Raising Wolves

The next morning.

Starting from the capital, Fan Xingyan, who brought a large amount of relief supplies, finally rushed to Jiangyou.

There was a gleam of light on the genius, and the chariots and horses rumbled into the city. As soon as they reached the gate of the official office, Fan Xingyan wiped his tired face, and before he had time to rest, he hurried to see His Majesty the Emperor.

When he stepped into the courtyard, Fan Xingyan smelled a strong smell of medicine.

He was startled, his eyes were no longer dazed, he grabbed Chang Shun who was leading the way, and asked nervously: "Eunuch Chang Shun, dare to ask His Majesty but... the dragon is not in good health?"

When he entered the city, he saw a large area of ​​resettlement centers outside the city, and even took a look at the patient's center from a distance.

Along the way, I heard that His Majesty has personally visited the sick center several times, and now the atmosphere in the official office is solemn, with the imperial guards and Jin Yiwei guarding heavily, and the servants are in a hurry, it is impossible...

A guess slipped through his mind, and Fan Xingyan's face turned pale immediately.

Chang Shun glanced at him, showing an inscrutable expression, and only uttered four words: "Not Your Majesty."

Not Your Majesty?

Fan Xingyan was a little puzzled. When he entered the room, he saw Lu Qingze who had lost a lot of weight and was sitting on the couch wearing a mask, and His Majesty who was testing the temperature with his hand on the medicine bowl with a serious face, and suddenly realized.

Seeing people coming, Ning Juan held the medicine bowl to Lu Qingze, glanced at Fan Xingyan: "Tell me, what happened after I left Beijing."

Lu Qing was dug up early in the morning to drink the medicine. Before his brain was turned on, he held the medicine bowl in a daze and listened to them.

Fan Xingyan secretly glanced at Lu Qingze worriedly, then lowered his head to answer Ning Juan's question: "After Your Majesty left Beijing, the Guards became more unscrupulous and extremely rampant."

"Fan Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Battalion, rode his horse in the street to hurt people. Several censors impeached him and raised his voice. The next day, he was dragged into a dark alley and beaten!"

"Master Chen, the governor of Zuoqian, couldn't bear to scold Wei Herong angrily, and was imprisoned by the Ministry of Punishment without a document..."

Fan Xingyan was originally a meticulous person, so he explained everything in detail.

Ning Juan listened calmly.

What Fan Xingyan said was exactly the same as what he reported in the secret letter he received.

Officials of the fifth rank will be shut down as soon as they say it. The style of the guard party is almost the same as that of the eunuch party that disrupted the government.

Lu Qing struggled to finish the medicine by the side, and asked with candied fruit in his mouth, "Where's Wei Herong?"

Having said so much, it seems that there is no action by Wei Herong himself.

Jiang You had such a big event, Ning Juan came here in person, the court must be very lively, Wei Herong found himself being put together by the little emperor, and suffered a big loss, and also knew that Pan Jingmin was in their hands, so he didn't Respond?

Fan Xingyan shook his head and said, "After the Jiangyou incident, Wei Herong was accused of protecting Pan Jingmin and hiding disaster records. Wei Herong neither denied nor admitted it. He just didn't show up again. He kept a low profile in the Wei Mansion and complained to the outside world."

The Jiangyou incident won the hearts of the people for Ning Juan, and it also shook Wei Herong.

Presumably Wei Herong would not sit still and wait for death, but only retreated to advance.

After returning to Beijing, there is still a battle to be fought.

Ning Juan withdrew his wandering thoughts, and tapped the table on the couch with his fingertips: "Master Fan, I have a matter for you to handle."

Fan Xingyan solemnly said: "Your Majesty, please tell me, I will never refuse to die!"

"When you entered the city, you should have seen the sick center from afar." Ning Juan's tone was very calm, and when his sharp eyes shrouded Fan Xingyan's face for a moment, he said slowly, "The people who originally supervised the sick house Due to dereliction of duty, he was beheaded and killed yesterday, and now the patient is unsupervised, how dare you go there?"

Lu Qing also straightened his face and looked at Fan Xingyan.

Yesterday, after Xiao Jin came to report the situation of the ward, Ning Juan sent someone to deal with the officials who supervised the ward, dragged it out and cut it off. Now the management of the ward is still empty, this is not a small problem .

I was too hasty before and used the wrong person. This time, I must choose a person with a solid personality.

In the place where the patients are located, although the supervisory officials do not have to personally contact the patients, there are risks after all.

Fan Xingyan's wife was just found out to be pregnant, and he had to leave the capital for Jiangyou this time, at least for a few months, and now he had to take over the task with the risk of infection, which must be extremely stressful for him.

Will he be willing?

Under the gaze of the two, Fan Xingyan was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he looked resolute and gave a long bow: "I will fulfill my duties and will not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations."

Lu Qing didn't know what Fan Xingyan was thinking at that moment.

But at this moment, he admired Fan Xingyan very much.

"Lord Fan, don't worry," Lu Qing coughed lowly, curling the corners of his pale lips, "A miracle doctor and an imperial doctor have jointly developed a prescription to cure the epidemic, and it is being used among some patients these days. Test the medicine, it is very effective, after a few days, the disease will be eliminated soon."

Fan Xingyan was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

There is also an old mother who is handicapped in his family, and a wife who is three months pregnant. Who wouldn't be happy if they could be less exposed to danger?

Ning Juan withdrew his probing gaze, lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "Okay, we're tired, let's go down and have a rest."

Fan Xingyan saluted again, and then left as promised.

Lu Qing continued to stuff candied fruit into his mouth, thinking with relief, Mr. Fan, this is a successful interview.

Fan Xingyan just left, and Zheng Yao came back to report the situation of the patient.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the patient rooms have been basically cleaned up. According to Master Lu, the vomit and excrement of the patients have been mixed with lime and buried, and the old clothes of the patients have been dug and burned. Distribute a full barrel, chamber pot, and spittoon, and dispose of it once a day."

Lu Qing listened beside him, and stuffed another candied fruit into his mouth.

The food and water sources that are sent to the patient's facility every day are controlled and there is no error. The reason why the disease is still spreading in the patient's facility, he speculates, is inseparable from the fact that the patient's facility is full of excrement and mosquitoes.

They are still on the right side of the river, and the people in the inpatient center have been ordered not to be negligent. When they leave, this matter will have to be handled by Fan Xingyan.

Early in the morning, His Majesty the Emperor was not living peacefully, first Fan Xingyan, then Zheng Yao, and after a while Chang Shun came to deliver official documents again.

Lu Qing is currently classified as a category that can't do anything, and he stuffed candied fruit into his mouth again out of boredom.

Ning Juan just watched him like a hamster, stuffing one after another, and the plate of candied fruit was almost bottomed out. Finally, he couldn't help it, turned his head and pinched Lu Qingze's hand, and couldn't help but laugh: "Teacher, eat less!" Order this and watch out for your teeth!"

Lu Qing sighed, didn't struggle, let go of his hands honestly, and murmured while wiping them: "Am I not even free to eat some sweets?"

Ning Juan listened to him talking to himself, both funny and distressed.

I can't wait to pile up all the delicious and fun things in the world in front of Lu Qingze and let him choose, but for his body right now, I can only be more cautious.

Lu Qingze's guess was indeed correct.

Under Ning Juan's strict order and under Fan Xingyan's supervision, the infirmaries all over the place were repaired, and the cleaned up dirt was disinfected with lime.

Xu Shu also presented the final prescription, which was extended to patients' clinics all over the place.

After a few days like this, and then hand in the statistical list, as expected, almost no new infected people appeared.

"More than [-]% of the patients have improved significantly after taking the medicine, and no longer have vomiting and diarrhea."

Fan Xingyan was beaming with joy: "I heard that the dam has been rebuilt. Thanks to His Majesty and Lord Lu, without your presence, Jiangyou's situation would not have improved so quickly."

If he came alone, he would first have to face Pan Jingmin and the others.

Pan Jingmin alone is enough for him. Besides Pan Jingmin, there are also those opportunistic profiteers, subordinates who are pushy and obstructive, and obedient and obedient.

Lu Qing waved his hand: "It's your Majesty's credit for being able to put things in order so quickly. I didn't do anything."

The two sat face to face in the pavilion, and the smoke was blowing.

As soon as Fan Xingyan arrived at Jiangyou, he rushed to the patient's office to work. If he hadn't come back today to report the situation, the two of them would not have seen each other.

When we met a few days ago, Fan Xingyan didn't want to ask more questions because of the presence of scruples and Ning Juan. Now he carefully observed Lu Qingze, who had lost some points, and couldn't help sighing: "Huaixue, I heard that you were seriously ill and almost didn't wake up. Come……"

Lu Qing blinked and smiled: "Listen to Xiao Dao? How could it be so exaggerated? If it's not doing well now, it's just to save clothes."

Fan Xingyan couldn't laugh or cry: "Huaixue, you are too optimistic."

Lu Qing has been shrouded in the shadow of death in his previous life, and in this life he has repeatedly jumped at the gate of hell. He has a somewhat bearish attitude towards life and death, and said casually: "I have taken the medicine, and let the recuperation also be recuperated. Do your best to obey the destiny, and your body is not healthy. I can't do anything about fighting, I can't be sad and sighing all day long, wouldn't I die faster like that."

Fan Xingyan stared, and before he could "Bah, Bah, Bah!", there was the sound of deliberate heavy footsteps from the side.

When Ning Juan walked over, he stared at Lu Qingze, who was easily talking about life and death, with a worried expression on his face: "Master Fan, the business is cumbersome, so go get busy first."

Hey, overheard.

Lu Qing drooped his eyebrows and pretended to be a quail.

Fan Xingyan saw how he talked about being caught, and before Lu Qing asked to stay, he gloated and got up, saluted and said goodbye, and walked away quickly.

Lu Qing opened his mouth, and had to cut off the topic immediately before Ning Juan asked his teacher to ask the crime: "I heard that Lin Xi has recovered? We will leave Jiangyou soon, so let's make it clear to him as soon as possible. "

Ning Juan was annoyed: "Teacher, next time you are so outspoken, I will teach you a lesson."

Lu Qing was very perfunctory: "Oh, well, well."

Ning tired and angry.

The teacher still treats him like a child!

When will Lu Qing find out that he has grown up?

Grinding his teeth in anger, he swallowed his breath and told Chang Shun, "Go and bring Lin Xi and Yu Zheng over."

After the onset of the disease that day, the imperial physician ordered by Ning Juan has been diligently diagnosing and treating Xu Shu. After that, Xu Shu was brought to Ji'an Mansion. Lin Xi and Yu Liuyue were the first to receive treatment and recovered the fastest.

Before life and death, Yu Zheng took care of his daughter and adopted son, and most of his memory was restored.

The whole family had long wanted to visit Ning Juan to express their gratitude, but even though they were in the official office, His Majesty the Emperor didn't see him whenever he wanted. After Changshun went to call for someone, Lin Xi and Yu Zheng immediately put down what they were doing. It will come soon.

Lin Xi is young and strong, and also a martial arts practitioner. He does not look haggard after recovering from a serious illness, and his steps are very steady.

Lu Qing sighed enviously.

Lin Xi was still a little shy, following behind Yu Zheng, he didn't dare to look directly at others.

The father and son were led into the pavilion by Chang Shun, and when they saw Ning Juan, they wanted to salute, but Ning Juan raised his hand: "Excuse me."

Lu Qing looked at Lin Xi with a smile: "You two don't need to be too polite, Your Majesty asked you to come here, just want to ask one thing."

Lin Xi still didn't know why, but Yu Zheng's expression changed as if he had already guessed something.

Ning Juan saw the change in Yu Zheng's face at a glance. His face was light and pale, and he couldn't see any emotion: "It seems that you already know what I want to say."

Yu Zheng's complexion fluctuated. After his memory recovered, he remembered Zhao Zhengde's incident, and his sense of trust in people inevitably weakened by three points, especially when he heard that most of the bandits who were taken down the mountain that day had disappeared.

The little His Majesty in front of him is not a soft-hearted person.

What if Lin Xi is actually the son of a criminal minister, and His Majesty is here to kill him?

With all kinds of thoughts running through his mind, he finally lowered his head and clasped his hands silently: "Caomin understands."

Now that they have been found, it is expected that His Majesty has already investigated clearly, and it would be a waste of time to try to conceal them.

Yu Zheng licked his dry lips, then suddenly knelt down with a bang, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, no matter what Lin Xi's fathers did, when Cao Min picked him up, he was just a boy who didn't know anything. His Majesty……"

"Mr. Yu, you misunderstood." Lu Qing looked at his anxious look, after a moment of stunned, smiled and got up to help him, "Please hurry up, Your Majesty is not here to ask for accountability, we have indeed investigated Lin Xi's life experience Clear, but contrary to what you think."

He looked at Lin Xi who was at a loss, and said gently: "Lin Xi's father is not a criminal, but a hero who guards Daqi."

Yu Zheng and Lin Xi were both stunned, especially Lin Xi, whose big eyes were full of confusion.

Lu Qing and Ning Juan looked at each other and explained: "Twelve years ago, during the war in Mobei, General Shi Rongfeng sent his own soldiers to escort the five-year-old Xiao Shizi back to Beijing. Unexpectedly, he was attacked on the way and Xiao Shizi disappeared. There is a crescent-shaped birthmark, with a token on his body, these years, the general has been looking for the little prince."

It's just that Lin Xi was brought to the south of the Yangtze River, and General Shi was in Mobei, so he really couldn't reach so far.

After Lu Qingze's words came out, Yu Zheng was shocked, and took a breath: "Shi, General Shi?"

Among the common people in Daqi, who doesn't know Shijiajun?

They may not know the name of Emperor Chong'an, but they must all know Shi Rongfeng's name, and they have endless reverence.

It was General Shi who guarded Mobei and frightened the eyeing Tatars and Oirats, so Daqi was able to avoid the chaos of war, and it has been stable to this day.

If Lin Xi is really the child of General Shi, then he really did a great deed by taking the risk of adopting Lin Xi!

Compared to Yu Zheng who was surprised and delighted, and also had complicated emotions, Lin Xi was always in a state of enlightenment.

He forgot what happened when he was young, and when he heard Lu Qing talking about it, his mind was blurred like a fleeting image, it was difficult to piece together specific impressions, so he couldn't help rubbing his temples.

Lu Qing waited patiently for a while for the adoptive father and son to digest the information, and then asked slowly: "Mr. Yu, are you willing to help General Shi recognize his only son?"

Yu Zheng patted Lin Xi on the back, although he was reluctant to give up, after struggling for a while, he still nodded: "Even if Lin Xi is not the child of General Shi, since he didn't abandon it on purpose, he should be allowed to return to his biological parents."

"What about you?" Lu Qing turned to Lin Xi and asked persuasively, "Lin Xi, are you willing to find your biological father?"

If he had no impression of what Lu Qingze said, Lin Xi would shake his head without hesitation.

But he did remember something vaguely, so he fell silent, neither vetoed nor immediately agreed.

Such a reaction was expected by Lu Qingze and Ning Juan.

Ning Juan watched coldly for a long time, then asked, "Where is the token you picked up when you met Lin Xi?"

Yu Zheng gave Lin Xi a soothing look, and took out a jade pendant from his bosom: "In the past few days, Cao Min went back to Yujia Village to pick up things, and happened to bring out the jade pendant, Your Majesty, please have a look."

Chang Shun took the jade pendant with his head down, and presented it to Ning Juan.

The jade pendant is quite delicate, with a special character engraved on it.

There were bloodstains that could not be washed off between the gaps.

"It is the symbol of the Mobei Historian Army."

A hammer is fixed.

Lu Qing felt relieved.

Completely determined.

Seeing that Lin Xi was still a little unresponsive, Lu Qing could also guess his entanglement, so he couldn't help feeling a little more sympathetic, and his tone was more gentle: "Lin Xi, if you can't make up your mind, go back and discuss it with your family first. , how? I think you should want to follow us back to meet General Shi."

Lin Xi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but realized that he couldn't speak, so he stretched out his hand and gestured: Thank you.

Yu Zheng's mood was extremely complicated, and after saluting, he took Lin Xi back to the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying.

Ning Juan didn't say a few words the whole time, but Lu Qing's mouth was a little dry, and he secretly pushed the teacup beside him: "Teacher, drink some tea."

Lu Qing didn't care, took it and drank it.

Ning Juan ticked the corner of his mouth, and in order to prevent him from finding out the problem, he casually asked, "Teacher, do you think Lin Xi will return to Beijing with us?"

Lu Qing was really distracted, and glanced at him: "I would like to ask, if he is not willing, what does His Majesty plan to do?"

On weekdays, Lu Qing used to call Ning Juan by his nickname, and in front of outsiders, he would call him "Your Majesty" in a serious manner. When the two of them get along in private, they rarely call him that. Sometimes it is to remind him of something serious. His identity is sometimes like this... not so serious, with a bit of ridicule.

I didn't think it before, but now I hear Lu Qing calling himself so unseriously but seriously... I always feel a little unspeakable itching.

Ning Juan lowered his eyelids and smiled, "Why did the teacher ask that?"

If Lin Xi refuses, it's just a little trouble, let Zheng Yao knock him out and take him away.

What kind of bad thoughts could he have?

Lu Qing guessed Ning Juan's bad intentions at the first guess, but if Lin Xi refused to agree, he would indeed have to use some extraordinary means to achieve his goal, so he had to acquiesce: "You...have you decided who to assist Fan Xingyan?"

"Well," Ning Juan nodded, "Yu Shurong."

Yu Shurong just came back from the river embankment tiredly, and the word "Dai" in the name Dai Zhifu was crossed out.

Lu Qing ridiculed: "Oh? You punished him for copying. I thought you couldn't get used to him."

Ning Juan: "..."

I don't know how to explain this fact. If it is explained clearly, the teacher will probably be scared away.

He bent his lips helplessly.

Forget it, just copy the fine.

Two days later, Ning Juan gradually delegated authority to Fan Xingyan and Yu Shurong, and gradually withdrew from Jiang You's management.

There was also good news from the sick center that Xu Shu's prescriptions had saved tens of thousands of patients who were on the verge of life and death.

There is a countermeasure against the plague, the river embankment has been built, and the government is piled up with relief food, just waiting for the flood to recede.

The chaotic Jiangyou was finally brought out of chaos, and the remaining stubborn illnesses and repairs were left to Fan Xingyan and Yu Shurong to solve.

Just like Lu Qingze said, the current situation in Jiangyou can be managed well by anyone.

Concubine Jing's death will be in three days, and the time to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang is relatively tight. Fortunately, Ning Juan has already made preparations and explained everything in an orderly manner.

Lin Xi has been a little ostrich for a few days, he is reluctant to part with his family, but also wants to see General Shi, he is vacillating, it is difficult to make a choice.

Seeing that Ning Juan was about to leave Ji'an Mansion, Yu Zheng was so irritable that he couldn't bear it, so he tied up Lin Xi early that morning and threw it to Zheng Yao.

Lin Xi stared blankly at Zheng Yao's ferocious face, and was so frightened that he silently retracted into the carriage with tears in his eyes, not daring to struggle anymore.

Zheng Yao grinned and said, "Don't worry Yu Butou, I will take good care of Young Master Xiao Lin."

Lu Qing sat in the soft and comfortable carriage, and couldn't help laughing when he heard Chen Xiaodao running to talk about it.

Although they were all kidnapped, being kidnapped by Yu Zheng is different from being kidnapped by Zheng Yao... It's a good thing.

Early in the morning, only a ray of morning light leaked from the sky, and the city was quiet. The accompanying [-] forbidden soldiers and [-] brocade guards opened the way, guarding a carriage, and headed out of the city.

Ning Juan's eyes signaled Chang Shun to put Chen Xiaodao away, and when the surroundings were clear, he patted his legs in satisfaction, trying to seduce Lu Qingze: "It's so early, why don't you lie on my lap and sleep for a while, teacher?"

Lu Qing yawned and glanced at him with disgust: "No, it's too hard. I'm lying on the quilt, isn't it softer than lying on your lap?"

Ning Juan: "..."

When they were about to leave the city, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Ning Juan frowned and knocked on the wall of the carriage: "What's going on outside?"

Zheng Yao rode a horse and guarded outside. Hearing the sound, he reined in his horse and replied with a low waist: "Your Majesty, the people are seeing you off."

Jiangyou's former team made the people unhappy, wishing they could beat them to the bone and suck their marrow. So many people died, but they didn't necessarily care.

The victims who were shot, buried alive, and almost burned to death in Lingshan Temple are proof of this.

After Ning Juan came for more than a month, corrupt officials were arrested and killed. The people have a place to live again, can eat and clothe warmly, have a cure, and have no trust in the court from the beginning. Slowly there has been an improvement.

In the final analysis, ordinary people's requirements are not high. As long as they have a shelter, can eat enough and wear warm clothes, they can live in peace.

It was just dawn, and the two roadsides were full of people who came to see him off, including the old and the weak, women and children, and bowed deeply towards the rumbling carriage.

Calls came from all directions: "Your Majesty, Yongfu!"

Noisy, but sincere and warm.

Ning Juan was startled.

Lu Qing opened the curtain and looked outside, with a smile on his face, and a bright light in his eyes: "Your Majesty, did you hear that? The people are calling to bless you."

From now on, his little Guoguo will be famous in history and will be famous forever.

The cool wind blew in from the window of the carriage, and it was not so dry. The breeze brushed Lu Qingze's forehead hair, and the morning light outlined his face almost holy and beautiful.

Lu Qing was looking outside.

Ning Juan was looking at him.

After a while, Ning Juan smiled slightly: "Yeah."

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