In the spring of Zhenguan year seven, yellow dust blankets Chang'an.
Shen Yan opens his eyes to find himself a young medical-household member of the Shen family in Changchang Ward, orphaned and newly arrived to register his household.
His body retains memories of medicinal herbs, while his soul holds the knowledge of a modern medical school.
At his feet lies the glorious age of the Great Tang, where envoys from every kingdom come to pay tribute. Before him are the dust and disdain of the Shen family’s medicine storehouse.
He had hoped to keep his head down and survive, quietly translating medical knowledge a thousand years ahead of its time into “ancient methods” and “proven remedies” this era could understand.
But the winds of Chang'an have never been stopped by ward walls.
When a runaway horse causes chaos in the Western Market, he narrowly escapes and unexpectedly earns the goodwill of the Duke of Lu’s household;
when a grave illness spreads through the wards, he secretly intervenes, quietly turning life and death around with the principle of “cleanliness.”
The ripples grow until they disturb the palace, long shrouded in silence and the scent of medicine.
Beneath the shadow of Empress Zhangsun’s chronic illness lies an emperor’s unspoken hope. A medical emergency in the imperial family, one that weighs on the emperor’s heart, brings Shen Yan’s name to the anxious attention of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
From then on, a butterfly’s wings begin to flutter.
Medicine is the starting point, not the destination. He will use the spark of science to quietly illuminate another possibility for the flourishing Great Tang.
And amid this magnificent journey, several very different romances flow like streams into the great river of his life: Princess Changle, Li Lizhi, gentle and refined, with a brilliant mind; Pei Yunzhao, calm and perceptive; and Ashina Yan, a pearl of the grasslands who loves and hates with equal intensity.
Watch as a medical student navigates this age, wielding compassion as a blade and knowledge as a torch, discerning noble character and healing the world, while opening a unique, multidimensional epic of the Great Tang across this sweeping historical canvas.
Overall, this book is worth reading. As far as medicine is concerned, it is rich in content and often quotes from classics to discuss matters. It is generally very reasonable. The protagonist is from a low background, and it is not easy to work from the bottom up. Therefore, the pace is slow in the early stage. Later, the emotional drama gradually becomes richer, and the daily life is full of warmth. At present, the image of the two heroines is very good, but the progress is slightly slow due to the identity of the protagonist. The protagonist is also intelligent, but a bit slow and "passive" in terms of emotions. The article needs further development. I hope this book will get more attention [Chigua]
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