"Your Majesty, do you want to eat?" Zhao Gao's voice rang in the ears of the First Emperor.
"What was the result?" The First Emperor did not answer, but looked at Zhao Gao and asked about the results of the birds and animals taking the golden elixir.
"Your Majesty, we are all still alive right now, but we are dying. It seems that we may not live long." Zhao Gao was silent for a moment before speaking.
"Bring it here and let me take a look." The First Emperor said, and Zhao Gao did not hesitate to bring the bird to test the medicine.
I saw that every bird was wilted and chirping. They were still alive, but they were taking in too much air and not getting out enough. They probably wouldn't survive until tomorrow.
"Call Xia Wuji and come..."
Seeing this scene, the First Emperor had a premonition in his heart. What Zhao Si said made sense. Of course, the alchemist also had his own explanation.
But it is obvious that the First Emperor killed many alchemists in the process of seeking immortality. The alchemists also disappointed the First Emperor more than once and even deceived the First Emperor. Next, the specific symptoms after taking Jindan are stated. It is obvious who is more trustworthy.
Zhao Gao bowed to accept the order and sighed slightly when he stepped out of the palace gate~~
I don’t know how many alchemists will die this time.
After waiting for a long time, Xia Wuji went to the palace to see him.
"Let's take a look first." The First Emperor waved his hand to indicate that Xia Wuge didn't have to salute, and asked Xia Wuge to look at a row of dying birds.
"Your Majesty, this is..." Xia Wuji was surprised. He was a human doctor, not a veterinarian. He couldn't be treating birds when the First Emperor called him here, right?
"These birds are all fed with golden elixirs, one grain at a time..." Zhao Gao explained at the side.
When Xia Wuqie heard this, he squatted down with a solemn expression and took a closer look. As usual, these birds would not survive tomorrow.
"Zhao Si said... the golden elixir is poisonous." The First Emperor said in a deep voice.
"Without knowing my physical condition, I accurately stated the key symptoms after taking the golden elixir. I compared them one by one and there were no mistakes. What do you think?" The First Emperor began to describe what happened yesterday.
"This..." Xia Wuqie was shocked and confused. He had never recognized the use of golden elixirs as medicine, and had repeatedly suggested that the First Emperor stop using golden elixirs. For this reason, he even refused to continue to provide medical services to the First Emperor while he was taking golden elixirs.
But... to be honest, Xia Wuqi only dared to say that the First Emperor's body was not suitable for taking the golden elixir anymore, but did not dare to rashly say that the golden elixir was poisonous.
In particular, Zhao Si accurately stated the symptoms and compared them one by one with no mistakes and extremely accurate.
"This... Your Majesty, has Zhao Si ever diagnosed your Majesty's pulse?" Xia Wuji asked. He had an impression of Zhao Si. The young man on the right.
The First Emperor shook his head: "I have never mentioned any physical discomfort to him."
"Hey, if that's the case, I'm afraid the golden elixir is really poisonous." Xia Wuji said.
"Where can you see it?" the First Emperor asked again.
"Although traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to seeing, hearing and asking, His Majesty's disease is deep in the heart. It is difficult for even veterans to distinguish it simply by looking at it, let alone accurately describe the symptoms. Zhao Shilang can see the golden elixir and accurately describe the symptoms, it must be Under the premise of knowing that the golden elixir is poisonous...maybe Zhao Shilang has seen the corresponding record in the book?" Xia Wuji answered.
The First Emperor's expression did not change when he heard this...
This is indeed the truth. Most of the books in the world are bamboo slips, and most of them are orphan or incomplete copies. No one dares to say where Zhao Si has seen the corresponding introduction, but Xia Wuji's inference is not problematic.
"If the golden elixir is poisonous, how deeply will I be poisoned?" asked the First Emperor.
"Please diagnose your Majesty's pulse."
The First Emperor stretched out his hand silently.
Xia Wuji placed his finger on the pulse of the First Emperor and remained silent for a long time.
In fact, if we boldly affirm that the golden elixir is poisonous, the complex physical symptoms of the First Emperor can be easily explained, and it will be consistent with Xia Wuji's medical experience.
But if this hypothesis is followed, then the poison in the body of the First Emperor is not fire poison, but real poison.
That's a big problem...
Xia Wuqe analyzed the pulse based on the assumption that toxins accumulated in the body of the First Emperor, and eliminated the remaining impurities. Xia Wuqe, who was originally relatively optimistic about the physical condition of the First Emperor, suddenly turned gloomy.
Because he was never sure that the golden elixir was poisonous, Xia Wuqi regarded the toxins accumulated in the body of the First Emperor as internal toxins. Internal toxin accumulation can also be treated through conditioning. Although the physical condition of the First Emperor was relatively poor, according to Xia Wuqi Based on my experience, as long as you stop taking the golden elixir, take good care of yourself, and put aside government affairs, it shouldn't be a big problem to extend your life by ten years.
But what if this is not internal poison, but a real toxin?
Xia Wuji combined the situation of birds and animals, and compared it with others, and came to a not so good conclusion.
The First Emperor has been poisoned to the bone...
And the most terrible thing is that Xia Wuqi doesn't know what to use to cure the poison of the golden elixir. Currently, mainstream doctors agree that the golden elixir is a medicine and not a poison.
Xia Wuqi's expression became worse and worse. From this point of view, the First Emperor was already strong on the outside but weak on the inside. No one could tell when the poison would break out.
Maybe a year? Half a year? It could be tomorrow, that's not an exaggeration.
Not treating the poison of the golden elixir as a real toxin is also the reason why the First Emperor died young despite having no summer and monitoring his physical condition. These days, the alchemist is considered a doctor recognized by the mainstream, and the society has serious judgments. affects medical judgment.
The First Emperor looked at Xia Wuji's face, and a bad premonition slowly arose in his heart.
Xia Wuqie realized the seriousness of the problem. This was not a deficiency or a deficiency, it was not a tiger or wolf medicine, it was poison. In the case of the First Emperor, it was clear that he drank poison to quench his thirst.
But it seems a little late to discover all this? The situation has reached a point where Xia Wuji is completely helpless.
Xia Wuji continued to diagnose the pulse in order to draw a final conclusion.
Thoughts were also racing in his mind. The relationship between Xia Wuji and the First Emperor was not just a simple boss and employee. He is close to the ministers, but Xia Wuqi is just working hard on his medical skills and not paying attention to government affairs. Otherwise, he would have already become a high-ranking official.
Although Xia Wuqie's mind was racing with thoughts, his basic literacy was not bad after all. He quickly came to the final conclusion, and subconsciously compared it with the results of the last pulse diagnosis. Correspondingly, he also re-analyzed the pulse conditions of the previous diagnosis.
Xia Wuqie was surprised to find that the First Emperor had actually been poisoned into his bone marrow a long time ago... He was really lucky to be able to survive until now without breaking out...
How long did the First Emperor take medicine? It’s been more than ten years!
The human body metabolizes heavy metals very slowly. Many heavy metals are likely to remain in the human body for a lifetime. Even ancient medical conditions cannot help metabolize heavy metals in the body.
In other words, the First Emperor's illness was terminal. In ancient times, it was a terminal illness. When this terminal illness broke out completely, it would be the time of death. The toxins in the First Emperor's body were so powerful that they could explode and kill the First Emperor several times.
Hmm... wait... Xia Wuji suddenly discovered a strange point.
This time the Emperor's overall pulse condition was actually better than before?
Although it was slight, but... it was really getting better, which gave Xia Wuqi hope. In this way, does it mean that as long as the dosage is reduced or even stopped, the toxin will be eliminated by itself?
In this way, what he needs to do is not to help the First Emperor detoxify, but to try his best to help the First Emperor avoid a toxin outbreak? Allowing the body to detoxify itself?
As long as it is digested to a certain extent, even if the toxin breaks out, it will be within control...
Xia Wuji was indeed a famous doctor in the world, and he grasped the clue just by comparing the pulse conditions. However, in fact, this was just Xia Wuji's illusion.
In fact, even if it is stopped, a normal person will not be able to metabolize much heavy metals in a lifetime. The human body metabolizes heavy metals too slowly.
The reason why the First Emperor's toxins were reduced was due to the effectiveness of Zhao Si's raw jade aura.
However, looking at it this way, there is actually no problem with Xia Wuqie's idea of solving the problem. To avoid sudden outbreaks of toxins and maintain body stability, as long as the toxins continue to be reduced through the influence of the raw jade halo, the safety hazards to the First Emperor's body will eventually be eliminated.
"Your Majesty, it's a mixed bag of good and bad." Xia Wuji spoke carefully.
"explain!"
"The good thing is that your Majesty's body is better than before. The bad thing is that the golden elixir is indeed poisonous. His Majesty's body may have been poisoned into the bone marrow and blood and accumulated into mud." Xia Wuji said.
"I still have a few years..." the First Emperor said directly.
"You don't have to hold back on me, I won't blame you." The First Emperor looked at Xia Wuji with burning eyes, and accepted this fact calmly.
In fact, how could the First Emperor himself not have a premonition that his body had been in an extreme state for a long time? It was precisely because of this premonition that the First Emperor thought of immortality.
"I...don't dare to say..." Xia Wuji sighed suddenly.
"The accumulation of toxins in Your Majesty's body is too great at the moment. I...are guilty for failing to discover it in time..." Xia Wuji bowed his head and apologized. However, this is the case in this era. When Xia Wuji was studying medicine, all these messy things had already been It is part of medicine, how can it be treated completely differently?
Even Xia Wuqie himself recognized the medical method of praying to the mountains and rivers to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth... and thought it was useful.
"Is there any way?" The First Emperor continued to ask.
"The toxins in Your Majesty's body are too accumulated at the moment. Once an attack occurs, it will cause death in an instant. I can only try my best. If it fails, I am willing to die to apologize." Xia Wuji answered seriously, his gray beard trembling slightly.
"What should I do?" the First Emperor asked.
"Quit the golden elixir! In daily diet, except for the food that I have seen, you can no longer eat it. In addition, your majesty can no longer work so hard and mentally..." Xia Wuhe said.
"Okay, from today onwards, I will give up the golden elixir, and your daily diet will be arranged by you." The First Emperor naturally ignored the last thing.
He can agree to everything except the last thing.
He couldn't do it without breaking his heart and mind. Now everything in Da Qin was waiting for him to handle. The empire needed him to take charge of the direction of travel. He needed to do all these things, and he couldn't leave it to others with peace of mind?
In his childhood, Zhao Guo lived as a hostage and depended on his mother for life. If he was not careful, he would be in danger of death.
After returning to the country, he ascended the throne, and his most trusted mother and Lao Ai made peace. Lu Buwei controlled the power, and his mother, who depended on each other for life, even put herself to death for Lao Ai and the two bastards.
His brother Chengqiao, who had high hopes for him, was sentenced to death.
The First Emperor's growth experience and personality determined that he would use all means to monopolize power, and he would never be able to completely trust one person.
Even his loyal minister Meng Yi!
The First Emperor had never, and could not, completely trust anyone.
The heart-locking love belongs to...
Tips: Xia Wuqi's apology with death was not a military order, but the self-blame and sorrow of a close veteran. If he could not be saved, he really planned to die to apologize.
(End of chapter)
