After waiting for two days, he didn't see Li Gu's so-called arrangement, and every time he wanted to go out of the city, he was refused by Li Gu for various reasons, and Wei Linzhen never came back since he went out of the city two days ago to visit the victims. If it weren't for Wei Linzhen's personal letters coming to the post house every day, Yilin and Wei Jinzhen would really be restless.

After reading the letter that had just been delivered, he handed it to Wei Jinchen, "It seems that Li Gu did not lie to us, your father also said that there are many victims outside the city, and the disaster situation is sinister, we should not go out of the city at this moment, it is better to walk around the city for the time being." ”

"But my father also said that the number of victims was determined to be more than 50,000, how could he explain this?"

Yilin nodded in agreement, "Since he is an official residence, he shouldn't be such an inexperienced person who makes judgments." What reason would he have for deliberately underreporting the number of people affected by the disaster, so that the people under his jurisdiction could not be rescued? ”

Wei Jinchen analyzed, "Normally, the magistrate will only exaggerate a little when reporting the disaster, so that the imperial court will have more relief materials, and the excess grain and silver will either be distributed to the people, or stored for emergencies, or the officials will swallow it privately." But if you deliberately conceal it knowing that there will be a large area of disaster, it will not benefit the government or the people, and I really can't think of a reason. ”

Yilin sighed, "It's not too late to interrogate him in the future, Wei Shangshu said that we can leave the city in three days, and then we will talk about it depending on the situation." Now that a large amount of grain has been shipped outside the city, and the city is almost insufficient, I have to write to my father and the emperor to explain the situation and ask for additional rice and grain. ”

Three days, for the two people who want to get out of the city, is neither long nor too short. All kinds of relief in the city are in full swing and methodical, with rice and food, medical centers, and clothing. The two of them personally distributed food and silver taels to the people in front of the long line, and seeing the people's expectant excitement and grateful eyes, Yilin and Wei Jinchen were full of energy.

The people cheered and thanked Dade, and reassured the people that the people were affected by the disaster, in dire straits, they could not eat enough and wear no warmth, how stable the country was, the royal family would definitely put the people first, and would do its best to help every victim, and also encouraged the people to work together to tide over the difficulties. The people shouted long live the emperor, the princess is a thousand years old, Wei Jin Chen shouted the princess's benevolence and compassion for the people, which is the blessing of Dazhao, and the people also shouted. With the shouts of the people, Yilin and Wei Jinchen looked at each other and smiled.

When they returned to the inn in the evening, both of them were in a very good mood, first, the people in the city were appeased, and they also won a lot of reputation, and second, they could go out of the city tomorrow, and the situation outside the city was not yet known, but both of them felt that it would not be too bad.

Wei Linzhen ate and lived outside the city for three consecutive days, which naturally should be effective. Just when the two of them were looking forward to the joy of tomorrow when more victims of the disaster would get the grain and silver, Li Gu hurriedly returned to Yilin in horror, and there was a plague outside the city.

Yilin asked in a panic, "What about Wei Shangshu?" ”

Wei Jinchen was even more anxious, and asked, "Is my father sick?" ”

Li Gu replied regretfully: "Wei Shangshu has been among the victims for days, eating and living with the victims, and he has been infected with the plague, which may endanger the health of the princess, and now he is isolated." ”

Yilin couldn't believe it: "What? Wei Shangshu is also infected? ”

Li Gu regretted: "Yes." ”

Yilin decisively ordered: "You quickly ordered an area to be designated as an epidemic area to isolate the infected people and prevent the spread of the epidemic." ”

"The minister has already sent someone to do it, princess, please rest assured. It is common for disasters to cause plagues, and the ministers have prevented the princess from going out in the past two days, taking this into account, in case the epidemic has spread quietly before it has been discovered, and it will be infecting the princess, and the minister is really to blame. ”

Yilin no longer insisted, and said with appreciation: "You bothered." ”

"It is the duty of the minister to protect the princess, the princess came to the disaster relief in person, and brought the disaster relief silver and rice grain, which is already the blessing of the people of my Sichuanyang, if the princess is missed, it is not my sin. Please put the princess first and try to go out as much as possible, and the ministers will take care of the affairs outside, and the ministers will report to the princess every day, so the princess can rest assured. ”

Yi Lin instructed, "You take the two imperial doctors who came with you from the palace to the epidemic area to diagnose and treat the patients, they are skilled and experienced, and I hope to come up with a good plan." ”

Li Gu thanked him again and again and left.

Wei Jinchen was already sitting on the stool speechless, and walked over to comfort him, "Don't worry, the imperial doctor will find a way." Wei Shangshu has been isolated, let's not mess around. ”

Wei Jinchen raised his head and asked Yilin for an answer, "My father must be fine, right?" ”

I don't know how to answer, but I hope so. She finally knew why Wei Linzhen said that her son lacked exercise, Wei Jinchen really relied on his father, probably because he had been following his father, accustomed to his father's guidance, and never had the opportunity to be alone. If Wei Shangshu's backbone is stepped on, then will Wei Jinchen collapse with it, or will he stand up on his own.

Speaking of the capital, after receiving the report that the disaster has been alleviated and the people have been pacified, the ministers called the emperor Shengming, the princess is young and promising, and the disaster relief is effective, and she is worthy of a heavy responsibility.

Late at night, Li Gu replied to the man in black in fear, "General, I'm afraid I can't hide it!" ”

The man in black lifted his hat and revealed a cold face, it was Yingfeng, he said calmly, "I can't hide it, then I won't hide it." ”

Seeing that Yingfeng was not panicked at all, Li Gu knew that he already had an idea, and asked closely, "What are the general's plans?" ”

"Originally, I just wanted to hide some refugees, catch her off guard, and label her as a disaster relief inadequate, but I didn't expect her to be so dedicated, so let her go, hasn't the plague already happened?"

"What do you mean?"

Yingfeng made a look of regret, "The plague is ruthless, if she is really accidentally infected, she will not do it to General Laoben." The corners of Yingfeng's mouth were raised, revealing an evil smile.

Li Gu was taken aback, "But if something really happens to the princess here, how can the lower officials explain to the emperor?" ”

"The princess cares about the people and does everything herself, how can you control it?" Yingfeng patted Li Gu on the shoulder, "If something happens, you just escape, I gave you a few carts of silver, which is not enough for you to spend the rest of your life incognito?" ”

"Yes, the subordinate obeys the general's orders."

Early the next morning, when he inquired about the disaster victims and the plague, Li Gu told the truth and asked again to visit outside the city, but Li Gu did not stop him. At the request of the imperial doctor, he drank a large bowl of thick decoction, and was wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside, before he was allowed to leave the city.

Yilin and Li Gu inspected outside the city for half a day, asked about everything one by one, saw an orphan who was uncared for, and even fed the child food and medicine with his own hands, the refugees were all moved, and the image of sympathy for the people and love for the people was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

A few days later, the imperial physician replied that there was a cure for the plague, and at this time, the second batch of food sent by the emperor had arrived, and the victims cheered and hugged each other and wept.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, the flood has receded, and the victims have received food and money to return to their hometowns to rebuild their homes. Several disaster relief envoys finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the three agreed on a date to return to Beijing, and Wei Linzhen proposed to return to Beijing along the river in order to inspect water conservancy and plan the river. Yilin and Wei Jinchen took the official road, because the two did not understand water conservancy, and it was useless to follow, and both of them were weak and could not stand the pain of trekking through mountains and rivers.

On the eve of leaving, Li Gu set up a banquet to see off the three messengers, and the three of them were in a good mood and naturally agreed.

The dish is ready. Li Gu raised his glass, walked to a front and knelt down to apologize, crying that he was incompetent, did not fulfill the duties of a parent official, wrongly reported the disaster, etc., in short, he took all the mistakes on himself, and said it was heartbreaking. Yilin really couldn't bear it, and persuaded him a lot, saying that he didn't cause a big mistake, and praised him for his conscientiousness later, and drank his wine, Li Gucai finally got up.

It's just that after Li Gu got up, his smile was a little sinister, which made people shudder.

The three of them gradually felt that the situation was wrong, took a few steps back, and suddenly felt a burning pain in their stomachs, held down their stomachs and sat down on the stool, and asked Li Gu painfully, "You poisoned?" ”

"Hahahaha!" A burst of laughter came from the inner room, and Yingfeng pushed the door out, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed." ”

"Is that you?" As soon as she was in agony, the severe pain in her body caused her to break out in a cold sweat, and a trace of blood ran down the corner of her mouth.

Wei Shangshu walked up to Yingfeng and asked, "You are so bold, you dare to poison the prince of the dynasty!" ”

Yingfeng sneered, "The princess sympathized with the people, went deep into the refugees, accidentally got the plague, and died, and the minister is also very sorry." ”

Wei Shangshu saw Yingfeng rampant and shouted, "Someone! ”

After shouting a few times and no one stepped forward, Yingfeng laughed again, "Wei Shangshu and Wei Gongzi have been working hard for many days, why don't you go and rest first, General Ben and the princess have something to talk about." ”

Wei Shangshu tried to argue, but Yingfeng glanced at him coldly, "Ding'an, these two people are too noisy, take them down and give them a good taste." ”

Lu Dingan summoned the two of them out and escorted the Wei family's father and son down, and Li Gu also took the opportunity to slip away.

At this time, a woman in white floated down from outside the door, and gently landed in front of the door, Yingfeng instinctively took a few steps back, this poisonous woman is not easy to mess with.

The person who came was Yu'an, who was the best at poisoning, and Yingfeng had been defeated by poison to her many times.

Yu An walked into the room unhurriedly, stuffed a pill into Yilin's mouth, and then calmly sat down in the position just now, picked up the wine jug that Li Gu poured wine from, poured it into the wine glass that Yilin had just drunk, took it up and drank it all, and turned to Yingfeng, "The wine you painstakingly prepared, don't you come and take two sips?" ”

Yingfeng was obviously shocked by Yu An's actions, and he didn't dare to approach because he was afraid, and said cruelly in the same place, "If you leave now, I can spare you from dying, do you know ......"

"I know," Yu An walked towards Yingfeng, he took a few steps back, always keeping a distance from Yu An, "I know that the Imperial Forest Army has been replaced by you, and I know that there are all your people inside and outside now, but since I can come in, I can get out." ”

Yingfeng didn't want to talk to her more, and flashed into the inner room.