Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 828, "A Study of Medical Cases in the Qing Dynasty," is for one person only (bonus chapter for monthly votes: 3 chapters).

Fang Yan was speechless. He came here to learn something, but he ended up being the class leader?
It's fine if people can learn something here, but the key is that once he leaves, this place becomes a dialect clinic, so who will they learn from then?
They switched to speaking in their local dialect, along with Wang Zhijun and the others.

He said in dialect:

"Forget it, if you have something to do, we can go somewhere else."

Hearing Fang Yan say this, Chen Keji didn't insist that Fang Yan sit there for consultations. He thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"That's fine, come again next time. I should be free in a while."

After saying that, he took out another book and handed it to Fang Yan.

"These are the medical archives of the Qing Dynasty court that I compiled. You can take a look."

Fang Yan looked at the cover and saw that it read: "Research on Medical Cases in the Qing Dynasty Palace".

He asked in dialect:

"Medical records from the Imperial Medical Academy?"

Chen Keji said:

"Yes, take a look."

Fang Yan then remembered that this person had been organizing and compiling original medical archives of the Qing Dynasty court for several years, and had compiled more than 30,000 pieces of court medical archives.

In light of this, Fang Yan recalled that he had written three books this year: "Experiences of Yue Meizhong, a Veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, in Treating Geriatric Diseases," "A Book on Caring for Parents and Elderly," and "The Essence of Traditional Chinese Geriatric Medicine Literature."

One of the books was a summary of Yue Meizhong's experience in treating geriatric diseases.

Fang Yan didn't know where he got his energy from; it was terrifying.

Fang Yan took the book from Chen Keji and opened it to the first page, which was an introduction to the imperial physicians.

Zhao Wenkui (1873-1933), courtesy name Youqin, pen name Hefang, was originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, but lived in Beijing for generations.

His family has practiced medicine for generations, and he inherited his family's medical knowledge from a young age, diligently studying medical classics and gaining profound knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine theory and clinical practice.

Zhao Wenkui entered the Imperial Medical Academy during the reign of Emperor Guangxu and served as a royal physician. He was highly skilled in medicine and treated the Guangxu Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi, and other members of the royal family, earning their deep trust.

After the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, the Qing Dynasty collapsed and the Imperial Medical Academy disbanded. However, Zhao Wenkui continued to treat some upper-class people and social celebrities with his superb medical skills and enjoyed a high reputation in the medical circles of Beijing.

Fang Yan knew Zhao Wenkui and had even read "Wenkui Pulse Diagnosis," a book compiled by his son Zhao Shaoqin.

He followed in his father's footsteps; his father, Zhao Yongkuan, was also an imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Academy, though it wasn't mentioned therein.

Continue flipping down; the first page contains medical records:
Empress Dowager Cixi (of the Yehenara clan), female.

Examination: On the 29th day of the fourth month of a certain year of the Guangxu reign, your servants Tong Wenbin and Zhao Wenkui obtained the Empress Dowager's pulse, which was floating, rapid, and slippery, with a wiry and rapid pulse on the left Guan position.

Diagnosis: This is due to heat in the liver and stomach, combined with exposure to wind and cold, resulting in dizziness, nosebleeds, and fatigue in the body.

Treatment: We will carefully devise a method to relieve heat and stop bleeding.

Prescription: 3 qian of charred Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 3 qian of Chrysanthemum morifolium, 2 qian of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 2 qian of Mentha haplocalyx (added later), 3 qian of Paeonia suffruticosa, 3 qian of Gardenia jasminoides, 4 qian of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 3 qian of charred Rheum palmatum, 4 qian of charred Rehmannia glutinosa, 3 qian of charred Platycladus orientalis, 1.5 qian of Rhinoceros horn (ground and taken with water, 1 qian of raw Glycyrrhiza uralensis).

Medicinal guide: Three qian of chicken gizzard lining.

This is a medical record of treating Empress Dowager Cixi's nosebleeds.

Continue scrolling down.

Puyi, male.

Initial consultation: January 9th, 1918 (lunar calendar).

Examination: On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Wenkui obtained the Emperor's pulse. The pulse was floating on both the left Guan and right Cun positions, with a slight increase in the left Cun and right Guan positions.

Diagnosis and treatment: This wind-heat is located in the middle jiao, and should be cleared and dispersed...

This was used to treat Puyi.

Then, as the dialect continued to be translated, it also showed the treatment of Erdet, who was also Consort Shu, and Tatara, who was also Imperial Noble Consort Duankang.

Just from a few medical cases, it is clear that Zhao Wenkui is skilled in treating a variety of diseases, especially in febrile diseases, gynecological diseases, and consumptive diseases, where he has unique insights and treatment methods.

Fang Yan and Chen Keji said:

"Thank you, Director Chen. I will definitely share this with my classmates when I get back."

Upon hearing this dialect, Chen Keji immediately said:

"Hey! No need to share, you can see it yourself."

Fang Yan was taken aback and asked:

"Is it confidential?"

Chen Keji said:

"This book hasn't been approved for release yet. You can just take a look. The approved version will need to be edited, and it's not good for too many people to see it."

"So it's okay if I look at it?" Fang Yan looked at Chen Keji with some surprise.

Chen Keji said:

"Of course it's fine. You've been involved in these kinds of projects before, and you're the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Moreover, Ji Yao from the Palace Museum is an acquaintance of yours. He's talked about your case. Take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it. Maybe you can even find some problems."

Fang Yan suddenly realized that it was related to Lao Ji.

He said to Chen Keji:

"Okay, I'll take a look myself and return it to you as soon as I'm done."

The others looked on with envy; this was a prescription from a Qing Dynasty imperial physician.

Fang Yan originally thought today was an unlucky day, and that he wouldn't be able to learn how Chen Keji sees patients.

But then, a glimmer of hope appeared, and he found himself holding a copy of the Imperial Physician's Manual that hadn't yet been edited or censored.

I've never seen this stuff before in my previous life, and I don't even know if it's ever been published, or if it was published under a different name.

Fang Yan then said goodbye to Chen Keji and left with Wang Zhijun and the others.

They originally wanted to talk to Liu Duzhou about what was going on here, but they couldn't find him anywhere. Fang Yan and the others went to ask the school bus driver, but he said he didn't know either.

With nowhere else to go, Fang Yan simply started reading a book on the bus.

As for Wang Zhijun, Du Heng, and Yan Yifan...

Fang Yan didn't let them sit idle either, arranging for them to go to their senior brother Chen Yong's place, so they couldn't share the book today.

You can only eat it all by yourself.

To be fair, the content inside is quite substantial.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the book contains a large number of medical records of Qing Dynasty emperors and their family members, covering a variety of diseases including internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, and pediatrics. It details the patients' health conditions, doctors' diagnoses and treatments, as well as the use of some court medicines that were listed as taboo.

Not only Zhao Wenkui, but also Liu Yuduo, the first medical officer during the reigns of Emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong, and Zhang Zhongyuan, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

There are also medical records related to imperial physicians such as Ye Tianshi, Cao Yuanheng, Cheng Wenbin, Ding Jinzhong, Sha Weiyi, and Qian Jing.

It also records Ye Tianshi's "Ten Methods for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dizziness" presented to Emperor Kangxi.

The time spans from the Shunzhi and Kangxi periods to the Guangxu and Xuantong periods.

From the time Emperor Shunzhi entered the pass in 1644 to the time Emperor Xuantong abdicated in 1912, the period spanned nearly 270 years.

Although not all of them are recorded, many things that Chen Keji considered valuable were selected, making the research still very valuable.

Just before lunchtime, the reading session ended with a "ding".

He memorized all the medical cases from the Qing Dynasty that Chen Keji had compiled.

In addition, Fang Yan also knew about the physical ailments of these people.

Emperor Guangxu suffered from long-term depression and anxiety, and the imperial physicians often used calming and tranquilizing pills to treat him.

In his later years, Emperor Qianlong suffered from excessive phlegm and dampness. Records show that he consumed an average of 3 qian of deer antler and 5 cups of bird's nest per day.

According to a medical record from the Tongzhi era, "After three days of fever, a rash appeared like millet grains." The imperial physician diagnosed it as smallpox and used a method to promote rash eruption and detoxify.

Because the imperial family avoided using the common people's "smallpox" method, the mortality rate of smallpox cases in the Qing palace reached 40%, far exceeding that in the general population.

Empress Dowager Cixi used rhinoceros horn and rehmannia decoction to treat blood heat syndrome. Records show that "ten catties of rhinoceros horn were brought in from Southeast Asia, costing eight thousand taels of silver," indicating serious corruption.

In addition, there were various poisons from the Imperial Medical Academy included, some for murder and some for abortion.

From these few words, one can glean the health predicament at the pinnacle of power in the Forbidden City, as well as the survival philosophy of the top imperial physicians.

It's not just about medical cases; there are also many political and humanistic struggles.

No wonder Chen Keji said he would only show it to Fang Yan.

Some of the reasons are sensitive topics, and research involving the "secret history of feudal emperors" needs to be approached with caution in this early stage of rectification.

There are also some secret palace recipes that are similar to those in the "Imperial Medical Prescriptions Collection" compiled by Fang Yan. They all involve secret recipes. This is an academic security mechanism. Fang Yan has been trusted to access these kinds of things, but other students are not qualified.

After reading the medical records, Fang Yan put the book away, preparing to return it sometime.

"Slap!" Fang Yan slapped his forehead at that moment.

I was so engrossed in watching it that I almost forgot I had to go back and have lunch with Lao Hu and Li Chengzhu today.

Fang Yan glanced at his watch and realized there was only half an hour left.

So he quickly said goodbye to the driver and told him that he was leaving first.

Then they went to the parking lot, got in the car and sped away from Xiyuan Hospital, heading towards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

The distance is about 15 kilometers. On a normal day, it takes 30 to 45 minutes to drive there without traffic jams. But now, during the midday rush hour, you have to hurry, or you'll get stuck in traffic.

Utilizing his driving skills and the high performance of the sports car, he sped along, arriving at the destination in just over twenty minutes.

When they arrived, Li Chengzhu was just coming downstairs from the inpatient department.

I just happened to see Fang Yan drift and stop in the parking lot.

"Dr. Fang, you're a great driver!" From afar, Li Chengzhu greeted Fang Yan, who had just gotten out of the car, with a smile.

"It's alright!" Fang Yan straightened his clothes; this was the first time he'd driven this fast in a long time.

Luckily, I made it back before the lunch rush hour.

Li Chengzhu walked up to Fang Yan, looked at the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, and said:
"However, this car is a bit old. Once our cooperation is finalized, I'll send you the latest model."

"I guarantee it will be faster than this."

Just as Fang Yan was about to reply, he heard a voice from the side:

"Miss Li is so generous!"

Turning around, I saw that it was Lao Hu who had arrived with Lao Cui and his assistant.

He was also carrying several document folders in his hand.

"Boss Hu!" Li Chengzhu greeted Hu Daohu.

Hu Daohu smiled and nodded, then said to Fang Yan:

"This car is indeed a bit old, and the roads in Beijing aren't very good to drive. I'll send you a better one later. You can keep this one as a collection."

Fang Yan was both amused and exasperated. What was going on? They had just met and everyone was already talking about giving him a new car.

"Let's talk about the car later. Let's go discuss the cooperation first," Fang Yan said to them.

The two responded and followed Fang Yan toward his house.

P.S.: I got 200 more monthly passes, so I owe you all another 4000 words.

I still owe you 82000 words after finishing this chapter.

There will be more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)