In order to bypass the guard in front of Huqiu Village, Shang Jun crossed half the mountain before returning to Linfeng Pass. There was no one on the street, and the houses were closed, revealing a lonely and tense atmosphere. Shang Jun hurried to the county governor's mansion, only to see a few lazy officials guarding the door, looking like they didn't wake up. Shang Jun approached, one of them looked him up and down, and asked impatiently, "Who are you? What are you doing here at the county governor's office?"
Shang Jun slightly bowed his hands and replied loudly: "Xiao Mi Villa, Shang Jun, came here for the epidemic in Huqiu Village."
Misty Villa? I have never heard of it, but the word "epidemic" is like a bucket of cold water pouring on the official's head, causing him to widen his eyes and exclaim: "You are here for the epidemic?"
Shang Jun replied calmly: "Yes."
"You wait here." Maybe it was a special period, when the official didn't embarrass him any more, rushed into the mansion, ran out after a long time, and said, "You, come with me."
The Shangjun followed him into the county governor's mansion, and where he saw, the carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions and pavilions were all extremely luxurious. The official took him to a side hall and said coldly, "You wait here."
Shang Jun sat down on the mahogany chair, and his mood became more and more gloomy. A county magistrate's salary was only a hundred or two a year. The ancient rattan mahogany chair he sat on was more than this number, not to mention the ancient antiques and famous calligraphy and paintings in the hall. Now, a side hall is already like this, and other places can be imagined.
After sitting for almost an hour, no one came to pay attention to him. Shang Jun became more and more impatient, and got up and planned to go to meet this "parent official" in person.
Stepping out of the side hall, at the end of the corridor, I saw a chubby figure huddled in front of and behind. That body was dressed in silk and satin and jewels. Guess also knew that this person was the county governor of Linfengguan - Huang Shijie.
Shang Jun suppressed the anger in his heart and retreated to the side hall, waiting for Huang Shijie's arrival. Even if it was only such a short distance, it took a long time for the fat figure to appear in the side hall.
Huang Shijie swaggered into the side hall, followed by a master who was about the same size as him. Just as he sat down on the main seat, the maid immediately served tea.
Shang Jun took a deep breath, restrained his displeasure, and said indifferently, "I have seen the adults."
Huang Shijie glanced at Shang Jun, pretended to drink a sip of tea, and said with a superior look: "You said that there is something about the epidemic that needs to be reported?"
"Yes." Shang Jun was neither humble nor arrogant.
Huang Shijie faintly felt the awe-inspiring aura of this person, and stopped putting on airs, waved his hand, and said, "If you have anything, report it quickly."
"In the high mountains and dense forests of Huqiu Village, there are many carcasses of animals. The rainwater with the rotting blood of the animals seeps into the soil, down the mountain and immersed in the wells. The villagers are very easy to get sick after drinking the well water. Although it is not certain yet. This outbreak must have been caused by animal carcasses, but—"
"You came from Huqiu Village?" Before Shang Jun could finish his words, Huang Shijie suddenly shouted. Looking at Shangjun, he shouted, "This official has already blocked the place, how can you still get in and out? Come on, arrest him and take him back to Huqiu Village."
"Come on."
With a few shouts like killing a pig, more than a dozen officials with long knives in their hands were called. Knowing that Shang Jun came from Huqiu Village, all of them pointed at Shang Jun with long knives, but they did not dare to go forward, lest they be infected. disease.
With a pair of calm eyes, Shang Jun looked at these disgusting people quietly, and tightened his hands secretly - and tightened again.
Looking at Shang Jun's increasingly angry eyes, Huang Shijie pointed at him, his hands trembling violently, his plump body desperately backed away, and he frantically yelled at the yamen who was holding a long sword but didn't dare to step forward, "What are you still doing? Quick! Catch him for me."
The harsh roar passed through the eardrum, and Shang Jun tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, otherwise he would have severed Huang Shijie's fat and oily neck. The yamen did not dare to disobey the order, and they were afraid to death, so they rushed over to put the knife near Shang Jun's neck, but no one dared to go forward and capture Shang Jun.
He came for help, not to create problems. Shang Jun slowly loosened his clenched fists, and the yamen pointed the blade directly at his throat, imploringly said: "Sir, I can go back to Huqiu Village, but I beg you to send someone into the dense forest to remove the corpses of those animals. Buried deep, and informed the villagers near Linfengguan not to drink water from the well."
Seeing that Shang Jun had a modest attitude and a sharp blade on his neck, Huang Shijie became more courageous, coughed lightly, stood up straight, and scolded him for the rest of his life: "I still need you to teach me if I can't do it, so take him back. ."
"You!" Shang Jun clenched his teeth. If he was not an official of the imperial court, if there were not so many people present, if he was not afraid of causing trouble for Misty Mountain Villa, and if the epidemic situation had not been resolved, he would have wanted the dog Huang Shijie. Life. Shang Jun had nowhere to vent his breath, and his true qi was transported to the palm of his hand. He swung the long knife on his shoulder with his backhand, only to hear the crisp sound of several long knives breaking off and falling to the ground. The officers stared at the half blade in their hands in horror. Huang Shijie She was so scared that she squeezed behind the master and shivered.
Shang Jun walked away with a swirl of his sleeves, the smoky government office, the county governor who did not distinguish between right and wrong, and the weak and incompetent official, this time he came here in vain.
Shang Jun had been gone for a long time, and Huang Shijie was still hiding behind the master, not daring to raise his head. The master secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and gave a wink to the yamen who were still dumbfounded by the side. Everyone immediately understood and picked up their broken knives. disappeared without a trace.
The master turned around and smiled humbly, "Sir, that person is gone. Would you like to send someone to the jungle to see?"
Huang Shijie glanced around the side hall carefully, and it was indeed empty. He pushed the master away, stepped back to the main seat, sat on his butt, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and cursed: "What are you looking at, when? I heard that the plague was caused by animal carcasses. These villagers just wanted to escape and cause chaos, so they came up with this kind of lie to spread their forces. It's just nonsense. And who was that person just now? In my eyes, at first glance, he is a lousy character."
Although I felt that the person just now was arrogant and skillful, he must be a dragon and a phoenix among people, but to take people's money, you have to bow down and kneel, the master hurriedly catered: "Yes, yes, the lord is right."
Huang Shijie slapped the table hard, causing the tea in the cup to splash on the ground, his face was shaking, staring at the master, and shouting: "What is it, you know what the pestle is here, go check it out. People stole the official's token and opened a granary. A bunch of useless things." The grain disappeared for no reason, and the court knew that I still need this hard-earned black hat
"Yes, yes." The master replied humbly, but he was scolding inwardly. Why didn't the man give him a few knives just now? Isn't there a few people in the imperial court. I don't know what I am. Pooh!
Shang Jun left the county governor's mansion with heavy footsteps. He was a little dazed for a while. It was urgent to bury the carrion. What should we do now? Besides the government, who else could he ask for help? Walking on the cold street, Shang Jun was both anxious and powerless. Walking to Linfeng close the door, a low bugle sound came from afar, and it went straight into the heart. Shang Jun's eyes suddenly lit up. By the way, those carrion may be caused by the garrison, and they should be responsible for burying them.
With a scruple in mind, Shang Jun immediately rushed to the location of the Linfengguan garrison.
After running fast for more than half an hour, Shang Jun came to the garrison camp. Far away, before approaching, the guards on the high wall of the military camp had already shouted: "Garrison camp, do not approach privately, who is coming?"
Although the young guard's tone was not good, Shang Jun didn't care, at least he saw the awe-inspiring military might.
Mr. Shang stopped in his footsteps, stopped moving forward, and replied loudly: "Xiaomiao Mountain Villa, Lord Shang, asked to see the general for the epidemic situation in Huqiu Village."
The guard hesitated for a while, but still replied loudly: "Wait here."
Standing in front of the garrison, Shang Jun could already hear the soldiers training neatly. He had heard from his father in his early years that General Xuanyuan’s family handled military affairs in the East corner. people.
It was only half a stick of incense, and the teenager stood on the wall and asked loudly: "The epidemic situation is the responsibility of the county governor of Linfengguan. If you want to dispatch the garrison, you need to issue an order from the court or the official seal of the governor's handwritten document. Are there any of these?"
Shang Jun frowned and replied frankly: "No."
"Then please go back." The teenager stopped talking and turned back to the post.
Shang Jun wanted to say something, but he kept his mouth shut. He really had no imperial decree or documents. It would only be a waste of time to entangle with the young general. He had to meet the general for a while. He secretly checked the surrounding terrain. Although the garrison was surrounded by mountains, the terrain was flat, and there were few shelters nearby. If he wanted to go in, he had to take risks. Hopefully this general won't let him down.
Shang Jun slowly walked out of the position where he could see from the outpost, turned back to the side of the garrison, and lay down among the low grass. Squinting to see, the rear is the training ground, and in the middle is a simple tent built in a circle, which should be the resting place for the soldiers. Right behind the tent, there is a relatively spacious room, which must be the place for the generals to discuss matters. That's where he's going, but now the sun is blazing, and seven or eight people on the outpost are patrolling back and forth. How can he get close
Without acting rashly, Shang Jun crouched in the grass and waited for the opportunity. Even under the shadow of the trees, the ground was baked hot and hot, and the sweat from his forehead dripped into the grass and was quickly absorbed by the dry ground. The dazzling sunlight shone so brightly that people couldn't even open their eyes. Two hours later, the soldier's training finally ended, and the crowd poured into the simple ring-shaped tent. Shang Jun got up immediately, relying on the crowd to cover up, and finally approached the council hall.
When he opened the bamboo curtain, the conference hall was wider and simpler than he had imagined. In the middle was a pile of sand and gravel. The terrain model of Linfengguan was built. On the right was a large table and two men in armor. With his back facing him, he was discussing something. His voice was not loud, but it was clear and powerful.
"This place borders Cang Yue, and inspections should be stepped up. Although there are no changes at the moment, it must not be ignored. There are also various outposts that must be redeployed. Each outpost should have no less than ten people. Daily drills—" Zhang Xiaofei said. Halfway through, I found that there was a man in white sitting in the main hall, and I couldn't help being surprised. Seeing how leisurely he was, he must have been here for more than a while, but they didn't even notice when he came in. If he wanted his life, they would have already caught him.
Wang Ping looked down at the topographic map, the general suddenly did not speak, and raised his head strangely, only to see the general frowning slightly and staring at a place behind him, and he could vaguely feel the defensive aura emanating from the general. Wang Ping turned around, saw the handsome and leisurely white man sitting on the wooden chair, and said in shock, "Who are you?"
Shang Jun slowly got up and replied: "Xiao Mi Villa, Shang Jun."
Wang Ping held the long sword at his waist tightly with his hands, stared at Shang Jun cautiously, and shouted, "You can see how guilty you are of breaking into the military camp without permission."
Shang Jun replied calmly: "Shang Jun knows, but when I finish speaking, it will not be too late for the general to punish him."
Merchant? Zhang Xiaofei remembered the report of the young general a few hours ago. This person is here for the epidemic. Without waiting for Shang Jun to elaborate, Zhang Xiaofei raised his hand and replied coldly: "The epidemic is not within the responsibility of our military. Whatever you want to say, you should talk to the county governor. I miss you, so please leave quickly for the sake of the epidemic."
This person is the general of the garrison. He is burly and burly, with a beard on his face that can't be seen, but his pair of tiger eyes are bright, quiet and firm. Such a person is definitely a brave, resourceful and daring person responsible person. Although it is not certain that the corpse mountain in the back mountain was caused by the garrison, Shang Jun decided to take a gamble.
Instead of leaving, Shang Jun said indifferently and accusingly, "If the epidemic is caused by the garrison, is it related?"
"What nonsense are you talking about." Wang Ping was furious, and the long sword in his hand was about to be unsheathed.
"Wang Ping, let him go on." Zhang Xiaofei suppressed his hand holding the sword, not to mention Wang Ping, even if he is, he may not be the man's opponent, and the man's words are conclusive, perhaps there is a hidden meaning in it. must.
With a good bearing, Shang Jun secretly applauded, his face still expressionless, and said: "On the ridge behind the station, the animal carcasses piled up into mountains should be the work of the garrison."
just for this? Wang Ping reprimanded in dissatisfaction: "So what? The wild beasts often come down the mountain to disturb the people and kill many woodcutters in the mountains. We are just killing the people. Besides, the bodies have been dumped on the top of the mountain where no one has passed by, so how can they harm the people? Villagers, saying that the epidemic was caused by our army is simply nonsense." If it weren't for them, I don't know how many people died in vain.
Really they do. Shang Jun shook his head and explained: "It's wrong, you shouldn't dump the corpses on the top of the mountain instead of burying them. It was the rainy season a while ago, and the rainwater and the blood of the rotting corpses seeped into the soil and went down the mountain. It was finally immersed in the wells used by the villagers. It is still unclear how many wells have been polluted.”
"It's... impossible." Hearing what he said seemed to make sense, Wang Ping couldn't help but hesitate.
Shang Jun sighed: "If this general doesn't believe it, he can go to the well at the entrance of Huqiu Village to have a look. The smell of the carrion is exactly the same as the one on the mountain."
"General?" Wang Ping looked at Zhang Xiaofei beside him.
Although it is true that they hunted animals so that the people would not be harmed by wild beasts, it would be their fault if there was a disease caused by it. After thinking for a while, Zhang Xiaofei asked, "If it is as you said, what do you want to do?" Since this person dared to come, he must have a ditch in his chest and a plan to offer.
"Buried the body deeply, and informed the villagers near Linfengguan not to drink water from the well. The Ruan family has already obtained herbal medicines that can cure the epidemic. As long as the source can be controlled, this epidemic should be over soon."
What he said, the county governor can solve it. Zhang Xiaofei was puzzled, "Why don't you go to the county governor of Linfengguan?"
If that waste is useful, does he still need to come to them? Shang Jun glanced at them sideways, and said with a look of disdain: "Are you trying to shirk responsibility?"
Wang Ping became angry when he heard it, and shouted: "Damn! If it was really caused by our army, this matter will naturally be taken together."
"Okay." Waiting for this sentence, Shang Jun immediately replied, "If a gentleman says a word, it is difficult for a horse to chase."
Wang Ping was a man of his temperament, and he immediately swore a high five with Shang Jun.
Zhang Xiaofei, however, thought it over carefully. As the head of the garrison, he had seen that Huang Shijie, and it was impossible to count on him. If the epidemic continued, the people of Linfengguan, and even the garrison would not be spared. That's all, even if the garrison cannot interfere with local management, he has to take care of it today.
"Wang Ping, you go with him to check the well and the corpse first. I will dispatch a hundred elite soldiers and I will arrive later."
"Yes."
Wang Ping went to Huqiu Village with Shang Jun. Shang Jun could finally breathe a sigh of relief. With the help of the garrison, the carrion could finally be solved. But at this time, he didn't know that there was a piece of bad news waiting for him that he didn't expect.
Shang Jun took Wang Ping to check the carrion on the top of the mountain and the well below the mountain, and confirmed his statement. It was just that it was getting late at this time, and under the dense forest in the mountains, it was pitch black, which was not suitable for burying the corpse, so Shang Jun and Wang Ping agreed that he would go back to the village to see how Ruan Tingfeng's concoction was made, while Wang Ping was there. A hundred elite soldiers are waiting at the entrance of the village, and they will go up the mountain together tomorrow.
Shang Jun rushed back to the village and saw Ruan Tingfeng in front of the tent. He was about to ask him about the concoction, but Ruan Tingfeng said with an embarrassed expression, "Young Master Shang, I have something to tell you."
"What's wrong?" Ruan Tingfeng's tone was obscure and his face was heavy, and Shang Jun suddenly felt a sense of panic.
Ruan Tingfeng frowned slightly, considered it for a while, and then replied in a low voice, "Young Master Xiao seems to have contracted the disease too."
"What?" Shang Jun was shocked, and his mind was so chaotic for a while. When he left in the morning, he was obviously fine, how could he contract the disease in just a few hours
Shang Jun was obviously shocked by the news. Ruan Tingfeng explained: "He came back in the morning and told me that you found the source of the plague last night. You started to feel dizzy and vomited at noon, and now your body heat is not going away. It is very likely that you contracted the plague last night. "
"Where's the medicine?" Shang Jun stared at Ruan Tingfeng and shouted, "Don't you have green constricted grass? Decoct for him." Shang Jun's heart was inexplicably flustered, and Ruan Tingfeng's expression told him, then Medicines may also be problematic.
Ruan Tingfeng shook his head, a little afraid to look at Shang Jun's staring eyes, before replying after a long time: "I have tried it, it doesn't work." He fry it twice, but it didn't play the role of the green hanging grass at all, and There is no difference in the efficacy of the concoction he boiled in front of him.
"What do you mean by useless?" The guess in his heart was confirmed, Shang Jun suddenly grabbed Ruan Tingfeng's collar, his eyes were full of disbelief, he asked sharply, "Didn't you say that if you have green hanging grass, you can Dispensing a prescription to cure the disease, and now you told me not to." San'er only contracted the disease because of the herbs, and if something happened to him, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Shang Jun was obviously out of control, and the usual gentleness and elegance had long since disappeared. Ruan Tingfeng can understand the deep friendship between him and Xiao Zongqing. He firmly supported Shang Jun's shoulder and persuaded: "Shang Jun, calm down."
Shang Jun retracted his hand slumped, what's the use of blaming Ruan Tingfeng at this time. He turned his back, stiff back, clenched fists, showing that he was trying his best to control his emotions. Ruan Tingfeng sighed in a low voice: "I thought about it for a day today. There should be no problem with the prescription. Maybe there is a problem with the order of dispensing the medicine. I will continue to try it. Don't worry too much."
"Where is he now?" He didn't have the heart to listen to this, he just wanted to know what happened to San'er.
"In the tent."
Shang Jun bypassed Ruan Tingfeng and went straight to the tent, but stopped in front of the tent. He took a deep breath and calmed himself before slowly opening the tent curtain. The tent was very quiet, there was only one oil lamp that was not bright, and I could only faintly see the figure lying flat on the bed, the turbid breathing, and a few light coughs that sounded from time to time. Shang Jun's feet were very heavy. He walked to the head of the bed and whispered, "San'er."
Xiao Zongqing's closed eyes suddenly opened, and when he saw Shang Jun, he immediately grabbed the quilt on his body, covered his mouth and nose, and shouted, "Don't come near me, I know that I have contracted the disease, I don't want to. It hurts you too."
Shang Jun looked at Xiao Zongqing, who was curled up and leaned in desperately, and his heart became more and more sour. He sat down on the edge of the bed and pretended to be relaxed and smiled: "Fool, I'm in good health and won't get infected."