Guo Shixiong had heard that this son-in-law of King Huainan seemed to have been bought from the Prince of Huainan's palace when he bought someone else!
That is to say, it turns out to be a slave!
Later, because he was handsome, he was favored by the princess, and he was clever, so he became the number one general around King Huainan.
However, he felt that he looked familiar, not because he had seen him many years ago, but because he thought he looked like someone.
Guo Shixiong couldn't remember it for a moment. Besides, there are many people who look alike in the world!
There are also soldiers who look alike in the same military camp, so there is nothing surprising.
Guo Shixiong recovered his thoughts and followed King Huainan in.
This time he brought food and prepared to escort Princess Huai'an to Beijing.
The King of Huainan and General Guo have already discussed privately that Princess Huai'an will marry Guo Mingjun. Two families get married.
But because it was a critical moment, and to avoid arousing unnecessary suspicions today, this was done privately in advance, and a grand wedding would be held for them when the time came.
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Wang Xiao went to the granary to check, and then told the soldiers to store the grain and medicinal materials.
He stood here for a while and then walked to the recruits' camp.
This batch of new recruits were just recruited today.
Before they came in, they all had high fevers and kept coughing. They thought they were infected with the plague and were about to die.
Even ants are living in vain, let alone humans? !
So these people thought they really had the "plague". They heard that military service could provide free treatment for the plague, so they all ran in and became soldiers!
Now these people's names have been deleted from the household registration, and they have become among the people who died in the plague.
These death lists will be reported to the court.
Wang Xiao walked to a team and watched everyone receive the soup with an expressionless face.
"General, can you really drink these decoctions? I'm almost coughing to death! My head hurts too!" someone asked the soldier who distributed the decoctions.
"Of course, the medicine is guaranteed to cure the disease! This is a prescription from the Valley of Miracle Doctors! King Huainan spent a lot of money to prepare the elixir for everyone! Because the imperial court did not have money to allocate it to the people of Huainan Mansion, King Huainan couldn't bear to watch everyone... If you lose your life like this, you can only pay for it yourself! Who knows when it will be over?!"
"The King of Huainan really loves his people like his own son!"
"Luckily there is King Huainan, otherwise we would have been captured and burned to death! I heard that the imperial court has sent people down to catch people who have caught the plague, and they plan to imprison them all in a village and burn them all!"
... ... .
Everyone was talking about it.
At this time, it happened to be the turn of a middle-aged man with a bearded face and a little gray hair.
The middle-aged man covered his mouth and nose with one hand and kept coughing. He reached out and took the bowl of soup handed over by the soldier.
The middle-aged man's clothes had many patches and were too short. When he stretched out his hand, a scar on his arm was revealed.
Wang Xiao's pupils shrank when he saw this birthmark.
He took a look at the man and memorized his appearance.
Then he turned around and walked over to the soldier who had already received the soup.
Wang Xiao pursed his lips slightly, and his steps were heavier than before.
Lei Lei took the soup and drank it while walking to the side like the others.
Then he found a place where there were many people and sat down.
Here is a man talking about how their village started to have the plague all over the village.
It's so vividly said.
"In our village, one person caught a few fish in the river. He went to the city to sell fish. When he came back, he got up with fever and cough the next day. Later, the whole family had fever and cough! Then his neighbors all had fever and cough. , less than four days! Everyone in our village has a fever and cough! Oh my God! It’s really scary! I’ve had the fever for three days and three nights, and I don’t have any money! There’s not even any medicine in the drug store. Oh! I thought I was going to die! Fortunately, there is always a way out! I finally drank the medicine!"
"It's the same in our village! It's because someone worked in the city and came back. When he came back, he kept coughing, and then the next day... "
... ...
Everyone was telling me what happened in their own village, and the whole village was infected with the plague.
Lei Lei listened quietly, and in order to get acquainted with everyone, he also chimed in: "I came back from a job in a neighboring county and stayed in the city for a day. I woke up with a cough and fever the next day! I didn't even return home. Oh! I don’t know what’s going on in our village?! If I had known it, I wouldn’t have come back! Anyway, there will be no one at home. I originally thought that I would return to my roots and marry a wife. I didn’t expect that I would contract the plague. I didn’t know Will you lose your life? What bad luck!"
"Brother, you are so old and haven't married yet?" someone asked in surprise.
"This is not because we were poor before. Our village is also very poor and no one wants to marry!"
"What kind of village do you have?"
"Yes, brother, what's your name and which village are you from? How about I introduce you to a wife."
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several people asked.
"My name is Wang Dazhuang, from Dashi Village. Because big rocks often fall from the mountains in the village, it is called Dashi Village! The village is relatively small, and it is in the mountains. I wonder if you have heard of it?" From the corner of Lei Lei's eyes, he saw Wang Xiao heading towards As they walked this way, Lei Lei specifically told him.
He always felt that the look Wang Xiao gave him just now was unusual.
Could it be that he was so unlucky that he was discovered by King Huainan’s people as soon as he entered
Thunder thought.
However, his current identity has been arranged by the master, and there is absolutely no way to find any flaws!
"Dashi Village?! I've been there! There are only a few households in the whole village! They are all thatched houses! And there are often falling rocks on the mountain roads and killing people, so few people in the village come out and few go in! No wonder you can't marry To my wife!"
... .
Wang Xiao happened to hear their conversation when he passed by. He remembered Dashi Village and Wang Dazhuang in his mind, and planned to check it out and pay close attention to this person.
Wang Xiao felt that he did not admit the wrong person!
Beijing
The Dragon Boat Festival is here as scheduled.
Dragon Boat Festival is a big festival.
In this era, May is an evil month, and it is necessary to ward off evil spirits and eliminate impurities.
The common people are used to racing dragon boats, eating rice dumplings, and wearing sachets and magnolia basins to get rid of all evil spirits.
In addition to these, on this day, every household will put calamus and mugwort on the door, and married daughters will also give cattail fans to their parents.
Among these customs, dragon boat racing is the most grand!
The imperial court would hold dragon boat races, and various private villages would also hold dragon boat races.
Legend has it that dragon boats racing in the river on the Dragon Boat Festival can drive away unclean things in the river.
The plague is raging this year, and there are natural disasters in the south and north.
The floods in the south have passed, but a lot of food was drowned, many people's houses were washed away, and there were heavy casualties.
But it is being rebuilt, which can be regarded as some relief.
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival, little cuties! Love you~