Chapter 545: Strategy

"County Magistrate Sun is busy day and night now. I think it's because he misses Madam Sun too much."

"Yes." Doctor Li nodded. "When Madam Sun passed away, Lord Sun fell ill. Even the funeral was arranged by his subordinates. On the day of the funeral, Lord Sun fainted several times because of grief."

"Lord Sun is truly a man of loyalty and righteousness." Lu Wenjing sighed again.

Loving couples who stay together forever have always been praised and envied.

But because of this, when such love becomes a tragedy, it will make more people cry and feel sad.

Lu Wenjing sighed.

Doctor Li also sighed again.

The originally relaxed breakfast atmosphere became sad and heavy because of this topic.

"Okay, we need to get busy after dinner." Su Yujin stood up. "Since County Magistrate Sun has turned the grief of this matter into motivation for work, we can't just be sad and sigh. We need to do the things at hand well."

"Sister Jin is right!" Lu Wenjing immediately perked up. "We must treat the epidemic well and eliminate it as soon as possible. This will also help Lord Sun and save him some trouble."

"That's what happened." Su Yujin nodded approvingly.

After a few busy days, the epidemic situation in Shilin County is getting better day by day.

More and more people are recovering, and fewer and fewer patients with serious illnesses are seeking medical treatment. The number of corpses that need to be sent out of the city for cremation every night has been zero in the past few days.

"If we continue like this, I estimate that in two months at most, the epidemic in Shilin County will be completely eradicated," said County Magistrate Sun with emotion.

"Almost." Su Yujin nodded. "The herbs that County Magistrate Sun found this time can also be of great use. If everything goes well, perhaps a month and a half will be enough."

"The epidemic situation in Shilin County is basically stable at the moment, and Doctor Li is very experienced. With him in charge, there will be basically no problem with the rest."

Hearing Su Yujin's words, County Magistrate Sun was slightly stunned. "Excuse me, but Princess Ping'an is... leaving?"

"I'm not leaving, I just have to leave for a few days for some things." Su Yujin said, "I have arranged the staff and will leave in the afternoon."

"Where is Princess Ping'an going?" Magistrate Sun asked, "The war between the Great Qin State and the Western Jinyun State is very intense right now. There are enemy soldiers everywhere, and it is very unstable. I will send someone to take Princess Ping'an there."

"No need. This is a private matter after all. It is not appropriate to mobilize a large army. Besides, the epidemic in Shilin County has not yet been cleared. It is very easy to be targeted by Xijinyun Country and Tianyun Country. County Magistrate Sun should send more people to strengthen the county's defense, just in case."

Su Yujin said, "Although Shi Ding and Du Song have been called back by Lord He to do some work, I still have a few reliable guards around me. With them around, nothing should happen. And I don't want to make a big fuss about this matter, so it's better to just travel light."

"Since Princess Ping'an said so, I will follow Princess Ping'an's instructions." County Magistrate Sun bowed.

Before he finished speaking, a yamen runner hurried over and said, "Sir, there is a large group of refugees outside who want to enter the city. The guards at the city gate dare not let them in easily. I would like to ask for your instructions."

Shilin County had closed its city gates for several months due to an epidemic. Now that the epidemic was getting better, the control of the city gates was slightly relaxed, but it was only limited to transporting essential medicines, food and other supplies within the city.

"How many people are there?" asked Magistrate Sun.

"About 100 to 200 people," the yamen runner replied. "They are from several wealthy families, traveling together. They fled here because of the war. Although they heard that Shilin County had an epidemic, the nearby counties were not peaceful, and they were afraid of being robbed by refugees, so they wanted to stay here temporarily."

"The people who came also said that they could donate some food, books and medicinal herbs in the hope of getting shelter. That's about it. I'm not good at speaking, so I can't explain it clearly. You should go and take a look, sir."

"You go back first, I'll go right away." Magistrate Sun stood up and bowed to Su Yujin, "I'll take my leave first."

"Goodbye, County Magistrate Sun." Su Yujin bowed.

After County Magistrate Sun left, Su Yujin and Lu Wenjing began to pack up and count the number of people.

They didn't have much stuff with them and there were only about ten people, so two carriages were arranged, one for Su Yujin and Lu Wenjing, and the other for Lou Yanlin.

Lou Yanlin's condition has improved a lot now. Except for his pale face and general weakness, he is now able to travel short distances.

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly. Su Yujin and others' carriage drove out of the north gate of Shilin County and headed north.

As the wind and sand gradually rose, the originally clean carriage quickly became gray and inconspicuous.

Standing on the city wall of Shilin County, one can see the two carriages and the accompanying guards moving further and further away.

"Sir." The runner walked up to Magistrate Sun and glanced at the carriage going far away. "We have sent someone to catch up."

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"Yes." Magistrate Sun nodded, and his originally gentle eyes became sharp. "Tell people to be quick and swift, so as not to alert the enemy."

"Yes." The yamen runner answered, but his face was full of worry. "Sir, they are so wary of you, and they didn't even mention anything about the surname Lou in front of you. Do they have any suspicions about you?"

"Not really." Magistrate Sun said, "They kept their mouths shut because they didn't want more people to know about it. They didn't have any other thoughts."

"After meeting her for a while, I found that the eldest daughter of the Lu family is a spoiled rich girl who is brave but not wise. As for Princess Ping'an, she seems to be a little smart, but she is a woman with limited vision. There is no need to worry about her."

"Your Excellency is right." The yamen runner nodded repeatedly. "After all, no one would have thought that someone would set up such a big scheme just to find Tuoba Yu's hiding place."

From the time when Lou Yanlin's whereabouts were discovered to the time when he was found to come to Shilin County frequently, in order to trap him, they did not hesitate to prepare dead fish and shrimps according to the great witchcraft to create an epidemic in the entire county, and closed the gates of Shilin County with justification.

Then he deliberately infected Lou Yanlin with the epidemic, so that when he was at the critical moment of life and death, he would have to ask the county government for help, in order to get in touch with the Great Qin State and persuade the Great Qin State to support Tuoba Yu to regain the Western Jinyun State.

And they can easily find out Tuoba Yu's hiding place through Lou Yanlin, capture him in one fell swoop, and hand him over to Tuoba Duan.

They could even use the epidemic in Shilin County to create more unrest, shake the morale of the Qin army, and help the Xijinyun Kingdom invade and destroy the Qin more quickly.

A perfect plan.

Although his plans have been disrupted a lot due to the appearance of Su Yujin and Lu Wenjing, he has to make certain adjustments.

(End of this chapter)