I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 290 Chang'an remains the same as before, with new people [Added update 6 710 for leader Lin Ji Candy Shop]

August.

The first autumn leaves in Chang'an fell, floating gently in the Jingshui River, and followed the waves eastward.

This year's Beginning of Autumn is no different from previous years, except that a cold rain has made the cicadas sing less on the trees.

After the establishment of this magnificent city, it has witnessed too many great figures, and it will not be saddened by the death of anyone. Whether it is princes, generals, or hundreds of thousands of people, they all follow the original trajectory. Go on with your life.

"Selling firewood! Two cents a load!"

"The tofu is fragrant and sweet, the tofu is extremely delicious! Come and have a taste!"

"The herbs from Shibian Gorge in Zhongnan Mountain can prolong life and nourish yin and yang."

……

"Jiang Ning, do you think that herbal medicine is really effective?" Han Xin pondered for a moment and asked this question.

Then Chen Luo looked him up and down, and he couldn't help but turn his head.

"Do you want to prolong your life, or..."

"Ahem." Han Xin interrupted his words with a cough, "I'm just out of curiosity. I don't have any other ideas. Jiang Ning, please don't talk nonsense."

Chen Luo gave a look of understanding, nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand, I understand."

"You know a Nanguo virgin, you know." Han Xin complained helplessly, using the protagonist of a vivid story that is widely circulated among the people to enhance his tone.

Chen Luo laughed, and then replied seriously: "I have no special research on herbal medicine, but these things have their own medicinal properties and cannot be eaten randomly.

What's more, a single herbal medicine without a prescription will have little effect. If Brother Han buys it and cooks it, it will probably be of no use.

Of course, if it is useful, it is probably due to the placebo effect. "

Hearing this, Han Xin nodded thoughtfully.

Then he asked doubtfully: "Placebo, what is this?"

Although as the name suggests, I can make a rough guess, but if I can't guess accurately, I still need Chen Luo to answer it.

Chen Luo rubbed his chin and said, "I read an ancient book, and it described an incident.

A patient once visited a doctor he knew well because of typhoid fever. The doctor had just woken up from a nap at the time and mistakenly prescribed herbal medicine that had no actual effect. However, because the patient trusted the doctor, the symptoms were relieved.

I call the herbs prescribed in this situation 'placebo'. "

Anyway, in later clinical medicine, the placebo effect is basically used in control group experiments, and the explanation given by Chen Luo is not wrong.

As for the story recorded in this ancient book.

Anyway, Chen Luo's face doesn't change and his heart doesn't beat. He picks things up at his fingertips and applies them to the present. He is quite good at this kind of thing.

Han Xin nodded thoughtfully and silently noted the effect of this "placebo".

No matter how true it is, it is at least an interesting little story.

If you say it to yourself while drinking and chatting, you can appear knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

After thinking about it, Han Xin drew inferences and said, "It is said that Geng Lei does not use arrows to shoot down frightened birds. Is this the same truth?

A frightened bird cannot be at ease, just as a military master is easy to move.

If this 'placebo effect' is diffused, it can be used in the military.

Jiang Ning, you are simply a genius!
I admire the fact that the words spoken casually contain such profound truth. "

Suddenly, Han Xin was filled with emotion and his eyes were sincere.

The other party is about to leave Chang'an and came to find me today, isn't it just to give him some advice like before?

It seems that this "placebo" is the beginning.

Facing Han Xin's gaze, Chen Luo looked calm and confident. No matter who looked at it, they would understand that his words just now were indeed not spoken casually, but to instruct Han Xin.

In fact, his mind was shut down and he was extremely confused.

No, Han Xin, you?

There is a difference between the thinking of Bingxian and ordinary people. It was completely unintentional to extend the word "placebo" from the original joke. What did the result look like in your eyes?
I even said that you are not still thinking about me. I can run all the way from jokes to philosophy, which seems even more awesome.

However, Chen Luo thought about it carefully and found that apart from the praise for himself, there was some truth in what Han Xin said.

Isn't the best example of the application of the "placebo effect" in the military field?
However, Han Xin cited this example of a frightened bird, but in his opinion, it was far less appropriate than the example of a snake in a cup.

After all, the cup and snake shadow can be described as a "placebo", which has both positive and negative aspects.

At first, my friend thought that he had swallowed the venomous snake in the wine glass and became seriously ill, which was difficult to recover from. However, after learning that it was Chu Gong's reflection, he became lively and energetic without feeling any discomfort.

Just when Chen Luo was about to give this example, he remembered that the protagonist of the story seemed to be a county magistrate, so it couldn't be in "Warring States Policy" or "Zuo Zhuan".

He thought carefully about it for a while and found that the story of the cup, bow, snake, and shadow came from "Customs and Meanings". The author Ying Shao was a figure in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, which was at least 350 years different from now.

So Chen Luo suppressed what he wanted to say. In Han Xin's eyes, this was equivalent to acknowledging what he had said before.

Jiang Ning, how can I repay such kindness?

Chen Luo slowly exhaled and said, "Since Brother Han said so, let's go find a quiet place to sit. We do have something to tell you."

"Okay." Han Xin nodded slightly to express his understanding.

The two walked along the road for seventy or eighty steps and saw a restaurant of fairly good standard, so they chose this place.

A childish-looking attendant at the door welcomed him inside.

It was not lunch time. There was only one table of guests sitting in the middle of the first floor, and the rest of the place was empty.

"Old man, is there a cubicle by the window for the exam on the second floor?" Chen Luo walked to the shopkeeper and asked politely.

The old man smiled and responded: "Of course there is, but you need to make an extra pot of tea in the compartment. There are not many guests in the lobby now. It is very clean. It is okay for the nobles to sit on the first floor and talk."

His words were tactful and clever.

Inform them in advance that tea consumption is required before the partition can be opened, and consider it from the guest's perspective and point out that it will not have any impact if they talk in the lobby.In this way, even if the partition requires tea consumption, the guests will not be disgusted.

"Thank you for the kind reminder, my father-in-law." Chen Luo smiled and shook his head and said, "But I'm not used to having other people around when talking, so I'd better open a partition."

"Okay." The old man said nothing more and just followed the introduction, "This tea has three grades: medium grade, top grade and top grade. I wonder which grade you would like to drink?"

"No inferiority?" Chen Luo was a little curious.

Of course the father-in-law denied it and said: "How dare I provide guests with low-quality tea in this restaurant?"

"Yes, yes." Chen Luo rubbed his chin. Firstly, the name was not good, and secondly, it was difficult to charge a high price for low-quality tea.

It's just that this medium-grade, top-grade, and top-grade tea are similar to the medium-cup, large-cup, and extra-large-cup milk tea of ​​later generations.

"Then just bring the best tea in the pot." Chen Luo said his choice. After all, the teas promoted by Mohist disciples are of lower quality, even the "top-quality tea" in this restaurant. Neither will be good.

Then neither he nor Han Xin would drink it anyway, and they just ordered tea to open a cubicle, so there was no need to waste more money.

There was no look of arrogance on the old man's face, and his kind smile remained the same. He called the boy and asked him to take the guest upstairs.

When paying the bill in advance, Chen Luo kindly suggested: "My father-in-law, when you are not eating, there are not many customers in the restaurant. Why not invite some actors and jugglers to come over to perform. After all, compared to standing outside and watching, the restaurant also has a lot of people." Is there a chair to sit on?"

The old man was shocked when he heard this. With his quick thinking, he immediately understood that this suggestion was practical, and if used properly, his restaurant would definitely become famous in Chang'an City.

"May I ask your name?" The father-in-law planned to return Chen Luo's advance payment.

Chen Luo waved his hand to express his refusal and said, "It's just a casual mention. If my father-in-law achieves something, he did it on his own and has little to do with me."

After saying that, he turned around and followed the boy who led the way up to the second floor.

I was just in a good mood, so I gave some advice casually, not wanting to get really involved with the other party. After all, the big man had not entered an era of prosperous business, and the meager profits from the restaurant were not even a fraction of his tax revenue in Yangxia.

The shopkeeper of the hotel was stunned for a long time. After he woke up again, he called the boy and said: "Bring the best tea to the nobles in the box on the second floor. If they order any dishes later, they will be served as usual." Give them three times the amount.”

Entering the compartment by the window, Chen Luo asked the guards who had followed him to guard the door, and checked the rooms next door to avoid the situation where the partition walls had ears.

After confirming that it was correct, Chen Luo said to Han Xin: "Next, I am going to Dai to serve as the Prime Minister of Dai. I should find a good and auspicious day to set off in the past few days."

Han Xin sighed and said: "With Jiang Ning's talents, you are more than enough to become the prime minister of a country, but to become the prime minister of the country is really an indignity."

Chen Luo smiled and shook his head and said: "I have been the prime minister for more than a year. I have not really done many things. The main reason is that the foundation laid by Prime Minister Xiao is good. In addition, since the Han Dynasty was just established, there are no serious illnesses. I have to deal with them." It's easy to get things started.

If you want to consider the reality, my talents are more suitable for being a county guard with two thousand stones. Now I go to Daiguo to serve as the prime minister, which is not an indignity of talent. "

Listening to these words, Han Xin's eyes became filled with admiration.

There are countless people who come from humble backgrounds but are in high positions, but it is extremely rare for people to maintain a normal mentality after falling from a high position to a lower position.

Han Xin thought to himself that he could not suddenly become an ordinary general and maintain such a stable mentality.

Chen Luo did not dwell too much on this topic, but looked at Han Xin seriously and said, "After I leave Chang'an, you can go back to Huaiyin."

"Huh?" Han Xin was stunned, but did not ask the reason. He nodded quietly and said, "Okay."

Even though he has lived in Chang'an for more than ten years and is used to this place, even though he has no good impression of his hometown Huaiyin.

But if Chen Luo made this suggestion, there would naturally be a proper reason. There is no need to question too much, just follow it.

Seeing that Han Xin agreed without hesitation, Chen Luo could only hold back all the reasons he originally planned to give.

This made him a little helpless.

What you say is not a weird talk about rules. You can ask and question it.

However, he looked at Han Xin and didn't mean that, so he could only continue: "The country of Dai is close to the border, and although it has been ten years since the Huns invaded the border, they still harass them on a small scale every year.

If they invade again on a large scale and plunder our country some year, Dai Country will bear the brunt.

Therefore, Daichi is not a stable place. When I go to serve as the Prime Minister, I can just go by myself. I don't plan to let A Le, Zhi'er, and Lu'er follow me.

When Brother Han leaves Chang'an and returns to Chu, I ask you to take them with you. "

Unlike Chang'an in Daidi, personal safety can be guaranteed at all times. Even if you go out for an outing in the city, you may encounter bandits and wolves.

How could Chen Luo safely take his wife and children to such an unstable environment?

Therefore, it is the best choice to let Han Xin take them to Yangxia when he returns to Huaiyin.

"I will." Han Xin nodded solemnly, "Jiang Ning trusts me so much. I swear by Haotian that I will not let you down."

"Thank you, Brother Han." Chen Luo stood up and saluted. Faced with the safety of his wife and children, he could not afford to be careless.

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There are two versions of the story about Bian Que meeting Duke Huan of Cai.

The orthodox version comes from the account of "Han Feizi", which states that Bian Que went to see Duke Huan of Cai every ten days.

And each time he found that the other party's illness was more serious, but Cai Huangong was dissatisfied with the first two attempts to persuade him and did not listen to the advice.

In the third meeting, Bian Que met Cai Huangong and directly chose to escape, saying that there was no cure.

Sure enough, within five days, Duke Huan of Cai felt body pain and then died of illness.

But there is another version circulating among the people.

The previous development was no different from Han Feizi's account, but after Cai Huangong felt physical pain, Bian Que had not had time to flee to Qin like in "Han Feizi", and was captured by Cai Huangong and brought to the palace, asking for medical treatment.

However, Bian Que understood that Cai Huan Gong's condition had developed to an extremely serious stage and could no longer be cured by medicine.

So in order to save his own life, he had an idea and revealed some common herbs to Cai Huan, claiming that they could cure his illness. After Cai Huan took it, he felt the medicine cured his illness, so he let Bian Que go.

In this way, Bian Que was able to escape to Qin.

A few days later, Duke Huan of Cai felt unwell again and wanted to look for Bian Que, but found that he could not be found. He called other doctors and asked them to grab the medicine prescribed by Bian Que. They learned that it was just an ordinary herbal medicine. , his heart was ashen, and he died of illness.

Compared with the previous story, Bian Que in the second version relies on the simple emotions of ancient people. They imagined a smart doctor fighting wits and courage with a fatuous ruler and achieving the final victory. ——"Analysis of Traditional Folklore Stories"

(End of this chapter)