At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

The car drove through Chang'an Avenue, passed Xinhua Gate, and after going through layers of checkpoints and inspections, finally stopped in front of a small gray building.

"We've arrived. This is the third room on the east side of the second floor, the temporary office for the health care team. Just go up there; someone will be waiting for you."

Old Wang turned off the engine, pointed to the building, and said...

Yi Zhongding took a deep breath, pushed open the car door, and stepped onto the blue brick floor.

He looked up and glanced at the small gray building.

The impression they give is that they are simple, low-key, and unremarkable.

But the whole world knows that everyone who enters or leaves this place can influence the direction of this country to some extent.

Yi Zhongding straightened his collar and stepped inside.

.......

Three hours later.

Yi Zhongding, along with his master Liu Duzhou, Pu Fuzhou, Qin Zhiji, Shi Jinmo, and others, walked out through a large gate.

"Hehe, feeling stressed, huh?"

Pu Fuzhou asked Yi Zhongding with a smile.

"Master, you're asking a question you already know the answer to. If any one of those people inside coughs, the wind outside will blow three layers of air. How can I not feel pressured?"

Yi Zhongding was taken aback by the question, then let out a breath as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and said...

"Of course there's pressure. Do you think this is like treating Old Lady Zhang's stomachache at the end of the alley? The people sitting in this room today are giants who will change the world."

Liu Duzhou stood with his hands behind his back, his goatee fluttering slightly in the draft, and snorted.

"Which of them didn't have bodies forged in the hail of bullets? Old shrapnel wounds, lung damage from altitude sickness, liver ruined by years of staying up late, and chronic leg pain from the Korean War."

"Your fingers didn't tremble when you were taking my pulse just now, that's commendable."

Qin Zhiji tucked the pulse pillow under his arm and slowly continued the conversation.

"This kid's hands don't just stay steady, he even jokes around with that guy who's afraid of the wind and light. I was really worried for him."

Pu Fuzhou patted Yi Zhongding on the shoulder and said softly.

"It's true that my fingers didn't shake, and it's true that I was joking with him, but I didn't expect him to tease me first, so it wouldn't be right for me not to respond."

"But when I was writing the prescription, the back of my Zhongshan suit was almost soaked with sweat."

Yi Zhongding smiled and stretched, as if to unload all the pressure he had just been under.

The group walked along the gray brick path toward the east building, ginkgo leaves swirling all over the ground in the wind.

As Yi Zhongding walked, he mentally reviewed the consultation he had just had, in which he had "dared not utter a sound."

"However, Zhongding, although you've been working on artemisinin lately, your level of traditional Chinese medicine skills hasn't declined at all."

"Your diagnoses and prescriptions for them were very accurate."

"I read your diagnosis of that old general who came from the field. He still has a small piece of shrapnel embedded in his left shoulder that he can't remove, and it hurts all night on rainy days."

"Your diagnosis is that the tongue is tight and rough, the tongue body is dark purple, the coating is thin and white, the old injury has entered the collaterals, and the qi and blood are stagnant."

"This diagnosis is quite appropriate."

Pu Fuzhou stroked his goatee and nodded in satisfaction.

"I saw the prescription he wrote for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, warming the meridians and unblocking the collaterals; it was a stroke of genius."

"Salvia miltiorrhiza 5 qian, Carthamus tinctorius 3 qian, Angelica sinensis tail 4 qian, Boswellia carterii 2 qian (processed), Commiphora myrrha 2 qian (processed), Cinnamomum cassia 3 qian, Asarum heterotropoides 8 fen, Clematis chinensis 5 qian, Pheretima aspergillum 3 qian, Panax notoginseng powder 1.5 qian (taken with water)."

"For external use, decoct Erythrina bark, Clematis armandii, and Artemisia argyi leaves into a soup and apply it as a hot compress to the shoulders and back. Avoid raw and cold foods. Discontinue use of Asarum after the beginning of spring."

Qin Zhiji read out Yi Zhongding's prescription from the side.

"Okay, don't rush to stuff yourself with ginseng and deer antler right away. Clear the blockage first, then replenish the essence. Know your limits."

Pu Fuzhou laughed and said after hearing this.

"That's right. We couldn't speak at the time, and I was worried that this kid would use strong medicine right away, hoping for quick results."

Qin Zhiji nodded and said.

"The prescriptions he wrote today were all very effective for the patient's condition. The old general, who had fought in the south and had been living in a malaria-ridden area for a long time, had an enlarged liver and spleen, a sallow complexion, night sweats, and a low-grade fever during the day."

"When I took his pulse, it was thin, rapid and weak, with a weak right Guan pulse and a weak left Chi pulse. His tongue was tender and red with little coating."

"I originally wanted to use insect-based remedies, but after seeing this kid's prescription, I also chose his approach to medicine."

Shi Jinmo said with a smile.

"Yes, his formula for invigorating qi and nourishing yin, softening hardness and dispersing nodules is much more reliable than the insect formula."

"North American ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, Paeonia lactiflora, turtle shell, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Curcuma longa, Artemisia capillaris, Schisandra chinensis, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis, combined with Artemisia annua decoction, one cup daily."

"If artemisinin is eventually developed, people with this kind of chronic malaria will suffer less for the next ten years."

Qin Zhiji continued, "..."

"You'd be quick to slip your own artemisinin in, but Old Qin is right, the root of the problem is that the malaria virus wasn't completely eradicated back then."

Pu Fuzhou nodded and said.

"The old general who was in charge of logistics and military industry had high blood pressure and coronary artery insufficiency. He was also stubborn and complained that traditional Chinese medicine was too slow."

"Zhongding is bold; he wrote 'Shu Nu' directly on the prescription."

Shi Jinmo couldn't help but laugh.

"His trachea is stiff and slippery, especially at the cun and guan positions. His tongue is dark red with a yellow and greasy coating. The prescription I gave him to calm the liver, subdue yang, remove blood stasis, and unblock the meridians can only be considered a safe and moderate one."

"If you don't add the doctor's advice to reduce salt intake, reduce anger, and avoid meetings that drag on until late at night, and if you don't carry nitroglycerin with you and don't use traditional Chinese medicine as an emergency medication, then the prescription probably won't be very effective."

Yi Zhongding shook his head and said helplessly.

"You're a force to be reckoned with. You dare to prescribe 'less anger' to a top veteran. You're bolder than we were back then."

Liu Duzhou hadn't said anything until now, but he chuckled and cursed.

"Master, I've already been very restrained. I wrote that for the health team to see. If I actually said 'Please don't get angry' to their face, I'm afraid I'd be asked to clean toilets for a month."

Yi Zhongding quickly waved his hand and said.

Liu Duzhou and the others were all amused.

Liu Duzhou walked to the steps of the East Building, then suddenly stopped and gestured for Yi Zhongding to come to his side.

"Zhongding, today's visit isn't just about having you take the pulse. What the higher-ups want to see is that your hands can not only detect old shrapnel wounds, but also understand the root causes of a new nation's problems."

"Artemisinin is a medicine, but these old men living five more years and spending one less hospital stay is more valuable than fighting two more wars."

"Of course, the most important reason is artemisinin, which is why you were added to this physical examination at the last minute."

"However, your performance was much better than we expected."

"Your good-for-nothing senior brother Zhuo used to be like a quail when he saw that old general who was afraid of light. He didn't dare to look at him for long."

Liu Duzhou whispered in his ear.

Yi Zhongding looked at the soldiers slowly changing shifts on the watchtower in the distance and nodded slightly.

To be honest, he was extremely nervous before he even saw that person.

But after actually meeting him, I found that the person who was rumored to be stern and unsmiling was actually quite approachable.

In particular, he spoke in a gentle and kind voice, and his eyes were very kind and friendly. He would also ask him about his family and how his two children were doing from time to time.