Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 197
Jia's Mansion in Beijing.

Lian Er has recently fallen in love with Chunxiang Hutong. Speaking of Xu Lao Er, Lian Er's world seems to have lost more than half of its color in the capital.There are still a few people who are as bold as Xu's second child and are willing to pay for him in advance.And Jia Yun got Sister Feng's instruction again, no longer lending him money, and her own self-esteem, I got it yesterday, and I will use it to pay off the debt today.Lian Er, who was struggling in his hands, had no choice but to bid farewell to the prosperous land of smoke and willows where he was spending a lot of money.

On an accidental trip, Lian Er met Xiaoju, a girl who had been raised by Xu's second son in the alley.Without the care and support of Xu's second child, Miss Xiaoju had no choice but to find those former sisters in order to make ends meet.

Let's say that Miss Xiaoju is also a lady from a wealthy family, and her ancestors were big businessmen who opened a silk and satin shop.Met an unreliable father, ruined the family business, and took his daughter to pay off the debt.

The miserable Xiaoju was also considered lucky, and met Xu's second child who had just learned about human affairs.

Lian Er and Xu Lao Er met once, and naturally they didn't want to see their old friend fall into prostitution again. The heartache in the ninja's heart, he took out the few remaining words to help this poor girl.

A scene in which a rich man saves a prostitute is staged like this.

I don't know which evening, Lian Er, who was drunk, was pushed by the girl.

Lian Er tasted the meaning of the name "Xiaoju" for the first time.

This day, Lian Er had just returned to the mansion from the alley, but he met the old lady's wife, who called him to Rongqing hall.

"Grandson pays respects to the old lady."

Lian Er respectfully kowtowed to Jia Mu.

"Get up, it's cold on the ground. I sent people to look for you a few times today, but I didn't see you. You must have been drinking and playing with some kind of friends again." Jia Mu said as usual to her grandson. sentence.

"The old lady's insight is that a friend has arranged a banquet. The battle ahead is going well, and news of the imperial court's success spreads continuously. A few friends with relatives in the army invited their grandson to celebrate." Lian Er's serious editor told nonsense.

Old Tiantian believed it was true, and only said: "It is for this reason that I came to you. I heard that the officers and soldiers of the imperial court won the battle, Datong was recovered, and now peace talks are underway. Yinger is leading troops in the army to fight again. This company For several months, everyone in the family worried about him, but seeing that the war was about to end, they didn't see him send a letter back to the family to reassure the family.

It's the same with your uncle and master. Ask your father, he can't tell the truth, and your second master doesn't know much about the outside world.You go to Beiwang Mansion yourself, but inquire there to see if there is any news.If it doesn't work, I will send someone to visit Shanxi. After all, we girls will be safe after hearing the news. "

As the old lady's voice fell, Lian Er noticed that everyone in the room was focusing on him, including Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang.

Some were worried about Jia Ying, and some were worried about Wang Ziteng.

These two are now the pillars of the family and in-laws.

"Old lady, my grandson has already gone to the palace to inquire, but the prince has not heard from me since I sent back a letter a few days ago. Now the North Palace has sent people to Shanxi, and I left Beijing yesterday afternoon. All I know is that my uncle has arrived at the remote pass, and now he is leading an army to confront the Huns on the Datong line, to ensure the safety of the envoys in the peace talks. As for the second child, I only heard that he is also in Datong, but the specifics are I don't know."

Jia Lian replied seriously: "It's true that the left and right uncles and the second child are safe and sound at the moment. The old lady, wife, and sister Daiyu just need to be at ease. The grandson will continue to let people inquire about the news ahead, and send someone there later. Go to Shanxi."

Jia Mu nodded and said: "Don't wait any longer. While it's still early, send people to set off. There has just been a military disaster over there, so I'm afraid it will be very chaotic. Pick a few shrewd ones to go."

"Grandson will do it now." Jia Lian responded and left.

When Jia Lian left, Jia's mother looked at Mrs. Wang and Daiyu and said, "Now you have heard that everyone is fine, and you just put your heart in your stomach."

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded, and the stone in Daiyu's heart fell to the ground quietly.

It's just that everyone doesn't know that at this moment, Jia Ying is hovering on the line of life and death, and if he is not careful, he will fall down, which can be described as extremely dangerous.

As a lower county, Sanyin had tens of thousands of troops stationed here, but there was no noise at all, and it became even quieter than when it was trampled by the Huns.

At this moment, the Jia-Yang coalition army stationed in Shanyin had set up several camps, located around the county seat, encircling the entire Shanyin county town, clearly separated from each other, and except for a few patrolling soldiers, no one was allowed to leave the camp.

Some of the more than 700 soldiers who drank the river water had already started to have symptoms of fever and cough, and some even had rashes in poor health.

Jia Ying placed these people in the county town, and Chang Youke brought some people who survived the smallpox to take care of them.

And Chang Zhenling and the doctor accompanying the army were responsible for monitoring the signs of infection of the soldiers outside the city, and soldiers were sent into the city every day.

Jia Ying divided the army into two parts. The front army was the part closest to Shanyin County, with a total of more than [-] people, stationed near the county seat. There are more than [-] people within a hundred miles of the county seat. These people are commanded by Yang You, who is responsible for blocking the main roads leading to the county seat and communicating with the outside world.

Among the Gan army, Jia Ying personally sat in the town, and divided these people into ten battalions according to the heavenly stem number, with 1000 people in each battalion. Someone in one army was infected and quickly spread to the whole army.

Facts have proved that Jia Ying's worry is not superfluous, soldiers are sent into the city every day.

In addition, the 2000 people in the Renzi Camp and Guizi Camp have been inoculated with human pox under the auspices of Chang Youke's grandson and a group of military doctors. Let's say it is a vaccine.

In fact, seeding is also very simple, and the dry seedling method is often used.

It is to grind the acne scabs that fell off from the recovered patients into fine powder, put them in a thin bamboo tube, and blow them into the soldiers' nostrils. As long as the fever occurs within seven days, it means that the vaccination is successful, and the soldiers will treat smallpox from then on. immunity.

Because the method is simple, Jia Ying organized 2000 people to vaccinate first.

The reason for the number of 2000 people is because the vaccine in Chang Youke's hands is only enough for 2000 people.

In fact, such a large-scale vaccination also has huge risks.But now Jia Ying is racing against time, if it drags on, more people will be infected.

In addition to the dry seedling method, there are actually the water seedling method, the acne pulp method, and the acne clothing method.However, Jia Ying did not allow Chang You to use these methods to vaccinate the soldiers.

Because these three methods are smallpox virus taken directly from the patient, the toxicity itself is very strong.It is far less safe than the acne scab provided by the patient.

Otherwise, Jia Ying could even vaccinate more soldiers.

Now these soldiers have been three days away from the date of vaccination, and the results will be available in four days.

These seven days were not easy for Jia Ying to spend, every minute was a torment.Only three days later, more than 1 of the 2000 people were sent to the county seat.

Although the smallpox method can deal with smallpox, the toxicity of human pox is still too high, and the incidence and mortality rate are close to [-]%.

In other words, these 2000 soldiers may only survive 1000 in the end.

After fighting so many battles with the Huns, none of them had such a large battle loss rate.

The most terrible thing is that there are many wounded soldiers in the Hunan Army Battalion and Jinglu Guards. Some of these wounded soldiers have completely left this world the day after the rash.

Right now, Jia Ying is pinning all her hopes on the 200-odd cows.

Jia Ying first asked the soldiers to build a paddock, and then drove more than 200 cowpox cows from Agujin into it, added a lot of salt to the forage fed to the cows, and did not give them water to drink.After a day, Jia Ying ordered the soldiers to give the cows water, which was mixed with pox paste squeezed from the patient.

After the cows drink the water containing the smallpox virus, they will have to wait another three to five days before they will develop cowpox.

"Did the lord deliver the medicinal materials we need? Also, how many days is enough food and grass in the army?" Jia Ying, who had been busy for several days, finally had time to take a rest, took advantage of the moment to shout Mu Enci came and asked about the logistics situation in the army.

"The first batch of medicinal materials is already on the way, but we need a large amount, and the rest will have to wait for a while. Part of the food and grass has already been shipped from Yanmen, which is enough for the army to consume." Mu Enci replied.

"Is there any meat?" Jia Ying asked.

Mu Enci shook his head with a wry smile and said, "These grains and grass were forcibly intercepted from the guards of Yanmen and Ningwu Passes under the orders of Prince Bei and Lord Wang. Even so, Yanmen was still unwilling to let them go." , Suzhong County King personally went to ask for it as a prince. They don't even want to give us food and grass, so how could they be so kind to send us meat."

"It can't go on like this. The soldiers are already exhausted, and they have no oil in their stomachs. How can they resist?" Jia Ying shook her head and said, "Well, if we send people to buy meat in the customs, we will take out all the old things. If it’s all gone, let the soldiers have meat to eat.”

Mu Enci nodded and said, "I'll send someone to inform King Suzhong soon. Oh, by the way, I just received a letter from Datong, which belongs to Duke Feng."

"Has your mentor arrived in Datong?" Jia Ying took the letter and asked curiously.

"The envoys sent by the imperial court for the peace talks originally intended to send Master Ye and Minister of Guanglu Temple as deputy envoys, but there is also a lot of mess waiting to be cleaned up in Shaanxi, so the imperial court can only let Duke Feng come." Mu Enci handed over the letterhead Jia Ying then left.

Jia Ying had read Feng Hengshi's letter, and he had already learned about Jia Ying's situation from Wang Ziteng, so he wrote to ask if he needed to do anything, and to tell Jia Ying to take good care of herself.

Jia Ying felt slightly warm in her heart, but she didn't write a reply to Feng Hengshi.One is that the epidemic in the army has begun to spread, and it is not suitable for more contact with the outside world. Second, with the support of Shui Rong and Wang Ziteng, he is capable of handling the immediate matter and does not want to bother the old man anymore.

After putting away the letter paper, Jia Ying walked out of the big tent and was going to inspect the camp.

"Second Master, you haven't had a good rest for several days. If this continues, others are not doing well. I'm worried, but you're exhausting yourself. The generals will handle the affairs of the camp, so don't overdo it." Don't worry, I asked the cook to stew some mutton soup for you, and it will be delivered later, you should rest for a while."

Seeing that Jia Ying was wearing a cloak, Xi'er knew that Jia Ying was going out to patrol the camp again, so she hurriedly persuaded him.

"Where did you get the mutton?" Jia Ying asked back.

Xi'er hurriedly said: "Second Master, it's not confiscated, the mutton has already been distributed to the soldiers, but the young man asked the cook to leave half a mutton rack, which is mutton bone soup."

"It's just you kid who likes to play tricks." Jia Ying laughed and cursed, but didn't blame too much.

"Since it's mutton bone soup, let's stew it for a while. I'll drink it when I come back after I inspect the camp. It's enough to save some for me. The rest will be given to the wounded soldiers to drink."

"Second Master."

"Why, are you disobedient? Well, let's keep another bowl." After finishing speaking, Jia Ying left the big tent surrounded by his own soldiers.

"Miss Chang, how is the situation of the soldiers in the army today?" When visiting the T-shaped camp, Jia Ying happened to meet Chang Zhenling who was also patrolling the camp with a group of doctors accompanying the army. Naturally, Jia Ying stopped to say hello.

Apart from Jia Ying's knowledge that Chang Youke is good at diagnosing and treating smallpox, Jia Ying doesn't know much about other medical skills.But after seeing Chang Zhenling's medical skills, Jia Ying understood that she had found a treasure this time.

Didn't you see those military doctors who usually give a three-point face to the commander of the battalion, are they obediently following behind Chang Zhenling at this moment?
Jia Ying didn't know what happened between them, but Jia Ying knew that it was not easy for these military officers to bow their heads.

But now, these military doctors who are not convinced by each other are willing to obey Chang Zhenling's arrangement.

Chang Zhenling's age is considered an old girl now, but compared to her career as a doctor, she is just at the beginning. If she hadn't been taught by a famous teacher, she would definitely not have such superb medical skills.

"Today, more than 700 people have symptoms of fever, night sweats and dry cough. I don't think their condition is too serious, so I just housed them alone and did not send them into the city. More than 300 people developed rashes. It has already been sent to the ancestors in the city." Chang Zhenling still wore a wide cloak, covering her whole body tightly, and replied with a crisp voice.

"Girl, it's hard work!" Jia Ying stepped back and saluted.

After finishing speaking, he bowed to several officers accompanying the army and said, "Gentlemen have worked hard!"

Several doctors accompanying the army hurriedly returned their salutes, but they didn't even dare to say anything.

Chang Zhenling responded with a slight blessing: "It is the duty of a doctor to help the poor and save the dying. Your Excellency does not need to be so generous. On the contrary, your Excellency has been helping the soldiers for several days. I think your Excellency looks haggard because of lack of rest. Minnv understands that my lord cares about the generals in the army, but everything needs to be relaxed, if you make your lord tired, it may not be beneficial to the overall situation."

Jia Ying didn't know Chang Zhenling well, but after these days, Chang Zhenling admired the young general in front of him.Although her grandfather has traveled the mountains and rivers for many years, she has seen many officials and soldiers.It is said that it is a parent, but it is doing the livelihood of the common people; it is said that the leader should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the top and bottom are of one mind, but it is also not uncommon for people to deduct food and oppress the soldiers.

On the contrary, Jia Ying, for the sake of the soldiers under his command, actually ignored the danger and resolutely stayed.She could feel that Jia Ying really cared about these soldiers.

Some things can be seen from the mouths of these low-level soldiers.For Chang Zhenling to treat the soldiers, it was natural that she would chat with these big soldiers. From their mouths, they could only hear their admiration and trust for Jia Ying.

This is a truly united army, and it's no wonder that they were able to win consecutive battles against the vicious Huns.

"Thank you, my mother, for your concern. Jia is a person who practices martial arts and leads troops, so his body is naturally stronger than ordinary people. It is common for marching and fighting without sleep for days and nights. Jia is used to it. Besides, the epidemic If the crisis doesn't go away, Jia just wants to rest, but he doesn't have that intention." Jia Ying said with a wry smile.

is he tired
If you don't have a good rest for a few days and nights, of course you will be tired.But it would be impossible for him to have a good sleep with nothing to worry about.

It's not that Jia Ying is hypocritical, it's that after he enters the face at night, he will often be awakened by nightmares, covered in cold sweat.

What I dreamed was when I woke up, and what I saw in front of me was a barracks with no popularity. In the camps, there were soldiers' corpses everywhere, all of them had hideous faces, and they couldn't bear to die.

How does this make him sleep?

Chang Zhenling frowned faintly between her brows, and looked at Jia Ying for a long time before she asked, "Your Excellency, you can't sleep at night?"

Jia Ying's expression froze, but she nodded and said, "That's right, can the girl see it?"

"The mood is messy, the complexion is gloomy, and the spirit is weak, which is caused by worry." Chang Zhenling shook her head while talking and said, "It's not good to go on like this. Send it to adults, adults try to take it for a while, it may be useful."

"You are so kind." Jia Ying thanked her again.

After parting from Chang Zhenling and the others, Jia Ying returned to his tent after inspecting the ten camps.

Xi'er brought [-] mutton bone soup, Jia Ying took one bowl and pushed the other towards Xi'er: "One bowl for each person, don't refuse!"

Xu Shi was really tired. The exhausted Jia Ying finally felt drowsy. After a hasty dinner, she undressed and took a rest.

With a slight snort, the same dream came again.

Only this time, Jia Ying was not awakened.

Jia Ying in her sleep frowned, showing fear at times, and then sadness, and the sweat on her forehead gradually increased.

"what!"

With an exclamation, Jia Ying, who was sleeping, sat up in shock, and then fell down heavily.

Xi'er, who was guarding outside, was startled, and hurried in. She called a few times but Jia Ying did not respond. She stretched out her hand to wipe her face, her forehead was hot, she was covered in sweat, and she muttered something from time to time.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

With great panic on her face, Xi'er ran out of the big tent, shouting loudly.

All the doctors accompanying the army came, and even Chang Zhenling, who had just rested, was startled and followed.

Not long after, several generals who stayed in the former army camp also ran over.

"How's the doctor?" Mu Enci heard that Jia Ying was sick, and was so anxious that he hurried over, but saw several doctors accompanying the army waiting outside the tent, so he asked.

"My lord has a high fever and is sweating all over, I'm afraid." A doctor accompanying the army said to Mu Enci with a solemn expression.

"Afraid of what?" Mu Enci asked anxiously.

The doctor shook his head and sighed: "General Mu, please rest assured. Dr. Chang is treating your lord inside, but I'm not afraid of being infected with smallpox, so let me wait outside, everything will be discussed after Dr. Chang's consultation."

When Mu Enci heard this, his heart sank.

In fact, when he chose to stay, he and Jia Ying had already made preparations. They were the generals of an army, but they were also human beings. Soldiers can be infected, and so can generals.

It's just that at this moment, Mu Enci is still somewhat unacceptable.

He promised his grandfather to take good care of Jia Ying, but now...
In the inner tent, Chang Zhenling gently tidied up Jia Ying's clothes, washed her hands with hot water boiled with mugwort leaves, and then went outside.

"Doctor Chang, how is it?" Seeing Chang Zhenling walking out, Mu Enci hurried forward and asked.

The rest of the generals also surrounded them.

Chang Zhenling looked at the anxious expressions of everyone, and finally said truthfully: "There are already rashes on the arms and legs."

In one sentence, it has already explained everything.

"Is it serious?" Mu Enci asked.

"The fever doesn't subside, and people have passed out." It was still a simple sentence, but the meaning in the words made the sorrow on everyone's faces a little heavier.

After the soldiers were infected, they only had a high fever, and no coma appeared yet.

But Jia Ying completely passed out.

"Doctor Chang, you know what Jia Ying means to our entire army. No matter what, nothing will happen to him." Mu Enci calmed down, looked at Chang Zhenling and said, "Can the old gentlemen in the city be invited out of the city?"

Mu Enci didn't want Jia Ying to be sent to the city. Once he got there, he would have to wait to die.

Chang Zhenling also understood the key to this, looked at Mu Enci and said, "All infected people will be sent to the city, this is the rule set by your lord."

"No, you can't send my second master in. Whoever dares to send him in will be killed by me!" Xi'er roared hoarsely with red eyes.

"Yes, adults cannot be sent in!"

"Can't send it in!"

Following Xi'er's words, several soldiers also spoke one after another.

"Everything is quiet!"

Mu Enci scolded in a deep voice, besides Jia Ying, he has the highest official position and the highest prestige here, and when everyone saw Mu Enci open his mouth, they stopped making noise.

"Doctor Chang, can you seal up the big tent of the Chinese army to prevent the soldiers from approaching? Jia Ying, as the general of our Hunan army camp, must not leave the camp of the army."

Chang Zhenling finally nodded in agreement, and said, "That's the only way to go, but he's already infected, and the rest of you must not approach or visit him. You can leave one person to take care of him."

Chang Zhenling's eyes finally fell on Xi'er.

Before everyone could see it, Xi'er took the lead and said, "Where my second master is, I will be there."

"Doctor Chang, can the old gentleman be invited out of the city?" Mu Enci asked again.

Chang Zhenling looked at Mu Enci, with a firm and self-confident expression in her expression: "My ancestor still needs to take care of the patients in the city, so don't be distracted. Just leave him to me. I will personally come for diagnosis and treatment every day. Don't worry. My medical skills are enough."

"Can"

Mu Enci wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chang Zhenling: "Before you came, half of the people in the city were treated by me. If you don't trust me, I will return to the city tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)