My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 14: Crying and Laughing

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, calmed his mind, and returned to the state of an emperor above everyone else.

The immortal is kind-hearted and has bestowed a medical book to save the people of the Ming Dynasty. You should not sit idle and should quickly deliver the medical book to Lou Ying.

Although I am very curious about the rest of the letter, the task assigned by the immortal is more important.

It just so happened that Lou Ying was re-examining Empress Ma in Kunning Palace. It would be better to do it today than to wait for another day, so he might as well hand the medical book to him now.

In the past few days, Lou Ying has been entering the palace more often than usual.

It was not for any other reason, but because the elixir was so magical that it brought Queen Ma back from the brink of death.

This almost shattered the worldview that Lou Ying had built up over decades of medical practice!

Although he witnessed the miracle with his own eyes, Lou Ying still felt unbelievable. Every time he examined her, he was amazed at the amazing speed of Empress Ma's recovery after taking the elixir.

After only a few days of taking the medicine, Empress Ma went from struggling on the sickbed to strolling around the palace with her lively grandchildren.

Therefore, Lou Ying became more and more eager to research the elixir. Every time he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, his eager eyes made Zhu Yuanzhang feel guilty for a while.

At this time, Lou Ying was instructing Queen Ma that although she had almost recovered, she still needed to pay more attention to rest.

Empress Ma agreed with a smile on her face, and was then dragged out of Kunning Palace by the emperor's grandchildren.

Lou Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly. Since Empress Ma wanted to spend more time with her grandson, she could only let her do so.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang coming to Kunning Palace, Lou Ying's eyes lit up, he took two steps forward, then kowtowed respectfully and said:

"Wei Chen has met your Majesty."

This set of movements was done smoothly and in one go, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little amused and helpless. "You, Lou Ying, were not so attentive to me when you saw me before."

Besides, Mr. Zhu did not like red tape and had already stipulated that in informal occasions, only the bowing ceremony was required.

But you, Lou Ying, are so good. You kneel down and kowtow every time. You never listen to what I say, and even if I hear you, you still do as you please.

"No need to be polite, Doctor Lou. No matter how diligently you kowtow, we don't have any extra elixirs to give you."

Seeing Lou Ying's disappointed expression, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little sorry for him and said:

"However, we have a medical book here, which was written by the person who gave the medicine. You can take it and study it carefully, so that our efforts will not be in vain."

"Medical book?"

Lou Ying took the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" in his hand with some doubts, and then began to read it.

“How to understand and treat disease?”

Lou Ying flipped through a few pages, then his face changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, is this book really written by the person who gave the medicine?"

Seeing Lou Ying's shocked expression, Zhu Yuanzhang felt somewhat proud. It was the first time he saw Lou Ying so frightened.

"How could it be false? Can I lie to you? This book is..."

However, Lou Ying's attention was completely on the book at this time. Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang could only swallow his next words.

Hey, since you are a medical geek, I forgive you.

The Barefoot Doctor's Manual uses easy-to-understand language to clearly explain the causes of various common diseases and their prevention and treatment methods.

However, these contents were too shocking for Lou Ying.

Many common diseases recorded in the book were considered terminal illnesses during the Ming Dynasty, otherwise a lung disease would not have tortured Empress Ma to death.

It not only explains the pathology of various diseases, but also provides detailed introductions to various herbal formulas.

Some of these recipes are very familiar, but some are unheard of!

But upon closer inspection, they are extremely reasonable, using common medicinal herbs combined together, but I didn't expect that they could be combined in this way!

What's more, many toxic medicinal materials can reduce or even eliminate their toxicity after being processed using special methods?
Genius, what a genius move!
These prescriptions are priceless.
Lou Ying read the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" as if he had found a treasure. He wanted to stare at the book with both his eyes fixed on it, and completely ignored Zhu Yuanzhang who was standing beside him.

"It turns out that the big belly disease is called schistosomiasis, and the cause of the disease is actually drinking raw water containing schistosomiasis eggs!"

As Lou Ying read on, her eyes turned red.

He had a childhood friend who died of a belly disease, and as a doctor, he was powerless to do anything and had to watch his friend die in front of him.

That feeling of powerlessness still affects him today!
Unexpectedly, as long as you don’t drink raw water and cook food such as snails, you can prevent big belly disease!
If only this book had been available earlier, my friend would have been saved!

Lou Ying couldn't help but burst into tears, which shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who was standing beside her.

Although he knew that the medical book given by Li Han must be extraordinary, he did not expect that it would make Lou Ying, the chief imperial physician, cry!
How shocking is the content inside?
After sighing, Lou Ying regained his spirits. It was not too late now. If he could publicize the medical skills and prescriptions recorded in the book, how many people of the Ming Dynasty could be saved?
Thinking of this, Lou Ying burst into laughter again, despite the tears and snot. However, some of the contents recorded in the book made people suddenly enlightened, while others were puzzling.

It turns out that tetanus is caused by being injured by rusty iron tools. The doubts that had puzzled Lou Ying for a long time were thus solved.

But what is tetanus bacteria?
What is a vaccine?

This is completely beyond my understanding.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Lou Ying was sometimes crying and sometimes laughing, sometimes having sudden enlightenment and sometimes confused. His expression was extremely wonderful. However, he was a little worried in his heart. Could it be that Lou Ying had gone crazy because of reading the immortal book?

"Doctor Lou, it's just a medical book, you shouldn't be so out of control, right?"

Only then did Lou Ying come to his senses and remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang was still standing beside him.

"Your Majesty, with this book, the people of our Ming Dynasty are blessed!"

Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard proudly, this was specially given to us by the immortal Li Han!

"Every word in this book is worth a thousand gold. It contains everything from the causes of diseases to how to prescribe the right medicine. It is truly a treasure trove of medical knowledge!"

Lou Ying spoke faster and faster, and his expression became more and more excited.

"Not only that, the book also records why there is a plague after a flood, and how to prevent and treat the plague!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard this, and his mood instantly became excited.

"Lord Lou, does the book really record methods for preventing and curing plague?"

Since ancient times, there has always been a plague after a flood, and the people have suffered greatly. If it is not handled in a timely manner, it is almost inevitable that civil unrest will occur!

This also made the imperial court miserable. If the plague could be prevented and controlled, it would undoubtedly lay the foundation for peace and prosperity in the country!
Then Zhu Yuanzhang is truly the most worthy emperor of all time!

This is all gifted by the immortals!
"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lou Ying nodded heavily.

"I didn't expect that preventing and controlling the plague would be so simple. All we need to do is to take good care of the victims' personal hygiene, clean up their feces, and drink boiled water."

Lou Ying said in one breath: "If this can be promoted, how much less suffering can the people of the Ming Dynasty suffer? How many people can be saved?

The person who wrote this book has great merits!"

Lou Ying was extremely excited at this moment. Although his eyes were still red, the excitement on his face was about to overflow.

Seeing Lou Ying, who was always calm and composed, was as happy as a child at this moment.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also filled with joy.

It seems that Lou Ying and the immortal are thinking alike. The immortal was right about this man. Lou Ying has a heart that wants to save the world!

"Lou Ying, listen to my orders!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I am here!" Lou Ying obeyed the order respectfully.

"I order your Imperial Hospital to work with the Imperial Academy to print this book into a volume. With you, Lou Ying, as the leader and the Imperial Hospital as the foundation, you will promote the medical book!"

"I obey your order!" Lou Ying bowed respectfully, and then said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that this immortal book should be published in your name so that it can be spread and the people of the world can enjoy your great grace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and was thinking about how to start the conversation, but unexpectedly Lou Ying brought it up in time.

He has excellent medical skills, high medical ethics, and is like a deity who always cares about us. He is truly our personal physician!

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote an edict and assigned it to Lou Ying. For this matter, an oral edict alone would not be enough, and a handwritten edict would be needed to allow Lou Ying to act at his convenience.

After receiving the order, Lou Ying did not leave, but continued to look at Zhu Yuanzhang with passionate eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little embarrassed by the intense gaze, "Lord Lou, is there anything else?"

Lou Ying thought about it, gritted his teeth, and knelt on the ground again.

"Your Majesty, I have another request!"

"Lord Lou, please speak frankly!"

"I would like to take the person who wrote this medical book as my teacher. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish!"

amount……

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. Fortunately, he did not agree to Lou Ying's request in one breath out of happiness.

Do you want to take the immortal as your master?
I’m still thinking about it!

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