Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

The game in the small courtyard continues.

Xia Houyuan stretched his neck and took a quick look before feeling bored. He shook his head and tended to move closer to the wall.

This action immediately made Zhang He a little alert. He held the chess piece and said seriously:

General Xiahou, someone shoveled the dung that the people threw in last time.

So Xia Houyuan suddenly said in shock:

I'm just walking... walking.

Perhaps it was because Cao's soldiers were a little arrogant when they were stationed in Chang'an.

Perhaps it was because Xia Houyuan's scolding of Liu Bei was too blunt and unpleasant.

Perhaps it was because there was a gap between the people's descendants, relatives and friends and Cao Bing.

In short, the people in Chang'an were really rude and couldn't scold General Xiahou who quoted scriptures, so they simply flew two pieces of dung in - anyway, there were guards guarding them, so the people couldn't get in, and Xiahou Yuan couldn't get out.

It was just so painful that Zhang Junyi pinched his nose and cleaned it.

There's nothing we can do about it, after all, these two:

One is the wife of Prime Minister Cao, his brother-in-law. He once took the blame for Prime Minister Cao and became a close relative.

One is a famous scholar in Yingchuan and a descendant of the Du family. He has been loyal to Prime Minister Cao for nearly 20 years.

Who can Zhang He control?

Therefore, seeing Xia Houyuan approaching the base of the wall again, Zhang He was extremely alert.

Seeing that his plan to kill the boring time was also shattered, Xia Houyuan could only kneel down on the mat next to him in boredom, looking for a topic and said:

How did Junyi Street Pavilion lose?

Zhang He said while pressing a chess piece on the chessboard:

General Xiahou, I have said this three times.

What about Ma Mengqi chasing death and chasing the north?

I told you twice.

How do Liu Bei's fine cavalry and Qiang cavalry compare with the prime minister's cavalry?

If I say it today, it will be the fifth time.

So Xia Houyuan sighed again, feeling a bit saddened by a hero in his twilight years.

Fortunately, the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open interrupted Xia Houyuan's self-reflection, and a clear laughter sounded:

If General Xiahou is bored, Yong will invite General Yide to visit him tomorrow to relieve his boredom.

The corners of Xia Houyuan's mouth rose subconsciously, but they soon dropped, and he slightly cupped his hands and said:

Jian Xianhe.

Since he was in the north, Jian Yong has often been Liu Bei's envoy. After they were defeated and captured, they also talked to each other. With his good way of dealing with people, the two sides were not strangers.

After exchanging greetings, Jian Yong also directly stated his intention to come, but after saying it, the three of Cao Jun were quite surprised. Xia Houyuan couldn't help but said:

If you are familiar with Five Stones San...

Du Xi saw Xia Houyuan and Zhang He turning their attention to him at the same time, and suddenly felt helpless.

Jian Yong also turned his gaze curiously, and saw with his own eyes that General Du took out a small bag from his arms and handed it to him with a distressed expression, and solemnly explained:

This product should be eaten cold, washed with cold water, and best served with ice wine.

No more than three coins per time, no more than twice a day, it can cure all diseases.

Tell General Zuo that this is all I have left.

Jian Yong checked it carefully. Du Xi handed him a brocade bag. He opened the drawstring and found a paper bag inside. Jian Yong recognized this thing:

Zuo Bozhi?

Du Xi suddenly looked like he knew the goods, nodded reservedly and said:

It is the top-grade Donglai paper among Zuo Bo's papers, which is hard to find for ten thousand dollars.

Jian Yong nodded perfunctorily, then carefully pulled the brocade bag back up, and carefully put it back into Du Xi's hand with both hands:

In that case, General Du can just come with me.

Such an action actually made Du Xi feel relieved. After all, it makes sense that he would have to stay with Liu Bei for how long. Without this thing, the heart-scratching feeling would be really uncomfortable.

However, Du Xi still keenly sensed some distaste from Jian Yong's actions, and suddenly felt a little pimple in his heart:

What do you know!

But now that he can go out, Du Xi doesn't want to worry about it for the time being.

Xia Houyuan on the side suddenly became a little anxious:

Mr. Jian, this Five Stone Powder... Junyi and I also understand it.

Seeing Xia Houyuan's anxious look, Jian Yong turned around and looked around the courtyard, pondered for a moment and thought about things related to the five stone powder, then nodded and said:

In that case, let's go with him.

Zhang He was all right, but he looked at the chessboard and felt a little regretful: The chance of winning looks pretty good...

Stepping out of the other courtyard, Xia Houyuan felt that even the lukewarm sun in the sky was a little brighter. Not sure if it was an illusion.

On the distant city wall, you can see the flags representing the Han family and Liu Bei fluttering in the wind.

And under the city wall, all the way to the streets outside their courtyard, all Xia Houyuan could see were people.

The old, the young, the strong, the thin, the round-faced, the square-faced, the bare-chested, and the ones shouting slogans together.

People of all kinds are like droplets of water, gathering along the street to form a raging river rushing forward.

This is different from the people Xia Houyuan saw when he was stationed in Chang'an.

They should be hunched over, and their faces should have a flattering smile mixed with hardship and humility.

Instead of holding his head high and chest up like this, the sweat on his smiling face made Xia Houyuan feel a little dazzled.

So Xia Houyuan, who was originally quite excited, suddenly lost interest. This reminded him of the night he was captured. His soldiers drank Liu Bei's medicinal soup and slept soundly next to the coal stove for a night before seeing him again. He became very polite.

And what he didn't expect was that he soon saw an acquaintance following Jian Yong.

Zhong Sili. Jian Yong greeted him with a warm smile and cupped his hands.

Zhong Yao, who almost passed them by, also slowed down and politely handed over to Jian Yonggong:

Jian Jishi.

Jian Yong is now the temporary governor of Yongzhou, and he is worthy of his name with the official duties he needs to be responsible for.

The two stood and exchanged pleasantries. After Jian Yong asked Zhang Zhongjing if he was free at this time and where he was, the two said goodbye politely.

As they passed by, Du Xiang and Zhang He stared closely at Zhong Yao, as if waiting for something.

Xia Houyuan even took the initiative to greet him: Zhong Sili.

It's just that there's nothing bland about this greeting.

Zhong Yao bowed slightly, his face remained unchanged, and his voice was calm, as if he was talking about eating:

General Xiahou.

Then he ignored Xia Houyuan, nodded to Zhang He and Du Xi, and left in a steady pace.

Xia Houyuan suddenly felt depressed. The soldiers who faced him after that night had the same attitude as Zhong Yao at this time. They were neither humble nor arrogant, and they were not as close as before.

Finally, Jian Yong took them to a different mansion, and they could smell the aroma of medicine at the door.

Entering along the main entrance, you will see two rows of women processing herbs under the guidance of a herbalist, and two teenagers cleaning the herb stove.

But what was a little strange was that there was a cage in the corner next to it, which contained chickens, ducks, rabbits and geese, which actually made Xia Houyuan's stomach growl.

Du Xi's expression became reserved again, he raised his head slightly and said:

Liu Bei wants to make Five Stone Powder?

Jian Yong suppressed his laughter and ignored him, and said loudly in the court:

Doctor Zhang, I brought the person you wanted.

Du Xi never thought that Zhang Zhongjing, whom he had occasionally heard about when he was living in Changsha, would meet him under such circumstances.

Zhang Zhongjing poured Du Xi's Five Stones Powder onto a piece of paper, twisted it with his fingers and smelled it. Then he took out a transparent glass with a handle and placed it on the Five Stones Powder powder to observe carefully.

From Du Xi's point of view, through the glass, the shape of the medicinal powder was several times larger, every detail was visible, and it looked magical:

What is this?

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhongjing had no intention of solving the puzzle. He held the colored glass with a handle in his left hand and a small spoon in his right hand, which he kept playing with and observing carefully. Finally, he said to the kid next to him:

Write it down, Toxic E-2.

Toxic? Du Xi frowned suddenly.

Zhang Zhong nodded. Under Du Xi's distressed gaze, he scribbled a roll of Five Stones with paper and stuffed it into the child's hand and said:

Don't mix in the duck cage trough.

Wait! Du Xi shouted: I bought this with a lot of money. It can detoxify and cure all kinds of poisons. It is a magical medicine. Why do you feed it to ducks?

As soon as he shouted the words, Du Xi felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a little different.

Doctor Zhang took out a small book from somewhere and started writing and drawing on it with a hard pen in his hand. From time to time he would raise his head to observe Du Xi carefully, which made him panic.

The child next to him also widened his eyes, as if he had heard something extraordinary, and moved closer to Divine Doctor Zhang, as if Du Xi was scary.

Jian Yong sighed and said:

General Du, this is not a magic medicine. Instead, it can be called the first of all poisons. Consuming it for a long time is the way to death.

Du Xi shook his head rapidly:

Are you just coveting my magical medicine? Just take a dose and you will know its wonderful effects!

At this time, before Jian Yong and Zhang Zhongjing could speak, the boy spoke with a hint of disgust:

Who would covet this? It's only toxic.

If you take the poison prepared by the miracle doctor, wouldn't you die without realizing it with a smile on your face?

Zhang Zhongjing carefully observed Du Xi's face and wrote them down one by one in his notebook, while still having enough energy to knock the child on the head:

Stop talking nonsense!

Du Xi shook his head violently, turning a deaf ear to the child's words:

I have been taking it for three years. I feel refreshed and light-headed. There is no way it is toxic!

Zhang Zhongjing pressed the child's head to silence him, then looked at Du Xi seriously and said:

After taking it for one year, do you feel dizzy after sweating hard and doing heavy work?

After taking it for two years, you should have suffered from loss of appetite and become slimmer and lighter. But now, do you feel itchy skin every few days?

If you continue to take it for a few more years, you will be dizzy and accompanied by tinnitus, vomiting due to loss of appetite, and itchy skin. If you scratch it, it will ulcerate and it will not heal for a hundred days. At that time, even if Hua Yuan is resurrected, it will be difficult to save.

This... Du Xi was suddenly a little undecided because what the miracle doctor said was too accurate.

Then a guess quickly emerged from Du Xi's mind:

Has Divine Doctor Zhang taken the secret Five Stone Powder?

Jian Yong immediately raised his forehead. Zhang He wanted to say a few words, but was stopped by Xia Houyuan.

Zhang Zhongjing didn't waste any time. He stuffed the notebook back into his sleeve and gave simple instructions:

Come with me.