Chapter Thirty-Seven: Burning to Heaven Stabilizes the Army's Heart
Chen Yiyao, as Wu Zisheng's cronies, although he was reprimanded just now, he also knew that it was because of the presence of Zhang Guangcui and Chen Sheng, two outsiders, Wu Zisheng had to make a gesture. ”
Wu Zisheng knew that Chen Yiyao was worried, and with Zhu Yongxing, it was naturally a rising tide and easy to promote, but it was also a big move, and it was likely to become the main target of the Qing army's attack. For the Ming Dynasty, the Qing court has always attached great importance to it, and it must be eliminated as soon as possible. However, as a subordinate of Sun Kewang, the former king of Qin, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, used it and guarded against it, and he saw it deeply. If you take refuge in Zhu Yongxing, there is a risk, but it is also a good choice.
"Most of the Qing army has returned to Kunming, and this is a remote place, so it will not come to attack for a while." Wu Zisheng thought about it and explained his doubts to his subordinates, "Your Highness has just entered Yunnan, and the soldiers are outnumbered, it is the time for us to serve, and we should not miss it." You didn't see Chen Sheng's color, you didn't listen to Chen Sheng's words, but he was so excited that he was eager to try! ”
Chen Yiyao thought about it, nodded, and said, "My subordinates will arrange it here, but I can't let that little chief soldier steal the limelight from Hou Ye." ”
Huairenhou Wu Zisheng smiled faintly, waved his hand, and after Chen Yiyao left, he sat alone and pondered, his face was cloudy.
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Life is not a script, how can it be done step by step, everything happens as if it is made up. After Zhu Yongxing figured it out, most of his suspicions about the sudden arrival of Wu Zisheng, the Marquis of Huairen, had gone. If it is said that it is the determination to resist the Qing Dynasty and the will of loyalty, only when we really see it with our own eyes and think carefully can we conclude that we can draw conclusions based on a few words in the history books. If it is not credible to say that those who surrendered, except for Li Dingguo's illness and death two years later, even Bai Wenxuan chose this path, then what can be said?
Of course, it is impossible to say that Zhu Yongxing is completely afraid, but after thinking about it, he also has some ways to deal with it. Although this method is a bit vulgar, it should still play a great role in inspiring people and convincing the morale of the military.
The sunlight was a little dazzling, and Zhu Yongxing put his hand on the awning and looked forward, and he could already see the crowd waiting in front of him. Judging from the current attitude of Wu Zisheng and others, it seems to be quite credible. It's just that this person's heart is the most difficult thing in the world to figure out, and it is possible to change his mind even in a few minutes and seconds. Zhu Yongxing sighed with emotion, and Lerma stopped.
Seeing the honor guard approaching, Huairenhou Wu Zisheng and others knelt down one after another, shouting in unison: "The last general welcomes His Highness." ”
Zhu Yongxing had already jumped off the horse, saw everyone kneeling down, hurriedly stepped forward, helped the generals one by one, and said loudly to the kneeling crowd with a smile: "Not afraid of danger, trekking back, it shows that you are loyal, all the generals are fighting for the country, and they have worked hard and made great achievements, please get up quickly, no need to be polite." ”
"Your Highness." Headed by Wu Zisheng, the Marquis of Huairen, everyone rose up to thank them.
Zhu Yongxing ordered his soldiers and horses to camp, and ordered Zheng Yanbei to send people to escort the grain, grass, pigs and sheep to Wu Zisheng's camp as a reward. Then he and the general set up a seat in the field tent and asked for details.
Arduous treks, miasma, injuries, and lack of food and grass...... Huairenhou Wu Zisheng and others were either loyal, or they were really embarrassed, and they did not hide much about the current situation of the army.
Although Zhu Yongxing had condolences, he did not express his position easily. These circumstances were similar to his estimates, but he had to wait for the people sent by Yi Cheng to return before he could confidently implement his plan.
It was almost noon, and Zhu Yongxing set up a banquet in the camp to entertain Huai Renhou and others. Soon after the banquet was dispersed, the men and horses who had gone to the army rushed back and reported to Zhu Yongxing privately that no abnormality was found in Wu Zisheng's barracks, which made Zhu Yongxing feel at ease.
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History: On March 26 of the year of Haihai, the emperor went to the holy army of Wuzi, Marquis of Huairen, to preach his condolences, saw that the soldiers were injured and sick, tossed and moaned, his heart was depressed, tears were in his eyes, and he wrote a statement to burn to heaven, "The soldiers of the Ming army resisted the Qing Dynasty and assisted the Ming Dynasty to be sincere, why is the emperor not blessed to today?" If Mingzuo is not endless, begging for a healing method, so that everyone can work hard to support the community and repeat China. If the majority of them are exhausted, I will be given the wounded and sick to add to my body, and there will be no harm to this army and civilian." The emperor did not eat or drink, prayed and prayed all night, and the emperor felt that the emperor was sincere, so he gave a wonderful method of healing, and all the armies obeyed it......
Miasma, but the southeast region is there. The south of the Gailing region is humble and damp, the fog is more and the wind is less, and it is often warm in winter, the yang in the yin is not solid, and the yang in the summer is cool, then the yin and evil in the yang are easy to hurt, so people do not know how to take care and indulge in excessive work, which is very easy to commit, so that fever, headache, vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms...... Don't look at the elaboration of miasma in traditional Chinese medicine, the head is the Tao, and the yin and evil in the yang, and there must be more deficiency in the inside, in fact, the ancient people's understanding of the miasma is very limited, and they are afraid of it like a tiger.
Miasma was simply pervasive and unavoidable for people at that time. Especially in the southwest, there is a folk song that says: "Ten people go to Mengla, and nine people are difficult to go home; To get to Che Fonan, buy a coffin board first; If you want to go to the Bodhisattva Dam, you must marry your wife first. It is a very vivid description of the ancient people's fear of miasma.
However, later generations of medical scientists have determined that the so-called miasma is actually mostly caused by mosquito swarms. A large number of mosquitoes carrying the falciparum malaria bacterium gathered together and flew like a dark cloud of gas from a distance. Humans and animals become infected with malaria when they are bitten by them. In Italian, malaria is called "yin wind", which is the same as miasma.
As a special drug for malaria treatment, quinine, of course, Zhu Yongxing did not, but this did not prevent him from using the knowledge of later generations to treat and control malaria. Qing Song, also known as Stinky Song, is scoffed at by traditional Chinese medicine, and the world does not know its medicinal value. Of course, it is impossible to refine Qingsongsu, but Zhu Yongxing has a workaround, and after taking boiled water to drink, there will always be a little Qingsongsu in it, right? It doesn't matter if the amount is not enough, let's drink hard, three bowls a day, no, if you are seriously ill, you have five bowls, and you will call me to drink at night, and I still don't believe it!
Naturally, the common sense of disease prevention in later generations was also compiled by Zhu Yongxing to be promoted, what patients should be isolated, drink boiled water, pay attention to mosquito prevention and mosquito repellent, no open defecation, repair toilets and sprinkle lime...... Anyway, he is just writing a piece of paper, so naturally there are people below who are busy.
If only these didn't show Zhu Yongxing's magic, of course he thought of a trick with a more shocking effect, that is, maggot therapy. In the southeast, the climate was humid and hot, and trauma was most likely to be infected and suppurated, and according to the medical level at that time, in the absence of antibiotics, it was basically resigned to fate by one's physique and resistance.