Fangshi, Fangshu man.

In ancient mythology, the Yellow Emperor ushered in the era of medicine. He attaches great importance to invention and creation, and has gathered many famous doctors, such as Yu Yuan, Ji Shan, Fang Mai, etc., Qi Bo tastes herbs to cure all diseases, Yu Wei is proficient in surgery, Ma Shihuang is good at veterinarians, and there are also Lei Gong, Tong Jun, and Gui Yu District all know how to treat medicine. The earliest and systematic medical theory monograph in China, "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", was written in the name of the Yellow Emperor and was written in the way that the Yellow Emperor discussed with Qi Bo and Lei Gong. These famous doctors can be said to be the ancestors of the alchemists.

At that time, medicine and witchcraft were inextricably linked, medicine was witchcraft, and shamans were those who knew how to heal, and were tried by ordinary people to be the representatives of God in the world.

From the Zhou Dynasty onwards, medical art was gradually separated from witchcraft. The "Zhou Li" lists Wu Zhu in the "Chunguan 61 Great Zongbo" and the physician in the "Tianguan 61 Tomb Zai", which indicates that medicine and witchcraft are separated, and medical art has entered an increasingly scientific era, and witchcraft is developing in the supernatural direction of mysterious immortality. After the separation of witchcraft and medicine, those who engage in medicine are called Fangshi.

Fang Shi gradually became known as a person who could visit the immortal alchemy in order to achieve immortality. They believe in the doctrine of immortals, are good at worshipping ghosts and gods, alchemy and immortality, and are also known as magicians. In the Zhou Dynasty, he was given an official position of the same name, and he was also in charge of the prison.

There is such a record in the "Historical Records 61 of Qin Shi Huang Benji": Fang Shi wanted to refine in order to seek miraculous medicine. The appearance of Fangshi was not later than Zhou, to the Qin and Han dynasties, and gradually formed a special Fangshi group, the so-called Fangxian Dao or Shenxian Family. There are also different factions such as exhaling qi, taking immortal medicine, alchemy in the ancestral stove, and summoning gods and impeaching ghosts.

In the "Hanshu 61 Art and Literature Chronicles", the prescriptions are divided into four categories: medical scriptures, medical prescriptions, fangzhong, and immortals. The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" Hua Tuo, Zuo Ci and other 35 people's "Fangshu Biography" includes astronomy, medicine, immortals, divination, physiognomy, fate, Dunjia, Kanyu and so on. In fact, in ancient China, in addition to rituals, music, calligraphy, mathematics, archery, and royalty, everything else was called a hundred crafts, and they could also be called magic.

The identity composition of the Fang Shi class is extremely complex, and from the perspective of the industry they are engaged in, there are full-time and part-time. In terms of style and taste, there is a difference between elegance and vulgarity. In terms of the nature of their activities, some are pedantic schools dedicated to the study of numerology, and some are Jianghu schools that sell skills to make money. Their status, status, and family origins vary widely, ranging from high-ranking families to lower ribas. If the monks are classified, they can be roughly divided into different types, such as scholars, hermits, monks, diners, merchants, and warlocks.

Han Qing belongs to that type that no one knows, and there is no need to know. Since Han Qing is a Fang Shi, there must be some truth in his words. So, under the call of a hundred people, everyone agreed to change the route, no matter how Su Ren explained, Liu Shuang, who couldn't even move, struggled to get on the war horse, followed the team, and turned onto the side of the path.

Su Ren didn't believe Han Qing's words, but his opposition alone didn't play any role, and he was coerced by a group of friends and subordinates, Su Ren remembered an allusion, Chen Qiao mutiny. Back then, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was probably similar to what he is experiencing now, but he was coerced by the leader to be the emperor, and his group of disobedient subordinates were coerced to flee by him.

rushed to the bank of the Huai River in one breath, and it was almost dark. Su Ren had planned to stay on the south bank for one night, and it was not too late to leave tomorrow. It's a pity that his words were ignored again, looking for boats to find boats, repairing bridges to repair bridges, and a simple pontoon bridge appeared on the Huai River in a short time. Moreover, Li Danghu and Wei Qing personally led people to cross the river to inspect first, they stubbornly believed that the broken axle was a sign that Su Ren was going to be unlucky, and in order to avoid tragedy, they were careful to do everything as if they were facing a great enemy.

Su Ren was carried by Huang Shisan, and the wild bull was behind him, and he and Huang Shisan retreated back to back across the pontoon bridge. The two of them did this because of Gongsun He's instructions, and Gongsun He thought that if there were archers on the bank of the Huai River, such a strategy like dough and meat could at least block an arrow for Su Ren.

Huang Shisan's hand strength was very strong, and he walked staggering on the pontoon bridge, not only to worry about the archers on the opposite side, but also to maintain his balance, so as not to fall into the water with Su Ren, so his hand strength was a little stronger. The pincer-like fingers were deeply buckled into Su Ren's flesh, and the painful Su Ren kept letting Huang Shisan tap lightly. Finally finished walking the pontoon, as soon as he landed, Su Ren hurriedly checked his legs, they should have been pinched, and for a moment, he felt that the two legs were not his own. Glancing back, seeing Huang Shisan and Manniu staring nervously around, Su Ren swallowed back the curse words.

Li Danghu sat on the bank of the river, and Wei Qing was in charge of exploring the way. When Su Ren crossed the river, Li Danghu brought people over, without lighting a torch, and through the night light, Su Ren vaguely saw that Li Danghu seemed to be holding a person behind him.

"Who is this guy?" When Li Danghu approached, Su Ren finally determined that he had indeed brought a person, who had been tied up with five flowers, and the rope was strangled into the flesh, and he would strangle the person to death with a little more strength.

"There were three of them, two of them ran, Wei Qing was chasing, and he said that he was a nearby people, so it didn't look like this."

"Really?" Su Ren was surprised, and finally believed that Han Qing's trick of the Jianghu Warlock was really not fake: "Who sent it?" ”

Li Danghu shook his head: "My mouth is very tight, I don't say anything, but I found this in him." Li Danghu handed the things in his hand to Su Ren.

Su Ren took it and looked at it for a long time and didn't see what it was, and touched it that it wasn't jade, so he put his mind at ease: "What is it?" It felt like a piece of iron, and it looked like copper. ”

"It's copper, it's the token of the Huainan Palace, and this guy is very likely to have been sent by the Huainan King."

"Liu An, the king of Huainan? Why did he kill me? ”

Li Danghu shook his head: "With this evidence, as long as it is handed over to Your Majesty, Liu An will at least be reprimanded when he arrives in Chang'an!" ”

Su Ren looked at the man, he was not tall, black and thin, and he was also capable, because he had practiced martial arts all year round, his eyes could actually shine in the dark night. The man was also looking at Su Ren, his eyes were full of disdain, and he actually raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

After circling around the guy twice, Su Ren suddenly asked, "You are Liu Xiao's subordinate, right?" Did he send you to assassinate Liu Shuang, the prince of your Hengshan Kingdom? ”

"You ......"

Su Ren smiled: "I guessed right!" It's really Liu Xiao's person, with a token of Huainan Wangfu, and wants to frame the Huainan King, but you think of it. ”

"Humph!" The man snorted coldly: "If you fall into your hands, you will kill it, no need to talk nonsense!" ”

"Still a loyal man? What I admire the most is the loyal and righteous person, let you go back after dawn, go back and tell Liu Xiao, this method is what I play, the son Liu Shuang has decided to go to Chang'an, as a friend, I will take good care of it along the way, don't bother with his younger brother! ”

"You're going to let me go?"

"You are just a pawn, it is the same whether you are killed or not, since you can be caught by us once, there will be a second time, and you will be counted out of the Hengshan Realm after crossing the river, this is your last chance, he doesn't dare to do it again."

Looking at that guy being pressed down, Han Qing suddenly realized: "It turns out that the broken axle should be on the son, no wonder, no wonder!" ”

"Stop pretending to be a ghost, don't you know, why is King Huainan willing to kill me? He has tens of thousands of gold here with me, who will make money for him when I die, even if Liu Ci wants to kill, Liu An will stop it! If someone hadn't tampered with the good carriage, how could it have been broken, they wanted to force us to take this road, and the most annoying thing was you, who knew that they were still tired like dogs. ”

Han Qing smiled, lowered his head and did not speak.

Li Danghu looked at Su Ren and then at Han Qing, feeling very uncomfortable, and it really didn't feel good to be fooled.

Everyone crossed the river, and the pontoon bridge was demolished. Now that you know the result, there is no need to continue to run for your life, no one cares if Liu Shuang can return to Chang'an alive, as long as Su Ren doesn't have an accident, everything is easy to say.

The camp was built, the fire was lit, and a good meal was eaten after a tiring day. Just started eating, Wei Qing also came back, Liu Xiao's people were not very good, and the two who ran were also caught by Wei Qing. Su Ren had no intention of interrogating, and Li Danghu didn't have it. Now that you know the answer, what else are you interrogating?

After listening to Hawking's explanation, Wei Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, without saying a word, he ordered someone to press down the two guys and take strict care of them, and go to get food by himself.

Liu Shuang was the last to be carried over, the skills of those assassins were too poor, if they arranged people on the south bank, they would have eighty percent of the chances, but unfortunately they didn't expect it. After listening to people's discussions, Liu Shuang lost his appetite for food, his own brother wanted to kill him, and he would not be happy with anyone with this kind of indiscriminate means.

After eating, Su Ren didn't go back to his tent, and turned a corner into Liu Shuang's tent. Liu Shuang was lying on the couch with a cold face, and when Su Ren walked in, he found that Liu Shuang was crying.

Sitting on the edge of Liu Shuang's couch and gently patting Liu Shuang's shoulder, Su Ren sighed: "Don't care, you still can't see through that little thing about your royal family?" If it weren't for the early death of your grandfather, it would have been a matter of time before your father and King Huainan would have started, and you just haven't experienced it. ”

"But he is my own brother, and my mother is also his mother, so he doesn't even avenge his mother for the position of that son?"

Su Ren scratched his head: "Let's tell you this!" Both of you brothers have the heart to avenge your mother, but the way you choose is different, you choose the most direct and tragic way, and Liu Xiao adopts a roundabout strategy, he waits for Liu Xiao to wait for the throne, and Xu Lai will die. ”

"And what do you think I should do now?"

Su Ren shook his head: "You have to consider it yourself, and the judgment made by others for you is not the final answer in your heart." ”

Han Qing opened the curtain and walked in: "Don't worry, Mr. Su has promised to take you to Chang'an safely, those assassins won't do it again on the road, but when you get to Chang'an, you still have to be more careful, there are not only Liu Xiao, there are other people, if the prince doesn't die, they will be scared every day, including Liu An, the king of Huainan!" ”

(End of Volume 6)