Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Just as everyone was beating drums and passing flowers, several carriages slowly passed by outside Chaoyang Gate. It was Luo Rufang and Xu Wei. They were accompanied by Li Shizhen and Sima Dafu.

It has been twenty-five years since Li Shizhen prepared to write the book on Materia Medica. Since 12 years ago, he has gone out for many field trips and visited many famous mountains and rivers in Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhili.

This time I am heading north to Zhili, and on the way to the capital to meet friends.

Sima Dafu is a native of Wuxi and is good at surgery. He is a medical talent recommended by Wuxi to Tai Hospital.

After inspecting Lushan, Li Shizhen headed north along the Yangtze River. On the way, he met Sima Dafu, who was going to Beijing from Wuxi, and the two traveled together.

Because it had long been heard that Suqian looked to Qilu to the north, connected to Jianghuai to the south, and lived on the waterway between the two rivers, strangling the throats of the two capitals. Sima Dafu suggested taking a rest for a while. It happened that Xu and Wei were stranded here due to illness. Li Shizhen took action to treat them, and the four of them were

Let’s go to Beijing together.

With two famous doctors taking care of them, Xu and Wei suffered less hardships along the way. Except for Sima Dafu, all three of them knew the capital well.

At this time, Luo Rufang said: "Yenjing has always been known as the Eight Scenic Spots. Two miles away from us right now is the sunset of Jintai. If you have time, you might as well go and see it. Jintai is the golden platform of the past."

Xu Wei heard the words and said directly: "It is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Let the luggage be taken into the city by the entourage. Let's go now, just in time to see the sunset."

When Sima Dafu heard this, he also became interested, nodded and said: "I have no problem, brother Dongbi, can Mr. Jinxi be physically able to bear it?"

"Mingju, you underestimate me. For more than ten years, I have been sleeping in the mountains and wild animals, and I am not afraid of wild beasts day and night, let alone just rushing on the road?" Li Shizhen laughed.

"I, a disciple of Taizhou, take it as my duty to promote the learning of the mind. When I was an official, I traveled all over the world. In my spare time, I also gave lectures. I climbed high mountains and crossed deep streams. Some people praised us for being able to fight dragons and snakes with our bare hands!" Luo Rufang also said

He said nonchalantly.

"Are they praising you? They are mocking you for being a disgraceful person and turning yourself into a vulgar and barbaric person." Xu Wei said.

"I think it's your arsenic and my honey." Luo Rufang smiled and ordered his entourage to enter the city, and the four of them went to Jintai.

The four people walked over calmly, and within a quarter of an hour, they arrived in front of the high platform.

"Hey, it's quite lively!" Xu Wei said with a smile, looked at everyone and said, "They are all young people, so they can do their own thing."

Luo Rufang and others did not care about the presence of others. When Gu Xiancheng saw the visitor, he immediately shouted: "Mr. Jinxi, when did you come to Beijing?"

When everyone heard this, they all turned to look at them. They had obviously heard of Luo Rufang's name. It was already afternoon, and everyone was meditating and composing poems, and they all stopped.

Gu Xiancheng came to the four of them, and then noticed that Sima Dafu was also there, and said in surprise: "Mingju, have you come to Beijing too?"

While they were reminiscing about old times, Zhang Jiebin whispered to Zhang Rulin: "That's Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang. I met him once the year before last and I still have an impression."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Rulin got excited when he heard this, and immediately ran over, three minutes faster than Gu Xiancheng, only to hear him shout: "Junior Zhang Rulin, I have met Xu Shibo, my father Zhang Zicun."

Everyone looked at him sideways, wondering why Zhang Rulin was so excited?

"Oh, it turns out to be Zhang Xiaozi. He has grown so big after not seeing him for several years?" Xu Wei looked at Zhang Rulin, nodded and said.

"Please forgive Xu Shibo, my nephew almost didn't recognize you just now."

Xu Wei didn't mind at all. Even He Xinyin didn't recognize him before, let alone a child. It can only be said that he has changed too much over the years.

"It doesn't matter, what cultural event are you holding? Go ahead and ignore us."

After listening to Xu Wei's words, Zhang Rulin and Gu Xiancheng quickly explained it to them. Finally, Gu Xiancheng invited: "Please ask a few gentlemen to give us a review."

Luo Rufang smiled and said: "Wen Chang, you are the best at calligraphy and painting, so just give them some pointers. Also let us see the strength of Grandmaster Qingteng."

"Master, Mr. Qingteng, please!" Zhang Rulin and Gu Xiancheng led everyone over, and everyone immediately started painting in a good manner.

Xu Wei gave some pointers from time to time, and soon the sun set. Everyone finished painting and began to enjoy the sunset on Jintai.

Zhang Rulin said: "The best viewing day every year is the spring equinox, around the autumnal equinox. This year's spring equinox was not favored by God. It rained for several days in a row. The time was pushed back again and again, and finally it came to June."

Li Shizhen nodded and smiled, and said: "Over the years, I have slept in the open air and watched the sunrise and sunset in many places. Although the sunset at Jintai is not the most spectacular, it still has beauty that cannot be found elsewhere. It is even more rare to find time in the capital after working as an official.

Take a look, it’s a different feeling.”

Gu Xiancheng came over at this time and invited: "Mr. Jinxi, Mr. Qingteng, Mr. Dongbi, and brother Mingju, we have prepared some light wine and vegetarian dishes in the city. I wonder if we can have the honor to have dinner together?"

The three of them looked at each other, and finally Li Shizhen said: "It's better to obey orders than to be respectful."

After making arrangements with the villagers, paying for the food and drinks, some villagers came and moved the tables and stools back.

Everyone then went into the city together and had dinner at a restaurant on Chaoyangmen Street. Since the night was approaching, everyone did not stay and left separately.

Zhang Jiebin and his entourage returned to the Taiyuan Hospital. Li Shizhen and Sima Dafu went to Yiyitang. Luo Rufang and Xu Wei both went to Huitong Hall. One of them was dispatched by the Ministry of Officials and the other by the Ministry of War. Xu Wei will go to Xuanzhen soon.<

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Luo Rufang stayed for several days, but no one arranged for him. With nothing to do, he began to visit everywhere. He felt itchy and couldn't help but start giving lectures.

On the fifth day of June, Luo Rufang was invited to give lectures at Guanghui Temple outside the city. It happened to be a holiday once a month, and officials from both the DPRK and the Central Government went to attend the lecture.

Yang Qiyuan, Zou Yuanbiao, Shen Maoxue, Zhou Rudeng, Zhan Shishuo and other disciples were all present.

Yang Qiyuan saw that Guanghui Temple was overcrowded and said with some concern: "Mr. Jinxi, Zhang Shoufu has always disliked the association of high-ranking officials to give lectures. In the past, the scale was small, but now the number of people is increasing, sooner or later the news will reach Zhang Shoufu's ears. ."

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Zhou Rudeng and Zhan Shishuo also expressed concern and advised Luo Rufang to avoid the spotlight for the time being.

Zou Yuanbiao did not agree, and just heard him say: "Without our unswerving lectures from generation to generation, the Xinxue Society would be in the current situation? How would my Taizhou faction be so prosperous?"

Shen Maoxue also agreed: "I have never been afraid of being hit, and at worst I will die. If I can wake up a few people with the same ideals, my death will be even more glorious."

"Yes, it's Erzhan. Jundian understands me. It's rare for people to live in their seventies. I'm already sixty-three this year, and I don't have many more years to live. It's good to be able to do something. Okay, I'm going to give a lecture. I don't know. How many more times can I speak in the capital!"

Luo Rufang smiled and said, then walked out first and climbed onto the high platform prepared by the monks.

"Everyone, welcome to my lecture. I didn't see many familiar faces among you here. Let me introduce myself first, I am Luo Rufang, I call myself Jinxi."

"Ten years ago, I was invited by Mr. Xu Jiexu, the Minister of Rites at that time, to give a lecture in Jiling Palace. There were about thousands of people listening. I wonder if there are any old friends from those days today?"

A few people in the audience responded sparsely. Luo Rufang was very happy to see this, and her tone was a little more joyful: "One of the great joys in life is meeting an old friend in a foreign country. Today is the same!"

"My friend from ten years ago, I wonder if you still remember a concept I had at that time?"

There were scattered answers below, but Luo Rufang stopped and encouraged everyone to speak enthusiastically.

"Official affairs mostly depend on lectures."

"The great road lies only in oneself."

"Studying is about not learning, and thinking about not worrying about it. Only when you don't learn and don't worry can you develop good knowledge and ability."

"Conscience is innate, and it does not increase through cultivation, nor does it decrease through lack of cultivation."

"Holy foolishness only lies between awareness and delusion."

Luo Rufang couldn't help but nodded. It seemed that the seeds planted ten years ago had not faded with time.

"Official affairs mostly depend on lectures. I still feel that way today and it has never changed..."

At this point, there was a voice below that whispered: "I don't know what kind of thinking the gathering hall is."

"I just heard someone ask about Jutang, so let me give you a brief introduction. As everyone knows, I have a senior brother named He Xinyin, who is a hundred times more talented than me."

"Twenty-four years ago, in order to realize his ideal of reforming society, he persuaded the clan, funded the establishment of Juhetang, and promulgated the township covenants "Juhe Leading the Yuzu Slang" and "Juhe Leading the Teaching Yuzu Slang"

, unify the payment of grain and taxes, and unify the education of the children of the clan."

"The Judgment Hall is He Xinyin's practice of Datong society. Our Taizhou school has always had the tradition of integrating knowledge and action. The founder of the school, Wang Gen, Wang Taizhou, had the practice of equally dividing the grassland. My teacher, Mr. Yan Shannong, also founded 'Sandu Cuihe'

The meeting gathered more than 700 old and healthy men and women, scholars, peasants, industrialists and merchants all worked at sunrise and gathered in the auditorium at sunset to write poems, songs, praises and praises, which became a good story for a while."

"In view of this, He Xinyin followed my teacher's example and created the Jutang Hall again, taking it a step further. All children are treated equally and have the right to receive education. They can truly achieve a happy life when they are old, a useful person when they are strong, and a talented person when they are young. They are modest and widowed.

, orphans, singles, disabled people are all provided with support, men have their share, and women have their own home.”

"Although the Polymer Hall only existed for a short period of six years, as long as the attempt to integrate it continues, Datong society will definitely be realized."

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Next, Luo Rufang once again preached Taizhou Thought. He lectured for two hours, and everyone was fascinated.

After the lecture, the host of Guanghui Temple invited Luo Rufang to give another lecture in nine days, and Luo Rufang agreed.

Back in the city, there was a lot of buzz about this lecture, and everyone wanted to see how Zhang Juzheng would express his position.

And Zhang Juzheng did not disappoint everyone. Someone soon impeached Luo Rufang: "After the matter was over, he sneaked to the capital, shaken the court, and confused the name and reality." Luo Rufang was also dismissed from office and sent back to his hometown.

The lecture on June 15th could not be held after all. Luo Rufang came to Beijing briefly like a meteor and left quickly.

At this time, Xu Wei had already gone to Xuanzhen, Li Shizhen and others were still in the Yitong Hall, and Zhang Jiebin was still studying in Taiyuan Hospital, and the holidays had not come yet.