Although Xi Zhicai was treated by Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, he still failed to save his life and died five years after Liu Ze ascended the throne. ┡ New "Ω Pen" ┡ Fun Pavilion Ω.Liu Ze and his family personally mourned, Guo Jia read the eulogy, and Cai Yong made an epitaph. Liu Ze and Xi Zhicai have been friends for nearly 30 years, and they have never given up, dedicated to the public, and silently supported Liu Ze behind their backs. Liu Ze was grieved and dropped out for three days.

Xi Zhicai has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son is sixteen years old, inheriting his father's title, and the second son is named Marquis of Fanting. Xi Zhicai was honest all his life, and his family had no money to spare, so Liu Ze allocated 300,000 yuan from the treasury to treat the funeral.

After the death of Xi Zhicai, the position of the prime minister became vacant, Liu Ze was interested in Cao Cao, and Cao Cao excused himself and said: "It has been half a hundred in a certain year, and the head wind is often done." The prime minister has great responsibilities and is one of the hundred officials. It's hard to do this. ”

Liu Ze said: "Brother Meng De, is there a candidate?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Xun Wennuo is a humble gentleman, has the talent of the ovary, and is good at internal affairs, which is comparable to Xiao He. Yingchuan Xun family, poetry and book heirlooms, successive generations of famous ministers, private for the best choice. ”

Liu Ze said: "Good." Brother Meng De, the younger brother has a word to tell, I don't know if it's appropriate? ”

Cao Cao smiled: "You and I have been brothers for many years, and to put it bluntly." ”

Liu Ze said: "For Brother Meng De's head wind, I have discussed with Dr. Hua Shen many times, and I suspect that there is a foreign body in the skull, and it is difficult to cure it if this thing is not removed. It's just that the skull is very important, so you have to be careful. I once asked Dr. Hua if he had a craniotomy, how much would he treat me? Doctor Hua replied: Only seven points. Therefore, I thought about it for many days, lamenting the untimely death of Zhicai, and I had to say it to Brother Meng De. “

Cao Cao said: "Thank you for the emperor's kindness. Seven points of certainty has been great, the craniotomy has not been seen in ancient times, and a certain person is fortunate to be the first person. Please ask the emperor to inform Doctor Hua that Cao is willing to be the first person. ”

Liu Ze said: "Brother Meng De is really refreshing, and I have to inform my sister-in-law, several sons, and the Cao clan about this matter." I carefully considered it with Doctor Hua and Doctor Zhang to ensure that everything was perfect. ”

Cao Cao got up and bowed to Liu Zeshen, "Please, the emperor." ”

Liu Ze said: "Do your best for your brothers, and you should do it." ”

Hua Tuo heard that Cao Cao promised to open his craniotomy for treatment, found Liu Ze, and the two discussed the plan in detail. Liu Ze said: "Doctor Huashen, the structure of the skull is complex, I don't know where Mengde's lesions are, and the key point of craniotomy is at the selection of incisions, I don't know how you can judge?" ”

Hua Tuo said: "When Meng De's head was windy, the right side was in severe pain, I pricked the acupoint with a golden needle, and explored the qi, and I expected that the lesion must be on the right side. It's just that the depth of the lesion is difficult to judge, so we can only wait until after the craniotomy. ”

Liu Ze said: "The judgment of the divine doctor must be good. It's just that I am worried in my heart, Meng De is an important minister in the court, and if he is a little careless, he is ashamed of his family. ”

Hua Tuo said: "Your Majesty, it's better to let Zhong Jing also accompany you, if there is anything abnormal, someone can discuss." ”

"Okay, this matter has a doctor."

In Cao Cao's mansion, all the Cao clan and Xiahou people in the capital gathered together. When Liu Ze, Hua Tuo, and Zhang Ji came to the mansion, they were also shocked, hundreds of people, bustling and chaotic. Liu Ze came to Mrs. Bian, and Shi Li said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, I don't know if the family agrees to open Brother Meng De's skull?" ”

Mrs. Bian wiped away her tears and said sadly: "Meng De is stubborn, everyone disagrees, but he is stubborn,"

Liu Ze was stunned, his family disagreed, if there was a little mistake, he would be on his back, he glanced at Hua Tuo, and asked, "I don't know where Brother Meng De is?" ”

"In the back study, a few children are accompanied, persuading Meng De."

Liu Ze, Hua Tuo, and Zhang Ji came to the back study, and saw Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang, kneeling in front of Cao Cao, crying in a low voice. When Cao Cao saw Liu Ze and the others, he smiled and said, "For Cao, the labor emperor and the two miracle doctors are the masters." You bastards, you haven't seen the emperor and the two miracle doctors. ”

Cao Ang and the others hurriedly got up to salute. Liu Ze said: "Brother Meng De, since the family is not happy, why should you be stubborn? ”

Cao Cao said: "The disease is not on them, how can they know the pain when a certain wind is blowing?" I have made up my mind, and I need no more words. ”

Hua Tuo took out a pair of silk cloth from his side, hung it on the wall of the room, turned to the Cao brothers and said, "Trouble all the sons, call a few close relatives to come over." ”

In an instant, forty or fifty people came, but fortunately, Cao Cao's study was large enough that so many people did not seem crowded.

Hua Tuo smiled and said: "Since the emperor informed Meng De that he agreed to the craniotomy, I have discussed with the emperor and Zhongjing for five days and nights to formulate a set of practical plans. You see, this is the skull. After the three of us discussed, it was preliminarily determined that the lesion of Mengde's skull was on the right side, but the depth could not be determined. According to the symptoms of Meng De's head wind, the lesion is in the anterior position of the skull, and this is it," Hua Tuo pointed to the front of the anatomy with a short stick, and continued: "The plan we discussed is like this. Cut through the skin to expose the skull, then use a hacksaw to remove the skull, which is about the size of a child's palm, and the brain tissue inside is exposed. Hehe, brain tissue, I went to school with the emperor. The lesion is different from normal brain tissue, and if the lesion is on the surface, it can be seen at a glance; If the brain tissue is divided into several lobes, the internal tissues are connected, and the brain lobes can be opened to see the inside. When the lesion is found, the old man will say a crazy thing that the lesion will be completely cut off without harming the normal tissues. The lesion is removed, the blood vessels are sutured, and then the cut skull is put on top again, and the scalp is restored to its original appearance, and the scalp is finely sutured. If it goes well, Meng De will only be three months, and he will definitely recover as before, and he will have a chronic head and will go away. “

After Hua Tuo finished speaking, the room was stunned, take off the skull and put it back on, is this person still alive? For the understanding of people at that time, I didn't think that brain tissue was important, but that the skull was important.

Liu Ze said: "Hua Shen Doctor is equipped with hemp boiling powder, after drinking, the whole body is sore, numb and weak, I don't know the pain, and I fall asleep. Therefore, there is no pain for the patient during the craniotomy. ”

Rao is Cao Cao's hero for half his life, and when Hua Tuo said it, he was also frightened and sweaty.

Cao Ang, as the boss, asked in a snort: "Dare to ask Doctor Hua, how sure is the craniotomy?" ”

Hua Tuo said: "It turned out that there were seven points of certainty, but these days, we have consulted each other and have eight points of certainty." ”

Mrs. Bian and Boss Cao were deeply in love, and asked tremblingly, "Can't you be very sure?" ”

Liu Ze said: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, everyone, the doctor has said the best to deal with such a difficult disease, because the structure of the human body is too complex, and unexpected things may happen at any time. ”

Cao Cao calmed down for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I have been plagued by the head wind for many years, and every time I do it, I hate to die. God-given opportunity, it is rare for the two great doctors of my dynasty to gather in Beijing, and the emperor is a master of the apricot forest. Zilian was seriously injured, the military doctor restrained his hands, and it only took two months for the emperor to recover Zilian. There are three miracle doctors here, what are you worried about? ”

When the Cao clan saw Cao Cao's resoluteness, they were silent. Cao Cao's cheerful personality came to him again, laughed, and said: "At home today, a certain trust is loud, call Brother Rundong, you and the two miracle doctors, just let it go." If God doesn't want to keep me as a person, these children will be entrusted to my brother. ”

Liu Ze said: "How can a big man be separated from Brother Meng De? Relax, you and my brother will come to a long time. ”

Cao Jiao laughed loudly, "To be able to be brothers with Rundong is not in vain in this life." What do you need to do for your brother? Despite the opening. ”

Liu Ze said: "Prepare a clean room, ten catties of old vinegar is enough." ”

Cao Cao said to Cao Ang, "Go and prepare." ”

In order to open Cao Cao's craniotomy, Liu Ze made careful preparations, and the coats of the three people were all made according to the standards of surgical gowns in later generations, and after wearing them, only a pair of eyes remained. There were no rubber gloves, so Liu Ze asked Cai Wenji to sew cloth gloves carefully.

The clean room was ready, ten catties of old vinegar were boiled dry in the room, and then the window was opened for ventilation, and when there was no big vinegar smell in the room, Cao Cao, who had been asleep, was lifted to the operating table that had been prepared.

Hua Tuo opened the operating box, took out the tools, soaked them in high wine, and after taking them out, they were cauterized in the flame of soju one by one. Zhang Ji had already shaved Cao Cao's head. The three of them made eye contact, and Hua Tuo gestured on Cao Cao's head, and the sharp scalpel cut the scalp.

Liu Ze, a small village doctor, had only seen a craniotomy when he was observing, and it was impossible to do it himself, so he had to act as Hua Tuo's assistant, while Zhang Ji always paid attention to Cao Cao's vital signs.

Sawed open the skull, the brain tissue trembled slightly, Hua Tuo and Liu Ze watched carefully, there was no abnormality, Liu Ze sighed in his heart, if the lesion is included, I don't know how many times the difficulty of the operation increases? Hua Tuo gently lifted the lobe of his brain, and a pink tumor appeared in front of him. Hua Tuo breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Liu Ze to stabilize the open lobe, and Liu Ze hurriedly complied.

Hua Tuo's forehead continued to sweat, Zhang Ji took the sterilized silk cloth and kept wiping it. Liu Ze finally saw the power of the ancestor of Chinese medicine surgery, only to see Hua Tuo's hands are light, the knife is like the wind, cutting little by little on the edge of the tumor, and in less than half an hour, a complete tumor appeared in Hua Tuo's palm. The blood vessels that supply nutrients to the tumor rupture, and blood flows out, filling the cavity after the tumor is removed.

Hua Tuo put down the tumor, dipped the blood with a cotton cloth, found the blood vessels, clamped them with clips, and sutured them one by one. It's hard for Hua Tuo to be more than eighty people, and his eyes are still so good. Liu Ze secretly thought that if in the future life, with a slight poke with an electric knife, the blood vessels would be automatically blocked, science and technology, it is really impossible to do it now.

The blood vessels were sutured, and after observing for a moment, no more blood flowed out, and after dealing with it, Liu Ze finally let go. Hua Tuo put the removed bone on it, the gap of the drainage strip had already been dealt with, and the scalp on the side was lifted, Hua Tuo's physical strength was overdrawn, Liu Ze hurriedly took it over and sutured the scalp.

Three hours have passed since the three of them finished their work, and in modern times, it is six hours. Fortunately, Cao Cao has been breathing steadily, and nothing has gone wrong. Opening the door, Liu Ze helped Hua Tuo and hurriedly asked Cao Ang to find a place for Hua Tuo to rest.

The Cao family was about to run into the house, and Liu Ze said: "Only my sister-in-law and a few sons will go in, and the rest will see it another day." ”

Cao Cao had a good night's sleep, and when he woke up at night, when he saw Cao Cao open his eyes, Mrs. Bian, Cao Ang and others cried with joy.