After Huo Guang finished speaking, he clearly felt that Liu Tan's face darkened. He wanted to comfort Liu Tan, but... he really couldn't say it.
Everyone can see it, well, at least he can see that Liu Che sent Li Guangli here purely for gilding.
Liu Tan's life was saved, which meant that the danger had been reduced a lot, not to mention that they had already entered the territory of Xiao Wusun.
No matter how short-sighted the Wusun army was, it would not be unable to protect Liu Tan.
So the so-called support is basically a task that can be completed by coming and picking up Liu Tan.
As for sending 5,000 people, it was probably to boost Li Guangli's morale.
Liu Tan was so angry that he gritted his teeth but couldn't say anything. He guessed that Liu Che had been wanting to find such an opportunity for Li Guangli for a long time.
If he remembered correctly, if it weren't for this incident, Li Guangli's first expedition should have been to attack Dayuan.
Look, they dared to ask Li Guangli to go to such a major battle, so what does this time matter?
Although Huo Guang could be considered a relative by marriage, neither he nor his brother, nor even the Wei family, which was related in terms of kinship but not by blood, looked down upon people like Li Guangli.
The titles of these two families were obtained through their military achievements, and it was obvious that Liu Che favored Lady Li and wanted to confer a title on Li Guangli, but he had no good excuse, so he had to find a way to gain military merit for him.
Huo Guang's brow relaxed, his mood quickly adjusting. After all, His Majesty had already issued the order, so what good would it do for them to be unhappy? On the contrary, it would be very troublesome if Li Guangli found out. It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, and Li Guangli is definitely not a gentleman.
He began to speak, "Although Li Guangli is not very talented, he should still be able to bring His Highness back safely."
Liu Tan looked at him calmly and said, "Do you really think that by not mentioning it I'm going to let this matter go? I'm just waiting to see which other parties are involved. I told them I'd teach them a lesson."
Huo Guang smiled bitterly: "But the one who came is Li Guangli..."
There were no capable warriors on their side, and Huo Guang was well aware of his own limitations, so he did not dare to volunteer.
Liu Tan suppressed the nausea in his heart. He had to admit that this incident really diverted his attention very well.
He closed his eyes and said, "No news from Yumen Pass yet?"
Huo Guang, now somewhat familiar with Liu Tan, immediately asked, "Your Highness, do you wish to appoint a general from the frontier? But Li Guangli may not be willing to relinquish power."
Liu Tan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm here."
Huo Guang thought about it and compared Liu Tan and Li Guangli. He felt that if the two of them were to face off, Liu Che would definitely not side with Li Guangli. So he said, "I will send someone to urge them immediately."
Huo Guang left in a hurry, and Liu Tan stood outside feeling a little melancholy.
It's not that he was being pretentious, he really couldn't face those wounds, especially some of them that must have been stopped with a red-hot iron, and the black and red color was even more horrific.
Liu Tan spent a long time preparing himself mentally, but when he thought of that scene, he felt his stomach churning.
But the doctor was not stupid. He did not really drag Liu Tan to see the doctor again. Instead, he walked out and said awkwardly, "It was because of my impatience that Your Highness was frightened."
Liu Tan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Actually, it's useless for you to come and see. I don't know much about this. I only know a little bit, and I'll tell you everything I can. If you ask me about the rest, I don't know."
The doctor nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I am all ears."
Liu Tan waved his hand, carefully recalling the time he had to suture an accidental injury. He then stumbled over his words, "Suture... First of all, you have to wipe all the tools with alcohol. Remove anything that could cause an ulcer. Also, clean your hands."
The doctor nodded vigorously. He didn't understand why wiping with alcohol would work, but since it had been proven to be effective, he would use it first. The principle could be discussed later.
Liu Tan continued, "Also, we need to stop the bleeding. We must first stop the bleeding to a certain extent and clean the wound. The wound cannot be damaged, otherwise it may be more likely to kill the injured person after suturing him."
Liu Tan said this, glanced at the doctor, and found that the doctor had already started writing furiously. He suddenly felt a great pressure: "Then, the distance between the needle holes must be kept even and not too close, otherwise it will be easily pulled through. The insertion and exit points should also be corresponding, not misaligned, and the sutures should not be too tight. There must not be any blood or pus left inside."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he thought carefully for a while, and said uncertainly: "That's... that's it, there shouldn't be anything else."
That's what happened when his wound was sutured.
After the doctor finished writing it down, he looked up bewilderedly and asked, "But Your Highness...it doesn't say how to sew it."
Liu Tan said uncertainly, "How about... you go ask some Wusun women for advice?"
They did not bring any women with them. The previous team did have some, but they were Princess Danyang's dowry. Now those women were left in Da Wusun. If the doctor wanted to seek advice, he could only go to the Wusun women.
The doctor was stunned: "I... I don't speak Wusun language."
Liu Tan took a deep breath and said, "Why don't you ask if there's anyone in the army who knows how to sew and mend things?"
He felt that this possibility was very high. There were no women in the army, and many soldiers could hardly go home once a year. If their clothes were torn, they would have to mend them themselves.
The doctor pondered for a while and felt that this method was reliable. He did not talk to Liu anymore and turned around to look for soldiers who could sew clothes.
The men were confused by his request. They didn't know what new idea the doctor had come up with. For a moment, the whole military camp was filled with a strange atmosphere.
Liu Tan gave the order and then left it alone. He felt that this was the right thing to do. He had so many people under him, and if it really didn't work out, he could do it himself. It was better to leave such a bloody thing to his subordinates.
He would turn around and go to the newly renovated rammed earth house to check on the progress of the alcohol.
When he got there, he was overwhelmed by the smell before he even went in. It must be said that heating wine and heating white wine are two completely different feelings.
The heated wine has a more sour and astringent taste of fruit than the white wine, which makes Liu Tan not want to drink it at all.
Fortunately, he had left Bigo here before, but when he saw two pieces of white cloth stuffed in Bigo's nose, Liu Tan had a change of heart and decided... to give him more rewards later.
It won't work if no one stays here, and it won't work if the people who stay are not loyal enough.
Bigao came over and said, "Your Highness, why are you here? The environment here... isn't very good. You should go back first."
Liu Tan asked, "How is it? Is the method effective?"
He came here just to find out whether alcohol could really be extracted from wine. If not, he would change to other wines. Anyway, when he asked Huo Guang to purchase them, he even bought a lot of kumis.
Now he regretted that there was no highland barley wine here. If there was... highland barley wine could be considered as wine brewed from grain, and should be much better than wine and kumis.
However, barley grows in the Tibetan Plateau, so it is naturally impossible to find it here.
Bigo hesitated for a moment and said, "It's possible, but... it's too slow and consumes a lot of energy."
Liu Tan asked someone to bring the finished product. Bi Gao was also careful and asked someone to bring out the alcohol that had been distilled once and multiple times. However, it was obvious that the first distillation still had some wine color.
Of course, this may not be a problem with the wine itself but a problem with the device. The device in this house is very simple. It is just a big pot, and then there are brackets around the pot, and a conical pot lid is covered on top of the bracket. The pot lid is of course much larger than the pot. It is intermittently rushed up, and a white cloth soaked in cold water is used to cool the pot lid to achieve the purpose of condensation.
This is basically a very primitive method. Under this method, it is normal that the first layer of distillation cannot produce good alcohol.
Liu Tan had already prepared himself mentally, so he didn't rush to ask, "How long does it take to distill a bottle of alcohol?"
Bigao said, "It will take at least one day and one night."
Liu Tan counted with his fingers and realized that the process was indeed very slow. He frowned and said, "Have someone build two more rammed earth houses to speed up the process."
Alcohol is not only used when cleaning the wound at the beginning, it will also be used when changing the dressing. At least the doctor should clean his hands when changing the dressing.
Well, this has to be regulated. No, that's not right. I guess he has to come up with a set of standards first. He can't control other people, but all the doctors under him have to do this.
While he was thinking about this, Bigo asked carefully, "Your Highness, I heard that sometimes alcohol needs to be mixed with water before use. Since it already contains water, why does it need to be processed multiple times and then added with water?"
Liu Tan casually explained, "That's because we can control the amount of water we add, but no one knows how much water is in the first distillation."
Bi Gao stopped talking. Although he still didn't quite understand, he believed that since Liu Tan made such a request, he must have his reasons.
Liu Tan was thinking about going back to write the specifications for wound dressing and cleaning. As he hurried to the door of the tent, he saw a disheveled man standing outside waiting.
At first, because he was far away, he couldn't tell who that person was. When he got closer, he found that the person was Jiang Chong!
At this time, Jiang Chong no longer had the pretentious air of an immortal. His hair was disheveled, his eyes were sunken, with dark circles and red bloodshot eyes. Even... Liu Tan felt that his cheeks seemed to be sunken.
Liu Tan looked at Jiang Chong and asked, "Why... haven't you had any rest?"
Jiang Chong said in a hoarse voice, "I feel guilty for only finding a trace now, and I have failed Your Highness's expectations."
Liu Tan quickly said, "This isn't something that's particularly urgent. Okay, stop talking for now. Hurry up and eat something, then go back to shower and go to bed. We can talk about anything after you wake up."
He originally thought that Jiang Chong just lacked experience, so he hadn't asked until now. Unexpectedly, he hadn't had a rest for so long. It felt like he was about to rot!
Jiang Chong also felt that his current image was a bit indecent, but there was no way. After he figured out the clues, his first thought was to report it first, so that Liu Tan wouldn't think he had done nothing.
You should know that even during the interrogation, Jiang Chong was not oblivious to external affairs. During this process, he knew that a rammed earth house was built outside for distillation, and at the same time, the little Kunmi also woke up, and even his prince came up with a new prescription to save many people.
Jiang Chong has not gotten any results here, he is so exhausted!
Jiang Chong handed over the stack of rough papers in his hand and hurried to take care of his personal hygiene.
Liu Tan had been holding his breath except when he was talking. He slowly exhaled after Jiang Chong left, feeling like he was about to suffocate to death.
He returned to the tent and first glanced at the entire confession. What he didn't expect was that Jiang Chong actually asked a lot of questions.
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