Chapter 386 The army is not acclimatized

Hou Yuanji never thought that this group of people could win.

I thought the old man would retort, but he just snorted.

"There's no chance of losing to them."

This answer was completely beyond Hou Yuanji's expectation: "Why?"

Old Master Hou slowly stood up and looked at the gradually warming spring light outside the window: "Yuanji, you are still too young. Why do you think His Majesty is so eager to get rid of Xie Jingci?"

Hou Yuanji pondered for a moment: "His achievements surpass his master's."

Mr. Hou smiled and said, “This sentence alone is not enough.

Xie Jingci's troops, apart from him, even if your grandfather went there in person, he would not be able to mobilize them.

Hou Yuanji was dumbfounded: "This, they can't even mobilize the troops"

No way

That was the emperor's order.

"Do you dare to make a bet with grandpa?"

Mr. Hou leaned against the window frame, his old face full of solemnity: "If I guess wrong, you will be the one who makes the decisions for the Hou family from now on.

If I guess correctly, you must explain to me clearly what really happened during your exile, as well as the master behind you."

Hou Yuanji shuddered, looked around subconsciously, and felt a little guilty: "Ah, what master behind the scenes, grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"You kid, you really think I'm blind and deaf"

Old Master Hou slapped him in anger and said, "I am the master of the Hou family. You are so bold to try to hide this from me on my territory."

Especially on the day when Black Bear came to the mansion, how could he not have noticed such a bizarre thing?

Hou Yuanji smiled awkwardly: "Well, Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that it's inconvenient.

Otherwise, regardless of whether Duke Xuan of Qi can mobilize 500,000 troops, my grandson will send a message and try.

If possible, let Grandpa meet that person in the next two days."

These two days

Old Master Hou frowned.

That person has been near the capital

That's too bold.

He glared at his prodigal grandson, feeling disgusted no matter how he looked at him: "If you hadn't studied hard before, my Hou family would have a great reputation, but there is no successor.

Your master is so cautious about revealing anything, but he has no hesitation in selling his own property."

Hou Yuanji knew he was in the wrong, so he smiled and supported Old Man Hou: "Grandpa, don't be angry, come over here and rest."

He was ecstatic.

Grandpa finally softened his stance.

After appeasing Mr. Hou, Hou Yuanji wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and returned to his residence, ready to send a message to Lu Wanyin.

He glanced at Di Qi, who was so bored that he was pulling up potted plants in the corner and said, "Do you think Duke Xuan of Qi can mobilize those 400,000 troops?"

Di Qi didn't even look at him: "No."

"So sure"

Hou Yuanji was a little unconvinced: "Why?"

Why do you all say that?

He seemed to be in a daze.

On the surface, Xie Jingci is already dead.

"No means no, why ask so many questions?"

Di Qi gave him an impatient look: "But if it's you, it should be possible."

Hou Yuanji was even more shocked than before: "I"

He straightened his back unconsciously: "Why can I?"

But grandpa said that even if he went there in person, it might not work.

Just now grandpa said he was good-for-nothing.

It turns out that he has many advantages, but grandpa can't discover them.

Di Qi ignored him again: "You don't want to mobilize troops, why are you asking so many questions?"

Hou Yuanji felt very anxious: "Brother, you are not clear about what you are saying. It's really frustrating for me."

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The next day, Duke Xuan of Qi took the military order bestowed by the emperor and arrived at the barracks outside the city early in the morning with a beaming face, ready to deploy troops.

Unexpectedly, he waited at the gate of the military camp for a long time with the imperial edict, but no one came out to see him.

"Where are the people?"

Duke Xuan of Qi shouted angrily, "Come out quickly and receive the order!"

After a while, someone came out.

Judging from his appearance, he should be an ordinary soldier.

"My lord, this is bad."

The soldier cried anxiously, "Many of the generals and lieutenants in the camp have fallen ill."

"I'm sick"

Duke Xuan of Qi was surprised: "There are many people who are sick at the same time."

There was no movement before, why did you choose this time?

Could it be that these people are deliberately making things difficult for him?

"Yes, sir."

The soldier looked anxious, and it didn't look like he was acting. "The military doctor checked it out and said it was just acclimatization."

Duke Xuan of Qi's face immediately turned black: "We have lived here for such a long time, and you tell me that you are not used to the local climate?"

The soldier looked aggrieved and said, "Yes, the generals didn't believe it either. They have already gone to the palace to invite the imperial physician. We have been ordered to come and greet him."

Very good, only one person came out, and he was not here to greet him.

Duke Xuan of Qi held his breath and said, "I want to see what the problem is with the local climate and water.

If I catch you in this, I will punish you for the serious crime of delaying military operations."

Duke Xuan of Qi rushed into the barracks angrily, and no one stopped him.

Almost everyone in the barracks has one.

There are also some from the Mansion of Marquis Xuan of Qi.

But for some reason, he was almost at the tent when the man came hurriedly: "Sir, I am late. The military doctor insisted that he was afraid of the disease being contagious, so he asked someone to keep an eye on me and not allow me to leave."

Qi Xuanhou Mansion did not want to lose this insider, so he suppressed his temper and said: "What's the situation? He is sick."

"yes."

The general also looked puzzled: "He was fine yesterday, but when he woke up this morning, he must have fallen ill.

Judging from the military doctor's appearance, he doesn't look fake.

Besides, we've already called in the imperial physician, so feigning illness at this moment wouldn't be wise."

Duke Xuan of Qi's expression changed constantly: "Let's go and take a look first."

As soon as they approached the military doctor's tent, before they even entered, they could hear wailing one after another.

When the curtain was lifted, soldiers were lying neatly in the tent.

There are people of all levels, from generals to captains.

As soon as she saw him come in, she wailed even louder.

Duke Xuan of Qi: ...Why does it look so fake?

Soon, the imperial physician came over and was also shocked by the scene before him.

He quickly put down the medicine box and checked everything: "It's definitely due to acclimatization."

Duke Xuan of Qi was depressed. "It's just a case of acclimatization. It shouldn't be a problem for the imperial physician. Please, imperial physician, cure them quickly to avoid delaying military operations."

He also boasted to the emperor that he would send troops in five days.

How could you hit yourself in the face right from the start?

“It’s easy, but…”

The imperial physician looked troubled: "Without medicine and needles, I really can't do it."

The Imperial Medical Service was visited by thieves many times, and the medicine cabinets were cleaner than their faces.

The emperor had collected some medicinal herbs these days and hid them secretly, for fear that he would fall ill and not be able to find medicine.

As for the silver needles, the emperor also had two sets, and it was specifically stipulated that they could not be mixed with others.

Besides, with so many people, it would take more than a day or two to heal if we only give them acupuncture.