His grandfather was an herbalist and his father, Li Yanwen, was a famous doctor at that time. He used to be a doctor in Taiji Hospital. At that time, the status of folk doctors was low and their lives were hard. His father doesn't want to study medicine in Li Shizhen.
When Li Shizhen 14 years old, he went to Huangzhou Prefecture with his father to take the exam, but he was a scholar. Li Shizhen was born in a doctor's family and loved medicine since childhood. He is not keen on the imperial examination. Later, I went to Wuchang for the exam three times and failed, so I decided to abandon Confucianism and study medicine. At the age of 23, he studied medicine with his father, and his medical name became increasingly prosperous.
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On the day when Li Shizhen was born, his father Li Yanwen was fishing in Yuhu. Usually, he is lucky, but this time, he got nothing from several nets, and Li Yanwen was very depressed. The last net felt heavy when pulled up, and my heart exulted. I thought it was a big fish, but it turned out to be a big stone Li Yanwen sighed: Stone, stone, I have nothing against you. Why did you play tricks on me today? This makes me more worried.
Stone suddenly spoke: stone, stone, don't worry if you come to congratulate. My husband and wife are about to fall into the moon. What do you want? So this stone is the Rain Lake God. Li Yanwen arrived home just in time for Li Shizhen to give birth, so she named him Shizhen. That night, Li Yanwen had another dream that Tie Guai Li, a fairy, came to congratulate him and said, "When you are precious, you can diagnose all diseases. Be my apprentice and spread my reputation.
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