At this moment, Zhao Changqing's heart is very painful. He is not a cold-blooded person. Although he sometimes likes to kill innocent people because of his stupidity, he has always taken seriously those who treat him well and are willing to really sacrifice their lives for him.

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For example, Zhao Yun in front of him, or Xiao Yuming who was out on business, who didn't interfere with him earning mediocrity points? But what about in the end? Which of these people is not in a high position now?

Because he knew very well in his heart that he could not drive away people who truly served him and worked hard for him just for the sake of stupidity. This was first of all a stupid approach, and secondly it was unethical.

The death of that big brother really stimulated him. If he really died because of his own interests, then it would be fitting for me to die for the king. But to die of this disease, this is something Zhao Changqing cannot accept. Even,

This disease is also likely to be man-made.

If that were really the case, it would be too hateful.

Zhao Changqing asked Zhao Yun: "Yu Ming has been away for so long, why hasn't he come back? It's just a slaughterhouse, so why waste so much time?"

Zhao Yun didn't know how to answer, so he had to say: "How about I go to see the situation?"

Zhao Changqing shook his head and said: "Wait a while, with you by my side, I can calm down a little bit."

Zhao Yun was stunned after hearing this. Perhaps it was because of the plague that made His Majesty a little sad?

After about a while, Xiao Yuming returned and reported to Zhao Changqing: "Your Majesty, there are 123 people in the slaughterhouse, none of them survived, but among them, there was no one who went to buy ingredients yesterday, and the cook

The new faces the soldiers saw.

The general turned the entire slaughterhouse upside down before discovering these corpses. According to the identity verification and the police officer, these dead people were all laborers and butchers in the slaughterhouse. They had probably been dead for two days.

Already."

Zhao Changqing frowned at Xiao Yuming when he heard the sound, stared at him and said, "You mean, everyone in the slaughterhouse was transferred? In public, they were all silenced?"

Xiao Yuming heard that His Majesty's tone was unkind, so he knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, preliminary judgment is that it is indeed the case. The general has already sent people to investigate the matter strictly, and the whole city is rounding up the strange faces that came to the city in the past two days.

I believe that given time, these people will be arrested and brought to justice."

Zhao Changqing gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and kicked Xiao Yuming on the shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground, but he immediately straightened his body and knelt down.

Although His Majesty's move was unexpected, it was within reason.

After all, this matter is really a matter of negligence and carelessness.

Zhao Changqing kicked him and was still angry, and immediately cursed: "Are you still embarrassed to say these things? This is Lingnan Fucheng, and we have an army of 400,000 here! But unexpectedly, someone with ulterior motives walked in, and

All over the sky and across the sea, all our soldiers were infected with this plague!

Xiao Yuming, Xiao Yuming, what do you want me to say about you? And you, Zhao Yun! You two really impress me! Under our noses, you actually let some gangsters and even rebels

Sneaked into the city and caused such serious losses to our army!

You two, tell me, how should I punish you?"

After thinking about it, it is not difficult for everyone to guess that the plague in the army is probably inseparable from the executioners who killed 123 people in the slaughterhouse. However, who dares to reach into the army of the imperial court?

?

There is no one else except the rebels now.

The only thing I can't figure out now is how they were able to create or possess the sources of these plagues?

Xiao Yuming and Zhao Yun looked at each other, and both clasped their fists and said in unison: "Please forgive me!"

Zhao Changqing took a deep breath, trying to calm down his emotions, and then said: "Of course the crime must be punished. When you return to the capital, each of you will get two hundred military sticks. Now, you can give me snacks. I don't want anyone to appear again."

trouble!"

Zhao Yun said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if something like this is discovered in the city, we are willing to come and see you!"

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yuming also expressed his position that he must get to the bottom of this matter, arrest all those angry people, and let them experience the hellish pain.

In this way, Zhao Changqing nodded with satisfaction and said: "I just thought about it and I can't delay the plague any longer. I and the sick soldiers can't wait until Zhu Yanxiu arrives.

If the announcement continues, a large reward will be offered to anyone who can cure the plague, and all states and highways will urgently mobilize doctors, medicinal materials, etc. to quickly transport them to Lingnan Prefecture."

Xiao Yuming and others thought that by doing this, your majesty would be making it public that the general was infected with the plague. Wouldn't it make people panic? And once the impact continues to expand, it is likely to have a certain impact on your majesty's power.

loss.

So Xiao Yuming stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, isn't this too fast? If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of it, I'm afraid the whole world will be panicked."

Zhao Changqing thought for a while and said decisively: "I can't worry so much anymore. After all, paper can't cover the fire. If the plague situation continues to spread, every human life will be lost."

Now that the emperor has said so, what else can they, the ministers, do?

What's more, what His Majesty said makes some sense, but everyone thinks about the problem from a different perspective.

Xiao Yuming and the others considered the issue from the emperor's perspective.

Zhao Changqing, on the other hand, considered the problem from the perspective of the soldiers lying on their sickbeds.

The starting points are different, and it is normal to have some differences.

Just when Zhao Changqing was about to issue an order, he learned a piece of news.

The news was reported via scouts.

Currently, the whole Lingnan Province is full of rumors that God has sent down criminal laws because of his lack of moral integrity, which has infected the army with the plague.

After Zhao Changqing heard the news, he sneered at Xiao Yuming and others: "Okay, the plague has been revealed. Don't think too much, it must be those traitors."

A sneer is a sneer, but Zhao Changqing is not angry because of his reputation. On the contrary, the worse his reputation is among the people, the happier he is.

He was angry because the actions of these rebels were so shameless and hateful!

Xiao Yuming said: "Your Majesty, I will ask someone to write an article and make the truth of this matter public to the public, so that the rebel plan will fail."

Zhao Changqing shook his head and said: "Personal reputation is insignificant. What we need to do most now is to curb the development of the plague, secondly to find the reason why they were able to create this plague, and thirdly, and most importantly, to do our best to

Do your best to save the lives of every soldier."

Zhao Yun and others nodded, and he was the first to speak: "Then, Your Majesty, let's follow your will and mobilize all the resources of the states and roads to control the epidemic here in the shortest possible time."

They all thought clearly in their hearts that the best way to save His Majesty's reputation now that the matter has come to this point is to eliminate the epidemic in the shortest possible time, as His Majesty said.

After all... After thinking about it carefully, they discovered a truth.

People don't look at how beautiful you say it, but how well you do it.

If you don't do a good enough job, your words will be blown away.

At this moment, a guard came to report that they encountered a group of people dressed as Taoist priests at the city gate. Because they thought their identities were suspicious, they did not let them enter the city. Instead, they gathered outside the city and asked to see them.

Own.

At that time, Zhao Changqing felt a little confused, Taoist?

When I think about it carefully, I realize that I have nothing to do with those charlatans and sorcerers!

etc...

Taoist priest? Taoist palace? Little Taoist nun on the Huaihe River?

"Yu Ming stays in the barracks and is responsible for stabilizing the mood of the soldiers. Also, those who pretend to be butchers in the slaughterhouse and come to harm our soldiers must be found.

Zilong will follow me to the city gate to have a look. In this critical period, we should not let them enter the city until their identities are known. I also want to see what these smart people are talking about when they come to me." Zhao Changqing

After saying that, he left, followed closely by Zhao Yun.

Xiao Yuming bowed to the emperor's departing back and said: "The last general takes orders."

When he arrived at the city gate, Zhao Changqing was startled.

In front of the city gate, there were about three to four hundred Taoist priests gathered, which was really unexpected.

After these Taoist priests saw the emperor's true form, they all performed the Taoist Ziwu Jue and bowed to him: "I, the poor Taoist, have seen your majesty."

Zhao Changqing waved his hand and looked at these Taoist priests. Although there were men and women, he did not find the little Taoist nun. He felt a little disappointed. He said to these Taoist priests: "What do you mean you came to me?"

The leader was an old Taoist priest with gray hair, who was an elder in the Taoist palace. His Taoist name was Xuan Chengzi. On behalf of all the Taoist priests, he said to the emperor: "Reporting to your majesty, Pindao and others are all from the great Wei Dynasty.

All Taoist sects are willing to travel across mountains and rivers to come here to help Your Majesty and eliminate those witchcraft rebels."

Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "How can I trust what you say?"

Xuanchengzi said: "I heard that the barracks in the city were infected with the plague for no reason. I guessed that this was a man-made epidemic created by witchcraft and poisonous insects and wild beasts. We have been practicing medicine since we were young.

Maybe this technique can solve this plague in the army."

Zhao Changqing's eyes turned cold and he said, "Where did you learn that a plague broke out in the military camp in the city?"

Xuanchengzi said: "I met many beggars along the way. I learned from their mouths that a plague broke out in the military camp in the city, and that Your Majesty was also slandered by the rebels."

In this way, it is roughly the same as the information Zhao Changqing just obtained.

I was somewhat convinced in my heart, but I still had doubts, "Why are you Taoists who usually only know how to practice Qingxiu, why are you willing to help me?"

Xuanchengzi replied: "There are two reasons. First, Your Majesty is a peerless wise king from ancient times to the present. To help Your Majesty is to help the common people in the world. Second, since ancient times, Taoism and witchcraft have never stopped fighting.

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Zhao Changqing understood what this meant.

It's probably a means of mutual use.

He said: "You said you can cure the plague. Well, I will give you three days and give you another patient. If you can cure him within three days, I will make Taoism the state religion from now on. If you cure

If it's not good for him, I want you and them to be buried with that patient.

In these three days, I can only let these people from the Taoist sect who came with you feel aggrieved and live in a small camp outside the city. What do you think?"

After finishing speaking, he also added in his heart, "You are the wise king, and your whole family is the wise king!"

Xuan Chengzi frowned when he heard the sound.

Isn't His Majesty too suspicious?

But then I thought about it, through the ages, as long as there is one emperor through the ages, who is not a suspicious and jealous person?
Chapter completed!