Historical Comment: Murong Ke was able to treat things with humility, consult good people, handle tasks according to his talents, and keep people within his position. Because Chen Caozhi was the envoy of Jin and came here inexplicably, Murong Ke had doubts in his heart, so he tried to test Chen Cao. Next, let’s see how Chen Cao Zhi responds. When he realizes that Chen Cao Zhi is indeed well-deserved and has a beautiful heart, Murong Ke immediately changes his face and shows great respect to Chen Cao Zhi. The two discuss not only classics and history, but also current affairs. The more they talk, the more During the Yue Rong meeting, Murong De came in and presented a letter to Murong Ke. Murong Ke opened the letter in front of Chen Caozhi and read it. This was the information about Chen Caozhi, the Jin envoy in Qin, who had been sent back from the detailed work of the Yan State in Chang'an. According to the news, both Fu Jian and Wang Meng wanted to keep Chen Caozhi in Chang'an, but Chen Caozhi refused——
When Murong Ke was reading the letter, Murong De talked with Chen Caozhi and asked his disciple Shen Chiqian how his condition was. Chen Cao said: "Elepsy is a lifelong disease that cannot be cured. Chiqian must take Wu Shi Powder all year round. Jingwu The Five Stone Powder improved by Mr. Shi Zhikawa has no future problems, but after taking the powder, you can't eat hot food, you have to drink cold wine, and you like to be active rather than quiet, which may be a disadvantage."
Murong De smiled and said: "The five stone powder is worth a lot of money. It is difficult for this poor family to afford it, but the Shen family of Wu Xing is a rich man in Jiangzuo, so why should they care about it?"
Chen Cao said: "Speaking of this matter, I am reminded of an interesting anecdote. Many families in the Nandu family take powder. Many noble ministers and wealthy families take stone medicine. They are all called stone medicine. They need to take medicine. They are sick and hot, and they are not wealthy. It is also said that people took the stone and had fever. At that time, many people suspected that he was pretending to be rich and noble. There was a man who was lying in front of the Qingxi gate of Jiankang. People said: 'When did you eat stones and now you get stones?' He said: 'I marketed rice yesterday and there were stones, and when I ate them I got stones.'"
Murong De held up his hands and laughed. Murong Ke also laughed, put away the letter, and said: "The people of Wu are so popular in dispersing!"
Chen Cao said: "Before the chaos of Shizhao, wasn't it popular in the Central Plains to take San? The big families in the Central Plains, such as Cui and Pei, are still taking San."
The Cui family, the Pei family, the Du family, and the Wei family were all aristocratic families who stayed in the Central Plains and did not travel south. The Murong clan deliberately attracted these Han people and used their noble daughters to marry into these Han people. The Xianbei nobles also wore Han clothes, saying that They are proud of the Chinese language. Fifty years later, the Tuoba clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty even banned the Xianbei language. Everything was copied from the Han system. Even the Xianbei surname was changed to a Han surname. It was completely Sinicized. It can be seen that the Xianbei people have a strong cultural inferiority complex towards the Han people. —
Murong Ke nodded and said: "In today's Yecheng, not only Han people take the powder, but also many Hu people take the powder. It is said that after taking the powder, they feel happy and forgetful, and feel as if they are ecstatic, but Wushi Powder can cure epilepsy." , which is unheard of.”
Chen Caozhidao said calmly: "Wushi Powder is originally a powder for treating typhoid fever. It can not only cure typhoid fever, but also has miraculous effects on many miscellaneous diseases. Nowadays, people take powder, discarding the root and chasing the root, in order to achieve a false reputation."
Murong De then said: "Chen Xima was trained by Master Ge Xian and has superb medical skills. Recently, my fourth brother's old sores have recurred and he is in poor health. If Chen Xima is willing to diagnose and treat, I will give him a big thank you."
Chen Caozhi's official position was Prince Xima, and Murong De matched his official position in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was a tribute to Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi looked at Murong Ke, who was extremely tall, and said: "Old sores from the past are probably not the main cause of King Taiyuan's illness——"
When Murong Ke heard this, he raised his eyebrows, looked at Chen Caozhi, and said in a respectful tone: "Please Chen Xima to diagnose and treat Xiao Wang." Murong Ke had a hidden disease and was deeply worried. Chen Caozhi's words hit his mark. , If Chen Caozhi can really cure him, it would not be an exaggeration to pay him tens of thousands of gold as a reward.
Chen Cao said: "I am not a medical practitioner, and I have no freedom. How can I be in the mood to treat the king?"
Brothers Murong Ke and Murong De looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Murong Ke said: "Chen Xima was unable to treat the little king when he was in our country of Yan. Wouldn't it be even more impossible to ask for advice when he returns to the country in the future?"
Murong Ke stated that he would repatriate Chen Caozhi and others back to the country. Of course, he would not repatriate immediately. He would have to wait until he managed to disintegrate the Qin-Jin alliance, so he was willing to give Chen Caozhi this promise.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "The king of Taiyuan has spoken so well that I will do my best to treat the king." He sat across the table from Murong Ke and took Murong Ke's pulse. After concentrating for a long time, he slowly asked: "What has the king been eating recently?"
What? Could it be that the food intake is more than usual?"
Murong Ke nodded and said: "What Chen Xima said is absolutely true. If Ke eats more, his body will become thinner and his energy will be worse."
Chen Caozhi asked: "Do you feel thirsty and urinate a lot?"
Murong Ke looked solemn and responded: "Yes."
Chen Caozhi thought: "This is clearly diabetes. In ancient times, it was called diabetes, but diabetes is not exactly the same as diabetes. There is a difference. This disease can cause impotence." He said: "This is diabetes.
Also, Your Majesty has worked too hard, his kidney yin is deficient, his pulse is weak, and he is in urgent need of supplements. The Difficult Classic says: 'If you damage your lungs, you will benefit from your qi; if you damage your heart, you will adjust your qi; if you damage your spleen, you will adjust your diet.
Suitable for cold and temperature, if the liver is damaged, it will be relieved, and if the kidney is damaged, the essence will be benefited. This is the way to treat the damage. Dawang's deficiency is in the liver and kidneys. Taking Wushi Powder will have an immediate effect. As for old sores that will not last for a long time.
Healed, this is also due to the disease of thirst, the symptoms of thirst disappeared and the old sores returned."
Chen Caozhi immediately wrote a recipe in handwriting, including amethyst quartz, white quartz, hematite resin, stalactite, gallstone, and some other auxiliary medicines. Chen Caozhi's five-stone powder prescription was indeed improved, incorporating highly toxic stones.
The sulfur was replaced by Wu Shi Powder, and there were also some herbs that had some effect on diabetes. Murong Ke felt his condition was relieved after taking this powder at first, and Wu Shi Powder has an aphrodisiac effect, which is good for people who are only four years old.
On the other hand, Murong Ke, who has many wives and concubines, can be said to be experiencing good weather after a long drought. He would naturally think that Chen Cao's medical skills are amazing, and the real illness will occur in half a year. Maybe Murong Ke has an extraordinary physique, but it will definitely occur in a year at most.
Then I won’t be able to afford to be sick——
Chen Cao said: "Your Majesty, you can leave this recipe to your Imperial Hospital for consideration. If there may be some inappropriateness in the medicine, you can add or remove it as appropriate."
Murong Ke thanked Chen Caozhi and ordered his people to put away the five-stone powder prescription carefully. No matter how wise the great man in history was, he would become confused when he was suffering from illness.
At this time, it was reported that Zuo Cheng Shen Shao, the minister, had come from Yecheng to deliver the order. Murong Ke went to meet the order and asked Murong De to accompany Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi's worries were finally relieved at this moment. Duan Zhao had fulfilled his mission. The nursery rhymes in Yecheng had spread to the Yan Palace. The edict that came at this time was to summon Murong Ke back to Yecheng.
Sure enough, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Shen Shao brought an edict from the young emperor Murong Wei, ordering Murong Ke, King of Taiyuan, and Murong Chui, King of Wu, returned to Beijing immediately after receiving the edict to discuss important state affairs——
Murong Ke was very surprised and asked Shen Shao: "Shen Zuocheng, what's the big deal in Yezhong?"
Shen Shao said: "It's nothing serious. Your Majesty and the ministers believe that there have been many floods and droughts in the territory since last year and it is not suitable to use troops, so they summoned Dazai's army back to the capital."
It is true that there were floods and droughts in Yan State, but it was not the floods and droughts that occurred after Murong Ke sent troops to Luoyang. There was no objection when he sent troops to Luoyang. At this time, Luoyang was only a hundred miles away, but he hurriedly issued an imperial edict. Something big must have happened in Yezhong.
, but Shangshu Zuocheng Shen Shao is a close confidant of Taifu Murong Ping, so we can’t get any information from Shen Shao. What is certain is that this matter is related to Murong Ping——
Murong Ke remained calm and calmly accepted the order, saying simply: "The King of Wu is still in Yanshi. I will immediately order him to come to Gong County and then return to Beijing with Shen Zuocheng."
Since Murong Ke obeyed the order and agreed to return to Yecheng, Shen Shao naturally had nothing to say.
At noon, Murong Ke hosted a banquet for Shen Shao and Chen Caozhi, and Xi Bao and other envoys from Qin and Jin Dynasties. Xi Bao learned that he was going to Yecheng again.
Ambassador Chijie was greatly surprised when he was here. Thinking of the nursery rhymes in Yecheng, he was even more frightened.
In the evening, a secret message arrived in Yecheng. Murong Ke was sending troops out. How could there be no ears and eyes in the capital? When he read the letter, Murong Ke's face was as sinking as water, his heart was in a state of confusion, and he pondered for a long time——
Around Haiye, Murong Ling accompanied his father Murong Chui to the Gong County office. Murong Chui received an urgent letter from his brother Murong Ke and rushed there overnight. After reading the secret letter, Murong Chui frowned and looked at the secret letter.
Looking at the fourth brother Murong Ke, he said: "This nursery rhyme must be secretly instigated by someone who wants to kill my two brothers. Whose plot do you think this is, fourth brother?"
Murong Ke sighed and said: "The most important thing about a master is to understand the Three Lights. If you are not the right person, your spiritual glory will be lost and your corpse will be in danger!"
When Murong Jun was dying, because the prince Murong Wei was young, he entrusted three people, Murong Ke, Murong Ping and Mu Yugen. After Murong Wei became the emperor, Murong Ke was appointed as the Grand Prime Minister, Murong was named the Grand Tutor, and Mu Yugen was the Grand Prince.
Master, Mu Yugen has been executed for treason. Now the two most powerful ministers of the Yan State are Murong Ke and Murong Ping. Murong Ke is in power and controls the army, so he is certainly powerful, while Murong Ping has the support of the Hun family and the power of the Empress Dowager.
It should not be underestimated, so Murong Ke always respected Murong Ping very much. Although he was in power, he would consult Murong Ping on everything. Unexpectedly, Murong Ping was still unwilling to give in and wanted to take away all the power from Murong Ke——
No matter how wise Murong Ke was, he would never have thought that the nursery rhymes "Brothers End and Brothers Come Together" and "Wu Wang Xing Dayan" in Yecheng were planned by Chen Caozhi, because Chen Caozhi was still in Gong County at that time, and the nursery rhymes were circulated
It should have started a month ago, so both Murong Ke and Murong Chui believed that this was a conspiracy by Murong Ping and the Queen Mother to satisfy the Hun family.
Murong Chui remained silent, while Murong Ling, young and angry, said angrily: "Dad, fourth uncle, the Grand Master has gone too far in bullying others. We might as well go back to Ye City, punish the traitors, and clear the emperor's side!"
Murong Chui shouted: "Shut up, your fourth uncle has his own agenda."
Murong Ke said: "If you keep the imperial wall inside, you will be humiliated from outside. Since the grand master won't tolerate me, if I fight with him, the government will be in chaos. How about I return to Yecheng, present the seals and ribbons of the grand master and the chief minister, retire and return to the throne?"
Well, in this way, the country may find peace."
Murong Chui said hurriedly: "Why did the fourth brother say this? The fourth brother is the pillar of the country, entrusted by the late emperor to carry out the affairs of Duke Zhou. How can the fourth brother be so discouraged and leave the government to the hands of mediocrity! The fourth brother is highly virtuous and respected, and he turns his officials into virtues.
, how can you be slandered by two nursery rhymes!"
Murong Ke pondered for a long time and said: "Retreat the troops and set off back to Yecheng tomorrow."