When the imperial envoy arrived, the people thought that Zhao Guanren should know, and the officials thought that the guards in black would gather together, including Song Chizhu, but no one informed him, and everyone guessed wrong .
The imperial envoy was not the commander of the Jingdu guards. Not only was he not an imperial envoy, he also did not come with the regiment, not even the deputy commander of the black and white guards.
"Oops! Why is Xia Shoufu..."
Chen Qianhu was standing inside the city gate, breaking out in cold sweat, and Ouyang Qianhu also said solemnly: "This is a big event, none of the three commanding officers came, but Feige sent and received with us as usual, which shows that the Holy Majesty is no longer here. Trust our Jingdu Weichang, we must start a thorough investigation from the source!"
"The imperial envoy is here!"
A young eunuch shouted loudly, all the officials and common people knelt down on the ground. First, a team of guards came in with long guns, followed by officials on horseback, and then the long motorcade and heavy cavalry.
"Female, female officer?"
Chen Qianhu took a sneak peek and almost ascended to heaven. There were actually several court ladies accompanying a carriage, and the leader was a senior court lady of high rank.
"A prince is here!"
Ouyang Qianhu, who has always been deep, was also covered in cold sweat, lying on the ground and whispering: "The prince will definitely not be with Mr. Shoufu. The person who will come is probably Prince Duan, an in-law of the Bian family. The second daughter of Prince Duan has lived in the palace since she was a child. She Only those who are qualified to use female officers!"
"I see… "
Chen Qianhu said in a low voice: "The emperor is extremely cautious about this matter. This is to let Xia Shoufu and Prince Duan supervise each other. No one can do anything tricky. At the same time, he is also testing Prince Duan to see if he will kill his relatives righteously. It seems that the rumors are true!"
"Black and white guards! Listen to the order..."
The curtains of a carriage were lifted, and an old man with gray hair and a very refined goatee appeared, but he shouted angrily: "Go ahead and clear the way! Don't disturb the people in the city, go straight to the corpse. The land where the plague first appeared!"
"Take orders!"
The two thousand households cupped their fists and shouted loudly at the same time, and hurriedly led the flag guards forward to open the way. A group of officials from Lantai County also trotted along, each with an ugly expression on their faces. A group of people had no face to return to Beijing.
"The imperial envoy is here, get out of the way..."
The common people surrounded the road curiously, and the forbidden army quickly separated left and right, raised their spears to prevent unauthorized intrusion, and the cavalry and luggage drove straight to the military office. Only the carriages of the accompanying officials stopped in the middle of the road, and a man dressed in blue jumped off first. A middle-aged man in a dragon robe.
That's right!
The burly middle-aged people wear dragon robes, and all the relatives of the emperor in Dashun can wear dragon robes, but the color is strictly limited, and many officials now recognize this, it is the fourth son who has inspected Ningzhou many times. Prince—Prince Duan!
"Ge Lao! The boat is exhausted, please slow down..."
Prince Duan stepped forward to help Xia Shoufu down with his own hands, but this was obviously just a formality. Xia Shoufu looked tough, but his expression was very serious, and he walked directly to the scene of the incident with Prince Duan. Followed by.
"Where is the magistrate of Lantai, what is going on..."
Xia Shoufu stood on the side of the road with his hands behind his back. The area around the incident was almost emptied out. The excavated roads have all been restored and the houses are being rebuilt. However, many places have been surrounded by wooden boards. plant ash.
"Your Highness! Elder Ge! Xiaguan Song Chizhu, magistrate of Lantai County..."
Song Chizhu immediately ran over to salute, and said: "Our county's epidemic prevention director Zhao
Yunxuan dug out all the poisonous water and poisonous mud, baked it at high temperature after being exposed to the sun for nine days, and surrounded it with wooden planks to prevent the poisonous water from vaporizing and raging. "
"Director of epidemic prevention? What is the director, where is Zhao Yunxuan now..."
Prince Duan turned his head to look at him, and Song Chizhu quickly replied: "The director is mainly responsible, and he is responsible for all matters big and small. As for where Mr. Zhao is now... I don't know the official! He holds several positions, but The main job is still the black-clothed guard's flag!"
"I don't know? Where is Zhao Yunxuan..."
Xia Shoufu turned and pointed at Chen Qianhu. Chen Qianhu opened his mouth and couldn't answer for a while, but Ouyang Qianhu knew that he deliberately didn't inform Zhao Guanren, so as to defeat the imperial envoy's first impression of him.
"My lord! This officer is here, I'm here..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly stumbled over and complained while wearing his belt: "Master Chen! I know that you care about your subordinates, and I know that I finally rested for half a day, but the imperial envoy is here, and I have to crawl over even if my leg is broken. !"
"Hehe~
Chen Qianhu said with a stiff smile: "Master Zhao has been suffering recently, it is good to rest for a while, I believe Master Ge will not blame him!"
"Your Highness! My lords..."
Zhao Guanren clasped his hands and said with a smile: "The first battle of the corpse plague epidemic in this county was successful. After the treatment, no living people were infected. The affected people were also led by the county government to raise donations, and all the compensation was paid to the victims. Now they live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Lord Zhao is a good official, a good official who is in charge of the people..."
Immediately there were loud shouts from both sides of the street, and the common people clapped their hands and shouted loudly, which frightened the guards into commotion for a while, thinking that the common people were going to rebel.
"Haha~"
Prince Duan laughed and said, "It sounds like Director Zhao has a high reputation, and the common people clapped their hands together very well, but if you say no living people are infected, could it be that there are still dead people infected?"
"Exactly! Three corpses were cheated..."
Zhao Guanren said helplessly: "It rained heavily a few days ago, the water in the purification pool overflowed, broke through the anti-seepage ditch and entered the mass grave, and three corpses emerged from the ground, scaring to death an old man passing by. Wei Zao was prepared and shot and killed the three corpses in time!"
"oh?"
Xia Shoufu frowned and said: "This corpse plague is so fierce that it can bring the dead back to life. I thought the corpses were just infected living people!"
"The dead are not as fierce as the living, and the cultivation of the living corpse is not retreating but rising, and the dead is an ordinary person..."
Zhao Guanren cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My lords! If you want to know what's going on, please go to the Xie's mansion and listen to the official's detailed explanation. The people in the city are still waiting to go to the county government to get salt. Let's stay here together. I'm afraid it will be night." I can't finish distributing the salt!"
"Salt?"
Prince Duan was surprised and said: "Where does the salt from Lantai come from? Now the salt is in short supply even on both sides of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Since you can distribute it to the common people, there should be a lot of it?"
"I don't know the exact number, I have to ask the magistrate of Song Dynasty..."
Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "Sir Song is a senior parent official in this county. He saw that salt can cure poison, so he expected that the price of salt would rise. In the end, the common people suffered. In order to stabilize the price of salt, he ordered people to buy salt in large quantities in advance. It is said There are a lot of bills, and shopkeeper Han is chasing him every day!"
"!!!"
Song Chizhu's whole body was shocked suddenly, and he felt a puff of smoke coming out of Tianling Gai. With his long-term relationship with Zhao Guanren, he knew that his chance had come, and Zhao Guanren gave him a great contribution.
"Shopkeeper Han! Come here quickly..."
Song Chizhu waving
Han Dongsheng came and introduced: "Your Highness! Mr. Ge! This is the inventor of anti-epidemic masks and alcohol, Han Dongsheng, the owner of Han Ji, and the next official entrusted him to buy salt for the county. Shopkeeper Han! At present, we have bought together How much salt did you put in?"
"Report to all adults!"
Han Dongsheng rubbed his hands nervously and said: "The villain also uses refined salt to make masks. I was worried that Mr. Zhao would not have enough time to treat the poison, so I stocked up some in my shop. The salt merchant came again and bought half and gave away. I accidentally bought too much. It is probably enough to feed the entire Ningzhou Prefecture for half a year!"
"So much?"
The prince and the capital were shocked, and the surrounding officials were also shocked. The entire Dashun Dynasty and even outside the pass were short of salt, but one guy jumped out so much. If they want to sell it at the current price, I am afraid Han Dongsheng can do it for a while. Zi jumped to the throne of the richest man.
"Brother Chen!"
Ouyang Qianhu whispered to Chen Qianhu: "Song Chizhu was in a hurry to find salt, and suddenly a mountain of salt was delivered to him. This is clearly Zhao Yunxuan's treacherous scheme. You should put on shoes for him, otherwise it will be such a great achievement." How could it be without your share?"
"huh~"
Chen Qianhu looked coldly and said: "I really underestimated this guy, he played such a big game of chess behind my back!"
"Master Han!"
Xia Shoufu said in a loud voice: "You will add 30% to the official price of your salt, and I will immediately order people to transport it to the states and counties that lack salt. It is related to the safety of the people in my dynasty. I hope you can understand!"
"Villains dare not take advantage of others..."
Shopkeeper Han bowed and said: "My lord, you don't need to add any money, and the manpower loss will be subsidized by the villain. I only hope that you can do your part for me to alleviate the urgent need!"
"Okay!"
Xia Shoufu said with a hearty smile: "Having such a kind person as shopkeeper Han is really a blessing to me, and the county magistrate of Lantai, as a low-level parent official, you have a long-term vision and care about the country and the people. Report the truth to the Holy Majesty, and reward the two of you for a good life!"
"Thank you, Mr. Shoufu, for the gold award. I don't dare to take credit for it. I'm just doing my duty..."
Song Chizhu bowed deeply excitedly, and all the officials in the prefecture and county blushed with envy. They naturally understood what was going on. If Zhao Guanren hadn't entrusted him with the help of a small seventh-rank county magistrate, he might never have had a chance in this life. Show your face before the emperor.
"Director Zhao!"
Prince Duan suddenly said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I heard that the Bian family, who has a marriage contract with my son, has been arrested by the two guards. As the director of epidemic prevention, you should be responsible for tracing the source of the corpse plague. Is this corpse plague real? Disaster for the Bian family?"
"..."
Many people shrank their necks on the spot and secretly sweated for Zhao Guanren. If the answer to this terrible question is not good, Prince Duan will definitely settle the score later.
"Return to Your Highness! There is an outer house in the Bian Mansion, which is where the source of the corpse poison is located..."
Zhao Guanren clasped his hands and said, "However, this official is just a small superintendent, and has no authority to investigate and deal with senior officials. The official has already compiled the clues collected into a book and handed them all over to the more senior white-clothed guards. Your Highness can ask the white-clothed guards directly. Qianhu, Master Ouyang!"
So treacherous!
All the white-clothed guards cursed secretly at the same time. Zhao Guanren performed his duties conscientiously, but he left the matter of offending others to them, and this guy did hand in the materials, and made a triplicate copy. no.
"Brother Ouyang! You have to think about it before answering..."
Chen Qianhu smiled slyly, and moved away two steps cleverly. Ouyang Qianhu realized immediately that this grandson was actually singing a double reed with Zhao Guanren, and intentionally fooled their white guards.