Meng Ao was grateful for his cultivation of him, and for the kindness he received when, after the failure of the expedition against the State of Chu, he avoided the shame of defeat due to the earnest advice of another family member, the general Meng Wu, and continued to take on the important task of conquering Yan.

But he still needed to remind her to prevent Meng Ying from being too arrogant and underestimating the enemy, repeating her old mistakes, and avoiding similar incidents from happening again.

Li Xin put down the bamboo slips in his hand and solemnly announced: "Do you know your mistake?"

Alas! There is indeed no escape... He bowed deeply again and saluted the rising star of the general family in front of him: "I know my faults and will follow your judgment!"

A few seconds later, the haggard-looking Meng Ying was carried away from the tent door by two sturdy guards.

"General Meng, you are being disrespectful!" A military commander with a mustache on his chin and waving a handle in his hand shouted, "Come here and take off his clothes!"

Han Xin stood alone, his arms folded across his chest. Although he maintained a solemn expression on the outside, his downward glance hinted at the turmoil in his heart at this moment.

"Hiss! Gently!"

Meng Ying fell on the animal skin blanket and took a deep breath. Based on the principle of offsetting merits and demerits, Li Xin imposed ten lashes on the soldiers as a warning.

Snapped!

Meng Ying suffered a severe blow.

"Lie down, old man!" the white-haired elder in a gray robe and a ceremonial crown on his head yelled. "Boy, my father didn't have the guts to be so rude to you back then."

He was a doctor in the army, and the bronze bird-head pendant on his back confirmed his identity - a descendant of the "Bian Que" generation of the medical family.

Bian Que, a title, refers to the outstanding doctor in the Yellow Emperor period, so the medical leaders of later generations called themselves "Bian Que".

The leader of the Mohist school once called himself "Ju Zi". The medical community also has similar headdresses with human-shaped bird bodies to symbolize and confirm the inheritance of their identities.

In the era known to the world, "Bian Que" accompanied Meng Ao, Meng Wu or father and son, Wang Jian or son on many expeditions to destroy various countries, and won the honor of being promoted to an official on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, however, he decided to resign due to his growing disgust with the First Emperor, and chose to clean his feet with the clear spring water of the sea. It was not until Fusu ascended the throne that he, through Xia Wuqi's connections, used various means to persuade the old doctor to return to Xianyang. His original purpose was to hope that he could organize his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and many years of medical cases during his lifetime and write a work in a similar style to the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".

However, the old doctor entered the palace in Xianyang and happened to witness Fusu's declaration of war in Changtai Palace and granted Li Xin the right to use the "fake yellow axe". Therefore, the doctor insisted on forcibly entering the Longxi army with a benevolent heart.

Fusu tried but failed to convince the old physician and finally accepted the conditions on which he went.

So now, the important task of escorting the country's treasure falls on Li Xin, who is confused and doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Halder bearer, please pour me a glass of water!"

He stared at Han Xin at the entrance of the tent with angry eyes, and he had his arms folded and a look of gloating on his face.

It's not enough to deal with this old man, is it?

Han Xin stood at the entrance with his hands folded, smiling silently.

After a while, the doctor fixed the wound, gave him a few words of advice, and then left proudly. Standing like the wind, he didn't look like a man in his seventies at all.

Meng Ying was surprised for a moment, and used the quilt to support his jaw and speak incoherently: "Halder bearer, I am thirsty, please pour me some water..."

"There's no water. Do you want to drink urine?"

"Damn it, how can you be like this? Yesterday I gave you half a roasted leg of lamb, but your reaction was completely different." The Mongolian girl raised her noble head, but then the whip wound on her shoulder caused her expression to be painful, and the corners of her mouth twisted. Then, she cursed loudly, "! He must have done it on purpose. When we return to Xianyang City, I will secretly watch her bathing scene."

The person who was ordered to whip her was Wang Li's younger brother, named Tongwu Gongchen. The Meng family and the Wang Mansion had a long history of grudges, so when he acted, he was extremely cautious and did not leave any obvious marks of injury. But doing so would make the person being punished feel pain for several days.

"They didn't even let a six-year-old girl go!" Han Xin came to the campfire and cursed as he poured water. "What a beastly act!"

Among the four children of the prince, the eldest son inherited his father's official title as a general, Wang Jian, and inherited the title of "Marquis of Wucheng"; the second son, Wang Qing, succeeded Wang Jian as "Tongwu Gongchen" for his military exploits. Among them, the third was the last child born before his father's death, and he was less than six years old.

"That is to watch their wives wash clothes!" Meng Ying took a sip of water and swallowed it down with a gulp.

"Strange? Is there something wrong with this water?" Meng Ying gently put the cup down, "Could it be? Are you sick?"

"Where are you sick?!" Han Xin hit Meng Ying's back hard. After hearing him crying, he explained: "Your Majesty sent some tea from Xianyang, which tastes fresh and refreshing."

"It's not too much. You only got half a pound. If I were so badly injured, I wouldn't give you anything!"

After drinking the water, he pinched a piece of tea to taste it, "What a pity, I didn't get to taste such delicious tea to its fullest!"

Han Xin handed her the kettle again. He asked in confusion. "What are you sorry about?"

"If I had a younger sister, I would definitely marry her!" he said, "It's a pity that I don't have that privilege. I only have two younger brothers. Since you don't care... By the way, is this my elder brother? How about I become his wife..."

"Get out of my way!" After Han Xin finished his little fight, he suddenly thought of an idea, and seemed quite mysterious: "Can you ride a horse? If you can, show me this thing!"

"Magical things? Sure!" Meng Ying jumped up from the bed, the muscles on her face tensed up. She was angry at her little brother's cruelty but excited about the secrets she might see. However, she did not accidentally hurt other people from the Wang Mansion.

After waiting for a while, Meng Ying packed her clothes and followed Han Xin anxiously out of the tent and into their new place of life.

He glanced and saw that some slave workers mobilized from Guanzhong were building simple residential areas in accordance with military orders.

The Qin people, who were educated under the Qin Dynasty system, usually had high requirements for cleanliness. Here, whether it was a temporary residence or a military camp, the construction was very orderly.

As he looked, some buildings in the distance caught his attention. They were structures made of wood.

"This is a public toilet. It is said that it was innovatively designed by a minor official in Anlu County. Unfortunately, the name has been forgotten. I heard that the court rewarded the official with 5,000 copper coins for this..." Han Xin did not give Meng Ying time to ask, and explained, "The specific name is 'hun'. This facility is designed to solve the excretion problem of tens of thousands of soldiers in the entire army. At the same time, the excrement can be converted into fertilizer, just like the demonstration your majesty made outside Xianyang!"

Meng Ying shook his head and said jokingly, "Only five thousand coins? It seems that the court is too stingy!"

"Watch your words!" Han Xin gestured to Wang Qing who was observing the situation from a distance, and then continued, "This device already existed in ancient times. Mozi once mentioned that there should be a public toilet on every mile of the road, and people were not allowed to use their hands to take other items in the toilet. That minor official improved the current form based on this..."

"This thing you're talking about is so impressive, isn't it a public toilet?!" Meng Ying looked at Han Xin in surprise, his eyes wide open like copper bells, and she looked at Han Xin with the eyes of examining a liar.

"Of course not!" Han Xin felt very aggrieved. Then he and Meng Yi led the horses out of the central army camp and drove quickly along the road.

Wherever the road led, there were soldiers carrying winter clothes and rushing to the military headquarters.

In order to avoid the Xiongnu from taking advantage of the opportunity to invade, the main force of this war was composed of 3,000 elite Rongdi cavalry and 5,000 soldiers from Longxi County. The remaining forces - chariots and infantry, were provided by troops from Hedong County, Shangdang County and Taiyuan County.

Although they were exhausted from the journey, they still looked energetic. They took off the wine flask from their waists from time to time and tasted the mellow old vinegar, which showed that the Qin people were full of enthusiasm for war and had a strong desire for honor.

The idea of ​​hoping to be promoted to a high position and enjoy rewards by making achievements is deeply engraved in the hearts of every Qin person, making them not easily miss any opportunity.

Soon, Han Xin led Meng Ying to a valley. After identifying themselves to the guards, the two got off the car and walked deep into the valley.

"Look here," Meng Ying's eyes moved to the valley surrounded by countless servants and craftsmen, "What do you think that thing is over there?"

Although Meng Ying was already a ninth-level doctor, he still rushed to bow and greet him: "Greetings, brother!"

Then he introduced Han Xin who was beside him.

"This person is the one I mentioned to you. He is Li Qian, the son of General Li Xin, and the current Uranus of the army. He is a top-notch expert in archery and driving. Even a skilled person like Yang Youji cannot surpass him among the ancients!"

Han Xin returned the greeting and stood aside. Li Qian heard this and laughed, "Yes, I heard that you captured a lot of prisoners..."

Before she could finish her words, Meng Ying's facial features suddenly tightened and her nose and tears started flowing.

"What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for several years, but you look too excited..."

"It's not excitement! It's you who touched my scar!"

Han Xin explained to Li Qian, who looked confused. Li Qian shook his head helplessly: "Father is so cruel! I must be very sad to see you beat up a young man..."

Daughter? ... Han Xin turned around and looked at Meng Yi with a smile, thinking, could he be talking about Meng Ying's lover?

In Meng Ying's mind, the memory of Li Rouer emerged:

Li Xin's second daughter, 26 years old this year, has not returned to Xianyang for more than two years. She is over feet tall, with plump cheeks and big eyes. She is dressed like a boy. With a beard on her face, she looks like Li Xin in his youth. Is it the legend that she can pull a -jin strong bow and have the ability to pierce the heart from a hundred steps away? According to legend, during his stay in Xianyang, General Zuo once slept with his father. Does this mean that they really intend to get married? ... Meng Ying couldn't help trembling in his heart. He didn't dislike Li Rou'er's ugly appearance, but because he was too familiar with her, it was inconvenient to start. At this time, Meng Ying saw a sly smile at the corner of Han Xin's mouth. He thought to himself that the relationship between husband and wife lies in the complementation of yin and yang. After observing these days, this guy's fighting strength is at most only equivalent to one-tenth or one-twelfth of Li Rou'er... Well, they are very suitable for marriage!

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