Chapter 31 The twenty-eighth chapter of the empress dowager issued an edict to visit the famous doctor and the poor scholar

Guangxu was slipped by the moss, and the eunuch carried him to the palace, but he couldn't breathe for a while.At that time, Zhang Deli and Wang Baozhen reported to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Palace.When the queen heard this, she was taken aback, and hurried over.As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Guangxu lying on the bed upright, his face as white as paper, and burst into tears with a "wow".Her personal eunuch Zhang Decheng hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't cry yet, quickly feel if the master's pulse is still there, his heart and mouth are still warm. Hurry up and send the imperial doctor to come in, praise the pulse prescription is important, cry all the time What's the point for a while?" Hearing this, the Queen made sense, and hastily pulled Guangxu's wrist, sat on the dragon bed to assess his pulse, and then stretched out her hand to his chest to try.Asked Decheng: "The pulse is very weak, but the chest is still warm. You should go to the imperial doctor." Zhang Decheng was about to leave the palace when Wang Baozhen hurried in and said to the queen: "Pick up Lafayette quickly, he will see for himself. The master is here." The queen stood up in fright, ran to the outside of the palace gate, and saw that the queen mother had already walked to the front supporting Li Deyong.The queen quickly knelt down and said: "My daughter-in-law kneels to receive the holy driver." The queen mother raised her head and said only one sentence: "Get up."The queen got up quickly and followed the queen mother into the palace.

The queen mother sat by the bed, looked at Guangxu, frowned and said: "This man is useless. What are you doing to serve the master, and you will see him fall? If he wants to make mistakes, you guys I'll hand you all over to the Punishment Department and beat you to death." Zhang Deli and other eunuchs who served Guangxu heard this, they were all scared out of their wits, and they all lay down on the ground, just kowtow.The Empress Dowager ignored them, and turned her face to the Empress and said: "What do you care, the Emperor is so ill, you still sit in the palace all day long, enjoying the blessings, and you don't know how to come and serve. Marry you What's the use of a daughter-in-law? Would you like to be a widow when the emperor dies? The Qing Dynasty had no virtue, so that widows would not be born for generations! You don't have to wishful thinking, the emperor is dead, and you can be the empress dowager for you to adopt Son, you can listen to the government behind the curtain and monopolize the power. You are dreaming. To tell you the truth, Empress Mu was a role model. When the emperor died, I sent you to drive, and I would never live for another day. Hmph, really Shameless." The empress was holding back her grievances, but she was reprimanded by the empress dowager, saying in her heart that you don't allow us husband and wife to live in the same palace on weekdays, and if you get sick, blame me for not taking care of you. Is there any way for me to survive?Tears flowed unknowingly.Seeing her crying, the Queen Mother bumped into her even more angry, and shouted loudly: "You bastard slave, what are you crying for?" The Queen Mother raised her throat and called out, but unexpectedly it was Guangxu's lifesaver, who actually put him to death. Waking up with a start, he opened his eyes slightly.Seeing the empress dowager sitting beside her, she was startled.If you want to get up reluctantly, how can you struggle to afford it.On the contrary, Li Deyong showed compassion, and hurriedly stopped him: "Master, don't move, you just woke up, how can you have any strength?" He recited Amitabha on his chest, then pressed Guangxu and said, "My son, lie down properly and don't get up. Seeing that you are so sick, my mother is almost not dying. Now that you wake up, it will be all right, go and pass on Imperial doctor, I have to wait to hear about the source of the disease." Zhang Deli immediately went to call the imperial physician after receiving Yi's decree, and Guangxu said weakly to the queen mother: "Your minister is sick in bed and cannot welcome your kindness. He deserves death. Empress Dowager is so concerned about her, she feels uneasy." The Empress Dowager said: "We mother and son don't need to speak politely." When the imperial doctor arrived when he was young, he was waiting for an order outside the palace gate, and the Empress Dowager told him to come in.

The imperial doctor's surname is Xu, and his name is Lingchen. He has been in the imperial hospital for twenty years.Today, he was on duty and came to the palace to greet the queen mother's legs first, and then the queen.Because Guangxu was lying on the hospital bed, but he didn't dare to salute.Because there was a lot of superstition in the former Qing Dynasty, it was said that receiving the ceremony lying down was like offering sacrifices to the dead, which was the most unlucky thing, so Xu Lingchen dared not greet him.The empress dowager said: "Come here and give the emperor a pulse and see what causes his illness." Xu Lingchen walked to the imperial bed and knelt down on his knees.The eunuch gently moved Guangxu's hand over and placed it on the pulse pillow.Lingchen lightly put her fingers on Guangxu's wrist, lowered her head, took sixty breaths calmly, and then raised her hand.The two eunuchs supported Guangxu to turn his body around again, and Lingchen took another 60 breaths, and then played to the queen mother: "Xu Lingchen examined the pulse of Lord Long Live, the left inch is fine, and the heart is too weak; the left Guan is heavy and flooded , the liver fire is too strong, but too depressed; the left chi is thin, and the kidney qi is also weak; the right pulse is slow and weak; the spleen is weak and the stomach is weak, the life fire is too weak, and there is a sign of lung disease. If you say a word, you must first ask the Lafayette to forgive the innocence before you dare to say it." The Empress Dowager said: "If you have something to say, I don't blame you." Lingchen played again: "According to the little minister, Long Live Lord The disease is really not serious, and it must be supplemented severely, which is the cure for the root cause. However, Long Live Lord’s liver is stagnant and prosperous, so he must not be supplemented. It must be supplemented and relieved, and it will be cured slowly with clear and spiritual products. After this winter, tomorrow Spring is expected to be very good." The queen mother nodded and said: "I understand, you hurry up and draw up the prescription." Lingchen kowtowed, stepped back slowly, wrote a prescription, and the eunuch presented it to the queen mother to watch. Immediately hand it over to the imperial pharmacy, choose the medicine according to the prescription, and the empress dowager just returned to the palace.From then on, Guangxu only recuperated in the palace and could no longer visit the court.The empress dowager was extraordinarily busy, she kept the curtain on the government all day long, and had fun acting, and sent Li Deyong to visit Guangxu's symptoms every day.She unconsciously thought that Guangxu's illness would never be cured, at most he would survive this winter, and he would never escape next spring.But I didn't expect that after taking the medicine of Dr. Xu, I gradually improved.When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt extremely unhappy.After being caught almost, he forced Xu Lingchen to be expelled from Beijing.Another decree was issued, saying that the emperor did not hesitate to bow, and asked the governors of various provinces to visit famous doctors and send them to the capital to treat the emperor.If it can be cured, even the governor of the province will be specially promoted.

If this decree is passed on, who would want to curry favor with the governors of all provinces?Naturally, it is necessary to pay more attention to the request and select from multiple parties, so that it is ready to be sent to Beijing.Among them, there was a lucky doctor who was chosen as the first choice.This person grew up in Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. His surname is Lu, his name is Wenshen, and his style name is Zishu. He is a scholar of the government.He entered school at the age of thirteen, and everyone in Nanchang called him a child prodigy.Unexpectedly, although this child prodigy is highly talented, he refuses to concentrate on his studies.Since entering school, my ambition has been relaxed and I am supercilious.I thought that I would be able to raise people in the middle school and be a Jinshi.When he was fifteen years old, his parents wanted to have a grandson early, so they married him a daughter-in-law.The daughter-in-law's maiden name is Hong, and her father-in-law, Hong Daosheng, is an old scholar.The Hong family's name is Xiaoluo, but he is also literate, and is three years older than Wenshen.Within three years of her marriage, her parents-in-law had all died, and there were only his young couple left in the family.Ding You, a literary gentleman, was at home, unable to take the exam for a while, and was under the double control of his parents, so he gradually became more like a gangster, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking opium, and slowly learned everything.His family is in Nanchang City, although they are not considered wealthy, they have a small amount of property, which is enough to meet their daily needs.Since his absurdity, he has gradually lost his strength.At the beginning, the two or three houses were allotted and sold, all of which belonged to others.Then even the clothes and furniture at home went into the shop one by one, and finally even the house I lived in was exchanged for money.At this time, his husband and wife had two children, the eldest was a daughter named Bai Ni, and the youngest was a boy named Shengguan.It's a pity that the four of them have no place to live, so they have to borrow three thatched huts in the backyard of the husband's house.So poor, Wenshen still refused to look back, and had to smoke two opium cigarettes every day.If you want to have dozens of dollars left over, you have to go to the casino and lose it all, so that you feel good in your heart.His wife, Hong Shi, was angry and hated at the same time. When she met him, she laughed and scolded him.But he was naturally thick-skinned and ignored everything.Anyway, there was no food in the house, and his father-in-law couldn't just stand by and watch, and he had to provide him with rice, noodles, and charcoal anyway.Unexpectedly, Hong Daosheng became more depressed because of his old illness and saw that his son-in-law was not successful.In the spring of this year, it was so sad.

His two sons, Hong Dajing and Hong Dawei, were all mean people. When they saw their father died, they proposed to divide the family, and every plant and tree should be divided equally.However, the three thatched houses belonged to Da Jing, who urged his sister and brother-in-law to move quickly, saying that the house was going to be demolished and built again.When filial piety pleads again, how can he agree.Later, he begged his brother to give him some money so that he could rent a house and move.Da Jing became even more anxious, saying that the four of you occupied my house for nothing, and I didn't want the rent for three or four years.I limit you to three days. If you don't move, I will ask my servants to drive you out immediately.Until then, don't blame me for not saving face.Dawei was beside him, and he also said a lot of ugly words in sarcasm.Hong saw that what he asked was invalid, so he stopped talking.The husband and wife led a pair of children back to the thatched house.Xiao Rou burst into tears, only crying for her dead father.The promotion was next to her, and she pulled her skirt and shouted: "Mother, I'm hungry. I haven't eaten pastry since yesterday. Don't you want to cook today? My little stomach is so hungry that it gurgles, mother! Don't you care?" Hong's words of being promoted sounded like a knife piercing his heart, and the tears grew more and more, so he could only hold back his tears and said, "Son, hold on a little bit, who told you to Dad is not good enough, so he will spend money, not make money! Our mothers should be hungry. Wait until tomorrow on the street, mother will bring you a bowl of rice, and you can eat." After all, promotion is too young, with her Niang coaxed, so stop arguing.Bai Ni was a few years older, and she had a little understanding in her heart. When she heard that her mother was going to beg for food, she felt sad and burst into tears.

At this time, Wenshen was sitting beside him, and seeing this scene, his heart ached so much that he suddenly realized, and said to his wife: "You don't have to cry anymore. In the past, I always blamed me, Lu Wenshen. From now on As long as I have three points of energy, if I cannot restore my ancestral property and make my wife happy, I will not be a human being." Since Hong married him for more than ten years, he has never heard him say such a thing. It’s the first time I’ve heard of ambition, and I’ve never heard of it before. Immediately, I felt a little angry, and hurriedly replied: “You really have such ambition, and it’s also the luck of the three of us. Even if it’s okay, then it’s better not to talk about it.” Wen Shen said: “Good wife, it’s no wonder you can’t believe it, please read it slowly in the future. Since your two elder brothers have expelled us, it’s inconvenient for us to live here again. Now I have a plan in my heart. Uncle Gu Songyin and my father are brothers who exchanged posts. In recent years, I have shamed others for what I have done, so I have not dared to seek him out. Now I have nowhere to go, so I have to ask this ally Uncle. He is an old man, so he must not be left alone. It’s not too late, let’s go now.” Fortunately, there is nothing to bring at home, even the bedding is clean.So the family of four, big and small, sneaked out of the house, went out through the back door, and went to the ancient house on Baihua Street to look for the old man.

When Gu Songyin saw them, he felt pity for them, and immediately let them live in two bungalows across the courtyard, and sent them all food and snacks, even the bedding and pillows were prepared for them.The old man has two sons under his knees, none of whom have any grandchildren. Seeing that these two children are very cherished, he immediately picked up a few plates of pastries and asked Bai Ni and Shengguan to eat them.The child had been hungry for two days, and when he saw the snacks, he couldn't help jumping for joy, grabbed them and put them in his mouth, and ate a lot.Mr. Gu asked Wenshen again why he didn't come to my house in four or five years.Wenshen knelt down on the ground and cried out about the past failures. He said that from now on, since he has been rescued by Uncle Meng, he must correct his mistakes.Song Yin said: "There is nothing wrong with people? If you can correct your mistakes, you are a sage. Now that you have awakened, you can live in my house and you are not allowed to go out. I will see you for three months." From then on, the four of them lived in the Gu family. Sure enough, well-behaved.After three months, Gu Songyin saw that his mind was at peace, his addiction to opium had been stopped, his face was chubby, not as ugly as when he came here.On this day, I called him to his room, took out a book, it was Mr. Zhang Jingyue's "Interpretation of the Internal Classic", handed it to Wenshen, and said to him: "Take this book back to your room, and read it hard It takes one year. After waiting for one year, I will take the exam in person." Wen Shen repeatedly agreed, took the book, and took it back to the room respectfully to read carefully. It turned out to be "Lingshu" and "Plain Questions" , the upper part is the original text, and the lower part is Zhang Jingyue's annotations.He concentrated on reading from the beginning.At the beginning, I still felt that it was not very interesting, but as the days went on, I gradually realized something.Knowing that this book is really a bible for health and disease prevention, and a wonderful technique for prolonging life, I put in real effort to study it and understand it. After a long time, I can actually master it.He was originally an extremely intelligent person with a really good memory. After a year, he has already read by heart.On this day, Songyin called him over again and questioned him face to face. Sure enough, he could memorize it well, explain it well, and with a little insight, he was able to make up for what the original notes lacked.The old boss heard this, and the joy was no small matter, and he couldn't help but praise: "Good, good! My nephew is really a man of lofty ideals, and my hard work is worthwhile. To tell you the truth, I also used it very much in the imperial examination when I was young. After working for a few days, I found out that it was useless, so I abandoned Confucianism and medicine. At the beginning, Fan Wenzheng said: "If you don't want to be a good look, you should be a good doctor." To be a good doctor. Sure enough, God pays off those who work hard. In Nanchang City, Gu Songyin’s medical skills have finally earned a reputation. My family’s property and business are all derived from medical skills. Now I am old and can’t run. A little schoolwork is passed on to my son, but unfortunately my two children are not talented enough to study medicine. Since my nephew came here, I have thought about it. I am afraid you can't concentrate, so I use this book as an introduction first, and try it out. Let's see what your ambition is. I didn't expect you to be so attentive. It's great, just let me see." Wenshen followed Songyin to a study room, and saw two bookcases.It is full of medical books, there are more than 400 kinds in total.Pointing to Wenshen to read, and telling him what book to start with, what are the advantages of that book, and what are the disadvantages of that book, so he placed Wenshen to live in this house, and Songyin came to explain to him every day.

Two years later, whenever anyone sought Songyin to see a doctor, Songyin asked Wenshen to diagnose the pulse first, and then make corrections by himself.After a few months, Songyin saw that he had made great progress and was able to see a doctor independently, so he asked him to register to practice medicine, lent him a small house to live in, and asked him to take his wife to live on his own, with a monthly payment of stipends. He has money and rice.Wenshen is a beginner in medicine, and his reputation is very low, so of course he doesn't invite many people.After all, the money I earn every month can still handle food, and I finally have the ability to support myself.Two years later, Gu Songyin also passed away.When he was dying, he gave Wenshen a medical book called "Medicine Balance", a total of eighty-four volumes.This medical book is a collection of the essence of hundreds of medical books, taken out of context, detailed, and with reference to his life experience, it is finally a perfect medical book.Wenshen is proud of this thing, and his medicine has made more progress, but he has a lot of troubles in his life, and he has never been able to enjoy his fame.The poorer the family, the one dose of medicine is ready for those who seek his diagnosis and treatment.A wealthy family has a lot of money, and he puts extra effort into it, but it doesn't work.Therefore, all his colleagues ridiculed him, no matter whether he was called "Wen Gentleman", they all called him "Pang Sheng".

This year he should show his face, just in time for Feng Xu to be Jiangxi Futai.Feng Xu is already sixty-three years old. He only has five ladies under his knees and no sons.His wife, Mrs. Bian, was remarried, and she was also forty-eight years old. She had only given birth to two young ladies, and she hadn't had any children in the past ten years.According to everyone's ideas, they all urged Feng Xu to take concubines, but Feng Xu insisted on refusing, saying that I should have a son, and my wife would naturally give birth; I shouldn't have a son, even if I had ten concubines, it would be useless.Besides, at my age, why bother to spoil other people's girls?Therefore, the matter of taking concubines was put on hold.It was the year when he was promoted to governor, his wife suddenly fell ill, vomiting all day long, unable to eat or drink, and complaining of a distended stomach.First, the director of the official hospital was called. The director's surname was Chen Zilanfu, and he was the most famous doctor in Shanghai.Zhuang Zhishan protected other magistrates, and later protected Tongzhi.When Marshal Zhuang was the governor of Liangjiang, he was specially recommended to Jiangxi, and he was sent as the director of the official hospital.After two years, it is very easy to make some money.He is also accustomed to flattery, and all previous Fushuai treat him differently.While working as an official, he also practiced medicine.It costs 20 yuan for pulse gold and 2 yuan for the bus fare.There is no money to invite him above the Sidao.But be optimistic, either entrust him with a part-time job, or give him 1800 silver.Therefore, he always has seventeen or eight errands on his own, and he is considered the number one red official in the second class in the province.This time Feng Xu's wife was ill, and the police station called him to tell him that he would come right away.He didn't dare to be negligent, he only hated his father and mother for not having two wings, otherwise he would be able to fly there.He quickly got on the sedan chair, ran to the Yamen of Fuyuan like an arrow, handed over the manuscript, and invited him immediately.They went straight to the inner house, where Feng Xu personally entertained them.When Lan Fu met, he greeted him, and first said: "I don't know that the handsome wife Kun has violated the agreement, and I didn't come to serve early, so I beg the commander to forgive me." Feng Xu laughed and said: "You are too polite, my wife is usually very strong. , This time, she suddenly had abdominal distension and nausea, causing a lot of trouble. Your old brother is a good doctor, so he can diagnose her pulse quickly and make a prescription. It will be cured earlier, and it will save the family troubles. Brother, you have to worry about it. " Lan Fu said: "The commander-in-chief asked Wanan himself.At this moment Madam Bian had just vomited, and she was lying in the white crepe curtain and moaning unceasingly.Seeing the gentleman coming in, the maid hurriedly raised the curtain, helped Mrs. Bian up, and leaned against her body with a pillow.Then a stool was brought over, and Lan Fu was asked to sit down and take a pulse.Lan Fu greeted his wife first, and then he turned sideways and sat on the stool.The maid put a small kang table, and put a pulse pillow on the kang table, and gently supported the wife's hand on the pulse pillow.Lan Fu lowered his head, stretched out his hands to assess the pulse, and took a long time to diagnose with the method of floating, sinking and sinking, and then changed hands to diagnose.After the diagnosis, I asked the maid: "Madam, is this disease a new one, or is it rooted in the old days?" The maid said: "I used to spit out some water sometimes, but it's not as severe as this time." Lan Fu nodded, He said to Feng Xu: "The handsome lady's illness is purely caused by stopping drinking. It will dissipate slightly, and one or two doses of medicine will be enough. However, the wife's body is not like ordinary people, and she cannot withstand violent doses. It must be dissipated, and less Shi Qingbu, so as not to overwhelm your vitality. I'll go outside and copy the prescriptions." Feng Xu accompanied him to the study again.Lan Fu respectfully drew up a prescription.It's just Poria cocos, pinellia, betel nut, amomum, angelica, white peony root, etc., plus two cents of American ginseng, one and a half cents for sunburn.Seeing Feng Xu, he repeatedly praised Gao Ming.When he was sent away, he immediately sent someone to fetch the medicine and cook it.

After Madam Bian ate it for a while, she vomited again, and the vomit was heavier than before.Feng Xu panicked, and even scolded Chen Lanfu for being a useless slave. This minor illness could not be cured at all, but added to it.Immediately sent someone to invite the western medicine.This Western doctor is German, named Bandi, and I heard that he is a doctor of medicine.When he was invited, he checked the pulse and listened to the viscera. He said that the blood was cold and stagnant, so he called him to the hospital to get the medicine.Take the potion and ask to take half a bar at a time. If it works, take another bar.Mrs. Bian ate half a gram, but she didn't vomit anymore, but she cried out that she was blocked, she couldn't breathe, and she was about to suffocate to death.This really frightened Feng Xu, and he thought that the two famous doctors from China and the West had all been invited, and there were still more and more.It seemed like there was no hope, so I was so anxious that I could only stomp my feet in the study.Mr. Ouyang, the old master who taught his daughter to read, had an idea, and offered a plan: "Why don't Dong Weng invite all the civil and military officials in the city, and ask them, is there a reliable doctor who can be called quickly, and it may not be impossible to cure. Wouldn't it be better than waiting in a hurry?" One sentence reminded the old man, and he immediately dispatched military patrols, took his own business card, and invited all the current candidates in the city, and there was no one left.Everyone heard that the Commander-in-Chief is invited, who dares to delay?In no time, a governor's office was full.Feng Xu didn't have time to greet each one of them, so he just stood in the crowd and announced to everyone: "My wife is seriously ill. If you old Yintai have a reliable doctor, please recommend one. If you can cure my wife, my brother must be special." Remuneration." When he said these words, he thought that everyone would be scrambling to recommend someone, but he was a moment late, and no one responded.Do you know why?Because people have the same heart and the same reason, they all know that this lady's illness has not been cured by the famous Chinese medicine doctor Chen Lanfu and Western medicine doctor Ban Di, so it can be seen that it is a difficult and serious disease.If you want to recommend someone hastily, it will hurt your face if it is cured, but if there is a slight difference, how can you afford a stretcher?So they looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one dared to be troublesome.Unexpectedly, at this time, a person was snatched from the magistrate's class and said to Feng Xu: "There is a doctor in my humble job. Although this person is not very famous, he is really a Confucian doctor. He has a solid foundation in learning and a lot of experience. .If you ask him to treat the handsome wife, he will definitely be able to rejuvenate. The humble family members have been cured more than once by him, so the humble rank dares to escort you boldly." Feng Xu saw this person and recognized Qin Yingshi, the alternate magistrate.This person is from Penglai County, Shandong Province. It has been three or four years since the National People's Congress selected the magistrate to come to Jiangxi as an alternate. Heizhi County is gone.This time he came out to recommend a doctor, everyone looked at him and secretly laughed.He said in his heart that this old Mr. Qin was probably crazy about his errands, so he dared to recommend a doctor to the general.This kind of doctor recommended by a hapless ghost kept a dose until the end of his life. He probably didn't want to hang around in Jiangxi anymore.When the handsome lady died, wouldn't he be gone?Unexpectedly, Feng Xu didn't think so at this time.He saw that everyone was silent, but Qin Yingshi was the only one who was so enthusiastic, which showed that this person had a straightforward temperament and was not good at avoiding, but he was still a scholar.Unknowingly with a smile all over his face, he said to Yingshi: "It's rare that brother Qin is so concerned. Brother, you don't bother the two masters. Why don't you just ask your brother to work hard and bring this gentleman with you!" He didn't return, so he went.Feng Xu said "excuse me" to everyone again, and everyone dispersed in a dull manner.

But who is the doctor recommended by Yingshi?It turned out to be Lu Wenshen, nicknamed "Pangsheng", who was good at luck and good at times.Because Yingshi lives in the same alley as Wenshen, Yingshi has no errands and is extremely bored, so he often looks for Wenshen to chat.Both are scholars, so they formed a literary acquaintance.Sometimes Yingshi's family members are sick, so they invite Wenshen to come and see them, and they are cured, but they never ask for pulse gold from his family.But occasionally he prepares some food and wine, and invites Wenshen to eat and drink, which is the right to be rewarded, but Wenshen doesn't care about him.Later, Wenshen's wife, Hong, and Yingshi's wife, Bai, became god sisters, and they became closer.On this day, Mrs. Bai went to Lu's house to chat, and took her eight-year-old son, Changlu, to play with Shengguan.Wenshen was telling them a story with a book. He was telling the story of "Gong Mengbi buried a stone and turned it into gold". Just digging for gold.Wenshen said with a smile: "Don't worry, the day when Brother Qin and I will make a fortune is coming soon." Just as he was talking about this, Yingshi suddenly ran in in a panic and said to Wenshen: "Zi Shu, you Quickly put on your robe and mandarin jacket, and follow me to the courtyard. The handsome wife is ill, and she is waiting for you to see her." Wenshen was overjoyed when he heard this, and smiled at Hong and Bai, "What do you think? ?” As he spoke, he put on a mandarin jacket and a big hat with a golden top, wrote a manuscript of a student student in the government, and hurriedly followed Yingshi.This time when I came to the courtyard, the patrol room dared not be negligent, and immediately went back with the notebook, and immediately postponed to the back house.All entertainment is clichéd, so there is no need to list it in detail.After the pulse was diagnosed, Wen Shen's first words made this handsome man and his wife very happy, and most of the illness was gone.Do you know what he said?It turned out that the first sentence said to Feng Xu with a straight face: "The student congratulated the commander. The pulse of the handsome wife is indeed the pulse of joy. They treat it by stopping drinking and treating it by blood cold. They are all wrong." These few words, An old Mr. Feng almost jumped up for joy.After hearing this, Mrs. Bian also felt refreshed.The maid next to her hardly laughed.I said in my heart that a sixty-year-old father and a fifty-year-old mother will still be happy?How strange!Feng Xu collected himself and said with a smile, "Sir, can you be sure?" Wen Shen said, "If it wasn't for Xi, the birth staff would take off the sign from now on and never practice medicine. The commander-in-chief is an old celebrity in the whole country, don't you know the "Nei Jing" The above said: "Women are seventy-seven and the heavens are exhausted, men are eighty-eight and exhausted"? This is still according to ordinary people, like a handsome man and a handsome wife, a smart life test can be extended for another three to five years, how can you not be happy? ?Now, if you use anti-fetal and blood-nourishing medicine, it will definitely be effective. I am happy that the prescription above dissipates is light in weight, and it is accompanied by ginseng. Otherwise, there will be danger." Feng Xu thanked again and again, and accompanied him Wenshen went to the study and prescribed a prescription, took the medicine immediately, and cooked it.After Mrs. Bian ate it, her vomiting stopped, her abdominal distension disappeared, and her heart-broken illness also disappeared.As a result, the central government of the joint office regards Wenshen as a living god.Feng Xu also asked him to come to the office every day to check his wife's pulse and recuperate.Another month later, the pregnancy was confirmed.The couple forced Wenshen to judge whether it was a man or a woman.Wenshen concluded that it was a boy.Feng Xu became more and more delighted, and within two months, he went on official business to remove the director of Chen Lanfu's official hospital, and appointed Lu Wenshen as the director, and also saved him a team of county magistrates.Qin Yingshi has meritorious service in recommending talents, so he puts up his card and appoints him to act as the first county in Nanchang.These two people are really a thunder on the ground, riches and honors flying from the sky.Unfortunately, Chen Lanfu couldn't get a foothold in Jiangxi from then on, so he had to take a long vacation, but he still returned to Shanghai to practice medicine. But it is said that on this day, the Jiangxi Fufu Office suddenly hung up lanterns and festoons, and the gates were full of cars and horses. All the civil and military bureaucrats in the city, one by one, came to the court office to congratulate them.It turned out that Mrs. Bian was satisfied in October and gave birth to a son with big ears, white and fat, who made the sixty-three-year-old Futai dance with joy.Three days later, when the soup and cake meeting was held, all officials came to congratulate again.Feng Xu specially prepared a high-quality banquet, and he held the cup to give up his seat. He must ask Lu Wenshen to sit in the first seat of the chief and ask Qin Yingshi to sit in the second seat of the chief to accompany him.The gentry refused even more, saying that there are many great grandparents and old grandparents here, and how dare the students sit arbitrarily if they are only humble Confucians.Feng Xu said with a smile: "Today is not up to you. Today's wine is a celebration wine. The old man is over sixty years old, and he was spared the merits of Bo Dao. It is all due to the gift of the master. If you don't sit in the first place, who else would be willing to sit?" Si Dao also made fun of him, and said at the same time: "The old man is highly respected, and the unicorn was given by God, so Bian Que came at the right time to tune Yuan and praise Hua. Mr. Lu is a genius doctor who helps the world, and we all look up to them as gods. This is the celestial being." Who dares to take Weng's seat? Please, Mr. Lu, sit down honestly, don't be polite." Wenshen couldn't give up any more, so he could only say he was guilty, and sat down slowly.Feng Xu asked Qin Yingshi again, how dare Yingshi sit down?He is now signed to the first county of Nanchang, and he opened his eyes to see that they are all his bosses.Although it is said that the commander-in-chief has orders, how dare he not talk about official etiquette?The disturbance caused him to be modest but dare not be humble, sit but dare not sit, wobble restlessly, be in a dilemma, and instead become a poor wretch.Later, it was Fan Tai who said: "Since ancient times, the virtuous have been rewarded. Although Mr. Lu's medical skills are high, if he is not recommended by Brother Qin, he cannot enter the commander's office. Wei Wuzhi recommended Chen Ping that day, and he received five hundred gold As a gift, two seats today are not enough to repay Qin Ling. You just sit down honestly. Brother dares to represent everyone, and no one will blame you." Yingshi was relieved when he heard Fantai say this, and he sat down to plead guilty. .The following all sit down in order.Everyone had a drink.A few days later, Feng Xu went to Ban Zhili Prefecture with Bao Wenshen again, and appointed him as the general manager of the official pharmacy bureau, and Qin Yingshi was promoted to Shiguying Tongzhi. At this time, Wenshen was actually an adult, and he went out in a sedan chair for four people.His wife, Mrs. Hong, often went to the hospital office to chat with Mrs. Bian.Mrs. Bian was grateful for the benefits of her husband's medical treatment, and naturally gave special preferential treatment to the Hong family, so she entrusted her son Tianbao under Hong's knees as a foster son, and she has been a god-in-law ever since.Among the officials and gentry in Hecheng, who doesn't curry favor with his husband and wife?Wenshen did not forget his roots, and called Gu Songyin's two sons, one named Gu Zhong and the other Gu Yi, to the official pharmacy bureau, and appointed Gu Zhong to manage general affairs and Gu Yi to be the buyer.At this time, his two eldest brothers-in-law, Hong Dajing and Hong Dawei, had spent two or three years on all their ancestral property because they had been idle after their father's death, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.Hong Dajing worked as a watchman, and Hong Dawei worked as a boy in the smokehouse, eating three meals a day, and he didn't take care of everything.Later, I heard that Wenshen was rich, and he wanted to find the door. Looking back, he didn't have any family affection in the past, so he had no face to see him at this time, so he had to endure it and dare not show his head.I was really hungry that day, so Hong Dajing slipped to the door of Lu Mansion.I saw three or four carriages standing in front of the gate, and there were several servants standing inside the gate, all wearing silk.I took a look at my clothes, how dare I go forward?Looking at it from a distance, when I was young, I saw Wenshen coming out to see off guests, wearing fox fur and a mink hat, with bright red and white faces, completely different from the previous few years.I wanted to go over and call my sister-in-law, but I was timid and didn't dare to take a step.Waiting for Wenshen to enter, all the carriages were gone, and then tiptoed to the door.He didn't dare to go into the gatehouse all the time, so he just stood in front of the gate and looked around. Zhao Er, the gatekeeper, saw him and yelled: "Where did you come from, you little thief, dare to come to the mansion to sneak through the door, why don't you hurry up! Wait for the police to be called." Come on, take it to the police station, don't even think about surviving!" Hong Dajing simply stepped into the door with this yell, greeted Zhao Er first, and called out: "Second Master, I have something to do, I beg you old man." Zhao Er didn't wait to finish, and shouted: "Get out of here, you don't want to beg for food, you have to have eyes for begging!" Da Jing said with a smile: "Second Master, don't be angry, I am not begging for food, I am here to find relatives." The gatekeeper shouted again: "Nonsense! Open your eyes and see, who in this mansion has relatives like you!" Da Jing laughed again: "Second Lord, don't say that, as the saying goes, there are three poor families in the emperor's family. What about your relatives. You should do yourself a favor. Tell me, and I'll be honored." The gatekeeper said, "Who are you looking for? You have to have a name, so I can speak for you!" Jing said: "I'm looking for the owner of this mansion, Lu Wenshen." This sentence doesn't matter, but the gatekeeper was annoyed, and he cursed loudly: "You bastard, how dare you come to fight with my master!" Pretend to be a relative, and dare to call our master’s official seal! You bastard, you are really crazy! I will call the police and take you away." Da Jing was so frightened that he was out of his wits when he heard this, and begged tremblingly Said: "Second master, please don't call the policeman. Tell you the truth, I am not pretending to be a relative, your master is my brother-in-law, and your wife is my sister-in-law. Because I haven't moved around for seven or eight years, the second I don’t recognize me, please always answer me and say Hong Dajing to see me. If the superiors take pity on me and give me a little favor, I’d rather give 30% to the second master, so that you don’t suffer in vain.” The gatekeeper raised his head. Thinking about it, yes, my wife's family name seems to be Hong, but she has never been seen walking around, which may be true.Maybe it's because this uncle went out and didn't get along well, and now he's looking for him.If I don't answer him, I will let my wife know in the future. Can I still eat this bowl of rice?Besides, he promised me a 30% benefit, at least one hundred yuan for him, thirty for me, why not do such a pretty thing?Thinking of this, he immediately changed his face, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the uncle has arrived, and the villain has eyes that don't recognize Mount Tai. Don't blame you old man, please sit in the porter first, and I will go back for you. "While speaking, he let the Dajing sit in the porter's room, and asked his colleagues to accompany him, "Don't neglect my uncle, I will go up and answer." After saying that, he turned around and ran in.The people in the porter were all very surprised, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and said where did Uncle Huazi come from, Zhao Er, don't be infatuated. Not to mention that everyone was surprised, but also said that Zhao Er ran into the back house, stood in the main room, and first smiled at the maid, Mrs. Guo: "Ms. Guo, please go ahead, and call back to the master and wife, saying that there is an uncle asking to see you outside." Sister-in-law Guo also felt strange, but the uncle is the wife's in-law, so how dare he not return.Hurriedly into the room, he first smiled at Mrs. Hong and said, "Madam, there is a man outside who claims to be an uncle. He came to have a look and ask Mrs. Madam, can he come in?" My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly gathered myself together, and said to Mrs. Guo: "Stupid, don't you know that my natal family is completely dead! Where did you come from, please stop talking nonsense." Mrs. Guo took this touch , Hastily exited the door, wanting to say something to Zhao Er.Open your eyes and see, there is no shadow of Zhao Er anywhere.原来赵二隔着帘子听见太太发作，心说不好，我快走吧，别再饶上一个，一直跑到前边。才进门房，大经忙站起来，想听好消息，冷不防被赵二左右开弓，打了两个大嘴巴子，打得大经直翻白眼。旁人看着也莫名其妙，心说方才恭恭敬敬的，派我们招待舅老爷，怎么才一转脸，便打起来？这事可真奇怪，大概赵二是气迷心，一定不错。众人心里猜着，却听赵二发作道：“你是哪儿来的饿不死的野驴，跑到这里来胡认亲戚！就凭我家太太，会有你这样现眼的舅老爷？快滚开吧，别等叫巡警来，牵你上局子。”大经一听这话不对，心想这必是他夫妻不肯相认，管门的挨了申饬，所以拿我来出气。有心再问一问，又怕再吃苦子，只得忍气吞声地走出门房，蹭至大街上慢慢地走开，再想法子吧。 偏巧正在这个时候，忽见郭嫂慌慌张张地从里面跑出来，直奔门房，问赵二道：“舅老爷在哪里？快请里面坐。老爷叫问一问，这位舅老爷可是姓洪吗？如果姓洪，千万不要慢待，那是太太的嫡亲哥哥。”郭嫂这一套话不要紧，把赵二吓得几乎屙出粪来。连忙三步并两步跑到街上，见大经已经走出有半箭远了，撒开腿便追，嘴里还直喊：“舅老爷！舅老爷！快请回来！快请回来！”大经在前边，却不曾听见。赵二腿快，转眼已经赶上，一把揪住大经的破棉袄。大经吓了一跳，回头一看，见是赵二，连忙用两只手将脸捂上，央告道：“二爷饶了我吧，我再不敢去了。”赵二此时闹得哭不得，笑不得，只得给他请安，叫了一声：“舅老爷，你老人家不要生气，方才是小的同你老人家闹着玩呢。你老快请回吧，我们老爷在家里恭候呢。”哪知大经一听此言，立刻拿起来了，摇头摆手道：“算了吧，拿轿子抬我，我也不回去了。”赵二见他不肯回去，急得跪下，说无论如何，你老也得回去一趟。要不然，我们怎样交代呀？大人不见小人怪，你老人家如果不出气，我这里有现成的嘴脸，你老自管用力地打。说着，便将脸递过去，闹得大经怪不好意思的，只得转回头来，说咱们走吧。你总算罢了，饶打了我，我还得听你的招呼。二人走进大门，郭嫂还在门房候着呢，一见这位舅老爷，不觉倒吸了一口凉气，向赵二道：“你领这位舅老爷到里边来吧。”说罢便进去了。赵二带着他直奔内宅，先在堂屋候着，叫郭嫂进去回话。郭嫂对文绅道：“舅老爷已经请了来了。”文绅一听这话，忙躲进套间去，先叫洪氏与他相见。大经一进屋子，不敢骤然抬头，倒是洪氏先叫了一声大哥，他这才仰起头来。猛然看去，仿佛不认得了。若非在此处相逢，他决然不敢说是他妹妹。只见洪氏身穿一件血灰库缎的白狐皮袄，青库缎的大坎肩，却未穿裙子。满头珠翠，耀眼生光。再看面上，较比前数年倒像小了几岁。大经到此时，羞惭满面，只得老着脸硬着头皮向洪氏做了一个大揖，低声问了一句妹妹好。洪氏笑道：“大哥这几年发福，为什么一趟也不到我家来？幸亏妹妹是一个长寿的，要不然没了这口气，你们还不知道呢。”大经乘势说道：“妹妹是有福之人，福大寿长，为何说出这样话来？”洪氏让他在上首椅子上坐，大经见椅子上铺着大红库缎平金绣花的椅披，自己一身泥土，怎敢在上面坐？笑向女仆道：“请你搬一个凳子来我坐吧。”郭嫂也倒识趣，立刻到外间搬进一个花黎小杌凳，上面罩着红缎子素套，大经跨着一点坐下。洪氏又问他道：“嫂子同二哥二嫂都好吗？”大经应了一声好。洪氏又问道：“大哥今天来，是专为看妹子来，还是有旁的事呢？”这一句话把大经问得直翻白眼，迟疑了片刻，方才答道：“愚兄还有什么脸来见妹妹，如今迫不得已，一者来看望你，二者……”说到这里，又咽住。停了一会儿，才继续说道：“二者愚兄近年时运不佳，家里穷得一无所有。可怜你嫂子、侄儿全饿了两三天了。无论怎样，求大贤大德的妹妹看在死去爹娘的面上，救我们一救。愚兄今生今世也忘不了你的好处。”说着，流下泪来。洪氏从鼻子里哼了一声道：“我自当大哥是来看妹子，原来是为求帮。当日咱爹爹死时，妹妹穷无立椎，不过借你家房子遮一遮身体，并不是向你们要吃要穿，你们哥儿两个拿着鞭子硬赶。那时候我们一家大小出来，要是投河觅井，只怕今天大哥也没地方寻妹妹来了。可叹我们走后，七年工夫，你们并不访问访问这个妹子是否还活在人世。如今没有饭吃，又想起妹妹来了。你叫我看在爹娘面上，你先要问一问自己，当日为什么不看在爹娘面上？算了吧，咱们从前虽是同胞，从出家门那一天起，早已变成陌路。你不必认我是妹妹，我也不愿认你是哥哥。我这屋子狭小，也容不开你久坐，请你早点回家，另想法子吧。”这一套话，把大经说得目瞪口呆，不知不觉地跪在地下放声大哭道：“妹妹责备我的话，没有一句不是。我如今也不敢同你认兄妹，只当我是一个讨饭的花子，请你救苦怜贫，随意施舍我几个钱。我拿这钱做一个小本营生，家里大大小小不致饿死，以后再也不来麻烦你了。”他一壁说着，一壁又哭起来。 正哭得难解难分之际，忽然从里间走出一人，叫了一声大哥，亲自走过来将他搀起。大经一看，正是他妹夫吕文绅，不觉羞得满面通红，忙立起身来，朝着文绅又是作揖，又是请安。说妹丈原来在家，我今天特来给你请安。文绅连说不敢当，让他坐下，慨然说道：“方才你兄妹二位口角纷争，小弟全听见了。岳父老大人在日，待我恩重如山，我一刻也不曾忘记。只是久不见大哥的面，总以为你家里还可以过得，没想到竟自一贫至此。大哥为什么不早来寻我，我也可以替你想想主意，怎么偏要等待挨了饿，才上门呢？咳，可怜呀可怜。”大经听了这番怜惜话，益发觉得惭愧无地，低着头一声也答不上来。文绅掏出靴掖儿来，点了五十两银票，双手递与大经笑道：“这五十两银子大哥先拿回去，买一点柴米好度日。容我再替你想主意，大小弄一点事做做，好养家糊口。”大经羞羞惭惭地将银票接过去，老着脸向他夫妻道：“妹丈同妹妹是大人大量，不记念我当初的过恶，我实在感激你们。从今以后，只有祝妹丈官星高照，早早地戴红顶子吧。”文绅笑道：“你我至亲，也用不着说客气话。今天还有事，不能留你吃饭，改天再会吧。”大经又作揖道谢，方才退出去。走到院中，郭嫂低声向他说道：“舅老爷，请你随我来，还有事呢。”大经错会了意，认着是郭嫂要分他的银子，说有事改天再说吧，我急等着回家呢。郭嫂发急道：“我的舅老爷，你不要胡疑惑，我们太太叫我传你几句话，你怎么不识好歹，非走不成呢！”大经道：“算了吧，你们太太好嘴脸，我看够了，若非你们老爷怜惜我，早就要乘热赶出门了，还有什么好话对我说的。”郭嫂道：“你这人真糊涂。你是我们太太的亲哥哥，太太心里无论怎样疼顾你，面子上不能不把好人让给老爷去做，你怎样倒错怪她呢？”这几句话提醒了大经，忙答道：“我真是穷糊涂了。”说着忙随郭嫂来至下房。郭嫂提过一个包袱来，交给大经道：“这是太太叫我偷偷地给你的，里面有几件衣服，还有五十两银子，叫舅老爷拿这钱做一个小本营生。以后千万不可常来，倘然有要紧的事，必须前来，这包袱中几件衣裳，可以拆改拆改，穿整齐一点再来，省得太太脸上不好看。”郭嫂说一句，大经答应一句。临走时候，又央求郭嫂，将他送出大门，恐怕赵二要履行前约，同他分银子。郭妈笑道：“我的舅老爷，你自管走吧，赵二有多大胆子敢路劫你？”大经这才放心去了。以后被大纬知道，也照样寻了一回。他夫妻却也无偏无倚，又照样送给大纬一份。足见文绅不念旧恶，所以能够飞黄腾达。 这一年二月，皇太后访求名医的懿旨来到江西，冯旭见了，便想到吕文绅。但是他心中又有点踌躇不决，以为皇上的体质不同凡人，如今荐了医官去，要是治好了，固然是一件大功；倘然治错了，不但文绅有性命之忧，连我江西巡抚的前程也要不保，这真不是闹着玩的。正在思索，夫人卞氏抱着公子天保坐在他面前。此时天保已然能够牙牙学语，伸着小手儿，意思叫冯旭来抱他。老头子忙把他接过来，把着他的小手儿，替自己捋胡子，心中说不出来的快活。向夫人卞氏道：“我们夫妻，以风烛残年保有这一点骨血，不可忘了吕文绅的好处。假如当日不遇着他，不但这孩子毫无指望，连你的性命还要不保呢。”卞氏道：“老爷的话诚然不错，我们对于文绅总要想一个特别的法子，叫他大阔一阔，才算得知恩报恩。仅仅派他做一个医长，据我看，还有点对不起他呢。”冯旭道：“目前倒有一个大阔的机会，只是我又游移着不敢叫他去，恐怕是爱之适以害之。”夫人忙追问什么缘故，冯旭将朝廷求医的事说了。夫人笑道：“这怕什么？你自管荐他前去。我敢保皇上的病若遇着了他，必然能手到病除。有这样好机会，你又畏首畏尾起来，真真可笑。”冯抚台被太太说活了心，便立刻叫文案处缮具奏折，又将吕文绅请来，将这番意思向他说知。文绅对答得好，说生员医学疏浅，本不敢冒渎天威，但既出于大帅知遇，我们做臣子的，理应报答皇恩。生员前去，叨庇圣天子的威灵，或者能药到回春，也可表明大帅爱国忠君的美德。冯旭听他肯去，心中十分欢喜。立刻传谕藩署，支给他一千银子做路费，并催他早日前往，不可迟延。文绅答应下来，回至家中，叫他夫人洪氏收拾行装，定于三月三日起程。起程以前，又到抚藩学县道府各署去辞行。这些人都知道文绅此去，是要觐见天颜。皇太后、皇上也许要问他江西的民风吏治，大家全盼望他说一句好话，谁不格外巴结？藩台送路费一千元，学台送三百元，县台送三百元。其余府道也有三百的，二百的，一百八十的。这一次秋风，足足打了三千多块。 文绅起程赴京，一路之上不必细表。及至到了北京，先赴太医院报到。此时太医院院长姓萧，是北京人，资格很老，还是同治皇上最得意的御医，历数十年资格，升到院长。文绅拿手本去参谒，萧院长传见，问了问他的履历，又口试他的医学，文绅对答如流。萧院长倒是很佩服的，谈了许多工夫。院长忽然长叹了一口气，向文绅道：“冯抚台太多事了，你老哥此来，就擎着担一个充军的罪名吧！”文绅听了，不觉大惊失色。若问所因何故，且看下回分解。