Chapter 38: The Road to Peace
——Jixian
Ji County is not only the county seat of Guangyang County, but also the state seat of Youzhou.
At this time, the system of the Eastern Han Dynasty was still the system of censorship, and "ci" means checking and questioning, and "shi" means "censor".
In other words, the governor was actually a supervisor sent by the central court to patrol the counties. The governor was not restricted by the prime minister, but was directly subordinate to the central censor Zhongcheng and the censor doctor, and was a member of the inner dynasty.
Therefore, there is a huge difference between the governors in this period and the later state pastoral officials. To put it simply, under the governor system, the Han Dynasty had a two-level system of prefectures, counties, and counties. Under the prefectural pastoral system, the Han Dynasty had a three-level system of prefectures, counties, and counties.
However, although the system is such a system, due to frequent problems such as riots and natural disasters in various places, the power of the governor gradually expanded. The path is somewhat similar to the expansion of the power of the governor during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He gradually became the direct superior of the prefect. Some
Although the powerful governor does not have the name of state pastor, he has the actual status of state pastor, and the left and right people also call him "Uncle Fang" and "Uncle Mu".
The central court was also happy to do this, because in this way, the power struggle between the local and the central government could be weakened into a struggle between the governor and the county governor, which was more conducive to the centralization of power.
"This Jixian County is so big." Lu Qingcheng looked at the tall city walls of Jixian County in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.
"That's natural. This is the largest city in Youzhou. Come on, let's find a place to stay first, and then take your sister to see Dr. Li."
Lu An still puts Lu Qingning's illness first in her heart.
Entering Jixian County, Ma Qiang secretly observed that Jixian County is indeed the seat of Youzhou government. It has built inner and outer walls. The inner wall is nearly six meters high, made of blue bricks and loess, and looks extremely solid.
The outer wall is a pile of ordinary loess, only four meters high, but it also ensures that the cavalry cannot rush directly to the city wall.
The inner wall and the outer wall are approximately 150 to 60 meters apart, which is probably the ultimate killing distance of bows and arrows in this era. This ensures that the inner wall can hit the outer wall, but the outer wall is difficult to hit the inner wall.
Even so, Jixian County is actually not very big. The inner city is only three or four square kilometers, which is only slightly larger than Tsinghua University in later generations.
After opening the hotel room, Lu An was going to take Lu Qingning to see Dr. Li. As the owner of the medicinal materials, Ma Qiang naturally wanted to go. Together with Lu Qingcheng and Guo Jin, the four of them came to a medical clinic together.
"Why are there so many people queuing?"
What appeared in front of Ma Qiang and others was a long queue of people. Ma Qiang estimated that there were at least hundreds of people.
Why do hospitals always have such queues in all eras?
These nearly a hundred people were old and young, most of them had weak faces, and some were stained with blood, as if they had been injured by gold. The only difference from later generations was that these people were all quiet, no one was noisy, and they didn't know it was this era.
The quality of the people was higher than that of later generations, and the two sergeants standing in front of the hospital with swords and guns played a role.
"Doctor Li is a disciple of Hua Tuo. We in Youzhou have always been poor at medicine. In recent years, there have been constant plagues. Naturally, there are countless patients." Lu An sighed, walked up to a boy who was maintaining order outside, and said with his hands, "Troublesome boy, please report."
Suddenly, Lu An of Dasong Village asked to see Dr. Li, and this time he brought the ginseng that the doctor had mentioned before."
The boy first looked at Lu An, then at Lu Qingning, and said with a smile, "I remember you guys. Please wait a moment, and I'll report it."
Lu An praised her again and again, and after a while, the boy came out again and said, "My husband said that although this lady's illness is difficult to treat, there is no rush. Please wait until the evening, after my husband has seen these patients."
Meet with a few."
"Oh, don't be in a hurry, then we'll just wait at the wine shop opposite."
Lu An took Ma Qiang and others to the hotel opposite, found a table on the second floor by the window, and sat down to wait.
"Uncle Lu, I also saw other medical clinics along the way, but they didn't seem to have so many people." Ma Qiang recalled what he saw along the way and felt that something was wrong.
"This is normal. How can other doctors have such medical skills?"
Then, Lu An began to talk about the magic of Dr. Li.
Ma Qiang believes that Dr. Li has excellent medical skills, because he once saw a book written by Dr. Li in the library. This Dr. Li's name is Li Jue, with the same courtesy name. He has been fond of reading medical books since he was a child, and later studied under Hua Tuo.
, has the reputation of the King of Medicine in later generations.
In this era, he should be a first-class famous doctor after Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, and Ji Ping.
"Help! The miracle doctor is here to help!"
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Ma Qiang and others looked up and saw a chaotic group of people appearing outside the door of Li Jue Medical Center. These people were dressed like poor people and were talking to the man they saw before.
The boy was arguing with two sergeants.
"We want to see a doctor, why aren't we allowed in?"
"There are so many people here who want to see a doctor. Unless it's an emergency, they have to queue up."
"Waiting in line? If I wait in line any longer, my brother will die! Can you afford to pay for it then?"
Ma Qiang saw that the two sergeants were just standing behind the boy without any movement, and felt something was wrong.
"Uncle Lu, Qingcheng, take a look around and see if there is anything strange around you. I feel like this may be a trap."
When Lu An and Lu Qingcheng heard what Ma Qiang said, they leaned out of the window and took a look.
"Over there, there's still movement over there."
Lu Qingcheng pointed into the distance and said.
Ma Qiang looked closely. Due to the strengthening of his body, his various functions had almost reached the limit of human beings. He could clearly see a group of people coming towards the medical center in the direction of the city gate.
"The Yellow Turban comes to the world to save the common people. We belong to a family with different surnames, but we are all relatives. The elders and the younger share the same heart, and we share joys and sorrows..."
A burst of singing came from a distance, and Ma Qiang looked towards the sound. He saw only long yellow flags fluttering, and a huge crowd. Hundreds of people were wearing Taoist robes and yellow scarves, and they were chanting words.
, a person in the middle is holding a nine-section bamboo stick, sitting on a shoulder cart, holding a bowl in one hand, and constantly taking out the talisman water from the bowl with the other hand, and throwing it in all directions.
When people from all over the world saw this team, they knelt down one after another. Ma Qiang found that the people knelt down were not just civilians, but also children of aristocratic families in colorful uniforms and guard sergeants in military uniforms could be seen everywhere.
"Ah, the Immortal of Taiping Road is here. Let's go down quickly to pay homage."
When Lu An saw this team, he was so excited that he pulled Lu Qingning and ran down.
"Wait, Uncle Lu, why are you running?"
Ma Qiang quickly grabbed Lu An and asked.
"Ma Lang, you have been away from the world for a long time, so I'm afraid you don't know something. This is the immortal team of Taiping Dao. Look, the person who upholds integrity is the great virtuous master Gao Yuanzhi. His talisman water can cure diseases and save people. I thought before
I found him to treat Qing Ning, but I didn’t have a chance to meet him. Today I got the chance, so I naturally want to go and pay homage. Oh, stop talking and go!"
Lu An said, and hurriedly pulled Lu Qingning downstairs. Lu Qingcheng also wanted to follow, but was held back by Ma Qiang. Ma Qiang shook his head at Lu Qingcheng and said, "Let's not go now. Your sister has an uncle here.
Nothing will happen, we will watch the development of the situation from a high place, and as I guessed correctly, the person these yellow scarves came to do this time is Dr. Li!"
If the people below were Zhang Jiao, Yu Ji and others, Ma Qiang would think that they might actually have some abilities, but facing Cheng Zhiyuan, who served as an experience package in Lao Luo's book, Ma Qiang really looked down upon him.
Chapter completed!