Episode 225. When the eldest brother (2), who was in critical
condition, appeared, his sister-in-law and nephew ran first.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my father -in -law. Dad is very sick.”
“Did Dad fall down again?”
“You fell down in the morning and still can’t get up.”
“Don’t worry, my uncle will treat you. Stay with your mother.”
“yes.”
The painter comforted his nephew, greeted his sister-in-law, and then went to his brother’s residence.
“Boo boo!”
When the fireman came in, Hwabok tried to raise herself with difficulty.
“It will be hard to even open your eyes, but just lie down.”
The painter approached his brother, took a pulse, and asked Hyeonui about his brother’s symptoms.
“Hyeon-ryeong said that he had tinnitus from several months ago…”
The painter involuntarily let out a long sigh as he listened to Hyun-ui.
‘I hope it’s a simple otolithiasis…. Seeing that the lymphatic vessels inside the cochlea are shrunken, it must be Meniere.’
Meniere’s disease is a symptom in which the endolymphatic fluid in the semicircular canal and cochlea in the ear increases due to various factors such as stress, insomnia, and hormonal imbalance, and the lymphatic vessels themselves swell. You will lose your senses and fall.
When the lymphatic vessel bursts, the pressure decreases, so after a day or two, it becomes fine, but eventually, when the lymphatic vessel heals and the pressure starts to increase again, tinnitus begins, worsens until it bursts, and repeats after it bursts.
The pain and symptoms of bursting endolymph fluid were so nasty that even doctors said it was an indirect experience of the pain of dying.
‘Should I have endolymphatic decompression surgery? However, this is a surgery that has many side effects and is not recommended by the academic world. How?’
In the future, medications such as diuretics, antihistamines, and vestibular inhibitors may be used, but in fact, there has been no case that Meniere’s disease has been cured even if all such medications are used.
The gap between the painter’s forehead deepened.
“What prescription did you give the last time you collapsed?”
“Taesun Cho sent the city council and gave me a different prescription, and now I am following that prescription.”
“Did Joe send the city council?”
In an instant, the fireman’s eyes widened. I could feel that Jojo cared about his brother.
“Here’s your prescription.”
When Hyun-ui showed the prescription, the housekeeper put on a happy face.
‘Myrrh, frankincense, quince, and lily… Meniere’s disease was judged to be a combination of headache and anxiety. Well done.’
In this era, this was a very good prescription for decoctions.
The painter picked up a brush and added some medicinal ingredients to the prescription. Then I looked at the suit.
“Hyung, you’ve been drinking often lately and haven’t slept well at night, have you?”
“What are you doing these days? I don’t think I’ve ever had a good night’s sleep since I became a sage.”
“My older brother’s illness is caused by his worries and worries. Of course, overwork and excessive drinking are also reasons, but more fundamental than that is that you are paying too much attention.”
“Take a look at yourself. I don’t care and I live If you solve this, that pops up, and if you solve that, another problem pops up… Every day is not without problems and accidents.”
While I was listening to Hwabok’s grumbling, the Hyun Wid next to me secretly added a word.
“In addition, not too long ago, Taesoo Jo robbed the county government’s grain barn and took all the weapons from the arsenal, saying he needed military food. Right now, the prefectural government is having a hard time even paying salaries to officials. So, Hyun-ryeong-nim go away…”
“Why is Hyun-wi Jeong talking nonsense?”
When Hwabok frowned at Hyeonwi, Hyeonwi lowered his head and stepped back.
“I’m sorry.”
“Kuhm~. Still, thanks to you, Cho Tae-soo scratches less in our prefecture. The prefectures of other prefectures say that they die every day.”
The painter couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
‘This kind of war not only kills the fighting soldiers, but also dries the blood of those who do not fight.’
“Joe, I will meet and talk separately. What my brother needs most right now is to have peace of mind. Of course, you shouldn’t drink alcohol and you shouldn’t eat salty food. And you have to take the decoction constantly.”
“You have to be comfortable to be comfortable. Who can feel at ease in a situation like this?”
“I can’t be comfortable, but I have to be comfortable even if I force myself. And no matter how busy you are, find time to take a walk for half an hour. Otherwise, I will really die before I last long.”
“You die? Are you unable to fix it?”
When death was mentioned in the mouth of the painter, the complexion of the painter changed.
The reason I was able to relax like this until now was because I had faith that my brother would fix it.
“The only way to deal with your brother’s illness is to keep your mind at ease and manage it steadily. Otherwise, it will get worse and worse, and you will die in pain many times worse than the pain you suffered today.”
The painter scared his brother because he knew that Meniere’s disease was so terrible that it could be said to be an indirect experience of death.
‘Stubborn people like you don’t change easily if you teach them well.’
“I’m dying…..”
“I’ll die if I don’t take care of myself like now… Think of my sister-in-law and Deok.”
“…..”
“And even saying this could be too extreme, but… quitting is one way to do it if Jung Hyeon-ryung is having a hard time.”
“what! Stop the prefecture? Are you saying that now?”
Hwabok’s voice grew louder.
“Better than dying of overwork.”
“Even if I die, I cannot quit the prefecture.”
“Why are you so obsessed with office? When you die, everything is in vain.”
“Can you quit the clinic just because you are sick?”
stop.
For a moment, the fireman did not immediately answer.
“It’s different for me.”
“So can you quit?”
“I don’t think so. Because this is my calling.”
“So do i. As you said, I will put my mind at ease and manage it well, so don’t tell me to quit the prefecture.”
“Ah Okay. I said a little harshly. Sorry.”
“no. What are you saying because you think of me?”
At that time, one of the officials rushed in and bowed his head to Hwa-bok.
“Hyeonryeongnim Jojo Taesu has arrived.”
“what! Jo Tae-soo?”
“My brother is resting. He must have come to see me.”
“Oh, I see. Well, if you wanted to see me, you would have called me, but you wouldn’t have come to see me like this.”
Hwabok nodded because he knew that his brother and Jojo were sworn brothers.
“I’ll come see Joe.”
“Yes.”
The hwabu entrusted the sentence to Hyeonui and left the place, but found Jojo walking with some of his servants from afar.
“Brother Joe!”
“Haha, long time no see. Your subordinates said you came. How are you feeling?”
“I haven’t seen you in a long time. Brother Bok collapsed again today and is now lying down.”
“what! Did you fall down again?”
Jojo’s eyes widened as he approached with a smile.
“I think it developed into a disease because there were a lot of things to worry about while controlling the string.”
“Will there be a lot of things to be concerned about? I have more things to care about.”
“…..”
“Anyway, let’s visit the hospital first.”
“Yes, come in.”
The fireman took Jojo into his brother’s quarters and briefly explained about Meniere’s disease.
“So you’re saying you can’t get a fundamental treatment?”
“yes.”
“Hehe, there are diseases that you cannot cure. I can’t believe it.”
“I cannot cure all diseases.”
When he saw Jojo, Hyeonui made Hwabok sit on the bed at an angle.
“Are you here? Tae-soo.”
“I thought that, no matter how big the disease was, it would be cured at once if it were wealth…. It must be heartbreaking.”
“That’s right. I thought so too, but it’s very disappointing.”
“I don’t know about other prefectures, but I wrote that I pay special attention to Dongu-hyeon because it’s a prefecture where I served as a prefectural governor…. I’m sorry.”
Jojo laughed bitterly as he roughly guessed the cause of Hwabok.
“I know that Taesoo cares a lot. I collapsed because I was not feeling well, not Tae-soo-nim.”
“I’ll try to pay more attention in the future.”
“Even if I manage the strings well, it’s not enough… I’m sorry for the inconvenience.”
“Stop talking like that, take care of yourself, get out of bed and get up. Later, when I go to a higher place, shouldn’t you sit in the Donggun Governor’s seat?”
“yes?”
In an instant, Hwabok and Hwabu’s eyes widened.
There is a saying that becoming governor is as difficult as a camel passing through the eye of a needle. Of course, there are some who invested a lot of money and widened the eye of the needle as big as a camel, but most of the prefectures resigned without being promoted any more.
“I’m currently serving as the governor of Donggun, but I can’t stay as the governor forever. And among the prefectures of the Eastern Army, there was no prefecture that governed prefecture as well as you. So, it’s enough to do it.”
“Are you trying to hand over the governorship to me because of your wealth?”
“Apart from wealth, it’s because you’ve managed the prefecture so well.”
Hwabok made an expression of disbelief for a moment, then looked at Hwabu and Jojo alternately, then nodded.
“You are serious.”
“Then would I hold on to you and lie to you?”
“Even Don Gu-hyeon is daunting… Can I be the governor of Donggun?”
“The higher you go, the more people below you do. You just need to point me in the right direction.”
“There is responsibility in that direction.”
“Why can’t you? Then, should I give the governorship to another prefecture?”
“Oh no. I’ll do it.”
“Well, I say this too, but I can’t give it to you right away, so hurry up and recover your body first.”
“yes.”
After visiting the hospital, Jojo came out and made a separate seat with the painter.
After defeating the subordinates and demonstrators who had come with him, and making the two of them have a place to drink tea, Jojo suddenly let out a long sigh and held out his wrist to the fireman.
“Take a look at me too. Seeing your brother, it doesn’t seem like someone else’s business.”
“Jo hyung is healthy even if I don’t have a pulse.”
“It looks like that, but inside it is rotting and rotting.”
The painter grinned, grasped Jojo’s pulse, and checked his head with clairvoyance.
Also, there was nothing wrong with it.
‘Well, my body and mind are under a lot of stress, but since I’m preparing for war, this much is natural.’
“There is nothing more than a star.”
“okay! I’m glad that’s the case.”
“By the way, what the hell are you trying to say by asking me to see you alone?”
The painter erased his smile and looked at Jojo with a heavy expression.
When the fireman’s expression suddenly changed, Jojo’s expression also became serious.
“I thought you might have guessed my ambition, so I’m going to tell you a little bit about my feelings today.”
“You don’t know the ambitions of the feudal lords. But what do you need to pay attention to around you now? the world is like that Didn’t you say something to your brother earlier?”
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