I Nearly Cried...

Tears streamed down...

Zhang Zhongjing's standing in traditional Chinese medicine was beyond measure. He was the true foremost figure of the Medical Way; even after the Febrile Disease School rose to prominence, he was still revered as the Medical Sage.

The book had never denied Hua Tuo's status, but people should distinguish between Hua Tuo in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Zhang Zhongjing's standing in traditional Chinese medicine.

Could you stop using claims like Hua Tuo ranked above Zhang Zhongjing to smear me and yourselves, just so others could laugh at us?

My readers couldn't possibly be that adorably clueless.

It wasn't that whoever was famous outside their professional field was automatically impressive within it. Fame and status were not the same thing.

Fine, say it if you wanted to say it, but so many people ran over to support it. What grudge did they have against this book?

Other ways of smearing it were one thing, but this method truly struck me in my vital spot. Please, don't use this kind of attacking what was right with what was wrong to smear this book. The blow was too great.

This hadn't happened just once or twice.

For example, take the Bin in Sun Bin. The character Bin meant kneecap, that was true, but bin punishment came in three forms: bin exile, bin-foot, and bin penalty. Only bin penalty involved removing the kneecaps. The Records of the Historian stated it clearly: Sun Bin suffered bin-foot, meaning the lower legs below the knees were cut off. This explanation had long since become widespread, yet people still objected, insisting his kneecaps had been gouged out.

It was like saying one breath equaled one second. My setting referred to the time it took to breathe rapidly while running at speed. Like "hours,"