Chapter 284: The Beginning and the End

As the saying goes: "The name of a man is the shadow of a tree." ”

Although Guo Bin has only been in the Central Plains for a year, the piles and pieces that Fang just said are all major events that can be recorded in history, how can he not make people with dreams and unique skills excited? 700 horsemen broke into the 200,000 Yellow Turban joint venture at night, which is extremely loyal and brave; In the court of the Huns, he dared to attack the Qiang envoy team, and it really succeeded, which was the allusion of Ban Dingyuan's "not entering the tiger's den, but getting the tiger" to reappear in the world; In the three cities outside the Saiwai, dare to face the Xianbei Dashan Yu and Lian army, and can win the battle, but also will and the Lian array beheaded, this is a foreign land, raising the prestige of our country.

Since ancient times, the major affairs of the country have been in worship and worship. In all dynasties, military merit has always been the heaviest achievement, so in peacetime, the promotion of soldiers is very slow, which is also the reason.

Take the Han Dynasty as an example, the military attache at this time was divided into three levels: general, lieutenant general, and lieutenant, of which the general was the highest, the lieutenant general was second, and the lieutenant was the lowest. Because generals are not often placed, and they are only called generals who command troops when there is a war, the highest official position that ordinary military attaches can obtain in peacetime is Zhonglang General, and those who directly control the army are often captains.

The school is a unit of military establishment, and the lieutenant means an officer, and the so-called county lieutenant, county lieutenant, and cavalry lieutenant all have this meaning. This kind of officer, who directly controls the army and manages the army's training, warfare, and other matters, is placed above the commander of 10 or 100 people. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and even for a period of time after, the lieutenant was always a military commander with great power and high status.

People who are familiar with the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty should be very familiar with the so-called Eighth Captain of the West Garden. At that time, the eight captains of the West Garden were Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Bao Hong, Cao Cao, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mou, and Chun Yuqiong. Needless to say, Jian Shuo served as a lieutenant as a eunuch, which was really highly valued by Liu Hongxin, the son of heaven. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are well-known to the world, and there must be no need to say more. Chun Yuqiong later followed Yuan Shao, and was defeated and captured because he lost the grain and grass of Wuchao during the Battle of Guandu, and was later beheaded by Cao Cao. Bao Hong once accompanied Zhang Wen to fight against the rebels in Liangzhou, and it is impossible to verify whether he was related to Bao Xin, the later minister of Jibei. Zhao Rong and Xia Mu are not recorded much in history, while Feng Fang was the son-in-law of the great eunuch Cao Jie, and later served as the great Si Nong.

Regardless of the unknown records in history, Jian Shuo is a close confidant of the Son of Heaven and a helper placed by the Son of Heaven in the army to control the army; Yuan Shao is the rising star of the Yuan family in Runan, and one of the heirs of the Yuan family; Cao Cao's grandfather was the great eunuch Cao Teng, and his father Cao Song was a former official to the Tai Lieutenant; Feng Fang is the son-in-law of the great eunuch Cao Jie. Judging from these four people alone, they are all people with very good backgrounds, either cronies of the Son of Heaven, or heirs of wealthy families.

Therefore, until 188 AD, the school captain, especially the school captain in Luoyang, the capital division, was still a good background with a very high status and needed to go through the back door and pull relationships. At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, senior officers like Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun who commanded the army all the way were just lieutenant generals, not even generals. This is not because the Han court is stingy, but the actual political needs, the so-called high merit shocks the master, the official position given is high, the Son of Heaven will feel uncomfortable, and it is not a good thing for individuals, and today's Huangfu Song is a living example.

In the Three Kingdoms period in history, because of the frequent wars, there were more and more people with military merits. In order to reward the merits and win the hearts of the people, the superior people made many people with military merits as generals, what four generals (that is, the generals of the east, the west, the south, the north, the same below), the four war generals, the four town generals, the four peace generals, the four peace generals, the four ping generals, a lot of them. In addition, there are various miscellaneous generals, such as Yingyang, Hulie, Xuanwei, Zhichong, Lingjiang, Zhaolie and other generals, which will not be listed here. In addition, in order to commend the status of some people who are too bullish, and the extreme trust of the superiors, Wu Guo actually set up a so-called "Great General" above the general, which is really a small name of the great general that can't hide his royal spirit!

And this kind of chaos of the generals shows a trend of becoming more and more crazy in the later stages. Take Shu as an example, Liao Hua, who was the master of Guan Yu and often did the vanguard, was the general of the right chariot cavalry, the fake festival, the history of the state assassination, and the marquis of the township. As one of the five tiger generals, Zhao Yun was only a general of the town army until his death, and the Marquis of Shunping was still posthumous.

This situation has been the case in all dynasties, so there will be Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty's sigh for Li Guang: "If Lingzi is Emperor Gao, how can the Marquis of Wanhu be enough!" ”

Guo Bin was able to make such a special feat in an era when the world was still peaceful, and he would naturally be respected by the "three young people" who were "talented, idealistic, and ambitious" in the world, and it was not surprising that he could have such a wide reputation in the Central Plains.

However, Guo Bin did not have the slightest consciousness as a celebrity, he pulled Huang Zhong and said: "Your Excellency is loyal to Min Yongwu, I admire it very much, can you enjoy your face and drink a cup together?" ”

When Huang Zhong heard this, his face flushed with joy, but then he thought of his son, so he took a step back and said: "Guo Yuanjun warmly invited, it was originally Huang's creation, but the little dog was seriously ill and couldn't leave it for a while, but he wanted to live up to the good intentions of the envoy." ”

After listening to what Huang Zhong said, Guo Bin also came back to his senses, and the excitement of meeting Huang Zhong immediately cooled down. He shook Huang Zhong back and said, "What kind of illness did Ling Lang get?" Can you take a look? ”

Seeing that he was quite hesitant, Guo Bin pointed at Dong Xing'er and continued: "This girl is the beloved daughter of the predecessor of the Xinglin Holy Hand Dong, and the superior medical skills inherited from the family are not as good as the predecessors of Dong himself, but they are much stronger than the quacks in the mountains and fields. ”

Hearing Dong Feng's name, Huang Zhong's eyes lit up, and before Guo Bin finished speaking, he was about to rush forward, but after thinking about it, he took a step back, bowed down and saluted: "Please Miss Dong to see the illness for the puppy, Huang Mou's body is broken, and the ring is knotted, and he will repay the girl's great kindness!" ”

In front of this good man Guo Bin's newly acquainted with, Dong Xing'er was also generous, hugged her fist with the style of a Jianghu person, and said: "Since Brother Bin said it, the little girl should try her best, but whether she succeeds or not..."

Huang Zhong hurriedly said: "Girl, please be bold in treatment, success or failure is all in the will of God!" ”

He is also half a Jianghu person, although he has a bit of a way in the official face, but after all, he still takes this sick son everywhere to seek medical advice at most times of the year. The old Huang family has been passed down for several generations, and there is only one son in this generation, if he really dies, then it will really be the last one. There are three so-called unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater. Huang Zhong didn't care about his own future, and took his son around to see the disease so painstakingly, wasn't it to leave some blood for the Huang family? Otherwise, what's the use of being a general?

For the name of Dong Feng, the holy hand of Xinglin, Huang Zhong, who has been in the rivers and lakes all the year round, has naturally heard of it, although he has also heard about it in Lushan in recent years, but Lushan is so big, where is the place where the immortals live in seclusion? He went several times to no avail. Who wanted to step on the iron shoes and had nowhere to go, and it didn't take any effort to get there, but he met Dong Feng's descendants here?

Since Huang Zhong said so, Dong Xing'er turned her head to look at Guo Bin, and when she got his affirmative look, she also nodded, and followed Huang Zhong to the firewood room.

Everyone wanted to follow, but they saw Guo Bin stretching out his hand to stop him and said, "The patient needs to rest, and besides, he must also prevent his illness, right?" Let's all go back. Then he turned his head to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said, "Yun Chang and Yide, you two will take Brother Liu to rest first, and when Xing'er is cured, I will go back." ”

Guan Zhang and the others took the order and took Liu Pi and Huang Shao to the stone house in the center of the village.

When Guo Bin entered the firewood room, he saw that Dong Xing'er had already started to ask for a doctor.

I only heard Huang Zhong say with a heavy face: "The dog's single name is a narrative, and my Huang family has been passed down for several generations, and the family's expectations are pinned on him." When I was very young, I was infected with wind and cold, or the root of the disease that fell from it, I have always been frail and sickly, and I have been taking medicine every day, but it still does not improve. ”

Seeing Dong Xing'er and Guo Bin listening carefully, Huang Zhong sighed and continued: "Since the Dragon Boat Festival this year, malaria has been rampant, south of the Huai River, the population has withered, and there is not one in a hundred. I heard that Dong seniors were treated in Lushan, and they went to visit many times, but Lushan is so big that it is difficult to find immortals. About a year ago, I heard that Mr. Dong's predecessors treated people without taking a penny, as long as those who had recovered from serious illnesses planted five apricots in the mountains, and those who had recovered from minor illnesses planted one apricot. When the apricots are ripe in spring, those who need apricots can exchange them with millet by themselves. Then the grain of the proceeds was given to the poor and provided for the travelers. This style made Huang admired, but he also got clues. ”

Guo Bin and Dong Xing'er listened attentively, only to hear Huang Zhong continue: "Therefore, Huang settled his son in the farmer's house at the foot of the mountain, and went up the mountain alone to find the residence of Dong's predecessors. I only went to places with many apricot trees every day, and finally the emperor lived up to his painstaking efforts and let Huang find Dong's predecessor Xianju. When Huang went, it was when the apricot blossoms bloomed in spring, the valley was full of apricot trees, when the apricot blossoms were blooming, the eyes were all white and pink apricot blossoms, the bees were buzzing, the apricot blossoms were fragrant, it was really a fairy cave. Huang also saw a few thatched houses in it, and he was sure that this seemed to be the residence of Dong's predecessors. ”

Dong Xing'er hurriedly said: "Daddy can be in the valley?" ”

Huang Zhong said: "I have visited several times in the next year, but I have not seen the traces of Dong's predecessors. ”

Dong Xing'er sighed leisurely, and when Guo Bin saw this, he explained to Huang Zhong: "Senior Dong left that valley a long time ago and never returned. Xing'er was worried about him, and since the year before last, he went north to find his father's whereabouts, and Han Sheng went to the capital many times and returned, thinking that it was because Dong had never returned to the valley. I don't know what kind of illness Ling Lang is suffering from now? ”

Only then did Huang Zhong say with difficulty: "This time we went south, just in time for the miasma in the south of the Yangtze River, and we didn't find Dong's predecessors, so we had to return north." Since crossing the river, Xu'er has been exhausted, anorexic, chills, and headaches. After the river, the body began to heat up, often vomited, what to eat and vomit, so we borrowed a firewood house here to live temporarily. In the middle of last night, Xu'er's body was frighteningly hot, screaming for a headache, and vomiting and diarrhea. Although Huang has read many medical books over the years, he knows that most of them are suffering from malaria again, but he has no cure, only knows to take tangerine peel and decoction it in water. But the diarrhea stopped, but the vomiting couldn't be suppressed, and I kept wiping my body with wet wipes, but my body was still hot. ”

Dong Xing'er looked at Huang Xu, only to see that his skin was pale, his face was faintly blue, and he was wet and cold to the touch. Her face was heavy, and she said to Huang Zhong: "What Ling Lang is suffering from is indeed malaria. If left untreated, I am afraid that vomiting and diarrhea will lead to an imbalance of yin and yang, and the body will become dehydrated, and it will soon collapse and lead to a coma, and then later..."

"How?" Huang Zhong said urgently.

Dong Xing'er sighed and said, "Later, I'm afraid I will die of circulatory failure." ”

Huang Zhong was so shocked that he sat on the ground, his eyes were blank, and he seemed to be more than ten years old in an instant. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, he jumped up and saluted Dong Xing'er: "The girl's family has a family history, there must be a way to save Xu'er, please save Xu'er, Huang is broken, and he will try his best to repay the girl's kindness!" ”

Dong Xing'er had a gloomy face and said: "Even if my father is here, it is difficult to say that it can be cured, so malaria is a malaria, only because of its cruelty and tyranny..."

Hearing this, Huang Zhong's entire face turned pale, and he only leaned on the corner of the wall in a daze, without the slightest hint of his heroic and heroic momentum.