Chapter 1122: When the birds have all flown and the bows are

ing!As everyone was chatting idly, Jia Yin grunted and dragged a small box from the foot of the kang.Before they could even ask a couple of questions, Jia Yin opened the box lid, and a blinding flash...Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, the Marquis's eyes took a long time to focus. He tried to sit up, but Dr. Sun quickly stopped him.

"My Lord, my ancestor! Please spare this old bone of mine. I was so terrified just now, my three souls and seven spirits were scattered! I've already risked my life to save you. Please don't agitate yourself, just lie still. If the wound bleeds again, even a celestial immortal descending from heaven wouldn't be able to fix it."

Li Laosi was also kneeling on one knee by the bed, whispering, “Master Hou, the dagger in your shoulder was poisoned. It won’t be fatal, but it will cause internal bleeding. Just now, we collected four basins of blood water, and we haven't dared to pour it out yet.”

The Marquis frowned, let out two breaths slowly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's going on outside"

"Nothing happened at the camp, just let Emuke run away." Li Lao Si glanced at the door and added coldly.

"My Lord, the poison on the dagger came from the palace. Dr. Sun has seen it."

The Lord's pupils shrank, he was too weak to speak, but he stared intently at Dr. Sun.

Dr. Sun's scalp was about to explode, and he was crying out in his heart.

He's just a military doctor, with no real authority. Facing such a huge whirlpool, who wouldn't be afraid

Li Laosi saw his concerns and advised, "Dr. Sun, at this point, you shouldn't keep anything hidden! Just say what you know."

"Don't be afraid either. No matter the success or failure of the northern campaign, as long as you speak up, our family can always send you away at any time. You can leave the north and Xindu, and go to the Jiangnan water town or even overseas."

"May you always be safe and sound, with ample food and clothing."

If it were anyone else, Dr. Sun would certainly keep quiet to the end. But with Old Fourth Li speaking up, he wavered.

Throughout the entire Tianwu, who doesn't know that the Li family values their word above all else They are a prime example of "a drop of water repaid with a spring."

For Li Jia's sake, the Li family would certainly protect him.

He has no wife or children, so going for a walk in the south and changing his environment wouldn't be a bad idea.

Thinking this way, he opened his mouth.

"Back when I was young and full of ambition, I made a name for myself among the common folk. Later on, I was taken in by the Imperial Medical Bureau, enjoying a period of great prestige."

Later, the granddaughter-in-law of a royal family had difficulty giving birth. It happened that only I was on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau, so I went to have a look.

“As a result, the eldest son's daughter-in-law died from postpartum hemorrhage. I saw something unusual and pondered for a long time, consulting numerous old medical records before realizing that the woman had been poisoned with a live blood toxin during childbirth. Moreover, many concubines in the palace had also died from this.”

"I was foolish for a while. I found the cause of death for the woman who had given birth, but they drove me out. Then the Imperial Medical Bureau also expelled me."

I refuse to believe it. I've been around, asking questions. It turns out that the woman who died was from a wealthy merchant family. Although her dowry was substantial, she had no power. She was murdered, and not only did her dowry remain with the in-laws, enriching them, but her husband could now remarry a woman from a prestigious scholarly family...

"I was afraid of being silenced, so I went into hiding as an army doctor, blending in with the soldiers. If not for seeing this poison today, I would have buried these memories deep within myself."

Li Laosi clenched his fists, making a snapping sound. He muttered in a low voice, "The saying goes, 'When the birds are gone, the bows are stored away; when the rabbits are dead, the dogs are cooked.' It's true! Those with the coldest hearts often appear to be the most trustworthy. The barbarians haven't even been completely driven out of the borderlands yet, and the Emperor can't wait to strike!"

Doctor Sun's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he hurriedly packed his things. "I'm going to brew medicine for the Marquis!" He said before swiftly escaping the tent.

The marquis's expression couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment, but more than that, it was coldness.

"There's someone with the Emperor's backing in the army, this blade came flying from behind me."

Li Lao Si was taken aback, then jumped up directly!

Yes, the blade is in front of the shoulder, and the handle is behind the shoulder!

This was someone making a move against the Houye and Mulerek while they were battling!

Having been on the northern campaign for nearly a decade, he always believed that the army was as solid as iron, impenetrable!

Everyone can give each other their backs without worrying about any betrayal.

But today's events, like a slap in the face, completely woke him up...

"Damn it! I must find this person and dismember them!"

Li Laosi gritted his back teeth. At this moment, the hatred for the traitor was deeper than that for the emperor!

"Conduct your investigation discreetly, without alarming anyone. Right now, keeping the troops' morale high is paramount." The marquis spoke in one breath, expending so much energy that his forehead was beaded with sweat.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Find Ye Shan and send a message back home. We're going south! Since the Emperor has made his move, there's no room for compromise."

"Besides, the army will be reorganized for three days. After three days, when I recover some strength, we'll continue to advance, but you'll have to take my place on the front lines."

"That's expected!" Lao Si replied quickly, his eyes full of worry.

"I'll send a message as soon as I can from home, so don't worry. Since the emperor is trying to have someone assassinated, he still wants to keep up appearances. Things at home shouldn't be too dangerous.

"

And my second brother, Mr. Wen, and Old Master Liu wouldn't just sit idly by either. And Fu Nu... Speaking of which, today we owe her a great deal.

"Back then, when she left for the army, she hid two life-saving pills here and forbade me from telling you about them. She was afraid that if someone in the army got into trouble, you would give them away."

“Just now, the ordinary antidote didn't work, so I had to use this life-saving pill. Unexpectedly, it worked quickly and detoxified me, otherwise today would have been truly dangerous!”

Li Laosi's face was pale with fear, but remembering his daughter, he felt a surge of pride.

At such a crucial moment, just as the northern campaign was about to completely reclaim lost territory, no one could have imagined that the greatest strength and reliance of the Northern Expeditionary Army wouldn't come from the Emperor or the court, but from a little girl!

Except for the first time, almost all the military rations and medicines were the handiwork of that little girl.

No one asked her where all the food and such good medicine came from.

It is asking, but not necessarily asking.

This girl is giving it her all, supporting them.

For the sake of the people of Tianwu, it's secondary.

What she worried about most, what she treasured most, were her father and the Marquis. They were the people she knew best and was closest to!

The Lord's eyes were filled with both relief and emotion, "For the sake of our two people, this child Funiu has put in a lot of effort."

Li Laosi waved his hand and instructed, "Master Hou, don't overthink it. Get well soon, drive the barbarians out of the border, and we will be victorious."

When the time comes, whoever wants this military power can have it! Whoever finds it precious, who spends their days fighting tooth and nail, working themselves to exhaustion!

We were at the front, charging into battle, but no one helped us from behind. Instead, they hindered our progress and stabbed us in the back!

"If I had known this all along, why bother with the northern campaign I should have let the barbarians overrun the Yangtze River and slaughter those cowardly turtles!"

He cursed with such gusto, that upon looking again, the Lord had already closed his eyes.

He could only suppress his anger. Today's events, if one had to say which was the most disheartening, it was still the Marquis…

Li Lao Si didn't dare to leave, and waited until Sun the Doctor boiled the medicine back. Wei Er Niu also brought in chicken noodle soup before he hurried to find Ye Shan and passed down the military orders that had been revised for three days...

Outside Kyoto, on the Suguin Beach, the night was as usual, with every household asleep.

Occasionally, the patrol members would get hungry and take out the steamed buns they brought from home. They built a fire at the village entrance and roasted them, whispering a few idle words amongst themselves. It was quite lively.

Jiayin slept soundly, but suddenly woke up, and then tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep again.t Suijin Beach, the village head worried that each household wouldn't eat it all and waste the good food, so he asked Tao Hongying to make some, then distribute portions to each family to try somethi...