The twenty-fifth year of the king of Chu was completed, in late spring and March. In previous years, at this time, the land of Chu was already full of new green, and the farmers were already busy plowing and sowing seeds. This year, however, the weather has not warmed up, and the fields are still covered with thick ice ballast. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, but there was no warmth on the ground, and it was desolate as far as the eye could see. No one would ever think it was almost summer!

In the ice and snow, the group walked towards Yingdu. They are the people who went to Yingdu to serve, and it was the spring ploughing season in previous years, and no one would be conscripted at this time, but this year's spring cold was fierce, and most of the people had no food and clothing, so Yin Chun Shenjun ordered the conquest of a large number of people to build a city in Shouchun. It is better to say that it is to be forced to serve as a disaster relief. When I arrived at the Minfu camp, I had a soup to drink so that I wouldn't starve to death, and when the weather warmed up, I would have survived the catastrophe. But there is one group of people who are not even so lucky. The weather was bad and the long journey made some of the frail people die of illness on the way to Yingdu, turning into dry bones on the side of the road.

A few people carried a corpse and threw it on the side of the road with a numb expression, and left on their own without even burying it simply. In such weather, no one would have wasted any effort digging a pit to bury people, and it is consumable that they have long been accustomed to this.

"What a sin this has been done! Even after death, he will be thundered by the sky, and he will not be able to enter the ground for peace! ”

After the man left, an ox cart came from a distance. There was an old man sitting at the back of the ox cart, looking at the corpse in front of the car, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion!

There was a medicine box beside the old man, who seemed to be a healer, sixty or seventy years old, with gray hair who had experienced no idea how much wind and frost he had experienced. Along the way, there was bleakness everywhere. When the disaster star came, the people living in this land immediately fell into trouble. In the spring famine, there was no food, and the destitute people had to dig up the snow and dig some grass roots to satisfy their hunger. Many people froze to death because of this, and their corpses became a delicacy in the mouths of wild beasts in the wilderness. I have seen too many old people along the way, and as a doctor, I can't bear it.

The old man stopped the bullock cart and walked over to remove the body. As soon as I got my hand, I immediately felt that something was wrong. As a doctor, judging life and death is the basic ability, the old man couldn't help but put his hand on the neck of the corpse, and after a little confirmation, he came to a conclusion: This is not a corpse!

The so-called "corpse" is Zhong Liyi. Zhong Liyi only felt extremely cold now, just like a piece of bacon hanging in the biting cold wind in the winter wax moon, he felt that someone moved himself, and wanted to open his eyes to confirm, but his eyelids were like a jack gate and couldn't open them. With all his strength, he just made his eyes blink for a moment.

"It's unbelievable that he's still alive, his pulse was silent at first, and he leans faintly, but in a few breaths, it's only slightly vague!"

A voice of surprise rang out as Zhong Liyi's eyes blinked! Although the voice is old, it is full of energy, and it is obviously a language that belongs to the Jianghuai area.

Jianghuai, that's the place of the Chu State!

Zhong Liyi finally knew that he was safe for the time being

Zhong Liyi fled all the way to eat and sleep in the open, and finally ran to the state of Chu. But first after one fight, and then in the face of this continuous cold wave, the body was already extremely weak.

"You can't run away alone, someone has to support you!" Zhong Liyi realized that he was in a difficult situation, and followed the footsteps of the people to find a group of people to get in.

It's just that because the body's vitality is exhausted, he fainted not long after he mixed into the team, and he was thrown on the road again. Luckily, someone passed by. Although it was not very real just now, Zhong Liyi had already seen that the old man was a doctor, and as long as this doctor could treat him, he would definitely be able to live a dragon and a tiger in the near future. Otherwise, if you lose your life, where can you still make contributions in this glorious era!

The place where the two of them are located is the outskirts of Chu Guoyingdu, and the old man knows that he will definitely die regardless of his idle affairs. Fortunately, the doctor did not leave Fan Yuzhi, and took out a few pills from the medicine box for Fan Yuzhi to take. Soon after, Fan Yuqi felt that his body was recovering like spring returning to the earth.

Feeling that his body could start to move, Liu Xuan bowed his head to the old man and thanked: "Thank you for your life-saving grace, he will be rewarded in the future!" ”

Fan Yuzhi has long been crawling on the way to escape, and he has long believed that he can get help from others by relying on a righteous word, on the contrary, it may be easier to get help when he is helpless by promising large profits. However, the old man didn't believe it, looked at Fan Yuqi, pulled up a corner of his clothes and said: "Look at your clothes, you know that you are just a poor person, it is good to be able to support yourself now, where can I expect you to repay something?" ”

Fan Yuzhi was a little surprised: "Can the poor only rely on people to help and be unable to help others?" ”

"Alas!"

The healer sighed and said: "I look at you as if you are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and you have never been far away before, how do you know that the people in this world are like ants, and it is even more difficult to get ahead than to ascend to the sky!"

Far away, you yourself are a living example! If you are a scholar or a noble prince, where do you need to go out to serve in such weather? Even if you serve the king, how dare those sesame mung bean-sized servants embarrass you? Even if you are sick, you will find someone to treat you in time, how can you just throw you on the side of the road to fend for yourself!

If you can't become a scholar, there is no place to live in this world, otherwise how can those high-ranking officials and nobles be in the market! ”

After the doctor finished speaking, Fan Yu was suddenly surprised. It is now the Warring States Period, although the Zhou Dynasty is still alive, the Son of Heaven is divided into princes, the princes are divided into scholars, and the people of Li can only rely on the scholars to have a way to live. All year round, he is busy and busy, but he has no land that belongs to him.

Although Confucius had set a precedent for civilian education, he was far from reaching the point of popularization. This was an era when the aristocracy had a monopoly on education. It was also an era when only the aristocracy could enjoy privileges! If you want to live like a person in this era, you must first mix the identity of a scholar!

Fan Yu's mind turned to his heart, and he flickered: "Uncle, if you are poorly dressed, you may not be poor!" Juzi once said: In the past, Yu controlled the water, Yu personally worked with a basket and shovel, and even the hairs on his legs were worn out, and the wind came and went in the rain, and finally settled the world. Yu is a great sage, and he still works so hard for the world. Therefore, when the ink of the world is coarse cloth for clothes, clogs for shoes, and those who do the way of Dayu are ink. If you take the words of the old man, all the inkers in the world are subordinate to the people! ”

"Inkman?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Fan Yuzhi to know this allusion. Each hundred schools of thought have their own merits, and the fact that the Mo family knows these for the sake of the world does not mean that they are disciples of the Mo family, but the old man did not debunk it, it was a mule or a horse that came out to slip away! The doctor clenched his fists and said tentatively: "I don't want to worry about the Mo family's high-ranking disciples, it's rude!" Why, then, was his feet thrown in the wilderness and almost became the rations of the beasts? ”

A lie needs more lies to cover up, Fan Yuzhi secretly sighed and made it up: "It's because I feel that I am seriously ill and difficult to recover, and I don't want to drag everyone down to be late and be blamed!" I don't want to meet my husband to save my life, Xuan Ming remembers! ”

Fan Yuzhi was polite and finally dispelled the doubts in the old man's heart, and comforted: "Since it is the destiny of heaven to meet you, you still need to recuperate for a period of time before you are seriously ill, can you go back with me for the time being?" ”

"No!"

Fan Yuzhi hurriedly agreed, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "It's finally flickered over, and it hasn't been left behind!" ”

Fan Yuqi breathed a sigh of relief, instantly felt a burst of exhaustion, and fell asleep unconsciously after getting into the ox cart. In his sleep, he didn't know that because he followed the healer back, he put himself in danger because of the comet in the sky.

When the comet was in the sky, the people were boiling, and even the court of Chu State was arguing endlessly at this moment.

"In the past, the king of martial arts fell, and the comet came out and gave Yin people its handle. This year, this star appears again, indicating that the world will also be unified! ”

"Nonsense! The stars are in the world, not to mention this year, the stars have appeared three times in the spring and autumn two hundred years, which time has the world been unified? ”

"Xunzi said that meteors and comets are natural phenomena of heaven and earth, why should you make a fuss?"

"The comet striking the sun is not a sin from the gods, but when the comet appears, there will be cold snow in the world. The cold is the main killing, all things are not born, and there will be more incidents if the people's food and clothing are not settled, and this matter can be saved! The king doesn't have to listen to those gossip, Qin Guoyingzheng has not yet been in power, how can he make a big move? ”

The ministers expressed their opinions noisily, and the king of Chu was upset when he listened.

The comet may not indicate the unification of the world, but it is an indisputable fact that only Qin is the strongest today. Zhou Wu fought against Yin, and that battle laid the foundation of Zhou Wu for 800 years. At this time, could it be that since the decline of Zhou Wu, the divided world is finally going to be reunified? Could it be the State of Qin?

The king of Chu couldn't help but be worried, as if he saw the army of tigers and wolves of the Qin State chasing the south and the north, and saw the temple of the Mi clan collapse, and the society was burned in the flames of war!

The shadow of the Qin State shrouded the Six Kingdoms, a cold wind blew, and the King of Chu seemed to feel a pair of invisible hands choking his neck, and suddenly it became pitch black in front of him, and with a dizziness in his mind, the King of Chu fell to the sky!

"King!"

"Oh no, the king has fainted! Please go back! ”

"Hurry up and ask the Imperial Doctor!"

The chamberlain was in a panic and carried the king of Chu to the palace.

After a while, Queen Li Huan rushed to the palace when she heard the news, and hurriedly asked before she could stand still: "Imperial Doctor's Order, how is the king?" ”

"Queen, the king should be caught in the cold. But there is a hidden illness in front of the king, and the minister is really unsure..."

The words of the imperial physician order became slower and slower, and he raised his head and secretly looked at the queen, for fear of encountering an unwarranted disaster! In his eyes, the queen's face was already frosty.

"Rubbish! What's the use of you if you can't even cure the wind and cold? Pull it out and cook! ”

A loud shout came, and the imperial physician couldn't help but shudder and said urgently: "Although the minister is not sure, but the minister recommends a person, that person's medical skills are ten times better than the minister, and he will be able to heal the king!" ”

"Oh~ who is it? Don't say it yet! ”

"This person is a traveling doctor, three generations of Bian Que's descendants, because of his temperament and his master named Poria cocos with medicinal properties. It's in the national capital right now! ”

As soon as Bian Que's name came out, it seemed to contain magic power, and the queen's face retreated slightly and looked at the waiter: "What are you doing with the pestle?" Why don't you go and ask for it? ”

"Yes!"

The chamberlain had just responded to the errand, and the Ling Yin Chun Shenjun next to the queen said: "The doctor is not a servant, and you can't be strong!" ”

The chamberlain secretly complained, but he didn't dare to refute Ling Yin's order, so he had to secretly pray that Poria would get acquainted.

"Queen Qi Ling Yin, Zuo disciple Li Yuan asks to see!"

While he was talking, someone came again, and Chun Shenjun groaned and said, "Pass!" ”

Zuo Situ Li Yuan is the elder brother of Queen Li Huan, and as a relative, he should be distinguished and extraordinary, but in the eyes of Chun Shenjun, he is just a dog, and he is an obedient dog! Li Yuan, as a doctor of Zuo's disciple, was deeply favored by the King of Chu, but every time the King of Chu explained something to him, he always asked Chun Shenjun for instructions as soon as possible. Such a person who understands the rules, Chun Shenjun looks very pleasing to the eye. The king of Chu fell ill, and it was not surprising that Li Yuan came to ask for instructions. When Li Yuan came in, Chun Shenjun asked knowingly, "Why did Zuo Tu come here at this time?" ”

Li Yuan did not have the consciousness of the left disciple at all, and knelt down in front of Chun Shenjun and kowtowed: "The minister heard that the king was infected with the disease, and Ling Yin has entered the palace, and the minister came to ask Lord Ling Yin what his instructions are?" ”

Chun Shenjun looked at Li Yuan's well-behaved appearance and smiled slightly: "The king is still in a coma, and the chamberlain has already gone to Poria for diagnosis and treatment, I'm worried that they won't be able to handle this errand, why don't you trouble Zuo Tu to take a trip?" ”

"No! Go now! ”

Queen Li Huan didn't think that Li Yuanlai was just to ask Chun Shenjun for advice, but it was just because Chun Shenjun was not easy to speak. As Li Yuan's sister, this point couldn't be clearer, seeing that Li Yuan was about to go out before he even had time to say a word, Li Huan heard the strings and knew Yayi, and hurriedly got up and said, "I'll send my brother!" ”

Chun Shenjun didn't speak, and nodded silently. It's too unkind if you don't allow this, if you want the dog to be obedient, you still have to give a bone, otherwise how could Chun Shenjun default to Li Yuan sitting in the position of the left disciple!

Li Huan's expectation was right, but Li Yuan really had something to ask.

The brother and sister walked out of the dormitory, Li Yuan looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, and asked in a low voice, "What happened to the king?" ”

Li Huan whispered: "The imperial doctor said that the king is now suffering from wind and cold, but he is not sure that he will be cured of a hidden disease in front of his body." ”

Li Yuan frowned and thought, and when he was about to walk to the Thorn Gate, he suddenly stopped and said meaningfully: "You said that if the king can't wake up, shouldn't the crown prince succeed to the throne?" ”

Countless question marks rose in Li Huan's mind and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Yuan said: "As long as the king lives, we have to have a few people a day, and only when Han'er succeeds to the throne, can you enjoy the glory like Mrs. Huayang!" What do you mean? ”

Li Huan's heart jumped suddenly, and he already understood what he meant. The king is only fifty-two years old, and he is not yet ready to die, and there is only one way to make him unable to wake up - kill him! However, this is too dangerous, Chun Shenjun is still in the palace, and the murder of King Chu will be noticed by Chun Shenjun if he is not careful, and he will inevitably end up with a dead body and annihilation. It was a matter of life and death, Li Huan asked with some hesitation: "What if I am discovered by Chun Shenjun?" ”

Li Yuanyin asked sympathetically: "What if the king is seriously ill and wakes up and explains the aftermath and lets you be buried with you?" Are you just lying in the coffin and enjoying the glory and wealth? The mother is more precious than the son, and if the prince does not succeed to the throne for a day, we will send someone under the fence for a day! Now or never! What are you waiting for? ”

Hearing the word funeral, Li Huan not only remembered the old things in the Chu Palace.

The king buried the slaves according to the rites, but there were also many cases in which the purpose was to kill the relatives who might control the government and clear the way for the new monarch to succeed to the throne and take charge of the government. There are even monarchs who will order the most powerful people to be buried just for the sake of serving under Jiuquan! Who else in the harem of the queen of Chu today is more powerful than herself, the queen?

According to common sense, King Chu Xiong Wan would not do this, but what if? The kings of the past dynasties accompanied the funeral hundreds of thousands, and there was only one life, where did Li Huan dare to gamble with his own life! What's more, Li Yuan's words are not unreasonable, as soon as he touched Li Huan's sore spot, a sense of crisis instantly rushed to Li Huan's brain.

It is better for the king of Chu to die than to die by himself, in front of Li Huan's heart, Li Huan gritted his teeth in his heart and said: "Everything depends on my brother!" ”

Seeing that his sister agreed, Li Yuan comforted: "Don't worry, it's not dangerous to be careful!" Chun Shenjun asked me to find Poria to come, isn't this an opportunity? Is there anyone in this world who is easier to do than a healer? You just have to listen to Poria Cocos. I'll call someone in power to contact you for anything else! ”

Li Huan nodded yes. As a brother and sister, Li Huan has witnessed his brother's success again and again, just like when Li Yuan Li Yuan wanted Li Huan to be the queen, although it was bumpy, it was finally realized! To this day, Li Huan has a kind of fan-like confidence in Li Yuan.