My father Liu Xuande

Chapter 8 Morning and Evening Visits
Upon returning to the governor's mansion, Liu Feng did not go directly to Liu Bei, but instead went to the backyard first.

As a filial son, Liu Feng was known for his filial piety and naturally dared not neglect the duty of filial piety in the slightest.

Therefore, from a young age, he made it a habit to pay his respects to his grandmother and mother twice a day, morning and evening.

Liu Feng's mother was Liu Bei's principal wife whom he married in Zhuo County. However, she had always been in poor health and died of illness before Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou.

However, perhaps because of Liu Feng's meticulous care and emotional support, the frail and sickly Tian Shi survived, and her health improved considerably compared to when they first met.

In this way, Big Ears lost the pleasure of changing to a new wife, and Liu Feng's position as the eldest son became even more secure.

"Grandmother, Mother!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Feng reached the back gate, he saw two women waiting there, surrounded by several maids.

The elderly woman was Liu Feng's grandmother, Liu Bei's biological mother, Lady Wu, while the frail woman beside her was Liu Feng's mother, Liu Bei's principal wife, Lady Tian.

In addition, there was a younger woman with fair skin and beautiful features who was taking care of him. This woman was Lady Gan, Liu Bei's concubine, and the future mother of Liu Shan.

Gan originally held great power in the backyard, but Tian was in poor health and bedridden for a long time, and her grandmother Wu was also old and lacked energy.

Therefore, in Liu Bei's backyard, the actual person in power was actually his concubine, Lady Gan.

However, after Liu Feng became famous in the north, the situation changed somewhat.

Firstly, Wu's favor towards Liu Feng was increasing day by day, and secondly, Tian's health was gradually improving, which put Gan in a very awkward position.

However, Gan was not competitive or greedy; he was content with doing things and did not argue about who was better or worse.

This greatly surprised Liu Feng and won his favor. In return, he delegated power to the other party, since he already had enough to do outside and had no time or energy to run to the backyard to fight for power with women and children.

Therefore, the situation in the backyard returned to the Gan family's control, except that the Gan family was more respectful and submissive to the Tian family.

Liu Feng stopped as he approached and respectfully bowed to the two elders.

Upon seeing Liu Feng, Wu and Tian immediately beamed with smiles, stepped forward to embrace him, and showered him with concern.

Liu Feng, of course, tried every trick in the book to coax the two women, making them very happy.

After Liu Feng helped Wu and Tian into the hall, he asked Gan, "Has Mr. Yuanhua come today?"

Liu Feng and his group traveled a long way from Pingyuan to Tancheng. Given the health of Wu and Tian, ​​it was inevitable that they would fall ill.

Fortunately, the doctor that Big Ear Brother invited to see him turned out to be Hua Tuo.

At that time, Hua Tuo was living in seclusion in Xuzhou and was a famous doctor in Xuzhou.

It must be said that Hua Tuo was indeed a famous doctor of his time, and after examining the patient, he did not use any strong or dangerous medicines.

With just some mild herbal decoctions and some exercise, Wu and Tian were able to recover their health.

Liu Feng observed the fitness movements from the side and guessed that these movements should be the prototype of the Five Animal Frolics in the future.

Hua Tuo was also very surprised, because Liu Feng had secretly taught his grandmother and mother a groundbreaking health exercise—the Ninth Set of Broadcast Gymnastics—for their health.

It was precisely because of this that Wu and Tian were very receptive to Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics, and at the same time, they revealed the movements of radio calisthenics to Hua Tuo.

Upon learning that these movements were taught by Liu Feng, Hua Tuo was extremely shocked and then became very eager to discuss them with Liu Feng.

Liu Feng feigned compliance for a while, but in his heart he was thinking about how to completely bind Hua Tuo to the Liu family.

As everyone knows, the late Eastern Han Dynasty was a time of great heroes, with countless fierce generals and wise men vying for supremacy for their respective masters.

However, few people know that the late Eastern Han Dynasty was also a period of the most terrifying and exaggerated epidemics in Chinese history.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, medical technology was very backward and medical resources were scarce.

However, years of war, famine, locust plagues, and floods caused massive deaths and injuries among the common people, triggering a major epidemic that lasted for decades. This epidemic had already begun when Emperor Ling ascended the throne, and it was also through this epidemic that Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion was able to rally the people's hearts.

It continued intermittently until the end of the Jian'an period, when it was finally largely over.

The entire pandemic lasted for more than fifty years.

The scope of its impact was also extremely terrifying, with the main outbreaks occurring in the Central Plains regions of Yan, Yu, Qing, Xu, and Jing.

This area was the most fertile and prosperous region in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, and also the most densely populated.

What year is it this year?
The second year of Xingping.

Next year will be the first year of the Jian'an era.

The peak of the plague is just around the corner, and having a renowned doctor by your side at this time would greatly increase your sense of security.

Moreover, Hua Tuo was a master of both internal medicine and surgery. He performed surgery on Guan Yu, pioneered the invention of Mafeisan (a type of anesthetic), and was able to save Chen Deng, who was full of parasites. He was incredibly powerful, almost like he had a cheat code.

After these interactions, Liu Feng had already developed a fairly complete plan on how to win over Hua Tuo.

Thinking of this, Liu Feng couldn't help but sigh again.

The most crucial reason why various plans failed to be launched was the lack of funds and supplies.

Everything requires food and funds.

Next, we should go and have a good talk with Mi Zizhong.

They received a reply from Mr. Gan that the medicine they had left behind was enough for three days, so they did not go to his house.

Liu Feng nodded and focused on chatting with his grandmother and mother, making the two women very happy.

He only got up and left when Liu Bei's servant came to invite him, saying that Liu Bei had something important to discuss with him.

"Father."

Liu Feng took off his shoes and socks and stepped into the hall.

Liu Bei was engrossed in reading the bamboo and silk scrolls on the table until Liu Feng approached and called out softly, at which point he looked up.

Upon seeing Liu Feng, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile.

He was extremely satisfied with Liu Feng, his eldest son.

Liu Bei never imagined that this child, who had stayed in his hometown since birth and was raised by his mother and grandmother, would be so outstanding.

He not only became famous in Youzhou early on, but also won the hearts of many people.

Liu Bei not only cherished this outstanding eldest son as a treasure, but was also extremely proud of him.

“My son has arrived.”

Liu Bei put down the bamboo slips in his hand and beckoned to Liu Feng: "Please sit down next to your father."

Liu Feng responded and quickly walked to the table, where he knelt down facing Liu Bei.

"Father, is there something you need to tell me?"

Liu Feng was somewhat surprised, as his father, who was almost inseparable from his second and third uncles, was alone today.

This unusual behavior made him curious about why the other party had summoned him.

(End of this chapter)