The ancients, especially the Han people, had an almost obsessive attachment to bodily integrity.
After all, the ancients believed in gods and spirits, always feeling that there was a afterlife after death. If something was missing from their bodies, their afterlife would be incomplete and flawed... reincarnation would only lead to the animal realm!
Therefore, even a eunuch's lifelong wish... his entire accumulated wealth was to redeem his precious possession, and keep it by his side before his death, to be buried with him!
Guo Jia, despite his not-so-temperate lifestyle... did not want a hole in his abdomen after he died!
Opening his chest and breaking his belly... he rejected it from the bottom of his heart.
But did rejection help?
Clearly not...
Guo Jia was carried into the silkworm room by several medical students, then... his clothes were removed, and afterward, he was violently force-fed "Mafen powder"...
It was unclear if Mafen powder was overhyped, or if Guo Jia possessed immense willpower, but although his eyes were closed, he did not faint... He could even feel a "sharp blade" hanging above his abdomen!
Was he about to be cut open like a sheep or a dog?
Two lines of involuntary tears slid down from the corners of his eyes...
If he had known this day would come, he, Guo Jia, would definitely... definitely have exercised restraint! Whether it was with wine or women...
At this moment, the door of the silkworm room was already surrounded by people.
Almost all the scholars of Yingchuan had arrived...
Since they could not see Lu Yu, Zhang Zhongjing, or Hua Tuo, they could only surround Dian Wei.
"Commander Dian? Along the way? How does the Marquis of Baima intend to save him?"
"How did I hear that a death row prisoner was cut open and is now on the verge of death?"
"Yes, Commander Dian... seeing as we are from Fengxiao's hometown, please give us some inside information... so we can prepare ourselves."
The scholars of Yingchuan, one by one, furrowed their brows...
Displaying immense concern.
It should be known that Guo Jia's ancestors had served as Tingwei for six generations, almost monopolizing the official title of "Tingwei" in the late Han Dynasty. The judiciary, managed by the Tingwei, was closely related to every family. Because of this, even though Guo Jia had fallen on hard times... both Guo Tu and Guo Jia were deeply respected by the scholars of Yingchuan!
Many scholars of Yingchuan had received favors from Guo Jia. Now, standing outside the delivery room, unable to help, they couldn't help but inquire in detail.
Dian Wei scratched his head; he didn't know much.
It was just that the people around him were asking urgently, so he could only recount everything Lu Yu had mentioned on the way.
"Young Master Lu said that ancient physicians had misinterpreted the principle of intestinal paralysis. It's not that the intestines inside the body are rotten and incurable, but that there is a... how should I put it?"
Dian Wei scratched his head, trying to recall and explain, "Between the large intestines, there is a small intestine like an earthworm. Young Master Lu calls it the appendix..."
Uh...
Even though they didn't understand.
But including Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai, the scholars of Yingchuan patiently listened, striving to comprehend.
Dian Wei continued speaking.
"To put it simply, it's this little earthworm, ah no, this earthworm-like small intestine... it's gone bad and must be cut off!"
Uh... Ah...
Countless scholars of Yingchuan looked up, dumbfounded.
Dian Wei, however, remained composed.
He replied with a serious expression, "That's what Young Master Lu said, cut off whatever is bad!"
"Just make an incision in the abdomen, then use a knife to pull it to the site of the bad small intestine, cut it off with one slice, and then stitch it up! Then cover it with Jin Chuang medicine, and in about a month, you'll be able to walk!"
Shocking words!
Despite Dian Wei speaking so casually, everyone outside the silkworm room, without exception, broke out in a cold sweat!
They looked at each other!
It seemed that according to Lu Yu's method, the bad small intestine was inside the abdomen, and cutting it off would solve the problem!
But... but...
But there was a major prerequisite: after opening the chest and breaking the belly, could a person still live?
It seemed that according to historical records, no one had ever survived after their chest was opened and their belly broken!
If this major prerequisite was incorrect, then all medical theories were just a sham!
"Gulp," Xun Yu swallowed.
He felt that if Lu Yu hadn't personally arranged this, he would have stopped it!
For a moment, he even felt...
—Lu Yu might kill Guo Jia with this single cut!
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The scalpel was passed over the fire several times. Guo Jia's hands and feet were also tied. He was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The reason for binding him so tightly was out of concern that if he woke up mid-operation, he might struggle.
If he moved even slightly, the knife could cut in the wrong place, and the outcome would be uncertain!
"Senior brother? Shall we begin?" Zhang Zhongjing asked.
Lu Yu looked towards Hua Tuo...
Hua Tuo returned a confident gaze.
"Fengxiao, both I and the two divine physicians will do our best! However, life and death are determined by fate, and riches and honors are bestowed by heaven! Please do not blame us!" Lu Yu handed Hua Tuo the heated scalpel, offering a final word of comfort.
Of course, Lu Yu thought Guo Jia couldn't hear him.
But in reality, every word entered his ears clearly.
However, Guo Jia was powerless. He wanted to resist, but could only "await his fate"!
"Please believe me!" Lu Yu added, as if feeling his words were not weighty enough, he added, "To be precise, please believe in the two divine physicians, Hua Tuo and my junior brother Zhang Zhongjing!"
While he was speaking...
Hua Tuo had already begun.
"Hemostat!"
"Here!"
Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing spoke one after another. Zhang Zhongjing had already handed over the hemostat.
Hua Tuo, however, was intently observing Guo Jia's incised wound. Who would have thought that the refined Guo Jia had somewhat thick skin!
As for the hemostat, at this time, it was not used to stop bleeding, but to spread the skin and flesh to observe the position of the appendix!
The lighting in the silkworm room was not good, but in Hua Tuo's eyes, it was sufficient...
Even if it were dimmer, he could still locate the appendix with his rich experience and strike a fatal blow!
"Divine Physician Hua, do not hesitate, cut it..."
"It's one cut either way..."
Seeing Hua Tuo hesitate, Lu Yu advised him.
Hua Tuo nodded. In fact, he noticed that Guo Jia's intestines were slightly different from those of the dead prisoner earlier, but generally similar.
"Ga..."
A very faint, fine sound...
Hua Tuo moved his hand, and Guo Jia's "appendix" was cut off. He skillfully removed the appendix and then said, "Hemostat again!"
This time, Lu Yu handed him the hemostat that had been lightly heated again!
Guo Jia's dying consciousness seemed to make him realize something was churning within his abdomen!
He figured he must have had his chest opened and his belly cut open, right?
He truly felt like he had been screwed!
Afterward came the suturing, bandages, gauze, and sterile needles... Hua Tuo had a special method of sterilization, and the entire process was surprisingly smooth.
"It's done!"
Finally, Hua Tuo put down the needle and exhaled softly.
In Guo Jia's dying consciousness, there was a biggest question mark! He wanted to know if he had survived? Wouldn't there be a wound on his stomach? He hadn't died from this cut?
He had so many questions to ask Lu Yu, but due to the bowl of "Mafen powder," he couldn't utter a single word!
"Alright, I'll be leaving then. I'm quite tired from the journey. I'll go back to my residence to rest. If anything happens, send someone to call me!"
Lu Yu called out...
He was truly exhausted.
He had traveled non-stop from Donghai Commandery in Xuzhou, and then performed surgery with such concentration. He had been holding himself together, but now that the surgery was complete, the energy had dissipated, and he was truly struggling to stay awake.
However, Guo Jia was speechless. At such a time, when his life hung in the balance, Lu Yu wanted to go home and sleep!
Was this still the same brother who went to brothels with him?
Unreliable!
But... all he could feel was a gradual sensation in his abdomen, then a pricking pain, which was gradually expanding. He could do nothing else.
"Dong!"
The door opened, and indeed, Lu Yu had already left.
Guo Jia's emotions were naturally on edge!
Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo remained. Zhang Zhongjing curiously examined Guo Jia's "appendix." "Is this the rotten appendix that Senior Brother mentioned?"
"It should be!" Hua Tuo nodded. "Just by the smell, it's quite foul!"
"Divine Physician Hua Tuo, I have a bold question. If... if this surgery is successful, then..." Zhang Zhongjing hesitated.
Hua Tuo narrowed his eyes. "This will be another miracle in the medical field of the Han Dynasty, following Physician Lu's treatment of febrile diseases!"
Hoo...
Zhang Zhongjing exhaled. He looked back at Guo Jia again!
He felt...
He would recover. Guo Jia would definitely recover!
After all, his senior brother was most skilled at creating miracles!
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Jingzhou, Xiangyang, a rather lavish residence.
The wooden floor creaked "dong dong" as Yang Xiu anxiously paced with his hands behind his back in the study. After lingering at the door for a moment, he sighed and turned back.
He seemed to be waiting for something...
But it didn't come all morning. Just as Yang Xiu was about to lose his patience, a white dove flew in a beautiful arc through the air and landed by the window.
Yang Xiu quickly grabbed the dove, took the "letter" from its leg, and quickly unfolded it...
It seemed to be an ordinary article. Yang Xiu quickly took the "woodblock" of Zhu Long and placed it on top, only then could he clearly read the content of the letter.
"Winter Solstice Festival, the third floor of Yanque Tower north of Xiangyang city, the innermost left secret room! — Zhu Long!"
Hiss...
Yang Xiu gasped.
Recently, Zhao Yun had been investigating some matters concerning the Cai family in Xiangyang, mentioned by Zhuge Liang. It was evident from this letter that Yang Xiu could tell Zhao Yun must have found something.
It seemed that Zhuge Liang, who had been deeply involved in Jing and Xiang for many years and had connections to various families, knew many of the hidden secrets of these Jing and Xiang clans!
"Winter Solstice Festival, the third floor of Yanque Tower? Is that so!"
Yang Xiu smacked his lips...
He quickly replied.
Still using Zhu Long's woodblock, if viewed separately, no one would associate these letters with intelligence.
"To Zhu Long, I have received accurate intelligence that the Cai family plans to make a move against Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi... Recently, he will inevitably seek help from Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang! You must pay attention!"
After writing this...
Yang Xiu did not forget to sign off at the end—Chicken Rib!
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Two days and two nights...
Guo Jia did not know when he fell asleep, but he felt he had slept very comfortably, with no more of the unbearable pain in his abdomen, no more of the exhaustion throughout his body.
Gradually, he felt himself gaining some strength.
On the bed, Guo Jia, who had not moved for two days and two nights, suddenly twitched his fingers...
He had been dreaming. He dreamt he and Lu Yu went to a brothel, and they both fancied the same courtesan. But then... Lu Yu backstabbed him!
Then he entered the private room with the courtesan!
Just before entering, he didn't forget to turn back and give him a look full of mockery!
Guo Jia looked at the bloody knife behind him... He felt that all his trust in Lu Ziyu had been for nothing!
But suddenly...
He suddenly heard something, or rather, a conversation... It was the conversation between Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, which pulled him back from the endless darkness.
Wait?
He... he was alive?
Lu Ziyu, after opening his chest and breaking his belly, he... he was alive?
"I heard that the death row prisoner who underwent surgery two days ago died today..."
Zhang Zhongjing said...
"What a pity!" Hua Tuo showed a hint of regret. After all, it was his first time operating, and the sanitary conditions were far inferior to Guo Jia's surgery.
"Alas... I heard he suddenly stopped breathing this morning and just passed away silently," Zhang Zhongjing added.
Hua Tuo subconsciously turned his gaze towards Guo Jia.
"At least, Scholar Guo still has breath..."
As this sentence escaped his lips, Hua Tuo suddenly realized something. "That's not right..."
He suddenly discovered that Guo Jia seemed to have no breath either!
He quickly reached out... and placed his hand near Guo Jia's nostrils, then placed his hand on his chest.
"Not good!"
Hua Tuo suddenly stood up. "Scholar Guo also seems to... also..."
He wanted to say he was dead, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Zhang Zhongjing also stood up and walked to Guo Jia's side. "It failed... it still failed?"
Instantly, the eyes of the two divine physicians were filled with boundless grief...
Just as they were about to cover Guo Jia's face with a cloth.
Suddenly...
"Cough cough cough cough..."
A violent coughing sound came out.
Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were startled. Guo Jia, however, said weakly, "You... you're pressing on my chest! I can't breathe... breathe!"
Although his voice was as thin as a thread, Guo Jia was able to finish this sentence completely.
The feedback from his body, besides the pain in his chest, was the direct weakness from the stab wound and excessive bleeding.
"Guo Fengxiao?" Zhang Zhongjing grabbed Guo Jia's hand.
Hua Tuo also quickly removed his hand from his chest.
Looking at Guo Jia, whose eyes were slowly opening, Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo's eyes were filled with shock!
"Must... must immediately go and tell Senior Brother!"
Zhang Zhongjing seemed extremely excited...
It succeeded! The first open-chest and broken-belly treatment in the Han Dynasty was successful!
This was a new chapter in the medical field!
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November's most important festival was the Winter Solstice.
Of course, the Winter Solstice meant that the harshness of winter was about to reach its peak, and at the same time, it meant that this harshness was beginning to end!
The Winter Solstice Festival was an extremely important festival in all the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty.
The Marquis of Baima's mansion had already begun preparations for it...
Xiahou Juan, with Xiao Qiao, bought millet and lambs;
Cai Zhaoji and Princess Liu Xue prepared sacrificial texts. On the day of the Winter Solstice, they would sacrifice to the underworld spirits beside the well, and then sacrifice to their ancestors!
As for... Diao Chan.
The now young Lingju was four years old. She and her mother would prepare five jars, seal five types of grain separately, and bury them behind the north wall. Fifty days after the Winter Solstice, in the first lunar month, they would dig them out.
When buried, each type of grain weighed one liter. When dug out, they would be weighed again. Whichever grain increased in weight would indicate which type was most suitable for planting that year.
Of course...
This planting was not done by the Marquis of Baima's mansion. You must know that Lu Yu had been granted a significant amount of farmland by Cao Cao, and had three thousand households of serfs. What these farmers should plant was all decided by such customs.
However, Da Qiao...
She had recently become interested in medicine and was studying it diligently!
The reason she wanted to study medicine was that Da Qiao discovered that there were almost no female medical officials in the medical office. If any of the sisters in the Marquis of Baima's mansion had an ailment, they would all be diagnosed by male doctors!
It was fine for ordinary times... but there were certain conditions that could not be disclosed to outsiders.
Therefore, Da Qiao began to study medicine.
She also tried to treat simple difficult and complicated diseases for the sisters in the mansion.
At this moment...
In the courtyard of "Shui Yi Fang."
Da Qiao observed Lu Yu for a while before speaking.
"Has husband been staying up late recently?"
Ah...
Lu Yu was slightly stunned. "How did you know?"
"Because of husband's complexion!" Da Qiao said, "Staying up late damages a person's Yin and Yang qi. Among them, Yang qi can be restored through rest, but **Yin qi requires a large amount of medicinal treatment to replenish.**"
Uh...
When Da Qiao said this, Lu Yu was quite surprised.
He didn't interrupt, but continued to listen.
Da Qiao continued speaking.
" at night, Yang qi returns to our bodies. It hides itself and rests, in order to function the next day. But if you stay up late, Yang qi struggles for a while and finds it cannot return, so it begins to overdraw itself. If you rest the next day, it will recover somewhat. But if you repeatedly overdraw it, it will be very difficult to replenish!"
"And at night, it is when the body's Yin qi comes out to circulate. Yin qi is different from Yang qi. It is like a quiet little girl who likes peace and dislikes movement. But if it encounters Yang qi that has run out due to staying up late, and disturbs its peace, the two will fight. The so-called yawning is a symptom of the struggle between Yin and Yang qi."
"If you go to sleep, then Yin qi wins. If you continue to stay up late, then Yang qi wins. Yin qi will be beaten black and blue, which is the so-called 'damaging Yin'! Therefore, staying up late consumes **Yin qi and burns Yang qi!**"
Huo...
Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes widened.
He had indeed stayed up late a lot recently. With the gradual growth of the Long Xiao Battalion, coupled with the affairs of the School Officer's Office, the matters of the Jiangbei Alliance, Zhang Xiu and He Yan of the Southern Xiongnu, Zhao Yun and Yang Xiu from the south, and the princess of the Yamatai Kingdom who came from across the ocean!
It could be said...
Lu Yu had too many things to consider!
But... none of that was important.
What was important was that Da Qiao's profound and simple explanation had shocked Lu Yu.
When did this girl become so proficient in medicine?
Of course...
What Da Qiao said was very convincing.
And very correct...
Lu Yu was a man who could recite "Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases" by heart, so he was naturally not unfamiliar with this!
In his previous life, he had even specifically asked several old Chinese medicine practitioners.
He had even meticulously classified the differences in the Yang qi and Yin qi damaged by staying up late.
For example... staying up late to browse mobile phones consumes liver blood, because the "liver" opens to the eyes, so there will be dry and sore eyes, often treated with Schisandra chinensis and Ziziphus jujuba.
For another example, staying up late to think consumes the mind and spirit, leading to anxiety and palpitations. At this time, wolfberry should be added to the tea!
As for staying up late to order takeout, it damages the stomach Yin. The next day, you can take some stomach-nourishing medicinal materials, such as Dendrobium candidum and dried tangerine peel, to help the spleen's transportation and transformation.
Finally, staying up late to sing... or to livestream, damages the lung Yin. The next day, you can drink some Polygonatum odoratum to nourish the lung Yin.
Of course, there was also what Lu Yu paid most attention to in his previous life!
Staying up late for too many intimate encounters damages the kidney Yin and kidney essence... this was relatively common.
As for the treatment method...
The next day required...
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