Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

Lu Liufang still disdained it, but she couldn't say anything more, so she just snorted coldly and said, "Then I'll listen carefully."

Li Xin rolled his eyes unceremoniously, as if "listen to it if you like it, and get out if you don't like it". There is no way, he has always been the character of this kind of person who respects him a foot, and he respects others. Facing this guy with an inexplicable sense of superiority, he couldn't even squeeze a good face.

Of course Lu Liufang saw this supercilious look, but in the end there was nothing he could do. It was already the limit to show Li Xin some face, no matter how inflated he was, he would not be able to quarrel with the King of Chu face to face in the Chu Palace.

Seeing the blushing face of the annoying ghost, Li Xin felt a little better. He turned to Xu Jingchen and asked, "Brother Xu, why do you think people get sick?"

Before Xu Jingchen opened his mouth, Lu Liufang said, "What else could be the reason? Yin and Yang are out of balance, and the five elements are out of balance. It's all written in the Internal Classics, so why ask?"

He prided himself on studying medicine for more than ten years, and entered the palace as a medical officer at a young age. He never expected to be sent to learn from the King of Chu.

King Chu, let alone the question of whether he is a dandy or not, does he really understand medicine? I am a serious court physician, and I have to ask a layman who doesn't understand medicine, which in itself can easily cause resentment.

Every time she heard Li Xin speak, Lu Liufang felt the fire in her heart erupt suddenly.

Xu Jingchen had no choice but to smile bitterly when he heard the words: "My idea is the same as brother Lu's. I don't know what the king of Chu meant by the other angle?"

Li Xin pondered for a moment, then said: "In my opinion, diseases of the human body can be roughly divided into two categories, one is internal and the other is external. As for trauma, let's not discuss it for now."

Xu Jingchen nodded. Lu Liufang snorted lightly.

"The so-called internal cause may be what you call the imbalance of yin and yang, or the imbalance of the five elements. I understand this aspect too well, so I won't play tricks." Li Xin smiled frankly, and continued, "However, in terms of external factors, we But I had a completely different idea."

Xu Jingchen asked: "External cause? Is there any difference from external evil?"

Li Xin smiled and said: "Yes, the two are somewhat similar, but the difference is still quite big."

At this time, Lu Liufang said again: "The so-called external evils are substances that invade the human body and affect the righteousness of the human body. The ancestors divided them into cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and disease. Has there been a change, did the king of Chu discover a brand-new external evil?" He tried his best to show a serious discussion attitude, but his tone was still a bit slippery, which always made people feel uncomfortable.

Li Xin simply ignored Lu Liufang, and asked Xu Jingchen directly: "Then what does Brother Xu think the so-called external evil is?"

"What is it?" Xu Jingchen was stunned for a moment, then repeated silently.

Li Xin nodded and said: "For example, when we talk about trees, we all know that we are referring to the lush plants outside, and when we talk about people, we know that we are referring to you and me who can sit like this A creature that can stand up and walk, and can think in words. But when we talk about evil spirits, what exactly are we referring to?"

Xu Jingchen fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a while. But Lu Liufang said: "Wind and rain are cold and hot, as long as they are not in line with the righteousness of the human body, they can enter the human body and become external evils."

Although this guy's politeness is not very good, he still has his own understanding of the classics of traditional Chinese medicine. Indeed, what he said is correct. There is actually no clear conclusion on the exogenous evils referred to in Chinese medicine. The opinion accepted by the most people is: as long as it does not meet the requirements of human body balance, it can be included in the scope of "evil". .

But such an answer is obviously not what Li Xin wanted.

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I think the wind is the wind, and the rain is the rain. The so-called external evils do not refer to these things, but many smaller things."

"Smaller things? How small?" Xu Jingchen asked curiously.

"It's so small that it's invisible to the naked eye. It can only be seen through special equipment. It's a pity that I haven't been able to make such a device yet." Li Xin said with some regret. He knows the principle of the microscope, but unfortunately, he doesn't know how to grind lenses. If he can find a reliable lens grinder in the future, he can try to make a simple microscope.

I'm so sorry, Brother Leeuwenhoek!

Xu Jingchen pondered for a while, then looked at Li Xin and asked, "What does King Chu mean, that many of the diseases we usually encounter are actually caused by the very tiny things you mentioned that are too small to be seen by the naked eye?"

"Yes. I call such things microorganisms." Li Xin said without blushing. Different microorganisms. If these microorganisms invade the human body through a certain way, they will cause corresponding diseases. This is what I understand as external evil."

"Microorganisms?" Xu Jingchen smiled kindly, as if he hadn't understood the meaning of this concept.

Lu Liufang said: "Isn't the king of Chu talking nonsense? How could there be such a small creature? Who said that external evils are microorganisms? Do you have any evidence? No evidence, no evidence, so what is the difference from fabrication?"

Xu Jingchen quickly dissuaded him and said, "I remember reading similar words in Buddhist scriptures, saying 'one flower, one world, one leaf, one bodhi', which described all the changes in size. What's more, there is another sentence called, Buddha Looking at a bowl of water, there are 48,000 insects, which means that even a bowl of water may hide countless living beings. What the king of Chu said is actually not unreasonable."

Li Xin knew that Xu Jingchen wanted to ease the relationship, but Lu Liufang's repeated and stupid opinions had completely angered Li Xin.

Li Xin sneered, looked at Lu Liufang and said, "Then you dare to bet with me?"

"Okay, what are you betting on?" Lu Liufang said without showing weakness, "I must let His Royal Highness the King of Chu know that the difficulty of medicine is not something that can be successfully cured and saved by just reading a few books and thinking about it on your own."

Li Xin didn't take it seriously, and said to himself: "It's very simple. If I can prove that the external evil is not caused by invisible things like wind and rain, but by tangible substances like microorganisms, then I will win. Otherwise, you win. If I win, please resign immediately. I think that with your knowledge and attitude, I am afraid that you are not very suitable to continue to serve as a medical officer, so as not to delay the illness of the nobles in the palace."