Kunning Palace was very quiet. Zhu Youxiao looked gloomy and was pacing back and forth in the hall. Wei Zhongxian kept looking at the flickering candlelight and didn't know what he was thinking.
Lin Ping'an was relatively calm. He looked at Zhang Yan on the hospital bed in silence, but his mind was thinking about the life of this queen.
There has always been great controversy over the ending of this queen in history. Some people said that she committed suicide when the city of Beijing was destroyed, while others said that King Chuang respected the queen very much and did not attack her. Instead, she was treated with great courtesy, but no matter what, the ending of Zhang Yan's life was not good, even miserable.
"Oh, beauties have been so miserable since ancient times."
Lin Ping'an sighed in his heart, then looked at Zhu Youxiao who was walking back and forth in the hall, and couldn't help but think in his heart:
"What kind of person was this carpenter emperor in history? Is he really an emperor who didn't understand anything and was extremely stupid?"
Lin Ping'an never quite recognized this.
He felt that anyone who could be an emperor could not be too stupid. Most of the information about this emperor was viewed by later generations from historical descriptions, which were not necessarily true and reliable.
For example, in the case of Wei Zhongxian, later generations also have quite different views on him.
Some people say that he is a dead eunuch who brought disaster to the country and the people, and is a sinner of the Ming Dynasty.
But some people don't think so. They feel that Emperor Chongzhen made a huge mistake by executing Wei Zhongxian. If Wei Zhongxian had been alive, Emperor Chongzhen would not have ended up hanging himself on a coal mountain.
Therefore, it is very difficult to correctly judge a historical figure. If you don't see it with your own eyes, there are probably many subjective misjudgments.
Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian in front of him were both famous people in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Now these two celebrities were standing in front of Lin Pingan, making him feel a little dazed.
He even began to suspect that everything in front of him was a dream, and just now, he actually personally touched the hand of one of the five queens in history, which made him feel like he was dreaming.
So at this moment, although Lin Ping'an was silent, his eyes were a little dull, standing there like a wooden man.
Yan looked at Lin Ping'an with a smile, and suddenly felt worried in her heart.
Because the Artemisia annua that Lin Ping'an just said was so common, even she, who didn't understand medical skills, found it a bit funny.
That thing can be found everywhere, how could it be used to treat the queen's malaria?
If it is possible, don’t so many imperial doctors know about it?
All this filled Yan Xiaoxiao's heart with doubts, and she thought to herself, "Could it be that this guy doesn't understand anything and just talked nonsense?"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. Where could she find Artemisia annua in the middle of winter, and on this night?
Isn't he using this excuse to prevaricate?
Yan Xiaoxiao felt that she must have seen through Lin Ping'an's thoughts, and couldn't help but feel a little angry. She began to think about what she should do when the emperor got angry.
On the other side, the imperial doctors rushed into the medicinal material warehouse and lit countless candles.
Although they all had the names of the medicinal materials library in their hands, they were too lazy to look at it at the moment and could only start rummaging around like crazy.
After a while, a surprise voice from an imperial doctor came from the medicinal material warehouse:
"I found it, I found it!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words. Lu Zheng looked along the sound and saw an imperial doctor holding a large bundle of plants in his hand and shouting happily.
He immediately jumped over, holding a candle in his hand, and examined it carefully under the candlelight, and finally felt relieved.
"It's indeed Artemisia annua."
He read in his mouth: "I didn't expect Curry to really have this thing."
The rest of the people's hearts suddenly fell back into their stomachs. Although they didn't know whether this thing could cure the queen's disease, as long as they could put this thing into Lin Ping'an's hands, they had no responsibility.
If the queen really had a shortcoming in the end, the emperor could only blame Lin Ping'an.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but let out a cheer, and hurriedly ran out of the medicinal material warehouse holding the bundles of Artemisia annua.
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It was almost midnight, and every household in Beijing set off firecrackers, and fireworks rose in the sky. However, in the palace, everyone knew that the queen was critically ill, so the other concubines remained silent. I dare not create a festive atmosphere at this time.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go back to the palace to rest first? I can just stay here."
Wei Zhongxian said to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao shook his head, showed a wry smile and said: "The queen is like this, how can I possibly sleep."
Saying this, he sat next to Zhang Yan again, holding Zhang Yan's hand with one hand, and gently caressing Zhang Yan's face with the other hand, his eyes full of distress and love.
Zhang Yan slowly opened her eyes, looked at Zhu Youxiao in front of her, forced a smile, but shed a tear.
"Am I going to die?"
She shouted mentally, recalling the scene when she first entered the palace. At that time, she was just the daughter of an ordinary family. She never thought that she would enter the palace and become the queen of the Ming Dynasty.
And all this seemed too short. She didn't expect that it would end just as it started. Her eyes showed great reluctance, and she sighed secretly:
"His Majesty is addicted to carpentry, Wei Zhongxian's monopoly has brought disaster to the country, there are constant party disputes in the court, and he has repeatedly violated the Ming Dynasty. It may be difficult to maintain the legacy left by our ancestors.
Thinking of this, she felt even more painful in her heart, and big tears fell down her cheeks.
Seeing Zhang Yan's appearance, Zhu Youxiao was heartbroken, but also helpless. He shouted at Wei Zhongxian extremely anxiously:
"Go and see if those idiots got their stuff back?"
As he finished speaking, there was a burst of noisy footsteps outside the hall. Lu Zheng hurried in with a bundle of plants in his arms and shouted:
"I've found it, I've found it, Artemisia annua has finally been found."
After saying this, he panted and ran to Lin Pingan, and handed the bundle of plants in his hand to Lin Pingan.
When Zhu Youxiao heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and everyone looked at Lin Ping'an.
Lin Ping'an grabbed this bundle of dry plants and put it in front of his eyes to observe carefully. After a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, this is it."
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but there was a trace of doubt in their hearts. Looking at Lin Ping'an holding the bundle of mugwort in his hand, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart:
"We have brought the things, but what are you going to do with them? Do you want the Queen to just eat them?"
The bundle of Artemisia annua in Lin Ping'an's hand was very withered, and it was indeed difficult to extract Artemisia annua from it. He pondered for a moment and said to Lu Zheng, "Take me to the pharmacy."
After a while, Lin Ping'an followed Lu Zheng to the pharmacy specializing in decoction.
"Soak these things for half an hour first."
Lin Pingan said.
Lu Zheng had always been a little strange, and now he couldn't help but ask: "Can these Artemisia annua really be used to treat malaria?"
Lin Ping'an nodded and explained: "That's true."
Lu Zheng was still a little hesitant and said:
"I remember that the method of treating malaria was to decoct and take safflower, bupleurum, astragalus and other herbs, followed by acupuncture treatment. However, the time was relatively long and the effect was not necessarily good. However, I did not expect that Artemisia annua could also treat malaria."
Lin Pingan smiled and said: "Actually, the reason why Artemisia annua can treat malaria is because its juice contains a drug called artemisinin, which is the nemesis of malaria. In the future, we will stock up on Artemisia annua in large quantities in pharmacies. If you encounter a disease like malaria, you can cure it with medicine."
The two of them took out the soaked wormwood while talking.
"What should we do now?"
Lu Zheng asked.
"Now squeeze out the juice inside, drop it into a basin, then boil it into a concoction and give it to the queen. She should be fine."
Lin Pingan replied.
It's that simple?
Lu Zheng still didn't believe it. He asked the imperial doctors to follow Lin Ping'an's method to squeeze out the juice of the Artemisia annua and store it in a basin.
After a while, the juice of a small pot of Artemisia annua was squeezed out.
"Now add safflower, astragalus and bupleurum and cook it together."
Lin Pingan clapped his hands and said with a very relaxed expression.
Although everyone was still a little hesitant, they still started to cook the medicine according to Lin Ping'an's method.
Half an hour later, the medicine was cooked. Lu Zheng handed a small gourd to Lin Pingan and said:
"Go and give it to the Queen."
Lin Ping'an smiled, knowing that Lu Zheng did this because he was afraid that the medicine could not cure Zhang Yan's disease and would be implicated. He reached out to take the small gourd and led everyone to Kunning Palace again.
At this moment in Kunning Palace, Zhu Youxiao was still sitting there, looking at Queen Zhang Yan.
And Wei Zhongxian could only stand there. He had no choice but to leave unless the emperor left.
"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Let the Queen take it quickly."
Lin Ping'an walked up to Zhu Youxiao and said, handing the medicine to the maid beside him.
The little palace maid took the gourd of medicine and poured some of it into a porcelain bowl. After getting the permission of Emperor Tianqi, she fed the medicine to the queen one spoonful at a time.
"After daybreak, the queen's condition should be relieved."
Lin Pingan said.
Emperor Tianqi nodded, then stood up. He breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Lin Pingan and said:
"If the queen is fine, I will reward you greatly."
After saying this, he looked at the other imperial doctors and shouted:
"You just stay here and guard."
After saying this, he walked out of Kunning Palace.
