Introduction: In feudal society, although the emperor is the supreme nine-five-year-old, but in terms of physique is no different from ordinary people, but also need to eat wine, meat and grain to maintain the energy needed for life, so the emperor will also be sick, sick need to have a doctor to diagnose and treat the dragon body for the emperor, these emperors used doctors, that is, tai doctors, is also the most skilled doctor in the whole country.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a very famous Taiyi, who went through the five generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang, the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao, the Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, the Ming Renzong Zhu Gaozi, and the Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, this person was named Xu Shu, who was the emissary of the Tai Hospital (正五品), that is, the supreme leader of the Tai Hospital. Xu Shu (徐書), courtesy name Shu Gong (字叔恭), was born in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty and was a native of Huating Province (present-day Songjiang District, Shanghai). Xu Shu's father's name is Xu Fu, is a famous local doctor, has an in-depth study of medicine, so Xu Shu was taught by his father's words and deeds at an early age, and had a strong interest in medicine, coupled with his natural wisdom, and willing to work hard, when he grew up, his son inherited his father's business, and became a medical master who was proficient in medicine.
In addition to being proficient in medical skills, Xu Shu also loved literature, and studied poetry and writing under the guidance of Yang Tieya, the literary titan at that time, and became a great talent who was a poet and a doctor. Xu Shu lived in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties, experienced wars and turmoil, had deep sympathy for the suffering people, often provided free medical treatment for poor people, and became a doctor who truly saved lives and helped the injured. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he ordered the recruitment of famous doctors from all over the world and distributed these famous doctors to the royal palaces in various places, Xu Shu was also selected, and in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394 AD), Xu Shu was assigned to be a good doctor in the Qin Palace (正八品, in charge of all the medical affairs of the palace).
When Ming Chengzu Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di heard of Xu Shu's great name for a long time, and in the twelfth year of Yongle (1414 AD), he arranged for Xu Shu to be the county magistrate of Zaoqiang County (正八品), where Xu Shu loved the people like a son and became a rare good official. However, Zhu Di just wanted Xu Shu to exercise at the grassroots level, and did not really want Xu Shu, a famous doctor, to stay in Xiaoxian Cheng for a long time. A year later, in the thirteenth year of Yongle (1415 AD), Xu Shu was summoned back to the Capital Division by Zhu Di and sent by Anche Pulun to the Capital Division, and was directly promoted to the sixth rank, and was named the envoy of the Tai Hospital (正五品), and Xu Shu's duty in the Tai Hospital was to "control the imperial medicine and judge the court affairs".
We all know that Zhu Di is a very suspicious person, even his own prince Zhu Gaozi does not trust, and he actually handed over the drugs he took directly to Xu Shu, whom he had never met, which fully reflects that Xu Shu must be a famous doctor who is bright and upright, clean and innocent, and loves jun like a father, otherwise Zhu Di would never trust Xu Shu so much.
Since then, Xu Shu began to stay in the imperial palace and became an envoy to the Tai Hospital, Zhu Di trusted Xu Shu, rewarded him continuously, and often praised Xu Shu in front of his son Zhu Gaozi, and later Zhu Di died, zhu Gaozi succeeded to the throne, for Emperor Akihito, and Emperor Akihito also trusted Xu Shu. This harmonious relationship between Xu Shu and the emperor was maintained until Zhu Di's grandson Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, and it is worth mentioning that Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji treated Xu Shu with more respect, because when Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, Xu Shu was already in his seventies, and his medical skills had already entered the realm of transformation and was more respected.
Xu Shu also served Emperor Xuanzong for several years, and Emperor Xuanzong of Ming repeatedly rewarded Xu Shu with imperial calligraphy and paintings and precious treasures, and the historical records recorded: "Give poetry and paintings, all royal pens, and give Shang Fangshi, sacrificial utensils and gold belts, fox fur" Can be described as the emperor's grace and glory. When he reached the age of eighty (false age), Xu Shu felt that he was old, and he wanted to take advantage of the fact that his body was still strong, to return to his hometown as soon as possible, and to go home to enjoy a few years of happiness, so Xu Shu submitted his resignation to Ming Xuanzong to tell the old man to return to his hometown.
When Emperor Xuanzong received Xu Shu's request to resign, he was very reluctant in his heart, but he did not want to make Xu Shu sad, so he agreed to Xu Shu's request to return to his hometown. On the day that Xu Shu left the capital, Ming Xuanzong personally performed for Xu Shu at the Golden Ruan Palace, and Ming Xuanzong believed that Xu Shu was old, and in order to let Xu Shu have someone to take care of after he returned home, Ming Xuanzong also gave Xu Shu a beautiful palace girl as a concubine who served Xu Shu closely. (His Majesty, The Heavenly Son pitied the Elder Gong, commanded the palace people Chen Shi, and served Yuan Xiang and Chen Fu to give things.) In addition, Emperor Xuanzong ordered two eunuchs, one named Yuan Xiang and the other chen fu, to be Xu Shu's domestic slaves. Xu Shu was grateful, the old tears flowed, thanked the emperor for his kindness, a few years later, the 86-year-old Xu Shu died of illness in his hometown, and the palace maid and the two eunuchs were buried for Xu Shu. (After the funeral, all three were buried.) ）
References: History of the Ming Dynasty, Miscellaneous Records of Jingchuan Zhai