Poisonous?!
Wei Erniu and Li Laosi were both shocked; no wonder the Marquis had fainted.
You should know that the Marquis had been injured more seriously before, and in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, he always insisted on returning to his tent to get his wounds bandaged before the others noticed.
"What should we do?" Doctor Sun asked, his hands clasped together, unusually at a loss for what to do.
“This dagger can be pulled out, but it will draw a lot of blood. Unfortunately, this poison seems to promote blood circulation. Perhaps by the time the dagger is pulled out, the blood will have drained away, and the Marquis might not survive! We must first detoxify him before pulling out the dagger!”
"Didn't the medicine sent from home include antidote pills?" Wei Erniu was anxious, wishing he could fly home and carry the divine doctor Zhang back with him.
"No, the antidote pills sent from home can only cure common poisons. The one the Marquis was poisoned with is too rare. To be honest, if I hadn't worked in the Imperial Hospital for a few years, I wouldn't have recognized it either..."
Dr. Sun suddenly realized something halfway through his speech and immediately shut up.
Wei Erniu, puzzled, urged, "Doctor Sun, why are you stopping? Has anyone in the palace also been poisoned? How were they cured? Tell me quickly!"
Dr. Sun looked at Li Laosi pleadingly for help. Li Laosi's face turned ashen, and he had guessed most of what was going on.
He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "You must all forget what I just said, but remember it, and don't tell anyone! You mustn't tell anyone!"
After saying that, he turned and went out, and soon came back in wearing his vest.
This vest was specially sewn for him by his daughter before he went to war. If he wasn't recovering from his injuries, he would wear it every day.
In my moment of panic, I forgot about this life-saving treasure.
He quickly flipped open his vest, tearing open the most concealed part in the lower left corner, revealing two white spheres about the size of a thumb.
The spheres were neither jade nor porcelain, but they were very hard. Only by squeezing one open could a small brown pill be revealed.
"Quickly, give it to the Marquis to eat!"
Dr. Sun took it, lowered his head to sniff it, and a refreshing scent rushed straight to his head.
nice one!
He suppressed his excitement, quickly dissolved the pills in water, then turned the Marquis over and fed him the medicine.
No one dared to move, their eyes fixed on the Marquis's left shoulder.
At this point, it became noisy outside the tent.
Several generals, perhaps having heard the news, were making a fuss outside the door, demanding that their personal guards come in, but they were stopped.
Li Laosi narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but sneer.
The Marquis had clearly issued a gag order, but the news still leaked out.
Clearly, the Marquis's injury is no simple matter!
"Erniu, go out and take a look. Tell everyone to shut up. Anyone who dares to shout or barge in, arrest them on the spot! We'll talk about everything after the Marquis recovers!"
"Yes!" Wei Erniu was feeling extremely uncomfortable, thinking that if the Marquis hadn't been helping him in the battle against Emulek, he wouldn't have been so badly injured.
If anything were to happen to the Marquis, he would have no face to live on.
He rushed to the door and lifted the curtain.
Outside the tent, several deputy generals and lieutenants stood on tiptoe, anxiously peering out.
"How is the Marquis? Where is he injured?"
"Yes, it would put our minds at ease if you let us in to take a look!"
"This is so frustrating!"
Jiang Cheng pulled the group from behind, whispering, "Keep your voices down, everyone. The Marquis has given a gag order. I was nearby just now. The Marquis's injuries aren't serious, so don't worry!"
Just then, Wei Erniu came out of the tent, and Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly asked, "General Wei, is the Marquis's injury serious? Everyone is worried about him!"
Wei Erniu was honest and straightforward by nature, but after many years in the army, he had gained the Marquis's trust and naturally made great progress.
He nodded directly and said to everyone, "The Marquis injured his shoulder, but it's not serious. He's been treated and is resting. Doctor Sun was worried that the Marquis was in too much pain, so he gave him some medicine. He'll probably sleep for two hours."
"Go do what you're supposed to do, and don't make a big fuss over such a small thing as if the sky is falling. If you shake the morale of the army, and the Marquis wakes up and punishes you, I won't plead for you!"
No one expected Wei Erniu to lie, and so naturally at that, so they assumed that the Marquis was truly not seriously injured.
So they were all relieved, gave a few words of advice, and then went about their business.
The soldiers had overheard a few words, so we need to hurry and appease them.
Jiang Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood next to Wei Erniu, and whispered, "It's a good thing you came out, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stop you. The Marquis is the backbone of the army. If anything had happened to him, the sky would have truly fallen."
After saying that, he was about to turn around and lift the tent flap, but Wei Erniu stopped him.
"The Marquis is asleep, Brother Jiang, please don't go in. Doctor Sun said that too many people and their breaths might disturb the Marquis's recovery. I was even kicked out!"
Wei Erniu put his arm around Jiang Cheng's shoulder and walked towards the rear camp. "I'll go with you to see if we can make some porridge or soup for the Marquis. When he wakes up, it'll be something to eat."
"That's right, I was so anxious that I forgot about it!" Jiang Cheng quickly replied. "During the day, the scouts caught a pheasant, which is perfect for making soup. When the Marquis wakes up, we can cook a bowl of chicken noodle soup. It tastes good and is filling."
The two left after saying this, leaving Doctor Sun and Li Laosi in the tent. They could finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the bluish-black color around the Marquis's wound had faded considerably.
Dr. Sun prepared the surgical instruments and sutures, and disinfected them with alcohol before saying to Li Laosi, "General Li, when you hear my command, pull out the dagger as quickly as possible, without hesitation."
Li Laosi nodded emphatically and placed his hands on the knife handle.
Dr. Sun opened a bottle of the best hemostatic powder, poured it onto a handkerchief, placed it under the knife tip in front of his shoulder, then took a deep breath and shouted.
Li Laosi immediately exerted force, and the dagger was pulled out in an instant.
The bluish-black blood gushed out, quickly turning bright red again.
Dr. Sun immediately sprinkled hemostatic powder on the incision, then covered it with a clean cotton strip and pressed down hard.
Soon, the blood soaked through the cotton strips, but after another piece was pressed on top, the bleeding finally stopped.
"Alright, alright! His life is more than half saved!" Doctor Sun was overjoyed; this was truly the biggest test of his medical career.
If he cannot be saved, he will be a sinner of the entire Northern Expeditionary Army, no, of the entire Tianwu Army!
He quickly threaded the needle, stitched up the incision, and reduced the bleeding.
Once the wound medicine is applied and the wound is wrapped with cotton strips, it is considered treated.
Li Laosi's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down in front of the bed.
"Doctor Sun, now that the Marquis's injuries have healed, will there be any lingering problems?"
Dr. Sun hesitated for a moment before replying, "Except when the weather changes, the incision will itch and hurt, and I'm afraid it will become sore when I lift the knife, and I won't be able to use much strength."
"But this is the best-case scenario. If the knife had gone any further down or even slightly in the middle, it would have damaged his internal organs. Even if he survived, the Marquis would have been bedridden for years..."
Li Laosi looked extremely pale. With the northern expedition on the verge of success, how could such an accident have happened?
"Doctor Sun, could you please wake the Marquis? The entire army is waiting for his orders. Let him say a few words before you go back to sleep!"
Doctor Sun nodded. "That's easy. Two silver needles were inserted, and the Marquis opened his eyes..."
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