Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

November is the beginning of winter.

In the past few days, Bai Zhiyuan and his team traveled south and passed through Nanyang. On the road, there was first freezing rain, followed by hail, and then snow flew all over the sky.

Bai Zhiyuan, Xie Yunsong and his party galloped all the way, their horses' hooves splashing up the ice and snow mixed with dirty water and wet mud on the road. It should have taken them nearly half a month to walk, but they arrived outside Liuzhou city in just seven days.

In order to prevent the spread of the plague, Liuzhou had been closed since the plague was discovered. Liu Huaisu, the governor of Liuzhou, must have received the news of the Shangjing people and knew that they were coming, so he was waiting in front of the Liuzhou city tower.

From a distance, Liu Huaisu saw a group of horses galloping towards him. The saddles on the horses and the swords outside the straw raincoats were covered with ice and snow. They soon came to him.

Liu Huaisu led his men to perform the kowtow ceremony and said, "I received a letter from the court a few days ago, which stated that General Yunhui and General Guanying came to provide disaster relief. This is a blessing for Liuzhou. I also heard that General Guanying got a prescription to suppress the plague. This is God's blessing for Liuzhou."

"But Liuzhou is currently plagued by an epidemic, and the victims are rioting. Liuzhou City has been closed. Please rest at the post station outside the city first, and enter the city early tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Xie Yunsong looked at Liu Huaisu sharply, "As the prefect of Liuzhou, you did not stay in the city to appease the people, but retreated outside the city early. What a prefect of Liuzhou, Liu Huaisu, is this how you are as a prefect?"

Liu Huaisu was sweating profusely, and he knelt down hurriedly and said, "General, you are wise. I have been trying to find a solution since the outbreak of the plague. Unfortunately, I am powerless and cannot find an effective prescription. I can only wait for the court's assistance. Now the city of Liuzhou is in chaos, and the general must not enter the city."

"How dare you." Xie Yunsong said sternly, "The emperor sent me here to provide disaster relief, but you stopped me outside the city. Liu Huaisu, do you want to rebel?"

"I dare not, but only for the general's safety."

"If you don't dare, just get out of the way and open the city gate!" Xie Yunsong raised his voice.

Liu Huaisu wanted to say something, but finally ordered the gatekeeper to open the city gate.

Xie Yunsong's eyes turned colder, "Liu Huaisu, you are the prefect of Liuzhou, you will lead the way."

Liu Huaisu dodged his gaze and finally uttered "yes". He then asked his servant to bring a horse, got on the horse, walked in front, and rode into Liuzhou City.

Xie Yunsong followed closely behind, and seeing this, Bai Zhiyuan and Bai Qiuze hurriedly followed.

When we entered Liuzhou city, it was not yet completely dark and the streets were empty, looking very desolate.

Liuzhou was a very important transportation hub in Dali, connecting the north and the south. It was also a must-go for businessmen going south on weekdays. It has always been known for its prosperity and wealth. But now, Liuzhou no longer looks prosperous as it once was, and is now a desolate and bleak place.

Bai Zhiyuan rode on his horse and looked around. He understood clearly that Liuzhou City was indeed on fire. In his previous life, Liuzhou prefect Liu Huaisu, in order to suppress the plague and also to avoid being held accountable by the court, actually burned the sick people alive when the plague just broke out to stop the plague. However, he did not expect that the plague had already spread and could not be destroyed in time, so he had to report it to the court.

Bai Zhiyuan knew about this incident when Qi Zeyi had already quelled the plague in his previous life and returned to Shangjing. When Bai Zhiyuan heard about this incident, he was shocked by the cruelty of it. In order to prevent the plague from spreading and being known by the court, he actually did such a cruel thing. The most important thing is that Qi Zeyi actually helped Liu Huaisu to conceal this incident in his previous life, just for Liu Huaisu's surrender to him, he successfully won the support of Liuzhou.

Now that I think about it, all the things in my previous life have shown how cruel Qi Zeyi was. He would do anything to achieve his goal. For such a person, I actually helped him to ascend to the position of crown prince, and he was only one step away from the final throne. In my previous life, I was also Qi Zeyi's helper. In this life, I must make up for my mistakes in the previous life.

Bai Zhiyuan suppressed his sadness and exchanged glances with his brother. They went all the way to Liuzhou County Government Office. Liu Huaisu arranged for them to stay in Liuzhou County Government Office because of the epidemic in Liuzhou and the shortage of food. Xie Yunsong and his team brought a lot of food and medicines with them, in addition to the people from the Imperial Hospital. However, in order to arrive as quickly as possible, the people went first and the food and medicines were still behind.

Bai Qiuze took out the prescription and gave it to Liu Huaisu. Xie Yunsong ordered him to immediately send someone to throw the medicine into the well to see the effect of the prescription before making any plans.

Liu Huaisu did not dare to delay and quickly accepted the order and gave instructions.

After Liu Huaisu left, Bai Zhiyuan said what he was thinking, "Master, General Xie, I wonder if you saw the ruins in Liuzhou on the way here. I suspect that at the beginning of the plague, Liuzhou set fire to the sick people in order to cover up the plague. But they never thought that the plague had already spread and more and more people were infected, so they had to report it to the court."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong's eyes flashed with a slight surprise, which quickly disappeared. "Miss Bai agrees with me. Liu Huaisu's obstruction before entering the city had already made me suspicious. After entering the city, I saw the burning area, and I understood. There must be something wrong with this Liu Huaisu."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiuze hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's submit the memorial and report to His Majesty."

After listening to this, Bai Zhiyuan thought to himself that his brother had indeed stayed in the military camp for a long time and was too naive to know how dangerous the world was.

As expected, Xie Yunsong raised his eyebrows and glanced at Bai Qiuze, "We are just guessing now, and we don't have any real evidence. How can we report it?"

Bai Zhiyuan heard this and said, "General Xie is right. The water in Liuzhou is deeper than we thought. I think we should quell the plague first and then find a chance to find evidence. Such a prefect must not stay in Liuzhou to harm the people."

Master Qingyi was silent for a while and said, "I didn't expect that there are such cruel and ruthless officials in the imperial land. This is the misfortune of the people. Song'er, I want to go see these patients early tomorrow morning and diagnose them as soon as possible. The prescription can control the disease, but we have to take their pulse to prescribe the right medicine and solve this plague as soon as possible."

"Okay, Master, I'll go with you to treat the disease tomorrow morning." Xie Yunsong then turned to Bai Zhiyuan and said, "There is a big epidemic in Liuzhou right now, and there is a shortage of food and grass. Master and Miss Bai have been working hard these days."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "When I was young, I followed my father to the battlefield. The food we ate in the barracks was simple and plain. General Xie, don't worry about me."

"That's good. You've all been traveling hard for the past few days. Go to bed early tonight. We'll go treat patients early tomorrow morning. Everyone, take precautions and be careful of infection."

After saying this, he strode out.