I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 79

In the past, Zhao Yu was the magistrate of Ju County. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the county sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Afterwards, the governor of Xuzhou, Ba Zhi, said that Zhao Yu was the first in meritorious service and should be rewarded. However, Zhao Yu had a noble and upright character and looked down upon Ba Zhu. He was deeply ashamed and resigned and returned home.

Historically, he was later forcibly recruited as the prefect of Guangling by Tao Qian and killed by Zuo Rong.

The investigation into whether Ba Zhuan was guilty of withholding relief food came as a surprise to Ma Rixi.

As the Sangong who maintains integrity, his first job is to ensure the smooth migration of the people.

After a great disaster there will be a great epidemic.

Although Liu Bian had long stated in his disaster relief edict that boiling water for drinking could reduce epidemic diseases, it was already difficult to find firewood for cooking before the floods dissipated in the early days.

That is to say, now that the floods have receded and the damaged trees have been exposed to the sun for many days, they can be used as firewood, and only then can we have the conditions to drink boiled water.

Even so, there are many people who are not willing to waste firewood to boil water and only act based on past experience.

When Ma Rixi came to Pengcheng, the first thing he wanted to find was a good doctor. This was something the prince specifically emphasized to him before leaving. Jingnan was a long way away and the climate was slightly different from that of Xuzhou, so he had to be careful about the water and soil.

In the past, he had heard Lu Zhi mention that every time the prince said something, he almost always hit the mark.

He takes this very seriously.

In the past, when Emperor Ming was twelve years old, he could see through the tricks in the local "farming" at a glance, and knew what "you can ask about Yingchuan and Hongnong, but not Henan and Nanyang".

The current prince is thirteen years old, and his wisdom and planning are as good as those of his predecessors.

Ma Rixi, Lu Zhi and others almost did not hesitate to pin their hopes for the country on the prince.

Ma Rixi is a grandson of Ma Rong, a native of Fufeng, an heir of poetry and calligraphy, and very self-cultivation. It will not be because people at that time regarded medical skills as prescription skills and doctors as a humble profession.

When he came to Pengcheng State, which was the most severely affected by the disaster, he heard that there was a doctor here and his disciple Yao Tong went around treating people. Under the guidance of local officials, he went there.

If it has real materials, it should be able to be used by him and benefit the people.

On the way, he asked Xue Li, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, about the origin of this famous doctor. Xue Li replied: "Hua Tuo is from Qiao County, Pei State."

Talking about something that happened a few days ago——

Two petty officials both suffered from headaches and body heat. They suffered from the same pain, but Hua Tuo prescribed completely different prescriptions.

When someone asked, Hua Tuo replied that the two men seemed to have the same disease, but in fact one had it externally and the other had it internally, so they should be treated differently.

The two clerks took medicine respectively and were cured the next day.

After hearing this, Ma Rixi sighed: "This is exactly the person I am looking for!"

After he met Hua Tuo, after a little research, he decided to appoint Hua Tuo as a subordinate official, responsible for the prevention and treatment of diseases when the people migrated.

Hua Tuo refused the conquest, but expressed his willingness to accompany him all the way.

Ma Rixi ordered the people around him to treat him.

Later he went to Donghai County to investigate Ba Zhuan, the governor of Xuzhou.

Although Ba Zhu cheated, he did not embezzle the withheld grain. When faced with the investigation, he plausibly said: "Everything I did was out of public intention. I could have provided enough food to live for ten thousand people, but now I can live one or two more years." Thousands of people. Moreover, those people in Guizhou Province do not have enough to eat, so they are unable to cause chaos and commit robberies."

The court's disaster relief food was not intended to keep people fed, so Ba Zhuan reduced it a bit more than the original amount.

Although starvation won't kill anyone, it has reached the point where people can't do anything after eating and can only lie down and wait for the next day.

Ma Rixi cannot say that Ba Zhuan is wrong.

The flood was dealt with promptly by the court. Except for the impassable road at the beginning, the court's power was unable to penetrate deeply. Later, with the arrival of food from surrounding states and counties, the disaster did not cause much damage.

The whole process was extremely smooth on a macro level. However, in actual implementation, due to the increasing power of local prefectures and the decline of the court's control, corruption was repeatedly prohibited, and there were many people who formed groups of thieves in various places.

This is also a major reason why Taiwei Chijie, who is nominally in charge of the country's military affairs.

But it is obvious that what Bazhu did is not conducive to the restoration of production and the migration of people. Although the yield of soybeans and adzuki beans that can be grown today is not high, they are still food. Ma Rixi finally decided to report the matter.

Because Zhao Yu could speak frankly, he was appointed as a subordinate official.

He also called on those in surrounding counties and counties who could cure epidemic diseases to pay homage to him.

There were many followers at that time, but there were still only a few scholars with real talents.

Later, Zhang Ji, who served as the magistrate of Hanchang County in Changsha County, also heard the news.

Zhang Ji, whose courtesy name was Zhongjing, studied medicine since he was a child. Later, he was promoted to be filial and honest due to his family background and entered the official career.

He Yong, who once praised Xun Yu as a "talent of Wang Zuo", once met Zhang Ji and commented: "You have good thinking but not high rhyme, so you will be a good doctor."

He thought Zhang Jiren was very smart, but his mind was not on being an official and he did not have the dignity of an official.

Considering that witch doctors were not separated from each other at this time, people at that time, especially officials, had a long history of discrimination against doctors.

He Yong's evaluation is actually hardly a compliment.

For example, Yin Hao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty refused to admit that he had medical skills after he reached a high position. Later, the mother of a subordinate who had been with him all year round was critically ill and begged Yin Hao to treat her. Yin Hao then saw the doctor and wrote a prescription. After the disease was cured, Yin Hao did not forget to take the prescription back and burn it.

But Zhang Ji didn't take it seriously, and since then his research on medical skills has become more and more in-depth.

After hearing the news, Zhang Ji had the idea of ​​​​collecting what he had learned into a book and dedicating it to the Taiwei for resettlement of immigrants.

……

In Luoyang, Wang Fen and Chen Yi's rebellion case gradually came to an end.

Faced with the imperial court's search and the promise of pardoning the clan, Zhou Jing and Xiangkai went to local counties one after another and were taken to Luoyang.

Only Xu You was still missing.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a saying that one would sacrifice one's wealth for one's country, but at this time, the importance of the family could already be compared with that of the country.

In history, Cao Pi once asked a question to his ministers - "Each king and father have their own ailments. There is a pill that can save one person. Should I save the king from evil or the father from evil?"

This shows that the question of who to jump into the river to save has already arisen many years ago.

At that time, the ministers had different opinions. Some said that the monarch should be saved, while others said that the father should be saved.

Cao Pi asked the famous scholar Bing Yuan, and Bing Yuan said without hesitation that he would save his father. Cao Pi didn't do anything to Bing Yuan.

Many people despised Xu You's refusal to take the lead.

Even though he is still alive, his reputation is completely gone.

Tingwei Yangxu, who was responsible for trying the rebellion case, also had a natural affection for Chen Yi because of Chen Fan.

However, with the arrival of various witnesses and the main criminal, Yang Xu had to admit that this rebellion was indeed true.

When he submitted the case details, the government and the public were in an uproar.

Not only were they shocked that Wang Fen, Chen Yi and others dared to rebel, but they were also shocked by why they dared to rebel.

As for the Marquis of Hefei, who they thought could take over the throne, he was sitting at home, and trouble came from the sky.

Even some Tai students still didn't believe it and radically believed that Yang Xu was colluding with the eunuchs and slandered Chen Yi.

Is this a moral attack that is untenable in theory?

After hearing this, Liu Bian suggested that Chen Yi and others be tried publicly in a busy city to publicize their crimes to the world.

In fact, he initially considered placing the trial in the Imperial Academy, but even Emperor Ling felt that this move was too radical.

(End of this chapter)