Chapter 661: Official Position is More Important than Medicine

Xinbao let him in.

Tian Cong bowed neatly and began to report.

The old doctor who treated Xiang Xiaojun has passed away, but his eldest son, Zhou Changping, runs a clinic called Fu'antang in the capital.

Zhou Changping is almost fifty years old. It is said that he has inherited his father's skills and is also the most famous doctor in the capital for treating external injuries.

Moreover, he was chosen during his first practice, and he recommended himself again later, showing great respect for the little princess.

Xinbao asked, "Can we get the pulse records of the surgical diseases he treated?"

Tian Cong said: "Sure, I'll go find it right away."

Xinbao asked again: "Among the imperial doctors in the palace now, are there any who are good at surgery?"

Tian Cong answered this question immediately: "Among the first-class imperial doctors, only Doctor Chen is good at treating external injuries. There are two second-class doctors, one surnamed Zhao and the other surnamed Xu. He is a civilian doctor. It is said that he is the best at treating external injuries in the Imperial Hospital."

Xinbao asked, "Is it Xu Liangxing?"

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Xinbao asked: "Who is better, Xu Liangxing or Zhou Changping?"

Tian Cong said silently: "I don't know."

All right, Xinbao waved his little hand: "Then go find the pulse case first!"

Tian Cong bowed and withdrew.

Tuanzi jumped off the chair and took Yuan Shenjue's hand: "Let's go, we should go to the Qianqing Palace and ask Xu Liangxing by the way."

So when Xinbao arrived, Xu Liangxing was already waiting there and bowed to him.

Xinbao asked him, "Are you good at treating external injuries?"

Xu Liangxing said respectfully: "I dare not say that I am good at it, but I prefer the golden arrowhead subject."

Today, the Imperial Medical Service is divided into thirteen departments, namely, general pulse diagnosis, minor pulse diagnosis, women's medicine, sores and ulcers, acupuncture, eyes, mouth and teeth, throat, typhoid fever, bone setting, gold arrowheads, massage, and incantations.

Among them, the golden arrowhead is actually equivalent to a kind of surgery in later generations, which is mainly used to treat external injuries such as knives and arrows.

But in fact, many imperial physicians are proficient in multiple disciplines, so they seldom say this in normal times.

Xinbao asked, "What was the most serious injury you have treated?"

Xu Liangxing said, "I once treated a man. He came home drunk at night and encountered wolves. Fortunately, he was rescued. He was bitten by two wolves and was almost torn to pieces. One of his legs was boned, and his arms and abdomen were also injured in many places. It took me a whole year to cure him. He has been living well for more than ten years... He was still alive when I entered the palace."

Xinbao asked seriously: "Do you have any special method?"

Xu Liangxing's eyes lit up with eagerness to try: "I actually have some ideas about this matter."

When Xu Liangxing was a teenager, he saw a tribesman die from blood loss due to trauma. He was deeply impressed, so since he started practicing medicine, he has always been particularly interested in trauma.

In today's world, there are only a few ways to deal with trauma.

There is no need to explain the simple ones, but for the complicated ones, you would first take Ma Fei San, then clean up the dead flesh and broken bones... then suture with mulberry bark thread, and finally apply gold wound medicine and bandage.

The Records of the Three Kingdoms: Biography of Hua Tuo once recorded that "after removing the disease and filth, the wound was sutured and applied with magic ointment. The wound healed in four or five days and recovered in a month." The Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases also mentioned the debridement and suture of broken intestines and bones. "If the two ends of the intestine are exposed, they can be quickly connected. First, use a needle and thread to connect the broken intestine, and then take chicken blood to apply to the edge..."

The main ingredients of the medicine for healing injuries are generally Wangbuliuxing powder or Sanqi powder.

There have always been few doctors who are good at treating trauma, and their techniques have not developed much.

Xu Liangxing learned all the techniques of his predecessors, and later discovered that using the golden medicine wet would heal faster than using it dry. For the same person, it could heal about twice as fast.

So he always wanted to make the gold wound powder into gold wound ointment.

He tried many methods.

For example, the medical books of the previous dynasties mentioned using water or chicken blood, but neither was ideal. Later, he thought of using the medicinal juice of the medicine itself.

This one is pretty good, but it breaks easily, is not easy to carry, and can only be used when it is made.

After trying countless times, he discovered a plant called Dogtooth Grass, which secretes a sticky juice. If he mixed this juice with gold wound powder and applied it to the wound, the wound would heal easily. Small wounds would also heal easily if he only applied this juice.

Xinbao listened and nodded continuously.

Later generations discovered that moist wounds are easier to heal than dry wounds, so medical glue was gradually invented. There is nothing wrong with this concept.

The two of them kept talking until almost noon, when Emperor Mingpei came over and, after greeting them, continued talking.

Xinbao asked, "What should we use to bandage it?"

Xu Liangxing said: "Just use a clean cloth to bandage it."

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Xinbao asked, "Has it been cooked?"

"Does it need to be boiled?" Xu Liangxing said, "I didn't boil it, I just washed it. So does it need to be boiled?"

Xinbao nodded and asked again: "Where is the juice?"

Xu Liangxing said: "It's at my house. I can go get it now."

Xinbao said, "Tomorrow is fine, there's no rush."

Xu Liangxing quickly agreed, and said, "When I entered the palace, I wanted to present this medicine, but Lord Zhou said no."

Xinbao asked, “Why?”

Xu Liangxing said: "Lord Zhou just said that he had never seen it before and dared not give it to you."

Xinbao immediately became angry: "How could he do this!!"

Emperor Mingpei suddenly spoke up and said, "You should leave first."

Xu Liangxing was startled and said quickly, "Yes."

He stood up and walked away.

Xinbao was surprised and turned to Yeye: "Xinbao hasn't asked clearly yet! How could Lord Zhou do this? If he didn't stop it, wouldn't Xinbao have seen it earlier? Maybe other imperial doctors also have a lot of good things!"

Emperor Mingpei said directly: "Call Rong'er over and explain it to her."

Fang Wuyou hurried over, called Yan Qingshan and Yan Shirong over, and quickly told them what had happened.

So the second brother came over and explained to her: "Xinbao, you have to understand that the Imperial Hospital can be said to have gathered all the famous doctors in the world. Many of them have several amazing skills. The common doctors who can enter the Imperial Hospital must also have several unique skills. But not everything can be handed over. First, it will take responsibility, and second, it will cause trouble, especially medicine. You can't just donate a good medicine, especially a medicine for external injuries. This is taboo."

Xinbao thought about it carefully and said seriously: "So?"

The second brother asked, "Why?"

Xinbao looked at him seriously. "So what did he do? He couldn't donate for many reasons, and he didn't let others donate. Did he try it himself? Did he verify it? If he didn't verify it, if he needed it temporarily in the future, would he use it directly or pretend that there was no way? If he didn't do anything, wouldn't it only prove that in his eyes... the official position is more important than medicine?"

The second brother was completely stumped by her question.

The little girl is becoming increasingly difficult to fool.

The second brother said seriously: "Let's call him over and ask him now."

(End of this chapter)