Chapter 105: Bronze Camel Thorns
said that Yun Feiyang and others worked together to kill Zhou Chen, and began to look through the bookcases and calligraphy and painting books scattered on the ground, but no matter how hard a few people tried, they couldn't find any clues of "Hidden Head Poems". Yun Feiyang said angrily: "What the hell, isn't that strange book here?"
Jiang Chengfeng saw that Yun Feiyang was angry, and persuaded: "General Yun, why don't we take a closer look at it?"
Jiang Chao listened to Jiang Chengfeng's words, and shouted: "General Yun, Jiang Gang Master, we have searched for boxes and cabinets 3 times, and we have also carefully searched for the corners and corners, according to the opinions of our subordinates, this strange book must not be in these bookcases, maybe it is still underground, or on the body of Zhou Chen, a dead ghost?"
Ou Yangguang heard this, and hurriedly flattered: "General Yun, my subordinates are going to search Zhou Chen's body to see if it is on him?", after speaking, he carefully examined Zhou Chen's body, but still found nothing, so he had to shake his head dejectedly.
Yun Feiyang took Jiang Chengfeng, Jiang Chao, and Ou Yangguang to pick up the shovel and dig deeper into the ground, but there was nothing new to discover, so the four of them had to throw away the shovel in their hands and sighed.
Yun Feiyang saw that the sky was getting darker and darker, so he had to order: "We have no choice but to carry these calligraphy and painting books on the ground on the war horses, and transport them to Jiangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.
Jiang Chengfeng, Jiang Chao, and Ou Yangguang claimed that it was wonderful, and several people moved all the books and materials on the ground out of the Daming Palace and placed them on the horseback prepared in advance, and then a few people gradually disappeared into the thick night.
After Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Yun Feiyang and the others had gone away, she said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, Yun Feiyang took away all the strange books, how is this good?"
He Mengjiao also said: "Yes, we should have intercepted them just now, and didn't let them easily take away the strange book materials!"
Xu Zhi comforted: "Just now, the three of us were sober, how to deal with the four masters of Yun Feiyang, Jiang Chengfeng, Jiang Chao, and Ou Yangguang, we can only watch them take the books away." But we also heard it just now: this "Tibetan Head Poem" is likely to be in these books, but they have not been able to find it, and I heard Grandpa Wang once say that even if they got "Tibetan Head Poem", they did not find "Tui Bei Tu" as a comparison, it is in vain. Besides, we already know that they are going to transport the strange book to Jiangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, why don't we follow it, this saves us the energy to carry it, wouldn't it be both!"
Zhou and He claimed that they were wonderful, and after the three of them finished discussing, they found Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, Li, and Li, and saw that they were all poisoned and unconscious. He Mengjiao was a little worried: "Brother Xu, Sister Zhou, now that Zhou Chen is dead, how can this poison be solved?"
Zhou Yuanzhi smiled and said to He Mengjiao: "Sister He, don't worry, this kind of poison of thyme, Brother Xu and Brother Hui were also hit when they were in Caizhou, in fact, it is not difficult to treat, at that time, many imperial doctors under my father and Wang could not look at it, and later a local Tulang surnamed Xie in Caizhou only gave them a few herbs, and they woke up after a few days, and they were cured in about a month!"
He Mengjiao asked, "Sister Zhou, do you remember those herbs?"
Zhou Yuanzhi sighed: "Sister He is very sorry, but unfortunately I don't know medicine, so I didn't take it to heart!
He Mengjiao also sighed: "My little sister has known a little about herbal medicine since she was a child, but she can't diagnose and see a doctor, and she can't help much!
Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Yuan Zhi, Miss He, now we only have one way, first go to Chang'an to find that Xie Langzhong, treat Jingsi and them, and when they are a little better, we will return to Jiangnan and ask Yun Feiyang for the "Tibetan Head Poem"!
The next day, Xu Zhi found a caravan in Jinyang City to sell grain to Chang'an, hired one of the carriages, and placed An Jingsi, Xue Atan, Liao Yi, and Liao Zhi on the carriage, and followed the caravan all the way south. After crossing Linfen and crossing the Yellow River, they came to Chang'an, which was already the season of February flowers.
Xu Zhi and others followed the caravan into the Guanghuamen in the north of Chang'an City, and saw that Chang'an City was full of ruins and broken walls, where could you still see a trace of spring, you could see unclothed corpses everywhere, and you could see people begging everywhere, while the restaurants on both sides of the neighborhood were singing with joy. A gray-haired old woman led an eight- or nine-year-old girl, knocking on a broken bowl and begging in front of the restaurant, but the black-hearted boss lifted her foot and kicked her mother-in-law and grandson to the ground.
I saw that the little girl with tears in her eyes, helped her mother-in-law, knocked the broken bowl with a bamboo knot, and sang in a soft Wu voice:
The moon bends and shines on Kyushu.
A few are happy, a few are sad.
A few high-rise buildings drink good wine.
A few families are scattered on the streets.
Babbling hey, hey
The voice is uneven.
When will I get rid of that hatred in my heart?
Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, and He Mengjiao couldn't help but cry when they heard the little girl begging along the street and singing repeatedly. The merchant was ready to take the grain to Chang'an West City to trade, just walked through the Liquanfang in the city, and met a group of rebel guards in golden helmets and golden armor, they didn't say a word, they asked the merchant to turn the horse's head and transport a few carts of grain to the palace for the Yellow King to enjoy.
Zhou Yuanzhi couldn't hold back any longer, first jumped out of the carriage, drew his sword and stabbed the guard's wrist, the guard shouted, threw away the whip in his hand in pain, and scolded: "Where did the rebellion come from, actually blocking the imperial guards of the Yellow King!", after speaking, he waved his hand and let several soldiers under him surround the carriage.
Xu Zhi and He Mengjiao also pulled out their swords and jumped out of the carriage, and when those soldiers saw the two wonderful girls jumping out of the car, their eyes immediately straightened, and they could not care about drawing their swords and moving forward. Xu Zhi and the three of them took advantage of the stunned guards, took a few steps forward, and shook off the weapons in the hands of the first few guards with their swords, and then those soldiers woke up like a dream, picked up their spears from the ground, and rushed over again.
Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao killed the soldiers around them, several merchants escorted the grain cart and moved forward slowly, just as everyone walked to the crossroads of the West Market, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Brothers, that's not Master Pang Xun who patrols the streets, why don't you let him bring troops over to support, we will capture the rebels in one fell swoop, hand them over to the Yellow King, and make a great contribution!"
Xu Zhi was afraid of meeting Pang Xun, revealing his identity, and was about to leave, when Pang Xun led a pair of people to chase after him. Pang Xun asked: "Where did the traitor come from, and he didn't arrest it without restraining his hands?"
Zhou Yuanzhi was afraid that Pang Xun would be recognized, so she replied: "General Pang, you have recognized the wrong person, we are the head of the Yang Yue Gang of Jinzhou Shenque Gate, and we came to the capital to help the host!"
Pang Xun recognized Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi and others at a glance, but when he saw Xu Zhi shaking his head at him again and again, he said to his subordinates: "Everyone is mistaken, these brothers of the Shenque Gate are old friends of the Yellow King, and the Yellow King has won the country thanks to them!"
When those soldiers saw Pang Xun say this, they also hurriedly apologized to Xu Zhi and the others: "A few heroes have offended, please Haihan!"
Xu Zhi also bowed and saluted back: "It's easy to say! We offended a few people just now, and we have no choice but to do it, please forgive me!"
Pang Xun said to the soldiers behind him: "You continue to inspect the streets of Chang'an, and this general will accompany several brothers from Shenquemen to gather in the Immortal Tower!", and after speaking, he led Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao to the Juxian Tower in Chang'an City.
Pang Xun booked two side rooms to the hotel shopkeeper, one for Xu Zhi and the comatose Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, one for the anger and the idiot, and one for Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao. Xu Zhi saw that Pang Xun was very careful and thoughtful, and said, "Thank you Sect Master Pang, we still have something to ask for!"
Pang Xun smiled: "The concubine is too polite, we are brothers in distress, what else do we have to do?"
Zhou Yuanzhi replied: "Gang Master Pang, it's really not a secret, there are four brothers on our trip who have been poisoned by the poison of thyme, and they need to ask Taiyi Xie from my father's side to heal him, I wonder if Sect Master Pang can make it convenient to invite Taiyi Xie to Juxian Tower to meet?"
Pang Xun shook his head and said: "This Imperial Doctor Xie is very eccentric, since he entered Chang'an with King Huang, he doesn't want to stay in the quiet imperial hospital, but likes to live in the lively market, treating the people, and his subordinates don't know where he lives?"
He Mengjiao sighed: "If you can't find Doctor Xie, what should you do with them?"
Pang Xun said with a smile: "Miss He doesn't have to worry, now the spring is cold in the city, and the people suffer from lung disease and asthma.
He Mengjiao said to Zhou Yuanzhi: "Sister Zhou, I will take care of them in Juxian Tower, and you and Brother Xu will go with Sect Master Pang to find that Imperial Doctor Xie!" , Zhou Yuanzhi nodded in agreement.
As soon as Pang Xun led Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi out of the restaurant, a soldier patrolling the street broke in and said: "General Pang, now Chang'an is besieged by officials and troops all around, and King Huang is ready to withdraw from Chang'an, and the garrison is on the ground. Please go quickly!"
Pang Xun agreed, and sighed at Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi: "If King Huang doesn't guard Chang'an, then the people in the city will definitely suffer!"
Zhou Yuanzhi also sighed: "Now that my father has long lost the people in his heart, his actions are becoming more and more ridiculous! Why don't you give up Chang'an to the enemy if you don't defend the city?"
Xu Zhi sighed again when he saw Pang Xun, knowing that he was in a dilemma, and persuaded: "Although Sect Master Pang follows the Yellow King forward, Yuan Zhi and I will have some martial arts, and I expect that the official army will not be able to help us when they enter the city!"
Pang Xun had no choice but to say: "Then there are Lao Ma and the princess looking for Doctor Xie on their own, and their subordinates will retire first!", and after speaking, he led a group of soldiers to the north.
Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi walked south along the neighborhood while asking where Lanlingfang was, and the two walked nearly two pillars of incense, and finally saw that at the intersection of Lanlingfang, an old man with gray hair set up a stall for medical treatment, surrounded by men, women and children with thin clothes and coughing non-stop. The old man gave everyone a number of pulses, prescribed medicine, asked one of the servants beside him to catch the medicine, and instructed the people a few words before letting them leave.
After those people saw the disease, this one praised: "Imperial Doctor Xie, it's really a divine doctor, my wife and children don't cough after taking a few of his medicines, do you say that God is not God?" That also said: "Thank you Doctor Shen is really Bian Que and Hua Tuo's reincarnation!", before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by another people: "Bian Que and Hua Tuo how to compare to our Xie Shen Doctor, he only charges for medicinal materials, and does not charge any other expenses, if he meets one or two who have no money, he will not take a penny, this is the heart of the doctor's parents!"
Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Imperial Doctor Xie had seen the people sick, and it was already evening. Xu Zhi saw that Imperial Doctor Xie was about to close the stall and go home, so he hurriedly rushed forward and shouted: "Imperial Doctor Xie, please stay!"
Seeing that Xu Zhi was very unfamiliar, Imperial Doctor Xie replied: "This little brother, what do you have to say?"
Xu Zhi replied: "A few friends have been poisoned, and I asked the divine doctor to move to Juxian Tower for treatment!"
Doctor Xie sighed: "Little brother, it's too late today, and the old man has closed the stall." Tomorrow the old man will go with you again!"
Zhou Yuanzhi took a few steps forward, took Imperial Doctor Xia's hand, and asked, "Uncle Xie, do you remember me? I'm Yuan Zhi!"
Imperial Doctor Xie often goes in and out of the Huang Mansion, of course he knows Zhou Yuanzhi, but he doesn't seem to believe his eyes, and mutters: "Girl, you are Princess Yuanzhi, wasn't Princess Yuanzhi kidnapped from Chang'an by Xu Zhi and other traitors?"
Zhou Yuanzhi smiled and said, "Uncle Xie, you listen to Yuanzhi tell you slowly!", and after speaking, he briefly told Imperial Doctor Xie what happened. While listening, Imperial Doctor Xie sighed and wept: "King Huang is confused, let Princess Yuanzhi suffer!"
Zhou Yuanzhi introduced Xu Zhi to Imperial Doctor Xie again, and Imperial Doctor Xie said apologetically: "It turned out to be a horse, it's strange that the old man has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai!", and after speaking, he wanted to make amends to Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi hurriedly stopped: "The old man can't do it, it's too much to kill the juniors!"
Imperial Doctor Xie instructed the servant to carry the medicine box for practicing medicine on his back, and he would go to Juxian Tower with Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi to see a doctor. Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi saw that it was getting late, and hurriedly persuaded them. Imperial Doctor Xie smiled and said: "Since it is a friend of the princess and the concubine, it is my friend of Xie, even if it is late today, the old man will have to do it!"
Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Imperial Doctor Xie was full of benevolence and righteousness, and they didn't dare to disobey his wishes, so they had to lead him in front.
Besides, Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi welcomed Imperial Doctor Xie into Juxian Building, Imperial Doctor Xie diagnosed the pulse of Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, Anger, and Idiot, and prescribed a prescription, He Mengjiao was slightly familiar with medicinal materials, she took the prescription, and saw that it was a very ordinary prescription: 2 yuan of sour jujube kernels, 3 yuan of raw rehmannia root, 2 taels of japonica rice, boiled into porridge, eaten for a few days in a row, 4 people can wake up, and after some time, they will naturally be able to carefully calm their nerves and recover as before.
Seeing that He Mengjiao also understood medicine, Doctor Xie smiled at her, and asked the servant to take out the medicinal materials according to the prescription, and the servant said helplessly: "Master, there are still some sour jujube kernels, but the raw rehmannia has been used up!"
Doctor Xie sighed: "This Zhongnan Mountain in the south of Chang'an City is rich in products, and the south-facing slopes are extremely warm and humid, just like Jiangnan, where you should be able to dig up medicinal materials like Rehmannia anymore, but unfortunately the old man is old and can't climb the mountain, if the old man is ten years younger, according to the old man's temper, I will take you out of the city tonight to dig Rehmannia anymore!"
Zhou Yuanzhi sighed: "Uncle Xie, don't worry, there are still us! We will go to Zhongnan Mountain early in the morning to dig rehmannia tomorrow!"
Doctor Xie sighed again: "Princess, how do you know the appearance of this lump of earth?"
Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Uncle Xie, don't worry, we still have a little miracle doctor here, she has tasted all the herbs!", after speaking, he pointed to He Mengjiao beside him.
He Mengjiao was a little embarrassed and said: "Uncle Xie, don't listen to Brother Xu's jokes, I just live in the Shennong Mountains and know a little about some herbs, but I have never prescribed medicine to patients!"
Doctor Xie thought that He Mengjiao and Zhou Yuanzhi were also Xu Zhi's lovers, and praised: "Miss He is young, she is so beautiful, and she can also recognize the properties of medicine, Xu Zhi, you are really blessed!", smiled at Xu Zhi after speaking.
He Mengjiao saw that Imperial Doctor Xie had misunderstood, and was embarrassed to refute him, so she had to say with a shy face: "Uncle Xie, fortunately, I know the appearance of Rehmannia, if you don't know it early in the morning, let a few of our young people go to Zhongnan Mountain to dig Rehmannia Foxglove, you can always rest in the inn!"
Everyone was talking at the inn, when they suddenly heard chaos in the street market outside, and someone shouted: "The Yellow King has fled, and the official army has entered the city!" It turned out that Huang Chao saw that the officials and troops were gathering around Chang'an, so he listened to the slander of Shang Rang, Zhang Zhifang and others, abandoned Chang'an, and the garrison waited and watched. The people in the city were bullied and plundered by Huangchao, and they picked up the rubble on the ground and smashed it at Pang Xun's rear troops, or picked up the bows and arrows on the ground and presented them to the officers and soldiers. Cheng and Tang saw that Chang'an was at their fingertips, and they actually connived at the soldiers to plunder the golden silk prostitutes and concubines at night, and they wanted to be happy.
The shopkeeper of Juxian Lou was just about to tell the men to close the door, when several untidy officers and soldiers broke in, shouting to drink tea and eat, and the shopkeeper did not dare to offend, as long as he patiently prepared a table of wine and food for those officers and soldiers to enjoy, those soldiers were full of food and drink, and they had no intention of leaving, and wanted to break into the guest room of Xu Zhi and others.
Xu Zhi and Imperial Doctor Xie were afraid that the officers and soldiers would break into the room and disturb Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao, so they hurriedly came out to block the door, Xu Zhi took out some broken silver and handed it to the officers and soldiers who were the leader, and the officers and soldiers who were headed nodded slightly.
Seeing that the group of soldiers were still a little unwilling, the shopkeeper laughed again, and pointed to Imperial Doctor Xie and his servants: "Grandpa Guan, you have also seen that they are a group of homeless broken men, and please spare the guests of the small shop!"