Therefore, someone had no choice but to allow officials of the third rank or above to go back and forth from Chang'an to Taiyi City every seven days to hold court meetings when going to Zhongnan Mountain.
And he, with two hundred personal guards, took Pei Wanying and Bai Chun with him to climb Zhongnan Mountain to find some herbs during the six days when the court meeting was not held.
An Xiaohe and Chen Qinghan needed to have a baby, and it was due to be born in two or three months, but by that time, Li Hong was already going to lead his army on an expedition.
The southwest is mostly a land of smog, and the miasma is a disease that the elites of the Eight Thousand Buddha Battalion in the Central Army need to overcome and defend against.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess had practiced medicine with Sun Simiao for many years. After marrying into the East Palace, her medical skills not only did not go to waste, but became even more refined.
Although no one has dared to ask Her Majesty the Crown Princess to take her pulse since they met Li Hong. After all, the medical fee is relatively affordable, but there are probably very few people who are qualified to ask the Crown Princess for consultation.
Therefore, from time to time Pei Wanying would go to the Imperial Physician's office to tinker with some prescriptions because she was bored and couldn't find a patient. Sometimes she would discuss it with Su Jing, the imperial wine minister at the Imperial Academy, or go to Lantian to meet with a rare doctor who rarely goes out anymore. Sun Simiao asked for medical advice.
Su Jing of the Imperial Academy was also a great expert with great knowledge and understanding of herbal medicine. "New Materia Medica", also called "Tang Materia Medica" was edited by him. Therefore, in the process of consulting Su Jing, Pei Wanying had a lot of knowledge about herbal medicine. Herbal medicine also has a deeper understanding.
This time, Li Hong and Bai Chun accompanied Pei Wanying to Zhongnan Mountain to accompany Pei Wanying to collect herbs to see if they could find a solution to the miasma.
The qi of miasma is just a general term for qi in Chinese medicine terms. Li Hong does not believe that there is air that can form poisonous gas in the hot and humid air, and then invade the human body, making people look sallow and thin, but have a big belly. .
Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty once said in "Mengxi Bi Tan": "There is a water on the border of Zhangzhou, named 'Wujiao River'. The feet of those who step into it are like ink. The water is not drinkable for dozens of miles, and drinking will cause miasma. Pedestrians carry water to get there." "Suit." Obviously it does not refer to air, but to water.
And in the deep forests of humid and hot mountains, it is obviously not humans who live in the sewage. Humans are not stupid. They have to live in the humid and hot jungles if they don't find a ventilated and dry place to live.
But mosquitoes and the like are obviously most suitable for growing and reproducing in this kind of place, so besides malaria, there should be other forms of miasma.
Pharmacology is just an external force. Whether you are stationed in camp or on the march, it is obvious that avoiding hot and humid environments is the top priority in preventing miasma.
However, seeing how much he cared about his princess, Li Hong would never let down the beauty's love and concern.
So Li Hong took Bai Chun and Pei Wanying, carried a small medicine basket on his back, and held a small hoe that was exactly the same as Pei Wanying's hand. However, a comparison can be seen that the ones in Li Hong's and Bai Chun's hands were It's obviously just a decoration. Judging from its new look, you can tell that it hasn't been used yet. Unlike the one in Pei Wanying's hand, both the handle and the hoe blade have a natural shine from being rubbed by foreign objects.
The three of them have been very relaxed these days. Without the interruption of political affairs in the court and the disturbance of the world, the three of them are leisurely and contented. Every day when the sun rises, they carry small medicine baskets on their backs and go up the mountain with small hoes to collect medicine. medicine.
And in the evening, when the mood strikes, they either signal the guards to set up tents for the night on the winding mountain road, or open up a large open space to enjoy a rare campfire date for three people.
The earth, which had been frozen for a season in the twelfth lunar month of winter, was slowly waking up, and everything began to struggle out of the gradually warming soil.
Every time Li Hong put the hoe down, nothing but weeds came out, because weeds were the best to dig out. When he put down the hoe, he could dig out the roots intact, but it was of no use at all.
Obviously, the purpose of his going up the mountain was not to collect medicine, but to accompany the two women to find some leisure time. Li Hong never stopped talking in the early morning, as if he was talking to himself.
I don't know what the Guards soldiers who were guarding the three of them in the distance were thinking, but Pei Wanying and Bai Chunze kept feeling like there was a fly buzzing in their ears.
So Bai Chun, who had been criticized by Li Hong for the empty medicine basket and not even a single green weed, began to get mad. He held a small hoe high in his hand and began to chase the huge "fly" all over the mountains and plains.
Pei Wanying would sometimes smile and watch the two people circling around her, playing around. Occasionally, when she would watch the two people chasing after each other, she would put down her small hoe and put her hands to her mouth to make a trumpet shape to cheer up Bai Chun. come on.
Collecting herbs itself is a lonely job, but in Li Hong's case, it has become a pleasant spring outing for the three of them.
Herb collectors often bring their own dry food, but His Highness the Crown Prince obviously does not use it. What they need to worry about is whether Pei Wanying will find suitable herbs.
But no matter what, even the crown prince's guards found more herbs than the three of them.
But among the three of them, Pei Wanying alone found more herbs than Li Hong and Bai Chun.
Spring began to sweep across the mountains and plains, and the withered yellow vegetation that was originally visible began to be covered with a touch of cyan. Pei Wanying and Bai Chun, dressed in simple clothes, inserted unknown little flowers into each other's heads.
Two empty small medicine baskets were placed aside. It was obvious that they had forgotten the purpose of their trip today.
Li Hong was lying boredly on the hillside, basking in the sun. A piece of grass in his mouth, which was not moist enough, was bitten and dangled up and down at the corner of his mouth.
"His Royal Highness collects herbs like this. I'm afraid you don't know how many herbs you can collect in a year." Li Chunfeng's voice sounded in the distance.
Listening to the tone and rapid breathing, it was obvious that this man who was almost seventy years old had climbed halfway up the mountain himself.
"It's okay, it's enough to pick those two herbs." Li Hong took the bun off his face, and just after standing up, he walked up to Pei Wanying and Bai Chun who were in front of him, and began to pat his back in unison. some dirt and grass clippings.
Li Chunfeng has put on some weight over the past year, and his complexion is not as dark and shiny as it was just after he returned from the voyage. Overall, he looks pretty hale and hearty, which makes Li Hong look relieved that he will live for at least ten or twenty years. Shouldn't be a problem.
"Uncle, he is already personally helping you prepare the prescription. I think it will be of some use. My disciple has just returned from Lingnan. Pei Xingjian and Chen Jingzhi have used it and they are all good. It is indeed not the result of anger. Mosquitoes and some Others, which are inconspicuous but contagious, are called schistosomiasis." Li Chunfeng slowly walked up to Li Hong with the support of two middle-aged men who were also wearing Taoist robes.
The two middle-aged men in Taoist robes let go of Li Chunfeng's arms and saluted Li Hong respectfully, and then were motioned by Li Chunfeng to step aside for a while.
After waving casually, guardsmen immediately ran over with a few simple chairs, and then a small square table was placed between the four of them.
There is no wind in the mountains. The tall mountain peak behind protects the Cuiwei Palace below. It also blocks a lot of mountain wind from passing directly over this relatively flat place.
"If you have something to do, tell me. I'll help you if you can." Li Hong picked up the small hoe he had just thrown down next to him and said lightly as he hoeed the ground.
"I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. Since I came all the way to see His Highness, I naturally have something to ask for." Li Chunfeng was not polite. He has resigned from his post a long time ago, not to mention he is already over seventy years old. , even when you meet His Majesty, it is natural for you to call yourself "I am an old man".
Li Hong still kept making small movements with his hands, and he still held the small hoe in his hand and hoeed the ground. However, after only two strokes, Pei Wanying who was beside him reached out and snatched it away.
"About Di Renjie? You are not familiar with him, but it is true that Yuan Tiangang is familiar with him." Li Hong glanced at the sun in the sky, and inexplicably remembered that Mother Long had a sudden thought in the palace where she worked with the people for the past two days. It's about giving yourself a unique name.
Li Chunfeng smiled openly, stroked his beard and said, "Of course it was Senior Brother Yuan who invited me, so I came to see His Highness."
"Go back and tell him. What you see with your eyes may not be true. There are many people in the court who understand. That's not right. Don't you understand?" After Li Hong said this, his tone became a little surprised.
"I understand, but Senior Brother Yuan doesn't believe it. For the sake of his friends, Senior Brother Yuan is going to put his old face on him."
"Oh, then you came here just to confirm what you were thinking, right." While Li Hong was talking to Li Chunfeng, he snatched the hoe from Baichun's hand when Baichun wasn't paying attention.
This made Bai Chun squeal, and even Li Chunfeng, who had become rare in ancient times, looked at her in a daze.
"Yes, since His Highness has said so, I can feel relieved. After all, I have fought with His Highness and I have some understanding of Your Highness. I hope Your Highness can understand His Highness's intentions in this way..."
"Hurry up. How is Old Man Sun now? Wanying and I are still thinking about going directly from Cuiwei Palace to Lantian in a few days to see Old Man Sun."
"You will never die if you hate yourself." Li Chunfeng looked at Li Hong with a smile and yearning in his eyes and replied.
"Yes, it seems that living too long is not a good thing. People around me leave one by one, and finally I am left alone. Watching the prosperity and changing times, I will have some... very stupid ideas. I understand. "Li Hong has more say than anyone else about this. After all, he himself is a monster even more than Sun Simiao.
However, although he has been a human being for ten lives, he has been like a normal person in each life. He has never been favored by this world too much over the years. He lives, grows old, sick and dies, following the laws of nature, but he does not feel that there is anything wrong with him.
Now Sun Simiao is almost 140 years old. According to historical records, he will live to be 142 years old.
(End of chapter)