"Plague?" Jin Miaomiao frowned and carefully recalled the files he had read. "It seems... there was such an outbreak. It lasted for a short time, but the casualties were quite large. I remember that plague. The conclusion given by the master is that it appeared inexplicably and ended inexplicably, but it caused the annihilation of more than ten villages and towns. After the plague passed, these places began to gradually become deserted. Not in the following decades, the imperial court After some people migrated from various places, these places have long been deserted.”
"Yes." Shen Haolin nodded, "Because of the lessons learned from that time, we have arranged medical offices in various state capitals. Once signs of the plague are found, they will report to Beijing as quickly as possible. You can handle it yourself." He looked at the people in the room, "Facts have proved that this decision is right. Although there have been incidents over the years, they have been suppressed in time and have not spread on a large scale."
"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "But when did Prince Tong know about this?"
"The second year after the plague, the clerk of Guyun Silk and Satin Store appeared in front of Prince Tong with the jade pendant he gave to the young master and a letter. The letter was written by the young master before he passed away. The letter I wrote down all my last wishes in it. I don’t know why it took a year for this letter to be handed over to King Tong, but at least it can be regarded as returning to its original owner. After reading the letter, King Tong himself said , I felt very uncomfortable at the time.”
"Indeed." Jin Miaomiao and Shen Cha looked at each other, "Although in his long life journey, the people around him, whether they are familiar or unfamiliar, whether they are relatives, enemies, or others Everyone left him slowly. As we said before, he will be the only one left in this world in the end. It would be strange if he can feel better."
"It's not just for this reason." Shen Cha glanced at Jin Miaomiao, "There is another reason, that is, this young master is a bit similar to the young prince when he was young, both in terms of temperament and appearance. This is also the reason why he gave the jade pendant to the little prince. When he heard that the child suddenly disappeared, his heart skipped a beat. The child who had only been with him for more than a month or two months was gone, and he felt uncomfortable. If the children who grew up beside him would go ahead of him, he would really not dare to even think about it.”
"No, no one can accept this kind of thing." Jin Miaomiao stretched out, "Where was he when he received the news? The southwest border?"
"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, "He and Emperor Chongde bought a small courtyard in a small town near Jingweiguan, and they still bought it in the name of Gu Yun Shaotong's family. Not only that, Gu Yun also bought it in that place. A branch was opened. The shopkeeper and waiters were either from the palace, or were the guards around Prince Tong, as well as the secret guards who had retired. Before Prince Tong arrived in the town, Gu Yun's people had already received the news and returned everything to The settings are ready. When the deputy general and Prince Tong arrive in the town, they will move in directly."
"Jingweiguan..." Jin Miaomiao touched her chin, "Why did you run over there? It's never peaceful over there!" She looked at Shen Haolin and then at Shen Cha, "Uncle Qin Have you ever been stationed at Jingwei Pass before?"
"Well!" Shen Haolin nodded slightly, "It didn't take long, just..." He looked at Shen Cha, "Eight or nine months? Then he was transferred. That place, big and small There must be more than a hundred tribes, and frictions and disputes of all sizes occur all the time, ranging from ordinary people in the tribe fighting to several tribes working hard to survive. If the border troops stationed on the border were not tough enough, it might not be what it is. Woolen cloth! "
"Prince Tong's stay at Jingwei Pass was very good for the frontier troops at that time. If there was any accident, the people around him would provide strong support." Shen Cha took a deep breath. , "Prince Tong thinks so too, he can help a little bit."
"How long has he been in Jingweiguan?"
"That time is really not short, it will take four or five years. That place has always been the place he and Emperor Chongde wanted to live most. Although it is not peaceful, it is far away from Xijing and the turmoil in the court. He has nothing to do with them anymore, and the two of them can have some peace and quiet. Even if Emperor Chongde fails to come, Prince Tong feels that if he can stay for a longer period of time, he can replace Emperor Chongde and see everything he has never seen before. .”
"It's a good idea, but King Tong has the kind of physique that will cause trouble wherever he goes. He has been in Jingwei Prison for so many years, and has had many troubles, right?" Jin Miaomiao said with a smirk on his face. Looking at everyone in the room, "So, did you encounter something weird again?"
"Isn't that right!" Song Yaojia waved her hands and said with a headache, "On the first night when I arrived in this town, I encountered a strange thing. It was almost past midnight, everyone fell asleep, and Prince Tong He vaguely heard a very slight tinkling sound coming from the direction of the backyard fence. He was wrapped in a cotton robe and called the two night guards to go to that place. A few of them went to that place very lightly. The closer they got, the closer they got. The movement on that wall became smaller and smaller, and when we were almost there, one of the guards jumped up onto the wall."
"What did you see?"
"Three thieves were squatting outside. They were using a shovel or something else to dig out the bricks on the wall bit by bit. They were digging very seriously and carefully. They didn't even know someone was coming. Tong It was here that all those murmuring sounds that the king heard in his bedroom came from."
