A carriage stopped in front of the tent, and the soldiers swarmed up, carefully lifted one person in the carriage down, and then carried it into the tent, carefully placed it on the couch, and the military doctor who had been waiting for a long time immediately stepped forward to check his pulse.

Wei Chi was covered with a thick blanket, his body was trembling slightly, his face was red, his lips were white, his forehead was hot, and he was already a little delirious.

Cui Zishu, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, and several generals fidgeted on the side, watching the military doctor take the pulse, watching the doctor boil medicine, wanting to help but afraid that the more he helps, the prime minister is now suffering from the cold, this disease can be big or small, if the condition worsens, it will not be good.

The prime minister personally led his troops south to deal with the enemy army attacking Song Ping, and the reason why this was so was because Yu Wenwen, the king of Xiyang, who was guarding the hanging gourd, was very likely to escape from the city and fled to the south of Gwangju Prefecture Zhiguang City, and Wei Chi Dian tried to annihilate this enemy army at Chai Village, but the result was defeated.

With a force of nearly 20,000 cavalry, the enemy army besieging the small village and barely exceeding 10,000 troops will be defeated, Cui Zishu couldn't believe his eyes when he received the battle report, but what worried him was that the prime minister fell ill because of falling into the water and catching a cold.

In the evening of that day, the official army was defeated, and the enemy cavalry pursued Wei Chi Dan until late at night, Wei Chi Dan and his party finally got rid of the pursuers, intending to cross the Huaishui River to enter Song Ping, but they were attacked outside the pontoon bridge guard camp on the south bank of the Huai River.

In the chaos, the accompanying Yellow Dragon soldiers covered Wei Chi Dun to ride directly across the river, but Wei Chi Dan fell into the river, soaked all over, and was blown by the cold wind when he continued to ride across the river, and fell ill that night.

As the so-called illness came like a mountain, Wei Chi Dan's forehead was hot, and he was so hot that he was talking nonsense and delirious, and there were no good doctors in Song Ping City, and the guards did not dare to be careless, so they hurriedly sent troops to escort Wei Chi Dan back to the camp outside the hanging gourd.

As for the routs of the Battle of Shibamura, they could only be collected by other generals, and the approximate casualties were already known: at least 8,000 casualties.

The casualties were almost half, and the battle was lost miserably, but for the generals in the camp, the prime minister's condition was even more worrying, because the prime minister not only suffered from the wind and cold, but also choked a lot of water because of falling into the river, and if he was unlucky, he would get tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is later called tuberculosis, that is, the modern tuberculosis disease, in this era the name is tuberculosis or pulmonary exertion, is a terminal disease with no cure, the patient will keep coughing after being infected, the body is getting thinner and thinner, and finally coughing up blood and dying.

Wei Chidun fell into the river in the cold season, was so agitated by the cold river water, and was later rescued, wet and blown by the cold wind, but the wind cold was light, if you have tuberculosis, it will be over.

Cui Zishu, as Yu Chi Dian's confidant, knew some of the inside story of the Yu Chi family, and the position of the prince of Shu should have been the prince of the state of Shu Chi Shun, but the king of Shu considered it in many ways, and still established Shilang Wei Chi Tang as the son.

This decision has caused a lot of criticism, but Wei Chidun has led troops outside for the late King Shu for many years, and his prestige is there, and he can barely suppress the doubts of all parties, so since the throne of Shu, the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been smoothly transferred.

However, on the surface, the wind and waves are calm, which does not mean that there is no dark tide surging in secret, and the prestige of Chi Shun, the Duke of Yu Guo, is also very high in the family, and there are many supporters, and the two brothers Wei Chiqin and Wei Chijing are obviously biased towards him.

If Wei Chi Shun is here, even if the two brothers Wei Chi Qin and Wei Chi Jing have opinions, they can only complain in person, asking for more power to be given to Wei Chi Shun, if Wei Chi Dan has three long and two short, then what should I do?

Cui Zishu knew that once Yu Chi had three long and two short, and the vacated Shu throne, the Shu princess would never let Yu Chishun sit down, even if this was the most logical and the best choice for the Yu Chi clan, Concubine Shu would not agree.

Concubine Shu will inevitably let Wei Chi Dian's son succeed to the throne, give Wei Chi Shun a noble high position, and call it 'auxiliary nephew', and give the real power to Wei Chi Youqi, and even let Wei Chi Youqi succeed to the throne, this approach will only intensify the contradictions.

This kind of irrational choice, with Cui Zishu's understanding of the Wang family, knows that this extremely eccentric Concubine Shu has a high probability of making it.

At that time, the Weichi family will inevitably have infighting, just like the Erzhu family back then, when the Erzhu Rong who said that the indispensable Erzhu Rong died, the Zhuerzhu family would only have internal strife, and outsiders would take advantage of it, and everything would be over.

Looking at the delirious Wei Chi Dian, Cui Zishu was anxious, this time the young new monarch drove the expedition in person, in order to prevent accidents, there was a doctor with him, and the medical skills of the military doctor were also very good, so Cui Zishu pinned his hopes on the military doctor.

The military doctor, who had finished checking his pulse, took out a thin rod from the basket, which seemed to be made of glass, and then lifted the futon that Wei Chi had covered, and went to untie his clothes.

Cui Zishu felt that this move was inexplicable, and he wanted to ask but was afraid of disturbing the other party, so he could only exchange glances with other generals, and continued to watch patiently, only to see the military doctor put the thin stick under Wei Chidun's armpit and clamped it, and took out a pocket watch to look at it.

Pocket watches, gadgets produced in Xiyang, Huangzhou, can be taken to see the time, Cui Zishu has seen it, I don't think this thing has any practical significance, ordinary civilians can't use it, and they can't afford it, the scholars, the Han people, and the powerful can afford it, but it's useless, and it's easy to break.

I don't know how long it took, the military doctor looked at the time, then picked up the thin stick that was caught under Wei Chi Dan's armpit, looked at the light, asked the doctor to put the thin stick away, and then took out a cup from the basket.

The medic untied the placket of the lieutenant's shirt to expose his chest, and then put the cup on it, one end against his chest, and he himself pressed his ear to the other, as if listening to something.

After tossing for a while, the military doctor packed up the utensils and asked the doctor to bring gauze soaked in ice water and put it on Wei Chidun's forehead, and he walked towards Cui Zishu and the others who were guarding the side.

"How? What is the prime minister's condition? ”

"The prime minister suffered from the cold, and the lower officials have prepared herbs and ordered people to suffer, and after the prime minister takes it, his condition will improve."

"That..."

Cui Zishu stammered suddenly, with his identity and status, he shouldn't have been like this in front of a humble military doctor, but he was afraid to ask a question and get a terrible answer, and he couldn't help but expect Ai Ai.

The military doctor knew what the senior official and several generals wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to say without waiting for the other party to ask: "Shangguan, please rest assured, the prime minister has only suffered from the wind and cold, and he has not contracted tuberculosis at present." ”

You have to make a pledge!

Cui Zishu almost said this sentence, and when he heard the military doctor say that the prime minister was not infected with tuberculosis, he almost cried with joy, although the wind and cold are as big as it kills, but the lesser of two evils, tuberculosis must not be infected.

Facing the gazes of several generals, the military doctor explained calmly: "The subordinate has listened to it with a stethoscope, and the sound of the prime minister's breathing is not abnormal, if he is infected with tuberculosis, his breathing sound should be like a broken wind..."

Xiyang, Huangzhou, not only produces cloth, books, glass products, soap, white porcelain and other hot-selling goods, but also produces special medical supplies, what thermometer, mono-ear stethoscope, human skeleton diagram and model, human internal organs distribution map and model and other medical supplies, it is really varied.

For some reason, Huangzhou doctors have made breakthroughs in the study of the human body, and have also printed many medical books to summarize various diagnosis and treatment experiences, including the initial symptoms of tuberculosis and preliminary diagnosis methods, which makes doctors all over the world excited.

Cui Zishu listened to the military doctor's long talk about how to diagnose whether a patient had tuberculosis, and he only felt that there were flies flying in his ears, and his heart was quite irritable, but he heard it, and the prime minister was at least not infected with tuberculosis for now.

Falling into the water causes choking, and then catching a cold, so it is easy to get tuberculosis after tossing, but the condition varies from person to person, not everyone falls into the water, chokes on the cold, and will be infected with tuberculosis.

The prime minister has led the troops for many years and is in good health, so he wants to be able to survive, but if the wind and cold worsen, it may also cause tuberculosis.

The military doctor was long-winded, which was indeed a little annoying, but the other party was right, Cui Zishu and several generals were a little relieved, and at this time, seeing that Wei Chidun opened his eyes, he seemed to be more conscious, and they hurried to the couch.

"Prime Minister!!"

"This.... This is... You guys... The widow has returned to the camp? ”

"Prime Minister! Please also recuperate with peace of mind and do not have to worry about military affairs. ”

Seeing that Wei Chidun could speak, Cui Zishu was very excited, he was worried that talking too much would consume energy, so he wanted to retire first, but was grabbed by Wei Chidun's hand.

"How's Xizhou doing?"

"Prime Minister, please rest assured, over there in Xizhou, the lower officials/last generals should make proper arrangements."

Wei Chidun tore off the gauze on his forehead, struggling to get up, a general hurriedly came up to help, Wei Chidun reluctantly sat up, looked at the people in front of him, and then his eyes showed a cold light.

"Arrangement? Wait... It's so bold, why arrange the withdrawal!! ”

"Prime Minister, now the war..."

"Shut up! cough cough cough violently..."Wei Chi coughed violently, ignoring Cui Zishu's persuasion, and a few words popped out of his mouth: "No, never!" There must be no withdrawal! ”