Chapter 1: Love in the Medical World
Xu Jun’s father is the head of Longquan (Longchuan) County, Pingan Road (equivalent to the county magistrate), and his mother is a prostitute. Because he came from a humble background and was discriminated against, although he was talented and intelligent, he was dissolute and unmotivated all day long. One day, he met Duoxi during a sneak attack on a smuggler. He was moved by her filial piety and showed great concern for her. He witnessed the wonders of acupuncture while helping her. Later, Duoxi's father passed away and he fell in love with her deeply. He was so happy that he shouldered the responsibility of taking care of her. Later, Xu Jun was falsely accused of smuggling and was arrested and imprisoned. Fortunately, he was rescued by his always cold father. He left his hometown with his mother and Daxi and went to Sanin, Gyeongsang Province, but due to repeated accidents, the two were separated. He and his mother arrived in Shanyin and reluctantly settled down with the help of a hunter named Ju Yishu. One day, while searching for a doctor to treat his mother's acute illness, he met Yu Eui-tae, a famous doctor from Sanin. After some twists and turns, he became a water-carrying handyman in Liu Yitai's home and began his medical career. However, severe discrimination and Liu Yitai's indifference made him suffer even more. Fortunately, by chance, he met Ruizhen, a talented woman who lived in the Liu family. Ruizhen appreciated his knowledge and personality and began to teach him about medicinal herbs...
Chapter 2: Changes of Fate
After that, with his sincere attitude and persistent belief, coupled with Ruizhen’s sincere teachings, Xu Jun began to learn herbal medicine as a handyman. His rapid advancement in medical skills was jealous of all the apprentices, especially Liu Daozhi. . Because he has been in love with Ruizhen for a long time, after learning that Ruizhen and Xu Jun had a close relationship, he began to deliberately suppress and frame Xu Jun. In this regard, he almost gave up his medical career after suffering so much. Fortunately, he met Duoxi again and got his mother's consent to let him marry Duoxi. Although Ruizhen felt lonely, she still devoted herself to teaching him medicine knowledge. With the strong support and encouragement of two women who loved him, he became more determined to study medicine. After many setbacks and hard work, he finally got the recognition of his master Liu Yitai. However, unfortunately due to Daozhi's jealousy, he was misunderstood. He was expelled from the hospital for taking bribes. In the midst of grief and despair, he met the famous doctor Jin Minshi. This adventure allowed him to concentrate on studying and sorting out his medical skills and go to Hanyang to take the exam. On the eve of the exam, in order to treat emergency patients, he missed the long-prepared imperial examination and was imprisoned for being a thief. However, this accident made him famous. His master Liu Yitai was moved by his kindness as a doctor and accepted him as his disciple again. This incident caused a conflict between Liu Daozhi, who passed the imperial examination, and his father Liu Yitai, and the two broke away from the father-son relationship. . Ruizhen, who had been unwilling to accept Liu Daozhi, did not want Xu Jun to be in a dilemma between Ruizhen and Daxi, so she chose to leave Xu Jun and marry Liu Daozhi. At this time, the master Liu Yitai became ill. Liu Yitai decided to commit suicide for Xu Jun's anatomical experiment and donated his body to Xu Jun as a test subject. In order to realize his master's wish, he worked even harder, and finally took the exam the next year, got the top spot, and went to Hanyang Hospital to learn more advanced medical skills...
Chapter 3: Misery Recurred
At Hanyang Hospital, Xu Jun met Yang Lishou, where he learned that Yang Lishou was the acupuncture king who had launched an acupuncture battle with his master Liu Yitai thirty years ago, and was resentful for being defeated by Yang Yitai. Under Yang Lishou's persecution, he was sent to the Huimin Institute and began his painful life again. In Huimin Institute, he lived a painful life under the restraint and torture of Yang Lishou, but here he also met Meixia, a medical woman who respected and loved him deeply, and many other friends who cared about him and helped him. them. Finally, Xu Jun got the opportunity to start a medical battle with Yang Lishou. Under the watchful eyes of the king, important ministers and all the staff in the inner hospital, Xu Jun achieved final success in extremely harsh conditions with his unique and exquisite medical skills! Yang Lishou and his men were kicked out of their important positions in the inner hospital. Xu Jun became a miracle doctor respected by everyone, and entered the palace as the head of the imperial doctors. In the 22nd year of the Ancestor's reign, an infectious disease pandemic broke out across the country. Xu Jun actively researched diseases and prescriptions. Then, the Imjin Japanese Rebellion occurred. Xu Jun was separated from his mother, wife and children, and he and Meixia worked hard to preserve medical books.
Later, he met Ruizhen who was infected with the disease in Dingzhou, Ping'an Road. In order to save Ruizhen, Xu Jun devoted all his energy to study...
Chapter 4 Concentrate on Scholarship
Finally , the war ended, Xu Jun reunited with his wife and children, and reorganized the medical equipment and medical books in the hospital. The ancestor king ignored the objections of his ministers and made an exception by appointing him as the first-grade Chonglu doctor. After King Yongchang was born, Xu Jun's life took another sharp turn, and a fierce political struggle began between the two forces supporting King Yongchang and those supporting King Gwanghae. Although Xu Jun has always been Gwanghaejun's imperial doctor, his aloof attitude of insisting that doctors only treat diseases and not get involved in political affairs attracted political persecution and was removed from the position of doctor. After King Gwanghae's death and Lord Gwanghae's accession to the throne, Heo Jun was charged with conspiracy and sentenced to exile in the south. Although he lived a troubled life, he alone wrote the "Dongyi Bojian", which is a collection of traditional Korean medicine. After two years of exile, King Gwanghae pardoned him, but regardless of the king's attempts to forgive him, he returned to his hometown to engage in simple medical treatment and writing. After more than ten years, he finally compiled the "Dongyibojian" . At this time, another nationwide plague and strange disease occurred, and all the doctors in the country were at a loss. King Gwanghae urgently summoned him to the palace for research, and finally succeeded in developing an anti-disease prescription. However, he himself was too exhausted and did not notice that he was also sick. Having contracted the disease, he died in the arms of his wife before he could be given medicine. The whole country mourned...