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THE PRINCE OF HERBS

1389 AD, Ming Dynasty, China "Guardsmen! Take him to his exile in Yunnan, right now!" "Fu Huang!..." "Shut up! Oh... how can my own son stab me from behind... Not only other people I can't trust, and now I can't even trust my own son either!... It's far more painful..." *** "Tomorrow morning," Xie Wang said slowly. "Tomorrow morning... you will see dozens of dead bodies lying all over the streets in Yunnan." Xie Wang looked straight to Zhu Su, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "This is a war. The battle between me, Yuan Prince, and you Ming Prince. A battle to determine who is the most suitable to be the next ruler of Yunnan!" *** "Your Highness... Bad news, Your Highness!" Wu Qi was breathless as he answered, "All streets in Yunnan... are full of dead bodies..." Zhu Su stunned. It can't be, Witchcrafts of Xie Wang is the hell real?!? He just walked not any longer, yet he had found a dead body was lying face down on the street. The farther he walked, the more corpses he found. And finally, he arrived at the town square, where people had been crowded together. *** "I am Zhu Su, the fifth son of Hongwu Emperor, I promise to smash the Witchcrafts of Xie Wang, and get you all free from the outbreak!" Zhu Su sharpened his voice. "The promise from a leader is not a children's game. Bear it in mind!" A man in early forties, who seemed to be the leader of rebels, held his spear up, shouted, "Fine! We appreciate your determination, Ming Prince, so keep your promise! If you fail to keep it up, then I'll make sure that Ming honor, as well as yours, will be ruined!" *** A biographical novel of Prince Zhu Su, the fifth prince of the Hongwu Emperor who was the founder of Ming Dynasty, who devoted himself for medical science and humanity. But before he could fulfil his devotion, he was forced to go through royal disputes, conflicts, power struggles, punishments, rebellions, and even death threats. Could he overcome those problems and reached his noble dream? Find out in this novel. This is a work of biographical novel about a real historical figure. Some characters, plot premise, and certain sections of the story are based on historical events and figures, but there are some parts which are pure fiction. Some of names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner; any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This novel is an original work of myself, not a translated work. Last but not least; I hope you enjoy this story. And thank you very much for your appreciation and support! Have a nice day!

amelia_siauw · 历史
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THE MURDERER PHYSICIAN'S DEEPEST DREAM

Standing on the top of the hills, Suo Junhuan looked at the sick people who were dying due to deadly diseases in Shuanghu District.

The Shuanghu District suffered greatly from this deadly disease. People had a fever, painful, vomited, then had convulsions and eventually died. When they died, their faces swelled and turned blue, their eyes wide opened and their mouths gaped as if they were choking. What a terrifying sight to describe death.

He did not want to see death, however, he still had to see it.

Suo Junhuan is a Murderer Physician. The person who gave life to someone, yet at the same time, he also sent someone to the World of Death. He got used to doing good deeds and bad deeds as well. He was so professional that everyone thought he enjoyed killing so much. His cold, statue-like face when killing frightened those with soft hearts, and fascinated those who worshipped the Path of Satan.

However, did he really like killing?

Actually, no.

"You do the right thing, Boy. You are fighting on the Path of Gods. This is the Holy War. The people you have killed deserve to die! They will be sent to Hell, and you will go to Heaven!"

He personally did not love to kill. But, he was willing to do homicide, because homicide would make him accepted by Heaven. He had done a good thing by killing. The people he had killed indeed deserved to be killed. And, he believed it. Because, those were the words spoken by his grandfather - a Saint whom he greatly respected, and whom he modeled for throughout his life.

Suo Junhuan was a nice man. Kind and polite, eager to help others, respecting elders, and practicing the noble values ​mandated to him. He never deviated from the norm, not in the least bit. When his peers went to brothels, gambled, or got drunk, he stayed home and took care of his grandparents. When his peers laughed at the lofty values ​​of Confucius, Mencius, and other great philosophers, he wholeheartedly delved into their noble teachings. His teachers really liked him, they thought, Suo Junhuan was the most pious student they had ever taught. Suo Junhuan was also very smart and knowledgeable, and he was happy to share his knowledge with those who would listen to him. Unfortunately, the doctrine of knowledge that he adhered to was a little contrast with common sense.

Suo Junhuan's grandfather was very infamous as the evilest member of Bai Lian Jiao. Even the worst Bai Lian Jiao bastard was still less evil than him. But what made him become the Worst and Most Terrible, was not because he could cruelly butcher thousands of people without blinking - not because of it. But due to, his ability to brainwash people. No matter how righteous and obedient a person to the government, he could switch his way of thinking to be anti-government. He was even able to turn his brainwashing victim to be much fiercer than the senior Bai Lian Jiao members. During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor, so many followers under Suo Junhuan's grandfather's control made the emperor screwd up due to the chaos they caused.

He could brainwash other people easily, of course, it was far easier for him to brainwash his own grandson.

Suo Junhuan was excessively genius, it went down to his grandfather. However, their genius was in a different sector. Suo Junhuan's grandfather was an expert on human minds, while Suo Junhuan was an expert on herbs and medicine. Suo Junhuan's grandfather was also an expert at concocting potions. He knew any prescription for potions to do mind control. The potions to screw up minds, the potions to extrude one's emotional side, the potions to drive a human mad, the potions to make humans stupid, or dazed, or oblivious - he mastered it all. For this matter, Suo Junhuan learned from his grandfather. Suo Junhuan adored his grandfather so much. For him, his grandfather was a God who had reached the highest Realm. Suo Junhuan longed to be like him, but he never thought that he had reached that level despite how hard he tried.

"If you want to reach my level, there's only one point you have to remember; Stick with your passion. With your obsession! If other people think that you are crazy, it's not a mockery, yet it's a sign that you have succeeded. In fact, if they don't think you are crazy, then it means you have not reached it. So, that's a clear, a sign that you've reached that highest level is to become crazy! Understand?"

Being spell-bound, Suo Junhuan's gaze was vacant as he answered, "Understand."

Is passion always a good thing? Zhu Su glorified passion very much, according to him, if someone wanted to be successful, then they must have the passion and fighting spirit which never ended. Likewise Hu Nayin, and Deng Linping. With great passion, they finally attempted to realize their dreams. So, does it mean that passion is always a good thing? Not necessarily. Take a look at Suo Junhuan's case, and we will see that passion for the wrong thing will become something really bad.

However, when people are obsessed with something and go crazy with it, they will not think that they are misguided. Their way of thinking is different from normal people who are mentally healthy. They believe that they are right, and that belief will never change even if they die. The law of karma will not apply to them. Because they are forever convinced that they are right, they are still proud of themselves. If they are caught and executed, the wrong bastard is those who catch and execute them, and they will be the right ones, forever and ever. When they are sentenced to death for their sin of killing many people, they believe that they are being severely tested, the "arbitrary" enemies will receive the wrath of God in the Hereafter, and when they die, they will get the best reward for their "good deeds" - that is, staying at Most Beautiful Heaven in the Hereafter.

So, are passion and obsession a good thing? Or bad things?

Suo Junhuan's grandfather had passed away long ago, but his teachings left a deep mark in Suo Junhuan's inmost soul. Even until now. When Huan Shikang and Rumilie invited him to join forces to destabilize the Ming government, especially in Kaifeng, he accepted the invitation happily. He laughed out loud when Liu Ku got confused by the natural disaster. He smiled derisively when he saw many villagers who were loyal to Ming died from the flood. He beamed when he heard Zhu Su passed out and almost died from The Poisonous Maggot. Then. He was furious when Shuizhen and Shuanghu District were exposed to a deadly epidemic that he could not even handle. He was also very angry when he heard De Ta, Yu Mu Li La, and Yun moved to Zhu Su's side.

"Only us who still remain here, my dear Junhuan," Throwing a languid look, Rumilie patted Suo Junhuan on the shoulder. He stared at Suo Junhuan deeply. "Those ignorant traitors are now defending Zhou Wang. But no worries. Who struggles the most, is who will win in the end. We face lots of trouble right now, right? We are the ones who will win in the end, like the legendary warriors who won the tough fight at the end."