Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

After Guo Jia came in, Hua Tuo looked at the expression on Guo Jia's face and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

When he was in Jingzhou, he had treated Guo Jia. At that time, he told Guo Jia to rest and recuperate, and perhaps he could live another ten years. However, Guo Jia immediately objected.

Hua Tuo prescribed a decoction for Guo Jia, asking him to take it on time, which should be enough to support him for three years. However, not long after that, the hidden dangers between Guo Jia's brows became more and more serious.

After Guo Jia sat down, Hua Tuo began to take his pulse.

But after a long time, Hua Tuo still didn't speak.

The scene was very quiet and no one made any sound.

Liu Yu's chest seemed to be blocked by an invisible heavy object, and he felt very depressed.

Judging from the expression on Hua Tuo's face, Guo Jia's situation was not optimistic.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry, just tell me the truth. Even if I die tomorrow, I can accept it calmly.

A person who lives for a hundred years will eventually die. To me, death is nothing to be afraid of. I am fortunate to have followed my lord in building a career. My name will shine through the ages. This life is enough for me!"

There was a glimmer of admiration in Hua Tuo's eyes. He had been treating patients and saving lives for many years and had witnessed too many life and death moments, but most people were terrified and panicked, in pain and regretful.

The only one who could treat life and death so indifferently was Guo Fengxiao.

Uncle Liu was humble and open-minded, and he recruited talented people from all over the world to serve him. No wonder he was able to occupy several states so quickly.

"Although this disease is urgent, it is not without a cure. If you cultivate your mind and cultivate your character, and take good care of yourself, you can still live for another ten years. But if you work too hard, I'm afraid you only have one year at most."

Hua Tuo had raised this question before when he was in Jingzhou, but was directly rejected by Guo Jia. As a doctor, he naturally hoped that his patients could live longer, so he raised it again.

He thought Guo Jia would change his mind this time, or at least think about it for a moment, but Guo Jia didn't hesitate at all and said directly: "Within a year, it will be enough to help my lord conquer Jiangdong and sweep across the world."

Liu Yu was helpless about Guo Jia's willfulness and unrestrained nature.

He walked up to Hua Tuo, bowed and said, "Sir, you have taken the trouble to think about Fengxiao's illness. Can it really not be cured?"

Hua Tuo gave a helpless smile and said, "Uncle Liu is well versed in medical knowledge and has extraordinary insights. How could he not know that doctors have no power to save the patient? We can only follow the will of heaven and take measures to deal with the situation."

Liu Yu sighed and continued, "Since it cannot be cured, sir, is it possible that you can delay the onset of Fengxiao's disease?"

Hua Tuo looked at the sincerity on Liu Yu's face and felt a little moved.

Uncle Liu treats talented people so attentively, no wonder talented people all over the world are vying to serve him.

"Don't worry, uncle. I will do my best. Even if I can't extend Fengxiao's life, I can at least keep him safe for a while."

Liu Yu knew that Hua Tuo had no other choice. If he forced it, it would only make Hua Tuo feel awkward, so he bowed solemnly.

"Thank you sir!"

This time the acupuncture was performed a little slower than in Jingzhou. By the time the whole set of acupuncture was finished, beads of sweat were already visible on Hua Tuo's forehead.

After this acupuncture treatment, Guo Jia's coughing became significantly less frequent.

Liu Yu felt relieved, but he did not immediately deploy his troops to attack. Instead, he discussed with Hua Tuo.

"Ashes cannot be thrown away at will, they must be handled in a centralized manner. Wells must be built at the downwind side of the military camp, and rotten food cannot be eaten. Water must be boiled before drinking, and corpses must be buried deep. Once signs of plague are found, all contacts must be isolated."

Based on his experience in his previous life, Liu Yu told everything he knew.

After saying this, he paused and began to seek Hua Tuo's opinion.

"This is what I have been thinking about these days to prevent the plague. If there is anything inappropriate, please correct me, sir."

After Hua Tuo heard this, his eyes lit up, and he slowly said: "What the emperor's uncle said is reasonable, and even I can benefit from it. If we can do these things, we can indeed prevent the plague to the greatest extent."

Guan Yu was puzzled. He asked, "When the war gets serious, we may not even have time to eat. It may be too late to boil water for drinking."

Liu Yu replied: "Let the cooks prepare in advance. If the number of cooks is insufficient, we can increase the number of cooks. This must be ensured during the march."

In this day and age, although water sources are not polluted on a large scale like in later generations, if there are rotten animal carcasses in the water source, it may cause a disaster.

Boiled water can eliminate parasites in the water to the greatest extent. Only in this way can the possibility of infection be eliminated to the greatest extent.

In this era, without antibiotics, once infected with the plague, apart from one's own immunity, there is a high probability that one will die.

Seeing that Liu Yu was very determined, Guan Yu said no more, but he still had a question in his mind.

"If we increase the number of cooks and prepare boiled water in advance, although this is complicated, it should be possible. However, the soldiers in the army are all compatriots. Once an infected soldier is found, if even those who have come into contact with him are isolated separately, it will inevitably cause panic among the soldiers and destabilize the morale of the army."

Liu Yu was silent for a while. Guan Yu's words were exactly what he was worried about. In this era, most of the soldiers were neighbors and old friends. Once they knew that their old friends were isolated because of contact, pessimism would inevitably spread in the army.

As Guan Yu said, once this kind of sentiment spreads, it is likely to cause instability in the military morale.

Hua Tuo said, "There is a long history of isolating people from epidemics. I think that as long as we don't give up the soldiers we have contact with, it won't cause a big panic."

When Liu Yu heard that there was already a precedent, he was filled with curiosity.

He originally thought that the isolation measure was an invention of later generations, but he did not expect that the ancients used this method so early.

But this also made Liu Yu have a question in his mind. Since the sick have been isolated, why are the plagues of this era always accompanied by large-scale deaths when they occur?

He threw the question to Hua Tuo, who looked very sad and said slowly, "I have already investigated this matter. The truth is enough to make people cry. Nowadays, food is scarce and people are living in danger. In order to survive, people eat the flesh of infected people. This practice continues despite repeated prohibitions."

Hua Tuo sighed and continued, "But it's not the people's fault. If they really had enough food, who would be willing to take the risk of doing such a thing?

The reason why plagues occur so frequently at this time is related to food shortages. Once food is scarce, people often eat anything to survive. Some animals have already rotted, but some people still eat them. "

After hearing Hua Tuo's words, Liu Yu instantly understood the cause of the plague.

Some animals usually have a large number of parasites. If they are not handled properly, they will be infected with viruses. When this virus begins to spread on a large scale, it will become the plague of this era.