one step closer to the end

"Where is the magistrate of Lantai, what is going on..."

Xia Shoufu stood on the side of the road with his hands behind his back. The area around the incident was almost emptied. The excavated roads have all been restored, and the houses are being rebuilt. However, many places have been surrounded by wooden boards. plant ash.

"Your Highness! Elder Ge! Xiaguan Song Chizhu, magistrate of Lantai County..."

Song Chizhu immediately ran over to salute, and said: "Zhao Yunxuan, director of epidemic prevention in our county, dug out all the poisonous water and poisonous mud, baked them at high temperature after being exposed to the sun for nine days, and surrounded them with wooden boards to prevent the poisonous water from vaporizing and raging. The bluestone is to prevent the leakage of poisonous water and bring disasters to the river!"

"Director of epidemic prevention? What is the director, where is Zhao Yunxuan now..."

Prince Duan turned to look at him, and Song Chizhu quickly replied: "The director is mainly responsible, and he is responsible for all matters big and small. As for Mr. Zhao's current location...I don't know the official! He has several positions. But the main job is still the black-clothed guard's flag!"

"I don't know? Where is Zhao Yunxuan..."

Xia Shoufu turned and pointed at Chen Qianhu. Chen Qianhu opened his mouth and couldn't answer for a while, but Ouyang Qianhu knew that he deliberately didn't inform Zhao Guanren, so as to defeat the imperial envoy's first impression of him.

"My lord! This officer is here, I'm here..."

Zhao Guanren suddenly stumbled over and complained while wearing his belt: "Master Chen! I know that you care about your subordinates, and I know that I finally rested for half a day, but the imperial envoy is here, and I have to crawl over even if my leg is broken. !"

"Hehe~"

Chen Qianhu smiled stiffly and said: "Master Zhao has worked hard recently, it is good to rest for a while, I believe Master Ge will not blame him!"

"Your Highness! My lords..."

Zhao Guanren cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The first battle of the corpse plague epidemic in this county was successful. After the treatment, no living people were infected. The affected people were also led by the county government to raise donations, and all the compensation was paid to the victims. Now they live and work in peace and contentment!"

"Lord Zhao is a good official, a good official who is in charge of the people..."

Immediately there were shouts from both sides of the street, and the common people clapped their hands and yelled loudly, which frightened the guards into commotion for a while, thinking that the common people were about to rebel.

"Haha~"

Prince Duan laughed and said, "It sounds like Director Zhao has a high reputation, and the common people clapped their hands together very well, but if you say no living people are infected, could it be that there are still dead people infected?"

"Exactly! Three corpses were cheated..."

Zhao Guanren said helplessly: "It rained heavily a few days ago, the water in the purification pool overflowed, broke through the anti-seepage ditch and entered the mass grave, and three corpses emerged from the ground, scaring to death an old man passing by. Wei Zao was prepared and shot and killed the three corpses in time!"

"Oh?"

Xia Shoufu frowned and said: "This corpse plague is so fierce that it can bring the dead back to life. I thought the corpses were just infected living people!"

"The dead are not as fierce as the living, the living corpses are not retreating but rising, and the dead are ordinary people..."

Zhao Guanren cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My lords! If you want to know what's going on, please go to the Xie's mansion and listen to the official's detailed explanation. The people in the city are still waiting to go to the county government to get salt. Let's stay here together. I'm afraid it will be night." I can't finish distributing the salt!"

"Salt?"

Prince Duan was surprised and said: "Where does the salt from Lantai come from? Now the salt is in short supply even on both sides of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Since you can distribute it to the common people, there should be a lot of it?"

"I don't know the exact number, I have to ask the magistrate of Song Dynasty..."

Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "Sir Song is a senior parent official in this county. He saw that salt can cure poison, so he expected that the price of salt would rise. In the end, the common people suffered. In order to stabilize the price of salt, he ordered people to buy salt in large quantities in advance. It is said There are a lot of bills, and shopkeeper Han is chasing him every day!"

"!!!"

Song Chizhu's whole body was shocked suddenly, and he felt a puff of smoke coming out of Tianling Gai. With his long-term relationship with Zhao Guanren, he knew that his chance had come, and Zhao Guanren gave him a great contribution.

"Shopkeeper Han! Come here quickly..."

Song Chizhu beckoned to Han Dongsheng, and introduced him, "Your Highness! Mr. Ge! This is the inventor of anti-epidemic masks and alcohol, and the owner of Han Ji, Han Dongsheng. The next official entrusted him to buy salt for the county. Shopkeeper Han ! How much salt have you bought in total so far?"

"Report, my lords!"

Han Dongsheng rubbed his hands nervously and said: "The villain also uses refined salt to make masks. I was worried that Mr. Zhao would not have enough time to treat the poison, so I stocked up some in my shop. The salt merchant came again and bought half and gave away. I accidentally bought too much. It is probably enough to feed the entire Ningzhou Prefecture for half a year!"

"So much?"

The prince and the capital were shocked, and the surrounding officials were also shocked. The entire Dashun Dynasty and even outside the pass were short of salt, but one guy jumped out so much. If they want to sell it at the current price, I am afraid Han Dongsheng can do it for a while. Zi jumped to the throne of the richest man.

"Brother Chen!"

Ouyang Qianhu whispered to Chen Qianhu: "Song Chizhu was in a hurry to find salt, and suddenly a mountain of salt was delivered to him. This is clearly Zhao Yunxuan's treacherous scheme. You should put on shoes for him, otherwise it will be such a great achievement." How could it be without your share?"

"Humph~"

Chen Qianhu looked coldly and said: "I really underestimated this guy, he played such a big game of chess behind my back!"

"Master Han!"

Xia Shoufu said in a loud voice: "You will add [-]% to the official price of your salt, and I will immediately order people to transport it to the states and counties that lack salt. It is related to the safety of the people in my dynasty. I hope you can understand!"

"Villains dare not take advantage of others..."

Shopkeeper Han bowed and said: "My lord, you don't need to add any money, and the manpower loss will be subsidized by the villain. I only hope that you can do your part for me to alleviate the urgent need!"

"Good good!"

Xia Shoufu smiled heartily: "Having such a kind person as shopkeeper Han is really a blessing to me, and the county magistrate of Lantai, as a low-level parent official, you have a long-term vision and care about the country and the people. Report the truth to the Holy Majesty, and reward the two of you for a good life!"

"Thank you, Mr. Shoufu, for the gold award. I don't dare to take credit for it. I'm just doing my duty..."

Song Chizhu bowed deeply excitedly, and all the officials in the prefecture and county blushed with envy. They naturally understood what was going on. If Zhao Guanren hadn't entrusted him with the help of a small seventh-rank county magistrate, he might never have 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 Bian family, who has a marriage contract with my son, has been arrested by the two guards. As the director of epidemic prevention, you should be responsible for tracing the source of the corpse plague. Is this corpse plague real? Disaster for the Bian family?"

"..."

Many people shrank their necks on the spot and secretly sweated for Zhao Guanren. If the answer to this terrible question was not good, Prince Duan would definitely settle the score later.

"Return to Your Highness! There is an outer house in the Bian Mansion, which is where the source of the corpse poison is located..."

Zhao Guanren clasped his hands and said, "However, this official is just a small superintendent, and has no authority to investigate and deal with senior officials. The official has already compiled the clues collected into a book and handed them all over to the more senior white-clothed guards. Your Highness can ask the white-clothed guards directly. Qianhu, Master Ouyang!"

So treacherous!

All the white-clothed guards cursed secretly at the same time. Zhao Guanren performed his duties conscientiously, but he left the matter of offending others to them, and this guy did hand in the materials, and made a triplicate copy. no.

"Brother Ouyang! You have to think about it before answering..."

Chen Qianhu smiled slyly, and moved away two steps cleverly. Ouyang Qianhu realized immediately that the grandson was actually singing a double reed song with Zhao Guanren, and intentionally pissed off their white guards.

0447 - The Devil Princess

"Ouyang Qianhu!"

Prince Duan really looked at Ouyang Renjie, squinted his eyes and asked, "How is your white-clothed guard doing the investigation? Do you have conclusive evidence of the Bian family's crime?"

"..."

Ouyang realized that he had overlooked one thing. The black-clothed guard no longer needed any credit. Just finding out the corpse poison would be amazing. Zhao Guanren, a great hero, was even more able to protect him, so Chen Qianhu put on small shoes for him. Show them the white guards.

"Return to Your Highness!"

Ouyang Qianhu hastily stepped forward two steps, and said bravely: "This matter has already been decided, and it is only waiting for the imperial envoy to make a decision. However, it is inconvenient for the public to go into details, in case the thieves who have not yet been arrested will flee after hearing the news!"

"what?"

Zhao Guanren suddenly wondered: "The entire Bian family has already been placed under house arrest. Could it be that there is a deeper connection? Bai Yiwei really deserves his reputation, and he dug into their roots at once. It seems that Bai Yiwei took over the matter in an all-round way, which is a very correct choice. !"

"You don't know the inside story, so don't talk too much..."

Ouyang Qianhu glared at him viciously, and Chen Qianhu immediately stepped forward and said angrily: "Zhao Yunxuan! I have no right to intervene in the inspection by the white guards. I have the right to review after they have finished the investigation. Both Your Highness and the elders Here, you won't be allowed to talk too much!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm so blunt, my lords please forgive me..."

Zhao Guanren hastily cupped his hands and backed away, completely disregarding the black-clothed guard's involvement in this matter, but Xia Shoufu made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile, "Your Highness! I'd better move on and listen to the reports from all parties before making a decision." Well, this matter must not be hasty!"

"The elder Ge is right!"

Prince Duan took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, and said loudly to the onlookers: "Our Dashun will never wrong good people, but we will never let bad people off. Give the people an explanation!"

"Okay! His Royal Highness said well, His Highness is here to make decisions for the people..."

Zhao Guanren immediately clapped his hands and cheered. The residents of this street formed a conditioned reflex. There was thunderous applause and cheers. Even the gong and drum team came out, and some people set off firecrackers crackling.

"Good good!"

Prince Duan took the lead in no time, it was probably the first time he met people who spontaneously celebrated, he laughed heartily and said: "Lantai is really outstanding, and the people are simple and honest, this king will not take the car, I want to take care of my father Look at this land of fish and rice!"

"Your Highness, please!"

Naturally, Xia Shoufu would not spoil his interest, and walked side by side with him, and Zhao Guanren did not disappoint the common people. He took a tin bucket from his subordinates, grabbed a handful of paper wrapped rock candy and kept pouring it.

"Everyone is happy, lucky candy, don't grab it..."

Zhao Guanren sprinkled sugar all the way, and the common people knew that it was not just sugar. The candy wrapper contained tomorrow night's lottery numbers, and they could go to the Miji Candy Shop to watch the lottery. Although the prizes were not real money, livestock, cigarettes, jewelry and other items were also available. It's worth the money.

"What is this? Give me a..."

A pretty little girl squeezed over suddenly, she looked at most fourteen or fifteen years old, she reached into the bucket to grab candy, Zhao Guanren laughed and flicked her head, and stuffed a handful of candy into her collar inside.

"you……"

The little girl covered her chest in shock, and Zhao Guanren stuffed another piece of rock candy into her mouth, but suddenly there was a "噗噗咙", and the surrounding guards pulled out their steel knives collectively, and rushed at her in unison. Come and surround them.

"Bold traitors! Catch them for me..."

A court lady hurriedly took the little girl away, and the guards immediately pushed Zhao Guanren to the ground, even Song Chizhu and the master were spared.

Song Chizhu lay on the ground and cried in mourning: "You are going to die! That is the little princess of Prince Duan's family, the most beloved granddaughter of the Holy One!"

……

"Raise your legs a little higher, stick your butt up, what about you! Fatty, show off a little more..."

The little princess was sitting in the courtyard of Xie's inner house, her skirt was pulled up to the crook of her legs, she was stepping on a stool and nibbling an apple like a young lady, with a long leather whip in her hand, several eunuchs and maids Waiting on the side, everyone covered their bellies and laughed.

"Princess! This minister is already very flirty, so flirtatious that I can't be more flirtatious..."

Song Chizhu was wearing a bright red long dress, with heavy makeup and long hair hanging loose. Zhao Guanren also had the same apron and red lips. He was pulling him to dance with a bitter face. The master became a blind man, A Bing, squatting on the side sadly. pulling the erhu.

"Damn it! I just fed her a piece of candy, is it worth torturing her like this..."

Zhao Guanren cursed in a low voice while dancing. He saw that the little princess was cute and lolita, and thought he was a kind little angel, but who knew he was actually a little devil. First, he forced them to dance in women's clothes, and probably the next step would be to force them to have gay sex. up.

"Are you fucking sugar-feeding? Your hands are all in his collar. I let you kill me..."

Song Chizhu stared at him wanting to cry, but the little princess whipped over and scolded: "You two bitches are cursing me, right? You can guess without hearing me, you two sit down Pull each other's leg hair, don't want to leave without plucking clean!"

"Here……"

Zhao Guanren pulled up his skirt and looked down. His hair wasn't too thick but it wasn't too much. Song Chizhu was covered in big black hair, but he said in a sad voice, "Be gentle, my family is weak and can't bear it." Strength!"

"Go away!"

Zhao Guanren couldn't take it anymore, he stepped forward and pointed at the little princess and said angrily: "You just want to find excitement. If you have the ability, let's ask each other questions. If I can't answer, you pluck ten of my hairs. If you can't answer, I'll pluck one of your hairs." Root will do, dare you?"

"Bold! How can your Highness allow you to be presumptuous..."

A young eunuch pointed at him in a tone of voice, Zhao Guanren glared and said: "You have chicken feathers on your bat—what kind of bird are you! Your little master didn't say anything, but you, a hermaphrodite who sells ass, jumped out, it wasn't you There are not many hairs on your body, I will definitely pull you out into a bald donkey!"

"Bold! Come, come, hurry..."

The little eunuch stomped his feet angrily, and a large number of guards rushed into the courtyard fiercely. Song Chizhu was frightened and crouched down with his head in his arms, and shouted: "It's none of my business!"

"Hahaha……"

The little princess laughed suddenly, slapped her legs hard and said, "It's all right! You all go down, this man's words are so interesting, my belly is almost bursting with laughter, if you say something funny again, it will make me laugh again Come out, and I will let you go!"

"Okay! Then let me ask you a question..."

Zhao Guanren picked up his skirt and squatted in front of her, saying: "One day the heifer didn't return all night, and the bull was looking around anxiously. The heifer didn't come back until the next night. The husband and wife fell asleep, and the bull suddenly said angrily. , Bitch! You actually dared to commit adultery with an elephant, how did the little bull find out?"

"The elephant is so big, the cow is so small, how adultery is this..."

The little princess shook her head in confusion, the maids and eunuchs were also thinking hard, and the most sissy chief eunuch immediately said: "Master! Our family knows that the noses of animals are very sensitive. It must be the little bull who smells out the elephants. smell!"

"Certainly not, what's so funny..."

The little princess waved his hand, and Zhao Guanren made a circular gesture, then pulled it up sharply, and said, "Because it's awesome, let's get bigger!"

"Pfft~"

The little princess sprayed the apple pomace on Zhao Guanren's face suddenly, and slid to the floor laughing, patting the chair and laughing wildly. Although the maids' faces were flushed with embarrassment, they were all trembling with laughter. Even the two eunuchs were shaking. He turned his back and shivered with laughter.

"Come on! I'll ask you one more question. If you can't answer it, you'll have to pluck your hair. Do you dare to..."

Zhao Guanren poked the little princess on the arm, and the little princess wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Why don't you dare, but I have to ask you first, how many stars are there in the sky?"

"Nine thousand eight hundred and sixty twenty-three thousand two hundred and twenty-one, if you don't believe me count it yourself..."

Zhao Guanren pointed at the sky with a proud expression on his face. He knew this mentally retarded problem in elementary school, but the little princess and the maids were all dumbfounded. The little princess said in disbelief: "How do you know? I asked many people, but no one answered. come up!"