Chapter 30 mother's illness

When Zhu Zhenheng was 30 years old, something happened. If it hadn't happened, he might never have had a chance with Chinese medicine all his life. He may continue along his current life trajectory, and continue to live a life of "only the hero is the best", but the occurrence of this incident completely disrupted his life. This matter is: Zhu Zhenheng's mother is ill. Since his father passed away, his mother has been raising the three brothers Zhu Zhenheng with painstaking efforts. The mother and son are dependent on each other. It should be said that his mother is the closest person in the world to Zhu Zhenheng.

At this time, my mother suffered from "spleen pain" due to long-term labor. It is impossible to verify what kind of disease it is. Today's Chinese medicine basically does not describe the disease like this, nor does it have such a disease. Zhu Zhenheng himself There are not too many records left, so people can only guess roughly. Judging from the fact that the disease described by Zhu Zhenheng in the preface of "Ge Zhi Yu Lun" has lasted for five years, it should be a chronic disease. It is a similar disease syndrome to chronic gastritis, and some people have verified that it is a "arthritis syndrome".In short, we can get two pieces of information: one is that this is a chronic disease that has lasted for two years; the other is that the main symptom of this disease is pain, which is quite painful.

As usual, another doctor was invited, this time not one doctor but several. These doctors came to see the doctor triumphantly one by one. A said it was this disease, and B said it was that disease. They prescribed medicines, but the results were disappointing. None of them worked, and they were helpless. Zhu Zhenheng watched all this in horror, as if the family's nightmare was about to continue again. Ancient scholars basically read Confucian books, and everyone knows the importance of the word "filial piety" in Confucianism. Confucianism is based on "loyalty and filial piety".In the past, a person could have everything, but he could not live without the word "filial piety". The so-called "crows can still feed back", if a person can't even do the word "filial piety", he is not as good as a beast.

This is the basic condition for a Confucian scholar to mix in society.If a Confucian scholar can have filial conduct, everyone will respect him; if there is news that he has lost his filial conduct, you will not be in the circle anymore, and everyone will scold you. Now Zhu Zhenheng's mother is ill and lives in pain every day.Zhu Zhenheng was beside her, and he could only watch like a bystander, powerless.It's like watching your mother being beaten with your own eyes, but you don't even have the means to help! Can this be considered filial piety? Is this what our Confucian scholars who talk about filial piety do every day?

Zhu Zhenheng's final panic turned into uncontrollable anger. Guessing based on Zhu Zhenheng's temper, his eyes must have been bloodshot with anxiety! One night, Zhu Zhenheng couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He came to the empty courtyard, looked at the deep starry sky, and clenched his fists.A thought rose from his mind. The next day, he came to the private school he had attended and found Mr. Private School.Mr. Private School is old and his hair is gray. Mr. Private School: "Zhenheng, it's been a long time. Do you have anything to do with me?" Zhu Zhenheng: "I saw a book in my husband's house when I was a child."

Mr. Private School: "What book?" Zhu Zhenheng: "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Su Wen." Mr. Private School: "That is the holy book of medicine. Could it be that you are interested in studying medicine?" Zhu Zhenheng: "My mother is sick." Mr. Private School: "I understand! Take it!" Zhu Zhenheng: "After I copy a copy, I will return it to my husband immediately." Mr. Private School: "I'm giving you this book as a gift." From that day on, Zhu Zhenheng studied "Plain Questions" for three years. In the third year, he felt that he had gained some experience, and began to prescribe medicines for his mother. In another two years, so many diseases that professional doctors could not cure were eliminated. Zhu Zhenheng recovered from treatment.

What is filial piety, Zhu Zhenheng made the best interpretation. Every time I read these records left by Zhu Zhenheng, my heart is agitated, and tears are often on my breasts. Parents gave us life, what can we do for our parents? Filial piety has been lacking for a long time! In the following narration, I will slowly tell you the essence of medical ethics: the foundation of medical ethics is loyalty and filial piety.