There were rebels everywhere outside before, so Yun Jiutang didn't really have that much energy to explore.
Now that she had a chance, she quickly told Mu Canglin her thoughts.
"The previous large-scale poisoning incidents may have occurred in the water source." Yun Jiutang said,
"This time they brought water back, and I found a small amount of toxins in the water. This poison can make people vomit and damage the stomach.
Those who are strong will be fine, but those who are weak will vomit blood if poisoned. "
"It is very similar to their symptoms this time." Mu Canglin said, "Someone did it deliberately to create the illusion that the epidemic in Longzhou was serious and out of control! When the Japanese king left, he received the order from his father to massacre the city. news!"
"No wonder you left in such a hurry." Yun Jiutang said,
"While you were gone, I received news of the riots among the people and rushed to the city. As a result, I encountered Sun Feng's rebellion. Behind this incident, there must be rebellion from the Spiritual Clan!"
Although she has the blood of the so-called Spirit Clan, she really hates this ethnic group from the bottom of her heart.
They have a high self-esteem and regard other people as nothing more than ants. They wantonly control the fate of others and regard the lives of these innocent people as the stepping stone of their conspiracy.
Simply, the crime deserves death!
While in trance, someone tapped him on the shoulder.
Yun Jiutang suddenly came to his senses and met Mu Canglin's comforting eyes.
"Let's go to the water source first."
Immediately, they came to the nearby well.
Before she even fetched water, she smelled the familiar smell of poison.
Yun Jiutang investigated and found that the problem was with the bucket used to fetch water.
This bucket is hung on the well and is a common wooden bucket used by everyone to draw water.
But the wooden board inside the barrel had already been coated with a layer of poison.
"Applying poison here is really an act of evil." Mu Canglin said coldly.
Countless people come to fetch water every day, and they all use this bucket.
No one thought that something would go wrong with this barrel.
"At the beginning, the poison was strong, and those who drank the water would be more severely poisoned. Later, the poison was diluted, and most of the people who were subsequently poisoned only had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea." Yun Jiutang said solemnly,
“I don’t know if other wells also have this problem.”
Mu Canglin quickly sent someone to investigate, and it was finally confirmed that they were all poisoned using the same method.
Moreover, this poison was also administered in the past two days.
Afterwards, he told the surviving people the truth about the investigation.
The people were naturally filled with indignation and accused the rebels of being vicious.
The so-called rebels were naturally led by Sun Feng.
"The rebels are your subordinates, King Zhenbei. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?" someone in the crowd shouted angrily,
"My whole family was killed by the rebels! There's no point in living alone anyway! I just want to seek justice for my family!"
Their life was difficult enough. They escaped the floods in Longzhou and hunger and disease, but in the end they died tragically at the hands of the rebels.
No one can be reconciled!
As soon as this statement came out, there were waves of responses from the crowd.
They also have family members who died in this rebellion, and they will not die in peace unless they seek an explanation for their relatives who died in vain.
Mu Canglin said that he would give everyone justice.
However, everyone didn't buy it.
"Everyone is dead, so what's the point of talking about compensation!" The man said, "At this point, I don't want to live anymore, I just want to kill my enemy with my own hands! I'm not willing to let him die so happily!"
"Yes! It's too cheap for him to die like this!"
"How are you doing?" Mu Canglin's expression looked a little cold.
"I...I want to hang the corpse of the rebel leader on the city tower for public display, and then cut him into thousands of pieces, crush his bones and spread them to ashes, so that he will never be reincarnated!"
The man said angrily, "Only in this way can we reduce the hatred in our hearts and avenge our relatives who died in vain!"
As soon as this statement came out, there were hundreds of responses.
Unexpectedly, Mu Canglin rejected his proposal without even thinking about it.
"no!"
"Why not?" the man asked, "Is it possible, my lord, that you want to protect this sinner?"
"Sun Feng has been on the battlefield with my king for many years and has made great military exploits for Dayong.
Although his merits and demerits do not equal each other, all his merits cannot be wiped out just because of his temporary fault!
Moreover, he is already dead, and even if something is done to his body, he will not be aware of it!
But this move will chill the hearts of our Dayong soldiers! This king will never agree! "
Mu Canglin said coldly, "If you want to vent your anger, why go to a dead man!"
"When King Zhenbei said this, could it be that he wanted to bear the responsibility for the sinner?" the man questioned.
"This matter is a fault of my lax command. I will personally go to my father to plead guilty and give everyone justice!
Anyone who incites the common people to desecrate the corpses of rebels will be punished for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason! "Mu Canglin's words were resounding, but no one dared to question them.
After instructing his men to resettle the people, Mu Canglin immediately walked away with a cold face.
When they reached the place where they were being betrayed, Yun Jiutang said, "Don't get angry with them. Someone must have instigated this deliberately."
There are bad people among the masses. The person who made the suggestion should be investigated.
"I know." Mu Canglin let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice, "I just thought that they had followed me in the war for many years, but in the end they ended up with the reputation of rebels. I am really unwilling to do so!"
In fact, even if Sun Feng had not caused rebellion, the emperor would not have planned to stay in Longzhou.
On the contrary, by doing this, Sun Feng indirectly helped the emperor achieve his goal and retained his good reputation as a benevolent king.
This is also the reason why Mu Canglin has not been able to come back for reinforcements.
The emperor directly and forcefully stopped him, but he disobeyed the imperial order and left the capital privately and rushed back.
When I go back this time, I will definitely have to apologize.
However, Mu Canglin had already been prepared, and naturally he was not afraid of the emperor's punishment.
After settling here properly, they returned to the capital.
Unlike the high-spirited atmosphere when we arrived, it was quite cloudy on the way back.
Because everyone knows that this is destined to be a victory without rewards.
Even if they saved the people and saved Longzhou, they would inevitably be punished by the emperor.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned, Mu Canglin was summoned by the emperor and scolded him.
In addition, since Sun Feng was Mu Canglin's subordinate, Mu Canglin was naturally implicated in this rebellion.
Therefore, the emperor was not polite and directly removed Mu Canglin's official position, took away his military power, and drove him back to the palace, facing the wall and thinking about it.
It was useless to plead for mercy. Mu Ming went to plead for mercy, but was scolded and kicked out.
It seems like overnight, everything in Beijing has changed!
