Chapter 348: This King Will Not Stand by and Watch
At this time, the epidemic was raging, and only today I received news from my subordinates that hundreds of people had died because of it.
Because of the rain and the lack of food, some of those who died were plagued. But at that time, the victims were too busy to take care of themselves, and they did not know whether they were dying of starvation or disease.
Or in their eyes, these are all the same, and the end result is a dead word.
And Gu Qingchi didn't know that the epidemic would break out after the disaster, so it wasn't until today's investigation that he found out that the epidemic had spread to such a serious point!
He has been busy until now, and he has not found out how many people have been infected with the epidemic, so he can only gather those suspected people, clean up their residences, and send doctors to keep an eye on them to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
It's just that whether this method will work or not, Gu Qingchi's heart has no bottom until now.
He can only wait now.
Wait for time to tell him the results.
Therefore, Shi Miaoyu must go.
Gu Qingchi's expression was firm, and after saying this, he commanded outside: "Come on, pack the princess's luggage." β
Taking advantage of the fact that the epidemic has just begun, he has to send Shi Miaoyu out, at least to a place that guarantees Shi Miaoyu's safety.
And Anling County is obviously not at peace anymore.
Shi Miaoyu didn't stop him, but just stopped the maid from coming in, and asked softly, "The concubine is gone, where is the prince?"
"This king has absolutely no reason to stand idly by. β
This is his fiefdom, and it is also the territory of the Western Chu State, and now that something has happened, if he leaves, he can't guarantee that these officials will not do the same thing.
So, he's going to be here and stabilize the situation.
He can't go.
"The prince is righteous, and the concubine admires it. Shi Miaoyu smiled lightly and said: "It's just one thing, husband and wife share honor and disgrace, since the prince doesn't leave, there is no reason for the concubine to leave alone." So, I'm not going to go either. β
"Miaoyu, you are a deep lady, and you are here, and it is also to make this king worry, and it can't help much. β
Gu Qingchi's words were a little heavy, but Shi Miaoyu didn't care at all, just smiled and said, "Lord Wang's words, but are you underestimating my Lin family's medical skills?"
As she spoke, she picked up the medical book and said with a smile: "The ancestors of the Lin family will be angry. β
Seeing her like this, Gu Qingchi couldn't get angry, but sighed and said, "You will listen to this king once, okay?"
He walked to Shi Miaoyu's side, took her hand, and said solemnly: "The epidemic is menacing, this king doesn't know what will happen, if I am alone, this king has nothing to fear." I am afraid of you alone. β
It was because of Shi Miaoyu's medical skills that Gu Qingchi was even more worried, with her personality, she was afraid that she would not be able to control it and would go to help. If so, what will be tainted by then......
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Gu Qingchi felt that his qi and blood were flowing backwards.
But Shi Miaoyu smiled lightly and said lightly: "If there is really a case, it is the life of the concubine, I admit it." β
"This king disagrees!"
Seeing that Gu Qingchi still wanted to object, Shi Miaoyu stretched out his hand, wrapped his neck, stared at his eyes, and said solemnly: "Lord, the concubine and you are husband and wife, and it is a combination of honor and disgrace." So, you can't drive me away. β
Now that the epidemic is ongoing, she can't imagine what this place would be like if she left.
It's not that Shi Miaoyu doesn't believe in the doctors here, but because at this time, the epidemic is a once-in-a-century catastrophe, and at such a critical juncture, if she leaves by herself and lets Gu Qingchi be here alone, then she will never be able to do it.
In the end, Gu Qingchi was defeated.
He wanted to protect the girl, but she wanted to face the wind and rain side by side with him.
Gu Qingchi's heart shook, both moved and sad, and in the end, it all turned into a sigh: "Okay." β
Then - share the glory and disgrace.
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Because Shi Miaoyu was a woman in a deep house, Gu Qingchi invited those doctors to the house.
After Shi Miaoyu inquired about the situation through the bead curtain, she knew that the current situation was a little more serious than what Gu Qingchi said.
In the next two days, martial law was imposed in the city, and only entry and exit were allowed, and even those officials were controlled by Gu Qingchi in disguise, and they wanted to stay and figure out a way together.
If it is said that they all had their own little Jiujiu before, but now at the moment of life and death, after learning that there is an epidemic here, in order to survive, they can only obey Gu Qingchi's orders.
Even Qi Minglei is no exception.
Everything he does is for the sake of high-ranking officials, but if his life is gone, what else will he use to enjoy this glory and wealth?
So in this way, it is rare for everyone to work together.
As for Shi Miaoyu, at first she stayed obediently in the house, but seeing that the situation in Anling County was getting worse day by day, she couldn't sit still, and after changing her disguise, she took Gu Qingchi to leave her guards, and went out with the doctors to find the source of the epidemic and the diagnosis and treatment.
In this regard, Gu Qingchi was naturally opposed, but after the opposition was ineffective, he could only transfer a few people around him, and ordered those people to fully cooperate with Shi Miaoyu.
This time, the epidemic was violent, but within a few days, the people who were taken to the hospital died one after another.
The reason for this is that it was discovered too late, and the second is that there is no medicine.
There are more and more people suffering from the epidemic, but there is a shortage of Chinese medicinal materials in the city, and the rich can still use money to buy their lives, while the poor can only wait for death.
Gu Qingchi also knew about this situation, and under his orders, those officials also actively cooperated with Gu Qingchi for their own lives, and used their own channels to purchase medicinal materials.
After all, nothing matters in life.
At the same time, Qi Minglei finally received a reply from the emperor.
......
In the middle of the night, the candle flame is as yellow as a bean, and it is crooked by the wind.
He finished reading the thin page in his hand, and the sweat on his hand had soaked the paper.
The room was dimly lit, and the paper was so wet with sweat that it was blurry and illegible.
There was a wind blowing in from the window, Qi Minglei shivered, and suddenly came back to his senses, but saw that Fang Cai's movement was just a crow passing by the windowsill.
He froze for a moment, raised his hand and lit the piece of paper on the candle fire, and did not let go until it was devoured to the point that it almost burned his fingers.
The piece of paper was instantly reduced to ashes, and no one knew what was written on it.
Qi Minglei looked at the dark and gloomy sky outside, and finally made up his mind.
Wealth and danger are sought.
And the emperor is now paving a road to wealth for him.
It's up to him to see if he dare.
"Someoneβ"
It wasn't until the sky was about to dawn that Qi Minglei sat up straight, moved his stiff back, looked at the man in black who came in, and commanded in a deep voice.
After the man agreed to withdraw, Qi Minglei leaned his whole body on the back of the chair, and his eyes were full of fine light.
The emperor wrote only a few words in his reply to himself, so that he could "unscrupulously" get rid of his henchmen.
And this big trouble is Gu Qingchi.
This is dangerous, but correspondingly, it is also a great benefit.
Qi Minglei knew that the emperor had been a little frightened by Gu Qingchi's existence over the years, and he couldn't get rid of it quickly, but he was timid.
Over the years, the emperor was always worried that Gu Qingchi's straw bag was a disguise, so every time he tried it, he would only settle down for a few days, and then he would be even more crazy to find a way to try it.
Once Gu Qingchi showed his feet, he had a reason to get rid of them.
However, after so many years, Gu Qingchi has never had the slightest wrongness.
After a long time, even Qi Minglei doubted that it was just the emperor who was suspicious, after all, this King of Anling was indeed a sloppy bag.
But the recent incident really slapped him in the face.
The emperor's hunch was right, this seemingly lawless demon king was actually a wolf with sharp teeth.
He hibernated in the shadows in order to deliver a fatal blow to the emperor.
Although I don't know why Gu Qingchi is exposing himself now, this has made the emperor completely unable to sit still.
That's why there is this secret letter from the emperor, asking him to get rid of Gu Qingchi no matter what, even at all costs!
And the reason why Qi Minglei chose to agree is because now is a great opportunity.
Now, there is an outbreak of the epidemic in Anling County, and the king of Anling does everything himself, if he is really infected with the epidemic because of this......
Qi Minglei gradually showed a strange smile.
In this way, neither he nor the emperor will have to bear the infamy, and the disaster will be eliminated!
And he just needs to make a few small means.
Qi Minglei calculated well, but he didn't expect that the person he sent out made a mistake and accidentally threw the mouse carrying the epidemic into the room where Shi Miaoyu lived temporarily.
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Gu Qingchi has been busy with other things these days, and he can't wipe it off during the epidemic, so he can only try his best to help the people who are still intact to tide over the difficulties.
Dams were built, the sick were isolated, food was distributed and houses were rebuilt.
Pile by pile, he needs to make decisions with those officials, and he is busy every day without touching the ground.
As for the epidemic, Shi Miaoyu is solely responsible.
Because Shi Miaoyu was worried that she would be infected with the disease, she had to take a medicinal bath every day to get rid of it, and she rested separately from Gu Qingchi.
As for Gu Qingchi, he took the pills she prepared all of a sudden, and Gu Qingchi didn't need to come into contact with these injuries on weekdays, so there was nothing wrong.
It's just that the man wanted to attack Gu Qingchi unconsciously, just thinking that the husband and wife must be in one place, so he threw the sick mouse into the room when no one was around, but he didn't know that only Shi Miaoyu lived there.
And Gu Qingchi is not here at all.
That's a coincidence.
The sick rat was crawling in the room, but it was lying at the end of the bed.
After Shi Miaoyu bathed and changed clothes at night, she went directly to bed to rest, because she was extremely tired, she never saw that there was a brown mouse lying at the end of the bed!
In the middle of the night, Shi Miaoyu only felt a stinging pain in her ankle, which startled her to wake up, but saw a black shadow swishing out of bed. Shi Miaoyu's heart jumped, and he looked intently, but he only saw a mouse lying on the ground.
The rat still had blood on its mouth, and I don't know if it was its own or theirs.
Shi Miaoyu was nauseated for a while, the previous sleepiness was swept away in an instant, she hurriedly got out of bed to check, but only saw that the mouse had died of anger, and the blood on the side of his mouth was still dripping.
Shi Miaoyu felt bad for a while and became suspicious.
The place where she lives is the Lin family's shop. The Lin family is her grandfather's house, and the housekeeper here is even more attentive, since she moved in, even mosquitoes have rarely flown in here, let alone such a big mouse.
The strange arrival of this mouse tonight made her intuitively seem to have a ghost.
She subconsciously walked over to the rat, took out tweezers and examined it, and found that the rat seemed to be infected with the plague.
A rat contaminated with the plague......