Song Yi

Chapter 343 A Pair of Army Boots
Du Wenhao pointed to a sore on the Adam's apple of Ye Feng's neck and said: "This is a sore throat, and the degree is not serious, but it should be paid enough attention to. convulsions and other dangerous diseases."

Everyone was overwhelmed by this, and Ke Yao frowned and said, "His head can really toss, and he has three kinds of sores, which is really complicated! ——Brother, do you see what's wrong with these prescriptions from the former doctor?"

Du Wenhao took a look at the former doctor's prescription in Ke Yao's hand, smiled and shook his head, and said, "These prescriptions are all cooling and tonic medicines, and they are not very useful for his complicated illness. It can be used to treat diseases other than ulcers. Generally speaking, there are three methods of eliminating, supporting and tonifying. In the early stage, pus has not yet formed, and the method of eliminating it is commonly used to dissipate it, clear away heat and detoxify, harmonize blood stasis, promote qi and relieve the surface; in the middle stage, pus does not form. Ulceration or pus is not smooth, use the method of holding the poison to go out, and the body is weak in the later stage, use the method of tonifying to restore the righteousness."

Ke Yao said with a bitter face, "Is it so important to treat a sore?"

Xue Fei'er interjected: "Of course, you have only studied medicine for a few days. Sister Yuqin and I have been studying with my brother for almost a year, and we haven't figured out where the threshold is. Except for midwifery and women's medicine Simple diseases, nothing else can be said to be good. You, you are still far behind!"

Ke Yao didn't dare to quarrel with Xue Fei'er, and when he didn't hear it, he suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked Du Wenhao, "Brother, is it enough to learn one of these methods?"

Du Wenhao shook his head and smiled wryly: "You, do you still want to be lazy when you study medicine? These three methods are all necessary, but many doctors have the idea of ​​being lazy like you. If you don't study hard and take advantage of opportunities, this is not a good thing. The former sages have It goes: "Dissipation is the most precious, and entrustment is the fear." Doctors in the world do not dare to use acupuncture and knife because they do not know the methods of disinfection and anesthesia. The method is the best, so the medicine is more biased towards tonic, what eight treasures, what is complete and great tonic, what is tonifying the middle and nourishing qi, it is good to take it together, the patient will not refuse to use the tonic, so naturally it is easy to charge the consultation fee , and even if the tonic is not right for the symptoms, it will not cause any serious problems, and it will not cure you if it is not cured. Keep the poison and evil, and the legacy will be endless!"

Ke Yao giggled and said, "Brother, are you mocking me for an excuse?"

"If you do the same, it will not only be a question of irony, but you will be expelled from the school!"

"Hmph, I didn't ask you to be my teacher, why did you dismiss me?"

Du Wenhao was taken aback, remembering that Xue Fei'er had told him the same way back then, her idea at that time was to be able to marry him in the future, so as not to be hindered by the title of master and apprentice.Could it be that Ke Yao also had this idea?
Du Wenhao shook his head lightly, threw away this thought, and changed the topic slightly: "You must be serious about studying medicine, and you can't be half-hearted, let alone opportunistic. In addition to internal treatment, external treatment is actually more important for the treatment of sores. Dialectical treatment should be carried out according to different stages. In the early stage, the toxin will be suppressed and the swelling will be reduced. External plasters such as Jinhuang Powder and Huiyang Yulong Powder should be used for Yang syndrome and Yin syndrome respectively. Do not cut indiscriminately. For example, snake head boils must be cut early, and boils on the face should not be cut too early. In the later stage, pus should be lifted to remove rot, and the muscles should be regenerated to close the mouth. Apply wet compresses to the sores."

Ke Yao said: "Brother, you have said so much, how should he be treated when it comes to his illness?"

Du Wenhao said: "Let me ask you first, do you think Ye Feng is false or real?"

Ke Yao was stunned, thought for a while, and looked at Pang Yuqin with help-seeking eyes.Pang Yuqin is gentle and virtuous, not sharp like Xue Feier, and smiled: "Don't worry, tell your brother what you know, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, no one can cure illness and save lives just by reading medical books."

Ye Feng also salivated and said: "That's right, Miss Ke, it's okay, anyway, my face has been treated by many doctors, and all the messy medicines have been wiped off. It's the first time you see a doctor. You said it wrong and treated it wrong. It doesn’t matter if it’s gone, just treat it boldly on my face! Hehe”

Ke Yao gave him a blank look: "I'm discussing medical skills with my brother. What's your business? Go away!" Turning his head, thinking for a while, he said to Du Wenhao: "Well..., I think it should be evidence."

Du Wenhao said with a slight smile: "You think? Hehe, you can't rely on speculation when seeing a doctor. You have to come up with evidence. Why do you say that he is evidence?"

Ke Yao was about to cry when Du Wenhao asked him, his red eyes pouted and he said, "Then how do I know?"

Du Wenhao: "It's very simple. The answer can be derived from common sense. Didn't he just say that he has been ill for many years. Since he has been ill for many years, you should know..."

Before Du Wenhao finished speaking, Ke Yao took over and said, "I know, long-term illnesses are more weak, and new illnesses are more serious, right?"

Du Wenhao finally nodded with a smile, and said: "Finally, you didn't read the book I gave you in vain, so now tell me what kind of proof you think he is? Or what is the proof?"

Ke Yao recalled the situation of the fourth examination just now, hesitated for a moment, and said: "It seems that his complexion is sallow, his appetite is less and his stool is loose, it seems that his spleen and stomach are not good, can this be used for syndrome differentiation?"

Du Wenhao nodded and said: "Well, that's right. In addition, his furuncle swelled into pus, and it took a long time to close the mouth, and the pus was thin. This syndrome is called 'body deficiency and poisonous thought, spleen and stomach weakness syndrome'. It should strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear the Dispel dampness and heat. Keep talking!"

Encouraged, Ke Yao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "The carbuncle you mentioned just now is a flat sore, loose swelling, fever and pain, polydipsia, red urine, red and crimson tongue with yellow coating. Dryness, it seems to be on fire? Is it related to the excessive fire in the inner body?"

Xue Fei'er chuckled: "Of course, the way he looks at you, it's no wonder he's not hot!"

After Xue Fei'er got married, she was not as shy as she was when she was a girl, so she felt something was wrong when she said this, so she quickly hid behind Pang Yuqin.Others pretended not to hear what they heard, and Ye Feng's face full of rotten sores could not be seen under the embarrassment.

Ke Yao was only fourteen or fifteen years old, so how could he know that what she said could be interpreted in other ways? He stared at a pair of big black eyes and said, "Why does the way he looks at me show that his body is full of fire?"

Lin Qingdai smiled and spat: "Don't listen to this little girl's nonsense, Ke Yao, you can continue to answer your brother's question."

Ke Yao turned to look at Du Wenhao: "Brother, do you think what I just said is right?"

"Well, almost, all you see are some of his heat syndrome characteristics, which are called 'flaming fire and poison syndrome' in the department of ulcers. It should cool the blood and detoxify the heat. You just found the symptoms of his boils, and then Look at the carbuncle."

"Okay, his carbuncle is red and swollen around the throat, hard and painful, and the swelling is loose. In addition to his previous heat syndrome, I think it is also related to fire. I don't know what the syndrome is."

"It doesn't matter, you haven't learned it yet, so of course you don't know, but you have grasped the main idea of ​​dialectics, which is very good, as long as you continue to study hard, you will become a good doctor."

"understood."

"His throat carbuncle syndrome differentiation should be phlegm-heat accumulation syndrome. It is necessary to dissipate wind and clear heat, resolve phlegm and detoxify."

"Three kinds of sores and three syndromes, how should I treat them?"

"Yes," Du Wenhao said with a smile, "Think about how to treat it?"

Ke Yao thought for a while and said with a grin, "Then take the three medicines together!"

"Hehe, almost."

Ke Yao was both surprised and delighted: "Ah, really?"

"Naturally, it is not a simple addition, but a combination of the three syndromes to add and subtract the prescription. Moreover, as I said earlier, for sores, the three methods of internal treatment are often second, and the most important thing is external treatment. Some sores require mobilization. Surgical drainage of pus and debridement, this is the fundamental."

The regiment trainer Ye Zhao nodded his head repeatedly, and said, "Your Royal Physician is really a magician, and you can differentiate the symptoms very well. It seems that my younger brother's illness is cured."

Ye Feng was not as optimistic as his elder brother. After hesitating for a moment, he still asked: "My lord doctor, I heard from the doctor who treated me before that the most taboo thing about sores is not the acupuncture method, but the needle-knife technique. Those who use a needle knife to drain pus and cut out the flesh without permission will probably get worse and even..."

Xue Fei'er snorted and said: "That's them! Who is my brother, imperial doctor! The emperor's personal physician! Not to mention draining pus and gouging out flesh, even if the stomach is ripped open, my brother has been cured in the past half a year. There are no fewer than a hundred, when did you hear that my brother had cured a patient? Who knows this medical skill?"

Ye Feng hurriedly laughed and said, "That's that! How can those quack doctors be compared with the Royal Physician."

Du Wenhao said: "Surgery, whether it is a small operation such as a sore, or a major operation such as a laparotomy, the basic principle is the same. The reason why those doctors regard the acupuncture and knife technique as daunting is mainly due to the lack of general knowledge. Surgical knowledge, but lack of such medicines. I can tell them when I have time. Knowing this knowledge and obtaining these medicines, let alone performing operations on sores to drain pus and gouge out flesh, even laparotomy can be learned. Of course The latter requires much more knowledge, and it cannot be learned without long-term systematic study."

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Yes, if the imperial physician can teach the doctors in Bizhou how to use the needle-knife technique, even if they can't learn laparotomy to heal wounds, it will be good to be able to treat sores. We have high mountains in Sichuan The forest is dense, there is a lot of rain, the humidity is heavy, and it is a place of miasma, and there are many sores, if the doctors can learn it, it will be a blessing for the people."

Lin Qingdai, who was on the side, couldn't help but feel moved when she heard this. She remembered that in Dongda County, she sold disinfectant powder to the military and made a lot of money. A handsome income.Go back and discuss this matter.

She was thinking about how to do business to make money. Du Wenhao naturally doesn't have such economic acumen. He is not short of money now, so he doesn't think about how to make money. He said to Ye Zhao: "Your brother's illness will take a lot of effort to treat." It won't be cured in a while. Let him come to the Emei Inn where I live tomorrow. I have an operating room and related equipment. Then I will prescribe medicine for him and ask my grandson to operate on him. ——Don't worry, my grandson Yan Miaoshou is known as "Miaoshou Huichun", and he is good at ulcers and gold creation. He has learned new methods to treat ulcers, and he will definitely heal your brother's ulcers."

Ye Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's right, a famous teacher produces a high-ranking apprentice. Tomorrow, I will bring my younger brother to seek medical treatment."

Ye Feng also knelt down and kowtowed to thank.When I lowered my head, I saw Ke Yao's pair of embroidered shoes, and my heart couldn't help shaking. I peeked up and looked up, but I saw Ke Yao's pair of phoenix eyes, looking at Du Wenhao affectionately. My heart felt like an electric shock, knowing this tenderness, I was afraid that there was nothing left, so I couldn't help feeling sad, my nose was sore, "Ah cut!"Sneezed.

He had been in the water urn for a while, even though it was hot summer, but wrapped in wet clothes, he was still very uncomfortable and felt a little cold.

Ye Zhao frowned, and glanced at the servants standing beside him: "What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and help the second master back to the room to change clothes!"

The servants hurried up to help Ye Feng, but Ye Feng shook off his hands, thanked Du Wenhao again, and after leaving, he lowered his head and walked out of the yard.

He wore a pair of big boots with water in them, and when he walked, he walked like a farmer plowing through the mud, squeaking and chirping.Ke Yao couldn't help laughing out loud.Ye Feng was so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Hearing him laughing at himself made him feel even colder, but then he thought, when his illness was cured and he regained his handsome appearance, why would he not have such a beautiful woman in his arms at that time? Hug, why should you look at her face.

Thinking of this, his chest suddenly widened, he stopped, lifted his feet, pulled off the boots on both feet and threw them on the ground, and walked away in a hurry with his bare feet stepping on the bluestone slabs.

Ye Zhao bowed to Du Wenhao with a smile and said, "My lord doctor, let's go back and have a drink?"

Du Wenhao remained silent, staring at the pair of boots that Ye Feng threw on the ground, heyed, walked over to pick them up, and looked at them over and over again.

Ke Yao pinched his nose with one hand and said, "It stinks!"

Xue Fei'er also said: "Such a pair of hard-soled big boots, walking on the roof, it's no wonder they don't fall off!"

Du Wenhao nodded: "Yeah, what is he doing wearing such thick boots on such a hot day? Aren't you afraid of the heat?"

Ke Yao interjected, "Didn't you say that he was so sick that he was dizzy? How would a dizzy person know about heat?"

Du Wenhao said to Ye Zhao: "Master Tuan Lian, do these boots belong to Brother Ling?"

Ye Zhao laughed and said, "No, it's a subordinate. I don't know how he ran to the roof wearing the military boots of the subordinate."

"Are these military boots?" Du Wenhao was surprised.

"Yeah, it was worn during combat training. I usually keep it well, and I don't know how he turned it out and put it on."

Du Wenhao touched some bumps protruding from the sole: "These boots are a little different from other military boots."

"Yes, because our area has high mountains and dense forests, it often rains, and when it rains, the road is slippery and muddy, and it is very annoying to climb up the slope. Ordinary thin fast boots can't walk at all, and they will be soaked by rain within a few days. They are rotten, and they are easy to slip. So we all made this kind of thick-soled boots with studs, which are strong and non-slip. They are mainly used for combat training.”

"I see. To what extent are these boots distributed?"

"Well..., these are made by our Jiazhou Xiang Army. They are only distributed in the territory of this state, including regimental armored soldiers. But there are no temporary guards. They still wear thin-soled fast boots uniformly customized by the imperial court."

"Have these boots been issued for a long time?"

"Yes, for many years."

"Is there any for sale outside?"

"That's not true. Military boots and military uniforms are strictly forbidden for civilians to wear privately, let alone sell them. My younger brother wore them privately at home. He has never worn them outside. In the future, he will be strictly disciplined by officials. He is not allowed to wear a military uniform anymore."

Du Wenhao laughed and said, "That's not what I meant,——can you lend me these boots for a few days?"

"Of course there is no problem. These boots are old. If you want them, my lord doctor will bring you some new ones from the warehouse."

"No need, this pair is quite new. Military uniforms can't be given away randomly, and I'm no exception. I borrowed these boots for some other purpose. I return the originals after using them, and they won't be damaged."

"My lord is too serious. Please go back to the room and drink."

Du Wenhao nodded, and everyone went back to the house to continue drinking and eating.The episode just now did not disturb Du Wenhao's interest at all. He seemed very happy and in a good mood.

After dinner, serve tea and talk in the living room.At this time, a servant came in to report that the young master had woken up.Du Wenhao said then go to see a doctor.

Ye Zhao and his wife hurriedly led Du Wenhao and the others to a room in a courtyard in the backyard. They saw a young child in white pajamas sitting on the ground playing with a spinning top. When Ye Zhao came in, he grinned and called out "Dad."

Ye Zhao went to him and knelt down, lovingly patted the child's head, and said, "Lin'er, do you feel better after sleeping?"

"Yeah!" Lin'er didn't look up, and continued playing with the top.

Du Wenhao saw that the child had beautiful features, but his face was tired, his lips were pale and bloodless, and he squatted beside him, reaching out to touch his forehead, but Lin'er dodged away.And gave him a disgusted look.

Ye Zhao hurriedly apologized.Du Wenhao waved his hand, remembering that when he was in Dongda County, the child was also resistant to seeing a doctor. Later, he communicated with the child by buying wheat candy without charging money, took the opportunity to conduct a diagnosis, and quickly figured out the condition. Might as well learn this trick too.

Du Wenhao stared at the top with interest on purpose and said, "Lin'er is really good at playing with the top!"

Lin'er looked up at him somewhat triumphantly, with a smile on his face.Kids just love to brag.

Du Wenhao said again: "Uncle also likes to play spinning tops, but he just can't play well. Lin'er will teach uncle how to play spinning tops. Let's play together and see who can spin faster, okay?"

Lin'er said: "Okay! Here, it's very simple, wrap this rope like this, and then pull it hard, that's all."

Du Wenhao deliberately pretended not to learn, and asked Lin'er to teach him, took the opportunity to check his pulse, feel the coolness and heat of his limbs, and also took the opportunity to praise him for playing well, check the temperature of his forehead, and observe his tongue by speaking.

Seeing him playing top with his child, Ye Zhao was very grateful, and said in a low voice: "When the scumbag gave birth to Lin'er, because he was not full-term and accidentally fell down, he gave birth to Lin'er prematurely, so Lin'er was born prematurely. Son has been in poor health."

Lin'er: "It's not that I accidentally fell down, it's my aunt..."

Ye Zhao scolded: "Lin'er, don't talk nonsense."

Lin'er curled her lips, and continued to play with the spinning top.

(End of this chapter)