There are too many ways for the plague to spread. Even if it is buried or flooded, the disease will continue to spread through the land and water. If you are not careful, it will affect countless people.
Rongjiang is located in Shezhou. Once the plague spreads, Shezhou will bear the brunt. Officials in Shezhou who know the news should be more fearful and cautious than other places, but they dare to conclude that the plague is gone with a "rumor".
Unless they knew that the source of the plague had been completely "cut off" in Rongjiang City.
There are nearly ten thousand people in Rongjiang. How can they be so sure, or even convinced that there will be no spread of the epidemic?
...The Rongjiang River was set on fire and the city was massacred with blood.
Everyone who might be carrying the disease died in Rongjiang City, and were burned to the point of being reduced to charred bones by the fire. Naturally, there would be no more plagues...
King Ji's words made everyone who wanted to understand the key couldn't help but shiver and feel cold all over.
Xiao Yan glanced at Prince Ji and saw that his face was full of seriousness. Although he didn't look at him in a flattering manner, he didn't show any arrogance at all, only a look of sadness on his face.
He raised the corners of his mouth with unclear meaning, and when he raised his head again, he said coldly, "Your Majesty, do you want another trial?"
An Di's face froze and his lips moved.
Trial?
What is he trying?
They said something to each other, but they didn't give him the slightest chance to go to trial.
Things have reached this point, everything that should be said and shouldn't be said has been said, what else does he have to interrogate?
Facing Xiao Yan's disgusting face, the severe pain that had previously dissipated in Andi's mind vaguely resurfaced, and the dense feeling like ant bites in his body made him uneasy.
An Di tried his best to calmly said:
"I didn't know that there were such bold and reckless people in the court. The disaster relief work was entrusted to the Lu family. It was the late emperor's trust in them. But who would have thought that Lu Chongyuan and others ignored the late emperor's reliance, and such chaos would inevitably occur in the official circles of the south. It was Lu Chongyuan who conspired with others, but Lu Chongyuan is dead now, so it may not be easy to find out the truth..."
Seeing that Emperor An was trying to pass the buck, Qian Baokun wanted to put all the blame for what happened that year on the Lu family and brush it off.
He felt chilled and took a step forward: "But Wei Chen remembers that the Lu family still has a concubine, Lu Jiu'an, who is still alive. He had escaped from the capital before the Lu family was imprisoned."
"At that time, the Lu family had rebelled. Lu Chongyuan ordered the concubine to leave the capital and go to Prince Pingshan's Mansion to stock up on grain and buy horses with Prince Pingshan. Such an ambitious person must have been inspired by Lu Chongyuan."
"Lu Chongyuan is a cautious person. Since he can entrust the future of the Lu family to him, the bastard must be particularly important in Lu Chongyuan's eyes. He must also know the past. As long as he is captured and brought back to the capital, the truth of twenty years ago will be known."
Emperor An heard this and said: "I have ordered Liu Tongen to go and arrest..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered something and his expression suddenly turned pale.
No.
wrong.
He not only asked Liu Tongen to go, but also asked Xiao Yan to send people there.
Because Liu Tongen had repeatedly "embarrassed" Xiao Yan before, he held on to the words Lu Chongyuan said before his death, and even felt that he was dissatisfied with him against his will, so he asked Xiao Yan to take over the task of capturing Lu Jiu'an.
Emperor An's palms were trembling, and his intestines were turning green with regret. Why didn't he believe Liu Tongen's words in the first place? Even if he was just a little more suspicious and more cautious, he wouldn't have ended up in the situation he is today, being surrounded by Xiao Yan and his men. .
An Di's face turned pale, and he was even more panicked. The restlessness he had suppressed before became more and more intense, and his limbs began to tremble slightly.
He was extremely uncomfortable, and he suppressed the discomfort and whispered:
"Before Lu Jiu'an is brought to justice, it will be difficult to hear these matters clearly. Although these people have said so much, after all, they are related to the entire Southland officialdom and are related to the disaster relief twenty years ago. It is better to wait until the people are captured to find out the truth. Let’s deal with it…”
"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with it?" Xiao Yan's eyebrows were sharp.
An Di gritted his teeth and said: "Of course, we will deal with it impartially, and the guilty will be punished."
"What about those who are innocent?"
"Not guilty..."
Emperor An's face froze. If the guilty person was someone else, then the innocent ones would naturally be Prince Brutal and He Wenzhuo.
Xiao Yan's face was condensed: "I am asking your Majesty how your Majesty intends to save my father's life."
Emperor An tightly grasped the handle of the dragon chair, like a wolf forced into a desperate situation, and had to retreat again and again.
"Although He Wenzhuo may have killed Rong Jiang in vain, the He family's rebellion was decided by the late Emperor, and the evidence is conclusive. I cannot go against the late Emperor's will. However, if it is found that He Wenzhuo had nothing to do with the incident twenty years ago, I can pardon him alone. Just like a branch of the Lu family, He Wenzhuo and his family will not be held accountable for their crimes..."
He paused, looked at the expressionless Xiao Yan, and the black-armored guards behind him who were all staring at him, and took another half step back.
"Of course, I have met He Wenzhuo before. He was a man who knew loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, and was considerate in everything. He died before the He family rebelled. If it is really found out that he died because he was guarding Rongjiang and protecting the people of Rongjiang to quell the epidemic, he would For the Wei Dynasty, it is a meritorious service."
"I can issue a decree to grant him a posthumous title, place his tablet in the Ancestral Temple, and share it with the royal family for worship, so that his descendants can be protected by him and not be involved with the He family."
As soon as Emperor An finished speaking, not to mention everyone else, even Qian Baokun and the others looked surprised.
Xiao Yan did what he did today as the son of He Wenzhuo. If Emperor An really pardoned He Wenzhuo as he said and did not hold him responsible for his crimes, that is to say, Xiao Yan would not be held accountable for leading troops to surround the palace today, and he would also be granted the title of He Wenzhuo. , clearly trying to appease Xiao Yan.
Emperor An was bowing his head towards Xiao Yan.
Liang Guangyi and the others originally wanted to open their mouths and ask Xiao Yan to stop as soon as he saw fit, but they had offended Xiao Yan to death before, and they were afraid that opening their mouths would stimulate him to take action.
At this moment, Feng Qiuli took a half-step forward thoughtfully.
"Director Xiao..."
He paused as soon as he spoke: "No, I should call you He Langjun. What you did today was to seek justice for your father Zhaoxue, and also to seek justice for the people in Rongjiang who died in vain. Your Majesty has promised to issue an order to investigate this matter thoroughly." If we take the case, we will never spare those involved lightly.”
"The third master of the He family is famous for his loyalty. I heard about it when I was a child. You must not want him to be covered in dust after his death. He really has a bad reputation for treason and rebellion."
"Why don't you ask people to retreat first? After the matter is found out, His Majesty will give you and the third master of the He family an explanation?"
Feng Qiuli looked at Emperor An as he spoke: "Your Majesty, Governor Xiao can only ask for justice, so he has no choice but to take risks tonight."
"He was set up in front of him and wronged in the back. He had no choice but to be forced into the palace. Now that the truth has been figured out, why not His Majesty issue an order to pardon Governor Xiao for his reckless mistakes, so that Governor Xiao can feel at ease Take the people away and wait for His Majesty to investigate the matter in the Southland?"
