poison doctor

"You said that the Ministry of Punishment ordered Lu Qishan to be executed?" Du Heng pulled the talking colleague behind him, his eyes were rare and fierce.

Doctor Wang had acquaintances in court, and was talking about the news he had just heard with great interest. He was taken aback by Du Heng's move, and he was stunned for a long time before repeating: "That's right, Lu Qishan, the prefect of Naba County, opened the rice warehouse privately. Arbitrarily letting the rebels into the city, and reducing the conscript by more than half, the crime is connected to the three clans, and they are all sentenced to beheaded."

"Bastard!" Du Heng scolded lightly, frowning and walked away.

Everyone in the imperial hospital thought he was bewitched by evil spirits, and the Ministry of punishment beheaded people. They always listened to the excitement, let alone what happened eight feet away, what did it have to do with themselves?

Speaking of Lu Qishan, he is a famous person. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Qingyuan, formerly the supervisor of Xiangping County in Liaodong County, and now the prefect of Ba County. He has served in all directions for more than 20 years.However, he was not good at forming cliques and flattering people, and he had always suffered a disadvantage in the examination and selection of the Ministry of Officials, and he never got the opportunity to move to Beijing from Zuo.Everyone has their own fate, Lu Qishan deserved to die when he touched the head of the imperial court at this juncture, and he didn't know what kind of thing he did to that foxy son.

Du Heng quickly ran across the Baohua Palace and flew all the way to Jielan Palace.

He didn't bother to participate in the political affairs of the court, and he didn't care whether Xiantai was built or not.But if Lu Qishan is killed at this juncture, a catastrophe may be irreversible, how many lives can be easily taken?

Chongning, how could you make such a reckless decision!

When he was about to reach Jielan Palace, he saw Eunuch Liu rushing towards him with a funeral expression on his face, and he was so flustered that he could not speak coherently. "Ouch, Imperial Physician Du! Daoist Lord bless you! Ancestor, help me!"

——Save whom?

When Du Heng saw the person in Xiao An's arms in the boundless wind and snow, he felt his heart go cold for an instant.The man didn't move and didn't speak, the corners of his mouth and chest were glaringly red, he closed his eyes quietly, wondering if he was still breathing.

— Strange, who is this person?

Du Heng froze in place for a long time.

Didn't it mean that the cold and fever have subsided, and the cough and asthma are also relieved?Didn't it mean that there was only a little anger and weakness?Didn't you take your medicine on time and also ate honey cake?why why……

"Why are you so stupefied, hurry up and save someone!" Eunuch Liu pushed and shoved him angrily, as if he seemed stupid when he saw that Imperial Physician Du was still watching from a distance.

——Chonglin, Chonglin...

"Chonglin!" Du Heng roared and rushed over to hug Chonglin tightly, his hanging right arm broke free from the gauze, but he didn't feel any pain, just shook the person in his arms vigorously. "Chonglin, wake up, Chonglin!"

The blood on his lips was not frozen yet, but his body and face were cold.No, there is still a pulse, and a pulse.

God, you will never take him from me, I will never let you take him away!

Du Heng picked up Chonglin by the waist and ran towards Jielan Palace.

Eunuch Liu arranged a room in the side hall, looking for a charcoal fire, and hurried to report to his master.

"Sixth brother vomited blood and passed out?" Chong Ning frowned upon hearing this, "Hurry up and ask the imperial physician, all the judges from the left and right courts will come to me!"

"No need, Imperial Physician Du came to Jielan Palace just now, just happened to meet him, and he is giving treatment in the side hall right now." Eunuch Liu was full of rejoicing, but he didn't notice the change in Master's expression.

"You said Du Heng... came to Jielan Palace?"

"Yeah, it just so happened that he came. It seems that His Highness the Sixth Highness is seriously ill, and I don't know—" Eunuch Liu was about to say more, when he saw the crown prince left without a group of ministers.

When Chongning arrived at the side hall, there were only Du Heng and Chonglin in the room.Xiao An went to the Pharmacy Supervision Department to deliver the prescription decoction, while the rest of the eunuchs and maidservants went to the Imperial Hospital to get a medicine box to look for Xiao Di.

Thin smoke rose from the charcoal fire in the room, Du Heng lay on the head of the bed, gently touching Chonglin's cheek with his hand, his face was full of worry, and he seemed to be muttering something.The distance is too far to hear clearly.

Chongning stood stiffly at the door.At this time, Du Heng looked so strange. The person who was always three points lazy, three points evil, and three points indifferent in front of him would also have such an expression.

Suddenly not wanting to call him, Chong Ning silently turned his back and smiled self-deprecatingly.He Chongning has always been inferior to others, sent others, and inferior to others, so he tried his best to do so, so what else do he want to fight for? !

It was Su Qingling who he fell in love with at the beginning, and he made up a ballad and spread it deliberately, not only humiliating the sixth younger brother of the proud son of heaven, angering Chongjia, but also using the name of protecting and cherishing talents to win this rare talent under his command and become his own help.Unexpectedly, in the end, it was just a marriage for someone, a joke.

So what if he is a prince, he has nothing to be proud of, not even the courage to confess to his sweetheart.

But only Du Heng and this world, he will never let go.

"Master, wipe off your sweat and take a rest." Xiao Di took a wet handkerchief to help his master wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Du Heng twirled the needle with his left hand, focused on the Chonglin acupoint and applied the needle.After a lot of tossing and tearing before, the bone injury in the right arm must have split open, and this will explode, and the pain is too painful to live.

After about a stick of incense, the acupuncture was completed, and the decoction was ready and delivered.Xiaodi used a spoon to feed Chonglin the medicine, but he couldn't feed it.

"I'll do it." Du Heng wanted to take the spoon.

"Your trembling hands, how do you feed the medicine?" Xiao Di refused.

Du Heng thought for a moment, then said, "Feed the medicine into my mouth."

Xiaodi was puzzled when he heard the words, isn't the sixth prince sick?But he obediently fed the decoction into his grandfather's mouth, but he saw Du Heng took a mouthful of the medicine and leaned down, opened Chonglin's lips with his left hand and kissed her——

"Wow!" Xiaodi had never seen such a scene before, and was so shocked that he almost dropped his bowl.Xiao An's face turned red immediately.

"Come again." He fed Chonglin a mouthful of medicinal soup mouth to mouth, and Du Heng raised his face to look at Xiaodi.

This... this, this... Xiaodi continued to feed Du Heng the medicine with shaking hands, and watched him feed the sixth prince himself.Unconsciously, his face turned red.Xiao An simply turned his face away, but his neck was completely red.

After feeding for a long time, a bowl of medicine was drained.Parting the tight lips, Du Heng's breathing was a little short, he calmed down, and his face was slightly flushed, but he only held Chonglin's hand and stared blankly at him.

Listening to the pulse and watching the complexion, the symptoms have stabilized, and it seems that there is no danger of life for the time being.Du Heng caressed Chonglin's cheeks lightly, and the touch of soft lips still remained on his lips.Now, he was a little afraid to stare at him.

Seeing that the medicine was finally ready, Xiao Di wanted to ask Xiao An to go out and prepare some meals together.This room...it's too hot, how can I stay here?

"Why did your master come to Jielan Palace?" Du Heng asked suddenly.

After all this fuss, Xiao An's mind was still fuzzy, and after pondering for a long time, he said, "It seems to be...something about Mr. Lu."

"Lu Qishan!" Du Chong suddenly screamed and stood up, before taking two steps, he turned back to the head of the bed uneasy, thought for a while and said, "Go and ask His Royal Highness to come over, just say that Du Heng is looking for him, and tell him to come quickly."

Xiao An was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped, but Xiao Di ran out to call someone without hesitation.

This Du Heng... dare to order the prince?What kind of person is that prince, and my grandfather can't easily meet him. He is a little fourth-rank imperial doctor, so he can come quickly if he says he can come quickly?

But what really surprised Xiao An was that the crown prince, who could not be moved by eight winds, really came so fast.

After saluting, Xiao Di and Xiao An both left the door, Chong Ning sat down, although there was a smile on his face, he was very cold. "I heard you came to see me today?"

"That's right."

"It's really rare. Didn't Imperial Physician Du feel unwell these days, and also took Hehuansan by mistake and needs to recuperate?"

Du Heng ignored his teasing, and said seriously: "Your Highness, please recover the verdict for beheading Lu Qishan immediately."

"Heh." Chong Ning's voice was flat, but he couldn't hold back his smile anymore. "Sixth brother asked you to be a lobbyist? He, Lu Qishan, disobeyed the orders of his superiors, took in the rebels, reduced the number of laborers, and gave away rice from the official storehouse to others to eat. He ruined the face of the court. Why didn't he die?"

"What's wrong with him?" Du Heng looked up at Chongning. "There were mountain bandits robbing roads in Shu County, and merchants in Ba County were also robbed. The two counties suffered severe drought and famine, and the situation in Shu County was even worse. In addition, Nalaoshizi Wangxiantai, labor taxes and labor taxes soared, and it was difficult for the people to survive, so there must be more victims.

"The victims of the disaster are most likely to become bandits. If Berkshire does not take them in, it will cause a civil uprising. If they enter the county without food, it will cause disaster. Lu Qishan wiped his ass for the court, and the people's voice is booming, but you want his whole family to die. Don't be afraid." Start a riot? Your Highness, this person can only be rewarded and never killed."

"Hmph, it's a good understanding of the principles, and the rules are clear." Chong Ning laughed back angrily. "You didn't come when I was looking for you to discuss, but now that I have given the order, I don't want to chase after you."

"Chongning!" Du Heng reprimanded lightly, and casually called out the crown prince's name.

Chong Ning was not angry, his face became more and more cold. "Is it worth your haste to beg me for a benevolent villain? It's only a drop in the bucket, what's the use?"

"Since ancient times, the people have valued the people and the ruler has been despised. Now the nobles are hungry and homeless. Your Highness does not know what it means to risk your life for a full meal, but you must learn to be considerate. Only in this way can you be a benevolent ruler." Lowering his tone, Du Heng said sincerely.

Eight years ago, when he was passing through Daze Township, there were floods and plagues, so he changed to Wei Qu, and starved to death all along the way. Du Heng witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes.All the victims were so hungry that they ate everything from tree bark to grass roots, and even the dead bodies were cooked.

People are not so arrogant in order to survive, and a meal is a meal.The most tragic thing is not the loss after anticipation, but no longer anticipation at all.But as long as a person is alive, it is impossible not to hope.It is impossible for a crown prince who is as noble as tens of thousands of people to understand these things.

This is power in hand, ruthless since ancient times.Du Heng thought to himself, he didn't expect Chongning to understand these truths with his own words, but at least he hoped that he wouldn't make a wrong step, and then everything would be wrong.

Benevolent Lord... Bowing his head and thinking about the words just now, Chong Ning's heart loosened.Just as he was about to answer, he caught a glimpse of Du Heng gently hooking the fingers of Chonglin's right hand with his left hand, and the fingertips were gently overlapping.

After a long pause, he suddenly laughed. "Dr. Du is really a model who takes all people as his duty. Unfortunately, I will never change what I say. Since I can do it, I can afford it. This world will eventually be mine, and you are mine. I want you remember!"

Looking at the back of Chong Ning who resolutely left, Du Heng couldn't help being stunned: Is this really the prince who always obeys him and is restrained?When did Chongning become so determined and rebellious?It turned out that after all these years, I couldn't see him through.

What Chonglin could not dissuade, neither could he.This is fate. If this matter really becomes a trigger to start a war, it will be God's punishment.But as a doctor, he couldn't bear the loss of life.

The person on the bed was still in a deep sleep.Du Heng leaned over and kissed Chonglin's brow lightly, and sigh-like words escaped from his lips. "I haven't seen you for a few days, but I've become so thin..."

Looking back, the first time I heard about Chonglin was when I was in a private school.

In the classroom, there was a roomful of seven- and eight-year-old yellow-mouthed children laughing and making noises. Even though the underachiever and talented school teacher knocked on the ruler, they didn't seem to be serious in class."Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Characters" are scattered on the desk. If you want to stay safe, you have to learn to dodge all kinds of arrows - ink-stained brushes, bamboo bookmarks, paper balls, and snacks. Get dirty.

Du Heng was sitting in a corner holding a copy of "The Biography of Emperor Mu". When he was reading about Sheng Ji's death, Emperor Yongnian was sad, so the teacher yelled. "Those who want to listen to the story sit down obediently!"

In the blink of an eye, the classroom became quiet, with little heads shaking from side to side and whispering to each other, unable to hide their complacent faces.

Speaking of this half-bald tutor, teaching is really boring, but he has one advantage, he is good at telling stories.It is said that his family has a cousin who works in the palace, and he can hear all kinds of anecdotes and wonders.Bald Banzai likes to talk about things on weekdays. Although he doesn't name them many times, when he meets someone who understands, he misses everything.Fortunately, the private schools are all children from ordinary people's families, so it doesn't hurt much.

At this time, Du Heng's father, Du Tingxiu, was already a fifth-rank imperial doctor. Although he was not as prestigious as a civil and military official, he was also a wealthy family who built a mansion.Du Hengxing is young, the son of his step-wife, and has two half-brothers who are five and seven years older than him.

The family originally invited a Mr. Zhu to teach Taoist scriptures, but Du Heng hated Taoist classics, and stopped listening to the lectures after he had read all the characters.Du Tingxiu wanted to grind his youngest son's temper, so he sent him to a private school to read some enlightenment books.Being in a private school is no better than being at home, no one is watching, except for being noisy, Du Heng is also happy and at ease.

After the children sat down obediently, the bald man cleared his throat and said in a mysterious way: "There is a concubine named Concubine Hua in this palace. She looks very beautiful and charming. She is loved by thousands of people. The holy family is in prosperity..."

"Master!" Before he finished speaking, someone in the other side raised his little hand. "What does "Duanli" mean? I don't understand the following "Shengquan"!"

"Hmm..." The bald half frowned and scratched his mostly bald head. "It means that concubine is a beauty, and the emperor dotes on her very much."

"Don't interrupt!"

"Master, let's continue!" The children shouted one after another.

"Concubine Hua gave birth to the sixth prince four years ago, and the Holy Majesty gave her the name "Lin". Do you know why?"

"I know, I know! I want to ask for a double happiness, so I want to be lucky!"

"No, it must be the child born to Concubine Hua, the emperor's Lin Xing, who fell asleep, so it's called Lin'er!"

There was a laugh in the classroom.These ghosts and spirits, who didn't know much, spoke freely, and gave messy answers all over the sky.

Finally, the half-bald man knocked on the ruler and shouted quietly, but his eyes looked at Du Heng who was silent in the corner-the child who read the most and was the smartest in the class. "Du Heng, what can you tell me?"

When mentioning the word "Lin", the first thing that pops into Du Heng's mind is "Jun Lin Tian Tian", but even for the favored prince, this name is too domineering and flamboyant, which could bring disaster.Other than that -

"Back to Master." Du Heng stood up and cupped his hands obediently. ""The Song of Luoshui at the Temple of Qin Shihuang" "The water in Luoyang is blue. The temple worships Daze, and it suddenly faces the south. Luobin prays, and the color connects three lights." It is said that there is an auspicious Tianbao in Luoshui in the Temple of Qin Shihuang. ’It means a good omen from heaven, I wonder if it has something to do with the name of the sixth prince?”

Hearing this, the bald half almost wanted to sigh.This Du Heng is only a seven-year-old child who has such intellectual knowledge. I don't know how he will be born when he grows up.I'm afraid it's... not worse than the sixth prince.

He nodded, "That's right, the word "Lin" means auspicious omen from heaven. It is said that when the sixth prince was born, purple clouds enveloped the sky, even the sudden snow stopped for a moment, and the orb inlaid on the top of Huarong Palace shone brightly." , glowing brilliantly.”

"What about Ziyun, so amazing?"

"It's fake, how is it possible!" The children started a lively discussion with each other.

"There is a Taoist saying that this son is the reincarnation of Baiyu Ruyi of Lingbao Tianzun, so the folks call him "Baiyu Tianjialang". The holy channel, this son is a gift from the Taoist, symbolizing the prosperity of my dynasty for a hundred generations, and I love it very much. "The bald man stroked his grass-like beard and said: "The sixth prince is indeed a dragon and phoenix among men. It is said that he can recite the "Tao Jing" and "De Jing" at the age of four, and his appearance is even older than those in Taoist temples. The guardian boy in front of the king's seat must be upright, extremely smart..."

Yu Ruyi reincarnated?Du Heng pursed his lips and smiled. He has read a lot of books on mythology and ghosts, but he doesn't know the way and doesn't believe in God.Lingbao Tianzun of the Shangqing is one of the gods of the Three Purities. It is said that the essence of Na Yuchen and the purple smoke of Jiuqing are human beings, and they always hold a white jade inlaid with gold and jade.

Although Ruyi is beautiful, it is just a stone. If he can really transform into a human being, he would like to see it.But if it is said that he can recite the "Tao Jing" at the age of four, it is really not easy. It is boring and obscure, and he can't remember it very well.

That night, Du Heng had a dream. In the dream, a baby with white body, small hands and feet, as tender as lotus root, sat in the lotus pond and smiled at him.When he woke up, he seemed to hear the child call his name, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

Four years later, Du Heng moved between two academies, and Concubine Hua, who was bald and full of love, also died.

Father was originally a man of few words, and he became more and more day by day. Recently, he often returned home reeking of alcohol at night.Although he was exhausted every day, his expression became more and more fierce. The ambitious, doubtful and frightened expression made Du Heng feel strange and alienated.

He heard from his mother, Du Heng, that his father was about to be appointed as the chief physician of the sixth prince, and it was said that the council officer had been promoted to the left court judge by two ranks, and the decree came down soon.

"Come to the palace to receive rewards for your father." One day at dinner, Du Tingxiu suddenly said to Du Heng: "I want you to study medicine. Go to the imperial hospital and say hello to the minister in charge. It will be easy to enter the official school."

Not only Du Heng, but also the two elder brothers and the three wives and concubines were shocked.Du Heng only said that his father had no preference for him, and never expected that he would want him to inherit the mantle.Could it be that he knew that he had peeked at the medical books in the study?

"Father, you, you want third brother..." the eldest brother Du Rui, who had always been impatient, put down his chopsticks and shouted.He mentioned many times that he wanted to study medicine, but he never got a positive answer from his father.

Seeing that Du Heng didn't answer in a daze, Du Tingxiu asked, "Tell me, three of you, what is 'wind'?"

wind?Du Rui, who was still aggressive just now, and his second son, Du Jun, who was full of resentment, stopped talking.After a long while, Du Jun hesitated and said, "Does it mean wind evil, or typhoid fever?"

Du Tingxiu didn't nod or shake his head, he just looked at his youngest son.Du Heng was in a dilemma for a long time, but he still answered. "Chao Yuanfang's "On the Origin and Symptoms of Various Diseases" has a saying that the wind is the emptiness of the eight directions. The winds in the eight directions can all be evil. People regard the blood in the body as righteous, and the external wind as evil. All leprosy is all Evil winds and violating taboos harm it.”

"What do you think?" Du Tingxiu's face was still indifferent, but everyone present was stunned by Du Heng's incomprehensible words just now.

"It's just an exaggeration." Du Heng frowned and said seriously, his tone revealing a very certainty and confidence. "Wind is the air of the four seasons, distributed in all directions, and it grows and nourishes all things. How can illness be caused by wind evil? The five internal organs are inside and the air flows outside. Instead, the heart god governs the blood. The heart is the meridian of the hand Shaoyin, and the heart Qi, blood, and Qi are most likely to get sick, but the dominant cause of disease must be divided into internal and external rather than just being harmed by evil wind.”

The room was silent for a long while, and Du Tingxiu, who was always serious, suddenly burst out laughing.The two older brothers looked proud.Listening to the younger brother speak clearly and logically, isn't it full of nonsense and generous?

Not long after, Du Tingxiu withdrew his smile and said solemnly: "Don't say these words in front of others. If you want to enter an official place, you must not challenge the classics. But you are right. I have been a doctor for more than [-] years. You just spoke."

In the end, Du Tingxiu just said: "You should study medicine."

But two days before entering the palace, something happened.That evening, Du Heng was feeding fish by the pond in the yard, when he saw his father walking over with a worried face, and he looked at him for a long time before opening his mouth.

"Study hard and take the essay test. 11 years old is too young, you can go there in four years. If it is you, you will surely give the Du family glory, and it is not surprising to be ranked in the top three." Du Tingxiu brushed it with his hand and landed on Du Heng. The willow leaves on the shoulders and the pale face seem to be enduring a lot of pain. "Don't study medicine, live a peaceful life."

Du Heng didn't know what happened, but he was not obsessed with being an imperial physician, so he nodded.Afterwards, I heard from my mother that my father was officially promoted to the chief physician of the sixth prince that day, and went to Dongli Palace to prescribe a prescription for him.

It was the little prince who was reincarnated from Yu Ruyi. Du Heng smiled slightly when he thought of the white jade-like child playing among the lotus leaves in his dream.Suddenly I wanted to see him very much, but I didn't know what the real person looked like, and my father never mentioned a word.

Since then, four years have passed by like water, and the news from the Ministry of Rites has confirmed that Du Heng has been selected as the champion of the new discipline. One stone has stirred up a thousand waves, and the 15-year-old stunning talent has made a name for himself in the court and the public.At that time, it was the New Year's Day in the twelfth lunar month, and the emperor ordered a banquet for all officials, and Du Heng was also named.

The palace is indeed extravagant and prosperous to the extreme, with carved beams and painted buildings, vermilion lacquer roof eaves, deep and winding corridors, and you will get lost if you don't pay attention.The singing and dancing in the hall is endless, and the hustle and bustle goes straight into the nine heavens.The faces of the ministers were full of joy and enthusiasm, but their eyes showed hypocritical calculations and precautions.People kept coming over to toast and congratulate his father, saying some compliments that were true and false, and difficult to distinguish, such as "the father of a tiger has no dogs and sons", and so on.

It's a horrible place, and, besides, it's cold.

Du Heng rubbed his face stiff with a smile, pulled Gong's excuses and slipped out.

Where are you going?In this huge palace, there is only one place and person I want to see.I don't know if he is awake or asleep, what is he doing?In Dongli Palace...it should be warmer, right?

After entering the palace for a long time that night, Du Heng smiled from the bottom of his heart for the first time.