Chapter 14: Forcing Food
Qiao Xi and the others didn't have time to eat breakfast before they got up, and the prefect was already guarding the post house.
As soon as he saw Jun Lichen, he immediately knelt down, his face was very ugly, "General, the subordinate is guilty, please punish the general." ”
"Get up, General Ben knows what you are talking about, and you don't need to worry about food anymore." Jun Lichen glanced at the prefect and said lightly.
The prefect looked at Jun Lichen with a surprised face, he never thought that he hadn't said anything, the general already knew, the title of this little demon king was not for nothing, it seemed that everything in this city had not escaped his eyes.
Kowtowed to him and stood up gratefully, "General Xie." ”
"The prefect must not have eaten yet, right?" Qiao Xi sat on the chair and glanced at him and said.
"The official will use it when he goes back, and he will use it when he goes back." The prefect waved his hand.
"Let's do it together." Jun Lichen knew Qiao Xi's intentions, and thought of what he had done, compared to others, he was still a clean official, so he didn't think about punishing him.
"Yes, yes." The prefect bent down and answered with sincere fear, and walked to the empty seat to the side and sat down.
"How are your families doing now?" If Qiao Xi didn't dress up in men's clothes, it would be difficult to invite them over, so he could only ask about the situation from the prefect.
"It's okay, it's okay." As soon as the prefect took a bite, he stopped his chopsticks when he heard Qiao Xi's question.
"Those preventive medicines must be taken, remember not to forget, and the home must also be disinfected."
"Thank you Gongzi, the official remembers it, and always urges the family, my wife does what Gongzi wants every day."
"That's fine, if you have something, send someone to find me."
"Thank you, Mr. Qiao." The plague in the city is raging, how can he not worry about the safety of his family, he has been an official for so many years, and he has saved a lot of silver, it must be false to say that he is not greedy at all, but he still has a bottom line, this plague makes him even more afraid to slack off, there is such a big thing, he believes that the court will definitely send people, if he investigates and punishes his own dereliction of duty or corruption, isn't it a matter of losing his head? In the end, he is actually more cautious.
But at the critical moment, those rich businessmen did not save themselves, but wanted to make a windfall, and his parents, the official, had no choice but to sell their family wealth and use their own savings, in order to be able to keep the people sent by the imperial court.
It's just that I cried the wife of the family, the child and Gao Tang, but fortunately, now it can be regarded as a bitter end, and my hard work has not been in vain.
He didn't want his fate to be the same as that of the magistrate, and before he escaped, he was corrected by the general's people on the spot, without any hesitation.
And because they did so as soon as they came, they suppressed many people.
Qiao Xi finished eating and went to the treatment point.
Imperial Physician Cao and Imperial Physician Lin didn't want to wander by like yesterday, so they came over awkwardly and asked some questions, Qiao Xi didn't have the energy to worry about them at all, so he threw some of his theories and prescriptions directly to them, and let them study them by themselves without reservation.
Only Cai Zhenghua was stunned and couldn't wipe his face, and the only son sat there watching what Imperial Doctor Cao and Imperial Doctor Lin were doing, snorting twice.
When the things were in their hands, Imperial Physician Cao and Imperial Physician Lin couldn't wait to look at it, they didn't know if they didn't see it, they were startled when they saw it, it was they who were stunned, "Hey, the frog at the bottom of the well." ”
"Yes, no wonder the general believes him and doesn't believe us." Imperial Physician Cao and Imperial Physician Lin sighed for a while.
"Who's to say no, without him, we and the doctors in the city alone may not be able to cope with the plague, and more people will die."
"Who said no, if this matter is not resolved, even if we return to the capital, this doctor is afraid that it will come to an end." If the one above is angry, because he is alone, but it will affect the whole family, fortunately, fortunately they saw the reality clearly in advance, otherwise I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape death, Jun Lichen In addition to the title of general, he is the son of Jingwangfu, a red man in front of the emperor, and his words are very important.
After a few days of large-scale cleaning and the distribution of decoction and rice grain, the people have finally settled down, and the results of the treatment of seriously ill patients are also very remarkable, and they are developing in a good direction.
When the people who had not been infected with the plague heard the news, they happily beat gongs and drums everywhere, and the originally lifeless atmosphere suddenly became pleasant, and a strong hope for life was ignited.
As soon as this news came out, the wealthy businessmen began to get anxious, originally they hoarded food and wanted to make a windfall, but they didn't expect that the doctor sent this time was very capable, and he actually controlled the epidemic, and it was developing in a good direction.
The epidemic situation improved, and the general must have been able to free up his hands to deal with them, so he took action.
Gifts, everywhere is workable, these rich businessmen have the attitude of trying, but I didn't expect the guards of the post house to take the gifts directly without saying a word, seeing this, one by one happily left, it seems that they think too much, if they can catch the general's big tree, their future is shiny.
The guards looked at the rich businessmen who left with excitement on their faces with sympathy, now they are happy, you will cry in a few days, let you hide the grain, I really think that his master is really easy to fool, Qiao Gongzi said, they don't give it in vain, anyway, they have a lot of them.
A few days later, I received an invitation from the general to invite guests to Qingsong Tower in the county seat, and the invitation letter even stated that I could bring my family with me.
These rich businessmen began to use their brains, the general was an adult, he had not yet married a wife, and he did not even have a concubine, if he took a fancy to their daughter, then the family would not be able to soar.
The young ladies of each family listened to the words of their father or grandfather, and they also moved their minds one by one, that is a general, and he is the son of King Jingfu, with a noble status, even a concubine is not comparable to ordinary people, so they are also willing.
After learning the good news, the ladies and ladies who had been hiding at home did their best to show off their dresses, hoping that the general would be able to catch their eyes at a glance.
During the plague, the Qingsong Building, which had been closed for business, was lively, and from time to time there were luxurious carriages stopping in front of the door, and from the carriages came either noble sons and lords, or ladies and young ladies dressed in bright and beautiful clothes.
Although the people were very surprised, no one dared to come forward and ask.
"The grass people have seen the son."
"The women of the people have seen the son."
"The folk girl has seen the son."
Such greetings rang out in an endless stream in the Qingsong Building.
After those young ladies saw the face of the prince, they were shocked, how could there be such a good-looking person, they were all addicted to it for a while, and they couldn't extricate themselves, so they just drooled.
Today, Jun Lichen is dressed in a blue brocade robe, and his handsome style is even more beautiful, when have those boudoir ladies seen such a man.
However, not all young ladies are like this, and some people quickly sober up from it and move out all the etiquette they have learned, hoping to leave a good impression on the prince, if they are taken by the prince, they will not be able to look at this handsome face every day in the future.
Jun Lichen has always only shown a faint attitude towards the politeness of the rich businessmen, and after agreeing, he was silent, feeling the eyes of those ladies looking at him, he had already shouted in his heart, but he was suppressed by him, in order to be able to get enough food, he could only endure it temporarily.
The people who came over had more or less heard of his life, so they didn't dare to make a mistake, and honestly found a seat and sat down.
This time, the prefect also came with him, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Jun Lichen's gourd, and he was always uneasy in his heart.
After the wealthy merchants from the upstream counties arrived, Jun Lichen let them serve the food.
The wealthy merchants were still happy, but when they saw the food that came up, they were dumbfounded one by one.
A pot of noodles, four side dishes, and that's it? What is this going to do? Questions swirl in my head.
"The general came in a hurry, he didn't bring any food and silver, and now the food in the upper county is more expensive than gold, so I ask you to bear with me today, I really wronged everyone." Liang Qi stood up to speak for Jun Lichen.
"The general really loves the people like a son, and in extraordinary times, he really has to be thrifty." Before that, he was a son of the world, and he would immediately change his name to call him a general, and he was very sloppy.
"Yes, the general always cares about the people, which is a blessing for the people." Follow-up
"The general is wise."
"The general loves the people like a son, and admires and admires him."
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Jun Lichen listened to them say flattering words against their will, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a mocking smile.
The prefect hated them even more, this group of guys, who asked them to buy some food before was like asking for their lives, now they are pretending to be some big-tailed wolves here, ridiculous, ridiculous.
"The general is simply sleepless for the sake of food, and everyone in the next seat is a figure with a face in the upper county, I wonder if I can share some worries for the general?" Liang Qi's sarcastic voice sounded again.
The originally noisy room suddenly fell silent, and a silent pin could be heard on the ground.
The prefect suddenly realized that the general had this idea, and he couldn't help but gloat a little, wanting to see how these profiteers would react.
"You don't want to share the worries of General Ben, do you?" Jun Lichen's cold voice sounded in this quiet room, and it made people shudder to listen to.
"No, how could it be." Everyone replied reflexively.
"The general doesn't know that the upper counties have been locked down since the outbreak of the plague, and we don't have much food at home." One seems to be the head of these wealthy businessmen who was the first to speak up.
Seeing this person come out to speak, Liang Qi immediately attached himself to Jun Lichen's ear and said something.
Jun Lichen's sharp eyes locked on his body, and his gaze was as cold as ice, scaring everyone into a cold sweat.
"If even you, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, don't have food to give, then other people won't have food, General Ben didn't understand it wrong."
The people below immediately looked at each other, did this general want to force them to give out food?
"Okay, this king is not embarrassed everyone, the brains here are all easy to use, can you give this general an idea to relieve this urgent need." Jun Lichen took in their faces and said leisurely,
The rich businessmen present have been rolling around in the mall for so many years, they are all old fritters, and they began to pretend to be crazy and stupid one by one.
"General, these are the clothes of the dead that have been collected, what should we do with them?" Just when everyone was "thinking and meditating", Lu Feng came in with a team of guards, who were also carrying baskets with a lot of clothes in them.
"General, how can these things be brought in?" When those rich businessmen saw these things, they didn't care about Jun Lichen's identity, so they jumped up one by one and stayed away from these things.
"General, let them take it out quickly."
"Oh my God, it's contagious."
"No, I'm going back."
"Daddy (grandpa), I don't want to die......"
The room was in chaos all of a sudden, and many of the ladies and ladies who came with them were so frightened that they cried directly, and shrank in the corner and huddled into a heap.
"What is it called. The general and the prefect are not panicking, what are you afraid of, is it possible that your life is more noble than that of the general and the prefect? Liang Qi changed his previous temperament, and came out with a terrifying murderous aura all over his body, directly approaching those ladies and ladies.
When the president of the Chamber of Commerce heard Liang Qi's words, he trembled, these words are forcing them to death, if they don't admit it, they don't want to leave without the general's order, if they admit it, then it is a capital crime, how can their lives be more expensive than the general, he is a relative of the emperor, if the emperor investigates it, their heads are not enough for them to cut off.
"General, the grass people don't think so, it's just that the plague is very contagious, so it's better to deal with it quickly." Lu Pingchang, the chairman of the merchants, took a bold step forward and said.
"It's okay, anyway, there is no food in the city, and you will wait for death in a few days, and it is not the same if you die early or later." The cool breeze deliberately put the basket in front of the ladies and young ladies, and frightened them into a ball, whimpering.
"What are you crying about, what is there to cry about, don't you see that our general is worried about the people?" Liang Feng's eyes showed a fierce light, and he even pulled out the saber on his waist, and a flash of silver light flashed.
Where have the people in the house seen such a battle, one by one they were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak anymore, they were timid and even directly scared out of their urine, and after a while, the room was filled with a bad smell.
"It seems that you don't want to worry about General Ben?" There was a chill in Jun Lichen's voice.
"No, the grass people don't. The grass people are wronged. ”
"The grass people don't dare."
At this time, everyone was completely dispossessed, and one by one they set their eyes on the president, waiting for him to come up with an idea.
Lu Pingchang lowered his head and didn't speak, more because he didn't want to speak, he just wanted to die, to see what this general could do with him?
"Since you don't want to share your worries about General Ben, and General Ben doesn't embarrass everyone, please stay here for three days." Jun Lichen got up and left after speaking.
"Don't, general, I don't want to stay here, I don't." Lu Pingchang's granddaughter Lu Lu saw that Jun Lichen was really going to put them under house arrest, and began to shout.
"It's not impossible for this girl to leave if she wants to, go and persuade the head of your family to relieve my family's worries." The cool breeze walked behind Jun Lichen and blocked Miss Lu who rushed over.
Miss Lu was blocked by the cool breeze, sat directly on the ground, and then crawled towards her grandfather, "Grandpa, you can give some food, do you want all of us to be infected with the plague?" I heard that the people who can cure the plague are also the generals' people, and if we don't treat the plague, we will only die. Grandpa, have you thought about the consequences of going against the court? At this moment, the general is a good businessman to talk to, if he really provokes him and finds a random crime, can we still have a way to live? "Their family has so much food, take out some peace that can at least be exchanged, why should they offend people to death for a little immediate benefit, the emperor is far away, he wants to kill them as easily, they have no room for resistance at all.
Although she is in the boudoir, she still knows some things, when she was the prince, her weight in front of the emperor was higher than those princes, and now she has won the battle and was named a general, which shows how much the emperor likes him, against such a person, it will only be them who will die, why doesn't grandpa understand it, what's the use of dying.
Isn't he setting up a Hongmen banquet today just to see their faces clearly, but now that he sees it clearly, what he has to do next is nothing to take into account, under the banner of thinking about the people, who will say that he is not.
Lu Lu's words woke up the people present, how could they forget this stubble, it was only a matter of minutes for Jun Lichen to destroy them, and they actually dared to take Qiao in front of him.
"President, what can I do about this?" If it doesn't end well, it will be the fate of the Jiu clan, and he doesn't want to die yet!
"President ......"
"President ......"
"What's the noise, is it possible that we don't give it, can he still rob it openly?" Lu Pingchang doesn't care at all, as long as he doesn't touch those things, who said that he will definitely get sick, they can't mess with themselves, let him have a chance, maybe, he is fighting this idea, let them lose control internally first, and then he will break them one by one.
After listening to the president's words, one by one they were at ease, and since the president said so, they were right to listen to him.
"Lu'er, calm down, we didn't commit any crimes, and he has to weigh it if he wants to trouble us, after all, this is our territory. It's not just three days, and the old man can afford to wait. Do not be afraid, but stay away from those things, and do not touch them that are not of much importance. ”
"Yes, President."
"Yes, Grandpa." Although Lu Lu no longer cried, she didn't let go of her heart, three days is not short, not long, you can still accomplish a lot of things, I just hope that grandpa's decision is right.
Qiao Xi had a busy day, and he got along well with the imperial doctors, except for someone, by the evening, most of the patients' conditions had stabilized, and then he took his own people back to the post house.
"Tired, aren't you?" As soon as he entered the house, he found that the food was already on the table, steaming, Jun Lichen had the account book in his hand, waiting for them to come back.