Chapter 153: Lu Shangfan's Hundred Days' Appointment
On the northwest border, the Gu family army, which had just won a great victory, was holding a celebration banquet in the camp.
The Gu family army fought very beautifully in this battle. Not only did they annihilate eight or nine out of ten of the Western Xia army, they also seized countless soldiers and horses, thus achieving a great victory. After this battle, Western Xia had to recuperate and reorganize its troops. It would take at least a year and a half before it could attack again.
With fine wine and loud singing, the soldiers who had been tense for many days were finally able to drink to their heart's content. Deputy General Zhao Mingwei got himself half drunk and out of the corner of his eye he saw Lin Rushan drinking alone in the corner.
Lin Rushan is the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau in Beijing. A few months ago, he came to the northwest on the order of the emperor to treat General Gu who was seriously poisoned at the time. At that time, General Gu was already dying and would not live long. Fortunately, Lin Rushan used his miraculous skills to bring General Gu back from the brink of death.
After that, Lin Rushan stayed in the army and saved the lives of countless soldiers. General Gu also recognized him as his adoptive father, so one can imagine Lin Rushan's reputation in the army. 99 sorting
Lin Rushan was different from the rough men in the army. He took small sips when drinking and could not drink much in half a day, which made Zhao Mingwei very anxious. He walked over crookedly, put his arm around Lin Rushan's shoulders, and said cheerfully: "President Lin, in our northwest, you have to drink in big gulps - come on, drink!"
Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Lin Rushan smiled and drank the wine in the glass. Zhao Mingwei was in high spirits, but still not satisfied: "Okay, Lin Yuanpan is really a straightforward person! Another drink!"
Lin Rushan was too drunk to handle the alcohol, so he had to change the subject: "Why don't you see General Gu?"
Zhao Mingwei then remembered that he had only seen General Gu at the very beginning of the entire celebration banquet. His expression was indescribable: "The general must have gone to catch up on his sleep again. I wonder when he will be able to change his habit of being sleepy and lazy." However, no matter how lazy General Gu was, he did not delay any of his business.
Zhao Mingwei admitted defeat and said, "Forget it, let's go to sleep with the general."
Lin Rushan stood up on the pretext of something: "I'll go take a look."
Lin Rushan found General Gu in the commander's tent. Zhao Mingwei guessed wrong. The general did not fall asleep, but was sitting in the candlelight. On the desk in front of him was a secret order sent from the capital.
Lin Rushan said, "General." After calling out once and hearing no one answer, Lin Rushan said again, "General Gu."
The tall man raised his head and saw that it was Lin Rushan who called him. He smiled and said, "It's godfather. Good evening, godfather."
The person Lin Rushan called was Gu Fuzhou. Gu Fuzhou, Fuzhou, should mean to support the country and the people. In the past, Gu Fuzhou really deserved the name. He guarded the border and protected the country with his life, and was dubbed "God of War" by the people of Dayu.
Unfortunately, he is not the real Gu Fuzhou.
Lin Rushan noticed that the general had a frown on his face and asked, "General, are you feeling unwell?"
"They won't let me go back to Beijing." Gu Fuzhou said softly, "I don't have time."
Lin Rushan knew that the general had been petitioning the emperor to return to the capital since he woke up. He didn't know the reason and didn't want to ask. But perhaps because he had drunk some wine today, he couldn't help but ask, "Why does the general have to go back to Beijing?"
"Because I made an appointment with him." Gu Fuzhou seemed to be talking to himself, "If it's more than a hundred days, he will really think that I..." The voice stopped abruptly, and Gu Fuzhou made a "tsk" sound, "It's so annoying, I gave them face."
Lin Rushan had never seen the general like this before. He was like a teenager who couldn't control himself. The general seemed to trust him extremely. Not only did he insist on recognizing him as his adoptive father, he also never concealed his changing temperament in front of him.
Gu Fuzhou suppressed his irritation and said with a smile, "Sorry, I made a fool of myself." Then he poured two cups of tea and said, "Please sit down, father. I want to talk to you about something happy."
Lin Rushan sat down in front of Gu Fuzhou and asked, "General, what do you want to talk about?"
"Let me think about it..." Gu Fuzhou held his chin and smiled slowly, "Let's talk about your family."
Lin Rushan was slightly surprised: "Then I will talk to the general about Qingyu?"
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Okay, okay. It's so strange. Although I have never met this brother before, I don't know why I like listening to his stories. I feel like listening to a storybook. It's very interesting."
Lin Rushan: "...General, what do you want to hear about Qingyu today?"
Gu Fuzhou thought for a moment and asked, "What was Qingyu like when she was a child?"
Lin Rushan then told the general about the "interesting things" that happened to his eldest son when he was young.
Influenced by his family, Lin Qingyu showed great interest in medicine since he was a child. While other children raise cats and dogs, Xiao Qingyu likes to raise small snakes and insects that can be used as medicine. He gives each of them a nickname and holds the porcelain jar in his hands all day long, unable to let it go.
Lin's mother was worried that he would be injured by insects and snakes, so she didn't allow him to keep one, but he kept one secretly, and even got a poisonous little snake from somewhere.
During a feeding, Xiao Qingyu was accidentally bitten by a small snake. When Lin Rushan found him in the pharmacy, Xiao Qingyu was crying while preparing the antidote for himself, and he was cheering himself up: "Don't be afraid, Lin Qingyu, you can prepare the antidote, you won't die - calm down, don't cry."
"Qingyu seldom cried since he was old enough to understand things. I think he was really scared at that time." Lin Rushan spoke with a hint of pride, "But he still made the antidote on his own in a panic. When his mother heard about this, she was terrified and strictly forbade him to raise poisonous creatures until he grew up."
Hearing this, Gu Fuzhou couldn't help but chuckle. Then he looked outside the tent and murmured, "Will Qingyu... cry too?"
Lin Rushan said kindly: "Qingyu was just a little kid then, and would cry when he was hurt or scared. Qingyu probably won't cry now."
Gu Fuzhou thought of Lin Qingyu in his dream.
It was Lu Wancheng’s seventh day, and he met Lin Qingyu in his own appearance. Lin Qingyu in the dream spoke very little and looked very cute in a silly way. Apart from reciting the secret code they agreed upon, she just asked him his real name.
He didn't say anything, and Lin Qingyu didn't cry.
Fortunately, Lin Qingyu didn't take him that seriously.
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Yes, Qingyu won't cry when she grows up."
Lin Rushan told one interesting story after another about Lin Qingyu's childhood. It was almost midnight when Gu Fuzhou let him go with a feeling of reluctance.
After three rounds of drinks, the shouting and urging to drink outside the tent gradually subsided. The drunk soldiers slept on the ground, humming songs from their hometown. This might be the first good night's sleep they had had in months.
Don’t laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield. How many men have ever returned from the battles in history?
Gu Fuzhou walked out of the tent and looked at the drunk soldiers. These were living lives. He felt gratified but also a little scared.
Besides the agreement with Lin Qingyu, there was another reason why he was eager to return to Beijing.
Only he himself knows that he is not a general who is proficient in military tactics and has won every battle. He is just a high school student who has not yet attended college. He doesn't have any real strength. He was able to win so many battles mostly because of luck. Compared to him, the battle-hardened deputy general Zhao Mingwei is the one who should be the head coach.
Please let him go, please, his pitiful military theory does not allow him to be responsible for so many lives, he just wants to return to the capital and continue to eat and drink well.
Gu Fuzhou looked up at the bright moon in the sky and wondered what Lin Qingyu would be doing at this time?
When he was still Lu Wancheng, he didn't know that he would have another chance to start over, and he spent his last moments preparing for Lin Qingyu's future. If everything went well, Lin Qingyu should have gotten to know Shen Huaishi and discovered the mystery behind the Tianyu Sect's annihilation. With Lin Qingyu's intelligence, he would know what to do.
But he was still worried. Although he acknowledged Lin Qingyu as his sworn brother in the name of Gu Fuzhou, Xiao Cheng would not do anything to Lin Qingyu for the sake of Gu Fuzhou's face. But Qingyu is talented and has a special identity, and is involved in court disputes. Xiao Cheng is not the only one who wants to trick him. Only by staying by Lin Qingyu's side can he feel at ease.
After midnight, Gu Fuzhou returned to the tent, picked up a dagger, and carved a horizontal line on the table.
There was only half a month left before the 100-day appointment between him and Lin Qingyu, and it would take at least ten days just to get back to the capital from the northwest.
If he disobeyed the order and returned to the capital, not to mention seeing Lin Qingyu, he would most likely be "snapped" by the secret guards of the Tianji Camp on the way, and Lin Qingyu, as the sworn brother of a criminal, would not be able to escape either.
If he doesn't go back, what will happen if Lin Qingyu doesn't wait for him after the 100-day appointment? What if Lin Qingyu really did what they had joked about before, and brought his wife and children to Lu Wancheng's grave to burn paper for him...
He hadn't told Lin Qingyu his real name yet, and the tablets Lin Qingyu offered were all wrong.
So, he must go back and tell Lin Qingyu his own name.
Since he can't go back now, he should at least pass the secret code between him and Lin Qingyu back to let Lin Qingyu know that he is not dead yet.
“Odds change but evens don’t; the sign depends on the quadrant.”
Gu Fuzhou did not sleep all night. He wrote a secret letter and ordered it to be sent to the capital at full speed. Then he found Lin Rushan.
"Godfather, I need your help with something."
Lin Rushan said sternly, "It's up to the general's orders."
"Is there a poison that cannot be cured in the northwest and can only be cured in the capital?"
Lin Rushan didn't react for a moment: "What does the general mean?"
Gu Fuzhou repeated, in an urgent tone: "It must be there, godfather, this is very important to me."
Lin Rushan thought for a moment and said, "The Sky Spider Poison meets the general's requirements. This poison comes from the northern border. To detoxify it, the northern border snow lotus must be pounded into powder using the warm jade white that is unique to the Imperial Hospital in Beijing. The medicine must be given to the poisoned person immediately after it is ready."
Gu Fuzhou let out a long sigh of relief: "That's great, then I'll trouble godfather to quickly poison me."
Lin Rushan was stunned: "What?"
Gu Fuzhou explained: "I want to return to Beijing, this is the only way."
Lin Rushan said anxiously: "The Sky Spider is a strange poison in the northern border. If you are not careful, the poisonous organs will be attacked by the poison gas and eventually die of exhaustion - I hope the general will think twice!"
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "It's okay."
As long as he could go back, it would all be worth it.
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