The army returned to the court in victory. This was a major event that caused a sensation in the court.
Lao Zhu established the Ming Dynasty and followed the Tang system, so military merit was also the most important. If you want to become a marquis or prime minister, the best shortcut is to go into battle and kill the enemy. Otherwise, if you have to rely on being an official to become a marquis, you don't know how much credit you will have to make until the end of the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
Therefore, as the news of the Northern Expeditionary Army's return to the court spread, the court began to get busy early. Especially the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, now is their busiest time. The Ministry of War needs to approve military merits, and the Ministry of Rites needs to formulate the etiquette for returning troops to the court, etc.
But none of this has anything to do with Han Du. Whether it is the Baobao Lifting Department or the Jiaofang Department, they have nothing to do with the military affairs. Therefore, Han Du can still continue to live freely in Jiaofangsi.
However, on the day to welcome Wei Guogong Xu Da back to the capital, Lao Zhu led hundreds of officials out of the city thirty miles to welcome him. Han Du could not help but follow the crowd of officials to greet Xu Da.
Han Du stood in the crowd and saw Xu Dafei dismounting and bowing to Lao Zhu from a distance, and then Lao Zhu quickly helped Xu Da up. The two of them were like brothers in life and death, hugging each other and slapping each other hard on the back. Then the two separated. Lao Zhu took Xu Da's hand and pulled him into the Yuhu. He also summoned King Yan Zhu Di to drive over and drove towards the capital in the Yuhu.
The officials and the generals of the Northern Expedition slowly gathered together and followed Yu Hu.
Han Du looked up at the sky. Fortunately, the sun was not strong. At Mao Shi today, all the officials were pulled out, thirty miles out of the city, and they were so hungry that they had not eaten even a drop of rice.
Han Du himself was fine. He was young and hungry and had nothing to do with it. But there were a few elderly officials, and Han Du saw that their faces turned blue with hunger.
Just when Han Du was thinking randomly among the officials, he felt something strange. When he looked up, he saw Tang He sitting on the horse in front, looking back at him.
Han Du showed a smile on his face and nodded, and Tang He turned his head away.
Han Du understood what Tang He meant and wanted to go and get together with him by himself.
The ceremony for the entire army to return to the court took a whole day to be completed.
Han Du had worked hard all day and was so hungry that he didn't even bother to go find Tang He. After returning home and devouring two large bowls of rice, I fell on the bed and fell asleep.
After sleeping until about three o'clock in the morning, Han Du got up, washed his face, and slowly had breakfast.
He arrived at Duke Xinguo's Mansion without any delay, but was seen by the steward of Duke Xinguo's Mansion before he entered the door.
When the housekeeper saw Han Du, it was like seeing the young master in the mansion, and he was even happier than seeing his own son. "Master Han is here, please come in quickly."
Han Du bowed his hands and said, "I thank you. May I ask if Lord Xin has some free time now?"
"Yes, yes, the young master was still talking about the young master just now. Young Master, please go quickly."
Han Du, led by the butler, went all the way to the lobby of Xinguo Duke's Mansion. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Tang He and Tang Ding sitting inside eating.
Different from the shredded soup and steamed buns that Han Du had just eaten, there was also shredded soup on Tanghe's table, but there were also charcoal-grilled oysters and scallops, as well as beef, mutton and fish. Next to the father and son, each placed a jar of immortal drunkenness.
Han Du couldn't help but sigh. He had to eat so much and drink so much alcohol so early in the morning. Even if both of them had steel intestines and iron stomachs, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand such a torment.
"Xinguo Gong, you should mainly eat light food in the morning. That is the way to maintain your health. You are eating a lot of fish and meat this early in the morning..." Seeing that he had said so much, Tang He just raised his head. He glared at himself and then immersed himself in eating and drinking.
"Have you eaten? If not, eat together."
Okay, my words fell on deaf ears again.
Han Du no longer struggled with this issue. Anyway, he knew that no matter how much he talked, Tang He would not listen to him, so he was too lazy to bother with it. Then he asked Tang Ding: "Brother Tang Ding, isn't he going to Yunnan with the army? Why are you back?"
Tang Ding stopped to use the dishes when he saw Han Du coming in. Now when he heard Han Du's question, he stood up and bowed to Han Du, "Ding thanks Brother Han for saving his life."
"What did you say? When did I save your life?" Han Du quickly stepped forward to help Tang Ding up from the ground.
But Tang Ding is also a military commander after all, and his foothold is stable. How could Han Du, a weak scholar, be able to influence him?
After pulling twice, the soup cauldron did not move at all. Han Du had no choice but to turn his head to look at Tang He and ask him for help.
Unexpectedly, Tang He wiped his mouth and said, "Just let him worship. If he didn't have you this time, he would really die in Yunnan."
Han Du had no choice but to let go and let Tang Ding get up after bowing.
"What on earth is going on?"
He obviously got Tang He's signal to write to the Duke's Mansion, but who would have thought that such a scene would happen as soon as he arrived, which made Han Du confused.
Tang Ding glanced at Tang He, then smiled and said to Han Du: "Did Brother Han forget what you told Yongchang Hou when he went to war?"
What did I tell Lan Yu when he went to war? Because Han Du had told Lan Yu so many things at that time, he didn't know which one Tang Ding was talking about for a while.
Tang Ding did not wait for Han Du to recall, and said directly: "Didn't Brother Han tell Yongchang to pay attention to miasma and dysentery when he enters Yunnan? And also gave him a prescription?"
A cure for dysentery? Han Du remembered what it was.
"That's true, but what does it have to do with you?"
Tang Ding sighed and continued: "The army entered Yunnan, and the journey was smooth. The residual forces were indifferent. But not long after entering Yunnan, I contracted dysentery for some reason. The doctors accompanying me were helpless, and even the well-known local doctors , can't cure my disease. Just when I thought I was definitely doomed this time, Yongchang Hou heard the news and sent someone to bring the prescription."
"The doctor was suspicious and crushed up the Artemisia annua and soaked it in wine. I clearly remember that when they fed me wine, they looked at me like they were treating a dead horse like a living horse."
"Haha, but I didn't expect to drink a bowl of strong wine. After I sweated profusely, I miraculously recovered. Brother Han, you don't know, those doctors couldn't believe their eyes after I recovered. . He muttered about kings, ministers, and envoys, and said that he had never heard of medicine that does not need to be boiled, but is soaked in strong wine."
Han Du smiled and thought, Artemisia annua is so magical. If it is boiled in water, Artemisia annua will not have any effect. Because the active ingredients in it will be completely destroyed by high temperatures, and the active ingredients are not soluble in water, they cannot be extracted by simply crushing them. Only by soaking in spirits can these active ingredients be dissolved in the alcohol and take effect after being taken.
After understanding what was going on, Han Du felt that he should not have received Tang Ding's gift just now. He said helplessly: "It's just a prescription, but it can't afford the life-saving grace."
