Aggrieved Fish Sprite

It is impossible to really hang the purse.

The personal soldiers mentioned this just to remind General Liu that there was an unruly person who followed Jin Yiwei's commander.

Thinking of all the "encounters" in Pingzhou, Yongzhou and even Taijing, Liu Tan's face was blackened, and his breath was stuck in his chest, but he couldn't get angry.

It doesn't matter whether Meng Qi is an enemy or a friend, he can't fight, he can't run, he can only bite the bullet and get used to it, how can he turn his face?

Liu Dan took a deep breath, intending to calm down his mind, but soon he was smothered by the smell of Gong Fang.

——There are a lot of people who have loose bowels recently.

Liu Dan had an idea, isn't there a genius doctor Mo beside Meng Qi, maybe there is a prescription for curing the unacceptable?

Thinking of the suffering brothers under his command, Liu Dan immediately energized himself, and with joy from the bottom of his heart, he was ready to meet the "guests".

As a result, he was dragged by the soldiers after walking two steps.

"General, you need to change."

How can you see people with a bad smell? !

Any family with surplus money and no shortage of servants has the habit of going to Wangong's room to change clothes.That's why going to Gong's room is also called changing clothes. Liu Dan is a big bastard who leads the army.

But now in the end there is something to ask for, Liu Dan glared at the soldier, turned his head and went to the bedroom to find clothes.

When General Liu changed his clothes, put on his armor, and appeared majestically with his own soldiers, he was shocked to find that the person he was looking for was not there.

There were only three people sitting in Nuo Da's hall.

That's all, Gong Jun, the commander of Jinyiwei, even respectfully accompanied the last one.

In terms of official rank, status, or status, even in terms of martial arts... it shouldn't be!

Liu Dan deliberately passed Meng Qi who was beside Gong Jun, and stopped at the person sitting on the first chair on the east side.

The man was wrapped in a black cloak, his tall and thin body was almost nestled in the chair, his head was buried, and his face could not be seen clearly.

General Liu's mind buzzed, and it was the gloomy aura on this man who subconsciously touched the saber, as if he had crawled out of a pit of thousands of bones on the mountain of corpses. He was no longer murderous but deadly.

Liu Dan had seen such a person in Qiuling County.After a strong earthquake, the survivors stood up unsteadily from the corpses of their blood relatives, and were driven away from their homeland by the raging fire, with such a desperate atmosphere lingering around them.

Suddenly changed overnight, with nothing left, but still want to continue to live, questioning the injustice of God.

"cough."

Liu Dan withdrew his hand and coughed vigilantly to remind himself that he was here.

The man suddenly raised his head, his eyes were empty, as if he had just recovered.

General Liu opened his mouth involuntarily, and even took a step back.

"you……"

Why does this face look like Emperor Yongchen?

Meng Qi had expected this for a long time, he looked at Liu Dan's look of frightening his purse, and his eyes involuntarily slipped to Liu Dan's belt.

——Oh, only a saber is worn, no purse.

Gong Jun reluctantly opened his eyes, looked at Liu Dan's frightened appearance, and felt very sympathetic in his heart, because he had also experienced it.

It's just that the palace commander knows a lot of royal secrets. What the former crown prince and now Emperor Yongchen said when he killed the king was not only heard by the cabinet ministers, but even them, so he quickly thought of this emperor who looked like Emperor Yongchen. The person must be the missing prince.

——The prince who was nearly thrown to death by the first emperor, and then taken away by the Ning family at the risk of death, and raised in a Buddhist temple.

In detail, he and Emperor Yongchen are brothers of the same father and mother, so it is normal to be similar.

In fact, the facial features of this person in front of him are more female-like. Originally, his appearance and temperament are very different from Emperor Yongchen, even if they are similar, they will not be immediately connected.

However, Emperor Yongchen was seriously ill and had been weak for a long time, and the melancholy between his brows was unresolved; Yan Cen suffered a major change, and even lost the habit of always dodging to look at people. , the corners of the eyes were tight, and the eyes were like sharp knives, which seemed to be able to pierce people's hearts.

All kinds of coincidences made the two brothers look more and more alike.

Gong Jun and a group of Jinyiwei were frightened for the first time, now it's Liu Dan's turn.

Since General Liu's personal soldiers had no chance to face the saint, they couldn't empathize with Liu Dan's inner suspicion, and seeing that the situation was wrong, they quietly kicked Liu Dan's boot from behind.

Liu Dan snapped back to his senses, looked around pretending nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "It seems that Commander Gong is doing his job well, and he's back so soon. I wonder if this is—"

"It's the grandson of old general Ning. When he was young, he went out to study martial arts in a Buddhist temple. His surname is Yan." Gong Jun said meaningfully.

Liu Dan nodded and was about to address him when he suddenly lost his mind.

The other surname is a grandson, Old General Ning clearly only had one daughter, and she died early.

Liu Dan's face was puzzled and distorted for a while, but fortunately, he had been in the officialdom for many years, seeing Gong Jun's secretive look, he forcefully suppressed his surprise.Who cares, even if the emperor has half-brothers, he is not the one wearing the cuckold.

"Yan... Mr. Yan, please." Liu Dan squeezed out a smile, and waved his hands to serve the tea.

Yan Cen was taken aback by this title. When the monks in Baoxiang Temple called him by name or called each other senior brother, in Shimo Shanzhai others called him the second master, and when he was walking in the rivers and lakes and guarding Xuanchuan Pass, he always evaded. Showing his face, never staying in front of people too much, being so poor that his clothes have to be patched, he has never been like a "son" in his life.

Liu Dan continued to look for the doctor, and suddenly met Meng Qi's probing gaze, and instantly felt a chill down his spine.

"...Master Meng, why haven't you seen Doctor Mo?"

"You really want to see him?" Meng Qi tilted his head and asked playfully.

Liu Dan smelled an ominous breath, and quickly said: "The general's soldiers felt unwell after crossing the river, and they were difficult to adapt to the water and soil. The prescriptions prescribed by the military doctors are not effective, and they urgently need the help of a genius doctor."

Meng Qi's expression became serious, the most feared thing in the march was shock and illness.

Shock is camp screaming, which refers to soldiers waking up in nightmares at night and screaming. If the army is not a well-trained old soldier but a new soldier, or everyone is nervous and afraid of fighting, they will think it is a mess, causing chaos in the same account and even in the entire camp. , A battalion scream can even cause thousands of casualties.

The disease is naturally an epidemic, and if it touches it, it is half useless.

The problem of acclimatization to the soil and water is not big or small, but it greatly affects combat power.

Now that the rebellious army is in trouble, the Jingzhou army can't count on it at all. It can only see that Yangzhou and the Northland have the same dynasty. The two-pronged approach traps the King of Heaven in Jingzhou. Losing either side is like a sudden lameness.

"There have always been similar problems when soldiers from the north crossed to the south and soldiers from the south to the north. How could they ignore it?" Meng Qi was puzzled.

Liu Dan had a bitter face, he was a bandit general who fought with one sword at a time, he had suppressed many bandits, he often traveled to different places, and he had his own way of dealing with inaccuracies, but this time his unique secret recipe didn't work.

"Originally, we wanted to use the soil from the north and mix it with the water from the south... We used to use it like this when we went to other places, but after crossing the river, we heard that there are gu and plague in the water in the south, so we can't drink raw water directly. gone."

Meng Qi thought to himself that although the disease was rampant in the Pengze area, it would be better not to drink raw water.

"Look for tofu craftsmen in the city you occupy, and then make people cook porridge. These days, they eat some easy-to-digest foods, especially tofu. They use local water, which can make soldiers adapt slowly. You can also prepare some tea soup. Those who are seriously ill are separated separately, and I will go and have a look."

Liu Dan looked at Meng Qi in surprise, almost thinking that the national teacher in front of him was Mo Li in disguise.

"What are you waiting for?" Meng Qi frowned first, and then suddenly said, "I'm not a doctor, I just see a lot."

Liu Dan thought, yes, Meng Guoshi was also a general before the establishment of the Chu Dynasty, not the civil servants of Qin Tianjian.

As long as Meng Qi can help him solve this problem, he is willing to give three money bags as if he has found a treasure right now.

Liu Dan is not a person who sticks to etiquette, so he just left Gong Jun and Yan Cen and left. Anyway, in his mind, one of these two guys is Jin Yiwei, who can't ask him and doesn't care about him, and the other can't even ask about his identity. Said that he was stupid to get close.

Liu Dan's quick walk made Yan Cen look at him with admiration, because of Jin Yiwei's fuss, Yan Cen realized that he was very similar to his brother.

After so many years, it is impossible to say that he has never thought about his elder brother's appearance at all, and it is impossible to say that there is no resentment in his heart, but Yan Cen is more suspicious of himself, suspecting that he has killed his brother and made a big mistake.

Even though Master Yuan Zhi told the eminent monks of Baoxiang Temple that everything is the source of dharma, disasters are born from the sea of ​​suffering, and must not grow in the heart, Yan Cen is still very hard to see it.He has hated many people, but the one he hates the most is himself.

The time he met Dr. Mo in Shimoshan solved a part of Yan Cen's demonic obstacles.

It turned out that he was also an ordinary person, suffering from an ordinary disease, which could be cured with ordinary prescriptions.

A real doctor really doesn't care about his abnormality, and when we meet by chance, he can see his deformity as usual like Master Yuan Zhi, without being surprised or surprised.

Yan Cen took a deep breath, his expression became more stern.

——Grandmaster Yuan Zhi was still worrying about him before he passed away, and he couldn't continue to be depressed.

"You have already reported my matter to Taijing?" Yan Cen looked at Gong Jun with no kindness in his eyes, Jin Yiwei didn't have a good reputation among the people.

Gong Jun rubbed his nose, thinking that it would be a good deal for Emperor Yongchen to exchange a raccoon slave for a younger brother.

"Brother Ling always misses you." Gong Jun said seriously.

Yan Cen was taken aback when he heard the words, and then showed suspicion.

Commander Gong had no choice but to explain: "Brother Ling witnessed the misfortune that happened to you when you were born, and never forgot it. Since then, he has been secretly ordering people to visit, and once found Baoxiang Temple, but you have already left. Baoxiang Temple The monks kept silent, so he had no choice but to give up."

Yan Cen sat stiffly, as if suddenly lost all sense.

***

After the Qi army crossed the river, they quickly captured two cities and used them to store food for troops.

The wooden towers of the riverside fortress are connected one by one, and soldiers are patrolling everywhere.

Meng Qi was suspicious in his heart, looking at this enthusiastic posture, it didn't seem like he was not acclimatized?

"This is the naval army recruited this time." Liu Dan showed embarrassment.

He is a miscellaneous general, and he has a high rank. Those navy generals didn't accept him very much. Now that the soldiers and horses of his direct line have fallen ill again, conflicts are also emerging within the Qi army.

Even if the generals above are still stable, the soldiers below are already arguing with each other, you call me a dwarf and you call a sick man, let alone armor, even who can eat first and whose camp is at a high place can quarrel non-stop.

Originally, this kind of thing was not uncommon in the military camp. The colonel rolled up his sleeves and the fight was over. Whoever had the biggest fist would talk and let the energy out.

But now people are in the south of the Yangtze River, occupying the enemy's city, and the camp is still sick, Liu Dan is very worried.

If he fails in this expedition, his official career will come to an end, and don't think about doing meritorious deeds on the battlefield, he can only suppress bandits.

Meng Qi glanced at him, said nothing, and was taken to the tent of the sick soldier to have a look.

——He can help Liu Dan for a while, but he cannot help Liu Dan for a lifetime.

It's okay to come up with ideas, Liu Dan is the one who really wants to lead the army to fight, if all the soldiers under his command can't recover, and the opposition of other generals can't be suppressed, then this battle doesn't matter.Being able to stay here all the time is considered a contribution to threatening the King of Heaven.

Just when Liu Dan showed great courage and dealt with the military affairs with all his might, suddenly there was a commotion in the distance.

"what happened?"

"General, it's...the people in the city, like scholars."

Liu Dan frowned, thinking that these Jingzhou people wanted to make trouble.

"The subordinates can't explain clearly either, general, you'd better go and have a look." The person who reported the letter was sweating, and the more anxious he became, the more he couldn't describe clearly.

Liu Dan greeted his soldiers and strode towards the gate of the camp.

This is the riverside, with a wide view, a group of people gathered there from a distance, most of them are dressed as scholars.

With the armor on his body, Liu Dan looks like a general with extraordinary momentum.As soon as he approached, everyone bowed down in unison.

"What are you elders doing?" Liu Dan narrowed his eyes, looking at these scholars who only wore plain blue clothes and white clothes. Like ordinary people.

A white-haired old man cupped his hands and said: "This general, we are masters and scholars of Yunming Academy. I come to see you today. I am willing to help the general to fight against the rebellious army."

Liu Dan was stunned, he was from Qi, and the people in front of him were undoubtedly the people of Jingzhou under the rule of Chu.

Jiangnan is contemptuous of the Northland, especially in the eyes of literati, Lu Zhang's usurping the Qi Dynasty has also become a rebellion, why did he suddenly come to ask for a fight today?

The old man was trembling, but his words were clear and high-pitched.

"Heavenly-sent Wang Nijun burned, killed and looted Jingzhou. King Jing retreated to Nanping, the government stood still, and the people outside the city mourned. The purge is only busy preparing for the war, not disturbing the people in the city at all, and really has the heart to crusade against the rebellious army.

"Yunming Academy has been passed down for 200 years. It was once dispersed in the last years of the Chen Dynasty. It inherited the legacy of the former Chu Leyang Marquis. Only then has it flourished today.

"Admonishment from the Academy, do not forget that our generation was born in this land and water, and came from ordinary people with all surnames. After reading the books of sages and scholars of literature and martial arts, we don't ask the king's family or surname, just stick to the homeland. Fake names and loyalty are like dust and smoke, soldiers and blood burn the rivers and mountains , At the time when I cast my pen to join the army, the sky was clear and the sky was clear, and it was not easy to make ambitions... The old man and his classmates once went to conquer the Chudu River, but now they brought the old man's students, disbanded the academy, let the servants go home, and came to see them with three hundred loads of grain and grass. Students like this old man can wield a three-jun sword and draw a six-foot bow, and they are willing to be commanded by the general."

Speaking of the last sentence, everyone bowed down again.

"Wish to be driven by the general."

The ups and downs of the country are hanging by a thread, who would say that scholars dare not go forward?

Liu Dan was shocked, unable to speak for a long time, and suddenly felt that there was an extra person behind him.

Turning around, he found that it was a strange old man, who was about to ask a question, when he heard the man whisper in a familiar tone: "It's me, Meng Qi."

Liu Dan: "..."

Wait, why did the national teacher go to the barracks and come back 70 years old?

"Master Yue." Meng Qi stepped forward to support the white-haired old man, "I never wanted to meet my old friend here."

The old man was at a loss at first, his old eyes were blurred and he couldn't distinguish people. Gradually, he felt refreshed, as if a warm current poured into his meridians. When he escaped from the enemy's intelligence, General Meng personally brought doctors to rescue him. He seems to feel the same way.

"You, you... Could it be Meng, no, Master Meng?"