One of the passers-by

Now that the rebellion in Jingzhou has been put down, it is time for the imperial army to return to the imperial court.As the son of Xue Ji, Xue Yan should return to Beijing with Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang.

After His Majesty ascended the throne, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial government's decrees, he decreed to implement a year-end assessment system for the Korean, Chinese, and military officials.As a result, Yan Junji, Wei Ziqi, Xu You, Jiang Han and others will also return to Beijing to continue their posts.Coupled with the family members of the Yanjun Wang's wife and the family members of other rebellious generals who were escorted to the capital, the team grew stronger.

Early in the morning, Duke Wei was invited by Duke Lu to help reorganize the army. Xue Yan and Princess Pingyang stayed in the camp and directed the 36 Kunlun slaves to move the luggage to the cart and tie it up.The fire chief of Huotou camp brought his soldiers with freshly baked scallion pancakes and braised pork, as dry food for Xue Yan on the road.Another group of wounded soldiers who either recovered or supported each other with sticks came to thank and say goodbye.

When everyone was weeping and mourning, they saw two brothers, Sun Bogu and Sun Zhonghe, coming together.

In front of the camp, Sun Bogu and Sun Zhonghe smiled to express their farewell to Xue Yan's mother and son, then took out a piece of jute paper filled with the amount of medicinal materials from their arms and said: "According to the list of medicinal materials given by Mr. It has been deduced many times a day, and I only think that the dosage of this medicinal material is more appropriate. However, after taking this prescription, although the medicinal effect is good, the recovery speed of the injured is still not as fast as Xiao Langjun described. It can be seen that Pindao has little talent and learning, and cannot restore this prescription to perfection for the time being. But Pindao still hopes that Mr. Xiaolang can accept this prescription to relieve the urgent need. When Pindao thoroughly deliberates the monarch, minister and assistant envoy in the prescription, he will definitely bring the real Give the prescription to Xiao Langjun."

Xue Yan was overjoyed when he heard the words, took the prescription with both hands and looked at it carefully, and said with admiration: "Sun Daochang is indeed a great talent. It is really not easy to restore this prescription to this level in just a few days."

You must know that the American emperor in his previous life even used high technology, but in the end he couldn't completely restore the prescription of Yunnan Baiyao.Sun Bogu was able to restore this prescription to almost seventy-eight percents only by relying on one person and one person, as well as his past experience in medication, which shows his genius.He is worthy of being praised as the "sage of medicine" by the people of Dachu.

Although Princess Pingyang is a woman and child, she is also a talented general who holds a large army after Jinyang raised troops. Of course, she knows the importance of Sun Bogu's recovery prescription to Da Chu's wounded soldiers.Also came forward to thank you.

Hearing this, Sun Bogu stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't do this. To paraphrase Xiao Langjun's words, I'm just doing my best."

After finishing speaking, Sun Bogu pondered for a moment, took out a family letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Yan, and said in a deep voice: "Piaomiaozi, the senior brother of the poor way, is the master of the Qing Temple on Zhongnan Mountain. However, he is proficient in pharmacology, and his medical skills are far superior to those of the poor. Mr. Xiao Lang returns to Beijing this time, if you have time, you might as well go to Shangqing Temple for a walk. Maybe you can get something."

Xue Yan understood, took the family letter from Sun Bogu respectfully, and thanked him.

Sun Bogu waved his hand, thought for a while and then instructed: "This senior brother Pindao has always pursued immortality and is obsessed with the art of alchemy. His natural instinct may be a bit...cough cough, Xiao Lang-jun just need to be more tolerant."

Although Xue Yan didn't know how weird the Misty Son was in Sun Bogu's mouth, seeing Sun Bogu's serious advice, he also nodded and thanked: "Thank you, Daoist Sun, for reminding me, I understand."

After a pause, he asked about the arrangements for the next year of the two brothers Sun Bogu and Sun Zhonghe. "Aren't you two going back to Beijing to reunite with your family?"

Hearing this, Sun Bogu smiled and said: "Pindao has long been a monk. If so, why should he fall in love with the world of mortals? Besides, Pindao is concerned about the Baiyao formula, so he wants to stay in Youzhou camp and continue to heal these injuries The other is to restore the prescription as soon as possible."

The implication is that Sun Bogu still wants to stay in Youzhou camp to carry out his "clinical experiment".

Although Sun Zhonghe also has family members, his old wife died young, and most of his children are married, and they have already started their own families.What's more, there is Sun Bogu in Youzhou, he can't bear to see his elder brother alone, and he is also worried about these injured soldiers.Simply accompany Sun Bogu to spend the New Year in Youzhou, and never return to Chang'an.

I just ask Xue Yan to help him return to Chang'an with a letter from home.

Of course Xue Yan agreed.Seeing the surrounding soldiers watching eagerly, he simply smiled and said: "Chang'an is a long way away, and I don't know how many states and counties we will pass along the way. If any of you have families in other places, you may wish to write a letter. I will follow the army back to Beijing on this day." On the way, if you can get there a little bit, take the opportunity to take it over. If you can't take it, don't blame me."

All the officers and men were overjoyed when they heard the words, and hurriedly thanked him: "Young Lord is benevolent, and you can think of the pain of us missing our loved ones, so how can we complain about him. However, we are all rude people, and we can't read big characters. One, even if I wanted to write a letter to my family, I couldn’t do it.”

Xue Yan smiled and said: "That's okay. Xue is a little talented, but he can still read a few words. You dictate, and I will write for you. Just remember not to reveal important military affairs in the family letter."

Seeing this, Princess Pingyang and Sun Bogu two brothers showed their faces and said: "Since this is the case, let us be counted."

It's a pity that even though Xue Yan and the others tried their best, there were so many soldiers that they couldn't make it even after waiting half a day.These people thought together in their hearts, fearing that staying here would be a waste of time, so they quietly left to the camp to find literate people to help write family letters.

Xue Yan's original intention was just to help those who saw him off send home letters from his family.Unexpectedly, when the soldiers returned to the camp to ask for help, the news leaked out, so that more and more people came after hearing the news.In the end, even Wei Wuji, Yan Junji and other senior generals were alarmed.

Knowing the reason for the uproar among the soldiers in the camp, all the generals fell silent.Yan Junji frowned and said: "The army is about to leave, but Mr. Xue Xiaolang has made such a noise, which may not be conducive to stabilizing the morale of the army."

Yan Junji was thoughtful and thoughtful, so he naturally understood that Xue Yan's intention was good.But he knows better what it means to be unpredictable.Since ancient times, people have not worried about injustice, and the imperial army is about to leave. Although Xue Yan's actions satisfied some soldiers' homesickness, but he aroused more soldiers' longing for their loved ones.At that time, most of the soldiers' wishes will not be satisfied, and secret resentment will be a trivial matter. I am afraid that some people will take the opportunity to cause trouble, which is not conducive to the management of those in power.

Besides...Yan Junji glanced at Wei Guogong calmly, he was even more afraid that Xue Yan was influenced by others and deliberately invited to buy people's hearts.

Hearing Yan Junji's questioning, Wei Guogong Xue Ji frowned indistinctly.

Wei Wuji, Duke of Zhen, and Jiang Zhi, Duke of Lu, looked at each other and smiled. Wei Wuji said, "Mr. Xue Xiaolang is pure and kind by nature. I think he couldn't bear to see the soldiers suffer from homesickness. That's why he came up with the idea of ​​carrying a letter from his family. As for the later word of mouth, The more people gathered, the more people gathered, I think Mr. Xue Xiaolang hadn't thought about it beforehand. But Mr. Xue Xiaolang's action reminded us..."

"...Youzhou is an important place on the frontier of Dachu. The soldiers of the Youzhou camp have been guarding the frontier for many years, and it is even more hard work. Before that, they made contributions to suppressing the swallows. Although the court has rewarded them, the money and silks are no better than relatives The friendship of getting together. Due to the duties of the soldiers, they don’t have to think about the reunion of their relatives. But on the occasion of the New Year’s Eve, sending family letters on behalf of them, so that they can know the few words of their family members, it is actually how our commanders treat the soldiers. Compassion, and it can better demonstrate His Majesty's benevolence. I don't know what you think?"

As soon as Zhen Guogong finished speaking, others could still do it, Wei Guogong Xue Ji was the first to speak in agreement.Duke Lu and Duke Wei had a close relationship, so they naturally followed suit.The rest of the generals had nothing to do, and they would not offend the three princes for such trivial matters, so they all agreed.

Yan Junji saw that all the generals didn't take it seriously, let alone objecting.Therefore, he suggested: "In this case, we will not leave today. Wait for the home letters of the soldiers in the camp to be delivered, and then we will start. It's just that it will delay time."

Duke Lu waved his hands proudly, and said in a rough voice: "It's only a day and a half, and there is nothing to delay."

Duke Wei smiled and said: "I heard that Yan'er and Pingyang are writing family letters for the soldiers, and it happens that I have nothing to do, so why not go back and join in the fun. Besides, General Yan's concerns are right, so many soldiers want to write family letters , There are so many people talking, I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to reveal important military affairs. It is better to ask those who write the letters to write their names on the envelopes, so that if something happens in the future, they can be held accountable."

After hearing Xue Ji's words, everyone praised Xue Ji's proposal as a well-established method.Yan Junji had nothing to say when he saw Wei Guogong Xue Ji checking and filling in the gaps.

So the news that the imperial army was leaving tomorrow also spread in the Youzhou camp.

When the soldiers learned the reason why the army set off one day later, they were grateful, and even praised the commanders for their compassionate decision.

Only Xue Yan was annoyed that he was impulsive and didn't think carefully, which caused everyone trouble.Wei Ziqi, Jiang Han and others saw his color, so they couldn't help trying to persuade him.Duke Lu even patted Xue Yan's thin shoulders with his big hands and praised him vigorously, thinking that Xue Yan had the "style of a general" like Duke Wei.

Because of such a small episode, when the imperial army set off the next day, the luggage behind the marching team more than doubled than before.These extra supplies were Youzhou specialties and money and silk items that the soldiers who could not return to their hometown took advantage of the convenience of the army returning to Beijing to bring to their families.

The army set off from Youzhou and went all the way south. Everywhere it went, soldiers would be sent to the homes of the soldiers guarding the battalion, and the family letters and annual gifts would be handed over to their families.After the news came out, the people of the rest of the prefectures even supported the old and the young, and waited for the imperial army on both sides of the official road.Let Zhen Guogong and others really enjoy the treatment of "the master of the king crosses the border and welcomes the king on his way".

It's a pity that this "military, civilian fish and water relationship" joy was diluted by another tragedy after the army entered the border of Guanzhong.

In the first year of Yong'an, droughts and frosts continued throughout the world, and the people had no harvest.Even though the imperial court ordered relief to the states and reduced rents and taxes, it was still a drop in the bucket for the people who had gone through the war and their families were empty.

It was the year when Guanzhong was hungry, and the people ate everything, and their clothes were not enough to cover their bodies. There were countless men and women.