After Mo Junzhan knew the purpose of the two, he cooperated well.
On the same day, he told Yan Xu that "Mrs. Ye died of the plague".
No matter how Yan Xu said that the plague in Jiangzhou City had been eliminated, Mo Junzhan insisted on this 'fact' and arbitrarily demanded a thorough investigation of the plague in Jiangzhou City.
The reason is quite sufficient: "You can't even come up with a final cure, how dare you say that you have completely eradicated the plague?"
Yan Xu was questioned and had nothing to say.
When the plague in Jiangzhou City was at its worst, almost a quarter of the population died in Jiangzhou City alone.
But it seems to confirm the saying "things must turn against each other". It didn't take long for the plague to become weaker and weaker, and finally it was cured without medicine.
Many people also saved their lives inexplicably.
This is equivalent to a pie falling from the sky. Everyone is so happy that they forget everything. Who will study the height from which this piece of pie fell
But now that Mo Junzhan is full and holding on, he insists on taking action on this matter.
Yan Xu was so worried that he was sweating again and hurriedly called his helpers to discuss countermeasures.
But after all the talk, no one could come up with a decent solution, which made Yan Xu stare in anger.
Yan Xu's direct subordinate, Jiangzhou County Magistrate Yin Liangzhi, didn't understand what Yan Xu was so anxious about, and tried to persuade him without much care: "Sir Yan, this plague can be cured without a cure. No one can tell for sure. What's going on? Prince Rui insists on wasting his time on this matter, why don't you just let him go and check it out! Isn't it just what you and I want him to focus on the plague?"
Yan Xu frowned and glared, and scolded angrily: "What do you know? It took a lot of effort to start the story about the plague, and we barely let go of it, but now we are bringing it up again. If it's true, If they find out the secret, both you and I will lose our heads!"
"Master Yan, this plague came out of nowhere. There is no cure. The doctors in the city are helpless. They can only watch the infected people die slowly. This is something that you, I and Master Wu all know. What else do you have? What are you worried about?" Yin Liang said knowingly.
Until now, Yin Liangzhi didn't think that Mo Junzhan and others could find out anything. It was just a waste of time and convenience for them.
When Yan Xu heard Yin Liangzhi mention Jiangzhou Governor Wu Xiong, his expression flashed, but he quickly calmed down and said calmly: "Master Yin is right, but don't forget that since the imperial envoy came to our Jiangzhou City , Mr. Wu has never shown his face yet."
When mentioning this matter, Yan Xu couldn't help but feel dissatisfied in his tone.
The largest city official in Jiangzhou is Yan Xu, the magistrate of Jiangzhou, who is in the fifth rank; the next is Wu Xiong, the governor of Jiangzhou, who is in the fifth rank; and the following ones are Ye Zhirong, the general judge in the sixth rank, and Yin Liangzhi, the county magistrate in the seventh rank.
Logically speaking, Yan Xu is the one in charge, but Wu Xiong is irrelevant. He is in charge of Jiangzhou's military power and has great real power.
Therefore, Yan Xu had to worry about Takeo's thoughts many times, which made him, the prefect, very timid.
When Yin Liangzhi heard Yan Xu complaining about Wu Xiong, he immediately acted like he was watching his nose and his heart, not listening to what was going on outside the window. After Yan Xu finished venting, he smiled calmly and said, "My Lord Yan! You just Don’t worry! A mere heir can’t cause big troubles. Besides, they’re holding on to you, don’t you have any leverage against them?”
Yan Xu paused suddenly and looked up at Yin Liangzhi, "What do you mean?"
"Sir, you know what it means to be a lower official." Yin Liangzhi showed a knowing smile, but refused to tell the truth.
Yan Xu stared at Yin Liangzhi for a while, but the latter's expression did not change at all, which made it difficult for Yan Xu to say anything.
"Okay, I can't count on you anymore. You go back and do your own thing first!" He waved his hand, signaling Yin Liangzhi to step back.
Yin Liangzhi stopped persuading him and bowed before leaving.
He got into a carriage after leaving the prefect's residence. The carriage passed through the busy city. The lively shouts on the street drowned out the sound of the carriage. No one would notice that besides Yin Liangzhi, there was another person sitting in the carriage.
As soon as the curtain of the car was lowered, Yin Liangzhi changed from his lazy look at the prefect's residence and saluted the people inside with a serious expression.
The man waved his hand and asked coldly: "How?"
"Everything is exactly as you predicted. Prince Rui and his party have already noticed the plague. Yan Xu is a little uneasy now. I think it won't be long before he and Mo Junyang are going to have a fight."
Yin Liangzhi said calmly, and finally asked with a slight hesitation, "I have something unclear about you, I hope you can answer my doubts."
"What's the matter?"
"Your Excellency obviously already knows that Prince Rui who lives in the Prefect's Mansion is someone else pretending to be the prince, and that the so-called aide is indeed a real person. Why didn't you tell Yan Xu about this?"
Once Yan Xu knew Mo Junyang's true identity, he would definitely be more careful about this person. Instead of focusing all his attention on Mo Junyang like now, he would give Mo Junyang an opportunity to take advantage of.
The adult raised his cold eyes, squinted at Yin Liangzhi, and after a long while, he said calmly: "A loser is not worth my troubles for him.
You didn't always think about his position in the past, so why are you caring about him today? Could it be that you are also thinking about his promotion and friendship to you and want to make progress and retreat with him? "
When Yin Liangzhi heard this sinister smile, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
He was very clear about the cruelty and ruthlessness of his elders. The so-called advance and retreat meant only retreat but not advance.
If he nods at this time, he will end up like Yan Xu - a waste.
Yin Liangzhi hurriedly knelt in front of the other party and hurriedly expressed his loyalty, "Your Majesty is the only boss of Xianguan. I am absolutely loyal to you and have never had any different intentions. I hope you will learn from it!"
After he finished speaking tremblingly, he secretly looked up at the person sitting upright. Seeing that the other person's expression did not change, he relaxed a little and continued: "The official is just thinking that Yan Xu is a useful chess piece after all. If Being able to put everything to its best use will be more beneficial to your great cause, sir."
The adult's piercing gaze fell on Yin Liangzhi. After a long while, he smiled faintly and said, "Of course I believe in your loyalty! Don't worry, as long as you do things for me well, after the things are done, the benefits will naturally come to you!" "
"I thank you for your kindness!"
The conversation between the two was lost in the busy city, and no one knew about it.
At this time, Yan Xu had no idea that his companions were already plotting against him secretly, and he was still thinking about how to deal with Prince Rui.
Before this, Yan Xu didn't pay much attention to the 'Prince Rui'. He only thought that the other party came to Jiangzhou just for fun, and he just dealt with him.
It wasn't until Mo Junzhan wanted to investigate the plague that he became truly vigilant.
Yan Xu was still frowning and thinking hard at first. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and a sinister smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't you have so much time to hold on to me? When your backyard catches fire, I want to see if you still have time."
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On a rare afternoon, Shi Qingxue did nothing. She sat quietly in the pavilion in the backyard, staring at the blooming lotus in the pond.
"what's on your mind?"
A familiar voice sounded from behind, and warm breath surrounded her at the same time.
Shi Qingxue didn't need to look back to know that the person coming was Mo Junyang.
She let herself fall into Mo Junyang's arms and chose a comfortable position to lean against.
Then he said: "It's nothing, I just saw that the lotus flowers were blooming very beautifully, and they were different from the ones I had seen before, so I stopped and took a second look."
Mo Junyang followed Shi Qingxue's gaze and saw that the variety of lotus in this pond was not the common white lotus in the past, but a pink lotus with a slightly gorgeous appearance.
It's a little different from ordinary pink lotus.
The pink lotuses in other places are more evenly colored on the petals, but the stamens of the lotus here are red, almost blood-colored, and the color gradually becomes lighter as it extends to the tip of the flower.
At the tip of the flower, the color turns into a light pink similar to white lotus.
The gradient color is really strange.
So Shi Qingxue couldn't move after just one glance.
Mo Junyang also accompanied Shi Qingxue to enjoy the lotus pond. Although Mo Shizi had no interest in these fragile little things, he was very satisfied with the warm and fragrant soft jade in his arms!
The two sat quietly for a while, and Shi Qingxue finally took some thought away from the beautiful lotus flowers.
Question: "How are you investigating the plague?"
Mo Junyang: "Now I have only checked the files related to the plague and counted the number of people who died from the plague."
"How many people are there currently?"
"There are nearly 50,000 people registered, but..." Mo Junyang hesitated before saying, "Actually, it's hard to say."
Shi Qingxue turned to look at him and asked doubtfully: "Why is it hard to tell?"
Mo Junyang hugged Shi Qingxue's hands tightly, and then explained softly: "Because of the inconvenient transportation in small towns and mountain villages, they have little contact with the government, and there is no habit of reporting newborn babies to the government. The government now registers the population of Some of the statistics are based on more than ten years of statistics, but they are just to cope with inspections from above, and their accuracy is limited.
Secondly, the plague is extremely contagious. If one person gets sick, it is likely to spread to the entire village, and no one will be spared. Even after the plague, the government issued notices asking people in each village to report the number of deaths and survivors in their own villages and towns. But those who died in every village are likely to be lost in history, and no one will find out. "
Shi Qingxue felt a little sad just listening to it, and couldn't help but said: "Then what are you going to do?"
She knew nothing about the plague, and it was more appropriate to say that the plague disappeared than was eliminated.
Since it can disappear for no reason, is it possible for it to make trouble again for no reason