Zhu Qizhen asked: "Do you know how to treat this disease?"
Wan Zhen'er hurriedly explained: "A few days ago, when I was taking care of the Queen, I looked at some medical skills..."
At this point, she glanced at the three imperial doctors on the ground and did not dare to say any more.
Obviously, people have studied medical techniques and medical classics for a lifetime, but still can't find a cure. Just because you read a few books, you dare to say that you can cure it?
Saying this is so funny!
Zhu Qizhen looked at Wan Zhen'er, then at the three imperial doctors kneeling in front of him, and said, "You don't have to worry about others. As long as you can cure the Queen Mother's illness, I will definitely reward you greatly!"
Wan Zhen'er then said: "My slave has seen a folk remedy that can resolve phlegm by just inserting chopsticks into the throat."
"No, no!"
Wang Sizu hurriedly stopped him and said: "The Queen Mother's phlegm blockage is not in her throat, but in her respiratory tract. If she uses chopsticks...it's not killing people, killing people...I dare not say anything!"
The other two imperial doctors echoed: "What the envoy Wangyuan said is true. I hope the emperor will think twice!"
Zhu Qizhen hesitated immediately. The respiratory tract that Wang Sizu mentioned should be the trachea.
In this way, Wan Zhen'er's method was to insert chopsticks into the Queen Mother's trachea, which was indeed a bit unbelievable.
"Does this recipe...work?"
Wan Zhen'er said: "When I returned to the emperor, my servant saw the prescription record. It was indeed that someone suffered from phlegm syndrome and was stuck in the respiratory tract. He used chopsticks to open up the blocked phlegm, and the patient was relieved!"
Zhu Qizhen thought about it and found that this method was still too risky.
After all, it is just a folk remedy, and one case is not representative, but...
On the bed, Queen Mother Sun's face was sallow, and they were in trouble with each other. If we didn't do something, it would be too late!
Finally, Zhu Qizhen made up his mind, took the Queen Mother Sun's hand, and solemnly said: "Mom, I will treat the child for you right now. If it cannot be cured..."
He glanced at Wang Sizu and the others, and said coldly: "My child, let these quack doctors go down and bury your mother with her!"
Wang Sizu was horrified and said quickly: "Your Majesty, it was the palace maid who requested..."
Zhu Qizhen said coldly: "I just said that if anything happens to the Queen Mother, the three of you will be buried with her!"
"However, the conclusion I came up with is..."
"That's right. As imperial doctors, you are helplessly watching the Queen Mother's condition worsen, but you are helpless and unable to do anything. Do you think it is unfair that you should be buried with her?"
Wang Sizu looked extremely troubled and said: "If something unexpected happens to the Queen Mother, and I think I am not good at learning, I can just go down and bury her with her. However, the palace maid asked for folk remedies, and I am opposed to it!"
"Why object?"
"Because... the method she mentioned is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger!"
"If something happens, I'll ask you for it!"
Wang Sizu scratched his head and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you mistaken? It was she who asked for folk remedies. If something happens..."
"It's better to ask you!"
"Well... Your Majesty, Sheng Ming!"
Wang Sizu finally understood that it was impossible to reason with the situation at this point.
I just hope that the palace maid's folk remedy can work, otherwise, I may really not be able to escape death.
In fact, Zhu Qizhen is not a murderous person, he is really angry today.
Even in history, the God of War, who was known as the shame of the Ming Dynasty, was not without merit, because he abolished an ancient system-martyrdom!
Don't underestimate this move. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a great progress for human civilization.
Confucius once said: The one who started making the figurines has no successors!
These terracotta warriors refer to human servants who were used for burial. The most well-known ones are the terracotta warriors and horses excavated from the Qinling Underground Palace.
If translated into vernacular, it means that the person who was the first to make figurines for burial was the one who wanted to cut off his descendants!
At first glance, this sentence seems a bit difficult to understand. Why should those who make figurines be scolded?
Isn't it better to bury servants than to bury living people?
If it is understood this way, it is because it was not put into the context of the time.
Zhu Xi once made an annotation for this sentence in "Annotations to the Four Books": "The figurines are used to bury puppets. In ancient times, those buried in Shucao were thought to be guards, and they were called cud spirits, which were slightly like human figures. In the Middle Ages, the Yi
The figurines have faces and muscles, and are as big as human beings. Therefore, Confucius hated them for being unkind, and said they would have no descendants."
During the Shang Dynasty, living human beings were used for burial, but during the Zhou Dynasty, this was prohibited, and cud souls, that is, straw people, were used instead.
The original straw figures were only slightly human-like, but as the extravagant spirit of later vassal states increased, they began to make more exquisite human figurines. With continuous improvement, the human figurines became more and more similar to living people.
If this trend continues, I don’t know when one day, people who have been martyred will come back again!
Therefore, Confucius strongly condemned this behavior and hoped that the trend of making human figurines could be curbed in time. Only then did the initiator appear, and there will be no consequences!
Since then, although some dynasties have also used human sacrifice, this phenomenon is relatively rare.
For example, in the Song Dynasty, not only were there no burials, the emperor would also send his maids out of the palace to get married.
In the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, perhaps because of his strong possessiveness, he actually restored the burial system.
All concubines in the harem, as long as they have slept together and have no children, will be buried with him.
This situation lasted until the Tianshun period. Zhu Qizhen experienced ups and downs. He experienced all kinds of things in the world, but he still misses them. How deep is the feeling. He was in power for twenty-four years, and there was no bad government. As for the
The emperor respectfully granted the posthumous title to the queen, established the relationship between the common people, and dismissed the concubine to be buried, so that the deeds of great virtue can be followed by future generations.
Even Zhu Qizhen in his previous life had such an awareness. As a modern person, he would not have any thoughts of being buried.
However, I am really angry today.
It's just a mouthful of phlegm stuck in the trachea. As an imperial physician, there is nothing you can do?
This is too much!
Wan Zhen'er took a chopstick and carefully came to the Queen Mother Sun's couch.
She first wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and then went to pry Queen Mother Sun's mouth open, but found it very difficult.
Wang Sizu couldn't help but said: "The Queen Mother's blood is surging and her jaw is clenched. You can't open it like this!"
Zhu Qizhen glared at him: "Since you know, why don't you go and help?"
"Yes Yes!"
Wang Sizu then stood up, took two steps forward, then pinched Queen Mother Sun's chin, and opened her mouth with a slight force.
Wan Zhen'er took the chopsticks and prepared to stab her, but...
She had only seen this method mentioned in books, but had never tried it herself. Now that the life of the Empress Dowager Sun was at stake, she was even more afraid to do it.
Wang Sizu was so anxious that he broke into sweat and said: "Girl, please hurry up, we can't delay any longer."
Wan Zhen'er became even more nervous, her hands kept shaking, and she said: "I, I don't dare..."
"What's wrong with this?"
Wang Sizu was so impatient that he snatched the chopsticks from her hand and stabbed the Empress Dowager Sun in the throat.