Qin Zhou thought deeply about it. In fact, she didn't believe that Prince Qi would rebel. But what if Prince Qi was instigated by Murong Jie
King Qi has been committed to making concessions over the years, and has been talking about peace. However, peace is not that easy to achieve. The Northern Desert has a strong military force, and even if it does not invade other countries, other countries will regard the Northern Desert as a threat.
King Qi did not understand this and always said that he wanted to live in peace with other countries. But is it possible to live in peace? No one wants war.
"Xia Zian said that this plague is called plague, and it is transmitted from rat fleas. Once it spreads, the entire Northern Desert will be infected with the disease. Not only the Northern Desert, but also the neighboring countries will be infected. General, think about it, if these remarks spread to other countries, what will the people of other countries think?"
Qin Zhou said: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. No one will believe what she said."
When Qin Zhou said this, she glanced at Queen Cao. Qin Zhou was a very smart person, and she knew that Queen Cao was also very smart. Queen Cao should not have taken these ridiculous remarks to heart, but she deliberately mentioned them in front of her, which made her feel strange.
However, she and Queen Cao had been in contact for a long time, so even though Queen Cao's words made her feel strange, she did not think about it too much.
Empress Cao observed the expression on her face and knew that she couldn't continue talking, so she smiled and said, "Okay, let's stop talking. Come have a drink with me."
"Okay, I'll offer a toast to Your Majesty!" Qin Zhou resolved his doubts and raised his glass.
Before leaving the palace, Empress Cao suddenly reminded, "When the general is in Beijing, please pay more attention. Murong Jie is now missing. If it is true as Concubine Yi said, he might attack the general. If something happens to the general, the Northern Desert Army will lose its generals and leaders and will be at the mercy of others."
Qin Zhou smiled faintly, with an awe-inspiring aura, "Well, I would really like to see what kind of trouble Murong Jie can stir up in my Northern Desert."
After saying this, he raised his battle robe, bowed, and strode away.
Queen Cao stood on the stone steps of the pavilion, looked at Qin Zhou's back, and smiled slightly.
She slowly raised her hand, then lowered it.
Qin Zhou went to the Empress Dowager's palace to pick up the old general, and then returned home together.
She had too many questions about the current situation, so she did not stay in the mansion, but went out with two guards.
She wants to go to the epidemic area again to see the situation there.
She didn't believe what Xia Zian said, but she could only feel at ease after seeing everything.
Seeing those corpses on the way back always felt like a thorn in her heart.
She arrived at Ancheng, tied her horse in front of the archway, and walked in with two guards.
The corpses were still piling up, emitting a foul stench that made me want to vomit.
Qin Zhou covered his nose and strode in.
After the earthquake, Ancheng was in ruins. Collapsed houses blocked the roads. There were rubble, rotten wood and stones everywhere. There were corpses under some collapsed walls, and no one cleaned up the mess.
Ancheng looked like a dead city. No people were walking around.
As I was walking, I saw an official passing by, with his head lowered as if he was looking for something.
Qin Zhou called out to the official, "Where are the people in the city? Where are they being housed?"
The man glanced at Qin Zhou and said, "Are you from another place? Let's go. This is not the place for you."
"I'm from Dongshan, here to stay with my relatives. What happened here?" Qin Zhou asked.
"A lot of people died from the earthquake and the plague." The official waved his hand and said, "Go away, don't go back and get the plague and spread it to others."
"Why don't you clean up so many corpses?" Qin Zhou asked again.
"What's it got to do with you? Go away!" The officer ignored her and walked forward.
Seeing how rude he was, the guard grabbed his arm and pulled him back, "How dare you! General Qin is here. Just tell me the truth."
The officer looked at Qin Zhou in surprise, and then became respectful. "Are you General Qin?"
Qin Zhou nodded, "Tell me, why didn't you clean up the body?"
The official then replied, "It was cleaned up, but how could it be cleaned up in time? The Ancheng government office collapsed a long time ago, and many people died. The court did send people here, but they all resettled the victims. The victims are now resettled in the south city, and they can't even take care of the living, so how can they take care of the dead?"
"How many people are infected with the disease?" Qin Zhou asked.
"I can't count how many there are. Half of the people are sick." The official said, and then said angrily: "I don't know what happened. There weren't so many patients before. Prince Qi and Princess An brought a prescription, saying that it was written by the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a miracle doctor, and it can prevent and treat the epidemic. As a result, after everyone drank the medicine, more and more patients came. What about the miracle doctor? He is clearly a charlatan."
"What?" Qin Zhou's face changed drastically. "You mean, the princess of the Regent King of the Great Zhou gave everyone a prescription, and everyone drank it and their condition became serious?"
"Isn't it?" said the officer.
Qin Zhou was furious. "Murong Jie, Xia Zian, how can I let you go?"
Qin Zhou turned around and asked the guard, "Xia Zian is in Muzhai now, right?"
"General, I heard that it is true." The guard replied.
"Let's go to Muzhai!" Qin Zhou said sternly.
The official hurriedly said, "General, it's great that you are going to Muzhai. There are also doctors from Huimin Office who have gone to Muzhai, but I heard that they are all controlled by Xia Zian. Xia Zian indoctrinates the villagers every day and confuses their minds. Now the people in Muzhai believe in her completely. She also asked the people in Muzhai to go to Qicheng to find the relatives of your third wife and ask them to persuade the Qin family to believe her."
"How did you know that?" the guard looked at him and asked.
"My cousin used to be a doctor in Muzhai. He escaped last night and is now living in my house. If the general doesn't believe me, you can go with me to his house to ask." said the officer.
Qin Zhou said: "Lead the way."
Qin Zhou is a person who sticks to facts. Since she wants to investigate thoroughly, she will definitely investigate it thoroughly.
The officers took Qin Zhou to Shi'an Road, west of Ancheng, where some people still lived. The damage to the houses in this area was not too serious, and no corpses were seen on the streets.
When the officer opened the door, he saw a figure inside hiding quickly.
The officer said quickly, "Don't be afraid, cousin. It's me. I'm back."
After the officer finished speaking, he apologized to Qin Zhou, "General, please forgive me. My cousin was frightened before and is a little afraid of strangers."
After a while, a man was seen sticking his head out from behind the firewood pile. He was a man in his thirties.
His face was swollen and bruised. When he opened his mouth wide, you could see that he was missing two front teeth, which had fallen out not long ago. There was some blood and swelling on the teeth.
He walked out and looked around carefully. When he saw Qin Zhou, his eyes lit up immediately and he knelt down with a plop. "General, is that you? Help me, please save my life."
Qin Zhou frowned when he saw his face full of injuries. "Are you a doctor from Huimin Office? What happened? Who beat you up?"
(End of this chapter)