Chapter 103 Meet Emperor Qianlong

In the 20 years of Qianlong, the emperor ordered local famous doctors to be recommended from all over the country, and the chief minister Kou Wengong Qin Huitian recommended Xu Lingtai.In the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong, Xu Lingtai was sixty-nine years old, and he embarked on the road to Beijing to meet the emperor for the first time. The first month of the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong. the capital. Perhaps it was the arrangement of fate that Xu Lingtai went to Beijing twice, both of which caught up with the snow in the capital. The Forbidden City is quiet and majestic in the snow. This is the first time that Xu Lingtai has observed the appearance of the palace so closely.

He knew that what he faced would be a challenge. Then, why did the imperial court invite Xu Lingtai to come to Beijing when there are so many masters from the imperial hospital? It turned out that the successive emperors of the Qing Dynasty knew very well the importance of doctors being good or bad to them. They always wanted to keep the best doctors in the world by their side to serve their own health. But the doctors in the imperial hospital often dissatisfied the emperors. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital have been through selection, examination, practice, clinical and other links, and they have been trained little by little. It is said that they have also undergone formal training, and you don’t want to get the title of imperial doctor if you are not in your 40s or 50s. (The following titles are Limu, Doctor, Enliang, etc.), but the doctors in Taiyuan Hospital have the biggest problem, that is, they have scruples about seeing a doctor, and they dare not prescribe heavy medicines easily. In general prescriptions, each medicine is The amount of one or two qian, poisonous drugs are absolutely not dared to be prescribed, and drugs with stronger medicinal properties are sometimes submitted to the Zhongtang (in case of emergency) or other superior instructions, which makes it difficult for the imperial doctor to perform in certain aspects.So don't think that this imperial doctor is easy to be.

But the emperor doesn't care. On the one hand, he requires you to have a good curative effect, and on the other hand, he also has requirements for your medication. After weighing these two aspects, the choice of the imperial doctors is: I usually prescribe some medicines that are not lukewarm. Big problem, curative effect, don't worry, let's take care of it a little bit.There will never be a big mistake in this way - this is a secret passed down from generation to generation among imperial doctors. Therefore, the emperor was often very annoyed. Emperor Qianlong often had a very bad attitude when instructing the imperial doctor's memorials, and sometimes he was even very angry. He often criticized things such as "cure with heart!" Anxious.

Under such circumstances, the emperors very much hoped to transfer the masters of traditional Chinese medicine to their side. Emperor Yongzheng once issued eight identical imperial edicts, asking officials from all over the country to recommend local famous doctors to Beijing. I specifically told you not to force people during the referral, but to comfort them with kind words. I don’t blame you for recommending the wrong person. I have my own way to examine these doctors, etc. So what is the method for the emperor to investigate whether these doctors are good or bad?One of the ways is to let them see a doctor for their sick ministers first, to observe the effect, and then evaluate the quality of the doctor.

What a smart way, killing two birds with one stone, the ministers thought it was the emperor's kindness, hey, look at our emperor, it's really interesting, I was sick and specially sent famous doctors from all over the country to see, I am so grateful, I would like to repay the emperor with all my heart Well (these words are really what they often write in memorials)! The emperor was secretly happy: I used you as a test product, and you really felt very good! Xu Lingtai was no exception. After reporting to Beijing, he was arranged to work with the imperial physician to treat Jiang Pu, the scholar Wen Kegong.

After diagnosing Jiang Pu, Emperor Qianlong sent a minister to ask Xu Lingtai: "How is the result of the pulse diagnosis?" Xu Lingtai: "Jiang Gong's illness..." Minister: "How is it?" Xu Lingtai: "Let's tell the truth, the pulse condition is that the Yin fluid has dried up, and the six channels are all boiling. I'm afraid it can't be done." Minister: "Is there really no way?" Xu Lingtai: "After the sun dries up, I can't bear the extreme heat of the weather, so I guess it will be delayed until the beginning of summer. After the beginning of summer, the weather will turn hot. At that time, there may be nothing I can do." (It is said that it is true later.)

So the minister reported it to Qianlong, Qianlong didn't believe it, so he went to see it himself, and sure enough, he said to the minister: "It's rare that this Xu Lingtai has done a good job in learning and is relatively honest ( He is both excellent in learning and honest), can you go over and talk to him to see if he can stay in Tai Hospital?" As a result, Xu Lingtai was left in the capital and enshrined in the Imperial Hospital. So, will Xu Lingtai become an imperial doctor? The answer is: not possible. why?Emperor Qianlong was very optimistic about him, and it was a great honor to be able to stay with Emperor Qianlong at that time. Why didn't Xu Lingtai stay in the Imperial Hospital?

Let me break down this mystery for you. Who is Xu Lingtai?He has a bold personality, has the morale of a chivalrous man, and is a person who is used to freedom. Let's take a look at the life of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital. Let me describe it to you. The imperial physicians called the emperor to ask for the pulse. They had to enter the palace on their knees and give the emperor the pulse. Nowadays, the status of the imperial physician is basically exaggerated in movies and TV shows—it’s impossible to sit still. The on-duty imperial physicians went in two at a time, and checked the pulse of each hand on the left and right of the emperor, and then switched positions, and then checked again.

After going out, the two separated, each wrote their own pulse records, and then the staff on duty compared them. It was the same as the exam, only if they were the same, it was considered acceptable, and if they were different, they had to be discussed. Then submit the pulse case to the supervisor, and sometimes the emperor will read it himself, and the emperor will review it, and write his name in the note, "How did so and so invite the emperor's sacred vein". Some emperors who know medicine will change the prescriptions (of course, including the emperors who don’t know how to pretend to understand and the emperors who think they understand), “I think the cyperus is removed, let’s add Shudi”, this is where it is. Ah, but after such a correction, the imperial doctor dare not even say a word, must not say: "Your Majesty, you made a mistake" - do you still want to mess around?

Then the medicine was boiled into four portions, and later it was changed to three portions. The eunuch on duty had to drink one portion (it’s hard, it seems that eunuchs are not so easy to be), and the imperial doctor drank another portion by himself. There was no poison in the medicine, and then the emperor drank the rest. (Do you know why the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor are so small? We have discussed it in private jokingly. Fear of accidents is one aspect. Another funny reason may be that the prescriptions are too small to make less medicine. The doctor can still drink it by himself, but if the prescription is too big, he will make a pot, and the doctor himself will die if he keeps drinking like this)

It's okay if you drink the medicine and see some effect, but wait for reprimand if it doesn't work. But it’s not easy to see results, because in the private sector, one doctor will take care of you until you are treated well, but the imperial doctor is on duty, and every two people work on a shift for a day. Today you prescribe a prescription, and tomorrow it will be replaced. You know Is he going to prescribe another prescription?Maybe he changed his thinking, so it is extremely difficult to be an imperial doctor. A netizen asked why there are so many masters in the Tai Hospital who can't cure the disease. Do you think the curative effect will be good? Look at Xu Lingtai's bold personality again. Under such conditions, he can persist for a few days. In my opinion, half a month is not bad. Xu Lingtai is really a hero. In May, I finally couldn't stand it any longer, and reported to Emperor Qianlong: "Long Live Lord, you can hang out on your own, I will not accompany you when I am old and old, I will withdraw first!" Qianlong saw that it was not easy to force him to stay, so he approved it. Xu Lingtai finally returned to her hometown that she had missed for half a year. The first time I entered the palace and returned safely. Although he didn't cure her illness, being greeted by the emperor once was considered an honor back then.