I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 234: You still want to deceive me even now?
After all, Liu Ju had only taught Liu Hong how to pretend to be seriously ill.

But Liu Hong had never been told the specific symptoms of acute appendicitis. Even if the child wanted to act realistically, it was impossible for him to be so accurate!
Realizing this problem, how could Liu Ju dare to neglect it?

However, before leaving with Su Wen, he specifically ordered Guo Zhen to go to Yi Shuo's room and bring back a jar of alcohol that Yi Shuo had purified using the distillation equipment he had given her.

After this moment.

Liu Ju finally entered Zhumu Garden with Su Wen and others.

When he walked into Liu Hong's room, the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau had already arrived, and there were more than a dozen people gathered inside.

At this moment, Liu Che was sitting on a carved square stool in the room with a frown on his brow. However, at that time, the stool was not called a stool, but a "table", and this kind of furniture generally did not appear in formal occasions, usually only in more private bedrooms.

The imperial doctors gathered around Liu Hong's bed, arguing about something.

"Liu Ju, you're here!"

Seeing Liu Ju, Liu Che's expression changed slightly and he immediately stood up.

"Go and treat Liu Hong quickly. Make sure you cure him for me!"

"?"

When the imperial doctors heard this, the arguing voices instantly stopped and they all turned around to look.

They really couldn't understand what Liu Che meant. Obviously, the imperial doctors who specialized in this field were already here, so why did the emperor let the crown prince treat the King of Qi? Could it be that the crown prince also knew medicine?

Even if he could, could the prince's medical skills be more sophisticated than those of the imperial doctors who had both learned from a master and had many years of clinical experience?

He is clearly just a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, how is that possible?

"Father, I can only do my best."

Facing the gazes of Liu Che and the imperial doctors, Liu Ju first bowed to Liu Che, then looked at the imperial doctors and made a gesture of invitation.
"If you, the imperial doctors, have examined the King of Qi's symptoms, please go out and discuss the matter first. Do not continue to gather in the room. Not only will it affect the King of Qi's rest, it will also affect the ventilation in the room."

"This……"

The imperial doctors looked at each other, feeling a little offended.

Although their social status was not high, they were all doctors who had served in the palace for many years. They came here today to diagnose Liu Hong. How could Liu Ju say that they were affecting the King of Qi's rest and the ventilation in the room?

Moreover, the emperor has just made a harsh statement. Liu Hong's life and death will also affect them. If they go out at this moment, wouldn't they be handing their fate over to Liu Ju's hands?

Eh? That’s right!

If Liu Ju took charge of this matter, would he also take charge of their responsibilities?

Thinking of this in their minds, many imperial doctors had already chosen the former between exemption from responsibility and face. After paying their respects to Liu Che and Liu Ju, they quickly walked out the door.

After all, the crown prince is also a king, and Liu Ju’s words are also orders to them.

Even if Liu Che was present now, as long as he did not speak out his objection, it would be tantamount to tacit consent. Given their status, they had no right to resist.

However, there were two more stubborn people who insisted on staying and still asked Liu Che:

"Your Majesty, although I am not an expert in medicine, the King of Qi's illness is also my responsibility, so I dare to ask to stay and assist Your Majesty in the diagnosis and treatment."

"I would also like to ask to stay and assist Your Highness."

These two people were Cui Buyi, the highest-ranking imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and Ding Xian, the oldest and most prestigious imperial physician in the Bureau.

Each of them has their own ideas.

Cui Buyi was the chief physician of the imperial court. All the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau had come before but they were unable to cure Liu Hong's disease or even identify the cause of the disease, which caused Liu Hong's condition to develop to such an extent. He was certainly responsible for this.

Now Liu Che was watching from the side. If he just lowered his head and walked out of the door, his career as the imperial physician would be over.

Ding Xian simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

He came from a family of medical practitioners that had been around since the pre-Qin period. He had some influence in the small circle of doctors, and he did have some real skills in medicine.

Let me put it this way, if he had not been too old and unable to endure the fatigue of the journey, he would have been the one to accompany Liu Ju to the Kingdom of Nanyue as the personal physician, and it would not have been the turn of the female doctor Yi Shuo.

If he just lowered his head and walked out of this door at this moment.

No matter what others think, in his heart, it is like putting his own face and family reputation on the ground and trampled on. He can't afford to lose this person no matter what.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Che did not say much, but just looked at Liu Ju again and gave the decision-making power to him.

Liu Ju had no intention of looking down on these imperial doctors. He just felt that having so many people surrounding Liu Hong would affect his rest and ventilation. At least that was what the nurses in hospitals did in later generations, so he made such demands on them.

Now that most people have left, there should be no problem with only two people left.

Besides, he didn't understand any medical skills, and some questions really needed to be consulted by someone who really understood medical skills, so he nodded and bowed:
"Then I'll have to trouble you two gentlemen."

"Your Highness, your words are respectful."

Seeing that Liu Ju was speaking very politely at this moment, the two of them bowed hurriedly in return.

Liu Juze had already walked quickly to Liu Hong's bed to check the situation.

Although the bed had been made by the servants, one could still smell a faint odor of vomit when one approached.

At this moment, Liu Hong was closing his eyes as if he was asleep, with a sweat towel on his forehead to cool down. Next to the couch was a copper basin filled with water, with several replacement sweat towels in it.

Liu Ju immediately raised his head and felt Liu Hong's cheek and neck.

It was indeed very hot. Even without a thermometer to measure accurately, Liu Ju estimated that Liu Hong's temperature should be close to 40 degrees. So he asked the two imperial doctors who stayed behind:
"Gentlemen, what is his pulse now?"

"?" Cui Buyi and Ding Xian were both stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.

Isn't taking a pulse the most basic skill of a doctor? An experienced doctor only needs to take the pulse and make a judgment in two breaths. There is no need to ask others.

However, the two of them did not dare not answer the question of the crown prince, so they bowed together and said:

"To reply to your Highness, the Prince of Qi's pulse is still strong, but it is only 30 to 40 percent faster than that of an ordinary person."

That means the heart rate has increased.

However, it should still be within an acceptable range. The normal heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute. Even if a child's heart rate is faster, if it is only 140% to % faster, it should not exceed beats, which is already an abnormal range.

"Then try to cool it down first."

Liu Ju felt a little relieved and immediately turned around and shouted to the outside,
"Guo Zhen, bring the things in."

"promise!"

Guo Zhen's voice was soon heard from outside, and then Guo Zhen walked in carrying a jar and placed it carefully beside the couch.

Liu Ju then said to Qi State Prime Minister Bu Shi who was standing at the door to support him:

"Prime Minister Bu, please call two attendants to come in, take off the clothes of the King of Qi, and use the alcohol in this jar to wipe the King of Qi's back and limbs to lower his body temperature first."

"Alcohol?"

Liu Che and everyone in the room immediately looked suspicious, as they had never heard of such a thing.

"Father should know what this is. Li Guangli must have shown it to you when he came back from Qi."

Liu Ju simply explained it to Liu Che.

However, that was the "immortal wine" that Li Guangli showed to Liu Che, and it was a strong liquor that had only been distilled once, with a concentration of about 40 to 50 degrees.

But what Liu Ju brought this time was alcohol that had been distilled three times by Yi Shuo.

It should be equivalent to the concentration of medical alcohol in later generations, which can kill bacteria and disinfect without irritating the skin.

At the same time, such external use of alcohol does have a good cooling effect.

It is well known that alcohol evaporates much faster than water, and the evaporation process is also a heat absorption process...

……

Although Liu Che felt that the word "alcohol" was quite vivid.

But I still didn't quite understand what Liu Ju was doing and just regarded it as a novel way of treating diseases.

Cui Buyi and Ding Xian were also confused.

It was only after Liu Ju opened the jar and smelled the strong smell of alcohol quickly spreading in the air that he became curious about the thing called "alcohol" in the jar.

At this moment, they finally began to believe that Liu Ju was indeed something special.

But that’s all. After all, what matters in treating a disease is the effectiveness of the treatment, not how fancy the treatment method is.

While the attendants were trying to cool down Liu Hong, Liu Ju had already turned around and stood in front of Liu Che, bowed and said:
"Father, my second brother is in a very dangerous condition. This can only temporarily cool him down. I am not proficient in medicine, so this is all I can do. If you really want to cure my second brother's disease, I need someone to help me..."

"At this point, you still want to deceive me?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Che immediately glared and looked annoyed.

"I wonder why Father said this?"

Liu Ju was stunned.

I swear to God, he is telling the truth now. Liu Hong’s current state cannot be pretended, so how can he be accused of deceiving others?

Liu Che still stared into Liu Ju's eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Don't you think I don't know? When you were pacifying the Kingdom of Nanyue, you used a miraculous prescription to cure the envoys of their serious illnesses, saving at least half of their lives!"

"Later, you taught Yishuo's magic in the imperial prison and cured... the hemorrhoids and fistula that were troubling one of her friends!"

"Lian Yishuo respects you as a peerless doctor and wants to become your disciple."

"You still tell me that you don't know any medical skills. If this isn't deceiving me, what else can you do? Don't you think you'll feel itchy all over if you don't deceive me one day?!"

At this point, Liu Che turned around and said in a very tough tone:

"I don't care. Whether you deceive the emperor today or not, as long as you cure Liu Hong, I will not pursue this matter anymore. Don't talk about other things anymore!"

"This……"

Cui Buyi and Ding Xian looked at each other again. The amount of information about this "unparalleled miracle doctor" was too much for them to digest at once.

"?!"

Liu Ju was also stunned when he heard this.

Why is Yishuo so talkative? This misunderstanding... is it too big?

Liu Che was a stubborn person to begin with. If he insisted on forcing Yi Shuo to do something, how could he get Yi Shuo out of the imperial prison to help him?
Once Yi Shuo has no chance, what can he, who can only be considered a half-assistant at best, do?

In this way, Liu Hong's already slim hope also disappeared. Although this is not one corpse and two lives, it is better than one corpse and two lives. How can one bear it?

(End of this chapter)