Chapter 81 Between life and death
The principle of TCM treatment is to strengthen the body and eliminate evil. In simple terms, Chinese medicine believes that the body has a healthy state, which is a state in which yin and yang are in harmony and the five elements are in their proper place. The treatment idea of traditional Chinese medicine is to restore the human body to this state.
What does it look like to be sick? There is an imbalance of yin and yang, and the five elements are misaligned. At this time, it is necessary to correct it. How to correct it? Just use drugs? What are drugs? It is because of the biased nature of vegetation, metal and stone. Because human disease lies in the fact that the human body is not in a state where yin, yang and five elements are in their proper place. To correct the error. Just use bias. Without him, to use a simple metaphor, it is like making noodles, add more water to the noodles, and add more noodles to the water.
Water and surface can be regarded as yin and yang. When the water surface is in a disharmonious state. It is easiest to add one end directly to create a harmonious state.
But the human body is very complex. It cannot be understood so simply. Because the more extreme the drug, the more powerful it is. And normal people eat it. Given the harmonious state of yin and yang in normal people, it is not unusual for it to directly kill people.
Therefore, when one is critically ill, the only possible solution is to take heavy action.
This is also the time when a doctor’s ability can truly be tested.
Without him, the human body’s immunity is actually pretty good. Common minor illnesses can be cured on their own even if they are not treated. When the body is seriously ill, there is a serious imbalance of yin and yang, the five elements are in conflict with each other, and the internal organs are attacked in various ways. At this time, the human body is already hanging on by a thread. Extremely weak. At this time, the human body is a hundred times weaker than normal. Most doctors would not dare to use normal medicine at this time, lest they accidentally kill someone.
This is even more true for the imperial doctors in the palace.
Many times, it's not that they don't have the skills. But it is unable to bear this responsibility.
Adhere to the idea of protecting oneself and doing meritorious deeds. With this idea, get some tonics and soups, and the medicines won't kill you. But the problem is that at this time, most of the medicines that can’t kill people cannot cure the disease.
And the prescription that can kill a person is once the person is gone. Sometimes it is difficult to tell clearly that this person died of illness. Still drugged to death.
It is not the doctor's fault for ordinary people's situation. After all, there is no immortal person in the world. The doctor just said it to the front, that's all. However, this is not the case with the Royal Family.
Dai Yuanli dared to say this, which actually shows his honesty, courage and medical ethics.
It's not that he didn't know the dangers of doing so. But he really couldn't do anything to save him. If there is a glimmer of hope, it is impossible not to seize it.
"Dr. Dai, have you seen the Tianning Temple secret medicine I showed you before? Is it right?" He Xi couldn't help but ask.
He did not understand medical skills and did not understand Queen Ma's illness. But in his opinion, it should be acute pneumonia. Or there is inflammation somewhere in the body. He could only hope that the home-made penicillin he obtained would be useful.
It was just the question of He Xi that stopped Dai Yuanli.
Dai Yuanli said; "This-----"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't hesitate at this time."
"Yes." Dai Yuanli said: "I really don't know much about the secret medicine of Tianning Temple. The pharmacology is unknown and the effect is unknown."
He Xi didn’t understand. The pharmacology is unknown, and He Xi understands this. As mentioned earlier, Chinese medicine has its own set of theories for analyzing pharmacology. He Xi couldn't understand it herself. But He Xi knew the pharmacology of penicillin. It’s just how this pharmacology is explained in Chinese medicine.
He Xi didn't understand. It was normal for Dai Yuanli not to figure it out.
But the effect is unclear?
He Xi asked: "Why is this effect unclear?"
Dai Yuanli said: "This medicine is mainly used to treat unknown high fever in children. Does Mr. He know why?"
He Xi said: "Why?"
Dai Yuanli said: "Since ancient times, children have been weak and easy to die young. Many times, the so-called secret medicine of Tianning Temple is treated as a dead horse. During this period, I have seen many children in Nanjing who are critically ill and helpless. With the family informed, it was used 17 times and survived eight times.”
"But why does the child live and why is it ineffective? I really don't understand."
"The queen has a body of ten thousand gold. I really don't dare to use this unknown medicine."
He Xi was stunned, as if a basin of cold water had been poured into his heart. He thought to himself: "Yes. This must be the reason."
This native method is called penicillin. If it were done now, it would definitely not pass the drug quality certification. You can tell with your toes how many impurities are in it. It even includes many other strains of bacteria that have other effects.
When there is no other choice, fight to the death. That's gambling on luck and destiny.
But at this time, can it be used by Queen Ma?
"I use it." Queen Ma said: "I use this medicine. It's probably between life and death, half and half. If it can be cured, it's God's protection. If it can't be cured, I don't care about other people's affairs. It's my own choice. .”
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I don't allow it."
Queen Ma said: "Zhu Chongba, you still can't control me." But at this moment, Queen Ma was very weak, and she couldn't even say a strong word. She sighed and said: "It's all half. It doesn't matter. You I am the emperor, and I am God’s daughter-in-law. God will definitely bless me, right?”
Dai Yuanli also thought to himself.
He actually didn't want to use the so-called secret medicine of Tianning Temple.
The reason is very simple. Dai Yuanli focused on treating diseases. He is well aware of the properties of various medicines. If there is a mistake, he can adjust it very quickly and know what the problem is. Dai Yuanli has been studying the properties of this so-called secret medicine for several months, but he still doesn't understand it.
If something went wrong, Dai Yuanli wouldn't even know where to start to save the person.
However, the biggest advantage of Empress Ma using this medicine is that Dai Yuanli no longer has to take responsibility.
This is where Queen Ma's generosity lies. Even at this moment, Queen Ma is not just thinking about herself.
Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears. There is no place to wander.
Half-and-half choice, or gambling, Zhu Yuanzhang has done it countless times in his life, and even the winning rate is lower. Zhu Yuanzhang has done it. Three hundred to twenty thousand, Zhu Yuanzhang did not panic at all.
During the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang changed battlefields several times. If Chang Yuchun had not protected him, he would have been almost killed by Chen Youliang's generals. In fact, the outcome of this battle was not as great as later generations thought. It's just that later generations knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had won, and they had preconceptions that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely win.
Zhu Yuanzhang never wavered in these decisions. Once you make up your mind. Just give it your all. He has no regrets in life and death, because he knows that in the affairs of the three armies, hesitation is the most taboo, then it is a wrong decision. He may not be able to use the advantages of tactics and execution to turn the situation around. But once you hesitate, you are giving the initiative to the enemy.
The host and guest change the situation. That would be difficult.
Because of this, the word decisiveness can be seen in any decision made by Zhu Yuanzhang. But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to make a decision.
It has nothing to do with winning or losing, nothing to do with probability, nothing to do with which choice is better. It was because Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to let Queen Ma suffer a little injury. He can treat everyone in the world like bargaining chips. But not Queen Ma. The woman he loves most in his life is the one who will save him from the abyss.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, the thing he was most proud of was not necessarily the Ming Dynasty. Instead, Queen Ma married her.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was nothing more than a beggar with no merits. There are countless leaders among the rebels. Some people may not achieve much. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, they are all heroes, it's just luck. At that time, the handsome daughter-in-law married a beggar who even Zhu Yuanzhang looked down on himself.
A monk who eats a lot of food and a miserable beggar. He was valued by a goddess whom he had never thought of and considered him a hero. Zhu Yuanzhang will never forget his encouragement in his life.
If Zhu Yuanzhang had a Bole, then this person would be Queen Ma.
There are various emotions between Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma. This kind of feeling has long surpassed the love between husband and wife, and is Zhu Yuanzhang's lifelong bond.
Empress Ma reluctantly stretched out her hand, wiped Zhu Yuanzhang's tears, and said, "Just follow me."
