Chapter 3253: Discussion on Lifespan
"This matter must not be leaked for the time being, not even to the Empress," the Emperor waved his hand gently, "Go away."
Zhou Man and Xiao Yuanzheng looked at each other and bowed, "Yes."
As Zhou Man and Xiao Yuan were leaving the door, they heard the emperor calling someone inside, saying, "Please invite the Crown Prince in."
A eunuch trotted to the side hall to invite the prince. Zhou Man turned his head to take a look and met the prince who was leaving. Their eyes met and they both paused for a moment before looking away.
The prince watched her and Xiao Yuanzheng leave, then lowered his eyes and followed the eunuch.
After leaving the Taiji Hall and walking into the long corridor, Xiao Yuanzheng finally let out the breath he had been holding in his heart. He couldn't help but glare at Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, you are really too bold today."
Zhou Man was still thinking about the emperor's detoxification. Upon hearing this, he asked, "About acupuncture? But your Majesty must be detoxified."
"It's not that," Xiao Yuanzheng shook his sleeves heavily, "it's your technique for longevity and health preservation."
"I want to correct you. That's not called the art of longevity and health preservation, it's called the health preservation method."
Xiao Yuanzheng waved his hand and said, "To me, they're all the same, just a different name. Who lives for three or five hundred years? Even a toe can tell you it's impossible."
"No, no, no, it's possible," Teacher Mo said. His teacher was an old man who was over two hundred years old. Oh, that was when she was still young. He should be three hundred years old now.
Of course, she couldn't explain these reasons, so she said, "Hasn't there been people who lived long lives in our history?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "Eight hundred years old Peng Zu?"
Zhou Man: "Uh... he counts as one, but, well, that, my two junior fellow apprentices and I have studied this privately. The ancients used the branches to record days, and a Jiazi period was sixty days. Historical records of Peng Zu only reach the end of the Yin Dynasty. After he turned 880, he disappeared. Of course, I think he definitely lived beyond 880 years old, but if we calculate according to the Jiazi period of that time, that would make him 144 years and six months..."
Xiao Yuanzheng looked at her in bewilderment. "There are even decimals and whole numbers. Sir Zhou, why are you researching this?"
Zhou Man's eyes sparkled. "Don't you think it's amazing? If Peng Zu lived for 800 years, that would be longer than an entire dynasty."
She said, "The previous dynasty lasted only 155 years, and the Han dynasty lasted only 407 years. If I could live to be 880, I would have lived through both Han dynasties. I wouldn't have to do anything, just watch the changes in the world every day. What a wonderful thing that would be."
Xiao Yuanzheng raised his foot and walked away quickly, too lazy to pay attention to her. He felt that he could not continue talking to Zhou Man. It was fine if he could not convince the other party, but the topic always ended up being pulled off to other places from time to time.
Zhou Man hurriedly trotted after him, "Xiao Yuanzheng, please don't walk so fast. Although Peng Zu's eight hundred years of life is not what ordinary people think of as eight hundred years of life, living to over one hundred and forty years in ancient times was quite impressive."
She said, "I think if we study it carefully, we might be able to double this lifespan, allowing people to live to 280 years old..."
Xiao Yuanzheng stopped and turned around to ask her, "Why do you live so long?"
"Although I'm very confident in myself, I don't think this is something that can be accomplished in the short term. I estimate it will take hundreds of years, or even thousands of years," Zhou Man said. "So for me, as long as I can live past a hundred years, that's all I need."
Xiao Yuanzheng felt relieved at the first half, but when he heard the second half, he took back his relief and turned away. Living to be a hundred years old is just a delusion. How many people in this world can live past seventy?
After leaving the palace, Xiao Yuanzheng still reminded him, "Don't mention the matter of the longevity method in the court. If you really want to discuss this matter with His Majesty, you must do it quietly."
He looked at her and said, "You've read more books than I have. You should know how many tyrants and fools in history began by pursuing immortality."
"I know what you mean. You don't have ambitions to discover the secret of longevity in your lifetime, but you don't, and neither does Your Majesty, nor does the future emperor?" Xiao Yuanzheng whispered, "Researching this would be extremely costly. You would then be making enemies with the entire court, both civil and military. And once such a thing begins, it can't be stopped simply by your wish. You and I are but a small boat in this turbulent ocean, with no autonomy at all. Don't forget the ancestral precepts of our Imperial Hospital."
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes to think.
Xiao Yuanzheng patted her shoulder and said, "As imperial physicians, we only need to take good care of His Majesty's health. We should avoid doing other things if possible. This is the only way to protect ourselves."
Although Zhou Man didn't agree, he didn't refute it. He took note of the words and got down to business. "Your Majesty was poisoned. Didn't the Yuanzheng notice anything?"
Xiao Yuanzheng sighed and said, "I do have my doubts. All medicines are toxic, especially when it comes to medicines whose formula is unknown. But judging from your pulse, I can't tell. Your Majesty's health has been normal since taking the medicine, and he's even in better spirits. So I can't say anything."
Zhou Man pondered and said, "I always feel that this poison is not simple. It shouldn't be this simple."
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned: "Master Zhou, do you have any method to detoxify?"
"We need to know what medicine he used in refining the elixir. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to research the antidote based on the poisonous blood alone."
"That acupuncture method to force out the poison..."
"You can't use it often," Zhou Man interrupted him, whispering, "As you can see, that acupuncture method is very painful to use and has a significant impact on the internal organs, especially the heart. After I perform acupuncture once, Your Majesty must rest for at least half a month before continuing."
Xiao Yuanzheng sighed, "Yeah, this set of acupuncture techniques can't be used too often."
Zhou Man was mentally calculating the one-third of the medicine in Keke's space. If he used it to prepare medicine, he could protect the emperor's internal organs during the acupuncture, while also restoring and healing the damage done...
Zhou Man glanced at his points. If he bought another tube, he would have enough points. Giving it to the emperor would definitely make him healthier. However, some "diseases" were not diseases, but aging, the aging of the body and cells, which could not be cured by medicine.
At that time, Wei Zhi was already at the end of his life, and taking the medicine only allowed him to live three more years.
As for Your Majesty, his body has just been tortured by poison, and I'm afraid that using medicine will only extend his life by two years.
Zhou Man sighed, and Xiao Yuanzheng also sighed. They looked at each other and shook their heads together. They both felt very embarrassed. They put their hands behind their backs and left the palace together.
An official was leaving the palace when he saw the old man and the young man walking out with their hands behind their backs and sad steps. He couldn't help but say to his companion, "Council Director Xiao and Lord Zhou have a really good relationship. Has she been confirmed as the next Court Director?"
"Except for those who died in vain, who among the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau doesn't live long? Dean Xiao still has some time left. If Zhou Man wants to take over, he'll probably have to wait more than ten years."
(End of this chapter)
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