The Ming Dynasty: Starting with taking Old Zhu on a journey to the future

Based on the symptoms, he couldn't determine the cause of the illness either.

However, Lan Chen's skin condition was indeed not good.

After touching them, Dai Sigong withdrew his hands.

He sat back down in his chair and asked, "Judging from your condition, you're not feeling very well right now; your complexion is grayish."

Lan Chen immediately asked, "Could this be related to my external injury?"

Dai Sigong got up and checked the wound on Lan Chen's shoulder.

"How many days has this injury been there?"

It's been almost ten days.

Ten days?

That shouldn't be the case. Lan Chen is so young, and he's taking the tonic I prepared.

Logically, the recovery speed should be very fast.

Judging from the recovery speed, it's clearly quite slow.

"Have you been taking the medication I prescribed on time?"

Lan Chen nodded: "Yes."

When she forgot, Jiang Huan would remind herself.

Since the day I got injured, I have been taking my medication on time, getting plenty of rest, getting plenty of sunshine, and eating well.

Do you have any unusual habits?

Special habits?

Lan Chen recalled his past memories.

He didn't seem to have any particular quirks, but just then, Lan Chen suddenly remembered.

"Does my practice of alchemy and cultivation at home, which I do year-round, count?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Sigong was slightly taken aback: "You believe in it?"

"Yes."

After learning about Lan Chen's channel, Dai Sigong roughly made a judgment in his mind.

"You've most likely been suffering from erysipelas due to long-term use of elixirs."

"Judging from the symptoms, it hasn't reached the point of being incurable yet, but... this old man cannot cure this disease."

erysipelas?

I really don't know whether I should be happy or not.

Be happy, it's not some intractable or terminal illness.

You're not happy, are you...? Heavy metal poisoning seems to be more serious than being sick.

"Do you know anyone who can cure this?"

Dai Sigong shook his head: "There are many people who cultivate Taoism, but most of them are high-ranking officials and nobles, and they make no progress in medicine."

Those who can cultivate Taoism and consume elixirs are all high-ranking officials and nobles.

This group of people are obsessed with cultivating Taoism; even though they are covered in poisonous pills, they still believe they have achieved great success in Taoism.

Even if you're not feeling well, you can still eat it.

"If there were a cure, then King Lu would not have died."

Prince Zhu Tan of Lu was a person obsessed with cultivation, and he also consumed a large number of elixirs.

He eventually died from poisoning at the young age of nineteen.

Is it truly incurable?

Dai Sigong shook his head: "It's not incurable. Your poisoning wasn't severe, so you should be fine for now."

"However, the longer it is delayed, the deeper the poisoning becomes, and the harder it is to recover. If treatment is not received in time, premature death is inevitable."

He didn't shy away from the topic.

If the erysipelas isn't cured, Lan Chen will most likely die young.

Lan Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

If I remember correctly.

In later generations, there was a person who seemed to have experience dealing with erysipelas.

Moreover, he is a true miracle doctor.

Li Shizhen.

He served as a physician in the Imperial Medical Academy during the Jiajing reign and once advised Zhu Houcong to stop taking elixirs.

However, Zhu Houcong did not heed his advice, his attempts to dissuade him were ineffective, and he was even ostracized.

After serving for a year, Li Shizhen resigned due to excessive disappointment and returned home, where he devoted himself to compiling the Compendium of Materia Medica.

perhaps.

You could try contacting Li Shizhen.

However, to find Li Shizhen, one would need the blood of Li Shizhen's ancestor.

Of course, one could also use the blood of Zhu Di, or the blood of Zhu Gaochi.

Although Li Shizhen cannot be found through Zhu Di's blood, Zhu Houcong can be found.

Then they found Li Shizhen through Zhu Houcong.

It's just very troublesome.

But it seems that Li Shizhen's ancestors are not easy to find.

Li Shizhen's grandfather, Li Xiaoshan, was also a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Historical records do not seem to mention Li Xiaoshan's birth age.

There is also no record of who Li Xiaoshan's ancestors were.

but.

But there is some good news.

Under the household registration system implemented in the Ming Dynasty, household registrations were generally not altered without authorization.

The son succeeds the father.

Not to mention, the threshold for learning medicine in ancient times was very high.

It's not something you can learn just by wanting to; you need a teacher to guide you.

If your ancestors were in this line of work, it's quite difficult to learn medicine midway through your studies.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Li Shizhen's ancestors were also doctors.

It's just that his medical skills were probably mediocre, so there were no records of them.

By the time it reached Li Xiaoshan's generation, it had gradually become famous.

Ask Jiang Huan to help check the household registration; they should be able to find it.

Lan Chen slowly stood up: "Thank you, Physician Dai."

Dai Sigong stood up to return the greeting.

"I cannot accept this; I have been unable to cure your illness."

Lan Chen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, then turned and left.

We're going to go back to Jiang Huan's house first.

Then he asked Jiang Huan to help him check the household registration of doctors in Fujian.

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at the same time.

The Eastern Palace.

Zhu Yunwen did not understand what had happened.

But he still had to do as his grandfather had instructed.

So Zhu Yunwen found his mother, Lady Lü.

His mother's expression was clearly not good at that moment.

"Your son greets His Majesty."

Lady Lü nodded: "Yunwen, how is your imperial grandfather?"

"Yes, Grandfather is fine. The imperial physician said it was due to qi and blood attacking his heart, which caused him to faint. He will be fine after resting for a while."

"By the way, Mother, my grandfather asked me to ask you if you have completed the task he entrusted to you."

When I heard that sentence.

A hint of reluctance and tenderness flashed in Madam Lü's eyes, but then her gaze turned cold.

He noticed the change in his mother's emotions.

Zhu Yunwen quickly asked, "Mother, what did Grandfather instruct you to do?"

Ms. Lü did not respond.

They only summoned Li Yan.

Looking at Li Yan, Madam Lü said coldly, "You should know what kind of impact it would have on my Lü family if you went to the sixteenth floor."

Li Yan's heart skipped a beat.

To put it nicely, it's the sixteenth floor; to put it bluntly, it's a brothel.

It's just that the emperor is behind the sixteenth floor.

"If it were anything else, I could protect you, but this time... I'm truly powerless to help."

Li Yan is her uncle's daughter.

If Li Yan were to die, she would have a hard time explaining it to her uncle, but if Li Yan were to live...

She couldn't explain it to the emperor.

She could still tell which was light and which was heavy.

Over the years, the Lü family has gained a lot through their own efforts, and it's time for them to give back.

Li Yan continued to beg for mercy, failing to understand the unspoken meaning in Lu's words.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! I don't want to go to the sixteenth floor! I don't want to go to the sixteenth floor!"

Seeing that Li Yan couldn't understand.

Lady Lü simply flung her sleeves away, ignoring his pleas.

Seeing that her pleas were in vain, Li Yan turned and knelt before Zhu Yunwen, pleading for help: "Your Highness! Your Highness! I beg you to plead with His Majesty! I truly know I was wrong! Please don't send me to the sixteenth floor."

Zhu Yunwen still didn't understand the situation.

Lady Lü saw that Li Yan was actually pestering Zhu Yunwen to plead with the emperor on her behalf.

He immediately murmured, "Since you don't want to maintain your dignity, then I'll have to do it for you."

Lady Lü waved her hand.

Immediately, several palace maids stepped forward.

Then he grabbed Li Yan's head and shoved it into the water tank.

She couldn't let Li Yan jeopardize her son's future.

I believe that even if my uncle knew, he would understand.

It took about half an incense stick's time to struggle.

Li Yan then breathed her last.

Zhu Yunwen stared at this scene, still not understanding what had happened.