Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 69

The second year of Shangyuan was destined to be an eventful year.

After Li Hong passed away suddenly, Li Xian quickly succeeded him as the crown prince, and at the same time he took over a group of important ministers in the East Palace, including the original prince Zuo Shuzi Liu Rengui, Dai Zhide, Zhang Wenguan and other old people, and quickly made himself a prince. Many people infiltrated into the core positions of power in the three provinces and six ministries, vowing to compete with the Queen of Heaven.

At the same time, Li Hong's death, like a stabbing arrow in the back of Li Zhi's weakness, quickly woke up his bewildered mind.

In just a few months, he ordered Li Xian, who had just ascended the throne of the prince, to supervise the country, and put all his hopes on this son who looked like the eldest son but was even more tough.

As early as February, Li Zhi had recalled Liu Rengui, an important member of the Eastern Palace who was on the Silla battlefield, back to Chang'an in advance. On the one hand, he planned to deal with the Turkic war, and on the other hand, he also wanted to consolidate the position of the New Eastern Palace Party.

With the support of this veteran general with great military exploits, the originally fragmented Donggong Party has re-condensed into a force that cannot be ignored. Li Zhi's "sent from home and country, deeply cherished by deputy" is highly praised.

During the short period of prosperity, the swinging balance in Li Zhi's heart seemed to have returned to a stable state. The shining swords and swords among his wife who had supported each other for decades and his young and high-spirited son seemed to be unable to move anymore. Falling into his increasingly ill eyes, the two can only let the two openly confront each other, and he acts as a peacemaker in the middle.

Contrary to the seemingly stable central government, because Liu Rengui was transferred from the front line of the Silla battlefield, the Silla monarch Jin Famin, who was defeated by the Tang army in Qichongcheng, seemed to start to move again, slightly testing the bottom line of peace.

Jin Famin's attitude was obvious, the enemy advances and the enemy retreats, and the enemy walks and harass. Now that the undefeated god of war Liu Rengui has left the front line, it seems that the remaining [-] Tang troops are not particularly scary.

At this time, it was Li Jinxing, the newly appointed Anton Zhenfu Ambassador and General Mohe, who was guarding the Silla front.

Li Jinxing is indeed not as famous as Liu Rengui, but just like the Chinese name his father gave him, he is a cautious and insightful person. He quickly discovered Jin Famin's eagerness to fight, and quickly made a decision It made the decision of the army to buy Xiao Cheng.

Whether it is the Silla army or the Tang army, they know very well that buying Xiaocheng is where the next war will ignite.

But to Li Jinxing's surprise, before the battle line between the two armies spread out, a new enemy quietly invaded his army.

That is the incurable disease that the former prince suffered from, passing the corpse.

This disease originated from the barbarians did not know when and where it began to infiltrate the Tang army far away on the Korean Peninsula, and spread to the entire army at a rapid speed. The fear of an adversary who could step in at any moment.

The enemy's bad news is of course his own good news. The news that the dead body disease spread among the Tang army quickly reached Jin Famin's ears.

The wise king who once used the power of the Tang Dynasty to unify the three countries on the Korean Peninsula but quickly turned his face and ruthless did not let go of the news. He quickly smelled a very attractive smell coming from Maixiao City.

Its name is Fighter.

If we don't fight now, when will we wait?

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However, Chang'an, where the flames of war were not enough, was still peaceful and calm, and the turbulent disputes could not affect Shen Hanshan's small courtyard for the time being. It fills the half-voiced loneliness in the room.

The golden sunshine cast a splendor on the ground, and spread out on it were two tall figures moved by the breeze. Li Jing stood three inches behind Wu Yi with his head tilted, a distance not too short or too long. , just enough for him to stand on tiptoe and take a peek at the scroll in Wu Yi's hand.

Wu Yi glanced back obliquely, just in time to meet his little apprentice's probing curious eyes, and tapped the restless little head with a book in his hand: "Why did you have the time to skip class today?"

Li Jing raised his face proudly: "Master, I am not skipping class, it is because I have already memorized the "Huangdi Neijing" taught today. Dr. Chen said that I don't need to waste time with other students, although I can learn other things by myself first. .”

Seeing his expression of "quickly praise me", Wu Yi couldn't help laughing. After all, he is a young man who has just entered the official school. How can he know the truth of hiding the edge and sharpening the edge? I'm afraid that many students are secretly poking with pens at this moment. Holding Li Jing's spine, he secretly arranged for him, the down-and-out king of Nan'an County, behind his back.

After careful calculation, Li Jing had just turned thirteen after the summer, which was exactly the age when Wu Yi had just entered the imperial school, and had just passed the exam to enter the Chang'an official school.

At the beginning, Dr. Sun Qili had retired and returned to his hometown due to his age. Now Dr. Chen Jiwen Chen is in charge of the official medical department.

Wu Yi knew that his good friend Yan Ming's teacher was the one with the most gentle temper, and he couldn't hold back these monkey-aged teenagers. If you are absent from class, even if you are late for a quarter or two, you will be punished to stand under the sun for a whole day under the medical scriptures.

Thinking of the many hell-style exams back then, Wu Yi couldn't help but feel that all the hardships have been rewarded.From the spring of the first year of Xianheng to the summer of the second year of Shangyuan, more than five years have passed in a blink of an eye.

During the five years, what he missed the most was the year when he first entered the Imperial Academy. The young and old students worked so hard for a small trial, wishing to tear up the books and chew them into their stomachs. It's as if the sky is falling.

Although it's hard work, it doesn't have the battles of open guns and dark arrows and the pain of life and death. At most, it's just a little trick that can kill you. Press down on the protruding head, and I haven't had any more vicious thoughts. .

Xu Ziwen and Wu Xu, who planned to frame him at the beginning, were implicated in Zhang Qiren's case, and have been sent back to their hometown, and they are not allowed to practice medicine in Beijing for the rest of their lives.Most of the old students like Huang Qu couldn't pass the rigorous year-end exam. Once the three-year deadline passed, they all packed their bags and returned to their hometowns. Ming it.

Wu Yi looked down at the young and jerky face of his little apprentice, and was speechless for a while.

The days that I thought were the hardest at the beginning have now become the saddest memories. I don’t know whether Li Jing will be like him in the future. He is used to the competition of life and death, but instead misses the pure conscience of entering this school at the beginning. .

"Master..." The smile in Li Jing's eyes gradually dissipated, and she carefully looked at the silent master in front of her, wondering if she said something wrong and touched a sore spot in Wu Yi's heart.

"It's nothing." Wu Yi smiled and patted him on the shoulder. Now that Li Jing has grown up, her face is also sharper. It's not as round and cute as it was when she was a child. age.

"I just want to ask you, do you want to stay here? Stay in Chang'an, go to Daming Palace, and be an imperial physician like Dr. Chen."

Li Jing shook his head without thinking: "I don't want to stay in Chang'an."

That's right, although Chang'an is full of flowers, it is not as happy as Yuanzhou. If you can break free from this cage made of gold and jade, and become the free Yuanzhou citizen, it would be a joy.

Just as Wu Yi wanted to speak, Li Jing continued, "I don't want to be a high-status imperial doctor like my teacher. I just want to be a doctor who can save the world and help others, and bring peace to the people of the world."

The young man in front of him looked at him firmly, his black pupils shattered the crystal sunlight, like a dazzling mirror, reflecting his slightly surprised expression, and also seemed to reflect the self who had never lost his original intention.

"Master, what about you, do you want to stay in Chang'an?" Li Jing looked at him with some embarrassment.

Wu Yi couldn't help twitching the corners of his lips, evoking a faint smile: "Chang'an is full of flowers and charming eyes. I don't like the mountains and rivers in the world. You and I happen to have the same ambitions."

Li Jing suddenly raised his head: "Is this true?"

Wu Yi nodded slightly: "There is absolutely no falsehood."

Before Li Jing put away his surprised look, Wu Yi took the book in his hand and tapped him on the head lightly: "But no matter what, I have to give me the full seven years of cultivation first!"

The master and the apprentice were laughing, when someone pushed the door and entered, but before the person arrived, a wine hiccup came to his face first: "Both of you master and apprentice, hiccup... what are you talking about in my place? "

Li Jing immediately obediently went to mix tea and water for the patriarch, added two flavors of sweet and sour herbs to sober up, and handed it to Shen Hanshan.

The little disciple is so sensible, Shen Hanshan doesn't care about his dove occupying the magpie's nest, he just leans on the chair, and someone will honestly take a fan and blow the cool breeze, which is really beautiful.

After enjoying the service of the little princess for a while, Shen Hanshan waved him to stop the small fan in his hand: "Okay, go and recite the book given by your master, I have something to discuss with your master."

Li Jing had dealt with Shen Hanshan quite a bit, and it was rare for him to chase away a guest. He knew it was an important matter to discuss whether he could tell him, so he didn't make any more entanglements, and honestly took Wu Yi away before knocking him twice. The book under the door quietly exited the door.

Wu Yi couldn't help but ask him, "Teacher, what's the matter?"