Chapter 90 Chapter 90 is the only genuine version...
Qi Fu's best weapon was the spear, and he couldn't help but want to ask for advice.
"Won't."
Gu Zhizhuo said readily.
She was not good at using such powerful weapons. Her hands were her life-saving hands, and she was used to using heavy weapons such as knives and guns. She would not be able to control the strength and weight when taking the pulse and giving acupuncture.
She is good at using short swords and daggers.
However, killing someone is heartbreaking.
Captain Sun initially wanted to use the spear, which he was good at, and changed to shooting because he was "forced to do so". In his heart, he might have been thinking that if he used a spear, he would never lose, he just lost because of shooting, which he was not good at.
Of course, winning must be done beautifully.
Winning is about strength. Winning is also about winning hearts and minds.
"My Lord, all the food and fodder has been unloaded and counted correctly."
A young general came over and reported with a fist salute.
He stole a glance at Gu Zhizhuo, chagrined. He'd been busy counting provisions and hadn't had time to come to the parade grounds. He'd heard from others that Miss Gu's arrows seemed to have eyes, hitting wherever she pointed them. That Sun, relying on his heavy bow, tried to play dirty, but he was completely defeated by Miss Gu, unable to even lift his spear.
"My Lord," Li Qing said from the side, "are you going to ask for the next season's food and wages?"
"Don't rush me. If Gong Hai really delivers it on time, why would you still want to fight over it?" Gu Yican said arrogantly. "This prince is just worried about not having a reason to do it. Just do what you need to do and don't crowd around here."
Gu Yican waved his arm and took his sister to his main tent.
The main tent was where Gu Yican usually lived when he lived in the army. It was covered with a woolen mat and had a desk. There was also a map hanging in the tent, but it was far less detailed than the one drawn by Lu Jinyi.
"younger sister."
Gu Yican waved his hand, calling her over, staring at the map and saying, "Do you know what the Northern Frontier and the Thousand Machine Battalion are most lacking right now?"
Gu Zhizhuo spread his hands and said, "We're missing everything."
Indeed, they were short of everything, but the Zhenguo Mansion was well-off in terms of food and fodder. As long as there wasn't a snowstorm blocking the roads, they could still buy some food and fodder to keep themselves fed. However, horses and weapons were more difficult to come by, especially arrows.
Years of war in the Northern Frontier had long since crippled the Zhenguogong Mansion. Not only were the old and weak soldiers gone, but even arrows had to be collected after the battlefields were cleared, with only the usable ones kept and the broken ones recycled. Recruitment had been ongoing for years, but the North was short on people, and even fewer young and strong. Even when new recruits arrived, they had to train for at least three months before being sent to the battlefield, or else they would be sent to their deaths.
There was a shortage of men, horses, weapons, and everything.
"I went to the Five Military Commandery two days ago."
Gu Yican felt tired of standing, so he took down the map and spread it on the ground. He pulled his sister to sit on the sheepskin mat and continued, "I heard that a batch of arrows will be delivered to the three major capitals in the capital soon, about ten million arrows."
"so much?!"
Gu Zhizhuo blurted out the answer, but then he thought about it and realized it wasn't much. With 150,000 Imperial Guards, 10 million arrows would only give each man 60.
Gu Yican raised his eyebrows slightly, and with a reckless attitude, he smiled ostentatiously: "Sister, let's go and rob it!"
Gu Zhizhuo understood: "A feint to the east and attack in the west?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" As expected of him, she is Gu Cancan's sister. They have such a good understanding and understand each other right away!
Ostensibly, it was for the next season's food and wages, but in reality, the target was this batch of tens of millions of arrows.
Gu Yican's original plan was to wait for the arrows to be delivered and then go directly to the Fifth Army Camp to "get" them. However, in this way, he could only get a million arrows at most, and the Thousand Machine Camp had fewer people, so it was just enough.
It was after his sister mentioned the "secret passage" in front of everyone that he suddenly came up with this plan.
Using a fake secret passage as bait, they tricked the "little bugs" into revealing that they were going to rob food and money, and diverted the imperial guards patrolling the capital. In fact, they went through the real secret passage to rob the batch of arrows.
When you can earn tens of millions, who would care about those small things?
Gu Yican sat cross-legged, leaning forward slightly, and asked excitedly, "Sister, tell me quickly, who is that person?"
Gu Zhizhuo slowly said two words: "Li Qing."
There is no evidence, it all depends on the hexagrams and lines.
After Gu Zhizhuo cast the divination, he deliberately mentioned in front of everyone that there was a secret passage.
Shortly after that, the still magnetic needle of Tianchi began to move again.
Only Li Qing's fortune changed, as he was in the Vermillion Bird hexagram. The hexagram indicated that he would have two completely different opportunities due to a quarrel, one favorable and the other unfavorable, with the outcome uncertain.
Li Qing.
Gu Yican silently repeated the name twice, the light and shadow leaving a faint shadow on his eyelids.
Li Qing has been in the Qianjiying for seven years. He enlisted as a conscript and rose from a private to a captain and a captain. Two years ago, he was promoted to a captain for his meritorious service.
Gu Yican sneered, "Alright. Consider it a reward from this prince for his contribution. Whether he can hold on to it or not is up to him."
He stretched his limbs and said lazily, "I'm hungry. Let's go have dinner. Qi Fu said that the kitchen staff specially slaughtered two pigs for the young lady to try. Will the young lady be so kind?"
Gu Zhizhuo smiled happily, took the hand he extended to lend a hand, and jumped up.
"Reward!"
Wisps of white smoke rose from the camp and trumpets sounded.
The food in the army wasn't exactly gourmet, but the portions were plentiful. A large bowl of rice, two large slabs of greasy pork belly, and two pancakes per person filled the barracks. The soldiers, crammed with food, saw Gu Zhizhuo with eyes that lit up, eager to cuddle up to him. But the cook said they'd only slaughtered the pig because the young lady had arrived!
After dinner, the last rays of dusk disappeared in the sky. It was already late, and if they returned to Beijing, they would not be able to make it in time for the city gates to close. Gu Yican gave her the main tent to sleep in, and ran to find Qi Fu to join him.
Gu Zhizhuo slept until midnight and vaguely heard some noise.
She was a light sleeper and woke up at the slightest noise. When she walked out of the tent, she saw many torches lit in the distance, which were particularly bright. In the light of the torches, she could see many people gathered there.
Gu Zhizhuo casually pulled over a patrol soldier and asked, "What happened?"
"Miss!" the soldier said hurriedly, "The front is the military doctor's tent. Someone is vomiting and having diarrhea."
"Vomiting and diarrhea?" Gu Zhizhuo asked, "How many people are there?"
"A lot. Three more were just carried over."
If a large number of people were vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time, it could be an epidemic or something bad they ate. After thinking this, Gu Zhizhuo said, "I'll go take a look."
"Wait, girl, the smell is not good..."
Before the soldier could finish his words, Gu Zhizhuo had already run away.
His comrade frowned and said anxiously, "How dare you tell such things to the young lady? The smell there is unbearable even for you and me, let alone a girl like the young lady. Besides, didn't the military doctor say it might be an epidemic? What if the young lady is infected with the epidemic?"
The soldier slapped himself, his face full of annoyance: "Look at my mouth."
The patrolling soldiers were in groups of two and had corresponding routes. Military regulations were strict and they could not chase rashly. After a moment of hesitation, Gu Zhizhuo had already run to the vicinity of the military doctor's tent, and was greeted by a strong stench and sour smell.
"Big girl?"
Qi Fu, who was standing in front of the tent, was startled and called out quickly, "Master, the eldest lady is here."
The tent was suddenly opened, and Gu Yican came out from inside, and asked in surprise: "Sister, why are you here?"
"Let me take a look."
Gu Yican wanted her not to go in: "Sister, the military doctor said it might be an epidemic."
"Then we'll have to take a closer look."
Gu Yican couldn't do anything with her, so he could only help her lift up the door of the tent. There were already more than ten people lying inside. None of them were unconscious, but they were exhausted and weak. They had severe stomachaches, and they were groaning while holding their stomachs, unable to speak.
The ground was covered with all kinds of filth and it was a mess. Gu Zhizhuo stepped in without any care.
The military doctor was a man in his forties. He was preparing a brew of medicine with two apprentices. Bowls of pitch-black medicine gave off a strong odor, which mixed with the sour smell in the tent, making people dizzy.
"Those lying here are the most seriously ill," Gu Yican said, standing beside her. "The less seriously ill are all in the tents next to us. First, some people started vomiting and having diarrhea in the evening, and then more and more people started to show up. Now there are more than 200 people in total."
He then explained, "This is a large tent, and the four small tents are all military medical tents."
Gu Zhizhuo walked over to one of them, squatted down, and placed her finger on his pulse. Within three breaths, she knew exactly what was going on. Just in case, she took the pulses of five more people in a row, and the pulses were all the same.
Gu Zhizhuo said, "It's okay. I ate something bad. Just drink some magic water and I'll be fine."
ah?
The medic looked back at her in disbelief, his eyes wide.
Look at the serious look on the girl's face. Is she not joking but serious?
He couldn't help but look at Gu Yican, wanting to speak but stopping himself, hoping that the prince would stop the young lady from asking her to do anything rash. Talisman paper? If talisman paper was useful, what would a doctor be needed for?
After waiting for a long time, Gu Yican didn't say anything, so the military doctor couldn't help but advise her implicitly: "Miss, the medicine has been boiled, why don't you let them take the medicine first." After they have taken the medicine, they won't need to drink any magic water.
"Your medicine is too strong."
As soon as Gu Zhizhuo smelled the medicine, he identified the herbs in it.
She had also heard that the military loved to use strong medicine, which was not wrong. In wartime, immediately controlling injuries and reducing deaths were more important than anything else.
But if it's just to treat a stomach ache, there's really no need for such strong medicine. This bowl of medicine can indeed stop the symptoms immediately, but the price is at least three to five days of weakness. It's just a minor illness, so there's no need to suffer such pain.
"Don't worry."
Gu Zhizhuo now carries yellow paper and cinnabar with her. After she finished speaking, she simply drew a talisman to ward off illness, burned it with candlelight, and dissolved it in water.
Gu Yican took the talisman water and said, "I'll do it."
"My Lord." The military doctor was sweating profusely. "Don't do anything rash. This is just a magic water." It can't cure the disease! If the patient is treated worse, the young lady will definitely be upset.
Gu Yican held the talisman water and asked only one question: "Who wants to drink it?"
"Little one, little one is willing."
A soldier immediately raised his hand.
Gu Yican handed him the talisman water, and he took it and drank it in one gulp without thinking.
The soldier wiped his mouth with his sleeve. This water tasted just like ordinary water. Would it be useful? As soon as he thought of this, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. A sour and rancid taste surged up his throat, and he vomited a large pool of yellow water.
"Ouch, ouch. I'm telling you..." The military doctor was so anxious that he was running around in circles. He didn't dare to say anything harsh, for fear that the young lady would feel sad and blame herself. He hurriedly said, "Hurry, lie down quickly."
"Wait, I'm fine!"
"ah?"
As soon as he spit out the yellow water, the lingering acid reflux feeling in his throat disappeared immediately, his stomachache and dizziness were gone, and he jumped twice on the spot as if nothing had happened.
"My Lord, I'm fine!"
"Thank you, big girl!"
The soldiers lying on the ground groaning were all envious. They blamed themselves for being too slow, otherwise they would be the ones jumping around now.
"Ahhh, no more, no more..."
Someone shouted loudly and exaggeratedly, holding his stomach, and crawled towards the clean room behind the curtain. When he crawled to the clean room, he turned back and said weakly: "Miss, please give me a talisman."
Gu Zhizhuo:?
Soldiers: Despicable!
The next moment: "I, I can't do it anymore!"
One by one they twisted and crawled on the ground.
"Miss, I'm almost dying. I want to drink some magic water."
The military doctor stared at Gu Zhizhuo in a daze, with only one thought in his mind: "Can talisman water really cure diseases?" This completely overturned all the common sense he had learned since he started studying medicine.
"Your prescription is feasible. Next time you can reduce the amount by half and add honeysuckle charcoal and cooked military charcoal." Gu Zhizhuo said this to the military doctor.
The military doctor lowered his head in thought. Double charcoal detoxifies, and halving the other herbs wouldn't compromise their effectiveness or harm the patient's vitality.
Gu Zhizhuo silently watched the soldiers crawling around in the tent, and his bright eyes couldn't help but look at Gu Yican.
Gu Yican touched his chin. He really didn't want to admit that this was his subordinate! He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Sister, I have something to do outside. I'll go out first."
These guys are such a disgrace to him.
Practice, you have to increase your practice tenfold.
Li Qing was waiting outside. When he saw him come out, he clasped his fists and said, "My Lord, the household stoves have used some of the food that was just delivered tonight. I'll go and take a look."
When the military doctor said that it might be a stomach upset, Gu Yican asked Li Qing to get the leftover food from tonight.
Li Qing packed some rice into a small cloth bag. Gu Yican opened it and scooped out a handful. The grains were yellow and sticky, forming small clumps. They felt damp and sticky in his hands. He sniffed them, and a faint sour smell came out. Gu Yican pinched them with his fingertips, easily crushing the tiny grains into powder.
"The kitchen staff said that 20% of it was mixed into the dinner."
Li Qing's eyes flickered, dark and inexplicable.
He said indignantly, "My Lord, please allow me to go to the Five Military Commandery to confront them! How dare they send this moldy rice to the Thousand Machine Battalion?"
Gu Yican pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, go there at daybreak and have them come over to replace the food and fodder immediately, or else don't blame me for destroying their government office."
"yes!"
Li Qing clasped his fists and promised: "I will definitely get it done."
"Gu Cancan." Gu Zhizhuo came out of the tent, "Everything is fine."
She drew ten talismans and asked them to drink them first. She didn't even need the talisman water for the rest. Gu Zhizhuo wrote a new mild prescription and asked the military doctor to prepare it.
Seeing Li Qing was there, she nodded with a smile: "Captain Li."
"You go down first and seal up all the food and fodder delivered today."
Gu Yican sent Li Qing away, turned around and smiled at Gu Zhizhuo, "Sister, you're right. It's him."
"Sister, you're so awesome!" Gu Yican applauded her.
"Of course." Gu Zhizhuo raised his chin, "I am a fortune teller!"
"He can't wait to make a contribution."
Gu Yican showed the small bag of moldy rice to Gu Zhizhuo and repeated what Li Qing had just said.
Soldiers are not allowed to go out casually except for the rest period once every ten days, but the secret passage and the food robbery are important and urgent. Li Qing can't wait to find an excuse to go out, otherwise this "great achievement" will be wasted.
Gu Yican did as he wished.
"You should go and rest first."
Gu Yican touched his sister's head.
"Wait a moment."
Gu Zhizhuo looked at the tent and finally did not leave. She asked someone to get some mugwort and boil water. Everyone in the camp drank a bowl of it, regardless of whether they had diarrhea or felt uncomfortable.
After a busy day, by dawn, all the unwell soldiers had recovered, each one jumping up and down without any discomfort. The military doctor was amazed and wanted to bow down to him. He surrounded Gu Zhizhuo and asked him a lot of questions.
Unfortunately, Gu Yican was still under house arrest and could not stay for long, so they returned to Beijing after noon.
Upon returning home, the two went straight to Gu Baibai's study. Upon hearing their plan, Gu Baibai let out a familiar sigh. Alas, Cancan alone always loves taking risky actions, and now with Yaoyao added to the mix, it's hard to say what ideas the two of them will come up with.
Two pairs of similar phoenix eyes, equally bright, looked at him together with the recklessness of youth.
Gu Baibai did not stop them. The Gu family had been handed over to them. He would only support them from behind when they needed him.
He asked: "Who will be the bait and who will lead the troops when making a feint to the east and attacking in the west?"
"I'll be the bait." Gu Yican put his arm around his sister's shoulders and said confidently, "Sister will lead the troops."
There was a sharp look in Gu Baibai's eyes.
"Come and look at the map."
"Bring me my sandbox."
Gu Baibai gave instructions one after another.
They stayed in Gu Baibai's study until dark. The candlelight of the glass lamp illuminated the entire yard. The brother and sister came out excitedly. They looked at each other with an impulsive look.
Gu Zhizhuo fell asleep immediately, and after waking up he ran to Gu Baibai's yard.
She had never led troops in her two lifetimes, so Gu Baibai wanted to teach her some military codes, including flag signals, hand gestures, various rhythms of drums, and the meanings of whistles. Especially since Gu Zhizhuo's trip required an ambush, these codes were particularly important.
Even though Gu Zhizhuo had a good memory, he still remembered feeling dizzy and dazed.
This kind of memory is not just about remembering it in the mind, but must form an instinctive reaction of the body so as not to miss the opportunity.
By the time I remembered everything and my body was able to react within a breath, it was already the first day of July.
Duke Zhenguo Gu Taotao entered the Ziji Pavilion.
The master will come to perform a ritual. If it succeeds, Ji Nan Ke will never be able to obtain merit and fortune from the Gu family again.
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