According to the previous agreement, Datou immediately shouted loudly after entering the door, asking Yang Kai to come and get the medicine.
Chang Sheng had told Yang Kai before that Ma Ju was sick and would ask Da Tou to go get medicine. Yang Kai didn't know medical skills and didn't know if Ma Ju was really sick, but he believed that Chang Sheng would not be mistaken and was secretly nervous. Hearing Datou's shout, he immediately ran over from the stable to get the medicine.
Yang Kai is not as cunning and clever as Da Tou, and he is not good at acting and lying. This is why Chang Sheng does not dare to tell the truth to him. Since Yang Kai is also kept in the dark, the nervousness and anxiety he shows are extremely real.
Yang Kai took the medicine in his hand but didn't know how to administer it, so he followed Datou and Zhao Zhuojun's mother and son to the lobby. At this time, Chang Sheng was "working by candlelight." When he saw a few people arriving, he closed the official document, left his seat and stood up.
The big head pointed at Zhao Zhuojun and said to Changsheng, "Sir, this is Mr. Zhao from Sitiantai. His mother had an emergency and sought medical treatment everywhere. He went to several pharmacies and medical clinics, but all those quack doctors were helpless. Human life is at stake. I know With your great medical skills, you brought them here."
At this time, Zhao Zhuojun had already put the old woman down and said a few words. Zhao Zhuojun first thanked her with great gratitude, then bowed to Changsheng, explained his illness, and cried out sadly for help.
Although the old woman was not fat, Zhao Zhuojun was still tired and sweaty after carrying her for so long. He was also anxious and anxious, with tears in his eyes and a cry in his voice.
As the instigator, seeing Zhao Zhuojun so anxious, Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but on second thought, this man was so foolish and filial that he allowed his mother to abuse his wife but stood idly by, neither distinguishing right from wrong, nor upholding justice. It was really abominable, let him It's not too much for him to be anxious.
After hearing Zhao Zhuojun's request, Changsheng turned around and glanced at Datou. His unspoken meaning was very obvious, blaming Datou for adding extraneous matters and causing trouble for him.
Seeing Changsheng looking at his head, Zhao Zhuojun hurriedly knelt down and said in a mournful voice, "It's not Mr. Fu's fault for this. It's because I have no choice but to beg Mr. Fu to bring me here. Mr. Li, you are a first-class official and a highly respected minister. , everything you have done is a deed of great merit, great benevolence, and great benevolence. Please act righteously and save my mother."
"Don't worry, get up and talk." Changsheng stretched out his hand to help.
Since Changsheng never agreed to seek treatment, Zhao Zhuojun never got up. Seeing that Changsheng couldn't help him, the boss on the side pulled him, "Don't be like this. Just get up if my master asks you to get up."
When the big head pulled Zhao Zhuojun, Chang Sheng turned to look at Yang Kai, "You take the medicine first and add water to boil it. I will go there later."
Yang Kai nodded and asked, "How much water should I add?"
"One part medicine and nine parts water." Changsheng said casually.
Yang Kai nodded in response and turned around to leave.
"By the way," Chang Sheng said again, "I will feed you a little of the fine powder I prepared in the afternoon."
"Okay." Yang Kai stepped away.
Chang Sheng was not sure whether it was unnecessary for him to be so meticulous about the details, but he did not dare to underestimate Zhao Zhuojun. Since the emperor sent this person to Dengzhou to investigate him secretly, it meant that in the emperor's opinion, this person's mind was quite sufficient. Yes, and Zhao Zhuojun and Liu Zifu were able to find the dragon scales in the cracks of the stone, which also showed that they were very careful. Facing such an opponent, he did not dare to take it lightly.
After Yang Kai left, Changsheng squatted down and took Zhao's pulse. He was the one who put the poison, so he naturally knew what the problem was. Even if he didn't put the poison, he could find out the root cause and treat it.
When Changsheng took his pulse, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Zhao Zhuojun had been staring at him intently. Changsheng was not sure whether Zhao Zhuojun was just staring at him out of nervousness and concern, or whether he was watching his actions with suspicion. After all, what happened was too coincidental, and he happened to be proficient in medical skills. , everyone knows that people who are proficient in medicine are also proficient in poison.
After taking the pulse, Changsheng rolled Zhao's mother's eyelids again, and then suddenly raised his head to look at Zhao Zhuojun. Because he raised his head very suddenly, Zhao Zhuojun's eyes did not have time to adjust. Changsheng saw a trace of suspicion in his eyes, which showed that Zhao Zhuojun was indeed A little skeptical.
"My mother's chronic illness broke out. She hurt her lungs and coughed up blood. As you can see, my mother has already begun to die." Chang Sheng stood up and sighed, "Master Zhang, please carry the old man back."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Zhao Zhuojun's soul was filled with fear, and he knelt down on the ground again, pleading sadly.
Chang Sheng turned to look at Da Tou, "Order someone to set up a carriage and take Mr. Zhang back. I'll go see the sweaty foal."
After Changsheng finished speaking, he was about to walk. Seeing that Changsheng was really about to leave, Zhao Zhuojun rushed over and hugged his legs, "Master Li, you were born in a Taoist sect, and you were also a member of the Taoist sect before becoming an official. I beg you to look after me and you." I look up to the holy face of the Patriarch of the Sanqing Dynasty and take action with compassion to save my mother."
"Oh, are you a Taoist priest too?" Changsheng asked casually.
Seeing Changsheng's relaxed tone, Zhao Zhuojun nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the lower official is Taoist priest Hong Yiguan of Taiqing Zong."
Changsheng nodded. He did not expect that Zhao Zhuojun was still a Taoist priest. Yu Yi had not found out before. This also shows that this person is thoughtful and strict in speech. However, Si Tiantai is only doing Xuanmen things like watching the stars and the moon. It is reasonable for Zhao Zhuojun to come from a Taoist sect.
Datou was so clever. After Zhao Zhuojun finished speaking, he said without waiting for Changsheng to answer, "Sir, the Taiqing Sect also helped us a lot during the competition that day."
After finishing speaking, Chang Sheng did not answer immediately. He paused deliberately. Logically speaking, at this time, Zhao Zhuojun should take the initiative to talk about the emperor's appointment in exchange for his treatment, but Zhao Zhuojun did not do so. Zhao Zhuojun did not There are two possibilities. One is that loyalty is greater than filial piety in his heart, and the other is that he still suspects that there is something fishy hidden in this matter.
While Changsheng was frowning and thinking, Zhao Zhuojun had been pleading sadly. Judging from his expression, he was indeed sad and sad. Changsheng said, "With all due respect, your mother's chronic illness is tuberculosis. She is already terminally ill. I am not 100% sure."
Hearing Changsheng's loose tone, Zhao Zhuojun immediately answered in a sad voice, "Please show mercy, sir. No matter whether I can be saved or not, your kindness will be remembered in my heart and I will be grateful for the rest of my life."
Changsheng nodded after hearing this, raised his hand to seal several of Zhao's mother's acupuncture points, and then turned to Datou and said, "Help Mr. Zhang carry the old man to the east wing, and change into clean clothes. I'll be back as soon as I go."
When Datou nodded in response, Changsheng stepped out, returned to his residence, changed out of his official uniform, and then went to the east chamber with acupuncture supplies.
Doctors usually do not allow family members to watch from the sidelines when administering treatment, but Changsheng did not kick Zhao Zhuojun out. Instead, he injected the needle in front of him. At this time, Zhao's mother was already suffocating and her face was blue. After a few injections, she coughed up a mouthful of blood. , his face gradually became normal, but his breathing was still intermittent.
Chang Sheng did not treat him smoothly to the end, but had many hesitations in the process. In fact, even if he was not the poison, after identifying the disease, he could still be fluent and treat quickly, but this time he could not show his true level, otherwise Zhao Zhuojun would probably wonder why he was so smooth in his treatment.
Whether it is sealing acupoints or injecting acupuncture, Chang Sheng has carefully considered it, because since Zhao Zhuojun has been a Taoist priest, he is likely to have some knowledge of acupoints and meridians. If he realizes that his treatment is to remove toxins rather than remove stasis, the consequences will be disastrous. It's just as simple as failure. Zhao Zhuojun will also report the entire process of his deliberate efforts to obtain clues to the dragon scale to the emperor. How will the emperor look at him then?
In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Chang Sheng injected more than thirty injections into the old woman's body, which was regarded as revenge for the poor woman who was often beaten because she did not give birth to a son.
When the last needle was inserted, the old woman hiccupped and farted loudly. This was Chang Sheng's intention. He wanted Zhao Zhuojun to see the effect of his busy work. The hiccups and farts meant that the upper and lower parts were smooth.
After that, Changsheng started writing prescriptions in front of Zhao Zhuojun. After writing the prescriptions, he handed them to Datou to get medicine. The prescriptions he wrote were for treating tuberculosis. Datou naturally would not follow the prescriptions. Changsheng had already written the prescriptions before. After giving it to him, he took this prescription and left, but what he brought back was another medicine.
After frying and feeding, the old woman finally turned the corner, and at this time, the east had already brightened.
Others usually cook medicine with one part of medicine and three parts of water, but Chang Sheng asked Yang Kai to cook one part of medicine with nine parts of water last night. Yang Kai cooked the medicine all night and failed to finish it. Seeing that the time to go to court was approaching, he could only The disgraced man came over and called Datou to help him watch the fire.
Seeing Yang Kai's disheveled face, Zhao Zhuojun felt very uneasy and said that the sweat-blooded horse was a rare treasure. If the disease of the sweat-blooded horse worsened because of the treatment of his mother, it would be a pity for him to die.
Yang Kai stayed up all night and was so tired that he didn't bother to talk to Zhao Zhuojun, so he turned around and left.
Datou originally wanted to leave with an excuse to create an opportunity for the two of them to talk alone. This time when Yang Kai called, he left in a reasonable manner. Naturally, he would not really go over to help look after the fire. Yang Kai didn't know why, but he knew it. , knowing that the reason why Changsheng asked Yang Kai to add nine parts of water was because he didn't want Yang Kai to boil the medicine well, because Ma Juzi was not sick to begin with, so if he drank the medicine, he would not be poisoned to death.
After Datou left, Zhao Zhuojun began to express his thanks again. Changsheng responded casually and quickly packed away the needles used for acupuncture. While packing them, he also deliberately put the silver needles close to the flames during the burning and disinfection process, so as to let Zhao Zhuojun Seeing that the silver needle has not changed color, in fact, although the silver needle can test for poison, it can only test for highly toxic poisons. If the silver needle inserted into the skin tissue changes color, the person will die long ago.
He had thought of everything he could think of and had done everything he could to the best of his ability. Changsheng originally wanted to make a fuss about Zhao's mother's tuberculosis, implying that the reason why she contracted tuberculosis was because she was narrow-minded and was mean to others, but after thinking about it, she gave up. After thinking about this, Zhao Zhuojun was very careful. If he said something similar, he would probably suspect that he knew about his mother's abuse of her daughter-in-law.
After Changsheng put away the silver needles, Zhao Zhuojun began to dress Zhao's mother. Changsheng had two choices at this time. One was to leave immediately, and the other was to stop for a while to see if Zhao Zhuojun had anything to say. After thinking quickly, Changsheng chose the former. He could not Let Zhao Zhuojun realize what he seems to be waiting for.
Thinking of this, he shouted for someone to come. When the Yamen servants heard the news and arrived, they ordered them to prepare a carriage to send Zhao Zhuojun and his son back.
After the explanation, Changsheng raised his hand towards Zhao Zhuojun, "Master Zhang, I still have something to do, you should go back early."
Zhao Zhuojun thanked him profusely and then reported his name. He only said that his name was Zhao Zhuojun, not Zhang, but Zhao.
By this time, Changsheng was already disheartened. Zhao Zhuojun had not taken the initiative to speak up until now. This night's work was in vain.
Changsheng waved his hand to Zhao Zhuojun, walked out and went to the backyard. The frustration in his heart could not be described in words. In order to get back the dragon scale, he really racked his brains. He regarded Zhao Zhuojun as the smartest person and regarded Zhao Zhuojun as the smartest person. The details were also taken to the extreme. He was worried that Zhao Zhuojun would suspect that he had secretly checked on them beforehand, and even deliberately called the wrong Zhao Zhuojun's last name. Even so, Zhao Zhuojun still didn't say anything.
Just when Changsheng was about to pass through the corridor door and enter the backyard, Zhao Zhuojun's voice suddenly came from behind, "Sir, stay."
Changsheng's heart suddenly trembled when he heard this, he calmed down and turned around calmly.
Zhao Zhuojun looked around and quickly approached, "Sir, I have something important to tell you secretly..."
