In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the fifteenth day of the first month, in the afternoon.

On the official road in the south of Wuzhou City, the luxury carriage is slowly moving, and the black-clothed bodyguards are guarding the front and back. Xiucai, the general manager of Shengshi Security, made a cameo appearance as a horseman wielding a horsewhip, his expression was like a smile, and his face was slightly embarrassed. The two ancestors in the car, they didn't stop when they got in the car, are they so addicted, aren't they afraid of biting their mouths? When I get home, I'll try it with Xiuniang!

In the carriage, Wu Kang gasped and bowed to the wind. Cui Xiaoqing's face flushed, as if she had thought of something, staring at his injured shoulder, and actually sneered. Wu Kang's face darkened, gritted his teeth and complained: "Eh, Cui Xiaoqing, you have no heart and no lungs, I am injured like this, and you can still laugh?" ”

"What are you talking about, it's hurt in your body, it hurts in my heart", Jiuniang rolled her eyes and said mysteriously: "Erlang, I suddenly thought that Lu was seriously injured in the army, which is a great joy for us." If it works well, it can be promoted again. ”

Wu Kang was directly stunned, without taking it like this, pouting and saying depressedly: "The most poisonous woman's heart, the ancients did not deceive me." Lao Lu's life and death are uncertain, or the gun that blocked me, don't gloat! Besides, whether he was seriously injured or not has anything to do with my promotion? ”

"Of course there is", Jiu Niang was full of interest and analyzed popular science for him: "If a local official wants to be promoted, especially a local official, as long as he gets two letters of recommendation, the court will basically push the boat." the first, of the highest local governor; The second copy is that of the former official. ”

I understand what she means, coveting the record and participating in the military, not to mention that it is really possible. Lao Lu was assassinated at that time, and he was directly unconscious, and the feather arrow entered his heart at least two inches. pierced the heart and died in the line of duty; If the piercing is not broken, he is nearly sixty years old, and he has to lose half his life, and he will not be able to continue to serve.

Seeing that he was thoughtful, Jiu Niang struck while the iron was hot: "Yes, yes's recommendation letter, there must be no problem, if he doesn't give it, I will trouble him every day." It is difficult for Lu to join the army, he is from the Fanyang Lu family, and Ye Ye is worried about the relationship between the two families, so he will not come forward to help. ”

Wu Kang pondered for a moment and said, "I have a great friendship with Lao Lu, and Lu San is a fox friend and a dog. Our family has all kinds of transactions, Lu San has shares, and his family has made a fortune with me for most of the past half a year. Xiaoqing, with these two relationships, it's not difficult to make a recommendation, right? ”

"You know what?" , Jiu Niang nodded at his head, hating iron and steel: "You don't know the virtues of the family, all of them are insatiable, the favor was before, and now if you want to give up the letter of recommendation, you have to give up the benefits." I had to think about what would move him. ”

Jiuniang pondered, couldn't help shaking her head, and Wu Kang couldn't help but be happy. The duties of the military staff are recorded and explained by the official: assign officials to work, and inspect the documents and books handled by Liucao; review of case files, excerpts from cataloguing; Corrections to the irregularities and mistakes in the clerks' documents.

It sounds like no real power, but in fact, the power is greater than the sky, and he deserves to be the second-in-command. It was Liu Cao's top boss who joined the army, responsible for supervising, protecting, and impeaching them. Which one joins the army and makes a mistake, take a small notebook and write it down, and which one joins the army and offends me, and the small notebook forcibly writes it down, and then reports it to the history of assassination and the central government.

There is also the year-end performance appraisal, your test scores, whether they are superior or inferior, I say. The upper class is promoted to make a fortune, and the lower class goes home to raise pigs, in a word: if you say you can do it, you can do it, and if you can't do it; If you say no, you can't, and you can't do it.

The local administrative organs of the Tang Dynasty, the officials who can reach the heavens, only the assassin history and the records participate in the military. If you can have a direct dialogue with the central government, who dares to offend easily? However, in fact, no one who participated in the military would be stupid enough to go directly to the book. What is the number one taboo in officialdom? Skip the level and report! It is generally written in the history of thorns, and by the way, it is signed with its name.

Wuzhou is Zhongzhou, it is on the eighth grade, one level higher than the six Cao joined the army. As the saying goes, too many people are exhausted with their life's energy, and they don't have enough experience for promotion. Wu Kang was a little lacking in confidence, and said: "I'm only eighteen this year, and I will join the military as a record, will I..."

Cui Xiaoqing covered his mouth and grinned: "Gan Luo Twelve Ministers, he can do it, how can Erlang not?" In the eyes of others, Erlang is both civil and military, and he is the best man in the world. ”

"Come on, don't tease me", Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, and said depressedly: "It's all men who flirt with women, how come to our house, the world has changed?" Age and qualifications have a huge impact on careers. As the saying goes, if you don't have hair on your mouth, you don't work hard. Before the age of thirty, it is impossible to be above the fifth grade, unless..."

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to keep it secret for the time being: use the blood of Chen Shuozhen's rebels, dye his official robes red, and plan to ascend the throne of Wuzhou's assassination. It's better to wait for the marriage and explain the soul after a thousand years, and it is good to be honest with each other between husband and wife.

Jiuniang didn't care either, and continued to think about what benefits to get in exchange for Lu's recommendation to join the army. At this time, the carriage stopped on the side of the road, and Xiucai reported softly: "Wu Shuai, there is a dung truck on the road, blocking the way, and after being investigated by his subordinates, there is no abnormality." ”

Wu Kang lifted the window, stretched out his head to look ahead, and the high-sided, high-edged, high-edged dung truck was lying in the middle of the road, seeing that the axle was crushed. An old man and two young men squatted on the side of the road with sad faces, and couldn't help sighing.

Wu Kang jumped out of the car, hugged Jiuniang, walked over and saluted with a fist, put on a smiling face and said, "The old man is polite, the car is broken?" You are carrying too much, one car to two cars, the axle will definitely not be able to stand it. What is your urgency, why are you pretending so much? ”

"Lang Jun doesn't know", the old man and his son got up and returned the salute, sighing: "The manure of the Wushen Army Fertilizer Factory, regardless of whether it is sold by catties or cars, it is 35 wen for a car. It's all blamed on the old and confused, listening to the bad idea of the second son, adding the car to the high side, greedy for small and cheap and suffering a big loss. ”

Jiuniang was sneered, and Wukang was also angry, and at the beginning, he renovated the environment in Wuzhou, built public toilets, recruited sanitation workers, poured toilets from door to door, and sent manure to the Chengnan fertilizer factory. After more than half a year, I actually saved a hill. It coincides with the spring ploughing festival, and the accumulated manure is processed, and each car is collected for 30 wen and sold for 35 wen.

Raising his eyes and looking into the distance, there was no car shadow, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost, and asked the old man: "There are not many people who buy dung, there is not a single car, how much dung is there in the factory?" Oh yes, did the old man buy it directly, or settle the account after the autumn? ”

"Buy it directly, and spend more money after the autumn", the old man was shrewd and said slyly: "The dung factory has been bought out long ago, and I booked it in advance." Originally, I was looking for the village to be a guarantee, and I bought it directly after the autumn, but yesterday Sanniang came back to save my relatives and paid me two hundred yuan, so I bought it directly. Wu Gong was righteous, not only did not care about the high side of the car, but also returned the contract. ”

Hearing the old man's praise, Jiu Niang smiled: "What the old man said is right, looking at the officialdom of Wuzhou, except for the assassin Shi Cui Gong, Wu Senjun is the best official." ”

The old man nodded again and again, Wu Kang was in a good mood, and the fertilizer factory was doing a prosperous business, which was gratifying. Look at the luxury carriage, which is similar to the dung cart, and decide to do it again. Let Xiucai untie the horse, and all the bodyguards will work together to take the carriage wheel and replace it with the dung cart.

The father and son thanked each other again and again and kept bowing. Xiucai arranged work, the two went back to the company to lead the horse, the two guarded the carriage, and the rest went home with the old man. Wu Kang was worried about Lao Lu, turned over on his horse, pulled Jiuniang up, and rode back to the city together.

Seeing that the farmers along the way were busy, with a smile on the corner of their mouths, the routine of farming life in later generations was the same. Drive the ox cart to pull the manure to the field, unload a pile not far away, and when ploughing, sprinkle the manure with a latte fork, sprinkle fertilizer on the face plate, change the rake cart after plowing, and then set the columbone to sow seeds. Datang has no chemical fertilizer, and the process is much the same.

Getting closer and closer to the city gate, the pedestrians were getting bigger and bigger, and Wu Kang decisively dismounted. This is the sullen custom of the Tang Dynasty, women secretly look for lovers, and no one says anything. But in public, you must maintain the image of a lady, and you can't hold small hands, it will cause criticism.

Back to Jinhua Avenue, I first sent Xiaoqing home to change into men's clothes, passed by the door of Lao Lu's house, and found that several cars were parked. I had a bad premonition, so I subconsciously quickened my pace, went to the Thorn Shi Mansion to hug Xiaoqing and dismounted, and waited at the gate.

In less than a quarter of an hour, she arrived in a Confucian robe, and the two hurried to Lufu. The concierge servant reported that Lu San greeted him personally and came directly to the backyard. Medical Doctor Hua Rong, Wu Kai and his son, all had sad faces, Wu Kang's heart sank, and he asked in a low voice: "What is the situation of Lu Gong, is the wound deep, is it washed with alcohol, is there a risk of life?" ”

Hua Rong was stunned for a moment, and replied: "After returning to join the army, I have cleaned it, and the arrow has also been taken out, and it is more than two inches into the body." But it was a dirty arrow, and the lower officer was worried that the wound would fester, and Lu was afraid that he would join the army... Everything points to disaster! ”

Dirty arrows? Wu Kang's brows furrowed into a pimple, and he quickly understood. The so-called dirty arrow is to dig a pit and pour dung water, then put the animal carcass, and after the carcass is decomposed, soak the arrows in it for about ten days. During this time, a large number of bacteria enter the wound, resulting in inflammation and suppuration.

In this era, if you are shot by such an arrow, you can wait for death. gradually stretched his eyebrows, looked at Wu Kai's father and son, and shook his head and sighed. Xiaoqing pulled his sleeve and reminded him in a low voice: "Let's go see Uncle Lu first, yes, they are all here, don't lose your manners." ”

Wu Kang hummed, followed behind Lu San, and walked into the main room. All the heads are there, all with sad faces, and there are middle-aged women sitting on the main seat, silently shedding tears, and a cardamom girl is waiting from the side. Cui Yixuan sat down with him, his face cloudy.

Lao Cui glanced at Wukang and coughed dryly twice to make an introduction. The woman is the wife of the old Lu Fa, born in the Taiyuan Wang family, and Lu San's biological mother. The little lady next to her is Lu San's sixth sister, and she is also the sixth lady on Lao Lu's lips, she is indeed graceful and dignified, and everyone is beautiful. As for Lu San's other brothers, they are not in Wuzhou.

After the two sides met the courtesy, Cui Yixuan stood up, looked around at the officials and said, "Everyone go back, don't delay official business, there is an old man and change to take care of it." San Lang, send the guests away, and then call Dr. Hua and Wu Kai father and son in. Change, go see your Uncle Lu. ”

Colleagues got up one after another, said goodbye to the master's house, and Lu San sent them out. The six ladies came over, bowed gently, and took Wu Kang to the east bedroom. Before he walked to the door, he felt a pain in his waist, Cui Xiaoqing seemed to be angry, Wu Kang was inexplicable, what kind of nerves did he have?

The bedroom was lit with charcoal, there was a strong smell of alcohol, and the wound had been treated with alcohol, so I was a little relieved at the moment. Lao Lu lay on the bed with his bare arms, wrapped in white bandages, and there were blood stains an inch long. The situation is not optimistic, he is still unconscious, and his face is quite ugly.

Wu Kang is not a taste, after all, he blocked the gun for himself, slowly came to the bed, looked at his pale face as paper, and sighed lightly for a long time. Reaching out to cover the quilt, I touched something soft, it was a green onion and white soft wattle.

This is embarrassing, seeing that the sixth lady is red-faced, and just wants to apologize, Cui Xiaoqing is furious again and stomps on his toes. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, invisibly rescued him, the maidservant came to report, and Lao Cui asked him to go to the main hall.

Timely rain, this is, hurry up and trot out, in addition to the Lu family in the main hall, there are only Huarong and Wu Kai father and son. Lao Cui's expression was serious, and he directly ordered: "No matter what you think, you must ensure that Yuanla is safe and sound, otherwise..."

The implication is self-evident, Wu Kai's father and son knelt down directly, Hua Rong's face was bitter into pig liver, and he said cowardly for a long time: "Cui Gong Rongyu, it's not that the lower officials shirk it, they were shot by dirty arrows, even if they are too doctors in the hospital, they are helpless." The officials are shallow in their studies, and they also ask Cui Gong to punish them. ”

Lu's mother cried again when she heard this, Lu San was sad, and the sixth lady had red eyes. Lao Cui stared at him angrily, Wu Kai just wanted to round the field, but was glared back by the eye knife. To curb wound infection, the best is penicillin, but Datang has no way to sell it. Hua Rong is right, don't talk about the imperial doctor, Hua Tuo is alive.

Lao Cui turned on the troll mode and lowered his voice to spray Wukang: "What limelight are you at the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, it's obvious to you, right?" It's not that you are blindly showing, Huaiyuan will not go over to talk, and he will not suffer from unwarranted disasters. This matter is because of you, take responsibility, if it can't be solved, the old man will take off your hat. ”

Come to this set again, you can't take off your hat at every turn, you can't change the rhetoric? Wu Kang was very helpless, and said in his heart that Lao Lu blocked the gun for me, and I had the responsibility to do it, and I must rack my brains to find a way. However, there was nothing to be done, and Penicillium could not be found at all...

Suddenly, the brain was clear, and it looked like penicillin, which was extracted from Penicillium, which is very common. Thinking of this, he raised his head sharply and frightened everyone, Lu San was overjoyed when he saw the familiar eyes, grabbed his wrist and said eagerly: "Erlang has a way?" Every time this look is made, it means that there is a way, you say it quickly! ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves and instantly becomes the focus. Lu Mu's eyes were attentive, the three Lang were incredulous, and Lao Cui's face sank like water. The sixth lady wrung her hands nervously, her watery eyes full of pleading. Jiuniang leaned towards him, staring at Liuniangzi vigilantly, as if she was protecting a hen.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Kang spoke: "In Hua Tuo's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever", there is such a story: tailors who make clothes are often cut by knives, and the wounds may suppurate and fester, resulting in the loss of life, which is caused by bacterial infection. ”

"Later they found that the green hairs that grew on the paste did not become infected and suppurated when they were applied to the wounds. Green hairs are called penicillium, and they have penicillin in them, which kills bacteria. Without bacteria, the wound will not be infected", after saying it in one breath, seeing everyone's strange faces, I couldn't help scratching my head, could it be wrong?

Lao Cui's face turned black into the bottom of the pot, and he took two steps to get closer, and raised his slap to be beaten. Frightened, he shrunk his neck and raised his arms to protect his head. The slap didn't fall, Lao Cui blew his beard and glared, and his voice was almost low: "If you don't learn something, it's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", not "Treatise on Typhoid Fever", not Hua Tuo, it's written by Zhang Zhongjing!" ”

This is embarrassing, Wu Kang's old face turned red and smiled. At this time, Lao Wukai exclaimed, bowed down and saluted: "Cui Gong forgives the sin, "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" is indeed recorded. When the slave was in Kuizhou, the local tailor also treated the wound in this way, and it was indeed rare for the suppuration to occur. It's just, it's just..."

"Just what? You said it", Lu San was impatient, gritted his teeth and asked, his facial features were extremely hideous. Wu Kai was bold, frightened and speechless, Wu Yuan fell to his knees and begged bitterly: "Lang Jun is angry, Ye Ye is old, please forgive Lang Jun." ”

Lu San realized that it was a bit too much, after all, he was not his own slave, let go of Wu Kai and looked at Wu Kang, and said apologetically: "The foolish brother is worried about yes, and he is impulsive and out of shape, and he still hopes that Erlang will take care of it." ”

Slaves and maids have no human rights, Wu Kang smiled and shook his head, and glanced at Wu Kai.

Lao Langzhong calmed down and said timidly: "My Langjun is right, green hair can prevent suppuration. It's just that there is an accident, the slave has practiced medicine in Kuizhou for decades and has encountered it four times. A tailor smeared with penicillium, and within two hours, he suddenly had convulsions, foaming at the mouth, his face was pale, and all the feces and urine were out, and he soon died. ”

The scene was silent again, and everyone's faces were different. Wu Kang shook his head helplessly, this is penicillin allergy, if in the future, you can use a syringe to do a subcutaneous test. Sister Gu, the village doctor, said that every time before penicillin infusion, a test must be done. Even if you finish the infusion in the morning, you have to do a test in the afternoon, and the allergy will kill you!

Everyone's eyes focused again, Wu Kang smiled bitterly, and said truthfully: "This symptom is penicillin anaphylactic shock, which will kill people." However, the probability of allergies is low, and the probability is approximately... Ten out of 10,000 people have allergies. Whether Uncle Lu is allergic or not, I can't test it, so I can only pray for God's blessing. Aunt Lu and San Lang, you have your own ideas. ”

The situation is very clear, if you don't want Penicillium, Lao Lu will definitely die; With Penicillium, there is a high probability of survival. However, as a person concerned, he must hope for a better way.

After being silent for half a quarter of an hour, Lu Mu finally spoke: "The slave is just a woman's family, what do you have any idea?" Saburo, your brother is not here, you decide. ”

Lu San was very entangled, didn't speak for a long time, and finally looked at Cui Yixuan, with a pleading look on his face. Lao Cui sighed and said lightly: "In this case, the old man is more than necessary." If you don't try, Huaiyuan will die. I just said that there are only ten people in Wanzhong who are allergic, if Huaiyuan... Blame him for his bad life! ”

Speaking of this, Lu San hesitated, after all, he was his father, and he couldn't be cautious.

It's not a way to go on like this, life and death are fate, dead horses are live horse doctors, what are you tangled in? He coughed dryly twice and reminded Lu San: "Take an idea as soon as possible, the longer you delay, the deeper the bacterial infection, and the worse the effect of Penicillium." When it really reaches suppuration, it is Da Luo Jin Xian, and there is still no way to return to the sky. ”

Lu San looked at Wu Kang and pleaded for a long time: "Just now Wu Langzhong said that if you are allergic, you will have lesions within two hours. Erlang knows that he is allergic to penicillin, so he must have a way to deal with it, so Brother Fool begs you to stay and help, okay? ”

Wu Kang felt helpless, how do I know about allergy first aid? However, Lao Lu blocked the gun for himself, and he had to stay and take care of it. Thinking of this, he agreed hard, and he should comfort the Lu family.

The Lu family was grateful, and Lu San immediately ordered his subordinates to search for tailors all over the city and scrape the penicillium...