The officers and soldiers who escorted the people saw Tai Hao, the deputy general guarding the city, and when they saw Tai Hao talking to Gu Jicong, they stopped the team. Gu Jicong sighed deeply and said, "Alas! I'm infected with the plague, Lord Taihao, they took me to kill me, can you save me? ”

Tai Hao said: "Brother Gu Ji Cong, please rest assured, they will not kill you, but will only temporarily isolate you in the Cat God Temple." In a few days, the divine doctor will come, and then he will take care of the plague. ”

Gu Jicong said: "Lord Taihao doesn't know that there is no miracle doctor who can cure this plague. Many of the people who captured the Cat Temple died there, and we had to wait there to die. After saying that, he kept sobbing.

When Taihao heard this, on the one hand, he felt sad, and the people who had the plague could only wait for death; On the other hand, he began to be anxious again, what if Jiayu and Dumb Shan reached the agreed deadline of one month and couldn't come back. Just thinking about it, Gu Jicong knelt beside Taihao with a "flutter", hugged Taihao's legs, and shouted in grief: "Lord Taihao, you have to save me, you must save me!" As he spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably, like a child.

Seeing him like this, Tai Hao also became kind, and said to the officer and soldier: "Let him go first, if Lord Bi Luojing asks, he will say that I asked you to release him." He gave the officer and soldier a tael of silver, and the officer and soldier put Gu Ji Cong away, and Gu Ji Cong was immediately grateful, but he couldn't go back to his home, so Tai Hao took him to the deputy general's mansion.

Gu Jicong said to Tai Hao gratefully: "Thank you for your kindness!" When I get better, I will definitely repay you well. ”

Tai Hao waved his hand to signal that he was not welcome, and then took Gu Jicong to the Deputy General's Mansion, and asked Daxi to give him a house in the corner, which was empty within a radius of five meters. Taihao instructed all the people in the house to cover their mouths and noses with a face towel every day, and no one should go near the room where Gu Jicong lived, so as not to be infected. Only one family member is responsible for delivering three meals a day to Gu Jicong on time.

Puzzled, Onishi asked Tai Hao: "Gu Ji Cong is suffering from the plague, why do you still let him live in the mansion, and you still want us to raise him for nothing?" Taihao smiled slightly, and did not answer his words. Taihao has his own plans in his heart, but he doesn't want to tell Daxi for the time being.

Seeing that the one-month deadline is coming soon, but Juyu and Dumb Shan still haven't come back, which makes Taihao even more worried.

With only one day to go before the one-month deadline, Bi Luojing couldn't wait any longer and took all the people infected with the plague outside the city. A firewood stack about three feet long, six feet wide and six feet high, and tied the plague-stricken people to the firewood stack, ready to burn them to death. Just as the fire was being lit, Taihao arrived in time. Tai Hao bowed to Bi Luojing and said, "Lord Bi Luojing, this month's deadline has not yet arrived, why are you in such a hurry, and now you want to kill the people infected with the plague?" ”

Bi Luojing said: "Lord Taihao, there is only one day left, I think the miracle doctor you invited will not come, these people are trapped by the plague, they also want to die early, it is too sinful to live, it is better for them to die than to live." ”

Tai Hao said: "The divine doctor I invited is on the road now, there is still a day to go, if the divine doctor really doesn't come, it will not be too late for Lord Bi Luojing to kill them tomorrow." ”

Bi Luojing said: "Lord Taihao, you should know better than anyone else that no miracle doctor can cure the plague, killing them today is the same as killing them tomorrow, early death can also be early superbirth." ”

Tai Hao arched his hand and said: "They are all fresh lives, they all have family and friends, and I also ask Lord Bi Luojing to show mercy." ”

Bi Luojing said: "By the way, Lord Taihao, I heard from the officers and soldiers that you saved a plague a few days ago, and you just don't follow the rules." However, it doesn't matter, I have already asked the officers and soldiers to go to Lord Taihao's mansion to arrest him, and this incident will not be punished if it never happened. ”

At this time, two officers and soldiers escorted Gu Jicong to the outside of the city, and Gu Jicong saw Taihao and shouted: "Lord Taihao, save me!" ”

Tai Hao said: "Lord Bi Luojing does not deal with these people at the agreed time, and he also does not act according to the rules, and I ask Lord Bi Luojing to stop." ”

Bi Luojing said: "Tell Lord Taihao the truth, this is all the order of the city lord!" As he spoke, he shouted to all the officers and soldiers: "All officers and soldiers obey the order and prepare to light the fire!" ”

At this moment, only one voice shouted: "Brother Taihao, we are back!" Taihao turned around and saw that it was Ju Yu and Dumb Shan, but he didn't see Tian Maung's miracle doctor, but he still ran directly to the officer and soldier who was about to light the fire, and used a trick to "catch the wind and catch the shadow", knocking the officer and soldier to the ground, and immediately extinguished the torch.

Bi Luojing saw that Taihao directly extinguished the torch, and wanted to be angry, but seeing that Taihao had such profound skills, he didn't dare to step forward to stop him. Taihao hurried to meet Jiayu and Dumb Shan, they were hurrying day and night, they were exhausted, after Jiayu got off the horse, her legs were weak, and she lay directly on Taihao, Taihao asked: "Sister Jiayu, why didn't Tianxiang Divine Doctor come together?" ”

Xuan Yu panted and said, "Doctor Tian Maung didn't want to go with us, but he gave me a bottle of medicine. ”

Taihao hurriedly asked, "What medicine?" ”

Qi Yu took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and said to Taihao, "This is the medicine." ”

Tai Hao thought to himself: "Why is Tian Maung's divine doctor so stingy, the people in the city who are infected with the plague are eight or nine hundred, how can this medicine be." Just as he was about to say his thoughts, Yu Yu said: "Doctor Tian Maung said that fill a pot of water with a cauldron, boil it until it boils, and then drop one drop of the medicine, and that drop can cure the plague of ten thousand people." ”

At this time, Bi Luojing saw that there was no miracle doctor in the future, and sneered: "Lord Taihao, where is the miracle doctor?" "Then he will continue to order the killing of all the people infected with the plague.

Tai Hao stopped him, took the medicine and said to the people who were infected with the plague: "Although the divine doctor did not come, he brought the magic medicine to treat the plague, and everyone is saved!" ”

When the people who were infected with the plague suddenly heard this, they couldn't believe it, and they were stunned, and Gu Jicong asked, "Lord Taihao, is this true?" ”

Tai Hao said: "Of course this is true, everyone must believe that the plague that everyone has contracted will be cured soon!" ”

Bi Luojing sneered: "Lord Taihao, don't lie to them, just this small bottle of medicine, if it is really effective, can only cure a common person infected with the plague, right?" ”

Tai Hao did not answer Bi Luojing's question, he ordered more than a dozen officers and soldiers to set up a large pot outside the city, and the pot was filled with water. After boiling for about half an hour, the water finally boiled, and Taihao dropped a drop of the medicine, fearing that it would have no effect, so he dropped another drop. Sent a few officers and soldiers to the city to bring spoons and hundreds of bowls, Tai Hao personally scooped a bowl and gave the bowl to Gu Jicong, who thought that now he could only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and drank the bowl of medicine. After about a quarter of an hour, Gu Jicong's face and body couldn't stop sweating; After another quarter of an hour, Gu Jicong already felt very comfortable. Gu Jicong shouted repeatedly: "It's strange! Amazing! It's true, I'm cured, I'm cured......"

Seeing this, Bi Luojing hurriedly instructed a doctor to examine Gu Jicong, and after the doctor's examination, he praised it and said, "It's really strange, there is really a medicine that can cure the plague, it's really strange......"

When the people heard this, they gathered around to watch. Bi Luojing wondered what kind of medicine could cure this plague? So he asked the doctor to ask Tai Hao. The doctor walked up to Tai Hao and arched his hand: "Lord Tai Hao, can you tell me what kind of magic medicine this is, it is so magical." ”

Tai Hao lent the bottle of medicine to the doctor and smelled it, and the doctor said: "It's really strange, the old doctor has never smelled such a miracle medicine in his life, this is neither the taste of Tusu wine, nor the taste of Wei Rui soup, what kind of recipe is used to make this?" It's really strange, the old decay is really insightful. ”

Tai Hao asked the doctor, "What is this Tusu wine and Wei Rui soup?" ”

The physician replied, "Lord Taihao doesn't know, and in order to cure this plague, he has used a lot of prescriptions before and after. Including Tusu wine, Taiyi Liujin San, Xionghuang San, Ghost Killing Pill, Tiger Head Ghost Killing Pill, Biwen Ghost Killing Pill, Xionghuang Pill, Chisan, Powder Body Powder, Weirui Soup and so on. After finishing speaking, he picked up the bottle of medicine and looked at it carefully, and returned it to Taihao. continued: "This bottle of medicine is completely different from those medicines, dare to ask Lord Taihao, where did you find this medicine. ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "This is from a senior of this official, and the name of that divine doctor is Tian Maung." ”

When the doctor heard Tian Maung's name, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "But that Tian Maung miracle doctor who was once famous in the rivers and lakes?" ”

Tai Hao said: "Tian Maung Divine Doctor has indeed walked the rivers and lakes for many years. ”

The doctor suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. said: "It turned out to be the medicine dispensed by Tian Maung Shen Doctor, so it is not surprising, there is no disease in the world that Tian Maung God cannot cure." But I heard that the Tian Maung Divine Doctor has long since retired to the rivers and lakes, I don't know where Lord Taihao found the Tian Maung Divine Doctor? ”

Tai Hao smiled: "It's inconvenient to tell you about this." ”

Tai Hao hurriedly ordered the officers and soldiers to distribute bowls to the people infected with the plague and scoop the soup in the pot for them. The people drank it one by one, and soon they were all cured. Gu Jicong took the lead in kneeling down for Taihao and said, "Thank you Lord Taihao for saving your life!" The other people also knelt in front of Taihao and shouted in unison: "Thank you Lord Taihao for saving your life." Seeing that Taihao had really cured the people's illness, Bi Luojing returned to the city with a group of officers and soldiers in a hurry.

Taihao said to the people: "You all go home and take a good bath and rest!" ”

After the people returned to the city, they all praised the bravery of Tai Hao, the deputy general of the city, and the people of the whole city said that he was really a parent official who asked for the life of the people, and after eradicating the plague, Tai Hao's reputation among the masses directly surpassed that of the city lord Yao Fuji. Many years later, there was also such a poem circulating in Shizhu City, which recorded Taihao's deeds of eradicating the plague for Pinghe City:

Taihao arrived in Pinghe City,

The mission of the Son of Heaven is in mind.

Cut down the plague and show its might,

The people have a good name in their hearts.