Song Yi

Chapter 338
Du Wenhao took a pen and wrote the prescription, and went to the village pharmacy to get the medicine for Zhao San.Zhao Sanqian thanked Du Wenhao, took out the purse containing money from his arms, opened it, and handed all the small pieces of silver and copper coins to Du Wenhao: "Master Imperial Physician, this is the consultation fee. That's all, my lord..."

Du Wenhao pushed his hand away, and said with a smile: "Sister Shecai was just joking. The principle of my doctor's diagnosis is that rich people give more, ordinary people give less, and poor people don't give. Your family seems to be the last one. , so you don’t need to give it. It’s just that those big families gave it to you. Hurry up and grab the medicine and decoct it for Ling Ci. Let’s go.”

Zhao San and his wife thanked each other and sent Du Wenhao and the others to the entrance of the village.

Li Pudao: "My lord, just now we asked. Not far from the village, there is a Baoguo Temple, which is at the main entrance of Mount Emei. Why don't we wait for the ladies there?"

Du Wenhao nodded: "Okay."

In the carriage, Ke Yao was still thinking about the medical case just now, and asked: "Brother, I want to understand the principles of cold syndrome and heat syndrome you told me, but can you tell me about the medicine? Why? The doctor used Fuzi Lizhong Decoction before to prove it wrong? What kind of medicine did you use later?"

Du Wenhao said: "Aconite Lizhong Decoction is a famous prescription for Wenli. The aconite in the prescription is a product of great pungent and hot. It is sweet and warm. It helps the heart yang at the top, warms the spleen yang at the middle, and nourishes the kidney yang at the bottom. The first important medicine. The dried ginger in the prescription is also a pungent and hot product. The old woman is already suffering from heat, and her body is like a furnace. Throwing firewood to put out the fire, do you add fuel to the fire? Under the extreme heat, of course the openings were blocked and he passed out."

"Oh, I see, what do you mean by spraying water?"

"I asked you to spray your chest with shochu, throw it in with a bronze mirror, add honey with well water, and vomit with chicken feathers. These are all methods of opening and closing through heat, clearing away heat and eliminating heat. When the heat is released, people will naturally wake up. gone."

While talking, I came to Baoguo Temple.

Li Pu originally wanted to send someone to notify the temple abbot to come out to meet him, but Du Wenhao stopped him, saying that he was just visiting mountains and rivers this time, and that he was a pilgrim, which had nothing to do with his position, and there was no need to mobilize people to trouble others, and they were not allowed to reveal himself identity of.

Stopping and dismounting in front of the temple, Du Wenhao stepped into the temple first.

This Baoguo Temple is very small, compared to the royal temple in the capital, it is simply incomparable.There are only a dozen monks, but after all, it is a temple under a famous mountain, and it has been around for a long time. The temple regulations are still very strict, so except for the welcoming monk, the rest of the monks are chanting scriptures in the main hall, which is not like some Like the small temple, when seeing pilgrims with some status and status, they take the initiative to go forward to curry favor and ask for incense money.

Seeing Du Wenhao with his servants, the welcoming monk saw that he was obviously a wealthy family with status and status, but he did not show any extra affection because of this. He welcomed Du Wenhao to the main hall and worshiped the Tathagata. Du Wenhao took a piece of ten taels of silver The ticket was put in the random box.

The monk who greeted the guests had sharp eyes, and he had already realized that it was a ten tael bank note, so he couldn't help but be moved.Twelve taels of silver is equivalent to 1 yuan in today's money. Such a large amount of money for sesame oil is considered a huge sum of money for their ancient temple in the mountains where there are few pilgrims.At least this welcoming monk has been a monk for many years, but he has never encountered it.

Although the monks regard money as dung, but after all, the monks have to eat and dress, and put gold powder on the Bodhisattva to repair the temple. The old abbot was invited.

The old abbot was a bit stooped, even though he knew that Du Wenhao's donation of ten taels of silver was a huge sum of money for their small temple, but his face was still calm, and he drank tea and chatted with Du Wenhao.

Ke Yao was most afraid of this stuffy chat, so he didn't accompany him. He went to wander around the temple by himself to see the scenery. Li Pu sent two guards to protect him.

In the meditation room, Du Wenhao and the old abbot were chatting about some Buddhist topics. There are many books and movies about Buddhism in modern society. Although Du Wenhao has not studied Buddhism specifically, he is still interested in it. When people chatted, Du Wenhao was able to say a few words, and some words showed a lot of mystery and Zen.

Naturally, the old abbot didn't know that Du Wenhao had learned these things from reading books, and thought it was his own comprehension, so he immediately looked at this generous young master with admiration.There are more and more smiles on the face, and the wrinkles appear to be denser.

The old man and the other were happily reading a novel, Li Pu came in, bowed and said: "Master, Madam and the others are delayed by something, they may not be able to come today."

Du Wenhao was slightly taken aback: "What's wrong?"

Li Pu leaned close to Du Wenhao's ear and whispered: "Not long after we left, a woman in labor was sent from outside the city, and it is estimated that she will give birth today, so the two ladies asked to quickly call the mother-in-law and the female doctor to watch the explanation. A new method of midwifery.—How about we go back to the city first?"

Du Wenhao shook his head and said to the old monk: "Master, I would like to spend the night in your temple, is it convenient?"

The old monk said Amitabha, and said with a smile: "No problem, there are many meditation rooms in the monastery, and we can accommodate the benefactor and his party."

"That's great." Du Wenhao said to Li Pu: "The scenery is beautiful, and the ancient temple in the mountains happens to be quiet and quiet. When they go back, they are busy with training, and we can't help, so it's better to wait here. You send two more Go back personally, tell them to train with peace of mind, and come back when it's over, we'll wait for them here."

Li Pu bowed and agreed, and withdrew.

Du Wenhao chatted with the old monk for a long time.Ke Yao was also tired from shopping, so he went back to the meditation room to listen to their chat.At noon, the old monk led them to the meditation room to see the residence. The meditation room is very simple, just a hard bed and a big futon.But the bedding and beds were clean.Du Wenhao was very satisfied.

A young novice came to report that the fast meal was ready, and the old monk accompanied Du Wenhao and Ke Yao to the kitchen and dining room.

There are two rows of long wooden tables and long wooden stools. On the tables are green vegetables and tofu, rough porcelain bowls containing brown rice, and several plates of kimchi.

A dozen or so monks stood with their hands down, and when they saw Du Wenhao and the abbot come in, they bowed their hands together and saluted.

There was a round table by the window, and when the abbot called Du Wenhao and Ke Yao to sit down at the round table, Li Pu and a few guards sat down at another long table, and then the monks also sat down at the long table .

Ke Yao was hungry a long time ago, and even though the vegetables and tofu were not oily, she still ate them deliciously.

Du Wenhao picked up his rice bowl and was about to eat when he saw an old monk moving slowly and his face was in pain, so he took a closer look. It was a hot day, and the old monk only wore a vest. He had a big belly, pale skin, and severe swelling .

Du Wenhao asked the old abbot, "Is this master sick?"

"That's right." The abbot said, "His name is Ming Kong. He has been suffering from edema for several months, and he has taken many medicines but it has not improved."

Monk Mingkong heard the abbot and the rich young master talking about himself, turned around and tried to smile.

Du Wenhao said: "I know some medical skills, let me show this master."

The abbot was a little surprised, and looked Du Wenhao up and down: "The benefactor..., the benefactor knows medicine?"

Ke Yao burst out laughing, almost spit out the food in his mouth, looked at the old abbot and said, "Master, my brother is not just as simple as knowing medicine, my brother is..."

Du Wenhao's foot stepped on her under the table, Ke Yao quickly shut up and bowed his head to eat.

Du Wenhao smiled and said: "It's just a little understanding. Master Mingkong, come and sit here, and I'll see your illness."

Mingkong didn't get up in a hurry, and looked at the old abbot.The old abbot has always been very worried about Ming Kong's condition. He has seen several doctors, but none of them can be cured. Now the young master said that he knows medical skills. From the old abbot's point of view, at such a young age, even if he has studied medicine, he is still very good. Where to go.Those old men didn't like it very much. This young master is so young, I'm afraid there is no hope.However, he was very kind and couldn't refuse, so he invited Ming Kong to come and sit at the round table.

Du Wenhao asked him to lift his foot, and pressed his thumb on the front of his calf. There was an obvious dent, which could not be recovered for a long time.Du Wenhao checked his pulse and tongue again, and after some inquiries, he thought for a while and asked, "Master, what medicine did you use for your edema before?"

The old monk leaned forward and said, "Bazheng powder, amber powder, and five sons and five skins."

"Does it work?"

"No, it's still swollen and dripping with urine. It's very uncomfortable."

Du Wenhao shook his head: "If the prescription is not correct, naturally the curative effect cannot be obtained."

Mingkong wondered: "Benefactor, the old monk's illness, isn't it edema?"

"It's edema, but there are many causes of edema, and the symptoms are different, so the lower part is also different. Your edema is 'skin water'!"

"Skin water?" Monk Mingkong didn't understand what the word meant.

"Well, there is a saying in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber": 'The skin is watery, the pulse is also floating, the external syndrome is edema, there is no finger when pressed, there is no evil wind, the abdomen is like a drum, and it is not thirsty.' It is exactly the same as your disease, so it is skin water."

Ke Yao chewed a mouthful of rice and asked, "Brother, what is skin water?"

""On the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases" has a cloud: "Kidney deficiency causes water to flow indiscriminately and overflows to the skin, so that the body and face are swollen, and there is no finger and no sweat when pressed. The abdomen is dissatisfied as before, and it is not thirsty. The four limbs are heavy and dry." It’s true not to hate the wind. If the pulse is floating, it’s called skin water.’ Simply put, it’s the dysfunction of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys in transporting and transforming water, so that the water vapor overflows the skin, resulting in edema.”

Du Wenhao's words made the old abbot and monk Mingkong's eyes widen, and the rest of the monks also stopped their chopsticks to listen to his explanation.

Du Wenhao continued: "Master Mingkong's evidence of skin water is that the lung qi is blocked and cannot be ventilated, and the spleen is weak and cannot be transported, so the water stays and overflows to cause harm. If the swelling does not go away, the righteousness will not go away. Therefore, it is necessary to treat the congestion of the upper energizer first to treat the symptom, and then benefit the deficiency of the middle energizer to restore the root. Only by treating both the symptoms and the root cause can it be effective!"

The theory of traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs, spleen, and kidneys all have the function of running water. Among them, the lungs are the source of water above, the kidneys are the source of water below, and the spleen is located in the middle burner, and is the hub for the lifting and distribution of water.Once the function of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys to transport and transform water is abnormal, it will inevitably lead to the stop of water in the body, resulting in water-damp phlegm, etc., and even edema.

The obstacle of lung-qi movement and water-liquid transfusion is mainly caused by the invasion of external evils, which leads to the abnormality of lung-qi's dispersal and distribution. "Cover"; and for the obstacle of spleen-qi transporting and transforming water, the methods of invigorating the spleen to dry dampness and invigorating the spleen to diuresis are generally adopted.If the two disorders occur at the same time, there must be a priority in the treatment. First, the lungs and water should be ventilated, and the outlet should be cleared. Only when the water has a way out can the edema subside, and then the temper can be adjusted to restart its linking role , restore the function of the body to transport and transform water.

Du Wenhao said: "Previous doctors used Bazheng Powder and other heat-clearing and diuretic medicines, ignoring that this syndrome belongs to deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality, but when treating it, they recklessly attacked its deficiency. Naturally, water and gas cannot be transported and transformed. It's not going to get any better."

Du Wenhao immediately picked up a pen and wrote two prescriptions, Ke Yao put down the bowl, leaned over and asked, "What medicine did you prescribe?"

Du Wenhao picked up the first prescription: "Su Ye, Fangfeng, Xingzi. Originally, "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" said that sweating is the evidence of skin water. Of course, ephedra is the best for sweating. But now it is hot summer, and you are already sweating. If you use ephedra again, I am afraid that you will lose your yang. The three medicines such as Su Ye will only sweat slightly. Unobstructed, the body will sweat slightly, which is distributing the stagnant water in the body. Don’t panic.”

Mingkong took it and thanked him repeatedly.

Du Wenhao picked up the second prescription again: "This is the addition and subtraction of the Six Gentlemen's prescription. The licorice is removed, and the atractylodes, Magnolia officinalis, Paojiang and cooked aconite are added. After the first prescription is finished, take the second prescription." The latter medicine should be decocted and taken warmly. In addition, the above-mentioned medicines are made into pills and taken at the end of the day. After eating, choose the medicine according to the prescription and continue to eat until it is completely cured. Do you remember clearly? ?”

Ming Kong nodded again and again, and took Fang Zi.Give it to a good monk and go to the city to buy medicine after lunch.

The old abbot also thanked repeatedly.I just don't know how effective it is, so it's just a courtesy.

In the afternoon, Du Wenhao took Ke Yao and Li Pu around the temple, led by a young monk.

The gurgling brook and the secluded dense forest reminded him of watching the movie "Shaolin Temple" in the auditorium of the school when he was a child, as well as the beautiful episodes in the movie. , the stream in the forest is murmuring, and the grass is green on the slope.” The bells of the ancient temple, the majestic and steep mountains, the deep and secluded valleys, the verdant forests, and the solemn temple all left a deep impression on him.

After turning back, it was already evening.

Du Wenhao was extremely weak after losing blood, and he was quite sleepy. The vegetarian food in the temple was not oily, and his feet became more hairy after eating it. He couldn't kill chickens and cattle, so he only ate half a bowl, and then he said goodbye and went back to the Zen room to rest.

There is a century-old sweet-scented osmanthus tree in his meditation courtyard. On the night of early autumn, the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, and a bright moon is in the sky. Such a beautiful scenery, but Du Wenhao didn’t feel sleepy for a while. His reclining chair was placed under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree for him to lie on, a pot of tea and two teacups were placed on a table next to him, and he took a small bamboo stool to sit beside.

The night is quiet and the moonlight is alluring.

Ke Yao called the little novice who was leading the way in the afternoon, gave him a sling of copper coins, and asked him to cook a bowl of porridge according to his own method.

The little novice blinked after listening to Ke Yao's porridge, and left happily without feeling that there was anything against the temple rules.

Not long after, the little novice came back with a bowl of porridge, and put the porridge on the coffee table beside Du Wenhao: "Benefactor, the porridge is here, eat it while it's hot."

Du Wenhao glanced at Ke Yao and smiled: "It's too hot, wait until it cools down." After saying that, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The little novice sat on the flower platform and said, "Two benefactors, our moon in Emei is also very famous."

Du Wenhao closed his eyes slightly, feeling the tranquility, so he just hummed.

But Ke Yao said, "Aren't they all moons? How is it different from other places?"

Little novice monk: "On a moonlit night, when the clouds and fog gather, the sky is blue, the mountains are silent, and the autumn wind is refreshing. A bright mirror hangs in the clean, cloudless blue sky. Only the tall and straight fir forests are bleak and whispering. If you are willing to go around the temple after eating, of course we are not allowed to go to some places, you can find that the moonlight shines through the jungle, Daxiong Hall, Yinyue Tower, it looks really beautiful!"

Ke Yao smiled: "I can't see that you, a little novice, are quite good at talking. A night with only moonlight makes the difference you describe. Brother, do you want to go for a walk?"

Du Wenhao opened his eyes and looked at the bright moon in the sky immersed in the hazy moonlight, looking solemn, elegant and quiet: "Well, it's still early anyway, and I can't sleep. Go and see the moon in the ancient temple. The color is also good."

The little novice clasped his hands together and bowed and said, "There are road signs in our temple for pilgrims, and there are some places where it is written that no entry is allowed. Please don't forget to look at the wooden signs on the roadside."

Ke Yao jokingly said: "Could it be that there are treasures in your temple, afraid that we will steal them?"

The little monk smiled honestly: "That's not true. As for why the pilgrims are not allowed to watch, I am not very clear, but if we don't make it clear, we are punished by the master."

Ke Yao waved his hand: "Okay, I see, you go and do your work, we have dinner."

The little novice saluted and retreated, and Ke Yao helped Du Wenhao sit down, then handed the chopsticks to his hand, and said softly: "Brother, I asked them to put some sweet-scented osmanthus and vanilla in the porridge, it will be more appetizing .”

Du Wenhao knew that Ke Yao had been taking care of him very carefully along the way. A young lady has always been taken care of by others, but now she has to think about herself in every way, and she is very considerate, which is really not easy. He turned towards Ke Yao Smiling, picked up the porridge bowl, and sure enough, I smelled a fragrance, pecking lightly, it was even sweeter and smoother.

"Well, it's delicious, Ke Yao, you should eat more." Du Wenhao said.

Seeing that Du Wenhao said it was delicious, Ke Yao happily put some vegetables in Du Wenhao's bowl, and then he ate it himself.

"Ke Yao, it's really hard work for you. When Qin'er and the others come tomorrow, you will be more relaxed." Du Wenhao felt his forehead was sweating and his stomach felt much more comfortable after eating a full bowl.

(End of this chapter)