Chapter 98: Traveling to ancient times to open a clinic 12 It turns out to be the prince...
Chen Qian looked at the man on the bed. The young man in front of him had a thin face, about sixteen or seventeen years old, his eyes were closed, and there seemed to be a look of pain between his eyebrows.
His face was as pale as paper, he looked extremely haggard, and his breathing was rapid. It was obvious that he was suffering from illness.
"King Wei? He is... the prince?" Although Shen Qian was a doctor, he was keenly aware that this man's identity was not ordinary.
Gu Jingxing admitted generously, "He is the eldest son of the Emperor, Prince Wei. He is seventeen years old this year. He came to Liangzhou to provide disaster relief but caught a cold on the way. His symptoms are severe. If he doesn't receive proper medical treatment, his life is in danger."
Having said that, Gu Jingxing looked at Chen Qian: "I know you must have a way to save him. You are my last hope."
Shen Qian's heart tightened. He didn't know why Gu Jingxing said such a thing, but he didn't have time to ask any more questions. He stepped forward to take the patient's pulse.
At this time, his breathing was unstable, his pulse was weak, fine and feeble, and had an abnormal dullness. She had recently seen a large number of patients with colds, but had never encountered a condition like the King of Wei.
Even the mother and daughter we treated today didn’t have such severe symptoms.
"Did the King of Wei mention chest pain or other symptoms while he was conscious?"
Gu Jingxing replied, "Yes, he complained of chest pain a few hours ago, and then he lost consciousness. I saw something was wrong, so I rode to find you."
Chen Qian's expression involuntarily became more solemn.
She switched her other hand to check the pulse, and finally confirmed one thing. She looked at Gu Jingxing and said, "General, the King of Wei has a cold that has entered his body, causing chest pain. His condition is critical. I need acupuncture immediately."
"Okay, what do you need me to do?"
"You go out first." Shen Qian said.
When she was giving acupuncture, she didn't like any outsiders to be present except for a few maids. She didn't know whether Gu Jingxing could be considered an outsider, but the King of Wei was in a critical condition at the moment. If he went out, at least it would prevent any unnecessary people from breaking in.
Gu Jingxing didn't ask why and immediately turned around to leave.
Shen Qian called him again: "By the way, please find me another patient. Any disease will do. The sooner the better."
Gu Jingxing asked: "Any symptoms?"
"Yes, anyone, any disease, can I buy medicine nearby?"
"You don't have to worry about the herbs."
"OK."
After Shen Qian finished speaking, he ignored him, took out his silver needles from the medicine box he carried with him, and began to concentrate on giving acupuncture to King Wei.
Because the King of Wei was very ill, what she didn't tell Gu Jingxing just now was that the King of Wei had myocarditis, which was probably triggered by the cold turning into a serious illness.
Logically speaking, Gu Jingxing must have brought a familiar military doctor with him, so the King of Wei would not have been allowed to become so seriously ill. However, everyone's physique is different, and some people's illness progresses very quickly, so it is difficult to say.
Chen Qian held the silver needle in his right hand and quickly inserted it into the Fengchi, Fengfu, Dazhui and other acupoints to dredge the meridians and harmonize the qi and blood.
The next few acupuncture points were intended to relieve the burden on the heart. She increased her strength and used a lost acupuncture technique that did not belong to this world.
This is also the reason why it is best not to have anyone present. If someone sees her, it will be difficult for her to explain.
After the acupuncture was finally completed, Shen Qian pushed open the door and saw Gu Jingxing standing at the door.
"The patient you want, if you think it's okay, is me." Gu Jingxing said in a low voice.
Shen Qian was slightly startled, and reached out to touch Gu Jingxing's wrist. As soon as she touched it, she noticed his abnormal body temperature.
"Where's your room? Go lie down."
Chen Qian was a little annoyed. In fact, she should have noticed it just now. When Gu Jingxing held her, the temperature coming from his body was much higher than normal. But she was too tired and didn't notice it at all.
"I'm fine."
"Just lie down if I tell you to!" Shen Qian raised his voice, adding a commanding tone that left no room for argument.
Gu Jingxing was stunned, and Shen Qian came back to his senses in an instant.
What had she just done? She actually yelled at Gu Jingxing, a man of such high rank and power, a favorite of the Emperor?
Unexpectedly, Gu Jingxing didn't mind. He turned and walked towards another guest room, pushed the door open, and then lay down with his clothes on.
"Like the King of Wei, you also have a severe cold. You must have accidentally contracted it on the way to Liangzhou. Unbutton your clothes and I will give you acupuncture first. After that, I will go and boil medicine for you and the King of Wei."
"King Wei, can you cure it?" Gu Jingxing ignored himself and only asked about King Wei's condition.
Shen Qian thought for a moment and said, "I'm probably about 60 to 70 percent sure."
Gu Jingxing lowered his eyes, his expression finally becoming somewhat bleak.
Shen Qian felt a little strange. She always felt that Gu Jingxing trusted her medical skills a little too much. Even if she was not 100% sure, he could still go find another doctor outside. Why did he have an expression that said, "If she said it was only 60% to 70%, then it must be 60% to 70%."
In fact, she had indeed concealed her own strength. For ordinary doctors in the ancient times when medical resources were extremely limited, a severe cold combined with myocarditis would have a mortality rate of at least 50%. She said that she had a 60% to 70% chance of curing him, which was much higher than that of ordinary doctors.
But she concealed the medical skills she had learned in her previous life and the system's golden finger.
The reason why she left the dying King Wei and gave acupuncture to Gu Jingxing first was to make up the last number and complete the system upgrade task.
In order to save time, Shen Qian's method was indeed a little rough: "Bear with it, it may hurt a little."
Gu Jingxing didn't feel anything at all. He closed his eyes and didn't even frown.
[Host, congratulations on treating 100 patients and completing the upgrade task. You have been rewarded with 5,000 gold coins and have been granted access to the emergency medicine package.]
[Warning: A critically ill patient has been detected: viral myocarditis with multiple organ failure. We have prepared a special Shenfu Qiangxin Pill for you. Would you like to use it immediately?]
Shen Qian immediately chose yes. She hurried out and took out the pill that she had exchanged with the golden finger from the treasure bag in the medicine box, and asked someone to come in and help King Wei take it.
Then he wrote two more prescriptions and asked people to prepare and decoct the medicine according to the prescriptions. Then Shen Qian watched over the two of them until they drank the medicine.
After they started sweating, Shen Qian gave acupuncture to King Wei and Gu Jingxing respectively, then returned to his room and fell asleep due to exhaustion.
Gu Jingxing originally had a good physique, but he caught a cold this time. Because he was worried about King Wei's illness, he delayed seeking treatment. In addition, he was physically exhausted from running all night, which led to his illness becoming serious.
After Shen Qian's acupuncture treatment, taking some medicine, and resting, Gu Jingxing felt that his symptoms had indeed eased a lot.
As soon as he was able to sit up, he immediately called his men and summoned the accompanying military doctor, Doctor Liu: "How is the King of Wei?"
"After that young lady came to treat the King of Wei last night, I just took his pulse and he's actually gotten much better. He should be out of danger, but he still needs to stay in bed for half a month before he can fully recover. I'm ashamed to say that after practicing medicine for half my life, my medical skills are not as good as those of this young lady."
Gu Jingxing said, "No need to say more." Then he waved his hand and let him go.
The subordinate was a little nervous: "General, Miss Shen hasn't woken up since she fell asleep. Should we wake her up?"
"When did she go to bed?"
"About noon."
Gu Jingxing: “…”
She went to bed after daybreak. She had been busy all night last night and it was just past noon. She must be exhausted.
"Don't call her, let her sleep."
"Yes, sir."
It is no coincidence that Gu Jingxing and King Wei appear here.
The snow disaster in Liangzhou caused livestock to freeze to death and refugees to become homeless. In addition, several nearby states were also hit by cold and flu epidemics due to this snow disaster. People suffered from hunger and cold, lacked medical care and medicine, and countless people were killed and injured.
When Emperor Yongtai heard the news, he immediately ordered disaster relief. But soon something incredible happened. The supplies transported to Liangzhou all encountered problems halfway. Either the official ships were overturned, or the relief supplies were robbed by bandits along the way. The loss of disaster relief grain was as much as 100,000 dan.
Emperor Yongtai had been on the throne for twenty years and had never encountered such a frustrating thing, so he unleashed a thunderous rage in the court.
Before the emperor sent people to investigate, Gu Jingxing had already sent secret guards to Liangzhou. On the one hand, he had received a report from Wu Hen saying that cold epidemics had occurred in the counties near Anrong, so he sent people to buy a large amount of cold medicine and send it over. On the other hand, the military grain depot was used for disaster relief. As a general, he naturally had to personally inquire about any problems with this batch of military rations.
After several investigations, a spy came back with news that there was something fishy going on. Not to mention the official ship that was knocked over, there had been no bandits robbing the road for more than a decade, and there were no large-scale bandits gathering on the nearby hills. If all the relief food was looted by bandits, how many people would that be? Why was there no news in the vicinity before the robbery?
In fact, Gu Jingxing already had the answer in his mind. The people sent by Emperor Yongtai could not find out the truth, and the rumor in the court had changed from providing disaster relief as soon as possible to suppressing bandits. Gu Jingxing knew that this matter was probably not that simple.
Sure enough, the emperor's uncle Zhou Shiyong actually proposed that the eldest prince, Prince Wei, who just turned seventeen this year, should go to provide disaster relief and calm the grievances of the victims. Only by having the prince represent the emperor in person could the dynasty demonstrate its attention to public opinion.
As soon as Zhou Shiyong said this, many people agreed. Emperor Yongtai did not comment and just looked at the King of Wei who was kneeling not far away.
He raised his eyes and looked at Gu Jingxing: "General Gu, what do you think?"
Letting the inexperienced King of Wei go alone to provide disaster relief would undoubtedly be sending himself to death.
Even if Emperor Yongtai disliked the eldest prince whose mother was of humble origin, he would not have made such an arrangement. Since he asked himself, he naturally felt that he could protect the eldest prince and complete this task.
Anyway, for this matter, Gu Jingxing had originally planned to go to Liangzhou himself. If possible, Liangzhou is not far from Anrong...
"I am willing to accompany King Wei to Liangzhou to provide disaster relief and investigate the incident of mountain bandits looting government grain." Gu Jingxing stepped forward and bowed.
Emperor Yongtai had no expression on his face: "Okay, let's do it this way."
This matter fell on Gu Jingxing and King Wei. This was not the first time King Wei had done something, but it was the first time he had taken on such an important task.
As the eldest prince, he knew from a young age that he was in an awkward situation. If he handled this matter well, he might not get his father's praise, and he would have to be on guard against gossip from others. If he did not handle it well, he would suffer.
Even Gu Jingxing thought that the King of Wei might have his own little thoughts, but he didn't expect that he would rush to Liangzhou without stopping, and asked him many details about the disaster on the way. Not only that, wherever he went, he would summon officials and inquire about the resettlement of refugees in the area.
He was not at ease just asking the officials, so he also observed secretly along the way.
For such a King of Wei, Gu Jingxing protected him along the way and cooperated with his actions.
Unexpectedly, when they were about to reach Liangzhou, they both fell ill one after another.
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