My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 123 Recruiting Hua Tuo
After Lu Yi received the news, he immediately put down all the work in his hands, went out of Luwu three miles to meet Hua Tuo, showing his respect for Hua Tuo and his eagerness to win him over.

Hua Tuo was about thirty years old. His long career of traveling had left his face with deep wrinkles and ridges on it, but due to his outstanding background in internal medicine, his face was rosy and energetic underneath the wrinkles.

"Oh, Dr. Hua has come from afar. The Lu family feels that Jiuyuan Pavilion is honored!"

Lu Yi had long been familiar with this miraculous doctor who had gone down in history.

Hua Tuo can be regarded as a master who pioneered surgery in Chinese history. He was a man of both internal and external skills. During his medical career, he felt the pain of his patients and invented the anesthetic Ma Fei San for the first time out of a compassionate heart, which greatly reduced the pain of his patients.

Moreover, Hua Tuo was not a murderous doctor like the later Western doctors. His surgical operations were like slaughterhouses. There was even a miraculous record of two people dying during one operation.

His medical skills were by no means based on imagination or fabrication, but were effective medical methods based on a lot of experience and summary.

Just look at the success rate of celebrities he treated.

If a few ordinary civilians were killed, it might not be recorded in history.

But celebrities are celebrities after all. If Hua Tuo killed one or two people, it would inevitably leave a record in history, such as the record that a famous figure in the Eastern Han Dynasty died after being treated by the mediocre doctor Hua Tuo in a certain year and month.

"Haha, the title of miracle doctor is nothing but a false compliment from some patients. I'm just a commoner. Why should you be so polite to me, Chief Lu?" Hua Tuo, who had traveled around the world in his early years, was naturally good at treating people. How could he not see that Lu Yi valued him? However, courtesy is always welcome, and Hua Tuo also developed some good feelings for Lu Yi.

"There is no false reputation under a great name. Doctor Hua is too modest. I heard that the doctor is coming in person, and I have arranged a banquet in the old house to welcome him. I hope you will not refuse!" Lu Yi directly and enthusiastically pulled Hua Tuo's arm and shook hands with him.

"Since it is Master Lu who has invited me, I would be disrespectful to refuse!" The reason why Hua Tuo was willing to respond to Lu Yi's invitation and come all the way from the Central Plains was that he had something to ask for. When he heard about Lu Yi's invitation, he immediately agreed.

Before Hua Tuo came, Lu Yi had already guessed most of Hua Tuo's temper and personality.

The banquet was small in scale, but very grand.

It wasn't too noisy, but it showed how much Lu Yi valued Hua Tuo.

And Lu Yi found through observation that Hua Tuo's expression was indeed more relaxed, and it was obvious that he had done his homework very well.

However, Hua Tuo was obviously an impatient person. In the second half of the banquet, he took the initiative to tell the reason for his coming without waiting for Lu Yi to open his mouth to invite him.

"To be honest with you, Master Lu, I used to practice medicine in Pei State, but I was too busy with worldly affairs to come here. However, I heard from Master Gao Shun that Master Lu seemed to have a lot of insights into surgery, especially Master Lu's boiling water disinfection and needlework suturing techniques, which were really unique. I had never heard of them before and was very interested in them. I followed Master Gao here just to ask Master Lu for advice on these techniques!"

"That's right! Doctor Hua is a man of high moral character and is truly a famous doctor. Big brother asked me to give Doctor Hua a gift, but no matter how I tried to persuade him, Doctor Hua refused to accept it. I could only take them all back. Gao Shun has had a bad start, so please punish me, big brother!" Gao Shun said to Lu Yi with admiration when he heard this, and then he looked ashamed because he had not completed Lu Yi's task.

"How can such a vulgar thing move the noble character of Doctor Hua?" Lu Yi patted Gao Shun on the shoulder to comfort him, and then smiled at Hua Tuo who was looking forward to it, "The disinfection method and suturing technique are just trifles in front of Doctor Hua. As long as I simply explain the principles and mysteries, Doctor Hua will understand it immediately!"

"Oh? Master Lu is truly a noble man who does not care about his own affairs. Hua Tuo would like to hear more about it!" Hua Tuo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately sat up straight and listened carefully. Lu Yi immediately told Hua Tuo some common sense about disinfection and suturing.

Of course, Lu Yi simply omitted the unclear things such as viruses and bacteria, and replaced them with concepts that existed in the Han Dynasty such as external evil miasma.

It's like a person who doesn't know the specific structure of a lighter, but knows that pressing the switch can light a fire.

If you just want to light a fire, there is no need to understand all the structures of the lighter.

After knowing the specific operating methods and common sense, Hua Tuo immediately understood the secret and sat there as if he had been electrocuted.

"So that's how it is! What Director Lu said is consistent with many of Hua's experiences in practicing medicine. Many of the problems that have troubled Hua for many years were immediately solved after Director Lu's explanation."

"The wise are my teachers. Master Lu is ahead of me in the art of medicine. Please accept my respect!"

After a long time, Hua Tuo fully understood and absorbed the knowledge that Lu Yi told him, and immediately came to Lu Yi with a solemn expression to pay homage.

"Oh no! I can't do that! I can't do that!"

"My skills are just minor ones. Divine Doctor Hua's benevolence is the real path. How dare I accept such a great gift from Divine Doctor Hua?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Yi immediately stepped forward in panic to support Hua Tuo, but a happy smile appeared in his heart.

Since this person is under my guidance, I believe that the difficulty of subduing him will be reduced to some extent.

"Moreover, this move by Lu is not without selfish motives. Divine Doctor Hua should have learned from Gao Shun that our Lu clan has a caravan that often goes out to trade. However, it is always windy and rainy outside the Great Wall, so there are bound to be casualties. I saw many of my companions who survived the battle but died in the subsequent treatment. This made me secretly determined to ask a doctor who is proficient in surgery to treat the wounded."

"As far as I know, the best contemporary surgeon is Dr. Hua. Lu Yi begs Dr. Hua to stay in Jiuyuan and save these guys who don't need to die. As for Fengjin, the Lu family will definitely not let Dr. Hua down!"

Lu Yi looked at Hua Tuo, his eyes full of sincerity and hope.

But Hua Tuo had been through many battles and naturally would not be moved by a few words. The purpose of his trip had been achieved. If it was okay to treat Lu Yi or the wounded under Lu Yi, staying in Jiuyuan for a long time was not an option for him.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Chief Lu, but I am used to being a free-spirited person and never stay in a place for a long time. Besides, there are many patients in Pei State waiting for me to go and treat them. I can't afford to neglect one while focusing on the other."

"Dr. Hua, please wait a moment before refusing..." Lu Yi hurriedly stopped Hua Tuo from saying the next word. He had made sufficient preparations to successfully recruit Hua Tuo, and was confident that there was a great chance that he would eventually convince this man.

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(End of this chapter)