In September of the second year of Wanli, two nuns, Tongzhen and Miaozhen, who lived in the remaining veins of Taihe Mountain, were going down the mountain to seek alms. Not far from the mountain gate, they met two travelers who were in trouble.
One of them was an old man with gray beard and hair, wearing a corrugated hat and a blue cloth coat. He was lying on a big rock on the side of the mountain, humming, and there were beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his head.
Next to him was a handsome man in his thirties who looked like the old man's nephew. Wearing a silk coat, he is tall and strong. At this time, there was yellow-green herbal juice around his mouth, and he was applying medicine to the old man's swollen ankle.
Tong Zhen is young, has a pair of peach blossom eyes, and is somewhat pretty. Miaozhen was younger, and he practiced Buddhism with his hair on, and his monk's robe could not conceal his graceful figure.
Although the two of them engage in romantic activities on weekdays, they still have compassion for monks. Seeing this, he performed a Buddhist salute with one hand raised, and Wen Yan asked what happened.
The old man hummed and did not answer, and the young man clasped his hands and saluted: "Two nuns are polite. My surname is Pang, this is my master, and my surname is Li. We are both doctors. We came to Taihe Mountain to collect medicine. , Master sprained his leg and his muscles and bones were swollen, that’s why it’s like this.”
Tong Zhen heard that he didn't have a local accent, so he smiled and said: "It turns out that it's two Mr. Xinglin who are in front of each other. My father-in-law is not young, but he is running around like this for some medicinal materials. How pitiful!"
"The poor nun's residence is not far ahead. If I can walk around, I can go to the nunnery to rest for a few days. You can give me some of the room and food. If you don't have it, forget it. I guess my parents won't miss you either. A few fast meals for two.”
After hearing this, the man named Pang didn't dare to make the decision on his own and looked at the old man lying there. At this time, the medicine may have taken effect. The old man stopped shouting, looked at the two of them, smiled and said to Tongzhen: "Thank you two young masters for your kindness. We live in a hotel at the foot of the mountain, and there is a boy watching over there. Luggage. If you don’t go back, I’m afraid he will panic.”
After Tongzhen heard this, he didn't do anything wrong for himself. He put his hands together and said, "You guys can rest here while we go down the mountain. When we get to the town at the foot of the mountain, can we hire a slide pole for my husband?"
Hearing this, the old man surnamed Li said: "Thank you so much, two masters. If it's convenient for you, please bother me, but I can't move my feet. Hmm - if you two are feeling unwell, you can use chamomile seedlings to pound and make soup. Fume first and then wash.”
When the young man named Pang heard this, his mouth twitched as if he was suffering from epilepsy. After hearing this, Tongzhen and Miaozhen didn't understand why, thinking that the old man was out of his mind and talking nonsense.
Seeing that the old man had no intention of explaining, the two nuns said goodbye to the two of them and went down the mountain on their own. After only half a turn from the mountain road, they saw four men, two with empty hands and two running with an empty slide pole, running and panting, and met them head-on.
When they met Tong Zhen, a strong man in the lead greeted him and saluted, and asked: "Master, please come. Did you see an injured old man when you came down from the mountain?"
Tongzhen and Miaozhen saw that they were dressed like men walking in the world. He hurriedly folded his hands and said: "Exactly. It's not far from here. You can see it when you turn around this mountain road."
The man took a deep breath after hearing this, thanked him quickly, and urged the others to go up the mountain quickly. Miaozhen saw them running up, panting, but moving quickly. He whispered to Tongzhen: "Senior sister, you are mistaken. That old man must be a rich man, but he let a good deal go."
After hearing this, Tongzhen hit her and said: "You girl, ever since you broke the precept, you haven't thought about that kind of thing every day! If these people are servants, then the status of the old man is beyond our reach. We can't. The two of you should go to the town, find a businessman who is traveling around, hook one of them up the mountain, and hang around for a few days!"
Not to mention the two people who went down the mountain to beg for alms. The four big men had already run to the two old men. The leading man smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you come here, Imperial Physician Li? I have been wandering around for several months before I found you. Why didn't you listen to the emperor's summons?" I enjoy the blessings in Beijing, but I went to this mountain to get hurt!"
The old man surnamed Li was Li Shizhen, a judge at the Taiyuan Hospital in the Jiajing Dynasty. The young man beside him is his disciple Pang Lumen.
Li Shizhen's courtesy name is Dongbi and he is from Binghushan. It goes without saying that he is a "Medicine Sage". He "proved the present through archeology and studied physics exhaustively". He spent twenty-seven years writing a magnificent masterpiece, which is a treasure of Chinese civilization.
Zhu Yijun traveled through time, how could he not use such a great scientist? Not very useful? After asking around a few people, I heard that Li Shizhen was a strong-willed person. In the 38th year of Jiajing reign, he advised Emperor Jiajing not to use elixirs, but the emperor refused to listen. He worked as a judge in the Taiyuan Hospital for less than a year before resigning and going home. .
Because Li Shizhen traveled around for the purpose of writing, Zhu Yijun was afraid that he would not be found, so he specifically ordered Jin Yiwei to find him and ask him to return to Beijing. Li Shizhen had been heartbroken by Emperor Jiajing for a long time, and indeed she had no time to go to Beijing to quarrel with the royal family. During this time, she had been wandering around, gathering medicine and hiding from the Jin Yiwei.
He had basically completed the writing at this time and was undergoing repeated revisions. This time I came to Taihe Mountain mainly for the herbal medicine here, Aesculus aesculata, also known as Caoheche.
Because the main producing areas of this medicine are in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, which are too far away from Li Shizhen's home, he has never observed the flower and fruit forms of this herb. Later, he heard that it was found in Taihe Mountain, so he came here with his apprentice.
Hearing what the man said at this time, Li Shizhen said: "You are so ignorant! Why didn't you tell me that the emperor summoned me earlier? If I had known that the emperor was looking for me, would I have been able to run out? I would have arrived in the capital earlier! "
The man's surname was Lin, and he belonged to a hundred households in Jinyiwei's Huguang Bureau. Hearing what Li Shizhen said, he almost burst into anger. Pang Lumen next to Li Shizhen showed symptoms of epilepsy again.
Lin Baihu said in his heart that the first time I met you, I told you that the emperor had summoned you, but you always said the same thing every time you met me, without changing your words. If there hadn't been a strict order from the top of the mountain, I would have pulled out all the muscles in this old thing like you.
He was angry, but finding Li Shizhen was Lin Baihu's highest-level task this year, and he really couldn't afford the emperor's attention to Li Shizhen. The old man was injured. If he saw that he was the one who hit him when he went up to the peak, Lin Baihu would estimate that his life would be at risk. Based on Lin Baihu's judgment, this old man was badly damaged and could really do it.
Seeing Li Shizhen lying on the ground at this time, Lin Baihu didn't talk nonsense and arranged for someone to lift him onto the sliding pole and walk down the mountain.
Li Shizhen had no place to run at this time and could only accept her fate. He rolled his eyes and then came up with a bad idea: "Lin Baihu, my ankle bone is broken. When I get to the foot of the mountain, I have to rest for a hundred days. If I move it casually, I will easily become lame."
Lin Baihu sneered in his heart: "Do you think a certain family has never sprained their feet?" But he said: "Don't worry, Doctor Li, we will leave when you say we will leave. We will not rush you at all."
After a pause, he said: "I have reported to the superior about the matter that you have repeatedly failed to summon. Our superior told me to tell you, sir, that the emperor said, 'Someone in the capital has proposed a method of preventing and treating smallpox with cowpox, but the emperor is not sure. , I hope Dr. Li can return to Tai Hospital to take charge of this matter.'"
After hearing this, Li Shizhen was really furious this time. He picked up the crutch in his hand, slammed the sliding rod hard and said: "What did you say?! Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have arrived in the capital long ago!"
Lin Baihu: "Nah..."
