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During the Southern Song period, because of the war and turbulence, the capital of Song dynasty was forced to move southward, and establish Lin 'an (today's Hangzhou) as its new capital city. Due to the severe homesickness, one of the emperor's favorite concubines was unable to sleep or eat quietly all day long, and she looked melancholy. Her appearance greatly tugged at the emperor's heartstrings, thus he issued imperial edicts to look for the famous physician in the world, but with no result. As a result, the emperor himself was greatly upset everyday, and even had no interest in dealing with the state affairs.
One learned farmer in Hangzhou knew that, and he recommended to the emporor the good medicine called ganoderma lucidum, and it was permitted by the emperor. The concubine took the medicine, and later the miracle came out. She got gradual physical rehabilitation, regained vigor, and had a rosy cheek. The emperor was extremely happy, granted the farmer ten thousands of gold, but also stowed the farmer a shop name “Kang Yuan Tang”. From then on, the farmer's fame spreaded far and wide. And he began to do a lot of good things to the public, such as treated people and donated him medicine freely, and no matter one is rich or poor, he removed his illnesses. In this way, he helped numerous living beings in the world. |
