Chapter 221 Loyalty Feeds Wolves

Zhang Fei couldn't say anything profound, but he always felt that:

A famous general shouldn't die like this.

Either he died in a national war like in Talas.

Or he died like Guanjunhou, shining brightly.

But anyway, he shouldn't be waiting for the enemy like this, but was killed on the battlefield by eunuchs.

"Emperor Xuanzong is too anxious, is he afraid that the Tongguan defenders will win or what?"

Zhang Fei muttered to himself.

Liu Bei glanced at him and said casually:

"Maybe Emperor Xuanzong is old."

When Liu Bei said this, Kong Ming also recalled:

"It was said before that if we count the length of time that emperors have been in office throughout history, Liu Chan was in office for 41 years, the eighth. Xuanzong was even worse, the seventh."

"And when Wang Zhongsi entered the palace as a child, Xuanzong had already ascended the throne, and when he died of slander, Xuanzong had been in office for more than 30 years..."

"Even if we count the number of years during the Anshi Rebellion, he was still 60 years old."

"Then I understand."

Zhang Fei muttered there:

"Just like the fire of Yiling when my brother was angry."

"Xuanzong was angry and cut himself with three swords of the Tang Dynasty."

Liu Bei was still thinking, and suddenly heard this, and said unhappily:

"I said it was a gamble...but I lost the bet."

"Xuanzong was just listening to slander and avenging personal grudges, we can't talk about the same thing."

Liu Bei's feelings towards Xuanzong were extremely complicated.

Although he was later called Emperor Zhaolie, to be honest, there is a gap between emperors...

Therefore, Liu Bei was still sad about Xuanzong's wasteful behavior:

His worn-out shoes are my treasures.

But Fa Zheng didn't care about it, he just wanted to have fun:

"Quick, quick, how many times has Xuanzong said that he would personally lead the army?"

"Let us see how the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty personally leads the army!"

[Xuanzong's personal expedition is like a boss painting a pie to satisfy hunger, Cao Cao's looking at plums to quench thirst, just a means to motivate morale, if you really believe it, you will lose.

However, Tongguan gathered 100,000 troops, and at this time both the main generals were killed by Xuanzong, the situation was more or less embarrassing.

After all, Xuanzong couldn't remotely control the troops in Tongguan in Chang'an, and he still needed someone to take the blame...no, the person in charge.

Feng Changqing came back from Anxi to report on his work, and ran into him with a heart of loyalty.

Gao Xianzhi retired and returned to Chang'an to be an official, and had to go.

Seeing that Xuanzong was going to choose a new commander for Tongguan, all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads, fearing that they would be picked out by someone.

At the critical moment, someone said: Isn't the Hexi Jiedushi Liangguogong Geshuhan in Chang'an?

So the ministers rushed to list Geshuhan's achievements as if they had been pardoned, and Xuanzong soon issued an edict to Geshuhan.

So why was Geshuhan in Chang'an at this time?

After Wang Zhongsi was slandered and killed, Geshuhan temporarily took over as the Jiedushi of Hexi.

Facing Xuanzong's obsession with Shibao City, he played the concept of "building a stronghold and fighting a hard battle", built Yinglong City nearby, slowly nibbled away, and finally conquered Shibao City, thus becoming a regular.

Later, Geshuhan, as the Jiedushi of Hexi, successively conquered several Tubo cities and occupied the Nine Bends of the Yellow River, successfully expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty again. For a time, Geshuhan was also in high spirits, but soon the turning point of fate came.

Geshu Han can be called a famous general, but his private life is full of greed, alcoholism, and indulgence.

In early 755, Geshu Han inspected Hengzhou. The weather was cold, so he took a hot bath here. As a result, he had a stroke and was temporarily paralyzed. He was sent to Chang'an to recuperate.

From his private life, Geshu Han should also be a patient with hypertension. The severe cold weather will cause the capillaries to contract, causing the blood pressure to remain at a higher level. If you take a hot bath suddenly, the capillaries on the surface of the body will expand rapidly, and a large amount of blood will flow into the body.

At this time, the temperature of the cerebral artery has not risen yet, and it is still in a contracted state. The large amount of blood that flows in will either burst the cerebral capillaries directly, causing hemorrhagic stroke; or the vascular infarction will cause cerebral ischemia, ischemic stroke.

Geshu Han is better, it should be the latter, and there is still hope.

Half a year after being sent to Chang'an, Geshu Han's body slowly recovered, and he was about to ask for permission to return to his post.

Unexpectedly, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were beheaded, and Xuanzong's edict was delivered to him. 】

Despising Xuanzong who only talked but did nothing, Li Shimin immediately turned his attention to Sun Simiao.

The King of Medicine was not surprised. After all, if what Guangmu said was right, if they suffered from headache, they would be afraid of this.

After thinking for a while, Sun Simiao nodded first:

"Overeating fatty and sweet alcohol, the spleen loses its healthy function, which leads to liver wind, liver yang hyperactivity, qi and fire both float, and blood surges, and headaches arise spontaneously, which may be what later generations call high blood pressure."

"This General Ge Shuhan is quite consistent with the symptoms of "Su Wen" that cold alone will cause blood coagulation, and coagulation will cause blocked pulses."

"It is the later generations' statement that is very novel. Blood vessels should refer to meridians. This capillary theory..."

Sun Simiao stretched out his hand and stretched it for a while, looking at the back of his hand in thought, capillary meridians?

On the other hand, Li Shimin was more concerned about another aspect:

"Then this bath..."

He didn't want to be unable to move one day and be carried out of the bathtub by the eunuchs. It was really unacceptable.

Sun Simiao disagreed:

"Your Majesty, why worry? Chang'an is not cold in winter, and your Majesty must have a charcoal basin for heating when bathing. As long as you don't bathe in hot water for a cold body or cold water for a hot body, you won't have to worry."

After saying that, Sun Simiao also explained:

"And your Majesty must remember to avoid eating and anger, which will cause liver wind and make the headache disease more serious."

As he spoke, Sun Simiao glanced at the ground, where there was a cup thrown by Li Shimin after drinking wine.

Li Shimin made a hahahahaha, it’s a little difficult to avoid food, but avoid anger...

Glancing at the screen, Li Shimin felt that at least it wouldn't happen today.

I have temporarily given up, even if this brother Shu Han is sentenced to death again...

Li Shimin clenched his fists slightly, and he could only praise that he was indeed his good son and grandson.

…

In the Chengdu government office, Doctor Zhang was also taking notes, thinking intently while writing.

I am both surprised by the medical knowledge of later generations, and also surprised by the theory of stroke in later generations.

Kong Ming, who was next to him, came over and smiled:

"Doctor Zhang, when will the Treatise on Febrile Diseases be handed over to me? I hope it can be printed as soon as possible to benefit the world."

Zhang Zhongjing was writing with his right hand, stroking his beard with his left hand and thinking, and at the same time said, "It'll be fine soon."

Kong Ming laughed: "Last year, the miracle doctor said he was almost healed. At the end of the year, he also said he was almost healed. He said it again now."

"Could it be that by looking at the fragments of medical science from later generations, I might gain new insights?"

Zhang Zhongjing nodded without hesitation and sighed:

""The Picture of the Five Internal Organs" already has the feeling of clearing the clouds and seeing the fog. It is more than just a few words?"

Kong Ming shook his head and did not urge him. He just watched Zhang Zhongjing write down his thoughts, and there was an idea that he had been thinking about for a long time that kept churning in his mind.

The "Nei Jing" contains several chapters on the intestines and stomach, meridians, bones, and pulses. These chapters are clearly organized, so it is impossible to describe the human body using magical means.

When Wang Mang dissected the corpses of executed prisoners, he used bamboo strips to guide the veins and measure the five internal organs in order to cure the disease.

Now that we have paper making and printing, if we want to further improve medicine, should we start dissecting the body to identify diseases?

[Ge Shuhan faced Xuanzong's call and resisted even to death.

After all, the heads of Feng and Gao were still hanging on Tongguan City, and he was not stupid.

The two sides went through a lot of pulling and pulling, and finally Yang Guozhong, Ge Shuhan's big benefactor, came to the door in person, and Xiaozhi persuaded him with affection and money.

But Ge Shuhan also had conditions: If you want me to go on an expedition, you can, but I have to make the decision alone about Tongguan.

At that time, there was really no one available in Chang'an, so Xuanzong held his nose and agreed.

But after Ge Shuhan took office, he made a new request to Xuanzong: Your Majesty, I want to kill someone.

Who to kill? An Sishun.

In 746, when Wang Zhongsi concurrently served as the governor of Longyou Town in Hexi Province, Wang Zhongsi promoted An Sishun to be the envoy of the Great Dou Army, and promoted his brother Shuhan to be the deputy envoy of An Sishun.

An Sishun was from the ninth surname of Zhaowu, and he was self-denial and devoted to the public; Ge Shuhan was from Turks, and he was indulgent and sensual.

No matter which aspect they looked at, the two of them refused to deal with each other, so the conflict continued for ten years.

After An Lushan rebelled, because An Sishun had always reported this cheap brother, he was spared death and was conscripted into Chang'an.

Ge Shuhan was very dissatisfied, so he told An Sishun directly that he wanted An Sishun to die.

Xuanzong did not dare to say anything at this time, so he arranged for someone to forge a secret letter written by An Sishun to An Lushan, and arranged for a messenger to be captured in Tongguan.

"Everyone gets the stolen goods." Ge Shuhan punished Chen An Sishun for his seven crimes. Xuanzong did not hesitate and ordered An Sishun and An Yuanzhen to be put to death, and their families were exiled to Lingnan.

Under such circumstances, Ge Shuhan finally worked conscientiously and assembled the 80,000 Tang troops transferred back from the two towns of Longyou in Hexi Province. Together with the 100,000 imperial troops recruited by Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, they fought against the 100,000 rebels outside Tongguan. The army began a stalemate that lasted for six months.

When An Lushan led the rebels below Tongguan and stared at Ge Shuhan with big eyes, the whole Hebei was in a turmoil.

An Lushan led the army southward at the beginning of the rebellion, and Tang officials in Hebei temporarily surrendered for the sake of one hundred thousand troops.

After An Lushan went far away, he immediately took down An Lushan's flag and put back the Tang Dynasty flag:

The men have revolted!

At its peak, the Hebei Rebel Army reached a size of nearly 200,000 people, and the leader of the anti-Anti-Tang Army they elected is also familiar to all of us:

There was Zhongliang in Hebei, whose name was Yan Zhenqing. 】

"It's quite a show."

Li Shimin commented lightly.

Since nothing Xuanzong did was surprising, there seemed to be no need for him to get angry.

After all, what he did before was outrageous enough, and now he is not surprised even if he feeds loyal ministers to hungry wolves.

It is indeed something that this descendant can do.

I just wonder if this descendant ever regretted killing Feng Gao and Feng Gao so easily when he was threatened by Ge Shuhan?

"However, Xuanzong is at a loss in advance and retreat, and the prime minister has no virtue or talent. This brother Shu Han's move is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."

Li Shimin looked calm and thought about it for a moment before making a fair evaluation.

After all, since this hungry wolf has been fed, it should go and bite the enemy.

If there were no achievements, then Xuanzong, who had already killed three loyal ministers: Feng, Gao, and An, would definitely not mind hanging another head on the corner tower of Tongguan.

Shaking his head, Li Shimin had a smile on his face:

"The hearts of the righteous people of Hebei are the heart of the Tang Dynasty."