Working in the hot summer is indeed an extremely grueling job.
For Yong Kai, who had been pampered for many years, even if there was an ice bucket in the room, he was still sweating profusely from the heat and could not calm down to deal with the documents.
But there was nothing he could do. Who asked him to boast to Meng Huo that he would do his best to mobilize troops and horses to deal with various actions that Duosi might take next.
As a last resort, he could only convince himself that he would reluctantly sacrifice his body for the sake of dominating Nanzhong in the future...
Of course, although he said it was self-sacrifice, in fact, his working environment was not comparable to that of ordinary hardworking people.
Just at this time, it was mid-afternoon, and Yong Kai was leaning in the beauty's arms. She was fanning him and feeding him fruits. Except for the fact that he was moaning innocently, there was nothing else.
Did he feel any discomfort?
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"Master, you have been resting for most of an hour, it's time to get up."
"Just rest for a moment, just rest for a moment. You see, I have a migraine. I have to lie in your arms, Shuxiang, to feel better. Even sleeping on the bed has no effect."
"Humph, sir, you know how to take advantage of Shu Xiang."
"How can I say I'm taking advantage of you? Your whole being is mine. I don't want my wealth to go to other people's fields!"
The young woman named Shuxiang was dressed in a flowery dress. From a distance, she looked like a small tree full of flowers.
She picked a purple-red fruit from the plate nearby and gently brought it to Yong Kai's mouth. Yong Kai tilted his head lazily, swallowed the fruit into his mouth, and chewed it happily.
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The two of them exchanged a few words, and their words were all very ambiguous love words. There was no sign of work at all.
Yong Kai laughed and teased Shu Xiang. He turned around and looked at the fruits on the plate again. He saw that the plate was empty except for an empty branch, so his mood was slightly affected...
"Speaking of which, these rose apples are really delicious. I have never been able to eat such a delicious fruit even in Chengdu before - I heard that the rose apples came from the Western Regions, and they are only easy to grow in Liangzhou -"
Shu Xiang smiled softly, wiped the juice from Yong Kai's beard, and immediately explained:
"You didn't expect that there are people in Yuexiu who specialize in growing rose apples, right?
In fact, what you said is correct. The rose apples here were also introduced from the Western Regions. At that time, the rose apples flowed into the Central Plains, and many dignitaries wanted to plant them, but they failed in the end due to various reasons - later
When no one paid attention to this matter, the seeds of sweet apples traveled through many places through some businessmen and came to Yuexun - something that the Han people could not grow, but these barbarians were able to grow it. How could this happen?
Are you going to reason with me?"
"Hmm, so that's it..."
"It's a pity that it's still too precious... Even if I can afford it, the output can't increase. Many times, I can't even eat it even if I want to."
Feeling the fragrant breeze blowing from the beauty's side, Yong Kai slowly closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep again.
However, at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the courtyard.
Yong Kai, who was still asleep, heard the noise and sat up excitedly:
"Hey! Listen to that voice outside, but my subordinates bought rose apples for me?"
"Ah...Master, where are you going?"
"Of course I'm going to pick up the rose fruits! The grapes are so delicate that they must be soaked in an ice bucket. I want to take the first bite of the coolest rose fruits, so I have to hurry up and get here!"
Yong Kai happily put on his single clothes, opened the door and walked out.
Shuxiang Beauty was left alone in the room, sighing helplessly.
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Yong Kai hurriedly walked out of the door and went straight to the central courtyard of the government office. As soon as he walked out of the backyard gate, he saw many guards gathered at the entrance of the government office.
Not knowing what the chaos in front was shouting, Yong Kai walked over without thinking.
"Give me a break, where have my rose apples gone?"
Perhaps Yong Kai's appearance was too sudden. None of the soldiers who were pushed aside by him seemed to recognize his identity. Naturally, no one explained to him what happened outside the door.
I saw Yong Kai walking out of the door unobstructed, and when I looked up, I saw a carriage parked on the opposite side of the street...
"My rose apple!"
Yong Kai shouted excitedly and jumped out of the crowd, also passing over the soldiers in front who were conveying news to the commander in chief.
He rushed forward and immediately saw a large object wrapped in linen behind the carriage. It was long and rectangular, and seemed a little bit unlike an ice bucket containing rose fruits.
Of course Yong Kai was confused...but excitement took over his emotions. Without thinking, he reached out towards the linen cloth, trying to lift it off...
At this moment, the soldier who was about to drive the carriage finally noticed Yong Kai's presence. When he saw him reaching out towards the linen cloth, a look of horror immediately appeared in his eyes, and he exclaimed:
"Sir! No! Under that cloth is..."
"What did you say?
Eh...why does this smell so bad?
Where is my rose peach..."
Apparently…
There are no apples for him here.
The change in Yong Kai's eyes perfectly explained how terrifying the scene that appeared in front of him at this moment was...
thump…
Yong Kai's legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
Pointing to the carriage carriage in front of him... his voice trembled and he said:
"How...how is it possible...this...where did this dead person come from?
Who...who did it! Come...come out! Who did it!"
Yong Kai's voice spread, and the expressions of the soldiers were also very wonderful.
Some people who didn't know the situation later thought that Yong Kai had met an assassin after hearing Yong Kai's cry, and rushed forward waving their weapons. There were also people who knew the truth at the beginning and smelled the assassin in the air.
The smell makes me hold my nose and hide away...
But no matter what kind of reaction, it is inseparable from the astonishing fact carried by this carriage——
There is a body in this car...
A corpse covered in blood and flesh...
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The frightened Yong Kai was finally carried away by the soldiers, and the carriage was quickly blocked after Zhu Bao and others arrived.
He pointed out that the top priority was to ask about the specific situation...
What happened, and where did that body come from?
As a result, the soldier who drove the carriage to the city was innocently escorted...
until…
Until he told the truth in front of everyone.
Plague, miasma...these two frightening words caused an uproar as soon as they were thrown out...
The whole hall was in chaos, and some of the people who had been near the carriage before had begun to cry bitterly, thinking that they had been infected with the plague just a moment ago and that they would die soon.
The most shocked one has to be Zhu Bao...
He had been ordered to appease Meng Huo, but not long after he came back, something like this happened...
The key is...the guy who died after being infected by the plague was wearing the uniform of their army...
With such a case of illness... it is not difficult to guess that the plague in the army may have quietly begun to spread at this time.
If it is not handled properly, not to mention agreeing to Meng Huo, even they themselves will be in danger.
