Early in the morning, Liu Zhang was practicing swordplay when a soldier suddenly came to report urgently: "Report to my lord, Miss Cai Ming committed suicide by taking poison in prison."
"What?" Liu Zhang was so shocked that he took people to the prison without even putting on his coat.
Liu Zhang watched the doctor treating Cai Ming. Cai Qiao stood beside Cai Ming nervously and asked the cell leader in a cold voice: "How did she get the poison?"
The prison head panicked and replied: "What Miss Cai took was not poison, but vermilion powder for wiping her face. It was a mixture of pollen and elixir, and it itself contained highly toxic ingredients."
At this time, the doctor stepped forward and said to Liu Zhang: "This girl is seriously poisoned. If she hadn't been discovered in time, she would have died."
"Can it be cured?"
"I can't do anything about it, but Mr. Zhang Zhongjing should be able to. The prescription he prepared is unparalleled. But even if it is cured, it will take a long time to clean up the remaining poison. I'm afraid this girl will have to suffer a lot."
Liu Zhang nodded silently, then looked at Cai Ming on the bed. She must have read the letter and thought he was going to hand her over before taking the poison. In fact, she was just hesitant at the time, and with her heart in a mess, she handed the note over.
It was given to her.
After listening to Zhou Buyi's words last night, Liu Zhang had it very clear in his mind that the four counties must be wiped out, even if the Silk Road is not opened, they must be wiped out. If he compromises with the forces with ulterior motives on his own territory, it will cause irreparable consequences.
adverse effects.
Ever since he decided to suppress the rebellion in the four counties, he had no intention of killing Cai Ming. Cai Ming was a hero...
Zhang Zhongjing and the doctor worked hard all day and finally saved Cai Ming's life. Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. Cai Ming was still lying quietly on the bed. Liu Zhang sat on the bedside to review the booklet. Cai Qiao followed Zhang Zhongjing's instructions while giving Cai Ming
Covering yourself with the quilt, you wiped the sweat from your forehead.
That night, Cai Qiao was busy for a long time. Cai Ming's body finally stopped reacting abnormally and fell asleep quietly. Cai Qiao also fell asleep on the small table beside him. The only sound left in the room was the rustle of Liu Zhang reviewing the booklet.
Suddenly, Liu Zhang got stuck on a booklet. He frowned and thought about it. In the mutual trade between Southern Xinjiang and Xiqiang, iron wares were being bought and sold. However, both Wei Yan and Dong He felt that the iron wares might have been forged into weapons by the Qiang barbarians, so
Want to control the iron trade.
Liu Zhang thought, what Dong He and Wei Yan said made sense, but it was impossible to control iron weapons. If the government did not sell them, private individuals would sell them secretly. This could be seen from the Huns in the past. If they controlled iron weapons, they would offend the barbarians and the people.
The Qiang people cannot be counted on.
"Isn't it enough to just add another grace order?"
Suddenly a female voice came from behind. Liu Zhang was startled. He turned around and saw Cai Ming's pale face. He was startled again. After seeing clearly, he covered his chest.
"Can you have a prelude before you speak?"
Cai Ming smiled and said to Liu Zhang: "Why are you here, sir? Well? Why am I here? Shouldn't I be in prison?"
"You should be in hell." Liu Zhang threw the iron book aside and reviewed the next one.
Cai Ming looked at the surroundings and said to Liu Zhang hesitantly: "My lord, this is, this is... you have saved me, are you going to give it to the people in southern Xinjiang?" Cai Ming looked at Liu Zhang nervously, she would rather be killed by Liu Zhang
Even if you kill him, don't let him be abused by the barbarians who are half barbarians and half Chinese.
"I, Liu Zhang, have not degenerated enough to give away women in exchange for peace." Liu Zhang said casually.
"Then what do you mean..."
"You're okay."
"Really?" Cai Ming's eyes lit up and he felt happy. He shouted out. Suddenly he felt his stomach was upset and his chest was tight. Liu Zhang was startled when he saw Cai Qiao fell asleep. He hurriedly took the basin beside him.
Cai Ming vomited into the basin.
Liu Zhang patted Cai Ming on the back and handed him a glass of water. Cai Ming rinsed his mouth and handed him a towel.
Cai Ming was sweating all over his body. While wiping his mouth, he looked at Liu Zhang and suddenly laughed.
"You're still smiling, look at you, do you know how much effort it took Qiaoer to feed you a bowl of porridge?" Liu Zhang felt relieved when he saw that Cai Ming could smile.
Cai Ming said with a smile: "I just didn't expect that the lord of Shu, who kills people like hemp, would still pass a basin and a towel to a little girl."
"In the final analysis, I am also responsible for your taking the poison. I should not have handed that military report into your hands, but... the main responsibility is still your short-circuit in the brain."
"Short circuit?"
"Why couldn't you tell me your plan first? Why didn't you tell me the reason why you did that in the first place? Do you really want to die that much? Do you have to end up like this?"
Cai Ming curled his lips, and Liu Zhang looked angry and shouted in a low voice: "Lie down. If you get up in the middle of the night, you will catch a cold, and you will have to vomit again."
Cai Ming lay down obediently, covered himself with a quilt, and thought to himself: "It would be great if you didn't say the last sentence."
"You want me to tell you the reason, then let me ask you first, how will you arrange for me after I recover?" Cai Ming looked at Liu Zhang and said.
"Continue to be your protector of southern Xinjiang and implement your three policies. Just add the benevolence currently being implemented in Xiqiang to disintegrate the stubborn forces in the four counties by force and material."
"Oh." Cai Ming agreed lonelyly, his face gloomy.
"If you are willing, I will marry you." Liu Zhang suddenly said.
Cai Ming looked at Liu Zhang in shock and disbelief, thinking that he heard wrongly. Liu Zhang took Cai Ming's hand and said, "Ming'er, you have been my woman for a long time. It's just that the world is uncertain now. After killing the family, even though you have passed the training,
I have reluctantly recruited some officials who can handle government affairs, but there are too few talents. You have vision, means, and thoughtfulness. I hope you can help me.
If you don't want to show your face, I won't force you. I'll build you a loft in Chengdu Mufu just like Jingzhou Mufu. You can do whatever you want."
Cai Ming looked at Liu Zhang's serious expression, and suddenly a warm current surged through his heart, and tears fell down his face. Ever since he met this man, he didn't know how many tears he had shed. Why couldn't he restrain himself?
"Okay." Liu Zhang wiped away the tears on Cai Ming's face: "I will approve the booklet first, and you can go to sleep."
Liu Zhang turned around, and a mature female body was hugged up through the thin clothes. The softness of her chest pressed tightly against Liu Zhang's back.
"Go back and lie down."
"No, this is more comfortable. The doctor said that only when the body is comfortable can the disease recover quickly." Cai Ming put his hands around Liu Zhang's neck and whispered in his ear.
"By the way, what did you mean by adding a favor?"
"Trade the old for the new." Cai Ming replied, Rulan's breath sprayed on Liu Zhang's face: "Now the Qiang barbarians should have iron pots and the like. The reason why they buy those iron necessities is not because they are broken and thin.
Let them exchange the old ones for new ones, so won’t the flow of iron into the foreign races be controlled? And the foreign people will definitely thank us."
"If you want to buy a new one." Cai Ming knocked his chin on Liu Zhang's shoulder, looked at the roof and thought for a moment: "Then the deal will be five times the price."
"My wife is so smart." Liu Zhang smiled and scribbled Cai Ming's plan on the book.
"Wife?"
"That's my wife."
Cai Ming's face suddenly darkened. Liu Zhang noticed it and turned around and asked, "Ming'er, what's wrong?"
Cai Ming hugged Liu Zhang tighter and whispered: "Husband, Ming'er is yours, but I can't be your wife, and I can't even be your concubine. Ming'er was once Liu Biao's wife, and the flowers are gone.
My husband has a bad reputation and is a remnant of the treacherous party, so he is not worthy of being your wife. Ming'er just wants to be able to serve her husband with peace of mind and do what she can for her husband's great cause, and she will be satisfied."
"Ming'er, you weren't like this before, why are you so unsure of yourself now? Is this also the reason why you acted without authorization and were unwilling to clarify yourself even before you died?"
"When I was young," Cai Ming said quietly, "I envied my sister for marrying Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Mianyang. Even after they got together, my sister had to wash her own clothes, cook her own food, and take care of her daughter, like a peasant woman, but
I just envy her. Growing up in a wealthy family, I think that is freedom.
Many people laugh at me for being stupid and say that I won’t know how hard it is until I really marry a poor man.
But even if it is true, I should be given a chance to try, even a chance to choose.
When I was married to Liu Biao by my tribe, I didn’t even have the chance to try to make a choice. I stayed in the shepherd’s house of Nuo Da, with many servants and maids, but I had nothing to talk about with the elegant Liu Biao. On the night of the wedding, Liu Biao and everyone
The guest composed the poem until early the next morning. When he saw me who had been waiting for him all night, he kept apologizing to me and said many nice things to me.
I forgave him, but I couldn't forgive myself. At that time, I felt that my life was completely gloomy.
When my husband asked me, am I a woman from the Liu family or the Cai family? Women follow their husbands when they marry. How many people don’t understand this principle? After my sister married into the Huang family, she always thought about the Huang family. She never thought about it before.
After enjoying the glory of the Cai family, the Cai family was destroyed, and it was just a memorial.
Why do I keep protecting the Cai family and even betray everything in my husband's family to the Cai family? Does your husband think I want it? In fact, I hate my family in my heart. It was the family that pushed me into a pit of fire for the sake of prosperity.
I also hate Liu Biao, who completely buried me. As the years pass by, this hatred becomes deeper and deeper.
At that time, I resented my family, I hated Liu Biao, and I didn’t know what I was living for.
But since a person is alive, he should have a purpose for living. I was confused for two years, and then I discovered that I can only choose the same between my family and Liu Biao, and devote myself to one party wholeheartedly. Only in this way can I feel alive.
After I carefully weighed it, I felt that I hated Liu Biao even more. My family raised me, and it was the responsibility of the children of the family to sacrifice for the family. So from then on, I never thought about the Liu family again, but wholeheartedly helped the family.
.
But as time went on, I realized more and more that even if my family became glorious, powerful, and prosperous, I was still confused, as if I were standing alone in the mid-air at night, surrounded by darkness and nothingness."