Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao Doesn't Want to Be a Widow Anymore

Chapter 337 Three Visits to Tianlong 4
Upon hearing Hua Tuo's name, Zhuge Liang was so surprised he almost stood up. "Master Hua Tuo?"

"Yes, after Mrs. Qiao met with the gentleman that day, she went back and wrote to Physician Hua, asking him to come to Deng County to examine Mrs. Huang's pulse."

It's quite a coincidence.

At the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Cao issued a summons to Physician Hua, but Physician Hua had no interest in this and did not want to answer the summons. So he hid in Jiangdong and went to live with his disciple Wu Pu.

Unexpectedly, Dr. Hua had been traveling around Wancheng practicing medicine all this time, and upon receiving the letter from the lady, he immediately set off for here.

Of course, Dr. Hua's enthusiasm in accepting the invitation was also due to Sun Quan's influence.

Cao Cao issued a summons to Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo himself could refuse, but his family was still in Qiao County, Pei State, which was Cao Cao's hometown. Cao Cao could easily manipulate them.

Sun Quan had already followed Lu Su's advice the previous year and brought Hua Tuo's family from Qiao County to Shangyu in Wu Commandery. If Cao Cao wanted to recruit people from Jiangdong, he would need to issue a recruitment order to Taishi Ci, the governor of Yangzhou.

Taishi Ci was also Sun Quan's man, so as long as Sun Quan didn't budge, he would naturally have a hundred reasons to excuse Hua Tuo.

Interestingly, Cao Cao bestowed upon Taishi Ci the title of Governor of Yangzhou, precisely to have him restrain Sun Quan.

Cao Cao would certainly not issue a reprimand for a mere physician, lest he shoot himself in the foot.

In this way, as long as Hua Tuo did not enter the northern regions, he was quite at ease and comfortable in Jiangdong.

Sun Quan did Hua Tuo such a great favor, so naturally the Sun family would do anything they asked for.

However, Qiao Wei still went out of courtesy and personally went to Wancheng to meet Hua Tuo.

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed to see Hua Tuo.

Inside the house, Hua Tuo was taking Huang Yueying's pulse, while outside, Zhuge Liang was extremely grateful to Qiao Wei.

"I only invited Dr. Hua to examine Madam Huang's pulse. As for whether he can be of any help, it is still unknown. There is no need for you to thank me now."

Zhuge Liang said, "Regardless of the outcome, my wife has gone to great lengths for my wife, and I will always remember this kindness. If there is anything I need from her in the future..."

"Does the master think that I invited Physician Hua to take advantage of your kindness?" Qiao Wei interrupted Zhuge Liang. "As a woman myself, I have long heard of Madam Huang's talent and virtue. Over the years, she has saved the lives of thousands of refugees and established the Ci'an Academy to take in orphans and widows."

I admire her greatly. I didn't know before that Madam Huang's sallow complexion was due to illness. Now that I know, if there is any way to save such a righteous person, I should try my best.

Although I do hope that you can serve Jiangdong, it is not the way of a gentleman to repay kindness with favors. Although I am just a woman, I know and respect your ambitions.

I only seek a gentlemanly friendship with you, sir. You underestimate me.

Her words were spoken frankly and openly, and Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief. "Madam is very righteous. It is indeed my narrow-mindedness that has led me astray."

After Hua Tuo carefully inquired about the patient's condition, he made several adjustments to the previously given prescription.

"This medicine should be taken once a day at 3:45 AM. After three months, the prescription should be changed," Hua Tuo said. "I have a set of Five Animal Frolics exercises. Madam Huang should practice it once every morning after getting up to open up the meridians of her entire body."

If the condition improves, the effusion can be removed after six months.

Upon hearing the word "opening the abdomen," Zhuge Liang's expression turned serious. "Doctor Hua mean that we need to open the abdomen?"

"Yes, the filth in her abdomen is now the size of an egg, occupying her stomach and intestines. Therefore, although she is hungry, she does not notice it. Medicine alone can only make it smaller, but once the medicine is taken for more than half a year, the filth will grow back, even larger than before."

Therefore, the medicine the lady had taken always had relapses. If it is not removed through abdominal surgery, it will ultimately be a futile effort.

Lady Kuang has been taking medicine for many years, and the effects of the medicine have already damaged her lungs, internal organs, and liver. If her abdomen is not opened to remove the contents, at most two years later, as the filth grows in her abdomen and her belly swells like a ball, there will be no way for her to recover. However, Zhuge Liang had also sought medical help for many years and had never heard of the procedure of opening the abdomen.

It's really quite unbelievable.

In later generations, so-called open abdominal surgery became commonplace, but in this era, open abdominal surgery sounded no different from killing, and no one could understand how it could be a way to save lives.

Therefore, historical records state that Hua Tuo's request to perform craniotomy on Cao Cao aroused Cao Cao's suspicion, ultimately leading to Hua Tuo becoming a martyr on the path of surgery.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's hesitant expression, Hua Tuo was already used to it; he had seen too many people miss the chance to save their lives because of doubt.

He initially felt angry and resentful, but after seeing it so many times, he became numb to it.

"If you have any doubts, that's alright. You can still use this prescription first. I can teach you the Five Animal Frolics to help your wife strengthen her body."

Hua Tuo packed up his medicine chest and taught the Five Animal Frolics to Madam Huang.

When Zhuge Liang saw Hua Tuo off, he personally apologized to Hua Tuo, saying, "It's not that I don't trust Physician Hua, but this matter is of great importance, and I need to consider it for some time."

Hua Tuo waved his hand, "Sir, there's no need for that. This surgery sounds rather unbelievable, and it's only natural that you need some time to consider it."

"Thank you for your understanding, Doctor." Zhuge Liang bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Youxuan first escorted Hua Tuo back to the post station, and Qiao Wei also wanted to say goodbye to Zhuge Liang. "Sir, have you ever heard of scraping the bone to remove poison?"

Zhuge Liang was unaware of this.

"In the army, it is common to use the method of poisoning swords and knives. This involves coating the weapons with some filth or a small amount of poison. So if a soldier is injured and the poison penetrates into his flesh and bones, the army doctor will cut open the wound and use a knife to carefully scrape the poison off the bones and rotten flesh."

This method was also created by Dr. Hua, and it is now commonly used in the Jiangdong Army. Many military doctors know this technique.

Even the Grand Historian of Haihun had his bones scraped and poison removed, and it was Physician Hua who performed the surgery. Sir, you can send someone to investigate this matter.

Perhaps this can resolve your doubts today.

Qiao Wei thought for a moment and then gave a reminder.

Zhuge Liang looked up, slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Qiao Wei to be so frank, not even hiding military secrets.

"Thank you for the reminder, Madam. I will be eternally grateful if my wife recovers." Zhuge Liang bowed deeply. "If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely visit her in person to express my gratitude."

Qiao Wei nodded slightly.

Huang Yueying looked at Qiao Wei, "Is Madam going back now?"

"My young children are still at home, and besides, I have come here in a different identity, so it is not appropriate for me to stay for long."

This was Jingzhou, after all, and Qiao Wei didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"The lady returned empty-handed; will the lord be angry?"

Huang Yueying unconsciously developed a sense of closeness to Qiao Wei; this was probably the mutual appreciation between women!
"No. I believe more in the fact that people meet by fate, and the depth of that fate cannot be forced. Besides, Wenze has already obtained the Eight Trigrams Formation. He said he wants to go back and test it properly. If he can really succeed, it will be a blessing for the people and a merit for you and your wife if it is promoted in Jiangdong in the future."

Besides, the lady gave me all the Eight Trigrams Formation diagrams, so I didn't leave empty-handed.