The eastern suburbs of Yongjia City, the Jinwu camp of the Great Qi Jing Army.

On the school ground, the soldiers are practicing hard.

Lu Shen walked slowly along the edge of the school field, followed by a group of generals from the Jinwu battalion.

After he asked the Son of Heaven to get permission, Chen Lanyu is now the head of the march of the Jinwu camp, and the commander of the Zhenwei army, and Yan Bing is still the commander of the Liwei army.

Liu Yin, as Lu Shen's confidant general brought from the border army, made a lot of contributions in the Northern Expedition.

After watching the lap, Lu Shen bowed slightly and said, "The morale is very good, you have all worked hard." ”

"Thank you Lord Hou for complimenting, this is the duty of the last general!"

The generals were humble, but the smiles on their faces betrayed their true thoughts.

Even Yan Bing, a marginal figure of the Jiangnan Gate Valve, seemed very relaxed.

At this moment, Yan Bing's voice was quite loud, even louder than Liu Yin.

Although Lu Shen never asked him to show his loyalty, Yan Bing had quietly made up his mind to follow this young prince in his life.

However, Lu Shen finally retained his military position, and did not deliberately make things difficult for him in the future.

Of course, the generals below have no courage to reach out and drink the blood of the soldiers, so the atmosphere in the army is better day by day, and the soldiers can eat enough every day, and there is no longer any resistance and perfunctory training for the soldiers.

Yan Bing suddenly found that leading the troops could be very simple.

Only Chen Lanyu is like hiding in the fog, hiding his edge, but there is a force that cannot be ignored.

Chen Lanyu thought for a moment and echoed: "What Master Hou said is extremely true, it is impossible for the Jing army to consume grain and grass for a long time. ”

Lu Shen only had these two requirements for him.

What Yan Bing wants to do is very clear, study military books, and train troops seriously.

Chen Lanyu muttered: "At present, the war between the north and the south is at the same time, but the last general thinks that most of the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Nanzhao Kingdom are just a bluff, as long as my army on the north side of the river is not defeated, the lord of the Nanzhao country will not dare to offend our dynasty too hard, and now it is just taking advantage of the fire to rob." As long as the Marquis of Yongding rushed to Taiping Prefecture with the two armies of the Wuwei battalion, the situation in southern Xinjiang would be stabilized, so the battle situation in Jiangbei was very important. If we win this battle, the morale of the Jing army will definitely be greatly damaged, and there will be absolutely no determination to go south again in a year or two. ”

For this old acquaintance with the temperament of a Confucian general, Lu Shen has always been very respectful but a little alienated.

Lu Shen smiled faintly, took advantage of the situation to encourage them a few words, and then said, "Let's all go and get busy, Manager Chen will accompany me for a walk." ”

He knew that he had no talent, at most he could only be regarded as a middle-class person, but after experiencing this kind of comfortable life, it was impossible for him to praise the stinky feet of those Jiangnan gate valves.

Yan Bing had never been so full and relaxed, and at this moment he suddenly realized how happy it was to lead troops under Lu Shen, and he understood more and more why those border soldiers who followed Lu Shen to the capital were so loyal.

After a while, Lu Shen took the initiative to provoke the conversation: "What do you think of the current situation?" ”

Not only because Chen Lanyu is now the henchman of the Son of Heaven, but more importantly, Lu Shen can't see through this person's mind at all, no matter when and where, he seems calm and calm, and there is a vague attitude of not liking things and not feeling sorry for himself.

After the rebellion of the Beijing army was quelled, Yan Bing was panicked during that time, although he did not participate in the rebellion and stood very upright on the major issues of right and wrong, but he was still worried that he would be swept out of the house by Lu Shen, after all, he was just an outsider to Lu Shen.

The generals immediately saluted and retreated, while Lu Shen and Chen Lanyu continued to walk along the leveled land in the camp.

He no longer needs to indulge in intrigue all day long like before, and he doesn't have to care about the entangled human relations in the capital, all the wind and waves outside are isolated from the camp by Lu Shen, and no one can put his hand in anymore.

In fact, when he was in the Huaizhou Army, Lu Shen had a very clear perception of this, and the generals under Xiao Wangzhi had different temperaments, but whether they were as upright as Song Shifei or as calm as Duan Zuozhang, their every move would more or less bring out some inner thoughts.

Lu Shen nodded and said, "Jiangbei is still in a stalemate for the time being, but I expect this delicate balance to be broken within two months at the latest. ”

"So I ask Your Majesty that you will lead the two armies of Zhenwei and Liwei to prepare and dispatch in advance to support the Jingzhou Army at a critical time."

Lu Shen stopped and said solemnly: "This task is too important, I don't feel at ease when I hand it over to others, only you are capable of it at present." I will speak to you now, and your Majesty's will and the order to transfer troops will be sent to you later today. ”

Chen Lanyu's eyes condensed slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

Lu Shen explained part of the plan to him in detail.

Even though Chen Lanyu has always been like a peaceful lake, after listening to Lu Shen's plan, he couldn't hide his surprise, and finally said respectfully: "Master Hou's plan is from a high position, and the end will be far from it." ”

Lu Shen patted him on the shoulder with a smile, shook his head and said: "You and I don't have to be so polite, I have already told the right minister, you don't need to worry about any logistical problems when you lead the troops out of Beijing, as long as you bring the Zhenwei Army and the Liwei Army to the predetermined position on time." ”

Chen Lanyu said with a straight face: "The last general guarantees that he will never delay the military aircraft, otherwise he is willing to engage in military law!" ”

……

The next day, at the beginning of the hour.

The Imperial City, the Sleeping Palace of the Son of Heaven.

There is still nearly an hour before the last dynasty.

Since Li Duan ascended the throne, he has slightly adjusted the time of the previous dynasty, summer and autumn are three minutes (six o'clock in the morning), and winter and spring are the first quarter of the morning (seven o'clock in the morning), which is enough for those elderly officials in Beijing to be called the emperor's grace.

When the first emperor was in power, regardless of the cold wind and rain in spring, summer, autumn and winter, the Beijing officials had to get up from the bed in the middle of the night and enter the palace before the first hour of the day, which was undoubtedly an extremely painful torture.

It was through this innumerable number of small details, as well as the more important delegation of power and respect, that Li Duan gradually gained the loyalty of some ministers in the DPRK and China, instead of relying only on impassioned truths and vague promises.

The candles in the dormitory are as bright as day, this is not because he likes extravagance, but he has to do a very important thing today.

Li Duan leaned on the couch, and the warp weaver lifted Qin Zheng and the crown prince Li Zongben to stand aside.

There was also a middle-aged man with gray sideburns standing in the hall.

His expression was solemn, and fine beads of sweat were on his forehead.

Although the Son of Heaven's bedroom was quite warm, not as cold as outside, he looked too nervous in such a demeanor.

Seeing this, Li Duan quipped: "Gui Aiqing, don't be so nervous when you will administer the needle, your hands can control my life." ”

"Your Majesty......"

The middle-aged man stopped talking, barely squeezing out a smile, but it was more ugly than crying.

Li Duan said indifferently: "This is my own decision, Gui Aiqing doesn't have to worry." You've been in the hospital for twelve years, and you should know that I won't be angry. ”

The middle-aged man is Zhenggui Qiuliang of the Tai Hospital, and he is also the senior brother of the divine doctor Xue Huaiyi, and the two of them are the most outstanding disciples of Zhengyu Li Ren of the First Emperor Chaotai Hospital.

Li Duan's words made Gui Qiuliang feel very deeply, of course he knew that in all dynasties, the profession of imperial doctor was extremely dangerous, and the slightest mistake was a capital crime. But in the twelve years since he entered the Tai Hospital, the Son of Heaven and the nobles in the palace have never embarrassed the imperial doctor, even on the night when the eldest prince was seriously injured, the Son of Heaven did not vent his grief and anger on the imperial doctor who did not save the eldest prince in the case of extreme grief and anger.

In the past 12 years, some people have come and gone in the Tai Hospital, and some people have been severely punished by the law of the country, but all of them have happened for a reason, and no one has died unjustly.

This is the reason why Gui Qiuliang is convinced of the statement of the Son of Heaven.

However, he looked up at the weak expression of the Son of Heaven on the couch, and for a while he only felt sadness coming from it, and knelt down and kowtowed: "Weichen's medical skills are not perfect, I beg Your Majesty to surrender!" ”

Li Duan sighed lightly, motioned to Qin Zheng to help this loyal Tai Hospital up, and said, "I know that you are loyal and want me to live a few more years, if this vision can be realized, of course I will not risk my lifespan." But now that Great Qi is being invaded by a strong enemy, how can I lie on the sickbed and survive? Since time is running out, I should be diligent in the affairs of the state. My fate is like this, and I have already accepted it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gui Qiuliang's tone trembled slightly.

Li Duan glanced at the prince next to him who was in deep pain, and said slowly: "No matter what, I can't make a fool of myself in front of hundreds of officials, so let's use needles." ”

Gui Qiuliang was silent for a moment, and finally knelt down again to bow to the Son of Heaven, and said word by word: "The minister's decree." ”

He got up and went to the desk, opened his medicine box, and took out a roll of brocade from it, and when he spread it out, dozens of long needles on it glowed coldly in the bright candlelight.

This is the golden needle technique passed down by his mentor Yu Liren, and only he and Xue Huaiyi have completely mastered it.

Qin Zheng and the crown prince watched silently, and the eyes of the two of them invariably swelled with gloomy sadness.

Gui Qiuliang calmed his mind, his hands were as steady as a rock, and the golden needles did not tremble, and he pierced the acupuncture points of the Son of Heaven in turn.

Li Duan has never practiced martial arts, and his body has been extremely weak due to fifteen years of hard work and disease, but in the face of people who practice martial arts, they will feel the unbearable pain of golden needle punctures, and his face is still unwavering, and his deep and calm eyes are as good as ever.

He knew that his time was numbered, and he knew that this secret method would bring him to the end of his life sooner.

But it doesn't matter.

Because the golden needle in Gui Qiuliang's hand can make him temporarily forget the pain of his body, and temporarily find the seventh son of the emperor who rode a horse and galloped on the territory of Daqi.

That's enough.

He is the son of the Great Qi Heaven, even if he is riddled with diseases, how can he linger on the couch, helplessly and desperately waiting for death to come?

After more than half an hour, after freshening up and changing clothes, Li Duan was dressed in a dark dragon robe, and boarded the imperial chariot with a steady pace, surrounded by the prince, the guards and the palace people, and went to the front of the Duancheng Palace.

At this time, the morning light first appeared, and the world saw the light.

(End of chapter)