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The old doctor took off the gauze, looked at the wound behind him, and shook his head again and again: "General, you will not be able to cover your armor again tomorrow anyway. If the wound gets worse, it will fester. At that time, you can only use a knife to goug out the nearby flesh and blood." , you have to suffer more, and you may not be able to cure well..."

Seeing sweat on Ye Mao's forehead, he snorted, his voice was thunderous: "What nonsense, the Xianbei barbarians will come at any time, I don't wear armor, do I want to shoot them naked?"

"Instead of changing your medicine, Mr. Ye will live or die, Mr. Don't worry about it."

Hearing this, the old doctor shook his head helplessly and sighed: "This old man has practiced medicine all his life. If it is an ordinary person who refuses to obey the doctor's orders like this, this old man will turn around and leave."

Speaking of this, the old man looked at Ye Mao's scarred back and sighed: "The general's injuries were all carried on behalf of the people in Jiangbei."

Every dressing change was a torment, Ye Mao frowned the whole time, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

After changing the medicine and re-bandaging it, although Ye Mao didn't say a word, his body was already covered with sweat.

The old gentleman took a look at Ye Mao, sighed a long time, and after prescribing the medicine for internal use, he turned and left.

Ye Mao found a robe to put on his body, looked at the already dark sky outside, his eyes were deep, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Not long after he sat down, a general from the Duke's Mansion ran over in a panic and knocked on Ye Mao's door.

"Grandpa, someone has come to Jizhou and wants to see you..."

Ye Mao rubbed his head tiredly, frowned and said, "Who is it?"

"It seems to be... a member of the Yunzhou Army."

Chapter 1139 The old general and the new general

"A breeder?"

Ye Guogong frowned, secretly suspicious.

At this time, the Yunzhou Army should be on their way back to Yunzhou. Even though they have already arrived in Yunzhou, Yunzhou is still hundreds of miles away from Jizhou. Why did the people of the Yunzhou Army come to Jizhou?

But he just thought about it for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Bring me to see you."

"Yes."

The general of Chen Guogong's mansion went down to lead the people with his head down. Ye Mao casually pulled a loose robe from the side and put it on his body, and then stretched out his hand to scratch his disheveled hair. He hadn't washed his hair for several months, and it was obviously too late to wash his hair at this time. He grabbed a few times, then gave up the idea of ​​taking care of his hair, put on his robe and quietly waited for the visitor to arrive.

Not long after, a middle-aged man was brought to Ye Mao's room by the general of Chen Guogong's mansion. When Ye Guogong saw the appearance of the person, he immediately got angry, stood up from the chair, and faced the middle-aged man. The man shouted angrily: "You bastard, how dare you come to see me!"

What can make Ye Mao so angry is naturally the leader of the Zhong family army, Zhongwu. This Yunzhou general ignored Yunzhou and led his army back to King Qin, which put the entire Jiangbei land in danger. The common people suffered heavy losses under the iron hooves of the barbarians.

Chong Wu rushed back to the capital with [-] Yunzhou troops, but when he arrived at Jeju, a thousand miles away from the capital, he received the news that the capital had fallen, but at that time he did not receive any information from his father. For Xuantong's letter, he could only bite the bullet and continue to rush to the capital.

After they walked southward for three or four hundred miles from Jeju, they received a letter from Zhong Xuantong, instructing them to return to Yunzhou to guard the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty, and Zhong Xuantong brought another [-] Yunzhou troops , Return to Yunzhou.

However, after they returned to northern Xinjiang, Zhongwu did not return directly to Yunzhou City, but separated the main force of Yunzhou City. The [-] Yunzhou Army returned to Yunzhou to defend the city, and he came with [-] Yunzhou Army himself. Jizhou.

Of course, at this time, 2 people were still one or two hundred miles away from Jizhou, and Zhongwu came here on fast horses.

The general of Yunzhou, who was over 40 years old, his face turned red when he heard Ye Mao's words. He took two steps back, bowed deeply to Ye Mao, and said with a wry smile: "Chong is here to apologize to Ye Guogong." of."

"The Chong family has guarded the frontier for decades. Why don't you want to guard the land for the people like Ye Gongye? But loyalty and righteousness can't be both. Under the imperial decree, I had no choice but to bring the Yunzhou army back to Jingqin King..."

"I've been on the road for the past few months, and I've heard that Ye Gongye is defending Jizhou. Chong is ashamed and ashamed. When he first arrived in northern Xinjiang, he brought [-] Yunzhou troops to support Jizhou."

He took a deep breath, bowed his head to Ye Mao, and said, "The 100 Yunzhou army is more than [-] miles outside Jizhou City, and they will arrive in Jizhou tomorrow during the day, waiting for Ye Gongye to dispatch."

"Although these 2 people are not many, they can make Jizhou safe for a short time. I heard that the imperial court is supporting the imperial army in Jizhou. They are already on their way. With these 2 people, the Lord will definitely be able to support the imperial court for reinforcements. Give the Lord some relief."

As he said that, Chong Wu took a look at the tall Ye Mao, and cupped his hands deeply: "I heard that the father-in-law was seriously injured, so that the father-in-law can also rest in peace for a few days to recover from the injury."

The so-called people who reach out and don't hit the smiling face, the original status of the Zhong family is no worse than that of the Ye family. Although Zhong Wu is not the head of the Zhong family, he is also the future head of the Zhong family. His current posture in front of Ye Mao is extremely low.

Ye Guogong snorted and said with a sneer: "General Zhong's support is timely. It seems that I, Ye Mao, will die in Jizhou without your [-] Yunzhou troops."

"Grandfather is mighty, so naturally there is no problem."

Chong Wu bowed his head, his voice hoarse: "But these recruits around the father-in-law have also been fighting hard for several months. The father-in-law should only leave a skeleton for the future Zhenbei army."

Although the recruits recruited by Ye Mao are generally not of high military quality, after several months of fighting, these recruits who can survive on the battlefield have been baptized into experienced veterans. With these people as the skeleton, the future If Ye Mao wants to rebuild the Zhenbei Army, it will be less difficult.

Ye Mao looked Zhong Wu up and down, and then curled his lips: "When did you Zhong family put yourself in the shoes of my Suppressing Northern Army?"

Chong Wu gave another deep bow to Ye Mao, then shook his head and smiled wryly, "Does Mr. Ye know that the capital has been turned upside down?"

Ye Mao sneered, and said casually: "I know a little bit. If the situation in the capital is uncertain, why would your general return to the northern border in embarrassment? Most likely, he will give up if he wants to smash all the Yunzhou army in the capital. If the court wins, Then General Zhong came to Jizhou at this time, not to send reinforcements, but to take Ye's life."

Chong Wu looked left and right, and then said to Ye Mao: "Master Ye, I have something to say to you alone."

Ye Mao turned his head expressionlessly and said, "Follow me."

He is tall and his steps are naturally great. He left the front hall in two or three steps and came to the backyard of this house. Ye Mao sat down in a wooden pavilion in the backyard, then raised his eyes and looked at Zhongwu with a blank expression on his face. Expression: "For the sake of your [-] reinforcements, just say what you have to say."

Sitting opposite Ye Mao, Chong Wu took a deep breath first, and then slowly said: "Grandpa Ye, everyone in my Zhong family admires Mr. Ye, and they have respected the Ye family for so many years. You and I Apart from the matter of Qin Wang, there is no conflict in the family, right?"

The Zhong family has a special status in the Jin Dynasty. They are in a relatively detached position and basically do not have any contact with other ministers. They have also kept their attitudes towards the Ye family at a respectful distance these years. The two families have never had any old grudges.

Ye Mao sneered: "When my grandfather was there, no family in the capital had conflicts with our family."

"But my grandfather has been gone for a few years, and your family is relying on their status as relatives of the emperor, and look down on us."

"Earlier, I personally went from Yancheng to stop you, King Qin, and persuaded you with good words. What was your attitude towards me at that time?"

Chong Wu looked calm, and said quietly: "At that time, Grandpa Ye punched me, but I didn't fight back."

"In the matter of King Qin, it is the result that decides right or wrong. Now that the Marquis of Jing'an has controlled the situation in the capital, we have to endure this matter. There is nothing to say."

"I came here to see the father-in-law because I want to say something else to the father-in-law."

Ye Mao was expressionless: "Could it be that you want to drag my Ye family to become king together?"

"Of course not."

Chong Wu shook his head slowly, and said, "Hundreds of thousands of imperial troops can't stop the Southwest Army. The combined strength of your two families is not enough to threaten the capital. Besides, Ye Gongye will not agree to this matter."

He looked at Ye Mao, and said slowly: "Grandpa Ye is familiar with Lord Li Hou, so he should know something about the Southwest Army. Now that the Southwest Army occupies the imperial court, a large number of military upstarts will inevitably emerge, and there will also be many With a large group of new generals, after these people take charge of the imperial court, it is still unknown where the way out for us people will be."

"Grandpa Ye's family has a good relationship with Li Chang'an, so naturally there won't be any problems, but this time my father presided over the Imperial Army in the capital and offended the Southwest Army. No one can tell where the future of the family is.”

"I came to see the lord today, apart from pleading guilty, it is for this matter."

Having said that, Chong Wu took a deep breath and continued: "The emergence of new generals from the court is already unstoppable, but how many new generals there will be and how much they will take from the court is still unknown."

"Although the Ye family is an old general, the relationship between the Ye family and Lord Li is well known in the capital. The purpose of my coming to see you is to let you put down Jizhou after the Xianbei people temporarily retreat. Regarding the side matters, go back to the capital and get back some of the things that should be contended for."

Zhong Wu bowed to Ye Mao and said, "Grand Ye, please, give us people a way out."