Ji Miao prescribed the medicine, and Sun Quan ordered people to get the best medicine. He asked about his condition and asked Taishi to take good care of him, and then he left with peace of mind.
Returning to Guanyi, Liu Qi asked Ji Miao: "Have you ever found any signs of poisoning in Taishi Ci?"
"That's not true!" Ji Miao frowned and said, "There is nothing unusual about pricking acupuncture points with silver needles, but there are tens of millions of poisons in the world, and silver needles cannot test all poisons."
Liu Qi asked again: "What clues can be found from the blood stains on the square silk handkerchief?"
Ji Miao shook his head and said: "The blood has dried up long ago. I soaked some with potion, but no abnormalities were found."
"Try this first!" Liu Qi handed the piece of rag to Ji Miao and informed him of the signs of death of the ants.
"So miraculous? I will do my best!" Ji's ancestral tradition is to study various poisons. When he heard such a miraculous phenomenon, Ji Miao immediately became energetic and went to test it immediately.
Liu Qi discussed with Xu Shu alone. He had heard what Da Qiao said before, but he didn't expect to see the real scene so soon. If Sun Ce and Tai Shi Ci were poisoned by the same poison, it would be exciting inside Soochow.
"I didn't expect that the affairs of Jiangdong would be so complicated!" Xu Shu also felt a headache, thought for a while and said: "Taishici is as loyal as Sun Ce, and was entrusted by Sun Quan to handle the affairs of the south, to confront Liu Pan and stabilize Yuzhang. Who destroys the Great Wall?"
Liu Qi said: "After all, this is the territory of Soochow, and there are a lot of inconveniences. Can you design a plan to bring Tai Shici back to Jingzhou for careful investigation?"
"Difficult!" Xu Shu sighed: "Although Taishi Ci is critically ill and bedridden, he is still the general of Jiangdong. How can Sun Quan be willing to let him go so easily?"
Liu Qi thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I have a plan that will force Sun Quan to let him go."
Xu Shu asked doubtfully: "What's the plan?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Following the flames!"
People's joys and sorrows are not the same. Jiangdong was full of joy. While preparing for the marriage of Liu Qi and Sun Shangxiang, Tai Shixiang was busy seeking medical advice for his father.
Although Ji Miao temporarily saved Tai Shici's life, he told him that acupuncture was to stimulate the meridians and could only be used once. It would take up to half a month to take effect. Because the sores were suppurating, there was nothing he could do.
Taishi Xiang fell into despair, endured his grief and went to the pharmacy, crying loudly before taking any medicine. The shopkeeper of the pharmacy also respected Taishi Ci and hurriedly asked about the situation.
After hearing this, he sighed: "In today's world, there is probably only one person who can save the Lord."
Taishi Xiang hurriedly stopped crying: "Who is it?"
"Miracle doctor Hua Tuo!" the shopkeeper said: "When Wu Hou was guarding Xuancheng, he was attacked by thieves. It was General Zhou Tai who risked his life to rescue him. General Zhou fought with the thieves and had more than ten wounds on his body. The golden sores were swollen and he was dying. In a moment, it was Hua Tuo who took action, and he recovered in a month, and has become famous in Jiangdong since then. Recently, everyone has been talking that if General Taishi is to be saved, the only way to save General Taishi is to invite the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. Haven't you heard of it, young general?"
Tai Shixiang was still young at that time, and he had been staying at home recently. Hearing this, he quickly asked: "Where is the miracle doctor now?"
The doctor shook his head and said: "Hua Tuo travels all over the world, saving lives and healing the wounded, but he has no fixed destination. I'm afraid he is not in Jiangdong right now."
"This..." Tai Shixiang suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball, and suddenly asked: "I wonder how we found Hua Tuo back then?"
The doctor shook his head and said: "This is a military matter. I only heard about it and didn't know about it."
Tai Shixiang grabbed the medicine and was ordered to send it home. He immediately rushed to Zhou Yu's house. When he entered the gate, he saw Zhou Yu holding a sword and standing by the pond in a daze.
He stepped forward and knelt down, crying loudly: "Grand Governor, please save my father's life."
Zhou Yu came to his senses, hurriedly helped Taishi Xiang up, and sighed: "I have also heard about General Taishi's condition. I am going to visit him in the past few days, but I don't have medical skills and I am powerless."
Tai Shixiang cried and said: "I heard that General Zhou Tai was seriously injured and it was Hua Tuo who treated him and brought him back to life. Does the governor know who recommended the miracle doctor?"
"Hua Tuo?" Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and shouted, "I forgot about this person!"
Taishi was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Does the governor recognize Hua Tuo?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "This man's whereabouts are uncertain. If you want to find him, you can only ask Yu Zhongxiang for advice. Mr. Yu is also proficient in medical skills. It was he who recommended Hua Tuo back then."
Taishi Xiang asked hurriedly: "Where is Mr. Yu now?"
A hint of helplessness flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes, and he sighed softly: "I have been exiled to Jing County..."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Before he could finish his words, Tai Shixiang thanked Zhou Yu and ran away.
Looking at Tai Shixiang's back, Zhou Yu's expression was complicated. Yu Fan was well-read, proficient in medical skills, and good at using spears. He could be described as a versatile scholar in both civil and military affairs.
After Sun Ce captured Kuaiji, he traveled more than a hundred miles to see him personally and worshiped him as a meritorious officer. He once said: "Today's affairs should be shared with you. Don't say that Sun Ce is a county official waiting for you!"
Sun Ce only said the same thing to Tai Shi Ci, which shows that he valued Yu Fan and regarded him as a confidant.
Yu Fan did not live up to Sun Ce's trust. He went to Nanchang alone to persuade Hua Xin to surrender, and captured Yuzhang without a single soldier. He called himself "Sun Ce's family treasure". When Sun Ce was killed, he was also in Qiantang to stabilize the situation.
It's a pity that this man had an upright character and was unruly. Because he followed Sun Ce, he was at odds with the Jiangdong family, and he repeatedly spoke out against him, which aroused Sun Quan's dissatisfaction. Jiangdong officials took the opportunity to slander him, and he was eventually exiled to Jingxian County.
This Jing County is located in Danyang, where people live in groups across the mountains and the folk customs are fierce. It is the nightmare place where Sun Quan was attacked. Exiling Yu Fan here would have no intention of revenge.
When Zhou Yu heard the news in Chaisang, he wanted to write a letter to plead for him, but Hua Xin dissuaded him: Sun Ce had entrusted him with foreign affairs, and if he rashly interfered in internal affairs, and he was a close confidant of his old ministers, he might arouse suspicion and provoke Yu Fan. A fatal disaster.
Zhou Yu could only sigh helplessly, and finally understood that the Lord of Jiangdong was no longer the loyal and heart-to-heart friend. Although Sun Quan was also a wise Lord, he was limited to a monarch-minister relationship.
Now that Taishi Ci was seriously injured and incurable, his life was on the line. Didn't Sun Quan think of going to Hua Tuo when he personally experienced Zhou Tai's incident?
Zhou Yu suddenly felt something in his heart. He raised his sword, revealing a haggard face, and his former heroic spirit was gone.
Thinking of Da Qiao's words again, I felt inexplicably sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead, and he murmured: "Is this Jiangdong still the Jiangdong I saw?"
"Brother-in-law, second brother-in-law!" Just when he was upset, Qiao Qiao arrived with a look of joy on his face: "My father went to see Mrs. Guo this morning, and she has agreed that my eldest sister will return to Ning."
"Oh?" Zhou Yu took back his sword and asked calmly, "What do you think of Marquis Wu?"
Qiao Qiao said with a smile: "Even if the Crown Prince summons Wu Hou and Liu Qi to discuss it, the wedding date has been decided. It will be three days after the wedding, so it is convenient for them to return to Jingzhou together."
"So fast?" Zhou Yu was a little surprised, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's good, so as not to have to run back and forth again."
Qiao Qiao sighed: "My eldest sister is beautiful but has a bad fate. Although she is not married, she is already a woman, so she doesn't need to pay too much attention to her."
Zhou Yu exhaled and said with emotion: "I hope that when she goes to Jingzhou, she can get out of the quagmire and see the light of day again."
Qiao Qiao was startled, thinking that Zhou Yu's words were too strong, so he said: "My father will hold a banquet in the mansion in three days. He will invite Zhao Zilong to come over and have a chat with his brother-in-law."
