The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 375 Disability
Huangfu Mi's reputation among later generations is not very great, and he is not as famous as his great-grandfather.

Yes, his great-grandfather was named Huangfu Song, who made a small contribution to the Later Han Dynasty in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

But their family's wealth and prosperity only lasted until the time of Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song served as the General of the Western Expedition and was appointed as the Grand Marshal. After him, the Huangfu family became weaker with each generation. Huangfu Mi's grandfather was just a county magistrate and was later dismissed, while his father was only selected as a filial and incorrupt official and failed to hold an important position.

The rest of the clan members were mostly like this. They could not be said to be completely destitute, but they did not look like a large clan at all. They had to rely on their in-laws to even get a salary of two thousand stones, and the most they could do was be a county magistrate.

By the time of Huangfu Mi, his family's financial situation had become even worse, and he was sent to his uncle's home for foster care.

Fortunately, his uncle and aunt were both very good people. When he was young, he liked to have fun and was unruly. He hated studying the most and others looked down on him. Once, Huangfu Mi gave his aunt some fruit that he got from somewhere. His aunt sighed: You are in your twenties and you have no academic achievements or accomplishments. How can I be happy about this?

Huangfu Mi felt very guilty after hearing what he said and immediately started reading.

Huangfu Mi was very talented in reading. After six years of hard study, at the age of 26, he collected information from various schools of thought, found gaps and filled them in, and wrote books such as "The Emperor's Chronicle" and "Calendar", and began to develop into a famous scholar.

However, fate was not fair to this hardworking man. When he was about 40 years old, that is, last year, he was diagnosed with rheumatism.

This caused him to suffer from convulsions and pain all over his body, hemiplegia, and hearing loss.

But Huangfu Mi did not give up, but instead reached a new height in his life.

Cao Mao looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and wrote on the paper: "Are you here looking for a prescription?"

Huangfu Mi's greatest achievements in his life were in literature and medicine, especially in medicine. He is known as the originator of acupuncture in the world, a heavyweight figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and a world-recognized celebrity in the history of world culture.

He summarized the past methods of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and wrote a masterpiece "Huangdi Sanbu Acupuncture and Moxibustion Jia Yi Jing", which set the standard for acupuncture in later generations.

If an ordinary person had suffered from a serious disease like his, which was considered incurable by people at that time, they would probably have no choice but to give up. However, Huangfu Mi started to study medicine directly, wanting to cure himself.

Huangfu Mi was constantly learning and making progress throughout his life. Later, he was recruited by Sima Yan many times, but he was unwilling to be an official. He produced many works covering a wide range of fields, including medicine, history, literature, and philosophy. His works were the most numerous in the entire Jin Dynasty.

It is hard to imagine that the most accomplished literary figure in the Jin Dynasty was a disabled person who had lost his hearing and battled illness for decades.

Huangfu Mi replied, "I came here to borrow a book."

Cao Mao started communicating with him through paper. Huangfu Mi did not simply have hearing loss, he had completely lost his hearing. Sima Yan watched the two talking, and his eyes looked at Huangfu Mi with more and more pity.

As for the father and son Sima Yan and Sima Zhong, although they were a little stupid, they were not bad people. Sima Yan's bad reputation was that he was really unqualified as a monarch.

After chatting with him, Cao Mao learned that Huangfu Mi was in very poor health. He often lost control of his body and suffered from unbearable pain all over his body. Doctors from all over the country had come to see him and believed that he could not be cured. However, Huangfu Mi continued to look for a prescription and did not give up.

"There are quite a few books on medicine, but unfortunately, they are either hidden in the mansions of wealthy families or hidden deep in the palace."

"There aren't many medical books in the Imperial Academy, are there?"

Huangfu Mi shook his head, "It's really hard to find."

Cao Mao wrote again: "How about I find you a good place to borrow books?"

Huangfu Mi was stunned. "Don't bother, I can search for it myself."

"It's not a big deal. Your search for the remedy is a great service to the country. I think if you can compile these remedies and write a book, it will surely spread throughout the country and save countless lives."

Huangfu Mi hesitated for a moment before nodding. "In that case, thank you very much, Young Master. I wonder where this book is from?"

Cao Mao smiled and wrote, "It is the collection of books in the imperial palace. This royal collection is extremely rich, and among them are many medical books. However, these medical books are profound, with many repetitive texts and errors. Almost no one can understand them."

Huangfu Mi was very surprised. He looked at the young man in front of him. Whose disciple was this?

Facing Huangfu Mi's doubts, Cao Mao waved his hand and wrote down four words.

"I am the Son of Heaven."

Seeing these four words, Huangfu Mi was shocked and wanted to bow again, but was stopped by Cao Mao.

Cao Mao looked at the person in front of him with admiration in his eyes.

It is hard to believe that such a person could be a Jin scholar.

However, this is also the reason why Cao Mao persevered. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to thousands of years later, this land is still the same land, and the people living here are still the same people.

There were absurd fools in the Wei and Jin dynasties, but there were also true celebrities like this one who were physically disabled but mentally strong.

"Mr. Huangfu, please don't be so polite. I admire you very much. From now on, you can freely browse the collection of books in the palace. I hope you can cure your illness soon."

Cao Mao gave a few instructions, and Huangfu Mi thanked him again and again. Only then did Cao Mao order someone to send him away.

Sima Yan stood aside and waited until Huangfu Mi left before he sighed, "What a pity! If he weren't disabled, he would have achieved great things."

Cao Mao glanced at him and said, "Why do I feel that in this huge Imperial Academy, he is the only normal person, while the rest are disabled?"

"what?"

"Anshi, this man is seriously ill, yet he's still pursuing his studies, never giving up. On the other hand, all the students in the Imperial Academy gather around when they encounter something that could earn them fame, but when it comes to studying, he's nowhere to be seen, indulging himself in pleasure and having no ambition. This is the true disability."

"In the future, you must pay more attention to this person, help him more, and don't let him be bullied by short-sighted villains." Sima Yan hurriedly accepted the order.

Cao Mao then left and returned to the palace.

The Tingwei Prison was very lively at this moment.

For some unknown reason, Chen Qian imprisoned Guo Pei and Guo Zhang together.

Guo Zhang is still dreaming his dream.

When he saw his uncle, he became even more excited.

"Uncle Zhong! How are things outside?"

Looking at this overwhelmed Youzi, Guo Pei just sneered and ignored him.

Guo Zhang was a little confused, "Master Zhong, how long do you want me to take care of Wang?"

Guo Pei finally couldn't help it and scolded: "Raising hope? What hope are you raising?!"

"You've been bullied by eunuchs, and you've made my family a laughingstock. Do you still think they'll come to your rescue? Your Majesty defeated Shu at Yongliang and captured Zhang Yi alive. None of the ministers dared to offend him, so how could anyone care about you?"

Guo Zhang was stunned.

"how could be?"

"Eunuch, you humiliated me like this, I deserve to be famous!"

Guo Pei scolded him, "You ignorant fool! How can you be so confident? If the officials need you, they will naturally cultivate your favor. If you are of no use to them, who would care about this?"

Seeing Youzi's confused state, Guo Pei no longer paid any attention to him.

Guo Pei was very confused. How could such a fool like him appear in his family?

If you can't even understand this, it's better for you to do it yourself. You will make detailed plans before doing anything. Those assassins will never betray you. If the emperor dares to frame you, you will tell the truth!

Does the emperor dare to attack himself?
You don't have any solid evidence, yet you dare to attack the head of a big family?

First ask the ministers whether they agree. When the Ming Emperor was still alive, no one dared to do this. What can the little kids do now?

That idiot and good-for-nothing Xun Yi was actually frightened into this state by a little kid.

He had several relatives serving as prefects in local areas, so he was not afraid at all that the emperor would take action against him.

Guo Pei's vision is indeed very long. He can see people standing far away from him, but he can't see himself.

But his behavior made it difficult for Zhang Hua outside. Zhang Hua searched outside for several days but found nothing. Guo Pei had interacted with very few people during these days, and the place he went most often was Xun Xi's mansion.

He doesn't look like he has any backup plan.

After searching for several days in a row, Zhang Hua was somewhat certain that this person did not really have any confidence. Perhaps he was just another fool who could not see himself clearly and lived in the world self-righteously?
At this moment, the emperor was already in the West Hall with Sima Anshi to entertain his two guests.

The two guests had different expressions at this moment.

One is King of Yan Cao Yu, and the other is the former general of the central army Cao Yan.

Cao Yu was a senior figure, but he was too timid and could not compare with Xiahou Xian at all, so Cao Mao kept him in the position of Zongzheng.

During these days, Cao Wei has begun to publicly pardon many members of the clan.

The big families are not so concerned about this.

They were all entangled in the struggles in the government and had no time to pay attention to the situation at the local level.

When Zhong Hui was temporarily serving as the Minister of the Imperial Clan, he secretly formulated many policies, including abolishing many bans on the princes, releasing many clansmen imprisoned in Hebei and returning them to their fiefdoms, etc.

As a member of the royal family, Cao Yu was of course a beneficiary, and at this moment he was continuing to implement Cao Mao's ideas.

However, he has been getting too close to Xun Yi these days.

Cao Mao really didn't know why this happened.

As for the other Cao Yan, he is an even more heavyweight player.

The adopted son of Cao Chun, the former commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Cao Mao didn't know why, but this man looked arrogant and very angry at the moment.

Cao Mao believed that he had no connection with this person. Moreover, after he came to power, he had been doing good things for the clan and helping them as much as possible. Why should he do this?

(End of this chapter)