Chapter 67: The Xizhou Crisis
About half a year ago, Shi Yuqi dried his hair, pulled a bun at random, and left the post station alone, without anyone alarmed.
"Xiang Ningyu!" Shi Yuqi stood in front of a two-story small bamboo house on the outskirts of Yinzhou, his face cold. The small bamboo hut is exquisitely and elegantly repaired, and it is not at all obvious that it is a temporary foothold. It can only be seen from the young bamboo knots that these bamboos were cut down not long ago.
"Bold! The little woman dared to call the Holy Doctor by his name! Hearing this, a Tsing Yi attendant hurriedly ran out of the small bamboo hut and glared angrily at Shi Yuqi.
The little squire's hair was still a little messy, and his clothes were not neat, and he looked like he had just been disturbed by someone. At this time, he sobered his head and looked at Shi Yuqi intently, but he was a little frightened.
Shi Yuqi came in the moonlight, and his body was intimidatingly cold. The little squire felt that if he provoked this delicate-looking woman, he might die a very miserable death.
Shi Yuqi was indifferent to the little attendant's questioning, and he didn't even give the little attendant a look.
"Ah Qing, step aside." Xiang Ningyu wore a robe and walked over with her hair scattered, as if she had just fallen asleep. Seeing that it was Shi Yuqi, he was not surprised.
He would choose to build a temporary bamboo house here, not only because he was not used to staying in guest houses, but also because he guessed that Shi Yuqi would definitely come to him. The flood in Xizhou is urgent, Shi Yuqi will never stand idly by, this is the nature of the Shi family, guarding China.
If you want to save Xizhou, you can't do it without a doctor. Among all the people Shi Yuqi knew, he was not necessarily the best in medicine, but it was definitely the easiest to find him.
Because Shi Yuqi knew that with Xiang Ningyu's temperament, he would do this kind of thing sooner or later. However, this time, Shi Yuqi didn't dare to bet on this sooner or later. Xizhou is a large state in the south, the largest granary in the world, and it is also the place where the Shi family army desperately guarded from the southern Xinjiang people, and it must not be destroyed in one fell swoop!
"Yes, Childe." Ah Qing glared at Shi Yuqi indignantly and walked away reluctantly.
Shi Yuqi looked at Xiang Ningyu and was speechless for a while. After all, he was sneering at others before, but now he begged to come to the door.
No matter what Xiang Ningyu thought, Shi Yuqi felt ashamed of himself anyway. Shi Yuqi wished that he had never been here! It's not that she doesn't know other doctors, but they are all too far away, and their medical skills may not be as good as Xiang Ningyu's.
"My cousin came to visit late at night, I don't know what to do? If it's for the Xizhou flood, then there is no need to talk about it. "Xiang Ningyu knew Shi Yuqi's purpose, and the only thing that could make Shi Yuqi take the initiative to come to him was the flood. But he just had to pretend to be confused, pretending not to care.
"Xizhou floods, I need someone to help me fight the plague." Shi Yuqi looked at Xiang Ningyu bluntly. She is not a person who worries about the country and the people, but she cannot ignore hundreds of thousands of lives. Besides, these lives were saved by her father!
And if there is a real outbreak of the plague, it will be out of control, and the burning of the city will definitely happen again.
At that time, not to mention Xizhou, Yinzhou and Yongzhou, which are connected to Xizhou, will become barren land. If the three granaries are burned, even if Jiangnan is rich in the world, it will one day become impoverished. At that time, what is the point of what her father is desperately trying to hold onto?
"I know, but why should I come forward? My cousin also knows that I am a poison doctor, poison first and then heal. What does it have to do with me to heal the sick and save people? Xiang Ning Yu glanced at Shi Yuqi expressionlessly, and he was indifferent and ruthless. God knows how nervous he was? This cousin is the same as a human spirit, and it is not easy to hide it from her!
Not to mention how hard Xiang Ningyu acted, but Shi Yuqi inexplicably felt that he was losing his temper.
This realization made Shi Yuqi speechless, maybe it was just an illusion, but she firmly believed in her intuition.
Well, Xiang Ningyu is just throwing a tantrum, that's right, there will be no mistake!
"Heh, in that case, it's difficult for me to be strong, take my leave." Shi Yuqi sneered, turned around and was about to leave.
Xiang Ningyu suddenly coughed heavily, "If you want me to go to Xizhou, it's not impossible to go, but you have to promise me one thing." ”
Shi Yuqi squinted, and didn't say yes or no. This kid has too many bad intentions, and he may not be inferior to his brother Xiang Ningyuan.
Receiving Shi Yuqi's scanning eyes, he looked away from Ning Yu quite uncomfortably, "No matter what, listen to your grandfather, don't wipe out your grandfather's intention to make amends at once." ”
"Heh, I also said that poison doctors are cold-blooded and ruthless, so you were an accident? Being in the rivers and lakes, I have to say that your innocence really surprised me. Shi Yuqi looked at Ning Yu playfully, but his eyes were a little mocking.
Xiang Ningyu pursed his lips and didn't speak, his expressionless face was quite majestic, but the thin red on the roots of his ears still exposed Xiang Ningyu.
"Tomorrow, I will leave for Xizhou, whether I come or not depends on your mood." Shi Yuqi turned around and left without hesitation, without any idea of talking to Ning Yu about the conditions.
Now that it has been determined that Xiang Ningyu will not sit idly by, why should she go to the low and be small and sell herself?
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Xiang Ning Yu doesn't go, she may not be able to deal with these problems. Although she is not a professional, as long as there is no large-scale outbreak of the plague, she can handle it herself. But Xiang Ningyu just thought that Shi Yuqi agreed to his proposal.
Shi Yuqi looked for Ning Yu, just hoping to give these people who suffered natural disasters more protection. And she's not just going to do healing.
Early the next morning, Shi Yuqi got up, got on the horse and ran away, regardless of whether Long Yiheng followed or not, only Qingzhu Bai Yu and Xiang Ningyu, plus Xiang Ningyu's little servant A Qing were with her.
Yinzhou and Xizhou are adjacent to each other, and it has naturally been rainy recently. This time, whether it is an official road or a small road, it is a muddy place.
The splashes of mud fell on the handsome little man's black robe, but the snow-white horse was clean. Half a bundle of black hair rose high and fell in a dashing manner, and the sound of eager horses' hooves gradually sounded far away, and finally only five black dots could be seen disappearing on the quiet official road.
Although Yinzhou and Xizhou are neighbors, it takes more than two hours to get from Yinzhou to Xizhou.
Moreover, due to the flooding in Xizhou, the roads may not still be intact. In this way, if there were no three or four hours, they would never be able to reach Xizhou.
Xizhou is the largest state and county in the south of the Yangtze River, with outstanding people and rich products, and is the first of the three granaries. The economy is even more developed than that of the capital, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as rich and oily. Even if it is a small border county, it is an economic prosperity.
It is conceivable how rich the pocket of Xizhou Zhizhou is.
However, this year's flood has washed away how much food they have eaten. The governor of Xizhou was so distressed that he couldn't cry.
When Shi Yuqi arrived in Xizhou, it was almost noon. The depressed scene along the way is really unbearable.
Some of the houses near the river, the fields have disappeared.
On the relatively high embankment, groups of ragged and numb people sat on the side of the road, wrapping themselves and their children in thick, shabby, soaked coarse cloth clothes.
The baby was crying, there was no food, no milk, and everyone had to starve.
Some people broke their heads for half a steamed bun, some people made a lot of trouble over a piece of tree roots, and even a man set up a boiler with the intention of putting the baby in his arms who was easy to fall asleep into the pot.
A cold sweat broke out on Shi Yuqi's back, and he hurriedly flew to snatch the child down, looking at the man with eyes like knives.
"Where did the yellow-haired boy come from! Get out of the car! The man was so angry that he stretched out his hand to push him. The meat that was finally obtained was robbed like this in front of him, and the big man was so angry that his eyes were red.
But what kind of person is Shi Yuqi, where would he let this reckless man hit him?
Shi Yuqi quickly dodged and snorted coldly: "Hmph! You are a dignified seven-foot man, I am ashamed of you for doing such a thing! It's a kid! How can you do it! They can starve themselves to death in order to feed their children! What about you! is also raised by your parents, do you still have a little humanity! ”
Suddenly, a soft little hand gently slapped Shi Yuqi's face, followed by a babbling sound.
Shi Yuqi looked down and saw that the child in his arms had round eyes and smiled with his mouth open.
Xu is child's laughter infected Shi Yuqi, and Shi Yuqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Shi Yuqi thought, probably because her voice was too loud just now, waking up the child.
The big man on the opposite side took this opportunity to pick up a big stone and smash it at Shi Yuqi.
Shi Yuqi condensed the internal force and formed a protective ring around it. And the stone, the moment it hit it, turned into powder.
It seems to have become two worlds, one full of devastation and resentment; A pure and immaculate, warm and soft.
No matter how stupid the big man was, he knew that this person was a powerful person, and he was afraid that Shi Yuqi would trouble him, so he didn't dare to provoke casually, so his legs trembled like chaff at the moment, and he couldn't stand steadily.
The big man's eyes glanced around, but he didn't dare to look at Shi Yuqi, I don't know what he saw, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Folks! They must be people of the imperial court! The imperial court has sent someone! The imperial court has sent someone! ”
At this moment, the suburbs of the city suddenly exploded like boiling water, and the refugees who were squatting and sitting before all got up at this time, staring at Shi Yuqi and the five people with faint eyes, there were resentment, sadness, but more, hope. It was a kind of desperate hope to survive, and when I saw it, Yuqi's heart was sour.
Daddy, can you see that? This is the land you desperately guarded, this is the officials appointed and dismissed by the old emperor, and this is the people you are worried about! This is the current Huaguo! As a matter of course, they enjoy the peace you have worked hard for them, but they stab you in the back! Such a Chinese country, where is it worth guarding with your life!