Chapter 2 Return to the station
The place where Shen Wantang rested was not very close to the place where Lin Qingyang was stationed, and the two walked all night, and when it was almost dawn, they finally saw the place where they were stationed.
When everyone saw that the general had finally returned, they had brought a woman with him. They all cast curious glances. In the past two days, there have been rumors of an epidemic in the army, and I heard that several people have been infected. The soldiers were originally demoralized because they followed Lin Qingyang to Wucheng, and not long after they came to Wucheng, Lin Qingyang disappeared on the way to pursue, and there were rumors of plague in the army a few days after his disappearance. Let the already low morale fall to the bottom.
When the adjutant and lieutenants heard the news of Lin Qingyang's return, they hurriedly walked out of the tent. After seeing Shen Wantang beside Lin Qingyang, he couldn't help frowning, the situation in the army is not good now, and many soldiers are distrustful or even unconvinced by him as a general.
"General!" Mu Jiang hurried over, and said with an anxious face, "General, you are finally back." The rest of the lieutenants and adjutants also bowed to Lin Qingyang. Lin Qingyang saw Mu Jiang and their faces were solemn, and their expressions revealed anxiety. guessed that something must have happened in the army, otherwise, Mu Jiang, who is usually careful, would definitely greet Shen Wantang beside him as soon as possible.
"Honeysuckle girl, you're really here." Seeing Shen Wantang beside Lin Qingyang, the look on Mu Jiang's face softened most of the time. There was even a slight gleam of joy in his eyes.
"I heard that there is war here, so I came here to treat the wounded." Shen Wantang bowed to him in return.
"Honeysuckle girl is really a bodhisattva." Now Shen Wantang is simply shining in Mu Jiang's eyes.
After Lin Qingyang asked Mu Jiang to settle Shen Wantang, he returned to the main account with a group of lieutenants. After Mu Jiang took her to a small tent, he bowed his hand to her, "Honeysuckle girl, the facilities in the army are poor, I can only wronged you." ”
After Shen Wantang thanked Mu Jiang who brought her, he left in a hurry without even saying a word. Shen Wantang looked at his back, and then entered the tent. Mu Jiang arranged her in a tent not far from Lin Qingyang's residence. The tent was poorly furnished, with a small bed in the innermost part, a large box next to the right side of the tent, and a set of tables and chairs on the opposite side. Shen Wantang sat on the bed, her lips hooked into a light smile, it seems that someone in the army has been infected with the plague, and the plan has succeeded.
A few days ago, when Shen Wantang first arrived in the villages around Wucheng, there happened to be a village that was looted by the Di people. When she arrived, there was no one left alive in the village, and the whole village was in ruins. The Di people live by nomadism, and now it is late autumn, and the Di people are short of materials, so they will come to rob the people of Western Chu of grain, livestock and various materials. They have already looted one village and will not loot the next one anytime soon. So she sent someone to stop the information, and it was only when Lin Qingyang's people went into the mountains to look for Lin Qingyang that they finally discovered the village two days ago. Listening to Mu Jiang's words just now, Yuebai should have mixed in according to the plan.
On this side, the military doctor was examining Lin Qingyang's injuries. And Lin Qingyang's brows have already become a mountain. He had only been missing for two days and two nights, and he didn't expect so many things to happen in the army. First, the advance army of the Di people continued to harass them, and then soldiers suffering from the plague appeared in the army. And the morale of the army is now low, and it is simply impossible to fight against the tens of thousands of troops of the Di people. Damn, Lin Qingyang slammed the table hard. It must be Zuo Xiang who is making trouble in secret, and it seems that he is preparing to let himself go and have no return.
The Lin family has been suppressed by the leftist faction for a long time, and Lin Su has struggled in the DPRK and China over the years. Lin Qingyang's brother can only be careful not to be caught by the Zuo Xiang faction. Over the years, Zuo Xiang has been looking for the handle of the Lin family again, and Lin Su was demoted to Nanguan because of Fang Qingsong's handiwork. If it weren't for the Di people to attack again, there would be no one available in the court. He will not ask for an order to come to Wucheng.
The most important thing now is the sick soldier, and he can only trouble the honeysuckle girl again. "What happened to the sick soldier?" Lin Qingyang asked.
"I've been isolated from the other soldiers, and now I'm under the care of the White Girl." Mu Jiang replied. That day, he led people around Mishan to look for the general, and met the Yuebai girl who looked panicked, and there were several burly Di soldiers chasing her behind. They rescued Yin Yuebai, and when they asked, it was the Di people who invaded the village where they were resting. The people in the village told her to come out and move the rescuers, and by the time they rushed to the village, it was too late. Yin Yuebai was taken back to the barracks by them, and then several of the soldiers who patrolled with him that day had a plague.
After discussing it with the adjutant and the lieutenant, he felt that it was better to hide the matter first, and now the army was unstable. If the soldiers learned of the plague again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Moonwhite girl? Honeysuckle Girl's maid? Lin Qingyang remembered Shen Wantang's desperate appearance, if the Yuebai girl is here, the honeysuckle girl can rest assured.
"Now, the most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the army, and the Di people have been frequently harassing and plundering supplies recently. Presumably they are about to send troops. Lin Qingyang sat on the bed, he was not sure to resist the invasion of the Di people, and Emperor Wenzheng only gave him five thousand troops. And the Di people are said to have an army of 30,000, and the disparity in strength between the two sides is huge, so it is impossible to look at it.
At this time, the guards at the door came to report that the honeysuckle girl and the moon white girl were now outside the tent. When Lin Qingyang heard that Shen Wantang was coming, he didn't care about getting dressed, and hurriedly asked someone to invite them in.
Shen Wantang walked into the tent, followed by Yin Yuebai. The two bowed to the people in the tent. She looked at Lin Qingyang and said, "Presumably, Lin Gongzi already knows about the plague in the barracks. I won't say more, I can cure the plague in the barracks. ”
Hearing this, everyone looked at the little girl who spoke.
The plague contracted by soldiers in the army left even experienced medical officers helpless. The infected soldier first had a rash all over his body, and at first no one cared, thinking that he had been bitten by some mosquito during the inspection. Then, in addition to the rash, the soldiers fell down one after another, first exhausted, then began to have a persistent high fever, and were emaciated at a rate visible to the naked eye. After only two days, they couldn't eat and were delirious.
Fortunately, the speed of the plague was not fast, but the medical officer in the army also had a headache about it, and there was no countermeasure against the plague, so he could only use herbs to make the soldiers less painful. Mu Jiang was afraid that there would be a commotion in the army because of the plague. The soldiers, including several lieutenants and adjutants, were more or less dissatisfied with Lin Qingyang. Therefore, after discussing with a few reliable lieutenants and adjutants, it was decided to suppress it for the time being, and then discuss it after finding the general.
They have issued gag orders to all those who know about it, and if anyone spreads the news, they will disturb the morale of the army and be dealt with according to military law.
After Mu Jiang heard Shen Wantang's words, his eyes changed a little when he looked at Shen Wantang. Busy asking: "Honeysuckle girl, who told you about the epidemic?" "He's already given a gag order, and it stands to reason that Miss Honeysuckle shouldn't know.
"Speaking of which, I would like to thank you a lot. After I packed up, I thought about coming to see the general, but I met Yuebai who came to find Medical Officer Chen. ”
"She told me about your life-saving grace and told me about the illness in the army. I went with her to check it out, and found something similar to the plague I had encountered earlier in the village. I thought I'd give it a try. Shen Wantang said with a chuckle, glancing at the people in the tent, and her eyes stayed on Medical Officer Chen.
"I don't know, can I ask Doctor Chen to join me..." Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a burly officer with an unkind face.
"The people brought back by the general are really the same as the general, and they don't know how thick the sky is when they are young." The person who spoke was Captain Liu, who was a little straightforward and had always loved and hated. He didn't look down on Lin Qingyang, especially when Lin Qingyang was in pursuit a few days after he arrived in Wucheng, and after he disappeared and came back. He directly and unabashedly expressed his thoughts on his face.
The other members of the proposal all laughed, and another adjutant spoke, "Captain Liu, what you said, it's your fault that the little girl will cry and run out after a while." After all, the girl's face is not as good as our general. As he spoke, he let out an even more unbridled laugh.
Lin Qingyang sat on the main seat and looked at them coldly and smiled. He was already a weak scholar in the army because he had practiced martial arts for many years, but he still couldn't lift his hands and shoulders. Everyone said that General Lin was ruined in this generation.
His eyes looked at Shen Wantang coldly again, the girl was still so calm, she stood quietly and looked at them and smiled. Lin Qingyang was a little concerned about Shen Wantang's opinion, and the honeysuckle girl wouldn't listen to them. Thinking of this, Lin Qingyang had a somewhat panicked look on his face, and it was time to rectify the atmosphere in the army. When he turned around, he found an excuse to send them all away.
Medical Officer Chen couldn't listen to their words, although he also felt that the little girl in front of him was a little conceited, but he still took action to relieve Shen Wantang, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Shen Wantang say: "Everyone, please listen to me." Hearing Shen Wantang's words, the laughing people turned their eyes back to Shen Wantang.
"I had read about this disease in an old book, and I knew how to treat it, and I happened to pick the herbs I needed."
"I know that you are also worried that the soldiers will stop me from treating the soldiers, and I am willing to swear here, if there is a problem with the soldiers, I will let you deal with it." After speaking, she saluted Lin Qingyang again, and continued: "Please also ask the general to think about the soldiers and give me a chance." ”
When Mu Jiang heard Shen Wantang say this, he immediately relaxed a lot. Others don't know Honeysuckle's medical skills, he doesn't know yet. Last winter, Mrs. Lin contracted a serious illness after going out to play, and all the doctors said to prepare for the follow-up. It was Shen Wantang who took Yuebai to the door and said that he wanted to treat Mrs. Lin, at that time, the Lin Mansion was also dizzy and rushed to the doctor, Lin Qingyang hesitated at first, and took Shen Wantang to the courtyard where the Tong family lived.
At that time, the government also didn't trust her, a young girl, who said that she could cure a serious disease that the imperial doctor said had no way to do, and no one would believe it. As a result, under Shen Wantang's conditioning, Tong's family really got better. Those who said Shen Wantang naturally kept their mouths shut.
"If only Miss Honeysuckle were willing to help, I believe in your medical skills. It's going to be a bother for you for the next while. ”
"Yes, Miss Shen's willingness to help is a great thing." Mu Jiang followed.
Several adjutants and lieutenants heard a few words from the master and servant, and agreed with Shen Wantang to treat the sick soldiers, and wanted to refute a few words. Lin Qingyang said that he was tired and wanted to rest, and he would discuss it next time and drive them all away.
Out of the main account, Shen Wantang stopped Medical Officer Chen. After saluting him, he smiled at him and said, "Doctor Chen, you have more experience than me. Although I have seen this disease in ancient books, I would like to ask you to join me. Medical Officer Chen listened to her words and pondered for a moment. Shen Wantang continued: "Although this disease is not difficult to treat, it is very troublesome. Only Yuebai and I were afraid that they would not be able to be busy, so they wanted to trouble Medical Officer Chen to join me. ”
Hearing what she said, Medical Officer Chen also knew that this disease was not trivial. He agreed to her request.