five people gathered on the stone table in the courtyard, although he was not very familiar, but Li Qingxuan also knew that these were several well-known apricot forest masters. There was also an old man of sixty or seventy years old on the side, sloppy in a dark shirt, sitting on a stone bench with his back against the wooden railing, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep, but he was still humming a small tune in his nose.
Li Qingxuan said secretly: "That's Liu Wuye?" "Doctors. The old butler bowed slightly and said, "This Li Langjun is a doctor invited back by Captain Wang, and he has come to discuss with you how to treat the disease. As soon as the old housekeeper said this, several doctors who were discussing the condition put down the pen and paper in their hands and looked at Li Qingxuan. But a handsome young man of eighteen or nineteen?
A tall and thin doctor said angrily: "Where did this come from? You also came to treat diseases and save people at a young age?" Another short and fat middle-aged doctor smiled and said: "I see that you are only a young student of eighteen or nineteen years old, and you can recognize all the words? How many medical books have you read?"
"Butler, although our medical skills are low, we can't save Miss Cui, but you let such a junior insult us, it's too much!" A doctor holding a medical book abandoned the book in his hand, and his words were quite annoyed, if it was another place, everyone would have already brushed their sleeves away, but in this palace of Lord Jun, after all, he didn't dare to be too disrespectful.
The doctors couldn't save Miss Cui, and they discussed the prescription day and night, but they were helpless, and it was not surprising that the Cui family would find a good doctor, for example, Liu Wuye on the side, who was a famous doctor invited a few days ago, was famous but such a young junior who had not reached the crown was young, how high could his medical skills be?
If the one invited is over half a hundred years old, or someone who is famous, that's it. But such a young posterity has not yet reached the crown, and he has never had any reputation before. Inviting such a young man, doesn't it mean that these doctors who are famous in Wuyue are inferior to a young junior?
The doctor who had just given up his medical book didn't wait for the old housekeeper to answer, turned his head to look at Li Qingxuan, and shouted: "You are a descendant, how many years have you been studying medicine? What doctor did you learn medical skills from? Why don't you read your medical book and prescriptions carefully to mix in the treatment of diseases?"
Li Qingxuan recognized this person, as if his surname was Zhu, and he was a famous physician in Suzhou Prefecture. Listening to the other party's questioning, Li Qingxuan was not annoyed, but said calmly: "Under Li Qingxuan, the cursive word Boyu, studied under the sect of Xuanhong Daoist Zhang Zhenren, the name of my teacher must have been heard of by everyone here." I studied medicine at the age of nine, and it has been ten years since I was born.
"It turned out to be a disciple of Zhang Daochang, but he may not be a famous teacher and a high apprentice. ”
"Hmph, how can you not talk about your identity and age?" The slightly obese doctor snorted: "Doctors can't cure diseases, but you can cure them well?" Who am I waiting for who is not a person who has practiced medicine for decades and has extensive knowledge, I don't know how many incurable diseases I have seen, how many medical books and classics I have read, how many times have you treated a disease and how many medical books have you read?"
"Doctor Xie's words are wrong. Li Qingxuan smiled slightly: "Several doctors are hanging pots to help the world, and their medical skills are naturally better than those below." It's just that a few people have already made achievements in medical skills, and they have been treating diseases and saving people for decades, and they rarely have time to read, and they have been studying medical books since childhood, and they are constantly reading every day. ”
Over the years, they have been busy treating diseases and saving people, but they are even more busy opening medical clinics and receiving medical fees, and they don't go to read medical books as early as when they are successful in medical skills. Now that I have been practicing medicine for decades, most of the content of medical books has been forgotten, relying more on my own medical skills and cognition, rather than what is recorded in the book.
The Doctor Xie looked ashamed and angry, and said, "How do you know that the old man has not read medical books?" As the saying goes, if you live a day, you will learn a day, and the old man always turns over the books every day, those ......" Li Qingxuan smiled secretly in his heart, but the matter is not too good, if he continues to debate with this Doctor Xie, he will probably lose the other party's face. He had come to heal the sick, and he didn't care much about the war of words.
At this moment, Liu Wuye, who was lazy over there, said leisurely: "Then you can recite two articles at will to listen to them?" Doctor Xie was even more angry, and secretly gritted his teeth. This Liu Wuye once served as an imperial doctor in the capital, and he was the son of Liu Shenwei, the imperial physician, and the grandson of Sun Simiao, the real person of the medicine king, with a very high reputation.
Although he has closed his door to customers all these years, drank alcohol all day long, and no longer treated diseases and saved people, his medical skills and reputation are so high that no one dares to underestimate them. "Hmph. After thinking for a moment, Dr. Xie brushed his sleeves and said, "Don't say anything, you Liu Wuye has not been able to cure this disease." ”
"If it can't be cured, it can't be cured. Liu Wuye stretched his waist and said: "Life has been in the world for decades, and you will die sooner or later, and you will suffer less if you die a day early." It's just that this girl was born in a family of eunuchs, and she has no worries about food and clothing, but she has a much better life than those poor families and those subordinate slaves. Look at the maids and servants in this house, who are not working hard every day, except for eating and sleeping, they are all working, how can there be any fun at all?"
"Besides, the red world, that is, you are the son of heaven and the prince and minister, and it is not empty when you are old? What is the meaning and fun? It is extremely boring!" The last sentence can be called a great rebellion. Including the old butler, everyone's faces changed.
"Actually... Not necessarily. A clear voice sounded. Everyone saw that Shicai's words came from Li Qingxuan's mouth.
Since he accepted the inheritance of his master Zhang Laodao, Li Qingxuan often remembered the sentence about immortality, and when he saw what Liu Wuye said, he groaned a little in his heart, and sighed softly: "The matter of immortality is like a flower in the fog, ethereal and difficult to find, perhaps Liu Wuye feels that this world is like a cage, and the life span of the world is like a prison for decades, but in the eyes of the world, it may not be the case." ”
"Look at this huge mansion, there are countless maids and gentlemen, who may be working every day, but they are not necessarily full of suffering in their work. For example, when a gardener plants a beautiful flower and plant, he feels happy, such as the old housekeeper, who shares the worries and problems of his master, and is not also happy?" ”
"I know a woodcutter who is tired from going up the mountain every day to chop wood, but when he comes home, he laughs as long as his wife and children have no worries about food and clothing. He was very sad when his daughter was poisoned by the snake, but when the snake venom was cured, he was very happy and grateful. After a pause, Li Qingxuan said again: "Besides, as a doctor, I treat the sick and save people, and when I see the patient recover, the other party is happy and kind, and I am grateful to me, are you and I unhappy?"
Liu Wuye thought of the countless patients he had treated in his own medicine for decades, the joy and gratitude of those patients after they recovered, and the feeling that he felt very happy at that time, and he was a little stupid for a while. Li Qingxuan said in a low voice: "Life has four seasons, alternating between cold and summer, although it has only been a hurry for decades, but life is diligent, and diligence is not scarce." Life should be self-respecting, and live up to the years. ”
"That's right... There is some truth. Liu Wuye whispered to himself: "If you really want to come to these words, they are easy to understand, but the old man was framed by that person's words, and he always couldn't think about it." Maybe you're right..."Li Qingxuan smiled slightly and made a gesture of invitation to the old butler.
Li Langjun's words are really shocking, the old slave has lived for so many years, and there are some things that he can't think about. The old butler laughed twice, and then led the way. The people were still in deep thought, and let him go. When he came back to his senses, Li Qingxuan had been taken into the small building by the old housekeeper.
"Nonsense. Doctor Zhu shook his robe fiercely and said angrily: "Full of nonsense, young descendants, what do you know?" Doctor Xie shook his head slightly and sighed: "Brother Zhu, although he is young, what he said may not be wrong. ”
Dr. Zhu was quite resentful, and was about to retort: "I...... Hey, how did that little lang know that my surname was Zhu before?" Everyone looked at each other, that Li Qingxuan once called him Dr. Zhu, but everyone could hear it clearly.
At this moment, half of his body leaned out from the second floor of the small building, Li Qingxuan showed a somewhat indifferent smile, and said: "Late born Li Qingxuan, my master is Xuanhong Daoist Zhang Zhenren, you are all famous doctors in Suzhou Mansion, often talk about medical science with my master, and there have been several times with me in my later life. "Zhang Zhicheng's apprentice?" everyone looked stunned.
A hint of discoloration flashed in Liu Wuye's eyes, and it took a long time to disperse, and finally he sighed and said, "Zhang Zhicheng has accepted a good disciple." The doctor surnamed Zhu sneered: "We are all elders, how can he ever see a courtesy? Such a person who does not know the number of etiquette is also a good disciple? I am afraid that this vertical is relying on Zhang Zhicheng's reputation, I think that a famous teacher may not be a high apprentice, how can this vertical have any ability?"
Doctor Zhu glanced at the small building, his tone was extremely serious, and said, "I want to see how he ruined Zhang Laodao's reputation!" "You are rude, why should people give you a courtesy?" Liu Wuye said leisurely: "As for this disease, if it can't be cured, it can't be cured, what kind of reputation will it lose? You and I have not been cured, is this reputation ruined?" Dr. Zhu's face turned red, and he snorted before picking up a medical book.
The old housekeeper came out of the small building, and happened to hear Dr. Zhu's last words, he bowed his head slightly, and said respectfully: "A few people have been treating in Cui's house for many days, maybe they don't know that Li Langjun once cured the poison of the red-tailed snake, and now his reputation is not much inferior to that of Zhang Daochang." ”
"Red-tailed snake?" everyone was taken aback, and even Liu Wuye was moved. Dr. Zhu's body stiffened, and his hand holding the book rested on the stone table. At this time, everyone saw clearly that under his confusion, the medical book was reversed.