On the second day after Jun Lixuan handed over the booklet, Emperor Yanxi issued an order that Jun Lixuan would be the chief general, Jun Chengrong, Ling Hongzhi and the two generals Jun Lixuan usually had would be the deputy generals, and Ling Qiyang would be the military doctor and lead the army. 300,000, and set off for You Country in three days.
The next day, after Jun Lixuan sorted out what he wanted to bring, he brought Ling Qiyang back to Uncle Wangyang's mansion. After all, this is Ling Qiyang's first time going to the battlefield, and he always has to go back to see Ling Qiyang's father, and listen to him to explain a few words, so that he can feel at ease.
Daddy Ling looked at his son without showing too much emotion, "You must be careful when you go this time. Although the prince is protecting you, you can't be his burden."
"My son understands that my father should also pay attention to his health. If you have anything to do, you must write to me." The only thing Ling Qiyang is worried about is his father.
"Don't worry. Let's treat this time as your excursion. As a doctor, you should try your best to help the patients. This is the first sentence your master said to you after you became a master. Remember, don't let your master down."
"Son, I've made a note." Ling Qiyang nodded.
"Well, I don't have anything else to tell you. I hope you return safely." Father Ling looked at Ling Qiyang intently. Although his face was calm, he was reluctant to give up.
"Yes." Ling Qiyang held his father's hand. It seemed that he hadn't done such a move for a long time. Father was very particular about etiquette and didn't like Ling Qiyang's rudeness. But this time he didn't push it away, nor reprimanded him.
"Don't worry, Daddy, I will take good care of Qiyang, and I will not let him get hurt." Jun Lixuan said, he can understand Daddy Ling's mood, and as far as he loves Ling Qiyang, Daddy Ling will only be more than him.
Father Ling looked at Jun Lixuan and nodded, "You are on the front line, Qiyang is at the rear anyway, you have to pay attention to your own safety. Only when you are careful can Qiyang be safe."
"I understand." Jun Lixuan nodded solemnly.
"Father has nothing to help you. Here are three kits, and you should keep them with you. When you encounter difficulties, open them in order. Opening them early will not help, and may affect your judgment." Father Ling took them from the box. Out of three kits, numbers have been embroidered on them.
Jun Lixuan knew that Daddy Ling was extraordinary, and Daddy Ling would never have done these things if Ling Qiyang hadn't followed him on the expedition. Jun Lixuan took it with both hands, and said, "Thank you, Daddy, for your concern."
"I hope it's just that I'm thinking too much, not that I'm really in trouble." Papa Ling sighed inaudibly.
"Yes." Jun Lixuan nodded.
After being silent for a while, Jun Lixuan suddenly said: "Qiyang and I have left, I'm afraid it won't work if there is no one to take care of the house. If daddy doesn't mind, can you go to Linwang's mansion to stay for a while, so that I can do some housework for me."
Ling Qiyang turned his head to look at Jun Lixuan who suddenly proposed so, his eyes were full of surprise. Indeed, if his father was in his house, he would feel more at ease. Furthermore, Uncle Wangyang's mansion even went to war with Ling Hongzhi, and the eldest lady was even more unscrupulous. If Ling's father went to his own mansion, it would definitely be more secure than staying here.
Father Ling said without hesitation: "Thank you for your kindness, but this is really against the rules. You don't have to worry about me, anyway, I am an elder and know how to take care of myself."
Ling Qiyang didn't interrupt, he knew that this proposal was unheard of, and it was reasonable for his father not to go. As a royal family, he has only heard of the precedent of the princess' mother living in the palace after she separated from her father.
Jun Lixuan also understood that he had crossed the distance, so he said: "Since that's the case, I won't force it. I have to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so that Qi Yang can feel at ease."
Papa Ling nodded and didn't say any more.
Five days later, Jun Lixuan got on his horse and ordered his troops to set off.
There has been little rain recently, and the march of the army has been smooth. Ling Qiyang has been sitting in the carriage, although the food and lodging is a bit difficult, basically he is sleeping in the open air, but with Jun Lixuan by his side, he doesn't feel hard work, on the contrary, he feels relaxed and at ease flying out of the capital.
After walking for four days, taking advantage of the lunch break, Jun Lixuan got into Ling Qiyang's carriage. At this time, Ling Qiyang was wearing white clothes, lying in the car with his eyes closed to rest. In order not to show him too much, Jun Lixuan put away Ling Qiyang's red clothes, and prepared a few sets of comfortable clothes for easy changing and washing.
Ling Qiyang's car has been following the main general's team, Jun Lixuan did not hide it, anyway, the emperor's imperial decree has been issued, so there is nothing to hide. And in the past few days, whenever Ling Qiyang set up camp at night, he would go out of the carriage to see a doctor and prescribe some medicine for the soldiers who occasionally felt unwell, so that the soldiers who were not acclimatized would get better the next day. Therefore, the entire army has no objection to the accompanying princess, and according to Jun Lixuan's request, they are only called Young Master Ling, not Princess Lin.
"What's wrong?" As soon as Jun Lixuan came in, Ling Qiyang opened his eyes. The two spent very little time together these few days, Jun Lixuan had to take care of the soldiers, and with such a long journey day and night, Ling Qiyang also felt tired, often before Jun Lixuan finished explaining to the guards, he had already fallen asleep.
Jun Lixuan lay next to him, the carriage was not too small, and the two of them would not feel crowded lying next to each other, "Can you have any good way to get the eldest brother to return to Beijing voluntarily?" Jun Lixuan hugged Ling Qiyang and lowered his voice asked. He has replaced the surroundings of the carriage with his own people, so as not to be heard by others and cause trouble.
"What's your idea?" Ling Qiyang asked back, he didn't believe that Jun Lixuan had no idea.
"I do have an idea. I originally wanted to give him some medicine to make him feel unwell. But thinking about it, this is not enough for him to leave the army and return to Beijing." If the imperial concubine really wants to make this idea, then it is imperative to do it. , so the sooner Jun Chengrong leaves the army, the less of a threat to Jun Lixuan.
"En." Jun Lixuan's method is indeed not suitable, the eldest prince came here to make up for his past, even if he is unwell, he will definitely not go back easily, unless the illness is strange. or life-threatening. Lying down in a comfortable position, Ling Qiyang said: "There is a way, but if I say this, he may not believe it."
Jun Lixuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Let me tell you the method first."
"I can use a kind of medicine to make the first prince's symptoms look the same as being infected by the corpse thread Gu. Of course, it won't kill him. Then we will secretly reveal to him what happened in the Gu, and let him go back to Beijing Investigate the matter of the Gu master. The eldest prince is very happy. Although he is not a coward, he still cherishes his life. Moreover, the matter of Gu insects is definitely a big deal for the people of Ye, so I am not afraid that he will not go back." Ling Qiyang smiled, "The imperial concubine Wanting to frame you with the order of the First Prince, we will naturally have to reciprocate to be worthy of her calculations. Push the matter of checking the Gu Master to the First Prince, let us reveal a thing or two from the side, and we are not afraid that he will not be able to find out about the Fifth Prince. By then, I'm afraid the imperial concubine will be too busy to take care of herself."
Jun Lixuan smiled, pinched his nose and said: "Qiqing is very smart, it is God's blessing to have you for my husband."
"Don't talk nicely." Ling Qiyang hit him and said: "But the eldest prince is against you, so if I tell you about the insanity, he may not believe it. He may even think that you and I conspired to deceive him. So we still It needs someone else to say it, as for this person, I haven’t thought of it yet.”
"No hurry." He was already satisfied that Ling Qiyang could come up with this idea, and Jun Lixuan didn't force it, and he needed to use his brain for some things, "Follow what you said first, get him some medicine, and let him be safe all the way." It's fine if you have more. Although he is a lieutenant general, he doesn't accept me in his heart, and I don't want to argue with him, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for me."
Ling Qiyang nodded, and got up to get the medicine box, but just as he stretched out his hand, the kit in the skirt fell out, Jun Lixuan picked up the kit, and asked, "Do you want to see it?"
"Didn't Daddy say that you don't need to look at it when you're not in a hurry?" Ling Qiyang brought over the medicine box, which was made by Jun Lixuan for him. The outside was painted with a layer of red paint, which is very grand and much bigger than the previous one.
"Is it urgent to deal with the eldest brother?" Jun Lixuan shifted his head and put it on Ling Qiyang's lap, "I'm just curious about Daddy's opinion. If it doesn't work, I won't force it."
Ling Qiyang smiled helplessly: "Okay, you can read it." In fact, he also wanted to know what his father wrote.
Jun Lixuan took the brochure bag embroidered with "一", and there was a piece of paper in it. According to the paper, there were two words written on it - Xunshi.
The meaning is obvious, it is to ask him to find Ling Qiyang's master.
Jun Lixuan put down the note, and said to Ling Qiyang with admiration: "Did Dad guess that I want to bring Brother Dahuang back to Beijing?"
"How do I know?" Ling Qiyang put away the rest of the kit, "But if the master is here, in his holy name, even if the eldest prince doesn't live for three days, the eldest prince will believe it." Speaking of his master, Ling Qiyang I still miss it very much.
"Then how to find it?" Since this suggestion is useful, it is imperative, but where to find it has become a problem.
"I don't know either. I heard from my father that Master was treating patients in a small village in the west. It's like finding a needle in a haystack, and it's too difficult." Dad's idea is good, but it's a bit difficult to implement.
Jun Lixuan thought about it for a while, and said: "Give the medicine to Brother Dahuang first, and I will send someone to find your master. Next, take a step and watch first. The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. There will always be a good way."
"Okay." Ling Qiyang believed in Jun Lixuan, and didn't worry too much. Then he gave him the medicine, as for how to get in, it was up to Jun Lixuan.
The medicine given by Ling Qiyang is chronic. On the way to Youguo, Jun Chengrong's body fell ill from time to time, but it was not a serious illness. Most of them were fever, headache, stomach distension and diarrhea. Use it medicine, and you will recover. But although his body recovered, his complexion became worse and worse. The accompanying imperial physician did not diagnose the reason, but said that it was acclimatization.
At first Jun Chengrong believed it, but after that, the symptoms of brain fever and diarrhea became too frequent, which made him suspicious. But even though he was suspicious, he didn't ask Ling Qiyang to see a doctor. When he thought that Jun Lixuan was the chief general, but his elder brother was only a deputy general, Jun Chengrong felt uneasy.
In three more days, we will arrive at Yau Country, and the journey has been smooth. That night, everything was silent, only a low cry was heard, and the lieutenant who was in the same tent with Jun Chengrong ran out covering the wound on his arm, chasing after Jun Chengrong who was holding a long sword and had dull eyes.
Jun Lixuan had been prepared for a long time, and after hearing the voice, he waited for a while, then walked out of his military tent as if awakened by a start, and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, Jun Chengrong had already been held down by Ling Hongzhi, and he didn't struggle. After Jun Lixuan came, he sat up on the floor, closed his eyes, and seemed to be asleep.
Ling Hongzhi was slightly startled, breathed a sigh of relief and found that the person was still alive.
The injured lieutenant general said: "I don't know what happened to the eldest prince. He was sleeping soundly, but he suddenly got up and stabbed me with his sword. Fortunately, I was not asleep, otherwise, wouldn't I be a ghost?"
After hearing the letter and saluting, the military doctor who rushed over quickly took the eldest prince's pulse, and found that there was nothing wrong with it, and said: "My lord, the eldest prince is fine. What you did just now... Excuse me for your boldness, it seems to be a symptom of sleepwalking."
"Sleepwalking?" Jun Lixuan pretended to frowned, "I've never heard that elder brother has sleepwalking, why did he sleepwalk all of a sudden?"
"This... This minister doesn't know either. I have to ask the eldest prince when he wakes up."
Jun Lixuan looked at Jun Chengrong who was sleeping dead, and said to the little soldier beside him: "Take the eldest prince back. Let people watch him, and nothing else will happen." Then he said to the military doctor: "Please also ask the military doctor The deputy general bandaged the wound."
"Yes." The military doctor saluted respectfully, and then took the lieutenant to treat the wound.
"This matter is not allowed to be spread to the outside world, so as not to disturb the morale of the army." Jun Lixuan said solemnly.
"Yes." Several soldiers who heard the sound replied together.
"Step up your defenses so that this kind of thing doesn't happen again." Jun Lixuan told Ling Hongzhi that his subordinates were in charge of the night watch today and yesterday.
"Yes." Ling Hongzhi took the order. In fact, since the expedition, Jun Lixuan has set a task for him - to be responsible for Ling Qiyang's safety. He was also happy to accept this matter, after all, he was his younger brother, so he should protect him.
The next day, as soon as Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang got up, Ling Hongzhi, who was on guard at night, hurried into their tent and said with a smile, "Qiyang, your master is here."
Ling Qiyang was startled, and then ran out happily...