Aggrieved Fish Sprite

The earthquake in Qiuling County caused casualties even in neighboring counties, and the disaster was quickly reported to Pingzhou Prefecture.

It stands to reason that the matter should be reported to the imperial court immediately, and at the same time request the Ministry of Education for approval for disaster relief.

But now it is approaching the end of the new year, and it will take a few days for the fast horse to report to Taijing, and four or five days later, it will catch up with the time when the major yamen seal their pens and seals.

Not to mention the uneven distribution of supplies, who will be ordered to provide disaster relief?

Reporting the letter at this time not only touches the emperor's brow, but also provokes the suspicion of the important officials in the court. Generally, they are suppressed and wait until a few years later. what year?

The Pingzhou government really wanted to suppress the report, but the incident happened in Qiuling County.

What's in Qiuling County?

Liu Dan, the general of the bandits, is investigating the matter of the Sijia gold mine.

Liu Dan is a loyal subject of the emperor, so he naturally received the emperor's order to go this time.

If the emperor was concerned about the gold mine, he would call the commander of the Jinyiwei during the Chinese New Year and casually ask General Liu how the investigation was going. He heard that there was an earthquake in Qiuling County, causing countless deaths and injuries. The Pingzhou government has not released the disaster information go up!Who is this unlucky?

So the magistrate of Pingzhou wrote a memorial immediately without saying a word, and rushed to Taijing.

Prime Minister Zhang of Zhongshu Province first saw the memorial and was very displeased. Then he realized the influence brought by Liu Dan—the Qi Dynasty had the habit of being wary of generals, there were many bandits in Pingzhou, and there were many disaster victims in Qiuling County. General Dang Kou was in a daze. After finding the gold mine, he rebelled against the flag. His Majesty was furious and pursued. Is the Ministry of Education responsible for the failure to report the disaster in time?

Taking a step back, even if Liu Dan is loyal to His Majesty, but Qiuling County has been unable to provide disaster relief for a long time, and it is freezing cold, there will definitely be troubles.If Liu Dan wrote a memorial to sue, the Ministry of Education, which suppressed the disaster, would definitely bear the brunt.

After thinking about it, Prime Minister Zhang thought it was a good thing, and he could use it to deal with his political opponent, Prime Minister Jiang.

Prime Minister Zhang immediately used manpower to mix the memorial into a pile of useless papers, surreptitiously put it aside, and dug a big hole for Prime Minister Jiang who had a back and leg illness and went home temporarily.

As a result, the plot had just begun, but there was no more to follow, because Prime Minister Jiang came back halfway.

Although he is an old minister, but he has an excellent memory, and he can tell at a glance that the memorial on the table has been touched. After he turned out the memorial, his beard was shaking with anger.

Prime Minister Jiang didn't know what tricks his political opponents would come up with, so he simply pulled out the bottom line and uploaded the disaster information in Qiuling County.

As expected, the emperor was furious.

There are natural disasters at the end of the year, what does this mean?Said he was not in the right position?

Fortunately, Prime Minister Jiang was well prepared. He reported it in private, and pretended to be concerned about Liu Dan, saying that Pingzhou was very cold and that there was not even a single intact house in Qiuling County. Not to mention the victims, General Liu didn't know what to do.

The emperor of the Qi Dynasty loved to flaunt that he was different from the Chu Yuan Emperor of the previous dynasty.

Liu Dan is a hero who rescued him, a generous and benevolent emperor, obviously he can't let such a courtier be in trouble, besides, the emperor still remembers the gold mine in Qiuling County, there is turmoil everywhere, and the treasury is empty.

After thinking about it, the emperor felt that it was a pity that Liu Dan died, so he immediately sent Jin Yiwei out of Beijing secretly, and asked the three counties of Beinan to assist in disaster relief.Prime Minister Jiang wrote a decree for the emperor and sent it out in secret. As long as no one in the capital talked about the natural disaster, the court could still have a good year.

——Although Liu Dan was lying still with serious injuries, his existence brought a turning point to Qiuling County.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the rice grains for disaster relief in Peinan County arrived.

The porridge is cooked in a big pot, and the fragrance floats far away.

Mo Li and Meng Qi set off to prepare for the journey. These days, they helped Zheng Zheng quickly find some food from the cellar, but unfortunately the number was limited, and the people who were still alive basically could not die from the cold and could not eat enough, and they were anxious and restless every day.

Several seriously injured patients could not survive and died.

The ink carp went into the mountain and found no herbs, and the few plants that were occasionally picked up always looked a little abnormal, but the ink carp couldn't tell what was wrong.

Just like the grain dug out of the cellar, it tastes a bit strange.

Doctor Mo thought at first that the food was contaminated with ashes, no matter how much he washed it, there would be residues. Later, he smelled the rice porridge for disaster relief, and found out that this was not the case.

Is there a problem with water?

The ink carp checked carefully, the water was not poisonous, and everything was normal.

Qiuling County is a strange place. After staying for a long time, Mo Li felt a little restless. After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that it might be because of the acclimatization.

What can you call a dragon vein that feels unwell while standing on the territory of another dragon vein?Only acclimatization can describe it!

Meng Qi didn't seem to be in trouble, or because of his illness, he was often emotionally unstable, and Mo Li couldn't tell whether Meng Qi's abnormality was due to "acclimatization".

This question has remained until today, and Mo Li still couldn't figure it out as he was about to leave Qiuling County.

"doctor?"

"... What did you just say?" Mo Li asked after recovering.

"It's nothing, but the doctor is hungry?" Meng Qi joked leisurely, "I still have two pieces of jerky here."

The ink carp eats very little these days, almost like a gerbil. Because food is limited, everyone should save some food. Meng Qi didn't pay much attention to it. After all, he often skipped three meals when his illness flared up. I don't know how I survived until now.

—Probably rely on deep internal strength!

The Chu Wu family is really full of mysteries.

Meng Qi secretly looked at Mo Li's back and waist.

These days, he always thinks that Wu Chu dances when offering sacrifices to the gods, burns incense and prays, wears long hair, even wears only a single robe, with his chest exposed, and dances barefoot... Is it the same for doctors?

Is the doctor's waist a bit thin for a man?

However, it is recorded in ancient books that the king of Chu has a thin waist. Maybe this is a characteristic of Chu people?

Meng Qi selectively forgot that Pingzhou was in the northwest, and Moli and the Chu people were completely out of touch.

"You're too thin, you'd better eat more." Meng Qi took out the jerky and stuffed it to Mo Li.

Doctor Mo was a little confused, he looked down at himself.

Are you thin?no!

Qiu Hong following them: "..."

Knowing these two people for a few days, Qiuhong felt that they looked weird when they got along, maybe it was because the brothel was full of lustful people, and she didn't understand the way people in the rivers and lakes get along.

Qiuhong was carrying a small package, and Mo Li also helped her find suitable boots. The mountain road was difficult, and there were flood victims who wanted to go to relatives elsewhere, and there were also carts bringing in relief supplies.

Qiu Hong put on men's clothing, and even smeared her face with ashes.

She gnawed on steamed buns while walking, her movements were small, she ate very elegantly, she looked like a scholar.

At this time, a horse on the mountain road was startled, and rushed towards this side with pouted hooves, people were so startled that they all avoided, and before the ink carp came forward, a man in a tattered Taoist robe took a few steps forward, and grabbed the horse with one hand. crazy horse.

The horse was still jumping and running, probably tired after tossing for a while, and then slowly calmed down.

The owner of the horse chased after him and thanked the Taoist priest a thousand times.

"Why did this horse suddenly go berserk?" the Taoist asked with a frown.

"I was scared by the ground dragon turning over. These days, the horses and mules are dishonest." The horse owner sighed and shook his head, "Now the horses are not as good as before, they are so timid."

Someone next to him said: "This is not a military horse, it's pretty good if it's not scared to death."

"No, the horse's legs were stuck in the pit at that time. Fortunately, we live in the country. If we lived near the county town, we would have died." The horse owner cursed the Si family casually, and led the horse away. up.

The Taoist patted the dust off his robe, and he continued to walk forward, just in time to meet Mo Li and Meng Qi.

Perhaps there really was a mysterious feeling among the martial arts masters. The Taoist subconsciously looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

"..."

They don't know each other's identities, and staring straight at each other seems very abrupt.

The ink carp bowed its head, and the Taoist also bowed his head in salute, and then just passed by.

The Taoist priest followed the grain cart to Qiuling County.

"Holding the crazy horse with one hand is really quite powerful." Although Meng Qi said so, there was no trace of surprise on his face, after all, he could do it.

"You suspect that he has something to do with Patriarch Qingwu?" Mo Li asked directly.

"Maybe, who knows?" Meng Qi rubbed his chin and pondered, "Since he is called Patriarch Qingwu, he must be quite old. The man just now was only in his thirties, so he probably hasn't reached the time to call himself Patriarch. .If he was sent by Patriarch Qingwu, he would be too indifferent to us, so he just left."

Ink Carp: "..."

How to care?Do you want to do it directly?

Mo Li couldn't help thinking about the strength of that person just now, but unfortunately the time was too short to tell the depth, just watching him, his temples were slightly bulging, he was full of energy, and there was a faint strong sword intent in his gestures.

It stands to reason that such a distinctive swordsman should be well-known in the world.

But one of them didn't understand the affairs of Jianghu, and the other simply lost his memory.

——If you can guess it, then there is a ghost!

Mo Li walked slower and slower, and when he turned around, he found that the man's pace seemed to have stopped as well.

Both sides had no time to think about it, they turned around abruptly, and both chose to use the small grabbing hand, intending to subdue the opponent with the smallest movement.

"what?"

Mo Li blocked a move and was about to meet him, but Meng Qi got ahead of him.

The others didn't react at all, the Taoist priest's opponent had changed from the ink carp to Meng Qi.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you waiting for?"

Both of them were very restrained, they basically saw each other's tricks, their vigor was restrained, and they didn't spread to the surroundings at all.

"...What is the relationship with the Si family?"

The second half of the sentence was spoken in unison, and the two stopped suddenly and looked at each other.

The author has something to say:

Team A brushed past Team B, nodded politely, and as they walked, the more they thought about it, the more wrong it became, and at the same time they turned around and shouted: "Hey, stop!"