coobybook Chapter 250 The Mystery of the Green Bag
Chapter 250 The Mystery of the Green Bag
Zhang Yuan really didn't expect that what Hou Tiannan actually gave him was the Qing Nang Book.
This shock was no less than if the other party suddenly took out a dinosaur and showed it to him, and it was a living dinosaur.
Because according to the history that everyone knows now, the Qing Nang Book has been destroyed and does not exist.
Therefore, the Qing Nang Book is a summary of the life-long learning of the great doctor Hua Tuo, compiled into a complete book.
Since Hua Tuo often put this book in a green cloth bag, it was finally named Qingnang Book.
Many experts, scholars, including veteran Chinese medicine practitioners, believe that this book definitely records many of Hua Tuo’s medical essences.
Secret recipes like using Ma Fei San for surgery were just appetizers. It's a pity that this book has not been passed down.
One existing explanation is that when Hua Tuo was treating Cao Cao and needed to perform a craniotomy, Cao Cao became extremely suspicious and thought Hua Tuo was trying to assassinate him, so he imprisoned him.
Hua Tuo was unwilling to see his unique skills lost, so he gave the book to the jailer.
After the jailer secretly took the book home, his wife burned it because she was worried that her husband would be caught and killed by Cao Cao like Hua Tuo if he held such a book.
So they burned the book, and only one or two pages were left to circulate. The knowledge in the Qing Nang Book today is just some minor medical skills such as castrating chickens and pigs.
Every time a Chinese medicine practitioner, expert or scholar mentions Hua Tuo's Qing Nang book, they are filled with regret.
When Zhang Yuan learned this knowledge, he also felt regretful...
I have sighed more than once, how great it would be if the Qing Nang Book could be passed down to the present day?
Does this mean that there is no so-called Western medicine in this world?
Unfortunately, this book was lost after Hua Tuo's death, and no related records of the Qing Nang Book appeared later.
I can only say that it is such a pity.
Who would have thought that what Zhang Yuan never dreamed of was that he would actually be able to see this book in his lifetime, but it appeared in the form of bamboo slips.
Normally, this book should be written on paper. After all, when Hua Tuo wrote this book, he had already started using paper and wrote it on paper.
But the Qing Nang Book in Zhang Yuan's hand is actually a bamboo slip. But it doesn't matter. As long as it is a real Qing Nang Book, no matter what carrier it is recorded in, as long as it is real, it is better than anything else.
Looking at the ancient font above, Zhang Yuan felt as if he was in another world!
After a long time, Zhang Yuan looked at Hou Tiannan.
Hou Tiannan didn't say anything, and seemed quite satisfied with Zhang Yuan's series of reactions.
He nodded on the spot, which meant to signal Zhang Yuan to open it and take a look. Zhang Yuan did not say anything, and immediately untied the rope of the bamboo slips, slowly unfolded it, and began to read the contents on it.
The bamboo slips were written in small seal script.
For ordinary people, the small seal script is like a heavenly book and is completely incomprehensible. However, Zhang Yuan is an exception. Since he started learning Chinese medicine, Zhang Yuan has been reading various ancient books, many of which are written in small seal script.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan got used to it and would often look up characters he didn't know. Over time, he accumulated a large number of small seal script vocabulary.
Now, reading this Qing Nang book is naturally effortless and easy to get into. After reading only 20 lines, Zhang Yuan couldn't sit still anymore and said to Hou Tiannan excitedly:
"Mr. Hou, you...you have given me a great gift. This thing is more than just a treasure, it is simply priceless.
There is absolutely no way to measure it with money.
This... this really does appear to be the Qing Nang Book. Every word in it is worth a fortune."
Hou Tiannan became more and more satisfied with Zhang Yuan's shocked expression.
Because Zhang Yuan's series of emotions are enough to prove that Zhang Yuan is connoisseur and knows how important the significance of this scroll of bamboo slips is.
Hou Tiannan was relieved about this, smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Yuan and said:
"Dr. Zhang, this is just a greeting gift between you and me. This scroll of bamboo slips is only a small part of the first volume of the Qing Nang Book. As you know, the legendary doctor Hua Tuo wrote the Qing Nang Book on paper, which contains a lot of content.
What we are using now are bamboo slips, which requires a large number of them to completely record the contents of this book. What you have is only one volume, which can be said to be a very small part of the content.
But don't worry, our Yin Guimen may not have very rich other resources, but this land has many cultural treasures.
If you are interested in the Yongle Encyclopedia, I can also take you to appreciate this lost cultural treasure..."
At this point, Zhang Yuan could no longer sit still. He stood up on the spot and said to Hou Tiannan excitedly:
"Mr. Hou, you... you are simply the benefactor of my life. You even have the Yongle Encyclopedia. I never thought that the Yin Gui Sect is so powerful.
Aren’t these things already lost? How come the Yin Gui Men have them now? This… how is this possible?”
Hou Tiannan said proudly:
"What do you think the Qing Empire has been doing for hundreds of years? If even these things can't be passed down properly, it would be too shameful. However, some things can only be passed down to our own people, and some things... even if they were given to Xi Dad for free... they must never be learned by the untouchables of the Galaxy Clan...
The part that cannot be passed on must naturally be placed in the safest place, and all of it must be searched to ensure that there is no second copy or other version on this land.
In this way, the things we at the Yin Gui Sect have obtained can be considered true treasures, truly unique.”
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he still looked very excited on the surface, but he had already started cursing in his heart.
He even hated the Yin Gui Men with a vengeance, wishing to tear these bastards into pieces and exterminate all nine generations of their clan.
These bastards must be killed one by one!!!
Even Heitao, who was standing next to Zhang Yuan, gradually revealed a strong murderous intent in his eyes, as if he hated this kind of thing to the core.
But Hou Tiannan didn't care. Instead, he looked proud and honored.
Zhang Yuan naturally concealed this aspect very well.
He praised Hou Tiannan and Yin Guimen on the spot, and pretended to be very yearning.
Hou Tiannan became more and more satisfied. He felt that although Zhang Yuan was very smart and had a high talent for medicine, he did have a weakness after all, which was his extreme obsession with traditional Chinese medicine.
He has even become obsessed to a crazy degree. If he can grasp Zhang Yuan's weakness, it will not be difficult to take down Zhang Yuan.
So Hou Tiannan did not try to hide his purpose too much and said to Zhang Yuan directly:
"Dr. Zhang, let's be frank. Actually, I came to you out of good intentions.
We, the Yin Gui Men, are different from those bastards from the 7th Bureau. If they don't like you, they will try every possible way to kill you.
As for us in the Yin Gui Men, we are much more authentic than them in our conduct and behavior. After all, we all come from this land and are of the same blood. In the final analysis, we are all family members, so there is no need to fight and kill each other.
It would be best if we could get along well.
So, Dr. Zhang, do you understand what I mean now?"