The movie "The Great Ming Tribulation" tells the story of the 15th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1642), internal and external troubles, internal plagues were rampant, and there were enemy attacks from outside. Emperor Chongzhen had to release Sun Chuanting, who was in prison, to lead his troops to attack the enemy. The traveling doctor Wu can help Sun Chuanting ** the plague in the army. The plague can be cured, but the Ming Dynasty has reached the point of terminal illness and can no longer be cured.
The movie tells the story through two lines, one is the general Sun Chuanting, and the other is the doctor Wu Youke, both of whom are actively responding in their respective fields, the doctor can cure the plague, but the general can't save the Ming Dynasty.
Sun Chuanting, who was ordered to face the emperor's inquiry, said that he could attack with 5,000 elite soldiers. At this time, Sun Chuanting had just been released from death row and did not know much about the situation outside. When he arrived at Tongguan, Sun Chuanting learned the seriousness of the matter, the plague is one thing, but the more important aspect is that the ** in the army is not sophisticated, the food is not sufficient, and the squire occupies the grain field in the army for his own interests, and he does not pay for it. The plague and various situations in the army made Sun Chuanting postpone the time of leaving the customs again and again. Sun Chuanting had no choice but to use forceful means to get the squire to hand over the money to improve the weapons, and kill all the people who had the plague before leaving the customs. There is no way to do this, if you go out, it will be very tricky for people with the plague to bring it or not.
Wu Youke, because he couldn't stand the atmosphere in the workplace, chose to become a traveling doctor. When he defected to his master and followed him to the army for treatment, he discovered the plague. Because of a disagreement with his master, he chose to become a traveling doctor again, and found that the surrounding villages were plagued. When he returned, the master had died of the plague. Wu Youke succeeded his master as a military doctor, and he used his own methods to ** the plague and isolate the sick soldiers. After learning that Sun Chuanting was about to leave the customs, he killed all the sick soldiers, and once again chose to become a traveling doctor, and did not follow Sun Chuanting out of the customs to fight. In the end, Wu Youke summarized his medical skills into a book and passed it down.
Sun Chuanting and Wu Youke, although they are one scholar and one martial artist, they still have similarities. Although they are in troubled times, the two are idealists, and no matter how many difficulties they face, Sun Chuanting will still lead his troops out of the customs to fight, even if he knows that this battle may not be won; Wu Youke will actively ** the soldiers who have the plague, even if they know that they may die in the end. One article and one martial arts, there are still differences between the two, as a doctor, Wu Youke's duty is to treat diseases and save people, he doesn't understand why Sun Chuanting killed the sick soldier when he left the customs, but as a general Sun Chuanting, he also has no way. Sun Chuanting's ruthlessness had already been shown before, firstly, he killed his father in front of the little girl when he was at the grain depot, and secondly, he killed the kidnappers who kidnapped his wife in front of his wife.
In the end, Sun Chuanting led the soldiers out of the customs and died on the battlefield, and Wu Youke went into hiding to complete his medical works. In the Ming Dynasty, which was terminally ill at that time, whether it was the heroic Sun Chuanting or the indifferent Wu Youke, they could not save the Ming Dynasty, which was exhausted, and there was nothing they could do. In the movie, Wu Youke said, "I have been accumulating evils for a long time, and I can't be cured by blindly taking strong medicine." "I feel that for the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting is the fierce medicine. It's just that for the Ming Dynasty, which has been suffering for a long time, it is no longer useful.