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Afterwards, Lu Bu led two personal guards and went directly to Huang Zhong's residence. They saw that Huang Zhong's house was very dilapidated, with bare walls and poor people. There were no servants at all. Huang Zhong's wife also looked very old, just like a woman in her forties. His son Huang Xu was bedridden, like a consumptive patient, and looked sick and dying, as if he had contracted a malignant infectious disease. He looked weak and it seemed that he didn't have much time left.

Seeing this scene, Lü Bu felt a pang of sadness in his heart. He recalled the heroic deeds of Huang Zhong that he had heard before. This veteran had been loyal to his country and his people all his life. He did not expect that Huang Zhong, who was in his prime, would end up in such a miserable state.

Lu Bu immediately decided to help Huang Zhong's family. He ordered his personal guards to take out some money and give it to Huang Zhong's wife, asking her to follow him to Nieyang to treat the child, and to arrange for someone to take care of their lives.

Lu Bu (Liu Yuan) knew that in this era, the best surgeon was Hua Tuo, and the best doctor in internal medicine was Zhang Zhongjing, the medical saint (about 150-154 AD - about 215-219 AD). Zhang Zhongjing's given name was Ji, and his courtesy name was Zhongjing. He was from Nanyang Nieyang County (now Zhangzhai Village, Rangdong Town, Dengzhou City, Henan Province). He was a medical scientist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the three great doctors in Jian'an. He was honored as the "medical saint" by later generations. Zhang Zhongjing had collected medical prescriptions extensively and wrote the masterpiece "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases". The principle of "differentiation and treatment" established by it is the basic principle of clinical Chinese medicine and the soul of Chinese medicine.

In terms of prescriptions, Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases has also made great contributions, creating many Chinese medicine dosage forms and recording a large number of effective prescriptions. The treatment principle of six-channel syndrome differentiation established in it has been highly praised by medical experts of all generations. This is the first medical monograph in China that established the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment from theory to practice. It is one of the most influential works in the history of Chinese medicine and a classic work that is essential for later scholars to study Chinese medicine.

After a consultation with the medical saint Zhang Ji, treatment was started for Huang Xu's various complications. Huang Xu's fever, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, laryngeal obstruction, abdominal pain and other discomfort symptoms were relieved to a certain extent.

However, since Huang Xu had been ill for more than ten years, his edema had spread deep into the respiratory tract, causing the trachea to become abnormally narrow, often resulting in chest tightness and laryngeal obstruction. It also affected the digestive tract, often resulting in unbearable abdominal pain and bloating, and required a long period of treatment.

Moreover, various medicines are needed, some of which are rare, and a large amount of gold and silver are inevitably needed to complete the follow-up treatment. For this reason, Lu Bu had to delay his time and stay in Nieyang County, spending a lot of money and trying his best to search everywhere for the rare medicines he needed.

Huang Zhong, who learned the specific situation of his wife and children, was deeply grateful to Lu Bu for his kindness.

On this day, Huang Zhong made up his mind, resigned from his position as General of the Central Army under Liu Biao, sold his old house, and made a special trip to Nieyang County. He knelt on the ground with his fists clasped, and swore his loyalty to Lu Bu until death.

Lu Bu quickly helped him up and told him that he didn't need to do this and that he just needed to serve the country with all his heart.

From then on, Huang Zhong became Lu Bu's capable general, following him on the battlefield and achieving remarkable feats. Lu Bu also gained the respect and following of more people because of his benevolent behavior.