Let me add here that when Yuan Tan was deliberation with civil and military forces, the messenger from Yedu had already retreated, and there was no discussion of countermeasures in front of the messenger.
Finally, Yuan Tan adopted Guo Tu's suggestion, entertained the envoy, wrote a letter, and sent it back as a gift.
The content of the letter was naturally to find an excuse not to go to Yedu for an audience for the time being, and to wait for the imperial edict from Da Sima.
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While Bai Xiaowen was busy stabilizing Hebei, the situation in Henan was also in chaos.
Cao Cao had a headache.
After returning to Xudu, looking at the empty palaces and ancestral temples, I really wanted to cry without tears.
Where is my emperor? Where are the civil and military officials?
Such a large group of people, who were placed there just now, are gone right away?!
The Prime Minister's Mansion was looted, the treasures were the second largest loss, and most of the talents were gone.
Without the emperor, Cao Cao was suddenly reduced from the prime minister of the Han Dynasty to an ordinary warlord.
And the situation is worse than that of ordinary warlords! After all, the emperor issued an edict against Cao Cao. Although the various princes may not attack Cao Cao, absolutely no one dares to join forces with Cao Cao. It is possible to add insult to injury.
Fortunately, the army, with the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan as the cornerstone of military generals, is still in his hands. Although the hearts of the Henan states are floating, there is no sign of collapse yet.
What gave Cao Cao even more headaches were his four sons!
Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Chong were poisoned by a strange poison. They summoned military medical officers to diagnose and treat them, but they all shook their heads and expressed helplessness.
Finally, a famous doctor named Fan A was invited from Qiao County, and he temporarily suspended the lives of the four people with acupuncture and decoction.
Cao Cao saw his four sons who were unconscious and asked: "These four, even if they are alive, what is the difference between them being dead? Can you, sir, cure them?"
Fan A shook his head: "The poison that the four young masters were poisoned is very strange, and even ordinary people have never seen it. If my master Hua Tuo is here, maybe he can remove the remaining poison."
Cao Cao asked: "Where is your respected master?"
Fan Adao: "My mentor has practiced medicine all over the world and saved people. It is said that he appeared in Jiangdong a year ago. Now I don't know where he has gone."
The plane of the Three Kingdoms is not as good as the information age. Otherwise, it would be so convenient for Fan A to just call and ask Hua Tuo to come to Xudu to make a flying knife.
Cao Cao could only order people to go to Jiangdong to look for Hua Tuo.
However, Fan A said: "Why should Prime Minister abandon the near and seek the far? At this time, there is a miracle doctor in Qiao County. His medical skills are ten times better than mine, and no less than my teacher."
Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Who is this person?"
Fan Adao:
"This man's name is Zhang Ji, and his courtesy name is Zhongjing. He was originally the governor of Changsha. When he was in office, every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, he would open his yamen, regardless of political affairs, and specialize in diagnosing and treating people's illnesses. His medical skills were superb, and he often carried luggage with him to travel long distances.
People who come to seek medical advice.
"Later, Mr. Zhang resigned from office and started practicing medicine all over the world. He exchanged medical skills with famous doctors from all over the world and now he is in Qiao County.
"Originally, he came to look for my teacher, but his mentor was not there. Mr. Zhang had a conversation with me. Although it was just a conversation, Mr. Zhang was knowledgeable and skilled in medicine, far better than me. He stayed at my house for a few days.
I feel quite improved.”
Cao Cao suddenly realized: "I have also heard that Zhang Ji, the governor of Changsha, has been known as 'sitting in the hall to practice medicine' for a long time, but he is in Qiao County! God bless my son!"
Fan A said: "If the Prime Minister wants to invite Mr. Zhang, he must go quickly. Mr. Zhang has already told me that he feels that there are so many sufferings in the world, but there is no detailed medical book. As a result, quack doctors are running rampant and taking human lives seriously. This time
After traveling around the world and visiting famous doctors, he will go to Lingnan to live in seclusion and devote himself to writing books."
Cao Cao nodded and thanked Fan A.
After thinking about it, Cao Cao called Zhang Liao and Xu Chu: "You two, together with military advisor Guo Jia, will lead 300 tiger troops and secretly go to Qiao County and invite the miracle doctor Zhang Ji to come over. Don't leak the news!"
Although the second general was confused, he accepted the order without asking why.
Cao Cao was still uneasy, so he took off the "Yitian Sword" from his waist and gave it to Xu Chu: "No matter who is on the way, as long as there is an obstacle, I will kill them with this sword."
Qiao County and Yingchuan County are adjacent to each other, not far away from each other.
Zhang Liao and Xu Chu knew that the matter was urgent, so they took Guo Jia and three hundred tiger soldiers and marched quickly. At dusk that night, they invited the miracle doctor Zhang Zhongjing from Qiao County back to the Prime Minister Xu Du's Mansion.
Zhang Liao reported back: "I was waiting for a miracle doctor. On the way back, I encountered an assassin who intercepted and killed me. Fortunately, Military Advisor Guo discovered it in advance and could not let the assassin succeed."
Cao Cao said: "Where is the assassin? Give me a severe torture!"
Zhang Liao and Xu Chu lowered their heads and knelt down and said: "My lord, I was incompetent and let the assassin escape."
Cao Cao's narrow eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "You are also fierce generals on the battlefield, and there are three hundred tigers and warriors by your side; the assassin is just a commoner, how can you let the other party escape?"
Guo Jia on the side raised his hands and said: "My lord, Rong Zhen. The way the assassin came was very strange. He had been restrained and tied up by Generals Zhang and Xu. But for some reason, he suddenly disappeared and the knot of the rope was still there."
.Many Huben sergeants can testify to this matter."
Cao Cao was very suspicious and asked in a low voice: "What do you think about filial piety?"
Guo Jiadao: "After the assassin disappeared, I made a hexagram; the hexagram shook the upper stem and lower stem, named 'Lei Tian Dazhuang', and got the fifth line, the yin line and the yang position. "Yi" says: Sixty-five,
Losing a sheep in Yi has no regrets."
Cao Cao: "Follow your filial piety, wake up, and speak human words."
(Lao Ya: Of course that’s not what the original words said. The original words could be: Be filial and don’t make mysteries. Explain it to me.)
Guo Jia smiled and said: "It means that if you lose a sheep on the road, you will not regret it. This assassin is impossible to catch; and after he escapes, he will not be able to cause any harm to the lord. The lord should be
This person is dead."
Cao Cao was thoughtful.
Zhang Liao asked cautiously: "My lord, is it time to invite Dr. Zhang in?"
Cao Cao nodded quickly.
Zhang Zhongjing is worthy of being the medical sage of the late Han Dynasty. When he saw the appearance of the four young masters, he did not feel the same embarrassment as other doctors who were helpless and said calmly:
"The poison in the four young masters is a living poison, not a dead poison. Living poison seeks benefits and avoids harm, and is good at moving and hiding, so the power of medicine and stone is difficult to work.
"Fan A's method uses acupuncture to limit the activity area of active poisons, so it can kill people in the short term. However, in the long run, the power of acupuncture will weaken, and the poisonous attacks will inevitably become more violent."
Cao Cao hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, can you save my son?"
Zhang Zhongjing said: "Doctors are benevolent. As long as they can do what they can, there is no reason not to save the patient."
He immediately turned on the stove to boil the medicine, and made a pot of dark, fishy medicinal soup. The attendants nearby wanted to cover their noses, but they were afraid that Cao Cao would blame him, so they had to endure it very hard.
Cao Cao's eyes twitched: "Are you going to feed them this medicinal soup?"
Zhang Zhongjing shook his head and said with a smile: "No."
He immediately ordered people to prepare four large bathtubs, filled them with hot water, then took off the clothes of the four young men and put them into the water.
After steaming for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Zhongjing ordered someone to bring the cold medicinal soup and put it under the nose of Young Master Cao Pi.
Not long after, a small red insect crawled out of Cao Pi's nostril and eagerly got into the smelly medicinal soup.
As a leader, Cao Pi was physically stronger than ordinary people. Shortly after the red bug emerged, he woke up, screamed, and opened his eyes.
Zhang Zhongjing followed suit, and soon all four of them had red bugs crawling out of their noses and woke up one after another.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly rewarded Zhang Zhongjing generously. Then he took Zhang Zhongjing and said, "Why don't the miracle doctor stay in Xudu temporarily? Why go to a miasma like Lingnan?"
Zhang Zhongjing frowned and said, "I want to devote myself to writing a book and stay in a crowded place. How can I stay calm?"
Cao Cao insisted: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry. I won't grant you an official position. I will only make three quiet rooms for you in the Prime Minister's Mansion and allocate several servants to serve in food and daily life. No other people are allowed to disturb you. Otherwise I will kill him! How about it?"
Zhang Zhongjing just shook his head.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay! Zhongkang (referring to Xu Chu), you lead the Tiger Army to escort the miracle doctor, and go to the hotel to rest. Don't be short of etiquette!"
Xu Chu responded: "Mr. Zhang, please invite me!"
Zhang Zhongjing said: "Does the Prime Minister want to imprison me?"
Cao Cao just smiled cheekily: "I just love talents and can't bear to let the masters of medicine bury Lingnan."
Zhang Zhongjing had no choice but to follow Xu Chu down.