Chapter 700: Offering to Heaven and the Medical Association
From day to night, from light to dark.
The next day.
Luo Zhang led the princes into the sacrificial site of Zhaocheng, where there were many stone pillars with words engraved on them, full of the flavor of exquisite craftsmanship. This was the place where Zhaosheng King Luo Ling and the princes practiced the law in the past.
It has not been damaged for three hundred years, only the traces of time remain.
Rockefeller's study of mathematics, especially geometry, naturally promoted the development of architecture.
Especially in order to protect the environment and reduce the felling of giant trees, stone, a material that is not easily damaged, naturally came into Luo's eyes.
Zhaocheng is a city that combines stone and wood, with stone as its bones and wood as its skin. No matter how time passes, Zhaocheng remains majestic.
Luo Zhang sat in the main seat, which was exactly the seat where Luo Ling had sat back then. The princes sat around him, looking around curiously, as if they were trying to see who was sitting in the seat that Emperor Gao and King Xiang had sat in back then.
When Luo Zhang spoke while sitting on the high platform, the whole place could hear him.
As the bell rang, Luo Zhang said, "When I invited you all here that day, I said that King Su had issued an order, so I'm sure you all had some doubts in your hearts.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, various countries have often signed treaties, which were recorded on bamboo slips.
In the morning a covenant is made, and in the evening it is betrayed.
What we have agreed to meet here today is not for a certain time or place, but something that will last until the end of history.
After much thought, I decided to record it on gold paper and jade talismans, and then offer sacrifices to the Su Wang and the Emperor of Heaven.
Do you agree with me?"
In the world where Ji Zhao exists, gold and jade are more than just money; the culture they contain is innumerable.
This is probably because of a sentence Ji Zhao left in the classics: "Gold is the light of the stars, and its shape remains unchanged despite the vicissitudes of life."
As for jade, it goes without saying that for 1,300 years, it has been a tradition for nobles to wear jade, and all good virtues are based on jade.
Jade is a person!
In the distant era of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a term called the Golden Seal Edict.
The imperial seal of Qin Shihuang was made of jade, and the imperial edicts that conferred titles on kings and princes were all made of gold threads and were called golden books, which represented the immutability of the country and the eternal inheritance of the throne.
According to legend, the emperor would write words on a golden book or jade and then burn it, and green smoke would carry it to the heavens to offer sacrifices.
today.
Duke Zhao actually wanted to record these words on gold and jade, and then offer sacrifices to King Su and the Emperor of Heaven.
This is why Duke Zhao was able to worship the Supreme Emperor of Heaven on the pretext of worshipping his ancestors. Otherwise, the princes present would have certainly stopped him, because only the Son of Heaven, or at least the ruler of a country, was qualified to perform such a sacrifice.
"Sacrifice to the heavens!"
As Luo Zhang finished speaking, the door to the venue opened and the high priest dressed in a gold-rimmed witch costume walked in with a staff in his hand.
Her face was extremely beautiful, and the most unforgettable thing was her otherworldly sacred feeling, which seemed to be able to cleanse the soul and instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.
Yuan Shao didn't expect that he would see the High Priestess Luo again at this moment. It seemed that time had not left too many traces on her face.
The high priest walked to the center of the field, raised the staff in his hand high, and slammed it heavily in front of him.
With a click, the ground cracked open, revealing a dark hole in front of everyone, and then a square tripod slowly rose up.
The patterns on the tripod are very different from today's culture. They are full of barbaric and ancient meanings. Even on the legs of the tripod, one can see spots of rust, which are traces of ancient times.
Thinking about the fact that this was in the Luo family, everyone knew that this was probably another ancient artifact from the Bang Zhou era.
Under everyone's gaze, Luo Zhang walked down from the high platform, holding a golden book in his hand. On both sides of the golden book were beautiful jade inlays. He came to the high priest, then held the golden book high and said loudly: "Everyone, this is the golden book that will be offered to the heaven. One copy is hidden in the Temple of the Sons, and one copy is offered to the heaven."
The high priest took one of the volumes, and his cold voice rang in everyone's ears.
“The Most High and Holy, the Most Exalted and Virtuous.
The Su Wang ascends to the Heavenly Palace. "
After reading the beginning, the high priest read the names of the princes one by one, and then read the key part -
"Let's agree not to massacre civilians who didn't participate in the war, huh?"
"Yes!"
"Let's agree not to kill innocent prisoners, right?"
"Yes!"
"We agree to protect the healers who are not participating in the war, eh?"
"Yes!"
"We agree not to destroy each other's immature farmland, which would cause the world to be without food, right?"
"Yes!"
"Let's agree to protect civilians, women and children, yeah?"
"Yes!"
"Meet..."
"Yes!"
The high priest read out the items one by one, and then the princes responded in unison. Any sound in this scene would have an echo, let alone such a loud unison.
There seemed to be thousands of people cheering in the entire venue, and the voices echoed, as if time was flowing around everyone.
"Let's agree to protect the Holy City of Luoyang, eh?"
"Yes!"
After the last item was read, the high priest's voice slowly fell, "Anyone who has any objections to the above twelve items, once reported to the Su Wang Shang Huang Tian, they cannot be changed, and those who violate them will be punished by unimaginable gods!
You must know that God's power is like a prison, and God's will is like a knife!"
The terms that had been agreed upon long ago would naturally not be changed. Luo Shu took both golden books in his hands, and the princes came forward one by one and stamped them with their seals.
"Seal of Yuan Shao, governor of Jizhou!"
"Seal of Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou!"
"Seal of Liu Bei, governor of Xuzhou!"
The seals of the princes were stamped on it, representing their approval of the covenant. When everyone returned to their seats, they stared at Luo Shu, Luo Zhang and the high priest with shining eyes.
The process up to this point is just an ordinary meeting.
During the First War of the Xia Dynasty, when Yuan Shao and the other six princes swore an oath of blood to form an alliance, they all stamped the alliance book with their seals. However, when they broke the alliance, it was quite similar to the "alliance in the morning and betrayal in the evening" of the princes in the Zhou Dynasty.
Luo Zhang asked Luo Shu to place one of the golden books in a golden box, which was an imitation of the golden box that Ji Zhao used to pray for King Wu of Zhou, and the remaining one was given to the high priest.
The high priest took the golden book and threw it directly into the cauldron. Everyone heard a clang. The high priest slammed the ground with his staff. Suddenly, a blazing fire rose in the cauldron. The golden book gradually floated up in the fire. A wisp of green smoke formed a line and went straight into the sky.
Here we come!
Everyone's heart tightened, this was what was recorded in the history books, green smoke like a thread!
It is said that when Emperor Gaozong Xiaowu offered sacrifices to Su Wang Shang Huang Tian, there was such a line of green smoke, and then the reign title of Yuanshi was obtained. It was the only reign title selected by Su Wang Shang Huang Tian himself, and it was a monument in the history of the Han Dynasty.
Seeing this scene of green smoke like a thread with my own eyes at this moment, I can’t help but praise it as magical.
Even though it was not as shocking as the day when Wushuang Hou and Zhongwu Hou Luo Baikong killed Dong Zhuo with a bright rainbow piercing the sky, nor as shocking as the meteorite tablet that fell from the sky when Zhaosheng King practiced his law, the fact that they could see this scene already made the princes feel that their trip was worthwhile.
The golden book was burning fiercely in the fire, floating up and down in the flames, the jade stones were gradually evaporating, and the gold was gradually turning into liquid, swirling in the fire.
"boom!"
When the smoke cleared, thunder roared in broad daylight, shocking everyone who had been concentrating on watching back to their senses. They only heard the high priest loudly say, "The Golden Book has reached the Ninth Heaven."
Luo Zhang turned to face everyone with a smile on his face, and seemed to remind them: "I hope you will not violate the oath you made today, otherwise, the whole world will punish you!
The princes in the world who have not signed this treaty will be supervised by us together. If there are any violations, we will work together to eliminate them to serve as a warning and deter the world.
Luo's is willing to be the first in the world!"
Luo Zhang's last words were decisive and his tone was chilling. Everyone in the room could hear his determination and the Luo family's determination to maintain this alliance.
Since ancient times, the Luo family has never violated such a fair covenant. The credibility of the Luo family is known to everyone in the world. From the moment this covenant was signed, the Luo family has been the most powerful defender.
All of a sudden, Yuan, Cao and Liu all realized that this might be a way for the Luo family to take action. The Luo family had never thought of relying on these princes in the field to maintain the alliance.
Luo's did this for a reason that left everyone speechless.
In the future, as long as there is a treaty related to this alliance, the Luo family will be able to send troops directly. This is probably what the Luo family wants.
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After the princes began to leave Zhaocheng one after another, Luo Xuan came to find Luo Zhang.
In the quiet room, Luo Zhang was not surprised at all about Luo Xuan's appearance. He knew that Luo Xuan would definitely come. After all, there were clauses about doctors in the covenant. It would be strange if Luo Xuan had no ideas, which was not like a member of the Luo family.
Luo Xuan bowed respectfully first, then sat opposite Luo Zhang and said, "Uncle, the compilation of Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases is almost complete. I want to leave Zhaocheng and do something meaningful."
Luo Zhang smiled and said, "Since those ancestral temple meetings, you are the first one to come and say that you want to leave Zhaocheng. Do you remember what I said before?
You are not married yet, no!"
When Luo Xuan heard Luo Zhang's words, she laughed, "Uncle, you are worried that your children will be in danger before they give birth to children.
But now I have the protection of the alliance, and I am a doctor. As long as those lords who rule one side do not harm me, how can I be in danger when I walk in the world? "
Hearing Luo Xuan say this, Luo Zhang laughed out loud, "So, you have made up your mind? It seems that you have a plan for your future in mind?"
Luo Xuan said with a smile on his face: "Uncle, there is a clause in the covenant to protect healers, but there is no specific way to protect them, and what exactly is considered a healer?
I think it is definitely not enough to just know medical skills. After all, these doctors have to travel around the world. What would they do if they became spies?
I plan to establish a guild composed of doctors, just like the Mohist school of the past, but this guild will only consist of doctors.
All medical practitioners must be registered and recorded. Medical practitioners in the association must not participate in any political affairs and must not accept any official titles or rewards from any princes. This will be an organization that is neutral among the princes.
In this way, no matter what other doctors are like, the doctors in my organization can at least have a high degree of trust in front of the princes, and can even travel freely to any part of the world. "
Luo Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up. Luo Xuan's idea was a great addition to the Covenant, and this would be an organization that was quite worth forming.
"Ah Xuan, what do you want to do by establishing this guild?"
Luo Xuan pondered and said, "Uncle, initially, this guild mainly goes to war-torn areas to treat those who have lost their ability to fight and can no longer serve as soldiers, as well as those who are suffering from illness in the world.
The most important thing is naturally to suppress diseases such as plague and cholera that may occur in war-torn areas to prevent these plagues from spreading on a large scale.
In addition, I want to pass down simple medical skills on a large scale and establish medical schools in major cities outside Zhaocheng.
Medicine is a practical science. The more lesions one sees, the more sophisticated one's medical skills will be. There are a large number of doctors with excellent medical skills gathered in the guild. Through mutual discussion and verification, they will certainly be able to greatly enhance their medical skills.
Zhang Zhongjing is in Zhaocheng. I am going to visit Hua Tuo and Dong Feng. They are both famous doctors in the world. If the four of us establish a guild together, doctors from all over the world will definitely flock to us. "
Luo Zhang nodded in satisfaction. It was obvious that Luo Xuan had thought it over carefully and had considered almost every aspect when he said this. As for the guild's organizational structure, it was the simplest one. He could just directly learn from the Mohist organizational structure.
Luo Zhang said with a big smile on his face: "Ah Xuan, your idea is very good, even if the Emperor Su Wang heard your idea, I'm afraid he would congratulate you.
If you can really accomplish this, your name will be recorded in history forever, you will enter the Temple of the Philosophers, and countless people will praise your name for a thousand or ten thousand years from now.
As an elder, I only hope that you can be safe and happy. Please be careful in the future."
Luo Xuan knew what Luo Zhang was talking about. If he went to an area where the plague had broken out in the future, he would be dancing with death again and again. He never knew when he would be infected and die in a foreign land.
Luo Xuan knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Luo Zhang, "Uncle, I will be careful and cautious."
Luo Zhang asked Luo Xuan to get up and began to ponder. What kind of help could Luo's family give to Luo Xuan?
“The guild has just been established, and we need some background to impress others. In addition to the Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases, you can choose to excerpt some medical books in the family.
There are also some people who take care of mundane affairs, and they can all be drawn from the family. Although you are not an official, you are still a son of the Luo family, and the resources that should be given to you will not be reduced at all."
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1,700 years ago, Luo Xuan founded the "Zhuxia Medical Association", which is the predecessor of the "Royal Medical Association". Generations of doctors have always adhered to the concept of "saving the dying and healing the wounded". It is our ideal to make the world free of pain, and we have always been committed to practicing it. ——"Commemorating the 1,700th Anniversary of the Founding of the "Royal Medical Association""
(End of this chapter)
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