When Qian Jin woke up, it was already noon on the fifth day.

These days, the people around him have come and gone, but he is as confused as falling into the abyss, obviously the result of excessive blood loss. When he woke up, he found himself lying on his bed, next to Wen and Bao'er, their eyes red and swollen.

"Mother......" Qian Jin struggled to get up from the bed, but there was a sharp pain in his chest. He bared his teeth for a moment to dispel the idea, and when he looked up, he saw several blood-stained bandages wrapped around his right chest.

"Son, you're finally awake." Wen was overjoyed.

Qian Jin pouted at his chest: "Mother, the wound is not in the way, right?" ”

"The imperial doctor came to see it, and said that it was fortunate that the arrow was pierced in the bone, and if it pierced into the lung lobe, I am afraid that even the gods would not be able to save it." Bao'er's eyes were dark, obviously she hadn't slept well, she raised three fingers, and said angrily: "Brother, it's not more than three, you see that you have been in the capital for less than a year, and you have already walked three times before the ghost gate." ”

Qian Jin grinned, but because of the sharp pain in his chest, he only smiled half and then turned into a painful expression: "Your Majesty, are they okay?" ”

"Your Majesty is very good. That day, in the mountains behind the winery, he also personally killed a Tartar soldier. However, I heard Xu Shibo say that the Queen Mother had grounded him. If it weren't for my brother this time, we Chen Guo would only be afraid that we would have to change the dynasty. Bao'er pouted.

"It's really no wonder Your Majesty ...... this time" Qian Jin wanted to explain that the Tartar soldiers were attracted by Chen Xiong, but he stopped halfway through his words. Judging from the current situation, His Majesty should not have disclosed this matter to the Queen Mother. It seems that he is still quite righteous.

Wen thought that Qian Jin was in pain and couldn't speak, so he looked at him with disgust and nagged a lot.

At this time, Emily came in from outside with a basin of hot water, and when she saw Qian Jin wake up, she was overjoyed: "Brother Jin, you finally woke up." "When he spoke, he already cried.

Wen took the basin and said, "Your daughter-in-law, who has not passed the door, has not closed her eyes much in the past few days in order to take care of you. The people of our old Qian family must be worthy of their conscience in doing things. In my opinion, when you are wounded, you can marry him. ”

"Uh...... Mother, it's not too late to talk about this when I'm healed. Qian Jin said with a bitter face, and then turned his head and asked Bao'er: "How is the situation of Jinyiwei and the craftsmen?" ”

"You still have to ask Shopkeeper Ding about this!" Bao'er's face was full of sadness.

Qian Jin suddenly felt bad in his heart, and hurriedly told Bao'er to invite the shopkeeper Ding. As soon as Ding Wei entered the door, he saw that Qian Jin was no longer in trouble, so he immediately relieved himself, and then told him how he went to the capital to move the rescue soldiers.

That night, he opened the city gate with the thousand-household waist card that Qian entered, and went straight to the Guangdong Township Club. When Xu Baolu heard that the emperor and Qian Jin were surrounded on the hill behind the winery, he was so shocked that he couldn't even wear his robe. It was too late to go to the military department to ask for a tiger talisman, so he led Ding Wei directly to the garrison of the 3,000 battalions in Miyun.

Although Zu Dayong, the chief soldier of the 3,000 battalion, knew that the new chief assistant was Xu Baolu, he had never met with him, and he did not see the tiger talisman issued by the military department, so he hesitated and did not dare to send troops. In a hurry, Xu Baolu gambled and told the news that His Majesty was besieged. Although the purge of the capital has come to an end, if the ancestor has a ghost, he only needs to delay the time to send troops, and Chen Guo will really change the dynasty. Fortunately, Xu Baolu was right, Zu Dayong heard that the emperor was besieged, and without saying a word, he mobilized 20,000 elite cavalry to Wanping County to rescue.

The results are already clear. However, more than 20 craftsmen were killed and more than 30 wounded; There were 300 soldiers in Jinyiwei, and more than half were killed or wounded. Now, those wounded are settled in Wanping County for treatment, and the court's pension has also come down, and the craftsmen and brocade guards who died in the war have three hundred taels of silver and a number of cloths.

Qian Jin was gloomy when he heard this. These craftsmen have been with him for less than a year, and Jinyiwei has only been around for a little more than a month, but he lost his life because of himself. On that day, against the enemy Tartar soldiers, his side was condescending, but he suffered from the lack of long-range attack means, otherwise he would not have defended so hard. If the six-turn divine machine was born as soon as possible, maybe there would be no need to kill and injure so many brothers.

"Tell me to go down, and another winery will stop steaming wine, and do my best to help Tian Li reopen the iron mill." He thought for a moment and asked with some concern, "All those saltpeters are still there, right?" ”

"The saltpeter is stored in a house in Wanping County, and in the past few months, the nitrate farmers have been asked to purify it, and a total of 2,000 catties of nitrate have been obtained."

Qian Jin's hanging heart finally fell. If you think about it carefully, this fire is the most taboo, the furnace of the winery does not stop every day, and the meticulousness of the shopkeeper Yiding, how can the saltpeter be stored in the winery. Saltpeter is hard to find, so sulfur and charcoal are much easier. He gave a number and ordered Ding Wei to purchase it immediately and purchase the tools for preparing black fire.

Not long after Ding Wei left, Xu Baolu came.

He entered Qian Jin's study and stared at Qian Jin for a while. Qian Jin knew that he had something to say, so he motioned to his mother and others to avoid it.

After they left, Xu Baolu flicked the red-robed official uniform on his body, and made a big gift without saying a word, and the bluffed Qian Jin was about to struggle to get up.

"Xu Shibo, you are going to torment the juniors."

Xu Baolu said: "This is to thank you for the people of Chen Guo, you deserve it." ”

Qian Jin was embarrassed, and when he was hesitating to tell Chen Xiong's matter, Xu Baolu opened the conversation: "In this battle in the mountains behind the winery, 500 people fought against 8,000 Tatar cavalry, not only saved Your Majesty's life, but also lost less than half of the battle, it is difficult for you to think of fame." ”

Shi Bo praised it. If you hadn't moved in to rescue the soldiers, the younger generation would have the ability to reach the sky, and I was afraid that I would have to drink hatred. ”

"It's not up to me to decide if you can't afford it. The will of the head of the palace is about to come, and if nothing else, a guerrilla general is indispensable to you. Xu Baolu twisted his beard and smiled.

"Reward or something, the younger generation doesn't care very much, but it's a pity that those brocade guards and craftsmen of the winery." Qian Jin said gloomily.

"The words of the old Shoufu are still in your ears, so you can take this official position generously. Although it is a false title, it is also much more convenient for you to act in the future. ”

Qian Jin sighed. When Lao Shoufu was dying, he confessed that he and Xu Baolu would be one inside and one outside, and Chen Guo would not be able to mess up at that time. This military exploit paved the way for his future promotion. So, he nodded slightly.

At this time, the house sang loudly: "Her Majesty the Queen Mother has arrived!" ”

Xu Baolu hurriedly got up and opened the door to greet him, but Qian Jin was inconvenient and still lying on the bed.

Gonggong Hong moved a stool for the Queen Mother to sit on, and the emperor stood behind the Queen Mother and quietly gave a thumbs up. Others couldn't understand this gesture, but Qian Jin could understand it, he couldn't help but turn over a white smoke, and sighed in his heart that the emperor was quite good at learning these skills.

The Queen Mother thought that he was suffering from the sequelae of excessive blood loss, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Qian Aiqing, is the injury better?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, how dare you work hard...... The injury has been much better, but you can't cry or laugh, otherwise it is very easy to cause the wound to recur. ”

"Oh? Today originally brought you good news, the mourning family listened to your words, and it was better not to say it after thinking about it for a while. The Queen Mother smiled.

"Don't thank the Queen Mother for her grace!" Next to Hong Gonggong wiped the words.

"That's it, looking at Grandpa Hong's anxious appearance, the mourning family will not sell Guanzi anymore. This time, you have a meritorious escort, and you can't be treated badly, and the mourning family decided to reward you with a guerrilla general and another 20,000 taels of silver. Empress Dowager Zheng said with a smile.

"Queen Mother, how embarrassing is this!" Qian Jin had already heard the news from Xu Baolu that he was going to be promoted, so his face was still calm. It's just that I heard that the Queen Mother also rewarded the silver, which was a bit surprising.

The Queen Mother said angrily: "Don't tell me those hypocritical words, the mourning family knows that you like silver, and this time your wine shop was burned, just to make up for you." ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate!" Qian Jin lay on the bed and arched his hand towards the Queen Mother.

"If it weren't for you this time...... Forget it, I won't tell you more if I am polite, this incident can be regarded as a lesson to the emperor, and see if he dares to sneak out of the palace in the future. The Queen Mother turned her head and glared at the emperor, who hurriedly nodded and said, "Queen Mother, the child already knows the mistake." This time, the boy killed a Tartar soldier, and you didn't get any reward at all. ”

"I'll reward you for going back and copying a month's worth of music!"

"Uh...... The child is commanded! ”

After this incident, it is time for the emperor to restrain himself. That night in the mountain behind the winery, the emperor's performance did not disappoint Qian Jin, he was quite calm from beginning to end, and in the end he led the officials to save his life. If the emperor has been doing this in the future, he will be willing to die. In the future, with the emperor as a backer, it will be much easier for him to walk around.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor stayed in the courtyard for a while, and asked Wen and Bao'er some common things before returning to the palace.

After they left, there was another rare guest in the courtyard, who was looking for the emperor's plum sacrifice wine that day. After leaving the winery, he went around in a circle in Wanping County, but still did not find any trace of the emperor, and when he came back, he heard about the Tartar soldiers, and was so frightened that the three souls almost lost two souls. I wanted to come to the courtyard to ask for the guilt, but later I heard that he was seriously injured in order to protect him, so I never mentioned the matter again.

Qian Jin didn't expect him to come, so he had to arch his hand towards the door, and sneered: "The labor plum festival is a big wine, and the younger generation is afraid!" ”

Mei Xijiu stood in front of the bed and stared at Qian Jin for a while, then wiped a bottle of medicine from his arms and put it on the edge of the bed: "This is the best gold sore medicine, and it has a miraculous effect in treating arrow wounds." ”

"Then thank you Mei for the medicine!"

The two didn't have much friendship before, and they didn't know where to start, and the atmosphere in the room was a little weird for a while.

In the end, it was the plum sacrificial wine that broke the dullness: "In just a few months, you have been promoted from a hundred households to a guerrilla general, and the speed of this promotion is even a little embarrassing for the old man." It's really terrifying! ”

"Everyone Mei praised it falsely, and the younger generation only saved some credit at the right time, and almost lost his life!" Qian Jin replied politely, and added: "As soon as everyone Mei left that day, His Majesty came to my wine shop, and the juniors didn't deliberately hide it!" ”

"The past is not to be mentioned. If it weren't for you this time, the old man wouldn't know how to face the first emperor after a hundred years! Mei Saijiu sighed: "Your injury is not healed, then recuperate for a while longer, if someone chews the root of his tongue in the court, the old man will not let him go first!" ”

The plum festival wine only stayed for a cup of tea and left.

Looking at his already old figure, Qian Jin sighed: These old ministers are pedantic, fighting for power and profit, and there are always a few taels of bones.