Chapter 1 He dares to honor himself as a national doctor
In the early summer of April in the fifth year of Jian'an, fifteen miles west of Langling City in Runan, at the junction of Nanyang, Runan, and Jiangxia counties, outside a natural rural market gathering point formed by being located on an important road, there were as many as ten thousand people.
A well-organized army under the plan is marching on the official road...the flags are arrayed, the armor is dazzling, and there is no shortage of swords, guns, bows and arrows.
For this reason, hundreds of people gathered in the market to watch. Some were shocked, some were curious, but the vast majority were wary and fearful.
This emotion has nothing to do with the camp. In fact, the vast majority of the local people in Langling are grateful and recognized for General Anbei and Yuzhou Shepherd Liu Bei above their heads. That is to say, they were able to gradually resume production after Liu Bei occupied this place.
, and this time I also received an order from the township pavilion early this time, saying that Liu Yuzhou's army was going to pass through here, and they had to give way.
However, no matter what, except for newborn children, almost everyone has experienced a long period of war and turmoil, and they all know the cruelty and despair behind the war. If you say you are not afraid, isn't it deceiving yourself?
"How many years have it been?" Seeing the last wave of more than a thousand elite soldiers surrounded by several high-spirited officers, the sergeants rushed straight past this gathering point and marched westward. The people in the market relaxed.
Despite the tone, there was a lot of discussion. "Is there going to be another war?"
"Less than three years, that is, two and a half years." Someone clapped their fingers and insisted. "We had been fighting before the second year of Jian'an. In the second year of Jian'an, we just fought here for a whole year. To the west, we drained the water.
The water was red at that time... No one robbed Jian'an's autumn harvest once every three years, and no one robbed Jian'an's autumn harvest every four years. I originally thought that there would be another year this year, and it would be a stable autumn harvest in three years, but now we have to fight again...
"
"Perhaps there is really going to be a war." Someone else couldn't help but interjected. "Didn't it mean that our General Liu has formed an alliance with the surrounding generals and Zhou Mu?"
"Why are we deploying troops if we don't want to fight?" This statement immediately caused a burst of scolding.
"So what if we form an alliance? Can you believe what those meat eaters say?"
"Didn't you see so many elite soldiers in iron armor? If you weren't going to fight, how could you be picking up your relatives?"
"The man named Cao who is in charge of Nanyang and Chen County in the north is heard to be the sworn brother of our General Liu..." This man was besieged for a while, but he was aggrieved and unwilling to let go, so he immediately found a reason.
"So what about the sworn brother?" Someone next to him said with a mocking face but in a low voice. "I heard from a passing merchant before that the man named Cao was also a sworn brother to the General Sun we had here before. As a result, General Sun died.
Nanyang was snatched away by him, and even his nephew was driven back to his hometown in Jiangdong... I also heard that this man named Cao was unfilial to his father and did not allow his own father to enter the house!"
"You are talking nonsense!" The man who was besieged immediately turned back with contempt. "If this is the case, our General Liu will still be sworn with him?!"
This statement immediately made everyone around him speechless.
"You don't have to worry." At this moment, a young scholar who was sitting in a tea shop in the city to avoid the march of the army finally couldn't stand listening anymore, and half corrected and half comforted. "Liu Yuzhou is naturally sending troops this time.
There is a war, but it is not to fight Cao Fenwu, but to go to the south of the Yangtze River to assist Zhu Hao, the prefect of Yuzhang, in accordance with the agreement two and a half years ago. The situation at Zhu Hao's place is also a bit special, and it may not be possible to actually fight... just because
Those generals just now, Sima usually stationed in the western section of Runan, transferred from Jiangxia led by Liu Jingzhou to the river more quickly, so they just passed here."
People half understand it.
Seeing this, the scholar couldn't help but laugh while holding the long sword in his waist: "In a word, this dispatch of troops may not necessarily lead to a real war, but even if there is a war, it will definitely not affect this place!"
At this moment, the people in the pavilion who were watching around the tea shop were immediately relieved, and the owner of the tea shop even clamored to give the scholar an extra pot of tea.
Hearing this, the scholar couldn't help but laugh again: "Although it won't be affected, once the Yangtze River is blocked, your tea will have to be shipped. The price of tea will increase in the future, wouldn't I take a big advantage?"
The owner of the tea shop didn't care. He just made tea for the man and answered casually: "What did the young gentleman say? In the past, there were wars and it was impossible to buy salt. Once the war lasted for a long time, there would definitely be soldiers."
If they come together with thieves to plunder, two or three families out of ten will be starved to death or beaten to death, and some will follow to become thieves or soldiers, but they will never come back. Now it is just a temporary interruption of the tea supply in the south. Who cares?
What? And the little teacher’s words can make us feel at ease. We don’t have to be so frightened that we can’t fall asleep, and we don’t have to be so frightened that we take our wives to the mountains to hide. What’s a pot of tea? You can use it slowly, I’m going to go.
Tell me at the other end of the market that my brother-in-law's family is going to the Yangtze River to fight, so don't worry. If anything happens, just call this young man."
The scholar nodded slightly, but felt that his joke was a bit frivolous, so he immediately accepted the other party's pot of tea calmly, and then continued to eat cakes and tea in the shade in front of the tea shop.
However, just as he finished chewing the tea slowly and took out a second pot of tea to enjoy slowly, avoiding the afternoon sun and heading on his way, another group of guests sitting in the tea shop took the initiative to call him.
He went over and chatted at the table.
In fact, this young scholar had already noticed the strangeness of the other group of people in the tea shop... The leader of this group was about fifty years old, with gray hair but a ruddy complexion, and his clothes were more luxurious than his own.
, and he was cheering in front of him, so he should be a scholar of a higher level.
However, in addition to traveling a lot with this man, he actually also brought many boxes and cages with bottles, jars, metal pottery, dry and wet items, and he looked a bit like a merchant.
Not to mention, they are obviously scholars, but when they saw the military turmoil before, this group of people was as confused and panicked as the people here, and they had no idea about the chaos in Jiangnan, which is even more suspicious.
At this time, the other party invited him over, and as expected he also asked about the war.
"Actually, there's nothing to say. Isn't that what war is all about?" Although the fifty-year-old man didn't say anything in response to the last few words, the few scholars who followed him were all well-known scholars with surnames and origins from all over the Central Plains.
The man was obviously not a person of unknown origin, so the young swordsman became much more straightforward.
"Two years ago, Sun Ce Fuling, the son of General Polu, went south from Danyang to Wujun's hometown of Fuchun. Along the way, he took advantage of the situation to seize and seize a lot of territory west of Huoze (Taihu Lake). At that time, Zhu Jun was already in poor health and could not cope with it.
Fortunately, the Nanyang Alliance was successful, and Sun Ce also surrendered, so he used his chief Zhu Zhi as the middleman to talk about the old friendship between Sun and Zhu's family, and asked Liu Yuzhou to act as a guarantee to reach peace with the Zhu family...
At that time, the two sides agreed that Sun Ce would take all Wu County, while the Zhu family would occupy Yuzhang and Kuaiji counties. Zhou Shang, the prefect of Danyang, was originally from Lujiang, and his family was all under the rule of Liu Yuzhou, so he simply attached himself to Liu Yuzhou.
But now two years have passed. Last year, Sun Ce was crowned with the title of Bo Fu, and he declared himself as the general of Polu. After having a stable foothold, he naturally wanted to make progress. As the saying goes, Zhu Jun, the Mu of Jiaozhou, died last year. They all rested, one occupied Kuaiji and the other Yuzhang. Among them, Zhu Fu, who occupied Kuaiji, was notorious for being corrupt and rough. No one in Kuaiji could accept it, so in the spring of this year, he was easily defeated by Sun Bofu. .”
"I understand." The leader, an old man in his fifties, remained silent. The person in charge of communication was the next man in his thirties, named Wu Pu, who was born in Guangling. He immediately woke up. "This must be Sun Ce's greed. Not enough, after taking Kuaiji, he also wants to take Yuzhang, and even Danyang. Although Liu Yuzhou’s thoughts are on the Central Plains, for the sake of the overall situation, he must teach his nephew a lesson no matter what..."
"Wu Jun is transparent." The young scholar nodded immediately.
"Why is it that there are always endless wars in this world?" Hearing this, the fifty-year-old man in charge finally sighed while twirling his beard. "Isn't it good for the world to be peaceful? It should be noted that it is easy to heal people and it is difficult to heal the world, but wars are everywhere. , there were countless casualties, not just casualties on the battlefield? Just as the local people said just now, they finally survived two autumn harvests safely..." At this point, the old man felt weird again. "I have survived like this. For a long time, I have seen the thirty years of peace, and the ten years of continuous war, but now I don’t know whether these two years of peace are really rare, or are they not worth mentioning?”
"Young man Xu Shu from Yingchuan, with a courtesy name of Yuan Zhi, I have met the elder..." Seeing this person finally speaking, Xu Shu quickly stood up to greet him after the other person finished speaking.
"Xu Yuanzhi, right?" The old man seemed a little impatient, as if he didn't want to be called by his name at all. "Sit down, I think you are a knowledgeable person, but we people are very confused about this, so I called you here... I Let me ask you, when will this war end? Now that Shouchun has happened, I still want to go to Jiangdong."
"Yes..." Xu Shu held his sword and sat back on the bench. He thought for a moment, but then smiled bitterly. "If we just talk about this battle, I think it will never delay the elder's journey south, because although Sun Bofu is so enterprising, Huo is definitely not Liu Yuzhou's opponent. If there is a slight collision and he suffers some losses, he can only retreat to Wu County and go to Kuaiji. However, I do not recommend that the elder and his party go to Jiangdong... "
"Why is this?" Wu Pu asked after everyone on the other side looked at each other in confusion.
"Because Sun Bofu will never be satisfied with the land of two counties. Even if Liu Yuzhou's soldiers are stronger than him, his power is greater than his, and he will be superior to him, he will only be patient for a while. When the Central Plains is in chaos, Liu Yuzhou When he has no time to take care of his own life, he might break the contract and use force, and when the time comes, it is hard to say where to fight." Xu Shu said frankly and sincerely. "And the chaos in the Central Plains is about to happen, and Liu Yuzhou has no time to look south. Soon... I respect you and your group, it is always right to avoid Jiangdong for a while. It is not about whether you can avoid the disaster of war, but you have to worry about whether you can come back safely by then."
"I understand." Wu Pu thought for a moment, nodded slightly, but couldn't help but asked in a low voice. "But how can the Central Plains be in chaos? Cao Fenwu and Liu Yuzhou will never fight, right? Liu Jingzhou, Tao Xuzhou, too They don’t look like people who are good at starting wars, right?”
"Let me put it this way." Xu Shu said sincerely after speaking for a while. "This matter has nothing to do with Liu Yuzhou, Cao Fenwu, Liu Jingzhou, and Tao Xuzhou. As I said, they should not have the intention to take action...
…But there will be changes in the world, and changes will inevitably lead to chaos. However, the Central Plains is not like Hebei. It is the result of the alliance of various princes, not one, so this chaos will inevitably spread to the Central Plains."
"What changed?" Wu Pu became more and more confused, and the old man also frowned.
"The emperor has tied up his hair to study." Xu Shu replied with some embarrassment. "The emperor should have tied up his hair last year. At that time, someone suggested that the emperor choose a harem. However, General Wei fooled him for a year by using false years and real years.
April this year is the emperor's sixteenth birthday. No matter how you calculate it, it's time to study, select ministers, and set up a harem... General Wei can't continue to fool around."
"I vaguely understand, but I still don't understand." Wu Pu was also in the tea shop, asking sincerely in a low voice. "Please Yuan Zhi, for the sake of my stupidity, please be more direct."
"Let me put it this way." Xu Shu suddenly smiled bitterly. "In the past many years, the world was in turmoil. Generals, state pastors, governors, and prefects divided states and counties. They fought non-stop, so that the war continued for many years. If they wanted to have a truce and suppress the bandits, they had to form an alliance.
...One thing after another, it seems that you can't survive without fighting. Then why do they fight and what are they fighting for? You must know that their positions were also held during the Taiping years. Why didn't they fight then? At that time, they could
Do we need an alliance to join forces to suppress the bandits?"
Wu Pu and others became increasingly confused.
"Because there were restrictions from the imperial court at that time!" Xu Shu did not give in, but pointed out the key point directly. "The imperial court has power, the Han Dynasty has might and virtue, and everyone is one... But the Han Dynasty gradually became decadent, and the central government
Even more powerless, the authority belonging to the Central Committee and the Han Dynasty has naturally disappeared. What these people are fighting for is the power and prestige left by the Han Dynasty! However, everyone used to be colleagues, and no one can obey and the other will ride on their head.
Because the superiors were powerful, they had no choice but to fight each other with swords and swords. Among them, General Wei had the most control, so he was General Wei. However, people like Liu Yuzhou and Cao Fenwu were not as good as him, so they had no choice but to get together and fight with him.
contend."
The people in the tea shop couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't know whether they had woken up or thought of something.
"And now that the emperor has reached the age of sixteen, he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty recognized by the world after all, so it is logical that he must take back part of the authority of the Han Dynasty..." At this point, Xu Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But the authority has long been snatched away by the subordinates.
, who is willing to hand it back? And if it is not handed back, the Han Dynasty has had some dignity for four hundred years, and people will be dissatisfied, and if they are not dissatisfied, chaos will occur! Once chaos occurs in the center, it will inevitably spread to the princes, and the whole world will be moved.
This shock will inevitably lead to war again. As for why it is said that there is chaos in the Central Plains, it is not because the emperor wants to take away the authority of the Central Plains princes, but because no one can avoid it under the general trend. Compared with Hebei, the Central Plains is just a few families.
If the situation is maintained, no matter whether we strike preemptively or wait passively, we will probably be the first to be unable to hold on."
"That's a way of saying it." The old man finally spoke again. "The principles in the world are all the same. You have turned your authority into practical practices that are as simple as water and food. It is unique and easy to understand."
"The elder is so complimentary." Xu Shu stood up and saluted again. "I dare to ask the elder..."
"There's no need to be so polite. I'm impatient with this." The old man gestured casually. "I'm Hua Tuo from Pei Guoqiao County. He is a ziyuanhua. He only focuses on medical skills and doesn't want to be an official, so he doesn't pay attention to anything... Since Jiangdong is not good
Go, how about we go to Guangling after coming out of Shouchun, and then transfer to the north of Xuzhou?"
The first part of this sentence was to introduce Xu Shu, and the second part was to his entourage. When Wu Pu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "I was about to ask Master to visit my home for a while, but Master doesn't know. We
Guangling’s fish dumplings are famous all over the world..."
"Eat less fish and meat!" Hua Tuo heard this and immediately gave a lesson with a solemn face. "Raw fish meat can easily carry insect eggs, and they can still grow even if they enter your body. Why do you think the epidemic prevention brochure says to drink boiled water again and again?"
, if you don’t drink raw water, why do you say avoiding snails is the same thing!”
Wu Pu was immediately startled.
At this time, Xu Shu, who had been stunned for a long time next to him, finally came to his senses and quickly bowed his head to the end: "I've heard the name of the Medical Immortal for a long time..."
"It's this statement again. I don't even know how I became a medical fairy..." Hua Tuo became more and more impatient when he saw this. "I think I am a scholar who loves medical skills. I have been traveling around to treat people since I had my hair tied.
, for thirty or forty years, I have seen many difficult and complicated diseases, and I wrote the book Wu Qin Xi and Ma Fei Powder long ago, but no one called me a medical fairy, so I never saw anything.
General Wei and his mother turned me into a medical fairy as soon as they opened their mouths...as if Zhang Jiao and I could control the wind and rain."
"Yuanhua Gong didn't recognize General Wei's mother and son? What about last year's announcement and this epidemic prevention booklet?" Rao Shi Xu Shu has traveled around the world, been a thief, and has read books. He is very knowledgeable.
Quang Guang was also stunned on the spot, and simply took out a printed booklet from his arms, not caring about the words that might arouse thunder or not.
When Hua Tuo heard this question, he snorted coldly and was too lazy to say anything.
On the contrary, his disciple Guangling Wu Pu smiled bitterly and explained a few words for his master: "Actually, to be honest with Yuan Zhi, my master has never treated the mother and son of General Wei of the North, and he has never been to Hebei, let alone
We met? But for some reason, General Wei and his son wanted to call my master the Medical Immortal and Zhang Zhongjing of Nanyang the Medical Saint. They also frequently used the names of my master and Mr. Zhang to issue announcements and print these brochures, saying that they would benefit the world.
Human epidemic prevention..."
"Is the booklet a forgery?" Xu Shu panicked for a moment. "My mother has always followed the instructions in this book to maintain her health... What should I do?"
"Yuanzhi doesn't have to worry about it. In fact, this is something we can't defend because the things written in the notices and brochures, such as washing hands frequently, bathing frequently, drinking boiled water, building toilets, and fighting mosquitoes and mice, are all things we can do no matter how we do them.
That's right! You can also drink cool salt water for mild heatstroke, and boil Daqinggen (Isatis root) in water for mild wind-cold. These are also very symptomatic. Even the fact that we usually drink more tea, at first we thought it was an Amway idea.
Selling tea, but after drinking it later, my master felt that tea is indeed a good thing that is good for the body... As for the shoddy Wu Qin Xi in the brochure, and the eye protection drama, although it is a bit sketchy compared to my mentor's Wu Qin Xi, it is basically
It still has medical implications.”
After Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized: "No wonder I haven't heard the medical fairy's rebuttal..."
"The key is that no one believes it even if I refute it." Another disciple of Hua Tuo couldn't help but interrupt. "The announcement was issued by General Wei, and this booklet was printed all over the world. I heard people say that Bashu, Xiliang, Hainan
Yes, you said that with such skill, who would believe the words of a group of doctors? Wherever we go, we say that we don’t know General Wei and his mother. They all just think that our master wants to be quiet... Our master wants to be quiet, which is good.
But I really don’t know you! Master has never even been to Youzhou in his life. How could he have discussed medical science with Mrs. Gongsun and the medical sage Zhong Jinggong in western Liaoning ten years ago?
Where are you?"
"It's not just that!" Another Hua Tuo disciple couldn't help but complain. "It should be noted that people are different. Although everything in the booklet is correct, when you meet people with special physiques, you should make slight adjustments.
, we can’t act exactly according to the booklet... At the end of last year, my master encountered such a thing and wrote a prescription alone. As a result, the patient couldn’t read and scolded our master directly with the booklet, saying that it was a prescription from a medical fairy.
Son, you are just a traveling doctor in the Central Plains, you know nothing about medical skills, how dare you make changes without authorization?!"
"Actually, it's Zhang Zhongjing and Mr. Zhang. Our master and he met for the first time in Nanyang during this spring visit after this book became popular all over the world last year..." Wu Pu continued with a wry smile. "Mr. Zhang
Fortunately, his family belongs to the Nanyang family, and his brother Zhang Xian is the governor of Changsha County under Liu Jingzhou, so no one dares to disturb him. As for our master, since this booklet and notice came out, let alone where his name will be revealed.
Later, there were dignitaries who wanted to force us to stay. What's worse, someone actually talked to us and learned about this book. He felt that General Wei wanted to take this opportunity to find our master, so he wanted to tie us up and transport us to
Hebei is looking for a promotion! Fortunately, I can run fast!"
"This..." Xu Shu originally thought this matter was too mysterious, but when he lowered his head and saw the sword on his waist, he was speechless, and then quickly changed his mind. "This kind of thing actually has to be viewed from two sides. In this way, Yuanhua Gong
If we go back to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, there will always be fewer people who hide their illnesses and avoid medical treatment, right? For example, if the person who cursed before really wanted to give his name, he would definitely follow the doctor's instructions sincerely."
"That's true." Hua Tuo nodded slightly and sighed, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.
In other words, Hua Tuo and his party saw that although Xu Shu looked talented, had a tall head and a horse, and wore a noble sword, he acted simply and had no pretensions to being a scholar. He even took the initiative to comfort those in the market, so they felt good about it. After some exchanges,
Later, I saw that this man was neither humble nor arrogant. The key is that I knew that Empress Hua Tuo neither entangled nor despised him. He was a rare and transparent person among scholars. Therefore, as a non-mainstream scholar these days, I couldn't help but appreciate him even more.
Later, after asking again, I found out that both parties were going to Shouchun across the Huaihe River. They happened to be going the same way, so they simply invited each other to go together. Xu Shu was also a cool-tempered person and did not show any pretense. He just led his horse and carried his sword to accompany him as a sign of beauty.
Tuo guards.
It wasn't until Shouchun that we found out that Hua Tuo came here because Cao Fenwu's father, Cao Fenwu, who had lived here for a long time, was ill. Because Cao Song and Cao Cao were both locals, and at that time he was Cao Cao's biological brother.
Cao De personally went to Zhang Zhongjing's house to invite him, but Hua Yuanrang couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to stop academic exchanges with Zhang Zhongjing and bring his disciples here from Nanyang.
When Xu Shu arrived in Shouchun, he waited for a long time. It wasn't until Hua Tuo treated Cao Song and taught him Wuqin Opera. When he was about to go to Guangling, he received news about Zhang Fei, the target of his trip. It turned out that Liu Bei easily defeated him across the river.
When he arrived at Sun Ce, he suddenly heard that Tao Qian of Xuzhou was seriously ill. He was shocked and hurriedly forced Sun Bofu and Zhu Hao to sign a no-fight alliance within the city, and then immediately returned to the army.
Most of the tens of thousands of troops returned to various places, but ten thousand Shouchun among them were directly under the elite, but they went straight to Xuzhou under the leadership of Zhang Fei, Zhou Tai, Lu Su, Chen Wu and other confidant generals.
As a result, Xu Shu, who could not wait for his goal, once again teamed up with the medical fairy Hua Tuo and his party to go to Guangling. Hua Tuo's master and apprentice really liked this young man who was both civilized and martial, and they were extremely happy to do so.
Of course, in May, when everyone arrived in Guangling, before they had a chance to take a bite of fish breasts, they were almost kidnapped by the local prefect Zhao Yu and rushed to Xiapi City, Xiapi County, the actual prefecture where Tao Qian now lives.
Of course, this saves Xu Shu from going north to find Zhang Fei again, because they have no reason not to meet in Xiapi.
The only thing he saw along the way was that Xuzhou, which had been peaceful for a long time, was suddenly shaken up and down, with soldiers fighting everywhere, which reminded Xu Yuanzhi of a gossip that General Wei said in his announcement when he sent troops to Yinshan in the autumn of the previous year.
As the saying goes:
Everything in the world is difficult to fight alone!
—I am the dividing line that never changes in war—
"Since Cao was General Fenwu and was in charge of the Central Plains League, he made an agreement with Liu Bei, the shepherd of Yuzhou, to carry out the new administration and live up to the world, so that he could fight northward. When he returned, he traveled to the south of the country and stopped at his father Song, and his younger brother Hong
In the north, it stopped at Yanzhou giant Li Qian, and the imperial examinations also stopped at Yanzhou famous scholars Bian Rang, Zhang Miao, Song, and Hong. They were also close relatives, Qian, Rang, Miao, who dedicated themselves to Yanzhou, and relied on them to gain momentum...
At that time, people found it difficult, so Cao also slowed down the implementation of the new policy, and appointed Li Qian as the middle lieutenant general and Bian Yi as the farewell commander. In the first month of the year, he made an appointment with his father Song and his younger brother Hong Jing Shouchun to go to Jiangdong to send their daughter to marry Sun Ce.
Qian was the envoy to Shouchun to apply for the covenant, and Miao was appointed as the prefect of Danyang. The five of them walked together and crossed the Suishui River. Song's second son De and Qian's younger brother entered, facing the burning boat bridge, and Zhang Fei was also sent to lead the armored soldiers with spears to reveal their swords.
After the break, they were forced to go to Shouchun. The five of them were enlightened, but in the end they could not return to Suibei and Cao implemented the new policy. At that time, Taizu was in Hebei. When he heard about it, he sighed: 'This is a solid foundation for Cao Meng's policy!'" "Old Yan Book". Volume 2
