Back home, Shui exited the courtyard, and the ground was in a mess. Duan Ling put the soldier on the side couch where Wu Du often sat, gave him acupuncture first, and then began to dispense medicine, trying to reduce his fever. When he took off the leather armor on the soldier's body, he saw an arrow wound on his thigh and a knife wound on his waist and abdomen. It must have been ulcerated and inflamed. The medicine for the knife wound was used up along the way, and it was rained again. He felt cold and traumatized. Infection, Fang is so ill.
"Young Master Wang!" A young servant at the door groaned in secret, picking up a handkerchief and playing around with a thick spring!
Duan Ling was mixing medicine and asked, "Did you get it?"
Wu Du's movements stopped.
"I'll try seventh!" The little servant laughed.
"Well, good." Duan Ling was still thinking about the soldier's condition. The soldier's physique is good, and he should be able to withstand a heavy dose of medicine.
Servant: "..."
Wu Du only looked at Duan Ling and smiled, and Duan Ling suddenly remembered and said, "Is it the Feng'er that you want to reward him?"
Wu Du took out a red seal from his arms and handed it to Duan Ling. Duan Ling took it and took it to the servant to thank him. He woke up like a dream and said, "You already knew that?"
"I don't know." Wu Du said earnestly, "But I know you will definitely win."
Duan Ling was still very happy in his heart, and he was a little stunned for a while. This should be the first time since the founding of Da Chen, the prince took part in the imperial examination in person and won the ranking.
"But this is really... Because I did a good job in the article, did I get it?" Duan Ling thought about it, maybe he was not particularly excited, just because he made up the exam once and saw Li Yanqiu again, he had already passed that. Excited period.
"Shh." Wu Du pointed to the soldier lying on the couch, indicating that he should speak more carefully, then walked towards Duan Ling, knelt down beside him, looked sideways at his eyes, and got closer.
Duan Ling thought he was going to say something, so he approached, but Wu Du kissed Duan Ling's lips, Duan Ling's face instantly turned red, Wu Du took advantage of the situation to put his arms around his waist, and their lips and tongues intertwined, Duan Ling was immersed in it. in his kiss.
After a while, Wu Ducai let go of Duan Ling, and the two smiled at each other. Duan Ling was really full of joy at this moment. It had nothing to do with exams or state affairs. .
Wu Du thought about it for a while, raised his brows seriously, and asked, "I remember last time, you said that if you won the gold list, let me promise you one thing, what is it?"
Duan Ling remembered a little thought at that time, and immediately began to feel embarrassed again. He hesitated for a long time and said, "No... it's nothing."
"Tomorrow's palace test." Wu Du said in Duan Ling's ear, "When the palace test is over, I'll teach you something..."
Duan Ling couldn't help swallowing, and when he looked at Wu Du again, the soldier beside him coughed violently and woke up. The two separated for a while, and the soldier opened his eyes and said, "Water... water."
At dusk, the air is very fresh after the rain, and the sky is blood-stained red. The wind chimes under the East Palace Corridor rang softly.
"I have a plan, maybe I can get rid of Wang Shan for His Highness."
"Let's talk." Cai Yan replied.
Feng Duo pondered for a long time, walked a few steps in the hall, and said, "It seems that Wang Shan will pass the test, and tomorrow the hall test will be expedited. "
Feng Duo looked at Cai Yan with a deep meaning in his eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions, and Cai Yan turned his eyes a little uncomfortably.
"To get rid of this person, we have to create an accident." Feng Duo said, "This accident must not happen in Beijing. It has to be as far away as possible."
"Not bad." Cai Yan said, "Go ahead."
Feng Duo replied: "We have an excellent opportunity in our hands to make him the top three, Jinshi and No. 1."
"Then what?" Cai Yan asked thoughtfully.
"Next, there are two paths for him to choose." Feng Duo replied, "one is to enter the Hanlin Academy, and the other is to be an official outside. This is the case in all dynasties and dynasties. This is the rule. After reading his test paper, When the time comes, His Highness will speak to His Majesty, saying that Wang Shan is suitable for ruling the country and the state, and he is lecturing in the Hanlin Academy.
"Good idea." Cai Yan laughed, the clouds cleared, as if seeing a ray of light, and replied, "Let him be a county magistrate, and then send a shadow team to chase him out and kill him, that's it!"
Feng Duo said: "But there is still a knot that needs to be solved. We must let Wu Du stay in Beijing, and we must not let him go."
Cai Yan pondered for a moment, shook his head slowly, and said, "Wu Du won't agree, he will definitely go with Wang Shan." When Cai Yan was thinking, he met Feng Duo's doubtful eyes, and changed his words: "Wu Duo will go with Wang Shan. The only person is surly and withdrawn, and has always refused to accept the jurisdiction, you can see that so far he has not held an official position."
"Can this be the case?" Feng Duo said, "Instruct the minister to find a reason to keep Wu Du."
Cai Yan frowned and said a moment later, "If Wu Du always acts with Wang Shan, can he be killed?"
Feng Duo replied: "This requires the cooperation of Wuluohou Mu. However, if he is not familiar with the place, it will be easier to do it. Besides, it is not under the eyes of Mu Kuangda, so we will do it one after another, and we will not be able to do it. As for some people's suspicions, if it is placed in Jiaozhou, the Japanese pirates will attack, and there will be more reason."
Cai Yan was relieved, as long as he threw Duan Ling to a place where birds don't lay eggs, and then let the shadow team come out in full force. No matter how careful the other party is, after all, there are only two people.
"If Wu follows alone, how sure are you?" Cai Yan asked.
"Ten percent." Feng Duo replied, "But even Wu Du must be killed together, or if he finds out in the future, he will definitely come back for revenge."
"It's all over to you."
Cai Yan sat in the hall, the sunlight was dim and flickering indistinctly.
At night, Wu Du helped the soldier up and made him lean on the couch, while Duan Ling fed him some medicinal porridge. The soldier was also very fateful, and he actually survived. He claimed that his name was Sun Ting, he was a native of Yecheng, and he joined the army at the age of sixteen. Now it has been ten years.
Later, Li Jianhong was deprived of military power, and the North Army was reorganized, and Sun Ting was still transferred back to Yecheng to guard the border. Yecheng, Hejian, and Changzhou have not had wars for many years. Unexpectedly, just a month ago, Yuan people suddenly attacked, and there were 10,000 people. Yecheng defended the entire city from top to bottom and paid a heavy price to resist the enemy.
"Who led the soldiers?" Duan Ling asked.
Sun Ting replied: "It's a Yuan person named Huaercha."
Duan Ling had never heard of it, and asked again, "Whose subordinates?"
"Wokuotai." Sun Ting said, "but he's gone, no one was there overnight."
The Yuan people have always been like this. They roamed along the Great Wall, attacked the city and conquered the land. Wherever they passed, no grass grew, and the villages were burned to the ground by a fire, killing all the people, and then robbing the food.
"They will come back." Duan Ling frowned and said, "The court will not send troops to you again."
Sun Ting said: "Then what should we do? If Yecheng is knocked down, Hejian is over, Changzhou is gone, Hebei County will be completely broken, and it will fall into the hands of Yuan people!"
"Where's the prefect?" Duan Ling asked.
Sun Ting shook his head, and Duan Ling comforted him a few words, let him lie down, and promised to take him to face the holy tomorrow. When the night was clear and the night sky was thousands of miles away, Duan Ling frowned deeply and couldn't sleep. He sat outside the door, leaning in front of Wu Du, wondering what to do with Yecheng.
The court is not doing nothing, but there is really no extra troops. Once the defenders of Yubi Pass are withdrawn, the Liao people will take advantage of it. Now, all the ministers in the DPRK and China are sure to be able to use it again. Let’s see, if I knew it earlier, I would agree to the request of the Yuan envoy and replace Yecheng with Hejian.
Wu Du said: "Look for Xie You? Let him send someone to Yecheng to stabilize the situation first."
"No, he can't." Duan Ling replied, "I have to find Han Bin under Yubi Pass."
"Who is Han Bin?" Wu Du asked.
Duan Ling: "..."
Duan Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You forget that Han Bin also betrayed me back then... I... General Tiger Might of the Northern Army of the late emperor."
Wu Du then remembered that Mu Kuangda only mentioned one sentence at the beginning, but Duan Ling actually kept remembering that Han Bin and Bian Lingbai were once the right-hand men of the North Army. Only he was familiar with the situation in the frontier. After Zhao Kui's death, the frontier defense Move, stick to the border, only he can fight the enemy head-on. Although Xie You's army has 50,000 people, they are all soldiers from the south. They can be sent to fight in a short period of time, but they cannot be stationed for a long time.
Hebei County originally had six cities. After the Shangzi alliance, Zi, Tongcheng and Huqiu in the north were returned to Liao, and Changzhou, Yecheng and Hejianfu were returned to Chen in the south. Later, Liao was defeated by Yuan, that is, in the year that Fang Qichi left, the three cities of Hebei came into the hands of Yuan people.
That county once had a forgotten name... Duan Ling must keep it no matter what.
He fell asleep leaning on Wu Du, but when he woke up the next day, it was Sun Ting who woke him up.
"This young master." Sun Ting said, "Do I have to go to face the saint today? If I can't see your majesty, the little one will have to leave."
Sun Ting's family is still in Yecheng. He has been to Xichuan once, and he knows the way of handling affairs in the capital. Let him linger in the capital for three years and five years, and naturally he will not be received.
Duan Ling yawned and asked, "What time is it?"
Wu Du was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard and replied, "It's still early, get up for breakfast."
Duan Lingchao Sun Ting said: "You wait at home. Today I am going to enter the palace for a test. No matter what, I will give you a definite answer when I come back. You will leave when I have the permission."
Sun Ting never expected that Duan Ling was actually a tribute, maybe a future top three. He was busy bowing himself, but Duan Ling did not dare to accept his salute, and crossed his hands to greet him politely. After all, it is his father's old department, and he has grown up with his own generation, so he has some feelings.
After breakfast, Wu Du sent Duan Ling outside the Yinghe Palace, but was stopped by the Black Armored Army.
"Today's palace test, it doesn't matter anyone else, all retreat." A soldier said.
Wu Du lost his temper completely, and laughed angrily: "Okay, very good."
Duan Lingsheng was afraid that Wu Duzhen was going to take action, and maybe the entire Jiangzhou army would suffer, so he hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm going in."
As soon as Wu Du raised his hand, the two soldiers ducked back in fear, apparently receiving a warning. Guess Wu Du just put his hand on the back of Duan Ling's neck, pressed his forehead against him, and said in a low voice, "I'm waiting for you in the palace, go and see you first."
"Okay." Duan Ling nodded.
Even though Cai Yan had the ability to reach the sky, he did not dare to take action in the palace exam. Duan Ling and Wu Du exchanged glances, Wu Du waved his hand, and pointed to his arms. Signaling to be careful, you still have the magic weapon, Duan Ling nodded in understanding and followed a soldier in.