However, after reaching the east bank, no one cared about the water stains on their bodies, but without stopping for a moment, they escorted a middle-aged Jurchen noblewoman who was about forty years old and had a sallow complexion to Qinghe City several miles away.
When they arrived at the foot of Qinghe City, it was already daybreak. A group of knights galloped to clear the way, whipped the soldiers at the gate, and rushed directly into the city and then went straight to the county government office. The surprised county magistrate hurriedly came out to greet them, and then he personally led the yamen runners to Wu Dalang's pancake shop in the county and took all the freshly baked pancakes of this family to offer to the Jurchen noble.
Wu Dalang's family's rice cakes are famous in Hebei, so the quality is naturally needless to say, but when these people saw so many hot rice cakes, they did not stay any longer, but divided and packed the rice cakes, filled them with clean water, and left in a hurry.
At this time, people in the county knew that the person who had just arrived was the Prince of Jin of the Great Jin Kingdom, the so-called Grand Marshal Wanyan Erlido, commonly known as the Third Prince. Just because Emperor Zhao's dragon flag arrived in Yanggu, opposite Liaocheng, the Grand Marshal did not dare to be negligent and immediately rushed from Zhending Prefecture in person to Daming Prefecture to take charge and confront Emperor Zhao.
Not to mention that the news made people in the county panic, and people kept talking about it. Even Wu Dalang's family didn't dare to ask for money for the pancakes. It was said that Wanyan Erlido had been traveling all night and had pancakes for breakfast on the horse, so he galloped non-stop the whole way, and it was obvious that he wanted to reach Daming Prefecture within the day.
As a result, such abuse of body finally paid off - after swallowing four large steamed buns with cold water, Erlido felt some abdominal cramps.
At this time, the Third Prince did not care and ate immediately. The whole journey was bumpy and cold, and this kind of thing was normal. He had experienced it before, not to mention that he was exhausted all night. Besides, the military situation was urgent, so how could he rest for such a small matter?
However, after riding for several miles, the abdominal cramps continued and gradually concentrated in the lower right abdomen. At this time, Erliduo could no longer bear it and ordered to slow down. But after riding for a while, many cavalrymen who had eaten too hastily and suffered from abdominal pain had recovered, but the third prince still felt a heaviness in his abdomen. He could clearly feel the pain when pressing with his hands.
At this time, Erlido finally didn't dare to leave, and immediately told his attendants. The attendants naturally knew that this was an acute illness, and they were extremely panicked... You know, as mentioned before, since Aguda, many Jurchen nobles died in their prime. It was indeed because of their poor foundation. There are too many examples... What's more, acute illnesses these days are themselves very scary.
Therefore, the Jurchen cavalry did not dare to let Erlido stay on the horse. Instead, they made a hammock between two horses and escorted their third prince to the nearest town, which was called Ninghua Town. They found the largest house in the town, rushed in, drove the people away, and then settled them down on the spot.
At the same time, three teams of cavalry were divided. One team looked for doctors in the town, one team went to Qinghe County behind to look for pharmacies and clinics, and the other team went directly to Daming Prefecture to contact Gao Jingshan, the commander-in-chief of the Daming Prefecture's military headquarters.
However, in Ninghua Town, these Jurchen cavalry turned the entire street upside down and killed seven or eight people, but they still couldn't find a doctor. When they asked everyone one by one, they all said that there was a genius in internal medicine, but he later fled to the opposite side of Yue's army and became a military doctor.
Even though the Jurchen cavalry could kill people, they were helpless at this moment.
At the same time, the symptoms of the Third Prince became more and more obvious... First, he sweated slightly and had a slight fever, then his abdomen felt heavy, and his urination was frequent and irregular. The leader of the personal guards pressed on it himself and found that the softness and hardness of the left and right abdomen were obviously different.
At this time, the Third Prince himself and those knowledgeable among his personal guards had basically guessed that it was very likely that he ate the pancakes too quickly in the morning and developed an intestinal abscess!
I also felt helpless and nervous.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Ximen Daguanren, who ran a pharmacy in Qinghe County, was arrested along with his three doctors. The diagnosis results were all intestinal abscess... and it was most likely an acute malignant abscess, which is the kind caused by severe shaking and something entering the vermiform process (appendix).
After figuring out what was going on and the doctors had arrived, the Third Prince and several of his guards relaxed a little, then calmed down and used a decoction, namely, Rhubarb and Peony Decoction... Anyone with a little medical knowledge knew this, and the personal guards also knew it, and the local officials from Qinghe who came with them also said so... Of course, the Third Prince had nothing to say.
Therefore, the personal guard watched the medicine being prepared and personally prepared the rhubarb and peony soup, and helped the Third Prince drink a dose. As expected, he felt better for a while, and it was said that the pain was relieved.
By the evening, someone from Daming Prefecture finally arrived. They saw that although the Third Prince had a fever, the pain was gradually subsiding. After talking to him, he became conscious and so they felt relieved.
At this time, the Third Prince took another dose of medicine, and the pain seemed to be less. He finally cheered up and ordered a reward for Ximen Daguanren, who came to take his pulse, with some gold.
At this time, Ximen Daguanren, who came from a family of medical scholars, wanted to tell these people that the stomachache no longer existed, which did not necessarily mean that the condition had improved. Instead, it was very likely that the condition would fester. If there were any surgical experts, they would be ready to give him an injection... However, with the gold in his hands and thinking about the bloodstains on the street in Ninghua Town during the day, how could he dare to speak?
Besides, it’s not that easy to give injections or perform surgery these days.
It's also a gamble with your life!
Moreover, once he opens his mouth, if no doctor can be found in a hurry, it will definitely be him, Mr. Ximen, and a few doctors on duty who will do the surgery... But they are just doctors on duty in the pharmacy, and they are not good at surgery, right?
So, that night, Ximen Daguanren thought over and over again, and always felt that he was a kind person who would avoid ants, and he was the only son in three generations, so he should not stay here to die. So he did not discuss with the doctors, but put the gold on his back, took advantage of the night and the opportunity that the servants were relaxed because the third prince's "improvement", and secretly climbed over the wall to escape...Then he thought of Qinghe, where he had some awkward situations with the local powerful neighbor Wu Dalang's family because of some ridiculous rumors in the south. He might be betrayed by the other party if he went back, so he did not even go home, but ran to the Yongji Canal with the gold on his back to find a boat, and then fled all the way to the northeast, wandering around the world from then on.
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