bookrebus Chapter 302
Chapter 302
Bao Qianjun immediately took a step forward, bowed solemnly, and said, "Bao Qianjun, Sergeant of the Yue Army, thanks Your Excellency for your trust!"Seeing Bao Qianjun's successful on-the-spot job application, others who had idle family members at home couldn't help but feel a bit restless.
But then they thought about how the Yue Army was a place many people couldn't even dream of joining. If they tried to send the 'trash' from their families to the Yue Army, leaving aside whether the Junior Preceptor would accept them or not...
...they probably wouldn't even be able to get past His Majesty.
The officials temporarily suppressed their restless little thoughts. After all, having successfully sent their sons into the Yue Army, they had managed to cling to the Junior Preceptor's coattails.
Yue Fuguang, however, remembered another matter. She turned to ask Wei Shouyi, "General Wei, how is the Imperial Academy of Medicine's research on the cowpox method going?"
She had tossed the method to them and hadn't asked about it since. Only now, when it was time to use it, did she remember to ask about the progress.
It could be said that she was truly a hands-off boss, not worrying about a single extra thing!
Mentioning this, Wei Shouyi's face filled with joy. He said, "I heard from Imperial Physician Sun the day before yesterday that they have already tested it on a hundred or so death row inmates in the Heavenly Prison.
The cowpox method is highly feasible. The Imperial Academy of Medicine is currently producing the vaccine. Starting tomorrow, they will take the lead in inoculating Your Excellency's five thousand soldiers in batches, ensuring it won't delay their departure at the end of the month."
[Master, is the vaccine made by mortals reliable? Won't there be any problems?]
[It shouldn't be. The cowpox method isn't some highly advanced technique; it shouldn't be difficult for them to master. Besides, they've already tested it on death row inmates, so it should be safe.
However, what you said isn't entirely unreasonable. To prevent any accidents, I'll just give them an extra layer of insurance.]
[What does Master want to do?]
[Little Zhu, put a bottle of Minor Restoration Pills into my Qiankun sleeve. Remember to make the dosage suitable for mortals.
Just put in ten pills for now.]
Hearing about an elixir, especially one they had never heard of before called the Minor Restoration Pill, everyone's hearts were filled with curiosity.
However, a few sharp-minded individuals quickly caught the words "Qiankun sleeve" in the Junior Preceptor's words.
In the most widely circulated tales of immortals in Great Yan, immortals had a universe within their sleeves that could hold all things. Wasn't the Junior Preceptor's Qiankun sleeve exactly that universe within a sleeve?!
Thinking of this, it was as if needles had grown on the stools beneath some people's bottoms, making them feel restless and on edge.
"General Wei, here is a bottle of elixirs given to me by a friend. Keep it safe for now."
As Yue Fuguang spoke, she took out a pink jade bottle, about the thickness of two adult men's thumbs, from her wide and light sleeve.
Wei Shouyi received it with both hands and asked Yue Fuguang with a look of confusion, "Your Excellency bestows this medicine, but I wonder what kind of medicine is in this bottle and what ailments it treats?"
Yue Fuguang pointed at the pink jade bottle and said, "The elixir in the bottle is called the Minor Restoration Pill. It can clear the yin energy from the internal organs and transform yin into yang.
It can also replenish vitality, strengthen one's essence, and has miraculous effects in treating the five overstrains and seven impairments."
Hearing that it could replenish vitality, strengthen essence, and had miraculous effects on the five overstrains and seven impairments, the eyes of everyone present instantly widened. They sparkled with starlight, their faces clearly spelling out the word 'desire'.
"General Wei, this is a life-saving medicine prepared for those five thousand soldiers. If any soldier suffers from a persistent high fever during the inoculation process, take out one pill, dissolve it in water, and have them drink it. One pill is enough for two people to consume. You must keep it safe."
[Master, look at the eyes of these people. Will someone use their seniority to bully the weak and embezzle the elixirs you prepared for your own soldiers?]
[Little Zhu, these officials are probably just curious. They are all people in high positions; how could they be so shallow as to embezzle this little bit of medicine?
Besides, who would dare to embezzle my things?]
As Yue Fuguang's words fell, an invisible pressure swept through the entire private room.
Everyone felt as if their entire bodies were locked down by an invisible aura, trapping them within a square inch.
A layer of sweat had unknowingly formed on their backs, and their hands hidden in their sleeves began to tremble involuntarily.
Yue Fuguang merely swept a faint glance over them, and any thieving intentions the crowd hadn't even had time to fully form were completely nipped in the bud.
They continuously made excuses for themselves in their hearts: the Junior Preceptor understood them too well. They were truly just purely curious; how could they actually dare to embezzle the Junior Preceptor's belongings?
Was it that living this life wasn't good enough, or did they not want to live a good life in their next life either?
They hadn't forgotten that these two ancestors had the ability to hunt them down for several lifetimes!
Playing tricks right under her nose was worse than just directly asking for the medicine. Who knows, if the Junior Preceptor was happy and remembered their past friendship, she might actually give them some!
Wei Shouyi tightly gripped the jade bottle in his hand. With the Junior Preceptor's words, he was finally certain that this medicine belonged to his Right Martial Guard New Army Camp. Even His Majesty wouldn't dare reach out for this bottle of medicine.
He cupped his fists and bowed solemnly, saying, "I thank Your Excellency for bestowing this medicine on behalf of the soldiers!"
His heart was surging with emotion at this moment, unable to describe the exact feeling. He only felt that the Junior Preceptor was merciful, even taking the lives of common soldiers to heart. They had not worshipped the wrong immortal.
Thinking of himself, Wei Shouyi, although he had the backing of his elders, he had also struggled and fought his way up from a lowly soldier step by step through his own fists and hard work. After all, those who only relied on their ancestors' shelter and weren't tough themselves either died or never reached high positions in their entire lives.
The battlefield was cruel and bloody. As the saying goes, a general's success is built on ten thousand rotting bones. For them to meet a superior who valued the lives of ordinary soldiers at their age was a blessing for the young pups, and it was also his luck, because only he knew how rare this was.
Wei Shouyi thought to himself that if that person was the Junior Preceptor, it would be like connecting to the Heavenly Dao above and the underworld below. With such a huge backer, no one would dare to truly make things difficult for them, except for the enemy!
Wei Shouyi couldn't help but feel proud. His decision to stuff his son, Wei Huaping, into the Yue Army was simply too wise, wasn't it!~
Meanwhile, the young dandies couldn't help but look at each other, puffing out their chests in front of their old men, wearing expressions of "That's our boss, I'm proud."
The fathers just cast a sidelong glance at the young pups who were acting all arrogant just because they had a backer. They didn't even dare to snort, only silently drinking their tea while waiting for the food to be served.
...
Yue Fuguang lay under the crabapple tree. The afternoon sun filtered through the flowers and leaves, spilling over her. The recliner swayed back and forth, much like a cradle.
The dapples of light under the flowering tree flickered on her body with the swaying of the recliner.
If Shen Chunying hadn't still been reporting on the progress of the Yue Army soldiers' inoculation, she probably would have fallen comfortably asleep long ago.
Holding the slip of paper in her hand, Shen Chunying said, "My Lord, we just received news from the Second Miss's side. Second Young Master sent word that all five thousand soldiers have completed their inoculations, with zero casualties."
What she held in her hand was the latest message Yu Boming had sent to the manor using the radio.
Shen Chunying sighed in admiration countless times; having a radio was truly convenient.
Over the past five days, Second Young Master sent a telegram every day. Her Lord didn't have to leave the house, and the army didn't need to send anyone, yet the two sides could communicate.
When the Second Miss and Fourth Miss received and sent telegrams every day, the several lords of the family were also watching closely every day, the smiles on their lips never fading.
Little did they know that when Yu Boming sent telegrams to the Yu Manor every day, there were even more people gathered around him. Led by Wei Shouyi and the young dandies, with military officers of all ranks bringing up the rear, they packed his small room so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.