Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 363
Chen Xihai ordered people to dig three feet outside the palace to find foreigners, but the situation was not as optimistic as Chen Wenxin expected.

After those foreigners heard about the disease, they either said they had never seen it, or they said they had seen it, but they didn't know what medicine to treat.

As long as someone has seen it, it is not nothing.

More people were sent out to look for them, spreading from the capital all the way to the south, and all the southern state capitals also posted notices looking for foreigners who knew about it.

Naturally, the notice did not directly say that it was to save the emperor, but only said that there was an epidemic in the army.

There were not many foreigners living in the Qing Dynasty, and they were basically in the capital and Guangdong, and there were very few other state capitals.

This search seems to be fruitless.

On the contrary, there are many wandering doctors and fang doctors who read the notice and said that they have medicine to cure this disease.

These people were sent to the front line as quickly as possible, and when they arrived at the front line, they saw Lu Zong's black face, which became even darker after these days of restlessness.

The doctors who walked away were taken aback.

"Everyone, to tell you the truth, it is not only soldiers in the army who are infected with this epidemic, but also a nobleman. If any of you can save this nobleman, I, Lu, dare to say that it is no problem for you to be a Marquis and Prime Minister for the rest of your life." Down."

Hearing that his tone was very loud, the Lang Fang who walked away whispered to each other, and then asked the soldiers who brought them in.

"Who is this? What a big tone! Fenghou and Prime Minister are here!"

They just came here to cheat a few meals, how could they have such big ambitions?
The soldier had no expression on his face, "This is Mr. Lu, the judge of the imperial hospital."

Hearing the name of the imperial hospital's judgment, most of the walking Fang Langzhong began to shrink back.

They thought they were just giving the soldiers random medicines. How could they expect such a big official to come to see them in person?
It seems that this is for real, if you want to save your life, you should back down earlier.

Lu Zong waved his hand in disappointment, most of Fang Langzhong was taken down, only three or five were still standing firm.

"It seems that you must have real talents, so please take out the medicine quickly, and let me and the imperial physicians quickly test it!"

A group of imperial physicians came up behind him, as if they had not eaten or drank for several days, all of them had dark complexions.

His eyes were fixed on their broken medicine bags, his eyes were shining brightly.

The walking doctors subconsciously clutched the medicine bag tightly, looked at each other, and finally knelt down and shouted.

"Master Guan, please forgive me, the grassroots will never dare again!"

These few were courageous, and they were deceived by what Lu Zong said about the feudal marquis and worship, and wanted to make a fortune.

Maybe they give people a few pills indiscriminately, and they will be fine by themselves?

I didn't expect Lu Zong and the others to be so cautious. Several imperial physicians tested the medicine together, wouldn't there be no drama?

I had no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy.

He shouted angrily, "Pull these swindlers down to do hard labor, don't let them go easily!"

They were so anxious here, they watched the emperor's body decline day by day but were helpless, and there were still liars coming to play with them?
"Bah! If I hadn't been free right now, I would have cleaned them up long ago!"

Lu Zong was so angry that he cursed, the imperial physicians behind him had already gotten used to it.

These days, they searched medical books day and night, and when they found a prescription that might be effective, they immediately dispensed the medicine, and then tried it on soldiers who were also infected.

Repeated mechanically over and over again, but it didn't work at all.

A letter from Chen Wenxin from central Beijing said that this is a disease transmitted by mosquito bites. The West has already studied this disease, and Beijing and Central China are searching for foreigners to know the cure.

Lu Zong was dubious at first, but when the autumn wind blew, the mosquitoes in the camp gradually disappeared, and the strange disease finally stopped spreading.

Only then did Lu Zong believe her words.

No matter how Chen Wenxin knew about the disease, since she knew and was searching, it was not hopeless.

On the hospital bed, the emperor summoned Prince Yu to wait in front of the bed.

He supported himself on the bed with one hand, and slowly straightened up. Seeing this, Prince Gong hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"Brother Huang, if you have anything to say, just lie down and say it, we can hear you."

The emperor waved his hand, motioning for him to straighten himself.

"How many people are there in Gerdan now, and where have they fled?"

Even in his illness, his mind was still on the war.

Fei Yanggu reported: "After Prince Gong's victory in that battle, Ge Erdan fled to the rear left, and now the remnants are only tens of thousands. They have all been withdrawn to their hometown."

The emperor nodded, "Princess Jingke is back, no matter what Ge Erdan says this time, we must take advantage of the victory and pursue him, so that he will not dare to stir up trouble again."

Fei Yanggu glanced at Prince Gong and Prince Yu, hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, there are nearly [-] soldiers infected with malaria in the army. The sick soldiers need to be recuperated and taken care of. It is inevitable to recruit troops at this moment..."

The emperor was anxious, and coughed twice while clutching his chest, Lu Zong hurriedly stepped forward to calm him down.

"Didn't it mean that the epidemic has been brought under control? Excluding the dead and wounded soldiers, we still have an army of more than 20. Could it be that we can't defeat him, Gerdan?"

Fei Yanggu muttered and dared not open his mouth.

How would he tell the emperor that the current epidemic situation in the army has made people panic, especially since the emperor is seriously ill, which makes the army lose morale.

Looking at his hesitant face, the emperor seemed to understand something.

"Send me back to Beijing today. The purpose of my imperial conquest is to boost morale, not to lower the morale of the soldiers."

If he continues to stay on the front line, he will only become a burden to everyone.

Not only must a large part of the troops be left to protect him when deploying troops, but it will also make the soldiers fighting ahead fearful.

It was also the first time he had tasted this feeling of being a burden to others.

If his illness really can't be cured, then even if he dies, he still wants to go back to the capital for another look.

Take a look at what he is thinking about, what he never forgets...

"No."

Lu Zong stopped him and said: "The emperor is weak now, you must not travel long distances, it will aggravate the condition!"

The emperor looked very impatient and glared at him.

"Could it be that if I stay here, the condition won't get worse?"

It was not the first time for Lu Zong to be scolded by the emperor. He was still afraid when the emperor was in good health. Now that the emperor is like this, he is even more willing to go all out.

"Stay here and rest quietly. Although I can't cure this disease, I can still control the disease for the emperor. It's a long journey to the capital and the bumps are abnormal. How can I control it?!"

This was the first time Lu Zong dared to talk back to the emperor.

Seeing this situation, Prince Yu was in a hurry to appease the emperor, but Fei Yanggu took advantage of the situation and pulled Lu Zong out, which calmed down the fury.

"Mr. Lu, you should also tell the emperor well, how can you talk back like this?"

Fei Yanggu persuaded him, and Lu Zong sighed: "Otherwise, can the emperor listen? He is all focused on the war. The lower official is just an imperial doctor. He doesn't know what to do for the country and the people, he only knows how to cure it." The emperor's illness!"

Fei Yanggu also sighed.

He also knew how difficult it was for Lu Zong these days.

Those imperial physicians who came late were all exhausted. Lu Zong was with the emperor from the beginning, so he was under even greater pressure.

It's no wonder that recently he has always lost control of his temper and cursed people at every turn.

Those who went to Fang Lang are still detained below to do hard labor to take care of the sick soldiers.

"That's right, if the emperor is like this now, there must be a tough doctor to persuade him, otherwise..."

Fei Yanggu raised his head, with a dim light in his eyes.

Otherwise, I'm afraid they really have to make preparations to help the emperor's coffin back to Beijing.

In the big tent, Prince Yu and Prince Gong accompanied the emperor, and the three brothers talked to each other.

"I know that my illness will be very difficult to recover from. Before Yujia's personal expedition, I made such preparations. I didn't expect that I would not die under Zhungeer's iron hoof, but in the mouth of a little mosquito." .”

Prince Yu said: "Your Majesty, don't give up on yourself like this. Do you remember when your Majesty was young? He had smallpox, and the imperial doctor said it would never be cured. The Empress Dowager was so anxious that she shed tears all day long. Didn't it heal in the end?"

At that time, the emperor was only the fourth elder brother of the late emperor.

Later, he was able to ascend to the throne, which was also related to his having survived smallpox and being in good health.

One of the first emperors of the Qing Dynasty died of illness and early death, and there must be no more.

"That's right, Brother Huang is blessed by gods and Buddhas. Didn't the imperial concubine say that? She is already looking for foreigners, even if she digs three feet, she will find them."

The emperor shook his head.

"I have left a secret edict on the matter in Beijing. Once I die, you, as the royal family and nobles, must act according to the imperial concubine's will. Zhungeer must not let down his vigilance, and ordered Fei Yanggu to continue Chase."

He mentioned the secret edict left in Chen Wenxin's place, and Prince Gong couldn't help but want to ask the emperor who he wanted to be the heir apparent.

After thinking about it, it would be too unlucky to ask this question now, so I swallowed it back.

Prince Yu seemed to want to ask too, but this time, he spoke before Prince Gong.

"The emperor left the secret edict to the imperial concubine alone, isn't he afraid of the imperial concubine..."

After all, he is the emperor's elder brother, and he is worried that the emperor will be fascinated by beauty and spoil Dong E concubine too much like the first emperor, causing disasters.

The emperor smiled softly, "The fifth elder brother raised by the imperial concubine is clever and clever. No matter whether the child in her womb is like me or her, there is no difference. Even if she doesn't respect my will and wants to make her new child Sir, I can rest assured."

As soon as these words came out, Prince Yu and Prince Gong were beyond shocked.

They were wrong. It seems that the emperor treated Chen Wenxin more than the former emperor treated Concubine Dong E...

At least the first emperor would not hand over the country to Concubine Dong E to mess around.

"but……"

The emperor smiled and said: "Don't worry, she will not tamper with my secret edict for her own benefit. She is not the kind of person who values ​​power and position more than anything else."

"Besides, in my secret edict, there is a will to enshrine her as a queen."

Now the two brothers understood.

Chen Wenxin is already an imperial concubine. Once the emperor dies, she will be the queen mother after the new king ascends the throne.

The emperor tried his best to stay behind him no matter what——

Give her a lifetime of worry-free, and a lifetime of honor and favor.

(End of this chapter)