Chapter 49: Chen Li
Latest Update:Being a slacker for two and a half years, I can no longer hide my identity as the sixth elder of the Great Qin.
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Step aside, let me handle it
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His Romance
Urban Ups and Downs
Hu Guangzhi did not go crazy with the high hat from Lin Yannan. He said seriously, "Studying medicine is hard, especially studying with me. Can you handle it?"
"I'm not afraid of hard work, but because of some family issues, I may not be able to follow my master and study all the time. However, I can come here every ten days and work as a medical assistant for a few days."
"Being a medical worker is both dirty and tiring."
"Since I've decided to study medicine, I am already prepared to endure hardships."
Hu Guangzhi looked at her serious and determined expression, hesitated for a while, and said, "I can teach you medical skills, but the apprenticeship will be discussed later. If your performance doesn't meet my expectations, I won't accept you as my disciple, no matter how much money you donate to the clinic."
他可不是什么阿猫阿狗都收的，一要看品行，二要看天分，三要看毅力。
至今唯一让他满意的只有陶思雨，可惜这孩子……
"Thank you so much, Dr. Hu. I will work hard to satisfy you and become your disciple." Lin Yanyan's heart was filled with joy as she bowed deeply once again.
Uncle Hu had high requirements for accepting disciples and didn't easily take on apprentices. However, she had managed to impress Uncle Hu in her past life, and she was confident she could do the same in this life.
After leaving Huimin Medical Hall, Lin Yanyan didn't have time to go and purchase herbal medicine. She hurriedly went to meet Xiao Qian.
The third quarter of the hour has already passed, and Xiao Qian looked at the teahouse's entrance. Why hasn't Yanyan arrived yet? Is she not coming?
And then I saw a young man in a green shirt walking in.
Um... Xiao Qian almost choked.
Lin Yanning glanced around and spotted Xiao Qian sitting in the corner, so she walked straight towards him.
"Why are you..." How did you manage to dress up as a man? But you actually look quite handsome.
“方便啊，难道你想跟一个女子一同走在大街上？”林晏晏自己给自己斟茶。
Xiao Qian chuckled and said, "You always think things through."
"What about that person you mentioned?" Lin Yannan quickly got to the point.
"Wait until you finish this cup of tea."
"Then I'll have another cup." She had walked quite a distance and was very thirsty.
Xiaoxian watched as she gulped down three cups of tea in a row.
How thirsty was she?
After three cups of tea, Lin Yannan put down her tea cup and said, "Alright, let's go!"
Xiao Qian paid for the tea and took Lin Yannan out of the teahouse, turning into a small alley next to the teahouse and arriving at a weathered wooden door painted in vermilion.
Xiao Qian knocked on the door three times, and it was opened by a middle-aged man with one arm. He looked somewhat familiar to Lin Yannan, but she couldn't recall where she had seen him before.
"Your Highness."
“进去说话。”
三人进了屋，独臂男子要去倒茶。
“不用了，陈立，这位便是侯爷的长女林晏晏。”
陈立诧异地看向林晏晏，然后咚的跪下：“卑职陈立，见过大小姐。”
Lin Yannan looked at Chen Li and then at Xiao Qian with confusion.
Who is this person?
"Miss, don't you recognize me? I am a deputy general under Marquis Hou's command. I once gave Miss a wooden doll carved in Miss's likeness."
As Lin Yannan searched her memory, she finally remembered and exclaimed in surprise, "You are...Uncle Chen."
But, didn't they say that the Lin family army led by my father was completely wiped out?
It is evident that Lin Yannan has numerous questions. Xiao Qian said, "Chen Li only returned to the capital recently, and I coincidentally met him after taking up a position in Shuntian Prefecture. Chen Li, please stand up and explain the events from that year to Miss."
"Yes." Chen Li stood up, recalling the events of three years ago. There was pain but more anger in his eyes.
"Three years ago, the Bei Di invaded the Da Sheng border again. Duke Ding'an led the troops to resist the enemy and defeated the Bei Di soldiers step by step. We trapped the Great Prince of Bei Di and his fifty thousand soldiers near the Qiu Shui River. With reliable military intelligence, Duke Ding'an devised a plan. I and Lu Guanxing each led twenty thousand soldiers to flank the enemy and intercept the reinforcements from the Bei Di army. We surrounded their support and dealt a heavy blow to the Bei Di forces."
However, as soon as I arrived at the ambush point, we were surrounded by a 50,000-strong army of the Northern Barbarians, while we only had 20,000 troops. We fought for two days and nights, but the soldiers we sent for reinforcements never returned, and we waited in vain for rescue. I was seriously injured and fell into the river, but I was saved by the herdsmen on the grasslands. Before my injuries had fully healed, the Northern Barbarian Crown Prince forced the herdsmen to migrate northwest, and I had no choice but to follow them. During that time, I heard that the Lin family's army had been wiped out - it was a complete loss." Chen Li said this, tears welled up in his eyes, each fallen comrade was a brother who had shared life and death with him!
After pausing for a moment, Chen Li continued, "They said that the previous defeat of the North Di Crown Prince was a plot. The purpose was to lure the Lin Family Army into chasing them, creating a situation where they become the mantis and the Lin Family Army becomes the cicada, unaware of the yellow bird behind them. And they had complete control over the actions of the Lin Family Army."
I tried to get close to the soldiers of the Northern Division to find out how they came to know about the actions of the Lin Army. I only found out that someone from our side is leaking military information to them, and this person is a significant figure, but I don't know who it is.
"I was trapped in the Northern Di territory for over a year before I managed to escape and head straight to Sanlipu, the base of our army. However, there were spies from the Northern Di among us, so I couldn't show myself directly. I sought out a good friend who I had a close relationship with to gather information. Unfortunately, my friend advised me to leave immediately and not reveal my identity. He arranged for me to leave the city, but as soon as we did, we were pursued and chased. My friend sacrificed himself to save me, taking a fatal blow. Throughout the journey, I evaded countless pursuers and took a detour to head south. It took me two years to finally shake off the chasers and secretly return to the capital city."
Lin Yannan was stunned to hear this. So, her father's death and the demise of the 80,000 Lin family army were betrayed by someone.
Xiao Qian's eyes turned cold: "I had long suspected that there was something fishy about the death of Duke Ding'an. But unfortunately, I had no evidence. Duke Ding'an was a master strategist, unparalleled in his tactics. How could he have fallen so easily into the hands of the northern barbarians?"
Lin Yannan asked, "Do you have any suspects now? "
After the death of General Ding Anhou, the Northern Army was led by General Zheng Peixin. According to Chen Li's words, two years ago, he was hunted down when he returned to Sanli Fort, which should be related to Zheng Peixin.
"Then how can we find evidence?"
"I have already sent someone to secretly investigate in Sanlipu. We haven't obtained any results yet, but I doubt Zheng Peixin has the courage to plot against the Marquis and annihilate the 80,000 Lin Family Army."
Lin Yannan took a deep breath of cold air. Xiao Qian suspected that Zheng Peixin was manipulated by someone. But who could manipulate Zheng Peixin? Just thinking about it sent chills down one's spine.
Xiao Qian's voice sounded cold, "That year, it was during the intense struggle for the crown prince position in the court. First, the empress dowager died of a sudden illness, allegedly due to a misdiagnosis by Doctor Tao. Then, Marquis Ding'an died in battle, the Lin family army was destroyed, and as a result, the crown prince struggle was put on hold. If my guess is correct, there must be a connection between these two events."
Lin Yannan was once again shocked by the mention of the Tao family. Moreover, the annihilation of the Tao family and the death of Lord Ding'an were somehow related to the downfall of the Lin family army.
"I'm not afraid of hard work, but because of some family issues, I may not be able to follow my master and study all the time. However, I can come here every ten days and work as a medical assistant for a few days."
"Being a medical worker is both dirty and tiring."
"Since I've decided to study medicine, I am already prepared to endure hardships."
Hu Guangzhi looked at her serious and determined expression, hesitated for a while, and said, "I can teach you medical skills, but the apprenticeship will be discussed later. If your performance doesn't meet my expectations, I won't accept you as my disciple, no matter how much money you donate to the clinic."
他可不是什么阿猫阿狗都收的，一要看品行，二要看天分，三要看毅力。
至今唯一让他满意的只有陶思雨，可惜这孩子……
"Thank you so much, Dr. Hu. I will work hard to satisfy you and become your disciple." Lin Yanyan's heart was filled with joy as she bowed deeply once again.
Uncle Hu had high requirements for accepting disciples and didn't easily take on apprentices. However, she had managed to impress Uncle Hu in her past life, and she was confident she could do the same in this life.
After leaving Huimin Medical Hall, Lin Yanyan didn't have time to go and purchase herbal medicine. She hurriedly went to meet Xiao Qian.
The third quarter of the hour has already passed, and Xiao Qian looked at the teahouse's entrance. Why hasn't Yanyan arrived yet? Is she not coming?
And then I saw a young man in a green shirt walking in.
Um... Xiao Qian almost choked.
Lin Yanning glanced around and spotted Xiao Qian sitting in the corner, so she walked straight towards him.
"Why are you..." How did you manage to dress up as a man? But you actually look quite handsome.
“方便啊，难道你想跟一个女子一同走在大街上？”林晏晏自己给自己斟茶。
Xiao Qian chuckled and said, "You always think things through."
"What about that person you mentioned?" Lin Yannan quickly got to the point.
"Wait until you finish this cup of tea."
"Then I'll have another cup." She had walked quite a distance and was very thirsty.
Xiaoxian watched as she gulped down three cups of tea in a row.
How thirsty was she?
After three cups of tea, Lin Yannan put down her tea cup and said, "Alright, let's go!"
Xiao Qian paid for the tea and took Lin Yannan out of the teahouse, turning into a small alley next to the teahouse and arriving at a weathered wooden door painted in vermilion.
Xiao Qian knocked on the door three times, and it was opened by a middle-aged man with one arm. He looked somewhat familiar to Lin Yannan, but she couldn't recall where she had seen him before.
"Your Highness."
“进去说话。”
三人进了屋，独臂男子要去倒茶。
“不用了，陈立，这位便是侯爷的长女林晏晏。”
陈立诧异地看向林晏晏，然后咚的跪下：“卑职陈立，见过大小姐。”
Lin Yannan looked at Chen Li and then at Xiao Qian with confusion.
Who is this person?
"Miss, don't you recognize me? I am a deputy general under Marquis Hou's command. I once gave Miss a wooden doll carved in Miss's likeness."
As Lin Yannan searched her memory, she finally remembered and exclaimed in surprise, "You are...Uncle Chen."
But, didn't they say that the Lin family army led by my father was completely wiped out?
It is evident that Lin Yannan has numerous questions. Xiao Qian said, "Chen Li only returned to the capital recently, and I coincidentally met him after taking up a position in Shuntian Prefecture. Chen Li, please stand up and explain the events from that year to Miss."
"Yes." Chen Li stood up, recalling the events of three years ago. There was pain but more anger in his eyes.
"Three years ago, the Bei Di invaded the Da Sheng border again. Duke Ding'an led the troops to resist the enemy and defeated the Bei Di soldiers step by step. We trapped the Great Prince of Bei Di and his fifty thousand soldiers near the Qiu Shui River. With reliable military intelligence, Duke Ding'an devised a plan. I and Lu Guanxing each led twenty thousand soldiers to flank the enemy and intercept the reinforcements from the Bei Di army. We surrounded their support and dealt a heavy blow to the Bei Di forces."
However, as soon as I arrived at the ambush point, we were surrounded by a 50,000-strong army of the Northern Barbarians, while we only had 20,000 troops. We fought for two days and nights, but the soldiers we sent for reinforcements never returned, and we waited in vain for rescue. I was seriously injured and fell into the river, but I was saved by the herdsmen on the grasslands. Before my injuries had fully healed, the Northern Barbarian Crown Prince forced the herdsmen to migrate northwest, and I had no choice but to follow them. During that time, I heard that the Lin family's army had been wiped out - it was a complete loss." Chen Li said this, tears welled up in his eyes, each fallen comrade was a brother who had shared life and death with him!
After pausing for a moment, Chen Li continued, "They said that the previous defeat of the North Di Crown Prince was a plot. The purpose was to lure the Lin Family Army into chasing them, creating a situation where they become the mantis and the Lin Family Army becomes the cicada, unaware of the yellow bird behind them. And they had complete control over the actions of the Lin Family Army."
I tried to get close to the soldiers of the Northern Division to find out how they came to know about the actions of the Lin Army. I only found out that someone from our side is leaking military information to them, and this person is a significant figure, but I don't know who it is.
"I was trapped in the Northern Di territory for over a year before I managed to escape and head straight to Sanlipu, the base of our army. However, there were spies from the Northern Di among us, so I couldn't show myself directly. I sought out a good friend who I had a close relationship with to gather information. Unfortunately, my friend advised me to leave immediately and not reveal my identity. He arranged for me to leave the city, but as soon as we did, we were pursued and chased. My friend sacrificed himself to save me, taking a fatal blow. Throughout the journey, I evaded countless pursuers and took a detour to head south. It took me two years to finally shake off the chasers and secretly return to the capital city."
Lin Yannan was stunned to hear this. So, her father's death and the demise of the 80,000 Lin family army were betrayed by someone.
Xiao Qian's eyes turned cold: "I had long suspected that there was something fishy about the death of Duke Ding'an. But unfortunately, I had no evidence. Duke Ding'an was a master strategist, unparalleled in his tactics. How could he have fallen so easily into the hands of the northern barbarians?"
Lin Yannan asked, "Do you have any suspects now? "
After the death of General Ding Anhou, the Northern Army was led by General Zheng Peixin. According to Chen Li's words, two years ago, he was hunted down when he returned to Sanli Fort, which should be related to Zheng Peixin.
"Then how can we find evidence?"
"I have already sent someone to secretly investigate in Sanlipu. We haven't obtained any results yet, but I doubt Zheng Peixin has the courage to plot against the Marquis and annihilate the 80,000 Lin Family Army."
Lin Yannan took a deep breath of cold air. Xiao Qian suspected that Zheng Peixin was manipulated by someone. But who could manipulate Zheng Peixin? Just thinking about it sent chills down one's spine.
Xiao Qian's voice sounded cold, "That year, it was during the intense struggle for the crown prince position in the court. First, the empress dowager died of a sudden illness, allegedly due to a misdiagnosis by Doctor Tao. Then, Marquis Ding'an died in battle, the Lin family army was destroyed, and as a result, the crown prince struggle was put on hold. If my guess is correct, there must be a connection between these two events."
Lin Yannan was once again shocked by the mention of the Tao family. Moreover, the annihilation of the Tao family and the death of Lord Ding'an were somehow related to the downfall of the Lin family army.