Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 124 The truth about hidden diseases

Zhu Gaoxu stood up and walked out of the room, just in time to see Jiang Yongwen supporting Dai Sigong, who had white hair and beard, to welcome him.

"It is my sin to keep His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time. Please punish me."

As Dai Sigong spoke, he made a gesture of kneeling down and bowing.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to put on airs in front of such a respected elder, so he quickly stepped forward to help Dai Sigong up and said, "I came in a hurry, so I can't blame the envoy."

Dai Sigong, a mature man, gave Jiang Yongwen a look, and the latter released his hands.

Later, Zhu Gaoxu supported Dai Sigong alone and slowly walked into the side room.

Zhao Junchen and Wei Xian immediately stepped forward to close the door and personally guarded the door to prevent anyone from approaching.

inside the room.

Zhu Gaoxu exchanged a few words with Dai Sigong and then told him the purpose of his trip.

After hearing this, Dai Sigong was silent for a while, and then told Zhu Gaoxu a past incident related to Zhu Di.

As early as the Hongwu period, when Zhu Dishang was the king of Yan, Han Yi, a good doctor in the Yan palace (later promoted to the hospital), could not be cured for a long time due to a gallbladder disease, so Zhu Yuanzhang sent Dai Sigong to Peking for diagnosis and treatment.

Dai Sigong first learned about the details and found that there was nothing wrong with Han Yi's diagnosis and the prescription. It stands to reason that Zhu Di would be effective after taking the medicine, but the real situation was that Zhu Di could not be cured after long-term treatment.

Just when Dai Sigong was puzzled, he suddenly remembered something and asked Zhu Di what his usual eating habits were. Zhu Di said that he liked to eat raw celery.

When Dai Sigong heard this, he suddenly realized, so he prescribed Zhu Di some medicine.

The night after Zhu Di took the medicine, he had persistent diarrhea and expelled many parasites. After that, he was cured.

"Master Dai, are you sure that what my father liked to eat before was raw celery?"

Zhu Gaoxu began studying at the main hall in the imperial palace when he was seven or eight years old, and continued his studies until he was thirteen or fourteen years old. During this period, he rarely returned to Peking, and Zhu Di and Empress Xu never mentioned this past event to him. .

Therefore, when he listened to what Dai Sigong said, he immediately thought of some medical reports about celery in later generations.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered that there were related medical experiments in later generations, in which healthy men served as volunteers and were divided into two control groups: those who ate celery and those who did not.

Experiments have found that eating more celery will inhibit the production of testosterone, thus having a spermicidal effect, reducing the number of men's seeds and reducing their activity.

In other words, men who are preparing for pregnancy are best to eat less celery.

Of course, it is unscientific to talk about toxicity regardless of dose.

Under normal circumstances, eating celery in large amounts and continuously can produce spermicidal effects. Occasionally eating celery will not cause damage to fertility.

"This matter was recorded in the medical records. Emperor Taizu ordered me to diagnose and treat Jinshang. There are also detailed records of this matter in the palace. If His Highness the Crown Prince suspects that I have remembered it wrong, you can go and check."

Dai Sigong said slowly: "Celery has the functions of calming the liver and clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness, removing irritability and swelling, strengthening the brain and calming down. When I was young, I often had headaches and nervousness. Eating raw celery can alleviate this problem." . Perhaps this is why I loved eating raw celery in the past."

Celery has a certain sedative effect, which is beneficial to calming people's emotions, eliminating irritability, and can relieve symptoms such as headaches and insomnia.

Zhu Di came to Peiping in the 13th year of Hongwu, when he was only twenty years old. After that, he was ordered to participate in military operations on the northern frontier many times and fought on the battlefield for more than ten years.

Years of fighting put him in a state of high mental stress. Eating raw celery could just relieve headaches and irritability.

As a result, young Zhu Di developed the habit of eating raw celery.

"If I remember correctly, I have stopped eating raw celery since I recovered from that illness, and have switched to cooked cold celery."

Dai Sigong continued.

"Envoy Dai Yuan, thank you for your work!"

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he quickly stood up and bowed to Dai Sigong.

"It is absolutely impossible to do anything. It is the duty of an old minister to share the worries of the king and father."

Dai Sigong stood up quickly, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "I dare not hide the prince's hidden illness. It has been suffering for nearly ten years. There is no medicine or stone to cure it. I can only cultivate my character and cultivate my character slowly."

"I will remind Your Majesty, Father, to pay more attention to your self-cultivation."

Zhu Gaoxu responded very politely.

He finally found out the truth behind Zhu Di's hidden disease - a decrease in fertility caused by eating a lot of celery for a long time.

He was now sure that Dai Sigong remembered correctly, because Zhu Di's habit of eating cold celery has continued to this day.

Zhu Gaoxu clearly remembered that every time Zhu Di asked him to have lunch together, there would be a dish of cold celery on the table.

He would even sometimes see cold celery on the breakfast table, no matter it was spring, summer, autumn or winter.

In ancient times, there were methods of digging cellars and ice cellars to preserve vegetables, and celery was grown twice a year. It would not be difficult for Zhu Di to eat celery all year round. "Today's matter, I also ask the court envoy to keep it a secret for me. Except for my father, the emperor, and my mother, I am not allowed to tell anyone."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly put on a serious face and said.

Dai Sigong said hurriedly: "Your Highness, don't worry. I am old and have a poor memory. I have even forgotten what I ate for lunch."

"it is good!"

Zhu Gaoxu said goodbye first, and then said goodbye to Dai Sigong.

Afterwards, he left the Taiyuan Hospital, followed by Wei Xian, Zhao Junchen and other guards, and drove back to the palace to "return" to Queen Xu.

When Zhu Gaoxu arrived at Kunning Palace, it was dark.

"The child pays homage to the queen."

When Zhu Gaoxu saw Queen Xu, he immediately bowed and saluted.

"At this hour, if you are not going to have dinner with the Crown Princess, what are you doing here?"

Queen Xu sat on the throne and asked Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing next to her.

Zhu Gaoxu said respectfully: "My child always acts vigorously and resolutely. Since I promised my mother to find a solution, I can't delay it."

Empress Xu understood the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words, and immediately issued an order and retreated.

"Mom, dad's hidden illness was caused by eating celery."

Zhu Gaoxu directly told the truth.

Queen Xu asked in surprise: "Eat celery?"

"Celery has the functions of calming the liver and clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness, removing irritability and reducing swelling, strengthening the brain and calming down," Zhu Gaoxu replied.

Queen Xu looked surprised.

She is Zhu Di's pillow, so of course she knows Zhu Di's nature.

Since Zhu Di came to power in the 26th year of Hongwu, he actually wanted to act as he pleased.

The so-called image of a benevolent monarch was all pretended by Zhu Di.

In the past few years, he has been working hard at night and day, working hard on state affairs, and inevitably has headaches and irritability. He eats two plates of cold celery almost every day.

The more irritable and depressed Zhu Di was, the more celery he ate.

Empress Xu estimated in her mind that in the past five or six years, Zhu Di would have eaten nearly three thousand kilograms of celery.

"Although celery is good, eating too much celery for a long time will lead to a decrease in male fertility." Zhu Gaoxu continued.

When Queen Xu heard this, her expression immediately changed and she asked with a hint of anger: "Who told you this?"

She didn't wait for Zhu Gaoxu to answer, and then asked: "Zhang Yixian or Dai Sigong? Is it the crime of bullying the emperor to know and not retaliate!?"

"Mom, please calm down, no one is hiding this matter."

Zhu Gaoxu quickly explained: "The child went to the Imperial Hospital to ask Dai Sigong to learn about his father's condition. Dai Sigong said that his father had fallen ill from eating raw celery when he was young. After he recovered, he switched to cooked cold celery."

Queen Xu asked with confusion on her face: "How did you know that eating too much celery for a long time can cause hidden diseases in men?"

"Years ago, when I was serving as a school captain in Zhili, I got acquainted with an old Taoist from Youfang who had profound medical skills. The old Taoist was good at treating male infertility diseases. I asked him for many truths. The Taoist taught me that celery causes diseases."

Zhu Gaoxu had already thought of his words on the way to see Empress Xu, and his answers were smooth and natural, with no trace of lying at all.

When he was the captain of the school in Zhili, he did meet an old Taoist traveler. There are many people who can testify to this.

As for what exactly Lao Dao said to him, apart from the two parties involved, I am afraid only God knows.

Empress Xu saw that Zhu Gaoxu had a nose and eyes, and that Zhu Gaoxu had no need to lie about this, so she didn't ask any more questions.

"My child hopes that mother can give more advice to father."

Zhu Gaoxu continued.

Empress Xu nodded and said: "Since I know the reason for this matter, I will no longer ignore it. You can go back to accompany the Crown Princess!"

"My child, please leave." Zhu Gaoxu bowed.

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