The imperial envoy arrived, and the people all thought that Zhao Guanren should know. The officials all thought that all the black-clothed guards would gather, including Song Chizhu, but no one informed him, and everyone guessed wrong.
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The imperial envoy is not the commander of the Jingdu Guard Field. Not only is he not the imperial envoy, but he did not come with the regiment. Not even the deputy commanders of the black and white guards came. The imperial envoy is a person that no one expected - the chief minister of the cabinet!
"Oops! Why is it Mr. Xia..."
Chen Qianhu stood in the city gate and broke into a cold sweat. Ouyang Qianhu also said solemnly: "Something big has happened now. None of the three commanders came, but Fei Ge sent and received messages from us as usual, which shows that the Holy Spirit is no longer here."
We trust our Jingdu Guards, we must investigate thoroughly from the source!"
"The imperial envoy has arrived!"
A young eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, and all the officials and common people knelt on the ground. First, a group of forbidden troops came in with long guns, followed by the accompanying officials on horseback, and then a long motorcade and heavy vehicles.
Armored cavalry.
"Female, female officer?"
Chen Qianhu took a peek and almost went to heaven. There were actually several palace maids accompanying a carriage, and the leader was a senior palace maid of high rank.
"The prince is coming!"
Ouyang Qianhu, who had always been serious, was also covered in cold sweat. He lay on the ground and whispered: "The prince will never come with the chief minister. I am afraid that the person coming is the Bian family's in-law, Prince Duan. The second daughter of Prince Duan has lived in the palace since she was a child. She
Only then are you qualified to use female officers!"
"I see……"
Chen Qianhu said in a low voice: "The emperor is extremely cautious about this matter. This is to let Xia Shoufu and Prince Duan supervise each other so that no one can cause trouble. At the same time, it is also testing Prince Duan to see if he will kill his relatives out of justice.
It seems the rumors are true!"
"Black and white guards! Listen to the order..."
The curtains of a carriage were opened, and a gray-haired old man with a goatee appeared, but he shouted angrily: "Step forward to clear the way! Don't disturb the people in the city, go straight to the corpse."
The place where the plague first appeared!"
"Take orders!"
Two thousand households held their fists and shouted at the same time, and hurriedly led the flag guards forward to clear the way. A group of officials from Lantai County also trotted along, with ugly faces. Everyone knew that something big was going to happen in such a large formation, so if they didn't cut it,
A group of people returned to Beijing without shame.
"The imperial envoy is here, get out of the way..."
The common people watched curiously. The imperial troops quickly separated from left and right, raising their spears to guard against intruders. The cavalry and baggage drove straight to the military office. Only the carriage of the accompanying officials stopped in the middle of the road. A man in cyan jumped out first.
Middle-aged man in dragon robe.
That’s right!
The burly middle-aged man wears a dragon robe. All the royal relatives of Dashun can wear dragon robes, but there are strict restrictions on the color. Now many officials recognize this person as the four who have inspected Ningzhou many times.
The prince—Prince Duan!
"Mr. Ge! It's been a long journey, please take your time..."
Prince Duan stepped forward and helped Xia Shoufu down with his own hands, but this was obviously just a courtesy. Xia Shoufu's body looked very strong, but his expression was very serious. He walked directly with Prince Duan towards the place where the incident occurred. All the officials
Followed closely.
"Where is the magistrate of Lantai County? What is he doing..."
Xia Shoufu stood on the roadside with his hands behind his back. Almost the area around the incident site had been cleared. The excavated road had been restored and the houses were being rebuilt. However, many places were fenced off with wooden boards, and the exposed ditches were full of
plant ash.
"Your Highness! Mr. Ge! Song Chizhu, magistrate of Lantai County, Xiaguan..."
Song Chizhu immediately ran over to salute and said: "Our county's epidemic prevention director Zhao
Yunxuan dug out all the poisonous water and mud, exposed it to the sun for nine days and then baked it at high temperatures. In order to prevent the poisonous water from vaporizing and raging, it was surrounded by wooden boards to block it, and bluestones were used to prevent the poisonous water from leaking and affecting the river!
"
"Director of Epidemic Prevention? What is a director? Where is Zhao Yunxuan now..."
Prince Duan turned to look at him, and Song Chizhu quickly replied: "The director is the main responsible person. He is responsible for all matters big and small. As for where Mr. Zhao is now... I don't know! He holds many positions.
But the chief job is still the black-clad Guard Banner!"
"I wonder? Where is Zhao Yunxuan..."
Xia Shoufu turned around and pointed at Chen Qianhu. Chen Qianhu opened his mouth and couldn't answer for a moment, but Ouyang Qianhu knew that he deliberately did not notify Zhao Guanren, which ruined the imperial envoy's first impression of him.
"Sir! I'm here, I'm here..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly stumbled over and complained while tying his belt: "Master Chen! I know you are considerate of your subordinates and know that I finally had a half-day rest, but the imperial envoy is here, and I have to crawl over even if my leg is broken.
!”
"Haha~
Chen Qianhu said with a stiff smile: "Mr. Zhao has been suffering a lot lately. It would be good to take a little more rest. I believe Mr. Ge will not blame him!"
"Your Highness! My lords..."
Zhao Guanren cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Our county has won the initial battle against the corpse plague. After the control, no living person has been infected. The county government has also taken the lead in raising donations for the affected people, and fully compensated the victims. They are now living and working in peace and contentment!"
"Master Zhao is a good official, a good official who makes decisions for the people..."
Shouting immediately came from both sides of the street, and the people clapped their hands and shouted loudly, which frightened the Imperial Guards into a commotion, thinking that the people were about to rebel.
"Haha~"
Prince Duan smiled and said: "It sounds like Director Zhao's popularity is very high, and there is a tacit understanding among the people to clap their hands together. But when you say there are no living people infected, could it be that there are still dead people infected?"
"Exactly! I defrauded three corpses..."
Zhao Guanren said helplessly: "It rained heavily a few days ago, and the water in the purification tank overflowed, breaking through the anti-seepage ditch and entering the mass grave. Three corpses emerged from the ground, scaring an old man passing by to death. Fortunately, I was wearing black clothes
Wei was prepared and shot three corpses in time!"
"oh?"
Xia Shoufu frowned and said: "This corpse plague is so violent that it can actually resurrect the dead. I thought the corpses were just infected living people!"
"The dead one is not as fierce as the alive one. The living corpse becomes a corpse but the cultivation level does not decrease but increases. The dead one is just an ordinary person..."
Zhao Guanren cupped his hands and smiled and said: "My lords! If you want to know the whole story, please go to the Xie family mansion and listen to the official explain in detail. The people in the city are still waiting to go to the county government office to collect salt. We are stuck here together, fearing that it will be late at night.
I can’t even finish the salt distribution!”
"Salt?"
Prince Duan asked in surprise: "Where does your Lantai salt come from? Nowadays, this salt is in short supply even on both sides of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. Since you can distribute it to the people, there should be a lot of it, right?"
"I don't know the specific number. I have to ask Magistrate Song..."
Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "Master Song is a senior official in this county. When he saw that salt can cure poisons, he expected that the price of salt would rise. In the end, the people suffered. In order to stabilize the price of salt, he ordered people to buy salt in large quantities in advance. It is said that it was on credit.
He has paid a lot of bills, and shopkeeper Han is chasing after him every day to get them!"
"!!!"
Song Chizhu suddenly felt a tremor all over his body, and felt a puff of green smoke coming out of the Tianling Cap. Relying on his long-term indifference with Zhao Guanren, he knew that his opportunity had come, and Zhao Guanren gave him a great achievement.
"Shopkeeper Han! Come here quickly..."
Song eats pig beckoning and barking
Han Dongsheng came and introduced: "Your Highness! Mr. Ge! This is Han Dongsheng, the inventor of anti-epidemic masks and alcohol, Han Ji's boss. I entrusted him to buy salt for the county, shopkeeper Han! We are currently buying together."
How much salt did you put in?"
"Reply to all my lords!"
Han Dongsheng rubbed his hands nervously and said: "I also use refined salt to make masks. I was worried that Mr. Zhao would not have enough when treating poisons, so he stocked some in his shop. The salt dealer came again and offered half buy and half free. I accidentally bought too much.
It is estimated to be enough to feed the entire Ningzhou Prefecture for half a year!"
"So many?"
The prince and the chief minister were all shocked, and the surrounding officials were also shocked. The entire Dashun Dynasty and even outside the customs were short of salt. As a result, one guy came out with so much. If he wanted to sell it at the current price, I'm afraid Han Dongsheng would be able to sell it at the current price.
Zi jumped to the throne of the richest man.
"Brother Chen!"
Ouyang Qianhu whispered to Chen Qianhu: "Song Zhizhu was in a hurry to find salt just now, and suddenly a mountain of salt was delivered to him. This is obviously Zhao Yunxuan's trick. You should give him some shoes, otherwise such a great achievement
How come you don’t have a share?”
"Hmph~"
Chen Qianhu said with cold eyes: "I really underestimate this guy, he actually played such a big game of chess behind my back!"
"Shopkeeper Han!"
Xia Shoufu said loudly: "Your salt official will add 30% to the purchase price. I will immediately order people to transport it to states and counties that are short of salt. It is related to the safety of the people in my country. I hope you can understand!"
"The villain dare not take advantage of others' danger..."
Shopkeeper Han bowed and said: "Sir, you don't need to add any money. The manpower losses will be subsidized by the villain. I can only hope that I can do my best to alleviate the current urgent needs!"
"Okay, okay!"
Xia Shoufu smiled heartily and said: "Having such a kind person like Shopkeeper Han is really a blessing to me. There is also the magistrate of Lantai County. As a low-level official, you have a long-term vision and are concerned about the country and the people. I will definitely
Report the truth to Your Majesty, and I will reward you both with a good life!"
"Thank you, Mr. Chief Assistant, for the gold medal. I don't dare to take credit, I just do my duty..."
Song Chizhu bowed down excitedly, and all the state and county officials turned red with envy. They naturally understood what was going on. If Zhao Guanren hadn't given him a favor, he would have never had a chance in this life.
Show your face before the emperor.
"Director Zhao!"
Prince Duan suddenly said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I heard that the Bians who are engaged to my son have been arrested by two guards. As the director of epidemic prevention, you have the responsibility to trace the source of the corpse plague. Is this corpse plague real?
Is it causing trouble to the Bian family?"
"..."
Many people shrank their necks on the spot, secretly sweating for Zhao Guanren. If they couldn't answer this fateful question, Prince Duan would definitely settle the score later.
"Go back to Your Highness! There is an outhouse in Bian Mansion, which is the source of the corpse poison..."
Zhao Guanren raised his hands and said: "However, the lower official is just a small governor and does not have the authority to investigate and deal with senior officials. The lower official has compiled the collected clues into a book and handed them over to the more senior white-clothed guards. Your Highness can directly ask the white-clothed guards.
Qianhu, Master Ouyang!"
So treacherous!
All the white-clothed guards secretly cursed at the same time. Zhao Guanren performed his duties conscientiously, but the offending matter was thrown to them. Moreover, this guy did hand over the materials and made them in triplicate. The white-clothed guards could deny it even if they wanted to.
no.
"Brother Ouyang! Please think carefully before answering..."
Chen Qianhu smiled sinisterly and cleverly stepped aside. Ouyang Qianhu immediately realized that this grandson was actually singing a double act with Zhao Guanren and deliberately tricked their white-clothed guards.