Kong Rong was overjoyed and personally went to the city gate to welcome Ding Huai and the others. He held Ding Huai's hand and was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time. In the end, he only said,"Beihai Kingdom has a successor."
At this moment, Taishi Ci also dismounted from his horse and threw away his spear. He went forward to greet Kong Rong. Kong Rong asked for his name, and Taishi Ci replied,""I'm from Donglai's Huang County. My surname is Taishi, my name is Ci, and my name is Ziyi. Yesterday, I came home from Liaodong to visit my relatives. I heard that the Yellow Turban bandits were preparing to attack Beihai. The old mother said,"I am deeply indebted to Lord Kong. I should extend my hand to help him when he is in trouble.'Therefore, Taishi Ci was sent here.”Kong Rong was overjoyed.
Although Kong Rong and Taishi Ci had never met, they knew that he was a hero. He immediately introduced his nephew Ding Huai to him. The two of them were about the same age and admired each other. Taishi Ci truly admired Ding Huai's martial arts and was willing to submit, but Ding Huai admired him very much and had long wanted to recruit him. At present, Kong Rong rewarded Taishi Ci heavily and gave him clothes, armor, pommel and horse. Taishi Ci resolutely refused to accept it. He said goodbye to Kong Rong and Ding Huai and left.
After Taishi Ci left, Ding Huai asked Kong Rong about Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci's mother had been ill for many years. Due to her poor family background, when she was sixteen years old, Taishi Ci stole medicine for her mother and was discovered. In a fight, Taishi Ci accidentally killed someone. After his mother found out, she asked him to take refuge in Liaodong. Taishi Ci did not want to go far because his mother was ill. His mother said,"A real man should leave behind a useful body and be loyal to the country. How can he be killed for my sake and abandon the country?”Taishi Ci had no choice but to ask his wife to take good care of his mother before he left crying.
When Kong Rong heard about this, he praised Taishi Ci for his filial piety, so he ordered people to send some daily necessities to Taishi Ci's house from time to time. He also found two maids to serve Taishi's mother. Taishi's mother began to be a little afraid, thinking that Kong Rong had evil intentions, so she never dared to say anything. Kong Rong did not mind and even invited famous doctors to treat Taishi Ci's mother. However, Taishi Ci's mother's illness was very strange. Kong Rong invited more than ten famous doctors, and after seeing her, they all said that the illness was incurable. If she was treated properly, she could only live a few more years.
Kong Rong felt sorry for her, so he could only order people to deliver daily necessities and tell the old lady that the case had been closed and Taishi Ci could return home. Taishi Matriarch did not believe it at first, but after three years, she was finally moved. She wrote a letter and sent someone to Liaodong to inform Taishi Ci of this matter. Taishi Ci returned after receiving the letter. Not long after he returned home, he heard that the Yellow Turban Army was attacking Beihai City, so Old Lady Taishi ordered Taishi Ci to come and help.
Ding Huai had a plan in his mind after hearing Kong Rong's words.
The next day, Ding Huai followed the route Kong Rong had pointed out and went to Taishi Ci's house alone. Taishi Ci was delighted to see Ding Huai, but he didn't know what he wanted.
Ding Huai first talked to Taishi Ci about the battle against the Yellow Turban Army that day. Then, the topic changed and they talked about the future trend of the world. Ding Huai said,""The Yellow Turban disaster has already begun. The world is in chaos now, and the Han Dynasty is about to decline. However, the innocent people of the world will suffer the pain of war and displacement.”
Taishi Ci said," In my opinion, the Yellow Turban Rebellion will not last long. After the rebellion is quelled, the world will return to peace."”Ding Huai said," You're wrong, Ziyi. The world is in chaos now. The warlords everywhere are taking advantage of the situation to expand their armies and fight for territory in the name of crusading against the Yellow Turban. After the Yellow Turban, it would definitely become a powerful force that the court could not restrain at all. At that time, the vassals would definitely eat the small and bully the weak. The people would definitely suffer from war again, be displaced, and suffer. "We are all men. We should be determined to serve the country, save the people, end the war with war, eliminate the disputes in the world, and return the power to the court. Let the people stay away from the war and live in peace and contentment. Only then will we live up to our seven-foot-tall bodies. I hope that you can help me."”" It's not that I don't want to serve the country," Taishi Ci said." It's just that my mother has been ill for many years. Taishi Ci is filial and can't stay away from her.”
At this moment, Old Mistress Taishi, supported by her daughter-in-law and two maids, lifted the curtain and entered. She shouted angrily,""A real man should report to the country and save the people. How can he lose the big for the small?”Ding Huai hurriedly stood up and greeted Old Lady Taishi. Old Lady Taishi said,""Over the past three years, I have been indebted to Governor Kong for taking care of me in many ways, but I have no way to repay him. Today, I heard that Young Master has the heart to help the world. I am very impressed and can ask my son to come out and help.”Ding Huai said to Old Lady Taishi,"I've heard Uncle mention that Auntie's serious illness has rendered all doctors helpless. Is that true?"”"I've been ill for many years, and my illness is beyond cure. It's an incurable disease. However, this is also good. Once this old body is gone, my son will not have to worry about the future.”
"I have a rough understanding of the art of Qihuang," said Ding Huai,"but I wonder if I can cure auntie's illness?"”Taishi Ci was overjoyed and quickly said,"If you can cure my mother's illness, Taishi Ci will exchange it with his life."”Ding Huai smiled." The Grand Historian's filial son lives up to his reputation. I will do my best." If you can do as you wish, I hope you can come out of the mountain to help me.”"Of course, of course," Taishi Ci said repeatedly.”
Ding Huai's medical skills were indeed brilliant.(How could Zuo Ci's disciple, with more than 2,000 years of knowledge, be bad?) After Taishi Matriarch used Ding Huai's prescription, her condition improved greatly in seven days. Half a month later, she was almost completely cured. Taishi Ci was convinced. He knelt on the ground and called out to his lord.
After successfully subduing Taishi Ci, Ding Huai returned to the North Sea with Taishi Ci and Old Lady Taishi. When Kong Rong saw that Ding Huai had brought back Taishi Ci and cured Old Lady Taishi's illness, he was pleasantly surprised. He was happy that Taishi Ci was a young hero who would be of great help to Ding Huai's future. What was shocking was that the old madam of Taishi, who had once made many doctors helpless, had been cured by Ding Huai in less than a month. He really did not know what else his nephew, the " number one prodigy of the Great Han Dynasty ", could do.
Due to Ding Huai's battle achievements, the people of Beihai were saved from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Thus, Kong Rong made Ding Huai the Beihai Commandant, commanding all the troops in Beihai County. His official position was only below Kong Rong's. It could be seen that Kong Rong was very satisfied with his nephew and thought highly of him. He had the intention of giving up his position. In addition, due to Taishi Ci's heroic performance in this battle, he was given the title of Commandant Cao, alongside Wu Anguo and under Ding Huai's command.
From then on, Ding Huai's first step to unify the three countries was taken under unexpected circumstances, and it was very successful. This step allowed Ding Huai to smoothly enter the officialdom of the late Han Dynasty. More importantly, Ding Huai had obtained this position through his own ability and not through his father or uncle's connections. Therefore, Ding Huai's promotion did not attract any dissatisfaction from the Beihai military or the local wealthy families. On the contrary, because Ding Huai's sudden arrival saved Beihai City and saved Beihai Kingdom from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Ding Huai became the hero and legend of Beihai Kingdom.
As 1,200 of the 8,000 soldiers in the North Sea had died in this battle, 300 were heavily injured, and the remaining soldiers numbered 6,800. Ding Huai sent the heavily injured people back home, and with Kong Rong's approval, they were exempted from taxes for five years.
Ding Huai and Kong Rong discussed and decided to recruit 13,500 soldiers to make up 20,000 in case the Yellow Turban army attacked in the future. As they were inspired by the victory in Beihai and in order to protect their homeland, there was an endless stream of people who came to sign up to join the army. There were more than 20,000 people who signed up. Ding Huai chose 13,000 and 500 strong young men from among them to be incorporated into the Beihai army.
After recruiting soldiers, Ding Huai thought hard for an entire night and wrote a set of training methods. He handed them to Taishi Ci and Wu Anguo, and the two of them trained day and night.
The two of them went through a month of special training according to Ding Huai's training methods. The army had already begun to take shape, and its combat strength was much higher than the previous Beihai garrison. This made Taishi Ci and Wu Anguo admire Ding Huai even more. When Ding Huai saw that Beihai was already on the right track, he asked his uncle Kong Rong for leave to go out and visit the sages.
After spending a month together, Kong Rong had a deeper understanding of his nephew. Not only was Ding Huai skilled in martial arts, but he was also proficient in poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He was indeed worthy of being the " Great Han's number one prodigy " that the Emperor had personally conferred upon him. Moreover, Ding Huai's analysis of the current situation in Great Han was even more logical. The most rare thing was that Ding Huai had the " heart to serve the court."
Of course, the so-called service to the imperial court was just something Ding Huai said in front of Kong Rong. Why would a person from the future desperately defend the imperial status of a feudal dynasty? It would be more like replacing it. Of course, such words could not be said out loud and could only rot in the stomach.
Ding Huai's father and uncle were both extremely loyal officials of the Han Dynasty. If Ding Huai dared to say in front of either of them that he wanted to unify the world and overthrow the Han Dynasty's ruling position, Ding Huai would probably be put above his family by Ding Yuan or Kong Rong. Therefore, without a stable territory and a solid foundation, there was only one consequence for saying such words, and that was to be killed after losing his reputation.
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