However, it is said that Zhang Zhongjing, a famous machine, the word Zhongjing, a native of Nanyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was born in the first year of Emperor Huan's peace (150), and was diligent and studious in his youth, well-read, and had a great interest in medicine. Although he was born in a bureaucratic family, because of his love for medicine, he practiced medicine among the people, and he was very familiar with the suffering caused by some incurable diseases to the people. Therefore, he devoted himself to the study of the method of prevention and treatment of incurable diseases, cured many patients with incurable diseases that others did not treat, especially because of the use of miracle medicine to cure the depression of the famous doctor Shen Huai in Nanyang and had a good reputation.

It was winter when he took office, with biting cold winds and snowflakes. When he passed by the Baizhang River, he saw many homeless people with yellow faces and thin muscles, and their ears were frozen because of the cold, and his heart was very uncomfortable, so he told his entourage to stop. Most of his followers were his apprentices, so he set up a big shed by the river, set up a big pot, and went to the neighborhood to buy mutton, put the mutton and some cold-dispelling medicine in the pot and boiled it, and when it was cooked, take it out and chop it, wrap it in the dough to make an ear-like pill, and then put it in the pot, and then use the original soup to cook the dough wrapped in the filling. Because it looks like an ear, the effect is to prevent the ear from freezing and rotting, so Zhang Zhongjing named it "Jiao'er". Zhang Zhongjing asked his apprentices to gather the refugees by the river, serve each person a bowl of soup, and put two "Jiao'er". People ate "Jiao'er" and drank the soup, and their whole bodies were warm, and their ears were hot. This is a recipe that he has developed with great concentration, which can keep out the cold and eat a therapeutic formula, "Dispelling the Cold Jiao'er Soup". The day of Shetang is the winter solstice, and the descendants call "Jiao'er" "dumplings", and gradually formed the custom of eating "dumplings" on the winter solstice to prevent and control frozen ears.

During Zhang Zhongjing's tenure, he did not abandon medicine in politics and continued to practice medicine. In this year, the plague was epidemic, and many poor people came to seek medical treatment. Contrary to the style of officials and lords at that time, he always warmly received those who came to seek medical treatment, carefully diagnosed and treated, and never refused. At first, after he had finished his official duties, he would treat people in the back hall or in his own home. Later, due to the increasing number of patients who came for treatment, he was overwhelmed, so he posted a notice of "practicing medicine in the lobby on the first and fifteenth days of each month", and directly moved the clinic to the lobby of Changsha and openly sat in the hall to receive treatment. This is where the "sitting doctors" of later generations come from.

It was the fifteenth day, Zhang Zhongjing saw that it was getting late, and when he prescribed medicine to the last patient and was about to leave the hall, he suddenly saw a man who did not listen to the dissuasion of the official and broke in. Zhang Zhongjing saw that he was burly, his face was ruddy, his gait was swift, and he was not sick, so he said: "Today is the fifteenth day, which is the day of the consultation, and I don't care about political affairs. If there is a wrong, or if there is a political matter, it can come tomorrow. The person who came did not go but sat down: "I went over the mountains and mountains, and came thousands of miles to seek medical treatment, why did Mr. refuse to be treated?" ”

Zhang Zhongjing was amused: "You are not sick, how can you go to the doctor indiscriminately?" The person who came coughed and whezed a few times: "To diagnose and treat patients, the first thing to do is to 'see, hear, ask, and cut'." If the gentleman does not look at it and does not ask any questions, how can he know that I am not sick? ”

Zhang Zhongjing heard him say the terminology of medicine, and seemed to be a person who understands medicine: "As soon as you go to the court, you have already seen that your face is ruddy, your steps are swift, and you are not sick. The voice is loud, the speech is clear, pretending to cough and wheezing, and there are no symptoms, this is also heard. Speaking of asking questions, let me ask you, what is the discomfort in your heart? The person who came said: "Chest tightness and palpitations, suspected of plague infection." Zhang Zhongjing sat down, called someone to stick out his tongue and look at it, then checked his pulse for a while, suddenly stood up, and said, "Who are you?" Actually lied to the patient, and the lobby was too guarded? When the visitor saw that Zhang Zhongjing was really angry, he hurriedly made a salute: "I am Zhang Jiao, a giant deer man, and I came not to seek medical treatment for myself, but to seek medical treatment for the common people in the world." So he told the tragic situation of the people in the north and along the way who were infected by the plague, and handed the letter of Shen Huai in Nanyang to Zhang Zhongjing.

Zhang Zhongjing listened to Zhang Jiao's description, read Shen Huai's letter, and was quite moved, so he invited Zhang Jiao to his home, treated him with wine and food, and taught Zhang Jiao the copy of "Shennong's Materia Medica" and the more than 30 prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of typhoid fever and plague that he had accumulated in recent years. He said that "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" is a medical classic compiled by many doctors in the name of "Shennong" since the Han Dynasty, and there are 365 kinds of medicines, including his own prescription for the prevention and treatment of typhoid fever and plague. The two of them talk and I listen, talk all night, and the dawn is gone.

Since Zhang Jiao left, Zhang Zhongjing felt that Zhang Jiao's words "the power of one person, the geometry of healing" were very reasonable, and he was inspired by it. Soon he resolutely resigned from the government and became a doctor, while leading his apprentices to walk among the people, trying his best to relieve the pain of more people; While devoting himself to researching the causes and treatment of typhoid fever. In the end, on the basis of systematically summarizing the essence of medicine before the Han Dynasty, and based on his rich medical practice experience, he wrote the immortal medical masterpiece "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases". This medical book is composed of 16 volumes, melting theory, law, prescription and medicine in one furnace, opening a precedent for syndrome differentiation and treatment, and forming a unique Chinese medical ideological system. "Historical Song" praises Zhang Zhongjing and says:

Nanyang Zhang Ji character Zhongjing, practicing medicine in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Identification of pathologies and miscellaneous diseases. Inquire about the source of the disease.

He is the author of "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", summing up experience in treating typhoid fever.

"The Tao is more glorious for a thousand years", and is praised by the descendants of the medical saint.

It is said that Zhang Jiao left Changsha, quickly stepped up, and came to Runan in a few days, and asked the Taoist chief to copy down the prescription taught by Zhang Zhongjing to cure the plague, and let the Taoist priest boil medicinal soup to heal the infected people. The Taoist chief told him that there was news from the capital that due to the recent plague epidemic and frequent disasters, officials from all over the country used this as an excuse to withhold and pay taxes to the imperial court. Emperor Ling's financial resources were blocked, so he opened an official trading market in the West Garden of the capital, openly marked prices, and sold official beards. Zhang Jiao listened to it and felt strange. Accepting bribes, sealing officials and making wishes, and even asking for bribes in person. Selling official mantles, there are also ancients, but it is rare to open the price and open the market, but I want to go to see the excitement. So, Zhang Jiao took a short rest in Runan, instructed the others to return to Julu by the same way, and Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang passed the prescription to all parties to heal the people, and took two apprentices to inspect the dojo built along the way, teach the prescription for healing, and then make a detour to the capital Luoyang.

On this day, Zhang Jiao came to Luoyang, saw that it was getting late, and wanted to find an inn near the West Garden. Who knew that they had found a few places, but they were all full, so they had no choice but to find an inn in a remote place to stay. Zhang Jiao was eating when he suddenly saw a person leading a horse. The shopkeeper arranged for the man to sit and wait for the meal, and then led the horse into the backyard to feed. This person moved to sit down opposite Zhang Jiao: "Dare to ask Mr., also go to the West Garden to seek officials?" ”

Zhang Jiao looked at this person with a roe deer, eagle-billed monkey gills, lips and no teeth, pretending to be Sven, and he was by no means a kind person, so he said: "Zhang Jiao is a soldier, traveling all over the world, and has no intention of career, just to watch the excitement." When this person heard that Zhang Jiao had no intention of becoming an official, he was very happy: "My Si is also from Hanoi, with the surname Fan, the name Tong, and the word Quansheng." The ancestors had a large property, and they once forced their father to sell nearly half of it, and bribed the county and county to show filial piety. The people of the Danai tribe called it 'forcing the father to sell his property and squandering his business, how filial piety and honesty?' And tell the county what I said, filial piety is difficult to do. Fortunately, Emperor Yingcong of the Ling, set up a place to sell officials in the west garden of the capital, and the price was openly marked, and the children were not bullied. I forced my father to sell his remaining property and seek a career. My father first listened to the advice of his people, but refused to obey it. I thought that after becoming an official, I bought a wide range of fields, glorified my ancestors, and committed suicide by hanging a beam, and jumped into the river to drown myself. My father knew that I was ambitious and unswerving, and he was heartbroken, so he sold all his family property. Today, I went around in the West Garden for a day, and looking at the price, all my money can only be exchanged for a county order level court official. There are so many such officials in the court, like me, mixed in, let alone promoted, even if they are poor for the rest of their lives, it is difficult to get back the capital. Since you have no intention of pursuing a career, why don't you put together the money and wealth of the two of you, and change them to a county official, and you will take office with me, and enjoy the wealth and wealth together, and get a share of the money, wouldn't it be far better than drifting around? ”

Zhang Jiao listened to Fan Tong's words, and felt ridiculous, thinking that it was absurd for the imperial court to set up a price and sell official titles publicly, and there were such cunning and treacherous people who disregarded honesty and shame. It is really because the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, the rafters and purlins are tilted and the rats drill the camp, and the government and the opposition are dim, and this kind of regime will not die, and heaven will not tolerate it.

At this time, the store served the food, and Fan Tong asked to bring another jar of wine. When the shopkeeper turned around to get the wine, Fan Tong talked about the exchange of money and officials. An apprentice of Zhang Jiao said: "My teacher has no intention of career and has no money. The shopkeeper came over with wine and invited Zhang Jiao to drink with him. Zhang Jiao said: "I am full, and I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the West Garden, and I can't accompany me to drink." After that, he stood up and smiled coldly when he left his seat: "If I ask for an official, why do I need money?" ”

After Zhang Jiao left, Fan Tong drank and thought to himself: Changing money and changing officials is a trick to pull and grind by a donkey, but this person is not on the set. If you don't want to be an official, what do you do in the West Garden? Before leaving, he said, "I want to seek officials, why do I need money?" "Look at that confident look, there is no other way. Fan Tong drank and ate, shook his head and came up with an idea: still "borrowing a donkey to pull the mill".

On the fifth watch of the next day, Zhang Jiao took two apprentices to ride horses straight to the West Garden. Fan Tong had already made up his mind last night, got up early in the morning, and peeked at Zhang Jiao's movements. When he saw Zhang Jiao leave the store, he hurriedly led the horse out of the store and quietly followed.

Zhang Jiao came to the West Garden, the sky was already bright, and he saw that the streets were lined with shops, and the flow of people was like a tide, and it was very lively. The West Garden built by Emperor Ling is even more magnificent, and many onlookers point to the announcement list and discuss it. Zhang Jiao was about to go to watch, when he suddenly saw a group of people and horses crowding a eunuch coming, and the people on the street scattered to hide. The eunuchs dismounted, and the guards stepped forward to pay respects. Zhang Jiao took a closer look, but it was a seal. At that time, the eunuchs Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Zhen, Duan Qi, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng stood on the emperor's side, collectively known as the "Ten Standing Servants", and were deeply respected by Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling called Zhang Rang "Father" and Zhao Zhong "Mother". The "Ten Standing Servants" are in power to the government and the opposition, and their friends are treacherous, causing trouble to the court, and invading the house and dominating the land. The sixth of the permanent attendants and marquis of Lan used power to commit violence, occupying more than 380 people's fields, more than 1,100 hectares of fields, building buildings and pavilions facing each other one after another, carving beams and painting buildings like imperial palaces. Feng Zhen is ranked third, and his power is obvious.

Zhang Jiao recognized him because he was a fellow villager and had treated his father's illness. After the inquiry was completed, Zhang Jiao stepped forward and greeted him. Feng Yu saw that it was Zhang Jiao, and he was not lazy: "The great sage and good teacher are here, don't you also want to exchange money for officials?" Zhang Jiao pulled Feng Zhen to a remote place and stuffed a bag of gold silk to Feng Zhen: "I created Taiping Taoism, just to cure the diseases of the people of the world, and I have nothing else to ask for." If there is anything inconsiderate, just ask the emperor to say more good words before serving the emperor, and don't be suspicious. ”

Feng Yu said: "'Great Sage and Good Teacher' is famous everywhere and praised by the people. There have long been reports in various places, and I am afraid that there will be chaos for a long time, so I advise the emperor to prevent it. Emperor Wu Yan said, 'Taoism treats the sick and dispels the disease, and persuades the people to do good, which is the act of reassuring the people, how can it cause chaos?' 'The emperor doesn't pay attention to it, please don't worry about it. Zhang Jiao expressed his gratitude: "This is very good. After that, I will make people often pay filial piety with gold silk, and I hope that I will always serve or leak some news in the palace to favor my generation. Zhang Jiao said goodbye and left.

Feng Yu put away the gold silk and was about to return to the palace, only to see a person kneeling in front of the horse, claiming to be a friend of Zhang Jiao. Feng Zhen heard that it was Zhang Jiao's friend, asked him to stand up, and asked what was the matter? This person said: "I am a native of Hanoi, surnamed Fan, Mingtong, and the word Quansheng." The day before yesterday, Daoist Zhang Jiao visited my house and taught me to sell my property and come to the West Garden to change officials. Zhang Jiao is my friend, and he must not lie to me, so he will do what he says. Last night, the inn drank together, saying that it was good with today's ten permanent waiters. I will give it the golden silk, and I will pay filial piety on my behalf, and I will look forward to it. ”

Feng Zhen said: "Since you are changing officials with money, you can go and handle it." Fan Tong also said that he didn't want to be an official in the court, but only wanted to buy a magistrate, but the money was not enough. Feng Yu said: "The price of the edict is two thousand stone ranks, twenty million yuan; 4,000 stone ranks, 40 million dollars; …… However, the price of thinness, lack of fat and lack is not equal, and the price difference between local officials is half. "After that, he took Fan Tong to the trading office and asked someone to check the vacant positions in one hundred and six counties of the five counties of Sili, and the order of Xie Liang County in Hedong County was about to expire. The county order is the smallest official rank in the imperial court, and the price is 20 million yuan in the court, and it is regarded as a fat shortage in the local area, and the price is raised to 40 million yuan. After mediation, on the grounds that Fan Tong's family was in a bad situation, the collection was reduced by 10 million yuan, and the remaining 30 million yuan was paid in half, and the other half was allowed to be owed on credit for one year, and it was repaid twice when due. Since then, the trend of exchanging money for official credit has risen, and Emperor Ling has added another income. After Fan Tong signed the official money exchange contract, he received the official document of his appointment. After everything was done, Fan Tong thanked Feng Yu for his kindness, saying that he should be honored by his parents, so he couldn't wait to whip and urge the horse, and rushed to Hedong Xie Liang to take up his post day and night.

On this day, Fan Tong rode a horse to the bank of the Yellow River, saw that it was late, and wanted to rest for a night to cross the river in the morning. On the other hand, if you arrive one day late, won't you delay a day to make money, and you must not do it at a loss. But it's getting late, and there's no boat to cross, so what's the point? As he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a boat slowly approaching. Fan Tong called for the boatman to dock. When the boatman docked, he saw that the boatman was just a teenage child, and Zhou Tong said that he was going to cross the river overnight. The child looked at Fan Tong three points like a man and seven points like an ape, not like a good person, and reasoned that it was too late to sail. Fan Tong said that he was on official business and urgently needed to cross the river, so he was willing to pay more for the boat.

The two were arguing, when they suddenly saw a person hurrying over, saw the child and said, "I went to your house, and Uncle Zhou said that he asked you to wait here, so he came to the shore to look for you." "It turned out that the ship's surname was Zhou Mingcang, and the family lived on the shore, and lived by ferrying with his father, and was very familiar with salt merchants. Zhou Cang saw that he was a salt merchant in this county, so he asked: "Could it be that the goods have arrived over there?" The salt merchant said: "At noon, news came from Xie Liang, saying that the goods were still being held by Guan Xu and arrived at the shore at the right time. I will rush to the other side of the bank to pick up the goods at once, and our convoy of cargo horses is on the way, and it will arrive at the right time. When Fan Tong heard this, he was overjoyed: "I took advantage of the boat to cross the river, and there was a lot of money for the boat." Zhou Cang couldn't say more, turned the bow of the boat, and when the salt merchant and Fan Tong and the horses were on board, he rowed the oars and sailed towards the opposite shore.

The salt horse team led by Guan Xu was already waiting on the shore, and when he saw the arrival of the ship, he ordered the transporter to unload and load the ship. The salt merchant saw Guan Xu: "Brother Guan is so trustworthy, he is really a model businessman." ”

Guan Xu said: "Faithfulness is the foundation of man, entrusted by man, and dare not slack off. As he spoke, he handed the manifest to the salt merchant, "I hope that the order will be accepted so as not to make mistakes." ”

The salt merchant folded and packed the manifest: "Every time it is handed over, there is no mistake, Brother Guan is very relieved." When loading, Zhou Cang asked Fan Tong for money for the ship. Fan Tong chattered for a long time and handed the money to Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang took the count and said that he said that he would pay twice, why did he only give this? Fan Tong said that he was just taking advantage of the boat by the way, and he shouldn't have received money, but that's all, and he gave more.

Zhou Cang said with an angry face: "I knew that I was so untrustworthy and tricky, I shouldn't have let you get on the boat." Fan Tong said: "The trafficking of illicit salt is prohibited by the government, and if it is reported to the official to seize it, it will be empty of both people and money." Seeing the dispute between the two, the salt merchant hurriedly pulled Zhou Cang onto the ship: "Brother Cang doesn't have to care, I will make up for what the boat passengers owe." After that, he urged Zhou Cang to hurry up and set off the ship, and waved goodbye to Guan Xu.

Waiting for the cargo ship to go away, Guan Xu looked at Fan Tong and said: "This boatman, crossing the river late at night, when there is something important, why should he care about the boat money." And the threat of the government's seizure of illicit salt should not be. Fan Tong saw that Guan Xu was tall and strong, and knew from his conversation with the salt merchant just now that this person was trustworthy and righteous, so he came up with the idea of borrowing a donkey to pull the mill: "I can't hide it, I am Fan Tong, a native of Hanoi, who sold all his family property in exchange for a county official, so as to delay the deadline for taking office, so he crossed the river overnight." There is not much left after the money is changed, and it is helpless to bargain. Guan Zhuangshi helps people escort goods, what is the interest? It's better to go with me to be the head of the county government, and it will be better to get ahead. How could Guan Xu be in the company of such a person, and he didn't want to say more to him, so he turned over and got on his horse and beckoned Yunfu to leave. Fan Tong looked at Guan Xu with disdain, and was angry in his heart: I really don't know how to lift. Waiting for the horse team to go far, Fan Tong was independent of the wilderness and barren beach, and he felt a little frightened, so he chased the Guan Xu horse team with the horse, and waited for the dawn to go to Hedong County to exchange the official message. Exactly: spend all your wealth to seek wealth, and borrow a donkey to pull the mill in vain. Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.