Royal Road

Chapter 43 Plunder

“Sun Da, your lady is still in the temple?”

“Isn’t it! It is said that my mother’s health is much better, and she will be able to return home in a few days!”

“It’s your lady who is sincere! Thanks to the spells cast by the great monks in Huai’en Temple, they can trap the epidemic ghost!”

“This is not the merit of the monks, but the Buddha’s blessing to avoid disasters!”

“What? There is still this matter?”

“Isn’t it? My lady told me that it was Liang Langjun who got the guidance of the Buddha and caught the epidemic ghost! You didn’t see that the street cleaners outside were wearing cloth towels on their faces. That thing was called’Liang towel ‘, it was handed down by Liang Langjun! As long as you bring it, you can prevent illness!”

“Is it so magical?!”

“Look at what you said, if it’s not magical, how could there be only these people who got typhoid fever this year?”

“…Also! If there was a pandemic in the past years, who wouldn’t have to die? Alas! Who would have thought that mere wild rats could kill people!”

“That’s not it! My family killed two more yesterday, and they were thrown into the stove to burn! Don’t tell me, it’s no wonder that no one in Sun Tiejiang’s family ever had typhoid fever. This thing, I’m afraid of fire!”

“I heard that there are still mosquitoes! I can’t find wormwood outside recently, so I can only buy it at a drug store. Anyway, the ditch behind my house is filled up. It is said that as long as there is no sewage, no mosquitoes can grow. ”

“There is still this saying?! Hey, look at it, the Street Cleaner is here again!”

I saw two men wearing linen clothes and cloth towels carrying buckets and splashing all the way. The water was specially configured lime water in the medical room. As long as it was sprayed, the disease would not survive. There is also a man in the back carrying a leather pocket and holding a half-length bamboo clip. If he sees a dead rat or small animal, he immediately picks it up and throws it into the skin.

In such a group of three, slowly walked across the street. People on the road evaded one after another, many of them clasped their hands together and performed Buddhist rituals. The common people still feel that this is the mage who helped them dispel the epidemic ghosts, and many monks have joined the ranks of Jingjie, making this rumor intensified.

Even the two people who had a head and a tail just mentioned can’t help but salute religiously. I kept waiting for the street-cleaner to leave before he straightened up.

“Thanks to the Buddha and that Liang Langjun! Sun Da, you have to ask your lady to ask, where exactly is Liang Langjun, and how is his respect?”

“Naturally, when my mother returns safely, I will also invite a deity to be placed at home. If there is Buddha’s blessing, those epidemics, ghosts and evil things will definitely be avoided far away! I only hope that there will be no more epidemics this summer… ”

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“Jiang Langjun, there have been no patients seen in the west of the city for five days, and most of the ten or so patients in the hospital have recovered. They only stayed for seven days before they were able to leave.”

Listening to the report from the manager below, Jiang Da let out a long breath. It took nearly a month before the epidemic in the city was finally brought under control. Except for the only patients remaining in the hospital, the epidemic should have passed.

In just over 20 days, the medical laboratory accommodated more than 560 patients, more than half of them died of the disease, and more than a dozen handymen and family members who cared for the patients died accidentally. However, this number is not worth mentioning compared to the number of people who died of illness in previous years.

In the Duhuachang outside the city, the fire kept burning day and night. In the name of Chaodu, an unknown number of corpses and bedding and clothing used by patients were burned. The number of large and small earthen kilns for practicing lime has doubled, and many people have made a fortune, and even Ai Ye has become a shortage of medicine. However, these popular epidemic prevention methods have actually saved countless lives. In the later period, it may be that the Buddha’s instigation became more and more widespread. The high-ranking families gave alms, and more monks and believers joined the handyman team. These manpower and material resources were used in the most critical places to suppress the epidemic. Go down.

It has been more than a hundred years since the end of Han Dynasty, and this is the first time that the spread of typhoid has been artificially controlled. Such a feat is probably no less than Zhang Changsha’s “Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases.”

“Don’t relax! Let the street cleaners splash lime water for another ten days. There is also a handyman who can’t leave the hospital immediately, making sure that he has not contracted the disease before returning home. By the way, where are Zhong Wenzhou and Gu Shenxing?”

“Dr. Zhong is still seeing a doctor, and Dr. Gu went to Guo’s mansion, and it is estimated that he will be back in the afternoon.” The steward replied immediately.

“Well, I have to inform them. Remember to sort out the cases on hand and hand them to the department.” Jiang Da nodded.

Since my grandfather wrote letters to each family, those doctors have also responded. The Jiang family is the inheritance of Wang Xi’s line. No one can ignore their experience of typhoid fever and the means of epidemic prevention. After taking such a favor, and hearing about the charitable deeds of Jinyang Medical Lao, who can be indifferent?

Therefore, many doctors have also sent people to join the hospital. “Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases on Febrile Diseases” has been handed down for nearly a hundred years. According to Zhang Changsha’s prescriptions, many prescriptions have been derived. Each family has its own medical theories. If it were in the past, it might take a lot of talk and dialectics, but now there are hundreds of patients living in the hospital, and it has naturally become the best place to experiment with prescriptions.

Almost every day, doctors’ understanding of typhoid fever is increasing sharply. Except for those who did have mosquito bites or rat bite scars, they also found several patients with different symptoms. Under similar symptoms, there are completely different causes, which also makes doctors start to pay attention to what follows the “epidemic”. How many kinds of epidemics are there? What is the source of transmission? How to treat it? Perhaps typhoid fever covers a wider range than they thought.

Whether to develop a panacea for treating all typhoid fever, or to give a symptomatic prescription based on pulse theory, everyone has his own choice. The implementation of masks and cumbersome disinfection methods have greatly reduced the infection rate of doctors and increased the enthusiasm of everyone. Jiang Da did not forget Liang Zixi’s previous instructions and began to implement a case system in the medical laboratory. In addition to the diagnosis, all the doctors wrote out the cases and prescriptions that they would handle by themselves, and handed them over to the doctor Jiang to sort them out. I believe that it only takes a few months for a new medical book to be born, which will be spread along with the experience of epidemic prevention and benefit all people.

These are all real achievements. After carefully explaining to the steward, Jiang Da breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down without a demeanor. These days, he has almost exhausted his energy, even his cheeks are sunken. But without this tempering, he might never have a glimpse of the true path of typhoid fever. For a doctor, what a blessing!

These are all thanks to Liang Zixi! It’s a pity that I have been busy in Jinyang recently, and I don’t know how that person is doing? After finishing all the things in the medical laboratory, he rushed to Liang Mansion to continue to nurse his body.

Just thinking about it, a notice came from outside the door: “Jiang Langjun, the frame of the doctor Jiang has stopped outside the door, let you pass as soon as possible.”

what? Jiang Da couldn’t help getting up, and walked quickly out of the hospital. My grandfather lacks energy these days, so he only sorts out the cases in the other hospital. Why did you suddenly come to the hospital, what happened?

Walking outside the door, really, an ox cart was already waiting outside. Grand Doctor Jiang was sitting in the car, and looked over here. He saw Jiang Da and immediately waved, “Dar, get in the car.”

Not daring to neglect, Jiang Da got into the car in three and two steps. Before he could sit firmly, the ox cart started slowly. Looking at Doctor Jiang’s solemn face, Jiang Da’s heart also hung in the air: “Grandfather, what happened?”

“Wang Zhong is asking you and me to go to the Governor’s Mansion together. Dongying has a public order and wants to summon us!”

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Before the epidemic, Sima Teng, the governor of Bingzhou, left Jinyang early. Now that the epidemic has slowed down, he is only returning home. Only after entering the side door, Ai Xiang puffed her nose for a while. However, it is different from the awkward method of burning moxa directly by ordinary people. The moxa here is also mixed with other spices, which smells fresh and plain, and is more effective in repelling mosquitoes.

In this elegant and light fragrance, the grandson of the grand doctor Jiang came to the backyard hall. I saw a man with a brocade robe and a virtuous crown sitting on the main seat, and next to him was Wang Wen, holding his tail with a smile to accompany him.

Doctor Jiang didn’t dare to neglect, and he stepped forward and said: “See Dongying Gong.”

“Is this the Physician Jiang who eliminates typhoid fever and solves Jinyang upside down? Hurry up, please.” The man in the seat smiled, looking like a courtesy corporal.

“How dare you take the miraculous work alone. Thanks to the support of Dongying Gong, Wang Zhongzheng was able to overcome the epidemic this time. The old man just happened to be at the right time, and he should not be praised by Dongying Gong.” Jiang Tai doctor respectfully did it. After a ceremony, he got up and sat in the guest seat next to him.

As if he was very satisfied with the answer of the doctor Jiang, Sima Teng lightly shook the feather fan in his hand: “This Jinyang incident has surprised me a lot. It turns out that the world fears the typhoid fever like a tiger, and there is a way to overcome it. As it has been a little heat today, It is the time when the typhoid fever epidemic occurs frequently. I want to bring the two of them to Beijing to meet the emperor and spread this good method to the world.”

Jiang Da, who was standing behind his grandfather, flushed immediately. You actually want to enter the capital of Myeon Saint? Isn’t this a perfect time for the Jiang family to return to Gongye! Since the grandfather’s appointment, the Jiang family has no candidates who can enter the Shaofu. Even if you are yourself, you have to wait for a few years before you are eligible to enter too often. Being able to go to Luoyang now is something I can’t even think of! And if you can meet the emperor, the method of epidemic prevention will inevitably spread throughout the world and benefit all people!

Jiang Da’s heart was beating, but the doctor Jiang who sat in front of him said calmly: “Dongying has a sincere heart, and the old feels the same. However, he is old and sick, and I am afraid that he will not be able to enter Beijing with Dongying. And this time. The prevention and control of the epidemic is not the credit of my grandparents. There are still many doctors who work together to get all the results. The old man urges Dong Yinggong to choose more talents from the doctors and go to the capital with his attendants. ”

His words were extremely sincere and appropriate. Sima Teng looked at Doctor Jiang carefully for a moment, and had to admit that the old man was really pale, short of breath and physically weak. If you really went to Beijing with him, it would not be beautiful to die on the road. After thinking for a moment, Sima Teng smiled and said: “It is worthy of being a person whom Maoshen values. Forget it, then recruit four more medical workers in the medical laboratories and go to Beijing with Jiang Da.”

“Thank you, Dongying, for your pity.” Doctor Jiang immediately bowed his head and bowed, and Jiang Da hurriedly followed.

The major event has been agreed, Sima Teng asked a few more questions about the situation in the medical laboratory before he waved the fan to make the Jiang family ancestors and grandchildren retreat.

Waiting to leave the palace, Jiang Da couldn’t help asking: “Grandfather, why are you looking so dignified? Isn’t it a good thing to go to Beijing?”

“No.” Doctor Jiang replied in a low voice, “said from the car.”

The two boarded the bullock cart. After the curtain was lowered, the doctor Jiang sighed: “I never expected that Dongying Gong would go to Luoyang himself. It would be okay if only a member of the medical laboratory went to Beijing. Prince, things have changed… alas, do you know who is Sikong in Chaozhong now?”

“Yes…East Sea King?” Even if he is not familiar with the government, Jiang Da has heard of such high-ranking officials.

“It is Donghai King! He is the brother of Dongying Gong. If Dongying Gong goes to Beijing, he will definitely not skip this brother to act. Donghai King, who loves to talk and is a man of Taoism. Therefore, Dongying The Lord will definitely not mention the Buddha’s dream, nor will he summon the monks of Huai’en Temple. Without the Buddha, there will only be medical doctors. This is the ability of Dongying to be a virtuous person, and it has all the power!”

Jiang Da then reacted and couldn’t help but anxiously said: “How can this be? If there is no Buddha’s dream, how can those foolish people listen to the epidemic prevention method? And Liang Zixi…”

Grand Doctor Jiang shook his head: “If I’m not mistaken, Duke Dongying will not let this method spread all over the world, but will use epidemic prevention methods in the palace. As long as he can save the life of the emperor, it is a miracle. Why bother for those foolish people. Darer, I’m afraid it’s not a good thing to go to Beijing this time…”

The situation in Luoyang is complicated, but is it something that these petty people can get involved?

“It’s okay if the credit is snatched away. If you get involved in court battles, you will be crushed. This time Dongying Gong is afraid that he will not let the Jiang family go. You must be careful when you go to Beijing. Don’t listen. Things that should be heard, and things that should not be said. Just treat yourself as dumb and deaf, just let Dongying’s mercy.”

After listening to his grandfather’s indoctrination, Jiang Da was already sweating on his clothes. This is completely different from what he imagined. Does anyone in the court care about this good law that can benefit all people? However, his grandfather’s expression was so solemn that he had to believe it. After a long silence, Jiang Da finally nodded: “I must remember my grandfather’s teachings, everything is the best! Grandfather, you have to take care of your body at home, and when the new book comes out, Jiang’s family will always be able to stay alive! ”

“That’s right.” Doctor Jiang sighed. “The political situation in the DPRK is complicated. What about the doctors? Unfortunately, Liang Zixi didn’t have this great opportunity to become famous. Well, he is not such a person who cares about fame.”

Thinking of that handsome and frail friend, Jiang Da’s heart sank. This time not only could not rush to Liang Mansion to give him a recuperation, but also couldn’t even mention a word when facing the saint. But even if Duke Dongying erased the Buddha’s dream, in Jinyang City, countless people who lived because of him would still remember his reputation. Instead of getting involved in the DPRK, it is better to let him stay in Bingzhou to recover from his illness.

Before going to Beijing, you must find a good doctor for Zixi! Secretly making a decision in his heart, Jiang Da silently lowered his head and began to calculate the affairs at hand. I only hope that I can handle these complicated matters before I go to Beijing.

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“Master, Duke Dongying is going to bring the medical officers in the hospital to Beijing!” In the meditation room of Huai’en Temple, a young monk said anxiously, “Is this going to leave us Huai’en Temple? How can we act like this? !”

“When Sikong was fond of mysterious talk, it’s not surprising that Duke Dongying acted like this.” The old monk replied lightly, still with drooping eyebrows.

“What about the effort spent in the monastery? Just six monks died, but they have to be so disregarded. Isn’t it in vain…”

“Nanfa!” The old monk suddenly raised his volume, “Don’t give birth to anger!”

The monk was stunned for a moment, and quickly put his hands together: “The disciple is wrong.”

“It’s wrong. What Dongying Gong did is just to welcome the honor. It is simple to cheat, but it is not easy to hide it. The Jinyang incident has long been circulated in the mouth of the people, don’t you see how prosperous the incense in the temple has been recently? Dongying Gong It’s not a bad thing to leave Jinyang at this moment. It is the right time for my temple to hold a dharma meeting to save the souls of the dead.”

The monk gradually realized: “Yes, if the puja is held at this moment, people will remember the gift of the Buddha. But when should I choose?”

“Mu Qianlian, the mother who saved the hungry and perished, asked me the Buddha crying. The Buddha said that it is necessary to gather the strength of the monks, and put them in a basin in July every year to provide the monks in ten directions. This kind of merit, His mother can save money. Mulian acts according to Buddhism, and his mother will finally be liberated.”

This is the content of the “Buddha Talking Bon Sutra”, which was translated by the eminent monk Zhu Dharma guardian, and the chanting is naturally familiar. Hearing what Master said, he couldn’t help but frown slightly: “But July 15 is the Daoist Zhongyuan Festival. Are we going to hold a Fa conference at this time?”

“Taoists have local officials to forgive sins, and Buddhists also have Mulian to save their mothers. Isn’t this the way to teach Buddhism? You go to the palace and tell Wang Zhongzheng. Dong Yinggong’s move will not be liked by Wang Zhongzheng. Ashamed, Wang Zhongzheng will definitely support the Fa conference with all his strength. In this way, the blessing of the Buddha will not spread all over Bingzhou?” The old monk said with a smile on his lips.

Taoism has three officials. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the official blessed, the official on the fifteenth day of the month forgave sins, and the fifteenth of the month was the official of the water for relief. These three days are also commonly known as “Shangyuan Festival”, “Zhongyuan Festival” and “Xiayuan Festival”. The Zhongyuan Festival is the day when the local officials pardon their sins. If it is this time to promote Mulian to save his mother, wouldn’t it be tightly connected and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?

Ruling initiated, the face of Nianfa also showed a happy expression: “Master is reasonable! How many rich people are in the state, and how many old acquaintances do the kings have? If these people know the blessings of the Buddha, why are they afraid of Dongying? ”

“Just understand.” The old monk raised his eyes slightly, “When you see Zhongzheng, you should listen to the news of Liang’s donor. Tell Wang Zhongzheng, this temple also hopes this Buddha will lead the person to pray for blessings and disasters. If it is the Dharma meeting. At that time, Liang’s benefactor can also come, so this will not be in vain.”

It was Liang Zixi who used the name of the Buddha to prevent epidemics and disasters. Now, it is the Huai’en Temple who borrows the name of Liang Zixi to hold dharma meetings and promote the name of the Buddha. This is also a drink and a peck.

She couldn’t help but put her hands together, and she was convinced: “The disciple understands.”

The author has something to say: I found out that I had written a typo before. It should be Dongying Gong, not “Ying”. It was too troublesome to change the front. Everyone would agree that Dongying Ma Teng is the younger brother of Donghai King Sima Yue, and this Sima Yue is the last one to appear in the “Eight Kings Rebellion”.

July 15 is the Daoist Zhongyuan Festival and the Buddhist Obon Festival. Later, the two became one and became a folk festival of ghosts. The Yulan Fa Conference was originally organized by Emperor Liang Wu during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. However, there was a translation of this scripture in the Western Jin Dynasty, and it closely followed the Jin Dynasty’s filial piety, and it should not be surprising that it was used by others.

Zhu Fahu was the greatest translator before Kumarajiva came to China. He died in 308 AD.