On the morning of June 17, Murong Chui ordered his son Murong Ling and his general Sun Gai to lead eight hundred troops to send Chen Caozhi away. Xi Bao and his party went to Gong County. Chen Cao was calm, but Xi Bao was worried, knowing that Gong County was not The destination of their trip was Yecheng, the capital of Yan State. As for when the Yan people would send them back, it would depend on how much pressure Qin and Jin could exert on Yan——
Murong Ling is twenty-one years old this year. He is tall and handsome, brave and resolute. Shen Min has a strategy and is very popular with Murong Chui. Chen Caozhi knows that this Murong Ling is the son of the eldest concubine Duan, who has defected to Jiangdong. The sister of the Riding Governor Duan Si——
At that time, King Murong Kui of Yan loved his fifth son Murong Chui the most among his sons. He was more favored than the prince Murong Jun. Murong Jun felt resentful because his wife was jealous of the beauty of Murong Chui's wife Duan. After Murong Jun came to the throne, the Queen Kezu Hun family framed Concubine Duan to death for a witchcraft case. The Duan family rebelled. Murong Chui had no choice but to show his loyalty and personally led his troops to put down the rebellion. Duan Sinan rushed to the east of the Yangtze River because Murong Ke tried his best. Through mediation, Murong Jun married Murong Chui to Murong Chui in order to appease Murong Chui. The Kezuhun family's sister, Xiao Kezu Hun, was married to Murong Chui. She was very cold and doted on the late Concubine Duan's sister, Concubine Xiao Duan. Therefore, the Kezu Hun family, who is now the empress dowager, was extremely dissatisfied with Murong Chui. Due to the prestige of Dazai Murong Ke, the conflict was temporarily covered up——
Chen Caozhi and Murong Ling were similar in age, and Murong Ling was ordered by his father to get along well with Chen Caozhi. Therefore, the two got along well with each other along the way. Chen Cao had known history before and knew the fate of some famous figures. For example, this Murong Ling was the victim of Wang Meng's golden sword trick. Wang Meng originally wanted to use the golden sword trick to get rid of Murong Chui, but because of Fu Jian's forgiveness, Murong Chui was able to escape. However, Murong Ling fell into the trick and fled back to Yan State, and got Without the trust of the rulers of the Yan Kingdom, he was betrayed by his younger brother Murong Lin when he raised his troops and rebelled again, resulting in his defeat. Murong Chui had many sons, Murong Ling was the most virtuous, so Murong Chui was very sad about Murong Ling's death. Later historians He once said that if Murong Ling had not died early, the Hou Yan established by Murong Chui would not have died in the second generation——
Traveling through thousands of years, facing the ups and downs of the fate of these famous figures in history, Chen Caozhi did not have the divine feeling of a prophet. The fate of these figures was already changing, and most of them would be beyond his prediction. All he could do was to make full use of it. These known historical materials have led to a path that is most beneficial to himself and the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Murong Chui and his son are the key, so Chen Caozhi is also very friendly to Murong Ling, talking about the past and the present, talking and laughing happily——
In the afternoon, more than a thousand people came to Heishiguan in the west of Gong County. Gong County is also a thousand-year-old city. The legend of Hetu Luoshu came from Gong County. Gong County is bordered by Songshan Mountain in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and Hulao Pass in the east. It is known as "the mountains and rivers are surrounded by mountains and rivers, which are fortified and indomitable". Murong Ke's army was stationed here, and it can be said that they can attack and defend with ease.
Murong Ke sent his younger brother Murong De to Heishiguan to greet Chen Caozhi, Xi Bao and his party. Murong De was the King of Fan Yang of Yan State, and he was a regular attendant of Sanqi. The etiquette of receiving Chen Caozhi and Xi Bao was as if they were a family. Chen Caozhi, the Qin and Jin envoy to Dayan, learned that Murong Ke was unwell. He nodded secretly and thought to himself: "It seems that the five-stone powder that has been brought thousands of miles away can be sold."
At dusk, when he was about to enter the gate of Gong County, Shen Chiqian suddenly fell off his horse. Two private soldiers of the Shen family hurriedly helped him up, but they saw that Shen Chiqian's eyes were closed tightly, his teeth were clenched, and his throat was "whooping". "Ho" making strange noise——
The entire team of men and horses stopped. Chen Caozhi received an urgent report from his entourage and quickly dismounted to examine Shen Chiqian. When taking the pulse, he frowned and his eyes looked worried——
Murong De didn't know who Shen Chiqian was. Chen Caozhi probably wouldn't be so concerned about an ordinary follower. He asked Murong Ling quietly and learned that Shen Chiqian was the son of Luoyang guard Shen Jin and Chen Caozhi's disciple. Murong De He nodded and said: "I see, military doctors will be sent quickly to treat Mr. Shen——"
Murong Ling talked with Chen Caozhi all the way, and he knew a lot about Chen Caozhi, and said: "Uncle, I don't know. This Chen Envoy is a disciple of Ge Zhichuan, the master of Tianshi Dao Jindan. He is also proficient in medicine. Let's see how he treats Chen Caozhi. Chi Qian.”
Ge Hong's name is well known all over the world, and the Tao of Heavenly Masters in the north is still strong. How could Murong De not know Ge Hong's principles? He thought to himself: "Fourth brother's old wounds are difficult to heal, and his energy is not as good as before. If Chen Caozhi really has extraordinary medical skills, Then ask him to treat the fourth brother and promise a heavy reward."
I heard Chen Caozhi sigh: "Chiqian is suffering from epilepsy, and it cannot be cured without using Five Stone Powder."
Ran Sheng said: "Brother, don't you always dislike people taking Five Stone Powder?"
Chen Cao said: "In the past, the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing prepared Wushi Powder for the purpose of curing diseases. Unexpectedly, He Yan and Wang Bi's disciples took it regularly. Moreover, Wushi Powder was expensive, costing thousands of dollars per dose. How can someone not break up their family if they are in disgrace?"
A private soldier of the Shen family said: "As long as it can make my young master recover, it doesn't matter how expensive the Five Stone Powder is. I just heard that if you take the Five Stone Powder improperly, you will die. This, this -"
Chen Cao said: "My Five Stone Powder was carefully modified by my teacher Mr. Zhikawa. It has removed the hot and dry poison of Zhang Zhongjing's original prescription and can be taken for a long time." Then he ordered Huang Xiaotong to take out a dose of Five Stone Powder from the car. Cold wine was poured into Shen Chiqian's mouth. Shen Chiqian choked a few times, and his twitching and stiff limbs slowly relaxed. Chen Caozhi whispered in his ear: "Chiqian has worked hard."
Shen Chiqian responded in a low voice: "It's nothing." He slowly opened his eyes and stood up quickly, acting as if nothing happened.
Chen Caozhi warned: "Chiqian, you must not walk alone in the mountains or by the water for the next three years. Otherwise, once the disease occurs, it will be dangerous to fall into the cliff or drown in the water! Epilepsy is a congenital disease and cannot be treated. It is cured, but if you take Wushi Powder regularly, it will not relapse after three years, but you have to take Wushi Powder for the rest of your life."
Murong De, Murong Ling, uncles and nephews looked on with cold eyes, secretly amazed at Chen Caozhi's medical skills.
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Chen Caozhi met the famous Murong Ke at the Gongxian office. Murong Ke was actually taller than Ran Sheng, almost a giant of about two meters in later generations. However, compared with the well-proportioned and strong Ran Sheng, Murong Ke, who was over forty years old, looked thin. His energy and spirit were somewhat poor, but he was a versatile scholar in essays and martial arts. Murong Ke was still above Murong Chui. His military career was recorded in history, and he never let go of the scrolls. His personal character was also impeccable. It can be said that if Murong Ke had not died early, Wang Meng would not have been able to destroy the Yan Kingdom. Fu Jian also stationed troops in Shaanxi County several times to prevent Murong Ke from invading the west, taking a defensive position. Three years ago, news of Murong Jun's death spread to Jiangdong. The Eastern Jin Dynasty thought that the Central Plains was profitable, and suggested a northern expedition to the Yan Kingdom. However, Huan Wen said: "Murong Jun As long as Ke is still alive, the worry will be big!" Therefore, Huan Wen's third Northern Expedition was carried out after Murong Ke's death, and he did not expect that he would suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of Murong Chui——
In Chen Caozhi's eyes, although Murong Ke was a god in his military skills, he could basically be considered to be in decline and did not pose a strong threat. With Chen Caozhi in the world, Jin history has changed, but Murong Ke's longevity cannot be changed. If possible
If so, Murong Ke should have died two years earlier——
That night, Murong Ke held a banquet in honor of Chen Caozhi at the Gongxian office. Xi Bao and others did not say anything else during the banquet, but only encouraged him to drink. They dispersed late at night.
In the morning of the next day, Murong Ke ordered Murong Lingshan to invite Chen Caozhi to meet him. Murong Ke sat on the Hu bed, holding a volume of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals in his hand, and said to Chen Caozhi: "Chen's envoy Jiang Zuo Juncai, whose name is
It is said that in the Northern Kingdom, when he was 16 years old, he made Yu Xi vomit blood and go crazy during the Zhongzheng examination in Yangzhou. Haha, Yu Xi is also a famous scholar in Yi studies. This shows that Chen Envoy has profound attainments in Yi studies. I would like to ask Chen Envoy for advice.
The Five Elements are the virtue of gold. I, Yan, occupy the Central Plains. How about inheriting Jin as the virtue of water?"
Murong Ke's question was a serious test for Chen Caozhi. He clearly did not take the Eastern Jin Dynasty court seriously. It would be unwise for Chen Caozhi to get angry just because of his integrity. After all, this is the territory of Yan State.
If he answered Quyi, he would be underestimated by Murong Ke——
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "Murong Ke is very insidious. He made things difficult for me as soon as we met. It seems that it is necessary for me to prepare the Five Stone Powder." At that moment, he showed his folding fan and the elegant Ji Kang was walking around and said.
: "Although the Jin Dynasty has declined, the ancestral temple and the state still exist. It still controls the land of Jiangdong, Huainan and Jiuzhou. How can the Yan State inherit the Five Elements of Jin? When will the King of Taiyuan send his army southward and mount Wu Mountain? Only then can he inherit the Five Elements of Jin.
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Murong Ke nodded secretly, this Chen Caozhi was indeed extraordinary, neither humble nor arrogant, and his words were sharp.
Murong Ke ignored the sarcasm in Chen Caozhi's words and said with a smile: "In this case, how should I, the Great Yan, determine the order of the five elements?"
Chen Cao said: "I heard that the traces of the King of Yan began with Zhen. It is said in the Book of Changes that 'Zhen is a green dragon.'
In the Central Plains, its capital was Ye, and now they are all owned by Yan. Zhao has water virtue, and Yan inherited Zhao's water virtue as wood virtue. This is not destiny!" He said in his heart: "Shi Zhao and Murong Yan were both short-lived dynasties, and I will let you inherit them.
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Murong Ke thought carefully about what Chen Cao said, but he felt that every sentence was reasonable. Those who are not familiar with Yili cannot say this. He said in awe: "Chen Envoy is indeed a great talent. Murong Ke just made a lot of offenses. I hope Chen Cao will do the same."
Forgive me."
Murong Ke was very magnanimous, he knew his mistakes and could correct them, and he acted like a courteous corporal. However, Chen Caozhi was unmoved and thought to himself: "Now it's time to give you some medicine." He said modestly: "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. If
It is a great blessing that your Majesty will take pity on us and let us return to our country."
Murong Ke smiled and said: "It's a blessing that Envoy Chen is here. Ke Zheng wants to ask for more advice. How can he let the two envoys go back so easily?"
Chen Caozhi frowned slightly and thought: "The nursery rhyme that Duan Zhao was ordered to teach in Yecheng should be sung, and the edict of Yan State to summon Murong Ke back to the capital should be coming soon, right? The two people I sent to Yecheng the day before yesterday should be here.
A capable soldier should have crossed the Yellow River quietly. When Fu Jian discovers the rumors about his life experience since Yecheng, he will hate the Murong family so much that war between Qin and Yan is inevitable. I should be able to escape calmly by then.
." Then he thought: "I come from the north, and I can be said to be a contingency and a treacherous person. I am trying to figure out all the mechanisms. The clever ones work hard but the wise ones worry. When can I return to the south of the Yangtze River?"