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Chapter 70: Got promoted again (please read the new chapter)

Seeing Wanli's great joy, Li Xianzhong hurriedly handed a small exquisite medicine box to the chamberlain.

The box itself is made of precious agarwood, with a light fragrance that makes people feel refreshed when smelling it.

Wanli was indeed attracted by the aroma, and he quickly asked his chamberlain to open the box to see what kind of magical prescription it contained.

The chamberlain slowly opened the medicine box, and saw that the box was lined with yellow brocade, and inside were small medical bags of exquisite workmanship.

Wanli curiously picked up one of them, which was embroidered with four exquisite large characters "Longevity without Borders".

He even got close to the medicine bag and smelled it, and then said, "Ai Qing, you are serious. Can using this medicine bag to soak your feet every day really prolong your life?"

Li Xianzhong said: "My master uses this medicinal bag to soak his feet every day. He is still strong at the age of [-] and can walk over mountains and ridges as if on flat ground. I think it must be useful."

"But my master also said that you need to walk around every day and get some sunlight to make the medicine more effective. In addition, after soaking your feet, someone needs to check your majesty's Neiguan point, Xinshu point, and Jueyinshu point. Massage is required for the medicine to take effect.”

These medicine packs were made by Li Xianzhong overnight using cinnamon twig, safflower, Millet Spatholobus, papaya, aconite, and Shenjincao.

Just boil the medicinal liquid according to the conventional method, wait for the water to become warm, then perform foot bath treatment, and soak for the time of one stick of incense once a day before going to bed.

It can relieve the symptoms of Wanli's heart failure and also has a certain healing effect on his swollen feet.

As for letting him walk around and bask in the sun every day, the reason is that Wanli is a homebody and rarely exercises.

It is estimated that the regular trip every day is from his Qianqing Palace to Zheng Guifei's Yikun Palace, and he is carried there.

If he doesn't exercise every day, no matter how good the medical skills of the imperial doctor are, he can't cure his illness.

Wanli's heart failure disease must have occurred several times. History books record that he almost failed to survive one of them, so it must have been very serious.

Heart surgery is not possible in this era, and it is impossible to completely cure him. However, if he can exercise every day, and cooperate with the foot bath and massage of this medicine pack, as long as he is not greatly stimulated, he can live for a few more years. It's possible.

As for how many years he can live, Li Xianzhong himself is not sure.

Sure enough, after Li Xianzhong's bragging, Wanli wanted to try it on the spot, so Li Xianzhong told Chang Yun the method of decoction and massage, and soon the medicine was fried.

Wanli was in a good mood at this moment, and Chang Yun on the side also admired Li Xianzhong's methods of trying to please.

He even embroidered the words "Longevity without Borders" on a medicine bag to please Wanli. This thought really made him, a slave who had served the emperor for most of his life, feel inferior to himself.

Wan Li asked expectantly: "What is Li Aiqing's other gift?"

Soon the waiter opened another brocade box, which contained a dongzhu slightly smaller than an egg.

There were two top-quality East Pearls that Li Sanshun seized in Gule Village. One was sold to Duke Cheng Guo in Mianyue Tower, and the other one was naturally given to Wanli's favorite Concubine Zheng.

This gift-giving is very particular. If Li Xianzhong presented Dongzhu to Concubine Zheng through Zheng Yangxing or Cui Wensheng, it would be just making wedding clothes for others.

Only by dedicating it to Wanli and letting Wanli give it to Concubine Zheng will the best effect be achieved, so that both of them will think of themselves.

Wanli was so happy when he saw this Dongzhu.

Because the Dongzhu he rewarded Concubine Zheng yesterday was obviously not as good as the one in front of her.

Wanli said "good" several times.

Li Xianzhong said: "A pearl matches a beauty, and only the concubine's graceful and luxurious temperament can match this pearl."

Wanli said: "Come here, send this pearl to Yikun Palace as soon as possible!"

It is said that Wanli dotes on Concubine Zheng, and today she really lives up to her reputation. I am afraid that His Majesty is also suffering from "tracheitis".Li Xianzhong's performance made Wanli very satisfied. If every minister could be like Li Xianzhong, he would think about what his father thinks and worry about what his father worries about.

Why would he be angry with them every day?

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is in a state of decline. These old guys keep an eye on their own money every day. It seems that it is time to add some fresh blood.

However, Wanli was most concerned about Jianlu's situation. He asked: "What is Jianlu's actual combat strength? I want to hear the truth."

The smile on Li Xianzhong's face gradually disappeared, and he said seriously: "Before this battle, the Eight Banners of Jianzhou had a total of 310 Niulu. Based on the assumption that each Niulu had about 300 men, they had no less than 6 soldiers."

"The soldiers of Jianlu were all wearing armor. The most elite among them were called Bai Bai Ya La. All of them were wearing iron armor, even double armor and triple heavy armor. There were about five thousand in number."

"If you include the auxiliary troops, Jianlu's strength must have exceeded 10."

Wanli took a breath and said, "In this case, the strength of the Jianlu troops in this war is still greater than that of the Ming Dynasty. So wouldn't Yang Hao's division of troops into four groups be seeking death?"

Li Xianzhong really wanted to say something in his heart: Your Majesty is wise!

But at this time, he could not step on Yang Hao anymore, and said: "The roads near Hetuala are narrow and large troops cannot be deployed. In addition, our Ming armies belong to different groups. If the command is unified, there will be big problems. Yang Jinglue's four-way advance is also There is some truth to it.”

"But the combat power of our ordinary Ming army is indeed inferior to that of the Eight Banners of Jianlu. Only the elite servants of the generals can match them. Fighting in the wild is not a good strategy."

Wanli pondered for a moment and said: "How does the combat power of the Liaodong cavalry in your hand compare to the Jianlu Eight Banners?"

Li Xianzhong said: "The Liaodong Iron Cavalry can compete with the most elite Bai Bai Ya La of Jianlu. Unfortunately, most of our Liaodong Iron Cavalry was lost in this battle and we are no longer able to fight anymore."

When he heard the words "unable to fight anymore", Wanli felt a little lost.

Then he said: "Li Aiqing, don't worry, I will order the Ministry of War to give priority to replenishing the Liaodong Cavalry with equipment and soldiers."

At this time, Li Xianzhong knelt down on one knee and said: "General, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness. I must pay close attention to training and restore the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry as soon as possible."

Wanli was not completely ignorant of soldiers. After all, he also won the "Three Major Wanli Campaigns" in his hands.

The monarch and his ministers chatted for a long time, ranging from the equipment and organization of the Ming army to the situation of establishing the state.

Wanli felt that the Jianzhou Jurchen he had known before had been completely overturned.

He was also shocked when he heard that Jianzhou's population, including Baoyi, had reached one million.

Fortunately, the Eight Banners has now lost more than 2 soldiers, a third of which was lost.

Li Xianzhong told Wanli categorically that in this battle he killed more than 2 people in Jianzhou headquarters, and the loss of wrapped slaves was almost [-] to [-]. Jianzhou will definitely be short of food this year.

Therefore, the war will definitely restart this year, and there is a high probability that Jianzhou will attack and open the original road first, cutting off the connection between Ming Dynasty and Ye He.

Wanli also understood the pressure Li Xianzhong was facing now. This boy really liked him.

So His Majesty was very happy and directly promoted Li Xianzhong to the rank of Chief Military Officer of Kaiyuan and the Right Commander of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, in charge of both Kaiyuan and Tieling roads.

As expected, these gifts were not in vain. Li Xianzhong was so excited that he quickly knelt down to thank the emperor for his kindness!
Unknowingly, it was time for dinner, and Wanli directly left the meal at Qianqing Palace.

At this time, the chamberlain outside the door shouted: "The imperial concubine is here!"

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