It's the golden autumn season when Yi Cui receives the news from Lao Wu. Because of the frequent wars, Lao Wu's news is lagging behind, Yi Cui only knows that Lao Wu and Gu Chaoge have arrived at the junction of Qiangui and Xiangxi, and unexpectedly met a child of the Yi tribe who was suffering from a strange disease, and learned that the village where the child was located may have the kind of secret technique that Gu Chaoge was looking for, so he was trying to get close to the secret of the village on the grounds of treating the child.

Lao Wu's news was only reported here, and the rest of the matter was blank, looking at the date on the letter, it turned out to be the end of last year. Itsuri read the letter five or six times until he could recite every paragraph on it, and still didn't find any more information.

He couldn't help but feel irritated in his heart, and threw the crumpled and yellowed letter paper on the desk. Closed his eyes and lowered his head, pinched the spider purse on his waist with one hand and rubbed it, and gently rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers with the other hand. It happened that Sheng San came in, and when he saw that Childe seemed to be very tired, he cautiously asked: "Childe, the doctor is here, are you sick now?" ”

Yi Cui slowly opened his eyes and barely cheered up: "Please come to the doctor." ”

Sheng San invited an old famous doctor from Wujiang, and all the big and small doctors in Suzhou City were invited, but no one could see that Yi Cui's right leg disease was due to arrow poison. Before Gu Chaoge left, she had instructed Yan Zhao that the prescription she prescribed could only be eaten for one year, and if she hadn't come back after a year, she would ask another doctor to re-see Yi Cui and change the prescription. She had a requirement for the doctor who took over the hand, and she had to be able to see that Itsu's right leg was injured by poison, and she had to be able to see the effect of the prescription she had prescribed.

The two prescriptions left by Gu Chaoge at the end have the same content, but the names of the medicines are different. One is very ordinary, it is a drug delivery shop to catch the medicine and see. The other one is very strange, and the names of the medicines used are all rare words, not the common names of herbal medicines. For example, "Guolao" is actually another name for licorice, and "hole tooth root" is actually cimicifuga. She said that if the doctor invited could not even see what these medicines were and what they were used for, it would be better if they were not cured.

Yan Zhao felt that Gu Chaoge's request was suspected of deliberately embarrassing his peers, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not a test of the level of the successor, so he agreed. Yan Zhao didn't know that there was often this kind of test of the level of peers in the medical practice, and the latter had to be able to see the former's way of treating diseases, so that the level was sufficient to receive treatment.

Yan Zhao didn't know how to medicine, thinking that Gu Chaoge's requirements were not difficult, who knew that after the one-year period was over, he would change the prescription, but he couldn't find a doctor with a sufficient level. Some can see that Yi Cui's leg injury is related to poison, but they can't understand Gu Chaoge's prescription, and some can see it, but they won't treat it according to Gu Chaoge's ideas, so Yi Cui has been off medicine for a long time. Yan Zhao is now fighting on the front line, and he doesn't know Yi Cui's situation, Sheng San is anxious for his son, and he looks for famous doctors everywhere, and finally invites an old doctor who has just returned from visiting relatives in his hometown in Lingnan.

Now the Red Turban Army and Xin Yan's army are in a fierce battle, Shi Wei took advantage of the fire to rob and seize Xin Yan's territory, and the Yunnan-Guizhou area has become a tripartite wrestling place, and most of the Lingnan area has been under the command of the Red Turban Army. The old doctor visited his relatives all the way, and his wife was peaceful, happy in his heart, and he had a good impression of the Red Turban Army. Although it was only a few days after returning home, Sheng San came to the door and said that Lord Yi, who was from the Red Turban Army, wanted to ask for a doctor, and the old doctor packed his baggage and came by boat without saying a word.

Thankfully, this old doctor did have real skills, he could see that Yi Cui's atrophied right leg was caused by the poison injury in his early years, and he also saw that Gu Chaoge's rare prescription was used by this Yi master to regulate his body, trying to slow down the atrophy of his right leg. He took Yi Cui's pulse, and in his heart he considered modifying Gu Chaoge's prescription, adding and deleting medicines, and adjusting the dosage. Finally, after thinking about it again, as if he was still not at ease, he took out a small notebook from his arms and asked Yi Cui to stick out his tongue, and then he flipped through the small notebook, looking at Yi Cui's tongue for a while, and turning over the small book for a while. Yi Cui didn't say anything, but Sheng San's heart was beating, and he couldn't help asking: "Old man, do you still have to bring a medical book with you for reference?" "What does the flip book prove, proves that he can't remember, can this level work?

"No, this is the old man's new book, which has some special diagnostic methods, and it is more accurate to combine the pulse. It is said that it was written by a famous doctor when the emperor was there, and when he met an old friend when visiting relatives in Lingnan, he generously gave it to the old man, saying that this small note has not been printed in large quantities, which is very rare! The old doctor patted the little book and showed off with a face: "Recently, the old man is studying the content of this book, and he has not studied it thoroughly, but he already feels that it is quite subtle, and it is inevitable that the diagnosis of Lord Yi is wrong, so he has to take it out and compare it." The first half of the book is exquisite, but the second half is sensational, so it's no wonder that it can't be printed in large quantities. ”

Because of his depressed mind, the loss of medicine, and his own official duties, Yi Cui has not been in good spirits recently. He listened to the old doctor's words and felt drowsy, rubbed his eyebrows, and was not interested in this book, so he only said lightly: "Please trouble the old man to prescribe a prescription." ”

"Right now, right now." As soon as the old doctor put the medical book on the table, he began to write out the prescription in his heart with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone sent by Sheng San, and instructed Yi Cui to pay attention to rest more, not to overwork, and relax his mind or something. It's in and out of her left ear, her eyes are closed, and half of her body is gone.

Sheng San guarded him by the old doctor's side. With a casual glance of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the cover of the medical book in the old doctor's hand, his expression froze, and he hurriedly grabbed it and flipped it twice, and then said in a lost voice: "Childe, look at what this is?" ”

Yi Cui barely held open his heavy eyelids: "What? ”

"This is Miao Xianggong's notebook!"

"What?" Yi Cui's spirit suddenly came up because of the three words "Miao Xianggong". He sat up straight suddenly, and ordered Sheng San a little nervously: "Bring the book!" ”

What? The old doctor was ignorant, and saw that Sheng San didn't care to ask about his wishes, so he grabbed the medical book and stuffed it directly to Yi Cui: "Childe, you see, the author is Miao Xianggong!" Look at the content in the back, those pictures of human bones and internal organs can't be compiled by others, the ink smell on the book is still new, Miss Gu asked someone to engrave the book! ”

What?

What are they talking about?

The old doctor looked at the young man who had just been lifeless and sat up straight, his brows were tightly locked, and he was concentrating on flipping through his medical book, and the old doctor was worried in his heart: "Master Yi, this book ...... Nothing is wrong, right? "For example, the illegal content of the Red Turban Army is belittled.

"Questions?" Yi Cui looked up and was stunned: "Oh no, no problem, it's a good book." This book was written by an old friend of mine, and I don't know where the old gentleman got it, but who entrusted it to be engraved and where is that person now? ”

He was so anxious that the old doctor couldn't resist it, and the way he got the book was very simple, just a gift from a friend. And the friend is far away in Lingnan, and if Yicui wants to know more about this book, he can only send someone to Lingnan to inquire.

"Thank you, old man!" Yi Cui's excitement was overflowing, and the old doctor couldn't help but wonder when he saw that he was so contrasting: "Master Yi, this book is so important to you?" ”

"It's not just important, it's given me the news of someone I've been looking for, and it's hard to say how important it is." Yi Cui smiled, the date of engraving of this book is in the autumn of this year, and the ink smell is very new, he knows how precious Gu Chaoge is that notebook, and it is impossible to hand it over to outsiders.

At least it proves that she is safe now. Yi Cui stroked the cover of this roughly engraved notebook, and had already decided in his heart to send Sheng San to Lingnan to inquire about Gu Chaoge, although he could send a lot of people, but about Gu Chaoge's news, he always hoped to send the most reliable person.

But he was doomed to disappointment. Sheng San returned from a month of absence, but received little news. The book was brought back from Qiangui by a bookseller, and according to its rough engraving quality, the book was engraved by the owner of the book at his own expense from a small workshop that was not very good. Sheng San found the owner of the small workshop, and the man only said that there were three people, an old man, a teenager and a girl, and the war was very strong at that time, and it seemed that these three people were worried about the loss of the book, and hurriedly asked him to engrave it. The money paid was considerable, but because of the limited conditions, he printed only about a hundred copies, and the men begged him to give them to the booksellers, and then quickly left.

How can it be three people? Who is that boy?

I don't know.

Is that girl's surname Gu?

I don't know.

Where did the three go?

I don't know.

The owner of the bookstore didn't know anything. At this time, Shi Wei in Shu suddenly began to counterattack, intending to compete with Yan Zhao for Yunnan and Guizhou, the battles were frequent, and the smoke was everywhere, Sheng San could not continue the investigation, and had to come back in advance.

The news about Gu Chaoge has been broken again.

The news of Lao Wu still did not come.

Itri sighed, unable but to continue at his desk to review the dossier he would never finish. Occasionally, when you take a break, you look down at the purse on your waist and suddenly notice that it has lost its original luster.

The purse made of silk and satin, because it was always touched by Yi Cui's hand, he worked at the desk all the year round, and he inevitably had ink on his hands, and there were several shallow ink marks on the bright pink purse. And the spider, which was already roughly sewn because the previous owner couldn't embroider well, also began to lose the thread because of the current owner's long-term caressing.

Itsui was reluctant to wash it, it was not strong in the first place, and he was afraid that it would be washed if he washed it. So even if it's such a dirty old weird purse, he still wears it on his body all the time.

Yi Cui didn't know that at this time, Gu Chaoge had already obtained the secret technique she was looking for, and at the same time, he was expelled from the cottage by the patriarch because of trouble.

The young man who was with her was Ah Yan, a child suffering from a strange disease, if Gu Chaoge hadn't adjusted the prescription for him on schedule to suppress his condition, his illness would have recurred, so when Gu Chaoge was kicked out, he also said goodbye to his father and left with Gu Chaoge.

Ah Yan was willing to go, he was unwilling to inherit the position of Great Witch, and he was even more curious about Gu Chaoge's medical skills and the outside world. When Gu Chaoge confessed to him that the treatment of this disease was a long-term process, the patriarch was very disappointed, but he was very happy and couldn't wait to leave with her.

This kind of secret technique requires the liquid produced by a unique small insect in this mountain forest, so after leaving the village, Gu Chaoge stayed in the town at the foot of the mountain for a long time, specifically catching this small insect and studying its secretions.

The ensuing war ruined the peace of the town, and Lao Wu had to take Gu Chaoge and Ah Yan to the more remote Yunnan to avoid disaster.

If it weren't for the increasingly fierce fighting between Yan Zhao and Shi Wei, which blocked the way back to Suzhou, she would have returned to Yi Cui by now.

That notebook was the last revision completed during Gu Chaoge's stay in the town, and he temporarily asked someone to engrave it, but later because of the sudden outbreak of the war, he had to interrupt the engraving work and left in a hurry. When Sheng San heard about the bookstore owner, Gu Chaoge and his party had already left.

Yi Cui originally thought that he would only be able to see her again when Xin Yan and Shi Wei's territory was swallowed up, and all the areas south of the Yangtze River were under the control of the Red Turban Army. However, his luck did not seem to be as bad as he thought, and in the spring of the following year, he came to his desk with the good news of winning Shuzhong, a beautifully printed and well-engraved Miaoxianggong Notebook.

At that time, it happened that the old doctor was treating Yi Cui for a doctor, and when he saw this "hardcover" Miao Xianggong Notebook, both of the old doctor's eyes were glowing green. Yi Cui stared at the book cover for a long time, and realized that it was useless for him to hold it, so he gave it to the old doctor as a favor, and turned his head to ask Jin Dong, who sent the book: "She's back?" ”

Unexpectedly, Jin Dong shook his head.

"General Zhao accidentally discovered it when he captured Shuzhong, the engraver of this notebook is Zheng's Bookstore, Lord Yi, do you know Zheng's Bookstore?"

Itri raised his eyelids with an indifferent expression. He said he wasn't interested, he wasn't interested in the book at all, he was interested in the girl behind the notebook.

So Yi Cui said that Jin Dong should talk less nonsense and focus on the main point.

"Zheng's bookstore was opened by Zheng Gu, do you remember Liu Fuqing who was imprisoned in Chuzhou, don't you remember? Then I always remember the skillful craftsman Zheng who dissected Dr. Gu's stomach, right? Liu Fuqing's son-in-law Zheng Gu later mastered the wealth of the Liu family, and took advantage of the war to make a lot of money in the resale of medicinal materials. He opened a bookstore because it was a small fight and did not make money, but this notebook was carefully engraved at a great cost, because Zheng Gu said that he wanted to repay the kindness of his father, and invested a lot of money and printed it in large quantities. ”

"Stop," Izri made a stop gesture and sighed, "so you found her?" ”

"Uh, no." Jin Dong looked at Yi Cui's cool gaze and replied stubbornly: "But Zheng Gu said that the last time he saw Doctor Gu was in Shuzhong, so General Zhao asked Master Yi if he wanted to go to Shuzhong." ”

"Now?" Yi Cui sat up straight, pondered for a moment, and snorted: "He asked me to go to Shuzhong now, didn't he ask me to help him deal with the aftermath?" ”

Jin Dong cheekily quibbled: "How can it, General Zhao saw that you were anxious about Dr. Gu's news, and really wanted to help you." ”

Itsuri snorted, he didn't believe it.

Shi Wei has been entrenched in Shu for many years, making the people miserable, and how to calm and pacify the Red Turban Army after it is recovered is a big problem. Song Wuyi is best at routine chores, not this kind of pioneering work, he is already very difficult to deal with Liangguang and Lingnan, plus a Shuzhong, it is definitely beyond Song Wuyi's ability.

** This is through this notebook, to ask him for help.

Yan Zhao's old generals all knew that because of Yi Cui's poor health, Yan Zhao did not let him leave Suzhou, and Yi Cui nested in the rear all the year round, and made great contributions to maintaining a stable supply of grain and grass, but everyone felt that Yi Daren's talent had not been fully utilized. For example, now, in fact, it is Song Wuyi who should be sitting in the rear, and it should be Yi Cui who is running in front to appease and engage in the new deal.

"How did I send you?" Yi Cui glanced at the restless Jin Dong: "Could it be that the king also means this?" ”

Under Yi Cui's awl-like gaze, the captain of General Yan's personal guard bowed his head weakly: "Your Excellency is also afraid of you...... Sick out. ”

That's a big truth. Although Yan Zhao's control of the situation of his subordinate generals lagged slightly, he had already learned that Yi Cui had been in a continuous downturn in the past few months, and he was really afraid that Yi Cui would have something wrong in Suzhou.

"Now that the situation is stable, take the Yangtze River waterway and then change the plank road to Shuzhong, the adult's leg is not good, and it doesn't matter." Jin Dong silently added.

"Take the Yangtze River waterway?" Yi Cui thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Don't want Chu Dongyuan's soldiers to escort you, change people." After a pause, he thought about it again, and said, "Don't tell Chu Dongyuan about this notebook first, and wait until you find out the exact news of Miss Gu." ”

Jin Dong was stunned: "This ......"

"Am I asking too much? This is also for the good of General Chu, after all, Shi Wei is still in the flow, and he can't let General Chu abolish his public affairs for personal reasons, so he is distracted, and it is not too late for me to tell him the news of Miss Gu," Yi Cui educated Jin Dong earnestly, and said with a slight smile, "What does Captain Jin think?" I'm sure your lord will agree with my proposal. ”

"Ahh

On the white surface of the Yangtze River, Chu Dongyuan, who was standing on the deck with a sword, sneezed.

"Who the fuck is scolding me?" Chu Dongyuan rubbed his nose and said to himself, "Maybe who's thinking about me?" "Like a small tear pack?

He touched the Miaoxiang Gong notebook in his bosom that he had bought by chance in the previous supply town, and thought to himself, although he didn't know how the little tear bag did it, but she did a good job. Now that the south of the Yangtze River has basically been calmed, I hope she will come back to see him safely soon.

"General Chu, I am about to enter Jialing in the future, according to the report, there are remnants of Shiwei in these places." The adjutant general submitted the secret report to Chu Dongyuan for confirmation for the second time.

"Got it," Chu Dongyuan smiled as he hooked the corners of his lips, "When we clear these pups, we will go to Shu to meet Zhao!" ”