Chapter 332 Death
The censor was choked. The imperial teacher's words were so flawless that they even gave him a hard time.
"The management of the plague is indeed not the responsibility of the Imperial Tutor. Supervising the officials is also the responsibility of the thirteen censors of the Metropolitan Censorate. However..."
The censor changed the subject and said, "Your Highness has a special status. If something happens in Yingcheng, I'm afraid the Great Zhou will not let it go."
"Your Highness hasn't even returned to his ancestral home yet, yet the Imperial Master is already rushing to send you to Yingcheng to control the plague. This is both inappropriate and unreasonable."
The Imperial Censor bowed and said, "Now that His Highness is seriously ill, the Imperial Tutor cannot escape the blame."
The Emperor's teacher's expression changed slightly.
The Minister of Personnel stepped forward and said, "As far as I know, His Highness passed away on the third day after contracting the disease. The people below have been suppressing the news and have not spread it."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials were shocked, and everyone gasped.
Zhao Yi passed away due to illness?
The hall was silent for a moment, and then it became noisy.
"The plague spreads rapidly, killing everyone within a few days. No one is spared."
"His Highness has been ill for over half a month, right? If he passed away, why didn't your subordinates report the news to the capital for so long?"
"Those underlings concealed the Highness's death simply because they feared punishment, planning to atone for their crimes once the plague was under control. Or perhaps they were from the Great Zhou, deliberately suppressing the news in order to preemptively strike, catch us off guard, and then propose a humiliating treaty."
The words "loss of sovereignty and humiliation of the country" were pronounced with great emphasis.
The ministers immediately thought that if the Great Zhou took a city from Northern Qi, they could use Zhao Yi's death to demand a few more cities from Northern Qi...
A wave of humiliation welled up in their hearts, yet they could do nothing about the Great Zhou's banditry. Finally, they turned to the culprit: "The Imperial Tutor took the initiative to send the High Prince to Yingcheng. Now that the High Prince has fallen ill and passed away, the Imperial Tutor should give the Great Zhou an explanation."
Lin Yi understood the officials' thoughts very well. Northern Qi had always been powerful, severely suppressing the Great Zhou. Now that they had suffered a defeat, were suppressed by the Great Zhou, and were forced to cede cities, they regarded it as a humiliation.
Now, because of Zhao Yi's death, they are very likely to face the situation of ceding the city again, which has aroused their anger. Some neutral ministers who are not afraid of the imperial tutor will naturally attack the imperial tutor.
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.
When the Emperor of Northern Qi heard the news of Zhao Yi's death, he was shocked and worried that Zhao Yi's death would bring disaster to Northern Qi.
Seeing that the ministers were furious and wanted the imperial teacher to bear the blame alone, he was in a dilemma for a while.
The imperial tutor was particularly important to him. He not only supported him in ascending the throne, but also served as his adviser.
He hoped to use the imperial tutor to go down in history.
The Northern Qi Emperor asked, "Imperial Master, do you have anything to say?"
The Imperial Preceptor said succinctly, "His Highness has not died of illness."
The Emperor of Northern Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He trusted the imperial tutor more than the other ministers.
Lin Yi sneered in his heart. Zhao Yi had not died of illness yet, but news of his death would come soon.
"Your Majesty, news of the High Prince contracting the plague reached the capital yesterday. Judging by the severity of the plague, I'm afraid the situation is very dire."
Lin Yi suggested, "The epidemic in Yingcheng has not been brought under control, and outbreaks have occurred in Yuncheng and Panshi. I request to be ordered to control the plague and comfort the people."
He warned alarmistly, "These two cities are adjacent to Yingcheng. If we continue to leave them alone and fail to provide timely medical treatment to the people, they will truly believe the rumors and think that the court doesn't care about their lives."
"If the Great Zhou seeks justice for the death of His Highness, and then incites the people in the city to rebel, causing riots, and then taking advantage of the situation to invade the city, then the gains will outweigh the losses."
These words made a lot of sense. The Emperor of Northern Qi did not make a decision, but looked at the imperial teacher.
Seeing this, Lin Yi's face darkened.
"Emperor Master, the people you sent to control the plague haven't been effective at all."
Lin Yi pressed on, "The plague is dangerous. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid Cloud City and Rock City will become dead cities."
The Imperial Tutor asked, "Can Lord Lin cure the plague?"
Lin Yixin said solemnly, "Your Highness will be in Yingcheng for a month. Give me a month, it will be enough."
"Yeah?"
"If I don't cure the plague within a month, I will take off my official hat."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Preceptor smiled slightly and said, "Lord Lin is so confident. It will be a blessing for the people to have you in charge of the plague."
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Lin Yi went to Yuncheng and Panshi City to control the plague. He personally selected money, food, and medicinal materials, and recruited several doctors.
When everything was ready and they were about to set off, the guards he sent out came back.
The guard reported, "Master, we were on our way to Yingcheng, a hundred miles from the capital, when we encountered Zhao Yi coming to the capital and dealt with him."
They went down to the river to rescue Zhao Yi, but the river was too turbulent and Zhao Yi was not in the carriage. No one knew where he was washed away by the current.
We searched along the way but didn't see them climbing ashore.
The river water is icy cold, and I'm afraid it's very dangerous.
After all, Zhao Yi only brought Jiang Mu with him and had no other guards.
Lin Yi was a little surprised. Zhao Yi actually came back to the capital? He couldn't help but feel lucky that he had a backup plan and arranged for someone to assassinate Zhao Yi.
"Did you succeed?" Lin Yi asked, "Have you dealt with the body?"
The guards privately believed that Zhao Yi would definitely not survive. If they told Lin Yi the truth, they would probably not be credited with the achievement.
"We succeeded and disposed of him by throwing him into the river."
Lin Yi frowned, not satisfied with the way the guards handled the matter, but when he thought that Zhao Yi was dead and the trouble was gone, he felt relieved.
He asked his guards to collect the reward, and left the capital with his men, heading towards Yuncheng.
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Shen Qingtan received a letter from Zhao Yi, in which he explained that in order to lure out the person hiding in the dark, he would release the news of the epidemic, so that she wouldn't have to worry too much if she heard the news.
Zhao Yi also explained in the letter that Gu Changsheng and Zhong Heng went to Yingcheng to control the plague, and the prescriptions they prescribed were effective.
Shen Qingtan couldn't help but worry that Gu Changsheng's physical condition was not suitable for practicing medicine again.
Zhongheng’s words are still fresh in my mind.
Now, more than ten days have passed, and I still don’t know what the situation is in Yingcheng.
Shen Qingtan felt a little uneasy and had an inexplicable tightness in his chest.
She planned to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.
As soon as I opened the door and drew aside the curtain, I saw Liu Yue running towards me in a hurry, and my heart skipped a beat.
"Second Madam, something bad has happened." Liu Yue panted and said, "I heard rumors outside that the Second Master... the Second Master... is ill... has passed away."
When he said this, Liu Yue's eyes turned red.
Shen Qingtan subconsciously didn't believe it. After all, Zhao Yi said that he was pretending to be sick, so how could he die of illness?
Although I thought so in my heart, I couldn't help but feel anxious.
She was planning to go back to the house to write a letter and send someone to Yingcheng when she saw a black figure jumping down from the roof.
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