"What's so special about him?" The prince looked at Erniu, "He's just a little bigger than other dogs, with a little more meat. Uh, his legs don't seem to be very good—"

Erniu could no longer bear it and bared his teeth: "Woof!"

If it doesn't show its power, does it think it's a rabbit? This person really deserves to be bitten!

The big dog's eyes fell on the prince's butt.

This is where it bites best.

The prince was frightened by Erniu's stare, and subconsciously moved closer to the accompanying official, saying dissatisfiedly: "Seventh brother, you may be a mad dog that only bites people, so you should be sent back to the palace as soon as possible."

"Woof!" Erniu barked and stood up with his two front legs raised.

The prince turned pale with fear: "Get rid of this dog!"

When Erniu stood up, he was almost on the adult's shoulder, and it became easier for Yu Jin to touch his head.

He stroked the dog's fur gently and said with a smile, "Second brother is wrong again. A qualified dog will bite people. Otherwise, what is it for? To stew meat?"

"No matter whether it bites people or not, get it away quickly!" the prince shouted with a pale face.

Yu Jin's face straightened: "Second brother, please don't embarrass me. This is the dog official who traveled with me."

"Dog official?" The prince was stunned.

Yu Jin pointed at the bronze plate on Erniu's neck and said, "This is Yu Ci's waist plate. Erniu is a fifth-rank general. If you don't believe me, come forward and take a look."

Following Yu Jin's introduction, the big dog nodded and took two steps forward using only its two hind legs.

The prince suddenly understood: it turned out that the big dog stood up just to show him the badge.

This dog has become a spirit.

Realizing that it was a big dog with human nature, the prince would definitely not dare to bite him without the order of its owner. The prince was no longer afraid and instead became somewhat interested in Erniu.

"Interesting, I didn't know that my seventh brother had a dog that was made a general." The prince said, stroking his chin.

Several accompanying officials shook their heads secretly.

Previously, when they saw a dog mixed in with the travelers, they thought that the Prince of Yan was fooling around. But now they remembered that many years ago, the Emperor had named a dog as General Xiaotian, and it was said that the dog saved the Prince of Yan's life.

This matter was discussed for a while in the capital at that time, but unfortunately the Prince of Yan did not return to the capital for many years and the matter was gradually forgotten.

It is somewhat outrageous that the prince is completely unaware of this. This shows how little he cares about state affairs.

This is how people are. After the crown prince was deposed, the throne became vacant. The ministers were worried about the instability of the country and urged Emperor Jingming to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible. They were very happy that the crown prince was reinstated, but now the crown prince is still the same useless person, and they start to sigh in their hearts again.

Fortunately, such sighs have continued for many years, and the ministers have almost become accustomed to them.

"Seventh brother, besides bringing this dog——"

Yu Jinyan said: "Erniu."

The prince's mouth twitched. He didn't want to offend this unpredictable brother, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Besides Erniu, you didn't bring anything else?"

"What else do I need to bring?" Yu Jin was puzzled and looked around.

"You should at least bring a few sets of spare clothes and your usual belongings." Thinking about the few things the Crown Princess had packed, the Crown Prince became very dissatisfied.

"My personal soldiers have my change of clothes and my usual weapons. There's nothing else to take." Yu Jin looked up at the sun, "Second brother, is it time to go?"

The prince sighed: "Let's go, let's go."

We're not going on a trip, why are you rushing me?

Accompanying the prince to Qianhe County was a large team carrying medicinal materials, cloth and other supplies. It was three days later when they arrived at Qianhe County.

Disaster relief officials who received the urgent news early on waited outside the city to greet them, but they waited until the sun set but no one showed up.

"What's going on? You should have arrived an hour ago."

"Who knows? Could it be that something delayed him?"

"I'm here to appease the people. What could possibly delay me?"

People were talking about it and speculating on the reason why the prince and his entourage were late.

A man and a horse came galloping over, and soon they were close. They clasped their fists to everyone and said, "My Lords, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has stopped at the Poplar Field ten miles away."

Baiyangchang is a gentle hill covered with white poplars. It is a must-pass place from the capital to Qianhe County.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

There is no village in front of Baiyang Field and no shop behind it. What is the prince doing there?

The Crown Prince was the crown prince and he came here on behalf of the Emperor. No matter what they thought when they stopped, everyone could only hurry past.

From a distance, we could see a team stopped in the woods, with wisps of white smoke rising from them.

Is this cooking?

Everyone hurried over to greet the prince, "Your Highness, we are honored to see you. Thank you for your hard work on the journey."

The prince looked at the crowd and asked, "Are you all officials in the county who are involved in disaster relief?"

The leading disaster relief official was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, whose surname was Zhao. Upon hearing this, he replied, "I am Zhao Ruqing, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the chief official of this disaster relief. These are the officials who came with me from the capital. These are the officials from Qianhe County..."

The prince nodded slowly, but in fact he didn't remember many people except Minister Zhao.

“What is the current situation in Qianhe County?”

Minister Zhao looked a little unhappy: "The situation is not good. This earthquake is a rare one in Qianhe County in a hundred years. The casualties are over ten thousand. It is also hot now. The epidemic is already difficult to control..."

The prince concealed the disgust in his eyes and asked, "Then how can you guarantee that you will not be infected with the disease?"

Everyone's mouth twitched when they heard this.

Minister Zhao said: "Every time we go into the city for inspection, we follow the instructions of the imperial physician, drink soup, bathe with herbs, and fumigate clothes..."

The prince's scalp tingled when he heard this.

His worries turned out to be true. So many things had to be done to enter the city, which showed how serious the epidemic was.

He doesn't want to take any risks, he just wants to be safe!

"I wonder how to accommodate the people in the city?" A clear voice rang out.

Such a reliable question actually made Minister Zhao unable to respond for a moment. After a while, he looked at the young face that looked nothing like the prince but was much more handsome than the prince.

Yu Jin didn't expect that just by asking such an ordinary and normal question, the audience would fall into a deadlock. It was obvious that Lord Zhao answered the prince's stupid questions fluently.

He coughed lightly to remind Minister Zhao of his misconduct.

Minister Zhao came back to his senses and looked at Yu Jin with some excitement in his eyes: "At present, the city is divided into two areas, east and west. Those who are not infected with the epidemic gather in the west, and those who have sick people at home and don't want to leave still stay in the east. The number of deaths and injuries is being registered. All corpses found will be buried in one place, and their families will be given one or two taels of silver as compensation... But the epidemic is getting more and more serious, and the victims gathered in the west have blocked the city gates many times, clamoring to leave the city..."

Whenever an epidemic occurs, people are often allowed to enter but not leave. Especially since Qianhe County is so close to the capital, these officials dare not let the victims leave the city.

If there are victims carrying the disease with them, there will be chaos.