Yan Qing opened the door wearing a cloak, her hair casually gathered behind her head. She frowned and looked at Liang Tao, her voice still hoarse and hazy as if she had not yet woken up.

"What happened?"

Liang Tao looked around and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Although everyone around him was their people, if he told that matter here it might cause panic.

Yan Qing turned aside, completely awake from sleep: "Come in and talk."

Liang Tao nodded and slipped into the house. Fu Yun, who was not far away, took another look at the letter he received, and followed him in with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Yan Qing looked at Fu Yun in surprise, but did not stop him.

She had no objection to Fuyun coming in. She would not hide it from Fuyun. Perhaps she would need Fuyun later.

She was just a little concerned about the gloomy look in Fuyun's eyes. Could it be that something unexpected happened to Fuyun as well?

Liang Tao came in without further ado. He said in a heavy tone, "Your Highness, there may be a plague in the refugee camp outside the city."

Yan Qing paused while pouring tea, his eyes cold, "Plague?"

Even Fu Yun's eyes showed a solemn look. He looked up at Liang Tao, waiting for him to continue.

Liang Tao's voice tightened, and he said slowly: "I will go outside the city tonight to investigate. When the guards are lax, I will disguise myself and sneak into the shed where the elderly, weak, women and children are."

"I also saw some of the young and middle-aged refugees I saw this morning. After asking, I learned that the orderly scene I saw then was all done by Guangyuan in order to deal with His Highness. Those young and middle-aged people cooperated because Guangyuan used the elderly, weak, women and children in his family to coerce them into doing so."

"Most of the people inside were so hungry that they couldn't even walk. The porridge provided outside the tents was mostly watery and had little porridge. After the porridge was scooped out, there was almost no corn in each refugee's bowl. It was not enough to fill their stomachs!"

Although Yan Qing was also angry, she suppressed her anger when she saw Liang Tao's face turned red, and pushed the cup of tea she had poured out to Liang Tao.

"Uncle Liang, have a cup of tea."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Liang Tao took it and drank a cup of tea before he calmed down a bit. His voice was not so hoarse anymore. He continued, "When I went further inside, I found that some people had fever and coma."

"Later, I asked some refugees who were not in trouble. They said that all the people who had contact with these people sooner or later developed the same symptoms. Although I am not proficient in medicine, I have seen plague in Huaijiang before, so I made this guess."

After Liang Tao finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became stagnant.

Fuyun also placed the note he had been holding on the table: "Your Highness, the news from Fan Miao, if nothing unexpected happens, is confirmed to be the plague."

Yan Qing lowered his eyes and scanned the note, only to see that it read: "Shi Deqi came to the prefect's residence late at night and said: There may be an outbreak of disease among the refugees outside the city."

Yan Qing's eyes gradually turned colder. She did not doubt the accuracy of the news, but said in a deep voice: "We can't wait any longer. If we delay, something bad will happen."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Liang Tao, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

Although it is a bit hasty to act now, it is better than an epidemic breaking out, and after they take over, they can still control it.

Liang Tao frowned and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, we don't have many people with us. If the officers and soldiers of Xuzhou start a riot together, the situation will be difficult to control."

Yan Qing said calmly, "First send people to surround the prefectural governor's mansion and Xuzhou government office, and capture Guang Yuanwei and other officials first."

"Tell the remaining officers and soldiers that they are plotting treason. Those who are ignorant are not guilty. If there are still some who are stubborn and intend to resist, they will all be regarded as accomplices and killed without mercy."

Hearing this, Liang Tao's mind started working rapidly.

Your Highness, this method is indeed feasible. They dare to do evil under Guangyuan's protection, but they may not dare to be charged with treason.

Treason is a hundred times more serious than knowingly failing to report or intentionally concealing the truth. If you are not careful, your entire family will be exterminated, and the imperial court will certainly pursue the matter to the end.

Unless they dared to rebel completely, but even so, if he remembered correctly, Linyang was next to Xuzhou, and Jiang Huaixu's deputy general Sikong Hesong was transferred here to garrison after the celebration banquet.

Although Jiang Huaixu and Pei Shiyu are now fighting each other in the court, they will not allow other forces to cause chaos at this time. They will definitely let Sikong Hesong send troops to suppress it.

However, since he thought of Sikong Hesong, Liang Tao's heart moved slightly. It would be safer to send a message to Sikong Hesong and ask them to send troops over.

He was not afraid of the officers and soldiers causing chaos, but he was afraid that His Highness would be hurt.

Liang Tao also has some understanding of Sikong Hesong's character. As long as he is given a message, he will probably not ignore it.

As for the fact that ignorance is not a crime, this is only said temporarily to reassure the officers and soldiers. Once everything has settled down, they will be dealt with one by one.

Seeing that Liang Tao was frowning and silent, Yan Qing asked, "Is there something wrong with Uncle Liang?"

Liang Tao was called back to his senses by this voice. He quickly shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I think we can send someone to pass a message to Sikong Hesong who is stationed in Linyang..."

Facing Yan Qing's inquiring gaze, Liang Tao told her all his thoughts.

After listening to Liang Tao's words, Yan Qing nodded and said, "Yes, I will also send a message back to the capital, asking His Majesty to send some doctors who are good at dealing with plague to prevent it from spreading out of control."

The sky outside the window was gradually getting brighter. Liang Tao did not delay any longer and immediately took his leave from Yan Qing. He took the imperial guards with him and headed straight for the prefectural government and the Xuzhou government office.

Liang Tao said that there were not many of these imperial guards, but in reality, after Yan Qing invited himself to Xuzhou, Pei Shiyu almost stuffed most of the imperial guards over to protect Yan Qing openly and secretly.

Now, apart from the small group of imperial guards that followed Chen Chengze outside Xuzhou, the rest are more than enough to surround the two places that Yan Qing mentioned just now.

Besides, the secret guards that Pei Zhuo had left for her were still by her side, and these people were also brought here by Fuyun.

The prefect's mansion was not far from where Yan Qing was staying. After just a moment, he could hear faint noises coming from there.

Fu Yun, who had been silent just now, suddenly said: "Your Highness, I will take you back to the capital."

Yan Qing was still thinking about how to resettle the refugees who had been infected with the plague and those who had not been infected. Suddenly, he heard what Fuyun said and was unable to follow his thoughts for a moment.

"Ok?"

Fu Yun stared at Yan Qing and said solemnly, "Your Highness, the plague is no small matter. Once it breaks out, the risk of you staying in Xuzhou will be immeasurable."

Yan Qing stood up and said, "It's the most urgent time for me to leave."

Fuyun's eyes were filled with anxiety. "Your Highness, the refugees can be comforted by General Liang. As for the plague... the plague, there is also Doctor Lin here. He is a great doctor, so I don't think there will be any big trouble. Why should we stay here?"

Yan Qing looked back at him and sighed, "General Liang is good at military affairs but not at politics. Lin Huaigu is good at detoxification but not necessarily at epidemics. Fuyun, do you understand? I must stay here. Only in this way can I arrange a retreat in case of other accidents."

Fu Yun's eyes were cold. He naturally understood what His Highness said, but he did not care about other people's lives. He only cared about His Highness.

"Your Highness, even so, you cannot put yourself in danger..."

Yan Qing interrupted him coldly, the look in his eyes brooking no room for argument.

"No need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind."

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