Chapter 116: What Medicine for the Monarch and Minister
"Your Majesty, no!"
"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"
"The end will be tasted!"
The situation of the generals is actually not very good.
It is also the kind of Dian Chu with rough skin and thick flesh, and Gan Wenban, who lives in the sea, can be protected from mosquito bites, and others have been bitten a few times.
Especially Li Jingji, the cow's nose was bitten by a mosquito from nowhere and swollen.
Originally, the facial features were matched with a bit of posture, but now they are on par with Wei Jishu.
In such a grim situation, if someone said to taste a hundred herbs to try out the medicinal properties of Jiaozhi herbs, the soldiers would naturally be very happy.
But if this person is the emperor, then even if he is secretly happy in his heart, he must discourage him from saying anything.
However, Liu Ke was extremely stubborn, grabbing a handful of dried unknown herbs, his tone was extremely calm, but there was a strong will, which was undoubted:
"When I was in the people, I drank dew when I was thirsty, and ate grasshoppers when I was hungry, but what did I not eat?"
"This herb is still inedible?!"
When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but be moved.
Li Jingji's bull's nose was even more tearful.
When His Majesty was in the people, he was so poor, he and Wei Jishu were Taoist priests for many years, and they were poorer, and they didn't see grasshoppers eaten!
Chen Fujia, who was forcibly grabbed by Dian Chu and lost a little weight, kept vomiting and diarrhea, but his brain was still good.
Even if the emperor is for the sake of the generals and soldiers, it is impossible for him to be so unwise.
Tasting herbs is risky!
The emperor is also a human being, and the conniving people say that he has the mandate of heaven, and he is also rumored to be the saint of the Son of Heaven who has enlightened the Tao in the forest farm, but after all, he is flesh and blood.
Although the emperor can fight well and be wise and powerful, he is not invincible!
After tasting the herbs, whether it tastes good or not is secondary, what if it is poisoned and there is a mistake?
Shouldn't they also have to be buried together?
Chen Fujia knew in his heart that the emperor should just talk about it, expressing the idea of "wanting to taste a hundred herbs for the soldiers".
In this way, it can stabilize the morale of the army, and secondly, it can also stimulate the doctors and speed up the progress of identifying herbs.
Isn't this the same as when Cao Hou cut his hair and acted as the head?
The superior is good at playing with people's hearts.
However, this group of stupid people in the camp don't understand the emperor's deep meaning at all, loyalty is loyal, and it is brainless.
Do you really think the emperor is the same as you big-headed soldiers?
At this time, someone has to set up a platform and give the emperor a step.
So Chen Fujia put his puffy face on his face and said intermittently:
"Your Majesty has this intention, and the ministers know it, but Your Majesty has a golden body, and you must not be so dangerous."
"Please also ask Your Majesty to take back your order!"
With Chen Fujia taking the lead, many soldiers also understood.
The emperor's heart, they received it, but they really can't do this kind of thing!
Even if they didn't really taste the herbs, with the respect of the king of a country, they could say such things, and they felt that this expedition was already worth it.
So all the soldiers should also be with Chen Fujia:
"Please also ask Your Majesty to take back your order!"
Liu Ke glanced at Chen Fujia, who was holding his sick body and was still a little complacent.
Good guy, he finally made up his mind, stretched out his feet to the edge of the wave to probe, Chen Fujia was so neat, he almost took back his outstretched feet.
If he didn't have the destiny of [Poison Resistance], he wouldn't dare to do it if he tasted a hundred herbs and would have to get rid of half of his life!
After making up his mind again, Liu Ke suddenly asked an irrelevant sentence:
"What is a monarch?"
Chen Fujia was stunned.
The emperor wants to use the dignity and humility of "king" and "minister" to say that the superior should not easily take risks and go down the steps?
"Jun"
Before Chen Fujia could quote the classics, Liu Ke interrupted him:
"Adian, throw Chen Qing back to the camp to rest, he is sick and his brain is not very good."
Dian Chu pulled Chen Fujia up, this radish doesn't seem to be of much use.
Chen Fujia returned to the tent in a daze, and when he lay down, he felt that his brain was groggy for a while, so he simply fell asleep in a daze.
"What is a monarch?"
This time, Liu Ke looked directly at Xia Buyu.
Xia Bugu was stunned and terrified.
He's just a doctor, not a general or a soldier, so why ask him what he's doing?
is to quote the classics, and the quote is also a medical book!
Wait for medical books?
Xia Bugu was stunned, took a deep breath, bowed down, glanced at the emperor's expression, and felt that it was not a big deal, so he said cautiously:
This "jun" is the main drug in the prescription, the drug that can play a major role in the main cause and symptom of a disease. ”
That is, what the "Neijing" says: the main disease is the king."
Liu Ke nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Xia Bugu took a deep breath and encouraged himself, although he didn't know what the emperor meant, but he quoted the medical book, and he was right.
"There is also a saying in the "Neijing": Zuojun is a minister."
This refers to the medicine that assists and strengthens the effectiveness of the "Jun Medicine". ”
"For example, the cinnamon branch in ephedra soup is an auxiliary monster that helps ephedra sweat and relieve the surface, so it is in ephedra soup and belongs to the subordinate medicine."
When it comes to medical books, Xia Bu is quite handy, and seeing that the emperor's face has a little more appreciation, he is more confident, his spirit is shocked, and he continues:
In addition, there are "sa" and "make". ”
The subordinate is called "adjuvant", and the adjuvant is a kind of compatibility drug close to the minister's medicine. ”
"In addition to assisting Jun Yao in the same way as the minister's medicine, it can also assist Jun Yao and relieve some secondary symptoms."
And this "make", from the meaning of the word "make", the medicine is the most minor medicine in a prescription. ”
"It is also said in the "Neijing": The minister should be the envoy, and it can be seen from this that the medicine is an auxiliary medicine of the minister's medicine."
Xia Buyu was a little proud in his heart, although the emperor knew the "monarch and minister" in medical science, but this "assistant, envoy", but he didn't know!
"Well said, Xia doesn't have a plus"
When the words came to his lips, Liu Ke suddenly paused, and then continued slowly: "Add three stones." ”
Xia Bugu thought he was going to add money, and he was happy.
When you hear it, it's only three stones?
Which family's imperial court, adding a fortune to Lu is such a stone and two stones?
Liu Ke glanced at him, pinched the unknown herbs in his hand, we have to taste the herbs ourselves, it's good if I didn't give you an upside down:
"Since judging from the medical book, if you want to cure diseases, you must have "kings, ministers, assistants, and envoys", four flavors of medicinal materials. ”
This "Jun" is the main medicine, and other medicinal materials are just auxiliary from the side. ”
If you don't include "Jun" in the prescription, no matter how many "ministers, assistants, and envoys" you put in, it is just an adjuvant. ”
"And how to heal the disease?"
"It is said that Shennong tastes a hundred herbs, but isn't this Shennong clan one of the Three Emperors?"
Liu Ke lowered his head slightly, then raised his head, looked in all directions, and a momentum revealed, and then said:
"Soldiers, you are going out for the people of Qiongzhou to avoid war."
"The people cultivated and paid taxes for the prosperity of the country's court."
"I am the country, so I should do something."
"I'm just trying to get the herbs so that the doctors can make the medicine out of the way."
"Let the soldiers suffer less, and the soldiers suffer less, so that they can win the battle and protect the people, so that the people's lives can be stable, and only then can they pay taxes for the court."
These words are not impassioned, not high-pitched and powerful, and not so emotional, but only a very simple thing is stated in conclusive words.
But it shocked the hearts of all the soldiers.
The faces of the soldiers were solemn, but they were full of determination.
They quietly recalled the emperor's words just now, and each of them stood straight, their expressions focused and solemn, and an indescribable excitement surged in their hearts.
It is like a quiet dense forest, originally only the clumps of green, the breeze and the cicadas, quiet and comfortable.
Unexpectedly, he was set on fire and became enthusiastic.
No matter what kind of mood they were in when they came to this land and embarked on the journey to conquer the country of Jiaozhi, they all thought in their hearts at this time, repaying the king's kindness with death.
Because the emperor is not only talking about it, but also practicing it.
They have heard of Shennong tasting herbs, but they have seen Emperor Zhaowu taste herbs, and Emperor Zhaowu is the goat in their minds.
Liu Ke directly held Xia Buyu's medicine basket, grabbed the herbs and began to eat.
Eat early and get rid early.
"This one is sweet and a little bitter."
"This, the taste is light, a little sour."
Poison resistance is poison resistance, but this taste is really not very good, so you can only eat it hard.
Liu Ke's facial features were almost wrinkled together, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he didn't dare to spit out, and there was only one slit left in his eyes:
"Xia Bugu, have you written it down? Let's go to the camp, it's cold outside. ”
He was dying, and he faintly felt a little upset, so he had to go back to the tent quickly.
At least the soldiers can't see the emperor's embarrassed appearance, otherwise where is the prestige?!
Xia didn't hesitate for a moment, but he didn't dare to deceive the king, so he had to wait for Ai Ai Dao:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is eating too fast."
"The ministers haven't had time to write down which herbs they are."
Liu Ke stiffened and walked to the tent, his tongue a little knotted:
"Yu Lu, three stones, deducted."
Only soft voices could be heard in the camp.
"It's not bitter."
"Not salty."
"No, no, no, oops, something, oops"
Those soldiers who were stung and bitten had no complaints at this time.
It's even a little. Can't hold it back.
What's more, he caught a scorpion and stung himself twice.
The emperor is like this, if he is stung less, he will feel really guilty and will not go.
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Cochin-gun.
After Gao Rang received the news from the front, he was a little stunned, and realized that the situation was not good, so he summoned the ministers to discuss the matter.
"The Han army has captured Vung Tau Port, landed and stationed, and our naval division has been destroyed."
"This??"
The landing speed of the Han army was really beyond expectations, and the Jiaozhi sailors seemed to have no resistance at all, and they went directly to an airport.
The generals looked at each other and quietly exchanged glances.
Some people even doubted the authenticity of the news:
"Really? Could it be the false information released by the Han army to confuse us and others? ”
"Our country has a long and narrow territory, and it is inconvenient to transmit information."
"And the king has always been cowardly, and the Han army must know the weakness of the king's character, and it is possible that this kind of false news may be deliberately spread to trick the king into surrendering."
"And there is a clever plan of the high-level country, pretending that the coastal pirates are full of pirates, and the sea is closed, and the Han has no reason to approach our ports."
"The two countries have not yet been at war, and the Han Dynasty has come to attack for no reason, do you really dare to brave the condemnation of the world and forcibly march into the army?"
"Even so, Wu Tong, the general of the Sailor Division, is a rare young talent in the country, and he is quite skilled in martial arts, how can he be so vulnerable?"
Gao Rang showed a subtle look on his face, there was a little gaffe, but it was fleeting, and then he coughed lightly, which made Wenwu calm down, and continued:
"General Wu Tong was stationed at the port of Vung Tau and also sent catapults to solidify the port defenses."
Everyone was even more puzzled:
"If this is the case, even if the Han army attacks, it should have the strength to fight, even if it is defeated, it can last for three or five days."
"No matter how unbearable it is, or neglect training, or lack of actual combat experience, at least you can keep your whole body out."
Some people thought that the Han Emperor had burned the water division of the Puliuru Division, and they couldn't help but be a little afraid, so they said:
"Could it be another fire attack? Did General Wu Tong die in the fire? ”
It would be nice if the fire was defeated.
Gao Rang's face couldn't help but feel a little more self-deprecating.
The Han army used fire to defeat the Puliuru Division, and it actually paid a lot of price, and the fire ships that ignited the fire could not be repaired.
And at that time, Emperor Han personally drove a building ship and crashed into the Donghu ship, the only two building ships in the Han Dynasty, which lost one.
If they can let the Han army attack and burn the sailors who are not strong in Jiaozhi at the cost of self-inflicted damage, they will earn it.
After all, if the Han army's ship burned, it will definitely affect the subsequent delivery of supplies.
It's a pity that this is not the case, the Han army was almost undamaged, and they robbed the ship of Jiaozhi and fattened it again.
"It is said that there were pirates attacking at that time, and the Han army, which had already returned to sail, suddenly turned the bow of the ship and approached Vung Tau Port at full speed in the name of assisting our country in exterminating pirates."
"General Wu Tong and the sailors of our army, because the pirates were too fierce, sacrificed their lives in the chaos of the army."
"Later, the Han army even claimed that from the corpse of General Wu Tong, the correspondence between him and the Donghu people was found."
"In a few days, the Emperor of Han will personally lead his troops to ask the king for his guilt."
After Gao Rang finished speaking, the civil and military forces were silent for a moment.
Then there was a shock and rage, mixed with a loud bang, and it continued to erupt.
"How can this be!!"
"This must be the plan of the Han Emperor! Disguise yourself as a pirate, pretend to exterminate pirates, and defeat our sailors! ”
"I've never seen anyone so brazen!"
"Shameless, shameless, shameless!!"
The deliberations were full of righteous indignation, and they all slapped over the table and hated it.
What a vicious scheme!
disguised as a pirate!!
Now it's good, not only did he easily destroy the Jiaozhi Sailors, but he also took Vung Tau Port, and even had great righteousness.
General Wu Tong was killed by the rebels, sacrificed his life for the country, and was also unjustly accused of colluding with the Donghu people!
Lu Sa, who was in the crowd, because he was too ugly, no one wanted to be with him, was in the corner, and at this time he spoke rationally and asked:
"Did the Han army choose to be stationed at Vung Tau Port instead of marching into Ninam County in one go?"
He knew it was useless to blame anyone at this point.
Scolding will only make it more difficult to control your emotions, but it is easy to be exploited by the Han army, so she is very calm.
"Yes, the Han army was stationed in the port of Vung Tau and did not march."
Gao Rang also responded with a calm face.
He was deep-eyed and emotionally stable, unaffected by the terrible news.
Such a calm posture also made the angry civil and military settle down.
"It's a pity."
Lu Jian shook his head and sighed:
"If the Han army rushes into the army, with the strength of the southern county of Japan, it will be able to hold it for a few days."
"When the Han army besieges the city, calculate the time, and it happens to be disturbed by poisonous insects."
"Coupled with the unfamiliarity with the climate and terrain, there will inevitably be diseases in the camp."
"And the soldiers in the city of Rinan County, even if they don't have the help of our army, can take advantage of this opportunity to suddenly send troops and take the Han army by surprise."
"yes, that's a shame."
Gao Rang nodded, agreeing with Lu Saan's judgment, and at the same time slightly stirred up the civil and military forces present:
"The Han army in Vung Tau Port won a great victory, but the Han Emperor did not faint because of this, but chose to fight steadily."
"It is worthy of being the most unexpected celebrity in ancient and modern times that even Zhang Huaiyang sighed."
At this time, there was a heroic general who was so excited that he looked displeased:
"Why did Xiangguo say this?"
"Grow the morale of others, destroy your own prestige, if Emperor Han is really a tiger and wolf, he can't be defeated, why don't you surrender quickly, and you want me to wait here to discuss matters?"
Gao Rang knew that this person was extremely brave and could not be underestimated, and he had to be ordered to lead troops to resist the Han army in the future, so he hurriedly reassured:
"General Zhang, don't panic, Emperor Han set up camp at Vung Tau Port, and fought steadily, but it was not impossible to deal with."
The heroic general was quieter at this time:
"Then in the opinion of Gao Xiangguo, how to deal with the Han army?"
Gao Rang continued:
"The snakes, rats and mosquitoes in the country are different from Qiongzhou, even if there are military doctors in the Han army, and even good medicine, it is difficult to deal with them."
"The speed of the march will inevitably be slowed down by poisonous insects, and if there is no doctor or good medicine, it will be infected with the epidemic as Lord Lu said."
"That's where it happens."
General Zhang nodded:
"Gao Xiangguo is right, no matter what, the Han army will not be able to completely solve the plight of poisonous insects, unless they can find a local healer who is good at dealing with these poisons."
Gao Rang smiled, a little bit of anticipation of the enemy's opportunity:
"Exactly, I calculated this step earlier, and specially ordered the two counties of Jiuzhen and Rinan to summon all the doctors into the city."
"In this way, the Han army will not be able to find herbs, so they can only use old prescriptions to resist the poisonous insects, even if there are not many casualties, their combat strength will be greatly reduced!"
"As little as half a month, as much as a few months, you can take the opportunity to send troops and attack it unprepared!"
General Zhang immediately asked:
"Gao Xiangguo, Zhang asked for his life, and led 50,000 troops to take the Han army!"
Gao Rang agreed:
"General Yunwen Yunwu, Gao doesn't know the art of war, so naturally he still has to be a general to command the troops."
(End of chapter)