Zhu Su's words were like a huge rock crashing down, stirring up waves that made everyone's hearts surge.
"Uncle Xu, what this king is going to say next is equivalent to a military pledge. If I can't do it, I'm willing to accept the punishment.
But I hope that you can cooperate with me fully.”
Xu Da did not respond to Zhu Su's words immediately. He remained silent, and the entire tent could be heard even if a pin dropped.
After a long time, Xu Da raised his head and looked at Zhu Su."How confident are you?"
"At least seventy percent." Zhu Su told the truth.
In fact, Zhu Su estimated that he only had 70% chance of saving Chang Yuchun.
Xu Da looked at Zhu Su with a complicated gaze." Xiaowu, your heart really takes after the Empress." But your personality seems to be carved from the same mold as the previous one…"
After Xu Da finished speaking, he pondered for a moment again. Then, he suddenly said coldly,"Pass on my commander's order. From now on, all soldiers will be inspected. Those who are unwell will be isolated in the new camp ten miles away.
All the resources in the army were allocated to His Highness the King of Wu.”
Xu Da added,"I will bear all the consequences myself!”
With that, he turned around and walked out of the tent. There were many things that he needed to deal with next.
Zhu Su didn't stand on ceremony anymore. He waved at the few generals who saluted him and led them out of the tent.
Zhu Su told them to remember to restrain their subordinates. After cleaning the barracks, he let them go back. Obviously, Zhu Su did not intend to let them do anything.
After that, Zhu Su called for the quartermaster and took almost all the linen from him. Apart from that, Zhu Su ordered him to build another camp. It was not too big, but it had to be convenient for water. He also built a stove and prepared dozens of pots in advance.
Then, Zhu Su found Xu Da and asked him to sign a military order. Then, his Ghost Shadow Soldiers would send it to the Xuanhua Prefecture Magistrate, who would purchase the things he needed.
In order to prevent the infection from happening again, Zhu Su had Xu Da order that no one was allowed to come into contact with outsiders.
Zhu Su didn't want to buy many kinds of things, but the quantity was huge.
Firstly, Zhu Su needed the Xuanhua Prefect to collect all the garlic and coarse salt that he could.
Secondly, Zhu Su needed the Xuanhua Prefecture Magistrate to get as much Chinese wormwood as possible from the medicinal herbs merchants in Xuanhua Prefecture.
In the end, Zhu Su asked the magistrate of Xuanhua to purchase a large number of iron pots. At the same time, he used all the blacksmith shops in Xuanhua to forge the copper pots for retorting overnight according to his request.
In addition, Zhu Su also needed a large number of porcelain bottles.
Not only that, Zhu Su also drew a model of the condensing tube. It was similar to the spring of the later generation, but the middle was hollow.
In the end, Zhu Su asked the Xuanhua Prefect to transport a large amount of slaked lime.
Then, he mobilized the doctors in the army and taught them how to steadily prepare lime water for disinfection.
At the same time, he set three rules:
First, everyone must drink boiled water and not raw water.
Second, mobilize the construction of a public beta and regularly sprinkle lime to deal with the feces.
Third, everyone began to tidy up their internal affairs. The clothes of the soldiers had to be boiled before they could be worn again. At the same time, Zhu Su crushed the coarse salt and mixed it into the simplest disinfectant. He boiled it in a big pot and poured it into hundreds of large wooden barrels. Then, he told all the soldiers to soak it once.
At first, those doctors did not think much of Zhu Su. However, seeing that he had made such detailed arrangements and patiently answered the questions that the doctors had bravely raised, he soon convinced everyone.
Just as Zhu Su began to show off his skills in the Northern Expedition Army, the chain reaction caused by Zhu Su's departure in the distant Jinling began to radiate to the entire Ming Dynasty in a strange way.
Apart from Li Jinglong, who was once again bedridden to recuperate, the first to bear the brunt was the collective disaster of the civil and military officials in the court.
The emperor, who was in a bad mood because he couldn't send his son, had recently reached the point where his hair and beard were all standing up.
Zhu Yuanzhang's tolerance for court officials had reached a historical low. In just a few days, several officials had been ousted.
Not only that, but even the usually easy-going Crown Prince Zhu Biao had recently become cold and distant. He had sent out several groups of people with only one goal: to search for Zhu Su's traces along the way to the north. As long as they could find him, he would reward them handsomely.
"Sister, just eat something. No matter what, we can't go against our bodies.”In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was holding a bowl of millet porridge and a spoon in his other hand. The porridge was already in Empress Ma's mouth, but Empress Ma did not even look at it. She turned her body slightly and turned her face away.
Zhu Yuanzhang put down his bowl of porridge and suddenly slammed the table."Pa!"
"This brat is too lawless! Sister, just you watch. When he comes back this time, we won't let him off easily. No matter what, we'll break one of his legs!”Whenever Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Zhu Su, an unknown fire would rise in his heart. A few days ago, he was still angry that his second brother did not set a good example for his younger brothers. Now that he thought about it, no matter how much of a bastard his second brother was, at least he did not have to worry about his safety, right?
Thinking of Zhu Su's small body…If Zhu Biao hadn't repeatedly guaranteed that there would be experts protecting Zhu Su, Zhu Yuanzhang would have long been restless.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh. He glanced at Empress Ma, who had her back to him, and knew that the girl was angry at him.
"Sister, tell me, Little Five is a bastard! It didn't make people worry at all. We suddenly realized that we have been worrying more about him than the other children put together…However, the more we worry, the more we worry. But sister, you heard what Biao Er said. He has people protecting him. Moreover, Biao Er has already sent many people out. Once there is news about him, he will inform you and me immediately. You and I can wait patiently.”Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to say that he just didn't know how this brat was doing outside, and that he was counting the days to see if he had arrived safely. However, when the words reached his mouth, he saw that Empress Ma's shoulders were beginning to tremble slightly, and he finally stopped.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was still worried about how to coax his wife.
An extremely handsome gyrfalcon flew in from outside the hall and landed on the dining table.
Even under Zhu Yuanzhang's surprised gaze, it staggered a few steps to the side of Empress Ma and gently pecked her arm. When Empress Ma looked over with tears in her eyes, it gently leaned its head on the other party's shoulder, looking like it was trying to please her.
Zhu Yuanzhang clicked his tongue in wonder.
At Empress Ma's waist, she saw the letter tied to the gyrfalcon's right leg. Feeling something, she quickly untied the letter and opened it.
Empress Ma read the first sentence of the letter: The mother opened the letter and immediately clenched her teeth. After confirming her son's safety, what she wanted to do most now was to give Zhu Su a complete childhood.
The content of the letter was very long. Empress Ma felt her heart ache when she read the beginning. Her son had actually worked so hard all the way.
However, she frowned halfway through her sentence. Chang Yuchun was ill? Someone in the army might have contracted the plague?
Immediately after, Empress Ma was puzzled again. How could Su 'er be so sure of Chang Yuchun's video?
When she read the letter to the end, she was not only surprised but also shocked.
After Empress Ma finished reading the letter, she turned her head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, who had leaned over at some point. The husband and wife looked at each other and said, What a living ghost!
How did Su 'er sense that something would happen to Chang Yuchun?
He could even treat people? Or even cure the plague?
For some reason, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Zhu Su could do it.
"It's good that you know he's safe. As for the rest, we'll wait for this kid to return.”Zhu Yuanzhang put his arm around Empress Ma's shoulder and suddenly looked at the gyrfalcon who was eating steamed bass on the table.
"Sister, Su 'er said in his letter that this gyrfalcon was a gift from him?”Zhu Yuanzhang said playfully.
"En, Su 'er said that if I wanted to write a letter to him, I could use it to pass it. Didn't you see it too? Why are you suddenly asking this?”Empress Ma stopped crying and asked in confusion.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled meaningfully and said to Empress Ma,""This falcon is called gyrfalcon. It used to be a tribute from the Yuan Dynasty's royal family. Back then, Zhang Shicheng spent 100,000 taels of silver to get one, and its quality is not as good as this one.”
"You know about this?" Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
" Hehe, during the battle with Zhang Shicheng that year, Blue Jade gave me the gyrfalcon that he had seized. He said it was some kind of wave yellow. Unfortunately, the bird was loyal to its master and refused to eat the food I fed it, so it starved to death…"
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped recalling and pointed at the gyrfalcon in front of him."And this one in front of you should be the best of the gyrfalcons, the Jade Claw. This thing can be considered a divine product that can only be encountered by luck. Our son has not been raised in vain. Whether it's to admit his mistake or to show filial piety, this time, it can be considered that we have invested a lot.”
In fact, when Zhu Su mentioned in his letter that Chang Yuchun was ill and that he had a way to treat him, Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang's anger towards him dissipated by half.
Although they were still full of doubts and surprise about their son's sudden behavior, they didn't say anything more when the premonition mentioned in Zhu Su's letter came true.
Forget it, everything would wait for this bastard son to come back.
Empress Ma, who was silently putting away the letter, suddenly realized that her husband was looking at the gyrfalcon with a somewhat infatuated gaze. She seemed to have thought of something and suddenly reacted. She reached out and pinched the soft flesh on Zhu Yuanzhang's waist. Empress Ma sneered and said,"It's clearly a gift from my son. When did it become yours?”
"Look at how petty you are. You and I are husband and wife. Isn't what's yours mine?”Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a piece of fat meat with his chopsticks and tried to feed it to the gyrfalcon.
When Xu Da and the others returned to the capital, he would definitely bring them out of the city to hunt. It would be a pity if he didn't show off such a handsome gyrfalcon in front of his old brothers…
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