In Da'an Palace, an old man with gray hair and a slightly haggard face was leaning on the couch.
Sun Simiao sat beside the couch, closed his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, checking his pulse. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said.
"Your Majesty, how have you been feeling these past few days?"
The old man in front of him is none other than Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty who abdicated in the ninth year of Wude and is now the Supreme Emperor.
Li Yuan forced a smile and sat up.
"I'm still not feeling well these days. That means I can feel a little more relaxed when I take the medicine."
"Daozhang Sun, isn't there a permanent cure for this disease?"
"This... I have to report to the Emperor, there is really no other good way for me to do this." Sun Simiao sighed helplessly, rather dejectedly.
Seeing the troubled look on Sun Simiao's face, Li Yuan smiled generously and waved his hand.
"It's okay, I don't mean to make things difficult for the Taoist priest. It's just that this disease, suffering day and night, makes me exhausted both physically and mentally. Alas..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of poor people. The most important thing for Your Majesty right now is to maintain a good attitude, and it's best to move around more."
Li Yuan nodded and watched Sun Simiao write the prescription and hand it to the waiting medical officer.
He stood up in person and watched Sun Simiao leave.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time, do you need a meal?" A eunuch stepped forward and asked carefully.
"No hurry, I want to go first..." Li Yuan waved his hand a little impatiently, and then signaled.
Soon, Li Yuan stood on the same spot, surrounded by eunuchs using silk cloth to cover his surroundings.
Then, everyone heard a sound like the splashing of light rain in their ears.
But the sound only lasted for a short while, as if the water pipe was blocked.
Then you have to wait for a long time before you can knock out a few sparse sounds...
Li Yuan raised his head, looked at the roof, and then began to hold his breath and exert force again.
The eunuchs' expressions were calm and their eyes were dull and numb. They had long been accustomed to this scene.
After a long time, Li Yuan looked at the wet marks on his clothes with a look of despair on his face. "I want to take a bath..."
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Cheng Chubi, the young man who died drunk in Duke Lu's mansion and woke up with amnesia and heart failure.
Unexpectedly, he somehow knew some miraculous medical skills and was able to disembowel someone with a knife.
Not only can the intestines of small animals such as rabbits and dogs be cut off and thrown away, but it can also keep them alive and kicking without dying.
He also cured General Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yi State, who had been unable to heal over the years because of old sores.
In a certain wine shop, the news that General Qin was resurrected with full health after treatment has become a topic of discussion among the diners.
"Really or not? Is it Cheng Laosan...the one who eats the heart of a wolf and the lungs of a dog?" Diner A's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
"No, the day before yesterday, my boy happened to pass by the gate of Yiguo Gong's house and happened to see General Qin leaving the house."
"I saw the general standing at the door of the mansion. With one leap, he jumped about ten feet away and got on his horse."
"He is indeed a great general of Qin who bravely fought through the three armies and could easily kill the generals and seize the flag..."
"The general leaped on his horse and crossed the river, and his power shocked the world. In the past, he could only spend his time on his sick bed because of old sores that would not heal. It is really sad."
"It's just that I didn't expect that crazy Cheng Laosan to have such abilities."
A certain guy who was so drunk that his eyes were glazed over was making exaggerated gestures with saliva flying around.
"I heard that after General Qin opened his chest and abdomen, he took out such a long wolf-tusked arrow. The arrowhead was bright and even the arrow feathers were there."
"After General Qin got up, he took his bow and tried firing it..."
"Really?" All the diners who were very drunk were in an uproar.
"Of course it's true. I heard that the arrow shot directly through a big tree as thick as a bowl in the house."
"..."
Such gossips and rumors quickly spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. The people of Chang'an who were doing good things and gossiping all stared at each other and talked a lot.
What's more, those who have good intentions squatted outside the gate of Duke Yi's Mansion, squatting for a whole day, just to see if General Qin really regained his might and majesty.
"I fucking want to beat people up, look at them..."
Qin Shili stood outside the door of Yu Mansion, looking at the neighbors who were wandering not far away with a dark face, feeling very idle.
"Okay, if they want to take a look, let them go. They are all neighbors. Do you really want to beat them up?"
The general on the side laughed and took a look at Qin Shili's legs. "It's you, how are your legs?"
"Of course it's all healed, look."
Qin Shili raised his leg and swung it left and right a few times, bouncing his legs, and then said with a sigh and a hint of tangle on his face.
"Mr. Cheng's ability is really beyond repair." Although there are some small flaws, they are his savior. A talented person, who doesn't have flaws?
Just like my master, he is world-famous and righteous, but his reputation is much better than that of General Cheng.
But my father is having a hard time having children, and his eldest son is only eight years old now.
Look at Cheng Yaojin, the life and death brother who cut off chicken heads and burned yellow paper with his master. Haha... General Cheng is full of flaws, but what's more, he is just a baby.
I can only hope that the master will recover from his illness now, so that he can leave more blood to the old Qin family and flourish as soon as possible.
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Cheng Chubi, the cultural director of the Cheng Mansion, who had a slight flaw, sneezed, opened his eyes, and looked at the empty room.
I saw the three desks where my brother was supposed to be sitting, but now they were empty, the inkstone that had been dried, and the rice paper with only a dozen characters on it.
Cheng Chubi's whole body was in bad shape. While he was taking a nap, these three little bastards actually left their schoolwork behind and went out again...
I searched around, heard the noise, and hurried over, only to see three evil obstacles.
He was holding a small stone and smashing a big white goose there. Unexpectedly, the powerful white goose was running away in panic at this moment.
Already desperate, he simply jumped into the big pond of the Cheng family...
"Stop! Stop it!" Cheng Chubi's face turned dark and he shouted loudly. "You three little bastards, what are you doing?"
"Did the goose attract you or offend you?"
"Third brother, it bit me." Lao Liu raised his finger with a look of aggrievedness and anger on the big white goose that was wandering in the pond in panic at the moment.
Then he pointed to his exposed arm, which had a red U-shaped mark on it.
Cheng Chubi specially ordered the kitchen steward Cheng Ji to get them for the fattening of roast goose.
"Not only did he bite my face, he also bit Brother Wu's butt." Then Cheng Laoliu pointed at Cheng Laowu.
Lao Wu nodded vigorously and rubbed his butt in an exaggerated grin, as if his butt had been severely injured.
Cheng Chubi's face immediately darkened. He crossed his arms on his chest and said in a sinister tone.
"I asked Uncle Ji to lock this goose in a cage in the kitchen. Why is there a book biting you two?"
"Fourth brother, it was fourth brother who said he would take us to see the giant geese," two hands covered with dust pointed at Cheng Laosi.
Cheng Laosi wiped his face with his dusty hands, and now there were a few more dust marks on his face.
"I brought them two here to see the big white goose. Who knew that the sixth child would insist on getting so close and touched him through the cage."
"Lao Wu wanted to avenge him, but he opened the cage and got hit on his butt before he could run away. I was the only one who was not injured because I ran fast."
Having said this, Cheng Laosi couldn't help but feel proud.
Chapter completed!