Chapter 1026: Free Medicine, Bath

On the second day.

After Su Mingzhe got up, he washed up, had breakfast, and went to visit the camp where the three thousand Han generals were resting.

Before Emperor Hongwu became emperor, he had the Twelve Guards of the King of Wu under his command. They were well-disciplined and good at fighting.

Among them was a guard who was first named "Tianwu" after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and later renamed "Dahan General".

At that time, the Han general had a full complement of 1,500 people. Later, it was reorganized into the Jinyiwei.

The famous Embroidered Spring Blade, the predecessor of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was this great Han general.

After the death of Emperor Wanli, Su Mingzhe did not trust the fighting power of the Imperial Guards and the Jinling City Guards, so he recruited 3,000 young men from good families in Jinling City to rebuild the Han Dynasty.

It has been nearly eight years since the death of Emperor Wanli.

For eight years, General Dahan has been receiving guidance and training from Su Mingzhe. No one knows how much combat effectiveness he has now and what his actual strength level is.

This time, the general went out to the border to fight against the Eight Banners of the Jurchens, which was the first time for him to "have meat" after the reconstruction of the Han Dynasty.

Whether they can eat their fill depends on their ability.

Su Mingzhe also hoped that these Han generals would not embarrass themselves.

After entering the camp to inquire, Su Mingzhe saw that everyone was in high spirits, so he left with satisfaction. He took his four guards with him and began to wander around the Yuguan market.

Because the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to go beyond the border to fight this time, a lot of food and laborers were mobilized from all over the country.

The 100,000-strong army basically stayed in the military camp.

However, these laborers and merchants who came from all over the country to deliver grain filled the border town.

Da Zheng inherited the grain transportation mechanism of Daming.

It was not the army or government officials who transported grain to the border, but merchants.

These merchants transported grain here, and after receiving the receipt, they could obtain salt permits.

In feudal society, merchants who could sell salt were all big businessmen.

The gathering of these big businessmen naturally made the border look crowded and prosperous, without any tense atmosphere of war.

Although the city was bustling, no one dared to cause trouble.

After all, there are border troops patrolling with knives one after another, and if they see any trouble, they will deal with it immediately.

If we encounter anyone who dares to resist, we will shoot him with arrows and show no mercy.

Su Mingzhe looked around and didn't see anything good. In addition, the various smells of cattle, horses, sheep and other animals mixed together, it really didn't smell very pleasant.

Before noon, Su Mingzhe returned to the gate of the three-army camp.

Then, he saw a fair-skinned young man pacing back and forth at the camp gate.

"Miss Ding?"

Su Mingzhe originally wanted to walk in directly, but then he remembered that everyone had met yesterday, so he didn't want to pretend to be unfamiliar with them, so he just said hello.

Ding Baiying had been waiting at the door for more than an hour, and she begged the sentry at the door to let her in.

As a result, the former brothers of Qi's army showed no mercy today and rejected him sternly.

She originally thought that her father had issued a strict order not to allow her to enter the camp.

Now that he saw Su Mingzhe coming back from outside, Ding Baiying realized that he had misunderstood his father:

"General Ding Baiying pays respect to His Majesty!"

"Stand up, it looks like General Ding wants to talk to me about something, come in and talk!"

In order to get closer to him, Su Mingzhe originally called Ding Baiying "Miss Ding".

As a result, Ding Baiying called herself "the least general", so Su Mingzhe had to change it back and call her "General Ding".

After entering the big tent, Su Mingzhe stopped Ding Baiying from speaking and signaled them to eat first before talking about business.

After walking around the market just now, Su Mingzhe smelled the fragrance wafting from the Washe Tavern and wanted to go in and try it.

But when he saw the unhygienic conditions inside, he lost interest in eating there.

Su Mingzhe and other guards brought the food and invited Ding Baiying to sit down and eat with them.

Ding Baiying wanted to refuse, but Su Mingzhe advised:
"General Ding, you don't have to be polite. The Qi family army has been protecting the country and the people for decades, so they should be treated with a meal!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Su Mingzhe had knitted the hat so big, Ding Baiying naturally couldn't continue to refuse.

As an emperor, Su Mingzhe's meals were still exceptionally rich even in the military camp.

Four cold dishes, four hot dishes, four soups and four fruits, a total of sixteen dishes, filling the entire table.

This was the first time in Ding Baiying's life that she had eaten such a sumptuous meal.

Following the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, the two of them filled their stomachs before sitting separately again.

Ding Baiying then told the reason why he came to ask for a meeting.

"You said that your father had a hidden injury, so you wanted to join the army in his place?"

Su Mingzhe listened, and a soft look flashed in the corner of his eyes:
"I know that over the years, the Qi Family Army has been like a firefighter. The Ming Dynasty is full of holes. Every time something happens, you have to mobilize the Qi Family Army to put out the fire."

Ding Baiying didn't expect that the emperor could understand Qi's army so well. Tears welled up in her eyes and she wanted to confess her inner grievances.

Fortunately, her calmness told her that the person in front of her was a monarch, an emperor, not a friend.

Su Mingzhe continued:
"I know all the grievances of the Qi Family Army. Originally, I planned to compensate them after this war. But now it seems that I am a little too 'a full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man'!"

After talking about his feelings, Su Mingzhe shouted outside the tent:

"Golden Goblet!"

"The general is here!"

Xu Jinjue, one of Su Mingzhe's four bodyguards, lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Go to the Han general's camp and take 500 Qi-boosting pills, 500 Yuan-nourishing pills, and 500... Life-saving pills. Give them to the Qi family army and make sure they take them. Then come back and report!"

"Here!"

Xu Jinjue was a descendant of Xu Da and the illegitimate son of Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei.

Perhaps because he was born a bastard and knew that he could not inherit the title, Xu Jinjue began to study literature and martial arts since he was a child, hoping to have a fighting chance in the troubled times.

After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, Xu Jinjue was among the first group of nobles to side with Su Mingzhe.

After the change of dynasty, Su Mingzhe made him his bodyguard.

Ding Baiying watched Su Mingzhe reward some elixirs to Qi's army, and looked at the emperor with some confusion.

Su Mingzhe had no choice but to give her a revitalizing pill, dissolve it in water, and let her take it:
"This is the Huitian Pill, which can repair hidden injuries in the body. If General Ding doesn't believe it, take it and you will know the effect!"

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your gift!"

Ding Baiying is well aware of the principle that 'the king's orders cannot be disobeyed'.

Since this elixir was a reward from the emperor, she had to take it even if it was poison.

So, picking up the bowl of water, Ding Baiying drank it in one gulp as if he was drinking wine.

Mmm, sweet!

As soon as Ding Baiying drank the potion, he felt a heat in his abdomen. Completely subconsciously, he began to circulate his internal energy to absorb and refine the medicinal power.

The main function of this Huitian Pill is to repair hidden injuries in the body.

Ding Baiying has been practicing martial arts since he was young. He went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen and is now a general who has killed hundreds of people in battle.

Over the years, she had hidden injuries from practicing martial arts, as well as hidden wounds from fighting on the battlefield that had not healed.

Now, with the help of Huitian Pill, Ding Baiying can clearly feel that the circulation of true energy in his body is becoming easier and easier.

At this moment, many blocked meridians were directly opened up by the power of the medicine.

When she opened her eyes again, a gleam of light flashed by:

"What a great Rescue Pill! Not only did it cure my hidden injuries, it also helped me improve my cultivation by 20%!"

"As long as the girl likes it!"

Su Mingzhe looked at Ding Baiying with the same faint smile:
"However, Miss Ding, it would be better for you to go to the back and take a shower and change your clothes!"

Ding Baiying was slightly stunned and surprised for a few seconds. Then he suddenly looked down and found that a layer of dirt had appeared on the surface of his body at some point.

(End of this chapter)