Chapter 4: On the Road
When Zhan Fei woke up, he was already on a clean bed. When he opened his eyes, he saw two soldiers wearing black robes and armor staring at him beside the bed.
Zhan Fei shrank to a corner of the bed and plucked up the courage to ask, "Where have you done my mother?"
The soldier did not answer. Someone pushed the door open and responded, "Little brother, you are awake. Don't worry, we are members of the imperial court and will not harm you!"
Zhan Fei picked up the porcelain pillow on the bed and threw it over. The black-robed soldier reached out to catch it, and then put it back to its original position.
Outside the door was a middle-aged man wearing coarse clothes and a sword at his waist, but it was wide and long. "Little brother, don't be angry, your mother's sweat medicine is too deep and she hasn't woken up yet!"
Zhan Fei continued to pick up the porcelain pillow, "They are all liars! Liars! They all said they were from the imperial court, but they wanted to kill us, drugged us, and now they have locked us up!"
"The people who killed you are the same people who drugged you. I heard that you also used silver needles to test the poison. It seems that your medical skills are not good. I wonder which quack doctor taught you!"
The porcelain pillow flew out, and the black-robed soldier continued to catch it. Zhan Fei jumped off the bed, "You are not allowed to speak of my master! I tried all the wine, meat, and vegetables with a silver needle! And the dishes I ordered are not incompatible with each other!"
"The chopsticks you use are made from willow roots, elm trees, and mulberry branches. If you mix them with roosters, carps, etc., you can be stunned! If it were me, I would just use silver chopsticks to make them empty and fill them.
With powdered medicine, their tricks can only deceive a young boy like you! Well, you also know how to protect the master. It doesn't matter if you are stupid, but loyalty is rare!" The commoner man came closer, and the two soldiers clasped their fists and nodded.
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Zhan Fei was still thinking about what the man said. The man had already put a hand on Zhan Fei's wrist. "The pulse is stable and the energy and blood are full. It seems that he has not suffered from cold or hunger since he was a child!"
Before Zhanfei could shrink his hand, the man pulled up Zhanfei's shirt, "He has fine skin and tender flesh. It looks like he has never farmed, has no calluses on his hands, and has never practiced martial arts!"
Zhan Fei quickly stepped back, "What are you going to do?"
"What are you doing? You suspect that we are not from the imperial court, and we also suspect that you are pretending to be Li Xiaofei's family members. We have encountered a dozen fakes along the way!"
"Just make it up. What's the use of pretending to be us? Mom and I have no money, no power, and no treasures or secrets. You are both idle!"
"It seems that you are serious. He is indeed his son, silly! If you go to Luoyang, you will be rewarded by the emperor, you will have glory and wealth, and you will have a bright future. Of course, you can also get close to the emperor and do treasonous things!"
"I'm not interested. It's not like mother and I have no food to eat. Don't you think we are beggars too?"
"Stop talking, I'll take you to see General Wang!"
"I don't even know your name, why should I follow you?"
"Dong Xing is right! These two are masters of Jin Liangwei, responsible for protecting you!"
Zhan Fei's eyes widened, "Are you the miracle doctor Dong Xing? Aren't you supposed to be carrying a medicine box? Why are you carrying a long sword on your waist?"
"Treating diseases and saving people is just my side job. I am a swordsman! Stop talking and let's go!"
Dong Xing took Zhan Fei out to see Wang Fu in the main hall. Wang Fu looked Zhan Fei up and down and shook his head, "It doesn't look like it! I'm afraid I'm mistaken!"
"Then we can go!" Zhan Fei shouted towards Wang Fu
Wang Fu rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go! Don't you want some reward?"
"A real man doesn't eat what he comes to!" Zhan Fei shouted back and started to walk out.
Dong Xing coughed, "You are too anxious! There is one person in the wing who is not awake yet? Boy, you don't even want your mother?"
Only then did Wang Fu and Zhan Fei come to their senses. Several of Wang Fu's soldiers lowered their heads and pretended not to notice.
After all, General Wang, who is so majestic and full of power and has no clues, has never forgotten like he did today.
There is another person in the wing.
Wang Fu looked at Zhan Fei, and his mind was agitated. Maybe the boy in front of him was really the person he was looking for, otherwise why would he lose his composure.
Zhan Fei's face turned a little red, "Please let my mother go now. I will repay you for your life-saving grace in the future! I will pay you now for eating your food and using your medicine!"
Zhan Fei took out a bag woven with Shu brocade from his arms. The word "fly" was embroidered on the bag. Wang Fu stood up and walked over quickly. Zhan Fei held the money bag tightly with both hands: "You, a general, don't know how to do it." You want to rob my wallet!"
"Where did this money bag come from?"
"I will give you all the money, but not the purse. This is what my father left for me. I have carried it with me since I was a child!" Zhan Fei took out the fifty-six coins and handed it to Wang Fu.
Wang Fu stretched out his hands towards the money bag, "I don't want your money bag, I'll just take a look! Just take a look! Bring it!"
Wang Fu grabbed the money bag and looked at it repeatedly in front of his eyes. Zhan Fei jumped up to grab the money bag. Dong Xing grabbed Zhan Fei and said, "Boy, don't worry. The general is so rich that he can rival the country. Why would he want this money bag from you! Let's do it!" General, look at it!"
Wang Fu returned the money bag to Zhan Fei and asked, "What's your name Li?"
"My surname is not Li, my name is Zhan Fei!"
Wang Fu looked at Dong Xing with some confusion, "I've seen this money bag before. It was indeed used by Li Xiaofei's family, but this kid's surname is not Li!"
"The time is coming. When this child's mother wakes up, everything will be easy to explain!"
Just as he was talking, there was a sudden commotion outside. "Give me back my son! Give me back my son!"
Zhan Fei immediately rushed out, "Mother, I'm here, mother, I'm in the main hall!"
Dong Xing asked Wang Fu, "Has the general ever seen this Mrs. Wang?"
"I've never seen him. I only heard Li Xiaofei talk about him back then, saying he had a fierce temper!"
"Before I saw him, I heard his voice first. Between the sound and the objects being beaten outside, I can't go wrong!"
Seeing that Zhan Fei was safe and sound, Wang Ruoyun immediately let go of a servant she had grabbed and cried, "Fei'er, where have you been! Why didn't you tell mother?"
"Mom, we were drugged yesterday. Thanks to General Wang and Divine Doctor Dong for saving us!"
Wang Ruoyun hugged Zhanfei and said, "Child, we have already been fooled once. Don't be fooled again this time. We'd better go back to Yuzhang City. There are too many bad people outside!"
"Are you Mrs. Wang Ruoyun?" Wang Fu and Dong Xing had already walked out.
"I'm just, what do you want?"
"Mrs. Wang has misunderstood. This is Mr. Wang Fu, the general of Chang'an County. He is a close friend of Mr. Li. Now he has been ordered by the emperor to take his wife and young master to the capital!"
As soon as Dong Xing introduced him, Wang Ruoyun stood up immediately, "What kind of close friend? Li Xiaofei has disappeared for more than ten years. When did this close friend, General Wang, come to take care of our mother and son? Is there such a close friend?"
Wang Fu's face flushed, "Madam, I've been away fighting for many years and busy with military affairs. Please forgive me, Madam!"
"Forget it, I'm just saying, do you think I would be so shameless as to ask you to take care of me? Since nothing happens, we two will leave!"
"Sister-in-law, stay! Now everyone in the world knows that the emperor is looking for you mother and son. If you don't have the protection of the court and fall into the hands of bad people, how can we be worthy of Mr. Li in the future!"
Wang Ruoyun took Zhan Fei out and said, "Bad people are everywhere, and you may not be good people either."
Dong Xing clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Mrs. Wang is absolutely right, General Wang and the others are the worst and most evil people!"
Everyone looked at each other, Wang Ruoyun and Zhan Fei also turned to look at Dong Xing.
Dong Xing pointed at the dozens of people in Jin Liangwei next to him, "These people are killing people like crazy, without changing their expressions or speaking. The thieves who want to snatch people from their hands really don't have this ability."
Courage. General Wang slaughtered Gaochang, burned Heren City, fought hundreds of battles in half his life, slaughtered hundreds of cities, and killed millions. I am afraid that even ghosts and gods will be afraid of him!"
Wang Ruoyun sneered, "Dr. Dong, are you threatening our mother and son?"
Wang Fu replied, "What he said is true. If you fall into the hands of others, I'm afraid I will have to commit more crimes to rescue you! I killed 115 people yesterday, and the one who kidnapped you is also
Everyone in that restaurant was executed by Jin Liangwei!"
Zhan Fei shuddered. He clearly remembered that there were several young girls eating in the restaurant at the same time. Wang Ruoyun also stopped.
Dong Xing pointed at Zhan Fei, "Mrs. Wang, your young master is very talented, but he just needs a successor for his swordsmanship and medical skills. What do you think about this?"
"Not so good? One of his fathers has been a doctor for many years, and his medical skills are not that bad. His other father is someone who has mastered half of the Huayang Sword Art! He must not be any worse than you!"
Dong Xing was frustrated and had to force a smile: "Okay, okay, I'm doing something wrong, but the emperor's order cannot be violated. Since the emperor has ordered his wife and son to go to Luoyang, the capital, please think twice!"
Wang Ruoyun looked at Zhan Fei and said, "Son, what do you think?"
Zhan Fei looked at Wang Fu, whose face was half sunny and half gloomy, and then looked at Dong Xing, "Mom, if you don't obey the emperor's orders, you are disloyal. Since General Wang was sent by the emperor, it doesn't matter if we follow them."
wrong!"
"Okay, I listen to my son. Since General Wang is my husband's best friend, hurry up and give me a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup!"
Wang Fu couldn't laugh or cry, "Okay, okay, tell people to do it quickly!"
Wang Ruoyun said that Zhan Fei would not be allowed to learn medical swordsmanship from Dong Xing, but Zhan Fei secretly went to find Dong Xing at night.
Dong Xing looked at Zhan Fei, "Boy, you came to me to learn skills behind your mother's back. If your mother finds out, I'm afraid she will break your legs!"
"Isn't it okay if I don't call you master?"
"You don't even call me master, but you still want me to teach you medical swordsmanship? Is there such a thing in the world?"
"Whether you want to teach or not, I will leave if you don't!"
"Yes, yes, I'll teach, I'll teach!"
What Dong Xing taught that night was not medicine, but poisoning. Zhan Fei was fascinated by what he heard. Dong Xing suddenly asked late at night, "Boy, do you know why I taught you these poisoning things first?"
"Let's prevent others from poisoning us again! I've written down everything you said!"
"No, I told you thirteen medical cases of poisoning. Didn't you realize that the poisons used were just some herbs from ordinary drug stores? The so-called poison is a life-saving thing in the hands of good people, and medicine is in the hands of bad people.
The thing in your hand is life-threatening. People who study medicine must have a benevolent heart first. If there is no heart to help the world and the people, and heal the wounded and dying, the more sophisticated the medical students are, the more harm they will cause to people!"
"My master also said that the same medicine can kill people if the wrong dose is used, people can die if it is used at the wrong time, and people can die if the wrong utensils are used to cook the medicine."
"It's getting late. You go back and rest. You have a good understanding. I'll teach you again when we get to the capital!"
At dawn, Zhan Fei woke up and found that he was covered with two blankets, which had a slight fragrance. He knew that his mother had come to cover him with a quilt. It seemed that Wang Ruoyun knew about his cheating in the middle of the night.
The prince Liu Fu'an and the chief minister Deng Hua took the East Palace officials and 300 guards to Chang'an. The East Palace officials were dejected, but Deng Hua watched the scenery, chanted poems and drank as if nothing had happened.
Liu Fu'an originally wanted to discuss with Deng Hua about supervising the transfer of farmland, but Deng Hua always got drunk every time.
It seemed that Deng Hua was also avoiding the prince, so Liu Fuan had no choice but to give up.
Chapter completed!