Chapter 41 2. Imperial Physician of the Ming Palace

Many famous doctors appeared in the Ming Palace. The imperial physician Xu Shen was mentioned earlier.Here are some famous doctors. Dai Sigong, courtesy name Yuanli, was born in Pujiang County, Zhejiang Province.In Hongwuzhong, he was recruited as an imperial doctor, and the treatment was effective. Emperor Hongwu loved it.Zhu Di, the king of Yan, suffered from jia, which is Gu bloating disease.Emperor Hongwu sent Sigong to treat him. Seeing that the medicines he used were all right, but why they didn't work, he asked King Yan what to eat, and replied: "I like raw celery." (I like to eat raw celery).Sigong said: "I got it!" "History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "Throw one dose, and under the night storm, they are all fine locusts." .King Zhu of Jin was ill, and Si Gong cured him.Soon, the relapse died.Emperor Hongwu was furious and arrested all the doctors in the palace.Sigong calmly said: "The minister was ordered to look at the king's illness, and Qi Wang said: 'It will be healed now, but the poison is dying, and I am afraid it will recur, and it cannot be cured.' Now it is indeed!" The doctors were saved from death.Without hesitation, Emperor Hongwu went out of Yuyoushunmen for a short time to punish those who were ineffective in serving the sick. Of all the imperial physicians, Sigong was the only one who was not punished, and he was promoted as an envoy of the Imperial Hospital.At the beginning of Yongle, he was recruited again to avoid worship.Later, he died of illness at the age of eighty-two.

Sheng Yin was born in Wujiang (now Suzhou), Jiangsu.At the beginning of Yongle, it was a major department of medicine.An eunuch was critically ill with abdominal distension, Sheng Yin administered medicine, and the medicine cured him.It just so happened that Emperor Yong Le was shooting in Xiyuan, and this eunuch went to accompany him.Seeing it from a distance, Emperor Yongle said in astonishment: "It means that you are dead, and An Desheng?"Yin Zuo said that there was rheumatism in the upper vein, and the emperor took it for granted that the medicine was effective, so he was awarded the imperial doctor.One day, Sheng Yin and his colleagues played chess in the imperial pharmacy.Emperor Yong Le arrived suddenly, the two of them cleaned up the chessboard and prostrated themselves on the ground to plead guilty.Order to finish playing chess, and sit and watch, Sheng Yin wins three times.Emperor Yongle was overjoyed and ordered to compose poems, and he made it immediately.Emperor Yixi, bestowed an ivory chessboard and a poem.Emperor Yongle wanted to go out of the fortress in his later years, and Yin advised him not to go out because of his high age.He didn't accept it, and he died in Yumu River on the way.When Emperor Hongxi was in the East Palace, the concubine Zhang's menstrual period was not in October, and the doctors congratulated her on her pregnancy.Yin Du said it was not the case, and told the symptoms.Concubine Zhang heard it from afar and said: "The doctor's words are very appropriate. If you have this person, why don't you make him look at me early!"The crown prince is angry, no need.A few days later, the illness worsened, and Mingyin looked at it again, and the prescription was the same as before.Concubine Zhang orders medicine, but the crown prince is worried about abortion and wears shackles to wait for the result.Soon, the blood flowed heavily and the disease recovered.After Sheng Yin was tied up, he closed the door in fear and said, "I'm in danger of dying." Three days later, the red battle team led the way and sent him back to the mansion, where he was rewarded generously. ("History of Ming Dynasty Sheng Yin Biography" Volume 299)

Wu Jie, a native of Wujin, Jiangsu.With good medical skills, he was recruited to the capital, and the examination of the Ministry of Rites was listed as a high level.In the story, high-ranking people enter the imperial pharmacy, low-ranking ones enter the imperial hospital, and low-ranking ones are repatriated.Jie said to Shangshu: "The doctors have been conscripted and have stayed in the capital for more than ten years. Once they are repatriated, they will be exiled. He is willing to resign from the imperial pharmacy and be admitted to the hospital with his colleagues."allowed.When Emperor Zhengde got sick, Wu Jie recovered with a single dose of medicine, and he was promoted to imperial physician.One day, the emperor returned from hunting, exhausted and sick with blood.Take Jie medicine to heal and become an official.Since then, every time the emperor recovers from his illness, he will be promoted to an official and accumulated to the Taiyuan Hospital as an envoy. Other rewards are extremely generous.Every time the emperor is fortunate, he must act with excellence.When the emperor wanted to tour the south, Jie remonstrated: "The holy bow is not safe, so it is not suitable to travel far." The emperor was angry and scolded the left and right to hide.He drove back to Qingjiangpu, drowned and fell ill.When they arrived in Linqing, they urgently summoned Wu Jie.At that time, the courtier Jiang Bin was afraid of taking responsibility, so he tried his best to invite the Xuanfu.Wu Jie was worried, so he said to the attendant, "I'm sick, so I can only return it to Da Nei. If there is a confession in the Xuanfu, we would rather die!"Just returned and the emperor collapsed, Jiang Bin fell to death, Yan Ran at home and abroad, outstanding and powerful. ("History of Ming Dynasty Wu Jie Biography" Volume 299)

Lingyun was born in Gui'an, Zhejiang (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang).For all the students, he abandoned his studies and traveled north to Mount Tai. He met a patient in front of an ancient temple and was dying.This Taoist taught Lingyun acupuncture and moxibustion, and he can cure all diseases.People in the village got sick and coughed, went on a hunger strike for five days, and took supplements, which made it worse.Ling Yun said: "The cold and dampness is accumulated, the acupoint is at the top, the needle will faint, and it will start to recover after a while." He ordered four people to pull his hair separately, so that he would not tilt it, and the needle would faint.Everyone in the family cried, but Ling Yun laughed freely.After a while, the qi gradually recovers, the tonic is added again, the needle starts to be withdrawn, and the disease is cured after vomiting and phlegm.King Huaiyang had been ill for three years. He invited famous doctors from all directions to the court, but none of them could be cured.Ling Yun used acupuncture and moxibustion, but within three days, he was able to walk as usual.A rich and wealthy woman in Jinhua, a young widow, has a mad disease and stands naked.Ling Yun ordered the two of them to support the patient, spray the face with cold water, prick the patient, and he recovered.A woman in labor in Wujiang, whose fetus would not be born for three days, cried out for death.Lingyun received acupuncture and moxibustion, and a child was born.Emperor Hongzhi heard Lingyun's name, summoned him to Beijing, and ordered the imperial medical officer to produce a bronze man, covered with clothes, to test him, and he was awarded the imperial doctor.At the age of seventy-seven, he died at home.Acupuncture is called acupuncture in China, and it belongs to An Ling's family. ("History of Ming Dynasty Lingyun Biography" Volume 299)