Chapter 139 Wishful Thinking
There are heavy troops guarding the gate of Qu County, so even if the people want to go out, they have no way.
Those who tried to sneak out of the city by chance were eventually caught and killed on the spot.
However, the county magistrate of Qu County hid in his government office all day long and dared not step out.
If you want to do something, just give the order and let the master do it directly.
He is a person who values life very much and protects himself very well, for he is deeply afraid of being infected.
The first order he issued was to keep the news of the plague in Qu County secret at all costs and never let it spread, especially not to the capital.
The reason is that his term of office here is almost up and he will be transferred elsewhere soon.
He must ensure that no problems arise within this period.
All he had to do now was to keep the news here secret. When the time came for his transfer, he could just leave Qu County, which was in dire straits, and leave the mess to the next county magistrate.
Xia Xing'er knew what the county magistrate was thinking and had an idea in mind.
She originally thought that the magistrate of Qu County was afraid that the plague would spread, so he closed the city gates.
Unexpectedly, he ignored the lives of the people and only cared about his own career.
Moreover, the reason why medicinal materials were in such short supply in the city was that most of them were stored in the county magistrate's own treasury for his family to use for prevention.
No wonder no one in the county magistrate's mansion was infected, and they could not understand the suffering of the people.
It seems that if the county magistrate does not infect himself with the plague, he will not understand the feelings of the people, let alone find a way to treat the plague.
After all, the knife didn't pierce my body, so I didn't feel any pain at all.
Such a useless county magistrate is unworthy of being the people's father and mother.
Without thinking, Xia Xing'er directly put all the medicinal herbs in the county magistrate's mansion into her own personal space. This was not enough, so she also collected all the gold, silver, jade and treasures in the county magistrate's mansion.
At this time, the magistrate of Qu County was in his room listening to his legal advisor's report on the situation in the county. He felt very annoyed and waved his hand to shut up his legal advisor.
"You don't need to report the situation in the city to me anymore. Let the local officials arrange for rescue. I'll have something in a few days. Besides, the lives of the people in this city have nothing to do with me. Also, you must take good care of yourself and don't get sick. Otherwise, don't blame me for not taking you with me."
The lawyer was not surprised to hear the magistrate's words. He quickly said, "I am grateful for your appreciation, magistrate. I will take good care of myself and will not let myself get sick. I also ask that when you leave, magistrate, you take my family with you."
The county magistrate was pleased to see that his words had persuaded his advisor to obey. He then inquired, "How well can we guard the city gates? We absolutely cannot allow anyone to escape at this time, as this would ruin my career!"
In fact, the county magistrate had already made a plan in his mind. The day he left would be the day he would part ways with this legal advisor.
This legal advisor was dealing with local officials and common people on his behalf outside every day, and he might have been infected with the disease. If he was taken away with him, wouldn't he also be infected with the disease?
Now he just needs to paint a rosy picture for this master and make him work for him wholeheartedly.
When he receives the transfer documents, I can get rid of this burden.
The poor lawyer, unaware that he was about to be abandoned by his loyal magistrate, answered honestly, "Two people outside the city gate have contracted the plague. We don't know why, but they might have come into contact with a doorknob that someone in the city had touched. They've been outside for several days and contracted the disease. Your Excellency, do you think we should bring them inside and burn them?"
When the county magistrate heard that someone outside the city had also contracted the disease, his face suddenly turned grim. "Do you even need to ask? Of course we have to drag them into the city and burn them. If we let them spread the disease elsewhere, my future will be ruined. What are you still standing here for? Why don't you hurry and drag those two into the city and burn them!"
The lawyer hesitated again, but finally spoke: "Sir, outside the city there are not only those two people infected with the plague, but also a group of exiles and escorts. They seem to have noticed that there is a plague in our Qu County. Among those people, there are those who have come into contact with those two people. They may also be afraid that they will be infected with the plague and then go to other places, bringing the plague there, becoming the source of the plague and being blamed by the higher-ups.
They've set up camp three miles from the city gate, apparently to determine if they're infected with the disease. If we only bring the two infected people into the city, we're worried they might try to get materials, and then we won't be able to keep them here and not allow them to leave..."
The county magistrate waved his hand nonchalantly upon hearing this and said maliciously, "If you want to blame someone, blame their bad luck. Why didn't they come to Qu County earlier or later, but at this time? You can't blame me for being ruthless. Let them blame themselves for their bad luck. If they want to come in, then I will make sure they can't leave!"
If they want to reach the next stop, they must get the county government's stamp. Master, remember, you haven't seen any exile procession, and neither have I. They either escaped or died somewhere else. Anyway, they can't implicate me!"
Xia Xing'er, who was in invisible state, heard the conversation between the county magistrate and the legal advisor clearly.
She couldn't help but applaud the dog county magistrate. This was a really good idea. This man could no longer be called a human being. He was simply a beast. No, calling him a beast was an insult to beasts.
This bastard didn't even let these exile groups go.
Does the dog emperor know that the officials under him don’t take the lives of the people seriously at all?
If he knew that the county magistrate he appointed did nothing when the plague broke out in the city, not only would he not allow the people to leave the city to seek a chance of survival, but he also locked them up in the city and left them to fend for themselves.
He was like a coward, and had collected medicinal herbs that could treat and prevent the plague in his mansion early on. As long as the transfer documents arrived, he could escape unscathed.
As for the lives of the people, it has nothing to do with him. Anyway, he has been transferred.
The dog-like magistrate had a good plan. If he hadn't met her, his plan would have succeeded.
But now that she had met her, she had to let this crooked county magistrate know that all his scheming would be in vain in the end.
She heard the dog county magistrate give the master another explanation, asking him to take the two sick people outside the city gate into the city and lie to the exile team.
She heard the county magistrate give the legal advisor some more instructions, asking him to take the two children into the city and lie to the exiled officials, letting them know that they had reported the plague in Qu County to the court.
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