The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 455 Sorrow

Outside the city of Xiaquyang, beside the Zhangshui River.

On a rather large low platform, there are all kinds of animals and grains for sacrifices.

Sixteen Taiping Dao Fu Zhu, holding fly whisks and wearing Taoist robes, sat cross-legged on it, reciting scriptures.

Xu An was dressed in military uniform and stood silently in front of the altar on the low platform.

The bones of the [-] Yellow Turban Army were buried here, and the Han army built [-] temples here to frighten the world.

The corpses of Xiaquyang were scattered all over the field, the blood flowed in the oars, and the river was blocked, which was extremely tragic.

Close your eyes, time seems to return to the night in the forest.

"Both inside and outside, the eight states are concurrent, as real as fantasy, confusing, bustling, but a dream Huaxu."

In the darkness, Zhang Liang's voice seemed to re-echo in Xu An's mind through time.

"Xu An will never forget the grace of preaching and teaching."

Although Xu An and Zhang Liang became masters and apprentices for only a short ten days, but if it weren't for Zhang Liang, Xu An might have already become a member of the sixteen Beijing Temples in Xiaquyang.

In the forest of Lower Quyang, Zhang Liang handed the "Taiping Jing" to Xu An, which is equivalent to handing over the Taoism to Xu An's hands, and gave Xu An a legitimate status. It can be said that without the "Taiping Jing", Xu An's The road will definitely be more bumpy than it is now.

In the forest, Xu An once said that the grace of preaching and teaching will never be forgotten in his life, and he did not forget it for a day.

In fact, when he first conquered Quyang, he thought about offering sacrifices, but the threat of the Han army was still there, so he delayed until now.

Xu An opened his eyes, all the illusions had dissipated, and in front of him was an altar filled with three animals and five grains.

On the altar, the spiritual seats of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang were placed in the center.

The river wind roared, causing ripples on the surface of the Zhangshui River, and also blowing off Xu An's khaki-colored battle robe.

When he first entered the Taihang Mountains, Xu An just wanted to repeat Zhang Yan's mistakes in history.

At that time, he had already chosen to give up the illusory world of the yellow sky, and he just lived peacefully in this chaotic world.

Just like Zhang Yan in history.

The Son of Heaven personally named Pingnan Zhonglang General to manage the administrative and public security affairs in the mountainous area north of the Yellow River. He could recommend Xiaolian to the imperial court every year, and dispatched planners to Luoyang to report.

Then he became General Pingbei and became the Marquis of Anguo Ting with [-] households in Shiyi, and spent his life in peace.

However, what he saw and heard along the way eventually changed Xu An's thoughts bit by bit.

In Jingxing Pass, Zhang Yan solemnly asked him about his ambition.

On the southern expedition to the big camp, Yu Du asked him what he had done in the big tent.

At the foot of Chishi Ridge, thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers raised their arms and shouted at him.

After the Battle of Kuicheng, on the mountain road, I saw a group of yellow scarf soldiers who were full of vigor.

It was finally the first time he yelled that slogan from the bottom of his heart that he had said countless times.

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous!"

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Xu An even felt a sense of a world away.

He never thought that he could return to Xiaquyang at this time, the Han Empire is too powerful.

It is so strong that it is suffocating, so strong that Xu An has nothing to do now, and he is not sure that he can win it.

After the Han Empire was so powerful that the court collapsed, disputes continued for decades. It was not until the three families returned to Jin that the troubled times came to an end.

After several years of tossing and turning, he was able to return to his hometown, comfort the souls of the dead in Xiaquyang, and save their souls to return to Huangtian.

Although Xu An didn't believe in immortals, this didn't conflict with offering sacrifices to the dead.

On the stone tablet in Jinyang City, the names of every recorded Yellow Turban Army who died in battle are engraved. Day and night, the incense has never been cut off.

The candlelight on the altar flickered unceasingly under the wind blowing from the river.

Fiery flames danced in Xu An's eyes.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Now a soaring flame has been ignited in Bingzhou, and this fire has been ignited.

It is no longer a bucket of clear water, a stream, or a big river can calm down.

Not even the sea water pouring out from all over the world can calm it down.

After the fire swept through the thirteen states of Han Dynasty, swept across China, swept across the world, and swept through this universe.

After all the sins are burned away, and after the establishment of the Huangtian World, the fire will subside.

Or maybe, it will never calm down...

In today's era, proclaiming the kingship and changing dynasties is not just a dream.

But if one wants to establish the world of Huangtian as described in the "Taiping Jing", it is really out of reach.

Those who cultivate have their fields, those who live in them have their houses, and those who work in them have their property.

In the journey of the great way, the world is for the public, selecting the virtuous and capable, preaching trust and repairing harmony.

Therefore, people should not only kiss their relatives, not only their sons and sons, so that the old will be able to die, the strong will be useful, and the young will be able to grow.

The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide it in oneself; the evil of power does not come from the body, so there is no need to do it for oneself.

That's why you don't prosper if you conspire against others, you don't commit robbery and robbery, and you don't shut down outsiders. This is called Great Harmony.

That is an ideal society, and perhaps it can be truly realized in the distant future.

But in this era, in the strife-ridden Eastern Han Dynasty, it is only a good hope after all.

Although the road was tortuous, Xu An knew that their future was bright.

It's just the thorns along the way, and the mud along the way is destined to cause many people to fall before they reach the end.

Although the stone monument erected in Jinyang City is large, there will be a day when it cannot be engraved.

But by then more steles will be erected, and the names of the victims will be inscribed on new ones.

It only occupied Bingzhou, but not the world. Some short-sighted people have appeared inside the Yellow Turban Army.

They stepped on the blood of their victims and indulged in luxury and wealth unscrupulously.

Xu An clenched the Yanling Saber on his waist. If he could, he really didn't want to believe the secret reports sent by the wolf guards.

Among them, some people even colluded with the aristocratic family and betrayed the Yellow Turban Army's garrison information.

The sound of chanting is still going on, [-] dead souls are unwilling to be trapped in Xiaquyang, and there are millions of ordinary people in the land of Jizhou who are overwhelmed by exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, sinking outside the underworld.

Xu An stepped back on the horse and nodded to Wei Lu and his party who had been waiting.

Wei Lu bowed his head respectfully, then rode his horse and swung his whip, and rode away with a kind of eagle-wolf guard riding.

The rapid sound of horse hooves appeared in Xu An's ears, and the cavalry of the eagle wolf guards had already gone away.

On Wei Lu's chest, there was a driving sticker signed by Xu An himself.

His trip to Bingzhou this time will set off another bloody storm.

Wei Lu clutched the driving sticker on his chest, fierce killing intent emanated from his eyes.

He failed once in Hanoi County. That time, the assassins killed many generals of the Yellow Turban Army, many officials of the Taiping Road, and even Xu An.

This time he will definitely be able to complete the mission, this time the Eagle Wolf Guard will definitely strangle those rebels who dare to commit rebellion and block their way forward like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Xu An withdrew his gaze on Wei Lu. He had suffered countless setbacks along the way. The appearance of those rebels and short-sighted people would not affect his mood, nor would he shake his determination.

Because in addition to those short-sighted people, more people followed him and chose to follow his footsteps to move on.

"laugh----"

The war horse under the seat snorted uncomfortably, which also made Xu An regain his scattered thoughts, and his eyes no longer wandered away.

And at this moment, he also found Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji's group walking beside the official road.

Zhang Ji was overjoyed when he saw Xu An, and then he raised his hand high, saying hello to Xu An, and all the Eagle Wolf Guard Tiqi raised their arms and shouted to Xu An.

"It's been a long time since I saw Zhang Ji."

Yan Zhong smiled. When he first joined Taiping Dao, Zhang Ji followed Xu An all the time, even more closely than Xu An's personal guard captain Xu Dadu.

When we first met, Zhang Ji was only one and a half years old, but later Zhang Ji grew faster and faster, and now he is even taller than him.

In a sense, Xu An and Zhang Ji could be regarded as brothers, and Zhang Ji was also very intelligent, and often took the opportunity to learn from the generals in the government office.

Gong Du, Liu Pi, Xu Huang, and Lu Bu have all taught Zhang Ji's martial arts. Zhang Ji can be regarded as a teacher of hundreds of martial arts.

And Yan Zhong can be regarded as Zhang Ji's teacher, and compared to Gong Du and others, Zhang Ji is still Yan Zhong's apprentice who has done the apprenticeship ceremony.

In his spare time at work, Zhang Ji has been studying the scriptures by Yan Zhong's side.

So for Zhang Ji, Yan Zhong still has a very good impression.

Talented and intelligent, but not complacent, quick-witted, but able to calm down, will surely become a master.

"Yes." Xu An looked at Zhang Ji who kept waving his hands not far away and laughed, "Long time no see."

Xu An and Yan Zhong led the horses and went forward.

"Mr. Hua, how are you doing recently?"

Xu An and Yan Zhong dismounted together, walked up, and greeted Hua Tuo first.

"The great virtuous teacher is polite. I asked the great virtuous teacher to send guards. There is no danger along the road as before. Even at night, I don't worry about any wild beasts disturbing me."

Hua Tuo smiled and cupped his hands. He didn't have any pretentious habits, and he didn't find the guards sent by Xu An annoying.

When Hua Tuo was practicing medicine, he also treated high-ranking officials, and they also sent soldiers to escort them, but those soldiers gave Hua Tuo the feeling that they had no energy.

However, the cavalry of the Eagle Wolf Guard brought a completely different feeling to Hua Tuo. These cavalry had a kind of vitality in them, a kind of vitality that those soldiers did not have.

This kind of vigor is not something substantive, but the spirit, the feeling it gives people.

Ordinary ranks, officialdom, the first rank of the official crushes people to death, and the subordinates are like the servants of the superiors, but here Hua Tuo feels completely different.

Zhang Ji is the banner officer, and the rest of the people are just ordinary Tiqi. Although they still resolutely implement Zhang Ji's military orders, they will not compromise.

But it can be clearly seen that Zhang Ji did not treat them as slaves or as inferior.

And when they meet other teams, they will call each other comrades.

Like-minded people are called comrades.

Xu An and Hua Tuo talked for a few more words before turning their attention to Zhang Ji.

At this time, Zhang Ji saw Xu An and Hua Tuo stopped talking, so he took a step forward and walked out of the queue.

"Zhang Ji, pay homage to the great virtuous teacher and Yan Junshi."

Xu An stood there without moving, looked at Zhang Ji up and down, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw him, not only has he become more heroic, but why has he become so unfamiliar?"

"Brother." Zhang Ji laughed, then walked forward and hugged Xu An, "It's been a long time."

Zhang Ji let go of Xu An, and Yan Zhong looked at him with a smile on his side.

"Student Zhang Ji, meet the teacher."

This time Zhang Ji saluted solemnly.

"Get up, I hope you haven't missed your studies these days. When you went to the Eagle Wolf Guard, the homework I gave you was still in the school exam."

Yan Zhong stretched out his hand, pressed the folding fan against Zhang Ji's shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Students dare not."

Zhang Ji wiped off his sweat. He didn't expect Yan Zhong to even remember this incident. Fortunately, when he first joined the Eagle Wolf Guard, he still kept Yan Zhong's words in his heart. After all, Yan Zhong beat people with a ruler. It was indeed painful, and Zhang Ji was even more afraid of Yan Zhong's ruler than open swords and dark guns.

Xu An, Yan Zhong, Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo exchanged a few words briefly before preparing to say goodbye.

Although the battle in Jizhou is over, there are still many things waiting for Xu An to deal with.

The people at the forefront have entered Shangdang County in Bingzhou through Jingxing Pass, the internal affairs system of the entire Yellow Turban Army has been operating, and various problems have also arisen.

The Han army in Jizhou did not keep enclosing the land all the time. The cavalry of the Jizhou army moved from time to time, just waiting for the Yellow Turban army to slack off.

But just when Xu An was about to mount his horse, Hua Tuo suddenly stopped Xu An.

"General Xu wait a moment."

Xu An stopped his movements, and he glanced at Hua Tuo with some doubts. How could Hua Tuo stop him suddenly at this time? If he had anything to say, he should have said it earlier, but he was not in a hurry, but asked instead.

"Mr. Hua, is there anything else?"

"I don't dare to fabricate facts out of thin air, and I don't dare to pretend to deceive General Xu. It's just that when I observed General Xu just now, I found that General Xu's complexion was a little pale. I wanted to take the time to talk to General Xu to be more sure. But General Xu is really busy, and he has to deal with official business soon, so he stopped General Xu."

Hua Tuo carefully chose his words and said to Xu An.

"It is said in the scriptures that one can know by sight is called god, one can know by hearing is called sage, one can know by inquiring is called workmanship, one can know by knowing one's pulse is called ingenuity, to investigate the details, one can only be accurate by looking, hearing and asking. Check it out next time?"

Hearing Hua Tuo's words, Xu An's heart sank suddenly, and his complexion also changed involuntarily.

"General Xu, don't get me wrong."

Hua Tuo saw Xu An's complexion changed slightly, and knew that Xu An might have misunderstood, so he smiled immediately.

"General Xu should not be sick now, but he seems to be mentally ill. Considering that according to Officer Zhang Qi, General Xu was always busy with official duties when he was a guard, so I would like to investigate for General Xu. "

Xu An breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Hua Tuo's explanation, and smiled wryly, "Mr. Hua really surprised me."

Luckily, Xu An didn't want to repeat Zhang Jiao's mistakes.

The Yellow Turban Uprising spread to eight states and was raised for decades, but it was extinguished in less than a year. The cause of Zhang Jiao's death actually accounted for a large proportion.

If Zhang Jiao hadn't died of illness in Guangzong, I'm afraid the Yellow Turban Army would never have failed so quickly.

Xu An sat down according to his words, Hua Tuo put his hand on Xu An's pulse, then closed his eyes and began to examine carefully, and then carefully observed Xu An's face and body, and asked several questions From living habits to diet and rest issues.

"General Xu is busy with government affairs, but he also needs to keep rest. Fortunately, General Xu is also practicing martial arts on weekdays. He has not slacked off and his body is fine for the time being."

Hua Tuo withdrew the hand that cut the pulse, and said solemnly.

"However, General Xu should set aside an extra hour for rest in the future. Otherwise, in the long run, in about two or three years, he will inevitably suffer from illness due to overwork. General Xu must not give false advice to his subordinates."

Hua Tuo's face was slightly solemn, and after careful investigation, he realized that Zhang Ji's words were true.

Xu An's body is indeed fair because he has been exercising martial arts, but the long-term fatigue is also affecting Xu An.

"I compiled a set of "Five Animals Play" by myself, which can exercise and strengthen the body. I can give it to General Xu. I hope that General Xu can practice more in his spare time. I will write a prescription, and General Xu can order someone to brew it. In the future, you only need to practice Wu Qin Xi and pay attention to rest."

Xu An's eyes lit up, and his mind was attracted by "Five Animals", but he didn't listen to Hua Tuo's other words.

In "Five Birds", one is called tiger, the other is called deer, the third is called bear, the fourth is called ape, and the fifth is called bird.

It is also used to eliminate diseases, and to sharpen the hooves and feet as a guide.

When the body is unhappy, it plays like a bird's play, sweating because of the powder, and wanting to eat because of the lightness of the body.

Practicing it in general, he is more than ninety years old, has clever ears and eyes, and has perfect teeth.

This is the record in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". The effect of Wuqinxi is highly praised. When Xu An was studying history in the past, he also saw Wuqinxi in history books.

Xu An immediately said happily: "So, thank you Mr. Hua!"

Hua Tuo was very happy to see Xu An, but he was a little confused. It seemed that when Xu An heard the Wu Qin Xi, his emotions were very high.

In his opinion, although the set of Wu Qin Xi he composed and practiced was mysterious, it only had the ability to strengthen the body. He wanted to see the "Taiping Jing" held by Xu An.

It's a pity that "Taiping Jing" is the fairy scripture of Taiping Dao, even Qu Shuai can't check it out, only great virtuous teachers can check it out.

After Hua Tuo finished writing the prescription, he handed over the atlas of Wuqinxi to Xu An, instructed some precautions, and then glanced at Yan Zhong without leaving any trace.

"Since General Xu has checked it out, why don't I ask you to check it out for Lord Yan. Lord Yan's spirit is a bit low, and I know a few prescriptions that can refresh you a little, which can just help you."

When Yan Zhong heard Hua Tuo's invitation, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

"So, there is Mr. Lawrence."

Yan Zhong saluted, and the attendants at the side quickly moved a chair for Yan Zhong to sit down, and let Hua Tuo investigate.

It took Hua Tuo a lot longer to diagnose the pulse this time, and the atmosphere was obviously duller.

Hua Tuo's expression didn't change much, but Xu An obviously sensed something was wrong.

"Mr. Yan is in good health. I will disclose several prescriptions for Mr. Yan. Mr. Yan must remember to take them on time, and his spirit will definitely improve. Mr. Yan can also practice the Wu Qinxi that I gave General Xu, which is also good for his body. "

Hua Tuo opened his eyes, smiled again, then took the pen and paper again, and began to write the prescription.

Yan Zhong cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hua."

"It is Xiaoren who is the next doctor who travels among villages and gathers to cure diseases and save people. However, General Xu and Yan Gong invite the people for the sake of the people, rescue the villagers, and teach them to be good. I can help General Xu and Lord Yan a little."

Yan Zhong said with a smile: "Mr. Hua is too modest. After Mr. Hua enters Bingzhou in the future, the first place in Daotang Hospital will be Mr. Hua's. At that time, Mr. Hua's disciples will travel in the villages of the world, treating diseases and saving lives. "

"good."

When Hua Tuo heard Yan Zhong's words, he smiled and said that the future Yan Zhong described was indeed beautiful.

"Thank you Mr. Hua."

Xu An stepped onto the horse and bowed his hands to Hua Tuo.

Since Hua Tuo began to diagnose Yan Zhong's pulse, his mood has actually been restless.

When Hua Tuo took Yan Zhong's pulse, his expression was correct and there was no change, but Xu An just instinctively felt that something was wrong.

A bad thought lingered in Xu An's mind and was hard to dispel. He didn't want to think about that thought, but once that thought popped up, there was no way to calm it down.

Xu An tightened his grip on the reins. Hua Tuo must have left something to say, and he had to ask for clarification.

……

Hua Tuo stood there without moving, his eyes were always on the distant banner.

He shook his head lightly, then let out a long sigh, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)