Liu Qi thought that Gan Ning had already gone to Dongwu at this time, and he didn't think about going to Jiangxia to find someone at all, but he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to send it to the door, and he was overjoyed.

The three of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, one was happy to see the master, and the other saw that his friend finally had a home, and they all let go of their worries and got drunk.

The next day, when he saw Su Fei off and returned to the mansion, he saw Deng Zhi waiting with an old man with crane hair and a childish face, looking elegant and elegant.

Liu Qi was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to hug his fists and said, "Mr. must be Zhang Changsha." ”

The old man also saluted: "Old decay Zhang Ji, General Domeng expelled the Cao thief and stabilized Nanyang, I don't know how to search for the decay, what advice do you have?" ”

This old man is Zhang Ji Zhang Zhongjing, the medical saint of later generations, born in Nanyang, served as the Changsha Taishou ten years ago, and later resigned to live in seclusion in Lingnan, and only recently returned to his hometown, Liu Qi heard the news and asked Deng Zhi to come to the door in person to invite.

Liu Qi first invited Zhang Ji to take a seat, and said: "Mr. Jiuwen is proficient in the art of Qihuang, my father and son were victimized by Cai's family, and the poisoning was not light, I wanted to visit, but my father was inconvenient to go out, and he was busy with military affairs, so he had to come to the clinic for treatment." ”

Zhang Ji stroked his beard and said: "The general's words are serious, the father and son are in danger of Jingzhou, and we grass people should serve the Lord, please stretch out your hand and take a look." ”

Liu Qi stretched out his hand, Zhang Ji closed his eyes to check the pulse, his brows were sometimes furrowed, sometimes stretched, and Liu Qi's heart was up and down.

No matter how much authority you have and how much money you have, you will not have enough confidence in front of the doctor.

After a long time, Zhang Ji opened his eyes and said angrily: "The general is indeed a strange poison in his body, if the gossamer is in the meridians, this poison is extremely peculiar, from Lingnan, if it is not for the old decay who lived in seclusion here, someone happened to eat this poisonous weed by mistake, it is really difficult to find out the cause." ”

"Is there a way to detoxify?" Liu Qi's heart sank, he was all guessing before, scaring the Cai family.

It turned out that the Cai family was really looking for a home remedy to harm people, no wonder no one noticed the doctors in Xiangyang, and thought that the toxicity had been resolved, but fortunately Zhang Ji checked it again, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhang Ji pondered for a moment and said: "Old decay may be a try, but the general must remember to quit drinking, and you can't drink it again in the future. ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "The doctor also explained that I have stopped drinking for several months, and I drank a few more glasses because I was fortunate to have a good general yesterday." ”

Zhang Ji Zhengse said: "Although virtuous and virtuous are rare, the general is now in danger of the safety of the people of Jingzhou, and he is burdened with the rise and fall of the Han family, how can he make a mistake because of one person." ”

Liu Qi hugged his fists and said: "Mr. has learned a lesson, and you should keep it in mind." ”

"It is the duty of a doctor to save the dead and help the wounded, and it is rude to be old!" Zhang Ji also realized that his tone was too heavy, but seeing Liu Qi so humble, his heart was much more comfortable.

Gan Ning, who was standing on the side, heard the words and learned that Liu Qi had been quitting drinking for a long time due to illness, and he made an exception for himself yesterday, and he was even more moved.

Liu Qi said: "I heard that Mr. has learned from all sides, sorted out prescription evidence, and compiled medical books, which is a thousand years of merit. ”

"This ......," Zhang Ji frowned.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qi wanted to keep him in the official office, and it was because he was unwilling to be an official that he resigned from his post as a Taishou in Changsha and lived in seclusion in Lingnan for three years.

Liu Qi naturally knew Zhang Ji's thoughts, and said: "I know that Mr. Su knows that he is indifferent to fame and fortune, and he doesn't want to go out of office, and he is determined to treat diseases and save people, so I just want to ask Mr. to sit in the hall like Changsha for consultation, and nothing else." ”

"Really?" Zhang Ji's hand holding his beard trembled slightly.

Liu Qi nodded and said: "I can open a medical clinic in Xiangyang for my husband, collect medical books on the list, and recruit disciples, so that you can not only cure diseases and save people, but also have someone to help you write books, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" ”

Zhang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, got up to thank him, and sighed: "The beacon fire has been burning for many years, human life is like grass mustard, every time there is a big war, there will be a plague epidemic, the old decay feels its pain, and has sorted out the ancient prescriptions for several years, and the first draft of "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" has more than 1,000 articles, and no one is worried about sorting it out into a book. ”

Liu Qi hurriedly invited Zhang Ji to take a seat, and said: "The doctor saves the dead and helps the wounded, and he is very good, but we are really ashamed to raise troops to fight." ”

are both the three divine doctors of Jian'an, but Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo are diametrically opposed, one is obsessed with his career and accidentally becomes a famous doctor, and the other abandons official medicine and is indifferent to fame and fortune.

What you can't get is always in turmoil, so isn't it a siege phenomenon?

After a short time, the banquet was arranged, Liu Qi replaced the wine with tea, received Zhang Ji, and asked: "Mr. has a very high reputation in Changsha, Lingnan, and Nanyang, and he has worked hard to write books, I don't know how many people there are?" ”

"The doorman?" Zhang Ji was stunned, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Those who study medicine need to be literate first, but most of the literate people who read the scriptures are obsessed with fame, and the skills are cheap, vast and messy, if it is not taught by the ancestors, who would want to do it?" ”

"What a foolish opinion!" Liu Qi also sighed helplessly, in this era of exclusive respect for Confucianism, agriculture and industry, how easy is it to change this concept?

In ancient times, not only medicine, craftsmen and other craftsmen belonged to the lowly industry, and they were squeezed out by the high-ranking scholars, and they have always been trying to survive in the cracks.

This is still a doctor who can cure diseases and save people, no matter how noble a person is, he has to face birth, old age, sickness and death, so he has not killed all his medical skills, otherwise he will be devalued like the Mo family and Lu Men.

This prejudice led to the extremely slow development of science and technology in China, and it was not until the opening up of the Tang and Song dynasties that the four great inventions appeared.

But then it fell into silence, and the wisest people went to study the scriptures and the eight-strand texts, and cocooned themselves.

Even with muskets and cannons, they were hidden and destroyed by some short-sighted people, and even regressed in science and technology, and as a result, they were bullied and oppressed, and it is sad to think about a hundred years of humiliation.

Zhang Ji didn't expect Liu Qi to have the same opinion as him, and he felt like a confidant, so he finally nodded and said: "There are not many old and decrepit remnants, and I am willing to do my best for the Han family." ”

Liu Qi hugged his fists and said: "Mr. saves the dead and helps the wounded, if you can pass on the scriptures and teach the disciples, it is no less than the ancient sages!" The accumulation of virtue by the living is a hundred times stronger than those who are poor and sour and misguided? ”

Zhang Ji was excited, and hurriedly said: "How dare the old man compare with the ancient sage, if he can magnify medicine and live more lives, it will be enough!" ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Sir, rest assured, when the Han Dynasty is revived, I will call medicine and Confucianism to be on the same list, and Mr.'s achievements will also shine for thousands of years and be passed on to future generations." ”

Zhang Ji's hand holding the wine glass trembled, and he was a little choked: "The general has this promise, and he is blind to old decay and death!" ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Sir, why do you say this, as long as you and I work together, it will definitely change the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine, I have many other ideas, after the opening of the medical center, I will gradually discuss with Mr. in detail." ”

"The general is really an old man!" Zhang Ji was excited, raised his glass and said: "The old man is the world's doctor, respect the general!" ”

Liu Qi laughed and said: "It is an honor to have the approval of Mr. in the next, and it should be a big deal!" ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "The general is not allowed to drink. ”

Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "It's just this glass, when Mr. prescription comes out, a certain wine will not be stained." ”

Zhang Ji was moved, got up and drank again, and couldn't help but moisten his eyes.

Over the years, he has searched for prescriptions everywhere, exhausted his family wealth, and has suffered many white eyes and ridicule, but who would have expected that the confidant was Liu Qi, who was in his early twenties.