Chapter 321 Waiting for the Rabbit

Zhen Mi was startled and didn't react for a moment. She asked in confusion, "What?"

Hua Tuo smiled and said, "Congratulations, madam. You are pregnant."

Zhen Mi covered her mouth and said in disbelief: "Really?"

"Sir, you are not trying to comfort me, are you?"

Hua Tuo smiled and said, "It is absolutely true. Unless I am confused, this pulse is correct."

This was really unexpected for Zhen Mi. She thought she was weak and had been sick recently. Seeing that she didn't feel well the day before, she asked Hua Tuo to come over. Unexpectedly, she was pregnant!

She covered her face with her sleeves, leaving only her eyes exposed, but she couldn't hide the smile in the corners of her eyes. Her curved eyebrows still betrayed her inner joy.

Cai Zhaoji next to her laughed and said, "Now the house is really lively."

Mrs. Wu, who was standing by, felt relieved after hearing this. Zhen Mi's pregnancy was extremely good news for her now.

Otherwise, if she really gives birth to a boy, even if Zhen Mi has no other ideas, Yuan Xi's subordinates will find it difficult to deal with it, right?

Hua Tuo looked a little serious, "Madam was ill before, so you must take good care of your body recently to avoid qi and blood deficiency, which will affect the fetus."

"Otherwise, the child may be born prematurely and be born weak."

After hearing this, Zhen Mi's face was covered with a layer of worry again: "Then thank you sir."

Hua Tuo nodded, prescribed some warming and nourishing herbs, wrote them on a piece of silk, and handed it to Cai Zhaoji, saying, "Pick the medicine according to the prescription. Take half a dose a day for the next two months, just half a bowl."

Zhen Mi stood up and thanked him, "Thank you, sir."

Hua Tuo laughed, "It's a small matter. If you knew, you would be very happy."

Cai Zhaoji asked, "Should we send a letter to the young master to announce the good news?"

Zhen Mi thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, my husband is fighting a war, so I won't distract him."

Zhen Mi saw Madam Wu sitting on the side, turned her head and smiled, "Madam, you haven't taken the pregnancy-preserving medicine yet, right?"

"I'll have someone prepare two portions according to this recipe, and one portion will be for Madam."

Madam Wu was still hesitating and didn't answer, Hua Tuo said: "The two ladies have different constitutions. Madam Cai, I need to change some herbs before you can treat her."

After hearing this, Zhen Mi nodded and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

Hua Tuo stood up and said, "After I prescribe the medicine for the two ladies, I will take the doctors from the charity school and rush to the Black Mountain battlefield."

"If you feel unwell, you can go to the charity school and look for my disciples. They have taught me a lot and should be reliable."

Zhen Mi stood up and said, "Thank you very much, sir. If the war is urgent, please don't mention my affairs, so as not to distract my husband."

Hua Tuo agreed, came out of Zhen Mi's room, followed Madam Wu back to her room to feel her pulse, and said, "The prescription just now is indeed not suitable for Madam. Madam Zhen is young and has a strong internal heat, while Madam is a little older and needs nourishment. Let me change a few medicines."

He was about to write when he heard Madam Wu ask, "Can you give me some more medicine?"

Listening to Madam Wu naming several medicinal herbs, Hua Tuo was surprised and asked, "Madam, you also understand pharmacology?"

"No wonder. Madam took abortion-preserving medicine when she gave birth to the child, so you wrote it down, right?"

"But please forgive me for what I said. The effects of these herbs in your house are a bit too strong. Rather than stabilizing the pregnancy, it is more like consolidating the fetus."

"If you eat too much, the birth of the baby may be delayed, which may not be good for your health."

Madam Wu said softly, "If that's the case, then according to the time, I should be born a month earlier than Madam Zhen, right?"

"If I keep taking the medicine, maybe the opposite will happen?"

Hua Tuo understood immediately and said with a wry smile: "Madam, you have put a lot of effort into it, but it's just like this."

Madam Wu said flatly: "It is not a good thing to be a concubine. In order to make this child's life easier in the future, please take care of it, sir."

After hearing this, Hua Tuo knew that Mrs. Wu had made up her mind, so he picked up his pen and wrote another prescription.

In Anyi, Hedong, Liu Xie took out the jade seal and stamped a bright red seal on the silk edict.

He was planning to return to Luoyang soon, but most of the officials around him had died, and the remaining people were unable to support the Han court.

Following Dong Cheng's suggestion, Liu Xie issued an edict to all the princes in the world, ordering them to welcome him in Luoyang.

Liu Xie understood that Dong Cheng actually had no good intentions. He originally wanted to emulate Dong Zhuo and monopolize power, so he had previously used Yang Feng and others to deal with Li Jue and Guo Si.

However, with the entry of Baibo Army, the power of the three generals, Zhou Mu Jiajie, and other generals of Baibo Army expanded and overwhelmed Dong Cheng.

Dong Cheng originally thought that he would be able to enjoy the fruits of victory after driving away Li Jue and Guo Si, but he did not expect that the Baibo Army would reap the fruits in the end!

The key point is that the Baibo Army has soldiers, and Dong Cheng alone can hardly change the situation, so he came up with another plan to recruit princes from all over the world to suppress the Baibo Army!

Liu Xie agreed to Dong Cheng on the surface, but he sneered in his heart.

Silly pig!

What you, Dong Cheng, did is exactly the same as what Yuan Shao did before!

Yuan Shao tricked He Jin into letting Dong Zhuo come to Beijing, but He Jin was accidentally killed. After Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he drove Yuan Shao away, leaving Yuan Shao, who had planned the overall situation from beginning to end, with nothing in return.

What you, Dong Cheng, are doing now, aren't you following in Yuan Shao's footsteps?

At that time, Yuan Shao had the support of the Yuan family, yet he was still driven away by Dong Zhuo. How dare you, Dong Cheng, dream with just a few allies?

However, Liu Xie would no longer remind Dong Cheng of these things at this time because he was already disappointed with Dong Cheng.

After all, following me is no different from Li Jue and Guo Si, it's just for the purpose of controlling me!

Moreover, in order to help his daughter, Concubine Dong, ascend to the throne, Dong Cheng actually dared to have people assassinate Fu Shou in public, so unscrupulously!

Thinking of how he had personally ordered the expulsion of the loyal Duan Wei in order to appease Dong Cheng, Liu Xie became even more angry.

Duan Wei, courtesy name Zhongming, was a native of Wuwei, Liangzhou. He was a brother of Duan Jiong, the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was also from the same hometown as the Grand Marshals Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, and Zhang Xiu. He was originally a general under Dong Zhuo.

He was ordered to station troops in Huayin, work hard in agriculture, and focus on farming. Unlike other Liangzhou generals who acted indulgently, Duan Wei never allowed his troops to plunder the people. Instead, he often helped the people, "cultivated farmland, did not plunder, and the people lived in peace." He had a very high prestige in the local area.

After Dong Zhuo was killed, his officers and soldiers split into two factions. One was Duan Wei, Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Dong Cheng and others who surrendered to the Han Dynasty. The other was Li Jue, Guo Si and others who rebelled and attacked Chang'an.

A few months ago, Duan Wei followed the imperial edict to welcome the emperor's carriage and provided him with food and clothing, but he did not get along with the general Yang Ding who was guarding the emperor at the time, so he did not dismount and hide his troops. The attendant Zhong Ji had always wanted to have a close relationship with Yang Ding, and said that Duan Wei intended to rebel, but Liu Xie did not believe it.

Zhong Ji said: "He couldn't come to greet us, couldn't get off his horse, and his face changed drastically, so he must have some ulterior motives!"

Taiwei Yang Biao refuted Zhong Ji, and Dong Cheng, fearing that Duan Wei would seize power, joined Yang Ding in falsely accusing Duan Wei of colluding with Guo Si and having led Guo Si's troops into the military camp.

At this time, Li Jue and Guo Si led their troops to attack under Duan Wei's banner. Liu Xie panicked. He thought that Duan Wei, Jia Xu and Zhang Ji were from the same hometown, and these people had harmed him the most, so he allowed Yang Ding to attack Duan Wei's camp.

As a result, they fought for more than ten days without success. During this period, Duan Wei continued to supply meals and serve the officials as usual, and he never had any second thoughts.

Finally, the Baibo Army arrived and defeated Li Jue and Guo Si. Seeing that Liu Xie was safe, Duan Wei led his troops back to Huayin.

Liu Xie knew that his tacit approval of Yang Ding's attack on Duan Wei's military camp had chilled his feelings, so he left, leaving him without a great help.

Liu Xie regretted very much that he could not keep loyal ministers. All around him were people with evil intentions, especially Dong Cheng, who had never done anything good from beginning to end.

Since Dong Cheng was unkind to me, then I was also unjust!

I will not let anyone who takes advantage of me go, so let me make good use of you until the day you die.

A few days later, at the northern pass of Taihang Mountain in Zhending, Changshan, Yu Digen led several thousand soldiers as the vanguard. They were still fifty miles out of the valley when they encountered a sudden rain of arrows.

The hundreds of cavalrymen marching in front were the first to bear the brunt and were completely covered by several waves of arrows.

Yu Digen's eyes were bloodshot as he watched the cavalrymen on horseback fall down in unison like harvested wheat. The injured horses ran around in all directions, trampling the bodies of the soldiers, and screams echoed in the valley.

He yelled, "Abandon the horse!"

"Mountain climbing!"

This was obviously an ambush. There were enemies in front and on the mountain. If he ran away, he would definitely be chased by them, so he must not run!

But if we charge forward, who knows how many ambushes there are on the opposite side?

So his choice was to climb the hillside, defeat the enemy ambushing on the mountain, occupy the commanding heights, and then retreat safely!

His idea did seem to be the most appropriate response, so when he led his troops up the hill, he suddenly felt dizzy.

There are indeed enemies on the mountain, but they are hiding in the endless camps in the dense forest!

Yu Digen couldn't understand. Who was so idle that he set up a camp on the mountain and connected each camp with ditches and fortifications?

The camp was quite crude, having been temporarily put together by felling trees on the spot. The trenches and ramparts were not high, only two or three feet deep, but it was enough to be used in the rugged mountainous terrain.

What Yu Digen couldn't understand was that he had led his troops out that day, and it had only been five days, so how come the enemy had already penetrated so deep into this place?

But now he had no time to think. He saw archers behind the camp ditch shooting at his side through the arrow slits. There was no telling how many enemy troops were inside, ready to make a move. Yu Di was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth.

We must break the impasse now!

Thinking of this, Yu Digen yelled, "Set fire!"

Yuan Xi, who was behind the camp, saw the Digen soldiers taking out torches and lighting them, rushing over to set fire to the camp stakes, and some directly threw them into their own wooden camp. However, if they continued like this, the camp fence they had formed would be destroyed sooner or later.

Moreover, the thick smoke from the torches also affected the soldiers in the village. Some of the newly recruited soldiers in the Youzhou army were obviously a little panicked.

Yuan Xi thought that the Black Mountain Army was indeed not that easy to deal with. After all, they were old bandits who had fought for many years. He ordered the soldiers to maintain their formation and extinguish the torches or throw them back.

During this delay, the Montenegrin army took the opportunity to approach the camp, hoping to climb over the wooden wall and attack.

When Yuan Xi saw this, he said to Tian Yu beside him, "I will guard the wooden wall of the camp, and you lead a group of soldiers and horses, ready to go out and meet the enemy at any time."

It's time to test the results of the training!