The history of Dongshuiguan can be traced back to the period of Sun Quan of the Three Kingdoms, and it was the hub of the ancient Qinhuai River.
The "leading head" of Qinhuai, which is ten miles away, is Dongshui Pass.
During the Zhu Yuanzhang period, in order to control the water level of the Qinhuai River, Dongshuiguan was improved. The entire Dongshuiguan is a masonry structure with three floors: upper, middle and lower. Each floor has eleven "coupons".
The "vouchers" here are not coupons for buying things, but the "Yanyue Cave" that everyone often sees, which is similar to a bridge cave.
The bottom layer of "Yanyue Cave" is equipped with a water gate, which can adjust the water level of the Qinhuai River through the size of the water gate. The upper two floors are the Tibetan Soldier Cave, with iron fences set up outside to strengthen defense.
Dongshui Pass is an important waterway for entering and exiting the capital. It has been prosperous for a long time. Countless ships have stopped here, row upon row, covering the river.
Ferry.
A medium-sized river boat docked, and two middle-aged men over forty, carrying wooden boxes on their backs, disembarked.
The man on the left is of medium height, slightly stout, with a kind face, a short mustache, and a black mole on the right side of his mouth. The man on the right is slender and thin. He habitually strokes his long beard every time he speaks a few words.
"Brother Yu, this is the capital Jinling."
Kuangyu stroked his long beard, with a bit of expectation in his eyes.
Yu Zhen raised his hand and patted his belly, which was not obvious. He looked at the majestic and prosperous Dongshui Pass and praised: "It seems that ruin is a thing of the past. Now the world is becoming more and more prosperous. This is a great blessing for the country."
"Haha, that's right. But where are the victims? Why didn't I see them?"
Kuangyu looked around and saw that there seemed to be only merchants, scholars and people in front of him, and no destitute people were seen.
"It's an important place for merchants and a government wharf. See how you can gain something there. Brother Kuang, when you can't see anything from the front, it's time to turn back."
Yu Zhen said profoundly, then turned around.
Kuang Yu also turned around and looked around, and saw that not far from the other side of the river, there were densely packed thin houses, with dozens of wisps of smoke curling up, and countless people being settled into the houses under the guidance of officials.
"Looking at so many houses, there must be tens of thousands of people at least."
Kuang Yu's brows showed worry.
Yu Zhen nodded slightly and said, "Brother Kuang, do you still want to report directly to the Imperial College at this time?"
Kuangyu shook his head, looked at the Tongji Bridge not far away, and said: "Although we were invited by Yang Jijiu to teach medical skills at the Imperial Academy, the victims of the disaster are in front of us. If we don't do anything, wouldn't it mean that even the doctors' benevolence has been lost?" Lost it? If so, you have to bear the name of a doctor. Let’s go and take a look.”
Yu Zhen readily agreed.
Passing Tongji Bridge, you will reach the other side.
This place is called Fan Gutai, which may seem like a nice name, but it is actually a difficult place. The people here make a living by making fans, and their daily lives are not very good.
In addition, it is not close to the city and lacks shelter trees. It is hot and scorching in the summer and strong winds in the winter.
If the victims of the disaster had not entered the capital, Fangu Terrace would have been a desolate place, hidden in the darkness across from the prosperity on the other side.
However, as countless victims moved in, the smoke from the fan bone platform gradually rose. Some small traders also took advantage of the opportunity and opened shops nearby, but most of them focused on meals and cloth.
Yu Zhen and Kuang Yu walked into a house and took a look at the room. Although it was simple, fortunately there was a bed and the wind and rain could not get in. In addition, the space was quite large, so three or four people could live there without feeling crowded.
"Is anyone feeling unwell? The two of us are doctors."
Kuang Yu asked.
"There is nothing serious here, but the Tieniu child is vomiting badly. Can the two miracle doctors go and take a look?"
Liang Wu, who was in his sixties, stood up and asked.
"Haha, I don't dare to be a miracle doctor or anything like that, so I asked the elders to lead the way."
Yu Zhen and Kuang Yu turned sideways and asked.
Liang Wu walked to the yard and shouted: "Tieniu, Tieniu, a miracle doctor is here."
The straw mat curtain of the house in front was opened, and the sturdy Tieniu came out and saw Yu Zhen
, Kuangyu was extraordinary and quite confident, so he hurried back to the house, took his son out, and shouted: "Miracle doctor, save my son."
Kuang Yu stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Yu, please."
Yu Zhen didn't refuse. He looked at the child's face, opened the child's eyelids, and without checking his pulse, he stood up and said, "Did the child start to vomit while on the river?"
"Yes, yes, miracle doctor."
Tieniu was both shocked and surprised.
Yu Zhen smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. He was just too tired from traveling for days and his body was exhausted. Coupled with seasickness, it led to vomiting. It's okay. He just needs to drink some rice porridge and rest for a few days." get well."
"really?"
Tieniu asked happily.
"Haha, if something goes wrong, just go to the Imperial College and find me. My name is Yu Zhen."
Yu Zhen said confidently.
"Thank you, miracle doctor."
Tieniu finally felt relieved.
Yu Zhen and Kuang Yu walked among the victims, checking their pulses and prescribing prescriptions to treat the root causes. Until dusk, they walked tiredly to the edge of the clear water pond and looked at each other with a smile.
"You have heard, right? The officials bear the cost of medicines for the common people. This has never been heard of in other dynasties."
Kuang Yu said solemnly.
Yu Zhen cast his gaze towards the city in the distance and said with a slight smile: "You didn't hear clearly, it's not the official family that bears the responsibility, but the queen's. I heard from the yamen here that the queen robbed half of the business of the two kings. , a medical gauze factory was also set up in the harem, and all the money and food sold were used to provide relief to the victims."
"That's it. The queen is kind and cares about the people. The emperor also ordered to build residences and provide relief through work. Brother Yu, Kuang has been practicing medicine for twenty years, but this is the first time he has seen such a plan to calm the people."
Kuang Yu sighed.
I heard from my fathers that there were countless victims of the disaster at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. When they got sick, they could only rely on God's will. If you survived, you would live, and if you couldn't survive, you would die.
Take medicine?
If you don’t have money, don’t even think about it.
During the prosperous days of the former Song Dynasty, when people suffered disasters, they were simply incorporated into the Xiang army and given brown rice. As for whether they would freeze to death or die of illness, that had nothing to do with the government.
Just when the two were lamenting the court's policy, a "pop" sound came into their ears. The two couldn't help but turn their heads and look. Fifty steps away, there were four or five children standing there, shouting in panic.
In the water, a little head with a whip fluttered, and as soon as it popped up, it sank.
"Someone fell into the water! Help him!"
Kuangyu shouted hurriedly and ran over. When he got closer, two more children jumped into the lake. They obviously wanted to save people, but unexpectedly they didn't have much water ability. Coupled with the depth of the water, they also started to choke.
"Don't even go down!"
Yu Zhen stopped the other children.
Kuangyu threw down the wooden box, took off his coat and jumped into the pond. He didn't have time to think about who to save first, so he pushed the nearest child to the shore, then turned back to find the other child, and waited until the two children landed on the shore. , Kuangyu dived into the water.
Yu Zhen looked at the two children on the shore. They were only thirteen or fourteen years old. They had obviously drank a lot of water. If they had been later, they would have sunk to the bottom.
The people around also gathered around, and a woman knelt on the shore, crying: "Huanhuan, Huanhuan, my daughter!"
The water surface of Qingshui Pond became quiet and very unsettling.
A string of bubbles rose up, and Kuang Yu's head emerged from the water. He supported an unconscious seven or eight-year-old girl and swam to the shore. Yu Zhen stretched out his hand and picked up the girl.
"Huanhuan!"
The woman rushed over, but Yu Zhen stopped her with a hand and shouted: "Quick, find a pot!"
The people on the side quickly found a pot. Yu Zhen tipped the pot upside down on the ground, then supported the girl, facing the navel of the pot with the girl's belly button, and lay prone on the pot. Kuang Yu raised the girl's head, Yu Zhen pressed his hands on the girl's lower back, and when he exerted force, the girl spat out a mouthful of water.
This was repeated several times, until the girl could no longer spit out any water, and Yu Zhen let go.
Kuang Yu helped the girl lie on the ground, raised his hand to check the girl's breath, slumped on the ground, and stared at the girl blankly, with a look of sadness on his face.
Not rescued.
Kuang Yu felt heartbroken. If he had saved the girl first, would she not have died?
Although Yu Zhen had seen too many things about life and death, he was a little sad to see a life leave like this.
"Huanhuan——"
The woman cried miserably.
Kuang Yu felt something flashing in front of his eyes and couldn't help but raised his head slightly. He saw a delicate and beautiful woman pulling the woman aside. A young man in his twenties, elegant and majestic, leaned over the girl. The index and middle fingers were pressed together to feel the pulse of the girl's neck.
"How long have you been drowning?"
Zhu Yunwen asked with a frown.
Kuang Yu looked at the person in front of him in confusion and replied: "About sixty breaths."
Zhu Yunwen calculated that about three or four minutes had passed, and the golden five minutes of rescue time were running out. He looked at the people around him and said sternly: "Everyone, step aside and give up some space."
Everyone was puzzled and no one moved.
Yu Zhen stared at Zhu Yunwen, as if with a bit of expectation, and shouted to everyone: "Everyone, give way, get out of the way."
Luo Yan'er saw that Zhu Yunwen had no majesty as an emperor. He knelt on the girl's right side like a doctor. After checking the girl's mouth, he overlapped his hands, interlocked his fingers, and pressed his palms on the upper part of the girl's chest.
"What is the emperor doing?"
There was doubt and confusion in Luo Yan'er's eyes.
Yu Zhen and Kuang Yu were also confused, but seeing that the other party seemed to have some skills or a little-known ancient method of treating drowning people, they watched from the sidelines.
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath, raised the fingertips of his palms, and pressed vertically. After the chest was pressed to a certain depth, he retracted his force and relied on the elasticity of the chest to recover before pressing again.
"one two three……"
Zhu Yunwen looked at the girl's pale face, counting the numbers in his mouth, and kept pressing at a frequency of only twice per second. After counting to "thirty", seeing that the girl still didn't make any movement, he stopped pressing and slightly raised the girl's head. Head, mouth to mouth, took two breaths.
"You're a scoundrel! You're a gangster! My daughter is like this, and you're still bullying her!"
When the woman saw that the person in front of her was treating her dead daughter like this, she couldn't help but blush. She broke away from Luo Yan'er and rushed to find Zhu Yunwen to fight for her life.
However, before the woman could reach Zhu Yunwen, a person rushed out from beside him, grabbed the woman's shoulders, pulled her back slightly, and the woman stepped back and fell to the ground.
Gu Sanshen looked at the woman coldly and put one hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.
When the people saw this, they also started shouting.
Li Jiu watched from the side, gritting his teeth with hatred, and said to Li Laosan beside him: "This mother-in-law will not let people go even if she dies, or is she not a human being? Old squad leader, let's beat him up!"
Li Laosan looked angrily, clenched his fists, and retained some sense, saying: "This is the capital. If we beat someone, we will probably be sent to the government!"
"It's good to send it to the official. Let the emperor judge the reason. Why is this scumbag bullying our children in Huaiyuan? The children are like this. He, he is still like that. Look, he is..."
Li Jiu couldn't help it.
"Get out of here, you idiot!"
"Officers, you are arresting people. Why don't you arrest people? Are you all blind?"
"Drive him away!"
The people were excited after seeing Zhu Yunwen bully the children several times.
Gu Sanshen pressed the pressure spring, his thumb slightly lifted the guard of the Xiuchundao, and looked sharply at the people moving forward. The government officials around him blocked the people, but they were forced to retreat continuously.
"puff--"
A slight movement instantly silenced the originally noisy and chaotic crowd.
The girl spat twice in succession, slowly opened her eyes, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and then looked at the others. When she saw her mother sitting far away, she couldn't help crying and shouted: "Mother..."
