My life skills in Daming Liver

Su Ze looked at Li Shizhen. This famous doctor who studied literature when he was young and later abandoned literature to practice medicine also had the idea of ​​favoring the past and devaluing the present.

But this is not surprising. This kind of thinking is also normal in ancient and modern times. Don’t you see that in Jin Yong’s novels, the older the martial arts, the stronger the setting.

Su Ze said calmly: "The ancients are also human beings, and there are many corruptions in ancient books. Does Dr. Li think that everything in ancient books is correct?"

When Li Shizhen thought about it, she also felt that what Su Ze said was reasonable.

In order to compile the Pharmacopoeia, he couldn't read many ancient books. Naturally, he knew that many famous ancient doctors had written errors, and he wanted to compile a new Pharmacopoeia, naturally for the sake of correcting these.

Li Shizhen nodded unconsciously.

Su Ze also said: "Moreover, the theories of the ancients often have shortcomings. Today's people can combine the achievements of the past, of course, the knowledge of the people today is better than that of the ancients."

Li Shizhen looked at Su Ze. In fact, this theory is not new among doctors, but it is rarely mentioned. The reason is that in the cultural atmosphere of Confucianism, "respecting the ancients" itself is a politically correct thing.

Even if it is Wang Anshi's reform, he must first study the "Three Classics of Justice", first use the sages' books to endorse himself, and then carry out reforms.

Su Ze naturally understood that Li Shizhen was not a conservative person, otherwise he would not have given up his job as a medical officer to compile "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Su Ze said: "In fact, there is no distinction between good and bad, whether it is ancient or modern. The most important thing for a doctor is to be realistic."

"Honestly?"

Li Shizhen has realized that Su Ze is indeed capable, and has some interest in his theory.

In the Ming Dynasty, Chinese medicine has developed many factions such as "cold and heat", "shanghan" and "five elements". There is an ancient school of internal classics that respects the "Huangdi Neijing", and a new school that respects more modern doctors such as Zhang Zhongjing.

Li Shizhen can be considered to have learned the best of all schools, and he has dabbled in various schools of medicine, but he has never heard of the "realistic" school.

Su Ze said: "My 'realistic' school has no other theories, but only one, which is to seek truth from facts."

Li Shizhen pretended to be listening attentively, and Su Ze continued:

"Just talking about whether a single medicine can cure a disease is not looking at the five elements, cold and heat, nor looking at ancient books and modern texts. As long as it can cure the disease, then the medicine is the right symptom."

"If this medicine is useless, no matter how valuable the medicine is, no matter how hype the medicine is in ancient books, if the medicine is not effective for this disease, then it can no longer be used as medicine."

Li Shizhen was not surprised. After thinking about it carefully, what Su Ze said made sense. If a single medicine is really ineffective in relieving symptoms, then there is really no need to put it in the prescription.

But Li Shizhen quickly said again: "That's not right. If so, doctors are not like craftsmen. Treating people is like being a craftsman with pictures. There are already existing diseases in this world that can be cured. If it is a new disease, how should I use medicine? If it is a difficult and miscellaneous disease How to use the medicine?"

Su Ze smiled slightly, and he said, "Naturally, this is simple to say, but it is the most difficult thing to do in practice."

"If you want to be truthful, you need to get to the bottom of it. You need to know why the medicine can cure the disease, where the disease comes from, and what the pathology is, so that you can prescribe the right medicine, instead of using the so-called cold and heat, five elements, and yin and yang to make medicines."

Li Shizhen was stunned. Su Ze's words overturned all the theories of ancient Chinese medicine. This "practical school" really speaks loudly!

Su Ze continued: "Let's say that the Gu disease is caused by the cercariae living in the snails. If you want to cure the disease, you must take care of your body and use medicinal soup to drive away the insects. If you want to prevent it, you must remove the nails and kill the insects, and stay away from turbidity. Dirty water, drink clean boiled water."

"All these are tangible things, as long as the Gu insects do not enter the body, there will be no disease or disaster."

Li Shizhen nodded again and again, and asked again: "But how did Miracle Doctor Su discover this Gu worm?"

Li Shizhen asked her biggest question.

He looked at Su Ze. If Su Ze just said this question from books, or what his teacher taught him, then his so-called truth-seeking learning is just like other learning, just unconventional.

This question did not bother Su Ze, he said:

"After I arrived in Taizhou, I found that most of the people in the village who were infected by this Gu worm were basically the strong laborers at home, that is, people who had to go to work in the fields."

Li Shizhen nodded. This was the same as what he saw along the way. In a village, those who first went to work in the paddy fields were often infected first.

Su Ze continued: "But I have counted the cases in Taizhou City, and it is often the women in the family who are infected first in a household. Women in the city are twice as likely to be infected as men."

Li Shizhen suddenly became interested and asked, "Why is this?"

Su Ze picked up a snail shell and said, "Later, I visited and found that women in the city often gather near the stone bridge by the river to wash clothes."

"What does it matter?"

"In the cracks between these stone slabs, and in the mud puddles near the stone slabs, snails are easy to absorb. These places are often the places where the snails multiply the most. These women were infected by the Gu insects in the snails when washing clothes."

"Later, I discovered that these patients infected by the Gu worm would have spots on their skin, and these spots were often concentrated on the legs, so I found the Gu worm from the snails with a microscope, and determined the transmission route of the worm. .”

Now Li Shizhen was completely in admiration, he cupped his hands and said: "The study of truth-seeking is really broad and profound!"

Su Ze shook his head and said, "This is not a practical study."

Li Shizhen looked at Su Ze suspiciously.

Su Ze said again: "I found the snails, and I caught some small animals, and put these animals and the snails in the water, and sure enough, many animals also showed the same symptoms, and only then did I confirm the relationship between the snails, Gu insects, and the disease. connection between."

Li Shizhen was completely attracted by this knowledge now!

Compared with the empty five elements, yin and yang, cold and heat, Su Ze's statement is obviously more practical, and it has transformed the entire medical science from medical theory into something more researchable.

This is simply opening the door to a new world!

Su Ze continued: "This Gu disease can actually be divided into many types."

"For example, I also found a Gu disease in Taizhou, which was caused by eating raw water chestnuts. I found this bug on water chestnuts and water chestnuts."

Su Ze found a bottle from the bookshelf again, and put a glass slide under the microscope. Li Shizhen saw a worm like a piece of ginger wriggling.

Su Ze continued: "Furthermore, I found near Yangzhou that fishermen like to eat raw fish. Some fishermen often suffer from Gu disease. Their abdomens are swollen, but they often lose their appetite and die after several years. I've also found this bug on live fish."

Su Ze put on another slide again, and sure enough, Li Shizhen saw a long strip of insects moving.

Su Ze said: "Although these three diseases are all transmitted by tiny Gu insects, the insects are different, the methods of getting rid of them are also different, and the symptoms of the disease are also different, so they should be divided into three diseases."

"I named them 'schistosomiasis', 'ginger fluke disease' and 'liver fluke disease' respectively."

Li Shizhen asked in surprise: "The first two are still images, why is the last one called liver fluke?"

Su Ze said: "Because the worms in raw fish enter the body, they will enter the liver. There was a judgment in the Yangzhou government. A man's wife who was infected with the disease was accused. He believed that she had murdered her husband. Wu Zuo opened the case. In the human corpse, the liver is found to be swollen like a stone, obviously the Gu worm has infested the liver."

Now Li Shizhen didn't have any doubts anymore, he bowed to Su Ze and said: "Mr. Su is a great talent! This fact-seeking school recreates the lintel of medicine, which can be called the holy way!"

Li Shizhen was completely attracted by this "practical" medical theory. Starting from real symptoms and starting with actual effects, isn't it the spirit that doctors should uphold?

The key is that Su Ze gave the research methods, made the research tools, and explained the pathogenesis of these diseases clearly.

Li Shizhen never thought that those mysterious medical theories could be studied step by step, observed step by step, and studied step by step!

He immediately fell in love with the study of "seeking truth"!

Li Shizhen tidied up her clothes and said to Su Ze: "I, Li Shizhen, am willing to learn from Su Miracle Physician as a teacher and learn the truth-seeking knowledge."

Li Shizhen bowed heavily to Su Ze, and Su Ze quickly helped him up and said:

"My practical learning does not teach students."

Li Shizhen was a little disappointed, but thinking about such knowledge, it is naturally impossible to pass it on easily.

Su Ze said in the next sentence:

"Seek truth, seek truth, seek evidence, the way you seek is there, there is nothing that needs to be taught between master and apprentice!"

Li Shizhen raised her head in surprise.

Su Ze said: "As long as you set foot on the truth-seeking way, everyone is the same way. There is a sequence in hearing the way, and those who have mastered it will be teachers!"

"The Master said: Three people must have my teacher, as long as they seek truth from facts, others can be my teacher, so I don't teach students, but if Doctor Li asks something, Su will tell you everything!"

Li Shizhen looked at this man who was more than ten years younger than herself, and suddenly felt that he was extremely tall and tall.

This is the "big doctor"!

Li Shizhen was moved and said: "The medical books written by the ancient medical sages are probably also the idea of ​​​​Su's genius doctor. To spread knowledge to the world, this is the ambition to save the world!"

Su Ze felt a little disapproving. Later generations of sages said: "Studying medicine can't save the Chinese people." To get the Ming Dynasty out of this quagmire, what is needed is not the medical saint Su Ze, but the anti-thief leader Su Ze.

Li Shizhen said: "Li Mou resigned with two ambitions. One is to compile a compendium of medicinal herbs and publish the corruption of the Pharmacopoeia of the World."

"The second is to write a book about the pulse, the pulse of tomorrow."

"But now I feel that these are not as good as practical learning! Since Miracle Physician Su does not accept apprentices, I, Li, would like to be a fellow and a pioneer!"

Su Ze quickly grabbed Li Shizhen's hand, and now he has made a fortune!

Li Shizhen was able to write "Compendium of Materia Medica" in decades, and this persistence alone is enough to be famous forever! Not to mention that he himself is an outstanding doctor.

Su Ze has already understood that his time and energy are somewhat limited, and if he wants to accomplish more things, he must have more comrades.

With Li Shizhen as a colleague, it will certainly be able to carry forward the study of "seeking truth" and truly establish a more scientific and modern medical system.

Li Shizhen is indeed the top doctor of this era. He led Su Ze to talk about medicine, and soon made rapid progress on the road of seeking truth.

Li Shizhen said according to ancient books: "Chen Deng of the Three Kingdoms died with a bulging belly. Hua Tuo diagnosed him back then, saying that he had worms in his stomach, and he was about to become internal gangrene, which was caused by fishy things." Is it because he likes to eat raw fish? He got liver fluke?"

Su Ze nodded and said, "That's right. Hua Tuo prescribed medicine to Chen Deng and spit out two liters of worms. The liver flukes won't grow so big. I still think it's more likely to be roundworms."

"It makes sense, but Chen Deng has been dead for thousands of years. This is just a guess, but since the Song Dynasty, there have been fewer and fewer fish eaters, and this kind of disease has also decreased a lot."

The two talked until the evening, and Su Ze showed several of his collections.

It's a pity that the magnification of his microscope is not high enough to see the order of germs, and he cannot discuss the topic of germ infection with Li Shizhen.

However, the research on parasitic diseases also inspired Li Shizhen. He also speculated whether the dysentery that would occur after every flood was transmitted by some invisible things like insect diseases.

Su Ze couldn't help feeling, never underestimate any person who can leave a name in the history books, these people's talents and abilities are all chosen for a while, and their willpower is far beyond ordinary people.

With the addition of Li Shizhen, the ability of Su Ze's medical team has been greatly strengthened.

Li Shizhen can not only cure common diseases, he can also cure some difficult and miscellaneous diseases.

After curing several big households in Taizhou City, Su Ze's camp had more supplies, and he didn't want Xu Shixing to enter the city for alms, so all kinds of things were sent to Dazhai continuously.

In this era, the importance of a good doctor is unquestionable, not to mention a famous doctor like Li Shizhen who has been an imperial physician.

Su Ze's medical skills have been increasing steadily. By September, Su Ze's medical skills have risen to Lv9, 3043/5000, and the distance to Lv10 is not far away.

The schistosomiasis in Taizhou City was quickly brought under control as the weather got colder and the snail killing activities were added.

Dysentery, cholera and other infectious diseases that broke out with the floods were gradually brought under control under the propaganda of Su Ze's printed brochures advocating hygiene.

By the time of Chongyang Day on the ninth day of September, Taizhou City had recovered a lot of vitality.

Human beings are the most tenacious creatures on earth, suffering will always pass, and as life returns to the track, Taizhou City opens its gates on the Double Ninth Day, and the new prefect of Taizhou finally arrives.

The prefect Zhao immediately paid a visit to Su Ze who was treating illnesses outside the city. This prefect turned out to be the same year as his future father-in-law. Fame is about to be enshrined by the people to build a shrine.

Zhao Zhifu arrived in Taizhou and did not enter the city. He took Su Ze and drove into the city together. The crowds in Taizhou city rejoiced and were welcomed.

Taking advantage of Su Ze's reputation, the prefect of Zhao took control of the entire government office. With Su Ze around, none of the subordinates dared to despise the new magistrate.

Since Zhifu Zhao borrowed the wind, Su Ze was not polite. He proposed to Zhifu Zhao that he would give lectures in Taizhou.