Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Mr. Fan! How is the condition of the emperor's grandmother? Can it be treated?"

In the palace, Zhao Xu said anxiously.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Now the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has just begun to collect patients like the Empress Dowager, but it has not yet yielded any results. For now, the only way is to treat them according to the original prescription."

Unlike Zhao Xiaojian who pretended to be ill, Empress Dowager Gao was really ill. Fan Zheng was not aware of Empress Dowager Gao's scheme and could only tell the truth.

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother. We will definitely urge the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to invest more in medical resources and find a good cure for the Queen Mother as soon as possible." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Thank you, Dr. Lao Fan. This is an old problem in the Ai family. We have long been used to it!" Empress Dowager Gao lay weakly on the hospital bed and spoke openly.

At that moment, Fan Zheng united with a group of imperial doctors to prescribe medicine for Empress Dowager Gao, and then they all left.

Soon, the decoction was ready. Liang Weijian nodded slightly, indicating that Fan Zheng's prescription was correct.

However, Queen Mother Gao shook her head and said: "Pour it out!"

"The Empress Dowager, think twice!" Liang Weijian said in shock.

Did he know that Queen Mother Gao was not really pretending to be ill, it was just not that serious. If she did not continue to take the medicine, she would probably get worse.

Empress Dowager Gao said calmly: "Although Fan Zheng likes to prescribe evil prescriptions, he is a real miracle doctor. If my condition does not worsen, I will definitely not be able to hide it from him. For the future of the Song Dynasty, the Ai family will not care about this disabled person." body."

Empress Dowager Gao may have various problems, such as greed for power, doting, conservativeness, and stubbornness, but she takes the country of the Song Dynasty more seriously. As Zhao Tingzhi said, only the safety of the Zhao family can make Empress Dowager Gao change. idea.

Liang Weijian had no choice but to do as he was told.

Soon, Empress Dowager Gao, who no longer took medicine, became increasingly ill and could not go to court for many days. Many matters of the ministers in the court were decided by Zhao Xu, who was actually in charge.

"Southwest regions have suffered from disasters for many years, and they still ask the officials to exempt them from taxes."

"Bandits are running rampant in Shandong, and we ask the officials to order them to be eradicated."

"The Yellow River embankment is endangering Bianjing, and money needs to be allocated to repair it."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs does not have much money and food. We also need to prepare annual coins from Liao and Xixia, which is even more stretched."

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After Zhao Xu came to power, he discovered that disasters continued everywhere, uprisings were rampant, finances were tight, and they were riddled with holes.

In particular, the imperial censor Zhongcheng Zhao Tingzhi repeatedly wrote letters lamenting the current situation of poverty and weakness in the Song Dynasty, which made Zhao Xu feel the same.

After going to court, Zhao Xu was worried and went to Fan Zhengdao: "Now the Song Dynasty is in danger. If it doesn't change, it will perish. Please ask Dr. Fan to help me reform!"

"Is it in danger?" Fan Zheng couldn't help but frown, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart. But he remembered that the Song Dynasty could still persist for thirty years. How could it be so urgent?

"Yes, the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and is in bed now. I am dealing with state affairs, and only then do I know that the Song Dynasty is in danger. If we don't change our ways and strive for strength, I am afraid it will be too late." Zhao Xu said angrily.

In the past few days, Zhao Xu was handling government affairs. The memorials he saw were all shocking, and his expectation for reform became more and more urgent.

"No!" Fan Zheng had an idea in his mind and quickly stopped him.

"Why? Dr. Fan is not the most advocating reform, so why is he timid at this moment?" Zhao Xu said dissatisfied.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "I wonder if the officials still remember what Wei Chen said about Kang State before."

Zhao Xu said proudly: "Of course I remember that I took that young Kangxi as an example and worked hard to revitalize the Song Dynasty."

"The official family is only one of them, but they don't know the other. There are records of the reforms of later generations in medical books. Several generations later, Kang State became poor and weak internally, and powerful enemies externally suppressed the country. It was also the young emperor Guangxu who succeeded to the throne, and the empress dowager Cixi. Listening to politics behind the curtain, when Guangxu grew up, Empress Dowager Cixi was forced to return to power. Emperor Guangxu was very high-spirited and ordered reforms to strengthen his power. However, the conservatives followed the rules and only implemented them for a hundred days. Empress Dowager Cixi regained power and imprisoned Emperor Guangxu. The medical book said: Hundred Days of Reform." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Hundred Days of Reform!"

When Zhao Xu heard this, his whole body went cold. He couldn't help but take himself into the life of Emperor Guangxu. He had the same experiences and the same changes to become stronger, but he almost followed Emperor Guangxu's old path.

He could imagine how angry a high-spirited young emperor would be when a sudden change occurred and he was imprisoned within the palace wall just as he was developing his grand ambitions.

"What happened to Kang Guo?" Zhao Xu asked tremblingly.

A trace of lament appeared on Fan Zheng's face: "Thirteen years later, the country will be destroyed."

Zhao Xu was shocked! After a long time, he bowed solemnly to Fan Zheng and said, "Thank you, Imperial Physician Fan, for reminding me. I almost missed something important."

Zhao Xu thought back to the memorials he had come across recently, as if the Song Dynasty would perish if he did not change the law.

Before that, there was a huge difference from the way the Empress Dowager handled state affairs, which reported good news but not bad news.

Fan Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a thought: "However, the officials can take advantage of the scheme and further test the reform. This will not only clarify the intention of the reform, but also gain support from the government and the opposition."

"Doctor Fan, please don't deceive me. Since ancient times, reforms have never been supported by the government or the public." Zhao Xu said with a wry smile. Throughout history, reforms have always been aimed at harming the interests of some groups in order to gain strength. How could it be like this? The perfect change.

Fan Zhengxin said: "The officials don't know. Among doctors, there is a disease called scabies in the human body. The disease of scabies is not harmful and insignificant, but it makes people very annoying. But does your majesty know that Da Song also has scabies?" Ringworm disease.”

"The scabies disease on Da Song's body?" Zhao Xu asked confused.

"Thieves, hooligans, ruffians and bullies!" Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Zhao Xu suddenly realized it, but he didn't think so. He was determined to change the law and become stronger, so how could he pay attention to such trivial matters.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "To the officials, these diseases are indeed like scabies, but to ordinary people, they are like the pain of carbuncle. The officials have not yet taken charge of the government, and the people's support is very important to the officials, and these scabies Disease is a powerful weapon for officials to win over the people, and it will not be opposed by the government and the opposition."

Zhao Xu's face gradually became serious. He himself is a smart person, how could he not be ignorant of the importance of the people's hearts. If he has the will of the people and the public's expectations, even if Empress Dowager Gao loves King Yong no more, she may not be able to shake his status.

"What's the name of this method?" Zhao Xu asked.

"An order to punish rape and eliminate evil!"

Fan Zheng said word by word.

"An order to punish rape and eliminate evil!"

Zhao Xu's heart moved. From the name alone, he could understand the meaning of this order, which was to impose severe punishment on the cancer among the people.

Fan Zheng added: "We should deal with the gangsters and bullies among the people severely, and severely punish the officials who protect these gangsters and bullies. In this way, people will not pick up things on the road, everyone will praise them, and the name of the official family will be spread all over the world."

"Furthermore, this method can show how many prefects in the world obey His Majesty's orders, so that in the future His Majesty will implement reforms, and he will be well aware of it." Fan Zheng said again.

"What an order to punish rape and eliminate evil!" Zhao Xu exclaimed after taking the case.