Gu Zhong understood the idea and stepped forward to stare hard at the emperor's lips. After a while, he lightly patted his face and said angrily: "Your Majesty, I really can't see this."
He trotted to get the bronze mirror and held it up for the emperor to see for himself.
The emperor also stared at his lips for a long time, but he also didn't notice the difference. The main reason was that he usually didn't pay attention to his lips.
He looked at Zhou Man quietly.
Zhou Man nodded affirmatively and said: "It's really dark. I won't lie to you. If you don't believe me, call Xiao Yuanzheng in and ask."
The emperor looked at Gu Zhong.
Gu Zhong brought Xiao Yuanzheng in.
Xiao Yuanzheng observed it carefully and said: "The color is darker than before."
The emperor frowned, "Didn't Xiao Yuanzheng notice it before?"
Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Zhou Man said: "Your Majesty, the dark color of your lips is not necessarily due to poisoning. As people get older and have excessive liver yang, the color will also be darker."
Emperor: "...don't you say that I am poisoned?"
"No, I am saying that if you really want to tell from your appearance, then look at your lips. Your pulse is impetuous and there is suspicion of liver yang hyperactivity, so Xiao Yuanzheng cannot judge that it is normal, and I
Judging whether you have erysipelas depends on your pulse and experience, not the color of your lips."
The emperor said simply, "If you want me to believe your judgment, you have to provide some evidence, right?"
Zhou Man pointed to the medicine box placed aside and said: "The best way is of course for Your Majesty to give me the elixir to study. If I can find out what the elixir contains, I will know whether it is poisonous or not."
"It's been too long. I want to see it from my own body," the emperor stared at Zhou Man and said, "I always think you have a way."
Zhou Man clapped his hands excitedly and said to the emperor: "It really does exist!"
"Your Majesty, I have studied and studied a new set of acupuncture methods for detoxification and detoxification in the past two years. This set of acupuncture methods has no other shortcomings, except for one." Zhou Man looked at the emperor cautiously and said: "It is extremely painful, almost like a woman.
The pain of childbirth is the same. So far, Mr. Tang is the only one who has been lucky enough to get this needle. Do you... want to try it?"
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned and stopped immediately, "No, if the pain of acupuncture is like that of a woman giving birth, the patient may not be able to control himself. When the time comes, the needle will shift or resist the needle, which may be dangerous."
Zhou Man nodded: "Yes, so you can try Ma Fei Powder to make people faint first and then perform acupuncture."
"But with such pain, I'm afraid the anesthetic will soon lose its effectiveness, and too much pain will cause serious damage to the heart and lungs," Xiao Yuanzheng said: "According to the pulse condition you diagnosed, Mr. Zhou, there is obviously a problem with His Majesty's heart pulse, and he cannot continue to do so."
It’s too much to bear such a big stimulation.”
The emperor was eager to try, "I would like to give it a try."
Zhou Man also wanted the emperor to try it, and said: "Maybe I can reduce the number of acupunctures a little to ease the pain. Master Tang used a full set of acupuncture methods at that time. It was because his poison was so powerful that he would die immediately if he didn't force it out. Your Majesty was hit by acupuncture."
It is a chronic poison, but it can be removed slowly."
The emperor nodded repeatedly, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Come on."
Zhou Man: "...change some clothes."
Gu Zhong quickly wanted to help the emperor undress, but Xiao Yuanzheng suddenly said: "Master Zhou, your medicine box is not in the palace, right?"
"Well," Zhou Man looked at the emperor, "I'm really not here, but I carry a needle bag with me."
Xiao Yuanzheng:......
The emperor immediately said: "Just use the needle you brought."
The emperor took off his shirt because Zhou Man said it would be very painful, so he lay down on the couch.
Zhou Man had already rehearsed in his mind, determined the needles and acupuncture points to be removed, took out the needle bag, twisted the needles, and found the acupoints on the emperor's body.
The emperor didn't feel anything at first, but when the third needle was inserted, he felt pain...
After Zhou Man inserted the seventh needle, sweat broke out on the emperor's face, his body trembled slightly, and his face turned a little pale, but he could still hold back and did not cry out.
Zhou Man raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, look."
The emperor reluctantly turned his head to look at her, and saw that she pricked his finger with a needle and squeezed out two drops of black blood.
The emperor was stunned and looked at the two drops of black blood in shock.
Zhou Man pricked all five of his fingers, squeezed out about ten drops of blood, pulled out the needles, and applied another set of acupuncture techniques. The emperor felt much better.
After the emperor put on his coat, Zhou Man showed him the bowl filled with black blood and said, "Your Majesty, you can add a little water to it, find two rabbits to feed, and see how they react."
The emperor looked at the blood in the bowl silently for a while, "No need, I believe you."
Zhou Man raised his head and glanced at him, "Then your Majesty doesn't want this poisonous blood? Can I take it back?"
The emperor asked angrily: "What are you taking back?"
"It's a test. I originally thought that if Your Majesty would use it, then Your Majesty would come and test it. Since Your Majesty doesn't need it, send it back to me for testing."
The emperor's things, especially blood and hair, cannot be collected casually, let alone taken out of the palace, so Zhou Man had to report it to the emperor.
The emperor paused and said: "Then stay, Gu Zhong——"
"My servant is here," Gu Zhong bent forward and took the bowl immediately, "My servant will go down and make arrangements right now."
The emperor nodded solemnly and warned: "This matter must not be leaked."
"yes."
The emperor waved to him, and when he went down, only the emperor and his ministers were left in the room.
The emperor then asked Zhou Man, "Am I seriously poisoned?"
Zhou Man frowned and said, "Originally, I can't diagnose it, but judging from the effect of the acupuncture just now, it's much deeper in Your Majesty's body than I expected."
When the emperor saw that she stopped talking, he asked, "What else?"
Zhou Man didn't know what to say for a moment and couldn't help but look at Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuan received her gaze and snorted in his heart. Now he knew that he was discussing ideas with him. What were you doing before?
Moreover, the two of them have been locked in the room for at least two hours. Who knows what they said?
Concealing it now might make the emperor aware that it was a crime of deceiving the emperor, so it would be better to tell the truth.
After Zhou Man received it, he sighed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although I haven't had time to study this elixir, I know how poisonous it is from the poison you forced out, so if you continue to take it, I'm afraid
In less than three months..."
"Even if it is stopped now, the damage caused by erysipelas to the body is very serious. This is irreversible and can only be adjusted slowly."
The emperor's eyebrows twitched and he asked: "Why don't you just tell me how many days I have left."
Zhou Man shook his head and said, "I can't figure it out. Your pulse isn't obvious yet. We'll have to wait and see again later."
She whispered: "As short as half a year, as long as... it depends on the recovery situation."
The emperor was in a complicated mood for a while and was speechless for a long time.