Just when the generals were excited and their will to fight was rekindled, Gu Chun, the magistrate of Yongzhou, came in a carriage. When Bi Nian and others learned about it, they all went to greet him.
After greeting each other, Bi Nian asked, "I don't know what's the matter with your envoy?"
Gu Chun looked excited and said: "Please prepare, generals. The officials will come to visit you in a few days."
"What? Officials are coming?"
Bi Nian, Zhang Biqing, Chen Batian, Jia Zhu and others couldn't believe their ears.
Bi Nian was dubious and asked: "Shijun, did you just say that the officials were coming?"
"Yes, I have just received the official document that the officials will come to Yongzhou in person to express condolences to you. Calculating the time, there may be five or six days left. Generals, please make preparations to welcome the Holy Emperor."
"The officials are coming, the officials are coming."
The generals murmured to themselves, with tears already shining in their eyes.
Time passed very quickly. Five days later, Zhao Yun's emperor's carriage really entered Yongzhou. Gu Chen and the state's civil and military officials came to greet him early.
As the emperor's carriage approached, Gu Chun and others solemnly raised their hands and saluted, "I, Gu Chun, the magistrate of Yongzhou, have met your majesty."
Zhao Yun sat in the jade tree and did not come out. He just said indifferently: "The Qing family will lead the way. I want to go to the military camp to visit the soldiers."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gu Chun agreed and personally led the way, leading the Emperor's carriage to the military camp.
As he walked on the road, the people of Yongzhou came to greet him, and there were huge crowds of people.
However, due to the defeat, the mood of the people was generally sad, and the crowd did not cheer, but just watched the carriage silently and followed quietly.
Zhao Yun also felt that the atmosphere was depressing. Halfway through, Zhao Yun lifted the bead curtain, walked out of the jade banquet, stood on the carriage, and looked around the people. With just one glance, the emperor and his ministers were at peace with each other, and the people were harmonious. Everything was unspoken.
All the way to the military camp, Bi Nian, Zhang Biqing, Chen Batian, Jia Zhu, Chen Fang, Duan Zhi, Chen Kexi and others stood respectfully at the entrance of the military camp and solemnly greeted them.
Seeing Zhao Yun's Yuhu appear, Bi Nian and others knelt down on one knee and loudly said: "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Zhao Yun opened the curtain, walked out of Yuhu, stepped out of the carriage with the help of Gao Shi, and came to them.
"My dear friends, no courtesy."
The generals stood up as instructed, lowered their heads, did not dare to look directly at Zhao Yun, and their attitude was extremely respectful.
Zhao Yun walked up to Bi Nian, took a closer look, and said, "Are you Bi Nian?"
Bi Nian raised his hand and said, "The guilty minister is Bi Nian."
Zhao Yun waved his hand and said: "Don't accuse me of culpability, you are not guilty."
Zhao Yun looked at everyone and said: "I don't judge heroes based on success or failure. I don't look at the results, only words and deeds. In this battle, none of you are greedy for life and afraid of death. No one abandons the country and joins the bandits. In the face of death, everyone fights bravely to be the first.
With such high righteousness, how can there be any crime! None of you are guilty, on the contrary, you are heroes!"
"His Majesty!"
When Bi Nian and others heard this, their eyes turned red, and they felt that Zhao Yun was so close to them and so attentive to each other.
However, the more generous and cordial Zhao Yun was, the more they felt ashamed. Bi Nian said: "Your Majesty is kind and righteous. Although he will not punish our crimes, how can the defeated general dare to trouble your Majesty to come all the way to visit us?"
Zhao Yun disagreed and said kindly: "The ancients said that victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. You don't have to worry about it. The days to come are still long, and you still have endless battles to fight."
Zhao Yun's words made everyone see hope. Zhao Yun did not give up on them, and they still had a chance to go to the battlefield.
Then Zhao Yun held Bi Nian's wrist affectionately and said: "I know about your father. General Bi devoted his whole life and sacrificed his life heroically for our Song Dynasty. I am very relieved. I have given him the posthumous name "Wenzhong". , and ordered people to build a temple in the old general’s hometown, so that generations of people can enjoy the incense and worship.”
After Bi Nian heard this, his eyes could no longer hold tight and he burst into tears.
Then Zhao Yun personally encouraged the generals one by one, patting this person's shoulder and beating that person's chest.
The generals were so kindly treated by Zhao Yun that everyone was extremely moved and wished they could die for Zhao Yun.
Then Zhao Yun entered the military camp, patrolled inside, and expressed cordial condolences to the soldiers, especially the wounded soldiers. Zhao Yun was extremely serious, caring, and kindly inquired about their injuries.
"May I have your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Zhang Dagui."
"How's the injury?"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the little one will not be a problem. The little one has an iron body, and it will be fine even if it is cut a few more times."
"It's okay, just take good care of yourself and don't think too much about anything else."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"May I have your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Li Kui."
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment when he heard the name. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
Zhao Yun added: "Looking at your age, you are not very old. Are you married?"
"Not yet, but I have a baby at home."
"Okay, very good. After you recover from your injuries, you can go home and marry your daughter-in-law into your family. Don't keep her waiting for a long time."
"Your Majesty, I don't want to get married. I want to continue fighting. I want to get my temper back."
Zhao Yun smiled slightly and said: "It's good to have fighting spirit. Of course we have to fight for it, but we also have to do what we should do. With me here, the world will not be in chaos. Marry a wife, have children, and protect the family. Defend the country without delay."
Zhao Yun came to another wounded soldier and saw that the wounded soldier had gauze wrapped around his shoulders, his face was pale, and he was listless. Zhao Yun touched his forehead and found that he had a fever.
Zhao Yun asked the military doctor on the side: "How is this wounded soldier's injury? Is it serious?"
The military doctor said: "Back to Your Majesty, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and the arrow was poisonous. The injury has been recurring. Although recovery is difficult, his life is still saved."
While he was talking, pus oozed out from the wound on the wounded soldier's shoulder. When Zhao Yun saw it, he personally bent down and untied the gauze for him to check. It turned out that the wound was oozing pus.
Zhao Yun felt sad for a while and personally squeezed out the pus for him.
The wounded soldier was surprised and happy, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this little one is despicable. How could Your Majesty treat me so favorably? It's not worth it, it's not worth it."
Zhao Yun pressed his hands and said, "It's okay."
After squeezing for a while, there was still some pus that could not be squeezed out. Zhao Yun did not hesitate, lowered his head and sucked it directly with his mouth, and then spit it out. He repeated this several times before sucking out the pus.
Silence, deathly silence, Bi Nian, Chen Batian and other generals, as well as all the soldiers, everyone looked at all this in disbelief, feeling only dreamy and unreal.
The wounded soldier was already in tears and could not say anything.
"If an official is like this, I will die, so what do I have to fear!"
In the evening, Zhao Yun did not leave or leave the military camp. Instead, he ordered people to set up a tent in the military camp and lived in the tent.