Chapter 1087: Out of sight is pure
When the ink traces were dry, Qin Shihuang carefully folded the skills and put them in close contact. The king and his minister sat down to have tea again, and the slightly depressed atmosphere became much easier in an instant.
"I just advised me to be honest, cultivate myself, and cultivate my nature. I deeply believe that I will definitely follow my life's methods in the future. With this article, Liezi's mental method, I finally have the art of cultivating myself, and I will also restrain my sexual intercourse!"
"Abstinence is not a lack of desire. Your Majesty should do whatever you want. Don't be too greedy. But I just said that Your Majesty has countless beauties in the harem. Desire for desire and restraint is only one of them. The best way is to be purified without seeing..."
"What is the invisible sign of the eyes?" The First Emperor was very interested in this new word.
"Old Master said: The five colors make people's eyes confusing. But if the eyes cannot see, it will naturally be purified. Your Majesty takes the beauties of the six kings to Xianyang, builds hundreds of palaces to keep them in the harem to enjoy. However, Your Majesty has limited energy after all, how can he be favored? These so-called beauties of the six kings may have been concubines of the six kings and princes, or princesses of the kings of the six kings. Since Your Majesty defeated Zhao, many women have been in Qin for nearly twenty years, and time has passed.
The young and beautiful woman at that time has long disappeared, and Your Majesty has also gone from her prime of life with a strong qi and blood to her middle-aged man with low energy. None of these harem women can be favored by Your Majesty, and many of them have never seen her. Therefore, I think it is better to dismiss and return home than to raise these old and old daughters in the palace. This will not only make Your Majesty’s eyes clear, but also get the gratitude of the people in the six countries..."
"And in this way, the expenses of the harem will be saved a lot, and the perfume that makes His Majesty a headache can be solved easily. Even if the perfume is difficult to produce, the production is not high, but I can still satisfy the supply so that the harem concubines will not make His Majesty worry and unsolvable!"
Qin Shihuang held the teacup and looked a little confused, and his skin twitched from time to time, as if he was struggling violently inside.
At the beginning, he was ambitious to sweep the six kingdoms. In order to express his humiliation to the conquerors, and at the same time show his domineering and strength. In addition, the conquest custom of conquering the enemy was to take over his wife, children, and children as slaves. Qin Shihuang carried the harem of the kings of the six kingdoms, the princess who had not yet been married and even the daughter of the nobles back to Xianyang.
In order to accommodate these women, Qin Shihuang made great efforts to build a palace according to the palace of the kingdom every time he destroyed a country, but he also chose the beautiful and beautiful concubines to build a bedroom for the beauties he hugged him. Therefore, inside and outside Xianyang City on the north bank of the Wei River, there are not only the spectacular palaces of the Six Kingdoms, but also hundreds of concubines' bedrooms connected by layers of corridors. After some of them were repaired, Qin Shihuang never visited them at all, and he never favored the so-called concubines. The reason for doing this was just to show off, showing his majesty and domineeringness to conquer the six kingdoms and let the common people of the six kingdoms submit to this kind of power.
But times have changed. Most of the beautiful women in the Six Kingdoms at that time are as Chen Xu said, who are old and deteriorated, and they no longer have the charming face of their teenage years. However, in order to raise these women, most of the expenses of the Shaofu spend in the harem every year, which is why the construction of a library cannot even make up for 10 million yuan.
Moreover, the emergence of perfume also made the emperor feel huge pressure. In order to get perfume, many concubines and palace maids in the harem would inevitably find ways to do it. These expenses will eventually be dominated by the treasury of the Shaofu, and in this way, the expenses of the imperial palace will be even more stretched.
"Not seeing is pure...Not seeing is pure..."
The First Emperor sat on a big chair and kept muttering this sentence softly. After a long time, he stood up and beat his waist gently and said, "Your dear is reasonable. Simplifying the harem can indeed reduce my troubles. However, I still need to think carefully and summon my dear to the palace in a few days to discuss this matter!"
"My Majesty is he unwell on his waist?" Chen Xu also stood up.
"I am not only restless recently, but also often woke up by nightmares late at night, but my waist and back are often sore and soft and uncomfortable. I have taken some medicine but have not improved. It seems that I am indeed old!" Qin Shihuang sighed sadly.
"Your Majesty is busy with national affairs and needs to review many memorials every day. This is a symptom of lumbar muscle strain caused by long-term sitting. Taking medicine will not have obvious effects. I have massage methods. Ask doctors to help massage and clear muscle veins every day, and eliminate lumbar and back fatigue, which will have immediate results!" Chen Xu said with a smile.
"Your dear really has this method?" Qin Shihuang was overjoyed.
"Haha, this method is simple, but it requires people who are proficient in acupoints and are familiar with the tendons and veins to be effective. The method of massage has long been found. The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic calls it massage. Your Majesty can call two imperial doctors to come. I can just give you a brief demonstration for Your Majesty!"
"Okay, my dear, wait a moment, come and go to the Imperial Medical Office to call two Imperial Medical Doctors who are proficient in acupoints and tendons and veins to come!"
"Here~"
The palace servants outside the gate took the order and left. Chen Xu also accompanied the emperor to tell the emperor about simple massage, acupuncture, foot bath and other health care methods in later generations. In less than two minutes, the imperial physician ordered Zhou Jiong to come with two imperial physicians in his fifties.
After greetings, Chen Xu said that the initial Emperor's lumbar muscle strain could be supplemented with massage and massage to relieve it. Zhou Jiong and the two imperial doctors did not refute after hearing this. One of the imperial doctors, Du Gui, even nodded repeatedly and said: "The Neijing Su Wen said: There is a fear of body and number, meridians are blocked, and the disease is caused by indesperate treatment. Your Majesty's symptoms are as Zuo Xiang said. This is caused by the poor qi and blood of the waist and hips after sitting for a long time. Massage the acupoints to clear the tendons and veins, which will definitely relieve Your Majesty's symptoms of waist and back discomfort. I have heard that Zuo Xiang is proficient in medical skills. Today I have seen Zuo Xiang's massage method, and we can increase our knowledge!"
"That's right, please give the left minister a demonstration. I'll treat you according to the law in the future and treat Your Majesty!"
"The left minister sees how I should cooperate!"
Qin Shihuang was also a little excited as the sound of two imperial doctors flattering.
He knew Chen Xu's magic, and massage is not a new medical term, but massage is rarely used in daily treatment. Now doctors use the most frequently based on the four methods of looking, listening, asking and cutting, passed down by Bian Que, and diagnose and treat diseases through decoctions, and occasionally use acupuncture stones.
There are four major medical skills in traditional Chinese medicine, namely: Bian, acupuncture, moxibustion, and medicine. The origins are very early, and the methods of curing diseases are also different, but the research on pathology is similar. The most commonly used is acupuncture and medicine. Bian and roasting have become an auxiliary treatment method.
At present, Daqin is at the time when the profession of doctors is beginning to rise. Various medical theories and treatment methods are far less mature than those of Chinese medicine in later generations. They are still in the stage of exploration and transformation. Even the imperial doctors and imperial doctors in the palace are prescription and Taoist sorcerers, and there is not a fully mature medical and theoretical system. The five elements, yin and yang, gods and ghosts, and witchcraft are all mixed together. Despite this, there are still many people with excellent medical skills, such as Xu Fu and Zhou Jiong. However, all people who are familiar with medical skills have one common feature, that is, they are very familiar with the meridians and acupoints of the human body, because this is the basis for Chinese medicine to treat diseases.
A group of people surrounded Qin Shihuang and entered the inner room, instructed the charcoal furnace to ignite the kang. After the temperature in the room became warm, Chen Xu asked the emperor to take off his coat and lean on the kang, and briefly demonstrated the massage method of his waist and back. Zhou Jiong and the two imperial doctors instantly understood the principle, but the three of them had extremely strange faces.
Chen Xu still didn't realize it, and while gently massaged the emperor, he explained the effect of this simple massage.
"Well, comfortable, I feel so relaxed when I massage like this!" Qin Shihuang lay on the kang, humming with a comfortable and comfortable face.
"Massage is just one of them. With acupuncture, scraping, and cupping, Your Majesty rotates to treat it for a period of time. The symptoms of lumbar and back discomfort will inevitably be greatly relieved!" Chen Xu pressed it over and said with a smile.
"I know what kind of therapy is scraping and cupping?" Not only did Qin Shihuang become interested, but Zhou Jiong and the two imperial doctors also became interested. They stood by and watched and studied while asking questions.
"Scraping is to use Bianshi and other objects to scrape the meridian acupoints, which can achieve the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and clearing meridians and expel evil and detoxifying. However, it is best to moisturize the skin with sesame oil and essential oil. Although the skin is unbearable when scraping, it will be relaxed after the sha..."
"Left Prime Minister, how can I apply the fire pot?" Du Gui couldn't help but bow and ask.
"The simplest fire cup is to use a fist-sized porcelain jar to heat and discharge the air, and then absorb it on the skin using the principle of air pressure. Wait for a while and suck out the damp and poisonous air accumulated in the body. This is a method of treating internal diseases and externally. It is very effective and very convenient and simple. Have you heard of the principle of air pressure?" Chen Xu looked at the three imperial doctors and asked with a smile.
"Is it the atmospheric pressure that the Marquis mentioned at the Academy of Sciences?" Du Gui asked in surprise.
"Yes, cupping is the principle. This method is the simplest and most convenient. However, there is no stone stone or cupping today. I will come to the palace to treat His Majesty in a few days. You will know at a glance!"
"Okay, I'll wait for the teachings of the left prime minister!" The imperial physician ordered Zhou Jiong and the two imperial physicians to bow down quickly, but the emperor hummed comfortably, "Why do you have to wait a few days? I'll come tomorrow? The massage method of my dear is of priority. I feel that Su Tai is in the whole body, and I have the thought of drowsiness, which is really a good prescription for calming my mind and falling asleep!"
"Your Majesty can sleep well. This method is simple. The Imperial Physician Order and the two Imperial Physicians will be able to see it. The most important thing is to massage the acupoints. Also, you must master the strength. Don't use too much force, but not too light. If you use too much force, it will damage the muscle meridians. If it is too light, it will not achieve the therapeutic effect. These require you to slowly explore during the treatment process..."
"Husper~Husper..."
Chen Xu spoke while massaged, and Qin Shihuang, who was lying on the kang, actually began to snore.
"Haha, Your Majesty is asleep. That's it today. I will go back and prepare some utensils first. I will enter the palace tomorrow to continue to treat Your Majesty!" Chen Xu stopped, and several palace ladies who had been standing next to him came over and carefully covered the emperor with bedding.
"Qinghe Marquis is indeed a master of medical skills. His Majesty has been sleeping peacefully recently. He has to toss and turn on the couch for more than an hour every night. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep peacefully in just two minutes today!"
After Chen Xu left, several palace servants and eunuchs who were responsible for serving the emperor were standing outside the bedroom and whispered.
Zhou Jiong and Du Gui, who had already returned to the Imperial Hospital, also walked and discussed in a low voice.
"Your Majesty's back is not as uncomfortable as the back. We don't know how to relieve massage, but we just don't dare to do it!"
"However, in the world, I'm afraid only the Marquis of Qinghe can make His Majesty unprepared..."
"Yes, it's okay to say that massage is the most dangerous method of acupuncture. Who would dare to use a few inches of golden needle to stab His Majesty? Alas, Qinghe Hou is causing trouble for me!"
"But if scraping and cupping can really drive away evil and remove poison, I'm afraid that your majesty's internal organs will be saved..."
"Shh, silence, don't discuss this matter at any time. Since the Marquis of Qinghe has come up with a new treatment method and Your Majesty can accept it, we have a way to save it. We will follow the Marquis of Qinghe to learn the techniques of cupping and scraping tomorrow, and carefully treat Your Majesty in the future!"
Chapter completed!