Chapter 51 Chapter 51

Madam Qi followed Xiao He to Liu Bang's body, first weeping, and then asked to be sent back to Liyang for medical treatment immediately! But everyone was silent, and no one answered. Bo Ji said: "Wangfei's strategy is not right. It's a long journey from Guangwu to Liyang, and it will take fifteen days at the earliest. If the king's injury changes on the way, what should we do?" Mrs. Qi said, "Nonsense! I came here from Liyang for only three days." Xiao He said: "We are running fast, and people never stop. Your Majesty looks like this, so he can only drive slowly. Fifteen days is a conservative estimate. What Bo Ji said makes sense."

The imperial doctor said: "Send back to Liyang, the road is more than ten days, far away and bumpy, lack of medical treatment, extremely dangerous. If the wound is more swollen, I am afraid that the king will not be able to persist in Liyang, so..." Xiao He asked: "Can you take the risk and take it now?" The imperial doctor said: "For several days, the king's wound swelled and the periphery was congested. The arrowhead was too close to the heart vein. A wound like this, not to mention that the lower officials have no experience in healing it. I am afraid that it is difficult to find a good way after searching through medical books. Take it hard. I'm afraid he will die on the spot."

Xiao He and the others looked at me and I looked at you, but stopped talking. Bo Ji said: "Both left and right are in danger of their lives. Zhang Liang, you are a military advisor, and it's a time of war. From a military point of view, what do you think, sir?" Zhang Liangdao: "If you don't care about the king's life or death for the time being, he should be treated on the spot. It is very bad for the commander to leave the camp with serious injuries." Xiao He also said: "Yes, it will lead to instability of the army's morale." Madam Qi got angry and said, "It doesn't matter whether the king lives or dies! Zhang Liang, are you a Hanchen?"

Zhang Liang said calmly: "The people standing here are all Hanchens. Madam, please don't make trouble for no reason." Madam Qi glanced at them, anxious and aggrieved, and suddenly fell on Liu Bang, crying. Retiring from the hall, Zhang Liang said, "There are more urgent matters right now. I don't know if the Prime Minister has noticed that the Chu army seems to be gathering today, and then suddenly withdrew. If it wasn't for Peng Yue's sudden retreat, Xiang Yu would have launched a general attack at this moment .It was the sudden supply of food and grass in Yu County that made him dispel the idea of ​​attacking."

Xiao He said: "That guy is arrogant and arrogant, and he often misses the opportunity to fight." Zhang Liangdao: "But according to the information I obtained, the right army of the Chu army did not obey Xiang Yu's orders, and there seems to be a change." Xiao He frowned and said, "Are they going to rob the camp?" Zhang Liang said: "Our army really needs a decent victory to buy time for the king. I have a risky suggestion. I need to borrow something for use. I hope the prime minister will approve it." Xiao He asked, "Borrow what?" Zhang Liang said, "Your Majesty's Wang Banner."

Sure enough, Zhong Limei didn't obey Xiang Yu's command and came to steal the camp.But Zhang Liang had been prepared for a long time, and he had the banner of the King of Han. The Chu army saw that they were prepared and the King of Han was still in command, so they lost their will to fight and quickly withdrew. Zhong Limo retreated to the Chu camp covered in blood, and Xiang Yu made a gesture to kill him.He was not afraid, and said: "This defeat is indeed an ambush by the Han army. But I encountered Zhou Bo and Fan Kui's flanking attack before the battle. This is too strange. Could it be that the Han army moved all their troops to Zuozhai , wait for us to fight? What's even more incredible is that even Liu Bang's Wang Banner appeared in the village."

Everyone was moved by Zhong Limo's words, but they dared not speak, and all looked at Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu smiled slightly, cut off the rope that bound Zhong Limei, helped him up, and said, "Go down and treat the wound, so that you can recuperate." Fan Kuai dragged an eunuch into Zhang Liang's tent, pushed him to the ground, and nearly knocked him unconscious with a slap: "Say! What are you doing sneakily, master!" The eunuch trembled and stammered for a long time, and he didn't understand a decent sentence.Fan Kuai kicked him away, and said to Xiao He, "The woman surnamed Qi has been collecting gold and silver treasures in secret. The King of Han is not dead yet! She is planning for herself!"

Lu Wan also said: "I don't like her anyway! What is it!" Zhang Liang asked: "Are you monitoring the princess?" Xiao He said: "I asked them to go. She has a wish! Queen Lu is trapped in the Chu camp. If something happens to the King of Han, what can we do?" Lu Wan said: "The eldest son should be established. Naturally, Ying'er should be established as the heir." Xiao He said: "Liu Ying inherits the throne, but his mother is in the hands of the enemy, and the sword is on his mother's neck. How will the battle be fought in the future?"

Zhang Liang pondered and said: "When it comes to that, I'm afraid we have no choice but to make Ruyi the heir." Fan Kuai stomped his feet and said, "If such a woman takes power, the Han Dynasty will be finished! We must save the King of Han!" Xiao He said sharply: "Don't say useless words! Concubine Qi is blocking the door, we can't do anything." Liu Bang was still in a coma and his breath was weak.The imperial physician carefully opened Liu Bang's clothes, and the arrow was firmly stuck in his chest. Xiao He asked Bo Ji: "Madam has decided? What the imperial doctor said is not a joke."

Zhang Liang said: "The arrowhead is stuck between the king's ribs, close to the heart vein, it is very dangerous." Bo Ji said flatly: "I might die on the spot. Let's start." At this moment, Mrs. Qi rushed in and shouted: "Although Qi Ji is a woman, she is not ignorant of the rules. He is your King of Han. If you have already made up your mind, I will not stop you. But I have to say something first, Whoever made the idea is responsible!" Bo Ji said: "This matter is my decision. It has nothing to do with Xiao He and Zhang Liang. Bo Ji is responsible for it."

Zhang Liang hesitated, and said, "Mrs. Bo Ji, otherwise, why don't you send it back to Liyang?" Bo Ji shook her head and said, "I've made up my mind, and I will bear the responsibility." So, the imperial physician took the surgical blade and began the operation. After half a stick of incense, the imperial doctor put a knife in the wound and rotated the arrow shaft slightly.Liu Bang snorted in pain, but did not wake up.The imperial physician looked at Bo Ji, and Bo Ji nodded.The doctor gritted his teeth, and after a while, let go of the arrow shaft. Bo Ji asked, "What are you waiting for?" The imperial doctor said, "It's too deep, I dare not remove it." Everyone was at a loss.Madam Qi sneered aside. Bo Ji asked again: "Send it back to Liyang, can it be saved?" The imperial physician said, "I can't guarantee it." Bo Ji asked suddenly: "What do I need to do?" Xiao He was startled, and said, "Ma'am!" Bo Ji still insisted: "Please tell me, what should I do?" The imperial doctor said: "It doesn't need a lot of hand strength. After I prop up the arrow, grab the arrow shaft and pull it out with all my strength." Bo Ji slowly rolled up her sleeves and held the arrow shaft. The imperial physician nodded and said, "There is only one chance." Liu Bang yelled!Madam Qi's complexion was pale, and she sat down on the ground in a daze.Bo Ji held a short arrow shaft in her hand, and the arrowhead was on the head of the arrow shaft impressively.The imperial physician took the arrow shaft from Bo Ji's hand, observed it carefully, bowed down and said, "I'm overjoyed! There are no fragments left! The arrowhead is complete! Your Majesty is saved!" Bo Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.Lu Wan hugged Xia Houying, Fan Kui and others happily. Xiao He shouted urgently: "Wait!" Everyone was stunned, only to see Liu Bang's complexion was frosty, his eyes were closed tightly, and his life and death were unknown. The situation was critical, and outside Liu Bang's big tent, all the ministers and generals knelt down in unison.Zhou Bo, Chen Ping, Fan Kuai and others were all there. Inside the tent, Liu Bang's face was ashen and he was out of breath.The imperial physician put down Liu Bang's wrist and shook his head. Madam Qi immediately said, "Master Prime Minister, should we fulfill our promise now and allow Ruyi to take over the throne?" Bo Ji said coldly: "As a princess, the king just passed away, are you so anxious?" Mrs. Qi asked back: "I am anxious? Let me ask you, when the king was alive, did I wholeheartedly want to save his life? Are you determined not to use my method? Now that the king is dead, I should For the sake of his son, for the sake of his hard-earned foundation. Isn't it?" Bo Ji ignored her, and turned to Xiao He and said: "Master Prime Minister, Bo Ji has done her best. The future is up to you to decide." Xiao He thought for a moment, stood up and said, "Ruyi succeeds as King of Han." The generals outside the account rushed in at once, expressing their firm opposition and insisting that Liu Ying be established.Some people supported it, some opposed it, and some persuaded it, and all of them quarreled all of a sudden. Looking at Liu Bang's face, Bo Ji shed tears in a daze. Suddenly, Liu Bang, who had been "dead" for a long time, suddenly yelled, spewed out a mouthful of blood, and coughed again and again.There was a sudden silence in the tent. Liu Bang opened his eyes slowly, looked at everyone weakly, and asked, "How long have you been asleep?" Xiao He knelt down in front of Liu Bang's couch, weeping in a daze. Liu Bang said, "Xiao He, this is the first time I've seen you cry." Xiao He was speechless, and held Liu Bang's hand tightly. Liu Bang said: "The widow had a long dream, do you want to hear it?" He said with that usual smile on his face.Only then did everyone suddenly realize: the King of Han has been brought back to life. Xiang Yu was warming up with Yu Ji with his arms around the fire, and Liu Bang was rewarded, and Liu Bang came back to life. Xiang Yu laughed and said, "It seems that the widow's bow has not failed me." Yu Ziqi said: "It's just that I missed this good opportunity. If it's freezing today, the walls of the city are covered with ice, so we can't even attack." Xiang Yu said: "Then why not, let him roll back to Liyang with his tail between his legs to recuperate. I will chop off his head next year." Yu Ziqi asked, "Isn't Your Majesty going back to Pengcheng?" Xiang Yu said: "Isn't the Han army not leaving alone, freezing there? I don't look like he is greedy for pleasure. I am the banner of the Chu army, and it will be firmly erected on Guangwu Mountain. Go and inspect the battalions. Let them not be stingy with firewood, make more fires to keep warm, and don't freeze our warriors of Chu!" After Yu Ziqi left, Xiang Yu said to Yu Ji: "You said, did Liu Bang really go back to Liyang to heal his wounds and drink?" Yu Ji said: "I think I'm worried about the child." Xiang Yu nodded and said, "It's getting cold. It's time to go see that kid's wife and son. Let Uncle Xiang go, I don't want to see them." In Liyang City, Xiao He quickly walked up to the main hall, handed over a scroll of brocade, and then stepped aside.Liu Bang unfolded it, and the red one turned out to be a blood book! Liu Bang immediately ordered to look for it, even if he turned Liyang City upside down, he also wanted to find Qi Ji's mother and son! Lu Wan came back out of breath and reported, "I can't find them anywhere, so they left the city?" Liu Bang said angrily: "She is so bold! Leave the letter and run away! Take the prince and run away! Does she think the widow is an ordinary villager?" Bo Ji said, "Is the blood book still there? I want to see it." Liu Bang took out Madam Qi's "blood book" and handed it to Bo Ji.Bo Ji put the brocade silk in front of her nose and sniffed it, moved it away, smiled a little, and whispered to Liu Bang, "This is chicken blood." Liu Bang's eyes widened, and he cursed: "How dare this bitch deceive the widow! Does she still see me as a king!" Bo Ji said: "Your Majesty, calm down. I guess Sister Qi must still be in the palace, and she is probably hiding to scare Your Majesty." Bo Ji spent a few pennies and quickly found out the location from her servants.She came to the rockery in the backyard and said loudly: "Princess Qi, please come out. It's cold at night, don't freeze the child." After a long while, Madam Qi appeared from behind the rockery, followed by Ruyi, she said sharply, "It's you again, meddling in your own business again!" Bo Ji said calmly: "The matter of the king is nothing to Bo Ji. Come with me." Mrs. Qi chuckled and said, "You can pretend to be kind. Who knows how many bad things you said about my mother and son to the king. Hmph!" Bo Ji turned around and said, "I didn't even bring Lu Wan with me. I came here alone for your face, for the face of your son. Please think about it carefully, sister. For the king, it is just a family item for you to go back now." It's a small matter. If you make a mistake, it will be over." Madam Qi said, "What if I don't come back?" Bo Ji said: "You are a princess, and she is the king's favorite woman. No one wants to see you being escorted back by the armored guards. According to the king's temper, will you be imprisoned from now on, and you will never see your children again?" Woolen cloth?" When Mrs. Qi heard this, her body turned cold and she looked at Ruyi. Bo Ji said: "Sister, please listen carefully. Although I am also a princess, I did not give birth to the flesh and blood of the king. It has nothing to do with me who wins or loses in the dispute between you and the queen. Think about what you have done. The king not only I will hate you and implicate Ruyi. If you do this, you are admitting defeat to the queen." When the group returned to Liu Bang's room, Liu Bang touched Ruyi's head with a smile and said, "Follow your Aunt Bo to play, okay? Do you like Aunt Bo?" Ruyi nodded and said, "I like it. Aunt Bao speaks in a soft voice, which makes me feel comfortable." Bo Ji smiled slightly, took Ruyi's little hand, and went out. Liu Bang turned around and looked at Madam Qi with a smile on his face. Madam Qi lowered her head slightly. Liu Bang said softly: "Look up. You are very good!" Then he suddenly raised his hand and gave Madam Qi a hard slap!Madam Qi was slapped to the ground. Liu Bang roared: "Where do you let the widow's face go! Where do you let my big man's face go!" Madam Qi covered her face and cried, "I'm wronged!" Liu Bang said: "You're still wronged! If Bo Ji didn't know the general idea and quietly brought your mother and son back this time. This matter will be known all over the world, do you understand?" Madam Qi said angrily: "I just want to let the world know! Let the world know how biased you Liu Bang is, how you don't treat your own flesh and blood as a human being!" Liu Bang scolded: "Fart! If you can't be a prince, you can't live? Do you have to wait a hundred years later, waiting for the widow to go to the earth and take over the power?" Mrs. Qi took off the hairpin from her head and pressed it against her neck, and immediately there was blood on her neck. Liu Bang scolded: "Stupid! You are so stupid!" Mrs. Qi said: "I am all for the children!" Liu Bang said: "You are all for yourself! The widow asks you, which is more important, the big man or you?" Madam Qi's whole body was cold.Liu Bang's anger seemed to disappear suddenly, his face turned calm, and he said slowly: "Being a man is a matter of self-awareness. If you are short-sighted and have a small stomach like you, you would have become a ghost under Xiang Yu's sword as early as in Pengcheng. Why can't you learn to be bolder, learn from Lu Zhi, learn from Bo Ji?" Madam Qi said, "I don't want to!" Liu Bang waved his hand and said: "In this case, if you want to die, then die. Remember to be quiet. Ruyi has no mother, but also father! He will still live well! And you, redundant." Liu Bang turned around and entered the apse without even looking at Madam Qi. Madam Qi sat down on the ground all of a sudden, her face ashen. That night Liu Bang went to Bo Ji's place, but was persuaded by Bo Ji to come to Madam Qi's side.Liu Bang walked out of the house slowly, and saw Ruyi in the house touching the wound on Madam Qi's neck and asking, "Did you hit you?" Madam Qi said, "No." Ruyi said: "My child knows, there must be something wrong with me, that's why my father took my anger out on my mother." Hearing what the child said, Mrs. Qi was very moved. She pulled Ruyi into her arms, and said softly, "Good boy, it's not your fault. You are very filial and hardworking. I'm sorry for you, mother. Mother is useless." Ruyi asked: "Is it because Dad doesn't like us?" Madam Qi was startled, not knowing how to answer. When Liu Bang outside the house heard this, he turned around and wanted to leave. Madam Qi said softly again: "Your father loves us. He is a very good king, and he is a very good father. Don't think about it like this again, do you understand? Mother hopes that none of this will happen. But, give me one more chance, and I won't make any mistakes again." Ruyi half-understood and asked: "What happened?" Madam Qi shook her head and said, "It's too late. It's too late." Liu Bang replied outside the door: "It's not too late." Then he opened the door and walked in...