By the end of summer, the Rong people had a tendency to abandon Donghu and withdraw to the grassland.
This was not entirely due to the bravery of the Wei army and the Rong people's high priests who did not give up kindly enough to cause another serious epidemic, but because Ji Qubing also acted ruthlessly.
He had not been able to figure out a way to cure the serious disease until now, but now that he knew that the serious disease did not come out of thin air, but was transmitted through fleas. Fleas are parasitic things... He simply prepared several highly poisonous medicines in one go, poisoning all living creatures within a few miles of the army!
Horses are among them.
Wei Jun's horses were sent away in advance, and the Rong people suffered a big loss.
Finding that the Wei army had sent infantry to meet the enemy, they charged rashly, but before they could reach the Wei army, all of their mounts bled to death. The few horses that were lucky enough to still run were killed by bows and arrows.
Without their mounts, it would not be so easy for the Rong people to fight against the Wei army. The result was of course the expected victory for the Wei army and a huge defeat for the Rong people.
Moreover, the severe epidemic caused by the great priest of the Rong people before has really created a blood feud with the Wei people. Ji Qubing was not a compassionate person in the first place. He used to be lukewarm towards his fellow Wei people and his tribe, but now he wants to rectify the Rong people. , he resorted to all possible means to suppress the disease - the severe disease caused by the Rong people's great sacrifice. Because it was restrained by the horses and Ji Qubing could not be cured, he did not dare to deal with it, for fear of hurting his own people.
But this is not the only kind of plague in the world. Some plagues are not difficult for Ji Qubing. But the doctors in the army may not be able to heal! Besides, even if they could, what about the medicinal materials? Because of the severe epidemic in the Wei army, almost all the medicinal materials in the country were collected overtly and covertly! Nowadays, they are regarded as military supplies and cannot be exported at all!
So by the end of summer, the Rong people showed obvious signs of fatigue, abandoned several important towns in succession, and gradually retreated to the grassland.
At this time, Shen Zangfeng quietly returned to Yuzhu Town with only a few guards.
"Why are you back now?" After Wei Changying received the news, he hurried to the front yard before changing his clothes. Looking at his emaciated husband, who had lost a lot of weight, he felt distressed and confused, "Are you injured?"
"I'm not injured at all. It's just that I worked too hard before. Doctor Ji advised me not to spend the autumn and winter in Donghu. It's not good for my health." After many years of military service, Shen Zang's face has been vicissitudes of life, but his eyes are still bright and sharp. He was not wearing armor, but was wearing an azure brocade robe, and a golden crown on his head. If it weren't for the unconcealable sharpness and evil intent in his temperament from years of conquests, he would still look like the elegant young master sitting on the locust tree in Ruiyu Hall back then - Such a young and beautiful season and time.
There was no regret at all when he smiled, but rather a sense of relief. He looked at his wife and said warmly, "Thank you for your hard work these days..."
Wei Changying's eyes turned red, and there was a hint of sobs in his voice: "You and I, how do you think it's hard work? I'm just idle at home, but you, this time... Thank God you're okay, otherwise I would have been asked to follow you. How do the children live?"
Shen Zangfeng smiled: "Didn't I come back?"
Seeing that he was really tired, Wei Changying stopped the juniors from greeting him and ordered people to prepare orchid soup for Shen Zangfeng to bathe. Originally, she asked Huang to cook a table of delicious dishes, but Shen Zangfeng only took a few bites and said he wanted to sleep.
He slept for two full nights and two days.
On the third night, I woke up in a daze, but I still felt tired in my bones. I knew in my heart that my vitality was severely damaged, and I couldn't recover from it just by sleeping like this. However, now that he has given up on competing in the world, the next thing he has to worry about is just that. If he takes care of himself slowly, he doesn't have anything to worry about. Ji Qubing said that he is still in his prime, and there is still a chance to make up for this loss. It would be hard to say if you get older.
While Shen Zangfeng was making this calculation, he saw the tent move, and his wife Wei Changying walked in with red eyes and a pale face. Seeing that he was awake, I was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears of joy, rushed to the bed and asked, "How are you?"
"Have I been sleeping for a long time?" Shen Zangfeng understood what was going on when he saw her like this. He had originally agreed with Ji Qubing and his disciples not to tell his family about his physical condition to avoid worrying them. But he didn't want to relax this time, so he was exposed first.
At this moment, he sighed and comforted, "Don't worry, I didn't have a chance to sleep earlier. This time I came back here and calmed down, so I slept a little longer. It's no big deal."
"You slept for two full days and two nights, and you couldn't wake up no matter how you screamed! Isn't this a big deal?" Wei Changying wiped his face carelessly with his sleeves and whispered, "I went to see Xin Miao yesterday, and she You've told me everything... Since Dr. Ji has diagnosed you with a serious injury early on and you have decided to let go, why didn't you come back earlier? You... Do you know that even though Xin Miao repeatedly said that you would wake up on your own in the past two days, I still have something in my heart? How scared!”
Because Ji Qubing was still on the front line at this time, Duanmu Xinmiao originally wanted to stay in front of his master, but was forced by Ji Qubing to come back with Shen Zangfeng. The reason was that Ji Qubing felt that his apprentice was a girl and was always wandering around in the army, which was really unreasonable. When her sworn brother Shen Zangfeng returned to the capital, he took her to the imperial capital.
Fortunately she came back this time, otherwise Wei Changying would be even more frightened.
Shen Zangfeng sighed: "Although I don't think about big things anymore, they have to come to an end. And although I suffered a big loss this time, it's not like I won't be able to recover. Don't be sad."
Wei Changying didn't dare to scold him any more because he was afraid that it would be tiring for him to comfort her. He stood up and said, "Aunt Huang made some medicinal food. I'll give you some to eat." He called Lianju to come in and help him wash up.
After a while, Mrs. Huang and Wei Changying came in with food boxes, placed a small table on the couch, and put the food on them one by one. Wei Changying served a bowl of bird's nest porridge for her husband, and Shen Zangfeng took a few bites. , suddenly asked: "Can you have food in these two days?"
Guard Chief Ying was stunned, and even Huang said in embarrassment: "Everyone has been surrounding you these past two days, how can you care about the queen?"
Shen Zangfeng frowned, because Huang's status in front of Wei Changying was unusual, so he suppressed the attack, but he also said coldly: "Since aunt is Ying'er's dowry, how could she say that she would turn around me and ignore Gu?" What if you don’t go to Yinger?”
Huang was speechless and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
Wei Changying spoke for her: "I was unsettled and sent them around." He added, "Although I haven't eaten anything, I'm not hungry."
"You should eat something if you're not hungry." Shen Zangfeng frowned and said, "You said just now that I'm relaxed... Do you think that if something happens to you, Guang'er, Xie'er and I will just act as if nothing happened?"
At this time, the clever maid had gone to get a set of bowls and chopsticks. Wei Changying sat on the couch, and the couple ate together.
Wei Changying was overly worried. Even though her husband woke up, she still couldn't eat much.
But seeing that Shen Zangfeng had a good appetite, she felt relieved.
In the morning of the next day, Shen Shuguang and others knew that Shen Zangfeng had woken up, and everyone was relieved.
Sisters Shen Shujing and Shen Shuyan both wiped away tears on the spot and kept saying words like thanking God. Although the two of them are not Shen Zangfeng's daughters, one's father is dead, and although the other's father is still alive, he is like an enemy. In the future, the only people her family can count on are her uncles and cousins.
Moreover, these two girls have been raised by Shen Zangfeng and his wife, and they are no worse than their biological father and daughter in terms of love.
But they didn't get many opportunities to talk to Shen Zangfeng.
Wei Changying knew that what her husband needed most now was to rest, so he only asked each of them to come forward and say hello to Shen Zangfeng before sending them away. He went outside again and told them not to tell anyone, but he still said that Shen Zangfeng was not suitable for visiting guests and politely declined everyone's visit.
But because Zhang Luoning had an unusual relationship with Shen Zangfeng, after being sent away from the main door, he was invited to the inner room from the corner door to see him.
Wei Changying tried to persuade Shen Zangfeng to thank the guest but to no avail, so he simply stood at the door of the inner room and told him unceremoniously that he could only stay for a cup of tea at most. If it was longer, don't blame her for being unreasonable and going in to chase people away.
Zhang Luoning smiled bitterly and nodded repeatedly... Sure enough, after waiting for a cup of tea, he grabbed Chen Guang and left. After he left, Wei Changying went in and scolded her husband: "Doctor Ji even told you that you can't worry about it, yet you still keep going!"
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "I'm not worried today, I just heard a happy event. Later, you can use your time to go to Zhang's house to say congratulations for me."
Guard Chief Ying said in surprise: "Why is there any happy event in the Zhang family?"
"Pingxu is going to get married next month. I have advised him on this matter several times, but he has been unwilling to make this decision because of something on his mind. Now that he has finally thought about it, wouldn't it be a double happiness?" Shen Zangfeng said with a smile, "Please prepare a congratulatory gift for Guang'er. He is still young and cannot be very thorough in this matter."
Wei Changying and Zhang Luoning were not very familiar with each other, but seeing that her husband was in a good mood, he casually asked: "Whose daughter is he marrying?"
"She is the daughter of the Gu family in Hongzhou." Shen Zangfeng said, "It is said that she is a gentle and generous lady." At this point, his face looked a little strange, and he looked Wei Changying up and down.
Wei Changying was confused and said, "What do you think the woman Zhang Pingxu wants to marry is looking at me?"
"I'm worried about Pingxu." Shen Zangfeng sighed, "I suddenly remembered that before I met you, I asked privately what kind of person my fiancée was? Everyone in the family agreed that she was a gentle person. Generous, beautiful and quiet... In short, everything is good, Ms. We... You said, what if Pingxu is deceived like me... "
"Then I'll beat you to death!" Wei Changying shouted in an angry and funny tone, "Don't think that I can't touch you now that you're lying on the hospital bed! If you keep talking nonsense and ruining my reputation, let's see how I deal with you. !”
Shen Zangfeng laughed loudly: "Are you willing to do it?"
"If you're not willing to hit him, I'm not willing to pinch him?" Wei Changying said, walked over and stretched out his hand to gently pinch his cheek, and shouted!
"I knew you couldn't bear it!" Shen Zangfeng tilted his head, kissed her finger, and said with a low smile. (To be continued)