Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 307 The Ginseng Disturbance

"A more powerful and more savage Jurchen appeared in the northern part of the Song Dynasty!"

The ministers fell into deep thought. If it is true as Fan Zheng said, then this strategy has such consequences, it is not just a bad move, it is simply a bad move.

Among Fan Zheng's three strategies of upper, middle and lower, the best strategy is naturally king, but it will take 20 years. Even if the Song Dynasty is making progress in these 20 years, the Liao Kingdom and Xixia will naturally also be making progress, especially when the Liao Kingdom is in control. The Silk Road will definitely further enhance its national strength.

By then, the victory or defeat of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom may be uncertain, and it is probably very difficult to deter the Liao Kingdom from intervening.

As for Zhongce, there is also great uncertainty. No one can guarantee whether Empress Dowager Xiaoliang will really go crazy and completely turn against the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, Zhongce can only resign herself to fate and take one step at a time.

The worst strategy has the greatest chance of success and costs the least money. Once implemented, it will definitely cause chaos within the Liao Kingdom and there will be no time to worry about the Song Dynasty.

However, such a seemingly perfect strategy actually hid such a huge hidden danger. If Fan Zheng had not pointed it out personally, no one would have noticed it at all.

"What are the chances of Jurchen succeeding!" Zhao Xu asked solemnly.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "Once doctors announce the medicinal value of ginseng, the Jurchens sitting in Changbai Mountain will definitely rise up. A thousand-year-old ginseng is worth thousands of dollars. As long as the Jurchens hold ginseng in their hands, they will have a steady stream of money, enough to exchange for it." Any material, coupled with the Jurchen's world-famous bravery, the Jurchen today is the Dangxiang of the past."

"The Jurchens of today are the Dangxiang of the past!"

The three prime ministers couldn't help but hold their breaths, and their faces were solemn. They had all experienced the terrifying experience of the time when the whole world was dominated by Li Yuanhao. That year, Li Yuanhao came out of nowhere and led Xixia to defeat more with less and use troops like a god, defeating the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. , and finally founded Xixia.

"How is this possible? Fan Taicheng is too exaggerated." Zeng Bu frowned.

"The national power of the Liao Kingdom is greater than that of the Song Dynasty. If the Jurchens are not strong, how can they pose a threat to the Liao Kingdom? Why should we waste our energy on the Jurchens!" Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, Jurchens are world-famous for their bravery, and even he had heard about them in the Song Dynasty. This is why they are eyeing Jurchens.

"Although the Jurchens are strong, even Li Yuanhao could not cross the Hengshan Mountains. How could the Jurchens dare to pose a threat to the Song Dynasty?" Zeng Bu said proudly.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Although Li Yuanhao was an elite man back then, his troops were relatively small. Although the Song Dynasty's troops were weak, they had 80 forbidden troops. With the advantage of the city and the natural dangers of Hengshan, they lost troops and generals, and it was only with the help of good weather that they were able to defend Li Yuanhao. "

Zeng Bu looked embarrassed. He naturally knew that Li Yuanhao was brave and his combat power could be said to be the best in the world. If Di Qing, the military god of the Song Dynasty, had not been born, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty would have suffered heavy losses.

"But the Jurchens are not like that. They have lived among the white mountains and black waters in the north for generations. They are extremely cold-resistant. The weather is not a disadvantage, but an advantage. In addition, there is no natural barrier between Tokyo and Changbai Mountain in the Liao Kingdom. Once the Jurchens become big , driving southward, the Liao Kingdom will be at risk of destruction." Fan Zheng said seriously.

"Jurchen can't replace the Liao Kingdom, but the Liao Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, so how can they be afraid of only ten thousand Jurchen soldiers?" Lu Dafang snorted coldly.

Fan Zheng sneered: "Back then, the Song Dynasty also did not take Li Yuanhao seriously, and it turned out to be a disaster. What's the use of the Liao Kingdom's many soldiers and horses? Back then, the Liao Kingdom suppressed the Song Dynasty, but it was not the same that it was defeated at the hands of Li Yuanhao. , Now that the Liao Kingdom has been at peace for a hundred years, its military equipment may have already been at full speed. Facing the rise of the Jurchens, who are known for their bravery, they may repeat the same mistakes they made when facing Li Yuanhao."

Lu Dafang frowned, but had nothing to say. After all, the Liao Kingdom also attacked Xixia with a large army, and ended up with the same disastrous defeat.

"No! The strong have always been respected on the grassland. Once the Jurchens rise, countless tribes will definitely come to rely on them. Coupled with the financial source of ginseng, there may be a risk of destroying the Liao Kingdom."

However, the ministers disagreed. Although what Fan Zheng said could happen, the probability was very low. After all, no one thought that the Jurchens with less than ten thousand people could overthrow the extremely powerful Liao Kingdom, which had troubled the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Seeing the disbelief of everyone, Fan Zheng sneered and said: "The castles are mostly broken from the inside, so although the Song Dynasty cannot defeat the Liao Kingdom, the Jurchens may not be able to. If the Song Dynasty secretly supports the Jurchens, the chances of the Jurchens rising will be greatly increased."

Many ministers suddenly fell into a tangle. Now they had two choices before them. One was to give up Fan Zheng's plan, and the Song Dynasty would face the Liao Kingdom and Xixia's conspiracy. The other was to support the Jurchens. In the future, the Jurchens would rise, and the Song Dynasty would be in trouble. Song will face a more powerful enemy.

After a long time, Zhao Xu solemnly said: "If the Jurchens are destined to rise, then the Song Dynasty will face the powerful Jurchens sooner or later. In this case, why not take advantage of the opportunity of the Jurchens' rise to regain Xixia and then have a showdown with the Jurchens. Then the Song Dynasty will again With no worries and the national strength reaching its peak, this battle may not be lost.”

However, it was clear that Fan Zheng had pointed out the consequences of this strategy, but Zhao Xu was still itchy and unwilling to give up this strategy.

Nothing else, because this strategy is too amazing, and the risks and benefits are equally huge.

Moreover, Zhao Xu believed that he was young and powerful, and it was the time to make great achievements, so how could he be inactive? Now that he had the opportunity to dominate the world, he was not willing to miss it even if he took the risk.

"The officials are wise!"

All the ministers bowed one after another.

"Pass on my decree! The Empress Dowager is in urgent need of Thousand-year Ginseng medicine. I am offering a reward of thousands of ginseng for purchasing it." Zhao Xu said proudly.

"Officials are benevolent and filial!"

The ministers congratulated again.

Lu Dafang couldn't help but twitch his face. This scene was so ironic. Back then, it was Zhao Xu who planned to force Mrs. Gao to abdicate, but now he was praised as benevolent and filial by all the ministers.

"Fan Taicheng, it is up to you to implement the policy of supporting the Jurchens!" Zhao Xu said solemnly.

The use of ginseng to support the rise of the Jurchens was proposed by Fan Zheng. In addition, Fan Zheng was the leader of the medical family. The biggest role of ginseng was for medical purposes, and it was most suitable for Fan Zheng to implement it.

"I obey the order!" Fan Zheng bowed his head and accepted the order.

He took the initiative to use ginseng to provoke civil strife in Liao. Although he regarded this as a bad strategy, he also believed that it had a chance of success. Rather than the rise of the Jurchens in the future causing Jingkang's shame, it would be better for him to detonate the cancer of the Jurchens in advance.

If the Song Dynasty clings to its old ways and remains incomplete, no matter when the Jurchens rise, the humiliation of Jingkang will not be avoided.

It would be better to take advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty's reform was in the ascendant, and then take advantage of the situation to regain Xixia, and let the Song Dynasty's national power reach its peak, and there would be no chance of defeating the Jurchens.

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"The Empress Dowager is in urgent need of thousand-year ginseng to prolong her life! The government is offering a reward of thousands of ginseng for its purchase!"

Soon, a piece of news shocked the entire city of Kaifeng, causing people all over the city to talk about it.

"Continue your life!"

Everyone who heard the news was in an uproar.

Everyone in the world is greedy for life and hates death. The so-called medicine and medicine can't kill people, even emperors can't escape the cycle of life and death.Although the evil doctor Fan Zheng has the art of bringing the dead back to life, he is limited to emergency rescue for sudden diseases. Once the time is too long, he is still unable to recover.

But now there is finally another miracle medicine that can help people live longer, and that is Millennium Ginseng.

"Ginseng resembles a human figure. Seven taels are ginseng, eight taels are treasure, and nine taels are essence. Thousand-year-old ginseng can be transformed into a ginseng baby! Wearing a red bellyband, you can travel in the deep mountains and old forests. If you want to dig out thousand-year-old ginseng, you must use red thread Tie it down or it will escape."

"Ordinary ginseng can prolong life, century-old ginseng can be even more precious, and thousand-year-old ginseng is a miracle medicine that can only be found but cannot be found. The Empress Dowager was already terminally ill, so she relied on the evil doctor Fan Zheng to use thousand-year ginseng to keep her alive."

"It is said that thousand-year-old ginseng only exists in Changbai Mountain. Changbai Mountain is a sacred mountain, so it can breed such spiritual things as thousand-year-old ginseng.

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Suddenly, there were endless rumors about ginseng in Kaifeng City, and some of them were even mysterious.

"I'm afraid it's not good for my husband to lie to me like this!"

In Fan's mansion, Li Qingzhao, the originator of the rumors in Kaifeng City, said with a guilty conscience.

Fan Zheng spread his hands and said: "Liar! I am not lying to you. Ginseng is indeed of great benefit to the human heart. It strengthens heart function and long-term use of ginseng to nourish the body can delay a person's life."

Li Qingzhao suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "So ginseng really has such miraculous effects?"

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Of course not, but when it comes to nourishing and prolonging life, ginseng ranks first. Emperors, concubines, and dignitaries have no shortage of glory and wealth. Naturally, they value their own lives more. As a husband, they just add myths to the functions of ginseng. , will definitely cause the price of ginseng to skyrocket, triggering a frenzy of looting by dignitaries, so even the Liao Emperor will not be able to see through the husband's plan."

"My husband is a great talent. He can plan between the walls and win the battle thousands of miles away."

Li Qingzhao looked at Fan Zheng admiringly.

She is the most talented woman in the world, and now she is the founder of opera. She is proud of the literary world of the Song Dynasty. There are few men who can match her. But Fan Zheng is not only as good as her in poetry, but also has the skills to heal the country. Being able to meet such a good match is the greatest luck in her life.

Fan Zheng looked at Li Qingzhao's admiring eyes, smiled evilly and said: "No! Rather than strategizing between the curtains, my husband wants to win between the curtains."

Hearing this, Li Qingzhao's eyes were as charming as silk, and he glanced at Fan Zheng provocatively and said, "It's not certain who will win?"

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As the efficacy of ginseng spreads widely in Kaifeng City, and the medicinal uses of ginseng have been recorded in medical books of the past dynasties, its role in relieving qi and prolonging life is not a fabrication. Countless dignitaries are proud to own ginseng.

The price of ginseng has also skyrocketed, and the price of older ginseng has been pushed to sky-high prices. Kaifeng City is the economic center of the world.

Due to the demand for ginseng by Kaifeng's powerful people and the skyrocketing price of ginseng, countless businessmen immediately sensed business opportunities and went to the border between Song and Liao Dynasties to purchase ginseng at high prices.

The news that ginseng can extend one's life was extremely sensational, and naturally spread to the capital of Liao Kingdom, alarming the already old Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji.

"This is the Millennium Ginseng!"

In the Liao Palace, Yelu Hongji looked at the human-shaped ginseng in front of him with a surprised expression.

The imperial doctor on the side pointed at the ginseng and offered the treasure: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the reed head of this ginseng, which looks like a human head; the main root looks like a human torso; the branch roots look like human legs. It is like human nature with gods. It has been used by all dynasties. It is recorded that ginseng, especially aged ginseng, is extremely precious and is enough to extend people’s lives.”

"Ginseng really has such miraculous effects?" Yelu Yanxi asked doubtfully.

For no other reason, just because ginseng is not a sudden medicinal material, but now the price of it is suddenly raised by the royal family of the Song Dynasty, which naturally makes Yelu Yanxi suspicious.

The imperial doctor of the Liao Kingdom vowed: "I'm telling you, the great grandson of the emperor, that ginseng is a great tonic. Everyone knows this. If you don't believe it, you can try it yourself, but you can't use it too much. Moreover, the thousand-year-old ginseng is indeed a powerful tonic." Used by the people to hang themselves."

"Furthermore, the efficacy of ginseng was discovered by the evil doctor Fan Zheng, who pioneered the art of resurrecting the dead. Empress Dowager Gao was already terminally ill, so the evil doctor Fan Zheng used ginseng to resuscitate Gao Tai, so that Empress Dowager Gao can survive to this day."

Yelu Hongji's heart skipped a beat. He had already lived a long life, and he had recently been suffering from basic diseases of old age. The fear of death in his heart had increased. Now that he suddenly heard that there was a life-extending medicine, he naturally would not miss it.

Right now, Yelu Hongji naturally wouldn't believe it. He summoned several imperial physicians in succession, and he was relieved after getting a positive answer on the efficacy of ginseng.

As Fan Zheng said, the efficacy of ginseng is known to the world, but he just made it a little myth, without any flaws at all.

That night, Yelu Hongji immediately took ginseng. Soon after, he felt hot all over his body and excited. In his excitement, he once again showed his power and visited the harem.

On the second day, Yelu Hongji personally issued an order requiring the Jurchen tribe to offer a certain amount of thousand-year-old ginseng every year.

"The Liao Emperor also wants thousand-year-old ginseng!"

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a sensation among the people.

The two royal families of the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty both recognized the efficacy of ginseng, and the popularity of ginseng increased again.

Suddenly, a large number of drug dealers went to Changbai Mountain to buy ginseng at high prices.

"How could Song Dynasty announce the efficacy of ginseng so kindly, there must be fraud in it." Yelu Yanxi said anxiously.

In his opinion, if the Song Dynasty wanted to purchase thousand-year-old ginseng, it could just purchase it secretly. Such a big fanfare was completely unreasonable.

Yelu Zhangnu, a close confidant, sneered: "Why should the emperor's grandson care about the Song Dynasty's intentions? Nowadays, ginseng is produced in Changbai Mountain of the Liao Kingdom. The emperor's grandson only needs to order that in addition to paying tribute to your majesty, the Jurchen tribes will also borrow the ginseng of the previous year." If the emperor's grandson acquires it, then the emperor's grandson only needs to sell it, and that will be a huge profit."

Yelu Yanxi was immediately moved. Nowadays, the price of ginseng has skyrocketed. If it is not curbed, it will definitely make the Jurchen tribe grow, which is not in the interests of the Liao Kingdom.

He also personally verified the efficacy of ginseng. It was indeed a nourishing holy medicine without any problems. Now coupled with the huge profits at his fingertips, greed finally blinded Yelu Yanxi's vigilance and joined the ginseng feast.

Suddenly, the world's storm gathered in Changbai Mountain.

(End of this chapter)