Han Dao world

Chapter 388 Five Animals Play

Liu Xie was surprised and even a little uneasy about Ji Zhen's self-confidence.

Self-confidence is a good thing, but it is blind self-confidence.

Ji Zhen can be regarded as a close minister. Looking at Liu Xie's face, he knew that Liu Xie was worried, so he quickly explained.

"Your Majesty, I have been in the palace for eighteen years, and I have been an imperial physician for seven or eight years. I have seen epidemics eight times if not ten times. I have personally experienced the great epidemics in the second year of Guanghe and the second year of Zhongping. It was during those few major epidemics that Chen Jian made minor achievements and was promoted to the Imperial Physician Order. Listening to what His Majesty just said, the illness of those Hu merchants is very similar to the symptoms at the beginning of the second year of Zhongping."

"Isn't that very dangerous?" Liu Xie became nervous again.

The great epidemic in the second year of Zhongping was terrible in his impression.At that time, "he" was only five years old, and he was still with Empress Dowager Dong in Nangong. Every time someone came from outside the palace, he would feel nervous.

Ji Zhen smiled and shook his hand. "Your Majesty, don't worry, the epidemic this time will not be too serious. The reason why the epidemic in the capital was severe was because the capital had a large number of people and had close contacts. Especially those Tai students, who did not study hard and made friends everywhere. , which caused the epidemic to get out of control. The land here is sparsely populated, and every household herds cattle and sheep, so it is very difficult to break out."

After hearing Jizhen's explanation, Liu Xie was relieved.

"Even so, it cannot be taken lightly."

"Your Majesty's words are true, so I will deploy personnel and prepare medicines." He thought for a while, and then said: "I may not be able to serve Your Majesty these days, so let my minister Gibbon stay by His Majesty's side. He is proficient in medicine, If there is an abnormality, he can also deal with it in time."

Hearing the name Gibbon, Liu Xie's heart moved slightly.

In the last years of Jian'an, Yoshimoto was one of the participants in the final attack on Cao Cao by the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty. He was the imperial physician order at that time.

"When will your son come here?"

"Just half a month ago, I have been learning gold creation techniques from Hua Tuo." Speaking of his son, Ji Zhen showed a gratified smile on his face. "This son has good medical skills since he was a child. Before the minister refused to let him study medicine, he secretly learned it, and the minister had no choice. Your majesty summoned doctors, and the minister let him come."

Liu Xie also laughed.

In the past, the doctor was one of the artisans with a low status, so not many people were willing to learn it.Since accepting Xun You's suggestion and changing the medical craftsman to a doctor, the status of the doctor has risen, and many people are willing to study medicine.

As far as the current population of northern Xinjiang is concerned, there is no shortage of doctors, only medicinal materials.

"Which medicinal materials are needed, report a list immediately, and I will order people to send them to Hedong by fast horses."

"Wei." Ji Zhen agreed, took out a pen and paper from the medical box he carried with him, wrote a list, and handed it to Liu Xie.

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Although Jizhen was very confident, Liu Xie did not dare to be careless and kept strictly isolated.

As Jizhen said, the northern border is vast and sparsely populated, so it is not difficult to cut off the transmission path.Apart from not being able to patrol around and meet ministers, Liu Xie's life was not affected too much.

It's just that Liu Xie is not used to being able to contact outsiders, and suddenly relieved from the busy schedule.

Gibbon, who had just joined the service, suggested that he practice some Daoyin techniques to strengthen his physique and regulate his body and mind.Infectious or not, good health and peace of mind never hurt.The so-called inherently solid qi is strong, and external evils cannot enter. Compared with one's own righteous qi, medicine is only an auxiliary thing, and acupuncture and knife are only emergency means.

He strongly recommends Wuqinxi, which he just learned from Hua Tuo.

Gibbon stood up just now, with a medium build, a well-proportioned appearance, and a bit bookish.He was very serious when he spoke, staring at Liu Xie with piercing eyes, forgetting the rule that as a courtier, he cannot look directly at the emperor.

Pei Jun couldn't see it, and scolded him before he came to his senses and quickly apologized.

Liu Xie said with a smile: "Before doctors, all living beings are equal. If the emperor gets sick, he will die if he doesn't cure it. Listen and ask, how can you diagnose a disease if you don't know?"

Although Pei Jun was displeased, he still retreated.

Gibbon was so embarrassed that he dared not speak any more.

"How to practice Wu Qinxi?" Liu Xie took the initiative to break the silence.

Seeing Liu Xie's peaceful attitude and indeed not angry, Gibbon also let go of his psychological burden and taught Liu Xie to practice Wu Qinxi.

Wu Qinxi is divided into five styles: tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird. There are two movements in one style, and a total of ten movements. It is not complicated, but the effect is excellent.

As Gibbon said, Liu Xie listened to it.

Wu Qin Xi has a great influence in later generations, but Liu Xie has never practiced it.

Before crossing over, he hadn't reached the age of health preservation, and after more than a hundred years of trough, Chinese civilization has not yet recovered from the oppression of Western civilization, and is on the road to revival.In the eyes of many people, Chinese medicine is still a pseudoscience, at least not a mainstream science.

Although Liu Xie is not that extreme, he still has doubts about the mysterious and mysterious theories of Chinese medicine.

As for now, he is also extremely wary of the rise of metaphysics, even a little overly sensitive.

He has always believed that, let alone a practical study like medicine, even a theoretical subject like philosophy, as long as it is divorced from practice, it becomes metaphysics, at least it becomes chicken soup for the soul, and at worst it is not far from a cult.

The symbol of metaphysics in Chinese medicine is the written text of the "Huangdi Neijing".

Liu Xie has never studied medicine, nor has he read "The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine", but he has a basic idea that "The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine" is definitely not an ancient book from the pre-Qin period.Although many of the contents in the book had already been formed in the pre-Qin period, it will not be too early when they are integrated together to become a must-read scripture for Chinese medicine, and it is likely to be the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Just as Taoism appeared in the second half of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is also a strong Taoist thought in the "Huangdi Neijing".

Liu Xie asked several people, including Hua Tuo and Ji Zhen, that none of them knew what the "Huang Di Nei Jing" was, but when it came to "Lingshu" and "Su Wen", they all knew it, and they could even recite different parts of it. Less articles.

Liu Xie didn't know whether the content they recited was consistent with the "Huangdi Neijing" of later generations, but he already heard a lot of Taoism.

He doesn't like this trend very much, but he also knows that it is unreasonable to forcefully remove it.

The most appropriate way is to guide.

Just having nothing to do, Liu Xie thought about how to guide Taoism, add some things to it, lay a solid foundation, and lead Taoism to science.

Speaking carefully, among the so-called five major religions in later generations, Taoism is actually the closest to science.

Otherwise, alchemy would not be the forerunner of black powder.

Liu Xie thought of the Yellow Turban Army and the alchemists in the Yellow Turban Army.He eagerly wanted to gather those people together, carry out some ideological transformation, form his own Royal Academy of Sciences, and refine the touchstone of Chinese civilization.

Liu Xie summoned Cai Yan to discuss with her the idea of ​​recruiting the world's underworld warriors.

Cai Yan Huizhi Lanxin understood Liu Xie's meaning as soon as he heard it. "Is Your Majesty planning to fuse all the skills of a hundred craftsmen into one furnace and create a new school?"

Liu Xie is very satisfied. After all, he is a scholar, and what he says is high-level.

"Is it possible?"

"It works, but not now."

Liu Xie was taken aback. "Why?"

"No money." Cai Yan said: "Take alchemists as an example. When raising furnaces to make alchemy, all they burn is money. Does Your Majesty have so much spare money?"

"Uh……"

"However, Your Majesty can start by compiling books. First collect the theories of various schools, screen them, verify their authenticity, discard the chaff and keep the essence. Choose what is available, and see its benefits first. As long as it is profitable, given time, it will naturally become popular."

Liu Xie looked at Cai Yan in surprise. "It's really not easy to say that it's profitable from your mouth."

Cai Yan smiled embarrassedly, but was still confident. "Your Majesty doesn't know how many people are obsessed with building bridges for the sake of being a marquis. Why not do it for the benefit of the country and the people?"

(End of this chapter)