Zhuge Liang's eyes were shining, and he bowed and said:

"The minister thought that Boyo's words were polite...... Therefore, at this time, the lord must take the initiative to marry Wu Hou, so that he can be complacent, but also make him worry-free, only in this way can he rest assured that he and Cao Wei will tear their faces, and only in this way can the main force of the Wei army be contained by Eastern Wu, and my Northern Expedition can achieve the effect of surprise and unpreparedness! ”

Liu Bei twisted his beard for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, and said:

"In this way, let's make a bet, if within a year, Cao Pi really crowns the blue-eyed child as the king of Wu, and he will pull down this face and marry him! If not, a year later, the Northern Expedition of the soldiers and horses in Shuzhong, even if it is a two-sided battle, it will not hesitate! ”

Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei glanced at each other, and reached a consensus in their hearts, so they bowed down together:

"Obey orders!"

Liu Bei nodded, and suddenly said to Jiang Wei:

"Boyo, you have meritorious, Kong Ming has already ordered you to do the first merit for this, and Lone should have rewarded you more, but now during the national mourning, everything is not appropriate, Lone can only postpone this matter for the time being, and reward it together after the funeral."

Jiang Wei hurriedly excused himself: "All the military divisions are in orderly command, the soldiers have the courage to use their lives, and the ministers dare not take credit!" ”

Liu Bei looked at this modest young man, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and the more he looked at it, the more happy he became, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"You are Wen Taowu and strategic, and you know Wei affairs well, this is a good ability, and staying by Adou's side is indeed buried. Lonely intends to let you make up and practice in Shuzhong, personally lead an army, and accompany the Northern Expedition a year later, what do you think? ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he immediately smiled knowingly.

At that time, the imperial court pursued the centralization of military power, and most of the soldiers and horses in Shu belonged to the central government, that is, they were personally commanded by Liu Bei. Although there are also leading generals such as Zhang Fei and Ma Chao in other counties, they usually only command one battalion or two battalions of soldiers and horses, and only in wartime will more soldiers and horses be allocated.

Looking at the entire imperial court, the only people who can organize and train themselves to lead an army are the late former general Guan Yu, and the current Zhenyuan general Wei Yan and the auxiliary Han general Li Yan - these three are all members of the town.

This means that the lord has already recognized Jiang Wei himself very much, and he wants to entrust him with a heavy responsibility in the Northern Expedition.

Watching Jiang Wei Xie En leave, Liu Bei was in a good mood, and the gloom that had gathered in his heart for many days was suddenly swept away.

He smiled at Zhuge and said slowly:

"This year, the famous generals and old ministers have withered one after another, that is, they are lonely and old, and now it is the time for the replacement of the old and the new...... Kong Ming, you see, even Cao Pi'er knows how to support the new generation of talents, how can Lone be inferior to him? The Northern Expedition is imminent, and Gu not only has to reuse Jiang Wei, but also the two boys of the Guan family, Ma Tan, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Wei Rong, Zhao Tong, Pang Hong, Ma Dai, Jufu, Wang Ping, Xiang Pet and other juniors, they must also be used more, they are the hope of my Han! ”

After a pause, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly let out a long sigh:

"It's just a pity that the kid of the Yide family, how can he be so young that he can't afford to get sick......"

******

Because he discussed with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang for a long time, when Jiang Wei led Ma Cheng to Liu Chan's palace, the door was already closed, and he thought that he had already rested.

He didn't want to bother, so he planned to put Ma Cheng at home first, and then send him here tomorrow. Zhang Bao is in danger, and he has to visit one or two first, no matter what.

Kankan walked out of the gate of the Hanzhong Palace, and suddenly saw a figure flashing out, and saluted him with a fist, and said in surprise:

"I just heard that my brother has returned, and my younger brother hurried here to wait, and finally arrived in time to see my brother's respectful face."

Jiang Wei looked fixedly, and the person who came was Huo Yi.

I haven't seen him for half a year, but I saw that Huo Yi was much taller, and his bearing was more stable, and he smiled at the moment: "It's Shaoxian, it's cold, how can I be tired of you for a long time......"

As he spoke, he took out Ma Cheng and introduced him. Huo Yi knew that Ma Cheng was Ma Chao's son, and he would work with him in the future, so he also solemnly met him.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Jiang Wu had already led his mount and walked outside the door to wait.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei said with a straight face: "I heard that Zhang Bao is seriously ill, and I am about to visit one or two, so I won't talk to you more, and I will talk about the rest tomorrow." ”

Huo Yi said: "The little brother is here to accompany my brother to visit. ”

Jiang Wei nodded, called Jiang Wu, and ordered: "You take Cheng'er home to rest first, and I will come when Shao and I go first." ”

******

Jiang Wei and Huo Yi came to Zhang Fei's mansion non-stop, and when they arrived at the courtyard, they could smell the strong smell of medicine.

The subordinate took the two of them to Zhang Bao's hospital, entered the door to report, and before the subordinate finished speaking, Zhang Xingcai's dissatisfied reprimand was already heard in the courtyard:

"My brother has been looking forward to the return of the second brother for a long time, and now that he is here, he will invite him in, what else do you want to report? Ashao, come with me to meet the second brother. ”

Immediately after, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded.

Jiang Wei listened to it in his ears, and said in his heart, Xingcai's temperament has always been gentle, but today I see how anxious she is between her words and deeds, it seems that my brother is really sick.

As soon as the two sides met, Zhang Shao gave a salute, and Zhang Xingcai on the side couldn't help it, covered his lips lightly, his eyes were red, and he forbearantly said:

"Second brother, are you here...... No matter how late it is, I'm afraid I won't be able to see my brother for the last time. ”

Seeing this, Jiang Wei didn't say a word and entered the house.

The room is quite tidy, but the smell of medicine is pervasive, and the plainness makes people feel heavy.

On the bed, Zhang Bao was covered with a triple quilt, and it seemed that he had fallen asleep. His face was red, his cheekbones were raised high, and he looked so thin that he was out of shape.

Jiang Wei approached Zhang Bao and took a closer look.

There is a legend in the army that he wrote the "Treatise on Miscellaneous Care of the Wounded and Sick", which is also somewhat authoritative, so no one dares to disturb him during his observation.

But he is not a doctor after all, he is nothing more than a human being, well-informed, and after observing for a long time, he can't see the slightest clue.

As a last resort, I had to ask, "Brother, when did he get sick?" Are there any symptoms? ”

Zhang Xingcai wiped his tears and replied: "In the autumn, my brother often said that he had abdominal pain and chest tightness, and later, the symptoms intensified, and he had an attack almost every day. ”

"Have you ever asked a doctor to see it?"

"The famous doctors in Shu have all been invited, and they have all diagnosed it as an intestinal carbuncle and said... It is said that it is an incurable disease......"

Zhang Xingcai said as he spoke, and suddenly sadness came to him, and his eyes slid down his face like a broken thread.

Jiang Wei heard it and sighed softly.

Intestinal carbuncle is both appendicitis in later generations, characterized by acute purulent appendicitis, once perforated, pus bacteria will flow into the abdominal cavity, causing severe peritonitis. If left untreated, the patient's life is in danger. Therefore, for acute appendicitis, it is advisable to do surgical excision as soon as possible.

And this disease was placed in ancient times when there was a single medical method, which almost meant that it was incurable.