Although the ministers still looked similar to before, the careful Xiao Pingzhang still noticed that these ministers did not seem to be targeting the Changlin Palace. And the head of Wenchen is the Lord Shoufu in front of him, he is not obvious on his face, but he is faintly observing Xun Baishui. This time Xun Baishui asked, he naturally understood that Xun Baishui had seen something, so he simply did not hide it, and explained what Xiao Pingjing said to him, and also told his speculation.

Pingzhang suspects that this is a man-made disaster, after all, if it weren't for the so-called treatment of the barefoot doctor in the people's homes, then even if the people want to drag, many people will go to Jifengtang to see a doctor, then the epidemic can be detected as soon as possible, instead of waiting until now, when the epidemic has formed a scale, it will catch us off guard. If it weren't for Pingjing just there, when it was reported at all levels, I am afraid that the epidemic would spread outside Jinling City, and then it would be a catastrophe for the whole country. ”

Xiao Pingzhang did not say anything about his suspicion that Pu Yangying was behind the scenes, and when he said this, he did not forget to pay attention to Xun Baishui's expression. But seeing that Xun Baishui was also solemn, he nodded and echoed his statement: "What the prince said is extremely true, the top priority now is to control the overall situation, and everything else can only be put aside for the time being." Wait until the Imperial Medical Department will send the situation back, if ...... I'm afraid I still need the help of the Changlin Palace. ”

Xiao Pingzhang naturally understands that if the epidemic really reaches the point where the city has to be closed, the Changlin Army and the Praetorian Guards who stay in the capital will inevitably have to take on this responsibility, even if the princes, courtiers, and relatives of the emperor are all in Jinling, then they will also have to be closed, and there can be no hesitation. In the face of life and death threats, there must be many high-ranking and powerful people who want to go out of the city to avoid disasters, which will make the people's hearts unstable and lead to chaos. Therefore, the Changlin Palace and the Praetorian Guard will inevitably offend many powerful people because of this, and the Praetorian Guard is more important to protect the imperial city, so the weight of this closed city can only be handed over to the hands of the Changlin Palace, and only the Changlin Army can not buy the accounts of those magnates. Therefore, Xun Baishui said that he needed the help of the Changlin Palace.

Changlin's bones are engraved in the bones of Changlin Army, and Changlin Wangfu is even more important, what Xiao Pingzhang can foresee next, but he will not retreat, the overall situation is important, once they are all in chaos, he can't even think about what Jinling will become. Compared to this, what are the safety interests of the Changlin Palace? Fortunately, His Majesty went to Weishan and was not in Jinling, even if the capital was really wiped out, His Majesty was still there, and the country was still there. Xiao Pingzhang smiled, but the smile was very solemn.

"It is incumbent upon us to wait for Changlin Nan'er, Lord Xun, please rest assured."

He didn't say this seriously, but it made Xun Baishui a little confused, and his heart magically settled. That smile is like magic, giving people the confidence to overcome everything.

But said that here in Zhengyang Palace, Xiao Jingning was with Xiao Yuanshi, Xiao Yuanshi made a fold, and she took the book to read there, this time she read "Night Qin Collection", touched the ink tree flower on it, and there was a smile on her face. I still remember that when she was seventeen years old, her father Xiao Xuan set up a ring for the lord of Nihuang County to compete in martial arts, and she accompanied the Empress Dowager to see it, and it happened to be the duel between Ye Qin and the warriors of the East China Sea...... can laugh to death the people who are watching, and this Night Qin Warrior is still one of the top ten.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingning put away his smile and secretly sighed for Ye Qin. Although Ye Qin is only a vassal state of the Great Liang, the Ye Qin envoys are not humble to the great powers, coupled with their inheritance and style of acting, Xiao Jingning has a good impression. It's just that I didn't expect that such a respectable country did not lose to the war, but let a natural disaster take away all the royal family and officials, and the country died, which has to be embarrassing.

Putting down the book, Xiao Jingning raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuan, only hoping that this child, who was similar to Seventh Brother but was frail and sickly, would live longer...... She had to do her research to see if she could get him in good shape.

At this time, the people from the Xun Baishui faction arrived, Su Ying brought the people in, and the person immediately saluted: "See the queen mother, His Royal Highness the prince." ”

"Please." When Xiao Jingning looked at Xiao Yuan, he said to him, "Lord Shoufu asked you to come, but you have something important to report to the prince?" ”

"It was Changlin Shizi and the second prince who brought the news, saying that there was a sudden epidemic in Chixia Town, western Beijing, and it seemed that it was a little serious and began to spread. The adults have asked the Imperial Physician's Department to check on it, and notified the adults to go to the court room to discuss the matter, and let the little one inform the mother and His Royal Highness. ”

"What!" Xiao Jingning's face changed, and she remembered Puyang Ying's words that day, what prince has a catastrophe, and thousands of civilians need to be used to prevent the catastrophe, this epidemic is clearly Puyang Ying's ghost! If it weren't for the fact that she had done something about it, it would have been her fault that this master had pinched a handle and provoked trouble when the time came. Thinking with her toes, she can also know, I'm afraid that this Puyang Ying has cultivated the pathogen of this epidemic for a long time. The top priority is not to be delayed, although Xun Baishui asked people to inform her, but without His Majesty's call, the court room is not a place where she can go, so she asked Xiao Yuanshi to follow the person to the court room.

"The Queen Mother?" Although Xiao Yuanshi has grown a lot, he is inevitably a little overwhelmed when he suddenly faces such a major event as the epidemic in the capital, and this time he saw that Xiao Jingning was not with him, and understood that she was trying to avoid suspicion, but calmed down. "The queen mother, the father said that if the sons have questions, they can find the queen mother. And now that the matter is urgent, there may be something inconsiderate between the children's panic, and the queen mother will send the son's ministers on a trip, and they can not enter the court's room, and they can also mention a few points on the way. ”

Looking at Xiao Yuanshi's suddenly stiff little face, it is almost exactly the same as the seventh brother Xiao Jingyan. Xiao Jingning was also thinking about his words in a trance, so he also nodded and agreed. didn't let Su Ying lead the way, she and Xiao Yuanshi walked in front, "What do you think Yuanshi should do?" ”。

"The first thing to do is naturally to confirm whether it is an epidemic, and when we don't get the exact news from the Imperial Doctor's Department, we can only prepare first. The second is to stabilize the people's minds. Xiao Yuanshi was very serious at this time, although he was a little flustered before, but he quickly calmed down and thought of the corresponding measures, and faintly had a few points of gentlemanly bearing, "Jinling is the imperial capital, if the imperial capital is chaotic, the whole country will inevitably panic." The ministers and magnates, and the royal family members must take the lead in stabilizing their positions, and must not allow anyone to go out of the city to avoid disasters and cause panic among the people. Therefore, the retainers had to let the Praetorian Guards watch over them, and the Changlin army had to go to the four city gates first, regardless of whether the news came back now, just in case the city had to be sealed. The Changlin army was responsible for sealing the city, guarding the gates of the four cities, and not allowing a single person to come in or let a person out. ”