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(Continued from previous text:) ...accessible. It was printed and displayed to the public, named "Jianyi" (Simple and Easy). Allowing people to rely on this method, trust in it, and use it according to these prescriptions. Then its merit in benefiting others will be even more far-reaching and significant. Is it limited to just one commandery or one time?

Nevertheless, although you are renowned for your medical skills, your origins have a source. Generally examining your situation, you were proficient in the essays of the imperial examinations. I once participated in the provincial examination with you; you were an outstanding scholar of our hometown. In his youth, you studied your father's learning and knew how to value yourself. Later, you suddenly sighed and said, "Since I failed to achieve success in the imperial examinations to glorify my ancestors, then practicing medicine is also to relieve people, which is the same as relieving people through officialdom." Thus, you began to advance in medical studies. Because your intention was to relieve people, you differed from those mediocre practitioners who merely sought profit. Moreover, as a scholar becoming a doctor, you read medical books particularly keenly and alertly, penetrating to the depths of their principles. Furthermore, you were ascetic and desirous of little. You viewed others' illnesses as your own. Even when busy with numerous cases and unable to attend to everything at once, you did not slacken or tire. Your personal provisions were especially meager: you did not drink alcohol, did not eat meat, did not consume salt or oil. From morning till evening, you ate only one meal consisting of plain white rice, drank plain water, and ate plain flour noodles. This is what ordinary people find unbearable, yet you endured it calmly, considering that you were almost pure in body and mind, capable of communicating with the divine spirits, and thus not failing in saving people. Consequently, your energy became robust, as if aided by spirits, never regarding this as strange. The number of people saved was countless, yet you never regarded this as a merit. This state of mind, perhaps even Yao Sengtan would not have known. Therefore, how fortunate are those who obtain your methods, and who can apply them with such dedication as you do? For this reason, I mention these matters together. Readers should examine them carefully. Mid-Autumn Festival of the first year of Jingding era, Bao [Name Omitted], a fellow townsman, wrote.

[Yang Shi (Shiyang) Renzhai Zhizhi Fang] Twenty-six Volumes. Extant.
Preface by the author states: "When I first compiled *Huoren Zongguo* (General Summary for Saving Lives) and *Ying'er Zhiyao* (Essentials for Infants), the vulgar world mocked me for seeking fame. Only after the publication of the pulse book did they become solemn and inform each other, saying, 'Indeed, it is not easy. Who would exhaust their granary to cater to you?' I said, 'Do you understand the Mandate of Heaven? Heaven intends to entrust its heart of relieving people and benefiting things, so it endowed me with the learning of intuitive understanding and mental clarity. Having received this from Heaven, I return it to serve humanity. This is likely the original expectation of the Creator. Some might shine their light alone, hiding it within themselves without spreading it to others. I fear this is like jade being destroyed in a box, with grass and trees rotting together. Although there are four hundred and forty diseases in humans, most falling outside the scope of the first three volumes, how can we not investigate the syndromes and select formulas, revealing them as quick guides for *Zhizhi* (Direct Indication)? Clarity and ease of understanding constitute 'Zhi' (Direct); pointing out the path to demonstrate constitutes 'Zhi' (Indication). We dissect the hidden meanings unspoken by past sages, extract effective formulas from various schools, combine them with family secrets, and reference *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Handbook of Prescriptions Kept up the Sleeve). This allows readers to see clearly with mind and eye, recognize syndromes upon facing diseases, and obtain medicines based on syndromes, just as the carpenter's ink line cannot be deceived. May the spirit of benevolence flow continuously, is this not a deep aspiration?' I wrote this book with emotion. When Heaven gives humans certain items, it must enable them to use these items. Having items but being unable to use them violates not only Heaven but also represents self-abandonment of one's endowment. I write this to encourage those of like minds. First day of the Good Month in the Ji Zi year of Jingding, Yang Shiyang Dengfu, Preface."

[Zhu Shi (Chongzheng) Renzhai Zhizhi Fu Yuan Fang] Recorded in *Guoshi Jingji Zhi* as Twenty-six Volumes. Extant.
The *Siku Quanshu* Tiyao (Brief Analysis) states: "*Renzhai Zhizhi Fang* consists of twenty-six volumes, appended with *Shanghan Leishu Huoren Zongguo* (Classification Book on Cold Damage, General Summary for Saving Lives) of seven volumes, authored by Yang Shiyang of the Song Dynasty. Shiyang, courtesy name Dengfu, pseudonym Renzhai. A native of Fuzhou. His life details are unknown. There is a preface dated Ji Zi of Jingding, which is the fifth year of Jingding. The following year was the first year of Xianchun under Emperor Duzong, indicating he was a late Song person. This edition was printed during the Gengxu year of the Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty. It has a preface by Yu En, stating that *Zhizhi* was listed as twenty-eight volumes, divided into seventy-nine entries. Current research shows the count of seventy-nine matches the preface, but the book actually contains only twenty-six volumes. Jiao Xing's *Guoshi Jingki Zhi* records this book also as twenty-six volumes. Likely the preface contained a minor error. However, what Shiyang originally wrote was named *Renzhai Zhizhi*. The entries marked 'Fu Yi' (Supplementary/Leftover) after each item were added by Zhu Chongzheng during the mid-Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Chongzheng, courtesy name Zongru, pseudonym Huizhai, was a native of Huizhou and the printer of this edition. Jiao's book titles it *Renzhai Zhizhi*, implying it should note the supplementary formulas of *Zhizhi*, yet it only notes Yang Shiyang as the author, thereby attributing the supplementary parts to Shiyang as well, which is a slight error. The *Shanghan Leishu Huoren Zongguo* of seven volumes is not recorded in Jiao's bibliography. According to the preface of *Renzhai Zhizhi*, its completion preceded *Zhizhi*. This edition attached it at the end due to its smaller volume. The title also claims Zhu Chongzheng's supplementation. However, checking the full text, every entry is logically connected, with absolutely no indication of supplementation. Only after the *Huoren Zhengzhi Fu* (Ode on Diagnosis and Treatment of Living People) in Volume One are there diagrams: Situ Zaiquan Tu, Wuyun Liuqi Tu, and Shanghan Maifa Zhizhang Tu, with a single 'Fu' (Appendix) character noted in the table of contents. Perhaps because this volume had supplementary content, the title extended to all seven volumes; or perhaps because *Zhizhi* had supplements, the title extended to this book. This remains uncertain. Since old Song editions no longer exist, verifying authenticity is impossible. Doubt should be preserved as doubt."

[Yang Shi (Shiyang) Yixue Zhenjing] Twenty Volumes. Lost.
Note: Mentioned above in *Fuzhou Fuzhi*.

[Wang Shi (Chaobi) Jin Kui Ge] Lost.
Preface by Wen Tianxiang states: "*Jin Kui Ge* (Song of the Golden Cabinet) is the secret medical formula of senior countryman Wang Jun Lianshu. Initially, Lianshu, as a Confucian scholar, browsed medical books and did not wish for a single family's famous prescription to stand alone. One day, dozens of patients presented with the same syndrome. The physician stated, 'This syndrome is Yin; the medication must undoubtedly be [Specific Drug].' Several people died consecutively, yet the physician did not change his approach. Lianshu said, 'This syndrome must involve other factors; adjust slightly and administer Yang syndrome medication.' Consequently, they all recovered. Feeling wronged by the prior deaths, Lianshu resolved to study various medical books meticulously, just as he pursued his scholarly studies. After a long time, he mastered everything. His differentiation of syndromes and pulse diagnosis reached divine subtlety, like Cook Ding dissecting an ox or the stooped man catching cicadas. He therefore composed his own formulas, summarizing them into songs. Written in tiny characters on straw paper, filling many volumes, he left them to his descendants saying, 'My lifelong spirit is entirely here.' His son Ji Hao became a famous doctor using this. His grandson Tingju initially focused on literature, only reading these collected works in middle age. Since then, his medical practice achieved many miraculous cures. One day he showed me this manuscript, and I then understood why Tingju and his father were renowned; their origins had a source. How can there be actions without roots? The world's way is declining; times of purity are few, while times of perversity are many. Humans have physical and qi limitations, unable to avoid illness. Without doctors like He Huan or Bian Que, people entrust their lives to trial-and-error physicians. Countless innocent people meet their doom like walking off a cliff or wearing shackles. Duke Huan of Qi said, 'Three broken arms make a good doctor.' The *Chu Ci* says, 'Nine broken arms make a doctor,' meaning knowledge comes from repeated experience. The *Qu Li* says, 'If a doctor has not practiced for three generations, do not take his medicine,' meaning trust comes from long-term testing. Human life is no trivial matter; thus, those discussing medicine must be cautious. Lianshu is indeed the good doctor spoken of by Qi and Chu. As for Tingju, inheriting the blessing of three generations, can he not be called a skilled doctor? I told Tingju, 'The essence of all things is kept secret by the Creator. Those fortunate enough to obtain it dare not treat it lightly. Yet, nothing remains hidden forever. The Golden Bundle of the Duke of Zhou was a secret between brothers, opened only at King Cheng's time. The Golden Cabinet Oath of the Art Ancestor was a secret between mother and son, revealed only at Emperor Taizong's time. Your *Jin Kui Ge*, though a minor art of one family, serves as an ancestral treasure kept and passed down, truly constituting a secret. Publishing it now is appropriate given the timing.' Tingju said, 'Great words! My ancestor's virtue can benefit people for a hundred generations. As a descendant, failing to highlight my predecessor's aspirations risks letting them fade, bringing shame to my ancestors. How dare I not accept your teaching and spread it to others?' I appreciated Tingju's intent and thus wrote this preface detailing the events. Lianshu's formal name was Chaobi; Ji Hao's was Yuan; Tingju's was Huaiyun. (From Collected Works)"

[Dong Shi (Chang) Nanlai Baosheng Fanhui Lun] Recorded in Song Bibliographies as One Volume. Lost.
[Ji Shi (Duan Yuan) Jian Yan Fang] Recorded in Song Bibliographies as One Volume. Lost.
[Yao Chuanzheng Ming Xiao Fang] Recorded in Song Bibliographies as Five Volumes. Lost.
[Peng Shi (Zhai) Mi Chuan Liang Fang] Lost.
[Li Zuosi Baosheng Yao Fang] Lost.
Continued above in *Danliao Fang*.

[Bao Shi (Zhida) Yishu Huitong] Lost.
Xiong Jun states: "Bao Zhida was from Kuocang, Jiangnan. He held the official rank of Chengzhi Lang and passed the Boxue Hongci Ke examination. Proficient in medical arts, he compiled *Yishu Huitong*."

[Zhu Shi (Zuo) Leibian Zhu Shi Jiyan Yifang] *Yanjingshi Waiji* Fifteen Volumes. Not Seen.
Xiong Jun states: "Zhu Zuo, courtesy name Junfu, lived during the Xianchun period. He had *Jiyan Liang Fang*, which was block-printed and published."
Ruan Yuan states: "*Leibian Zhu Shi Jiyan Yifang* consists of fifteen volumes, authored by Zhu Zuo of the Song Dynasty. Zuo, courtesy name Junfu, was from Xianglu. It includes a preface by Su Jingxing of Meishan dated the second year of Xianchun. This compilation categorizes wind-cold and other sections, collecting discussions that are detailed and appropriate. Most Song medical texts cited here are lost secret manuals, transcribed from contemporary excellent editions. For instance, *Xiao'er Bingyuan Fanglun*, *Changsheng Wan*, and *Taqi Wan* are more detailed than shadow-copy editions. Note: *Yifang Leiju* also cites it in various disease sections. Imperial Physician Qiao Jingzhong (Heng) collected ten volumes."

[Anonymous Gujin Mituan Biyan Fang] Recorded in Song Bibliographies as One Volume. Lost.