Han officials

Chapter 209: An Unintentional Planting of Willows [12]

After the Battle of Pingcheng, Bingzhou quickly ushered in a new political landscape.

The four northern counties of Yanmen, Yunzhong, Wuyuan and Dingxiang were occupied by the Wei army, while the southern Shangdang County was occupied by the Yuan army.

So inevitably, the two sides began to wrestle in Taiyuan.

The Taiyuan gentry also fell into chaos following the choices made by the Guo and Wang families.

It can be predicted that Taiyuan County will be in turmoil for a considerable period of time.

There is no way, because Taiyuan County has the "danger of mountains and rivers"!

The Taiyuan Basin is surrounded by the Taihang Mountains, Luliang Mountains, Hengshan Mountains and other mountain ranges, forming a "mountains and rivers inside and outside" situation. There are also rivers crisscrossing the territory, and the river valleys are very complex, which seriously hindered the large-scale advancement of the enemy and formed a natural feng shui situation of "solid mountains and rivers".

This is an advantage, but sometimes also a disadvantage.

For example, at this moment, neither Wei nor Yuan can win quickly, so they can only form a stalemate in Taiyuan.

Wei Zhe was not surprised by this situation.

The second year of Chuping, the Bingxu day of June.

In the main hall of the Jixian County Shogunate, Wei Zhe said calmly:

"Taiyuan is a strategic location bordering the four frontier states, controlling the capitals of the five original regions, and it dominates the world. It is truly impossible to defeat it quickly!"

"Tell Xu Ziping and Zhang Wenyuan not to be anxious. Victory or defeat doesn't happen overnight!"

Wei Zhe had just received news that three days ago, an earthquake occurred in Chang'an and Longyou. The ground cracked and water gushed out, destroying city walls and houses, killing more than a thousand people and affecting the eight surrounding counties and kingdoms. Dong Zhuo dismissed Sikong Zhongfu and Taiwei Zhao Qian, and appointed Guanglu Dafu Chunyu Jia as Sikong and Taichang Ma Midi as Taiwei.

Wei Zhe did not want the Bingzhou army to be not defeated by Yuan's army, but instead buried in the mountains and valleys by natural disasters.

After finishing the government affairs of the day, Wei Zhe did not return home directly, but took a carriage to the city gate to pick someone up.

Xi Zhicai couldn't help but wonder when he saw this. After all, there was basically no one in the world who was qualified to be welcomed by Wei Zheyuan.

No, except Wei Zhe's parents, but he also hadn't heard that these two were coming to Jixian?

Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai immediately came up curiously, and Wei Zhe didn't care when he saw this.

Not long after, Xi Zhicai saw a thin old man in his forties or fifties, wearing an indigo ramie robe, a green cap on his head, and cloth shoes, getting off a carriage from the provincial government.

After just one encounter, Xi Zhicai roughly guessed this person's identity.

Although the old man had an elegant and indifferent temperament, he was definitely not a hermit scholar. Judging from the half-worn medicine bag around his waist and the faint aroma of medicine, it was clear that he was a doctor, perhaps a very skilled doctor. Because Xi Zhicai discovered that the old man's eyes were actually clearer and more transparent than those of a young man, and he was full of spirit.

But because of this, Xi Zhicai felt even more puzzled.

Even if he is a miracle doctor, there is no need for his lord to come and welcome him in person, right?

At the same time, Hua Tuo, who got off the carriage, was also stunned when he saw the welcoming crowd.

Although Hua Tuo did not know Wei Zhe, he had traveled all over the world and was knowledgeable, so he naturally guessed his identity.

Hua Tuo immediately took the initiative to greet him with great emotion and said, "I am old and have little talent and wisdom, how dare I trouble the general to come and welcome you in person!"

To be honest, Hua Tuo had interacted with many high-ranking officials and dignitaries over the years, but this was the first time he was respected like this.

However, Wei Zhe quickly stepped forward to support him, shaking his head repeatedly and saying, "Mr. Yuanhua, you are too polite. You saved my mother's life, so a little courtesy is nothing. If it weren't for the paperwork, I would have personally welcomed you in Qingzhou."

Wei Zhe had never imagined that Hua Tuo, whom he had been searching for for years, was actually hiding in Qingzhou. Originally, Hua Tuo had been forced to stay there due to the Yellow Turbans' rampage, but he later decided to stay on his own initiative.

Because Qingzhou lost its government control, there was no order at all and many epidemics began to appear.

No one knows how Hua Tuo did it, but he was able to move freely among the various Yellow Turban armies and cure diseases and save lives.

In other words, Hua Tuo had no intention of imitating Zhang Jiao, otherwise he might have become the leader of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

However, Wei Muhua knew that Wei Zhe had been looking for this person, so after accidentally hearing some clues, he immediately followed the trail and finally found Hua Tuo in the deep mountains.

Fortunately, the Wei army had a good reputation. Hua Tuo saw that Taishi Ci, Wei Muhua and others were doing things like resettling refugees and saving the wounded, so he obediently followed the envoy to Ji County.

But even so, Hua Tuo still did not expect Wei Zhe to treat him so courteously.

In his opinion, even if someone in Wei Zhe's family is seriously ill, there is no need to be so polite, right?
However, after hearing what Wei Zhe said, Hua Tuo realized that the two of them actually had such a connection.

After recalling the past events, Hua Tuo immediately said with shame: "General, I really don't deserve your words. Back then, your mother's illness was indeed treated by my master. At that time, I was just a medicine boy, serving her with decoctions."

But despite this, Wei Zhe still had great respect for Hua Tuo.

There's no way around it. If there's anyone in this world that you absolutely must not offend, chefs and doctors would definitely be at the top of the list.

No matter how conceited Wei Zhe was, he couldn't guarantee that he would never get sick in his life.

Having a miracle doctor by your side at a time like this is like saving a life.

So Wei Zhe never understood why Prime Minister Cao wanted to kill Hua Tuo!

You should know that according to historical records, Hua Tuo did not die because he tried to assassinate Cao Cao. It was because Cao Cao repeatedly wrote to Hua Tuo asking him to come back to treat him, and issued an edict to the counties to recruit and send him. Hua Tuo lied that his wife was sick and refused to go, so he was taken to Xuchang Prison and tortured to death in prison.

Hua Tuo, who saved countless lives during his lifetime, died in prison.

I have to say, Prime Minister Cao is too murderous!

In comparison, Wei Zhe is obviously much more afraid of death than Prime Minister Cao.

After inviting Hua Tuo to the Wei Mansion to examine the young son's body and confirming that he had no congenital diseases, Wei Zhe finally revealed his intention.

In the front hall of the Wei Mansion, Wei Zhe was sitting upright with his clothes folded, sighing:
"The country is in turmoil, its people are displaced, the fields are full of starving people, and epidemics are rampant. I worry day and night and am constantly filled with regret."

"Although I have encouraged agriculture and established settlements under my rule, so that the elderly and the weak can have food to eat, medicine is not flourishing, and witchcraft is rampant. The people of Guizhou have no medicine to rely on when they are sick. Every time I think of it, my heart is torn apart. It is really unbearable."

Having said this, Wei Zhe walked up to Hua Tuo, took his hand and said with emotion:
"Sir, you are a master of medicine. You should know that medicine is not just about healing people, it can also bring peace to the nation! I entrust the health of the people of the three states to you. I ask you to teach the secrets of medicine so that the people of Youyan can have good doctors to treat them. If you can teach medicine, you can train a thousand students in ten years. These thousand students can save tens of thousands more. It will be a great blessing for the people!"

When these words were spoken, even Hua Tuo, who had experienced many vicissitudes of life, could not help but tremble slightly.

Precisely because he was used to seeing suffering, he understood more and more how miserable the people of the Han Dynasty were today.

And what Hua Tuo saw and heard along the way proved that what Wei Zhe said was true.

He was not a tyrant who treated the people like grass, but a wise ruler with benevolence and righteousness in his heart.

Seeing that Wei Zhe had such a great wish, Hua Tuo was moved and couldn't help but feel a surge of ambition.

After all, they all grew up reading the Four Books and Five Classics. How could Hua Tuo not have the desire to achieve great things?
Now that he could make use of what he had learned to show his talents and save people, Hua Tuo naturally wished for more.

(End of this chapter)