It took more than ten days to treat the old injuries of the wounded soldiers. By the time the treatment was completed, the first batch of patients were gradually getting better.
The sore on Li Dakui's body has healed, and the color of the flesh is still pink, but it is really long-lasting. After slowly getting better, the skin of the wound will become tight, and sometimes it will feel tight and very uncomfortable.
Tongtong gave him a recipe, which consisted of very common medicinal materials mixed with fats and oils to make medicated oil. When applied every once in a while, there would be almost no discomfort.
Wounded soldiers like this were placed in armaments stations. For example, ordinary women did not have the energy to sew armor and leather. But these people's legs were injured, but their hands did not hinder them from doing these tasks.
In fact, there is no shortage of doctors in the military who can perform surgical operations. They mainly lack two things, one is anesthesia and the other is suitable drugs.
Link kicked Mr. Qingniu out and became his teacher. He can teach him acupuncture to relieve pain and how to use anesthetic powder.
As for the medicine, Tongtong didn't plan to make the medicine herself. She and Mr. Qingniu tried the medicine when they had free time. After using the local medicinal materials to the maximum extent, they came up with a lot of prescriptions.
These prescriptions, Tongtong, were handed over to Lin Chongtao. How on earth would she get rid of them?
Lin Chongtao held the box containing the prescription and placed it in front of his father: "The ones Tongtong gave me are all tried and tested. The cost of the medicine is not high and it is available locally. The effect is now...it's okay! Whether it's for external use or not,
There are all those that can be taken internally! Some are used to treat external and internal injuries, and some are used to remove toxins and clear pus..."
Lin Keqin opened the box and looked at it one by one, then put it back. The value of this thing is immeasurable!
With this thing in hand, he couldn't sleep even more.
Lin Chongtao asked, "Father, what should I do?"
"Keep it secret! The prescription cannot be passed on to anyone else." Lin Keqin handed the box over and said, "Write it in the code again. The original prescription will not be retained."
yes.
After his son left, Lin Keqin took out a key. During dinner in the evening, he gave the key to Tongtong: "It's the key to warehouse No. 1. Take it! Everything in that warehouse belongs to you."
ah?
Tongtong was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up, everyone was looking at her.
How much is this worth? Everyone looks at her like this.
Tongtong couldn't take it. She pushed it to Lin Keqin. Before she could say anything, she heard Lin Keqin say, "You can't take the dowry."
Mrs. Shizi smiled and said: "The dowry is not much, just take it!" The Third Madam and the Fourth Madam also knew that their family was preparing a pharmacy in a low-key manner. If there is anything you don't understand, Tongtong must have given the prescription to
Home.
Everyone knows that a recipe is precious if it can be passed down to the family and support the family. What's more, for the Lin family, such a recipe is a life-saving recipe for living soldiers. What can we exchange for a human life?
The third lady said, "Stop it, if you brothers are going to eat the family meal, you might as well starve to death early."
The fourth lady responded with a smile, "Who dares to be unhappy? I'll chop him up."
Can you say I don’t want it?
Tongtong could only push it to the old lady, "Grandma, please keep it safe for me!"
The old lady smiled and said, "Okay! Grandma will keep it for you."
Living in the same house, how can there be any secrets? This is not a matter of avoiding people.
The fifth lady asked Mr. Cao Wu, "It's because of the medicinal materials, maybe! The prince loves the younger generation, but he specially gave these...I guess the child's gift to the family is more valuable. I heard that the old injured number in the injury hospital is
They are all cured. This is the secret recipe! You said, this medicine..."
Mr. Cao Wu waved his hand, "Don't make any decisions! The medicine is a wartime material. Where can I exchange it for money? Stop talking!"
The fifth lady, Meng, curled her lips slightly, and then said: "When my father came back this time, he locked himself in the study with the Duke and talked for a long time. What do you think... what does this court mean? According to me, we are here In the northwest, we don’t claim to be kings and hegemons, so it’s good to be like this now. But the Duke is still thinking about his friendship with Taizu... Let me tell you, the person sitting on the throne now is not Taizu. son..."
"Shut up!" Mr. Cao Wu stood up abruptly, "Stop talking about things and things. What does this have to do with you? Is it less for you to eat or less for you to drink?"
"Of course it has something to do with me." Meng chased Fifth Master Cao all the way to the inner room, "Who in Yinzhou doesn't know that we are the fifth room of the Duke's mansion! But if we really want to withdraw to the capital... My Lord, you Who is it? Who am I? The Emperor recognizes the Second Master, but not you, the Fifth Master! But in the northwest, everyone recognizes the Fifth Master, but not the Second Master. Which one is heavier and which one is lighter, I will weigh it."
The sixth wife, Xiao Yao, was also considering the matter. The sixth master was not at home, and neither were the two sons. She mainly told her daughter about this matter, "If we evacuate, then we will definitely evacuate with the Duke's government. If we don't evacuate, we will have to evacuate." It is better not to withdraw. In the northwest, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Our position is here. But it is better to withdraw. If we withdraw, we will no longer be pointed at us in the war. Your brothers will not have to stay outside all year round. We won’t be back for a few days...and there’s no need to worry about your marriage! Then we can wait until we get to the capital!"
Tao Meizhi said, "Who knows when to withdraw? Three years? Five years?"
"When you are twenty...if you are twenty and have not withdrawn yet, then I will choose a promising person in the army for you. If you return to the capital before you are twenty, then I will choose a good person in the capital for you. of……"
Tao Meizhi came to her mother's side and said, "Can I see Yi Shunxin right now?"
Which one? The second prince? No! Tongtong has fallen in love with King Yong, and the royal family will never choose a girl from the Lin family to mate with the prince. You should give up this idea as soon as possible, there is no chance.
Tao Meizhi chuckled, "I don't like the second prince... I like a small official from the capital. I think he seems to be in charge of some trivial matters of the prince and the princess. Should he be a small civil servant in the court?"
Little Yao suddenly remembered, "Is it the one who is particularly good-looking?"
Yes, yes! That's him.
Little Yao rolled his eyes: "I'm afraid it won't work, he is that... Lu Qi!"
He was Lu Qi! She was about to speak, but the maid came in and reported, "Mrs. Qi sent someone to ask if there are any Liqi pills in our house? If there are any, take one pill over. Shou Gu ate two pieces of beans. Damn, I’m so angry.”
Little Yao called his maid in, then pointed to the place and asked her to get it.
As soon as the maid left, little Yao said angrily: "You are actually teaching the child something that is not worthy of publicity, what is it?"
Tao Meizhi sneaked out secretly, and her mother would have to be angry with Shou Gu again tonight.
Yes! Little Mrs. Yao was very angry, but think about it, she is her biological niece! Who has bad thoughts about the child? If there is one person in this house, who did it to the child?
She simply got up and went to the main courtyard to find the old lady, who was her biological aunt.
When she came, Tongtong was in the old lady's room. He was originally giving the old lady a massage, but after thinking about it, he decided not to leave at night and stayed with the old lady. The old lady was very happy, and the grandfather and grandson leaned against each other and lay down together. As he spoke, heaven and earth spoke word by word.
Then it was said that Mr. Yao was here, but the old lady stayed there and did not move. She just asked someone to invite Mr. Yao to come in.
Little Yao came in and saw that both his grandfather and grandson were wearing small clothes and were about to rest. "Look at me, I'm disturbing the old lady's rest."
The old lady waved, "Come here, we haven't rested, we just lie down and talk for a while."
Tongtong also sat up and called Aunt Six to get down.
"Stay there!" Little Yao did not ask Tongtong to come down, but just sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile: "As soon as you come back, look at the old lady, the smile on her face will never go away."
The old lady sighed, "I always miss you if you don't see me! It is said that the capital city is good, and the care taken in the palace is meticulous. But as for children, no matter how precious they are treated by others, they are not as good as keeping them under their noses, even if they eat bran-thick vegetables with them.
In the end, I felt at ease when I was around you.”
That’s the truth! Little Yao took the opportunity to talk about the birthday aunt, “This child is thoughtful and likes to think too much. A few days ago, Yuwen mentioned it to me and said that he wanted to tell the birthday aunt to his natal family.
Nephew..."
Tongtong heard the old lady talk about the family in the northwest, so she naturally remembered it. This Yuwen was the second wife of the Yao family, the biological aunt of Shougu.
Marrying a niece from the husband's family to a nephew from one's mother's family is done in person.
The old lady asked: "But the boy from the Yuwen family who follows Chongwen as deputy general?"
Exactly!
Tong Tongxin said, then this is also a very suitable marriage! Lin Chongwen is the grandson of the Duke of Guo, and Vice General Yuwen has been following the grandson, which shows their closeness. Aunt Yao Shou was raised in the Duke of Guo, which is a layer of affection; because
The Yuwen family is related to the Yao family, which is another level of affection.
Besides, Deputy General Yuwen himself is, firstly, of the right age. Following Lin Chongwen, he must be about the same age as Lin Chongwen and three or four years older than Yao Shougu, which is appropriate. Secondly, his ability is not bad. If he is not good at it,
, it is impossible to follow Lin Chongwen.
The age is suitable, the family background is matched, the ability is good, and the future is promising. To be honest, this is a good marriage. This young Yao family has always been rude to his birthday aunt, but he is also really worried about his niece.
I heard little Yao say again, "The Yuwen family has another advantage, that is, it has many brothers and nephews. The eldest son of the Yuwen family died of illness, leaving two nephews who are only three or two years old. After getting married,
, this nephew can be raised by your knees, no different from his biological son. It would be good to have one, but if the real heir is unfavorable, the Yuwen family will have nothing to say if they only take care of the nephew."
The old lady pondered, "So... isn't this going to be a banquet in another village? Chongwen is coming back and asked someone to send a message immediately to bring the boy from the Yuwen family back and tell Shou Gu to have a look... If she is willing,
This marriage can happen."
Little Yao immediately became happy and said, "Old lady, you really love Shou Gu. Don't worry, if she doesn't know what's good for her, I won't accept her." She, Mrs. Zhou, is her mother, but the child's surname is Yao!
If she really understands things, she will naturally have nothing to say about how she arranges for others. But if she doesn't understand things, she will have to use the rules and etiquette.
After talking for a while, little Yao left.
The old lady touched Tongtong's head and sighed: "You have to cherish blessings! If you don't cherish blessings, it will be a pity that you will not have blessings."
Lin Yutong laughed, but she didn't take it seriously. She was just a little girl. How big a wave could she make?
On March 18th, the flowers in the village were in full bloom. On this day, a banquet was held at the Duke's Mansion.
When she got up early in the morning, Tongtong dressed up.
The clothes have been prepared a long time ago. According to the old lady's preference, she should dress up as she likes, as festive as she likes, and as rich as she likes.
What is ostentatious and what is unparalleled wealth? You can tell just by looking at this outfit.
When they got on the carriage, not only the fourth master smiled, but also Lu Qi, who was passing by, glanced at Tongtong several times, then twitched the corner of his mouth and went off!
"Stop!" Tongtong called him in a low voice, "Why are you laughing?"
Lu Qi let out a cry and actually laughed out loud. He turned his face to the side and waved his hands repeatedly, "You pretend to be yours and I'm going to laugh at mine. It doesn't matter!"
Tongtong snorted, "Be careful, the girls in the capital are still reserved, but the girls in the northwest seem a bit unrestrained. Don't let anyone snatch you away..."
Lu Qi left immediately, so he shouldn't have stopped to listen to her.
The second prince rode over and glanced at it, not paying attention at first. When he took a second look, he burst out laughing: "Lin San, what a weird thing you are doing!"
Lin Yutong caught the candied fruit and threw it away: "If you laugh again... if you laugh again, be careful, I will stuff itching powder into your bed!"
The second prince smiled and waved his hands, "You are awesome, I'm afraid of you!"
Han Siyuan followed outside on horseback, "Take off two of the gold hairpins on your head and I'll exchange them for wine. Doesn't it hurt to hold so many gold hairpins on your head?"
It doesn’t hurt! Stop pushing me.
The convoy and horses moved forward slowly, and those behind could hear the laughter in front of them from a distance.
Cao E whispered to Tao Meizhi: "The princess has a very close relationship with the princes."
People who grow up in the same place are naturally close.
Zhang Yulu looked forward and could only see the profile of the second prince who turned back to joke with the princess from time to time.
Shou Gu poked her head to take a look, and happened to see the princess leaning half of her body out, holding up a tea cup to feed King Yong to drink tea. One of them was riding on a horse, and the other was lying on the window of the car. She didn't know what she was talking about. The other one kept talking.
The stern young man has a gentle expression, he must be very happy.
The princess's clothes are made of Shu brocade, which is the most expensive among the Shu brocades. The old lady only has three brocades, and the one with the best color should be the princess's. There is also the gold hairpin and precious stones on her head.
, it looks like there are many hairpin rings, but in fact the gems are all taken from one stone, and each one is very clear. That set is really a priceless treasure!
There are not many other things in the Western Region, but there are many gems. The old lady keeps all the gems given by the tribe every year. The best ones are all piled on the princess.
The car slowly stopped at the gate of the other courtyard. Shougu saw the princess standing motionless on the shaft of the car. It was King Yong who raised his hand to take her down.
She fell in last, while others rushed to the front.
She looked forward, and then asked Taozi in a low voice: "The princess is the real proud daughter of heaven, right?"
Xiao Tao knew the lady's thoughts and whispered: "The princess is the princess of the imperial court. She grew up under the knees of the emperor and the queen... No one can compare with this."
Yes! After all, the rights gave her everything.
In a different place, she can have everything she has now.
But her life is not as good as others'. She has her grandfather to rely on, her father to rely on, and in the future, she will also have a husband to rely on.
And who can I rely on?
My grandfather is unreliable, my father is not reliable, and the only one who can change the situation is my husband.
Therefore, what my mother said is actually right! A husband who has everything can give himself everything.
She whispered to Xiao Tao: "Wait a minute, ask where the son of the Tuoba family is..."
Tuoba family?
Well! Tuoba family.
The Tuoba family is a family that cannot be ignored in the northwest.
Both Fourth Master and Tongtong knew that a Xixia appeared later, which was originally a descendant of Dang Xiang's Tuoba family. The Xixia Kingdom lasted for nearly two hundred years and was a dynasty parallel to the Northern Song Dynasty.
The royal surname is Li, but this Li is the surname given by Li Tang.
That is to say, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, this family made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion of Huang Chao, and was granted the title of Duke of Xia by the Tang Dynasty court at that time. They were given the Tang surname for the second time and were granted fiefdoms in the five states.
Tongtong asked Fourth Master in a low voice: "Which five states?" She really didn't remember this.
The Fourth Master replied to her: "Yinzhou, Xiazhou, Suizhou, Suzhou, Jingzhou, these are the five states."
Tongtong pointed at his feet, "This Yinzhou was originally the place where the Tuoba family was?"
Um!
Tongtong clicked her tongue, "This family is amazing."
Yes! This family knows the current affairs to the extreme! In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms for so many years, no matter who was in charge of the Central Plains Dynasty, he bowed his head and obeyed, especially obedient. But later, he was canonized by the Liao Kingdom as the King of Xixia and recognized Xixia's power.
Status. In the Northern Song Dynasty, they could not defeat others and did not win a single battle, so it was acquiesced that they occupied the Hetao area.
In fact, since they took charge of the Dingnan Army in the late Tang Dynasty and followed the five states, they were already regarded as a vassal town.
Tai|zu killed so many people in the vassal town, why did he not kill the Tuoba family? There are two reasons: First, this family is very aware of current affairs. When I am unable to compete with you, I will never provoke you.
!I am obedient! I will do whatever you say, but I am obedient. There is no reason for you to kill me! Secondly, Dangxiang belongs to the ethnic minorities in the northwest. In terms of policies towards ethnic minorities, from a very early stage, that
Most of them are based on leniency. Not to mention that Taizu was influenced by modern ideas, even Zhao Kuangyin in history had a policy of leniency! He rebelled, surrendered, surrendered, and rebelled again. Over and over again!
Just like Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Huo, from an overall perspective, this is right.
In other words, Taizu did not kill the Tuoba family, but sent Duke Beiyi here. Then the Tuoba family is very aware of current affairs and wants to occupy Yinzhou, right? Okay! You can take it.
So what can Duke Beiyi do to the Tuoba family like this?
I have to reuse it on the surface, but I never dare to be careless, for fear of backlash.
Fourth Master whispered: "If you want to leverage the northwest, you have to work hard on the Tuoba family."
Tongtong said "hmm" to express his understanding.
The two of them were talking about serious matters, but with their heads next to each other whispering like this, no one would think wrongly.
The prince's wife said to the old lady, "Looking at how good things are, the happy event is probably very close."
The old lady asked in a low voice: "Is King Yong good-tempered?"
Good! Very good!
Yao Shougu looked away from the pair of beauties, coughed lightly, and quickly covered her mouth with her handkerchief: Yes! The Lin family became the masters of Yinzhou, but they have forgotten that Yinzhou was originally Tuo
From the posthumous family.
The Tuoba family lost their land in five states, but their descendants are still making progress.
My mother received many gifts from the Tuoba family, and they were all given secretly in private. People must ask for something from a gift, right? This must be something that the Lin family cannot know, but it is a matter of interest.
Yao Shougu walked towards the manor step by step, but her heart became more determined.
Tongtong sat next to the old lady and soon met Li Renfu, the head of the Tuoba family.
Li Renfu looked very loyal, and after bowing to the old lady, he left.
Just when she was about to ask the old lady about Li Renfu, Qingya came over and whispered in her ear: "Princess, a lady has asked General Liu Yun and Liu to see you in private."
Nothing happened?
Qing Ya whispered: "I didn't say anything, I just handed us a bag of green salt."
Green salt?
Um!
Lin Yutong frowned, there is Yanzhou in the northwest that produces salt, and the output is huge! The most important source of finance for the Xixia Kingdom is green salt.
No matter when salt was exclusively owned by the imperial court and sold privately, it was called smuggling.
The northwest has salt, iron, and various resources. This is another reason why the imperial court is always worried that the northwest will lose control.
After thinking about it, she got up. After saying something to the old lady, she left first.
Liu Yun and the others were placed in a side courtyard, and the main hall was where Tongtong changed clothes and rested.
At this moment, a woman in her thirties stood solemnly in the main hall. When she saw Tongtong, she immediately knelt down.
Lin Yutong didn't scream. He first looked at the packet of green salt that Liu Yun asked for, and then frowned. The quality of the salt produced in the northwest during this period is actually better than that in the Central Plains. There are also salt wells in the south, but there have been floods in recent years.
The severe growth has a great impact on the quality of the salt.
The Lin family did not allow the salt from the northwest to flow to the Central Plains. In fact, they were protecting the court's salt tax.
Lin Yutong rubbed the salt grains with his hands. The grains were distinct, very dry, and slightly green in color. He licked two grains with his tongue and tasted them. There was almost no bitter taste. This was the finest green salt, better than ordinary people in the Central Plains.
The salt used is much better.
"Get up!" She went to sit down and looked at the woman: "Who are you? Why did you send this thing here and want to see me?"
The woman raised her head and said, "Princess, the little lady's surname is He. She was originally the wife of Deng Jiuyun, a silk and satin merchant. Our husband and wife were originally from the south of the Yangtze River. They came to the northwest to sell silk and satin a year ago. Silk and satin were indeed in short supply, and as soon as we arrived
Yinzhou was sold out. My husband didn’t want to go back with an empty carriage, and originally planned to sell some spices back to the south of the Yangtze River... That night I went out to discuss business, and said that the deal was settled. Even if I could come and go freely in the northwest, who knew?
I went out for a good time and came back drunk. In the middle of the night, I was suffering from abdominal pain. Before the innkeeper called the doctor, my husband was dead. The doctor said that he had eaten something inappropriate... but he died of poisoning. Northwest
In this land, how many things can be so powerful against each other that they can directly kill people. I was going to sue the government, but right after we rented the yard, someone ransacked it. At that time, the government said it was bad.
The thief stole it. But... the money for selling the silk was not stolen. How could it be stolen by a thief? Later, I found this in the crack of the carriage my late husband took when he went out..."
Lin Yutong shook the purse containing green salt and said, "That's it."
Yes, "It's just a bag of salt, why should I hide it carefully? The young woman suspected that her husband's death was related to this bag of salt. This salt is produced in Yanzhou and is only available in the northwest. However, after the young woman returned to Jiangnan
, but I bought this in Jiangnan..." After saying that, he took another package and handed it over, "I bought this in Yangzhou..."
Qingya took it and looked at it, then handed it to Tongtong.
Tongtong took out the salt for comparison and found that it was indeed the same kind of salt.
"The little woman returned to Yinzhou again, but she didn't dare to complain! I heard that the Duke's mansion held a banquet and ordered food from a restaurant in Yinzhou, so I went to work as a cook in a restaurant and sneaked in! Women go
There were no male guests, only the female generals looked kind and could directly invite the princess, so... I took the risk."
This means: Someone smuggled salt from the northwest and sold it in large quantities in the south of the Yangtze River!
This is really not a trivial matter! If anyone in the court knew about it, they would definitely impeach Northwest.
At this critical juncture, exactly this happened...