Liu Xiang saw something wrong with Deng Mao's expression, and her heart skipped a beat. Was there something wrong with his words? Was he seeing through his plan or was he being feared?
In order to make up for it, he looked at Deng Mao calmly and said:
"My father was talented and lofty-minded, but he could not use them all his life. He could only work on the fields and die in depression.
I think I am not as talented as my father, but I am also ambitious.
It's a pity that the emperor sold his official position and received the title, and the aristocratic families gave it to each other privately.
It is really ridiculous to talk about comments and review election recommendations, but there is a poor family? It is really ridiculous to recommend a talented person who does not know how to read, and to promote a filial and honest father who lives apart.
A child from a poor family has no chance of success, and every time he thinks about it, he feels unhappy.
Xiang, Commander Qu never gave up and was able to show off his talents. I am truly grateful. From now on, I will plan and make contributions to Commander Qu."
Deng Mao was noncommittal. He actually didn't quite understand what he said.
Seeing that Deng Mao was unmoved, Liu Xiang became a little irritated and snorted coldly: "I have made a plan, whether to use it or not is entirely up to the commander-in-chief. The matter is over, please leave."
Deng Mao hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Xiang's arm, "Sir, don't be angry. It was someone who made a mistake. I apologize to you, sir. Don't blame me."
After saying this, he held up his hands again and again, as if he was a little apologetic.
Liu Xiang didn't believe this. Deng Mao not only scolded him, but also wanted to kill him. He was so angry that he must take revenge on Deng Mao in the future.
But he didn't dare to show it now. Life and death depended on one's thoughts. There was nothing he could do about it.
Liu Xiang sighed, "Qu Shuai doesn't have to be like this, he is so humble.
It's just a matter of Yuyang, we must make an immediate decision and don't delay it."
"Okay, it's all according to sir's wish."
"Commander Qu is wrong. The matter of Yuyang should be decided by Commander Qu. Commander Qu is determined and the road is clear, so the matter can be accomplished. Commander Qu is hesitant and leaves us to plan and plan, but it will be in vain."
Liu Xiang must flatter this guy, and he won't be able to escape without some coaxing.
He finally understood that Deng Mao was jealous of him and had to flatter him, otherwise he would not be able to escape.
The two chatted for a while, and Liu Xiang almost lost his flattery, and Deng Maocai was satisfied.
Give Liu Xiang twelve men, two bodyguards, and ten dead men. These ten men have faith and are willing to die for the great cause of the Yellow Turbans.
Liu Xiang didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, so he took the people out of the camp on the grounds of tight time and heavy tasks. He didn't want to wait any longer.
He was sitting in the same baggage cart as when he came, carrying the same belongings as when he came, two guards drove the cart, and ten dead men pretended to be domestic servants, and rushed to Hunu County, which is forty miles away.
After Hunu, continue to the north for more than fifty miles to Yuyang County, which governs Yuyang County.
Deng Mao gave him 6,000 gold and another 20 gold as capital. Along the way, Liu Xiang asked people to buy some medicinal materials, which were used to prepare Bupleurum Guizhi Decoction. This was a good prescription for treating typhoid fever. The formula was not complicated. In modern times, Liu Xiang
I drank it frequently, so I remember it.
There are also some willow bark, lime powder, mugwort, and wormwood, things that may be used in the future.
By the time we arrived in Yuyang, it was already February 13th.
Yuyang is not big. It is located at the foot of Taohua Mountain in the Yanshan Mountains. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces Yushui in the south. This is also the origin of its name. It is said that the mountains to the south and the water to the north are yang.
The city wall has a circumference of more than seven miles and has five gates. The wall is about three feet high, eight feet wide at the bottom and six feet wide at the top. The terrain is difficult, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Liu Xiang is not ready to enter the city, and now is not the time to enter the city.
He took people to various rural pavilions to look for typhoid fever patients. First, he wanted to find the pathogen, and second, he wanted to brush up his reputation as someone who could cure the plague.
For seven or eight days, everyone around Yuyang knew that there was a man who could cure the plague.
After preparations were made, Liu Xiang ordered the dead soldiers to carry the excrement of people with severe typhoid fever to contaminate the water sources of the two military camps. He also secretly used clothes and cloths stained with the saliva and nose of the patients to contaminate the mules and horses entering and exiting the military camps.
Three days later, three of the dead soldiers were killed and seven were infected with typhoid fever. Typhoid fever finally broke out in the Yuyang army, and it spread very quickly and was out of control. Rumors spread in the city, people were panicked, and many people fled from the city.
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When the time came, Liu Xiang left Yuyang and went to Hu Nu, ordering the dead soldiers to continue polluting the military camp.
In fact, typhoid fever no longer needs to be spread. He can take everyone away, but he doesn't want those few people to survive.
There must be a reason for this typhoid fever, and he cannot be implicated. Until these few dead soldiers, they were either killed or died of serious illness.
Moreover, these dead soldiers already know how to spread typhoid fever, so they cannot survive.
Liu Xiang didn't want them to live from the beginning. He didn't teach them what typhoid was or how to prevent and treat it. He also didn't ask the names of the dead soldiers because he didn't want to have any friendship with them.
There were two other guards that Liu Xiang also wanted to kill, but it was not the right time yet.
On the first day of March, Liu Xiang returned home. The remaining funds from Deng Mao were ten pieces of gold and three thousand one hundred pieces of gold. One piece of gold was worth ten thousand pieces of money. However, there had been too much bad money coined privately over the years, and the value of the five-baht piece had depreciated.
Now, one gold can be exchanged for about 12,000 yuan.
This money can probably buy more than 300 kilograms of rice, or five draft horses. You can buy one war horse. Youzhou war horse costs about 100,000 yuan. In the south, it already costs hundreds of thousands.
It's difficult to make connections with such a small amount of money.
Liu Xiang was going to visit Zhang Huai, the director of the pavilion. He was very familiar with Zhang Huai, and he had helped Zhang Huai calculate rent, adjust taxes, etc. in the past two years.
Try to get acquainted with Cao Yu in the county through Zhang Huai, get through to the county magistrate, and ask the Hu Nu County Magistrate to recommend him to cure the plague, so that he can be considered to have a clean origin and not arouse suspicion.
Without further ado, Liu Xiang went to find the pavilion chief with a few packets of homemade medicinal drinks.
Announcement of entry and greetings to see you.
The two of them sat down to talk, and Liu Xiang said, "Mr. Zhang, I hope you're here to disturb me again. I hope you're not surprised. I came here this time to ask for something."
"If you have any questions, my dear nephew, just ask him directly. Your father and I are on good terms and will do our best to help you."
"I heard about the great epidemic in Yuyang, and I want to find a recommended way to cure the epidemic. If the governor appreciates it, I can be promoted to Cao Cao, and I can have a good career."
Zhang Huai was shocked and said, "You are young and don't know the severity of the disease. How can you touch the current epidemic? You will die if you go there. How many people are fleeing in a hurry, how can you join them!"
Judging from Zhang Huai's expression, he really cares about Liu Xiang and has indeed taken good care of him over the years.
Liu Xiang felt grateful in his heart and whispered: "Don't be angry, Mr. Zhang. I am so grateful for Mr. Zhang's care. After my father passed away, I studied medical books and searched hard for ways to cure the plague, and I have learned a lot."
A few days ago, after the period of filial piety, I went out to look for people suffering from the epidemic, and I have cured many people. I can cure the plague, and I am absolutely true."
Zhang Huai shook his head, "My good nephew has gone too far. You are the only one left in your family. How can you do such a dangerous thing?"
How about you study at home with peace of mind and pass on your family knowledge. When I reach adulthood, I will go to the county to find a job as an assistant for you. It will be regarded as a good background. Then I can get married and start a business. I must never do this dangerous thing again.
thing."
Liu Xiangxin said that even if he wanted to be stable, he would not be able to do so. The Yellow Turban Army was about to start an army. Even if it was wiped out soon, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju would also start a rebellion three years later. The dynasty was in its last days, and there were endless wars and it could not be stable.
ah.
"Mr. Zhang, the world is getting more and more chaotic now. It's not the time to study with peace of mind. I want to show my ambition and hope that Mr. Zhang can help me."
Zhang Huai stroked his beard and said, "I feel uneasy. If there is something I cannot bear to say, how can I explain it to your father?
well!
That’s all, I am an unstoppable kid who wants to fly high!”
While he was talking, he suddenly heard a loud shout from outside, "Yicheng, Yicheng, someone from the county is calling you."