Chapter Fifty-Four: Learning Literature, Martial Arts, Goods and the Emperor's Family
"Dare to ask this uncle, if the dog was bitten by a dog a few months ago!" the young man asked Wu Da.
"Does it have anything to do with his illness, a month ago the dog was bitten by the big yellow dog at home, I don't know what the reason is, the dog is the same as the big yellow dog, and he suddenly took a bite, just on this wrist, but the wound is not big, and it has long been healed. We can't get angry, the big yellow dog was killed here, and the dog meat and dog have eaten a lot!" Wu Da pointed to the dog's wrist and said, Lin Yi looked at the past, there was really a shallow gum mark.
"If I'm not mistaken, the big yellow dog must be a mad dog, and the dog's illness is caused by this!" the young man affirmed.
"I've been bitten by dogs since I was a child, but why hasn't this happened, besides, dogs have been bitten by dogs before, but this hasn't happened!" Wu Da wondered again.
"If it's a mad dog, it's hard to say! Is there a mad dog like this in the neighborhood?" asked the young man again.
"In the past two years, there has been a great drought, every family has lacked food and clothing, and the dogs have not eaten, and these dogs have been looking for food outside the city recently, and I don't know what unclean things they have eaten, many of them have become mad dogs, and there seems to be one near here just now!" Wu Da continued.
"At the mouth of the alley over there!" someone had already shouted. A moment later, a dog barked and a large dog had been tied up in front of the young man. This dog is skinny, with dirty hair, I don't know how many days I haven't eaten, it's really a famine year, not only people, but even animals are so pitiful.
The young man took out a medicine pestle from the medicine basket he carried, and suddenly hit the dog on the head, and the dog was already dead and lifeless. Then he took out a sharp knife and stabbed it into the dog's head, and from time to time pieces of yellow lumps flowed into the silver bowl.
"Give this bowl of dog brains to the dog!" said the young man to Wu Dadao.
"If you have just been bitten by a mad dog, you can put it on the wound, but now more than a month has passed, the dog has become ill, and can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor! Try it, I hope there will be a miracle!" the young man followed again.
Lin Yi had already guessed what kind of illness the dog had at this time, and it turned out to be rabies. People are bitten by a mad dog, it is very painful, the patient can not stand a little stimulation, as long as he hears a little sound, he will have convulsions, and even hear the sound of pouring water will have convulsions, so some people call rabid bies also called "water phobia". No wonder the dog twitched when he heard the sound of water in the hanging pot.
In "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", it is said that "poison" medicine should be used to treat diseases, and diseases cannot be cured without "poison". When a mad dog bites a person, it must be a poisonous substance in the dog's mouth, which invades the human body from the wound and poisons the person. This young man caught the mad dog and killed it, took out his brain, applied it to the wound of the canine patient, and even ate it into his stomach. Even today, nearly 2,000 years later, when medical care is highly developed, the mortality rate of rabies is 100%. No wonder this young man said that he could only give it a try, and a dead horse would be a live horse doctor, and this dog had missed the best period for treatment. It seems that it can only be resigned to fate.
Regardless of whether the young man could cure the dog or not, Wu and his wife were very grateful to him, after all, he had proved that the dog did not have plague, but rabies, and he could stay at home with his family until the day when he could no longer stand it.
Seeing that Wu Da and his wife had brought the dog back to their home, the passers-by had basically dispersed, and only the few nymphomaniac middle-aged women were still staring at Wei Jue with their eyes and unwilling to leave. Wei Jue was already entangled and upset, and Lin Yi couldn't stand these people staring at Wei Jue like flies, and the two servants picked up water and fire sticks, and finally drove away these reluctant "brainless fans". The ancients said "watch and kill Wei Jue", it seems that it is true, if this Wei Jue wants to live a long life, or he will not go out, and he must bring a few guards out to clear the way when he goes out.
"May I ask the old gentleman and apprentice with your surname, the old gentleman and apprentice have peerless medical skills, and now the plague is raging in Guanzhong, why don't you unveil the list in the official mansion of Chang'an City, try your skills, and save the people in the world!" Lin Yi saw that the hunchbacked sheep-haired old man and the young man and apprentice were also leaving, and hurriedly asked.
"Childe is only afraid that it is a joke, although the apprentice's medical skills are taught by contemptible, now I am afraid that it is still above me, the apprentice has just said that there is no cure for this plague, and contemptible people are even more powerless!"
"The teacher's name is Zheng Yin, and the word is far away. The little surname is Ge, the name is Hong, and the word is Zhichuan!" That young man is a young man, straightforward and fast-hearted, and Lin Yi's master and servant have done him a favor, he already has a good impression of the two of them, and he hates to know each other, so he has already taken the lead in introducing it.
"It turned out to be a Taiji Ge Xian Weng high apprentice, in Xia Lin Yi, this son is a little scholar, it is really a mortal with the naked eye who does not know the world's masters, disrespectful and disrespectful! The little divine doctor is Ge Xian Weng's grandson, family history, no wonder at such a young age, his knowledge is so extraordinary, and he is a chivalrous heart, and his future achievements must be limitless!" Lin Yi also explained himself. The heart is really shocking, but it is from the heart, without the slightest flattery and politeness.
Ge Xuan was a native of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, born in the family of official eunuchs, and his family has been practicing Taoism for generations. Ge Xuan has been studious since he was a child, well-read the Five Classics, and was famous at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Sex likes the old, Zhuang Zhi said, unwilling to advance. Later, he was taught the immortal law by Zuo Ci and other masters outside the world, and the cultivation was successful, and then he traveled to the mountains and rivers, cured diseases with charms, and saved people's livelihood and suffering. Zheng Yin is his disciple and has obtained the true inheritance of his alchemy secret technique. Ge Hong is the grandson of Ge Xuan, after the death of Wu, his family fell into the middle of the road, and his teacher Zheng Yin traveled the world. Ge Xuan is the most famous celestial master among the people since the Taoist Zhang Daoling, naturally Ge Hong said his name, and Lin Yi was naturally familiar with this matter.
"Since the old gentleman is a scholar and cares about the people of Li, why not contribute to the court and seek benefits for the people of the world. Today, the crown prince is the governor of Yongliang Erzhou, diligent and loves the people, sits in the city of Chang'an, and is recruiting heroes from all over the world, capable people and strangers! To tell the truth, Xiaosheng is the first staff member of His Royal Highness the Prince's expedition to the Western General's Mansion to join the army, and he is very familiar with the top and bottom of the mansion. There is a shortage of masters with excellent knowledge and medical skills like the old gentleman and apprentice in the house, and His Royal Highness looks forward to it every day, and the old gentleman will be reused by His Royal Highness! If His Royal Highness ascends the throne one day, it is not difficult for the old gentleman to be crowned a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister! Lin Yi finally found a real master of the world by chance, so naturally he would not give up easily, and hurriedly became a lobbyist.
This Zheng Yin was still expressionless, and said flatly: "Lao Suo has already seen that Gongzi is extraordinary, either rich or expensive, but Lao Suo is used to being idle clouds and wild cranes, and he can't stand the constraints." Besides, I know that my knowledge is shallow, and if I am an official, I am afraid that I will miss a party! Thank you for your kind words!"
"Learn to become a scholar and martial artist, and the goods are with the emperor's family!" "Since ancient times, whether it is to learn literature, martial arts, Taoism, etc., the small one is to glorify the ancestors, and the big one is to help the world and save the people, and it will be famous for a hundred generations. But all this can only be achieved by serving the imperial court, and only by serving the imperial court can its wishes be fulfilled and recognized by society. This Zheng Yin will not be moved when he hears the feudal marquis, if he is really a real master outside the world, Lin Yi's admiration for him in his heart can't help but be a little heavier.
"The family teacher and I are thousands of miles away, and we came to this Chang'an city just for the plague in this pass, but seeing that the imperial court has already made suggestions, and the plague is very well controlled, the family teacher is very pleased, and we can't help anymore, or we will return in a few days!" Ge Hong interjected again.
"It's just that this is to control the spread of the plague, but it can't be treated, and let them die in pain, but it's not a way, there are weeping and tearing in the isolation center in the east of the city, hundreds of people are dying in pain every day, and the famous doctors in the city are helpless! I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is helpless because he hasn't eaten for many days because of this!" Wei Jue also interjected.
"This little brother doesn't have to worry too much, the family teacher and I have already found the source of this plague, although those who have already fallen ill are incurable, but in a few days, there will be no more people in Guanzhong who are sick with the plague!" Ge Hong said excitedly.
"Adults talk, what do children say!" Lin Yi couldn't help but glance at Wei Jue, and said to Zheng Yin very excitedly: "Dare to ask Zheng Tianshi, is what the little divine doctor said true?"
"Zhichuan, this kid is talking a lot again, it's really a joke for the child!" Zheng Yin also glanced at Ge Hongdao. After a pause, he said: "Since ancient times, plagues have been called 'heavenly punishments', and they are believed to be disasters from heaven and ghosts. I don't think so, but I have been caught in the heat of the outside world. The plague was very similar to the legendary disease called 'Corpse Note', which was transmitted to each other and was ever-changing. People who are infected with this disease can't figure out where they are uncomfortable, cold and hot, dull and silent, abdominal pain and fullness, breathlessness, breath rushing to the heart and chest, attacking the two flanks, sparing the waist and spine, lifting heavily, mentally miscellaneous, tired, in a trance, the body is losing weight day by day, and there is no longer half a year to live. The infection of corpses after death is even more severe, and if the corpses are not disposed of in time, it is likely to be wiped out!"
"I don't know which master in Chang'an City, those prohibitions issued by the imperial court are really the right medicine, especially the act of burning the corpse immediately after death, which is the main way to avoid the infection of this corpse note! If you want to cure this plague, you must burn the corpse of the first person who has this disease, so that you can draw your salary, otherwise I am afraid that this corpse will still be worshipped in the coming year!" Zheng Yin paused and said.
Lin Yi replied: "It seems that the Heavenly Master has already made up his mind! I don't know if I still need a helper from the government, Xiao Sheng will tell me!"
The government has always wanted to worship and pray for the sky, and asked the Taoist priest to subdue the demons and eliminate the demons, although Lin Yi did not agree, he did not stop it, after all, the folk customs are like this, no matter what kind of status he is, he will inevitably follow the customs, but he does not hope that this will have much effect. A few days ago, he had secretly observed these plague patients, which were very similar to tuberculosis in later generations. Therefore, this plague is an acute infectious disease, which should be caused by microbial and bacterial infection. This Zheng Yin was able to dispel superstition and point out that acute illness was caused by external material factors, which is already very remarkable. As for some of the measures he took against the plague, they were just the simple common sense of epidemic prevention in later generations, but in an era when productivity was extremely low and rabies was not even known, it naturally seemed very profound in the eyes of others.
"Thank you Gongzi for your kindness, it's just that Lao Sue has just arrived in Chang'an, and he hasn't found out the source of this corpse injection yet! Besides, there are too many people who will only startle the snake, and Lao Sue and the apprentice are enough!" Zheng Yin replied.
"Then Xiaosheng will thank the Heavenly Master for the kindness of Guanzhong Cangsheng!" Lin Yizhi said that this Zheng Yin is a real hermit, and he will not enter the WTO as an official no matter what, if he is a lobbyist again and again, but makes him unhappy, he will not be verbose anymore, but simply say a few polite words to each other before leaving. Lin Yi was fortunate to see his true face, and it was already a great opportunity to know his name, but I was afraid that he would definitely not tell Lin Yi about his residence, and Lin Yi was also self-aware, but he was very sorry in his heart.