People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 5 It’s broken, he really became the leader
The microscopic world within our sight!
When Xu Chen's words fell into Zhang Zhongjing's ears, he subconsciously had a feeling of grasping something, but if he thought about it carefully, he found it difficult to figure it out. This vague feeling made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although what Xu Chen said were advanced theories, they were just empty talk and ultimately could only make Zhang Zhongjing realize something.

If an ordinary doctor came and heard this, he would definitely think that Xu Chen was talking nonsense, because it is difficult for people to understand things beyond their own cognition.

If you insist on saying that the microscopic world exists, they will think you are insulting their intelligence.

In other words, Zhang Zhongjing had sufficient insight into medicine and often thought about the shortcomings of existing medical theories. That is why, when he heard this advanced theory, he realized that it could indeed explain some medical phenomena to a certain extent.

Just like the plague that the world fears.

“I learned from God’s revelation that this microbial pathogen can be carried by humans, animals and insects, and that many diseases are spread not only from person to person, but also from animals to humans and insects to humans.

Plague is one of these, so to prevent and control the plague it is not enough to simply isolate the patients; the pathogen can still be transmitted through feces, water, food, and even lice.

In this case, Mr. Zhang should understand why I have arranged all these measures, right? "

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Zhongjing with a faint smile. Even though he was lying on the mat, he looked like a master.

When Zhang Zhongjing heard this, he immediately felt the fog in his mind dissipate. The uncomfortable confusion just now was suddenly resolved, and what followed was a strong satisfaction and joy of having a clear mind.

That’s it, that’s it!
Eating cooked food and drinking cooked water are to cut off pathogens from the diet, steaming and boiling clothes and scrubbing the body are to cut off pathogens from surface contact, and even shaving one's hair, which seems absurd and ridiculous, has its reasoning behind it, and that is to cut off the spread of lice!

It was like seeing the light after a cloud of confusion. Zhang Zhongjing suddenly understood many of his doubts and felt that the theory of microscopic pathogens was worth exploring.

Although he cannot confirm this theory now, judging from Xu Chen’s previous actions, it seems to make complete sense.

It’s a pity that this microscopic world cannot be seen by the naked eye, otherwise existing medical theories would open up a whole new world!
Zhang Zhongjing's face flushed with excitement, his brows relaxed with enlightenment, and finally he sighed with regret.

As a person who has studied medicine deeply, what Xu Chen said caused him great mental fluctuations.

After calming down for a while, Zhang Zhongjing suddenly realized a problem and then turned to look at Xu Chen.

"How can such a theory be a revelation from God? It may fool the country folk, but I absolutely do not believe it."

"Whether Mr. Zhang believes it or not, this method is also revealed by God."

Xu Chen did not explain too much. This kind of thing cannot be proved or disproven, so anything can be said.

It doesn’t matter whether Zhang Zhongjing believes it or not. As long as he is attracted by this medical theory, you can keep him by your side. Even if you can’t get your heart, you can get your body.

Zhang Zhongjing glanced at Xu Chen without thinking too much. However, when he was pounding the medicine next time, he became absent-minded, and it was obvious that he was digesting the theory of microscopic pathogens.

This microscopic world is beyond our reach, how can we study it...

Zhang Zhongjing's medical skills were indeed top-notch. After drinking a bowl of decoction, Xu Chen slept all night in sweats, and felt refreshed the next day.

But just to be on the safe side, he continued to isolate himself for a few days, and only went out after making sure he was completely fine.

After going out, Xu Chen immediately noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere in the Yellow Turban Army. He felt that no matter where he went, the Yellow Turbans looked at him with awe, and more and more people called him "Heavenly Master" and "Master". This made Xu Chen somewhat happy. After this incident, many Yellow Turbans undoubtedly began to believe in him.

I don't want to be a charlatan and fool others, but if I want to survive, I still need some say, and this method is undoubtedly the most convenient and direct.

Nearly ten days passed, and under Xu Chen's operation, although the Yellow Turbans eventually lost hundreds of lives, the plague was effectively controlled.

Zhang Zhongjing was an excellent doctor, but his medicinal materials were very limited. In the end, he only saved a few dozen people. He could only sigh helplessly for the rest of the infected people.

As long as the remaining people don't show any symptoms in the next few days, we can basically get through this crisis.

The loss of several hundred people was a shocking death ratio, but no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

The fact is, if Xu Chen hadn't taught these methods, it wouldn't be a question of how many hundreds of people died, the question would be whether there would be hundreds of people left.

It was precisely because the Yellow Turbans understood how incredible this was that they had a huge change in attitude towards Xu Chen. Even Wang Dang, the leader of the bandits, had a different view of Xu Chen.

"You kid..."

When Wang Dang saw Xu Chen coming into his tent, his face lit up with joy at first, but after he opened his mouth, his expression became strange.

After this incident, even he had to believe Xu Chen's words. Who knows, this guy might have really inherited the Taoist teachings of General Zhang Jue. If that happened, he would have to keep scolding him like a kid from now on.

But if he was asked to call him, a little Taoist boy, the Heavenly Master or something like that, he felt that he could not adapt to this identity change.

He also realized a problem. If he really recognized Xu Chen as the leader, then who would listen to whom in the future?

"Didn't you say that as long as we follow your method, we won't be plagued by the disease? But those brothers who died of the disease clearly did it, so why couldn't they escape this disaster?"

Wang Dang hadn't figured out how to treat Xu Chen in the future yet, so he simply addressed him as "you", deliberately downplaying the issue of identity.

He always felt emotionally unreliable about Xu Chen's identity as a Heavenly Master, but since he couldn't see any problems now, he decided to wait and see.

However, when he spoke to Xu Chen again, he was obviously much more polite. Even when he asked questions, his tone was very gentle, and it didn't sound like a question but rather a joke.

"General Wang, don't you know that the divine method requires sincerity to be effective? Although they are doing things according to the instructions, they lack sincerity and it is difficult to avoid the epidemic."

Xu Chen dealt with it calmly. This kind of thing had the right to interpret in his hands, and whatever he said was reasonable. His sincerity, which could not be verified, could shut everyone up, which was the same as the saying that sincerity would work.

Wang Dang didn't understand what was wrong, so he shook his head and sighed.

Although the final result was that the Yellow Turbans' strength was preserved, hundreds of brothers were still lost, which naturally made him feel unhappy.

But he only felt uncomfortable for a moment, because there were more difficult problems waiting for him.

"We have been in the forest for a long time and our army is running out of food and grass. I am afraid we have no choice but to leave. However, if we do so, we will inevitably face the Han army head-on."

(End of this chapter)