Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 373
Wang Pingan wanted to see what this concubine looked like, but this concubine would not turn her head around seriously.She knelt in front of Li Shimin's case and answered Li Shimin's question in a low voice.

Li Shimin snorted and said, "What ballad are you singing to me? Sing it again for me to hear!"

Wang Pingan's heart tightened, and he thought: "Speaking in such a tone may not be a good thing. Could it be that we want to find fault and kill Wu Zetian?"

He remembered those film and television dramas of the later generations. As long as it was about Wu Zetian, there would be a story that said that the world of the Li family would be replaced by the Wu family. I can't even remember it, but it seems that Li Shimin believed in this very much at the time!
Thinking about Li Shimin's belief in such rumors, there should be a certain basis in reality.It is said that in the pre-Sui period, there was also a ballad saying that the Li family would replace the Yang family and win the world of the Great Sui Dynasty.That's why Yang Guang was particularly disgusted with Li Yuan and always wanted to kill Li Yuan.What kind of statement is this, Wang Ping'an is not too clear!

No way, it's not that he has a bad memory, but that in modern times, he never thought that he would come to the Tang Dynasty one day, and when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, where would he go to check these ballads and so on.It's about the rise and fall of the imperial court, others are full, so it's okay to talk about this kind of ballad, do you think your head stays on your neck for too long!

When Wang Pingan thought of the ballad, he naturally thought of rebellion and usurping power. He stood silently behind, waiting for the concubine to hum the so-called ballad.

The concubine said softly: "This concubine reports to the emperor, the song that this concubine sang to the emperor last night is a folk song that my mother sang to my concubine when I was young..."

Li Shimin frowned impatiently, probably because he thought the concubine was wordy.Seeing that the emperor was not happy, Shi Zhongchen hurriedly said: "The emperor asked you to hum a ditty, you can hum it, don't talk nonsense and waste the emperor's time!"

The concubine agreed, and stopped explaining the source of the ditty, and hummed softly.This is a typical ballad with a Shanxi accent. It is similar to a lullaby of later generations, a ditty used by mothers to lull children to sleep.

Wang Pingan thought: "Is Wu Zetian from Shanxi? It doesn't matter where she is from. What matters is where her mother is from. I guess she is from Shanxi!"

After a ballad was sung, neither Li Shimin nor Shi Zhongchen spoke, and the hall was silent.Wang Ping'an didn't dare to make a sound. Tang Taizong sat and listened, while Empress Zetian knelt down and sang, and he was lucky enough to hear Empress Zetian sing a ditty...Who would believe it?He didn't even dare to breathe loudly!

Wang Ping'an couldn't figure out what was so special about this ballad. It didn't seem to have a single word. It mentioned the rise and fall of the country, the change of dynasty and so on. It wouldn't be because of this ballad that Li Shimin would start to dislike Wu Zetian, right? "

After a moment of silence, Li Shimin asked, "What do you mean by singing this song to me?"

The concubine calmly said: "Seeing that the emperor can't fall asleep, the concubine remembers that I used to be like this when I was a child. Every time I refused to sleep, my mother would sing this song, and the concubine could fall asleep soon!"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and said, "You treat me like a child?" His tone was already very unfriendly!
Before the concubine had time to answer, Li Shimin slapped the table and shouted: "Pull it out and whip twenty!"

Wang Ping'an was taken aback, why on earth is this?For no reason, why should they be pulled out and whipped?He was thinking about whether he should go out at this time, and beg for Wu Zetian's favor, at least make a good relationship first, and give him a favor. In the next few decades, he will still rely on Wu Zetian for food, which is the future. big boss!

However, he, as a foreign minister, could not really interfere with matters in the palace. It is estimated that if he spoke, Li Shimin would have to pull him out, and let him and Wu Zetian be tortured together, as a pair of difficult sisters and difficult brothers !Although sharing weal and woe has a deeper friendship, but it is true that one's own butt suffers...

He only hesitated, and Shi Zhongchen ordered someone to pull the concubine out.In the blink of an eye, there was a scream from outside, the imperial guards were beating the concubine, and now it was too late to plead for mercy!
Li Shimin looked at the gray-faced Wang Ping'an, thinking that this little courtier was frightened, so he waved to Wang Ping'an, beckoning him to come over, and said, "This woman actually sang nursery rhymes to me last night. But she committed a crime of disrespect, so she should not be spared. Wubing thinks my punishment is appropriate?"

Wang Pingan wondered, why do you ask me about this kind of thing? You shouldn't tell me, a foreign minister, about the affairs of the palace!When I came to the emperor's case, I didn't know how to answer, so I had to say: "I think the emperor handled it properly, that woman... should be punished!"

But he was trembling in his heart, if this matter got out and reached Wu Zetian's ears, he would definitely offend her heavily, and there would be a lot of little shoes in the future!

Li Shimin snorted, did not speak, and looked at the memorial again.Shi Zhongchen understood the emperor's thoughts. He originally thought that the emperor sent the concubine because he wanted her to be by his side more in the future, but he didn't expect to beat her up in front of Wang Ping'an!
Since it is handled like this, of course it is implying something!

If the emperor doesn't speak, then he has to explain.Shi Zhongchen said: "No disease, the emperor can't sleep at night, the matter is very important, related to the court situation, if it is known by outsiders, then it's okay? You don't have any disease, right?"

Wang Ping'an was not a fool, so he immediately understood that this hint was too obvious. Strictly speaking, it was no longer a hint, but an explicit statement!

The emperor is unwell and cannot let outsiders know, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.Although Wu Zetian made Li Shimin sleep soundly, she must have been unreliable, or the emperor had a premonition that she was not a reliable person, so he beat her up.

As for why he fought in front of his foreign minister, it was obviously to kill the chicken for the monkey to see!
Wang Ping'an already understood in his heart that the emperor asked him to stay alone, not to talk about the meeting, but to let him see a doctor, and after he saw the doctor, if his mouth was not strict... Wu Zetian's end would be a demonstration!
Companion is like a tiger!
Li Zhi is better, at least this tiger has no teeth in its mouth!

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "The emperor is the court, and the emperor is the country!" Feeling tight shows loyalty.The chicken killed by the emperor was big enough to use the future Empress Zetian as a demonstration to frighten this insignificant servant of himself... I really have face!

Shi Zhongchen said: "Your Majesty, you didn't sleep well last night, that's why you let that bitch take advantage of it. Why don't you ask Wang Pingan to show you and prescribe some tranquilizing medicine for you to take!"

Li Shimin didn't raise his head, just snorted, and said, "I didn't sleep well!"

Shi Zhongchen nodded and said: "The emperor is healthy and sleeps well. However, Wang Ping'an is now an imperial physician. I don't know if his medical skills are good enough for this official position. The old slave heard that he cheated the world and bribed the disciple of the old god Sun Zhenzhen Long Xiaoni, let Long Xiaoni compete with him in medical skills, and deliberately lost to him..."

Wang Ping'an grinned, his mouth was covered with two skins, so it made sense!But this is a bit too much, Uncle Shi, I didn't offend you, did I?

Li Shimin raised his head, groaned, and said: "There is such a thing, I have to think about it carefully, the post of imperial physician order cannot be given to someone who has a false reputation!"

Shi Zhongchen glanced at Wang Ping'an and winked, which means don't be afraid, our family is just talking casually.He said: "Your Majesty, why don't you examine Wang Ping'an's medical skills yourself?"

"Okay, Wang Ping'an, come forward!" Li Shimin nodded and put down the memorial in his hand.

Wang Pingan sighed in his heart, the emperor's temperament is really different from ordinary people, he asked me to see a doctor without even saying thank you, I have to thank him for giving me a chance!

Bowing, he walked to the desk and knelt beside the emperor.Li Shimin stretched out his hand and let him feel his pulse.

After only a short while, Wang Ping'an's heart began to beat wildly. Li Shimin's pulse condition was obviously sick, and he was seriously ill. Judging from this pulse condition, he would not live well for a few years!
Wang Pingan let go of Li Shimin's wrist with his fingers, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily, thinking: "If you are sick, you can't see it in time, and you just try to be brave. This is not a good thing. Now this disease... I may not be able to cure it!"

He stabilized his mind and said: "Your Majesty, can you let me see the coating on your tongue?"

Li Shimin hummed, opened his mouth, and asked Wang Pingan to observe the coating on his tongue.Wang Pingan looked at his tongue carefully and carefully, and was even more shocked. The emperor was really sick, and it was not serious!

He tried his best not to show a horrified expression on his face, and said: "Your Majesty is indeed in good health, it's just that you can't sleep well at night. As long as you prescribe a medicine to calm the nerves, you will be fine. You are guaranteed to sleep well at night!"

Li Shimin nodded, with a smile on his face, and said: "Then you can prescribe the medicine. Well, don't prescribe medicine from the Imperial Medical Office, let the loyal ministers cook it for me!"

Wang Pingan quickly agreed that the emperor didn't want the imperial physicians to know, and he was also warning himself to keep his mouth shut and not to talk nonsense.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Go out, go and accompany the prince, I have business to do, I have to wait a while before I can go out."

Wang Pingan got up quickly, stepped back and left the desk, exited the hall in a polite manner, and Shi Zhongchen personally sent him out.

When he arrived at the front hall, Chief Steward Shi stared at him and flicked his sleeves. The eunuchs and maids standing outside immediately understood and left the hall quickly.

Shi Zhongchen looked at Wang Ping'an, and was speechless for a while, making Wang Ping'an's scalp numb.He said, "Uncle Shi, do you want my nephew to tell the truth?"

Shi Zhongchen nodded slowly, and said softly: "Our family has served the emperor for many years. In the sixth year of Zhenguan, the emperor was seriously ill. At that time, the news spread, and the people at home and abroad were shocked. Fortunately, the court is fine. They are all old ministers, but Fanbang barbarians are ready to move. The Turkic people went south to test many times, causing a lot of suffering to the border people, so this time..."

"Uncle Shi, don't worry, my nephew is not a talkative person!" Wang Pingan said hurriedly.

Shi Zhongchen said: "Our family knows that you are not a talkative person. I have known you for so long, and I have never seen you talking nonsense. This is very good, better than some old officials." How is your body?"

Wang Ping'an was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's very bad. As for what the disease is, my nephew can't say for sure just by taking the pulse and looking at the tongue coating, so I have to ask Uncle Shi for some things!"

When Shi Zhongchen heard this, suddenly, he seemed to be ten years old, and he could hardly stand still. He knew that Wang Ping'an never talked nonsense. If he said something wrong, it must be wrong!

His body wobbled, and he couldn't stand still.Wang Pingan hurriedly helped him to sit aside, while he squatted at Shi Zhongchen's feet, not daring to make a sound.

After a long while, Shi Zhongchen asked in a very slow tone, "What do you want to ask?"

Wang Ping'an had a clue in his mind, but he didn't dare to assert it. He asked: "The emperor usually has a bitter taste in his mouth?"

Li Shimin is in poor health, so he can hide it from others, but how can he hide it from Shi Zhongchen.Shi Zhongchen nodded slowly and said, "Yes!"

Wang Pingan asked again: "Do you have dizziness and tinnitus?"

Shi Zhongchen nodded slowly again, this time he did not answer.

What kind of disease Li Shimin got, Wang Ping'an was able to make a conclusion at this time, but he still asked: "Can you feel numb in your fingers?"

Shi Zhongchen said softly: "It is often impossible to hold a pen and chopsticks."

Wang Pingan sighed, and said: "If my nephew's predictions are correct, the emperor will often suffer from heart and chest pains, chest pains piercing to the bone, shortness of breath, and severe cold sweats, unable to control himself!"

The hall fell into silence again. For a long time, Shi Zhongchen did not speak.

The inside of the hall was quiet, but the chirping of birds came from outside the hall from time to time, making it even quieter inside the hall!

Shi Zhongchen took a long breath and asked in a trembling voice, "What kind of disease is this?"

Wang Ping'an shivered slightly, swallowed his saliva, and then said: "This is a syndrome of chest obstruction, and it can also be called heartache!"

What the ancients called thoracic obstruction can be understood as coronary heart disease!
In ancient times, there was no theory of coronary heart disease or angina pectoris, but this disease has been dialectical. Ancient doctors broadly called it chest pain, also known as true pain!It is mainly believed that the lack of heart qi and heart yang lead to stagnation of qi due to cold condensation, blood stasis and turbid phlegm obstruct the heart vessels and affect the circulation of qi and blood.

Li Shimin suffered from angina pectoris, and he will die of this disease in the future!

This kind of disease can't be angry. Once it is strongly stimulated, it is very likely that the disease will be seriously ill, and Li Shimin was indeed angry to death after suffering a major stimulus. From the onset of the disease to his death, it took less than an hour!
Shi Zhongchen was trembling all over his body, his hands couldn't bear it anymore, and he hugged his shoulders, with tears in his eyes, he asked, "Is it serious?"

Wang Ping'an said: "It's very serious. I really hurt this kind of disease. If the attack is more severe, I will die sooner or later!"

Shi Zhongchen burst into tears. He and Li Shimin have been a monarch and minister. From the prime of life to the old age, they have always been the closest people. When he suddenly heard that Li Shimin had such a serious disease, how could he not feel sad!
Seeing that he was sad, Wang Ping'an was afraid of provoking him into something bad, so he hurriedly said: "It's not too late to find out now. Although my nephew is not fully sure to cure this disease, it is not difficult to maintain it!"

Shi Zhongchen groaned, grabbed Wang Ping'an's hand suddenly, and said anxiously: "How to treat, tell me quickly!"

(End of this chapter)