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Yijing: Changming, what do you think?

"Squeak-"

The wooden door seemed to be shivering from the severe cold in northern Xinjiang, but when Qu Liying touched it lightly, she screamed and cried out.

Suddenly there was a cold wind blowing, Qu Liying held the candlestick in her right hand and shielded it from the wind with her left hand. Amidst the flickering lights, she could barely see the furnishings in the hall.

The tables and chairs seem to be the same as before, but they are very lonely. There is no porcelain, calligraphy and paintings to decorate in the dignified house, and there are no candlesticks and lights for backup. There are only these scattered woods, three on the left and four on the right. As soon as he took a step, he noticed something strange under his feet. He squatted down to take a closer look, only to find that it was just a piece of porcelain the size of a fingernail.

She twisted it up, pondered for a while, and then went to look at the tables and chairs carefully. Even though the candlelight was dim, she still felt some marks on the handles of the chairs.

"Master Qu?" A voice suddenly shouted from behind, Qu Liying hurriedly withdrew her hands, and turned her head pretending to be ignorant—as expected, it was Yijing who led Owen Qing here, and also brought a food box, hanging on his face. With a faint smile, Qu Liying didn't move her eyes, but Qu Liying noticed that his eyes pierced her heart, and looked at all those complicated thoughts.

Both of them wanted to see something from the other's expression.

"Why did the commander come here?"

Yijing tilted his head towards Owen, and said with hypocritical concern: "My lord has a heavy responsibility, why did you forget to take the medicine? This official escorted the black grass back. Seeing that the lord is not in the study, and the soup and medicine have been prepared, I brought it to the lord. In case the soup and medicine are cold and affect the efficacy of the medicine, if the adult is accidentally infected with the plague, I really don't know what to do."

As he said that, Owen took out the medicine bowl from the food box and brought it to Qu Liying, not forgetting to prepare the cloth towel.

The simple medicine bowl still had a temperature that could never be met, Qu Liying calmly thanked her for taking it, drank it all in one gulp, and naturally walked from the house to the outside, walking side by side with Yijing, and suddenly heard Yijing. Jing Man said casually: "It seems that Cheng Lei's family is indeed empty."

Qu Liying nodded: "The commander-in-chief is right. Recently, the black grass is barely enough, but the rumors are rampant. Before we can cure them one by one, they will riot at every turn. If they continue to be arrested like this, these seriously ill people will sooner or later Resist with all your strength. The official has already issued an order that black grass is not easy to come by. The imperial court did not collect any money and treated it generously. It’s not a cure for the symptoms.”

Yijing was silent for a moment, then nodded clearly.

"Human life and death are the most feared things in the world. In order to survive, they can only believe in this timely rumor. The recent heavy snow and ice have really made the delivery of herbs inconvenient and delayed. Why don't you ask the Holy One to pray for the people?" , I hope the sky will be fine soon, and the people will be free from worries. This kind of sincerity can move the gods above, and influence the people below."

Qu Liying looked at him dubiously, although she didn't say anything, Yijing also understood the meaning of suspicion - such words are probably only used to deceive three-year-old children, when life is at stake, who cares about your posturing.

"If ghosts and gods are trustworthy, why do they suffer from these diseases? Why don't they pray to God and worship Buddha day and night?" Qu Liying asked.

"The emperor is ordered by the sky, how can he be compared with this generation of ants?"

Qu Liying rolled her eyes angrily, and was too lazy to talk to him.

"Time doesn't wait for me. Sir, please write a letter early. I respectfully ask Your Majesty to sincerely offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for blessings after ten days. The people will be very lucky." Yijing's voice sounded like a military order, leaving no room for Qu Liying to refute.

"Go to the Lost City yourself, and order the two battalion commanders, if the rebels in the Lost City intend to break out, they will be killed." After sending Qu Liying away, Yijing led Owen to walk through the streets and alleys in a low voice.

"Kill to kill?"

"Shoot or kill," Yijing's voice did not waver, "Even if they are willing to surrender."

Owen nodded after a long pause, and then heard Yijing's order: "Go to Mr. Gu and ask how the situation in Wangcheng is going recently."

"Yes……"

The two of them walked in a hurry and whispered in whispers, they didn't pay attention to the movement around them, they didn't expect to pass a corner, suddenly a person rushed out, Yijing couldn't dodge in time, and almost fell into the snow, but fortunately Owen Qing cried out and helped him up live.

"I'm sorry." It was a woman who bumped into someone, and a young girl was carried on her back. The breath of the two was loose, and Yijing immediately realized that they should be a loving pair of Xingzhu and Jiangyuan.However, the woman was in a hurry, she simply left a word and wanted to run away, Yijing immediately stopped her.

"What's the panic?!"

"You..." The woman glared angrily when she saw him obstructing her. If Owen hadn't shown her official credentials and she was busy carrying the young girl on her back, Yijing's words might have gotten her a good fight.

"My sister has a high fever. No one has time to take care of this doctor. I have to find another place. If it's a good dog, get out of the way!" Not paying attention to one or two, trying to reach out to touch the girl's forehead.

The woman immediately took two steps back in alarm, "Don't touch her!"

Yijing was taken aback for a moment, and turned to look at Owen Qing, and Owen Qing stepped forward to check.

"Commander, this girl has a very high fever, not a low-grade fever like the plague, I'm afraid the fever will never subside..."

"The medical officer here is already too busy to care about his own life and death," Yijing shook his head and said, reaching out his hand to take out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handing it to Ou Wenqing, "This medicine was given to me by Mr. Luqiu. , you drive the two of them to the Lost City military camp in my official tank, and the Seventh Battalion Commander has his own way."

"The subordinate takes orders."

Before the woman could react, Ou Wenqing urged them to be taken away. It was much faster to have a car and horse to do the work than to walk on two feet. Besides, Huancheng was already a plague-stricken place, and anyone who recovered would be sent out of the city. Traveling between the two cities is also not allowed to set foot in the isolated and guarded place in the city. For ordinary people, it is useless to stay in Huancheng.

"I'm afraid it's false to give someone away, but the order is true." Chang Ming asked again in disbelief, "Even if it's surrender?"

"Even if you surrender," Owen nodded and said again, "According to the commander's intention, this Xingzhu regards Jiang Yuan more than himself. Recently, rumors have been uncertain. The commander and Qu Liying have asked many people who have recovered. Nothing. But you are Jiang Yuan, then Xingzhu will not stop you from communicating with Jiang Yuan, if you heal Jiang Yuan, Xingzhu will be happy, and may have the truth."

"I see, Xianqing has already delivered the medicine, and will arrange for Mr. Lu to interrogate him later."

Ou Wenqing left early because he had other important matters, and before Chang Ming could think about it, he heard He Lianxian lightly report - the pair of Xingzhu and Jiang Yuan turned out to be Ye Ruoyun and Ye Tuyun.

"Cheng Lei's incident was only reported to Huancheng, and then some people found out that they had already suffered from the plague, and those who walked faster rushed out of Huancheng to go to Lost City, and those who walked slower were detained in Huancheng by General Bai. Until we got out of the city after recovering from illness, some people said that it is our destiny to recover as soon as possible and go to Lost City to join Cheng Lei instead of enshrining the dynasty that prospered the ruler and failed to rule... Going against the law of heaven and condemning the common people—that's what the rumors are."

Since they had known each other for a long time, Ye Ruoyun didn't hide anything, but quietly listened to Lu Yichuan and Chang Ming's inquiries, and Chai Jinli walked side by side with her.

"Going to the Lost City?" Chang Ming asked, "How do they know that Cheng Lei from the Lost City can save them?"

"There are rumors that the people who fled to Lost City earlier are safe and sound, so it's spread like this..."

Lu Yichuan glanced at her, Ye Ruoyun didn't care about this look, his face was as calm as before, Chang Ming saw the opportunity and said: "Since there is no other question for the time being, I will lead Ye Ruoyun back to take care of Tuyun."

Lu Yichuan also casually said a few polite words, and didn't stop him.

"How is it possible? According to Ye Ruoyun's intention, Cheng Lei did not lead his troops to Huancheng, and then General Bai sent troops to suppress, isolate the patients, and keep no communication... It's just that the rumors spread in Wangcheng, why do these people know about it? "Chai Jinli was deeply puzzled.

"Couldn't it be someone who was later infected with the disease who spread the news?" Lu Yichuan asked blankly.

"Let's take a step back and say that it will take time for the disease to heal. The Ningwu Army dispatched early, and within five days they will besiege the city. No one can enter or leave the lost city. Who can say that the people following Cheng Lei will not be killed?"

Lu Yichuan turned his head, met Chai Jinli's eyes, and finally shook his head in response, both of them seemed puzzled.

Just when they were talking to each other for nothing, Lu Yichuan suddenly saw a shadowy figure in the distance. Although he didn't know his face, he looked like an ordinary person in thin clothes, shivering from the cold.

Seeing the change in his expression, Chai Jinli followed his gaze, and said sympathetically, "It seems that the people sent by Huancheng are all right, but they believed the rumors and came to Lost City to join Cheng Lei. Let them take refuge elsewhere."

"Don't act in a hurry, what if these people are not ordinary people? Be careful."

"In this bitter cold place, their clothes are thin. I'm afraid that if you ask more questions, they will freeze to death." Chai Jinli said anxiously to Lu Yichuan seeing those people's spirits from afar.

Chai Jinli wanted to get clothes and food, Chang Ming agreed without thinking too much, but only a quarter of an hour later, He Lianxian hurriedly brought back Chai Jinli, who was in tattered clothes, and Lu Yichuan, who was bleeding head and blood.

"Fortunately, we were patrolling back and forth, and we heard the screams of that gangster being bitten by Chai Jinshi." He Lianxian said lightly, "The officer only seriously injured those people, but it was about the safety of Chai Jinshi and Mr. Lu, so he dared not pursue him any more. Turn back first and send people back."

Chang Ming looked at Chai Jinli - the clothes had been torn embarrassingly, the crown and hair were scattered indiscriminately, there were some bruises on the face, and the blood on the corner of the mouth was unknown.Chang Ming couldn't help sighing, took off his cloak and put it on him, but Chai Jinli was unmoved and lost his mind.

After taking the porcelain bottle that He Lianxian took lightly, Chang Ming applied medicine to Jiang Yuan again.

"I saw that their hands and feet were numb from the cold, and their consciousness was in a trance, so I brought some clothes and food with Mr. Lu..." Chai Jinli explained in a numb voice; My body is much warmer than theirs..."

Chang Ming paused for his hands applying the medicine, without Chai Jinli needing to narrate, he comforted him in a low voice: "Lord Lu's injuries are fine, and he will wake up after a while."

"The Seventh Battalion Commander is unparalleled in martial arts, dare to teach me!" Chai Jinli got up from the stool and knelt down to worship Chang Ming. Such a great ceremony made Chang Ming feel uncomfortable. He stretched out his hand to help him up, and said: "You don't have to, it's not your fault."

"But I can no longer be helpless."

"Even if you become the second Li Changming, so what?" Chang Ming asked calmly, "You can be against one person, but not ten thousand. You can save one Jiangyuan, but not all Jiangyuan. Is it a sin to be kind and generous? Is it? Or is it a crime for you to be born as Jiang Yuan? You are extremely smart, don’t you understand Master Gu’s intentions?”

Chai Jinli didn't know when she shed tears, and didn't dare to look at the Seventh Battalion Commander again.

"Don't embarrass yourself, let alone blame yourself. You and I don't have time right now. After this matter is settled, you can come to Jianhe Valley for a walk." Chang Ming patted him on the back and said softly, "But don't be mean." Own."

After leaving the camp, I saw He Lianxian who had been waiting for some time.

"The lower officials have arrested those people, how does the battalion commander plan to deal with them?"

"What did they explain?"

He Lianxian was silent for a moment, and then said angrily: "They said they were wronged, and they should blame Chai Jinshi for his high body temperature, which made them jealous."

"I don't see any villains anymore, and it's not suitable to kill people right now." Chang Ming's expression and words were as cold as snow, and Helian Qingxian at that moment even suspected that he was not Jiang Yuan, and the word Jiang Yuan had nothing to do with it. He continued: "Drive those people into the Huangquan Forest, and let them fend for themselves."

Helian Qingxian nodded, looked back at the tent behind him, and said in his heart, "won't the battalion commander go and comfort him? After all this matter..."

"The commander of the army is right. The more difficult things are far more than this... No one else knows what happened this time. Whether it is the commander of the army or Mr. Gu, there will be no extra people to visit and comfort him."

Yijing said that it doesn't matter whether he is shot or killed because he has seen some clues. Although he is not sure, he is sure to be safe.

Both he and Qu Liying went to Cheng Lei's home in Huancheng, and found that someone had caused a fight here, but they still wanted to pretend that no one was disturbing the scene, for example, the number of chairs was placed three on one side and four on the other. , asymmetry, such as small scratches on the tables and chairs, such as no porcelain calligraphy and paintings at home, but Qu Liying found porcelain fragments.

I've been busy with work and sick recently, so next week there may be one or two.