When Guan Shangshu heard that the Prime Minister of Kezhi State was seriously ill, he couldn't help being shocked, and hurriedly brought people to the Huitong Hall.
Ye Xiaotian welcomed Guan Shangshu in, saw him rushing into the room with a dignified expression, and thought to himself: "As for being so nervous, isn't it just vomiting and diarrhea? In all likelihood, it was due to exhaustion all the way, eating and drinking too much last night. His stomach is feeling unwell, wouldn't it be good if his stomach is cleared up and then he can take some antidiarrheal medicine?"
But Guan Shangshu didn’t think so. At that time, it was too difficult to travel long distances, especially people from the Southeast Asian countries, who came to Ming Dynasty by sea, such as shipwreck, pirate plunder, acclimatization, epidemic diseases, etc. Things that could cost them their lives.
Once, three kings of Nanyang Fanguo died of illness here when they paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, these Fanwangs will receive the best care when they arrive in Daming, but if they are not acclimatized, they are not acclimatized. It may be difficult for people today to understand, but at that time there was almost no movement of people between distant regions, so the local people already had resistance to small viruses and small epidemics, which may be fatal diseases to guests from far away.
King Kezhi has just arrived in Jinling, and Guangzhou has reported to the capital the news of the visit of Nanyang foreign envoys. I am afraid that it will be delivered to the imperial court. do not like? If this envoy of Ke Zhi died in Jinling, I am afraid that his Master Shang Shu would have to take the blame and resign.
Guan Shangshu asked Prime Minister Ke Zhi about his condition with concern. Prime Minister Ke Zhi's throat was swollen and he couldn't speak at all. He could only make gestures to him, and there was no interpreter beside him. , I had no choice but to say a few words of comfort and compassion, and then exited the room.
That pheasant-feathered doctor Fanbang was still muttering in the room, turning around, no matter how Ye Xiaotian looked at him, he didn't think he was a doctor who consulted with patients and prescribed medicine, but rather a witch doctor in the countryside of Daming.
When Guan Shangshu arrived in the living room, his face darkened towards Ye Xiaotian, and he reprimanded him, "How did you take care of Ke Zhi's envoy? How did you make the envoy seriously ill in just one night?"
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "Guan Shangshu is planning to shirk responsibility. I'm very embarrassed. I can't bear this blame."
Ye Xiaotian immediately protested: "Master Shangshu, Prime Minister Ke Zhi returned home drunk last night and took a rest immediately. When he got up this morning, he was so ill. Why do you say that the lower officials didn't take good care of them? According to the lower officials, they should I didn’t eat properly last night…”
Guan Shangshu was furious, and shouted: "What's wrong with the diet yesterday? Why is this official all right? How is Wei Guogong all right? How is Uncle Li Guo all right? Why are there so many deputy envoys and entourages in Kezhi Kingdom all all right? I think it's your window here." It was not closed properly, and Prime Minister Ke Zhi suffered from the wind and cold, or the tea was not replaced in time, and Prime Minister Ke Zhi drank herbal tea, and he was old and weak, resulting in such a result."
Ye Xiaotian said sarcastically: "I don't know, Lord Shangshu, that you know medical skills. Prime Minister Ke Zhi's illness, you can see it after just a few glances. Admiration, admiration."
Guan Shangshu naturally knew that he was mocking him, and his old face couldn't help but feel hot. However, he really can't bear this responsibility. It is human instinct to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. Even if he is a high-ranking six ministers, at this time, he also instinctively wants to find a scapegoat, so there is no need to take responsibility.
Guan Shangshu snorted coldly and said, "Sharp teeth and sharp mouth! If Prime Minister Ke Zhi does anything wrong, I will never let you go!"
After finishing speaking, Guan Shangshu turned to Ke Zhiguo's deputy envoy, but the deputy envoy didn't understand Chinese, the two could only compare gestures, they didn't quite understand each other's meaning, Guan Shangshu was very discouraged, so he said: " How about this, I will immediately find a famous doctor in Jinling to treat the prime minister, you wait and take good care of the prime minister."
After finishing speaking, Guan Shangshu didn't care if Deputy Envoy Ke Zhi understood or not, so he bowed to him, turned and walked out. Ye Xiaotian followed behind him, Guan Shangshu came to the courtyard, stood still, and said to Ye Xiaotian: "I am now ordering someone to find a famous doctor from Jinling to treat Prime Minister Ke Zhi. We can't understand each other, and we can't understand many things. Let’s set up a list to search for folk wonders who understand the language of Kezhi, and I’ll leave it to you here.”
After Guan Shangshu finished speaking, he walked away, and Mao Wenzhi came up to him and said, "Brother, why did this old man leave with his beard and eyes wide open?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "If you don't leave, what if you stay? If he doesn't stay by the side, he can clean himself up."
Hua Yunfei said worriedly: "Brother, what should we do if there is something wrong with Prime Minister Ke Zhi?"
Ye Xiaotian looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, and said: "If he really met Hades, I would have to drop eight levels in a row."
Mao Wenzhi stared wide-eyed and said: "Brother, you are just a low-ranking miscellaneous official now, and you have been demoted eight levels in a row. Are you still an official?"
Ye Xiaotian touched his nose and said: "Probably... he will become a criminal on the frontier."
Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi looked at each other, Mao Wenzhi looked around, and whispered to Hua Yunfei: "Brother, hurry back and tell Old Man Dong, Miss Zhan and Sister Sun, if the situation is wrong, we will Run now."
Hua Yunfei didn't feel that Mao Wenzhi's words were unreliable this time, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was the only way, so he immediately agreed and slipped out quietly.
Guan Shangshu refused to show up easily in the name of looking for a translator, but he still found the doctor as quickly as possible, and sent the head of the host and guest department to accompany an old doctor with white beard and hair who was nearly eighty years old When he came to the Huitong hall, the old doctor was accompanied by several apprentices and grandchildren, two of whom supported the old man.
According to the habits of the Chinese people, the older the doctor, the better the medical skills. Just looking at the old man's white hair, white eyebrows, white beard, rosy face, and hale and hearty appearance, it can give people a feeling of high medical skills. On this point , even a minister is not exempt from vulgarity.
Ye Xiaotian hurried forward to greet him, first saluted the director of the host and guest department, and then bowed to the old man, saying: "Did you dare to ask for advice, what is the old man's name?"
The old doctor hurriedly said: "Don't dare, dare not, the old man's surname is Hua, Huatong."
Director Dong said: "This is the most famous Mr. Wen Dong in Jinling. Mr. Wen Dong's disciples have spread all over the country, and all of them are famous doctors."
The old man laughed and said, "Don't dare, dare not, Mr. Dong has won the award."
Ye Xiaotian happily said: "Since that's the case, please ask Mr. Wen Dong to show this patient. This patient is an envoy from a foreign country in the South China Sea. His Majesty the Emperor wants to meet him in person. Please be more considerate, old man."
After the three of them talked, they came to the outside of the living room, and saw the envoys of the Kezhi Kingdom walking around the hall like ants on a hot pot, whispering to each other from time to time, shrugging their shoulders and spreading their hands, chirping without knowing what to say.
From the order of their distance when they accompanied Prime Minister Ke Zhi yesterday, Ye Xiaotian recognized that one of the dark-skinned middle-aged men was the deputy envoy, so he summoned the deputy envoy, led him to Director Dong and Mr. Wen Dong, and gestured authentically. : "Mr. Deputy Envoy, this is our doctor in Jinling, the doctor, who sees a doctor, takes medicine..."
Ye Xiaotian pinched the wrist of his left hand with his right hand and made a gesture of feeling the pulse, afraid that he would not understand traditional Chinese medicine, so he made a gesture of taking medicine, then picked up his face, as if the medicine tasted very bitter. After gesticulating for a long time, he pointed to the bedroom and said, "Let our doctor take a look?"
The Deputy Envoy Ke Zhi stared at him and gestured with wide eyes, and when Ye Xiaotian pointed into the room, he seemed to understand and shook his head hastily. Ye Xiaotian said patiently: "The doctor you brought yourself has been treated for a long time, and the prime minister's condition has not improved. Our doctor is very good!"
Ye Xiaotian raised his thumb and said, "He, go in and have a look, okay?"
Deputy Envoy Ke Zhi shook his head a few more times, and chattered a few words.
Ye Xiaotian's donkey temper came up, he put away his smiling face, and said angrily: "What's the matter? You can't trust our Chinese medicine, right? I said what kind of doctor is there in your country? Is it just the bird man? We also have it in our country, do you want me to find it for you? A few master dancers came to the house to dance. Let me tell you, Xiao Hei, you don’t care about the old man’s life, but I do. You want to stay away from death, and don’t come here to trick me, can you?”
The director Dong's face was so frightened that he stopped Ye Xiaotian sharply and said: "Shut up! Ambassador Ye, what are you talking about? You are too shameless. Fortunately, they don't understand Chinese, otherwise they would have said this to you. You will be able to pay for your crimes."
Ye Xiaotian sneered and said: "If you want to deal with my crimes, why bother whether he understands or not? I think you are not willing to deal with my crimes now. Now convict me of disrespect. Later that Prime Minister of Bang is dead. Who else can I ask to top the tank?"
Director Dong's face was flushed, and he said angrily: "You...how can you be so unreasonable, it's too shameful!"
Seeing the two officials arguing like fighting cocks, the genius doctor Hua Tonghua said helplessly: "My lords, then...do I still need to treat the envoy of the state?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Of course! I think their bird man is jumping around in the house, and it can't be good for Prime Minister Ke Zhi's illness. I have to ask you to help."
Director Dong hurriedly stopped him and said: "Can't diagnose! If you want to treat Prime Minister Ke Zhi, you have to get the consent of their people. Otherwise, once Prime Minister Ke Zhi is difficult to cure and dies here, we want to shirk this responsibility." I can't push it."
The deputy envoy Ke Zhi couldn't understand what they were saying, but he could tell that the two Ming officials were arguing. His eyes widened, and he looked at the two red-faced and thick-necked officials inexplicably.
Director Dong and Ye Xiaotian quarreled for a long time, and said to the genius doctor Hua: "Mr. Wendong, please rest in the hall first, and I will go to ask Lord Shangshu for instructions. If Lord Shangshu agrees, then you will be the Prime Minister of Ke Zhi." It’s not too late for diagnosis and treatment.”
Doctor Hua naturally had no objection, so he was led by a small official of the same hall to a side room to rest and drink tea. Director Dong gave Ye Xiaotian a glance, flicked his sleeves, and walked away.