Li Shimin was stunned.
"Who?"
"you?"
Li Er didn't react for a while.
Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.
"Do I look like the kind of person who asks for credit and rewards? Of course not me!"
He said angrily,
"You were praising Master Sun just now, but you didn't think of praising him? Whether it's for the queen, the prince, or you, he has always done his best!"
"It's good for you. You haven't rewarded anyone with anything until now. What's the point of giving verbal praise? If you don't reward meritorious deeds with something real as an emperor, you will be called a miser! I'll be the first to scold you!"
Li Shimin: "???"
"What..."
Li Er was a little confused and said,
"Reward Sun Zhenren... I have said before that I would reward him and give him a knighthood, but he insisted on not wanting it!"
"Then I won't force it. You can't force it on others, right?"
Xu Fenglei raised an eyebrow.
"Why can't it be forced?"
He asked rhetorically,
"You tell the world about the title given to him and deliver the reward directly to his door. How can he refuse it?"
"Even if he still refuses, then he can give it directly to his disciples! His disciples who have entered the house will not refuse, right? Isn't this in place?"
"As long as you want to give it away, there is nothing you can't give away! It's just a matter of sincerity or not - you are not sincere!"
Li Shimin: "#￥%...&*@!!!"
Although I felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, it was really hard to refute.
There is nothing wrong with what Xu Fenglei said. If he really wants a reward, how can he stop him?
"...Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"
Li Er was a little embarrassed.
"Of course it's to fight against injustice for Master Sun!"
Xu Fenglei said unceremoniously,
"When I was able to ask Master Sun to treat you nobles, I begged him to come. He had to come because of our friendship! Otherwise, he would have gone into the Qinling Mountains to collect medicine, or traveled around the world. Randomly saved someone!"
"It's good now. He has put in so much effort, and the emperor doesn't say anything at all. He's so stupid. Where do you want me to put this face?"
"My old face is as red as a monkey's butt. I'm so embarrassed!"
Bang bang!
As he spoke, he patted his face.
Li Shimin: "..."
"Okay, okay, I understand. I was negligent."
He touched his nose and felt a little guilty, and said,
"I will issue an order now to give Master Sun a title, make him a real man, grant him ten thousand taels of gold and silver, three mansions, and make him a marquis!"
"Do you think this is okay?"
Li Er knew that he was in the wrong, so this move was indeed a big deal!
However, based on Sun Simiao's contribution, this reward is completely qualified. Just for bringing the Queen Queen back from the gate of hell and forcing her to sit on the threshold of life and death, making her a Duke is not too much!
"Just give it a try."
Xu Fenglei shaved his teeth and said,
"In front of the real person, we need to add a big character, Da Zhenren! Only in this way can he be worthy of his status!"
"As for the kind words in the title, you can think of it yourself."
Li Shimin stroked his beard.
"Praising words are nothing more than the divine and wonderful responses to the clear spirit and the mysterious."
He said,
"Let me think about it..."
"Master Miaoying, how do you do?"
Xu Fenglei raised his eyebrows.
"Your Majesty still cherishes words like gold. Please add more."
Li Shimin hummed:
"Do you understand? If you have fewer words, you will look noble. If you have more words, you will look cheap. Do you understand?"
"Just Miao Ying Da Zhenren!"
"Okay, Great Sage of Civil and Military Affairs, Emperor Guangxiao." Xu Fenglei complained in his heart.
"This title is okay, but it doesn't reflect Master Sun's expertise."
He said again,
"How about adding the title of King of Medicine, Great Venerable King of Medicine?"
"Master Miao Ying, Master Jia Yao, will tell the world later, and write a biography of Master Sun, and open a single page in the history book."
"This is almost enough."
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately glared.
"Are you kidding me? Open a page in the history book?"
Li Er said angrily,
"In history books, every word is worth its weight in gold. Even you, kid, may not be able to open a single page! This is a big book!"
"Although Master Sun is worthy of admiration, it's not to this level, right?"
Xu Fenglei said oh.
"Then think about it, who is saving your dearest queen?"
"Is it too much to ask for the Queen to be rescued? In the final analysis, history books are just the family tree of Lao Li's family. Why not write more?"
Li Shimin: "￥%......&*#￥@#"
Hitting the weak point again, right?
"Okay, okay, I promise!"
Speaking of his wife, Li Er suddenly softened his tone and said repeatedly,
"Just do as you say!"
"If Maid Guanyin can really wake up, let alone a single page, even ten pages, I will make an exception!"
"Are you satisfied?"
Xu Fenglei grinned and let Li Er go.
"Your Majesty, it's great to think so."
"I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."
After the matter was done, he naturally wanted to leave.
Chatting with the emperor is better than going home and petting the cat.
"The reason why you suddenly did this is probably not that simple, right? To cope with Xuanzang's return?"
Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei's back and said coldly.
Xu Fenglei didn't hide anything and admitted it directly and openly.
"Nothing can be hidden from His Majesty's discerning eyes, that is indeed what it means."
"Your Majesty doesn't want to see the Buddhist family dominate, right? Buddhist and Taoist schools develop together. This is the right way, don't you think?"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"That's natural. Even though Buddhism is superb, the people of the Tang Dynasty cannot all practice Buddhism. Otherwise, who will pay taxes and protect the country? The most important thing...who will reproduce?"
He said in a deep voice,
"So, regardless of Buddhism or Taoism, development is possible, but the quantity must be limited."
"It's not bad to push Master Sun out to offset the sensation of Master Xuanzang's return... It's just that I was scolded by you for nothing! Humph!"
Xu Fenglei laughed.
"I'm going to retire, I'm going to retire."
"Goodbye, Your Majesty."
Without saying any more nonsense, he just walked away.
"You bastard! After talking about business and achieving your goal, you just ran away without even knowing how to chat with me!"
Li Shimin said unhappily,
"Men are always unreliable, so our Guanyin maid is better! You can stay with me at any time."
He paused for a moment, turned his eyes towards the room, and said with some melancholy:
"Guanyin Maid, my Guanyin Maid..."
"When will you wake up? Your husband misses you..."
…
The next day.
The imperial court issued a decree praising Sun Simiao for his meritorious service in rescuing people and for his virtues in healing and helping all people. It decreed that Sun Simiao be conferred the title of Miaoying Dazhenren and the King of Medicine!
Grant ten thousand gold, three palaces in Chang'an, and the title of Marquis of Huayuan!
This decree caused quite a stir in Chang'an, and many people followed the procession of rewards from the imperial court all the way to the Huichun Hall where Sun Simiao was.
In the back hall.
Sun Simiao was sitting in front of the desk, but his expression was a little bitter.
"Master Sun, there are loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers blasting outside right now! Why don't you go out and take a look? This is your fun! There are only a few glorious moments in a person's life, why don't you go and enjoy them? "
Xu Fenglei laughed and said,
"The emperor's efficiency is still very high. As soon as I stepped forward with my front foot, he had everything arranged with his back foot. Not bad, not bad."
Sun Simiao smiled bitterly.
"Where is the glory? I feel uncomfortable all over now."
He sighed,
"There are only eight words in my mind right now——"
“If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster!”
"With my virtue, I really can't stand these things. How can I be qualified to be rated as a real person, such as the Great Master Miaoying, or the Great Master Medicine King? Let alone the Great Master..."
"If it weren't for you...oh, I was really tricked by you!"
Seeing his sad face, Xu Fenglei smiled even more.
"You just have too high demands on yourself, where are you?"
He comforted,
"I can bear it, why can't you?"
"Let's go, let's take it easy!"
Xu Fenglei wanted to drag Sun Simiao out, but Sun Simiao refused to go and kept saying:
"I don't have enough merit. If you don't want to go, let the disciples deal with it!"
"At this moment, the right thing to do is to do more to make yourself feel at ease."
As he spoke, he continued to write and draw.
"What are you writing now?"
Xu Fenglei was a little curious and took a closer look.
But I saw five big characters written on the book - "Inscription of Preserving God and Refining Qi"
"My husband is a cave house of divine energy. If the divine energy is preserved, the body will be healthy; if the divine energy is dispersed, the body will be grateful. If you want to preserve the body, you must first calm down the divine energy. That is, the energy is the mother of the gods, and the god is the son of the energy. If the divine energy is present, you will live forever. .”
He muttered slowly,
"If you want to calm the mind, you must refine your vitality. When the energy is in the body, the spirit will be at peace in the sea of qi; when the sea of qi is full, the mind will be calm and the mind will be calm..."
"Refining Qi according to the inscriptions. If you want to learn this technique, you must first eliminate grains, calm down the Qi sea, store the spirit Dantian, and control the mind and purify your worries. If the Qi sea is there, it will naturally be full..."
"Good fellow! Master Sun, you are writing a practice guide!"
Now Xu Fenglei has some experience in Taoism, and he can immediately see that what Sun Simiao wrote is true!
Essential information about Taoist practice!
"Since I have been banned as a real person, I naturally want to make some contributions to the Taoist sect and leave something behind."
Sun Simiao stroked his beard and said,
"After decades of practice, I have gained some insights."
"Originally I planned to calm down and write an article in a few years, but now I see that the time has come, so let's finish it now!"
Xu Fenglei read attentively, reading dozens of lines in one breath, then took a deep breath, touched his palms and praised:
"Okay, okay!"
"Master Sun, you must pass on this piece of practice experience to me!"
Sun Simiao waved his hand.
"I don't intend to teach it secretly, but to publish it to the world so that all people in the world who are dedicated to the Tao can practice it."
He said seriously,
"There are too few explicit knowledge in Taoism, and many of them are secret knowledge. If you don't encounter a high-level sharp weapon, you won't pass it on. The minimum requirement is to have a medium-level weapon. This actually limits the development of Taoism."
"Buddhism is a place where exoteric learning is widely practiced. Everyone can practice it, and everyone can participate in Zen. There are also esoteric schools, but they do not occupy the mainstream."
"I think that Taoism should also open up some of its cultivation methods as explicit teachings. At the very least, those methods of strengthening the body and nourishing the mind can be spread widely. This is a good thing that benefits the people of the world! It should not be hidden and kept for yourself. .”
Xu Fenglei nodded repeatedly.
"What Master Sun said is very true, and I deeply agree."
Wow.
Sun Simiao closed the book.
"So, I'm making this "Inscription of Preserving God and Refining Qi" public to the world, which can be regarded as the beginning!"
He smiled and said,
"One is to leave something for the Taoist sect, and the other is to accumulate some merit for myself. To be honest, I always feel uncomfortable after receiving the royal title. I always want to do something for the people of the world, so that I can feel more at ease."
"Perhaps, I am really as obsessed with fame as you said. I can't just ignore it and let it go completely."
Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up.
"You are the real great monk, the great venerable one."
"I admire you! I must salute you!"
After he finished speaking, Xu Fenglei bowed down and saluted Sun Simiao in an upright manner.
Master Sun, he deserves the respect of everyone in the world!
"Okay, okay, stop flattering me."
Sun Simiao sighed,
"Leaving an "Inscription of Preserving God and Refining Qi" is barely worthy of the title of a real person."
"As for the Lord Medicine King, I am really scared and don't know what to do."
"Why would your Majesty give me such an exaggerated title? It's really..."
Xu Fenglei grinned.
"To tell you the truth, this is something I strongly requested to add."
Sun Simiao: "!!!"
"I really want to beat you!"
He was about to swing his fist in a gesture, and despite his age, Sun Tou could swing his fist with great force, and he could easily hit a set of five consecutive lightning whips.
"Hey, Master Sun, please don't get angry."
Xu Fenglei said hurriedly,
"I'm not messing around. You are fully worthy of the name Yao Wangzun!"
"As for you saying you don't know what to do... I have an idea."
Sun Simiao stared at Xu Fenglei, ready to beat him at any time: "Say what you say!"
“Compile a manual for barefoot doctors!”
Xu Fenglei said hurriedly not wanting to be punched by the old man.
Sun Simiao was stunned.
“What is a barefoot doctor?”
He was a little confused and had never heard of this name.
Xu Fenglei explained with a smile:
"Barefoot doctors are the kind of local doctors who are not very qualified and are completely unqualified to practice medicine. They can only treat some minor ailments, and even treating minor ailments may not necessarily cure them. Sometimes they even do it with good intentions. Bad things make the condition more serious.”
Sun Simiao frowned.
"WTF?"
"Can such a person be called a doctor? Isn't that harmful to people!"
Listening to Xu Fenglei's description, he didn't think the barefoot doctor was a healer.
"However, you also know that the medical resources in the Tang Dynasty are extremely scarce. Even barefoot doctors with such low standards are actually very scarce. In some villages and mountainous areas, there may be no barefoot doctor within dozens of miles."
Xu Fenglei said seriously,
"You should know this better than me, right?"
Sun Simiao was silent for a moment.
He has traveled all over the world and naturally knows this is true.
In some remote places, there are no medical resources at all. If you get sick, you have to fight on your own!
For a place like this, it is very rare to have a low-level barefoot doctor...
(End of chapter)
