News came from the county town that everything was stable, and that the county town was developing very well under the leadership of Song Zhen and Di Yingxue.
Shenxi decided to stay in Qiaozhen for the time being, as the selection of this grassroots civil servant would affect all aspects of his future.
With her in charge, Qi Xiuwen assisting, and Zheng Hongfang making personal arrangements, things are more likely to be stable.
Zheng Ankang divided the guards into two groups, who took turns on duty.
He was under a lot of pressure because the leader didn't return to the county town. In the last battle in Lingtou Township, a third of his guards died and many were injured. Less than a quarter of them were left who could still serve as guards.
Zheng Hongfang and Zheng Ankang discussed whether they could select some yamen runners and militiamen with martial arts skills to serve as guards.
Zheng Ankang shook his head. The commander's guards cannot be chosen casually.
Each of the commander's guards was carefully selected by him, Di Yingxue, Qi Xiuwen, and a few others, and their loyalty was absolutely guaranteed.
The safety and life of their leader are their life and death.
Zheng Ankang also reported this situation to Qi Xiuwen. Qi Xiuwen had already thought of this matter and said, "You don't need to worry about this. Qi Xiuwu has already arrived with his men."
Zheng Ankang immediately felt relieved.
Although Qi Xiuwu had some of the arrogance of a young nobleman, his respect for and protectiveness of his superiors was no less than his.
The people Qi Xiuwu brought must have been his loyal subordinates and extremely reliable people in the military camp. Otherwise, Qi Xiuwu wouldn't have brought them.
On the day the guards were severely injured, Qi Xiuwen had already sent someone to contact Qi Xiuwu and Song Zhen.
He ordered Qi Xiuwu to bring men to protect the leader, and instructed Song Zhen to send people to conduct a thorough investigation of the people in each township, screening them like sifting through a sieve, to ensure there were no further issues.
The next day, Qi Xiuwu arrived with his men.
Shen Xi was not surprised. Qi Xiuwen would report to her on any important decisions he made, and she had given her permission for Qi Xiuwu to bring men to protect him.
Qi Xiuwu's physical condition is truly excellent; the ten lashes he sustained are no longer visible on his body, and he moves with ease. This is also thanks to Fang Chenyan's excellent medicine.
As soon as Qi Xiuwu entered, he immediately bowed to Shen Xi, showing even greater awe and respect for her: "Your subordinate greets the commander."
"No need for such formalities."
Shen Xi asked Qi Xiuwu to sit down, and Qi Xiuwu sat down next to Qi Xiuwen: "Commander, I also brought Feng Tao with me this time."
Shen Xi nodded and said, "Feng Tao is good."
Feng Tao and Wang Datong were locked in a fierce battle in Bian'ai County, but after Song Zhen arrived, Feng Tao surrendered immediately, mainly because of his trust and admiration for Song Zhen.
However, Feng Tao and his subordinates were infected with the plague. Feng Tao had a high fever and was taken to a sanatorium in the rear by Shenxi for isolation and treatment.
When Feng Tao arrived at the sanatorium, his fever had worsened, and he only managed to stay afloat after Fang Chenyan gave him two doses of medication.
Without medication, Feng Tao would probably have died from the fever.
Feng Tao's subordinates also received treatment, but two of them still died.
After Feng Tao was finally rescued, his body was covered in rashes, his mind was not clear, he had difficulty breathing, he was in pain all over his body, he was weak, and his heart was racing. His semi-paralyzed body made him think that even if he lived, he might be crippled.
He was very depressed when he learned that his two subordinates had died.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of being crippled. He would rather die than live a crippled life.
Feng Tao strongly resisted the subsequent treatment and even went on a hunger strike; he didn't want to live like this.
Wang Kaiji, the director of the medical department, personally came to provide treatment, but he was also very helpless with patients who were unwilling to cooperate, and could only ask the nurses to force them to take medicine and eat.
However, Feng Tao vomited up the medicine and food he had ingested, wanting to die rather than live.
Wang Kaiji had no choice but to notify Dean Zheng Anhe. Zheng Anhe had a solution: he directly brought Feng Tao's still-living subordinates to Feng Tao's ward.
"If you don't want treatment, then your subordinates will have to too!"
When Feng Tao saw his subordinates, some were still unconscious, and others, although conscious, were in very poor spirits.
The ward they were in was the intensive care unit. Those subordinates with mild symptoms should be in the mild ward, and those without symptoms should be in the asymptomatic observation area.
Those subordinates who were still conscious moved their dry lips and said weakly, "Boss, live well, let's live together."
Feng Tao was deeply moved by his subordinates' will to survive.
In addition, he didn't want to anger Zheng Anhe. If he angered Zheng Anhe, his subordinates would not receive treatment, which would be tantamount to him giving them a way out.
"Thanks to our leader's personal instructions to treat you properly, since you're not grateful, then let's just fend for ourselves!"
Seeing that Feng Tao was moved, Zheng Anhe added another sentence.
Feng Tao saw Shenxi below the city from the city wall and knew that Song Zhen worked for Shenxi.
He didn't know much about Shen Xi, the leader, but Song Zhen was sure to be loyal to someone good.
Although he found the title "chief" strange, since everyone used it so sincerely and naturally, he naturally followed suit.
Did the leader personally give the order?
He actually received personal care from someone Song Zhen was loyal to, so how could he possibly die?
No, no matter what, even if he's disabled, he has to do everything he can.
Why did he start a rebellion? It was because Wang Datong's brutality had plunged the people into even greater misery.
He nodded gently: "Okay, I will cooperate with the treatment."
Feng Tao's active cooperation greatly enhanced the treatment effect.
In addition, Feng Tao himself was in good physical condition, and his subordinates gradually regained consciousness and recovered, with no more subordinates dying. Feng Tao's spirits also improved day by day.
After more than a month of treatment and recuperation, Feng Tao has fully recovered and is not disabled as he had expected, and his activities are not affected at all.
Feng Tao was very grateful to Wang Kaiji: "Dr. Wang, your medical skills are really high. You can even cure someone like me."
Wang Kaiji spoke frankly and did not take credit: "This is not my achievement. It is the achievement of our medical department head, Dr. Fang Chenyan. He provided all the prescriptions and formulas for the plague."
Feng Tao was taken aback: "I know Doctor Fang, but he's only twelve years old. Does he really have such great abilities?"
The first two doses of medicine that Feng Tao received were prescribed by Fang Chenyan, just to give him support on the road.
Feng Tao thought it was a life-saving drug that Fang Chenyan had given him, which would sustain him until he was admitted to the sanatorium for formal treatment.
Wang Kaiji laughed: "Don't underestimate our minister just because he's only twelve years old. He's a true medical genius, far more skilled than us. He really did write the prescription for the plague."
Not only was Feng Tao surprised, but his subordinates were also very surprised. They were staying in the sanatorium and this was the first time they had heard that a twelve-year-old child was treating them.
I couldn't help but admire them. Even the leader I heard about was only thirteen years old. He was said to be very capable and genuinely worked for the people. If that was true, then their loyalty to such a leader would be considered to have stayed true to their original intentions!
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