Chapter 47 Chapter 47: Imperial Physician Ji Ping

In the past, when Cao Cao was just an ordinary police officer in the Luoyang Palace, this white-faced young man asked someone to divination his future.At that time, Xu Zijiang, a famous scholar in Luoyang, saw Cao Cao's face and predicted: "You are a capable minister in the world and a traitor in troubled times." Cao Cao was not angry when he heard this.At that time he was just a poor young man. "Traitor, good! Good!" He said happily, and left contentedly. Xu Zijiang's prophecy finally came true. At the beginning of the turmoil, who would have expected that there would be Cao Cao today?Although the years are long, from then to today, it has only experienced more than a dozen cold and heat.

Maybe Cao Cao didn't expect that he could change the face of the world so quickly, or that he could be in such a high position today. In terms of age, Cao Cao is forty years old, he is in the prime of a man, and he is ambitious to dominate the world. As far as he is concerned, it is of course determined by his personal quality that he can achieve today's great achievements so quickly.And the group of counselors and good generals who surrounded him like a cloud of stars and the moon, especially good ministers like Xun Yu, contributed a lot. Xun Yu often offered good words to Cao Cao by his side, and now he can be said to be Cao Cao's right-hand man.

Although Xun Yu is seven years younger than Cao Cao, about thirty years old, he is already a mature and prudent figure.Xun Yu was born in Yingchuan, a distinguished family, the grandson of Xun Shu, one of the famous families in the later Han Dynasty.Among the descendants of famous families, there are indeed many handsome talents, but talents like Xun Yu are quite rare.When Xun Yu was still a student, his teacher He Yong praised him as "the talent of Wang Zuo". The so-called Wang Zuozhi's talent refers to his ability to fully assist the king.Especially in troubled times, such people are very precious and scarce talents.

Yuan Shao from Hebei once invited Xun Yu to enter the curtain as a guest of honor, but Xun Yu and Cao Cao immediately felt sorry for each other after they met once, and then they loved each other with sincerity, and soon joined Cao Cao's camp. As far as Cao Cao is concerned, this is where his charm lies.Cao Cao's biggest advantage is that he is very tolerant to promising people. He especially likes the virtuous corporals, especially the superior advisers like Xun Yu. He once sincerely welcomed Xun Yu to join him, saying: "You are my Zhang Liang." A high-ranking minister of Gaozu's military division.

Careful consideration of the subtext of this sentence is that Cao Cao compares himself to Han Gaozu in his heart.There are still more unknown secrets hidden in his heart.Because of this, it is only natural for him to regard the death of Mi Heng, a scholar with a strange tongue, as a joke of a crow catching fire and extinguishing itself. However, since the envoy sent by Cao Cao was killed by Liu Biao's subordinates in Jingzhou, it was enough to provoke a dispute. "You can't let it go. This is an excellent excuse to attack Liu Biao." In a fit of anger, Cao Cao raised a motion to mobilize the army and seize Jingzhou.

All the generals were gearing up and eager to try, but Xun Yu did not agree. The reason was: "The war with Yuan Shao has not yet ended, and Liu Xuande of Xuzhou is still alive. It would be unwise to start another war in the east if the war is halfway through. It is a trouble in the heart. It is not too late to attack Yuan Shao who is the root cause of the disease, and then get rid of Liu Xuande, and then attack Jingzhou." Cao Cao followed Xun Yu's advice and decided not to send troops to Jingzhou for the time being. For Xun Yu's opinion, Cao Cao almost obeyed.Cao Cao's success today is not accidental, it is all due to the critical moment when he was in the court, he used the fastest speed to welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xudu.This strategy was also first proposed by Xun Yu to Cao Cao.He said: "Only by respecting the emperor and following the will of the people for development is the way to expand your destiny. You must be one step ahead of others and implement it as soon as possible."

At that time, other warlords were caught in the chaos from Luoyang to Chang'an, and they only knew to attack each other all day long.Only the young Xun Yu can focus on this issue and propose a far-sighted strategy for Cao Cao, which is really remarkable. Yuan Shao's counselor Jushou and others also had the same foresight and advised Yuan Shao to implement such a strategy as soon as possible.However, Yuan Shao was indecisive and hesitantly waited and watched, so he lost the opportunity and let Cao Cao seize the opportunity.Although Yuan Shao came from a famous family that has gone through several generations in the Han Dynasty and possessed a powerful influence, he can only take one side now.

Xun Yu also made great achievements in domestic policy. For example, adopting a farming policy with Xudu as the center; appointing virtuous and good people as household heads in the local area; setting up the post of field officials in each state and county, organizing farmers into units for effective guidance, and vigorously rewarding farming.Under the situation of frequent wars and chaos, efforts have been made to revitalize the industry, and the output of only five grains has increased by more than one million stones every year. Through unremitting efforts, Xudu is now unprecedentedly strong in both military and economic aspects.But the prosperity of the capital does not mean the strength of the imperial court.Everyone knows that the prosperity of Xudu only shows the prosperity of Cao Cao's career.Extreme military power politics only existed strictly in the prime minister's mansion, while the authority and existence of the imperial court declined day by day.

With the relentless passage of time, there is a person who hides unknown pain in his heart and is unhappy all day long. He is the uncle of the country and the chariot general Dong Cheng. Ever since he received the secret edict written by the emperor with his own blood in the Gongchen Pavilion that day, he has been suffering day and night. "How can we kill Cao Cao? How can we eradicate the tyrannical prime minister's mansion and restore the royal government to its original state?" He thought about it day and night, forgetting to sleep and eat.The sun and the moon were passing by in vain, Liu Xuande, whom he relied on, left the capital, and Ma Teng also returned to Xiliang.

Afterwards, he discussed repeatedly with Wang Zifu and others quietly in the secret room, only to find that he had almost no strength at all.Although some ministers also clearly disliked the military faction in the prime minister's mansion, and quite a few courtiers were quite dissatisfied when they saw the arrogant Cao Cao walking in and out of the palace gate alone, but these were difficult to achieve. "There's really nothing we can do about the situation right now." In the midst of depressing desperation everyone wants to hide himself and keep silent for the sake of sanity.Because of this, Dong Cheng was depressed all day long, so that he couldn't afford to fall ill, and his condition became more and more serious.He has been bedridden almost all the time lately.

After learning about Dong Cheng's serious condition, the emperor secretly worried about Dong Cheng even though he didn't say a word, so he immediately ordered the imperial physician Ji Ping of the imperial hospital to visit him. Ji Ping rushed to Dong Cheng's mansion immediately with the emperor's imperial decree.It is a great honor for the emperor to send an edict to see a doctor, and Dong Cheng's family members all went out to welcome him.Among the servants of Dong's family was a boy named Qingtong, who came to Ji Ping courteously to take the imperial doctor's medicine box. Ji Ping was originally from Luoyang. He is proficient in herbal medicine, has superb medical skills, has a benevolent heart, and has the miraculous demeanor of a famous doctor. He is called the first contemporary doctor by the world. Ji Ping conveyed the emperor's deep concern to Dong Cheng's family who went out to greet him, and then walked gently into Dong Cheng's ward to diagnose his pulse carefully. "Please don't worry." As Ji Ping said, he took the medicine box held by Qingtong, took out the eight-flavored magic medicine and prepared it, and said, "Take the medicine every morning and evening to ensure that you will recover within ten days." Ji Ping left Dong's residence on the same day after his diagnosis and prescription.Sure enough, after taking the medicine, Dong Cheng began to have an appetite and his condition gradually improved, but he still couldn't leave the hospital bed. "How is your health?" Ji Ping came to visit Dong's mansion every day. He took his pulse and looked at his tongue coating at the same time. "It's all right now, do you want to go for a walk in the garden?" "Thank you...I don't want to go yet." Dong Cheng lay on his back, put his hands on his shriveled upper body, shook his head and declined. "That's weird, you should be fine now." "However, I'd better move a little bit in bed." "Are you feeling a little tight in your chest?" "Yes, for some reason, as soon as I speak, my voice trembles." "Haha! You are probably too sensitive." Ji Ping restrained his smile as he spoke.In fact, when Ji Ping first diagnosed Dong Cheng, he bowed his head and auscultated his heart.Although his body is very weak, it is not simply old age and frailty, and he has no chronic diseases.So Ji Ping asked with concern: "Are you too busy with official duties? Do you usually have severe heart palpitations or overwork?" "No, I'm just doing idle work, nothing important..." "Really? But no matter what, Uncle Guo must get better as soon as possible. If you don't recover, the emperor will miss you very much. In the past two days, His Majesty has come here to inquire about your condition." Hearing the words Your Majesty, Dong Cheng's eyes filled with tears.Tears kept flowing from the corners of his eyes and fell on the pillowcase. Not only today, as long as he hears the imperial name of the emperor, there will always be inexplicable melancholy in his eyes.Ji Ping thought about connecting this, and couldn't help but secretly nodded in agreement, concluding that it was his cause of disease. About a month later, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival.Relatives and close friends in Dong's mansion gathered together.Although Dong Cheng was still lying in the ward, as a festive custom, he drank a few glasses of wine and fell asleep unconsciously on the bed. ... In his sleep, he saw this scene: he was surrounded by crowds, and the people around him said in a hurry: "Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo, we have already started to act on the things we agreed on, and the time has finally come when we are done. Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Yuan Shao of Hebei united to raise 500,000 troops; Ma Teng of Xiliang, Han Sui of Bingzhou, Liu Xuande of Xuzhou and others joined forces from all over the country, and it is said that the total force reached 700,000. Cao Cao For this reason, troops were dispatched in a hurry to attack separately. Therefore, the current military strength in the capital is very weak, and the combined garrison troops of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the capital are less than a thousand. Tonight coincides with the Shangyuan Festival, and the Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely hold a banquet. Will get drunk. Oh, go there quickly! We'll get on our horses as soon as possible and wait to ambush them in front of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Dong Cheng wanted to know who the speaker was. He looked around and found out that it was Wang Zifu, Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, Wu Zilan and others who formed a secret alliance in honor of the emperor's blood edict.Dong Cheng was still looking suspiciously at the comrades around him, and everyone stretched out their hands to hold his hand, and said in unison: "Today is the golden opportunity God gave us, let's act together, Quickly stand at the forefront of the crusade army and annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop!" As they spoke, they dragged Dong Cheng out of the ward and into the courtyard. Dong Cheng saw that every gate of the mansion was full of soldiers from his own side.After he spoke some encouraging words to them, the soldiers immediately set off in armor, with swords and guns raised.Then he was also surrounded by the servants and rode on the horse. The rebels began to attack the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.The drums of the attack sounded like a raging tide, and in an instant, fire broke out in all directions, and he and the warriors rushed into the prime minister's mansion together. "Don't let the traitor Cao Cao escape!" The soldiers shouted, chasing and killing the fleeing enemy in the flames.In the bloody battle of hand-to-hand combat, where guns shattered and swords turned into pieces, and amidst the raging fire, Dong Cheng suddenly saw Cao Cao standing there with flames burning all over his body, standing there like the Fudo Ming King. "So you are here!" He leaped vigorously and swung his sword to chop at Cao Cao.Cao Cao's head flew into the air like a fireball.Ah, just as everyone was looking up at the sky in surprise, they saw Cao Cao's flaming head passing through the black smoke, as if flying into the sky.After a while, the tragic red color gradually dissipated.Just when Dong Cheng was in doubt, he saw the jade-like Lantern Moon, which seemed to be laughing at the lower world, showing a round smiling face from among the clouds... "Woo woo woo..." Dong Cheng made such voices from time to time in his nightmare. "Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo, what's the matter with you?" Someone shook his body vigorously.Dong Cheng suddenly woke up from his sleep, he opened his eyes and saw that it was the imperial physician Ji Ping who came to the ward to visit him. "Ah... so it was a dream?" Dong Cheng groaned in pain, only feeling sweaty and cold all over. He seemed restless because he just woke up, his eyes looked at the ceiling of the room for a while, and looked around the walls for a while. "Drink your saliva first, it will be good for your body." "Thank you... Ah, is it you, what did I just say in my sleep?" "Uncle Guo..." Ji Ping lowered his voice and held the patient's hand tightly, "I have finally found the root of your illness. Your illness is not in your stomach, but in your heart. You have been worrying about the current troubled times. Feeling deeply worried, resulting in aversion to heat and stagnation. On the other hand, you hate the weakness of the Han Dynasty, so you are worried about it, and you have no food and tea, so you have developed a serious illness now. Am I wrong?" "Ok……" "Don't hide it from me anymore. This is one of the reasons why your condition has worsened. Through usual observations, I have seen the general clue. You are willing to abandon the three clans for the sake of the emperor and become a loyal ghost. If you really have this heart, I, Ji Ping, will definitely help you. I swear that I will work hard to cure your illness." "Emperor doctor, what are you talking about? Today's world has ears, how can you talk nonsense?" "Are you still doubting me? I heard that doctors can not only heal the diseases of the world, but also the serious diseases of the country. Although I don't have such great power, I have such ambitions. Are you just a weak-willed person? Is it intentional to hide it from those who wear long sleeves?" Ji Ping sighed, he put his finger in his mouth and bit it open, expressing his wordless oath with blood. Dong Cheng stared at Ji Ping's face in astonishment, and recognized Ji Ping's righteousness. He felt that there was no reason to hide anything from this person, so he told Ji Ping all the secrets, and took out the belt with the blood edict hidden. He sees.Ji Ping worshiped the blood edict, and wept with Dong Cheng for the decline of the Han Dynasty.Then, Ji Ping said with a serious face: "I have a clever plan to kill the treacherous hero Cao Cao, and without using soldiers and horses, the people can also avoid the suffering of soldiers. Can you let me complete this task?" "Is there really such a clever plan?" "Although Cao Cao looks healthy, he suffers from a chronic disease called head wind. It is said that when his old disease occurs, it will hurt the bone marrow and make people mad. Now, the only doctor who can treat him with this disease is me. one person." "Ah?... Then you can poison." The two of them suddenly fell silent and closed their mouths.Although there was no wind outside the tent in the ward, for some reason, I always felt some noise.