Chapter 564: For Hui'er (II)
Seeing that Tian Fan was about to eat himself, Peng Xi smiled and said, "Some time ago, Hui'er was indeed going to die, and the old man knew that she had already had the idea of death in her heart, so the medicine stone was ineffective. Therefore, the old man told her one thing, which the old man did not intend to tell her in his life, so as not to make her miserable. Knowing this, Hui'er had a thought in her heart, she was alive and well, and her illness was cured immediately, but because she was weak, she would raise it for a few days. β
After a slight pause, he continued: "Hui'er is a smart child, and she just didn't figure out your affairs so she got sick. The reason why I told her about this was to make her worry about it and save her life, and on the other hand, to give her time to think about what was going on between you. Trust me, she can figure it out. But...... Hui'er is a stubborn child, even if she figures it out, she won't take the initiative to find you, so how to find her still requires your own efforts. I promised her not to tell you where she was, so I wouldn't tell you, and you wouldn't ask. Hehe, this can be regarded as her test of you! β
Seeing that Tian Fan's face improved, he smiled and said: "Since you are here, don't be in a hurry to leave, first, let's have a good chat, and second, I promised Hui'er to pass on a set of exercises to strengthen your body." β
The exercises naturally have to be learned, because this is what Hui'er painstakingly asked for him. It's just that when he heard Immortal Peng talk about the specific cultivation method of the exercises, Tian Fan was stunned. Because he has learned two sets of similar exercises, one is the Heavenly and Human Formula taught by Sima Hui, the other is the Five Elements Technique taught by Whitebeard, plus Peng Xi's set of Three Talents Technique, that is three sets.
After learning the first two sets, it is naturally faster to learn this set, and in less than five days, Tian Fan has learned almost one. In fact, the principle is similar, it's just a process of habit formation.
In the past few days, in addition to treating patients who went up the mountain, Peng Xi said some things to Tian Fan. In addition to practicing the exercises, Tian Fan sometimes helps him to treat patients. Although his medical skills are not very good, he has a lot of knowledge, and he has one or two effective insights on many diseases, and he can even treat diseases that Peng Xi can't see.
This was the case on this day. Peng Xi was powerless about a patient's illness, and when the patient's family was disappointed and painful, Tian Fan interjected: "I have a way for this disease!" β
Peng Xi didn't ask much, and after repeatedly making sure that Tian Fan was not talking nonsense, he asked a recipe from his mouth that he had never had before. He wasn't sure if it would have an effect, so he consulted the patient's family, and when they saw that Peng Xi had no choice, they knew that this person was hopeless. Anyway, there was no help, and seeing the attitude of Peng Lao Immortal towards Tian Fan, he thought that he was not an ordinary person, so he handed over the patient to Peng Xi and Tian Fan in line with the idea of being a dead horse and a live horse doctor.
In the evening, the patient began to improve. After Peng Xi took the pulse, he thought that the patient was fine, so he placed him in one of the several large houses opposite the gate of the hospital, which was his medicine house and temporary ward, and then took Tian Fan out of the courtyard.
Watching the sea of clouds rolling in the sunset, Peng Xi let out a sigh of relief and said, "Over the years, I have encountered no less than twenty patients suffering from malaria, and each time I can't do anything about it, I can only watch the patients die helplessly. Do you know how valuable this simple prescription is? Smoke miasma is a place where malaria is common, and this prescription can save countless people in Lingnan and Nanzhong! For several years, I have been trying to find this remedy, but to no avail, you are not a vicious person, you are not a person who will not be saved, since you have this kind of remedy, why don't you make it public? β
Tian Fan smiled and said, "I naturally know that I know its value." In fact...... I have some similar prescriptions, and I have cured some plagues, but I have not made them public. β
Peng Xi didn't get angry, glanced at Tian Fan with a kind of eyes that saw through the world, and said, "Why? You have a reputation, a status, and no shortage of money, so you don't want to exchange these things for anything, so why don't you pass on the prescription? β
Tian Fan's face changed slightly, as if he couldn't bear it, but in the end, he gritted his teeth, let out a sigh, and said slowly: "In my current position, I really have nothing to ask for, besides, those who have been tortured by the plague are afraid that they can't afford to give me something that interests me." The reason why I didn't publish the prescription was because I figured out one thing, and because I figured it out, I didn't make the prescription public. It was also because I figured it out that I broke my promise to a woman, and I promised her that I would tell her the prescription and a lot of knowledge about it, but I didn't do it. β
Peng Xi nodded calmly and asked, "What's the matter?" β
Tian Fan sighed and said, "Grain!" Now is a troubled time, the people can't farm with peace of mind, there is not enough food, even if I can save all the sick in the world, it is only for them to compete for food from the hands of the living. After all, after the prescription is announced, I will only change the people who should have died under the plague into those who died under the war, and nothing will change in this world. I thought it would be better to wait for the unification of the world and the spread of my grain cultivation methods all over the world, and then publish these prescriptions. However, I have already started to prepare some medicinal herbs, and I should be able to use them when the world is peaceful. β
Peng Xi thought about it, suddenly smiled, and said, "Okay, whatever you want!" However, my vows are about to expire, and when I finish some worldly things, I will go to you and ask you for these prescriptions, how about it? β
Tian Fan nodded and said, "It's okay!" To be honest, when I promised that woman, I didn't think about it that much, and in hindsight, with her temperament, I was afraid that after getting the prescription, I would go deep into various plague areas to study these prescriptions. This is dangerous for her as a weak woman, and I am not at ease. β
Peng Xi smiled and said, "According to what you mean, the old man is not afraid of the plague?" β
Tian Fan smiled and said: "These things are all in the future, I plan to wait for the opportunity to build a college, which teaches everything, and you are the only one in terms of medical skills!" How is it? Interested? β
Old Fairy Peng smiled and said, "It's okay, when you prepare to build the academy, the old man will definitely arrive!" β
Peng Xi has indeed seen through many things, and he has told Tian Fan a lot, which has benefited Tian Fan a lot.
When a dynasty falls, there is always a part of the inheritance, and whoever gets the most of these inheritances is the most powerful. There are two most important parts of this legacy, one is the army, and the other is fame.
The elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty are concentrated in three directions, one of which is Longyou and Liangzhou, which is located in the northwest direction, the second is Yanmen, Dingxiang and Yunzhong, which are located in the north of Bingzhou, and the third is Shanggu, Yuyang and Youbeiping, which is south of Yanshan and north of Youzhou. These three directions are the main directions for the Han to defend against foreign enemies, Longyou and Liangzhou to defend against the Qiang, Yanmen, Yunzhong and Dingxiang to defend against the Xiongnu, Shanggu, Yuyang and Youbeiping to defend against the Xianbei and Karasuma people.
After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the world entered a pattern of princes competing for hegemony. During this time period, Dong Zhuo was the most powerful prince in the world, he himself was a native of Liangzhou, and he was a military attache in Liangzhou. Later, Ding Yuan, who commanded the border army of Bingzhou, was defeated by him, and LΓΌ Bu defected to him, resulting in him having border troops in both Bingzhou and Liangzhou. Among the Kwantung princes, Gongsun Zhan was in Youzhou, and after the battle with Liu Yu, he was able to subdue most of the border troops in the direction of Youzhou. This is the fundamental reason why he was extremely powerful in the era of the heroes, at that time he was a stomping foot of the world to shake the master, he proclaimed himself Youzhou Assassin History, and at the same time sealed Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou Assassin History, together with Tao Qian, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao as enemies. The other part of the Youzhou border army took refuge in Sun Jian, and the representative figures were Cheng Pu and Han Dang, the former was from Youbeiping, and the latter was from Liaoxi, all of whom were typical Youzhou generals.
Those who get more inheritance are naturally strong, so the armies of Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian at that time can be called the elite of the world. And the soldiers and horses organized by the rest of the princes themselves, in Peng Xi's words, are about equivalent to the militia. This is also the reason why the princes of the Eighteenth Route fought Dong Zhuo for a long time and had no great effect.
The second aspect of inheritance is fame. The most advantageous in this regard is Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, if you talk about it now, it is equivalent to a certain family for four consecutive generations of people becoming members of the Politburo Standing Committee, and this influence is not ordinary. The Yuan family originated from its study of the Book of Changes, which was a compulsory study for officials and an official language, that is, the Yuan family had the final right to interpret the political language. This appeal in Shilin is quite terrifying, I don't know how many officials in the world were promoted by the Yuan family or their ancestors were taken care of by the Yuan family, and the protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials are naturally all over the world. In this era of family rule, as the best heir of the Yuan family, with the cooperation of local officials in terms of grain and military conscription, Yuan Shao has a natural advantage. This is the reason why Yuan Shao is strong.
In Peng Xi's words, don't look at Yuan Shao fighting a Gongsun Zan for so many years, that's because he led a group of militia to fight the regular border army, so it was naturally difficult to win. However, the situation in recent years has also been seen, with the casualties of the elite border troops under Gongsun Zhan, the loss of morale, and the flaws in Gongsun Zhan's personality have become more and more obvious, Yuan Shao's advantages have become more and more obvious. Don't think that he is not strong, when he defeats Gongsun Chan and receives the elite border army under him, the combat power of the entire army will increase significantly. At that time, it was time for him to look at Henan. As for now, whether Qingzhou is lost or not, Yuan Shao doesn't care at all, and he will fight back when the time comes.
Tian Fan nodded again and again when he heard this, it is true! Tian Fan in the border army has been in contact with the Bingzhou system and the Liangzhou system, although Tian Fan through the accumulation of materials, so that the Xuzhou soldiers can be called elite, but compared with the elite of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, there is still a big gap. This kind of disparity cannot be built up by good weapons and high salaries, and it must be done through continuous bloody battles.
Tian Fan suddenly remembered Liu Biao, and Tian Fan didn't understand what Liu Biao had done recently. He thought that Liu Biao was quite weak, and this time he didn't know whether he ate a bear's heart or a leopard's gall, so he sent troops to attack the Xuzhou army, which was too incredible in Tian Fan's opinion.
Peng Xi spat on Tian Fan's face, and sneered at Tian Fan's argument.
Liu Biao is weak? Big joke! How can you tell? Do you think he is weak if he hasn't played Jingzhou for more than ten years? That's! Yes, he's not expanding outward, but you think he's idle? His lack of expansion does not mean that he has not accumulated money and food, and fighting wars is money and food. Besides, he didn't expand because his clan-born guys didn't let him expand, and the internal form could not form a unified strategic goal, and Liu Biao was busy integrating the internal. Now the internal integration is almost over, since the expedition, it must be a unified idea formed within Jingzhou, such a united army, even if the soldiers are not as elite as the Xuzhou army, and the equipment is not as sophisticated as the Xuzhou army, it is absolutely not to be underestimated!
Peng Xi looked to the west with disdain, and said: "With such an army, do you think that with a Xu Deng who has no name, a Chen Dao who has never commanded a large army alone, or Zhao Yun, coupled with a military advisor Xu Shu, can beat it?" I think Liu Bei is blind, he is blinded by the war that has been too smooth in the past few years! Hmph, although your White Tiger Legion is not very good, but almost all the elite soldiers and fierce generals of the state system are concentrated in you, and the combat power is two grades stronger than the Jingzhou Army, if your White Tiger Legion goes, I feel that it can still hold Pingyu and Anyang, as for Zhao Yun and Xu Shu, they ...... Just wait for the news of their defeat in the city! β
The practice of the three talents is almost over, and Tian Fan is ready to leave.
Old Immortal Peng sent him out, Tian Fan turned around at the gate of the courtyard and respectfully bowed, bowed deeply with a serious attitude that he had never had before, and said, "Thank you Master for your teachings!" β
Peng Xi said a lot of things to him, these words didn't seem to be related at first glance, it seemed that he had a hammer on his head and a mallet on his head, and he thought of where to go, but Tian Fan heard a lot from these words. Some words are not easy to say clearly, you need to savor them, Tian Fan has a general idea of the future road, and naturally thanks Peng Xi for his teachings.
Peng Xi smiled and said, "Don't thank me, I did all this for Hui'er." If you really want to thank Hui'er, just thank Hui'er, and be kind to her in the future. In addition, one day the old man goes to your academy and gives me a little more salary! β
Tian Fan nodded, turned around and strode down the mountain.
A few days ago, Peng Xi asked Tian Fan a sentence, the people who stand tall in the court represent the interests of some people to a greater or lesser extent, I don't know who you plan to represent?
After chatting in the past few days, under Peng Xi's vague guidance, Tian Fan's thinking was generally clarified. He is a general, representing the interests of the military, and his subordinates are mainly generals of the state system, most of their backgrounds are relatively low, and they trust themselves, who are also not from the clan, and it is easy to unite around them. At the same time, because he made a lot of people, these people were originally very poor, belonged to the bottom of the society, and now they are all very rich, but due to the influence of status, their money has not been converted into land, these people are merchants. Merchants in this era don't seem to have any status, but unfortunately the taxes paid by merchants in Xuzhou now account for almost seventy percent of the total taxes, as long as someone stands up to lead them, their power should not be underestimated! These two parts of the people, with Tian Fan's centripetal force is the strongest, and he feels that he can make good use of it.
As for the craftsmen, they were too weak to form an influence that influenced the political situation, and Tian Fan did not intend to use them.
For the sake of Hui'er, for the sake of your family, and for your own good life, let's take the initiative to organize our own forces now!