Ji Liren got out of the carriage, his face was like frost, he stared at Xu Zhizhou, and said coldly: "Xu Xingzhi, do you also want to salute this general?" ”

Xu Xingzhi's face turned pale, his legs trembled, and he bent his old waist to more than ninety degrees, and even his hands trembled: "General...... General, the subordinate does not know that the general is also here, it is the subordinate who is negligent, and the subordinate has eyes and does not know Mount Tai......"

Seeing that Ji Liren still had a cold face, without the slightest expression, he hurriedly turned to the direction of Sui Ge and bowed deeply: "Sui Lord, it is the lower official who is rude, there are too many people in these things, the matter is too complicated, the lower official is confused, how offended, please forgive Sui Lord!" ”

There are many people in the court who can't be provoked, and Ji Liren happens to be one of them. Young but meritorious, the title of the general of the town is not covered, even the princes have to give him some face, not to mention that he is a small six-rank official!

Although he is a Zhizhou, Linjiang City is just a small county seat, and there are no county officials here, just a few small counties to form a big city, so the official quality is no different from the county officials of those big counties. Although it is the land of King Jingli, it can't get into his eyes at all.

After the epidemic was discovered, King Jingli only came once, and with a wave of his hand, he made people lock down the city and quarantine, and then left. He has been staying here for more than half a month, not daring to return home, and from time to time he has to deal with the mobs in the city who want to start a riot/riot. The stomach is full of anger and wants to vent, but this is not seen with the song that he thinks he can vent his anger, but he doesn't know that he is a master who can't be provoked.

Xu Xingzhi's heart was as bitter as having eaten a pound of yellow lotus, sweating, he was afraid that he would be unhappy with the song, and Ji Liren would never give him any good fruit to eat.

Seeing that the low-ranking official had seen a lot, and he didn't want to waste time playing with him here, he waved his hand indifferently and asked bluntly: "Is there an entrance to this city?" ”

Xu Xingzhi saw that he was not angry, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Yes, there are some, but we locked the city gate, all the entrances to the city were sealed, and even the mountains and forests were garrisoned. ”

Hey, it was because he was afraid that those sick people in the city would come out and harm people, so he stayed here for so long, and it was sad to think about it.

Sui Ge turned around and glanced at Ji Liren before saying, "Open the city gate, I want to enter the city." ”

Xu Xingzhi was stunned for a moment: "Follow the adult...... Are you going into town? ”

"Questions?"

Furrowed his eyebrows with the song.

"This ...... No problem, no problem! Xu Xingzhi didn't dare to be disobedient, so he hurriedly called two small soldiers and told them to lead the way to the city gate not far ahead.

The little soldier was stunned, and when he saw Xu Xingzhi nu the corners of his mouth, he ran in front of him conspicuously.

After Xu Xingzhi sent another soldier to settle the carriage, he led them to the city gate with the song, and said in a chattering voice: "The prince also sent someone to check the situation before, but he only asked to strengthen the blockade, but no one has ever entered the city. I don't know what it's like in this city now, not to mention that there are some sick people in it, so if you think about it, you really want to enter the city? ”

Sui Ge ignored him, but replied coolly after the wind behind him: "So you have never entered the city to investigate?" Just leave the sick people trapped inside? ”

Xu Xingzhi laughed with him, cold sweat oozing from his forehead, and cautiously looked at Sui Ge and Ji Liren's faces, and then replied: "There is no order from the top of the city to go into the city to investigate, but a blockade order was issued, and the lower officials can only do it." At first, a few catchers were sent in to investigate, but then one catcher got sick after the check, and was still quarantined, and died within a few days. What's more, the disease spreads quickly, and the longer you stay with those who are indeed, the more likely you are to get it, but no one dares to go into it again......"

In the end, it's because I'm afraid of death.

Linfeng snorted and disdained to talk to him anymore.

The road to the city gate was not long, and in a short time we were in front of the city gate.

Sui Ge looked at the locked city gate in front of him, his brows still not stretched, and he asked some more questions lightly:

"The official document I received said that the infected person was only a small county in Linjiang City, why did the whole city be blocked?"

"This Linjiang City was originally a small county town, and later in order to get close to the river on the edge of the city, people from several nearby counties moved here, and slowly developed into a small state town, but the population is not large. Originally, only dozens of people were infected with the disease when this matter was played, but a few days ago, not only in that Ping'an County, but also in other counties in Linjiang City, it was found that many people were infected with this disease again. In order to protect the people of other state towns, the whole city had to be blocked. ”

"Are you talking about the river that runs through the whole city?"

"Just to the west of the city, the whole city is built along the river, and the river just helps isolate the city."

"Can the imperial court send doctors and send medicines, food and other materials?"

Xu Xingzhi's body stiffened, but soon returned to normal, but his eyes seemed to be a little evasive, he shook his head and waved his hand and said, "I sent some, but the amount is not much, and it will be snatched up by those people inside in a while." Later, they said that they did not accept the false mercy of the imperial court, and they refused to ask for it. ”

Sui Ge's eyes were cold, he looked at Xu Xingzhi twice, and didn't speak again.

Ji Liren patted Linfeng's shoulder, Linfeng understood.

After the soldiers opened the city gate a little, Linfeng put on his face and said to Xu Xingzhi: "Prepare two rooms, I will go to work later, and the general and the adults will use it later." ”

Xu Xingzhi said yes again and again.

Sui Ge and Ji Liren didn't want to wait long, and they wanted to enter the city as soon as possible while it was not completely dark, at least to understand the current situation of Linjiang City in detail.

The little soldier saw that Sui Ge and Ji Liren had entered the city, and quickly locked the city gate outside. Linfeng stayed where he was, and Xu Xingzhi said a few more polite words before taking away one of the soldiers and going back to the post station first.

Linfeng looked at Xu Xingzhi's back as if he was running away with his tail between his legs, and scolded disdainfully: "Dog's legs!" ”

The little soldier on the side wanted to laugh, looked at Linfeng with a cold face, swallowed it in his stomach, and stood in front of the door with his chest up.

With the song and Ji Liren entered the city, only to see the depression. There was no one on the street, baskets, papers, and even shoes were thrown on the ground. Almost all the shops were ransacked, the doors were wide open, and the seats inside were all in chaos, and even some of the seats in the shops were completely gone.

The whole town was gray, and some white flags and white cloths hanging on the roofs of the shops were swaying vigorously by the wind, making the city even more lonely.

Sui Ge raised his eyes and looked around again, and said, "Do you see a dead body on the ground?" ”

Ji Liren looked at it, shook his head and said, "No." ”

"This city is supposed to be a central town, the whole city is sick, someone must die, but there is not a single body on the ground." Sui Song raised the alarm, "This city has been cleared. It seems that there is a tighter organization here. ”

Ji Liren has been alert since the moment he entered the city, and now after saying this, he is a little more serious.

The bureaucracy did not send people in to clean up, and the dead always had to be dealt with, otherwise the corpses would pile up, and it would be easier to accumulate germs, and it would be easier to get sick at that time. But there was not a single corpse to be seen, and it was thought that there was a thoughtful person leading the quarantined people in the city, if that was the case......

"As long as you find a place where they gather, things will be easier to investigate."

Sui Ge and Ji Liren roamed in this deserted city, but after walking for about half an hour, they were almost done with the city, and they still didn't see anyone. By this time it was already a little dark, and it was almost night.

With a glance of the song, I happened to see that there seemed to be a little light on the low hill behind Linjiang City, which was a little farther away. Sui Ge pulled the sleeve of Raji's shirt and pointed in the direction of the mountain.

Ji Liren's eyes darkened, and he asked, "Do you want to go now?" ”

Sui Ge thought for a while, and was about to say that he could go and take a look, but suddenly he saw a small figure running in the alley behind Ji Liren.

She held her breath and rushed straight towards the figure.

Ji Liren frowned, quickly chased after him, and asked Sui Ge to stand in place and wait, and after a while, he disappeared around the corner of the alley. It was only when I ran with the song that I remembered that my internal injuries had not healed, and I felt a little uncomfortable in my chest after I used a little strength.

She gritted her teeth and scolded: "Trouble." Then he found a wall, sat down with his chest clutched, and slowly eased himself.

Not long after he sat down, Sui Ge looked up and saw a short figure hiding at the door of a shop not far away, as if he was a little curious about Sui Ge, but he hid in fear.

Sui Ge squinted, and only when the figure occasionally poked his head out, he saw that it was a little boy who was no more than five or six years old, and he looked about the same height as Ruan Ruan, but he was thin and thin, and he knew that he was malnourished at a glance.

Sui Ge rummaged over himself, and really turned out a small bag of osmanthus cake. This cake was bought by Ruan Ruan for Sui Ge before leaving, saying that she was afraid that she would take the medicine too bitterly, so she took the medicine. Sui Ge opened the package of osmanthus cake, revealing the yellow, orange and orange cake inside, held it in the air, and smiled at the child, and said, "Do you want to eat it?" Here's this for you. ”

The boy poked his head out again and looked at it for a while, and seemed to hesitate, and a pair of fawn-like watery eyes looked timidly at Sui Ge, not daring to really come over.

"It's okay, I've already eaten. You should be hungry, come here. "Try to keep your tone as soft as possible.

Perhaps because he felt that Sui Ge had no malice, the little boy bit his fingers and walked timidly towards this side. When he walked in front of Sui Ge, the little boy was still a little scared.

Sui Ge didn't want to scare him, so he found a clean place, put the osmanthus cake in his hand on the package, and then moved it next door, trying to get some distance from the osmanthus cake.

The boy's face was relieved when he saw that Sui Ge had done this. After Sui Ge sat down, he rushed to the osmanthus cake in a hurry, and the two black hands picked up the cake and devoured it. Halfway through the meal, he seemed to remember something, and instead of continuing to eat, he wrapped the cake and carefully placed it in the clothes on his chest.

Sui Ge asked softly, "Are you on your own?" ”

The little boy looked timidly at Sui Ge for a long time before shaking his head.

"So, where are the people who are with you now?" Is it his parents? But why did he leave him alone?