Zhang Zhongjing has been used to seeing life and death, but being a child at such an age also makes him feel regretful and regretful: "The dead are gone, but the living are like this."
Liu Cong was still staring at the child lying on the straw mat. He just followed the Ma brothers yesterday, and today he dared to hurt Ma Liang. Such a sensible child...
Wuxi barbarians, wait for me! Thinking of this, Liu Cong's eyes gradually became fierce.
"Lord?" Pang Tong also felt Liu Cong's change.
Liu Cong came back to his senses: "I'm fine." He bowed to Zhang Zhongjing and said, "Old sir, how about the other person?"
Zhang Zhongjing pointed to the medicine jar with the bamboo fan in his hand: "He just received some beatings. It's no harm to an adult man. The old man has already brewed the medicine. When he wakes up, feed him and he will recover after some time."
alright."
"Later, carry him to the guest room next door. He should wake up tonight. I will prepare some medicinal materials and write a prescription for you. Take it for five or six days and he will be fine."
Liu Cong nodded: "Thank you sir."
"It is natural to study medicine to save people, so there is no need to say thank you. It's just that doctors are always incapable of saving people." Zhang Zhongjing sighed, "To make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment and suffer less suffering, it still depends on those who live in the temples."
Liu Cong and others were shocked by Zhang Zhongjing's words. Pang Tong, Ma Su and others also felt that a country doctor could have such insight.
But Liu Cong thought in his heart, "Zhang Ji and Zhang Zhongjing are worthy of the name of medical sage."
"The old man is upright, upright, and has lofty aspirations, which is admirable." Liu Cong and others bowed deeply to Zhang Zhongjing again.
This bow made everyone admire him from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhang Zhongjing chuckled casually: "I am over fifty and can't bear to hear such kind words. You can carry him to the guest room first."
Only then did everyone realize that there was an unconscious Ma Liang on the ground.
"Then, let's put the child in the backyard tonight. It'll be cooler there." Zhang Zhongjing looked at the book boy and said with a little regret.
Liu Cong and others immediately called their personal guards in and carried Ma Liang to the next door. Ma Su followed to take care of Ma Liang and took the book boy out. Liu Cong and others remained in the main room.
Although Pang Tong and Xu Feng wondered why Liu Cong was still here, they did not ask.
"Junior, what are you still doing here?" Zhang Zhongjing listened and looked at the conversation and behavior of the few people just now, and he could see that Liu Cong was the leader.
Liu Cong cupped his hands to Zhang Zhongjing and said, "I don't want to learn from my younger brother Liu Cong. I have something I want to discuss in detail with the old gentleman."
"It turns out he is the son of Liu Jingzhou. No wonder there are so many soldiers guarding him." Although Zhang Zhongjing lived in seclusion in the mountains, he also knew the names of Liu's father and son, and said to the middle-aged man standing on one side, "Heng'er (Zhang Zhongjing's son,
I made it up myself, don’t comment if you don’t like it), go get some tea.”
"Yes, father." Zhang Heng also walked out of the main room with the two little medicine boys.
After a while, Zhang Heng brought tea and placed it in front of Liu Cong and Zhang Zhongjing. Then he stood beside Zhang Zhongjing and poured him a cup of tea.
Several people sat on the ground. Zhang Zhongjing waited for Zhang Heng to finish the operation and said, "Please have tea. Mr. Liu, please tell me something."
Liu Cong looked a little anxious and said to Zhang Zhongjing: "Cong, I would like to invite you to go to Xiangyang."
"I'm used to staying here. I enjoy the mountains, rivers and countryside, but I don't like the prosperity of the world anymore." Zhang Zhongjing also didn't expect that Liu Cong actually wanted to invite him to go to Xiangyang.
Generally speaking, in this era, when princes visited wise men, they only visited celebrities, and they never wanted to recruit doctors.
But in his heart, Zhang Zhongjing still felt that Liu Cong just wanted to ask him to go to Xiangyang to serve the Liu family and his son.
Liu Cong was not surprised by Zhang Zhongjing's refusal: "The reason for inviting the old gentleman to Xiangyang is not for me, the Liu family and his son."
"Today, the world is in turmoil, and countless people have been killed and injured due to war. Only by unifying the world, ending the troubled times, implementing benevolent government, and paying attention to people's livelihood can the people live and work in peace and contentment."
"But even in the peaceful and prosperous times, there are only a few ordinary people who have the ability to seek medical consultation. How many people can only wait to die silently because they have no money to see a doctor. Don't you feel sorry for that, sir?"
That night when Pang Tong and Liu Cong talked freely, he also knew Liu Cong's vision for the future construction of people's livelihood. After hearing this, he also knew that Liu Cong wanted to recruit this old gentleman.
Listening to Liu Cong's words, Zhang Zhongjing's mind went back to the great plague in Nanyang that year!
Countless people died in that plague. Many people had no money to seek medical treatment, and even more people went to seek help from God!
Praying to God and worshiping Buddha, the witch doctor acts as a demon!
Why do these people cure people? They just rely on charlatanism to defraud the people of their little remaining property! Under their treatment, patients will only die after suffering so much pain.
At that time, he had not yet studied medicine, and was determined to pursue an official career. At that time, he believed that the imperial court would definitely come to provide disaster relief and help these suffering people.
but no.
Not only did it not happen, the imperial court sent troops to kill everyone in the plague areas!
The only things I saw with my own eyes were those soldiers holding crossbows and shooting ordinary people!
They didn't dare to get close to the infected people. They just dug a big pit, drove everyone into the pit, and then shot them all! Then they buried the pit!
They thought that by doing this, they could prevent the spread of the plague. This was inaction! This was corruption! In that plague, he saw the corruption of the court and the so-called carnivores!
Therefore, he resolutely abandoned his ideal of pursuing a career in politics and devoted himself to medicine, saving lives and healing the wounded.
"After all, I am alone and weak. Although I regret it, I have no choice but to do my best. I am worthy of my heart. What did Mr. Liu mean by this?" Zhang Zhongjing recalled the events of that year, and then thought about the subsequent life-saving and healing efforts.
, said to Liu Cong.
Liu Cong showed admiration on his face: "The old gentleman also knows that one person's power is not enough. Cong has an idea to open a medical school, like a teaching school, and invite medical elders and virtuous people to teach medical skills."
"In this way, medical talents will not only learn the prescribed medical skills, but also acquire good medical ethics. The strength of one person is not as good as the efforts of many people working together. If there are so many doctors, the people of the world will naturally suffer less from diseases!"
"Cong would like to invite the old gentleman to go to Xiangyang to compile medical books and teach medical skills. On the one hand, our Chinese medical skills will not be lost, and on the other hand, more doctors can diagnose and treat the people."
After listening to Liu Cong's words, Zhang Zhongjing began to think.
It was not only the witches and demons who harmed people, but also quacks and doctors without medical ethics. Liu Cong's thoughts really spoke to his heart.
Seeing that Zhang Zhongjing seemed to be moved, Liu Cong continued: "When I have a huge force of doctors, I will open a hospital to reduce the cost of medical treatment for the people. Encourage the people to pick and collect various medicinal materials, and the government will pay for them.
, it can also enable the people to receive more money.”
"The reputation of the old gentleman's medical skills is second to none in Jingchu and even in the whole south. I asked him to come out not only to help me, but also for the sake of the people in the world."
Zhang Zhongjing was also horrified by the strategy Liu Cong said, but he understood that if it was true to what Liu Cong said, it would be beneficial and harmless to the people of the world.
"Half of the old man is already buried in the earth. If he can really do something for the people and seek some welfare, the old man is willing to come out and help Mr. Liu!" Zhang Zhongjing now has unlimited vision for the future development of medicine!
Liu Cong stood up and bowed to Zhang Zhongjing and said, "Mr. Gao Yi!"
"It's something that has happened here. I won't be returning to the north for the time being. Sir, you can go to Jiangling Prefecture's Mufu first and take my handwritten letter to visit Jiangling. Don't drive Fei Yi. I will arrange for him to cooperate with you."
Last time, Liu Cong appointed Fei Yi as Jiangling's farewell commander to take charge of Jiangling County's political affairs, and Wei Yan took charge of Jiangling's military affairs.
The governor of Jiangling cannot be given to Fei Yi, at least not now, because Liu Biao is the shepherd of Jingzhou and at the same time he personally leads the governor of Jiangling!
Zhang Zhongjing smiled and said: "Since I have accepted Mr. Liu as my master, I will do whatever you want."