Chapter 037: The Border Pass of Nine Deaths and One Life
"Miss A, this is what happened, and the border war is also in a state of imminent outbreak, and it is urgent. Although the overall strength of neighboring countries is slightly stronger than ours, if there is a war, our soldiers are also fearless. Even if we can't win the battle completely, it's okay to end up with a draw as we have done in the past. It's just that both sides were very rational in the past, and it was also friction caused by small problems, so they usually fought for more than a month, and when their anger subsided, they shook hands and made peace. Neither of them will be discouraged. But this time is different, if the other party's prince really dies from the plague that we deliberately spread in the past, it is bound that the other party will not die! Then I am afraid that this war will last for a long time, and then it will be difficult to say that the plague will have to be controlled and the war will have to be maintained. Not only will the people lose their money, the blood will flow like a river, the people will be displaced, and the soldiers will be killed and injured in large numbers, but it will also shake the country's foundation. If the prosperous and prosperous era that our country has been unable to build in the past few decades is destroyed, then I will be ashamed of my ancestors and the people. That's why I thought it would be the best policy to send someone to control the plague and save the critically ill prince of the neighboring country. ”
After General A finished telling the story of the military situation at the border pass, the emperor also looked at A Xiyan helplessly and said.
As far as the emperor is concerned, although he doesn't want Ah Xiyan, the chief imperial physician who has just been personally crowned, to risk his life to go to the border to resolve this military crisis.
However, as the king of a country, he must not only consider the safety of a few people, but must put the overall situation first, and everything must be considered from the interests of the country and the safety of the people.
"What the emperor said is extremely true. Refraining from using force unless absolutely necessary is a good policy for both sides. It's just that the imperial city is far away from the border pass, and the doctors of the Tai Hospital are all very old and can't withstand the long journey. Even if you barely get on the road, you still have to stop and go, and I am afraid that rushing to the border will also delay the best time to control the plague. and the matter of curing the prince of a neighboring country. And even if he really arrived, for this kind of strange poison that the accompanying imperial physicians of the prince of the neighboring country could not solve, I believe that the imperial physicians of our country are also the same. It's like the poison in the four princes before, isn't it also helpless? If the plague cannot be controlled and the prince of the neighboring country is cured, it will be too late to send people again. Then this war is inevitable. Therefore, this time it is necessary to send a person who is considered by the neighboring king to be very important, and he can be sure that he will succeed once, in order to show his sincerity in order to quell the war. Therefore, the old minister thought that this was also the reason why the emperor invited Miss A to participate in this discussion. After all, as the chief imperial physician of your emperor, it is the best policy to personally go to the border to control the plague and treat the prince of the neighboring country! It's just that this trip is a long way, not to mention quite difficult, and it is very likely to be in danger. For a young and weak woman like you, Miss A, it is indeed difficult for a strong person. ”
Prime Minister Dou Cheng said with deep approval.
also clarified that A Xiyan is indeed the best candidate, but in view of the fact that A Xiyan is a weak woman after all, she went to the border barracks without women, and went to the border garrison of a neighboring country to treat the prince, just like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, it was also a little unbearable.
For Prime Minister Dou Cheng, Ah Xiyan cured the stubborn disease that had plagued him for almost his life, as if he was his life-saving benefactor, so naturally the reluctant Ah Xiyan went to the land of tigers and wolves at the border to die in vain.
But as the prime minister who assists the emperor, he has an unshirkable responsibility, that is, to resolve the crisis of the country at the lowest possible cost, so as not to cause the country to recur and the lives of people to be ruined.
Therefore, although he recommended A Xiyan as the best candidate to go to the border to solve the border plague crisis, out of selfishness, he still desperately didn't want A Xiyan to go to the border pass.
"Miss A, Prime Minister Dou is not unreasonable. Because even if the fastest carriage from the imperial city is a day and night, it will take at least seven days and seven nights to reach the border. If there are some delays on the way, I am afraid it will take ten days and half a month to arrive. But the problem is that the plague at the border is developing rapidly, and the prince of this neighboring country is also in danger, if it takes ten days and half a month to arrive, maybe everything will be too late! Therefore, in order to speed up the journey, it is impossible to march in large troops, so you can only choose a small number of shrewd and capable soldiers to escort you over. It's just that in this way, the level of security will drop a lot, after all, this mountain is high and the road is far away, in case you encounter too many bandits or bandits looking for trouble, it is also more auspicious! Moreover, the more valuable medicinal materials for the production of plague control are only brought from the imperial city, and the others can be purchased in the towns near the border passes. Or in the mountainous areas near the border passes, local materials are taken. In this way, the precious medicinal herbs carried by the army will be more attractive to bandits or bandits to rob. Therefore, not to mention the possibility of being in deep danger at the border pass on this trip, even on the way to the road, it is also very auspicious. Please also ask Miss A to think twice. Once decided, there is no turning back from the bow. ”
After General A heard Prime Minister Dou's worries, he also said with the same unbearable face.
And once again explained the difficulty of the road in great detail, hoping that Ah Xiyan would do it with her energy and not rashly agree.
After all, as Ah Xiyan's biological father, he felt ashamed of his daughter, of course, he was selfish, and he didn't want Ah Xiyan to rush to agree to the emperor's will and Prime Minister Dou's recommendation.
But as a general of a country, all the soldiers are like his children, so if Ah Xiyan doesn't take this risk, then a bloody war between the two countries will be inevitable, and at that time, the countless soldiers he has worked so hard to train will die on the battlefield, and the horse leather will be shrouded, causing countless families to lose their pillars, so this is also difficult for him to accept.
Therefore, for General A, he must make a choice between national righteousness and family affection, and this choice is also entanglement and difficult for him to choose.
He really didn't want to see his daughter before he had time to recognize him, so he hurriedly sent his daughter away, and in the end, once there was a tragic ending for a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, he would never forgive himself in his life.
Therefore, he will try his best to persuade his daughter to think twice, but if her daughter decides to go, he will also fully support her decision, and decides to ask the emperor for him to personally escort her to the border pass.
After listening to the words of the emperor, Prime Minister Dou Cheng and General A, Ah Xiyan also fully understood the ins and outs of this border plague and military situation, as well as the crisis of the all-out war she was facing.
I also know that only a visit by her in person is the best strategy to reverse this crisis.
The unbearable heart revealed in Prime Minister Dou Cheng's words also made her very moved and gratified.
After all, Prime Minister Dou Cheng was still very prejudiced against her before, and he humiliated her in front of the emperor, but at this moment, he has completely accepted her, and he still cares about her own daughter, which also makes all the grievances she suffered before disappear.
And General A's uncharacteristically persuaded her to think twice, which also swept away Ah Xiyan's suspicion that General A might not be her biological father, and she could feel that General Ah had actually recognized her as her daughter, but there was some reason that she couldn't think of for the time being, so she didn't recognize herself in front of the emperor and Prime Minister Dou Cheng.
Thinking of the reluctance in General A's eyes when he said that just now, Ah Xiyan's heart was also warm, and she was extremely infatuated and reluctant to this belated fatherly love.
It's a pity that she also has her own unavoidable hardships, which makes her so entangled that she doesn't know whether she should recognize the general and the eldest lady before going to the border pass.
After all, this trip is very dangerous, and you may never come back.
So Ah Xiyan really wants to have the opportunity to call her father and mother in person before leaving, otherwise once she really can't come back, she will definitely regret it for life.
As for the danger of going to the border this time, she can also imagine the danger, but in order to avoid the outbreak of a full-scale war between the two countries, and in order to prevent the people from being displaced, homeless, and becoming victims of the war at dawn all day, she is willing to take this risk.
At the same time, it is also so that the biological parents she just found can continue to enjoy this prosperous world and enjoy her old age in peace, and she is willing to take over this trip to the border of nine deaths.
I also hope that through this triumphant return, I will prove that I am worthy of the important task of the chief imperial doctor.
Besides, she has found out her life experience, that is, she is the daughter of a dignified general, how can she not stand up and share her father's worries?
And she learned through the conversation between her cousin, the eldest princess, and the eldest lady that the eldest lady also has a son who is training in the military camp, isn't that her own brother?
Since her own brother is also in the barracks, Ah Xiyan has to go to the border to stop this war, otherwise wouldn't she watch her brother face the threat of death in the war?
It's just that in her heart, she inexplicably remembered two people, one was Mo Gongzi, who had saved her many lives, and the other was the masked man who had sneaked into the Weiyang Hall to give her the antidote pill before.
Before leaving, she wanted to see these two people one last time, firstly to say goodbye, and secondly, to tell them that if she could come back alive, she would definitely keep her promise.
For Mo Gongzi, Ah Xiyan's promise is naturally to repay the favor.
As for the masked man, Ah Xiyan's promise is to work hard to develop a medicine that completely cures the poison to repay him for his gift of medicine.
Although the antidote pill given to her by the masked man did not completely heal her poisonous body, it did help her a lot if she was able to do it for a month without fear of others touching her skin.
Otherwise, I am afraid that the eldest lady who grabbed her hand will be stunned on the spot in Weiyang Hall before, which will be embarrassing, and it will also expose the secret of her natural poisonous body.
It's just that all this is a later story, and Ah Xiyan understands that it is imperative to end the discussion in this imperial study first.
After quickly making the decision to go to the border pass, Ah Xiyan had an extremely bold plan for this border trip, and she knew that this plan would definitely make her more confident about completing this border trip......