Ancient famous doctors preferred to stay in the folk rather than go to the palace to be a doctor, and there was only one reason: at least they could live cleanly.
In ancient times, many learned, capable and capable doctors were invited to the palace, even if the conditions in the palace were poor, it was not a big problem to raise 10 to 20 tai doctors.
However, these imperial doctors in the palace, there are always some very good and very powerful, and finally left the palace and entered the folk, becoming a barefoot doctor.
Some people asked, the same are all doctors, why can't they still receive the silver given by the emperor every month in the palace, live happily and happily, and go to the place of folk suffering?
Are they really for the sake of lofty ideals, for the healing of the poor people of the world, for the development of their fearless dedication?
Of course, we do not rule out that some doctors do have such a method, and the number of doctors who have such ideas is still quite large, such as the very famous Li Shizhen.
But there is also another situation, that is, there is a court struggle in the palace, and the doctor is an important part of this struggle.
At this time, the Taiyi wanted to retreat from the palace struggle, which was extremely difficult, because in ancient times, it was important to kill people and eliminate the mouth, cut the grass and remove the roots.
What do you think? After I said this sentence, everyone was a little afraid, let's analyze this matter in detail.
Point 1: The risks of the tai chimma in the ancient imperial palace
Let me start with a story, who is the protagonist of this story? It was Liu Bang and a tai doctor by Liu Bang's side.
Everyone also knows that in Liu Bang's later years, the Han Empire had problems, in fact, this problem can be said to be a two-way problem.
It was not only because Liu Bang did not trust the princes he had divided, but also because those princes had a little wave in their hearts and a rebellious heart.
Whatever the reason, the two sides are almost in a state of fire, one to rebel, and the other to counterinsurgency.
So Liu Bang led the troops on a mighty expedition, but this time the expedition was a little unsmooth, and an arrow hit Liu Bang.
If Liu Bang is still young, it is not a big problem, but the key to the problem is that Liu Bang is already old at this time.
More importantly, in the early years, Liu Bang was shot by Xiang Yu with an arrow, and later suffered many injuries, and when this arrow was shot again, Liu Bang's body had already been unable to withstand it.
At this time, Liu Bang urgently summoned the Taiyi, and after the Taiyi came, he trembled and said that the Ji people had their own heavenly appearance, and the emperor could cure this disease.
After Liu Bang listened, he laughed and scolded: I still don't know my own body, use you to comfort, give you 20 taels of silver, hurry up and get me out, don't let me see you.
We have to say that this doctor was very lucky because he met Liu Bang.
Although some of Liu Bang's behavior style is not very reliable or has a little bit of villain taste, Liu Bang can indeed be regarded as a good emperor when facing great right and wrong, especially for ordinary poor people.
Therefore, this doctor is also fortunate to have picked up a life.
In ancient times, almost every dynasty would have a taiyi killed, why was it killed?
There are only a few reasons why the emperor or the harem people are too mediocre when diagnosing the disease.
The mediocrity here is not to say that you can't behave well, but simply because the emperor and other people think you can't behave well.
This is too understandable, the little prince or concubine is just a little sick, in the hands of your doctor back and forth, people are gone, you say this doctor can still live?
It certainly can't be lived.
Therefore, in ancient times, the salaries of the doctors were indeed high, and they could even receive hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver a month.
Especially after a serious illness was cured of a certain prince and nobleman, the money received could be happy and free for a lifetime.
But the crux of the matter is, what if you can't cure the disease?
Not every emperor is as easy to talk as Liu Bang, and for some emperors, especially those who are relatively cruel or chaotic, if you can't cure your illness, he will kill you in minutes.
Moreover, ancient medical technology is far less developed than it is today, and even in modern times, there will still be some diseases that cannot be cured. When encountering these diseases, you can't complain about the doctor, but the doctor must assume the corresponding responsibilities.
Point 2: In ancient times, there was a court struggle
We divide the court struggles into three categories:
The first piece: the duel of men.
It is represented by the political struggle of the emperor and his courtiers.
The second block: the struggle in the harem.
It was a struggle between the empress and many concubines and even palace women.
The third piece: infighting between the doctors.
When I finished telling everyone all three pieces, everyone already felt that it was messy enough, yes, it was so messy, and even more so.
In the harem, some concubines or palace women who already have power or do not have the right to climb up, they will use everything they can to get their own rights and interests as much as possible.
In view of this situation, the doctor is involved in it, and we can only say that it is sad and terrible.
For example, if a lady suddenly has joy, is this baby male or female? Does the doctor have to do the math?
Of course, at that time, there was no high-tech judgment of whether it was a man or a woman, and since it was impossible to judge, it was necessary to think of a post-move, what was a post-move?
Some tai doctors secretly accepted the benefits of some people and kept giving the lady something to eat, and finally the child was inexplicably gone.
If this kind of thing really happened, the emperor looked down from the beginning to find out which tai doctor did it, and could this tai doctor survive?
For example, there is an internal conflict between the emperor and some courtiers, asking the tai doctor to treat these courtiers, how to say that this disease is good? What do you say if you don't see well?
Whether it looks good or not, whether the doctor can live is a problem.
For Taiyi, it is too difficult to save his own life. It was difficult to handle the affairs of the harem properly, to handle the struggle between the imperial court properly, and then to face the internal power struggle between the tai hospitals.
You should know that in ancient times, although taiyi was not a specific official, it was a specialized institution. This institution was used to formally train the most authoritative medical talents related to the imperial court.
Most of these doctors also have their own rights appeals, some people want to climb up to a high position, some people want to make money, so an internal struggle comes out, who can make more money, who can have a higher position, who has more right to speak.
Point 3: Barefoot doctors have no such concerns
Relatively speaking, barefoot doctors have few concerns about this.
This also validates the sentence we said at the beginning, why some doctors do not want to be doctors in the palace, but go to poor places to become barefoot doctors.
Because barefoot doctors do not need to have too much psychological burden, nor do they need to have too much psychological pressure, such as treating the emperor's son, there may be problems if it is cured well or not.
And as a barefoot doctor to see others, even if this disease can not be cured for half a day, but live for a few more days, people will be grateful to Dade, and they are bent down and kneeling and giving silver.
More importantly, ancient doctors are a popular industry, and there is not much so-called barefoot doctor, as long as you are a doctor, there is no end to the money you can earn in the local reputation.
Especially in some wealthy places, and this doctor's medical skills are still relatively superb, it is no exaggeration to say that there is no problem in making money steadily, but it is not as much as the palace.
Instead of this, why are you still worried and afraid in the palace every day, and you can't save your life one day.
Some people may ask: Why are ancient doctors very popular?
Imagine that in ancient times, there were not many people who read and read, so there were even fewer people who read and read and understood medical knowledge.
This is also why there were many charlatans in ancient times, just due to certain circumstances at that time.
And the ancient doctor has this job in his hand to collect diamonds, he has the ability and ability, if there is a reputation in the local area, then making money is not like playing?
Or the previous sentence, how can you make money, of course, how comfortable how to come.
Of course, some doctors covet ability, some doctors want to achieve higher achievements, but there are also some doctors who really can't stand the daily fears, rather than this, simply become a barefoot doctor free and happy.