General Qin

The news of the Qin army's defeat in Baiyue was not concealed.

The emperor would have to conquer Baiyue again later. At that time, he would need to recruit soldiers and transfer grain again. There was no need to hide the defeat.

Of course, specific information about the extent of the Qin army's losses in Baiyue will not be revealed.

Under the guidance of public opinion, most of the news spread among the people was that the army encountered an epidemic, and some generals died of the disease, causing the Qin army to lose command and retreat with a small defeat.

Disease.

This is a reason that can be accepted by everyone in the world.

This is a natural disaster, not a crime of war, and will not damage the image of the emperor and the Qin army too much.

Using the epidemic as an excuse sounds much better than the actual defeat.

Therefore, although the defeat of Yue made the Qin people very worried, many people were worried about whether their children serving in the army would be infected with diseases in Yue. But overall there hasn't been much of a stir.

Compared with the information-poor upper class in Guizhou, the officials and nobles in Xianyang City knew more and more truthfully about the situation.

Even at the great court meeting, the emperor wanted to ask the Marquis of Wugong to quickly conquer Baiyue, but the Marquis of Wugong said that Baiyue was difficult to conquer and that it needed to be conquered slowly. This was also spread in various noble mansions.

In a large house in Xianyang, Li You, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

After all, his heart couldn't calm down.

After practicing immortality for more than a year, it was still difficult to eliminate Li You's longing for the battlefield that he had had since he was a child.

Li You was concerned about this war of conquering Vietnam, which involved 200,000 troops.

"The environment of Yue Di should be similar to that of Nanjun Yi Road and Southwest Yi. Once the rainy season comes, these places are filled with miasma, and people walking there are often infected with diseases. If you want to be safe, use fire to attack and burn the land one by one! "

"Burn the poisonous miasma smoke and water poisonous diseases all over the ground to ashes!"

"Let the Yue people have no hiding place in the woods, then my army will not encounter any sneak attacks and ambushes when passing through. When I conquered the barbarians before, I relied on fire attacks, and I never worried about the problem of disease along the way. . If those southwestern barbarians hadn’t tricked me in the end and deceived me, I would never have failed.”

Thinking of the battle against the southwestern barbarians, Li You still felt dissatisfied.

Lu Sheng told him that if he wanted to succeed in cultivating immortality, it was best to look down on the past.

Only when you have a pure heart and few desires can you more easily understand the way of heaven and earth.

But Li You really couldn't swallow that breath.

After all, when he conquered the southwestern barbarians, he won successive victories and reached the border of Dian Kingdom. He was only one step away from achieving world-shattering achievements, but he didn't know that he would fail in the end.

It's just one step away from success, which is most frustrating.

"If the emperor asks me to conquer Baiyue, I will definitely..."

After whispering here, Li You's body suddenly shook.

Since joining the army, Li You's mind was instantly filled with all kinds of tragic events that had happened.

He lowered his head and looked at his arm that could no longer be used flexibly.

"I have an odd destiny."

Li You let out a long sigh, feeling grief, anger and depression intertwined in his heart, making him feel more and more uncomfortable.

"I can't forget the past, so I've been practicing immortality for a year, but I've never felt any anger."

"Could this be the inner demon that Mr. Lu mentioned?"

…

Compared with the hatred in the residence of the right concubine, it is difficult to break away from the past.

There was also a tense and depressing atmosphere in the Marquis Wugong's house, but it was more about worries about the future.

"The land is bitter and evil. Not only are there many venomous snakes and beasts, but there are also diseases and water poisonous insects. The great concubine Feng Wuze died there. Everyone avoids this kind of place, why do you want to go there? You can't Are you going to decline to your father and let others go?"

The eldest princess Ying Yinman looked at her husband with red eyes.

"The south has suffered a great defeat, and the emperor wants revenge. All the ministers in the court have recommended me. If I refuse at this time, the matter of Lord Wu'an is not far away."

Zhao Tuo spoke softly, his voice full of helplessness.

No matter how much the emperor favored him, there was always a difference between the two men.

The First Emperor is the king.

He, Zhao Tuo, is a minister.

The king wants his ministers to lead troops on an expedition. If the ministers say no, it will be disobedient to the king, and no matter how good the relationship is, it will be broken.

Bai Qi, isn't this how he died?

So he only dared to find excuses to push the time, but did not dare to refuse on the spot.

Ying Yinman bit her lip and lowered her head.

She was born in the royal family, so she naturally knew what Zhao Tuo said.

But as soon as she thought about her husband going to dangerous and terrifying places, she couldn't help but be afraid.

Once you leave, you will never see me again.

It's really too common in this day and age.

Zhao Tuo stepped forward to hug her body and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid. I have been to Yue before and captured Yu Yue, so nothing is wrong. The water bug epidemic they are afraid of sounds scary, but in fact I already have preventive measures, so there won’t be any problem.”

Ying Yinman raised her head and stared at him, astonished: "Do you have a way to deal with it?"

Zhao Tuo did not push the Gongshu remnants this time. He just said that when he led troops to conquer Yue, he once heard from a local old man that drinking hot water and abstaining from raw food could prevent water poison from entering the body, and even It also has a preventive effect on some diseases.

Ying Yinman's frown relaxed.

She thought that over the years, Zhao Tuo would drink some mountain spring water in the mansion during the scorching summer, and he would drink hot water on weekdays, and he would hardly eat raw food. He and his children were influenced by Zhao Tuo, and their habits were similar.

I didn’t expect these things to prevent water bugs.

With the little things in life as evidence, it can be seen that Zhao Tuo is not just talking casually, and Ying Yinman believes a lot in Zhao Tuo's words that he can resist poison.

"I didn't pay much attention to this matter before. It wasn't until General Feng was harmed by water poison that I realized the danger of water poison. So I prepared to write a memorial to ask the emperor to promote this kind of matter to avoid more people. Injured by water poison."

Zhao Tuo sighed quietly.

Promote drinking hot water and avoid eating raw food.

Even in humid areas in the south, bathing in lakes and rivers should be avoided.

These things are naturally impossible for many low-level people in Guizhou because they do not have the material conditions.

But it shouldn’t be a big problem for families above the middle class.

Especially with the example of Feng Wuze in front of him, the officials and nobles will definitely take this as a warning and get rid of these bad eating habits.

As long as this kind of health knowledge is promoted, some people's lives can always be saved.

Moreover, Zhao Tuo was prepared to take this opportunity to persuade the emperor to use the power of the country to carry out medical research.

After engineering and agriculture, medicine was developed.

Isn't this defeat in the expedition a good opportunity for Zhao Tuo to propose the revitalization of medicine, train more medical students, and improve the medical level of this era?

With Feng Wuze in front, I think all the ministers will give their full support.

The take-off point of Daqin Medicine is at this time. Once the medical level is improved, it will really benefit millions of people.

From this point of view, Feng Wuze might still be famous in the history of Chinese medicine in the future, and could be included in medical textbooks.

Under Zhao Tuo's relief, Ying Yinman's mood gradually stabilized.

She hugged Zhao Tuo, laid her head on his chest, and said softly: "I just hope you can come back safely."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back for you, Che'er and Yun'er."

Zhao Tuo made a promise to his wife.

He raised his head and looked out the window.

Five-year-old Zhao Che was playing with his one-year-old sister in the courtyard, and Han Xin was watching them.

What a heartwarming scene.

The childish voice of laughter touched Zhao Tuo's heart.

"Don't worry, the emperor will promise me to go on the expedition next year, there is still one year left."

…

A few days later.

In the mansion of the Taiwei in charge of military affairs.

Taiwei Wang Ben looked at the frontline military reports that had been rushed thousands of miles away, and the expression on his face became increasingly ugly.

"Lieutenant, Changsha County is in chaos. The Yue people have united to counterattack the Fujian and Yue lands occupied by our army, and they even intend to take advantage of the situation to invade Dongou. Now the battle on the front line is urgent, so we are calling the court. The emperor... I'm afraid he can't wait for another year. ?”

Lieutenant Commander Shi Shejian's voice was low and there was a bad feeling in his eyes.

Wang Ben smiled bitterly and did not answer Shejian's words. He just shook his head and said, "Send it to the palace."

Having worked in the Taiwei Mansion for several years, Shejian was already very familiar with Wang Bi. Seeing the expression on the Taiwei's face, he knew the answer.

He sighed secretly in his heart, sealed the military report again, and turned around to go to Qin Palace.