Hua Tuo, synonymous with the divine doctor, is known as the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, and there are very few people. However, this famous doctor through the ages has become a historical regret because he was beheaded by Cao Cao. So, why did Hua Tuo suffer this fate?
Let's find out why.
Where does Hua Tuo's title come from? According to historical records, Hua Tuo was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is known as the Jian'an period, this period is a troubled era, heroes are numerous, so there are many sayings related to "Jian'an", including the literary "Penglai article Jian'an bone" and "Jian'an seven sons" and so on.
During the Jian'an period, there were three doctors who were known as "miracle doctors", they were Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing and Dong Feng. However, although Zhang Zhongjing is known as the "medical saint", Dong Feng is little known.
This is because Hua Tuo's medical skills are very comprehensive, and he is good at surgery, internal medicine, surgery, acupuncture, pediatrics and **. He was also one of the first to begin clinical practice of surgery, inventing the anesthetic "Ma Boiling San".
Therefore, Hua Tuo's medical achievements far surpassed Zhang Zhongjing and Dong Feng, making him a giant in the medical field.
Zhang Zhongjing, known as the "medical saint", is one of the "three divine doctors of Jian'an". He was known for his superb medical skills, especially his prescriptions, which were rumored to be perfect and curable.
Based on his years of medical experience, he also compiled the "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", which is still of great medical value.
Dong Feng, one of the miracle doctors in the Jian'an period, although his medical skills were not as good as Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, he won praise for his noble character and the spirit of not seeking fame and fortune.
He never charges money for medical treatment, and only asks the best patients to plant apricot trees in the mountain behind him, one for those who are mildly ill, and five for those who are seriously ill. A few decades later, the mountains behind him turned into a sea of almond trees.
This story has been widely circulated in the local area and has become a good story in the mouths of the people. Although Dong Feng's medical achievements were after Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, his noble character and spirit of not seeking fame and fortune left a deep impression on people's hearts.
Although his contribution to the field of medicine is not as good as that of the other two miracle doctors, his deeds have become an eternal legend. As stated in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, although his medical skills are not as good as those of the other two divine doctors, his medical ethics are admirable.
According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo was a learned and talented medical master. He is not only proficient in maintaining his appearance and strengthening his body, but also invented the "Five Bird Play" to exercise his body.
At the age of 60, he was still in the prime of life, and people thought he was an immortal. In terms of treatment, Zhang Zhongjing is good at prescriptions, and Hua Tuo is also good at it. He always gets the right amount of medicine out of the right amount without having to weigh it.
In acupuncture, Hua Tuo can often solve problems with a few needles, which is evident in his superb medical skills. Hua Tuo's surgical skills are also excellent. It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty that when he encountered some internal diseases, he would use surgery**, and in order to reduce the pain of patients, he invented "Ma Boiling Powder".
The patient will take Ma Boiling Powder before the operation, and then under the action of the anesthetic, Hua Tuo will quickly perform the operation, cut off the lesion, and then suture the wound and apply a special plaster.
Patients generally heal within a week and recover within a month. Hua Tuo's medical achievements are really rare.
According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo's medical skills were miraculous and he once cured the stubborn illness of the county guard and a patient. It is rumored that there is a county that is terminally ill, and it is useless to search for famous doctors.
In desperation, he spent a lot of money to invite Hua Tuo. After Hua Tuo checked the condition, he thought that making the county guard angry would help cure the disease, so he asked the county guard for a huge amount of money and delayed it for a few days.
In the end, at the urging of the county guard, Hua Tuo left a letter insulting the county guard and fled in a hurry. When the county guard saw the letter, he was furious and sent someone to hunt down Hua Tuo.
After the pursuers returned, the county guard was still not angry, but became more and more angry the more he thought about it. In the end, the county guard's qi and blood surged, and he suddenly felt vomiting and vomited a large amount of black blood, and his condition immediately improved and he recovered as before.
There is also a patient who has been suffering for many years and has sought countless medical treatments to no avail. Later, he was introduced to Hua Tuo. After his diagnosis, Hua Tuo told the patient that he could operate on him and cure his disease.
However, because the pain is too long, it has affected the patient's lifespan, and even if the operation is successful, he will not live for ten years. Patients say they try even if they don't live long after surgery**.
Hua Tuo operated on the patient, and after the operation, the patient was cured and lived to the tenth year after the operation, and passed away as scheduled.
Hua Tuo is famous for treating Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling County. Chen Deng suffered from a strange disease, Hua Tuo diagnosed that there were too many parasites in his body, and after using the decoction**, Chen Deng discharged more than a dozen red worms.
Hua Tuo told Chen Deng that the disease was not completely cured, and that it might be ** in two years, Chen Deng really fell ill two years later, but Hua Tuo had been executed by Cao Cao, and Chen Deng died soon after. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo refused the recommendation of the local **, so the relationship between Hua Tuo and Cao Cao is puzzling.
Why did Hua Tuo get involved with Cao Cao? Cao Cao provided money and power, but Hua Tuo was indifferent to fame and fortune and would not go to Cao Cao for these reasons.
Cao Cao suffered from headaches for a long time, and he had attacks every few days, and the pain was unbearable. In order to have a headache, Cao Cao always has several doctors around him, but the effect is not good. After hearing that Hua Tuo was a skilled doctor, Cao Cao sent someone to invite him to be himself.
Cao Cao was old and in poor health, and he thought that even if Hua Tuo couldn't ** his headache, he could ** other diseases. So he gave Hua Tuo some money and asked him to stay with him.
This decision also laid the groundwork for Hua Tuo's death. As for why Cao Cao killed Hua Tuo, it can be speculated from the history books and the personalities of the two. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo was "sexually evil and difficult to approach, and he was ashamed to take medicine as a profession".
Although he was talented, he was arrogant and treated Cao Cao in a way that was unacceptable to him. As a powerful ruler, Cao Cao could not tolerate his subordinates disobeying his orders.
Cao Cao's advisor Yang Xiu was too high-profile, which attracted Cao Cao's jealousy and suspicion, and was eventually killed. Hua Tuo, on the other hand, was a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune and had superb medical skills, his medical ethics did not allow him to flatter Cao Cao, and his personality did not allow him to keep his voice down when diagnosing him.
This made Cao Cao suspicious of him, because Cao Cao wanted his subordinates to do their best to work for him. Hua Tuo's dissatisfaction with the status quo and Cao Cao's expectations formed an irreconcilable contradiction, which eventually led to the tragedy of Hua Tuo's killing.
In ancient times, due to the limitations of values and the low level of medical care, Hua Tuo did not consider doctors to be a noble profession. He traveled extensively and lived an idle life, which was incompatible with the profession of a sitting doctor.
Therefore, he was ashamed to pursue a career as a doctor. However, Cao Cao did not agree with Hua Tuo's opinion, believing that Hua Tuo's medical skills were superb and hoped that he would be able to stay in his house. However, Hua Tuo was reluctant to stay in Cao Cao's mansion because Cao Cao had many restrictions on him.
Eventually, Hua Tuo died of illness, and Cao Cao was heartbroken by his death.
Cao Cao's headache flared up again and sent someone to urge Hua Tuo to return home. Hua Tuo used the excuse that his wife was seriously ill and could not go, and also said that he would not go to Cao Cao's mansion until his wife recovered from her illness. Cao Cao suspected Hua Tuo of lying, sent someone to investigate, and found that Hua Tuo's wife was actually fine.
This incident angered Cao Cao, because he hated being deceived the most, and immediately sent troops to arrest Hua Tuo, put him on death row, and await execution. Cao Cao's adviser Xun Yu interceded for him, believing that Hua Tuo's crime would not lead to death, and he could still see a doctor for his family if he stayed.
However, Cao Cao was adamantly opposed, believing that Hua Tuo might be used by others and pose a threat to himself.
When Hua Tuo was imprisoned, he realized the end of his life, and he was not afraid of death, but he lamented that his life's medical achievements would be buried. He begged the jailer to give him pen and paper, and began to organize his medical book, the Qing Bao Sutra, and prepared to give it to the jailer.
However, the jailer knew that Hua Tuo was Cao Cao's important prisoner and knew Cao Cao's character, so he did not dare to accept the "Qing Bao Jing" for fear of causing death. Angry and disappointed, Hua Tuo threw the "Green Capsule Sutra" into the fire.
A few days later, Hua Tuo was executed, and his medical knowledge disappeared with his death.
Behind Hua Tuo's unofficial and free and idle life, it is actually his arrogance and stubbornness. This character of his, after meeting Cao Cao, who is suspicious and grudgeful, eventually led to his tragedy.
Hua Tuo failed to see Cao Cao's terrible, did not know how to be flexible, and his superb medical skills failed to save himself. The evaluation of Hua Tuo in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty is "evil for human nature, rare and undesirable, and ashamed of taking medicine as a profession".
This is actually a hint that Hua Tuo's death was not unjust. If Hua Tuo can face up to his shortcomings and correct them, his achievements may be even higher. However, Hua Tuo failed to change his stubbornness and arrogance, and even deceived Cao Cao, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao.
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