Prefect Wen took a deep breath and looked towards the courtyard with a frown.
"It doesn't matter if you come or not, just don't crush the poison."
"Chen Yong didn't say he had the antidote."
Thinking of this, Prefect Wen raised his hands and scratched his head twice, wanting to cry but without tears.
Master Zhang was stunned for a moment.
Why didn't he think of this?
Yes, Chen Yong only said that crushing the pill would cause the poison to release.
But he didn't say he had the antidote.
Master Zhang's legs went weak, he staggered two steps and almost fell to the ground.
"What...what should I do?"
Mr. Zhang looked at Prefect Wen with a pale face.
After all the hard work, he finally died at the hands of a madman. How aggrieved he must have been.
Wen Zhifu pursed his lips, his eyes full of helplessness.
“What else can I do? I just hope Shen Yong doesn’t crush the poison.”
"If we do as he says, he can give us the bottle of poison."
"Give the doctors more time, they should be able to find an antidote."
"If it really doesn't work, I can only ask Minister Jiang to find an imperial physician to help."
He thought about it over and over again, and these were the only solutions he could come up with.
After this incident, he must keep a poison doctor who is good at using poisons in his house.
At critical moments, the poison doctor is the one who saves lives.
Although the poison doctor usually looks eerie and scary, at least he doesn't have to be controlled by others just because someone feeds him a poison.
Master Zhang had a sad face and sighed, "May God bless you."
"Then shall we go and guard the north gate now?"
Master Zhang glanced at the sun in the courtyard. It was not yet noon.
Chen Yong made an appointment in the afternoon, but he didn’t say when in the afternoon, so it’s better to go earlier if possible.
Wen Zhifu walked to the door with his hands behind his back, frowning and squinting at the sky.
"Let's go, go early and keep it safe."
He was in no mood to eat at all.
It is better to wait at the city gate than to wait in the mansion in fear. At least you will feel a little more at ease.
He has done everything he should do, now it depends on whether Shen Yong keeps his promise.
".....Yes." Master Zhang pursed his cracked lips and responded, then took a step forward, held on to Prefect Wen's arm and walked out.
None of them dared to tell anyone about this, so they could only rely on each other for warmth and encouragement.
Chen Yong is a fugitive. If they tell anyone that they are involved with him, they will be beheaded.
.......
"Open the city gates and let everyone leave."
Prefect Wen looked at the guards at the city gate with a stern face and gave the order directly.
Because of the drought, the North Gate has not been opened for a long time.
The drought in the northwest is too severe, so in order to prevent an influx of refugees, the north gate is kept closed if possible.
When the guards at the city gate heard the order from Prefect Wen, they immediately opened the city gate.
"Sir, there have been no refugees coming from Wenkou City these past few days."
Looking at the empty city gate, the gate guard told Prefect Wen about the recent situation.
This is also strange. Five days ago, there were refugees coming from Wenkou City every day.
There are as many as 20 or 30 people, and as few as 10 or 8 people.
But without exception, they were all driven away by them.
As a result, not a single refugee came to Wenkou City in these five days, which is strange.
Could something big have happened in Wenkou City?
Prefect Wen's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as he looked at the guards at the city gate.
"How many days has this been going on?"
As far as he knew, the drought in Wenkou City was quite serious, mainly due to the terrain.
Wenkou City is located at a higher elevation than the two neighboring cities, which results in a severe shortage of water.
So he closed the north gate early, for fear that the refugees from Wenkou City would flock to Danyun City, which would be too much for Danyun City to handle.
Although there is still some water in Danyun City, it is not much.
No one knows when this drought will end, so of course we should save water whenever possible.
The farmlands near Danyun City were so dry and cracked that the autumn harvest was completely gone.
The capital hasn't asked for this year's tax, so no one dares to ask.
Collecting taxes from the people at this time is no different from demanding their lives.
Although he was a corrupt official, he did not dare to do such a thing as forcing the people of the entire city to die.
He was waiting for news from the capital. If the emperor wanted to collect taxes regardless of the lives of the people, then he would have no choice but to obey orders. At that time, the people would not scold him, but Emperor Tianwu.
He was just following orders; the emperor's orders were difficult to disobey.
The city gate guard bowed and said, "It's been five days."
He didn't care when he didn't come on the first day.
I thought maybe the people who were driven away by them the day before met refugees on their way back, so they all went back after discussing it.
But when no refugees arrived on the second and third days, they felt something was wrong.
It's impossible that not a single refugee has come for so many days.
From the city gate tower, you can see the refugees from Wenkou City heading south to Baizhang City.
Even if those refugees did not come to Danyun City, they would turn around and go to Baizhang City.
There is plenty of water in the south, so those who want to survive will naturally run to the south.
As a result, after that day, the refugees in Wenkou City seemed to have disappeared, and there was not a single person left.
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. This is very wrong.
"Five days!?" Prefect Wen frowned slightly and glanced at Master Zhang.
Could it be that what Shen Yong said was true?
The Golden Armored Army had indeed occupied Wenkou City and sealed the city gates, which was why not a single refugee came.
But even if the Jinjia Army occupied Wenkou City, the water problem would not be solved.
If there are really 300,000 troops in Wenkou City, what will so many people eat and drink?
Prefect Wen licked his lips, squinted his eyes and frowned as he looked at the sky, then looked at the empty official road.
It was already noon, and there was no one on the official road.
Master Zhang immediately understood the look in Prefect Wen's eyes, and he also had doubts in his heart.
"Sir, how about sending someone to scout ahead?"
Master Zhang thought about it and calculated the time. If Shen Yong's army really arrived this afternoon.
Now let's send someone to the official road to investigate the situation, and they should be able to see something.
Prefect Wen glanced at Master Zhang, frowned, thought for a moment, and slowly shook his head.
"Need not."
Prefect Wen glanced at the city gate guards and said, "You all should go down and rest. There is no need for anyone to guard the city gate for the time being."
The guards at the city gate were stunned and looked at Prefect Wen in confusion.
"......yes."
This was also the first time that the defenders at the city gate had encountered such a thing.
Although he wondered why the adults did not allow the guards at the city gate, it was always a good thing to let them rest.
It was noon and the sun was very strong. The brothers on the city gate tower were already very thirsty.
It’s okay to get a little sunburned, I can bear it, but the key is that I feel thirsty when I’m sunburned.
It was really uncomfortable, and it felt like my mouth was going to split if I moved it a little.
The water resources in Danyun City are limited, and the guards at the city gates can only get half a bowl of water a day to quench their thirst.
The sun is so bright, half a bowl of water is not enough.
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