The night was deep, and the Xuanning Palace was as silent as death. A slender figure appeared like a ghost under the palace wall and made a gesture that seemed to be cupping. Suddenly, dozens of jumping insect shadows were jumping happily, and a few of them happened to land on the edge of the dog hole in the corner, and leaned out eagerly. Finally, he scrambled to jump out and disappeared beyond the palace walls------

Three days later, Ji Duoyou hurriedly walked into the district, raised his feet and walked to the first room on the left. shouted as he walked: "Ji Jie, Ji Jie, what's wrong with you?" What disease do you have? ”

"General, stay behind, Hugh wants to come in!" As soon as Duoyou's feet stepped on the threshold, he heard a earnest cry from the kang: "I'm afraid that the little one is infected with the epidemic!" General, don't come in! ”

"What?" Duoyou casually tore a piece of his shirt and covered his face, and said, "I'm covering my face, it's okay, let me come in and have a look!" After speaking, he couldn't help but walk towards Ji Jie.

Before he got closer, Duoyou clearly saw a bright red spot on Ji Jie's neck, and his heart was cold. Ji Jie lay upright on the bamboo mat of the big kang, with a face towel covering his face, panting heavily. Duoyou stood beside him with his hands in his hands, looking at him attentively, with a little confusion and melancholy in his eyes, and after a long time, he asked leisurely: "Do you ----- have any red spots?" When did it start? ”

Ji Jie gasped, and his words were very laborious: "Red spots? There are ------ on my neck and wrists------ and my thigh hurts so badly------"

"I'll take a look." Ji Duoyou tore a piece of clothing in half, wrapped his hands tightly, and then went to lift Ji Jie's shirt. Sure enough, there was a gangrene in the groin, and it looked like there was pus and blood in it. Needless to say, what kind of disease this is, it is clear at a glance. He asked in a trembling voice, "How did you get ------ it?" Aren't the people in Xuanning Palace unable to come out? Even the Imperial Doctor can't come out, how did you get it? ”

"I don------'t know if it's small," Ji Jie spoke more and more laboriously: "The ------ on duty the night before yesterday seemed to have been bitten by some insect, and it seemed to be a ------ flea." The little ones didn't care, they didn't care------ they started to feel uncomfortable if they didn't want to. ”

"Fleas?" Duoyou was stunned, he had been guarding against rats before, and he did not hesitate to wipe out the rats in the entire royal city. But according to Ji Jie, not only rats, but also fleas can infect people------ how can this be prevented? The bell must be tied to the bell, and it seems that the answer can only be found from the source.

He must be a god, cover the futon for Ji Jie, and persuade: "You can rest in peace, I will definitely try to find a way, no matter what, I will save your life." ”

"Life and death are fateful, the general should not force it!" Ji Jie suddenly spit out a sentence with great clarity. Duoyou was sad, lowered his head and walked out of the district, and walked towards the gate of Xuanning Palace.

Even during the day, the shadow of death still loomed over Xuanning Palace. From the palace gate to the back bedroom, on this road, there is no palace person walking. The creaking under the feet is still the fallen leaves and dead branches of the winter, and no one has cleaned them for a long time.

A large pit has been dug in the center of the former Huapu, and the side of the pit is covered with frankincense coptis. Tayu smelled a disgusting stench, as if it was coming from the pit. He couldn't help but take a closer look, Rao was a battle-hardened man, and he was also taken aback by the scene in front of him.

At the bottom of the pit, there is a thick layer of lime, which is smoking and boiling. The quicklime at the edge of the pit is piled up into a hill, and the spilled bubbles burst into the air. At the bottom of the pit lay about seven or eight slightly curved corpses, all of which were among the palace maids and attendants. In the palace of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which advocated "Zhou Li" and regarded death as life, it was really forced by the situation to discard this last bit of shame, and it was not decent to care about it, and both men and women were buried together.

While he was startled, two masked attendants staggered to the edge of the pit carrying a stretcher. With a wave of his hand, a stubborn male corpse slammed into the pit, and before the shaking dead man could stand still, two attendants threw down a shovel of quicklime and smashed it on the dead man's face.

In the silence, Duoyou clearly heard the moaning sound coming from the stone house next to the pit. Obviously, it was an isolation place for the people of the infected palace, and as long as they breathed, they would be thrown into the nearest big pit. And the people in the stone house can only do so if they die------

I can't stand it, it's hell on earth! Duoyou hated to yell and vent the nameless anger in his chest. But no, I'm afraid the air here can infect people! He tightened the face towel around his face and walked towards the back of the dormitory. If Eyao is really the author of this terrible plague, then she has to take responsibility for the sins she has created! ωω.net

E Yao still allowed him to meet outside the curtain of the palace door, but Duoyou was not as good-tempered as last time, and said bluntly: "Niangniang, this Xuanning Palace has become a dead place, if it is really related to Niangniang, these palace people have served Niangniang for many years, and there is no merit and hard work." Is the mother really so hard-hearted that she refuses to come to the rescue? ”

E Yao seemed to be stunned, and before she could speak, Duoyou continued to ask: "I don't know why Niangniang came, but now even Niangniang's own life is in danger, don't you really want to give yourself a way out?" ”

There was a long sigh from inside: "What can I do?" There is no cure for this disease, only to wait for death. ”

"It's man-made." Seeing that she was somewhat relieved, Duoyou further persuaded: "Niang Niang only needs to tell the whereabouts of the three masters who placed the rat Gu at the beginning, and the small one is to chase to the edge of the sky, and also ask for an answer." ”

Silent. After a long time, Duoyou heard a clear answer: "Qiaoshan may have an answer." ”

"Hashiyama?" Duoyou Yixi: "Thank you Niangniang." ”

raised his feet and was about to run out, but was stopped by Eyao: "Slow! ”

Duoyou turned around and bowed: "What else does Niangniang command?" ”

"I know that I am full of evil, and that death will not atone for his sins. But when a man is about to die, his words are good. There are a few words to remind the general. ”

Duoyou was stunned, but still gave up his hand and said: "I am willing to listen to the teachings of Niangniang." ”

"Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and the emperor's heart is the most difficult to guess since ancient times. What's more, when today's son is resolute and resolute, and has the determination to revive the Zhou room, the general must be even more careful. ”

These words were a little inexplicable, and Duoyou was puzzled: "Why did Niangniang say this? The Son of Heaven has a certain credit, and he relies on Zhao Zimu, how can he say this? ”

"Humph! If you let it go, your body will die. A cold snort came from behind the curtain: "The general thinks that the Son of Heaven appointed you as the Sima of Wangcheng, is it really believed in you?" Or are you not at ease, so I put you by my side? The general is a smart man, so think about it yourself! Hongu is tired, so go ahead. ”

Duoyou no longer argues, whether E Yao's words are really for her own good, or whether she wants to provoke the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and wait for time to test. The most important thing at the moment is to hurry to Qiaoshan and find the three masters.