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When Gongsun Xu opened his eyes, he discovered himself lying on an unfamiliar mahogany bed, with a thick embroidered blanket over him. To the left was the wall, so he turned his head slowly to the right and saw a round table and stools in the middle of the room. There was a person sleeping on the table, and beside the table was a large pot of charcoal, which was burning brightly. The carved window with the high-quality bamboo paper was half-opened, and the lazy sunlight slanted in. It seemed to be afternoon.

"Cough cough" Gongsun Xu wanted to say something, but he realized that it was difficult to speak, as if his mouth was completely parched, and could only let out a hoarse cough.

"Young Master, drink some water first." Gongsun Yi lifted the pottery pot and poured a bowl of honey water, then carried it to the side of the bed and used a wooden spoon to feed Gongsun Xu.

With a few mouthfuls of water, Gongsun Xu felt much better and couldn't help but to exhale lightly.

Gongsun Yi quickly asked: "Young Master, is the water too hot?"

Gongsun Xu shook his head, signalling for him to continue feeding himself with his water.

Gongsun Yi heaved a sigh of relief and carefully drank all the honey in the bowl.

"Where is this place?" Gongsun Xu's mind became a bit better, and he asked with a hoarse voice.

"Young master, this is Liu He's home, we are still in Changli."

"How long have I been unconscious?" Gongsun Xu gasped for breath, and continued to ask.

"A day and a half! "Young master, this day and a half has really made us anxious!" It is fortunate that young master has woken up. Otherwise, this lowly one would have committed suicide to apologize for my wrongdoings! "

"This wasn't your fault. I thought too highly of myself!" Gongsun Xu shook his head, he sighed and asked: "Is Yan Rou alright?"

Gongsun Yi's joyful shout had just been transmitted far away, so Zhao Yun, Liu He and Yan Rou who were waiting outside in the courtyard all rushed over to the door.

When Yan Rou heard that the first person Gongsun Xu asked after waking up was him, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He dropped to the ground and kowtowed three times, raised his head and looked straight at the door, his tone choked with sobs. "From now on, I'll give this one hundred kilograms to the young duke. No one will dare disobey my orders!"

Gongsun Xu chuckled: "Haha, it's good that you're fine! Zi Long, quickly help him up! "

Zhao Yun promised as he walked forward to help Yan Rou up.

Yan Rou wiped her red eyes, and stood respectfully by the door with his hands held low.

Liu He glanced at Yan Rou and gently frowned.

At this moment, Hua Tuo and Gongsun Jia walked in from outside. When they saw a few people, Hua Tuo frowned slightly, waved his hands: "The young duke has just woken up, it's not appropriate to speak anymore. This old one still needs to go through some careful diagnosis and treatment.

Last night, when Hua Tuo arrived, he had a high fever and did not retreat. His body was so hot that it was scary. In an era where there were no antibiotics, the high fever caused by excessive blood loss was extremely dangerous and could easily lead to one's death. Therefore, the key to treating this kind of illness was to reduce the fever. Hua Tuo was truly worthy of being called the world-famous genius doctor. He first fried a bowl of the original Mai Boiling Powder for Gongsun Xu to eat, then cleaned up his wounds and applied the special Golden Sore Medicine on them. Finally, he used acupuncture and medicine, and finally managed to lower Gongsun Xu's fever down at midnight.

Liu He and the rest saw this matter with their own eyes, and admired Hua Tuo even more, but did not want to delay his treatment. Therefore, although Hua Tuo was rude, the few of them did not dare to disturb him, and retreated obediently.

After Hua Tuo entered the room, he let Gongsun Yi go out and sat on the round stool by the bed. After checking his pulse, he asked kindly: "How do you feel, Young Marquis?"

"I'm fine, but my whole body is in pain and I'm powerless." Gongsun Xu nodded his head, he wanted to clasp his hands together to express his thanks, but the pain caused his teeth to clench, and he gave an apologetic smile, "Thank you for saving me, I will never forget it. "May I ask what your name is?"

Hua Tuo laughed: "This old one is Hua Tuo."

"Godly Doctor Hua Tuo?" Gongsun Xu was surprised and happy at the same time. Other people would only view Hua Tuo as a famous doctor, and might respect him a lot. But how could Gongsun Xu not know that Hua Tuo was a super treasure trove? How many wounded soldiers' lives could be saved just from the hubbub?!

"Hehe, this old man doesn't dare to accept the title of genius doctor." Hua Tuo smiled modestly, with a rather dull expression. He stroked his beard, and said in surprise: "Little Marquis Lord actually knows this old one's lowly name, it really surprises this old one."

"Teacher has thought of all the patients in this world and painstakingly compiled the 'Classic of the Blue Sack', developed the 'Ma Chunshuang San' to alleviate the pain of the patients, created the 'Sore Department' to remove the flesh and bones to treat the wounds, orchestrated the 'Five Birds' drama to strengthen the physique of the people. Who in this world doesn't know about this?" Gongsun Xu's tone was extremely sincere, as he roughly stated Hua Tuo's accomplishments, and in the end, solemnly said. "If anyone dares to say that Mister is not a genius doctor, I will definitely slap him until he's bedridden!"

Hua Tuo laughed: "Little Marquis Lord is too serious, what is a mere title? However, this old and useless one has a question.

"Please ask, sir. This one knows what to say."

Hua Tuo frowned slightly, and asked doubtfully: "This old one's《 Qing Hu Scripture》 is currently being compiled, and it has not even been published yet. Very few people know of it, and I dare ask where the young duke knows?"

Gongsun Xu was immediately stunned. He wholeheartedly wanted Hua Tuo to stay, so he was only concerned with flattering his, but to think that something like this would happen. Following that, they continued to brawl for a while and tried to get away with it.

Hua Tuo attached great importance to this question. The people who knew of the《 Qing Hu Sutra》 only had himself and his granddaughter, how could they not investigate further? Therefore, he asked coolly, "Does the young duke have any unspeakable secrets?"

However, Gongsun Xu detected vigilance from this question, if he was unable to give Hua Tuo a satisfactory answer, the genius doctor would probably turn around and leave.

As expected, when Hua Tuo saw that he did not answer, he immediately stood up and said coldly: "Since it is inconvenient for the Young Marquis to tell me, this old one would not dare to insist. The young duke's injuries have already healed and will be fully healed in a few days.

"Sir, please wait!" Gongsun Xu quickly called out to Hua Tuo, and said in a soft voice, "This one has a secret to tell Sir, please sit!"

Hua Tuo's face relaxed, but he did not sit down, and only stared straight into Gongsun Xu's eyes.

Gongsun Xu's heart was dark. How could he be afraid of others' eyes? He then looked Hua Tuo in the eye and whispered: "A few days ago, I was assassinated and passed out, so I didn't want to be blessed by the gods. The gods taught me some unimaginable books and knowledge in my dreams, and they even used a great divine ability to let me see some things that might happen in the future.

If it was someone else, Gongsun Xu would not use the words of the gods and spirits as an excuse, as it would easily attract trouble. However, he firmly believed that Hua Tuo was of noble character and did not speak carelessly about it.

"Oh? "Really?" Hua Tuo was a person from Chu, he worshiped the Ghost God and the Wu Gu, he was not able to get an exception, in addition, he had already heard about Gongsun Xu's recent actions from Zhao Yun, and upon careful thought, other than the Ghost God's words, he did not know how to explain it.

Gongsun Xu said sternly: "Seriously! How could I dare to lie to you! "

Just when Gongsun Xu thought that he was suspecting what he had said, Hua Tuo suddenly asked a question, "How will the future doctors treat the patients?"

Gongsun Xu's heart trembled, Hua Tuo was truly worthy of being the genius doctor who left his name here. He did not ask about anything related to him, the first thing he asked about was the future development of his medical skills! This was a Godly Doctor that was worthy of respect! Those black-hearted thieves who had the skin of a genius doctor in the future were not even fit to carry Hua Tuo's shoes!

Just that, when Gongsun Xu thought about the answer to this question, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. He was not a medical worker, but he was also slightly knowledgeable about the environment of Chinese medicine in the future, and was worried that if he were to speak the truth, would Hua Tuo die of anger on the spot? In fact, it was not just a matter of Chinese medicine. Later generations of people did not have any faith other than money, and the vast majority of people were immersed in the flow of desire. How many truly valuable things had they lost?

Seeing that Gongsun Xu did not answer, Hua Tuo snorted coldly in displeasure.

"Can this mister promise that he won't be angry?" Gongsun Xu was prepared to speak the truth, so he asked carefully.

Hua Tuo's face became serious and said with a frown: "I'll listen to what you have to say first."

Gongsun Xu sighed, organized his memories, and told him everything he knew: After the decline of the Chinese medicine, it was completely replaced by the Western barbarians' medical techniques, the Chinese medicine was slandered by outsiders along with their own people as a swindler, even the Chinese people were not willing to learn the Chinese medicine.

After Hua Tuo heard this, he became extremely furious. His right hand clenched into a fist and fiercely smashed into his left palm as he shouted: "You infuriated this old man!"

Gongsun Xu sighed in his heart, and advised: "Sir, please do not be too angry, the western barbarians' medicine is actually …"

"Eh …" Hua Tuo sighed deeply, shook his head, and said, "The ones who are angered by this old man are those who came later! For us who study medicine, we are not afraid of being inferior to others.

Following that, Gongsun Xu sighed, and the admiration towards Hua Tuo in his heart rose to another level.

Hua Tuo's eyes suddenly lit up as he stared at Gongsun Xu and asked, "Since the young duke knows some things that will happen in the future, you probably have a plan to deal with it, right?"

Gongsun Xu originally wanted to shake his head and say no, but suddenly an idea came to him. Therefore, he deliberately thought for a while and said, "I have some superficial opinions. If I'm wrong, please do not blame me, sir."

Hua Tuo sternly fixed his collar, cupped his fist and said: "Please advise."

Gongsun Xu anxiously shouted: "Aiyah, Master, you've ruined my plan! How could I dare to be a teacher? "Hurry, wake up!"

"This old one is not doing it for myself, but for the inheritance of Chinese medicine! Therefore, the young duke must take this gift! " After Hua Tuo finished speaking, he bowed three times in succession.

Hua Tuo's three bows were truly made from his heart. In the past, the only thing he had begged the prison warden to do after being captured by Cao Cao was to pass on his medical records. However, the prison warden had actually refused due to fear of punishment. The later generations guessed that the book in question should be the lost 'Blue Sack Classic'.

Gongsun Xu remained silent. Compared to Hua Tuo, he was just a selfish person! However, this shame only lasted for a moment. He couldn't change his mind about fighting for the world!

After Hua Tuo sat back down, he said sincerely: "Sir, there are two main reasons why Chinese medicine has declined: one is because a large amount of medical books and books have been destroyed by the flames of war, and the other is because doctors have a very low status, and are hard to attract many talented people to join them."

Hua Tuo pondered for a long time before nodding. "Young Marquis, you truly know how things are, this old one admires you. "May I ask what should be done?"

"I have two countermeasures. "First, gather all the outstanding doctors to compile and write medical books, and then spread them to the various medical bureaus. Second, set up a high level medical academy to recruit talented people for medicine. A genius doctor like mister will personally teach you, and then send your disciples to teach others in different places."

"Good strategy!" Hua Tuo's eyes lit up, he then frowned: It's just that this method is very difficult to execute!

"Hehe." Gongsun Xu smiled and said, "This one knows what you are worried about, mister. "If I build a university that specializes in teaching medicine, and the students' accommodation and books are all free of charge, and then print the compiled medical books in large quantities and extend them to the whole world, how would you feel about that, Sir?"

Hua Tuo was shocked, "How is that possible? Cai Hou paper (Cai Lun) had been around for decades, but its price was still very expensive. The cost of printing books was a hundred times more than paper! Youzhou is not an extremely wealthy place, how can I agree with the Young Marquis acting so rashly? "

Hua Tuo's was almost finished, but the cost of producing the books was too high, it was almost impossible to produce a large number of them, which gave him a headache the entire time. He did not expect Gongsun Xu to say that he could produce a lot of books, why did it not shock him at the same time, but also make him look forward to it?

Gongsun Xu was overjoyed, but he remained calm and collected: "Sir, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"Bet?" Hua Tuo was startled for a moment, then laughed: "This old one has never gambled in my life, but since the young duke has said so, why not this old one make an exception!"

"Good!" Mister is straightforward! " Gongsun Xu praised, and said solemnly: "Sir, please stay in Youzhou for one year, if I can do what I said just now, I will have Sir agree to be the first principal of a medical university! "If I can't do it, I'm willing to compensate you 3 million in medicinal herbs to treat those poor citizens!"

Hua Tuo simply could not reject this bet! As the saying goes, teaching others is better than teaching them to fish. If he could really teach a large number of outstanding disciples, other than being able to bring glory to the Chinese medicine, he could also save more patients. This was a great merit, why not?

Hua Tuo thought up to this point, and said with a beaming smile: "If the young duke agrees to one condition, this old one will bet with you!"

"Sir, please speak!"

"In your free time, I'd like to ask the young duke and this old man to carefully discuss the ways to treat the barbarians in the west. How about it?"

Gongsun Xu would come to find him every few days and dig up all the shallow memories of western medicine in his mind. He would even come to discuss some difficult medical problems that he basically did not understand, so much that when he saw Hua Tuo later on, he would avoid him and walk.