The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 196: Two of the three great doctors of Jian'an are here, how lucky is Old Liu?
However, everyone was suffering from the fact that there was no skilled surgeon in the camp. Zhang Zhongjing, who came to the front line with Liu Bei, suddenly mentioned that there was a miraculous surgeon in Zhongmou County.

This man sought medical advice and treated others free of charge, and was quite popular among the people in the nearby counties and towns.

Cao Cao heard this and said happily:
"Zhongmu County is not far from here. I will send someone to invite him."

Zhang Zhongjing said:
"Since this person treats people for free, he must be a man of integrity."

"If you take it by force, you may end up making things worse."

Cao Cao was stunned. Did he have to go and invite them in person?
A small doctor with such a big airs.

Li Yi saw this and said:
"It might be okay for Youyi to go. Anyway, I have nothing to do now, and Zhongmu is not far from here."

"I'm just sitting around doing nothing, I'll be back soon,"

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he heard this:
"He is just a scholar. It may not be too much of a compliment for you to invite him personally."

Even Liu Bei, who was eager to seek talented people, felt that there was no need for Li Yi to invite the doctor in person.

As a medical skill, it is not well received by people of this era.

But Li Yi understood that in many cases, a good doctor is better than a hundred thousand soldiers.

"...It doesn't matter. Wars are becoming more frequent and the number of wounded soldiers is increasing."

"If we can invite an elder with excellent medical skills, it will also be a good thing for the soldiers."

When he was in Xuzhou before, because Li Yi attached great importance to the development of medicine, he valued Zhang Zhongjing and trained a large number of doctors.

These doctors were all used on the battlefield, but even so, they still seemed a little stretched.

Because a wounded person often needs medical care for a long time.

But unless he is a senior officer, which soldier can be treated so well?
Li Yi is not a medical professional, so he has great respect for the miracle doctors of this era.

As long as someone has made achievements in medicine, Li Yi will provide him with a high salary and a good working environment.

Not for anything else, I just hope he can concentrate on studying medicine and promote the development of medicine.

Seeing that Li Yi was determined to go, Liu Bei did not stop him, since Yuan Shao had not attacked yet.

It is estimated that it will not come in the next period of time. The two sides are currently in a tug-of-war mode.

"Since you insist on going, I will send Zhongkang to go with you."

Xu Chu was Liu Bei's personal guard and usually always stayed by his side.

However, Liu Bei did not want anything to happen to Li Yi, so he ordered Xu Chu to lead more than ten tiger guards to go to Zhongmou County with Li Yi.

Xu Chu took the order and came in front of Li Yi. Li Yi looked at Xu Chu and saw that he seemed to want to say something.

He knew that Xu Chu was a cautious person who didn't say unnecessary words or do unnecessary things.

Seeing that Xu Chu was hiding something in his mind but didn't say anything, Li Yi knew that this matter must not be related to the Xuzhou camp, but it would definitely have a significant impact.

So he asked:

"...I think Zhongkang seems to be worried?"

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I know this matter has nothing to do with Xuzhou, but since Zhongkang seems to be hesitant to speak, why not tell me about it?"

"If it is really an urgent matter, Yi will handle it himself."

Xu Chu nodded, it would be most appropriate to let Li Yi handle this matter.

So I expressed my inner thoughts:

"My Lord, just now during the banquet, I saw a guard beside Cao Sikong."

"He looked anxious, as if he was about to assassinate someone."

Oh?
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and asked seriously, "This matter is very serious. Can Zhongkang confirm it?"

Xu Chu said "hmm", he was also an honest person.

It was said that there were people around Cao Cao with ill intentions, but when asked to produce evidence, he had none.

There is neither evidence nor reason.

Just go with the feeling.

If someone else were to make such a decision based on feelings, they would definitely not believe it.

But if it was Xu Chu, Li Yi was willing to believe him.

After all, Xu Chu, as an official from an outsider family, was able to stay by Cao Cao's side for twenty or thirty years without making any mistakes.

You think such an uncareful person could be liked by Cao Cao?
Xu Chu had a good sense of propriety in doing things, and many famous civil servants were not necessarily as mature and experienced as him.

Based on this point alone, Li Yi, who was always rigorous in his work, decided to make an exception and take Xu Chu to discuss the matter with Cao Cao.

Now the battle between Henan and Hebei has reached the most critical moment. As the host, Cao Cao cannot afford to get into trouble.

"Marquis Li Tan has come here. What advice do you have for me?"

When Cao Cao saw Li Yi suddenly coming to him, he asked.

"I have something important to discuss with Lord Cao. Please dismiss your attendants."

Cao Ren was guarding beside him at the time. Upon hearing this, he decisively refused:

"Everyone here is trustworthy. If you have anything to say, just speak up, Lord Li Tan."

"What's the purpose of bringing so many people here?"

Cao Ren looked alert, and although he did not say it explicitly, it was obvious that he was hinting that Li Yi might have evil intentions against Cao Cao.

Especially since Li Yi was accompanied by a giant man as strong as an ox, how could he feel at ease?
As soon as Cao Ren finished speaking, he lifted his clothes to protect Cao Cao, pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, and glared at him.

Cao Cao was furious and pushed Cao Ren away, shouting:
"What nonsense!"

"Is Li Ziyu the one who harmed others?"

Cao Cao believed in Li Yi's character. Even if he had many brilliant ideas, he would definitely use open strategies and would not use conspiracies or other despicable means.

Moreover, with Li Yi's character and magnanimity, how could he do such a foolish thing before the outcome of the war in the Central Plains was decided?
Cao Ren was scolded by Cao Cao and left in anger.

Cao Cao said to Li Yi:

"There are only three of us now, and there is no one around to hear us. Sir, please speak directly if you have anything to say!"

Li Yi then said:

"Among Cao Gong's guards, there seems to be someone with evil intentions."

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this, but he still tried to remain calm and asked:

"Are you serious about what you said? Are you not joking?"

Li Yi raised his eyebrows and answered sternly, "How dare you joke about matters involving human life?"

When Cao Cao saw Li Yi's solemn promise, he was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.

You know, the guards around him were the people he trusted the most, and Cao Cao never doubted them, no matter who he was.

If these people really wanted to assassinate him, he might actually die at the hands of these assassins.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more frightened he became. He then asked:

"I wonder who you are talking about, sir?"

Li Yi asked Xu Chu to describe the appearance of the man he suspected to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded as he listened, and then exclaimed:
"Could it be Xu He!?"

Who is Xu?
The historical books say that it is "one who always follows the scholars and always stays by their side."

Chang Congshi are the soldiers who often follow around, that is, the soldiers of the guard regiment.

Even such a person was instigated to rebel, which shows how powerful Yuan Shao and Hebei's spy system are.

Because everyone knows that the success rate will be higher if the action is taken by a trusted person.

You're right, Lu Bu?

At this moment, Cao Cao was sweating profusely and felt as if his back was being pierced by thorns.

He seemed to be still a little bit unbelieving, muttering to himself:

“…Impossible. Impossible.”

"Xu is an old subordinate of Dian Wei and has been with me for many years. How could he betray me and want to do something illegal?"

Perhaps out of Dian Wei's respect, Cao Cao treated Dian Wei's old subordinates very well.

Because this is an indirect way to make up for one's mistakes.

But what Cao Cao never expected was that his sincerity was once again met with indifference.

The last time was when Chen Gong and Zhang Miao jointly launched a rebellion in Yanzhou.

"Dian Wei is loyal to Cao Gong, but can Cao Gong guarantee that his subordinates will also be loyal?"

"Yi dares to guess that it is because Dian Wei died in battle that Xu thinks that he will never succeed if he follows Cao Gong."

"So he had a perverse idea, and wanted to use Cao Gong's head as a gift to Yuan Shao."

Li Yi analyzed the situation for Cao Cao in an orderly manner.

"The reason why we haven't taken action yet is because we haven't found the right opportunity yet."

"But Lord Cao still has to be careful and on guard."

Fortunately, Cao Cao was a suspicious and cautious person by nature, so Xu Ta and others never found an opportunity to take action.

In history, Xu Ta only dared to take action when Xu Chu was on vacation.

Fortunately, Xu Chu was born to be a hard-working person. He felt uneasy when he took a rest, so he went back immediately after leaving.

He ran into Xu Ta and others.

It is worth mentioning that when Xu Chu bumped into Xu Ta, Xu Ta and others had not yet taken action, but were just surprised that Xu Chu came back so quickly.

However, Xu Chu noticed that there was something wrong with Xu Ta and others, so he chopped them all off.

In other words, Xu Chu decisively killed Xu Ta and others without obtaining solid evidence.

This incident also reflects Xu Chu's sharpness, courage and wisdom.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and finally accepted the reality.

"...Thank you sir for coming all the way here to tell me."

Then he turned to Xu Chu, bowed and thanked him:

"...and thank this brave man for uncovering the traitor for Cao."

Having said that, he couldn't help but sigh to himself.

He thought that if Dian Wei had not died, he would have been able to find out the traitor for him like this strong man did.

I heard that this man named Xu Chu was from Qiao County, Pei State, and was his fellow villager, but he actually surrendered to Liu Bei.

...Alas, all the benefits were always taken away by Liu Bei.

Cao Cao sighed and said to Li Yi:
"Cao has already understood this matter clearly."

"Please go to Zhongmu, sir, and don't worry about the things here."

"Cao has his own methods to deal with the traitors."

Li Yi nodded. There was no need to say more about Cao Cao's ability.

Now that I've given you a reminder, just leave the rest to Lao Cao.

If he said a few more words, it would be an insult to Cao Cao's intelligence.

Afterwards, Li Yi bid farewell to Cao Cao and took Xu Chu to Zhongmou.

Just as he was leaving the camp, a rider caught up with him from behind.

"Sir, slow down!"

Li Yi turned around and saw that it was Zhang Fei.

Li Yi of Qingzhou left Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and Wang Xiu to guard the city.

The remaining brave generals such as Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, etc. were all brought to the Guandu front to fight.

"Why is Yide here?" Li Yi asked.

"……hey-hey."

Zhang Fei rode a dark cloud horse and said with a smile:
"I heard that you are going to Zhongmu. I heard that the wine there is very sweet."

"When I think about it, the alcohol bug in my stomach is about to come out."

Li Yi smiled helplessly and said:
"Has Yide forgotten the master's teachings?"

"The battle is not yet decided, but you are drinking and making mistakes. If the lord finds out, he will punish you."

Zhang Fei smiled:
"Don't scare me. I know you care about me."

"You will not bear to see me stay in the camp all day, go and drink water."

Hahaha……

Li Yi was amused by Zhang Fei's words and said:

"... Forget it, forget it. I will bring two jars for you when I go to Zhongmu."

"Is this okay?"

Zhang Fei waved his hand and said:
"Sir, your talent is far superior to mine, but you are not someone who understands wine."

"If you want to choose good wine, I have to go there in person."

After saying this, I was still muttering to myself,
Do I have to tell you that I actually want to stay with you before you take me with you?
Seeing that Zhang Fei was determined to go, Li Yi took him with him.

Anyway, there is no war now, so Zhang Fei can't sit idle in the military camp.

So, the three of them led a dozen light cavalry and quickly arrived in Zhongmu County.

On the road, there were many men, women, old and young, supporting each other and walking south along the road.

These people were ragged and thin.

His face was paler and weaker. He had no idea how much suffering he had endured along the way.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and said in surprise:
"How strange! This place is far away from the front battlefield."

"Even if the war has started, it shouldn't have spread here."

“How could so many people be displaced?”

Li Yi sighed:
"Once the war starts, how can the common people be spared?"

Once the war begins, the manpower, material resources and financial resources required will be enormous.

All of these things are obtained from the grassroots people.

In every foreign war, in addition to military supplies and soldiers, countless civilians were conscripted for war preparations.

The ruling class doesn't care whether the lower-class people can provide soldiers, money and food. As long as there is a need, they will force them to take it.

Otherwise, how can we say “When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer”?

Even if the war doesn't happen in your hometown, it doesn't mean your life won't be affected.

Especially a large-scale war like this that mobilizes the entire country.

Zhang Fei seemed to understand, but seeing Li Yi's sad face, he asked:
"Since you care so much about these people, how about sharing the dry food we brought with them?"

Li Yi shook his head and refused:
"Everyone has his own destiny, let it go."

"Oh?" Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and smiled, "This is not like your usual style, sir."

Li Yi said sternly:
"Otherwise, Li has always been consistent in his actions."

He looked at the migrating people again and continued:
"What does it matter if we can save one or two people?"

"The Doctrine of the Mean says, 'A gentleman acts according to his position.'"

"Is it our job to help a few common people?"

“If a real man wants to save, he will save thousands or tens of thousands of people.”

"Save the country from collapse, and save the people from disaster."

Speaking of this, Li Yi remembered a promise he made when he first arrived.

Before I came, the Si River had dried up.

After I arrived, the Si River still dried up, so wouldn’t my trip be in vain?
Now, Li Yi has fulfilled this promise.

Thanks to his efforts, Xuzhou has regained its former vitality.

Now, it's time to move towards a grander and more ambitious goal.

When he arrived at the county, Li Yi sent someone to inquire about the miracle doctor who treated people for free.

The county magistrate was a subordinate of Cao Cao. He knew that Li Yi had come on Cao Cao's orders, so he did not dare to neglect him and replied:

"Your Excellency has come at an unfortunate time. This miracle doctor has gone to the mountains to collect herbs."

"When can you come back?" Zhang Fei asked.

"… This, I don't know. This person is wandering around and has no idea when he will return."

The county magistrate looked embarrassed, "Besides, this person has been traveling all over the world, and it is unknown whether he will come back."

Zhang Fei put his hands on his waist and hummed:

"If we don't meet him, then our trip would be in vain."

Li Yi asked, "Do you know the name of this miracle doctor?"

The county magistrate still shook his head and said, "This old doctor treated people for free and refused to leave his name."

He is a man of character...

Li Yi thanked him and immediately took Zhang Fei and Xu Chu to the mountains to look for people.

Zhang Fei advised:

"The mountains are so vast, where can I find someone?"

"Why not go back and leave a letter. The doctor will come to find you when he arrives."

Li Yi smiled and said:

"I think this man is quite dignified. It would be better for me to meet him in person."

Zhang Fei said:

"You are just a scholar, sir, you are too polite to me."

Zhang Fei's view in this regard is the same as Liu Bei's. They both only respect scholars who have real talents and knowledge and can help the king and save the country.

We do not discriminate against alchemists, but we definitely do not respect them as much as we respect great scholars.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a mess?

"If Yide doesn't want to go up the mountain, he can go back first. Zhongkang and I will go together."

After saying this, Li Yi led Xu Chu out.

Zhang Fei hurried over and shouted behind him:

"Since we came together, we should go back together."

"What would it be like if I went back alone?"

So the three of them rode up the mountain together.

There were rotten branches and leaves in the mountains, and the ground was muddy, making it very difficult to walk.

Zhang Fei suddenly joked:
"There are many wolves and wild beasts in this mountain. What should we do if we encounter them?"

These words were obviously meant to mock Li Yi.

Li Yi immediately asked back:
"Will General Yi die in the tiger's mouth?"

Zhang Fei was shocked and said hurriedly:
"Sir, what are you talking about? I am here, and I will never let this beast hurt you."

As he was speaking, he suddenly heard a howl coming from the forest.

The three of them were all stunned; this sound didn't sound like something that could be made by a human.

Zhang Fei thought to himself, my mouth is blessed, whatever I say comes true.

If I roar twice to the sky, won't the god of thunder tremble three times?

"... Let's go and take a look."

Li Yi immediately suggested to follow the sound.

Because wild animals will definitely not roar for no reason, it must be affected by external factors.

After taking only two steps, I saw several footprints on the ground.

The marks looked like they were left by a wild bear.

The bear's paws were several inches deep in the mud, so deep that even a three-year-old child could follow it.

The three men then dismounted and followed the footprints westward.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of wind rushing by his ears. Xu Chu saw it from a distance and pointed at Li Yi and said:
"Grand Commander, look!"

But I saw a big black bear roaring loudly and rushing towards an old man.

"Rescue!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chu and Zhang Fei flew out almost at the same time.

"Don't hurt anyone, you beast!"

Zhang Fei roared, brandished his Zhangba Snake Spear, and cut the bear in half.

When the big black bear saw Zhang Fei, it did not rush to pounce on him, but instead made a few strange noises.

When the palm strike came, Zhang Fei dodged it easily.

Zhang Fei was secretly delighted and thought:
"This black beast looks fat and big, but its movements are slow."

"I think he's sick!"

As the saying goes, strike while he's weak.

Zhang Fei saw that it was a sick bear, so he seized the opportunity and thrust his spear forward to stab it.

Xu Chu was about to come to help, Zhang Fei shouted:
"Zhongkang, don't come. Protect the master and the old man!"

Even a lion will go all out when fighting a rabbit, so Zhang Fei would not dare to be careless even if he was facing a sick bear.

He dodged several attacks from the black bear.

"Beast!"

Finally, Zhang Fei seized the opportunity and stabbed the black bear in the heart with his spear.

The black bear had thick skin and flesh, and ordinary swords, spears, and halberds could not hurt it at all. Zhang Fei used all his strength to strike the spear.

With a whoosh, the snake spear pierced the black bear's flesh.

Seeing that the bear was not dead yet, Zhang Fei roared, drew his sword and stabbed the bear's head twice.

The black bear let out a series of wailing sounds, then lowered its head and fell silent.

clap clap clap...

Li Yi clapped his hands and praised:
"Well, the army should praise Yi De as a bear and tiger general."

"If I really fought a bear, I would not be as brave as Yi De."

Hearing the military advisor's praise, Zhang Fei laughed with satisfaction.

After Li Yi finished praising Zhang Fei, he turned to the old man and said,
The old man wore a scarf on his head, a black cloth robe, and was holding a rattan stick.

Although his hair and beard are white, his eyes are bright.

He looks vigorous and healthy, and doesn't look like an old man at all.

"Old man, are you injured?"

Li Yi asked with concern.

Unexpectedly, the old man completely ignored Li Yi, but ran past him and went straight to the black bear.

Seeing that the black bear had no breath, I thought it was dead.

He was so angry that he threw his sleeves and pointed at Li Yi and cursed:

"Hey! You are an ignorant child! You are an ignorant child!"

This……

Seeing the old man's reaction, not to mention Li Yi, even Zhang Fei and Xu Chu felt puzzled.

"Who told you to kill this black bear without permission? You know the mountain man searched for a long time before he found such a good one!"

The old man kept on babbling and cursing.

Zhang Fei was furious when he saw this:
"We just saved your life, but we didn't get any good in return."

"Have I become the ignorant child you mentioned?"

The old man sneered:

"Save my life? Humph~"

"You rushed forward without permission, and without waiting for me to say a word, you killed the treasure that I had worked so hard to find!"

The old man was also quite surprised. He didn't expect these people to be so brave and kill such a big black bear in no time.

So much so that he didn't have time to dissuade him.

"If you don't believe me, take a look at that black-faced boy."

The one who said this was Zhang Fei. Li Yi and Xu Chu looked over when they heard his voice.

Zhang Fei uttered a "hmm", staggered, and felt dizzy.

Li Yi reached out his hand to hold him and asked:

"Yide, is everything ok?"

Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide and tried to cheer himself up:
"How strange! I usually don't feel tired after fighting for a whole day."

"Today I just dealt with a black-skinned beast, why do I feel a little tired?"

Xu Chu was so angry that he drew his sword and shouted:

"How dare you drug my brother, old man!"

The old man was not afraid, but looked somewhat smug:
"Humph, this is my unique secret medicine, called 'Ma Fei San'."

"Ma Fei San?"

"This drug can paralyze the person who takes it, rendering him unconscious, and he will not feel any pain even if someone cuts his skin or splits his head."

The old man proudly spoke of his masterpiece:

"I am planning to use this black bear to conduct a test. If it succeeds, I wonder how much pain and suffering patients around the world will be relieved!"

"...Tsk...you youngsters ruined such a great opportunity."

Zhang Fei nodded, thinking that it was no wonder that he felt the black bear was so slow and powerless when he was fighting it just now.

It turned out that he was sick and had been drugged.

"Mr. Li is a kind-hearted doctor. I admire you very much."

When he heard the three words "Ma Fei San", Li Yi had already guessed the identity of the old man.

"But my Ma Fei San has not yet been completed. I was just testing the medicine today, but you guys ruined it."

The old man couldn't forget it, as if he had a deep resentment.

Li Yi laughed:
"This is Li's fault, so let's do this."

"Old sir, come with me to Guandu. I will ask Liu Xuzhou to compensate you."

The old man smiled softly:
"Young men are quite cunning. There is a war going on at Guandu."

"From the way you are dressed, I know you are either rich or noble. You must be Cao Cao or Liu Bei's men."

"I am no longer interested in official affairs."

"Besides, I have no relationship with you guys, and you just ruined my good deeds, and now you want me to go out for treatment with just a few words?"

Xu Chu frowned, raised the steel knife in his hand, and said in a fierce voice:

"If you dare not obey, how about I hit you on the head with the steel knife in my hand?"

The old man glanced at him and said calmly:
"You are so brave and powerful that even the mountain people cannot defeat you."

"But if you kill the mountain man, your patients won't be cured, right?"

Li Yi arched his eyebrows, a smile spread from his raised lips to his eyes, and he pretended to sigh:

"Don't you think you have any confidence in this difficult case?"

The old man suddenly changed color:

"No confidence? In front of the mountain man, there is no such thing as a difficult or complicated disease in this world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly picked up his stick and shouted:

"Come on, young man."

"Take me, the mountain man, to see the patient!"

Seeing that this miracle doctor agreed so readily, Zhang Fei and Xu Chu were both very impressed with Li Yi.

They are extremely powerful and are not afraid of even thousands of troops.

But even so, this old stubborn man could not be persuaded.

But Li Yi just moved his lips and took him away with just a few words.

This has to be admirable.

Having invited the old doctor, the three of them returned the same way.

On the way, he sent someone to take the black bear back as well, as this thing is hard to come by.

In addition to bear bile and bear fat which can be used as medicine, bear paws are a top-grade tonic, bear skin is a valuable item, and bear meat is enough for the brothers to have a full meal.

The bear was large and difficult to transport, so the knights hired a carriage from the county.

Move it back to the Guandu front line so that we can have an extra meal in the evening.

When they returned to Guandu, many soldiers came to greet Li Yi.

Seeing that Li Yi also brought back a big black bear, everyone was very excited.

They came forward and asked:

"Grand Commander, didn't you go and ask for the miracle doctor?"

"How did you kill a bear?"

Li Yi then told everyone the whole story.

After hearing this, everyone said they were glad that he could return safely.

"Take the bear down with you and let the cook clean it. Then distribute the bear meat to the brothers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered in unison. They were waiting for this sentence.

Li Yi got down to business and took the old doctor to Cao Hong's ward.

When Liu Bei saw Li Yi coming back so soon, he asked:

"The sir is back, have you found a miracle doctor?"

Li Yi pointed, "This is him."

Liu Bei immediately bowed:

"I am the Left General of Han, Marquis of Xiapi, and Governor of Xuzhou, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande."

"Did you ask the old gentleman's name?"

The old man's mind was completely on the patient at the moment and he didn't pay much attention to Liu Bei.

"Is the cure more important? Is the name more important?"

"My name is Hua Tuo, go get me the medicines I just mentioned!"

This old man was none other than Hua Tuo, also known as Hua Yu, who was later known as one of the "Three Great Doctors of Jian'an" along with Dong Feng and Zhang Zhongjing.

Hua Tuo, like other celebrities, has the "standard configuration of a superstar", that is, he lost his father at a young age.

Then my brother was also taken away to serve in the military and never came back.

This is different from Zhang Zhongjing who hated officialdom since childhood.

Hua Tuo had been familiar with Confucian classics since he was a child, so he was very eager to become an official.

This was also the common ideal of most promising young people of that era.

However, there is a "historical blank period" in between, and there is no record of Hua Tuo's ideological transformation, that is, how he gave up Confucianism and turned to medicine.

However, according to the timeline, Hua Tuo may have experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion and witnessed the ugliness of officialdom.

He began to dislike officialdom and chose to specialize in medicine.

It has to be said that Hua Tuo had a high talent in medicine.

Dong Feng and Zhang Zhongjing, who were as famous as him, both studied medicine at a young age and took masters as their teachers.

Hua Tuo was self-taught and had his own unique insights in medicine.

Why is Hua Tuo's surgery considered the best in the late Han Dynasty?

Because most of the medical knowledge at that time came from "Nanjing", "Shennong Bencaojing" and "Huangdi Neijing".

Although these traditional Chinese medicine classics have been written into books, the knowledge recorded in the books cannot explain and cure all diseases.

Hua Tuo believed that medicine was different from other subjects, and that no matter how many books you read, it was better to practice.

Therefore, Hua Tuo had very rich clinical experience.

Most doctors of this era stick to the knowledge in medical books.

However, Hua Tuo had an advanced understanding of the truth that "practice makes perfect".

While understanding medical knowledge, do not apply it mechanically.

This is also the reason why Hua Tuo, who studied medicine in the middle of the road, was able to quickly catch up with Dong Feng and Zhang Zhongjing.

Xuzhou is now vigorously establishing clinics and developing the medical industry, and it needs an "honorary professor" like Hua Tuo to come and maintain order.

……

(End of this chapter)