When he heard someone coming in, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly said: "Don't come in, if you have anything to say at the door!"
He was worried that his sores were contagious, so he had been shutting himself in his room these days.
"...Your Highness, the imperial edict has arrived!"
Zhu Qiyu sat up and asked, "Who is delivering the order?"
"It's His Royal Highness King Zhou!"
"King Zhou?"
"Exactly, His Royal Highness King Zhou came here with an edict and brought more than 30 imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital. This trip is to remove the sores."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he immediately became excited. He thought that the emperor would send at least two imperial doctors here. Unexpectedly, he actually found the King of Zhou and brought more than 30 people with him. Wouldn't it mean that the entire imperial hospital had been moved here?
"Immediately summon all the civil and military officials on the island. Note that there is no illness. Go and receive the order on my behalf. Tell the King of Zhou that I have contracted a sore. Please forgive me for not being able to come forward."
"yes!"
Zhu Qiyu was lying on the bed, the worries in his heart slowly relieved.
The King of Zhou's lineage has profound medical attainments and is well-known among the people. With King Zhou personally in charge, Nanhaiwei's sore disease can be cured!
What's more, the identity of King Zhou is here, so if something happens to his body, he can still control the situation.
Thinking of his body, he stretched out his arms and couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the dots of poisonous spots.
Since I contracted the disease, my health has been getting worse and worse, and I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this...
He was in a daze, and he didn't know how long it had passed before he heard someone coming in to deliver food.
"Is it Yuan Fu?"
"Back to Your Highness, it's the old slave."
This person's name is Yuan Fu, who was originally a eunuch beside Xuanzong. In the first year of Zhengtong, he was assigned to Prince Yin's Mansion. It has been almost twenty years now.
Zhu Qiyu tried his best to get up and asked: "Where is King Zhou now?"
"His Royal Highness King Zhou has already set off with his people."
"Departure? Where to go?"
"Go and investigate the condition and find medicinal materials to cure it."
Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The king of Zhou traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to come here, and he didn't even have time to have a good rest, so he started to cure the disease. This is a great thing!"
"That's right, Your Highness!"
Yuan Fu put the dinner plate on the table and said: "His Royal Highness King Zhou also said that because this kind of malignant sore is so contagious, the number of infected people has been uncountable, and a large amount of medicinal materials may be needed next.
It may be too late to purchase and ship it over, so it is best to solve it locally."
Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "The climate here is hot and the vegetation is prosperous, so there must be a lot of medicinal materials, but... there are too few doctors here. Even if we go to the mountains to collect medicines, I'm afraid it will only be a drop in the bucket!"
Yuan Fu said: "His Royal Highness the King of Zhou said that as long as some people are dispatched, the imperial doctors will teach everyone a simple method of distinguishing medicinal materials, and I think the problem of medicinal materials can be solved."
"So good!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "I have given you the king's order. From now on, all the Nanhai Guards will fully cooperate with King Zhou. No matter what the needs are, they must obey unconditionally!"
"yes!"
Yuan Fu agreed, turned and left.
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When King Zhou arrived at Nanhaiwei, he immediately started work.
I believe that as long as there is sufficient preparation and enough medicine, the disease can be controlled.
However, after a brief visit, I found that the situation we faced was completely different from what we expected.
This kind of acne is not only highly toxic, but also terrifyingly contagious. Even if two people have no contact, they can be infected by just saying a few words in the house.
The problem now is that everyone has different opinions on the cause of the disease.
"This disease is caused by cold evil and heat poison, so drugs should be used to clear away heat and detoxify, dispel cold and remove dampness."
"I can't see it. When I visited the patients today, some patients had chills, fever, and cold limbs. This is a symptom of cold poison entering the body. Methods of warming yang and dispersing cold should be used, such as Lizhong Decoction, Sini Decoction, etc.
A prescription for dispelling yang and cold."
"No, it is recorded in "Tiao Bian of Febrile Diseases" that sores are all febrile diseases. Those with high levels of heat toxin are blisters, while those with low heat toxin will form spots, which means they are heat toxins!"
"Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases says that the meridian of Shaoyin governs the heart, cold weather governs the abdomen, hot weather governs the head, and pemphigus is a sore. It is clearly a cold poison!"
"You guys should stop arguing. In my opinion, you can try acupuncture to regulate the loss of qi and blood in the human body and strengthen the body."
For a time, there were many different opinions, each with their own reasons, and no one could convince the other.
King Zhou listened for a long time. Some people thought it was a heat poison and needed to clear away heat and eliminate evil. Some people thought it was a cold poison and needed to warm the yang and dispel the cold.
The treatment methods for heat poison and cold poison are completely different. If the cause cannot be determined, it is difficult to prescribe the right medicine.
Some people also suggest using acupuncture. No matter what kind of poison it is, just stick a few needles in first to see.
Everyone discussed it over and over, but there was no conclusion, and finally they all looked at the King of Zhou.
Although these people come from Taiyuan Hospital, their status is quite special.
They were the doctors recruited from the private sector after the Imperial Hospital was restructured, and they were also the first batch of non-hereditary medical officers.
Since the Taiyuan Hospital began to restructure, the older generation of imperial doctors headed by Wang Sizu have looked frustrated every day, looking at everyone as if they owed them hundreds of taels of silver.
Because if their descendants want to enter Taiyuan Hospital and join the establishment, it will not be that simple.
No matter who you are, you need to take the same exam as ordinary people, and you must pass the test to be eligible.
In addition, King Zhou didn't have a good impression of them, so it was extremely difficult to cheat.
This time when they went to sea, the old doctors all found excuses. King Zhou knew that bringing these people out would only increase troubles, so he simply didn't bring them along.
As a result, what was originally an ordered patrol turned into a decisive battle within the Imperial Hospital.
If Nanhaiwei's cancerous disease can be eliminated, then the Imperial Hospital will be completely changed, and the old imperial doctors will no longer have any say.
On the contrary, if this trip fails, the restructuring of Taiyuan Hospital will not be considered a success.
King Zhou said calmly: "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic says that people with typhoid fever cannot be relieved for forty days, and then they can recover. They develop rashes, red and white in color, first on the neck, then on the chest, abdomen, limbs, like beans, and they cannot be suppressed.
It starts and can only be relieved by sweating, so this is pemphigus. According to the current understanding of the symptoms, it is generally consistent."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In "Su Wen", it is mentioned that the sores are on the head and face, the color is like a beard, the patch is rotten, the tendons are like broken, like wind flowing in the body, and sometimes hot and sometimes cold.
It can be seen that the root cause of this disease lies in evil toxins, wind, and scrofula. One of the treatment methods mentioned is to use lard, aloe, ephedra and other drugs to make an external plaster, which can be applied to the affected area to reduce inflammation and disperse toxins.
, dispelling wind and relieving itching. In addition, acupuncture can also be used to regulate the flow of qi and blood in the body by stimulating acupoints."
After listening to this, everyone frowned and thought. After a while, someone asked: "Your Highness, after what you said, you still can't tell whether it is a heat poison or a cold poison?"
King Zhou nodded and continued: "I think that whether it is heat poison or cold poison, it is a manifestation of evil. We should focus on the therapeutic effect now and experiment according to the methods recorded in the "Difficult Sutra"
, if it works, promote it all immediately, if not... we must continue to look for new methods."
Everyone had no clue, so when they heard this, they all nodded in agreement.
They are different from the old scholars at Tai Hospital. Although they also pay attention to the causes and medical theories, they pay more attention to the curative effect.
The legendary Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs. Did Shennong know whether the herbs were poisonous or not, whether they were yin or yang, hot or cold, before tasting the herbs?
It’s not just one kind after another, you can taste it yourself!
It was night and no one was sleeping.
Under the leadership of King Zhou, they looked through the medical books they carried.
Finally, some prescriptions that are considered effective are summarized.
The moxibustion points, spleen moxibustion, Shengxiang, Zhishi decoction, etc. mentioned in "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" are mentioned.
Xiaoqinglong Decoction, Mahuang Decoction, etc. recorded in "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber".
In addition, relevant treatment methods are also mentioned in medical books such as "Qianjin Prescription".
Finally, the King of Zhou selected five potentially effective medicines, and then divided them into five groups to take people into the mountains to collect medicines.
He led the others and continued to go deep into the patients, especially for the seriously ill ones. No matter what method was used, he should save his life first, and then talk about other things.
Nanhaiwei received the order and fully cooperated.
Fortunately, the climate here is very suitable for the growth of herbs, and the harvest is abundant.
After a few days, the local situation was under certain control, but there was still no significant improvement.
The five prescriptions initially drawn up at best alleviated the disease, but did not show any miraculous results.
For this reason, King Zhou also had a headache, but there was nothing he could do.
Zhu Qiyu heard Yuan Fu's report and learned that King Zhou's progress was slow. However, he was sick in bed and could not help much, which made him very upset.
"Your Highness, His Highness the King of Zhou has arrived!"
Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised and said quickly: "My nephew Qi Yu, I have met my uncle! I am unable to salute because of my illness. I hope my uncle will forgive me!"
King Zhou came with a medicine box. When he entered the door, he covered his mouth and nose with a piece of thick cotton gauze, and then said: "I don't need to say any polite words. Let me take a look at the sores on your body first!"
While talking, he came to the couch and opened the curtain.
Zhu Qiyu hurriedly said: "Uncle, be careful, the sores on my nephew's body have been present for ten days and are very toxic."
King Zhou said: "Don't worry, this kind of poisonous sore is transmitted through droplets in the mouth. You only need to cover your mouth and nose."
He carefully observed the acne on Zhu Qiyu's body and found that it had turned into blisters.
Some have already scabbed, but it is obvious that new red rashes have grown on the scabbed parts, and these small red spots will slowly turn into blisters again.
In about ten days, the blisters will dry and scab again, and then repeat.
"Besides blisters on the skin, what are the symptoms?"
Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said: "Headache, fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat...cough, cough..."
King Zhou held Zhu Qiyu's pulse, listened for a while, and then asked: "How is your mental state?"
"not good……"
Zhu Qiyu slowly shook his head and said: "The drowsiness is severe, and my consciousness gradually becomes blurred, and I may even fall into coma."
King Zhou stood up and paced back and forth, as if he was making a decision.
"Uncle, if you have something to say, please speak out!"
Zhu Qiyu is not a person who procrastinates. If something is unavoidable, it is better to make it clear.
King Zhou thought for a long time and then said: "We haven't found an effective method yet. We are trying, but there are risks in trying. I don't know..."
"I can!"
Zhu Qiyu knew what he wanted to ask and answered neatly.
King Zhou did not answer in a hurry, but advised: "Actually, you can wait, although your situation is a bit serious..."
"No need!"
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "Since it is an attempt, there will be risks. I understand this truth and you can try it on me."
"You have to think clearly, what will Nanhaiwei do if something happens to you?"
"Nanhaiwei is the Nanhaiwei of the Ming Dynasty, not my Zhu Qiyu's Nanhaiwei. Besides, my nephew can feel at ease now that my uncle is here to take charge of the overall situation."
King Zhou nodded and said, "In that case, I'm relieved."
As he spoke, he took out a wooden box from the medicine box, which contained a black ointment.
"This is my new Scutellaria baicalensis and Yinhua ointment. I don't know yet how effective it is."
"My nephew is willing to try the medicine!"
Zhu Qiyu answered simply. He believed in King Zhou's medical skills. At the same time, he also suffered from his half-dead appearance.
Instead of suffering every day, it would be better to die happily.
King Zhou didn't hesitate, carefully applied ointment on the blisters on Zhu Qiyu's body, and then wrapped them in cotton cloth.
"You should be careful not to wipe off the ointment on your body when you are lying in bed, and then use Rehmannia glutinosa detoxification soup for up to three days to see the effect!"
"My nephew understands!"
King Zhou explained some more precautions before leaving.
He had never thought of trying the medicine directly on Zhu Qiyu, but none of the five prescriptions found in the book worked.
So, I read the medical classics myself and combined my years of experience to prepare a medicine.
However, there are still traces of those five prescriptions, and there are books to look up. Regardless of whether they are successful or not, there is still no problem in trying them.
In comparison, the medicine I prepared is hard to say.
King Zhou even thought that if it didn't work out, he could take the initiative to get the disease and then try the medicine himself.
Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu believed in himself and was willing to try the medicine.
Otherwise, he would really consider getting some sore blisters and applying them on his body...
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Three days later, King Zhou came to Zhu Qiyu's bed again.
When he carefully took out the wrapped cotton cloth, he frowned again.
When Zhu Qiyu saw this, he already knew what happened and said, "Uncle, don't worry, this medicine doesn't work, you can still change it."
King Zhou frowned and said: "It's not ineffective, it's just like other prescriptions, the symptoms are alleviated, but it can't be eradicated no matter what!"
Zhu Qiyu saw that many of the blisters on his body had scabbed over and said happily: "It's indeed much better!"
King Zhou shook his head and said: "It's not enough, far from enough!"
Zhu Qiyu didn't think so, and said: "Since the symptoms are mild, it means it is effective. Is it a matter of dosage?"
"no!"
King Zhou sighed and said: "I have tried it before, and the dosage does not affect the efficacy of the medicine. I probably didn't find the right medicine!"
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A friend saw this book in a certain browser and showed me a screenshot of the comment.
This sight made me very angry. Those people didn't care about watching pirated copies, but they also made comments. To be precise, they were all kinds of trolls and negative reviews...