Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

Unlike the tense Tang army's rear battalion, Silla's military doctors had a relaxed and happy atmosphere.

"If it weren't for the information sent by Mr. Xu, we would not know that Tang Jun is at his weakest right now."

The leading old military doctor is called Jin Chuan. He speaks Korean with a strong accent. He looks at this young man who is also a compatriot with a smile on his eyes, and he is very appreciative: "General Wen will reward you a lot!"

The general Wen he was talking about was Wen Xun, the commander of the siege.

Wen Xuncai won against Xue Rengui in Quancheng[1], and now he was transferred by Jin Famin to buy Xiaocheng's front line to fight against Li Jinxing.

As long as this battle is victorious, Silla will be able to re-demarcate the Chuhe-Han border with the Tang army after the shame of Xueqichongcheng's defeat.

The military doctors in the back camp were all excited at the thought of the shame of the past. It seemed that the dawn of victory was about to pierce the dark night that had been dormant for too long and illuminate this small country that stood proudly on the peninsula.

Regarding this victorious victory that was within sight, Xu Rong's joy seemed very cautious: "It is an honor for a villain to contribute to our Silla country. How can we need a commendation from General Wen? As long as you don't dislike it, give Xu a foothold." So, Xu is very grateful."

Jin Chuan glanced at him lightly, but didn't answer immediately.

The reasons for Xu Rong's surrender are very good. He was originally from Goguryeo. Now that Goguryeo is gone, he can naturally be regarded as a Silla native.In addition, he had a quarrel with Tang Jun's imperial doctor before, and his opinions were completely rejected by Li Jinxing. Naturally, he had no face to stay in Tang Jun.

If he were Xu Rong, he would also choose to pick another high branch, and then find the Ming Lord.

The problem is that Xu Rong didn't come alone, he also brought a "corpse" and three companions.

That's all for the other three. The kid named Sanmao'er is obviously a dead patient. Although General Wen has ordered him to be detained alone, it still can't make this old military doctor who has been in the army for decades feel at ease.

Using the corpse as a weapon and throwing it at the enemy's rear camp is a move they thought up, and of course they will be on guard again and again.

The old military doctor was silent for a while before he said leisurely: "You and your three companions have made a lot of contributions, but that kid named Sanmao'er is useless, instead he is full of sickness. Do you want to imitate our army's tricks..."

"The villain is determined not to dare, but these three cats have a long history of friendship with me, so the villain also wants to take him to abandon the dark and turn to the light." Xu Rong folded his legs and knelt directly in front of him, with a face full of sincerity and fear.

"Since you are also abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, you have to give up decisively." Jin Chuan's old and vigorous voice was like the autumn wind piercing into the bone, with a hint of chill inadvertently, "If you want to prove your loyalty, you have to show it. It takes greater determination."

"Sir, you mean..."

"That man can't be saved anymore. If he stays in our army, it will only become a hidden danger. I think General Wen doesn't want to keep him." Jin Chuan paused, and his eyes fell on Xu With that tangled face, Rong carefully observed the young man's reaction.

Xu Rong's reaction did not disappoint him either.

"Since it is General Wen's intention, then the villain can only sacrifice his own selfishness to preserve the overall situation of our country."

"Okay." Jin Chuan then took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, handed it to Xu Rong, and said softly, "This is the top-quality crane crest red, it will definitely not make your companion suffer for a long time, after his death , you should bury him properly."

Xu Rong's palm trembled slightly, and he quickly took the bottle of poison firmly.

Jin Chuan patted him on the shoulder: "The Han people have a good saying, those who achieve great things don't care about small things, you must not lose the trust of General Wen just because of temporary soft-heartedness."

"How come? The villain is just thinking about when to do it." Xu Rong carefully put the porcelain bottle into his sleeve, his eyes were as cold as the waning moon in the sky, with a chill as cold as ice.

Jin Chuan fixedly looked at this young man with a terrifying expression, and nodded with a smile: "That's good, you can go right away."

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Because of the disease of passing corpses, Sanmao'er was not with Xu Rong and the others, but instead was imprisoned in a cage in a small cave outside the camp, guarded by a soldier from a distance.

Xu Rong knew in his heart that General Wen Xun could win a narrow victory in the hands of the famous Xue Rengui, so he was not someone to be underestimated.His trust cannot be earned with just a few words.

So he specially brought Sanmao, a corpse patient, as long as Sanmao came, the Xinluo army would definitely suspect that he was a spy of Tang Jun who pretended to surrender, and then he would definitely let him kill Sanmao to show his loyalty.

Only by sacrificing Sanmao'er can he truly gain Wen Xun's trust and become a military doctor in Silla.

This kind of trick is really very familiar to a child who grew up in the battlefield.

Seeing that Xu Rong came with the famous soldiers, Sanmao'er was so anxious that he almost rushed out of the cage, and was afraid of the weapons in the hands of the soldiers, so he just raised his face and looked pitifully at the kind assistant doctor.

"Why is your complexion so bad? Did you not drink any water?" Xu Rong communicated with him in Korean.

Three cats knew that they were here to speak Korean to the Silla soldiers who were watching secretly, so they also replied in Korean: "Yes, brother Xu, did you bring water, can you give me a drink?"

"I knew you were having a hard time here." Xu Rong looked at him with pity, and took out a bulging water bladder from his waist. Before he could unplug it, San Mao'er snatched it through the prison bar .

The three cats are like a person who has been walking in the desert for a long time, holding a water bag and pouring air into his mouth, it is not like a watermelon that fills the cat's stomach round.

"Stop drinking." Xu Rong couldn't help shouting in Chinese.

The Silla soldier who followed immediately touched his back with a dagger quietly, signaling him not to speak Chinese.

The three cats drank until they were full, then wiped the water on their lips, opened their sparkling eyes, smiled and said to Xu Rong: "Why don't you stop drinking? I'm almost dying of thirst...cough cough... Mr. Xu, you see, it is impossible for me to get better from this disease, and it is my good fortune to be able to survive until today, and if you bring me this sip of water, even if I die now, it will not be wronged."

He coughed again in a low voice, and grasped the prison bar with both hands, as if he was grasping some life-saving rope, his five fingers were almost engraved into it.

"Mr. Xu, you...you are a good person, Sanmaoer is able to have today, it is Sanmaoer's..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly fell to his knees, his whole body twitching and curled up into a ball, like a cat sleeping for warmth, with his head deeply buried in his belly.

Even so, the blood dripping from the corners of his lips still gradually stained his ragged clothes red, Xu Rong only heard him whimper in pain a few times, and then his voice gradually disappeared.

The following soldier scratched his head lightly with the dagger in his hand, and Sanmao's body suddenly scattered and spread out on the ground like a puddle of mud.

Xu Rong looked at Sanmao'er's bloody corpse coldly, his eyes seemed to be filled with cold fire, and the eye sockets were a little red.

"It's done." After a while, he withdrew his cold eyes and said to the soldier, "Please take me back."

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Wen Xun had just come down from the war-torn front line, and before he had time to take a sip of hot tea, he saw Jin Chuan waiting in front of his tent.

He has always been very courteous to this noble and resourceful old military doctor. In addition, the strategy of defeating the Tang army's rear camp with the plague of corpses this time was also based on his old man's wise opinion, so he dared not neglect him a little bit.

He hurriedly invited people to the tent and listened to him talk about the important tasks of the rear camp today.

Jin Chuan stroked his long white beard and said: "Actually, there is nothing else, but for the medical officer Xu Rong who came to surrender a few days ago."

"Didn't the sir say that he can't be trusted?"

Jin Chuan nodded: "At first, the old man also suspected that he wanted to use the patient who passed the corpse to murder our soldiers, but this is too stupid. The spread of the corpse cannot be spread in a day, let alone a single person It can infect the whole camp. And the people he brought are too conspicuous, so the old man said that he is trustworthy, but not everyone."

"The general has also heard that he has poisoned the patient who passed the corpse today, which has proved his loyalty."

"That's why the old man came here to tell the general."

The two sat down while chatting.

"Sir, do you think this person can be entrusted with important tasks?"

"No, since this person can betray Tang Jun, one day he can also betray my Silla, and he can attack his cronies, it means that he is a fool who only cares about profit, not morality." Jin Chuan drank slowly Only after taking a sip of tea did I introduce today's real goals one by one.

Wen Xun looked at the well-informed old man in front of him suspiciously: "Then what do you mean, sir, that you don't need this person?"

"No." Jin Chuan stroked his hand, "He has shown such great sincerity to seek refuge, if he is abandoned by us, then no one will dare to surrender to us in the future."

"So." He put down the teacup in his hand, like a chess piece, "This person can be used, but not reused."

Wen Xun heard his analysis of pros and cons, and felt that his words were quite reasonable.

"What is the master going to do with this person?"

Jin Chuan pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "Let him work in the back camp for the time being, and the plot of the front tent is confidential, so don't let him know."