Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 297 Meeting Zhou Ehuang for the First Time

The moment Su Chen saw Zhou Ehuang with such a haggard face, he felt as if he had been pulled in the depths of his heart. He was very uncomfortable, just like seeing his relatives suffer from injustice and disease, he felt a deep sense of worry and pity .

This is a female historical figure with a lot of importance in the history books. In the thousands of years of ancient history books, there are so few women whose names and deeds can be recorded!

What's more, Zhou Ehuang's history books are almost all positive comments, and the affirmation of his talent and beauty, as well as the sympathy and pity of literati and inkmen, are even unfair to him, which is even more rare.

Before he came out of the court, Zhou Ehuang was famous for his talent in Yangzhou, Jiangbei during the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was well versed in history books, proficient in rhythm, played opera and chess, and was especially good at playing pipa. At the age of 17, Zhou Zong took her into the imperial garden and once played the pipa for Yuan Zong to celebrate her birthday. Yuan Zong was deeply impressed and rewarded her with a rare burnt pipa.

When Zhou Ehuang was 19 years old, Yuanzong married her father to Li Yu, who was the king of Wu at that time, with her father as the elder of the country, and the woman was dignified and talented.In June of the second year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty (961), Emperor Yuanzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty passed away, and Li Yu succeeded to the throne. He canonized Ehuang as the queen, and she only favored the harem, and she was very affectionate.

Because Zhou Ehuang is proficient in melody, he once had a drink with the empress on a snowy night. Ehuang raised his glass and asked the empress to dance. Li Yu proposed that if he wanted him to dance, he could not compose a new song for him. So, it was written as "Inviting Drunk Dance Po", and created a musical score "Hate Comes Delay Po", which was quite popular in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The most famous thing is to complete the "Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes Song". This piece is a masterpiece of Faqu in the Daqu of the Tang Dynasty. It was lost due to the military chaos in the Five Dynasties.Li Yu once searched for the remnant score and ordered court musicians to repair it, but it was not satisfactory.Zhou Ehuang reviewed the errors of the old scores, added and deleted them, adjusted them, compiled them into a new song, and played it with a pipa. It is melodious and almost restored.

Such a talented woman is now as thin as a stick and her face is bleak, which is very pitiful.

"Grassman Su Chen, I have met Queen Zhou!" Su Chen saluted.

Empress Zhou shook her head and said: "There is no need to be too polite... I have heard that Mr. Su is famous for a long time, but I just hate that I have never met you. Today, you can enter the palace to treat my palace. Regardless of whether the cure is good or not, it's okay to see you once." But I have a big regret in my heart, ahem..."

When she said this, she seemed a little excited, and even coughed.

The lady-in-waiting, Qiu Shui, immediately took out a silk scarf to wipe the empress, but after coughing, there was already blood on the silk scarf, which discolored everyone, and they couldn't help but feel worried.

Coughing up blood is not a good sign, but a sign of terminal illness with a number of days to die.

"Sister——" Zhou Jiamin exclaimed, crying anxiously.

Su Chen's face darkened, worried that it was tuberculosis, which was a terminal illness in ancient times, he tried his best to keep calm, took Zhou Jiamin's arm and said, "Jiamin, come aside first, don't panic, let me feel the queen's pulse."

Zhou Jiamin was pulled by Su Chen's arm, turned around and saw Su Chen's serious expression, calm expression, suddenly became much quieter, nodded slightly, and urgently said: "Brother Su, you must save my sister."

Su Chen smiled slightly and nodded to reassure her.

While the concubines were concerned about the queen's condition, at the same time they watched Su Chen and Zhou Jiamin make physical contact, flirting with each other. Such a man and woman who have not left the court, with such skin-to-skin contact, it is a bit impolite; but it seems natural to see the two of them There is no sense of unfamiliarity in their movements, and they are all surprised. Could it be that the relationship between the two is already very close?

Li Yu sat on the side of the bed with a worried face, stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Ehuang's hand, and said in tears: "Ehuang, you must not have any accidents, Su Chen is very skilled in medicine, and he will definitely be able to cure you."

There was a wry smile from the corner of Zhou Ehuang's mouth. Her illness has lasted for nearly a year, and her body is getting worse every day. Especially this month, she obviously feels that the vitality of her whole body is dying little by little, and she also has the symptom of coughing up blood. Already gradually desperate, with a premonition that his time is approaching.

"Let's resign ourselves to fate..." Zhou Ehuang said a few words softly, and two tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, but she was strong enough to hold back herself from crying.

Su Chen sat on a soft cushion wrapped in silk in front of the bed, put his hand on the silk scarf on Queen Zhou's wrist, and began to auscultate the pulse.

Empress Zhou's pulse is slow and weak, spleen and kidney qi deficiency, fatigue and weakness, accompanied by low-grade fever, thin body and red moss...

Combining these symptoms, Su Chen's face changed slightly, it was very similar to tuberculosis, after a careful examination, he had probably been diagnosed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that the Empress Zhou had been suffering from a cold in the fall of last year. She had a persistent low-grade fever, was sick for a long time, weakened her body, and her immunity was low, which induced pneumonia, which gradually turned into severe pneumonia, but it was not tuberculosis. The two were caused by infection. source is different.

Pulmonary tuberculosis is caused by Bacillus infection, while pneumonia is caused by fungal and pneumococcal infections. The early symptoms are similar, but the later stages are different.

"How long has it been since you coughed up blood?" Su Chen stood up and asked with a frown.

The maid Qiushui, who was close to him, was stared at by him, trembling with fright, she glanced at the queen first, and said truthfully, "It's been a month."

Hearing this, Li Yu said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me?"

The court lady Qiu Shui knelt directly on the ground, and said weakly: "The queen won't let the slaves speak out, it will worry the officials and affect the state affairs!"

Li Yu clasped the hand of Empress Da Zhou and said: "Ehuang, why are you so stupid, why didn't you tell me, and bear it silently..."

Zhou Ehuang shook his head weakly and said: "It's useless to say it, one more person will only increase troubles."

The court doctor treated him for more than half a year, but there was no improvement, and it became more and more serious. Zhou Ehuang had already planned for the worst, and guessed that he might not be able to pass this test.

Su Chen felt at ease: One month, that's okay, it's not long!This week, the queen, obviously infected by wind and cold, developed bronchitis after fever. She was not cured in time, and often had a low-grade fever, which eventually led to lung inflammation, which was not cured for a long time, resulting in lesions and severe pneumonia. , If things go on like this, good people will also be eliminated.

But fortunately it's not tuberculosis, it was basically a terminal illness in ancient times, and it was difficult to cure it. If Su Chen encountered it, it would definitely be the same. In modern medicine, tuberculosis cannot be easily cured, let alone in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

When Su Chen was meditating, everyone in the hall focused on him. It can be said that the life and death of Empress Zhou depended entirely on him.

The hall was silent, and you could hear the dropping of a needle, just waiting for Su Chen's diagnosis result.

If he said that there was nothing he could do at this time, then Queen Zhou might not live long.

Peng Qingqing stared at Su Chen, feeling that the pressure in the palace made it difficult to breathe, but she saw Su Chen standing upright, as tall as a mountain, carrying such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, but without a trace of panic, his concentration was very good.

Li Yu asked dryly: "Su Chen, the Queen's illness... What's wrong with her? Can you cure her?"

Su Chen hesitated, then cupped his hands and said, "Officials, Empress, there is no need to worry, the grassroots have already had some clues about the diagnosis of the disease. It is necessary to use a few decoctions to try clinically, to remove the focus of the disease bit by bit. The disease is like silk threading. This disease lasts for a long time. After treatment, it may be difficult to have a major effect and improvement within a month. But Cao Min believes that after taking the medicine, the Queen's condition will not continue to deteriorate, and this can still be done. of."

"Really?" Li Yu was extremely surprised. According to Su Chen's opinion, he could really cure it.

Empress Zhou herself was also stunned. She never expected that Su Chen could find a cure for the terminal illness that the imperial doctor could not do anything about. This gradually restored some vitality and hope to her already desperate heart.

"That's great." Zhou Jiamin laughed through tears when he heard the words, and directly hugged Su Chen's arm, shaking it vigorously, without caring about his girlish image at all.

(End of this chapter)