Practicing Medicine in Three Kingdoms

The wind and rain invaded the palace, all the lamps and shadows were extinguished, and on the cold and slippery ground, there was only a faint light from the incense, reflecting the thin and small figure standing kneeling, looking extremely lonely.

Li Yinzhou looked at his sister who had been separated for more than thirty years, and was in a daze for a while.

Since the farewell in Lujiang, the two have gone to their own lives. They thought she could live with the old nun in the middle of Sichuan for half of her life. Before she thought of seeing her again, she was already the imperial capital of Yecheng and the prime minister's mansion. At that time, two old men, Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, were trapped. In the prison, the Chibi War is about to break out, and the arrow is on the string, which can no longer allow him to be distracted and make other incidents.

When he recovered a life from Cao Ying, he asked Sun Quan to send someone north to pick up his master, and at the same time, before Cao Cao returned to Yecheng, he sent a message to Mrs. Huan, confirming that she was the little girl who escaped with him in the temple in the past.

Along with the echo came a letter.

A pair of young children are still in their infancy, she can't take the risk of leaving Yecheng, so she rejected his plan to return to Wu with Zhang Ji.

So far, another ten years.

The soldier who led the way ordered that there was not much time, and quietly exited the palace guards. Li Yinzhou walked up to Huan'er with complicated emotions, and slowly knelt down.

On a quiet rainy night, only the sound of water ticking down the corner of the eaves, Huan'er glanced at Li Yinzhou who was hesitant to speak, and said first: "I still remember when I was young, I grew up with my elder brother in the temple, every day What I ate was leftover food from others, and what I drank was the dirty rainwater from the well. Once the adults finally picked a beautiful big mushroom, but my elder brother forbade me to eat it, saying that it was for Ah Weng. I was so greedy He insisted on eating it, so he took me to the village to beg for food. The villagers gave us half a steamed bun that day, and he let me eat it all by myself. , but when we went back, the adults had already gone crazy..."

Li Yinzhou's throat choked, and he was a little speechless.

This all happened the night before he came to this era. That poor, insane and low-intelligence child died in the rain a long time ago. Maybe it was poisonous, maybe it was hungry, or it was cold. He didn’t have time to grow up, I don’t know. The taste of being alive has already closed your eyes forever in the ruthless wind and rain.

Huan'er clasped her hands on the incense, trembling slightly: "Later we were locked up by the villagers. The rain was so heavy and my brother's body was so cold. I was lying in his arms and heard his heartbeat stop a little bit. I was so frightened." Crying. After a long, long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, but he seemed to be a different person. He could walk, jump, and talk. Even the teacher said he was too smart to be childish. But I knew , he is not my elder brother, my elder brother is very stupid, he can only make gestures with his hands, how can he know so many things? But he will pick fruit for me, he will throw away people who bully me with stones, and he will throw buns Let me eat the steamed buns, the steamed buns are so delicious, I will never forget..."

A line of tears slid down from the corner of her eyes.

Li Yinzhou wanted to reach out to wipe it off for her, but the long sleeves were pressed down heavily, and he couldn't lift them up no matter what.

This child knew his identity better than anyone else, but never revealed it, and never even asked where her brother went.

In the past 30 years, he has never felt indebted to the original owner. He thinks that he has not possessed the life that others deserve. Sometimes even he himself forgets that this is just a corpse that died early.But there are people in this world who still remember him, remember that stupid, silly child, and remember his weak life that passed away in a flash.

Huan'er looked at him, with tears in her eyes: "I often think, if my brother is still alive, what would he look like now? Sir..."

Her throat was sore for a while, and her eyes lingered longingly on his face, as if through this thin and thin face, she deeply missed the person she would never see again, and she was in a daze for a moment.

Li Yinzhou let her watch.

The cold wind hit his back, rolling in the drizzle, and his clothes were soaked, showing a deep back.

Huan'er watched very intently for a long time.

The soldier who had been outside the door for a long time stomped her feet anxiously, and she seemed to wake up. She stretched out her cold hand and gently touched the face that was close at hand.

She smiled contentedly: "Sir, you are so kind, you saved so many people, including me. There are also the young masters and Miss Axiang from back then. I didn't have the chance to talk to them." Thank you in person. But now that my children have the surname Cao, I can’t abandon them. I have to repay my brother’s kindness in my next life.”

Although Jiangdong is good, it is no longer my home.

In that gentle water town, after all, her relatives were gone.

Li Yinzhou didn't know how to persuade her, he could only murmur, "Okay."

After Huan'er finished all this, the little soldier rushed into the hall, took Li Yinzhou's hand and walked out: "Sir, you can't stay in the forbidden area of ​​the palace for long, the time for a stick of incense has come."

Li Yinzhou looked down and saw that the incense stick in Huan'er's hand had indeed burned to the end.

In the dark night, only her autumn-like eyes are shining brightly.

Li Yinzhou suddenly stopped and frowned, his eyes were serious like never before: "As long as you want to come back, I will come to pick you up at any time."

Huan'er looked up at him, seeming to see through his repressed thoughts, and suddenly said: "Sir, please promise me one last thing."

Li Yinzhou looked back at her intently, waiting patiently for her to finish speaking.

Huan'er blinked, wiped away the teardrops on her eyelashes, her eyes were playful: "Mr. is so handsome, please smile more in the future."

When stepping out of the palace gate, the autumn rain finally stopped, and countless crimson palace lanterns were winding in the endless night, being blown fluttering by the wind.

This is where she will stay forever.

Such prosperity made the side hall even more deserted.

Before coming here, Li Yinzhou also thought that Huan'er would refuse to return to her hometown because of a pair of children, but she never expected that she had already seen through her identity and never planned to leave.

But as the person who occupied her elder brother's status, he could do something for her after all.

The little soldier led him out of the palace gate, seeing his extremely calm face, he didn't think about it for a moment, he was only in a hurry to finish the matter, and urged him to leave quickly: "Sir, go quickly, I will take you back to the general's mansion, someone will escort you You leave Yecheng."

Li Yinzhou just looked at him indifferently: "I still have a place to go."

Xiao Bing wanted to persuade him again, but when he raised his head, he was startled by his serious eyes, and he said awkwardly for a while, "As long as it's not in the palace."

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you generals." He walked forward facing the Xiaofeng, and made a clear and crisp sound as he stepped on the accumulated water reflecting the frosty moon.

Xiao Bing followed nervously, and was about to ask, but he heard him continue: "Not only that, but it will also make him find a way to break the situation."

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Flash forward three days.

Outside the Yuhuang Pavilion, green bamboos are like washing.Under a thick green shade, the panes are half-opened, revealing a corner of the house.

There are several rolls of bamboo slips spread out on a long purple wooden table, the bamboo pieces are scattered in a mess, but the clear and elegant small characters on it are cut off by a stroke of shocking red marks, and the words and sentences are oozing with a terrible red color.

The person holding the pen seems to have some kind of deep hatred for the owner of the bamboo slips, he strikes hard and mercilessly, and at the end of the stroke, he sees a drop of red smearing, he seems to be gnashing his teeth with hatred, using the pen as a knife to treat the slip as an enemy A stick poked down.

Even the passing soldiers muttered, "Going crazy again."

The owner of the Yuhuang Pavilion is naturally Cao Zijian, the former proud son of the King of Wei.

The crazy person was also him.

At any rate, Zhang Liao missed his old love and did not throw him into a big prison. He only moved heavy soldiers to guard him to the empty Prime Minister's Mansion, making him live in the Yuhuang Pavilion and not to go out.

The day-to-day undecided case gave this man time to go crazy. The soldier holding a sharp knife was tortured to the point of physical and mental exhaustion. While sympathizing with his unfortunate experience, he also slandered his madness at the same time.

No, he smashed the delivered lunch again.

The Marquis of Linzi, Cao Zhi, has not taken in water or rice for three consecutive days. I am afraid that before the new emperor can make a move, Lord Yan will come to seduce the soul first!

The soldier looked at him with pity, but he just sighed.

In the study room, a servant dressed in commoner squatted down, picking up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor.

Cao Zhi stared coldly at the deeply pressed bamboo hat, but didn't speak.

In this moment of silence, there were sudden and heavy footsteps outside the Yuhuang Pavilion, only to hear the Bingjia move in an uproar, and a very familiar voice sounded with a smile, the voice was high-pitched, across the empty courtyard, came clearly——

"Gu Nai is the governor of the Wei army. According to His Majesty's will, the rebel Cao Zhi is arrested. If anyone violates the order and acts arbitrarily, he will be punished as a rebellious party. Kill without pardon!"

Cao Zhi's pen, which was held between his fingers, fell heavily to the ground.

"Okay!" He clenched his sleeves tightly, clutching something hard/hard in his palm, and said three more words "Okay" in succession, the sadness in his chest gushed out at this instant, and it melted away. Laugh out loud--

"Hahaha!"

His hypocritical eldest brother can't stand the sharp teeth after all, and is going to kill him!

How could a Yang Xiu satisfy them?For more than ten years, he has been subservient to his younger brother. I am afraid that Cao Pi is not satisfied with torturing his mind at all, and it would be a pleasure to crush him to ashes!

But what joy is there in life, and what fear is there in death?

His fingers clasped tightly in his sleeves trembled slightly, but he pressed his palms with unusual force, as if he was firmly pressing down the surging emotions in his heart.

After a while, he walked out with his head held high.

Before pushing the door, he glanced at the servant who delivered food, and said indifferently: "I'm afraid there will be a bloody disaster here soon. If my brother wants to do something, he will never leave anyone alive. You should take this opportunity to sneak out through the back door." .”

The hands resting on the tiles paused upon hearing the words.

The servant who was buried in his work was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Cao Zhi didn't want to take care of his life and death any more, so he just rearranged his clothes and stepped out the door step by step facing the bright sky.

……

Si Mayi straddled the horse's head, looking at the empty Prime Minister's Mansion with great interest and patience, and also had mixed feelings in his heart.

This is much more elegant and extravagant than the small building where he kept a low profile and lived in fake illness for a long time. At a glance, there is a secluded forest, green and verdant, and the bamboo bones that cannot be broken by the heavy rain stand proudly, rustling and whispering in the wind. .

This is his first visit in more than ten years.

I'm afraid there will be no next time.

Looking back on the dark and stormy journey, even he had lingering fears.For a long time, he not only had to help Cao Pi deal with these capable younger brothers, but also guarded against King Wei's sight, otherwise he would be Yang Xiu's end today.

After several urgings, Cao Pi finally made his will.

To completely knock this rampant Cao Zijian down into the sky and sink him into the mud, not only make him crazy, but also make him unable to survive!

All the painstaking forbearance, restraint, planning and calculations of the past are all vented at this moment. He wants the whole world to see how he turned defeat into victory, how he helped a young man who was not valued at all, and how everyone expected him to be. The Marquis of Linzi can no longer stand up!

It was too easy for him to win, he had the confidence to support any son of the Cao family to be in power.

Only by taking steps at every step and changing his fate against the sky, can he be qualified to steer behind the emperor and become the true master of the empire.

Just like Cao Cao in the past.

At this moment, with narrow and sharp eyes, he watched the soldiers rushing out quickly lined up in several rows, with solemn expressions and murderous looks on their faces.

After all, they were soldiers of that madman Zhang Liao.

It's a pity that Zhang Liao is old after all, more than experienced, but not as courageous as when he was young. You know how long he and Cao Pi have been waiting for this day, and how can they really stop because they are afraid of a veteran?

Before that, the soldiers did not move, just to pave the way for today's sudden outbreak.

If you don't move, you will cut his throat if you draw your sword!

Yuhuang Pavilion is in the prime minister's mansion.

The prime minister's mansion is adjacent to the imperial palace to show the meaning of intimacy, and it is also more convenient for Cao Cao to manage government affairs and closely monitor the inner court.Now this place has become a shortcut for them to kill Cao Zhi. I'm afraid that when Zhang Liao in the general's mansion leads a heavy army to stop him, they will only see the dead body of Marquis Linzi.

What can he do?

Cao Zhi is Cao Cao's son, so isn't Cao Pi?Otherwise he will fail!

Sima Yi shook his feather fan gracefully with a smile, and the abacus in his heart was crackling. It doesn't matter if you were an important minister in the past, this country has changed dynasties and generations, and now it is his Sima Yi's world!

Facing all the angry eyes, he said without hesitation: "Nian Er and others have also shed blood on the battlefield for our Great Wei, and I don't care about what you have done today, but if you don't move away, I can only serve you." It's done!"

Turning to the last sentence, the conversation already contained a cold killing intent!

The bright sunlight after the rain glides along the sharp edge of the weapon, and a sharp ray of light glides through the chilling air. The dozens of dead soldiers are tightly clustered together, and they have no intention of retreating at all.

The general's order is to stick to Cao Zhi.

Don't let him escape.

It is even more forbidden for others to draw their swords on him.

For a moment of confrontation, the time passed like years, the calm smile on Sima Yi's face gradually turned cold, and at this moment, the murderous intent was fully revealed——

"Do it."

With a simple sound, hundreds of weapons were unsheathed behind him!

Zhang Liao's soldiers didn't give in either, their eyes were locked tightly, and they didn't retreat a step.

Cao Zhi had already reached the door.

The countless figures in front of him are closely intertwined, like an indestructible wall, protecting them behind them.

These people have not given him any good looks recently, and even secretly complained about his madness, but he never thought that when the guillotine was approaching, these soldiers who had never met would stand up in front of him and stop him. The flesh is a shield, and they will protect each other to the death.

Is this the Wei Bing who once defeated Wu's one hundred thousand army by hundreds?

But facing the internal enemies, their resistance also seemed so tragic and powerless.

At this moment, he almost wanted to bow his head and admit defeat to this impermanent fate - death is death, why bother to drag the innocent?

As soon as he raised his head, his eyes met Sima Yi's. The cold gaze looked down on him, which seemed to be playing around like a cat and a mouse.

Cao Zhi clenched his five fingers, and was about to move, when his long sleeves suddenly became heavy.

It was the servant who just followed up and silently pressed down his wrist.

"you……"

Before he could blurt out the word who was it, just when his eyes were about to turn away, he suddenly heard a group of carriages and horses rolling over the stone slabs, rolling a cloud of smoke and dust, and coming to the empty alley with few people.

Sima Yi's eyelids twitched, and he turned his eyes coldly.

The white banner that went ahead suddenly came into view.

The ones following behind were the royal guards. The leading woman, dressed in sacrificial attire and a solemn high bun, calmly got down from the tall carriage and held the eunuch's hand, but she didn't even look at it. This tense confrontation has reached the center of the two armies step by step.

Behind her, there were several women in the same uniform, ranging in age from fifteen to forty or fifty, with determined expressions on their faces.

Sima Yi's eyebrows almost stood up in a frown, and the faintly bulging blood vessels were throbbing at the corner of his forehead, and at this moment, they were pressed into a calm smile.

He reined in the horse and dismounted, neither saluted nor drew his sword, but restrained his head slightly, and said politely: "Why did the concubine move here? I am alone in order to obey the order, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take over for a while."

This is the last warning.

No matter what these women are here for, don't try to stop him from killing Cao Zhi!

The woman known as the "twilight concubine" did not look at him directly, she swung her thick and wide sleeves, stood upright with her waist straight, her palm-sized face was facing Sima Yi's restless beloved horse, her expression was Nothing remains the same: "The warlord is ordered by the emperor, and I am also ordered by the queen mother. If the warlord wants to enforce the law, he must first let me announce the order."

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment.

Queen Mother?

This matter was kept secret, especially when facing the Empress Dowager who is also Cao Zhi's mother, he knew that the old woman would be merciful and beg to save the young son's life. It is impossible for the concubine to come here so quickly.

Unless the queen mother and her elders have already made plans, they just wait for the moment when he makes a move.

But apart from him and His Majesty, no two people knew about this matter!

Before he could figure it out, the concubine's expression changed: "You still kneel down to accept the order?"

Since Hanzhong, Confucianism has been worshiped all over the world, and being a courtier, what they talk about is loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, and the word loyalty starts with the word loyalty.As an emperor, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness are all one, and they are only limited by benevolence and filial piety!

The queen mother and the emperor's decree were handed down at the same time.

Then the queen mother should be announced first!

Seeing that the sun was rising and the time passed for another moment, Sima Yi didn't want to get entangled with them, so he gritted his teeth and gave way: "Please declare!"

Even so, he still didn't kneel, looked up at the concubine with a soft face but an unusually strong tone, twisted the long sword, his eyes were a little bloodshot.

It wasn't until this moment that he took a serious look at the still beautiful face, and recognized it at a glance—it was Mrs. Huan who was so honored and favored in the past.

It doesn't matter who they are, Zuo is just some wives who should have been buried long ago.

A girl, can she still beat a knife?

Mrs. Huan led several old ladies with the same expression. She changed from her usual weak and humble eyes, her eyes were extremely calm, but she did not take out any "edict", but directly issued an order——

"The Empress Dowager ordered that the Marquis of Linzi is His Majesty's younger brother, who is like a brother. Anyone who dares to commit adultery against his superiors will be punished with death."

Just a simple sentence like that?

Sima Yi almost sneered.

I thought that this group of semi-old women could make some waves, but I didn't expect that it was just a firecracker that never went off, just to scare people!

He approached the concubine very calmly, looked down at her from above, and his cold eyes were no longer impatient: "The concubine has lived in the palace for a long time, so I'm afraid she doesn't understand political affairs. It counts."

This empty talk is nothing more than fooling others, but it can't frighten Sima Yi!

But Mrs. Huan looked up solemnly, and choked back neither humble nor overbearing: "If the imperial edict does not come, the order will go first. If the warlord has any doubts, why not invite the Queen Mother now, I will naturally know."

Please Queen Mother's opinion?

That's not asking for a protection/protection/umbrella for Cao Zhi!

Sima Yi's patience was exhausted, his hand pressing on the long sword slowly turned, and he said gloomyly: "The concubine left the palace without an order, I will ask the empress dowager to tell you about this matter later, if you still dare to obstruct her will, I will stop It's strange that Gu Dao is merciless."

If you can't bear it, it's better not to bear it.

He has endured more than ten years of cynicism and climbed to his current position step by step. Does he still have to look at the faces of a group of old women?

When Mrs. Huan heard the words, she grinned slightly, and although she didn't answer, she didn't move.

The light of the sky flowed on the tip of the sword, condensing into a cold edge, Sima Yi pulled out the sword, and pressed the sharp edge directly on the opponent's slender neck, forcing her to submit.

She doesn't move.

All the old concubines in the back knelt down in unison, but their waists were straight, and they all looked up at the majestic Grand Warlord in front of them!

The numerous soldiers behind Sima Yi also hesitated at this moment.

What's going on here?

Sima Yi's forehead twitched, and he understood that they didn't have any edicts from the queen mother at all, and they might not even be able to see her old man's face. Sima Yi threatened his life.

These wives who were favored in the past are nothing now, but the concubines who survived today all have sons and half daughters. If he really dared to wash the long street with blood, I am afraid that the entire Cao family will become his enemy. !

He was not in a good mood, his expression changed, and he was ready to quickly resolve this funny incident: "Since the concubines are determined to resist the order, they will not show mercy."

Sima Yi gave him a cold look.

If they can't be killed, then they will be tied up, and they will be arrested. At worst, they will be ruthless, and let them know where the king's law lies!

Mrs. Huan was still unmoved, and finally said again: "The military governor is so majestic! But I have to remind the military governor that although we are only the first emperor's wife, we are also His Majesty's concubine mother. Brother loses his mother, so he bears the crime of being unfilial and unfraternal! The second is that he has committed a heinous crime, and he should be sentenced to prison in the spring and autumn and executed in autumn and winter. This is in line with the code. A precedent? You falsely claimed to have taken His Majesty's will, but you didn't distinguish between right and wrong, never gave advice, and committed the two major crimes of disloyalty and disfilial piety, and you didn't immediately let go!"

Although her voice was clearer and more pleasant, her tone was like the sound of a sword.

How can a woman who can please Cao Cao be an ordinary weak woman?

Counting the terms and conditions, the soldiers who were sharpening their knives were a little startled, and they dared not send troops for a while.

This matter is settled, it is the superintendent's ability, if something goes wrong, they will have to take the blame.

Although Sima Yi was a warlord, he had always been a civil servant and had never held military power at all. He was not a general like Zhang Liao who guarded the city all the year round, and his soldiers were naturally not as fearless as Zhang Liao's soldiers and carried orders like a mountain.

The concubines stayed close to each other, and the opposing armies were stopped by a group of weak women.

What absurdity!

When had Sima Yi suffered such a dark loss, he was about to vomit blood for a moment, all kinds of accumulated anger welled up in his heart, his face was cloudy, and he could no longer conceal the soaring evil spirit.

He raised his long sword, his eyes were almost threatening: "Don't do it yet?"

The voice just fell.

There was only a sharp swishing sound, and an arrow pierced through the air, and when he was focused on his eyes, before he could reach his side, he sneaked a gap, brushed past a crowd of heads, and directly grabbed his wrist among the thousands of troops!

boom.

The long sword fell to the ground.

At the moment when sparks flew everywhere, no one had time to prepare for it. Sima Yi only felt a belated dull pain in his arm tearing his flesh, almost knocking him back to the ground.

Warm blood splashed everywhere, and a little fell on Mrs. Huan's face, her calm and solemn expression remained unchanged.

Suddenly there was an exclamation from behind: "It's the crazy Zhang Liao!"

The two armies, who had been facing each other for a long time, turned their heads and looked at the past together.

The grey-haired old man rode his horse with a bow, and finally appeared on the stage belatedly.

Zhang Liao's eyes were rock-like, and there was a hint of bloodthirsty hostility in his resolute expression. It was the decisiveness of fighting for decades in the battlefield. How can it be compared with Sima Yi, who is good at writing?

This is the look that really kills!

Cao Zhi stood blankly behind the group of soldiers and horses, and before he could wake up from the situation where the imperial concubines mobilized and Zhang Liao finally appeared, he heard a rustling sound.

"Even if the Marquis of Linzi speaks disrespectfully, it will not amount to a death penalty. This Governor Sima is obviously taking revenge for himself and wants to gain prestige!"

Another person said: "The Marquis of Linzi considers himself a Han subject, which is why he is so angry. He is a loyal minister through the ages. How can His Majesty not distinguish between black and white, and confuse loyalty and traitor?"

This burst of noise finally woke up the people who couldn't shrink back. Although they didn't dare to stand up like the concubines, they were also infected by the turbulent situation, and finally vented the grievances accumulated since the new emperor took office.

Right and wrong are in the hearts of the people!

It's just that the words that should have been said long ago were suppressed by the power, and it was not until this moment that he couldn't spit out his words.

Sima Yi had a gloomy face, clutching his bleeding arm, unable to utter a word in the severe pain.

And Cao Zhi looked at the crowd gathered in front of him, and felt that his heart was also fluctuating with the waves, beating on the door of his heart endlessly, resounding all the noises in the world.

I have mixed feelings at the moment, but I can't help asking——

Why?

Then I heard the voice as light as water and as quiet as a forest behind me: "General Zhang Liao stepped forward to thank King Wei for his acquaintance and meeting; the concubines are in danger because their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. Today is you, and tomorrow will be theirs." Children, mothers are inherently strong. These people are willing to say this, but they just want to ask for a benevolent king. There are all kinds of people and all kinds of things in this world. They don't mind the different surnames in the world today, and they don't care whether it is Han or Wei. , I am busy all the time, but I just want to work hard to live. Now Sima Zhongda has led his troops here. If you want to die to preserve your integrity, it is better to kill yourself so as not to drag the innocent. If you still have a chance to live, you will suffer more How about? Use the robbery to wipe out the edge!"

The arrow held in the palm of the hand was firmly attached to the skin, but it could not calm down the burning heart. Cao Zhi only listened to the other party's voice, and became more and more depressed——

"It's not too late to sharpen one's blade in 30 years. Now that the arrow is in the sleeve, it's up to the prince to decide whether to kill himself to thank the old court or use it to shoot Sirius."