☆, Chapter 234 I want to be the emperor, will you help me?
The flood in Nanjiang City caused countless deaths and injuries to people and livestock. Although most of the bodies were cremated immediately, some stubborn villagers believed that burial was the best way to ensure peace. They threatened to kill themselves and refused to allow the doctors to cremate the bodies. They guarded the slowly decomposing corpses until the water receded, and then kept the bodies in state for two or three days before finally holding the funeral.
But it was too late. The toxins emanating from the corpses had already spread. First, the deceased's family members were infected, then the people around them were infected, and the spread gradually reached Zhao Yunjing. By the time the news reached him, the entire village had been infected, and eleven people had died within seven days.
These people survived natural disasters, but couldn't escape man-made calamities; it's truly heartbreaking to think about.
What's even more heartbreaking is that so many people have already died in the village, yet they still refuse to cremate the bodies and insist on burying them on the mountain. This burial here and there has affected the neighboring villages as well.
“These three villages are currently under quarantine, with entry only and no exit allowed. Each village has two teams of disinfection personnel and four doctors, as well as two counselors,” Hu Peiran said. “But the villagers’ emotions are very unstable. Shanglian Village has already changed two batches of counselors. If they are changed again, we will have no counselors to go.”
The counselors have also been traumatized by the stubborn villagers and will not be able to return to their posts for a while. Liang An has already transferred all the personnel from the Jiangnan area. If there are still not enough people, then we will have to urgently transfer people from Mobei.
However, the distance between the northern desert and the south of the Yangtze River is tens of thousands of miles. Even if one travels non-stop, it will take at least three months to arrive. In three months, if the situation is bad, Nanjiang City may have become a living hell.
Hu Peiran said with some concern, "Sister Jiao, if you don't come soon, Brother Zhao will go into the village on his own. If he goes into the village, I'm afraid he will lose his life there."
"Zhao Yunjing can't enter the village. Shanglian Village, right? I'll go there."
"this--"
"Let me go with Ajiao!"
Li Changyi actually came too!
Zhou Mujiao rolled her eyes and cursed him as a persistent ghost. At the same time, she began to take Li Changyi seriously. Her people had not found any trace of him along the way, but he had entered the city around the same time as her, which meant that someone had been covering his tracks all the way!
Not to boast, but at present, the only ones who can escape her net, besides the Six Doors, are probably the Imperial Guards. What does that mean?
This shows that the emperor did not disregard Li Changyi as outsiders thought; on the contrary, he valued him highly. For example, he even assigned him the position of imperial bodyguard!
Zhao Yunjing happened to see Zhou Mujiao roll her eyes, and being a perceptive person, he guessed pretty much what was going on after just a little thought.
Li Changyi is now the Prince of Anding, and has just made great contributions. His status is higher than everyone else here, so everyone bowed respectfully and addressed him as "Your Highness".
Li Changyi smiled and waved his hand: "What do you mean, 'Master Wang'? Just call me Brother Chen as before. Brother Zhao, I am willing to go to Shanglian Village to serve as one of the new batch of counselors."
Zhao Yunjing cupped his hands in greeting: "Your Highness is of noble status, how could you risk your life? If anything were to happen to Your Highness, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain to the Emperor. I will make proper arrangements for the matter in Shanglian Village. Xie Jiang, take Your Highness to rest."
Li Changyi clicked his tongue: "We've been brothers since Peach Blossom County, and I don't think I've ever wronged you or any of our classmates. But because of my current situation, which I can't control, you're negating everything from my past. Brother Zhao's attitude towards me now is truly disheartening!"
"Your Highness, I merely—"
"Since you call yourself a subordinate official, what right do you have to question my decision?" Li Changyi said with a gloomy face. "Perhaps you should bring out the imperial edict from my father?"
Zhao Yunjing cupped his hands in a respectful bow again: "This humble official would naturally not request imperial decrees so readily, therefore, this humble official can only express disrespect to Your Highness. Xie Jiang, take the Prince to rest, and protect him well. If anything goes wrong, you—"
"If Your Highness is found to be in the slightest way improper, I, the young master, will offer my head in return!"
After Xie Jiang finished speaking, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Changyi and said, "Your Highness, this way please!"
Li Changyi gave Zhao Yunjing a meaningful look, said nothing, and followed Xie Jiang away.
He Jiu muttered to himself, "Isn't it a bit unfair to treat Li Changyi like this? They're brothers who fought together. We can't exclude him just because he's become a prince."
Song Chengyu rolled his eyes at him: "No one said they wanted to deny his past and efforts, and no one said they wanted to exclude him. It's just that we both know the situation in Shanglian Village. Even professional counselors were driven crazy when they went in. What good would it do if the prince went in? He would only expose him to great danger. If nothing goes wrong, we'll be secretly laughing. If something goes wrong, none of our heads will be enough to compensate!"
He Jiu shuddered, realizing that they couldn't bear the consequences, so he stopped talking. But he still felt that Li Changyi wouldn't give up, and he was afraid that Li Changyi would break in himself.
Zhao Yunjing thought so too.
So after Zhou Mujiao went to rest, he went to find Li Changyi, intending to talk to him.
"I thought you really intended to lock me up without any regard for our past relationship."
Li Changyi's tone made Zhao Yunjing sound like a scumbag who had seduced and then abandoned him.
Zhao Yunjing handed over a fruit unique to Jiangnan, took two crunchy bites himself, and then asked, "Brother Chen, what is it that you have come here to seek?"
"If I said it was that position, would you help me?"
"His Majesty is in his prime and in good health. Your Highness, you have at least twenty more years to grow. As long as you temporarily avoid the sharp edges of the Crown Prince and the Seventeenth Prince, you may have a chance in the future."
"I only want you."
Zhao Yunjing said calmly, "I am grateful for Your Highness's high regard, but I will never take sides. I will only serve the Emperor and the people of Dali."
"It seems that I will have to start planning again in order to acquire a talent like you."
"Then I wish Brother Chen all the best in the future."
"When the time comes, you and I, as ruler and subject, will work together to unify the seven kingdoms and achieve universal harmony."
Zhao Yunjing just smiled and didn't reply.
After watching Zhao Yunjing leave, Li Changyi called out "Sijiu," and Sijiu came in from outside: "Master, what are your orders?"
What's the situation in Shanglian Village?
“The situation is dire; one wrong move and you could lose your life. Master, that man values you highly these days. Although you came to Nanjiang City to accumulate merit, I think Lord Zhao is right. You have at least twenty years to grow, so there's really no need to take risks in Shanglian Village,” Si Jiu said.
Li Changyi exclaimed with admiration, "Our Fourth Nine is truly remarkable! Their reasoning is endless, and most importantly, it's all quite sound. The Chen family has really missed out. However…"
Si Jiu calmly replied, "However, everything needed to enter Shanglian Village has been prepared. Master can enter the village at any time. Si Jiu is willing to gamble with you on this."
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