Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3241 The north wind blows outside the city

What should a person be like to be considered a person?

What exactly should a big man look like?

Wang Meng had a headache.

Because what he saw and heard went against his three views since childhood.

Wang Meng, who was hiding in the Emeiling refugee camp, felt as if he was about to be torn apart.

He stared at the refugees lining up in the distance, feeling extremely conflicted in his heart.

If he had a choice, he would rather not come here, but people like him often don't have much choice.

When he was a child, he listened to his elders, the elders in the clan, and the squires in the countryside saying that big men are rich, powerful, loyal and filial, and are given by heaven...

Therefore, we must be loyal to the emperor, be patriotic, and make contributions to our clan.

But when he grew up, he found that this was not the case.

But he couldn't talk about the differences he found, because it would be very troublesome if he did.

In order to avoid trouble, he chose to say like others that the big man was rich, powerful, loyal and filial, and was given by heaven...

But he knew in his heart that most of the Han people were still very poor and were suppressed and beaten by the foreign Qiang and Hu people. The people at the top talked about loyalty and filial piety, but they were the ones who were the most unloyal and filial. As for God's gift...

Haven't you noticed that the Han Dynasty has experienced so many natural disasters in the past few years?

It's either floods, droughts, or insect pests. If it's really a gift from heaven, does that mean that the "heaven" of the Han Dynasty is no longer "given"?

So he found that he couldn't listen to what others said, but had to look at what others did!

The emperor is high above.

The minister was high and mighty.

The aristocratic family is at a high level.

The squire was superior.

So who will be down there?

Wang Meng looked at the surrounding refugee camps.

These……

Isn't he a fool, a pariah, a two-legged sheep who may not even be called a human being?

Wang Meng had a deep-rooted idea that he paid taxes to the Han Dynasty, so he was a real Han Chinese.

Because he paid taxes, oral calculations, corvee labor, etc., he was different from those untouchables who could not even pay taxes.

Therefore, when Wang Meng saw the suffering of these ordinary people in Shandong, he had no feeling at all, because he felt that the people who could not pay taxes were not the same type as him.

So those grasses are dead when they are dead, just like a piece of wood or a piece of grass.

Who would grieve over vegetation?

Mostly I use the vegetation to grieve myself.

But in the refugee camp, he saw many places that were different from those in Shandong.

Especially when there are doctors treating refugees who have not paid!

"Why...why do you want to save them?" "Wang Meng couldn't help it. When he was helping the doctors treat the refugees, he took advantage of the gap and secretly asked, "I saved them... and there's no money..."

The doctor glanced at him, and there seemed to be something different in his eyes, but he quickly turned his head, leaned against the wooden pillar, stretched out his legs, and exhaled, "Money?" Who told you that only money can cure you? 』

"Uh... isn't that so?" Isn’t that the case all the time? How can you treat a disease without charging money? Wang Meng was at a loss. Ever since he was a child, how could any doctor not charge money?

"Does Shennong charge money?" ” The doctor sneered.

"God..." Wang Meng was stuck.

"Shennong tasted the herbs because he needed money?" ” The doctor sneered, “Doctors only exist to treat people’s illnesses. They need money to treat illnesses, so why bother with money? Why are you doing harm to people? If you come for medical treatment for one dollar today, you will come for ten or one hundred dollars tomorrow. What about the day after tomorrow? 』

"But doctors also need to eat..." Wang Meng's head began to hurt again, "And these herbs, these...those...don't they all cost money?" 』

"If people eat grains, they will get miscellaneous diseases. If they use herbs to treat them, what's the point of making money?" ” The doctor shook his legs, stood up, and patted the dust on his body, “The knight has a saying, there are four responsibilities for people’s livelihood, and the four responsibilities are to support the people. The cycle between procreation and sustenance is endless, which is the great road. If you go all out for money, where will your original intention remain? Besides, if you have more money, can you become an immortal? Hahaha……"

The doctor smiled, shook his head, and left.

Wang Meng still felt a headache. He seemed to understand, but he still seemed not to understand.

After a while, someone came to Wang Meng's side and whispered: "Get ready to take action." 』

"ah? ” Wang Meng has not yet reacted.

"Get ready, do it..." The person lowered his voice and repeated it again. Seeing that Wang Meng was still confused, he nudged Wang Meng with his elbow, "Did you hear that?" 』

"Listen...I heard..." Wang Meng replied.

"We are all loyal and righteous people!" do not forget! ” The visitor whispered, stood up, and lightly kicked Wang Meng with his foot.

Wang Meng nodded subconsciously, but at the next moment he didn't know why, but he seemed to say out of nowhere: "No, no!" not now! 』

The man's eyebrows suddenly stood up, and the flesh on his face began to twist ferociously, "Why?" 』

Wang Meng swallowed his saliva and said, "Our follow-up troops haven't come up yet, so if we start now... wouldn't it be in vain?" 』

"Oh..." The man's face relaxed, "I didn't say I would move right away... get ready, do you understand?" Prepare! Don’t forget, the big man is loyal! Loyal man! You, me, and everyone else have all sworn an oath under the banner of the Han Dynasty! loyalty! understand? ! 』

Wang Meng nodded.

The man left.

Loyalty...

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What Xun Chen and Zhang Xiu ate was quite ordinary, including wheat rice, barbecued meat, a bowl of soup, and some glutinous rice.

The wheat rice is made by ordinary cooks, just like most soldiers.

Barbecued meat was made by Xun Chen and Zhang Xiu, as well as other civil servants and military academies. It was a piece for each person, thick as a finger and as wide as a palm.

The fermented glutinous rice was Xun Chen's private possession, and some were given to Zhang Xiu.

When Xun Chen eats, he still pays attention to his demeanor.

Place the barbecue far away, place the sauce, vinegar and other condiments closer, place the rice on the left side in front of you, and the soup on the right side in front of you.

By the time Xun Chen arranged the food on the plate, Zhang Xiu had already finished eating half of it.

Zhang Xiu mixed all the food into a big bowl, stirred it up, and slurped and smacked his lips.

But the strange thing is that Xun Chen will not accuse Zhang Xiu of being disrespectful when eating, and Zhang Xiu will not laugh at Xun Chen for being so picky.

Two people sitting together to eat, each eating his own food, seem to have some connection, but also seem to have no connection at all.

Zhang Xiu finished the meal first, picked up the soup and ate the solid food in the soup first, then gargled his mouth with the soup, finally swallowed it and wiped his mouth, "I guess these bastards can't help it." Already..."

In the past two days, through admission and diversion, a large number of refugees from the Yuncheng Basin have been absorbed, transformed and resettled.

But the speed is not as fast as expected.

There was still some chaos at first, but as the people gradually settled down and began to subdivide and transform according to their respective regions, it was like the foam on the water surface began to dissipate, and things underwater gradually emerged.

Although in terms of household registration, it is difficult for both Dahan and Feiqian to clearly count the people in Hedong, but one thing is very obvious, that is, normal people tend to cluster together...

Of course there are some who get separated occasionally, but most of the people will still stick to each other according to the previous village.

This is almost a human instinct, and if this instinct is violated, there will naturally be other reasons.

Therefore, after the successive shunting of refugees, some people who continued to be unwilling to be shunted and stayed in refugee shacks under various excuses were naturally exposed.

And as the emotions of the refugees are gradually stabilized and diverted, of course there is less and less time left for these people...

Xun Chen just nodded and said nothing.

He was still chewing his food.

According to his health-preserving habits, every time he takes a bite of food, he must chew it at least eight times, even if the food is very broken.

And Xun Chen couldn't speak until he finished eating. So Zhang Xiu didn't want Xun Chen to answer, so he continued: "I have arranged for people to stay behind... Do you want to go to the back first..."

Xun Chen shook his head.

"Fine. ” Zhang Xiuba smacked his lips and said, “I’ll send some guards to you!” 』

Xun Chen thought for a moment, nodded, and ate the last bit of rice in his rice bowl.

"These bastards...haha!" Zhang Xiu grinned, "Do you really think we don't know anything?" Do you think we won't catch them? 』

Just like a teacher on the podium, when looking down, it is actually very clear what little movements each student is doing, whether they are distracted, or playing secretly, but sometimes they are too lazy to care. Or it's just not worth stopping and wasting other students' time.

For the Hussars, who already had a lot of experience in resettling refugees, these spies of Cao's army mixed among the refugees were actually very obvious.

Say some inappropriate words and make some awkward actions...

Mainly it's a matter of time.

Zhang Xiu seemed more optimistic.

But Xun Chen had a headache because the speed had not increased, and as Cao's soldiers approached, the refugee flow became more and more urgent.

But you can’t act recklessly if you are in a hurry...

"Hey! Zhang Xiu suddenly smiled and said, "Someone reported today that they suspected that they were spies of Cao Jun who came to ask our doctors why they don't charge money to treat the people... Hahaha... It's really interesting..."

Xun Chen's hand holding the soup bowl paused for a moment, and then he drank the soup faster. After a while, he put the bowl down and said, "Well... this person is suspicious... But, maybe not..."

"oh? Why? ” asked Zhang Xiu.

Xun Chen wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then asked someone to take away the tableware. "Doctors were like this before... My lord has changed a lot... so this person may be an old man from Hedong... You can't rely on this..." If you continue to look at it, if it is really a spy, it will be exposed sooner or later. 』

It's easy to catch, but it's actually pretty stupid.

Because Xun Chen and the others managed to establish a good image and a friendly attitude in front of the refugees, in the blink of an eye they were arrested and killed...

Trust is hard to build, but easy to destroy.

In the eyes of Xun Chen and others, these Cao Jun spies may be obvious, but in the eyes of the refugees, most of them will feel that they are as weak as them. Sympathy for the weak and aversion to violence is an instinct of human nature. Xun Chen does not allow reckless behavior to destroy the trust that has been built with great difficulty, so he would rather be slower and more steady.

But this contradicts Cao Jun's urgency...

Things in the world are often like this. It is extremely difficult to choose between left and right.

Although Zhang Xiu didn't quite understand, he still nodded, "Okay." 』

Xun Chen nodded, "The forward troops of Cao's army are approaching the bottom of the slope... General Zhang, just don't move. If you start to move... speed is the key." 』

Zhang Xiu cupped his hands and said, "Follow the order!" 』

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In Chang'an.

Wei Mansion has been a bit lively these days.

It was an atmosphere that had not been seen for a long time, making everyone in the Wei family feel proud.

Many times, opposition parties also have certain political privileges.

Now Wei Duan puts on the face of asking for orders and speaking out for the people, and also uses the name of supervising corruption and strictly investigating malfeasance, making it seem a bit like the nameless crown of later generations, wearing it on his head It was so shiny that it frightened many people.

During these days, Wei Duan was very busy, attending to errands and receiving guests, and was almost so busy that he almost forgot his last name.

I don’t know how many groups of guests I met, how many future benefits I promised, how many painted cakes I sent out. After sending away the last group of guests with a smile, I rubbed my cheeks and returned to the hall, sat down, alas. He rubbed his old waist sadly.

The steward who was waiting on the side quickly asked someone to bring the drink and instructed the maid to knead Wei Duan's back and waist.

"How is the store...?" Wei Duan asked in a low voice.

The steward whispered, "Business has improved a lot..."

Wei Duan smiled, nodded, reached out to take the soup bowl, took a sip, and frowned, "Let me change the recipe. Don't use this warm tonic... It's better to use something cool. These two I get angry after working hard, and my teeth hurt..."

The steward quickly agreed, but was a little hesitant.

"Um? ” Wei Duan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter... Baiyi Clinic...hehe, hum..."

The main direction of Wei Duan's public attack in the past few days has been the Hundred Medical Clinic.

So now it's a bit embarrassing for Webster to go to the people from Baiyi Medical Center.

Medical resources were in very short supply during the feudal dynasty.

Of course, limitations of socioeconomic conditions are an important factor in medical development. The level of economic development in the feudal era was relatively low, and most of the population lived in poverty and material scarcity. In such a social background, medical resources often cannot be fully invested and allocated. Medical facilities are poor, medicines are scarce, and the number of doctors is limited, making it difficult for many people to receive timely and effective medical treatment.

These are objective conditions, but the most serious problem is that in the feudal dynasty, the political system also had an impact on the allocation of medical resources. In feudal society, political power was often concentrated in the hands of a few people, who controlled a large amount of resources and wealth. Therefore, medical resources are often subject to intervention and manipulation by political power. As a result, medical resources cannot be distributed equitably to everyone, but rather serve the ruling class and the privileged class, making it difficult for ordinary people to enjoy their services.

Because the war in Tongguan has been tense for a period of time, the doctors from the Baiyi Hospital were transferred to Tongguan, and the doctors who stayed in Chang'an were also responsible for the emergency treatment of the seriously injured people who were transferred there. This led to the situation in Chang'an on the one hand. It is relatively more difficult for others among them to see a doctor. On the other hand, because the seriously injured patients who are transported are also in a very dangerous state, the cure rate naturally drops greatly. Even if many seriously injured patients make it to Chang'an Medical Center, He may not be able to survive the surgery.

In particular, septicemia, visceral failure, etc., which are caused by wounds complicated by inflammation, are almost incurable.

Even Hua Tuo was powerless.

Hua Tuo was good at rescuing people in emergencies. He was already very powerful if he could snatch one or two out of ten people from the hands of the God of Death.

Taicang Ying and others also reduced the treatment of general illnesses and focused on serious and acute illnesses.

All this was originally a normal thing.

But if the same thing is described from different angles, it will be a different story...

Why can only one or two of ten wounded soldiers survive?

Why did the other eight or nine die?

Hua Tuo, as well as the doctors in the Hundred Medical Hall, aren't they all called miracle doctors?

Did Taicang Ying and others try their best?

If we tried our best, why did so many wounded soldiers die?

Do those soldiers who fought bravely deserve to die?

Why did ordinary people in Chang'an reduce the number of medical appointments?

Are the doctors at Baiyi Medical Center passive and sabotaging their work?

Is the Hundred Medical Center deliberately sabotaging the great cause of Hussar?

The soldiers on the front line are working desperately, why can the doctors of Baiyi Medical Center still "eat well, sleep well and dress well"?

Wei Duan shouted to think rationally, but he asked the doctors of Baiyi Medical Center to find the reason in himself...

He connected those unreliable You Fang doctors from a few years ago, even decades ago, and hundreds of years ago, with the current doctors of Baiyi Hall, saying that those Youfang doctors have been reborn in Baiyi Hall again!

In order to avoid more serious damage to the great cause of the Hussars, for the happiness and health of the people of Chang'an, and for the lives of those brave soldiers and soldiers, shouldn't the doctors of the Hundred Medical Halls be carefully audited?

Is this the correct procedure?

As an opposition party and as a public activist, do you have the right to speak out?

Regarding the "illnesses" of the Hundred Medical Center, Webster said it was "duty" to help the wounded soldiers who died.

Moreover, Wei Duan said very openly that in order to avoid suspicion, he would not participate in the review of the Baiyi Medical Center. He could recommend a third party to conduct the review, such as some "academic greats", "medical families", etc...

For a political system, both procedural correctness and moral correctness are very important, but they may have different weights in different situations. In some cases, procedural correctness and moral correctness may be consistent, that is, following procedures also meets the requirements of moral reason. But in some complex or special situations, the two may conflict.

Although most of the time, when people encounter a dilemma between procedural correctness and moral correctness, they often choose moral reason, but in fact, when they do it, they will choose procedural correctness.

After all, procedural correctness is objective and clear, so it has become the choice of more people.

Just like the Baiyiguan incident this time, many officials knew that according to moral reason, Baiyiguan was fine, but when Wei Duan waved the banner of "procedural correctness", not everyone was willing to stand up, especially when Pang Tong and Fei Zhen left Chang'an, following procedures and processes became a natural choice.

So Fengyun was agitated...

Wei Kang came back a little drunk, and when he saw Wei Duan staring at him in the hall, he quickly restrained his drunkenness and stepped forward to greet him. In the past few days, Wei Kang's situation has rebounded. People who knew him or not came to him and called him brother respectfully, which made Wei Kang feel a little proud.

'Where did you go again?' Wei Duan frowned and asked, 'Zuixianlou?'

Wei Kang hiccuped, 'It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation...'

Wei Duan stared at Wei Kang, 'Did you say anything?'

Wei Kang shook his head repeatedly, 'My son said "fairness"!'

'That's right! Fairness, justice! Still justice!' Wei Duan nodded and said in a deep voice, 'In such an extraordinary time, we can only be fair and just!'

After all, Wei Duan had been punished several times, so he learned from the previous lessons. No matter what he did, he used the 'cavalry cause' as a cover, the banner of 'serving the public wholeheartedly', and the slogan of 'fairness and justice'...

Wei Kang nodded and laughed, 'Father taught me right! Only justice and justice! Seek justice and justice! '

Wei Duan also laughed, 'The great cause of the cavalry is not yet completed, and there are many injustices in the world. We scholars, who understand the principles of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, should seek justice for the people of the world! '

The two looked at each other and laughed, shaking all over.

Suddenly, a servant rushed over from the courtyard corridor, 'It's bad... Old man! Bai, Baiyi Clinic has an accident...'

'Oh? What happened? 'Wei Duan didn't care much, because Baiyi Clinic was the target of the attack, and it was nothing strange if something happened.

'Zheng... Zheng... Zheng...' The servant's teeth were trembling, and even his words were a little incoherent.

Wei Duan was a little impatient at first, but after a while he stood up suddenly, his body shaking a little, 'Oh! It's broken! '