Gu Yuzhi carefully opened his hand and peeked out from between his fingers, only to see that Prefect Ke's head was covered in needles!
Gu Yuzhi was almost in tears. He involuntarily closed his eyes tightly, hugged his head with both hands, and looked like a pitiful little thing who didn't want to be hurt.
Upon seeing this, Xie Changshi and Qi Chenglang stepped forward in perfect unison, one on the left and one on the right, blocking his way.
Qi Chenglang's slightly naive voice rang out: "Your Highness, rest assured, Imperial Physician Qin is treating the illness with acupuncture. The needles are placed on acupoints, so it won't hurt."
Qi Chenglang had no idea whether it hurt or not, since he had never had acupuncture before.
He continued, "Prefect Xie said that Your Highness's blindness was cured by Imperial Physician Qin using acupuncture."
It's just that there weren't as many needles as Prefect Ke had.
Gu Yuzhi was so shocked that she took her hand down, her little mouth trembled involuntarily, she sniffed, and almost burst into tears.
What? He also had needles stuck all over his head?
Just thinking about that scene made Gu Yuzhi shudder.
How terrifying!
Upon hearing the unusual tone of the voice, Qi Chenglang quickly turned around to comfort him: "Your Highness, you really don't need to be afraid! Think about it, the fact that you didn't know about this means it doesn't hurt at all, right?"
Chief Secretary Xie glanced at him irritably and said in a low voice, "Guard Qi, shut up."
Qi Chenglang looked puzzled, clearly not knowing why Xie Changshi was scolding him.
He was a little unconvinced, but seeing Xie Changshi's attitude, he could only say "oh" and hold back for a moment, but he couldn't help but continue, "Your Highness, you see that your eyes were healed in this way, so Prefect Ke will surely recover quickly too!"
But clearly, his attempt to comfort her had the opposite effect.
Because Gu Yuzhi even covered his ears at this moment.
"I won't listen! Guard Qi is chanting scriptures!"
Fifteen minutes later, Judge Qin finally removed the needles, made Ke Liangyi drink the medicine, and then slowly said, "Prefect Ke?"
Ke Liangyi was still a little slow, but he was already able to respond to Judge Qin: "It's me."
His throat sounded like it was stuffed with sand; his voice was jumbled and unpleasant to listen to.
Ke Liangyi was clearly much more sober than before. He bowed to Gu Yuzhi again and said, "Your subject, Ke Liangyi, the prefect of Quanzhou, pays respects to Your Highness Prince Wen."
Gu Yuzhi quickly gestured for him to sit down and talk: "Please get up and sit down to talk."
After Ke Liangyi sat down, Gu Yuzhi took another look and thought it was amazing.
In just a short while, Prefect Ke's eyes were much brighter than before.
He glanced discreetly at the silver needles that Judge Qin had already put away, blinked, and quickly looked away.
Even if this acupuncture is really that amazing, he still refuses to admit that he used to have his head full of needles!
Without them asking, Ke Liangyi took the initiative to talk about the situation in Quanzhou: "It was probably the second day after the collapse of the Xinliang Iron Mine that Bai Jiwu came to me and said that something was missing from the army. He asked me to order the city to be sealed off and to cooperate with the Mobei Army to search the entire city."
Xinliang Iron Mine Collapse?
What does this have to do with the Northern Desert Army losing things?
Gu Yuzhi scratched his head, turned to look at Xie Changshi, and only when he saw his solemn expression did he look away and continue listening to Ke Liangyi.
"I was naturally unwilling and clearly expressed my refusal, but I did not expect that Bai Jiwu would be so audacious as to allow the Northern Army to enter the city directly and imprison all the Northern officials, including myself, in the dungeon with lightning speed."
He speaks very slowly, and pauses for a long time after saying only a few sentences.
In addition, the memories were filled with blood and violence, and Ke Liangyi would tremble involuntarily as he spoke. He subconsciously kept swallowing saliva, which made his already sharp throat hurt even more, and he couldn't help but cough.
Huang Yanzhang handed him a glass of water, then stood silently behind him, gently patting his back to comfort him.
Ke Liangyi slowly turned his head to look at Huang Yanzhang, a hint of gratitude in his eyes, and then continued, "By the time Guard Qi arrived, Bai Jiwu had thoroughly searched the entire prefecture ten times."
"I don't know what he's looking for, but I tried to communicate with him and ask him to open the city gates so that the people can return to normal life..."
As Ke Liangyi spoke, his whole body began to tremble involuntarily, his eyes filled with terror, and large tears fell like raindrops, one after another.
Gu Yuzhi felt extremely sad, so he jumped off his chair and went to Ke Liangyi's side. He imitated Huang Yanzhang and gently patted Ke Liangyi's back, comforting him in a soft voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. You're out now. Tell me if you have any grievances."
He patted his chest with his other hand and puffed out his cheeks: "I'll stand up for you!"
Ke Liangyi looked up at him, and it took him a while to react. He hurriedly wiped away his tears and choked out, "Your Highness, I thank you for your concern."
Only then did Chief Secretary Xie say, "Prefect Ke, my question may be somewhat presumptuous and difficult for you to bear, but please inform His Highness of the situation in the entire prefecture in detail."
Ke Liangyi's current condition is very similar to that of the young prince after he woke up. Whenever he talks about being abducted and killed, he can't help but convulse and shed tears.
Unlike the young prince, Ke Liangyi had no obvious injuries. It was unknown what methods Bai Jiwu had used to torture Ke Liangyi.
Ke Liangyi raised his head, glanced at Xie Changshi, and could not determine his identity from his clothes. He only vaguely said, "Ah, I know."
He turned stiffly to look at Gu Yuzhi, closed his eyes briefly, and waited until his trembling subsided before continuing, "After the third fruitless search, Bai Jiwu concluded that it was our prefectural government that had hidden the item, and forced me to reveal its whereabouts..."
"Wait!" Qi Chenglang interrupted hastily, "Prefect Ke, if you're telling me, Bai Jiwu told you, right? What exactly went missing from their army?"
Could it be a defense deployment map?
Or is it evidence of Bai Jiwu's bribery and acceptance of bribes?
But regardless of the reason, Bai Jiwu shouldn't have been searching for it so openly.
After a long pause, Ke Liangyi lowered his eyes and said, "Bai Jiwu is convinced that our Quanzhou Prefectural Government is harboring a traitor to the imperial court, Huo Qiyuan."
Gu Yuzhi suddenly looked up, his eyes wide with surprise: "What? Huo Qiyuan, the traitor to the imperial court?"
He blinked and looked at Chief Secretary Xie, only to see that Chief Secretary Xie's face was also shocked, so he looked away.
Gu Yuzhi said silently, "Teacher Shu and Manager Wen, did you hear that! Prefect Ke called Mr. Huo a traitor to the imperial court! It's a good thing I didn't let Mr. Huo come over, otherwise he would definitely be upset."
He was a little unhappy.
Mr. Huo is clearly such a good person, so why did Prefect Ke call him a traitor to the imperial court?
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