Chapter 71: Pushing into the Volcanic Pit

  Li Zhi's heart palpitations are still quite obvious, and there are some other indistinguishable abnormalities, which is a bad omen! However, based on the simple examination just now, Chen Yi cannot distinguish whether Li Zhi's heart disease is caused by the respiratory system or is primary, which requires further careful diagnosis, inquiry of past medical history, and some genetic factors to make a judgment.

  However, Chen Yi still believes that Li Zhi's heart disease was a later development, because this Tang Dynasty emperor had a more serious respiratory problem from an early age, which lasted for a long time and affected the circulatory system, causing many abnormalities in the heart.

  Chen Yi had actually detected some other abnormalities, but he didn't say anything because of the special identities of the people in front of him. Those descriptions were too professional, not only would Wu Zetian be confused after hearing them, even Sun Simiao wouldn't understand, and Chen Yi couldn't speak too much or too professionally, otherwise someone as meticulous as Wu Zetian would become suspicious again. Chen Yi was certain that Wu Zetian had already developed huge suspicions about this strange person, and if she had the opportunity, she would definitely ask him a lot of questions, even using secret methods to investigate him. Just thinking about it made Chen Yi's heart feel cold, he was praying in his heart, hoping that if Wu Zetian did investigate, she wouldn't find anything inconsistent or contradictory with what he had said now, otherwise it would be hard to cover up the lies.

  Chen Yi's words shocked Sun Simiao and also made Wu Zetian's face turn pale. The two looked at Chen Yi in surprise for a while, and it was still Sun Simiao who spoke first: "Ziying, you tell us in detail what you found when you examined him!"

  Sun Simiao and Wu Zetian had discussed Li Zhi's illness many times, so she didn't avoid the majestic Empress of the Tang Dynasty by her side, directly asking Chen Yi to ask Chen Yi to describe the detailed condition.

  "Yes, Your Ladyship, Daozhang. In that case, I'll give you a detailed account of my examination results!" Chen Yiru let out a sigh of relief and immediately entered his professional mode, speaking fluently as if addressing a colleague or the patient's family member, recounting all the abnormal conditions he had discovered.

  According to Chen Yi's judgment, although Li Zhi's condition has improved significantly, this is basically because the weather has turned hot, people's resistance has increased, and Sun Simiao's medication has started to take effect, temporarily suppressing the symptoms. However, this is only a temporary control of the disease. If Li Zhi's body looks healthy now and no further effective treatment is taken, when the weather turns cold again, his symptoms will come back, and even due to some inducing factors, it may relapse or worsen. The temporarily suppressed symptoms of Li Zhi must be noted, especially in terms of heart health, which Sun Simiao had not paid attention to before, or simply put, through simple observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking, the early signs of heart disease such as irregular heartbeat could not be detected.

  With the help of instruments and equipment, inspection is a very effective diagnostic tool for diagnosing some diseases, especially cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Without these means, many symptoms are difficult to diagnose or accurately diagnose. Now Chen Yi has a stethoscope, which is a relatively useful instrument, bringing great convenience to his diagnosis. He is fortunate to have gotten this thing out early, otherwise, even with energy, there would be no place to use it, and no opportunity to use it. Even if he had more medical knowledge, it would be useless!

  "Oh?! It seems that some places were indeed overlooked by me," Sun Simiao looked at Wu Zetian with a hint of apology, but didn't explain much and instead gestured for Chen Yi to continue speaking.

  Chen Yi glanced at Wu Zetian and didn't think that this beautiful Tang Dynasty empress would have any opposing views, so he continued to speak.

  Chen Yi was unaware that during this time, Wu Zetian and Sun Simiao had discussed a lot about Emperor Gaozong's condition. Sun Simiao told her straightforwardly that the emperor's condition was not optimistic, and at least for now, there was no way to completely cure his illness. Sun Simiao only said that he would do his best, but could not guarantee that he could cure the emperor's illness. Over the years, Emperor Gaozong had been treated by many people, but his physical condition had not improved at all, and each year was worse than the last. After Sun Simiao's treatment, at least his condition did not continue to deteriorate, and he did not need to stay in bed for a long time.

  This was the credit of Sun Simiao, Wu Zetian remembered it in her heart, and she also listened to Sun Simiao's suggestions in all aspects. Even when Sun Simiao brought Chen Yi, a very young man, into the palace to diagnose Li Zhe's illness instead, she did not object, and finally acknowledged it!

  Chen Yi continued to explain that during the examination just now, he clearly understood that Li Zhi's condition was very serious, especially in terms of respiratory system diseases. Such chronic respiratory tract inflammation, if it recurs due to some special circumstances, such as contact with allergens, catching a cold, etc., combined with Li Zhi's physical weakness, can lead to extremely severe attacks, even life-threatening ones. These things need to be closely monitored in future life and diagnosis and treatment, otherwise there is no possibility of cure!

  Chen Yi's words made Wu Zetian's face turn white, and she looked at Sun Simiao with a pleading expression, as if hoping that Sun Simiao would deny Chen Yi's conclusion. But Sun Simiao's reaction disappointed her. This usually strict old Taoist listened carefully, furrowed his brow in thought for a moment, nodded, and then said seriously: "Ziying, what you said is very reasonable, your diagnosis is also more detailed and rigorous than my previous conclusions. It seems that your medical skills are far superior to mine, I am truly impressed!" He ignored Wu Zetian's complex gaze and turned to Chen Yi: "You have examined carefully, now tell us how to treat her for the best results."

  "Your Majesty's illness originated from the respiratory system, and other symptoms are secondary to it. The main treatment should be aimed at relieving the respiratory symptoms, with alleviating asthma being the top priority!" Chen Yi glanced at Sun Simiao and immediately began to boastfully talk about some methods for treating asthma that he had discussed with Sun Simiao, as well as some methods for treating respiratory diseases that he had not previously mentioned. Empress Wu Zetian listened with a stunned expression, and even Sun Simiao was deeply moved.

  "Your Majesty, I completely agree with what Ziying has said and would like to make some adjustments to the treatment of Your Majesty." After listening to Chen Yi's words, Sun Simiao bowed to Wu Zetian and said: "I am not afraid of being rebuked by Your Majesty, because for this kind of disease, I don't have many methods. This is what I told you before. What Ziying said is something I haven't tried before, but it has been effective in other patients. Your Majesty, I completely agree with Ziying's idea of treating winter diseases in summer. Since Your Majesty's illness has shown some improvement, I think we should take advantage of the approaching summer to further strengthen the treatment and try to completely suppress the symptoms."

  This is why Sun Simiao was admired by many people. Whoever he thought was worth learning from, he would humbly ask for advice without any pretence, which didn't make him lose his identity or dignity, but instead made more people admire him. Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were the same!

  "The Empress nodded in agreement, 'Very well, I entrust everything to you, Master Sun.' Although Wu Zetian felt uneasy, she didn't reveal her true feelings in front of the divine doctor Sun Simiao, whom she had invited multiple times before he finally accepted. She agreed with his suggestion, 'Please stay in Chang'an for a few more days, and continue to reside in the palace. Come every day to examine the Emperor's condition! Chen Yi, you also come to the palace with Master Sun to treat the Emperor's illness. If the Emperor recovers, I will reward you heavily.'"

  "No, Your Majesty, I still need to return to Mount Zhongnan and strive to produce the medicine that can be used in summer as soon as possible. The ointment will also be ready early, so that when the hot weather arrives and people's yang energy is at its strongest, it can provide effective treatment for Your Majesty." Sun Simiao said with a bow to Wu Zetian, "Ziying has also seen my medical skills, I won't be here during this period, but I can let him examine Your Majesty's body. I believe he will bring surprises to you!"

  "Ah......" Sun Simiao's words shocked Chen Yi greatly. This old Taoist, was he going to push him into the fire pit?!