The typhoid epidemic was fierce. According to rough statistics, dozens to hundreds of people died every day.

The fear of the epidemic in this era is unprecedented. The officials in the court and the central government changed their expressions and wrote to the emperor one after another to ask for a solution, but they could not come up with any solution.

In the end, I got the emperor's fluttering sentence to know, and then continued to be indifferent, addicted to taking his "elixir".

Seeing this, Chaozhong Qingliu was filled with grief and indignation, but there was nothing he could do.

I can only turn to the national teacher Mi Yan for help, hoping that he can find a good way.

Mi Yan really has a way.

He immediately joined forces with He Jin, Situ Yangci and others to inquire about Zhang Zhongjing and bought a batch of ore to manufacture Wushi powder in batches, so that Zhang Zhongjing took his apprentices to various counties to treat patients.

Hundreds of officials were skeptical, but after a few days, the epidemic was really brought under control.

The cured people worshiped endlessly, shouting "Mi Guoshi is a real god, and Dr. Zhang is rejuvenated by the holy hand".The prestige is far higher than usual.

The epidemic has not been completely resolved, and Mi Yan's reluctance to take Wushisan during the cold period was discovered by his servant, and then stabbed at the emperor's end.

The emperor hurriedly called him back to the palace and asked him why he refused.

Those three monsters have long been dissatisfied with Mi Rian occupying the position of state teacher and wanted to replace him.Now, as if they caught Mi Yan's fault, they all jumped out to accuse Mi Yan:

"Your Majesty, you trust Mi Guoshi so much, and you are willing to share such a precious and rare elixir with Guo Shi! However, Mi Guoshi abandons His Majesty's wishes like a shoe, it is really too ignorant!"

"Master Mi's reluctance to take the elixir is a small thing, but it's a big waste! Does Master Mi know that refining a bottle of elixir will take me several years of skill?!"

The Taoist in bright yellow Taoist robe stretched out five fingers: "Let me tell you, it takes me a whole year of skill to refine a bottle of elixir! I gave you five bottles, which is five years of skill!"

"Five years! I have only cultivated for 40 years, not to mention spending countless precious medicinal materials to refine this medicine!"

"Yes, the skill I refine is trivial! The precious medicinal materials consumed are trivial!" He roared with tears in his eyes, "But you let His Majesty's love for you go to waste, this is a big deal!!"

This is purely talking nonsense with eyes open, but Liu Hong couldn't hold back his stupidity, so he stared at Mi Ren with heartbroken eyes.

Mi Yan didn't make any excuses, and was even less lazy to give the three clowns alms. He just said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I have been busy with the outbreak of typhoid fever in various counties of Luoyang recently. I have already found out what this medicine is."

"The name of this medicine is Wushi San. It is made by grinding five kinds of medicine stones. It was originally a good medicine for treating typhoid fever. It was developed by a folk doctor." He announced the names of the five medicine stones, and watched several people reveal With a flustered expression, he said calmly, "This medicine has saved the lives of thousands of typhoid patients so far."

He raised his eyes and stared at Liu Hong: "But when I tested the medicine, I found that this medicine is actually a poison for healthy people. I don't know why it has become the elixir that prolongs life in their mouths."

Liu Hong was startled, and couldn't help screaming: "What, what? Poison—!"

Ever since he witnessed Zhao Zhong being poisoned to death by Zhang Bao, he was like a frightened bird, very afraid of these dark, herbal soups.The main reason for being able to accept this "elixir" without hindrance is that it is a white powder, which is the complete opposite of that poisonous soup.

Liu Hong's yellow eyes stared at the three of them, his eyes full of suspicion: "Is what Mi Aiqing said true?!"

The three of them did not expect Mi Yan to find out the details of the "elixir" without making a sound.He even admitted frankly that ordinary people panic after taking this medicine.

They did buy it from a person they knew. When they bought it, they only knew that the medicine could be used to treat typhoid fever and strengthen/yang, but they didn't know anything else.

What is toxic, I have never heard of it!

Several people were horrified and shocked.Cold sweat dripped down, soaking through his clothes in an instant.

They didn't dare to admit it at all, so they could only sternly shouted: "Absurd! When I was refining this medicine, I used [-]-year-old ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus, and fairy stone... how can it be made of five kinds of stones!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, you have given this elixir to the Imperial Physician Order for a long time ago, and they all said that the elixir can strengthen the body! Your Majesty, even if you don't believe me, you should also trust the Imperial Physician Order!"

"Why did Guoshi Mi frame this elixir as poison? Could it be that he was jealous of His Majesty favoring us because of the elixir, so he was talking nonsense?"

...Yeah, the imperial doctor has tried the medicine, and it is certified that there is no problem with the medicine.

Liu Hong's heart, which almost jumped out of his chest, finally fell back.Only then did he realize that the innermost clothes were drenched with cold sweat, and the cold clothes were clinging to his flesh, so cold that he couldn't help shivering.

He let out a breath of foul breath slowly, and looked at Mi Yan: "Ai Qing, did you hear some slander from where, mistakenly thinking that this medicine is poisonous?"

He thought about the feeling of taking this medicine so far, and a smile appeared on his face: "I have tried this elixir medicine, and there has been no problem until now. And every time I take it, I feel refreshed, as if returning to the Comfortable and strong at 20!"

"How can there be problems with such an effective medicine? There will definitely be no problems!"

He repeated several times that the medicine would never be a problem, and he didn't know whether he was trying to convince Mi Yi or himself.

The three of them also took the opportunity to kneel down and cry: "Your Majesty, Mi Guoshi didn't know where to listen to some rumors. It's fine for him to refuse to take the medicine, but he still wronged me and slandered the fairy medicine! You have to decide for us!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, immortal medicine is extremely rare. You dote on Guoshi Mi so much, but Guoshi Mi speculates about us with a villain's heart and prevents His Majesty from cultivating to become a fairy!"

"Presumably, seeing His Majesty favoring me and neglecting him recently, I felt dissatisfied and wanted to use this plan to get rid of me and regain His Majesty's favor!"

Mi Yan ignored them.

He just stared at Liu Hong with his usual clear eyes: "Your Majesty, do you think I will harm you?"

Of course not, how could Mi Aiqing harm him?

But just as he had listened to Zuo Feng's slander back then, how could Mi Aiqing completely guarantee that what he heard was true? !

Liu Hong left to look at Mi Yan, and then at the masters who represented the elixir, and fell into the pain of making a difficult choice.

——He is a person who seeks pleasure, and whoever can bring him more happiness can win his favor.

Just as he preferred Mi Ren between Shi Changshi and Mi Ren at the beginning, now he is only more inclined to Wu Shi San.

He looked at the sincere appearance of the three kneeling at their feet, compared with Mi Yan's calm expression.After hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed at Mi Yan.

"Aiqing, I know that you are doing it for my own good, but this elixir was refined by three immortal masters after untold hardships, and it is also for the speedy recovery of my body, so there is no need to embarrass Aiqing." them."

He looked at the young man in front of him, and after hearing his words, he still lowered his eyes and remained silent, and for some reason, he gradually felt a little dissatisfied in his heart: "Mi Aiqing, since you don't want to enjoy this fairy medicine with me, Then go down."

Mi Yan bowed and said goodbye.

——This layout is enough, just wait for these three people to die suddenly after excessively taking Wushi powder.

Presumably with Liu Hong's psychological quality, seeing someone die in front of him again, he will suffer another serious illness.

Seeing that Mi Rian actually bowed and resigned without hesitation, Liu Hong suddenly felt agitated.Seeing those three people still kneeling, they became irritable: "It's alright, alright, get up."

The three got up and wiped the sweat from their foreheads, exchanged a look with each other, and understood each other's plan tacitly.

One of them said: "Your Majesty, you are always thinking of Mi Guoshi, but he doesn't appreciate it. This move really doesn't take you seriously. Isn't it too arrogant?"

Another person also responded: "If you want to come to Mi Guoshi to dare to do this, it's just because of your majesty's favor and trust in him. Your Majesty, don't you want to take Mi Guoshi to cultivate immortals together? I have a plan, I don't know if I should tell it or not?"

Several people racked their brains to sow dissension, and Liu Hong really felt that Mi Yan was a little ungrateful, so he raised his eyelids and said impatiently, "What plan?"

The person who suggested it lowered his face, and raised the corners of his mouth coldly: "Master Mi can have his current status, but it all depends on His Majesty's favor and promotion. Your Majesty might as well neglect him for a while, and let him understand that without your favor, he is nothing." .When the time comes, doesn’t he just do what His Majesty wants him to do?”

Liu Hong was startled when he heard that, and then clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Yes, yes!"

That's right, his Mi Aiqing is only under 22 years old. Under his care, the whole journey has been smooth and smooth, and she doesn't understand the dangers of the world at all.As long as he leaves this person alone, wouldn't it be possible for him to understand who is his reliance, and come forward obediently to admit his mistake?

Thinking of this, Liu Hong felt very happy.

Seeing this, the three people hurriedly handed over a bottle of "immortal medicine".

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were shining and he ate it in one bite, they called Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo and other regular servants together to inhale together.

If they eat too much, they can't even close the palace door.They ran out one after another with their breasts exposed/breast/fruit, scaring the maids in the harem to turn pale.

The next day, the memorials for the impeachment of the three Yaodao, Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo and others by Baiguan filled the desk of Shangshutai.Not only that, but there were also many upright people who came to remonstrate with the emperor, angrily scolded several people for harming the country and the people, and asked the emperor to stay away from these traitors and thieves.

The emperor was furious.Remove half of the people impeached, including even Situ Yangci.

Not only that, the emperor also ordered the Shaofu to build a "Dengxian Hall" for him and three masters to practice immortality.

Baiguan was in an uproar.

They looked at the front and stood leaning forward. They spoke several times, but were completely ignored by the emperor. For some reason, they once again felt the fear of being ruled by the "Ten Permanent Attendants".

...or in other words, it is not Shi Changshi who brings disaster to the country and the people.

It was late October.

The north wind was howling, and the weather was getting colder and colder. It might snow soon.

After Xun Yu's persevering door-to-door persuasion, most of the elders of the clan were persuaded, and began to count their properties and wait for the family to move in the next year.

There is still a month and a half left, which Xun Yu left for himself to persuade the gentry in various counties.

He wanted to finish these things before the end of the year, so as not to delay the best time to move the family.As for whether to stay in the Xun family for the new year after the processing is completed, or to go back to Jingluo to accompany Mi Ren, he has not yet decided.

Today I want to visit the Yangdi Guo clan, which is the noble family farthest from Yin County, so he arrived in Yangdi yesterday evening.And this is his first stop, so I hope this trip goes well.

He walked out of the post station, got into the carriage in the warm winter sun, and drove towards Guo Mansion.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and there are only a few scattered hawkers on the street, without the usual hustle and bustle.The carriage drove slowly on the somewhat quiet street, and the sound of hoofbeats was very clear in my ears.

When walking to a three-way intersection, Xun Yi stopped to identify the direction of the Guo Mansion, and heard a slightly childish voice: "Young master, do you want to test the characters?"

Xun Yi followed the voice, only to realize that their carriage stopped right in front of a young man, blocking his booth.

It was a blue-clothed boy with a handsome face and looked immature.It should be after the year of the general horn, but she didn't comb her double buttocks. Instead, she gathered up all the half-length hair and combed it on the top of her head.

He sat at the corner of the intersection of the street, moved a small wooden table, and hung a piece of cloth banner beside it, with "Ghost Valley Divine Fortune Teller, Three Hexagrams every day" written on one side, and "Free word testing and divination" written on the other side. "

Xun Yi was delighted when he saw it.

This child is like a little adult who is restricted from doing various things by his parents in the name of "you are still young", so he looks forward to growing up.

He said cheerfully: "Young master, it's so cold, you better go back and warm yourself by the fire!"

This intersection leads in all directions, and the northeast wind is raging. Even the hawkers who set up their stalls have wrapped themselves up tightly and dare not shout loudly.I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would be poured into my stomach with cold wind and eat up my stomach.

This young man did the opposite.Obviously not very old, wearing a blue dress is not very thick, but it seems that he is not afraid of the cold.Even though his face was pale by the wind, he still stood up straight, without showing any sign of shrinking.

The boy blinked his eyes and said: "Meeting is fate, why don't the young masters in the carriage give it a try?"

Xun Yu in the carriage heard his answer, opened the curtain curiously and looked outside, only to see that the person blocking the carriage was only a half-year-old child of fifteen or six.

However, the pupils are smart and cunning, and the whole body is full of calmness. It seems that it is not something that ordinary people can cultivate.

Probably also a child of the Guo family.

Xun Yu is very well-bred and never underestimates anyone, even if he looks like an ordinary young man, even if he looks like he is just playing around in the street.

He became a little interested, raised his hand to stop Xun Yi, and got out of the carriage himself.

Then he walked to the small wooden chair opposite the young man and sat down: "Can fortune-telling and word-testing be all right?"

The boy said: "Yes, it depends on which one you like."

Xun Yu murmured, "Then let's test the characters." Then he picked up the brush beside him and wrote the word "picture" on the paper. [Traditional characters in the picture]

The young man just glanced at it, raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid what you want to do today, my lord, is a bit difficult."

Xun Yu was naturally curious: "Oh? Reconciliation?"

The blue-clothed boy said: "Picture, from the structural point of view: from the mouth, from the 啚. The mouth is the scope, which is Yangdi City; the 啚 is "deprecated", which means difficult, with many twists and turns."

"What you want to do is to find a talented person in Yangzhai County." The young man said, "Is that so?"

Hearing this, Xun Yu's eyes were amazed: "Exactly."

The young man just smiled and continued: "Young Master writes calmly and without any hesitation. Before going out, Young Master has carefully planned and carefully considered how to do this."

His spirit is there, "However, although there are many words in the circle, they have no talent, and they will work hard without success, but they will be ridiculed by mediocrity."

After Xun Yu heard this, he was slightly taken aback.

He stared at the young man carefully, and when he saw the young man staring at him without avoiding, he smiled slowly: "Thank you for your guidance, young master, I will be taught next time."

He didn't say whether he believed it or not, he got up and took Xun Yi to leave; the young boy behind him didn't ask him whether he believed it or not, and leaned back in the wooden chair meanderingly, as if he was waiting for the next guest.

A moment later, Xun Yu was warmly welcomed into the house by Guo Tu, and talked with him about scriptures.

Guo Tu is indeed a talented person, and the two of them quoted scriptures and allusions while chatting.But in many matters, his views are ingenious.

He said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Xun Sikong resigned and returned to his hometown, and is persuading the Xun family to move out of Yingchuan and go to Qu County, Xuzhou. Is there such a thing?"

Xun Yu was thoughtful: "Yes, so this matter has spread throughout Yingchuan?"

In fact, it is also conceivable that after the adults of the Xun clan decided to move, they sent letters to all their friends in Yingchuan, planning to visit and say goodbye one by one during this period.

This is a good thing. There have been a lot of people coming in and out of the clan recently. Maybe some of these people agree with the Xun family and move with them?

Guo Tu smiled.

His smile was not a kind smile, but a little mocking with indescribable meaning.

He said: "As we all know, Yingchuan was the site of the Four Wars, and there must be disputes when wars break out. However, since this place is a place where military strategists must fight, the imperial court will naturally take countermeasures. Just like when the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, His Majesty immediately dispatched Huangfu Generals and Generals Zhu came to put down the rebels. And this is a rare treatment in other counties."

When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, the imperial court sent Huangfusong and Zhu Jun to conquer Yuzhou. The first stop was Yingchuan, and even Nanyang and Runan were behind, which is enough to show the importance of Yingchuan.

"If you flee to Xuzhou because of this, when wars break out in the future, the imperial court will send troops here first and delay the rest of the counties.

Seeing that Xun Yu's expression remained unchanged, he seemed to be in deep thought, and he said eloquently: "Besides, whoever is the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, if you want to serve you, you should choose the Zanying family. It’s something that benefits the country and the people, but that’s all.”

"It's just a merchant, how can he compare with the courage and heritage of the gentry? The Xun family is willing to join his sect and serve him?"

He held his chest high and held his head high, almost writing the words "I look down on that Mi" on his forehead.

Xun Yu didn't say a word when he heard the words.

He looked at Guo Tu indifferently.His eyes were cold, and his heart was full of anger.

Guo Tu may indeed be talented, but his arrogance and arrogance, his complacency when he belittles others, and even his blind pursuit of status and status at the expense of truly talented people... Such a person will never become a fellow traveler with him.

Xun Yu got up to leave, but Guo Tu didn't ask him to stay.

When he walked out of the gate, Xun Yi's face was still a little ugly: "Young Master, how could he be like this..."

Xun Yu shook his head and cut off Xun Yi's unfinished words.

Everyone in the world knows that pearls are expensive, but there are always people who can't tell the difference between pearls and fish eyes. If he gets angry with these people, he may be directly angered to death.

not worth it.

He completely forgot about Guo Tu, and before getting into the carriage, he said, "Xun Yi, drive the car to that young man who was telling fortunes and measuring characters."

Xun Yi was surprised and said, "Almost an hour has passed, the boy should have gone back, right?"

"No," Xun Yu said firmly, "he must still be waiting for me."

The boy did not leave.He was lying on the small table, motionless as if he had fallen asleep.

Xun Yu sat on the wooden chair opposite him without saying a word, and didn't try to wake him up.

He waited a while.

As if feeling that someone was watching him, the boy slowly raised his head and opened his eyes.

His eyes did not have the daze of just waking up, but were clear.The pupils are slightly brown, shiny and clear, and seem to be able to read people's hearts.

"It's the young master." He understood clearly, "Young master, is this trip a smooth one?"

Xun Yu said: "Although there are twists and turns, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of my wish."

Seeing the surprised look in the boy's eyes, he smiled slightly.

"Xun Yu, with the word Wen Ruo, is from Yin County." He bowed his hands and said, "Young master, would you be interested in hearing what I want to say?"

The boy also laughed.

When he smiled, he was still childish, and his long and narrow eyes narrowed into a crescent moon: "My surname is Guo, and my name is Jia. I haven't got a name yet, and I'm from Yangdi."

"Appreciate further details."

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