The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin was off duty and passed by Huimin Pharmacy.

He sent He Neng to inquire about the news of the medical clinic, and soon came back to report: "Master, Doctor Wang has cured 18 cases, and there are still two cases that have not been cured. Tan Yunxian has cured four cases, all of which are women. Doctor Wang is really amazing!"

Wang Ji has been seeing patients everywhere and has little time to read.

Tan Yunxian has been in the boudoir for a long time and can only rely on reading to improve her medical skills. The number of times she sees patients is very small.

Tomorrow is the last day. There is no suspense. Wang Ji has cured 18 cases, which means that 18 of the 20 prescriptions he prescribed can be used.

And only four of the prescriptions prescribed by Tan Yunxian are effective.

Wang Ji won.

The special doctor in the mansion still has to use Wang Ji.

The next day, the door of Huimin Pharmacy was crowded with gentry and common people coming to watch the excitement. There were twice as many people as on the day of the competition.

Yan Chengjin passed by the door of Huimin Pharmacy.

Wang Bushui came forward with a smile: "Master Yan, are you looking for me?"

"From today on, Wang Ji's price will increase by another ten taels."

Yan Chengjin spoke in a low voice, fearing that the gentry around him would hear and beat him to death on the spot.

Wang Bushui covered his mouth and laughed wildly: "Is it too little? I want to increase it by twenty taels."

Gentry fear death, and they may not get sick once a year.

Paying forty taels of silver for a disease is not much for most gentry.

Now Wang Ji is the signboard of Huimin Pharmacy, and even His Majesty has recognized him. How dare the doctors in the market disobey him?

People who come to see Wang Ji have to wait for two months. You have money but you have to see if I am willing to see you.

The highest bidder wins, there is nothing wrong with that.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "Make up fifty taels."

"..." Wang Bushui.

In the morning court, all officials filed into the hall.

Before the cabinet and the six ministries reported, Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said, "Malaria is rampant in the south. I want to withdraw the military camp back to the capital, but malaria cannot be ignored. What good ideas do you have?"

If the court reclaims the southern hinterland as a granary, whether it is conquering the Tatars or fighting overseas.

There is full confidence.

In the Ming Dynasty's war with the Tatars, many defeats were due to fighting in the front and lack of food in the rear.

The civil officials reduced the supply of the nine borders, resulting in weak morale. Half of the soldiers ran away before the battle began.

Yan Chengjin thought carefully for a long time before slowly saying, "The Censorate asks for help, and the army cannot be withdrawn!"

In fact, only he and Zheng Qian came to the court from the Censorate, and the rest of them went to the local censors.

It is said that the Censorate asked for help, but in fact it was this kid who asked for help.

Qin Hong, the Minister of War, said coldly: "It is a good idea to reduce casualties at present."

"Malaria appeared in the south today. If it appears in Jiangnan tomorrow, will the Ministry of War ask the people to withdraw from Jiangnan? I think it is better to treat this disease than to withdraw the army." Yan Chengjin said solemnly.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Are you talking about the medicine mentioned by Tan Yunxian? The competition between her and Wang Ji should be announced. As far as I know, Tan Yunxian's medical skills are not as good as Wang Ji's."

Li Dongyang and others nodded. They discussed it yesterday.

Yan Chengjin knew that His Majesty had misunderstood: "I am not referring to Tan Yunxian alone, but Wang Ji and Tan Yunxian working together. If they cannot make it within one month, it will not be too late to withdraw the army."

One month plus the time for transportation to the south, it will take two months, and the whole army will have been wiped out long ago.

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said solemnly: "The lives of tens of thousands of soldiers cannot be taken lightly. I give you ten days. If you can't develop a prescription, withdraw the army."

If malaria can really be dealt with, it will be a blessing for the Ming Dynasty.

Yan Chengjin's eyes wandered.

After leaving the palace, he came to Huimin Pharmacy.

In front of Huimin Pharmacy, there were still many people who came to watch the excitement.

Wang Ji didn't care about the result of the test.

However, his value had increased again, and he felt ashamed that his virtue was not worthy of his position.

"I don't know why the young lady came here?"

Tan Yunxian asked: "Doctor Wang is an excellent doctor, why is he obsessed with... aphrodisiac drugs?"

Wang Ji was too embarrassed to speak: "This is... the order of an adult who is inconvenient to reveal his name."

At this moment, a handsome scholar walked into the clinic.

Yan Chengjin looked at Wang Ji deeply, and Wang Ji lowered his head.

He didn't waste time: "The south is raging, and His Majesty ordered you to prepare a prescription for malaria within seven days."

Wang Ji's face was stiff. Malaria is not an ordinary disease.

How can seven days be enough?

Tan Yunxian frowned: "Thank you, President. My medical skills are not as good as Dr. Wang's, but I know that seven days is not enough."

Wang Ji bowed slightly: "Student obeys your order."

Yan Chengjin nodded with satisfaction.

Such as Song Jing and Wang Ji talk about reason, it is always easy to communicate.

"No need to develop, as far as I know, the prescription is recorded in the medical book, you go to the palace to look for it."

The Imperial Hospital stores a large number of medical books, most of which are unique.

After hearing this, Wang Ji immediately entered the palace.

In the past two days, all officials heard about the situation in the south and advised Emperor Hongzhi to withdraw his troops as soon as possible.

Malaria is the wrath of heaven. After all, Wang Ji is a human being. It would be strange if he could cure it.

Xiao Jing said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the group of old ministers in the Hanyuan have come to ask Your Majesty to hold a ceremony again."

"Humph, one by one, they are always thinking about making trouble for me. I won't see you." Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and didn't see him.

"Has Wang Ji made any progress?"

Xiao Jing hurriedly said: "Wang Ji is reading medical books in the Imperial Hospital. Yan Chengjin said that the medicine for curing malaria has long been recorded in medical books."

Emperor Hongzhi looked up in surprise: "Yan Chengjin doesn't know medicine, how would he know?"

"I think so too."

Wang Ji stayed in the Imperial Hospital for a day and asked the imperial doctors to find a cure for malaria.

Huang Gengnian complained: "If the ancients could cure malaria, how could we not know? Who did Doctor Wang hear that from?"

Wang Ji was also a little nervous. Lord Yan knew nothing about medicine.

How could he know that there was a record in the medical book?

"Lord Yan..."

Huang Gengnian came to the duty room of the Censorate and met Yan Chengjin: "I looked through the ancient books of the Imperial Hospital, but I couldn't find the book Lord Yan mentioned."

It is certain that the medicine for curing malaria in later generations is found in ancient books.

If it is found now, it will be 500 years before and after.

"What do you think of me?"

Huang Gengnian looked up at him and said: "Lord Yan is cautious, far-sighted, and never deceives others. Then I will look for it again..."

Wang Ji looked through the classics and found a palm-sized book on the purple-red bookcase, called "Emergency Prescriptions for the Elbow".

"Master Liu, I found it!"

Liu Wentai was a little disappointed. Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was an alchemist, not a serious doctor: "Doctor Wang wants to use elixirs to save people?"

"This..."

Wang Ji first carefully looked at the page, which was to use the juice of Artemisia annua to treat malaria.

"Student try it!"

Artemisia annua is a weed growing on the roadside. It can be seen everywhere and is not precious. I didn't expect it to cure malaria.

When Wang Ji returned to Huimin Pharmacy, Tan Yunxian was waiting there. The two of them studied with elbow prescriptions.

Three days passed in a flash, and it was morning court.

As soon as he entered the palace, Emperor Hongzhi asked: "Mr. Yan, is there any progress in the south?"

All officials tilted their heads.

Yan Chengjin took out a brocade box from his arms and opened it to find a green pill.

This is a pill made from extracting artemisinin.

This is used to cure malaria in later generations.

In the Ming Dynasty, he was a chief censor.

"Is this... an elixir?" Emperor Hongzhi heard that Wang Ji had found a book on alchemy in the Imperial Hospital two days ago.

The officials scoffed, you actually want to use an elixir to treat illness?

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "It's not an elixir, it's just an ordinary pill. I named it Qingwan."