He was hopping, hoping that one or two of the palace maids, or even the palace guards, who had been carrying the painful moaning palace maids who had been brought here the day before, the day before, would walk out of this gate alive. However, every time I waited, I was disappointed.

The Imperial Physician Ling resolutely refused to let him in, and there was a waiter Jia who was eyeing him from the side, for fear that he would take an extra step forward. None of the people who carried it in came out alive, going in sideways, coming out sideways. Because of the particularity of the Middle Palace, and for the sake of the deceased mother, the body of the person who died of the epidemic here cannot be buried on the spot like Xuanning Palace, but carried to Qiuliao Palace for processing. There, the chamberlain deserved the water from the pond for landfill.

Regarding the recipe that Ji Duoyou brought back, although Ji Hu was almost determined to be fake. But with the hope of impossibility, I still agree with the Tai Medical Department to use this recipe for those who are dying, anyway, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor! Frustratingly, no miracles happened.

"Did everyone use that prescription?" Ji Hu asked eagerly.

"It's all ------ use." The imperial physician ordered to answer in a loud voice as much as possible from a zhang away.

"Isn't there a single one that works?"

Imperial Physician Ling shook his head in frustration and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have studied this prescription, and it is indeed a symptomatic medicine. But why, no one showed any effect, and the ministers did not know the reason. ”

"What else could it be?" Ji Hu smashed his fist on the trunk of the tree next to him, and said angrily: "The thieves are treacherous, and they intend to destroy my Zongzhou and cause the population of my dynasty to be completely lost, how can they be light on the epidemic?" Ji Duoyou, did you do it intentionally or did you ignore it? ”

Everyone present is an old man who has been in the palace for many years, who doesn't know that this young son of heaven has a resolute personality and a violent temper, at this time, who dares to say more? All of them fell to the ground, not daring to squeak.

An armored guard hurriedly ran over at this time, and arched his hand at the inner attendant Jia Yi and said, "Lord Wangcheng Ling, someone has seen you outside the palace gate." ”

The chamberlain Jia couldn't wait to scold: What doesn't have long eyes, don't look at when this is? But King Zhou was present, and he didn't answer, so he asked in a low voice: "The palace gate is locked, and the king has already ordered that the inner and outer cities are not allowed to communicate with each other." Who is so bold? ”

The guards followed the gaze of the chamberlain Jia, and then they caught a glimpse of the richly dressed young man on the side of the road, who was it if it was not King Zhou? Hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded: "The king forgives the sin, but the last general is clumsy, he didn't see the king, he didn't see the courtesy, and he was guilty of death and death!" ”

Ji Hu waved his sleeves impatiently: "Who is meeting at the palace gate?" ”

"Yes------" The guard's eyes flickered: "It's the Duke of Zhaoguo!" ”

"Young father?" Ji Hu was puzzled: "Lone early ordered the blockade of the royal city, why didn't the young father know the king's order?" Immediately, as if he knew the reason, he asked lightly, "What can he say about it?" ”

"The last general doesn't know, Zhao Guogong only let down the suspension bridge, and he has been kneeling on the bridge to plead guilty, and he must go to the corner tower to see him from afar."

"Got it, I'll be here right away."

Since the royal city was closed, only the south gate of the four palace gates in the southeast and northwest was left to communicate with the outside world, and the remaining three gates were completely closed, and personnel were not allowed to leave the palace, and only materials could be sent in. The suspension bridge on the south gate has always been lowered, connecting the two sides of the Jinshui Bridge, and the usual material trolleys are pulled to the bridge deck, and then pushed into the palace gate by the palace guards, and then the empty car is put on the suspension bridge after unloading. A trembling suspension bridge connects the royal palace with the outside world------

At this time, on this only lifeline, a clear cyan figure knelt down here, reflecting the tall and majestic royal city, and it was heart-wrenching. Ji Hu climbed the corner tower and looked down, his heart was stirred with all kinds of feelings, whether it was heartache, loss, or even a little anger, he couldn't tell.

The guard shouted loudly: "Xiangguo, the king is here, please tell me directly!" ”

Zhao Bohu looked up in the direction of the corner tower, and although he was far away, Ji Hu could still feel his gaze like a torch, stabbing his cheeks with fever. He calmed down and asked loudly: "The sun is scorching, please tell me what the young father has to do, don't let the heat hurt your body!" ”

"Thank you for your care!" Zhao Bohu bowed deeply: "Please give an order to the king to pardon General Sima Ji Duoyou of the royal city!" ”

Sure enough, it's for him! Ji Hu snorted coldly and deliberately asked, "Why?" ”

"The king, Princess Zhongji died suddenly, and the king was in a hurry, and it was inevitable that he would be angry. Ran Ji Duoyou ran in many ways for the epidemic side, and was in danger without the slightest fear. The epidemic prescription brought back this time is also obtained by going through thousands of difficulties and dangers, even if this party is fake, it is also a treacherous and bad man, and it has nothing to do with Ziliang! Please forgive him for his sake, which has no merit and toil for his sake. ”

Zhao Bohu's words were sincere, but somehow, Ji Hu just felt a little harsh, and retorted: "Young father doesn't know, Ji Ziliang brought back the epidemic prescription, and rushed to Xuanning Palace first, instead of coming to Xiang Gu Fu, or rushing to the Imperial Doctor's Office. Who is the most important person in his heart? Needless to say, the young father also knows it. ”

"The conscience of the son is pure and open-minded, and he acts recklessly in everything, and even if there is something wrong with his behavior, he will not be guilty of this!" Zhao Bohu was really anxious, and when he heard that Duoyou was shackled and thrown into Xuanning Palace, he couldn't believe his ears. A soldier can be killed but not humiliated, if he is humiliated like this, he will never live in the world for the rest of his life. As soon as he got the news, he hurried to the outside of the palace to ask for an audience, and he could not care about anything.

"Isn't that the sin?" Ji Hu nodded, not knowing whether it was positive or negative. After a long time, he finally forced himself to calm down, and replied: "Lone has forgotten that he has not yet been in power, and he has no right to take the minister's life and death, and he really shouldn't be guilty of it, it is Lone's negligence." ”

Is this clearly ironic that he has monopolized the government? Zhao Bohu heard a cold sweat, knelt down and kowtowed: "The minister is afraid, although the minister has to be entrusted by the king and queen to temporarily take over the government, but the minister has no intention of arbitrarily powering. When the king is twenty and crowned, the minister will return with a seal, and if he bears today's words, he will die without a place to be buried! ”

Ji Hu was also angry for a while, and he didn't choose what to say, and when he heard that Zhao Bohu made this poisonous oath, he suddenly softened his heart and said: "Young father, Lone has no such intentions!" The young father is a lonely teacher, and he has long been exempted from kneeling, please get up! ”

This is to go down the steps, but Zhao Bohu still refuses, and repeatedly begged: "Please be lenient with the king!" If there is anything wrong, the minister will bear it! ”

Ji Hu sighed: "That's it! Originally, he was not a big deal, and the truth of the epidemic was not something he could control. It's just that Xuanning Palace is the place where the epidemic first started, and since he has already entered, he can only be released after three days when it is confirmed that he is not infected with the epidemic. ”

Seeing that King Zhou was about to leave the female wall of the corner tower, he summoned Bohu and shouted: "The king of the ministers begs to remove the shackles of Ziliang first!" ”

Ji Hu waved his hand, as if he was a little tired: "Just rely on the young father!" ”

"King Xie!" Zhao Bohu knelt for a long time, and just stood up holding on to the iron railing of the drawbridge, when he suddenly heard Ji Hu shouting from the corner tower: "Young father, how is the situation in the royal capital?" ”

"Oh, the king!" Zhao Bohu arched his hand and said: "The minister and Ho Jing ordered hundreds of wild cats and domestic cats to be released for several days, catching all the rats in the city, and at the same time ordering all households to clean the courtyard and kitchen, so that fleas have no way to hide. In the past few days, the city has been calm as usual, and the ministers have also ordered all the government offices to patrol day and night, and they are not allowed to ignore it! ”

"That's good." Ji Hu whispered: "First Xuanning Palace, then the entire palace------ if the plague spreads from the palace, I don't know how many people will die!" He said to Zhao Bohu: "Everything outside the palace depends on the young father!" ”

"What is within the minister's share, why should the king be concerned!"

The six-foot umbrella-covered bronze chariot drove on the long street of Hojing, attracting the envy of the market. This kind of car has a cover and no canopy, and the passengers can sit and stand, and passers-by and people in the city can also see the people on the car at a glance. The chariot is tall and large, the bronze body is shining, the six-foot umbrella cover is extremely luxurious, and the four fiery red horses are even more majestic. Galloping on the long street, who doesn't know that this is the car of the Xiangguo Zhaogong who dominates the dynasty?

I don't think it on weekdays, but today Zhao Bohu feels that this car is too ostentatious, and he feels like a man on his back when he stands on it. What does Jihu mean? Do you think you don't care about protecting the royal city, and you care too much about Duoyou? Thinking about it carefully, Ji Hu thinks so, it is not wrong. Today's behavior is indeed out of line with the code of conduct of a minister, and it is a bit out of line. But if you care, you will be chaotic, and you can't help yourself!

Although it is in the middle of summer, the early morning in Hokyo is still a little refreshing.

An extremely ordinary two-horse cart drove into a secluded and secluded long street with several twists and turns, and when it reached the end of three or two steps, it suddenly turned into a stone alley. At the end of the alley, there was another turn, and the cart suddenly stopped. The coachman looked back and whispered, "Guest officer, this alley is too narrow to return to." ”

There was a light cough in the car, and a sturdy young man with a bamboo crown stepped out of the car, and after paying a few dollars, the cart left the guest and turned back.

The young man stood at the entrance of the alley and looked at it, and couldn't help frowning. The alley behind the long street is a peculiar: on the left and right are dark stone walls, high enough to obscure the view of the rooftops on all sides. The alley, which originally only held only one car, has become a deep canyon under the high wall. At the entrance of the alley, there are two old elm trees with huge crowns, and the branches stretch out and embrace each other, blocking the deep alleyway canyon into a dark place.

In such a scene, if passers-by rush by, standing outside the old tree, they will never be able to see the entrance of the alley. The young man sighed: "Master has taken great pains to find such a place, but it is too secluded!" ”

Walking into the alley, a smell of rotten leaves came to my face. It is clearly a stone roadway, but there is no sound under the feet, and it is so quiet that it makes people's hearts beat faster. Looking down, the fallen leaves have been piled up more than a foot deep, but the corrupt fallen leaves in the middle have faint footprints, which is not very obvious path.