Practicing Medicine in Three Kingdoms

Wujun and Yecheng are separated by thousands of miles, mountains and rivers are restored, and it takes more than half a year for the letter to be handed out.

When Li Yinzhou suspected that the person who delivered the letter had capsized or was discovered by Cao Cao, the front line brought news. Zhang Ji and the supporting soldiers went south from Yecheng. Besieged, unable to get out for a while.

Yiling is located above Jiangling, Zhou Yu wanted to take Yiling first, and then attack Jiangling where Cao Ren stayed behind.

But Cao Ren was not of mediocrity, so he immediately turned around and attacked Yiling.

Gan Ning was playing stealth with one hand, but Cao Ren counterattacked under the disparity in strength, and immediately asked for help from the base camp.

Zhou Yu stayed behind with Ling Tong, supported by himself and Lu Meng, and personally led the army to fight Cao Ren for several days, breaking Yiling.

Because of this back and forth sneak attack and tug-of-war, Zhang Ji had to be tied down for several days, and was finally able to escape when Wu Jun won a complete victory.

This delay is several days.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu took advantage of the victory to pursue and resist Cao Ren to continue to conquer Jiangling, while Liu Bei quietly took the four counties of Jingzhou.Although the coalition forces have not been disbanded, they have secretly moved to both sides of the road.

The sidelines loomed.

In September, the rain fell incessantly, the mountain torrents swelled violently, and the heavy clouds rolled up several times, and they were bright for a moment amidst the thunder, and then cast deeper and thicker black shadows.

Li Yinzhou waited for the news from the north, and simply lived in Wujun temporarily to teach and treat diseases with Sun Shangxiang. In addition to the original "Huangdi Neijing", he added the draft of "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" revised over the years as a textbook.

Zhang Ji's explanation of disease and evil is undoubtedly fresh and mysterious in this era. Disease has nothing to do with ghosts and gods, and has nothing to do with morality, and all causes and effects are inherent in nature.

Apprentices are a group of curious young people. They come from rich or noble backgrounds, so they have the leisure to fiddle with these "non-professional" activities. Of course, they are very interested in these new knowledge that breaks the tradition.Besides, Zhang Ji's reputation has been getting better and better in recent years, and it is naturally a great talking point to get his true biography. The impetuous young people can't read the book well, but they can't talk about it.

"When cold evil enters the body, the kidneys receive it first. If it is only in the five internal organs, it is fine, but it will be serious if it enters the eight empty rooms. In my opinion, Bupleurum, Huangqin, Shaoyao, Banxia and Gancao Decoction can solve it."

"Otherwise, it depends on where the disease is. For the two ribs, only use Bupleurum Scutellaria, Shaoyao, Pinellia and Gancao Decoction, and only use Xiao Chaihu Decoction for the liver!"

……

Sun Shangxiang frowned: "You shouldn't show them these things. You want to go to heaven before you get started, and you think you've got the essence after getting the fur. I don't understand. Isn't it killing people if you let it out in the future?"

Li Yinzhou sat upright with his eyes downcast, his eyes and eyebrows were empty.

Young people, with arrogance in their bones, wish to shake out all their meager knowledge one by one, lest they be underestimated, but they don't know that the more they jingle, the more they expose their emptiness.

Children do not obey how to do?Just tidy up and be honest.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Sun Shangxiang murmured in his heart, turned his eyes back, and saw this man closed his book, closed his eyes, and pointed his fingertips thoughtfully.

……

In the evening, the rain stopped for a while, leaving only the water dripping from the eaves.

A few people gathered in twos and threes in front of Sun Shangxiang's small medical clinic.

She opened this medical school, half for teaching, and the other half for treating people.A woman who is a doctor should not attract gossip, but she has never asked about her family background, does not earn money from the poor, and treats people with money, and is gradually loved by the villagers, and even the Sun family has a good reputation.

On such a cold day, there was a shivering old lady standing at the door, her thin body was pressed under the tattered coir raincoat and bamboo hat. At first glance, she looked like a scarecrow standing in the field, so thin and lifeless.

The coir raincoat is like a hen's wings spread a few inches, creating a small shade.After looking carefully, I noticed a small child clinging tightly to the old lady's body, with a small face tightly covered, carefully looking around with a pair of red eyes.

Sun Shangxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked the apprentice to open the door for consultation.

When people enter the door, they have cleaned their hands and burned moxa.

Cold fingers brushed over the child's hot forehead, Sun Shangxiang's eyes were fixed, and he quietly lifted a corner of the coir raincoat, his eyes froze, and he lowered his voice: "Mr. gone."

Students do as they say.

When the door bolt clicked down, Sun Shangxiang lowered his eyes, and stretched out his hand to lift off the coir raincoat wrapped around the sick child——

The apprentices onlookers gasped.

The child's armpits, arms and exposed chest were covered with bright red rashes!

What's more, he is still in high fever.

A terrifying thought suddenly popped into my mind.

The apprentices had different expressions, but their eyes were clearly filled with heaviness and fear.I don't know who whispered "pox epidemic", and a burst of noisy whispers spread uncontrollably.

Li Yinzhou approved his gown, was wearing straw sandals, and was about to open the door, when he heard a heated argument inside.

"At the turn of summer and autumn, high fever erupts, which is exactly what you see in pox. Mr. Sun, please use Cimicifuga Puerariae Decoction."

One person made an argument: "When the cold comes in autumn, this is clearly a cold epidemic! According to the scriptures, grind gentian grass, supplement it with iron powder, and mix it with knife sharpening water."

The apprentices quickly divided into two factions, those who supported the pox and those who supported the cold plague came and went, one after another.

Li Yinzhou stopped moving his hand on the door.

The rain fell down the wet hair and dripped on the shoulders.

Standing in the deep cold north wind, he frowned slightly.

The apprentices have always known that he has a calm temper and gentle words, and the image of the ruthless man who endured the knife to sew his flesh without saying a word has gradually faded away. At this moment, he didn't think too much about inviting this person, and just stretched out his hand to help him open the door: " Mister's legs can't bear the cold, I'll help..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt a heavy weight on his wrist, and a warm palm choked his movements.

Li Yinzhou lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Listen."

The apprentices inside fought back and forth for a moment but couldn't figure out why.

Sun Shangxiang's forehead was twitching, and she couldn't hold back the desire to sweep people's hearts with a broom. After waiting for a while when Li Yinzhou didn't come, she couldn't help lowering her voice: "What are you arguing about? Will you know when Mr. Li comes?"

In a word, the boiling water is poured cold.

The unwilling eyes continued to argue silently in the air.

In the silence of the room, one person said abruptly: "Why do you have to wait for Mr. Li?"

Sun Shangxiang frowned: "He learned from Mr. Zhang Ji and learned a lot about the current epidemic."

But the young man was not convinced: "Sir, that's not true. Mr. Li is Zhang Zhongjing's apprentice, which shows that Mr. Zhang has learned from him. Does he have to obey Mr. Zhang's words for the rest of his life? Confucius said, "Doubt is thinking." The beginning, the end of learning'. We read the same "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" as Mr. Li, why is our opinion not as good as Mr. Li's? We only believe in his words, but don't listen to our voices at all. It must be too biased!"

You have only read Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases for a few days!

Sun Shangxiang lifted his eyelids, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked around the corner of the room, and settled on a young man with his chin raised and his face full of dissatisfaction.

Seeing this state of mind, the rest of the people seemed to be dumb, slamming on the ground, not raising their heads, not speaking, insisting on digging out two taels of gold from the flat floor.

Hearing this, Li Yinzhou asked, "Who is this boy?"

"He's a newcomer, his name is Dong Zhong." The man replied, "I heard that he is from Houguan County, and his family has been officials for generations. Because he had to study medicine, his father almost didn't break his leg. He fled to Wu to study."

Li Yinzhou nodded and pushed the closed door open.

The cold wind and rain suddenly rolled into the hall, splashing on people's cheeks, stirring up a layer of chill.

Dong Zhong frowned and glanced at the legendary Mr. Li, but he was a little surprised. It turned out that this man was so young, and he looked so light.

Then what else can he play?Maybe he borrowed Mr. Zhang's ability to earn a name for himself!Otherwise, with a dozen or so teenagers at that time, how could they have come up with those earth-shattering methods?

He stiffened his neck and didn't move.

However, Li Yinzhou walked past him, bowed his head to check on the child's condition, and gave Sun Shangxiang a relieving look.

What are you doing with the kids.

Sun Shangxiang hugged her knees and sighed, she was not angry, she was angry.

After a while, I heard Li Yinzhou say: "Dong Zhong's words are reasonable. When asking questions, there is only one priority, not high or low. Since you have an idea, you might as well say it."

What he said was warm, like a breeze blowing dew, dispelling the chilly atmosphere just now.

Dong Zhong didn't think that he was so generous, so he replied unceremoniously: "This disease is definitely not pox, but cold plague. According to Mr. Zhang Ji's book, pox mostly occurs on the cheeks and limbs, and rarely appears on the trunk. On the contrary, the cold epidemic is just the opposite, and it is diverging from the heart and mouth. Here, the high fever persists, and there are rashes all over the place. It's a cold blight, not a pox."

He quoted two classics in just a few words, and he spoke clearly and logically. No wonder he had the courage to challenge Sun Shangxiang.

The apprentices who stood with their heads down secretly showed admiration.

Sun Shangxiang heard this, but the anger on his face disappeared, and a few faint smiles arose instead.

Li Yinzhou quietly made a silent gesture to her.

But Dong Zhong saw it, and couldn't help raising his voice: "What's your opinion, Mister?"

"Is there any good advice?" Li Yinzhou looked at him flatly, "I have a few questions for you."

Dong Zhong looked back at him dubiously: "Excuse me."

Li Yinzhou then asked: "The so-called cold epidemic, does it come on suddenly, or gently? How many days after the fever does the rash appear? When the fever is hot, should the patient be unconscious or awake?"

Dong Zhongyuan thought that he would torture the method of debating the disease, he had already gone through the Six Classics of Cold and Pandemic in his mind, and was about to talk about it, but he didn't expect to ask these details, and he was stunned for a while.

But after careful searching in the intestines and stomachs, no record was found.

Isn't this deliberately making things difficult?

His tangled eyes fell on Li Yinzhou, and after a long while, he said awkwardly, "It's not written in the book." As if thinking of something again, he stared back unconvinced: "Please enlighten me, sir."

Everyone including Sun Shangxiang pricked up their ears to hear Li Yinzhou's answer.

And the next moment, I heard him say: "The onset of the disease is mild, the rash will appear in seven days, the disease enters the brain, and naturally faints."

His eyes fell lightly.

Clearly he was shoulder to shoulder in stature with Dong Zhong, but his eyes suddenly raised a lot as soon as the words came out, he condescendingly looked around and broke through the helplessness in the air with a calm and cold voice.

"This son looks sober, it may not be the cold epidemic."

Dong Zhong's expression changed, and he couldn't help but bent down to ask the old lady the three questions that Li Yinzhou had asked just now. After getting the answer, his expression, which was already a little restless, drooped even more.

Li Yinzhou only glanced at him: "How is it?"

"She said that the sick child became ill overnight, suddenly had a fever, and the rash only happened three or four days later. It is true..." Dong Zhong's voice became softer, and he continued, "It is consistent with what Mr. said, it is not a cold. Epidemic, someone made a slip of the tongue."

After all, she did not bow her head, still staring at him with bright eyes, waiting for him to give a convincing answer.

Being able to admit your mistakes and still be willing to learn after making mistakes is not hopeless.

Li Yinzhou stared deeply for a moment, looking at Beichuan through the bleak wind and rain, feeling not satisfied or disappointed, just wondering if Zhang Ji felt the same way when he patiently sculpted this stubborn rock bit by bit.

The twilight is deep and cold, and the rain renders the slanting light into a brilliant rainbow, and in the corner of the gray sky, it is colorful.

He turned his gaze back and said flatly: "This is not a disease of pox or typhoid fever, but a rash of warm poison."

In distant memory, it has a more famous scientific name——

typhus.

The author has something to say: Make up for last night’s update, I almost missed writing all night on duty, I’ll make up for it today, today’s update must be a hell time