The cow looked at Cheng Jisheng, who was coming over, and saw that he wasn't young either. His attitude returned to being warm and gentle, saying: "I'm not sick, you can go back now, don't bother, I dislike seeing doctors the most in this lifetime, and also dislike doctors looking at me!"
Cheng Ji Sheng accompanied with a smile, said: "Now that you've come, if you don't take a look, isn't this trip in vain? Or, would you like to make do for now and let me take a look? It won't be any trouble, just a moment!"
The cow rubbed its forehead and said, "That's okay, I'm not an unreasonable person, I'm not scolding you, let your brother take a look, but you have to promise me one thing, I'm fine, don't try to find any illness in me, or I won't agree!"
Cheng Jisheng's forehead broke out in a thin layer of sweat, thinking: "This is tough, if you're not sick, what do I need to come for? Still being caught!" The smile on his face didn't dare to decrease by a single thread, he sat sideways in front of Niu Bula's bed and started taking his pulse.
After a moment, Cheng Jisheng loosened his grip and asked, "Has your appetite been good lately, Old Master?"
"The cow shook its head and said, 'Nothing tastes good, my mouth is bitter. I'm a poor devil, can't enjoy good fortune. It wasn't like this before, even eating bran and wild vegetables was delicious. Now I can't even eat meat buns.'"
Cheng Ji Sheng nodded and pointed to his own ears, saying: "Does the old gentleman have tinnitus symptoms?"
"Cow not pulling the road: 'Have, I just now ears buzzing sound, and these two days eyes are not good, things look blurry, sometimes good sometimes bad. Right, my waist legs are not flexible...' "
It wasn't until then that Niu Bulahu suddenly realized, if Cheng Jisheng hadn't asked, he wouldn't have thought much of these minor issues. But since Cheng Jisheng did ask, he discovered that he actually had quite a few problems himself!
He suddenly became annoyed and shouted: "What are you asking me these for? Are you trying to make me sick with anger? Zheng Hong, you son of a bitch, finding someone like this to annoy your old man, watch me not beat you to death!" As he spoke, he got out of bed and was about to hit Niu Zhenghong!
But he struggled to his feet, only to feel dizzy and see countless golden stars before his eyes. He swayed twice, then sat back down on the bed!
The house was in chaos again, with Niu Zhenghong shouting loudly and the servants rushing over to attend to him. However, Cheng Jisheng's face was filled with fear as he retreated step by step, not even daring to come forward to help Niu up.
Taking advantage of Niu Zhenghong's inattention, the other famous doctors gathered around and asked in a low voice: "Cheng Shenyi, what is Old Master suffering from?"
Cheng Ji's greatest fear in this life is to treat the powerful. He was forced to return to Xuzhou from Chang'an because of this, and the shock he received still lingers today! Now that he's old, he wants a peaceful late life, so he must stay away from official families. Today, he was caught, otherwise, he would have hidden long ago!
When his colleagues asked him this way, Cheng Jisheng smiled wryly. He actually almost knew where the problem with Niu Bula was. Although the diagnosis time was too short and not comprehensive enough, it can be initially confirmed that this is a symptom of liver yang hyperactivity!
If it were an ordinary citizen, he could have made a move from this aspect. However, the patient in front of him is the governor's father, and there are so many famous doctors around, so he doesn't need to be the one to take the lead. If he cures the patient successfully, Governor will thank him, but if not...
He shook his head and said in a low voice: "I'm not skilled enough to see where the old man is sick, why don't you all take a look?"
The doctors exchanged a glance and thought: "You're afraid of taking responsibility, you old sly one!"
The cow had a tantrum and felt tired, then calmed down. Niu Zhenghong hurriedly waved his hand, signaling other doctors to come forward for diagnosis.
The doctors rushed forward, one by one, to take the cow's pulse. After a good two incense sticks' worth of time, they had all taken a turn. Having examined the illness, the doctors looked at each other in dismay, thinking: "It seems like the liver is diseased, but we can't make a definitive diagnosis. Who knows what other hidden illnesses there are? Even Cheng Jisheng didn't dare to say it outright. Why should we be the first to rush forward and take the risk?"
These doctors, each and every one of them is a master, with a pharmacy in their own home, rich in experience, clever and resourceful. At this time, even if they can see that the cow's illness stems from its fur, none of them would dare to say it directly!
Niu Zhenghong made a big mistake, if he had only invited one doctor, it would have been fine. Any doctor would have told the truth about his condition, no matter what, and would have prescribed medicine. But today, he brought in a large group of doctors, and with so many people, they all shifted responsibility to each other, and none of them dared to speak up clearly, all hoping someone else would take the lead.
Niu Zhenghong saw that everyone had finished speaking, so he called the doctors to another room and asked: "Have you all found out what disease the father of this official is suffering from?"
The doctor looks at me, I look at him, neither of us is willing to speak.
Cheng Ji Sheng had no choice but to steel himself and speak first, saying: "The old master doesn't have any major problems. According to my humble diagnosis, it's just a case of insomnia. I'll prescribe him some calming medicine, and if he takes it daily, his illness will gradually improve!" With that, he picked up his brush and wrote out a prescription.
The doctors secretly glance at each other, all silently scolding in their hearts: the prescription you wrote, if a sick person takes it, they won't get better; if a healthy person takes it, they won't get worse; it's just like not taking anything at all. You're really clever!
Niu Zhenghong looked at the long list of medicine names and nodded, saying: "Hmm, this prescription is not bad, it seems you've put in effort, good!" He then turned to the other doctors and said: "You all, write out your prescriptions, I'll review them one by one!" He didn't understand medical skills, thinking that a prescription with more medicine was a better prescription!
Among doctors, there are those who are skilled in worldly affairs, but they can't be as "honest and kind-hearted" as Cheng Jisheng. Although Cheng Jisheng also played tricks, compared to some people, he can only be described as "honest and kind-hearted".
A doctor stepped forward and loudly said: "The old man's illness is very easy to cure, it's just a headache. Even Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period had this disease, and the great doctor Hua Tuo had a wonderful method to cure it!" He paused for a moment, with an arrogant face, saying: "Just use a sharp axe to chop open the old man's skull, remove the 'wind phlegm' from his brain, and the old man will be cured!"
Niu Zhenghong was stunned after hearing this, and then became furious, shouting: "Then do you know how Hua Tuo died?" Hua Tuo was precisely killed by Cao Cao because he told him that his headache needed to be treated in such a way!
The doctor said straightforwardly, "Headache is treated by treating the head, foot pain is treated by treating the foot, this is a matter of course! I can cure the old man's illness, as for whether it will cause other illnesses, we can talk about it later, when the time comes, we'll deal with it, after all, when the enemy comes, we'll fight, and when the flood comes, we'll dam it!"
Niu Zhenghong's eyebrows stood up straight, and he shouted: "Quack doctor, how detestable! Guards, take him away for me!"
The attendants responded with a shout and carried the doctor out of the governor's mansion!
Cheng Ji Sheng thought to himself, "I'm so regretful. I was scolded as a mediocre doctor and didn't even get much money, but at least I can leave the governor's mansion now without any responsibility. Why didn't I think of this method earlier? Instead, I foolishly prescribed medicine for him. I'm really stupid!"
Other doctors' eyes lit up at the same time, great, this method is great. It's not easy to be a famous doctor, you have to work hard and take responsibility, but it's too easy to be a mediocre doctor, and you don't have to worry about anything!
Afraid that someone would take the lead, a doctor suddenly jumped out and said loudly: "The old man's illness is extremely easy to cure. You don't need to take medicine or use a knife. I am skilled in acupuncture and can treat the old man for you. I guarantee that as soon as the needle is inserted, the disease will be gone!"
Niu Zhenghong delightedly said: "Then quickly tell me, how to use the needle method?"
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Lung Nourishing Medicinal Diet
Prince Ginseng Stewed Sheep Lung
Prescription: 30 grams of Taizi Shen, 1 sheep's lung, appropriate amount of cooking wine, ginger, scallion, salt, MSG and black pepper powder.
Production: 1. Soak the tenderloin in water, pound and break it; rinse the lamb lungs repeatedly with water, cut into 3 cm square pieces; slice the ginger, chop the scallions.
Put the ginseng, lamb's lung, liquor, ginger and scallion into a stew pot, add water, place on high heat to boil, then use low heat to simmer for 35 minutes, add salt, monosodium glutamate and pepper powder to serve.
Dosage: Take once every three days, eat lamb's lung and drink soup each time.
Function: Tonifying lung and spleen. Indicated for symptoms such as lung deficiency cough, spleen deficiency with poor appetite, palpitations with spontaneous sweating, and mental fatigue.
Taboo: Not suitable for consumption during cold and fever.