Chapter 143: Outwitting the Spies
After two months of sunshine, heather finally began to rain heavily, and although the rain came late, it still made people happy.
The common people did not even want to hide in their houses, but happily ran out into the streets, drenched and happy.
"There is salvation, there is salvation - heather is saved"
Someone in the crowd shouted.
"The plague is gone, they are all alive, God forbid, God forbid."
The crowd jumped up with cheers as if they had exploded, dancing and shouting "God bless heather".
Wei Tao was about to change the guard, and when he heard a fiercer shout, he couldn't help but wonder.
The guard next to him smiled: "You weren't here in the afternoon, I don't know the news, those people who got the plague this morning are all fine now, and the people are thanking God for blessing." ”
As he spoke, he also bowed his hand to the sky, muttering to himself.
A trace of doubt flashed in Wei Tao's eyes, and he asked, "How can this be?" Didn't you get the plague, why did you suddenly get all right? ”
The guard also shook his head puzzled: "I don't know, I also went to see it, those people are indeed well, their faces are ruddy, they can't see that they are sick, according to me, this is not a plague at all, maybe it's just a cold." ”
"Impossible." Wei Tao blurted out.
The guard looked at him in astonishment, "What's wrong with you, the people are all right, why don't you look so happy?" ”
Wei Tao laughed: "I mean, it's not autumn yet." How can you get a cold, even if you are sick, it should be heat stroke. ”
"Yes, yes, yes. It should be heat stroke, this disease in the morning, caused everyone to panic, for fear that it was a plague, but now it is good, a rain, no disease is gone. ”
Wei Tao smiled reluctantly. But he was puzzled in his heart, he was clearly poisoned, and there was no antidote. Those people simply can't get better.
Is the dose too small? Or did you accidentally get the poison wrong for a while? Or maybe they've found an antidote?
Soon, however, he dismissed his idea.
First of all, the 100 dead and wounded this time is the key. He wanted to make sure nothing went wrong. The weight was also deliberately increased;
Secondly, something so important that he could not be mistaken;
In the end, it is not so easy to prepare an antidote to the epidemic virus, even if they have an antidote, the weight of hundreds of people is absolutely none.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the sky. The rain didn't stop, and I plunged headlong into the rain and went straight to the quarantine area.
The laughter could be heard from afar. Extremely ironic.
Wei Tao wanted to go in and take a look, but he happened to see Gong Xiru and the others coming in the direction of the quarantine area, as a small guard, he shouldn't have such a strong curiosity.
In addition, he had been interrogated by Bai Lang once before, which inevitably aroused the suspicion of several people, and he had to give up his plan.
After dusk, all the guards outside the quarantine area were evacuated, because no one was sick anymore, and there was no need for the quarantine area to exist.
Wei Tao was bent on clearing up his doubts, and only after the guards had evacuated did he avoid others and sneak in.
It was pitch black in the quarantine area, and he had to light a fire.
But when he saw his surroundings clearly, he was stunned.
Because the room was not empty, but full of entities, and the sound of breathing was barely audible, it was obvious that it would not last tonight.
"What's going on, didn't you say everything was fine?" Wei Tao kicked the person next to him angrily, although the latter felt pain, he didn't have the strength at all, so he could only snort twice.
Suddenly, a fire lit up in the house.
It was so dazzling that Wei Tao had to close his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw that the room was full of not only people who were dying, but also Gong Xiru and his party and more than 20 guards.
Wei Tao understood in an instant, everything is good, it is all a lie, these people are not saved at all.
He stepped back vigilantly.
Zhu Mo couldn't help laughing: "I thought it was such an amazing character, but I didn't expect it to be a stupid person, so easy to be led out, I also thought of several more subtle ways than this." ”
"Just your methods, flashy and unreal, where is the truth of Changyan." Bai Lang couldn't help but tease him.
Zhu Mo cut and waved his hand to the people behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze, arrest him, strip him naked, hang him up and beat him first." ”
Wei Tao knew that there was no point in explaining, so he escaped first.
He turned around and ran outside, but as soon as his feet stepped out of the door, a group of people immediately surrounded the door, sealing the road to death.
Zhu Mo led people to surround him, and while slowly approaching, he said with an awe-inspiring smile: "I will also let you taste the taste of being trapped and having nowhere to escape." ”
Wei Tao struggled, but he couldn't escape at all, and the final result could only be caught by Zhu Mo.
Bai Lang stepped forward, half-threatening and half-tempting: "The guy next to you is not a kind-hearted master, if you offend him, you will die happily, of course, if you obediently hand over the antidote, I can let you live and let you leave the heather." ”
Wei Tao looked at him in fear, and hesitated: "What you said - seriously?" ”
"I'm Bai Lang, let's say, where is the antidote?"
Wei Tao's expression was gloomy, and he lowered his head and said: "I don't have an antidote, I haven't thought about letting those people live at all, and what to do with the antidote, I'm just responsible for killing people." ”
Zhu Mo was still hopeful, but when he said this, he kicked him angrily and said angrily: "You play with us, forget it, when this kind of person comes up with the antidote, it is better to wait for Doctor Lu to come back." Drag him out for me and swim down the street.
Let's just say to the outside world -- the sins that everyone has suffered in the past two days are all caused by this guy, and I believe that everyone's rotten eggs and rotten tomatoes finally have a place to put them. ”
The entourage received the order and dragged Wei Tao to retreat.
Bai Lang's face gradually became solemn, "Changyan, although the news has been released for the time being, but it is so far away, even if it is fast, it will take several days, and I don't know what the situation is in the capital, if the emperor has already learned the news here." So what do we do, and these people, I see. In another hour, we will really have to prepare for the aftermath. ”
"Less than an hour, in my opinion, no more than two quarters of an hour.
The heavy expressions of the three of them instantly cleared.
Zhu Mo was the most enthusiastic, and couldn't help but run forward and said, "Doctor Lu has been gone for a long time, and those who don't know think you escaped." ”
Lu Xiaotian carried a large bag of things on his shoulders and walked into the house and said, "That's it." Can you stump me too? You're underestimating me, boy, you're still young. If you want to catch up with me, it will be enough to practice for another ten years and eight years. ”
Zhu Mo laughed, and immediately threw the stone in his hand, and asked people to give the antidote to the poisoned person.
After returning to the yamen. Bai Lang asked Gong Xiru and said, "Changyan." What are we going to do next? ”
"When the news was released, it was said that someone deliberately put epidemic poison on the heather to harm the people, and the person who poisoned it had bad intentions, and tens of thousands of people in heather almost suffered, and their hearts can be punished." Gong Xiru said slowly.
Zhu Mo is the best at such things, and immediately took care of himself: "Don't worry, I'll do this matter." Guaranteed to become the mantra of the common people. ”
As the news of the heather epidemic spread, the refugee area outside the capital. It is also boiling and seething.
"I heard that this plague is a deliberate epidemic poison caused by someone, and it is not a natural disaster at all."
"I've heard about it for a long time, but what do you say, what is this man going to do?"
"What else can I do, once the plague breaks out in heather, the emperor is bound to blockade heather, in this way, it is equivalent to giving up the people of a city, spreading it, and the emperor will become-"
"has become an unkind and unrighteous faint king, and in history, he will also be recorded as a stain." Ling Yi said with a smile. Grab a handful of fish food and throw it into the pond.
The weaving fan laughed, and there was a little schadenfreude in his tone: "Not only heather, but also outside the city, the emperor is very angry now."
Miss, should we spread the word about the mastermind behind the scenes, in this way, the emperor will definitely look at the palace family with suspicion, Gong Chengyan was demoted just now, and the only thing left to do seems to be to continue to be degraded. ”
"This can't be rushed." Ling Yi waved his hand and said: "After all, Gong Chengyan has been favored in front of the emperor for many years, and the emperor's trust in him will not be broken because of these trivial things, but if it is still as solid as a rock, it is absolutely impossible." ”
In the court, Emperor Qinglong looked at the officials present with a cold face, and asked about the situation of Shi Nan by name. But these ministers, who don't be shrinking turtles when they encounter problems, they can only play dumb riddles and prevaricate.
"Hubu, you are responsible for investigating this matter thoroughly to see if the so-called epidemic virus is really true, and in addition, over there, over there, who is the abbot who is currently providing disaster relief?"
Gong Chengyan arched his hand and said: "If you go back to the emperor, it is Xiao'er Changyan." ”
Emperor Qinglong was angry and laughed, "You can't do it, your son can, this time he is useful for disaster relief, and I will reward him when he comes back." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gong Chengyan's face was pleasantly surprised, but in his heart, he couldn't wait to skin and eat meat and drink blood.
Emperor Qinglong glared at Gong Chengyan coldly, he has been extremely disappointed in the latter recently, and he can't do anything well, but the latter's son has done several big careers at a young age.
He didn't know the contradiction between Gong Chengyan and Gong Xiru.
Gong Chengyan saw Emperor Qinglong's good impression of Gong Xiru, and suddenly panicked in his heart, this time, if Gong Xiru was allowed to take the lead, then Gong Yunrui would not be able to raise his head in this life.
He immediately restrained the joy on his face, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, having said that, Xiao'er did make his own decisions, and he did not get the emperor's permission, although he is the son of Weichen, but Weichen will never allow him to defy the emperor's authority, so this time, please ask the emperor to treat him for the crime of disrespect, otherwise, he will be arrogant at a young age." ”
Emperor Qinglong looked at him suspiciously, as if he was thinking about whether to punish Gong Xiru for his own assertions, after all, Gong Chengyan was right, he did not appoint Gong Xiru to provide disaster relief.
Ling Shandao came out at this time and persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is a reason for this, Weichen thinks that when he is extralegal, although Changyan did not get the emperor's holy permission, but he is indeed doing a good deed, if there is no him, Shi Nan may not be what the life will be like at this time, and when the time comes, how should the people of the world talk about our dynasty." (To be continued......)