"You mean Zhang He?"
Gu Ren didn't react for a moment.
He sought confirmation again.
"Sixth brother, are you talking about Zhang Yongqing? Not someone else?"
"It's not someone else, it's him. He is the former chief physician of Xin State Medical Bureau." The sixth brother nodded very confidently, "I will never recognize the wrong person. But - in this case, isn't this Zhang Yongqing related to the poisonous insect in Thirteen's body?"
Gu Ren's eyes were filled with one sentence -
Do you think it's possible
The sixth brother was silent for a long time out of suspicion.
Not only Gu Ren thought it was absurd, he also thought it was impossible. You know, Zhang He might be unknown in other places, but he is a well-known figure in Lingzhou. He can be said to be "popular"! In the true sense, he is "deeply loved by the people"! How good is his reputation
It was so good that when the son said something bad about Zhang He, his parents at home severed the father/mother relationship with this unfilial son the next day!
This is definitely not an exaggeration!
But it is true!
Gu Ren and his brothers were also witnesses.
The old father beat his son with tears in his eyes and kowtowed violently in the direction of Zhang He's house, as if he was a believer who had made a mistake and was confessing to his faith - confessing that he had raised such an ungrateful child!
At first, Gu Ren and others thought it was too exaggerated.
The people of Lingzhou want to deify Zhang He!
They also suspected that this was a drama directed and performed by Zhang He himself in order to promote his own reputation, but after their open and secret investigations, they found that they were judging others by their own meanness. His reputation was truly good and not exaggerated.
Gu Ren had secretly envied Zhang He. As long as Zhang He raised his arm and called for help, countless people would follow him to the death. Although he could also do one-tenth or one-twentieth of that, it would definitely not be as easy as Zhang He.
He also has twelve sworn brothers to help him.
What about Zhang He
He built his business on his own.
Just considering this point, I am far inferior to him.
If Sixth Brother hadn’t named him, Gu Ren doubted that he would have suspected Zhang He, so—could it really be him
The sixth brother frowned and thought deeply for a while, then suddenly thought of something and said abruptly: "Wait! Brother, do you still remember how Zhang He made his fortune? How did he gain such a high reputation among the people? It seems that it is not impossible for Zhang He to-"
Gu Ren couldn't wrap his mind around it for a moment.
"How did Zhang He become rich? He is not a kind-hearted doctor. He went alone to the epidemic-stricken area of Lingzhou, and then-" Gu Ren paused, and his face looked like a layer of white putty was scraped off. He jumped up and down, "Epidemic! It's an epidemic!"
Gu Ren remembers it very clearly.
One year, a large-scale plague broke out in Lingzhou.
The plague raged everywhere, and countless people were infected.
This disease is strange, it is not fatal but it will make people weak and powerless, with a golden complexion and no appetite. Even if they are force-fed, they will vomit. What is even stranger is that this plague only broke out among the lower class people.
There are basically no examples of noble families falling into the trap.
Therefore, some people at that time speculated that the plague was caused by "poverty" and that the common people of humble origins were targeted because of their unclean bodies.
For this reason, the Lingzhou provincial government did not take it seriously.
The plague lasted for more than a month, and every day, the bodies of starving civilians were thrown into mass graves outside the city, and the bones piled up into a small mountain. For a time, the people were furious, and the gates of the state government were demolished and smashed by the desperate people.
finally-
The news reached the court of King Xin.
However, because the plague only spread among the lowest class of people, the former ruler of Xin State did not pay much attention to it and sent a dozen medical officers from the Medical Bureau to deal with it. Due to the shortage of medicinal materials and insufficient manpower, the medical officers of the Medical Bureau made no progress in their research for a month.
The former king was worried that Lingzhou's "poverty" would spread to other places, so he thought carefully and ordered the Lingzhou government to gather the sick people in one city. In name, it was to make it easier for the medical officers to treat them, but in fact, they were left to fend for themselves!
It was at this moment that Zhang He descended from the sky.
Ehmm—
To be precise, a filial daughter took her sick old mother to seek medical treatment everywhere but to no avail. In desperation, she was ready to take her old mother on the road to avoid starving to death. As a result, she accidentally broke into the small medical clinic where Zhang He lived in seclusion and was cured of the plague.
Zhang He also learned about what happened in the outside world from the filial daughter, and immediately packed his bags and went out to treat the patient. According to Zhang He, he was the son of a branch of a small and lonely clan. He had been weak since childhood, and became a doctor after suffering from illness for a long time. Later, he followed his immortal master and learned some of his true skills.
How could he just watch the suffering of all living beings and ignore it
Zhang He was not afraid of dirt, fatigue and stench, and he went alone into the city full of patients to beg the local wealthy and powerful families for medicinal materials. The patriarch of the wealthy family made things difficult for him, saying that he would give him credit if he knelt for three days. Zhang He actually knelt for three days and three nights!
Due to the shortage of manpower, Zhang He intercepted the evacuating medical officers from the Medical Bureau overnight. He defeated everyone with his superb medical skills and taught some medical techniques to ordinary people without reservation. With his sleepless and non-stop work, he finally opened the city a month later!
At this point, Zhang He became famous in one battle!
The lonely little tribe also stepped forward to recognize this tribesman.
Zhang He opened a clinic in Lingzhou.
I don't know if it was because of the plague, but he treated ordinary people for free, but treated the rich and powerful, and charged them a high price. He would take a lot of money from them for every life he saved! When the people heard this, they all applauded and praised Zhang He for doing a good job!
Of course, this incident alone is not enough to push Zhang He's reputation to such a high level, he has another amazing skill!
It is said that Zhang He learned it from his immortal teacher.
No matter whether it is a serious illness or a minor one, even if the patient is half dead, just one packet of medicine can drive away the King of Hell!
No matter how poor the people were, they could still afford the three-cent medicine if they gritted their teeth. If they were so poor that they couldn't even afford three cents, Zhang He would not make things difficult for the patients and would just give them away for free.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang He is the adopted parent in the minds of many people in Lingzhou, especially the poor people!!!
Such a person—
It is really possible that he is the culprit who murdered Thirteen!
That plague was the battle that made Zhang He famous!
Gu Ren murmured, "There are so many highly skilled doctors in the hospital who are helpless against this plague, but Zhang He was able to deal with it all by himself. It's hard to say that he didn't cause this plague... But, is there really someone so crazy?"
The Sixth Brother said, “It’s hard to say.”
Gu Ren fell into a long silence for a while.
The Sixth Brother continued: "Actually, now that I think about it—"
Gu Ren: "What?"
Sixth brother: "That plague is more of a plague than a plague, because the people are not sick at all, they are poisoned! The doctors in the hospital are all going in the wrong direction. It is impossible to cure the poison by treating the disease! Besides, big brother, do you believe that there is any disease in the world that only targets the poor and lowly civilians?"
There was a ripple in Gu Ren's eyes.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was not impossible.
Gu Ren scolded his sixth brother in a low voice: "Be careful with your words! How dare you say anything? Don't talk nonsense about this matter!"
It’s even more impossible to admit it!
Once you admit that there is such a disease, it is tantamount to admitting that the blood flowing in the bodies of ordinary people is lowly, and different from those born in noble families. Even if ordinary people have become commoners through generations of struggle, how can they change the blood flowing in their bones
Expecting to change your bloodline by marrying into a rich family
This is really ridiculous!
Sixth brother rarely sees Gu Ren angry.
After being scolded by him, she shut up.
Gu Ren rubbed his sore eyebrows.
"Sixth brother, since we already know where Thirteen's problem lies, we should do it in this direction. We have to give it a try. As for Zhang He, it's okay if he didn't do it. If it was him, haha! He will be ruined!"
There was always a conflict of interest between Gu Ren and Zhang He.
But because Zhang He had such a good reputation before, Gu Ren did not dare to confront him head-on, fearing that it would arouse public anger and backfire on him. Now that he had evidence against him, it was a blessing in disguise.
The sixth brother sighed.
He was well versed in pediatric and gynecological diseases, but knew little about poisonous insects. Now he could only try the method suggested by Master Shen.
But if this happens, I'll owe that person a favor.
Gu Ren also knew this.
However, he already knew how to pay it back.
The night was dark and windy.
A dark figure slipped back to the main tent without alerting anyone. Seeing that no one had touched the tent furnishings, Gong Xichou breathed a sigh of relief.
He raised his hand to take off his armor and asked someone to bring in a basin of clean water for washing. Suddenly, his expression changed.
"Who! Get out!"
He whispered to the shadow.
The next moment, a human-like shadow emerged from the originally empty shadow, and then turned from a shadow into a familiar person.
Disgust climbed onto Gong Xichou's face: "Why is it you?"
The man had a sinister look on his face. "Why are you going out so late at night instead of staying in the tent? Collaborating with the enemy is a serious crime!"
Gong Xichou curled his lips.
"Collaborating with the enemy? Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?"
He really hated this aide to the Pig King.
The sound of his words was like the sound of a poisonous snake, giving people a sticky and sinister feeling. The key point was that he was still lingering around, and appeared here inexplicably, Gong Xichou had the intention to kill him.
The Prince's aide said, "I am the witness."
Gong Xichou showed a hint of sneer when he heard it, and made a gesture of invitation: "Okay! Please ask someone to witness that you go there in person and tell my adoptive father that I am collaborating with the enemy. Whether it is torn to pieces by chariots, slow slicing, or beheading, I, Gong Xichou, will be waiting for you! If there is nothing else, I will not accompany you for the time being!"
After saying that, he prepared to take off his clothes and go to bed.
The Pig King's staff looked at him with deep eyes.
"Gongxichou!"
"Yes."
Gong Xichou had his back to him as he sorted out the scattered military documents.
The Prince's staff asked, "Do you know what my family name is?"
Gong Xichou said with a smile: "What does your surname have to do with me? Any cat, dog, pig or cow will do, otherwise—"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Pig King's staff.
"My name is Gongxi."
The smile on Gong Xichou's face froze.
The Prince's staff watched his reaction with interest and sneered, "Why, why does General Gongxi have such an expression?"
Gong Xichou showed anger on his face.
"Guess what I want to do now?"
The Pig King's staff met his gaze without any fear.
Gong Xichou: "I want to twist your head off!"
This person is so hateful!
Don't be fooled by the fact that he smiles and looks cheerful in front of Shen Tang in private, as if he doesn't care much about anything, but there is only one thing that is his weak spot and reverse scale!
He doesn't allow anyone to make fun of his extinct clan!
But the Zhui King's staff didn't care.
Ask: "Do you want to see the evidence?"
Gong Xichou: “…”
He didn't dare to respond for a moment.
Apart from the members of their tribe, few people know that they all carry a mark on their bodies, which serves as proof of their identity.
Seeing Gong Xichou remained silent, the staff envoy sneered, raised his hand to untie the waist belt, slowly took off his shirt, and turned sideways to reveal his shoulder blades. He slightly activated the Danfu's literary energy, and soon, a complex pattern of round patterns slowly emerged.
Gong Xichou: “…”
The aide-de-camp lifted up the collar of his shirt that had fallen from his shoulders.
He asked, "Do you believe it then?"
Gong Xichou: “…”
The envoy of the Zhu King's staff said, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it."
Gong Xichou said, "No one in the clan has been reduced."
"What?"
"I collected the remains of every member of the tribe. No one was missing. The family tree is also in my hands. Who are you?"
Their clan is neither small nor big.
Including him, there are only two hundred and sixty-five people.
He was checking off the names of the corpses one by one, for a whole day and night, even the corpses that were thrown into clay jars and boiled until the flesh and bones were separated were not left out - except for him, there was no one else alive.
Who is this person in front of me
"Oh, you mean the name on the family tree? I crossed it out myself the day I left the clan." The staff of King Zhu looked indifferent, as if he was stating a trivial matter. Gong Xichou looked at his face and did something he had wanted to do since the day he met the staff's messenger. He punched him.
result-
The fist went through the person's body.
It actually missed!
The aide-de-camp looked at Gongxi Chou as if he was a fool. How could he not know that Gongxi Chou had murderous intentions towards him
He is not stupid and he doesn't hold back even though he knows it.
Gong Xichou: "Who are you?"
The staff messenger asked, "Can't you look up the family tree yourself?"
Gong Xichou: "... Then why did you help the tyrant?"
The staff envoy sneered.
"You are qualified to ask such a question? You are a thief who takes a thief as your father!"
Gong Xichou was so angry that his eyes turned red.
If he couldn't hit him, he would tear him in half alive! Gong Xichou gritted his teeth and said, "I have my reasons for doing this! Besides, he is just a knife in someone else's hand. I want the life of the culprit!"
The staff envoy just said "oh" lightly.
"What do you mean?"
The aide-de-camp did not answer.
Gong Xichou suddenly remembered something.
"Have you ever thought about revenge for your people?"
The staff envoy did not answer directly: "Go back and check your family tree. If you do, you won't ask such stupid questions. I am not here to arrest you for 'collaboration with the enemy' this time. I am here to tell you that Xiaocheng may withdraw its troops..."
Gong Xichou frowned: "Withdrawal? Why so suddenly?"
The staff envoy Huo Di made a strange mockery: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The national seal has fallen into the hands of others."
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