Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Plague in the Army
The Prime Minister's remarks hit the nail on the head, and the Captain didn't know how to answer for a while.
It's just that now is not the best time to directly end the Taiwei's nest, so Su Zhixi can't force him to a dead end.
"Since this is the case, let's punish Lord Taiwei for donating another golden Buddha to comfort the gods and the people of the world, I don't know what Lord Taiwei wants?"
Lord Taiwei knelt down tremblingly, nodding his head as if he had pounded garlic.
"The old minister is at the emperor's disposal, so I'll go back and arrange the casting of the Golden Buddha."
In the palace, I saw Su Xiyan crying again.
"Second brother, sister-in-law, you have to help me find a way, if this continues, even if General Li is not killed, he will die of anger."
"Princess, don't cry, these things can't be rushed, now that Leng Feng and Lord Duqiu have gone to the barracks, they will naturally investigate clearly."
"I can't wait so long, you see that the fall of the Golden Buddha that day has not shaken the status of Lord Taiwei in the court, even if the investigation is clear, what is the use?"
"If you are really worried about General Li, go back to the house and stay well, don't always think about how to go to the dungeon to see him, you must know that there are many pairs of eyes watching there now."
"Sister-in-law, you look at what the second brother said, I always think I'm arrogant, but aren't I also worried about his safety?"
Gui Longqin smiled and handed a bowl of hot tea to Su Xiyan's hand, and the hot tea temperature made her unconsciously let go of her hand.
"In fact, what the prince said is not reasonable, this matter is like this cup of freshly boiled tea, the more you stick it up, the more it will be burned to the skin, on the contrary, if you wait until the tea cools down, it will naturally be a good cup of throat moistening."
"Oh, sister-in-law, what the hell are you talking about, I don't understand."
"I mean, it's actually the same as the prince. I just hope that the princess will not be so impulsive, General Li has been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, and his heart is not so fragile, he will definitely be able to get through. As for the barracks, the prince will definitely find out and give an explanation to the general as soon as possible. ”
"Okay, then I'll listen to you and wait at home."
It's just that some things are not as good as heaven, and just when everyone thought that this matter was successfully resolved, there was a big mess in the barracks.
A highly contagious plague began to spread in the barracks, and those who contracted it died in an extremely ugly state, with their intestines rotting and bleeding, and after a painful struggle, the breathing stopped, leaving only a twisted body.
Leng Feng and Twilight Autumn alone couldn't cope with this sudden disaster, but the chief soldier seemed to be very resistant to transferring new military doctors from outside, and just arranged a few soldiers who had not yet contracted the disease to help them, and there was no further action.
Facing batch after batch of fallen soldiers, Leng Feng felt unprecedented pressure.
"Big brother, why don't you ask the imperial court for assistance? If the entire barracks are wiped out like this, what good will it do him? ”
"Because there's something very important about him here, and he doesn't want to be known. However, I think he also knows that this condition will not last long, so I suspect that he will definitely move this thing to another place in the next few days. ”
"What could it be? Since he doesn't care about people, it must be an object, and this thing is not easy to transfer, oh... I see, it's the silver taels in the treasury. ”
"That's right, so in order not to startle the snake, only you and I are the only ones who stick here, I will be responsible for these wounded soldiers, and you go and keep an eye on the chief soldier."
"Okay, but is the eldest brother sure to control the epidemic?"
"Don't worry, I've already written to King Jing and Prince Chengyi, and soon they will install Doctor Xue in a nearby village, and with her, I don't think it will be difficult for us to deal with this epidemic."
"Okay, I hope Doctor Xue can come soon and alleviate the situation here."
Saying that, at the request of the prince of the realm, Xue Yingying took ink dyeing and pretended to be a businessman, and came to the village near the military camp with a large number of herbs.
Due to the plague in the village here, the villagers have long since died, and they have fled, and the rest are some homeless children, who have long been hungry, and they can't wait to pounce when they see the arrival of the two ink dyeers.
"Get out of the way, I'm welcome if you don't get out of the way."
Mo Ran was afraid that these children would go crazy and hurt them, so he pulled out his sword and protected it in front of Xue Yingying.
"I'm so hungry, big brother and big sister give me something to eat."
A child about six years old was dirty, his eyes were pitch black, and he couldn't tell whether there was blood or tears in the corners of his eyes.
Behind the thin body, there was a baby still in swaddling clothes, the baby's eyes were slightly open, his breathing was extremely weak, and he looked very pitiful.
"Ink Dye put the sword down, they're just as homeless as we are."
Looking at their pitiful appearance, Mo Ran's heart was extremely uncomfortable, thinking that when he was in exile, his own appearance was just what they are now, thinking of this, he put away his sword and said.
"Well, if you want to live, come with us, but with so many people, we have to find a place to settle down first."
The child with the baby on his back grabbed Mozen's arm and said.
"Big brother come with me, I know there's a place where people can live."
Suspiciously, he followed behind him, and after a while, the kung fu man arrived at a large courtyard, the house was very large, but because it had been looted before fleeing, it looked a little dirty.
Mo Dye carefully surveyed the front and back of the house before finally nodding and agreeing to allow everyone to settle here.
"I've seen it, the house is still in good shape, let's settle here tonight."
"Okay, I'll go make some food now, and you go boil some water and let them take a bath."
"yes, it's time to wash it up and see how dirty it looks."
On the one hand, he was disgusted, and on the other hand, he honestly went to the river to fetch a few large buckets of water.
After the children were washed and the meals were ready, watching them gobble up their mouths made the two of them feel very uncomfortable.
"Eat slowly, there's still something in the pot."
"Big sister, your cooking is so delicious."
After I was full of wine and food, I cleaned up the courtyard, and went to the village to collect some clothes and bedding that could be used, and it was already dark.
Mo Ran took a group of boys, and Xue Yingying took a group of girls, sleeping in two separate rooms.
The room was lit with a sterilizing incense burner to help you sleep, and after a while, everyone fell asleep.
After a night's rest, everyone's strength finally recovered, and Mo Ran led the older ones to collect some firewood in the forests around the village, and the younger ones followed Xue Yingying to the river to fish.
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