poison doctor

For three consecutive days and two nights, Chonglin's illness was repeated and difficult to recover.He never woke up, he was in a daze with fever, he was panting and coughing from time to time, he couldn't take medicine or drink water.Du Heng stood guard in front of the sick bed with his clothes untied, giving him needles and changing the wet kerchief on his forehead. He hadn't closed his eyes for two nights.

"Grandpa, you have to eat if you don't want to sleep." Xiaodi held the food box and talked hard to persuade her grandfather to move his chopsticks, but he put it down before taking two bites.

It was getting dark outside, and the eunuchs began to hold lamps on the eaves of the Jielan Palace. The lights penetrated the window paper, and the room seemed to be soaked in blood red for a moment.

"It's almost night, light the candles. Also, it's time for you to go to bed." Du Heng was so exhausted that he couldn't even smile.

Xiaodi had no choice but to light the candlesticks and carefully close the doors and windows, then dragged Xiaoan to the side room next door to rest.

"Chonglin, when will you wake up?" Looking at the increasingly pale face on the sick bed, Du Heng only thought of the words "medicine and stone are in vain".If such a state of illness continues, unconsciousness may be life-threatening.

——Why are you always frowning, did you have any nightmares?

Du Heng smoothed the wrinkles between Chong Lin's eyebrows, tucked the corner of the quilt tightly, and found that his left hand was exposed at some point, so he wanted to put it back under the quilt.

"What is this injury?!" He cried out in shock.

There was a large area of ​​burns on the back of Chonglin's left hand, which seemed to have been hurt for several days.Without dressing, the blackened wound was festering, stubbornly refusing to form a scar, and there was still blood oozing out.Because his left hand was on the inside of the bed and was covered by his sleeve, he never noticed it.With such a serious injury, it is no wonder that the fever persists.

Carefully cleaned the wound for him and bandaged it with medicine, Du Heng's worried expression became a little more serious.Why did he get hurt like this?It was too late to deal with it now, even if the injury healed, this ugly scar would be hard to get rid of.

Holding his injured left hand, the palms of both hands overlapped, and the warmth came from the palm.

Du Heng stared at the gauze wrapping Chonglin's wound in a daze, and suddenly felt a slight heat on his face.Looking up in disbelief, he saw the person on the bed smiling at him, his eyes were a little blurred, and the tip of his right finger stroked the bruises on his lips and cheeks over and over again, as if he was drawing.

"Is it hurt...does it hurt?" Chonglin asked lightly.Xu Shi hadn't spoken for too long, his voice was so hoarse that he could barely hear it.Although it was Du Heng who was hurt, he looked like he was the one who hurt, full of pity.

"Ah...it doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt at all. Do you...do it hurt?" Subconsciously clenched Chonglin's burned left hand, Du Heng cried out tremblingly, and his vision became blurred.

Strange, I never had the memory of crying when I was a child, but as long as I met this person, tears seemed to flow from my heart without end.

Chonglin laughed again, and dropped his hand tiredly, touching Du Heng's lapel, and grabbed it tightly like a baby, "I miss you." The voice was very soft, and he repeated in a low voice, "...I miss you so much." Then She fell into sleep again, as if everything was just a dream, only the corner of her mouth still had a smile on it.

Listening to the beating heartbeat in his chest, Du Heng almost thought he was crazy.Chonglin has always had a low face, even when the two of them got along well before, they never said such straightforward and bold words.He couldn't help reaching out his hand to touch Chonglin's forehead, it was so hot that it was obvious that the fever hadn't gone away.

"You're talking nonsense!" Du Heng scolded lightly, but he didn't know that his flushed face was definitely as hot as the person on the bed.

After so many years, how could Chonglin still miss him?He can only hate him!Everything has long been irreversible, and it is impossible to do it again.This is the path I have chosen. If you go forward, you will die; if you retreat, both of you will die.Since he was able to be ruthless back then, what are he shaking now?

Chonglin, do you still remember your ambition?If you survive, you will fulfill your life aspirations; if you survive, you will see the picturesque mountains and rivers thousands of miles away.This body is like jade, how can it fall into the dust forever?For you, I will not hesitate to pay any price, even if—against the heavens, I will change my life.

It is said that people have misfortunes and blessings, just look at Su Qingling.The weak crowned age, the second place in the high school rankings, everyone said that he should be the master of the Marquis and the Prime Minister, but now he is handled like a dog by the little military secretary doctor all day long. He dare not bark. No time to eat.

Since Su Bangyan took office, the more than [-] officers in the military registration department, Fang Lingshi, Shu Lingshi, and Zhang Gu, have been very happy from the bottom of their hearts.Not only have more things to talk about after dinner, but also have a leisurely life.The No. [-] lord is worthy of being the No. [-] lord. He is really capable, with first-class efficiency in handling paperwork, and he loves to do some new tricks when he is full.Today I invented a database of classification and induction methods, and tomorrow I will summarize a list of military personnel and miscellaneous services, and desperately recommend it to the chief, but unfortunately no one cares about him at all.

What's more, according to the person on duty at night, for the past ten days, Su Qingling has spent the night at the Department of Military Registration, lighting lamps and boiling wax to look through the records of the Ministry of War over the years, extremely diligent.

A small Shuling Shi, don't expect to stand up in this life, not to mention that the military registration department is a pit, dealing with trivial matters, and has always only worked hard without credit, and still thinking about promotion?Isn't this a joke?

When the principal was away, Zhang Gu Wang Shougui peeled peanuts and sat chatting with three or five colleagues.Unexpectedly, while chatting, the protagonist of that topic arrived.

Su Qingling walked over with a stack of files in his arms, and said politely, "Please excuse me, please." In just a short time, his eyebrows became more forbearing.

"Get out of the way? The Bing Ji Division is such a big place, Su Bang is looking for trouble, right?" Wang Shougui peeled a peanut and threw it into his mouth, revealing his big yellow teeth.The people next to him didn't want to move at all, they were all waiting to watch the show.

But the room is full of tables and chairs and volumes are piled up everywhere, so what better place to walk?

"I don't mean to find fault, I just hope that I can borrow the convenience to go to the warehouse to return the file."

Several people still crossed their legs and looked from the wall.In the stalemate, Wang Shougui glanced back, and suddenly stood up with a strange smile. "You go."

Su Qingling nodded in thanks, and just as she raised her foot to think about it, her leg was caught by something, and she fell straight to the ground, with the files in her arms scattered all over the floor.

Wang Shougui and the others burst out laughing, and someone in the room muttered "dogs eat shit" in a low voice, and everyone in the room laughed even harder.Su Qingling felt the pain all over his body. Three figures flashed in front of his eyes. When he looked up, he realized that it was Xu Guan, a member of the treasury department, and two Shuling Shis.

"Master Su's body is precious, so you have to walk carefully." Xu Guan's belly was about to cramp from laughter.

Su Qingling struggled to stand up, her knees were shaking with pain, but said anxiously: "May I ask Mr. Xu to deliver the latest military supplies, food and salaries?" Those two books should be the relevant files in Lingshi's arms.

Every few hours, the latest news from the two counties of Bashu came to the yamen, and each department prepared the latest report and issued it according to the order.

Xu Guan was stunned when he heard this, and then he burst out laughing, "So what, this report is to be presented to your lord."

"The master is out, please, please let me in... just let the villain take a look."

Seeing him like this, Xu Guan felt a little pitiful, and waved his hand like throwing a bone to a dog, and behind him, Shu Lingshi threw a few volumes into Su Qingling's arms, with a sneer on his face.

Holding the dossier in hand, Su Qingling eagerly read it on the spot, but after a while her complexion suddenly darkened, she put down the dossier and ran out regardless of her painful legs, staring at the whole room.

Su Qingling ran to the general office of the Ministry of War anxiously, but was stopped outside by several guards holding spears.

"Your Highness has ordered that no one else be seen." These guards are Chongjia's personal soldiers, and they are usually very domineering.Furthermore, this No. [-] Su Bang is a celebrity, everyone knows that he has offended the Third Highness, and his current fate can be regarded as a typical example of the failure of the No. [-] in the past. If this unlucky broom star really sees his master, they will suffer a lot.

Su Qingling lingered outside the door for a long time, knowing that the guard had no intention of notifying her, so she had to leave angrily.This matter is extremely urgent, who else can I rely on at this time?Closing his eyes and thinking quietly, Chonglin's pale but firm face appeared in his heart.

Seven days later, Chonglin still didn't wake up, but the fever finally subsided.Du Heng lay down on the side of the bed exhaustedly and passed out, Xiao Di helped him put on a cloak, and went outside with Xiao An, so as not to disturb the master to rest.

The two were chatting quietly at the door, when the eunuch came to report that there was a book order Shi Shi holding Wang Luofu's greeting card and wanted to see the sixth prince, and he was waiting outside Chenghua Gate.The guard sent the greeting card to Dongli Palace, but he couldn't find anyone, and passed it after several rounds.

"Shu Lingshi?" Xiao An frowned, took the greeting card and replied casually. "Tell that person not to wait, the master will take care of himself when he wakes up." How can I see him still unconscious.It's really strange these days, even Shu Lingshi wants to go to the palace to ask to see the prince, but the common people in Tianpingtou may be able to visit the emperor.

Inside the room, Chonglin moved his fingers, and Chonglin opened his heavy eyelids. On the strange bed, there was a purple silk curtain on one side.

where is thisHe wanted to call Xiao An, but his throat felt as if it was on fire.There was a foreign body sensation in the left hand. When I lifted it up, I found that it was covered with gauze. I squeezed it lightly, and the wound didn't hurt as much as before. It must have been medicated.

The house was silent.Chonglin tilted his head, and saw a long hair hanging loose on the mattress beside him, with a faint ocher color in the blackness, the man's closed eyes were tired, as if he was not sleeping soundly, his eyelashes slightly curled up and trembled from time to time, The eyebrows also frowned slightly.

Chong Lin was stunned in disbelief, unable to look away for a long time.How could he be here, guarding in front of his sick bed?

How long has it been since I saw you...but just a few days, it seems like three autumns and five autumns have passed.Chong Lin hesitated and stretched out his hand, and picked up a strand of hair hanging aside with his fingertips. It was smooth and cold, tangled with twists and turns, but it slipped off his fingertips in an instant.

"Is His Highness the Sixth Prince still awake? Someone sent a greeting card to ask to see you." Suddenly a shrill voice came from outside the door, Du Heng was awakened, Chong Lin hurriedly withdrew his hand, and the two raised their eyes and looked at each other.

Du Heng was pleasantly surprised, and quickly turned his face away, and said with a heartless sarcasm as usual: "Your Highness has finally woken up. I've been dizzy here for seven days and I don't want to get up. Is it so comfortable to live in Jielan Palace?"

The trace of tenderness that surged just now suddenly disappeared, and Chong Lin coldly turned away, but doubts arose in his heart: How did he get hurt?Half of his cheeks were bruised and purple... In his dream, he seemed to have seen this painted face in a daze, but he couldn't remember it at all.

"Drink some water." Du Heng poured a glass of warm water, held it with his left hand and put it aside.

In the past few days, the pain in my right arm has become more and more serious. After I injured my tendons and bones, it was too late to take the medicine to fix it.At this time, he could only support it with all his strength, pretending to be normal.

Putting his left arm under Chonglin's body to pick him up, Du Heng sat on the head of the bed and held him in his arms.The two had never had such intimate contact in the past eight years, Chonglin was so surprised that his body became stiff, and his cheeks were so red that blood might drip.

"Let go, let go!" Chonglin was anxious for a moment, and coughed uncontrollably.

Ignoring Chonglin's weak struggle, Du Heng called Xiaodi and Xiaoan to come in from the door, and said: "His Sixth Highness wants to drink water."

Seeing that the master finally woke up, Xiao An was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes, and he thanked the gods and Taoist priests repeatedly, only missing all the gods of the nine heavens.

Xiaodi fed Chonglin some water spoon by spoon, but saw that his expression was very unnatural, his face was a little red, and he seemed to be very uncomfortable leaning on his master's arms.

"Who sent the greeting card?" Du Heng asked casually.

"By the way, it's this one." Xiao An hurriedly presented the greeting card, and Du Heng stretched out his left hand to take it, and he hugged the person in his arms even tighter when he moved like this.

"Ah..." Chonglin cried out in surprise, turned his head to look, only to find that the lips of himself and Du Heng were so close that they almost kissed each other.

His heart was beating wildly in his chest, and the long-lost body temperature, longing embrace, and inescapable bondage were making him flustered.

"You... rude, let go, let go!" Chong Lin pushed Du Heng down, but he couldn't exert any strength, and his struggle seemed to be caressing.

Du Heng ignored him, read the greeting post at a glance, ten lines at a glance, and threw it back to Xiao An.There was an evil smile at the corner of his mouth, and he whispered in his ear: "Su Shuling Shi wants to see you."

"Su... Shu Lingshi?" Chonglin was stunned, how dare an unknown little Shu Lingshi come to see him?

"Well, Su Qingling... Su Shuling Shi."

--what? !

Xiao Di panted heavily while running and thinking, this kind of drudgery is always entrusted to him, my father is the worst.It was too far from Jielan Palace to Chenghua Gate, not to mention it was winter, his face was almost frozen from running.

But the most pitiful thing is that it's not his turn. Su Qingling's clothes are not thick, but she has stood in the cold wind for more than two hours.His status is low, he is not qualified to enter the palace to invite people to give reports, so he can only come to ask Wang Luofu for help.Wang Luofu was sick in bed after the last court incident, and when he heard about his intentions, he immediately wrote a greeting card to him.

He came to the gate of the palace and handed over the letter of worship. After waiting for nearly two hours, the guard who delivered the letter came back, but he sent word that His Highness the Sixth Highness didn't have time and asked him not to wait any longer.Su Qingling's heart was instantly cold and painful, but she gritted her teeth and struggled for a long time, and decided to continue waiting.If you miss this time, you may never see Chonglin again.He believed that His Highness the Sixth Highness would not abandon him, or he wanted to believe so.

He came to Beijing alone, with no relatives or friends. Although it was only a few acquaintances, the only person he admired, trusted and relied on from the bottom of his heart was the sixth prince.Being assigned a humble job, being ridiculed, ignored, squeezed out and teased... No matter how painful it is, I can bear it.But if he was abandoned by Chonglin, he would be like duckweed and withered grass in the capital, alone.

With the wind and snow blowing, Su Qingling's lips and hands were purple from the cold, and she kept breathing and rubbing her hands to keep warm.

Xiao Di from afar saw him shaking his head, this Su Bangyan was even more shabby, he waited foolishly outside without even wearing a thick padded jacket in the cold weather, he was lucky not to freeze to death.

"Su Bangyan," Xiao Di went over and patted him on the shoulder. "Come with me, His Highness the Sixth Highness is recuperating in Jielan Palace right now."

"Ah... um!" Hearing Xiaodi's words, Su Qingling nodded vigorously, showing her first smile in these days.

After walking for a long time, he walked into the side hall led by Xiao Di, the heat from the charcoal stove made the room warm, and the sixth prince was leaning on Imperial Physician Du, asking Xiao An to feed him porridge.

Seeing that Chonglin's face was full of blood, and his spirits were still good, Su Qingling felt at ease, and behaved politely. "I've seen His Highness the Sixth Highness and Imperial Physician Du. Is your Highness better?"

"Qing Ling." Chong Lin leaned forward, apologetic. "Have you been waiting for a long time? Your hands are turning red from the cold."

He lowered his head and looked at his hands, only to realize that they were already red, and it was obvious that he was about to get chilblains.Su Qingling wanted to hide her hands behind her back, but Chonglin pulled her over and warmed herself on the charcoal stove.

"I've been sick these days, but I didn't know you were..." Chonglin hesitated to speak, sighed and said, "I will discuss the official position with my third brother."

"No, villain...Qing Ling is here this time because he has something important to discuss with His Highness the Sixth Highness."

"Oh." Du Heng sneered. "Su Bangyan is really auspicious. His Highness the Sixth Highness has been in a coma for seven days, and he woke up as soon as you came."

"Your Highness, you?" Su Qingling was also very surprised. He only said that Chong Lin didn't go to the Yamen recently because he hadn't recovered yet. Unexpectedly, he had been in a coma for many days.

Chonglin shook his head, "I'm fine, I'm much better already."

"I'm tired. Human flesh is not a good cushion. Su Bangyan, come and change your position." Du Heng lazily straightened his back and was about to get up.The warmth was suddenly withdrawn, and Chonglin subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab Du Heng's sleeve, looking at him with panicked eyes.

Du Heng was stunned, and the eight years of time went back in an instant.

I remember that day, when the water rose after the rain in Lingshan, the two made an appointment to go to Xifeng to see the waterfall.At that time, although he tried his best to treat him, Chonglin was still weak, but he was still very happy to watch and play.The two walked hand in hand on the slippery mountain road, and he picked them up at steep places.In this way, going back and forth, the time of reciting is far more than walking side by side.

When they came to the mountainside, both of them were a little tired and took a rest for a while.The stream on the side is clear and swift, splashing misty water mist, and the green shrubs are covered with white smoke, which is too beautiful to behold.Seeing Chonglin dumbfounded, Du Heng quietly hid behind a boulder in the distance to scare him.

That was one of the things he regretted the most in his life.

When he found that Du Heng was missing, no matter how much he shouted, there was no response. Chonglin was frightened and mistook him for falling into a mountain stream.Such a frail body, being stimulated by the cold stream in Jiuyue, immediately coughed and couldn't breathe.

Du Heng ran over and jumped into the stream, picked up the man and hugged him in his arms, his heart almost stopped beating.Apologizing non-stop with guilt, Chonglin looked dazed and didn't reply, grabbed his skirt tightly, stared at him for a long time with a panicked face, and only raised a small arc of his panting pale lips.

"You're so bad." The man just said that with a smile at that time, and without a word of complaint, he fell into his arms and lost consciousness.

Gently opening his hand, Du Heng's sarcastic tone brought a pampering that he didn't realize. "Is Your Highness still inseparable from Mother's milk baby?"

Chong Lin was also stunned by his coquettish behavior, he withdrew his hand as if it was hot, his face flushed suddenly, and he hurriedly turned his head away.After so many years, I never imagined that I was still so weak when I was sick, and I really didn't make any progress.

Xiao An used the folded quilt to support the master behind him, helping him to sit still.

Du Heng yawned, "I'll leave it to you to talk about your private affairs slowly, the court affairs are very boring." Before going out, he turned back and said: "Your Highness, if I find out that you haven't taken your medicine properly, then I will take care of myself." Disposal method."

When the door was closed, Chong Lin still lowered his head, staring blankly at the gauze in his left hand, as if he hadn't recovered yet.

Su Qingling is not yet married, nor has anyone she admires, so she doesn't know anything about love.But at this time, seeing Chonglin's look of losing his soul, he also vaguely guessed something in his heart.

The first time I saw Imperial Physician Du, I knew that he was a magnificent figure. Even though his face was tired and bruised, and his long hair was messy, his every move was still eye-catching.If Chonglin is like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, Du Heng is so handsome that he is close to a monster but not as vulgar as a monster.

It's just that I don't know what is the entanglement between the sixth prince and Imperial Physician Du...

Xiao An went out to prepare refreshments, and there were only the two of them in the room.Chonglin collected his thoughts and said, "What is the important thing you are talking about?"

"Your Highness," Su Qingling looked serious and awe-inspiring, "Qingling's father was a military officer, but he never relied on force to oppress others. He once said, "Although human life can be taken away, people's hearts cannot be deceived. If the superior loses virtue, then The road is not far away.""

"What exactly happened?" Hearing this, Chonglin suddenly felt ominous.

"The military order has been issued, I hope there is still time to try to remedy it."

Su Qingling slowly told what he heard, saw and learned from Wang Luofu in the past few days.

Five days ago, 29 members of Lu Qishan's family, the prefect of Berkshire, paraded through the streets and beheaded the public.Lu Qishan ruled Berkshire for seven years. He was widely known as a virtuous person, and nearly ten thousand people gathered in front of the execution platform.During the execution, the people cried all over the sky, causing riots on the spot, and the excited crowd rushed to the execution platform.

Seeing that the scene could not be suppressed, Feng Daohong, the supervisor and beheader, ordered the sharp shooting battalion in charge of the defense to shoot and kill all mobs who resisted.After the bloody rain, thousands of corpses were left in the execution field, and countless people were trampled to death.The Shenshe Battalion also suffered hundreds of casualties, and Lu Qishan's head was missing.

That night, Shao Yan, the leader of the Fu bandit army, changed his previous sneak attack tactics, and led five thousand soldiers, with Lu Qishan's head hung high above the commander's flag, and marched into Xingyi in a mighty manner.Along the way, the common people lined the road to meet each other, the momentum was extremely loud, and there were many soldiers who joined the army.

Shao Yan used to be a military general, but he was deposed. He is an old expert in marching and fighting, and he is good at both offense and defense.

Although Xingyi is small and poor, it is located at the junction of Bashu, and nearly half of the garrison stores grain and weapons.There are less than [-] defenders in such an important place.Seeing that the bandit army of Fu had arrived, [-]% of the defenders fled without a fight. Seeing that the situation was over, the guard Zhao Jie abandoned the city and rushed to the Luxian garrison camp.Commander Xu Jing heard this and leaned back with all his [-] cavalry to rescue him, but he encountered stubborn resistance in the city, throwing arrows, flying stones, boiling oil, and burning.Of the four thousand soldiers and horses, only a few hundred survived, almost the entire army was wiped out, and Xu Jing died in battle.

The rebel army took Xingyi as its old nest, and advanced all the way to Xuyong, with momentum like a rainbow.The Miao and Tibetan tribes in the southwest of Shu County also formed a battle line, and Lintao, Shaanxi Province also had a mountain fire, and the situation was extremely critical.

Pigeons passed letters from various post offices, and the eight hundred miles sent back news day and night, which shocked the government and the public.Hengdi has been bedridden in Zichen Palace for many days due to the onset of his chronic illness, and he is only waiting to take the longevity pill refined by the national teacher every day.At this critical juncture, war suddenly broke out. The Chongjia and Chongning parties shirked their responsibilities and bit each other like mad dogs. No one thought of any countermeasures to solve this predicament.

Lu Qishan's death eventually became the most powerful spark, causing the flames of war to start a prairie fire.He didn't care about his family and life for the country and the people during his lifetime, but unexpectedly he became a pioneer of treason after his death, how ironic.

Chonglin gritted his teeth and asked, "What instruction does third brother give?"

"Withdraw [-] troops from the Guanxi Battalion of Longyuguan and return to Hanrong, take back Xingyi, and then move forward to wipe out the Fu bandit army." Su Qingling paused every word. "If the food and grass cannot be transported in time, you don't have to worry about looting the farmland of the villages along the way if necessary."

Swallowing an exclamation, Chonglin gasped. "...to die, to die, this is to die!"

Su Qingling lowered his eyes and nodded, he knew that even if others didn't understand, Chonglin would understand why he was worried.

Longyuguan is a natural moat, separated from the brave Qiang people by a mountain. It has been an important military site in all dynasties and has been guarded by heavy soldiers.Liao Dingyuan, the former admiral and commander of the Nine Gates Infantry Army, was a military prodigy. He studied the art of war and was familiar with gossip. He set up two battalions in the east and west of Longyu Pass, taking care of each other and forming a double line of defense.Since then, the Qiang people have been unable to break through the Longyu Pass for more than [-] years, and the East and West Camps have been extended to this day.The Kansai Battalion was at the front, with a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and the Kanto Battalion was at the rear, with only a little over [-] infantry.

The Qiang people are undeterred, and they have always paid attention to the troubles in the Central Plains.Such a large-scale mobilization of troops must be difficult to hide. The Kansai camp is empty. Although there are natural dangers to rely on, there have been many Qiang attacks in the past.If they invade at this time, wouldn't it be like the empty door is wide open?Not to mention ordering [-] garrison troops without food and grass to go deep into the hinterland and plunder fields and towns along the way, it is simply absurd.

In today's internal and external troubles, what is most lacking may not be soldiers and horses, but capable ministers.

Chonglin looked up at the man beside him who hadn't seen much thinner for many days, and said sincerely: "One day, if I can worship you as my phase, the world will be at peace."

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Su Qingling froze, shaking her head hastily. "What is the virtue and ability of Qingling?"

Chong Lin stretched out his hand to him. "Qingling, I regard you as my only friend. I believe in you."

Su Qingling grasped it tremblingly, and the two of them pressed their fingers together and clasped it tightly.