Marquis Jin's body was indeed getting worse day by day. Li Ran could feel the frailty of Marquis Jin's body just by looking at it from a distance.
When diagnosing the pulse, Yang Tongue and Zi Chan were both silent and did not dare to make a sound.
After Li Ran bowed and retreated, Yang Tongue hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"How is it? How is your health, Your Majesty?"
"By the way, regarding my illness, your Majesty also sought medical advice, and according to what the fortune teller said, my illness was caused by 'Shi Shen, the two gods of Tai and Ni'. We all don't know why. Then I asked the Taishi of the Jin Dynasty, but the Taishi didn’t know what ‘Shi Shen, Tai Tao’ was. I’ve heard that Zi Ming had a strong memory of the Expo, but did he ever know about these two gods?”
When the Marquis of Jin heard that Li Ran was so talented, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately looked at Li Ran and asked:
"Haha, I dare to ask Mr. Ziming, who is this really?"
Li Ran heard the word "divination man" for the first time and was still thinking about it for a while. He came back to his senses when he heard the Marquis of Jin ask.
"Oh, to report back to you, I saw an ancient book when I was in Luoyi. It is recorded in this book that once upon a time, the Gaoxin family had two sons. The eldest was called Yan Bo and the younger was called Shi Shen. These two People living in the jungle are incompatible and attack each other with weapons every day. Emperor Yao thought it was inappropriate for them to do this, so he moved Uncle Yan to Shangqiu and put him in charge of Chenxing. This was passed down to the Shang Dynasty, and was later used by merchants. It was inherited, so Chenxing was also called Shangxing. In addition, Emperor Yao moved Shi Shen to Daxia and put him in charge of Shenxing. This place in Daxia was inherited by the people of the Tang Dynasty, and served Xia for generations. people and merchants, and eventually it passed to the hands of Tang Shuyu, the ancestor of the Jin State."
"So, this ginseng star actually represents the stars of the Jin Kingdom, and Shichen is the director of the ginseng star. Therefore, when the Marquis of Jin dreamed of 'Shichen', it should be regarded as his rightful position. In this way , should be fine."
"As for this 'Taixi', it's like this. In the past, the Jintian family had a descendant called Mei, who was in charge of rivers and lakes everywhere, and she gave birth to Yunge and Taipi. Taipi was an official for generations, dredging the Fen River and Tao River. The water blocked Daze and led people to live in the vast and high land. Zhuanxu rewarded him for this and sealed him in Fenchuan. Therefore, the four kingdoms of Shen, Si, Ping and Huang have been guarding his sacrifice for generations. Now The Jin State dominated the Fen River area and destroyed these countries one after another. From this point of view, Tai Ni is the god of Fen River."
"The Marquis of Jin dreamed of the God of Fenshui, and he should be fine."
Li Ran spoke eloquently, every word and every word was extremely clear.
When the Marquis of Jin and Sheep Tongue heard Li Ran's lofty remarks, they both had expressions of astonishment on their faces, and it was hard to think about it for a moment.
"Oh, so it seems that this 'Shi Shen and Tai Ni' can really be regarded as the guardian spirit of our Jin Dynasty?"
"Very good, very good. Your Majesty has no worries. This is really a blessing for our country, Jin!"
Yang Tongue hurriedly followed the current and took this opportunity to flatter the Marquis of Jin.
The Marquis of Jin was quite proud to hear that he was in good health from the disease.
"Then I dare to ask Ziming, what exactly is the illness of the widowed king?"
Yang Tongue opened his mouth and asked again.
The Marquis of Jin is indeed weak. This is a fact. Since it is not true and Tai Ni is causing trouble, what is going on with the Marquis of Jin's body? There should be an explanation.
Seeing Yang Tongue and asking like this, Li Ran immediately replied:
"In the final analysis, the diseases of the Marquis of Jin are caused by uncontrolled work, rest, diet, joy and sorrow. Therefore, as long as you live more moderately in the future, you will be fine. As for the gods of mountains, rivers, and stars, how can they cure the disease? What about you?"
At this point, the context of Li Ran's advice was very clear, even the Marquis of Jin could clearly feel it.
So, the Marquis of Jin asked again:
"Oh? What do you mean by this? I would like to hear the details."
At this moment, Zichan also took a step forward and bowed to the Marquis of Jin.
"Your Majesty, I have also heard that a gentleman has four periods of time: in the morning he listens to political affairs, during the day he investigates and inquires, in the evening he confirms government orders, and at night he rests his body. In this way, the body energy can be distributed in a controlled manner. , Don’t let it become blocked and weaken the body. If you don’t understand this, it will lead to confusion.”
"According to what Ziming said, the Marquis of Jin's body is probably sick now because all the energy has been used in one place."
"In addition, Qiao also heard that the king's wives and concubines cannot have the same surname, because in this case, the descendants will not be prosperous. If all the beauties around him are taken up, then the disaster will be even worse. Therefore, as a gentleman, he should be very Hate these."
"There is a saying in "Zhi": 'If you don't know the surname of the concubine, you can divine it.' The meaning is that if the maid who buys the concubine does not know her surname, then divine it. If you don't know the surname, don't divine it. , if you violate these two rules, the ancients would feel very taboo. Therefore, it is a matter of etiquette for men and women to distinguish their surnames."
"Now, it is said that in your harem, there are four concubines surnamed Ji who are the most favored. I am afraid it is because of this reason! If your Majesty can exercise restraint from now on, try not to get close to those four women surnamed Ji. , then your body will naturally get better."
After Zichan finished speaking, he pointed the finger directly at the four women surnamed Ji around the Marquis of Jin, and his words often seemed to be mysterious.
This is certainly not because Zichan is sexist, nor does it mean that he really believes in these mysterious things. In fact, Zichan had the least favorable impression of these nagging things.
However, since you want to give advice now, you have to find an entry point. At this juncture, you can't say that it's all the Marquis of Jin who did something wrong, right? So who did it wrong? Naturally, this big pot can only be thrown to the four concubines named Ji.
When the Marquis of Jin heard this, he also knew that Zichan's words gave him a step up, so he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Although such advice is a bit harsh, fortunately it is also private enough. It won't spread and cause others to laugh. The fact that Li Ran and Zichan could say these words in front of him was enough to show their sincerity.
"I am worried about the affairs of the country and cannot do anything about it. I am very anxious. I can't help but indulge a little in the harem. Today, I got two people's advice. It was like a bolt from the blue, and I was enlightened. I have been taught."
The self-knowledge of the Marquis of Jin was once again reflected.
As mentioned before, the Marquis of Jin does not know good or bad, but due to the helplessness of the situation, he often has to choose to see through things without telling them.
Now that Li Ran and Zichan have broken things off with him, he has nothing to hide, and his introspection can be described as sincere.
"It is a great blessing for our country, Jin, that your Majesty can reflect on yourself today. I regret that I could not remonstrate earlier. This is actually my fault. If I could have remonstrated earlier, why would Your Majesty be so ill? I sincerely ask you. Condemn the crime to me!"
How could Yang Tongue, who had been in the officialdom for decades, not know how to give the Marquis of Jin a step forward?
As soon as these words came out, both Li Ran and Zichan bowed.
"You are a scholar of our Jin Dynasty. I made a mistake on my own, so how can I blame you? Your Majesty, please get up quickly. I should remember today's good words and cultivate my moral character in the future to secure my country."
Listen to others' advice and eat enough. This has been the case since ancient times.
The Marquis of Jin was obviously not a faint king.
Li Ran and Zichan looked at each other after standing up, and both nodded.
The reason why the Jin State can continue to support its position as the hegemon of the Central Plains and compete with the Chu State to this day is that, in addition to veteran ministers such as Zhao Wu and Han Qi who are loyal to their duties internally, the self-knowledge of the Marquis of Jin actually also played a big role.
If this were not the case, if it were any other king, I am afraid that the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom would have collapsed long ago.
"Thank you, sir!"
The three of them got up and were about to retire, but unexpectedly, the guards outside the palace came in again to report that Uncle Qin had sent a doctor to treat the Marquis of Jin.
Uncle Qin, Duke Jinggong of Qin.
Because Duke Xiang of Qin, like Duke Wu of Zheng, was granted the title of earl when he was granted the title of lord by King Ping of Zhou, so all the monarchs of Qin for generations were called Uncle Qin.
When it comes to the relationship between Qin and Jin, perhaps the most talked about thing is the so-called "good relationship between Qin and Jin". But actually? That's really just a flash in the pan. More often than not, the relationship between the two countries is very bad.
Since the Battle of Weihan, there have been minor frictions between Qin and Jin. The Qin State even joined forces with the Chu State, and had been back and forth with the Jin State for more than a hundred years.
It was only more than ten years ago that Jin and Chu made peace due to the alliance of soldiers. The Qin State, without the Chu State as a backer, knew that it could not support itself alone, so the relationship between Qin and Jin was somewhat eased.
Therefore, this time Uncle Qin sent doctors to treat the Marquis of Jin. In a sense, it could be regarded as a sign of friendship between the two countries.
