"Been taught a lesson."
The medic nodded thoughtfully.
Seeing this, Li Ke said nothing more.
"Your Highness..."
A staggering soldier walked over with the help of Pao Ze.
As soon as he saw Li Ke, he knelt down excitedly.
"My name is Ergou. You saved me. From now on, my life is yours."
"Get up quickly, what should I do if the wound collapses?"
Li Ke hurriedly helped him up.
Cutting the catgut very finely can greatly reduce the possibility of infection.
But at the same time, the tension endured will be reduced, and the wound will open with a little movement.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Li Ke slightly said to the military doctor in disbelief.
"You didn't give him anesthesia?"
"What anesthesia?"
The military doctor was also confused.
"...Then why do you think I knocked Old Liu unconscious?"
Li Ke looked at him like an idiot.
By following this set of procedures, have you learned how to sew?
No wonder he heard several screams when he was sewing for others.
Ergou also understood and looked at the military doctor with a somewhat complicated look.
"This... I'll pay attention next time."
The military doctor touched his nose awkwardly.
But no matter what, the lives of these people were saved.
Li Ke took the military doctor to patrol among those with minor injuries. When he saw long or deep wounds, he also treated them together.
After one lap, Li Ke was very tired.
"I'll go to sleep for a while. Keep an eye on them. If there are any signs of wound inflammation, notify me immediately."
Seeing the military doctor nodding, Li Ke also returned to the tent.
This sleep lasted until the afternoon.
Li Ke stood up rubbing his groggy head and looked around.
The salt mine is going on in an orderly manner. Tang people are so stubborn that they don't admit that there is something wrong with their body.
Except for those who were too injured to stand, the others were busy at their jobs.
He raised his hand to call the military doctor, and after asking about the situation, he immediately felt relieved.
Perhaps it was God's favor that the injuries of those rescued did not worsen.
The twelve hours after surgery are the dangerous period.
After passing the dangerous period, it means that there is no need to worry about it in the future.
"Your Highness."
The centurion came forward.
"Among the prisoners, there is a man named Suchak, who claims to be the counselor of Aqmul Khan and wants to talk to you."
"Bring it here."
Li Ke said lightly.
"yes."
After a while, two soldiers with extremely respectful expressions came over escorting a middle-aged man with messy hair and a beard.
"Your Highness, we have arrived."
Feeling their eager gazes, Li Ke felt a little uncomfortable.
Although these people were respectful to him before, it was far from what they are now.
Each one of them looked at them as if they were looking at gods.
The extremely devout monks in the temples only treat Buddha statues like this.
Calling the centurion, Li Ke told him his doubts.
"Don't your Highness know?"
The centurion said something strange.
"Since yesterday, everyone has said that His Highness has great medical skills and is able to bring back those who are destined to die from the King of Hell."
"..."
Li Ke was speechless.
Sure enough, this is feudal superstition. It is just a simple wound suturing. In later generations, people with a little knowledge of medical science can do it, but here it is called a magical skill.
But he didn't bother to explain. This kind of thing was getting darker and darker. Anyway, it wasn't a rumor that was detrimental to him, so he just let it be.
Li Ke asked Huo Qubing to be his translator and spoke.
"Who told you my information?"
Suchak suddenly became excited and said with a trembling voice.
"Dear His Highness King Wu, this is a very long story..."
"Forget it, just chop it off."
Li Ke waved his hand impatiently.
Huo Qubing understood, and with a "clang" sound, the long sword was unsheathed.
"No, no...I said, I said."
The Suchak people were dumbfounded and waved their hands quickly.
He didn't expect that Li Ke would be so decisive.
In fact, if he hadn't been curious about what the Turks in the Tang Dynasty were like, Li Ke wouldn't have even laid eyes on him.
After all, he is also a prince, and he has never offended anyone.
Thinking about it with your own feet, you can tell that no one but the Donggong lineage would dare to take action against him.
"The person who contacted me in Lanzhou City was a man in black. Later, based on a few small checks, I found out that his name was Chen Moxi."
Suchak said honestly.
"Chen Moxi?"
Li Ke frowned and asked the centurion next to him.
"do you know who he is?"
The centurion thought hard and finally came to an uncertain conclusion.
"It seems like it's a government office in Lanzhou County?"
"That's it..."
Li Ke nodded and said nothing more.
Although this piece of information was useless, it also helped him narrow down the scope from the Donggong lineage to Lanzhou City.
Looking at the appearance of the Lanzhou governor before, Li Ke knew that he was a cautious person.
Being able to get into that position requires some means.
He will definitely not act like young people.
On the surface, only one office was left for him.
Li Ke knew that even if he searched further, he wouldn't be able to find anything.
Besides, it is still open to question whether a Turk's one-sided statement can be used as evidence.
But...if he remembered correctly, Chai Shao should be guarding here, right?
He remembered that this big boss should not be tied to Li Chengqian's chariot.
What's more, his wife, Princess Pingyang, died at the hands of the Turks.
In any case, it is impossible for him to cooperate with foreigners.
"I hope I'm overthinking it..."
Li Ke said silently in his heart.
"Your Highness, I've told you everything I know, but you can't kill me!"
In the audience, Seek couldn't help but panic when he saw that Li Ke didn't respond for a long time.
"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me yet."
Li Ke waved his hand lightly.
"Take it down."
"yes."
Amidst Suchak's screams, he was dragged down by two soldiers.
"Your Highness, would you like to..."
Huo Qubing came to Li Ke's side and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"No need to make such a fuss."
Li Ke smiled.
"This person should be more useful alive than dead."
"I see."
Huo Qubing nodded as if he understood.
In the next few days, nothing unexpected happened.
The great business of salt mining is going on smoothly, which is strange to say.
Even when someone was seriously injured and unable to move, the amount of salt collected exceeded 8,000 kilograms, reaching an astonishing daily output of over 10,000 kilograms!
Li Ke couldn't figure it out, and in the end he could only attribute it to the strange power of belief of the ancients.
"Your Highness, the total amount of salt collected this time is 120,800 kilograms. Please accept it."
Li Ke nodded, took the detailed book and took a look, but found no problem.
He poked a few more bags with his sword and found that what came out were all white salt. He was very satisfied.
