Chapter 426: The Mysterious Disappearance of the County Order
Pingxian County, located between Shangqiu in Nanjing and Bianliang in Tokyo, presents a triangular confrontation with the two capitals in terms of geographical location. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Of course, in fact, the importance of Pingxian is far from being comparable to that of Nanjing and Bianjing. Everyone knows this, compared to Liangjing, Pingxian is like a small star next to the two rounds of Haoyue, sandwiched aside, and it is really unsightly.
However, Rao is so, as a high-class county close to the center, the prosperity of Ping County is still far greater than that of local small towns.
Unfortunately, no matter how prosperous it once was, when the plague came, everything became a vain.
Often, the more populated the place, the more powerful the plague broke out.
Pingcheng is not a big place, but the population is large, and it has experienced a civil unrest, when Song Yi and Jiang Huijia and other people came in, they only saw the situation in the city, not only a depression?
"Lord Song, please!" Zhang Yingbiao, who had escaped death, wiped his sweat and led Song Yi to the county government very enthusiastically and flatteringly.
Song Yi did nothing that did not consume his mind and energy, although he had practiced a good archery skill because of hunting, but the matter of the bow horse, in terms of proficiency, could not be compared with the real general.
Bending the bow for a long time without shooting arrows, this action is even more difficult than constantly opening the bow and shooting arrows, at this time Song Yi has actually reached the boundary line that can be supported.
His arms were hidden between the sleeves of his robe, and he was even trembling faintly from the loss of strength.
But instead of saying it, he forced it to do nothing.
The gates of Pingcheng were closed again, and the scattered people had already scattered into the city, mixed with the common people, and could not be distinguished at all.
In other words, these rioters were originally ordinary people.
Therefore, Song Yi knew very well that he would inevitably be stared at by countless pairs of eyes at this time, and he couldn't make the slightest mistake, otherwise if there was another riot, he was afraid that he would fall into this peaceful city.
The 800 forbidden army also entered the city, which is also helpless, after all, it is not a real army, only 800 people, rather than staying outside and continuing to pull the banner to bluff people, it is better to put it around.
Although there were only 800 people, there was a forbidden army to open the way, and it was even more powerful, and everywhere Song Yi and his party went, everyone who came to greet them was respectful.
"Lord Zhang, why isn't the county honored here?" Song Yi asked.
Zhang Yingbiao suddenly said with a bitter face: "So that Lord Song knows that the lower officials really can't support it! From the news of the plague from Yingtianfu ten days ago, to the later receipt of the warrant from the prince to lock the city...... On the same day, Master Fang ordered the city to be locked, and the others disappeared at night, and the lower officials also found him so hard!"
"Fang County's order is gone?" Song Yi was taken aback.
He used to call the county honor, which was a polite and respectful title, but the news Zhang Yingbiao said was so amazing that Song Yi blurted out the county order.
The Pingcheng County Order disappeared ten days ago, and it was indeed not easy for Zhang Yingbiao to barely lock the city for ten days.
Song Yi looked at Zhang Yingbiao again, and suddenly there was no longer his previous contempt.
But then his face changed again: "Since the Fang County Order has disappeared ten days ago, why didn't Lord Zhang report it? The matter of the plague cannot be solved by locking down the city, and it is ten days long, why didn't Lord Zhang ask for help?"
Although it is a locked city, Song Yi knows that this lock can only be ordinary people, and can he still be locked Zhang Yingbiao?
The county order is not there, and Zhang Yingbiao, the county leader, is the person with the most right to speak in Pingcheng.
If he had reported everything earlier, the emperor would not have only sent Wei Heguang to lead a team to Nanjing when he sent Qincha, at least, Pingcheng should have sent a team of people over at that time.
You know, Pingcheng is a hundred miles closer to Bianjing than Nanjing!
At that time, the plague in Nanjing was cured, but the plague on the side of Pingcheng leaked to Bianjing, and Dajing was in danger.
For a moment, Song Yi thought too much.
From the mysterious disappearance of Fang County's order, to Ying Tianfu Yin, who had the audacity to conceal the epidemic, and then to Ying Tianfu Tongzhi, who took the risk of skipping the level.
There are also women fleeing the plague on the road, riots in Heiseong, and so on.
Although everything was mixed up like a mess, Song Yi vaguely felt that there was a big invisible hand in the dark.
He was frightened by his vague guess, and felt that his guess was too unreasonable and clueless.
But although he couldn't figure out the root cause of all this for a while, Song Yi no longer dared to treat this epidemic treatment as an ordinary epidemic treatment.
It's not just about curing a plague.
And after he questioned Zhang Yingbiao, he immediately figured it out.
What if Zhang Yingbiao reported the situation in Pingcheng?
Although it is closer to Bianjing, in fact, Pingcheng is under the control of Tianfu. Zhang Yingbiao is just a small county, even if he wants to report something, he can only report to Ying Tianfu.
Ying Tianfu Yin even dared to hide the epidemic situation in the entire Ying Tianfu, not to mention the situation in a small Pingcheng?
As for why Ying Tianfu Tongzhi did not mention Pingcheng when he wrote the secret music, but only said Shangqiu, why the two teams of officials sent by the emperor to investigate the situation did not report the situation of Pingcheng, these should have other reasons, but the answer can not be known by conjecture alone.
Sure enough, when Song Yi asked, Zhang Yingbiao immediately replied: "Lord Song, why didn't the lower officials report it? The messenger who delivered the letter was sent out one a day, but it has been ten days, and there has not been a reply!"
As he spoke, his face was full of bitterness.
Coupled with the fact that he was held hostage by the mob before and messed up his clothes, Zhang Yingbiao at this time is really pitiful!
The dignified court official turned red on the spot.
Song Yi didn't ask any more, even if he asked Zhang Yingbiao at this time, he was afraid that it would be difficult to ask any clues.
He didn't have the energy to ask any more questions, he felt like he was about to reach his limit.
Fortunately, the county government has arrived, and Zhang Yingbiao diligently introduced everyone into the second hall of the county government.
Ping County is the upper county, and the county government is also very magnificent.
The lobby, the second hall, and the third hall are all spacious and majestic, each with its own residence, the left and the right, all clear and clear.
is the 800 forbidden army, in Zhang Yingbiao's words, he can barely be placed in the county government if he makes do.
The forbidden soldiers guarded all the way, and it was also very hard.
Song Yi asked Dou Siwei to divide the soldiers into two shifts, one class was still on guard, and the other class was temporarily resting.
He is so cautious, Zhang Yingbiao sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart.
The imperial physicians entered the second hall with the medical officer and Song Yi, and of course, Jiang Huijia must also be with them.
She had long seen that Song Yi was wrong, but at such a time, not only could she not say anything, but it was even inconvenient to reach out to help Song Yi.
It wasn't until Song Yi was sitting on an official chair that Zhang Yingbiao called the maid to serve tea, that Jiang Huijia took the tea cup handed to Song Yi with his own hands, and then when he handed the tea to Song Yi, a pill fell from the palm of his hand and put it in Song Yi's hand.
Song Yi put down the teacup, took the medicine, and only felt a slight shock in his spirit.