The Zhou Dynasty made some preparations in Tokyo...... In fact, when I was preparing to return from the Battle of Jinyang last year, I had already started it; The attack on Shu at the beginning of this year is only a prelude, and it is even only a preliminary preparation for this big war.

Xiang Xun was the first to be recruited back to Beijing; Hantong served as the internal and external inspector of the capital. Wu Yueguo's envoys returned to the south, took away the edict of the Zhou Dynasty, and asked Wu Yueguo to reorganize his army and attack the Southern Tang State together; He also sent envoys to order Nanping Kingdom (Jingnan) to transfer troops to participate in the war.

In mid-May, the Zhou emperor decided to go to war against the Southern Tang Kingdom. sent Prime Minister Li Gu first, and authorized Huainan to deploy the former military camp and concurrently serve as the governor of Shouzhou in Luzhou; Han Lingkun, Shi Yanchao and more than a dozen generals guarded Ma Bujun and several army retinues. Ten days later, Chai Rong set up a banquet in the Jinxiang Hall to celebrate the merits of Xiang Xun of the Hui Dynasty, and rewarded him with clothes, gold belts, silverware, silks, and saddles. Then Xiang Xun stayed in Tokyo, sentenced the Kaifeng government, and gave the right to the guards. Wang Pu and Han Tong were appointed as deputies and stayed in Tokyo.

At the end of May, Chai Rong listened to Li Guyu's report that the Zhou army had set up a pontoon bridge in Huaishui to cross Huaishui, and Shi Yanchao attacked in front of Shouzhou City to defeat thousands of southern ** and enter Shouzhou. Chai Rong ordered the deployment of all roads and festivals to make soldiers and horses dispatched; Since he led the elite soldiers of the former division of the palace out of Tokyo, the armies from all over the country marched towards Huainan, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops and people.

Shouzhou became the mouth of the Zhou army to break through the defense line of the Huai River, and it was in the middle of the Huai River, located southeast of Tokyo. Chai Rong sent people to urge Li Gu to attack the city, wanting to enter and occupy Shouzhou as a foothold to attack the Huainan army.

Fu got his wish and set off with the army. She rode in a large carriage driven by four horses, the spacious carriage reduced some bumps, and the road was relatively smooth; But the weather was very hot, the sun was shining directly on the roof of the carriage, and the enclosed space in the carriage was like a steamer.

From time to time, she asked the female officer to open the curtain to breathe, and when the curtain was opened, she could also see the vast scene outside from the carriage. The Zhou army marched on the plain, and several roads in the field were lined up with troops, and the continuous dust and mist covered the air, and the people seemed to be migrating the whole country.

Fu's mind was also shifted to major events because of such a spectacular scene, and he pondered for a while, recalling some impressions of Prime Minister Li Gu, and said in his heart: Let Li Gu command the vanguard armies, it is better to let the guards and horses command Li Chong to enter. She thought about it, and then dispelled the idea of speaking to the official family, who knows how the official family pondered Li Chongjin in their hearts?

Suddenly, a feeling of nausea came up in his heart, Fu came back to his senses, retched for a while, and Mu Shanggong next to him hurriedly took a white handkerchief and put it under Fu's mouth. Fu Shi reached out and took the handkerchief, covering his mouth, and his face turned pale.

Mu Shanggong exclaimed: "Queen Mother, you don't care, right? The slave immediately informed Cao Tai to find Lang Zhong for you. ”

"Wait." Fu Shi grabbed Mu Shanggong and said with a frown, "I asked to go out with the army myself, if I can't stand it in this comfortable carriage, why do I come out?" ”

Mu Shanggong said: "You don't have to come out in the first place, the official family is a peerless Mingjun, and he will definitely be able to win the Southern Tang Dynasty, so don't worry about it." ”

Fu Shi shook his head, with a feeling of exhaustion in his voice, "Those soldiers outside don't say anything about walking under the scorching sun, don't be surprised." ”

Mu Shanggong looked at the queen with concern, the queen's appearance was indeed very squeamish, and the slightly pointed chin added a bit of natural grace to her appearance, and she looked weak. She is usually comfortable in the palace, and she really suffers when she goes on the expedition.

The Chinese army, with the emperor's guard of honor, as well as many civil officials and eunuchs, walked very slowly. The scorching sun was exposed for three days, and the people and horses had not yet reached Chenzhou. Fu Shi was hot in a square closed "steamer" for three days, and seemed to be used to it, and the palace maids around him felt a little at ease. However, Fu Shi was listless all day long, saying that it was too bumpy...... The road here is indeed quite smooth, and the carriage is wide, but the bottom is hardwood, and naturally there are no shock absorption facilities, and it is really bumpy to walk. The soft cushions spread in the carriage reduce the vibration, but the soft blanket wool also makes the people inside feel hotter.

It was just noon, and suddenly the sky was full of dark clouds, and there were several thunders, and after a while, I heard a "crackling" raindrop hitting the roof of the car. The heat on the ground steamed up the moisture of the rain, and Fu sighed softly, "It's finally cool!" ”

After a while, it began to rain heavily. The eunuch Cao Tai rode to the side of the carriage, dismounted and reported as he walked: "In two hours, we will arrive in Chenzhou." The official family asked everyone to rush to Chenzhou in the rain and camp again. ”

The heavy rain was blown into the carriage by the wind, and Mu Shanggong hurriedly pulled down the curtain of the carriage to cover the rain. However, the rain was so heavy that after a while, the silk and wool in the carriage were soaked, and the clothes of the two people in the carriage were also wet with water splashing through the cracks in the bamboo curtains.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Fu covered his mouth and coughed a few times. Mu Shanggong was very anxious, touched her forehead with the back of his hand, and immediately said, "Oops, it's so hot!" What can I do? ”

Fu Shi snorted a few times, took a breath and said, "Didn't you say that you will be in town in two hours?" When you arrived in Chenzhou, you asked Cao Tai to report to the official's house and said that I was sick. ”

Mu Shanggong said: "Could it be that Niangniang just stayed up for two hours?" ”

Fu Shiqiang smiled: "You look for Lang Zhong now, he has grabbed the medicine and has nowhere to boil it." It's raining so hard outside, and there's no shop in front of the village or behind it...... The officials have issued an order that they will not be stationed in Chenzhou until they are stationed. ”

Fu Shi only felt that he had no strength at all, and his heart was nauseous, and the carriage was shaking again, as if the heavens and the earth were spinning. The most uncomfortable thing is the headache and panic, which is much more difficult than just the pain. She wanted to sleep for a while, but she couldn't sleep because of her panic.

Seeing her like this, Mu Shanggong couldn't care about following her will, so he hurriedly called Cao Tai and asked him to report to the emperor. After a while, Cao Tai came back and said, "Let the groom hurry up, drive the car to Chenzhou first, and then settle down for the imperial doctor to see the disease." The Inner Sanctum Horsemen will escort us. ”

The group of chariots and horses accelerated and rushed to Chenzhou to let the magistrate arrange the mansion, and quickly carried the Fu family into the bedroom, and Mu Shanggong took the palace maid to change her wet clothes again, and hung a veil in front of the bed to cover it. After a while, an elderly imperial physician with his entourage bowed into the house carrying a suitcase. Tell someone to take out the queen's hand and take the pulse. The imperial doctor carefully pinched only her index finger on her wrist, and everyone did not dare to let out a loud breath, and waited quietly.

After a while, the imperial doctor said: "The pulse is weak, the body is too weak, and there is the poison of dampness and heat. ”

Then the Imperial Physician walked out of the bedroom and sat down at the table outside to sharpen the ink and write the prescription. Cao Tai reminded beside him: "Niangniang's body is delicate, you have to prescribe medicine." ”

The imperial doctor touched his gray beard and said, "Even if my father-in-law keeps the medicine residue, those who are not sick will be fine if they eat these medicines." How dare the old man prescribe the medicine of the tiger and wolf to the queen? ”

Cao Tai said again: "But you have to prescribe the right medicine, if you eat it is equal to not eating, isn't it delaying Niangniang's condition?" ”

The Imperial Physician sighed, as if unable to answer, picked up his pen and wrote carefully.

In the evening, the army arrived at Chenzhou and was stationed, and the emperor came to the mansion guarded by the guards in the inner hall, and set up his line here. Then he personally went to the inner courtyard to visit Fu's, he opened the gauze curtain and walked in, Fu's saw that it was an official's family, and struggled to sit up. Chai Rong hurriedly stepped forward and pressed her, and said kindly: "Don't move, lie down in peace." He looked back at the eunuch maid standing next to him and asked, "What did the imperial doctor say, what disease did the queen have?" ”

Cao Tai hurriedly knelt down and said: "Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor said that the queen was weak and suffering from dampness and heat. ”

Chai Rong nodded, just about to say something reassuring. At this moment, a eunuch outside whispered: "Your Majesty, Shouzhou sent someone to say that there is an emergency." ”

Chai Rong hurriedly said to Fu Shi: "You can recuperate with peace of mind, I will come when I go." ”

Fu Shi said angrily: "It's a big deal, I just feel the wind chill occasionally." ”

After a while, I heard someone outside hurriedly say: "A large number of southern ** reinforcements in Zhengyang want to take a warship to attack the forward pontoon bridge." Prime Minister Li Cheng ordered Shi Yanchao, who was attacking Shouzhou City, and other troops to retreat and defend the pontoon bridge. ”

Then footsteps were heard, and the group left the inner courtyard.

Only then did Fu Shi remember that he wanted to figure out how to hint at the official family, but he had a splitting headache and was flustered, and he couldn't calm down to think about that matter at all. Now that the official family is gone again, she has no choice but to give up.

After a while, she coughed again, and Mu Shanggong hurriedly asked the palace maid to help turn her over and gently caress her vest. At the beginning, Fu's body was very soft as if there were no bones, and he was tossed by his close attendants.

She whispered again: "Let Cao Tai go over and serve next to the official family, and see what the official family is doing and how the war is going ahead." ”

Mu Shanggong hurriedly said: "Niangniang, don't think about those things, the most important thing is to take care of your body." ”

The palace maid brought the boiled decoction, Mu Shanggong first tasted the heat and cold, and then blew two breaths, and then asked someone to help Fu up and drink the medicine. The palace people brought an hourglass timer again, and every time they fed the medicine, they were careful and punctual.

Unexpectedly, the daily medicine still did not improve, Fu's illness became more and more serious, after a few days, she had to pass out unconscious every day, and she could only eat soft white rice porridge, and she didn't want to touch a drop of oil meat.

Chai Rong thought that the imperial doctors accompanying the army were not very skilled, and ordered to send fast horses to Tokyo to summon some other imperial doctors. Everyone traveled quickly, and arrived in Chenzhou in a few days, and a group of imperial doctors diagnosed Fu overnight, but they only said that they were suffering from heat and could not judge any serious illness. Everyone pondered the prescriptions they had taken before, carefully checked the residues left, and prescribed some medicines for Fu to continue to take.

She occasionally asked when she was awake, wondering where the emperor was. I vaguely heard Cao Tai say that the Zhou army fought a big victory near Zhengyang, defeated the southern ** reinforcements, and the beheading alone was tens of thousands; However, Shouzhou and other important towns were still unable to be attacked for a long time. It seems that the official family is leaving Chenzhou and preparing to go south to Shouzhou.