Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 240 234. Discussion on the Southern Expedition
It seems that Feng Xi is abusing his power to forcibly requisition corpses, but as a man with a vision for the future, Feng Xi knows that the advancement of medicine is inseparable from the exploration of the human body. If you don't even know where the heart, liver and lungs are, how can you treat any disease?

These death row prisoners also made an agreement with them in advance. If they have family members, their family members can receive a pension. If they don't have family members, they can have a good meal before they die. They will not be beheaded afterwards, but will be poisoned or hanged to preserve the integrity of the body as much as possible, and then undergo some antiseptic treatment before being handed over to the hospital for learning and use.

Many death row inmates are happy to use their bodies to exchange for some compensation for their families. Even those helpless criminals are happy to have a good meal and die a full stomach.

Under this policy, the hospital had dozens more cadavers available for use, of all sizes, ages, genders, and weights. They were all stored in an ice cellar built specifically for the hospital to slow down their decay. Of course, new cadavers could be added at any time, so storage time was not a problem.

These cadaver teachers will soon become the cornerstone of Jingzhou medicine, contributing to reducing the mortality rate among the people and minimizing unnecessary population losses.

After Feng Xi finished all these, half a month had passed before news from central Sichuan began to arrive from official or private sources.

Although it was the three southern counties of Yizhou and the southern barbarians who were in rebellion, the controller of Jiaozhou at this time was Ji Han, not the Eastern Wu in the original timeline, so Chuanzhong naturally had to send people to Jiaozhou to warn Li Hui to be careful of the rebels in Yizhou invading Jiaozhou from the east.

"What are Meng Huo and Yong Kai thinking? The current Ji Han is not the same Ji Han as before. The current Ji Han has more than 200,000 soldiers. How much can you, a bunch of small fry, do?"

Feng Xi was surprised and incredulous about the news of Meng Huo and Yong Kai's rebellion. Feng Xi had thought they would behave themselves, but he had never expected that the power of history to revise would be so strong that they would still dare to rebel.

Feng Xi also asked the envoy about the handling of the situation in Sichuan, and the envoy truthfully reported to Feng Xi the final discussion results in the court that day.

"Well... Zhang Bao can now handle things on his own without any problems. Although he may still lack experience, he is definitely not a rookie. He is definitely capable of dealing with Gao Ding and the others."

Feng Xi sent the messenger away and continued to deliver messages to Li Hui. He picked up the map and thought about the situation of the rebellion in Nanzhong.

The Nanzhong Rebellion in the original timeline can be divided into two parts. The first part was the rebellion led by Yong Kai and others, which brought disaster to the three counties of Yizhou. The second part was the crossing of the Lu River in May and the deep invasion into the barren land.

In the first part, when Ji Han was so weak, Yong Kai and others only occupied three counties and could not even take Yongchang County. They could only rely on collusion with Eastern Wu to get the nominal position of county governor.

When Zhuge Liang restored the national strength of the Han Dynasty for two years and prepared to march south, Yong Kai and Zhu Bao were killed by Gao Ding's troops. How could Gao Ding be a match for Zhuge Liang? Naturally, he followed in the footsteps of the two.

It can be said that in the original timeline, Yong Kai and his two companions did not cause much obstacles to Zhuge Liang's southern expedition. So what can they accomplish in the current timeline?

Originally, the three counties of Yinan were sparsely populated, so even if all the rebels were mobilized, it would not be much of a problem. Although each of the three routes had only more than 10,000 soldiers, it was definitely more than enough according to the capabilities of both sides. The real problem was Meng Huo.

Although Zhuge Liang in the original timeline completely conquered Nanzhong and never rebelled in his entire life, the situation behind this was that Ji Han was held back by Nanzhong for a long time, from the southern expedition in 225 AD to the first northern expedition in 228 AD. Ji Han was held back by Nanzhong for at least two years.

"Come here, call Ma Zhubu and Deng Canjun."

Feng Xi shook his head and threw the thought out of his mind.

Feng Xi saw the relationship between the two and understood it clearly, but Feng Xi had no intention of mediating. Friendship and respect between men need to be earned by oneself. Even if Feng Xi forced himself to speak a few good words for Deng Ai, it would only make Ma Su think that Deng Ai used his connections to force him to surrender, which would only backfire.

Soon, the two entered Feng Xi's study. Feng Xi pointed to a chair in his study and motioned for them to sit down and talk.

Feng Xi asked carpenters to make quite a few tables and benches. Not only did Feng Xi find them comfortable, but many officials in Jingzhou also felt that sitting like this did not put pressure on their legs and was much more comfortable than kneeling or sitting upright. Therefore, this type of tables and chairs quickly became popular in Jingzhou.

Feng Xi seized the opportunity and immediately organized the production of a batch of tables and chairs while the wind was blowing. Those with poorer materials were relatively cheap and sold to ordinary people. Those with better materials and exquisite workmanship were engraved with various patterns at Feng Xi's request and sold to various landlords and even to central Sichuan, Nanyang and even Jiangdong through caravans, bringing a considerable amount of income to Jingzhou.

Of course, I guess there won’t be that much money to be made in the future. These things don’t require much technical skills and are not too easy to imitate. Anyone who knows carpentry can do it.

Back to the topic, Ma Su and Deng Ai sat down, one on the left and one on the right.

"Grand Commander, I wonder why you summoned us two here?"

Ma Su bowed and asked Feng Xi. Deng Ai, who was speechless, just bowed like Ma Su and said nothing.

"Come, Shi Zai, You Chang, take a look at the map. I just received intelligence that the three counties of Yinan are in rebellion..."

Feng Xi turned the map in front of the two men and repeated what he had learned from the envoy.

"How do you two think we should use our troops next?"

After explaining the situation, Feng Xi raised his own question. He asked the two men to come here to test them and to see if they would have any new ideas.

After listening to Feng Xi's statement, the two of them kept their lips tightly closed and stared at the map, matching the information Feng Xi said with the map one by one.

"I think Yong Kai and his two men are just a minor problem. They rebelled hastily, so their preparations must have been hasty, and the local people would not follow them. Once our Han army arrives, they can be defeated in a snap."

Ma Su's opinion was the same as Feng Xi's. Zhang Bao, Kou Feng, Zhao Yun and others were all well-known generals of the Han Dynasty. It would not be a problem for them to deal with these three little Karamis.

"But... yes, Nanzhong is... the biggest threat."

Although what Deng Ai said was correct, it still offended Ma Su a little, and Ma Su couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"That's true. I wonder if General Deng has any advice?"

(End of this chapter)