Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 119
The dark night is like a rock, a post house, under a single lamp.

Zhang Zhongjing looked sad, but he was concentrating on reading a roll of bamboo slips. This bamboo slip is a medical book called "Nan Jing", which was written by Bian Que in the pre-Qin and Warring States periods.

Because of that special era, it was difficult to preserve books.

Among the many works of Bian Que, the only one that can be handed down is the "Nanjing", which was discovered and sorted out by people in the Han Dynasty from the stone wall.

It is 81 disease problems written by Bian Que in the way of answering questions.

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Among them, the only thing that didn't mention how to cure the plague?How to prevent it!

Since March, there have been two outbreaks of plague in Dahan, one is Nanyang, Yuzhou, and the other is Zhuoxian County, Youzhou... It just so happens that Zhang Zhongjing's hometown is Nanyang.

As the epidemic intensified, the Nanyang Zhang family, who had been practicing medicine for generations, was also at a loss. In desperation, they had to send Zhang Zhongjing to Luoyang City for help.

only…

For things like the plague, even the imperial court was helpless.

Zhang Zhongjing hopes so much that he can find a book that can cure the plague, solve the problem of the plague in Nanyang, and save his family from the sea of ​​suffering.

speak up.

In recent years...the plague has been rampant, and Nanyang will erupt almost every two years. The Zhang family is originally a local clan, but...but because of this plague, out of the two hundred clansmen, less than fifty survived.

"Zhongjing, have you rested yet?" Qiao Xuan asked softly outside the door.

Zhang Zhongjing quickly put down the bamboo slips, got up and opened the door for Qiao Xuan...

In the middle of the night, Qiao Xuan was wearing a thick cloak, but his cheeks were still quite cold.

"The night wind is cold, Taiwei Qiao, why are you here so late?" Zhang Zhongjing hurriedly poured a bowl of hot water for Qiao Xuan. Doctors, it has always been the same, they will tell people to drink more hot water.

"Ahem!" Qiao Xuan coughed lightly, and he noticed a bamboo slip placed on the table. ""The Book of Difficulties"——Bian Que?"

Zhang Zhongjing quickly put away the bamboo slips and threw them aside. "Look around casually, review the past to learn the new, and see if you can find out a way to deal with the plague from the 81 cases in the "Nanjing"."

Qiao Xuan slowly knelt down, "Your father and I are old friends, but I don't understand, obviously I told you that there is Liu Lang in Yulin, and the court can't solve this plague, but maybe Liu Yu can think of a way? But you cured the longevity test, but never mentioned the plague, why is that?"

"Qiao Taiwei has worked so hard, Zhongjing knows." Zhang Zhongjing paused. "But... now Guanzhu Liu has more important things to do, and that matter has not been resolved. How can I speak to him? The plague in Nanyang is a big deal, but so is the life and death of patients, and their innocence. Big deal!"

Hearing this, Qiao Xuan frowned, and sighed, "Another kind-hearted person."

Zhang Zhongjing's words reminded him of Xun Yu.

In this world, there are big villains and evil everywhere, but there are also good and beautiful personalities everywhere.

"The benevolence of the doctor, you are always used to thinking about others!"

Qiao Xuan grabbed Zhang Zhongjing's hand. "Tomorrow, we will have a better understanding of the matter of 'Guan Changsheng'. In the morning of the next day, you will go to Yulin Temple, ask Liu Yu, and say that I asked you to visit him!"

heard...

Zhang Zhongjing cupped his hands and bowed. "Thank you Qiaozi!"

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The imperial palace, the Palace of Longevity and Longevity, the dawn is twilight.

Contrary to Liu Hong's expectation, the morning was calm and peaceful, neither Qiao Xuan nor Yuan Kai and Yuan Feng said anything about the Yulin Temple yesterday morning.

Simply, after the early court, Liu Hong sent Jian Shuo to the Qianqiu Long Live Palace to ask what happened.

At this moment, Jian Shuo has already reported the situation yesterday in detail.

Liu Hong kept pacing left and right. The white marble floor of the Qianqiu Longsui Hall made a "dong dong" sound because of this continuous pace...

After thinking for a long time, Liu Hong asked with great interest.

"Wang Yue can send back the news? Yesterday, was Guan Changsheng really in the Yulin Temple?"

"It is indeed in Yulin Temple." Jian Shuo reported the truth. "General Wang Yue is very sure, and he hid it in the side room that Yuan Sikong searched yesterday, but for some reason, Yuan Sikong didn't find it."

"Hehe..." Liu Hong laughed. "Sikong, a majestic man, was played by Yu'er like a monkey, haha..."

It seems that Liu Hong liked to hear that Yuan's family was suffering.

Ke smiled... His face became condensed again, and he thought of one thing, "Today is the last day of the 'ten days' period that Yu'er mentioned, right?"

"Yes!" Jian Shuo replied, "Back then, the eldest son of the emperor did write two characters '正' on the city wall of Xieliang County. It took ten days in total. Counting the days, today is indeed the last day!"

This…

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes and murmured with great interest.

"What is he going to do?"

at this time…

The gate of the Qianqiu Longsui Palace was opened, and a Xiyuan school lieutenant reported: "Your Majesty, Da Si Nong Cao Song asked to see him, and said that the gold and silver obtained from investigating and punishing corrupt officials and bullies have all been sent to the national treasury. "

Well…

Liu Hong didn't expect that the money from Xieliang County would be sent over so soon.

"pass!"

After giving an order, Cao Song quickly walked into the hall with his head down.

He held a memorial in both hands, "Your Majesty, Xun Yu, governor of Hedong County, personally escorted the gold and silver obtained illegally in Xieliang County, equivalent to [-] million yuan, and transported them to Luoyang in a thousand horse-drawn carriages! This is the specific investigation list."

Fifty million dollars?

Liu Hong was startled...

It's not that the money is huge, in fact, it's because of the hoarding of donkeys and odds.

Fifty million yuan is not enough to shock the emperor.

Can…

Behind the [-] million yuan, it is shocking!

A small county town, a county magistrate, and a bully can exploit and plunder for several years... and accumulate such a huge wealth through various methods, but what about him, the emperor?If it weren't for hoarding donkeys?His Dahan treasury is not even comparable to a county town!
actually…

This is normal!

This has been the case throughout the ages, the closer to the bottom, once corruption starts, the more there is no lower limit.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Liu Hong slammed his fist on the dragon case, and ink was flying all over the dragon case, as if... the emperor Liu Hong was furious.

And this... greatly exceeded Jian Shuo and Cao Song's expectations.

For no reason, the national treasury has so much extra money. This is a way of attracting wealth and wealth. It seems that you should be happy...

cocoa…

Liu Hong was so frightened that Jian Shuo and Cao Song lowered their heads and did not dare to take a breath.

This amount of money, this huge number, seemed to gouge out his heart.

shocking!

It's hard for Liu Hong not to think about it, one Xieliang county can do this, so... how many Xieliang counties does Dahan have?What about states that are one level larger than counties?
This is no longer attracting wealth and treasure, but local officials are rotten to the bone marrow, digging the roots of the big man time and time again!

Thanks to the fact that I didn't take the step of "selling officials and lords", otherwise... the official system, which is already corrupt to the extreme, does not know how many holes will be drilled by these corrupt officials. Is it riddled with holes?

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Jian Shuo and Cao Song persuaded him again and again.

After taking a sip of water, Liu Hong calmed down a bit, and he asked Cao Song immediately. "Da Si Nong, you do the math for me. If there are fifty counties like Xieliang County among the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty, if their income is checked, will they be able to support the expenditure of the Han State treasury for several years?"

This…

Cao Song rolled his eyes, he was a corrupt official before...

How corrupt is Dahan's place?
No one knows better than Cao Song how many officials colluded with wealthy gentry.

If there are only [-] prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty, like Xieliang County, ha ha... Cao Song felt that the emperor's prediction was too conservative.

Of course, Cao Song belongs to the kind of smooth to the extreme.

He knew exactly what to say and what not to say.

"Your Majesty, this needs to be calculated in detail. The situation in each state and county is different, and it varies from person to person, and it cannot be generalized!"

"Hehe!" Liu Hong glared at Cao Song. "Cao Da Si Nong can speak!"

It seems that Liu Hong's tone has softened a bit...

But the awl-like, killing intent in his eyes never dissipated.

Because...he knows that places like Xieliang County hold a lot of wealth, and they are loyal to the emperor in name, but the people they are loyal to...

but it is…

"Your Majesty...it's not good, it's not good!"

Suddenly, Zhang Rang rushed into the Qianqiu Long Live Palace. He didn't let anyone report him but broke in directly, as if something big had happened.

Liu Hong was furious and didn't speak.

Zhang Rang was in a hurry to report: "Your Majesty... Luoyang City... there are 25 dry wells inside and outside Luoyang City. Today...all...there are flames rising into the sky like a fire dragon! Countless people have witnessed this. There was a lot of discussion...say...say..."

At the end of the sentence, Zhang Rang's tone was choked up.

It seems that You Zi couldn't believe what happened because of his astonishment.

"Say? What?" Liu Hong asked hastily.

Zhang Rang tried his best to calm down before opening his mouth. "It is said that the flames in the dry well are soaring to the sky, it is like blood spattering in vain, snow in June, and drought for three years... It is like the injustice of Dou E who moved the world!"

"The rumors are crazy. It is said that it is... that there must be someone who has suffered a huge injustice!"

Well…

The words blurted out.

Liu Hong's eyes froze in an instant, did Yu'er finally make a move on the last day?

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On the streets of Luoyang City, there is an endless stream of fragrant cars and BMWs, and the common people's chatter can be heard from time to time.

Countless people gathered in front of the dry well where the fire dragon sprang out just now... but no one dared to step forward.

Almost at the same time, 25 dry wells, fire dragons sprang out and went straight into the sky.

After some "human" interpretations, it's hard not to think of... blood spattered in vain, snow in June, and drought for three years;
It's hard not to think of the earth-shattering Dou E's injustice.

Ding Xiang, Xia Houyuan's wife, also witnessed this scene... She was sitting in the carriage, looking out curiously.

The fire dragon that soared into the sky just now was still fresh in her memory.

Coincidentally, sitting in the carriage next door was her sister, Cao Cao's wife Ding Hui.

"Sister? Sister...why are you here?"

Ding Hui leaned against the window and said, "Mrs. Zou told me to go to Yulin to observe Shangxiang to protect Ah Man and Ang Er. I never thought that when I passed by here just now, I saw a fire dragon rushing out of the dry well, hanging straight into the sky, so I asked the groom to stop. Let him inquire and see what happened?"

"Me too." Ding Xiang was a little more lively, "This is pretty good, why did he suddenly wear a fire dragon? Ah...would it be..."

Ding Xiang suddenly thought of something.

Ding Hui hurriedly asked: "Is there anything?"

"Could it be, the story that's spread in the market recently, the 'moving Dou E's injustice'?" Ding Xiang asked quickly, but when she asked, she quickly covered her mouth.

Like not sure.

At this time, the groom had come back and saw Ding Xiang. "Ms. Xiahou is also here. I just went to the front to inquire. In just one hour, fire dragons appeared in all the dry wells in the entire Luoyang City! Now... the big guys are talking about it, and they feel that it is unknown. Someone suggested that the big guys go together. Yulin Temple, said to ask the master of Yulin Temple, is this a disaster? Are the common people going to Yulin Temple now?"

"Then let's go and have a look?" Ding Xiang was very curious.

Ding Hui originally wanted to visit Yulin...

What's more, it is related to Yulin Temple, and the husband Cao Cao has such a relationship with the master of Yulin Temple, so he naturally wants to go.

"Sister, get in my carriage, so fast."

"it is good!"

While talking, Ding Xiang jumped out of the carriage and jumped into Ding Hui's carriage again.

After sitting down, she asked curiously: "Sister, what do you think... will Guanzhu Liu this time be like the last time when he invited the originator of the Taoist sect to solve the Nanxiongnu ring again, with eggs flying and Did the candle go up into the sky?"

"How would I know..." Ding Hui held onto Ding Xiang and said, "However, your brother-in-law admires this Yulin temple master very much?"

Speaking of this, Ding Hui put her slender palm on Ding Xiang's green fingers, and said earnestly: "Besides, it was the Yulin temple master who saved the Cao family back then."

at this time…

Yuan Shao, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou were also on the street.

"How did the flame burst out of the dry well?" Yan Liang looked shocked.

"Grandma's, I was shocked."

Wen Chouyou had lingering fears for a while. He was very close to a dry well just now, and the flames soaring into the sky almost burned him. After all, the heat that burst out at that moment still made him feel suffocated for a short time.

There have been voices of discussion from the people around.

"Go to Yulin to watch it. It's better to listen to Guanzhu Liu's explanation of such strange things."

"That's right... the last time the Southern Xiongnu challenged, it was Guanzhu Liu who took it easy. This time the fire dragon is soaring into the sky, it must be a sign!"

"Stop talking, go, if you don't go, you won't be able to squeeze in."

hear here...

Yuan Shao secretly said, "Oops..."

"Master Yuan..." Yan Liang asked hastily...

Yuan Shao's cheeks were like bitter melons, "Fire dragon, let alone a fire dragon drilled out of a dry well, if my Liu brother did it, it would be to summon a fire dragon. I am not surprised at all. Come on... let's go to Yulin to watch!"

While speaking, Yuan Shao got into the carriage first, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also hurriedly followed.

It can be clearly seen that at this moment, Yuan Shao...beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, and he was extremely nervous.

A small Yulin temple?
Just... has Mr. Yuan been so afraid?
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Every entrance of Yulin Temple leading to the underground chamber is heavily guarded at the moment.

Only those who have confirmed the identity of the "ghost soldiers" can enter it if they have received the password.

At this moment Zhang Yulan is also in the secret room, she is quite busy, each ghost soldier is reporting something to him.

——"Report to the Holy Maiden, the three dry wells in the southeast of Luoyang City have been filled with a large number of white crystals. Once ignited, the flames will soar into the sky, like a fire dragon!"

——"Report to the Holy Maiden, six of the seven dry wells in the northwest of Luoyang succeeded in igniting the flames, and the other one, which was wet in the well, failed."

——"Report to the Holy Maiden, the dry wells in the east and west directions of the outskirts of the city have also successfully ignited the flames!"

——"Report to the saint, the ghost soldier and a group of students have successfully led the people to swarm into Yulin temple."

——"Report to the saint, the platform has been set up in advance, and the wooden stakes and white cloth have been deployed in advance!"

A word of report...

Although there will be some accidents, the tasks are generally completed well.

Everything is developing in an orderly manner according to plan.

"The remaining white crystals must be kept carefully. The Dajijiu specially reminded them to store them in water, otherwise they will easily ignite spontaneously!"

"Yes!"

The white crystal mentioned by Zhang Yulan and the ghost soldiers is the root cause of the fire dragon rising into the sky in the dry well!
- It's white phosphorus.

Of course, in this era, it is not called white phosphorus, but a kind of powder inside the "flint".

In the past, in order to protect himself, Liu Yu specially sent ghost soldiers to chisel out the white crystals in the flint.

As for the process of turning the white powder in "Flint" into "Lin".

Liu Yu is referring to an experiment done by a very annoying businessman in Hamburg, Germany in the seventeenth century.

The businessman wanted to refine gold, so he mixed the white powder, sand, and fifty barrels of yellow liquid in the flint and heated them together.

As a result, gold was not made, but a substance like white wax was unexpectedly obtained, which emitted a dazzling white light, which was "phosphorus".

"Lin" means "cold light", this is because of the white wax-like thing that has never been seen before. Although it is not the gold that the businessman dreamed of, it is because of the magical blue-green fire that makes him dance with excitement. Kind of cold light!
If the 'luminescent phosphor' is heated again to sublimate, the condensed crystal is white phosphorus.

Different from phosphorus, which does not generate heat and does not ignite other substances, white phosphorus is quite violent. This white crystal with an ignition point of only 30°C in the air will spontaneously ignite when it is exposed to high temperature... and emit a flame that soars into the sky, just like a fire dragon.

After a short period of burning, the flame immediately fell.

张玉兰自然不会知晓，白磷点燃的化学方程式是P4+5O2=2P2O5。

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Husband Liu Yu said so, and she arranged for the ghost soldiers to do so.

Who would have thought that it could really make a fire dragon soar into the sky, this is simply... amazing.

at this time…

A ghost soldier asked with concern: "Saint, now that people are pouring into the Yulin Temple, will we protect the safety of the Lord Xialiu?"

"No need." Zhang Yulan waved her hand. "Leave the above matters to him!"

"That high platform is where he can show his talent!"

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(End of this chapter)