Li Dan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he learned that the Chief Assistant had recommended him to be sent to Shaanxi. Zhao Tuo looked at him teasingly: "What, does it feel like you shot yourself in the foot?"
"I thank Chief Minister Da Rao for trusting me, but I haven't even returned to the capital for half a month. Should I allow you to rest for a few more days?" Li Dan.
"Well, this is reasonable. Master Han should have no reason to refuse." Zhao Tuo put the pen in his hand on the mountain:
"I can also give you a special privilege. Why don't you bring the two ladies with you this time? Do your business honestly and avoid anyone complaining that I always overwork you."
"How could this happen?" Li Dan became happy, but then he thought: "That's not right, Your Majesty, I have to ask for grace."
"Why, are you greedy?" The emperor glared at him: "I have never given anyone this kind of treatment."
"No, you misunderstood." Li Dan was embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Have you forgotten? There is another one in Xi'an!"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and then he slapped the table in sudden realization: "Oh, why did I forget this? You won't always miss me, right?"
"It's not that I'm worried about her, it's that she hasn't stopped communicating with Meng'er through letters at home." Li Dan blushed.
"Hey!" Zhao Tuo was stunned: "I didn't expect that your wife is such a strange woman." He thought for a while: "In this way, let your wife go to the palace to see the queen tomorrow and wait for them to talk. I will go and see you tonight. After passing the Queen Mother, go to the Queen’s place.”
"I thank your Majesty for your concern and care!" Li Dan paused and asked: "I heard that the Empress Dowager was not hesitant, and your Majesty also sent an order to the temples around the capital to pray for her. I wonder what is going on?"
"The Queen Mother has lost her appetite recently, and she feels a dull pain in her abdomen every time. Those imperial doctors are completely confused, and they are all useless!" Zhao Tuo stamped his feet angrily.
"There is a dull pain? But I don't know, what kind of pain is it?" Li Dan thought: "Your Majesty, there are different kinds of pain, such as pain on the skin, pain inside, tenderness, contraction pain, cold pain, etc., different Pain corresponds to different diseases.”
"Hey, this is strange. Do you actually know medical knowledge?" Zhao Tuo asked in surprise.
"I am only knowledgeable in medicine. One of my staff members is named Wei Shaolong, and he is a disciple of Mr. Wan Lao, a famous doctor in Nanchang.
This person specializes in internal medicine and pediatrics, and once served in the army to treat many people. Oh, by the way, Prince Fu came to Raozhou to learn trauma healing techniques from him. "
"Hey, what are you waiting for!" Zhao Tuo became happy: "Where is this person now? Is he in Beijing?"
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. He and his family are on their way back to Beijing. They were scheduled to arrive in Beijing tomorrow. I will send a carriage to meet him now!"
"Okay, okay, you can go directly to the palace without any notification and go to the Queen Mother's palace for consultation. Xia Banpan will immediately send an order to the guards not to stop him!"
"I obey the decree."
Before noon on the second day, the Yi'an Hall of Deqing Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Li Dan put his hands in the palace and watched Wei Shaolong asking for the Empress Dowager's pulse about twenty steps away. The emperor paced uneasily beside him with his hands behind his back, and then came over again and whispered:
"I think this Imperial Physician Wei is a capable person. In the past, when the imperial doctors came, the Queen Mother either ignored them or kicked them out. But look, now she actually laughs with Imperial Physician Wei, which is very rare!"
Li Dan thought: What is so rare? Isn't it because Wei Mucheng is tall, strong and gentle, with jade trees facing the wind? If Gu Lian's black face were here, the old lady wouldn't be able to laugh no matter what!
In the middle, when he saw Wei Shaolong exiting with a smile, Li Dan suddenly felt relieved and knew that it was probably nothing important. But the emperor took a step forward nervously: "Mr. Wei, what do you think?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The old man is just a bit greedy. Please find a side hall and I will give you a prescription. The powder will be good in three days!" He gave Li Dan a wink. Li Dan understood and asked Xia Shu for help. Prepare pen and ink.
Everyone came to the side hall, but Wei Shaolong did not write down the recipe immediately. He turned around and asked with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, what kind of cold meat did the Queen Mother use today?"
Li Dan came from the previous life, and immediately understood what he was doing, and asked in surprise: "Does the Ouchi imperial chef know how to cook raw and cold meat?"
Although the emperor didn't understand what he meant, he knew from Li Dan's look that there was something strange here. He turned around and asked sternly: "Where is this slave Cai Du? Come in here and answer my question!"
Before he finished speaking, Cai Du, the general manager of Deqing Palace, had already crawled in, trembling with fear: "Here, there, Cai Du is here..."
"Okay, listen carefully to the question!" Xia Shu stopped him coldly, while Cai Du kowtowed to the ground. "Let me ask you, has the Queen Mother eaten raw or cold meat recently?"
"Ah, uh, Yingyou, it happened once."
"what happened?"
"The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were taking a boat trip in the lake, and the tenth princess caught a golden trout. Seeing that the fish was lively and cute, the Empress Dowager ordered the cook to cut the fish meat and eat it." Cai Du was sweating all over the floor.
"I understand." Li Dan glanced at Wei Shaolong and said, "That fish must have insects on it, which is why it gave the old man abdominal pain."
"Bastard! Which cook was that day?" The emperor was furious!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I can't blame the cook for this." Li Dan quickly dissuaded him. If he didn't say anything at this time, he might lose his life.
"Why can't you complain?"
"The bugs are so dense that it's hard for the cook to distinguish them with his naked eye."
The emperor's expression softened slightly. Unexpectedly, Xia Shu said: "But in the past, trout was spread in the palace and eaten as fish meat. Why haven't we heard of anyone getting into trouble?" The emperor immediately looked at Li Dan.
"Father, where was this fish caught?"
"Back to Master Li, it's in the branch north of Wangchunting."
Li Dan looked at Xia Shu: "Are the fish there free-range?"
"Exactly, they are all raised in the imperial village outside the city with the best mountain spring water until they are one finger long, and then the ladies in the palace release them into the pool every year during the Buddha Bathing Festival."
"Your Majesty, trout have very high requirements on water quality. If they have worms on their body, or it has occurred before entering the palace, or the water in the pond has been polluted recently, causing the fish to be infected with worms, both possibilities are very clear.
But I think the latter is bigger. Eunuch Xia might as well send someone to check. It shouldn't be difficult to see the problem. "Li Dan suggested.
The emperor immediately glanced at Xia Shu: "Go in person!"
Xia Shu agreed and went out. Wei Shaolong: "Your Majesty, it's important for us to save people. We have to kill the bugs quickly. The longer time passes, the worse the condition will become! I will write the prescription now, and I need the help of this father-in-law."
The emperor angrily kicked Cai Du, who was sitting on Lin, and Cai Du quickly got up and went to Wei Shaolong's side: "Please give me the imperial doctor's instructions."
Wei Shaolong wrote three lists one after another and handed them to Cai Du: "This is a bug-killing medicine. Mix it thoroughly with warm water and take it after two meals. This is an insecticide. Prepare the toilet immediately after using the medicine. The bugs will be expelled when they come out."
Sprinkle this medicinal powder into a bucket in advance. Bugs will die if they touch it. It is not harmful to people, but people cannot take it. Remember! Take the first dose for three days. If no more worms are excreted, use this recipe to soothe your stomach. After four days, you can eat like a normal person. "
"Does the doctor mean that you should not eat or drink during the medication?" Cai Du asked thoughtfully.
"No, you can't eat full, just half full."
"Understood!"
Wei Shaolong suddenly thought of something: "Hey, Eunuch Cai, there were other people on the boat just now? Do you remember who ate that fish meat? If they did, maybe one after another people will develop this disease."
"Has anyone else eaten it?" the emperor also asked.
Cai Du quickly thought: "Well, the Dowager Princess and the Tenth Princess have all used it, and the remaining Queen Mother has given it to the female officers accompanying the ship."
"Hey!" The emperor smiled bitterly: "To be on the safe side, please ask Mr. Wei to see the concubine and the tenth princess again."
"It is my duty!" Wei Shaolong agreed, and the emperor called Liang Wu and asked him to take him to the concubine first to see the tenth princess again. The concubine here is the late emperor's concubine Yu, the biological mother of King Fan and King Ding.
Looking at their backs, the emperor stamped his feet angrily: "I didn't expect a fish to cause such a disturbance!"
"Anyway, for the sake of safety, Your Majesty would like to order that the palace should not eat raw or cold meat from now on. Saving one's life is also a blessing!" Li Dan advised.
Zhao Tou laughed out loud: "Cherishing one's body is a blessing, that's a good way to put it. Anyway, in order to avoid any trouble, everyone should restrain their appetites."
At this time, a female official appeared at the door and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, please come and speak." Upon hearing this, the emperor hurried over to say hello. Li Dan sat in the side hall, thinking about his own things.
After thinking about it, he came to the desk and started writing and drawing on the paper. Before the painting was finished, an eunuch came to invite him. It was the Empress Dowager who asked him to come over.
Li Dan hurriedly put down his pen and took three steps and two steps to the jade couch in the bedroom. He first saluted and then asked the Empress Dowager how she was feeling.
The Empress Dowager smiled and replied that the doctor had performed the acupuncture and she was no longer feeling so uncomfortable. Li Dan smiled: "Acupuncture is only for relief. The real solution depends on medicine. You old man, don't take medicine well, otherwise your Majesty will be worried."
"Hey, how dare the Ai family make him anxious?" The Empress Dowager chuckled: "Your Majesty, these two ministers of yours are both good, tall, handsome, and gentle. Hey, are you familiar with Mr. Li, the Imperial Physician of Wei?"
"Mr. Wei is the minister's staff. He has good medical skills and good character. In Jiangnan, he and Mr. Gu Lian are called Jiangnan Twin Cities because his nickname is Mucheng and Mr. Gu's nickname is Nancheng.
One is tall and the other is short, one is fat and the other is thin, one is white and one is black, one is martial and the other is civilized, Mr. Wei is serious and Mr. Gu is humorous, which is how they got their name in Jiangnan. "Li Dan introduced.
"In addition to medical skills, he also knows martial arts?"
"Mother doesn't know that this Wei imperial doctor was once the husband of Prince Fu!"
"oh?"
"Mr. Wei treated many wounded during the regiment training in Raozhou to suppress the rebellion, and also participated in the establishment of a medical school. His Royal Highness Prince Fu studied with him there for more than a year with the emperor's permission."
Li Dan thought to himself: Why did the Queen Mother snitch on Wei Shaolong? Could it be that you want to be a matchmaker for a girl from a noble family?
"Has he ever been married? At home...?" The words were so clear that even the Queen Mother herself laughed.
"I also like medical skills and have many discussions with my husband, treating each other as brothers.
As far as I know, Mr. Wei's family is in Feixi, Huaisi. His eldest brother is Wei Changlong, the magistrate of Xiaoshan County, Hangzhou Prefecture. His father's name is Wei Xiang. He served as the chief of the Guangxi Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Punishment during the Ren and Xuan dynasties. He was given the honor of returning home due to a stroke. Mr. Wei started studying medicine for his father.
After the old gentleman passed away, he went out to travel and visit famous doctors to study. He has been away from home for six years now! "
Hearing what Li Dan said, the Empress Dowager was moved: "Oh, what a rare filial son, he really has a good character!" However, she did not continue to talk about Wei Shaolong. After thinking for a while, she asked Li Dan to give him a seat, and then changed the topic:
"The Ai family heard that Li Qing is going to Shaanxi soon? Look, you just came back and are going out for a run. Even the Ai family can't bear it."
Li Dan looked at the emperor with a smile, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the British Lord, wants to revive China. I am lucky enough to be born at this time, and to be favored by my superiors, to be given the position of assistant. How lucky I am! I can do something that will benefit all the people below. I don’t dare to say that it’s hard work.”
"Okay! I'm happy to have you like this." The Empress Dowager nodded towards the female official, and then said to Li Dan: "Your wife came into the palace this morning, and she agreed with me.
You and Mrs. Chen's childhood sweethearts had an engagement date. Although her family later left for Shaanxi due to unexpected circumstances, you never forgot your promise. What's even more rare is that Xu made this clear before his marriage, and he is a responsible and aboveboard person.
Since Mrs. Xu agrees, the Ai family and the Queen will support you. "As she spoke, the female officer brought over a tray, which contained a palace-embroidered magpie purse.
The Empress Dowager: "I know that you still have two people in your family who were given by Prince Fengning. If you go to Xi'an to marry her back, it will not be easy to deal with the status.
The queen then came up with a plan, accept her as a adopted sister, and the Aijia will marry you. In this way, if you become an equal wife, it will be difficult for others to comment. how? "
What a surprise and a pleasant surprise! Li Dan didn't expect that the old lady had already arranged things for him. He looked at the smiling Zhao Tuo with emotion and quickly stood up and bowed deeply:
"I am so grateful that you, your majesty, and the empress have been so kind to each other. Dan hereby swears that he will do his best to keep the royal family stable throughout his life, and he will serve the country with all his heart and soul!"
The empress dowager looked at the emperor, and then laughed: "Okay, take this purse, it was given to her by the Ai family."
Li Dan thanked the reward and was about to quit when Xia Shu came back. It turned out that the eunuch in charge during the previous rains did not close the sluice gate in time, causing the water in the outer lake to pour back and bring in sediment and turbidity.
The eunuch in charge of the garden suppressed the matter for fear of being punished, but now he was poked out by a fish and exposed! When he saw the emperor's face darken again, Li Dan quickly said:
"Your Majesty, the eunuch in charge of the water gate has made a mistake and should be punished. The eunuch in charge of the garden is also jointly and severally responsible for his poor supervision.
I have just thought of an organization that is drawing a diagram, and please ask your Majesty to send someone to follow the diagram, so that even if the water comes in from outside, it will be filtered before entering the lake, which can greatly reduce the occurrence of similar incidents.
Furthermore, Chen suggested that the lake be drained, the fish and shrimp inside be removed, and special charcoal blocks should be sprinkled into the water before new fish are released again after three days when the water quality becomes clear. This will prevent the new fish from being polluted. "
"Does the charcoal need to be specially made?" the emperor wondered.
"Your Majesty, the charcoal I made is not the charcoal we burn in our house. It is harder, does not stain your hands, and is white in color. This kind of charcoal is used in the filtration of wine, so the jade clear stream can be as clear as water.
Sprinkled in water it removes dirt, kills tiny bugs, and makes the water clear so plants in the water can grow better. "
"You are so versatile." The emperor looked at the empress dowager helplessly: "It's a pity that you are already married, otherwise there would be no chance for Dou Qing?"
"If I become your consort, how will your Majesty send me north or west?" After Li Dan finished, the emperor and his ministers looked at each other and laughed. The Queen Mother also covered her mouth with her hands and pursed her lips happily, then raised her head and looked at Li Danzai carefully.
