Raising Wolves

Lu Qing hesitated to speak, watching Ning Juan slowly nibble on his leftover half cake.

really hungry?

That can't eat what's left of him.

But Ning Juan bit it all, and Lu Qing couldn't grab it back, so he could only pass the water bag over, fearing that the child would choke if he ate too fast: "...Drink some water?"

Ning Juan gave a soft "um" and took a sip of water before explaining the situation in the cave in a few words.

The cave is damp and cold, and there is a danger of collapse. There are epidemics and other sick people inside. These victims must not be allowed to stay any longer.

There must be more victims of disasters hiding in hiding, and Jiangyou's group of waste must be dealt with as soon as possible in order to effectively control the disaster.

But... why are the victims so scared when they hear about the officers and soldiers?

There was a rustle at the entrance of the cave, and the girl who had been surrounded by people walked out of the cave, and saw Lu Qingze and Ning Juan in the crowd at a glance.

These two are too eye-catching.

As if he was born with stars holding the moon, he can gather everyone's eyes, and just by his temperament, he can tell that he is not an ordinary person.

Who is it?

Maybe that young man was not an imperial envoy, how could an imperial envoy be so young.

Look at the group of people outside with knives... Maybe bandits?

The girl weighed silently in her heart, and said hoarsely: "The conditions you mentioned just now, what do we need to do?"

Lu Qing just learned from Ning Juan that the leader of the disaster victims is this girl, and his attitude is very kind: "Don't worry, we don't need you to pay any price."

His voice was soothing, which could make people put down their guard. The girl was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly: "Thank you for the dry food, everyone hasn't had enough for a long time."

Ning Juan interrupted the conversation abruptly: "Why are you hiding here?"

Would you rather stay here than go to Lingshan Temple arranged by the government?No matter how poor Lingshan Temple is, there are government relief food, as well as soup and medicine for treatment. There is not enough food and clothing here, and there are also patients who are infected with the epidemic, and there are no medicinal materials.

The girl's face changed slightly, and her voice lowered: "We heard that the victims who were taken to Lingshan Temple will disappear for no reason."

The eyelids of the people nearby jumped.

What do you mean, will disappear?

The girl took a deep breath, gnashing her teeth with bitter hatred: "From your accents, you probably aren't from Jiangyou, no wonder you don't know anything about Pan, I don't care what that dog officer does. Accident."

Chen Ke couldn't help but said: "But the imperial court sends people every year..."

"The imperial court?" The girl snorted, "I didn't care about it when the first emperor was in power, but can I still manage it after the new emperor succeeds? There has been no movement in the imperial court until now. I guess the new emperor is still kept in the dark by traitors, I don't know What happened to Jiangyou, and what did he do!"

Such disrespectful words were still said in front of Ning Juan, and the old doctor's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and her back was soaked. She squeezed the sweat for this girl, and said in a trembling voice: "Miss, be careful! Speak carefully!"

After being scolded face to face, Ning Juan still showed no expression: "Sun Er, lead someone to help the victims move."

What outsiders say about him has no effect on him.

The hidden guard who came out with the girl took orders, transferred a few people, covered their nose and mouth, turned around and entered the cave, to help transfer those patients who could not move.

In addition to the Jin Yiwei who first went to Jiangyou to find someone, and the thirty hidden guards who dispersed, Jiangyou also had dozens of Jinyi guards who came to find Xiao Shizi beforehand.

Before coming to Jiangyou, he ordered the group of people to prepare the place.

Before Pan Jingmin and others are dealt with, at least the victims can be sheltered from the wind and rain, eat hot food, and receive medical treatment.

The girl was quiet for a few moments, and said solemnly: "My name is Yu Liuyue, and I will always remember the kindness of the two of you."

"What kind of grace, this is what we should do."

Lu Qing looked at the patients being carried out, feeling uncomfortable, shook his head and said: "The guards will send you to the resettlement place, and Dr. Chen will follow. We still have something to do, so we will go ahead."

Turning his head, he and Ning Juan looked at each other, and said in a low voice, "Let's go to Lingshan Temple now."

Ning Juan nodded.

The two walked out together, Ning Juan remained silent on the way.

Lu Qing thought for a while, and felt that it was still necessary to comfort the little boy. He got on the horse, turned his head to the side, and whispered softly: "Miss Yu doesn't know the situation, so don't take what she just said to heart. This time After solving Jiangyou's matter and winning the hearts of the people, both the court and the people will know that you are not someone to be manipulated by others, and the more people will support you."

Ning Juan didn't really care, but as soon as he was comforted by Lu Qingze, his mind became active, his long eyelashes blinked, and there was a bit of grievance in his eyes: "Yeah."

The nasal sound rose, it sounded like something, and he stretched out his hand along the way, and put his arms around Lu Qingze's waist, and pressed his chest with the hot breath of a young man, and lightly knocked his head on his shoulder: " I'm so sad, the teacher let me hug for a while."

Lu Qingze: "...hug and hug."

Why does this kid like to stick with him so much?

In the past, every time I hugged like this, I had to be slapped away.

Ning Juan's mouth twitched.

Eat soft but not hard, the teacher is so cute.

Lingshan Temple is actually not too far from here. It can be vaguely seen in less than an hour. It is an ancient temple on the hillside. It used to be very prosperous and occupied a large area. He believed in Taoism, so when he was in power, Taoism overwhelmed Buddhism, and the temple declined faintly, and the incense has not been very prosperous.

The flood was rampant, and the low-lying places along the river were submerged, especially in the area of ​​Ji'an Prefecture. Pan Jingmin forcibly confiscated this temple to resettle the victims.

When the fast horse rushed to the vicinity of Lingshan Temple, Lu Qing smelled a different atmosphere.

A group of officers and soldiers were surrounding the Lingshan Temple, wearing armor and sabers. Outside the small temple stood dozens of relatively strong ordinary people and a few bald monks. They held sticks and guarded the gate of the temple. The leader was a delicate and thin man. The young man's face was tense.

The two sides are facing each other, but the disparity in strength can be seen at a glance.

Ning Juan narrowed his eyes and gestured for the hidden guards to disperse, but don't move rashly for now.

Listen first to what this is doing.

The leading officers and soldiers raised their knives and shouted angrily at the group of civilians: "It's against the sky, dare to stop the military master from doing things!"

The young monk standing next to the thin boy said angrily, "You come to the temple every three days to take the patients away. Unless you explain the whereabouts of those benefactors, don't even think about entering this Lingshan Temple today!"

Lu Qing hissed lightly.

I'm afraid what Yu Liuyue said is true.

With Pan Jingmin's attitude, he can't cure the flood, and he doesn't want to cure the sick.

He wants to reduce the influence of this matter, prevent the spread of the disease, and not affect his political achievements and official status, so what will he do, and what will happen to those who are taken away?

Everyone's minds were spinning quickly, and their hearts were suddenly chilled.

"Looking for death." The leading officer lost his patience, and his face darkened, "Take down this group of unscrupulous people, and kill them today to make an example, and see who dares to object!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold look flashed across Ning Juan's eyes, and he spit out four words: "Keep alive."

The hidden guard had already squatted in the best position, and Deling immediately drew his knife out of its sheath and rushed up.

The group of officers and soldiers did not expect that there were still people ambushing nearby, and they were all carrying knives. They looked extraordinary, and they were startled immediately, and shouted: "It's the opposite, you gangsters, how dare you fornicate the mountain?" Thieves! When I go back and report, I will take all of you!"

The officers and soldiers at the head were noisy, but their kung fu was not bad. They swung two sledgehammers with incomparable strength, and they were able to fight back and forth with the kung fu high-strength dark guards.

Ning Juan sat on the horse's back, looked at it blankly for a while, then took off the bow behind his back, nocked the arrow and drew the string, the two-stone long bow was slowly drawn to perfection, and the arrow clusters shone coldly.

Then Lu Qing heard a "Zheng" sound from the bowstring, and a feathered arrow flew out with a "Hoo".

In the next moment, the arrow pierced through the three of them, and the officers and soldiers fell to the ground, trampled by the frightened horses.

The young man's face was cold, and he slowly retracted the movement of drawing the bow. The wide sleeves of his robe were filled with the wind, making them rattle.

Lu Qing got off his horse and stood not far away. Looking at this scene, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated a little.

Ning Juan lowered his eyes: "Did you scare the teacher?"

Lu Qing shook his head.

He was just a little surprised that Ning Juan was able to sit on a horse and pull a two-stone bow.

The little hairy boy has made progress secretly, his arms are so strong.

The leader was dead, and even though they had an absolute advantage in numbers, the remaining soldiers panicked.

Seeing someone making a move, the people guarding the door also wanted to step forward to help, but the leader of the young man stretched out his hand to block them, signaling them to back off, and then aimed at a group of panicked horses, and kicked up a handful of blood-stained long-haired horses. Holding the knife, he grabbed the rein and turned on the horse, subdued the horse in twos and threes, and rushed into the crowd of melees.

Martial arts turned out to be unexpectedly strong.

The disintegrated soldiers died quickly, and the smell of blood came over. When there was only one person left, the young man with outstanding martial arts held a knife and wanted to catch up, but was stopped by the hidden guards.

He froze for a moment, with doubts in his eyes, put down the knife, and made several gestures.

—It turned out to be a mute.

Ning Juan frowned and looked at the boy.

Lu Qing said at the right time: "He was asking, why didn't he cut the weeds and root them out? I heard that Governor Pan is also in Ji'an Mansion. It would be bad to let that person run away. We killed the officers and soldiers. After we are wanted by the government, there will be more officers and soldiers besieged here."

Seeing that someone could translate his own words, the young man suddenly felt a little surprised and moved, and nodded vigorously.

Ning Juan didn't answer in a hurry, but looked at Lu Qingze in surprise: "Teacher also understands sign language?"

"I know a little bit." Lu Qing returned to Ning Juan, looked at the boy, and smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, the only thing I'm afraid of is that they won't come."

The young man was dazed, he hesitated for a moment, and gave up the pursuit. After dropping the knife, he was surrounded by more than a dozen people, and he became shy again, and signed a few signs to the two of them: My name is Lin Xi, thank you for your help help.

Lu Qing translated it again, and then replied: "No thanks."

It is a bit troublesome for Lu Qing to keep translating.

Although Ning Juan liked to listen to Lu Qingze's words very much, he didn't like Lu Qingze's constant staring at others. He turned his eyes around, got off his horse neatly, and walked towards the monk at the gate of the temple.

The front of the Buddhist temple was stained with blood, and the few monks couldn't bear to look at it, they were clasping their hands together, chanting scriptures silently with an unbearable expression on their faces.

The head monk has white beard and hair, and it seems that he should be the abbot of this temple.

"How is the situation in the temple?"

Hearing the question, the startled monks opened their eyes. Thanks to the help of Ning Juan and others, they did not set up their defenses, and sighed heavily: "There are tens of thousands of disaster victims on the mountain. Those who cannot live in the house can only sleep. In the yard, many people got cold because of it..."

"At first, the government would send some food and medicinal materials, but gradually they stopped sending them. They only sent people to guard outside the temple, and took away a group of wounded and cold patients every few days..."

Listening to the old host's description, Lu Qingze got used to the pain and discomfort between his legs, and walked to Ning Juan: "Go in and have a look."

Ning Juan ordered everyone to take good precautions, then took out his handkerchief from his arms, stretched out his hand to Lu Qingze to cover his mouth and nose carefully, covered himself again, and then walked into the temple.

What the old abbot said was true, all the disaster victims in the temple were curled up on the cold floor, and those who were in better condition could still sit on mats.

Going further inside, most of the people who can live in the house are the elderly, women and children, and even many pregnant women.

But more people can only sit in the open air.

This is a rainy season, there are so many people outside, and they can only sleep on the floor when they are drenched in the rain. If they are lucky, they will not catch a cold. If they are unlucky... they may be taken away by officers and soldiers.

The monks in the temple have tried their best to isolate the patients from other people, but the place is so big, but it has to accommodate so many people, the disease is still spreading inevitably, and many monks who have more contact with the patients are also infected. sick.

Pairs of terrified, numb, or worried eyes stared at them silently, and occasionally they could hear coughing hard to hold back, as if they were worried that they would be dragged away in the next second.

Ning Juan's eyes darkened.

Lu Qing silently closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

Just as Ning Juan and his party walked into Lingshan Temple, the soldier who thought he had escaped from the sky also rode into Ji'an Mansion on horseback and reported the matter in a panic.

Pan Jingmin would not have come to Ji'an Mansion in person, and Hongdu Mansion was not affected by the disaster, and the victims of the disaster were also stopped outside the city, out of sight and out of mind. It is not good for him to enjoy the service of his beautiful wife and beautiful concubine in a luxurious mansion ?Come out and suffer.

But he ordered to deal with those infected patients, and the epidemic has not been eradicated. When he thinks that the little emperor is staying next door in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he feels a little uneasy.

It would be bad if something got out, and the matter had to be resolved as soon as possible.

So he came to discuss with the prefect of Ji'an Prefecture how to deal with the group of troublemakers in Lingshan Temple.

In addition to Pan Jingmin, Jiang You's general soldier and chief envoy were also on his side.

The table is full of exquisite and luxurious delicacies, all of which are rare ingredients. The adults will be replaced if they frown. Behind the bead curtain sits an actor, playing the piano to cheer them up.

As soon as a group of people discussed in a hurry, "It's better to burn it up at night, and say it's gone to the outside world", some people from below rushed over in a panic: "My lord, it's not good, the people from Lingshan Temple The tricksters turned against them, colluded with some bandits, and killed all the officers and soldiers sent!"

Pan Jingmin was already worried, but when he heard this, his face darkened: "These unscrupulous people are going to rebel, so don't take this official seriously!"

Zhao Zhengde, the prefect of Ji'an Prefecture, was also taken aback. Seeing his uneasy expression, he poured a cup of tea obsequiously: "Master Pan, calm down, how can a group of unscrupulous people deserve to make you angry? But these unscrupulous people are really disturbed." It is right to send someone to look at it, and it must be resolved as soon as possible, why not send someone over tonight as an official, and burn it clean?"

"Tonight?" Pan Jingmin snorted through his nostrils, "Stupid, they dared to kill the officers and soldiers, and they would have killed them to your house tonight! Send five hundred elite soldiers to me, walk, and solve this problem Trouble, I can sleep well at night."

Jiangyou Chief Envoy was taken aback: "Are you going there in person?"

Pan Jingmin squinted his eyes: "There are so many people, of course you have to see it yourself before you can rest assured."

"But there are quite a lot of people in the temple, and only five hundred elite soldiers...will there be fewer?"

Pan Jingmin didn't care too much: "It's enough to deal with a group of old, weak, sick and disabled."

Nearly [-] people are like little lambs, guarded by dozens of officers and soldiers who are not allowed to enter or leave, and dare not fart.

How could a group of country folk have the courage to resist.

General Jiangyou had a flash of inspiration: "Master Pan, there are victims of disasters in other places who have not been dealt with. If they raise food and waste food, if they don't raise food, they may rebel. Why don't you capture those bandits and torture them so that they admit that they are the same as you?" Those disaster victims are all rebels in collusion, so the rest can be dealt with, and when the rebels are wiped out, you can add to your achievements."

Zhao Zhengde and Jiangyou Chief Envoy hissed inwardly, their hearts were really vicious, they still had smiles on their faces and dared not speak out.

When Pan Jingmin heard the words, his mood paused for a while: "I never thought you would come up with such a good idea with such a pig brain, and I will add two strokes to you later."

Pan Jingmin has been an official on the right side of the river for many years. He is not good at controlling floods and epidemics, but he is very good at dealing with troublesome people. He immediately set off with his soldiers, along with flammable oil, torches, bows and arrows.

Pan Jingmin went there in person, and of course the others had to accompany him. When he got into the carriage, Zhao Zhengde couldn't help thinking: This is the first time he went to Lingshan Temple after resettling the victims?

It will probably be the last time.

A group of people arrived at Lingshan Temple in a hurry.

There was a lot of movement among this group of people. The guards outside the temple saw the figure at the foot of the mountain and immediately notified Ning Juan.

Ning Juan tilted his head and asked, "Teacher, do you want to come with me to meet the Jiangyou Governor?"

Lu Qing's mood has been stable since he was a child, and he hardly has much mood swings.

Except this time.

From stepping on the right side of the river, along the way, the fertile land was flooded and the victims were displaced. The government not only did nothing, but even massacred the patients wantonly, which has already ignited everyone's emotions.

When he followed Ning Juan out of Lingshan Temple, Pan Jingmin and the others arrived with elite soldiers.

Seeing more than ten people with knives at the gate of the temple, Pan Jingmin suddenly realized, and pointed at Ning Juan, who was obviously the leader: "Are you the traitor who slaughtered the officers and soldiers?"

Ning Juan remained motionless, looking at him with his hands behind his back, with a cold killing intent floating between his brows: "Pan Jingmin, you are so majestic."

Pan Jingmin was a local emperor on the right side of the river, who dared not support him, and was quite displeased to be called by his first name.

The prefect of Ji'an swept his face away, and cursed angrily: "What, Master Pan's name is also yours!"

Pan Jingmin snorted coldly, stopped wasting time, and raised his hand: "Catch me alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a thunderous movement from the foot of the mountain.

It was the sound of hoofbeats in unison.

Zheng Yao came with 200 people, covered in dust, and yelled loudly: "Who dares to hurt my emperor!"

Hearing this sound, everyone who was about to attack was stunned. They stared blankly at the Jin Yiwei who was wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife on his waist. Make Zheng Yao, save me too late!"

what?

For the first time in his life, Pan Jingmin and a group of scoundrels doubted his ears.

Zheng Yao, Commander of Jinyiwei?

Is it the real Jin Yiwei... What do they call that rebel leader?

Wait, there is a person wearing a silver mask next to that boy. I heard that the emperor Lu Qing has been wearing such a mask because of his ugly face.

But the little emperor is clearly staying in Lin'an Mansion, how could it be possible...

Pan Jingmin's face turned pale little by little, and it was clear that the air after the rain was very refreshing, but his back and head were still sweating uncontrollably, with a chill that pierced his heart, and his body was shaking uncontrollably, His face twitched.

A sense of impending catastrophe enveloped his obese body, and under extreme fear, he couldn't think of anything in his mind.

Zheng Yao came at the same time as Ning Juan predicted.

He didn't bring many people with him, and he came here in secret. In case Pan Jingmin jumped the wall in a hurry and wanted to silence him—although it was impossible to succeed, Lu Qing was by his side. He didn't want to take any risk, so he sent someone to send a letter to him yesterday. Zheng Yao.

After seeing Jiangyou's tragic situation, there is no need to keep a low profile.

Ning Juan raised his eyes from the lowered position again, and landed on Pan Jingmin impartially. He said in an indifferent voice, "Why, Mr. Pan, aren't you going to capture me alive?"

The author has something to say:

Ning Guoguo: Put it in a cup, the teacher must think I'm handsome.

Lu Qingze: (clicking with the camera on his shoulders) Zai Zai is awesome!