Chapter 297 296 Pretending to be sick

In the Yanshan Mountains north of the capital, a Ming army in red war suit was walking hard along a path built by winding mountains without fear of the steep mountains.

Before Wei Guangde left the capital with Tang Shunzhi, just like the last time he went out, he selected a team of cavalry to protect him from the Beijing camp. When they arrived in Shunyi, they had already met with the cavalry guards sent by Ji Town.

The guards sent by Jizhen were led by Wei Guangde's old acquaintance, who had become a guerrilla Dong Yiyuan, but the number of people in his hands was not increased, and there were only more than 400 cavalrymen. This shows that the Ming army was short of war horses and it was difficult to expand the cavalry troops.

From Shunyi to Huairou, and then to Miyun, according to Tang Shunzhi's plan, he would look from west to east, and finally he would go all the way to Shanhaiguan.

This time I did not follow the Great Wall, but walked along the official road and inspected the garrison at the foot of the Great Wall. But how good can the mountain road in Yanshan be built.

Anyway, Wei Guangde has suffered a long crime after half a month of departure.

However, Wei Guangde still remembered the note sent by Chen Ju the day before leaving. Emperor Jiajing asked him to find a way to leave the team and go to Xuanfu to secretly visit the real situation there, especially to explore the truth about Shen Lian's murder.

Now they are coming out of the Miyun Mountains, turning to Pinggu, and then they are about to start traveling west.

Wei Guangde was a little worried about how to leave the brigade and go to Xuanfu.

Pretend to be sick?

It's time to pretend to be over. If Tang Shunzhi discovers it, it will be troublesome to study his own book.

Falling a horse?

If something happens to be accidentally injured by a horse, it will be very troublesome.

He had never expected that before leaving, he would receive such an errand from the emperor, going to Xuanfu and going to investigate secretly.

When he arrived at Pinggu, he would turn east, and he would be farther and farther away from Xuanfu, which would be even more unfavorable for him to take action. Therefore, he had to find excuses near Pinggu to stay, and the only reason to stay was to pretend to be sick.

Wei Guangde rode on his horse and saw a small open space at the turn of the mountain road ahead. He simply rode his horse over and stood there, looking at the Ming cavalry passing by.

Zhang Ji rode a horse and followed him, while four guards surrounded him.

"Zhang Ji, you can run ahead later and find a doctor for me in the small town where you are preparing to stay."

There was no one around, and Wei Guangde whispered to Zhang Ji.

When Zhang Ji first heard Wei Guangde looking for a doctor, he thought he was sick, and his face immediately showed a concern. After hearing Wei Guangde's plan, he looked at him in a daze for a long time.

However, Zhang Ji would not ask why on what Wei Guangde ordered, just execute it.

By the time Wei Guangde returned to the team, Zhang Ji had already rode a horse and went in front.

At night, the border patrol team moved into a small town dozens of miles from Pinggu County. The guard team could only find an open space outside the town to set up camp. Officials and entourages like Tang Shunzhi and Wei Guangde could follow and live in the only inn in the town.

It was a very common night, but in the middle of the night, Tang Shunzhi, who had already fallen asleep, was awakened by the sound of running footsteps outside.

He has been very tired for several days. Tang Shunzhi has not gotten up to see what happened. These should be the person in charge of Wei Guangde, the deputy envoy. Just tell him tomorrow morning.

However, when he woke up early the next morning, Tang Shunzhi found that most of the entourage were already sitting in the canteen for dinner, but Wei Guangde and the people around him did not come out, and none of them came out.

This is strange.

"What's going on?"

Tang Shunzhi pointed to the attic where Wei Guangde lived and asked the people around him.

"Mr. Wei was sick last night and vomited and had diarrhea. I'm afraid I'm still lying in bed and can't get up."

The man whispered to Tang Shunzhi.

"I'm sick, are you going to hire a doctor?"

Tang Shunzhi and Wei Guangde had no friendship. In the past, they met just a bow and greeting. So when they heard that Wei Guangde was ill, the first thing they thought about was whether they would invite the doctor to come for treatment. Will it delay their next trip?

You know, this time I traveled for at least two months, and I fell ill before half of it was finished. What should I do next?

"I hired a doctor in the town last night and said that I had wind and heat during the last few days of travel, and ate unclean things, causing discontent in the spleen and stomach, so I vomited and diarrhea in summer and dampness, and now I need to rest."

The man continued to reply.

“Wind-heat.”

After dinner, Tang Shunzhi went to Wei Guangde's guest room to take a look. The doctor was still decorating medicine for Wei Guangde. Tang Shunzhi looked at Wei Guangde who was sleeping. Zhang Ji said that Wei Guangde did not sleep well last night, either vomiting or diarrhea.

Seeing that Wei Guangde's face was a little blue and white, which was completely different from before, I asked the doctor a few more words and knew that Wei Guangde would be fine in a short period of time.

After leaving Wei Guangde's guest room, Tang Shunzhi asked someone to polish the ink, and he wanted to write a document immediately to send someone back to the capital.

The deputy envoy was so sick that he could not follow him, and his responsibilities could not be delayed. He could only arrange for Wei Guangde to recuperate in the town, and wait until his health was better before sending him to Pinggu County to continue his cultivation or return to Beijing for recuperation.

At this point, this level was just over, but in order to deceive Tang Shunzhi, Wei Guangde gritted his teeth and took the medicine. Let's not talk about the consequences he suffered.

There was no official document waiting for the return of the capital city, and no one was waiting for the job. Tang Shunzhi and others discussed and arranged for Dong Yiyuan to leave a team of cavalry to protect Wei Guangde. After they left, some guest rooms were vacant for the soldiers in Jizhen to live.

Because Wei Guangde was sick, he did not set off as planned that morning. If he set out in the afternoon, he would definitely not be able to rest in the next village and town, so he could only sleep in the outskirts.

In fact, most of the entire border patrol team were very tired after more than half a month of marching, and some people were also sick, but they were not as serious as Wei Guangde. Just take medicines that were always available in the army.

Seeing this situation, Tang Shunzhi simply asked everyone to rest for a day in the town and set off early the next morning to check the situation.

That night, Tang Shunzhi went to Wei Guangde's guest room again to see his condition, but there was no improvement at all, which was very fatal.

In fact, whether it is this life or later life, getting sick is a very terrible thing. It is not uncommon for merchants and even officials to die on the road.

Thinking that Wei Guangde had only been married for more than half a year, Tang Shunzhi just sighed slightly.

"Have you sent someone to visit your master for a famous doctor?"

Tang Shunzhi asked Zhang Ji.

"I have sent someone to Pinggu to find a doctor."

Zhang Ji lowered his hand and replied respectfully.

"That's good. You are Lord Wei's family. Be smart. If Pinggu finds a doctor, I will send someone to Jizhou immediately and Huairou will look for it. If you don't, I will send a letter to the capital. I will ask the famous doctors in the capital to come over. I can send the letter to the Hanlin Academy or the Ministry of War. I will help arrange it."

After Tang Shunzhi finished speaking, he sighed and left the house, and whispered in a low voice: "Young people today are really inappropriate in their health."

But after saying that, I remembered that Wei Guangde seemed to be less than twenty years old.

The next day at dawn, Tang Shunzhi took the others on the road. He had been delayed for a day and could not continue to wait.

After the person left, the doctor took out a pack of medicine from his arms, ground it into powder and poured it on Wei Guangde. Zhang Ji has been by his side for the past two days and has never left for a moment.

He had no idea about medical theory at all, just as Wei Guangde ordered the doctor to explain the results he wanted to achieve. The doctor must have been unwilling to accept this job at the beginning, but he saw the reward of fifty taels of silver.

After taking the medicine for half an hour, Wei Guangde woke up from his sleep. He suffered that night, the vomiting and diarrhea were really hurt. Later, he felt dizzy and had no strength all over and could not even open his eyes.

Now it seems that all the strength in your body is coming back and your energy is much better.

He didn't expect that the doctors of this day are so powerful, and the medicines they are given can really make people like this.

Wei Guangde thought that vomiting and diarrhea are important characteristics of his illness. It is best to fall asleep afterwards. Otherwise, if you pretend not to be like him, then all your previous efforts will be wasted. It would be better to just fall asleep.

As for what disease you have, aren’t there any doctor?

They naturally knew how to talk about this. In their business scope, some of this was justified to fool Tang Shunzhi.

Tang Shunzhi was a Confucian master, military strategist, essayist, and mathematician of this era. He lived in his hometown in Zhejiang and guided the anti-Japanese war. He was considered a hero of anti-Japanese war.

Governor Hu Zongxian’s anti-Japanese war was compiled. The “Chuhaitu” compiled by the “Chuhaitu” was a coastal military map compiled to prevent Japanese pirates and collect and organize relevant information on coastal defense. Tang Shunzhi also participated.

Tang Shunzhi had unique insights in many aspects such as "Dingmiaomo", "Realizing the Army", "Excellent Coaches", "Full Military Payroll", "Clearing the Sites", "Be careful in recruiting and dispatching", "Collection of Maps", "Revitalizing Military Power", "Public Rewards and Punishments", "Departures at the Head", "Deterring the Ocean", "Consolidating the Coast", "Scattering the Thieves Party", "Strictly defending the city", "Supreme Declaration", "Use spies", "Tong Gong Road", "Opening Accounts" and other aspects, and was used to guide the war against Japanese defence, playing an important role, and was appreciated by the anti-Japanese commander Hu Zongxian.

Tang Shunzhi's re-initiation was also because he participated in the compilation of "Chouhaitu Bian". Although his mentor and the same year, he kept submitting memorials to Emperor Jiajing to use Tang Shunzhi, Emperor Jiajing never approved it. It was not until Hu Zongxian and Zhao Wenhua jointly recommended that he be enabled by Emperor Jiajing.

Of course, although it was recommended by Zhao Wenhua, he really has no relationship with the Yan family.

When Tang Shunzhi participated in the Jiajing exam, the examiner was Zhang Cong, the Minister of Rites and the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, who was the current minister of the Ministry of Rites and was very happy to see that he could receive talents like Tang Shunzhi, so he wanted to use his power to promote Tang Shunzhi to the Hanlin Academy as an official.

But unexpectedly, Tang Shunzhi, who had just entered the official career, politely declined Zhang Cong's knowledge and cultivation, and took office as the head of the Ministry of War step by step, which made Zhang Cong very disappointed.

In fact, this is also related to Zhang Cong's blind approach to Emperor Jiajing. At that time, most civil officials were not ashamed of Zhang Cong's behavior, so they were naturally unwilling to submit.

However, this also affected Tang Shun's career, which was a bumpy and bumpy journey.

I said so much because Tang Shunzhi didn’t understand medical skills and was very flirting.

Wei Guangde happened to be the same day, so he naturally couldn't set off overnight.

After Zhang Ji sent the doctor away, Wei Guangde leaned against the head of the bed and asked, "Has Xin sent someone to send it out?"

"Master, I've sent it yesterday."

"That's good. Let's take a break today and we'll set off tomorrow."

Wei Guangde ordered.

"Master, I have suffered these two days. Why not rest here for two more days? I have arranged someone to keep an eye on the doctor."

Zhang Ji whispered.

He didn't know what medicine the doctor gave Wei Guangde, but his reaction after taking the medicine really scared him. Wei Guangde's body looked a little weak now. After all, he had been lying in bed for two days, so when he heard that Wei Guangde was leaving tomorrow, his heart trembled, worried that his body would not be well recovered and he would be sick on the way.

At that time, I don’t know what medicine the doctor gave to Wei Guangde here. I’m afraid that the newly found doctor would not dare to take medicine casually, so wouldn’t it be delayed?

In case of precautions, Zhang Ji sent a team of people to watch over the servants left by Dong Yiyuan, for fear that Wei Guangde would have any health problems.

After all, it was the first time I did such a thing and had no experience. Zhang Ji was worried about making mistakes. The consequences were not something he could afford, but he was afraid that his family would be in trouble.

Wei Guangde is now the hope of the old Wei family and even the entire Bengshan Fort.
To be continued...