It was not until evening that the carriage of the prefectural order stopped leisurely at the gate of the prefectural office, and a luxurious man dressed in silk and satin stepped out of the car.

Cui Xian looked at his nose and nose, and hurriedly stepped forward to report his intentions, and the county commander Yao Chenwu stepped on the back of the servant and got out of the car, and said casually: "Is there a dead person?" ”

Cui Xian was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Yao Chen to come up and only asked Qingpiaopiao, but since the other party cared about Zhaojiacun's illness, it may also mean that he came to play some role this time.

He hurriedly surrendered his hand, "From the day before yesterday to today, in just three days, six people have died. ”

Yao Chen instructed his subordinates to drive the carriage away, and handed the things in his hand to the messenger who smiled attentively, and gave Cui Xian a look in the "busy", "It is normal for a few people to die of a sudden serious disease, isn't there a Lang Zhong in the village, this matter should be managed by Lang Zhong, and it can't fall on the head of the county, you go back." ”

After saying that, Yao Chen went straight into the mansion.

The heavy Zhu Gate squeaked and closed, and the Cui family's only hope was ruined.

If the officials do not do anything about this, the people will die in the face of the plague.

Cui Xian stood still outside the door, and before the look of hope on his face could be retracted, he was cut off by a cold door.

Mrs. Cui sighed and pulled Cui Xian down the steps, "Master has done his best, let's go." ”

Cui Xian narrowed his gaze, picked up his tired face, and said tiredly: "In the past, the imperial court was full of capable people who worked hard and died, but these local parents and officials, who should have been more exhausted, can only be worthy of a group of crossbow horses and wine bags and rice bags for corpse vegetarian meals, and the world is inactive." ”

Mrs. Cui didn't say more, but the expression on her face also showed full disappointment, so she and Cui Xian took Poria and Angelica Bai with one hand, and gradually disappeared at the end of the long street.

The two old men didn't notice the cold light flashing behind the doorpost.

A few days later, the epidemic in Youxian County deteriorated sharply, not only Zhaojia Village, but also the neighboring Jiangjia Village and Gejia Village, where similar patients gradually appeared, but now, no one can treat them and prescribe medicine, because the only Langzhong in the village has been forced away by them.

***

Half a moon later, in the capital, at night.

Pei Yungui planned to turn off the lights early and go to bed, but suddenly heard the noise of preparing horses from the Gu Mansion next door.

She took the hand that cut the wick of the candle, hurriedly put on her coat and hurried to the courtyard, opened the door of the house, and stopped under the eaves to look.

Gu Mansion held the lamp in the middle of the night, most likely summoned by the emperor, Pei Yungui had a hunch that this matter had something to do with You County.

She tiptoed to see a tall figure in the distance get into the carriage, and then the groom drank and the horse galloped away from the other side.

It is indeed the direction of the Royal Palace.

The carriage went away, and the tranquility of the night was restored in the alley, and Pei Yungui took his eyes back to the house.

If Gu Rin was summoned to solve the epidemic in You County, after a few days, it was very likely that he would take over this task and go to deal with it, Pei Yungui thought about it for a while, and decided to go with him.

It is better to walk with the general's chariot and horses than to go on the road alone.

She is a female streamer, and she embarks on a journey of thousands of miles alone, the road is rugged and long, and she is most likely to encounter hooligans and bandits.

Pei Yun returned to the table and lit a lamp, and the entire bedroom lit up, and then sat down at the table, and ordered 4322 to turn on the monitoring system and set the location on the Jinluan Hall in the palace.

Wang Shengde ordered someone to light the candles in the hall early, and in the middle of the night, the Jinluan Hall was brightly lit.

Emperor Qian sat on the main seat, holding a fold in his hand, half of his face was hidden in the dark, obscure, and people couldn't understand their emotions.

The officials of the deliberations came quickly, and in the silent night, only a series of hurried footprints could be heard, and the glimmer of light in the hands of the eunuch who held the lamp floated through the air, leaving only a residual halo.

Several civil officials met outside, and before they could say hello, they were summoned in by Wang Shengde.

There were already three people sitting in the hall, as if they had been waiting for a while, the emperor held his head and shot straight ahead, the crown prince Li Qingyuan sat in the second position on the left, and Gu Rin was drinking tea leisurely at the other end, drinking the tense atmosphere was out of place, as if he was a person from another world.

The officials who were summoned to the meeting this time, in addition to Gu Rin, had a total of three people, namely Zhongshu Ling Shang Chong, Shizhong Huang Zuoyi, and Shangshu Ling Weiqing, who had just taken office.

The three of them saluted, and then stood aside with their heads bowed.

Emperor Qian threw the fold in his hand to the ground, furious.

"The plague broke out in Youxian County for half a month, and the epidemic spilled over and spread to the three counties, why did no one report it to the imperial court!"

Everyone's eyelids jumped, Shang Chong and Huang Zuoyi lowered their heads, pretended to be dumb, and remained silent, Wei Qing's eyes were slightly downcast, but he did not make a statement.

Emperor Qian was furious, dropped the teacup in his hand, and scolded angrily: "Okay, at the moment of the big event, I don't want to resist the blame, right, Gu Qing, go to the military staff, if you don't open your mouth to explain today, you will open your mouth to scream!" ”

Gu Rin put down the teacup, made a salute, and was waiting for the heir to come up and prepare the court staff, Shang Chong finally stood up and guessed: "From Youxian to the capital, let alone more than a thousand miles, it can be rushed to the court for half a month. ”

Li Qingyuan sneered: "Lone rushed from the capital to aid You County, and it only took five days to speed up. As he spoke, his eyes stared straight at Shang Chong, and the killing aura that came out of the army was fully revealed, "Lord Shang is probably dyed by the wine pond meat forest in the capital for a long time, and his brain is becoming more and more mediocre, so he can't remember such common sense." ”

Emperor Qian sat on the main seat, his eyes like an eagle falcon.

"Shang Qing is old, and he can't control the position under his ass, so let's go back to my hometown tomorrow."

Shang Chong's head was cold, and he thought that he had heard it wrong, he quietly raised his eyes, met Emperor Qian's cold gaze, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

No one expected that in a sudden midnight discussion, an official who was in the position of prime minister was taken off his official hat by Emperor Qian.

Gu Rin smiled at the corner of his mouth, and the prince also retracted his gaze, calm and relaxed, the two of them had already predicted today's result.

The emperor's decision, whether it is good or bad, the lower officials must kneel down and thank him.

Shang Chong trembled and knelt down, thanked the emperor lightly, and raised his head again, the wrinkles on his face seemed to be deeper.

Emperor Qian didn't give him half a look, but said, "Go back." ”

Shang Chong lowered his eyebrows and walked out of the Jinluan Palace, except for Emperor Qian, there were only four people left in the palace.

"You County broke out more than half a month ago, You County ordered not to report it, resulting in the spread of the plague, and now in addition to You County, Zhangchi County, Jingzhou County have infected people, three counties sick people, I don't know how many, I sent the supervisors, but no one went to Beijing to report." Emperor Qian said coldly: "Those faint officials, do you think that the emperor is far away, and I can't control them?" ”

Wei Qing arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that the three county supervisors assigned by the subordinate are all cronies of the DPRK and China, and the people of the inspection bureau have always enforced the law impartially, and there should be no deliberate concealment, but the three county magistrates, Yao Qian, Liu Shen and Shan Chongmin, are in charge of one side, and they have the ability to do nonsense. ”

Emperor Qian pondered for a moment, and his eyes fell on Gu Rin, "Gu Qing, what do you think?" ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, the imperial doctor should be sent immediately to help the plague. If the county magistrate of the three counties does not report it, he must have a plan and be vigilant against the court, so he should send an official to supervise and take the dark road to investigate the corruption in the three counties. Gu Rin said.

Reinforcements from the imperial court are the law, I am afraid that there are ghosts in the hearts of the three county magistrates, if they are the first to predict, they will definitely hide the fox's tail, and then check again, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

Emperor Qian nodded, acquiesced to Gu Rin's suggestion, and then instructed Wei Qing: "Lord Wei can go to the Tai Hospital to hand-pick the list, the plague has spread to the three counties, the number of people rushing to help should not be less than sixty, and tomorrow I will ward the household department, let them prepare money, open another treasury, and transfer food in case of emergency." ”

Wei Qing took the order.

Emperor Qiandi rubbed the jade fingerboard in his hand, took a sip of Runsang's tea, and continued: "There is another matter, which is also one of the reasons why I summoned you to come late at night, the prince, you tell them. ”

Li Qingyuan bowed his head, looked at the ministers present with cold eyebrows, and said: "At the same time as receiving the news of the plague in You County, Gu also heard that among the three counties, a nursery rhyme spread in an instant. ”

As soon as the word "nursery rhyme" came out, everyone pricked up their ears.

In all dynasties, nursery rhymes were not played by children, but were inextricably linked to the political changes of the imperial court and the country.

If a certain place quietly becomes popular with a nursery rhyme unconsciously, it is a precursor to the rebellion of the national thief.

Li Qingyuan wrote down the content of the nursery rhyme word for word, and his deep voice slowly swayed in the Jinluan Palace, "The moon will rise, the sun will tilt, a golden tiger in a certain month, and the dragon will raise its head." ”

The Golden Luan Hall fell into a long silence, as if all life had been deprived, and the birds were silent.

The content of the nursery rhyme is really rampant, and the word disobedience is almost written on it.

The golden tiger refers to the west, and the city of the Son of Heaven sits in the north, and the dragon carries the golden tiger, which shows the audacity of the propagandist.

Emperor Qian said coldly: "You County is in the midst of an epidemic, it is a time of war and chaos, what is the purpose of this nursery rhyme, what is the purpose, I don't need to say much, Zhu Aiqing can understand it." ”

The rest of the audience nodded their heads.

Emperor Qian continued: "This time to help, not only to send additional imperial doctors, but also to Gu Qing to lead the attendants to thoroughly investigate the nursery rhyme and annihilate the rebellious ministers and thieves in one fell swoop. ”

Gu Rin got up, lifted his robe, knelt down and said, "The minister will not disgrace his mission." ”

Li Qingyuan also knelt on the ground, and his straight back fell a neat silhouette in the hall.

Emperor Qian didn't know why, frowned and asked, "What else is the matter with the prince?" ”

Li Qingyuan said: "Father, this time You County has experienced danger, and the sons and daughters have the courage to ask to go together. ”

As soon as the words fell, Huang Zuoyi immediately knelt down, pressed his forehead to the ground, and persuaded him: "Don't do it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the body of ten thousand gold, the emperor of the country, the epidemic in You County happened suddenly, and there are many crises, so you can't go." ”

Emperor Qian's persuasion to the courtiers was already annoying, and he said impatiently: "The prince asks for the people's life, why not, the children of my Daqi royal family have not been pampered." Prince, get up, I'll give it. ”

Note: The content of the nursery rhyme draws on the "Historical Records of Zhou Benji" The moon will rise, the day will be immersed, the arc will be dressed, and the Zhou State will die. Changes have been made to this article