Tuoba Zeyan saw the old man drink the decoction, and then he put his mind at ease: "Can the old man tell this king how you got sick?" And the villagers who died a few days ago, what the hell happened? ”

"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince doesn't know, a few days ago, many people in our village were sick, just because they had no money for treatment, they couldn't heal for a long time, and then later, a group of officers and soldiers came, and they didn't look at it, so they said that the plague was spreading in our village, and we people were isolated here, and we were not given food or medical treatment."

When Tuoba Ze heard this, he was furious in his heart: "This group of evil officials! Outrageous! This king will not spare him! Between his eyebrows, there were already several clouds of anger, and he was furious.

After chatting with the villagers for a long time, Tuoba Zeyan had a rough understanding of the cause and effect of the matter, and then said goodbye to the villagers and took Liu Mengyan away.

Lord Cao has been guarding outside the house, listening attentively to the conversation between Tuoba Zeyan and the villagers, and becoming more and more jealous of Tuoba Zeyan, it seems that this time he has to follow the queen's will to let those villagers be infected with the plague, so thinking about it, Lord Cao is still a little nervous in his heart.

Tuoba Zeyan and Liu Mengyan walked out of the door, and Lord Cao hurriedly walked over and bowed: "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has sent medicine today?" ”

Tuoba Zeyan nodded lightly, very satisfied: "It's been sent, these villagers still have to bother Lord Cao!" ”

Lord Cao hurriedly saluted: "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is polite. ”

Tuoba Zeyan glanced at Lord Cao coldly, and was very disdainful in his heart: "Since this is the case, this king will leave first." ”

"The old minister sends off His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

Tuoba Zeyan strode away, took Liu Mengyan, walked out of the door, came to a place where no one was around, and hurriedly ordered: "Ling Feng, you stay here, be sure to protect the villagers in the house!" ”

Ling Feng clasped his fists and saluted: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." As soon as he finished speaking, he was gone.

Liu Mengyan turned around and glanced at Tuoba Zeyan: "Tuoba Zeyan thinks those villagers are in danger?" ”

Tuoba Zeyan was very sincere: "Today, Cao Shangshu personally came to guard, I am afraid that something big will happen, and this king is a little uneasy in his heart." ”

Liu Mengyan was also a little uneasy when she thought about it like this, and she couldn't help but be nervous in her heart: "The prince is thoughtful, with Ling Feng here, nothing will happen." ”

Tuoba Zeyan also calmed down and nodded lightly: "That's right, let's go, so as not to startle the snake!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, then strode away, took the carriage, and returned to the Four Kings' Mansion.

At this moment, in the farmhouse in the west of the city, the guards strode over, saw Lord Cao, and saluted with fists: "Qi Qi Lord Cao, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has left." ”

Master Cao was slightly cunning, and there was a slight hint of cunning in his dark eyes: "Can you see clearly?" The four princes, as well as the girl Rong in his house, have all left? ”

The guards were even more respectful: "Back to Lord Cao's words, my subordinates saw with their own eyes that the four princes, Miss Rong and everyone in the mansion all left. ”

Only then did Master Cao relax his heart: "That's very good, you go down!" ”

The guard clasped his fists and saluted: "Yes, sir." With that, he quickly stepped back.

Lord Cao came to the farmhouse in the west of the city today, just waiting for this moment, as long as the four princes left, take the opportunity to poison the villagers, and unknowingly, you can push this matter to the head of the four princes, Lord Cao thought a little, then strode towards the house, carefully poured all the poison into the water that the villagers want to drink every day, stirred carefully, until colorless and tasteless, no trace can be seen, satisfied glanced at the poisonous water in the water tank, and strode away.

At this moment, Tuoba Zeyan's secret guard Ling Feng was already lurking outside the villagers' houses, and when he saw this, he was even more surprised, if a villager got up to drink water at this time, he would definitely die of poison quietly, which was simply appalling.

Taking Lord Cao away, Ling Feng sneaked into the house quietly, looked at the water tank in the corner, and didn't dare to startle the snakes, and was afraid that the villagers would die by drinking water, so he really didn't know what to do.

Just thinking about it, Ling Feng still felt that it was better to tell the villagers first, so as not to let someone drink the poisonous water by mistake, Ling Feng tiptoed into the house: "Old man, I am the secret guard next to the fourth prince, we have seen it." ”

The old man was taken aback, and after a closer look, it was really the people next to the four princes, and he hurriedly knelt down: "See His Royal Highness the Four Princes." ”

Ling Feng quietly approached, close to the old man's ear, and whispered: "Master Cao poisoned the water tank, don't drink the water in the tank again!" ”

The old man was even more panicked and frightened: "Yes, yes." ”

Only then did Ling Feng put his mind at ease: "Old man, your subordinates still have to report this matter to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, you must not drink water!" ”

The old man was shocked, but he was still at ease: "Don't worry, thank you for saving your life." ”

"You're welcome." Only then did Ling Feng relax and fly away along the window, very neatly.

Running all the way, after not doing much time, Ling Feng had already returned to the mansion of the four princes, saw the four princes in a hurry, and saluted with his fists: "My subordinates see His Royal Highness the Four Princes." ”

Tuoba Zeyan was even more surprised when he saw Ling Feng coming: "Ling Feng, didn't this king ask you to guard those villagers?" How did you get back? ”

Ling Feng clasped his fists and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, Lord Cao poisoned the water tank, and his subordinates saw it with their own eyes, and his subordinates have told the villagers about it, so they are in a hurry to come and report to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." ”

Tuoba Zeyan was also taken aback, his eyes widened, and he stared at Ling Feng in front of him: "Is this true? ”

"Absolutely."

Tuoba Zeyan was extremely nervous, and his heart became entangled: "Ling Feng, this king orders you to protect the sick villagers closely, never leave an inch, and never let the villagers be harmed in the slightest." ”

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

Tuoba Zeyan was a little relieved, this matter is urgent, and it is necessary to enter the palace immediately to report to the emperor in order to cure it, Tuoba Zeyan did not think twice, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "Come on!" Prepare the car! ”

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

Tuoba Zeyan sat in the carriage in a panic, his heart was still anxious, and his brows were worried: "Hurry up, hurry up!" ”

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." As soon as the words fell, he raised his horsewhip again and slapped it fiercely on the horse's back: "Ride the ......" quickly whipped the horse and drove towards the palace quickly.

Tuoba Zeyan hurriedly came to the palace, outside the door of the imperial study, Tuoba Zeyan bowed his hand: "Father-in-law, I am tired of reporting to my father, and this king has something important to ask to see." ”

"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, wait a while, and the old slave will go to report to the emperor." After speaking, he walked into the house and knelt on the ground and saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince asks to see you." ”

The emperor was looking at the song, and when he heard the words, he threw it down: "What is he doing here?" ”

"The slave doesn't know, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince seems to be in a hurry."

"Let him in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Tuoba Zeyan strode into the imperial study, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "The son of the emperor sees his father." ”

The emperor was very satisfied, lowered his eyes and stared at Tuoba Ze in front of him, "No need to be polite, get up quickly!" ”

Tuoba Zeyan was still very respectful: "Thank you to your father." ”

Before the emperor could speak, Tuoba Zeyan couldn't wait to say: "Enlighten the father, Lord Cao deliberately murdered the villagers in the west of the city, and asked the father to be the master. ”

The emperor was also slightly surprised, and stared at Tuoba Zeyan with lowered eyes: "Cheng'er, do you know what you're talking about?" Framing an official of the court is a great crime of disrespect! ”

"Father, the son has never said a word, and I ask my father to believe it. Those villagers in the west of the city have not been infected with any plague, just a general disease, just because there is no silver to cure, so that they died, those people isolated by Lord Cao are not plagues, these days, Erchen often goes to send medicine, has improved a lot, Lord Cao is afraid that Erchen will cure them, secretly poisoned, is Erchen saw with his own eyes, and asked his father to think about the people in the west of the city, to see in person. ”

When the emperor heard this, he thought for a moment, and glanced at Tuoba Zeyan in front of him: "Are you serious?" ”

Tuoba Zeyan was very sincere: "Back to my father, this matter is true, and the sons and daughters have no lies!" Please also ask my father to go to the west of the city to see it in person! There are evil officials like Lord Cao who are doing evil, and the people of the world are in dire straits! Please also ask your father to be merciful and make decisions for the people! ”

The emperor cares about the people of Limin, and when such a thing happens, he has to pay attention to it, think about it for a while, and relax a little: "Okay, the plague in the west of the city has been a long time, and I haven't seen it yet, so I'm free today, just go and see!" Cheng'er, you go with me! ”

Tuoba Zeyan was very excited: "Yes, father! ”

The emperor ordered people to prepare properly, so he took Tuoba Zeyan, covered people's eyes, and walked all the way out of the palace and towards the west of the city.

Tuoba Zeyan rode in the same car with the emperor and told the emperor the truth about the matter, and the emperor couldn't help but shout angrily, and his heart was very displeased.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and after a short time, it had already come to the west of the city, Tuoba Zeyan helped the emperor get out of the car, walked all the way forward, and came to the villagers' houses, the emperor was a little unbearable for a while, and frowned slightly: "Imperial doctor, take the pulse!" ”

Several imperial doctors hurriedly stepped forward, and they didn't care about the mess, and carefully checked the pulse of the villagers, and the two imperial doctors looked a little wrong, and after a while, they bowed together: "Return to the emperor, the fourth prince, these villagers are not infected with the plague at all!" ”

When the villagers heard this, they were very panicked and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The grass people knock to see the emperor!" ”

However, the emperor was already furious: "Someone! Go and arrest Cao Shangshu! ”

The guards clasped their fists and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty." With that, he strode away.

The emperor glanced coldly at the imperial physician on the side: "Which imperial physician came with Cao Shangshu last time?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it's Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Rao!"

"Bring it on!" The emperor was furious, and between his eyebrows, the word "Chuan" had been condensed.

The guards took Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Rao and strode over.

The emperor lowered his eyes and stared at the two imperial doctors in front of him, and was furious: "Imperial Doctor Zhang, Imperial Doctor Rao, how did you confirm that these villagers were infected with the plague?" "The emperor is condescending, as if it is true, and those sharp eyes exude the majesty of the emperor, which makes people shudder.

The two imperial doctors were so frightened that they trembled: "The emperor forgives the sins, the emperor forgives the sins, yes, it's Cao Shangshu, let me wait to say that the villagers are infected with the plague!" ”