Chapter 228: The Danger in Dayang Town is Relieved
Zhao Chengyu is the deposed crown prince who was imprisoned.
Without the emperor's permission, he could not leave the capital.
Therefore, his words are highly credible.
With the testimony of the county magistrate of Lai County, the soldiers guarding outside the town, and Zhao Meng, the truth about the epidemic in Dayang Town was made public.
Everyone who heard the truth couldn't believe it, but had to believe it.
"Is the emperor crazy? How can he burn down a city just to eliminate loyal officials?"
"Yes! Although Dayang Town is not big, it still has six or seven thousand people!"
"The most important thing is that the disease is contagious. If something happens, no one can escape."
"He actually used three kinds of viruses to harm the people and loyal people. Such a person is not worthy of being a king!"
Because it concerned their own safety, everyone was very angry about the emperor's actions and their curses became increasingly harsh.
After everyone vented for a while, Qi Yanzhou said, "Since everyone knows that the emperor is a tyrant, they should be careful with their words and actions, and not speak out for justice and bring trouble upon themselves."
As soon as these words were spoken, the cursing stopped immediately.
No one wants to be killed by the plague but by the cruel dog emperor.
“Everyone, rest assured. My wife is a skilled doctor and has already stabilized the epidemic in Dayang Town. The danger will be eliminated in a few days.
But I still want to remind you all to stay at home less recently and avoid going to the villages near Dayang Town. I will arrange people to check one by one.
If anyone finds out that someone around him has been to Dayang Town recently, please ask him to come to Dayang Town. Don't be afraid to seek medical treatment as it will only harm others and yourself. ”
After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, everyone quickly agreed.
"Don't worry, Master Qi. If we find out that someone has been to Dayang Town, we will not only persuade him to come, but also ask everyone he comes into contact with to come to Dayang Town."
Everyone knows how terrible the epidemic is, and no one will go against their will on this matter.
Someone asked, "How do you sell the medicine for the plague?"
Qi Yanzhou said after asking Han Chong to take the sick Zhao Chengyu back to the cellar.
"This is a man-made disaster. The magistrate of Lai County will first pay for the medicine, and then report it to the emperor, who will make up the difference."
This statement was recognized by all the people.
"Since it is a man-made disaster, the person who caused it should pay for it!"
"Thank you all for coming to Dayang Town to hear the truth. Although I cannot punish the culprit who murdered the people, I can punish the corrupt officials in Lai County and restore peace to the country."
"Master Qi is so righteous that we admire him."
Qi Yanzhou waved his hand and said, "The weather is hot, please go back. If you can help publicize the emperor's stupidity and tyranny, I will thank you in advance."
After saying this, he bowed to everyone.
No one dared to accept his gift, and quickly returned it, bending even more sharply.
"Let's all go back!"
After Qi Yanzhou's repeated persuasion, the people gathered outside Dayang Town quickly dispersed.
The sun was scorching the earth, and the soldiers kneeling on the ground had already become dehydrated and were on the verge of collapse.
Although the magistrate of Lai County had just arrived, he was sweating profusely and trembling.
As Qi Yanzhou approached, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
"Master Qi, I don't want to kill the people of a town, but I am just a minor official and I cannot disobey the emperor's order!"
Qi Yanzhou lifted the county magistrate's chin with his toes and snorted mockingly.
"Is it because the Emperor's order is hard to disobey, or is it because the benefits promised to you are so great that you chose your future?"
He revealed the county magistrate's despicable intentions in one sentence.
The county magistrate lowered his head in shame, muttering to himself.
"I don't want to do that either. If I don't agree, I will not only be dismissed from office, but also be killed without a complete body."
He knew such a big secret of the emperor, and there was nothing he could do except to go along with him!
Of course, it is also true that one wants to get promoted and make money.
Qi Yanzhou ignored the county magistrate's excuses and said, "If you do something wrong, you must bear the consequences. You have to pay for the thousands of lives lost in Dayang Town."
The cold words dispelled the summer heat and made the county magistrate feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
His pale lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word of rebuttal, nor did he dare to beg for mercy.
"What...what do you want?"
The voice was broken, as if stuck in the throat and could not be heard clearly.
Qi Yanzhou did not answer the county magistrate's question. He looked at the soldiers kneeling on the ground and asked, "What are you going to do with these people?"
When the county magistrate heard this, his eyes lit up with surprise.
In his opinion, Qi Yanzhou was reminding him that as long as he was willing to surrender, he could push these soldiers out to take the blame!
"These soldiers have lost all conscience. Their death is not a pity. They must be beheaded in public to appease the people."
Qi Yanzhou nodded in agreement, "Your Excellency the County Magistrate is right."
As soon as he finished speaking, the kneeling soldier kowtowed immediately.
"We are just following orders. Please spare our lives, Master Qi."
"I have old people and young children to take care of. If I die, my family will not be able to survive either."
"It's the emperor who wants to kill the Qi family, not us!"
"What right does the county magistrate have to chop off our heads? He was the one who gave the order to burn the city!"
Qi Yanzhou listened to the soldiers' unwilling words and said, "Don't worry, none of you can escape!"
After saying that, he called Zhao Meng over.
"The magistrate of Lai County will be executed on the spot."
Without any hesitation, Zhao Meng drew the sword from his waist and chopped off the county magistrate's head.
The dead head rolled on the ground with his eyes open, and the face was covered with blood spurting from the broken neck.
Although it was not the first time for the soldiers to see someone being beheaded, the shock they felt was unprecedented.
The county magistrate was a seventh-rank official, and he was killed just like that. Then they...
Thinking of this, some people did not want to be lambs to be slaughtered, so they immediately got up and ran away.
But when he had only half his body raised, his chest was pierced by a long knife.
Zhao Meng's cold voice rang out, "Whoever escapes again, the whole family will be killed!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers immediately gave up the idea of escaping.
Half an hour later, the deputy commander of the Northwest garrison arrived in Dayang Town with two thousand soldiers.
The Laixian soldiers who besieged the city were beheaded, and their blood circled around Dayang Town.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people feel sick.
The people were very happy, because they finally saw that evil would be punished!
The dismembered bodies of the soldiers were taken to a mass grave and burned.
The temperature has been too high recently and there are too many corpses piled up, which may trigger an epidemic, so burning them is the most appropriate method.
Fortunately, the wind has been blowing from the south recently, and the smell of barbecue has not drifted to Dayang Town.
The magistrate of Lai County died, and all affairs of the county government were temporarily handled by the county magistrate.
Ye Chutang listed the quantity and price of all the medicinal materials, calculated the total, and asked Wu Chenggang to send it to the county government.
"Be sure to bring the silver back before dark."
Wu Chenggang had long lost his arrogance as an escorting officer and took the detailed list respectfully.
"Yes, Madam Qi."
After saying that, he took out a fifty-liang silver note from his bosom and handed it to Ye Chutang.
"Madam Qi, I have received a lot of benefits from you before, and now I will return it to you with interest."
There will definitely be some life-threatening dangers along the way.
If he could make friends with Ye Chutang, he would have a greater chance of surviving.
Ye Chutang knew Wu Chenggang’s little thoughts.
"Then I'll be welcome."
She took the banknote and put it in her sleeve pocket.
"Don't worry, Lord Wu. As long as you listen to me, I won't make things difficult for you on the rest of the journey."
If something happens, she will protect her own people first.
She would only save someone she didn't know well if she had extra time and energy and it wouldn't put her in danger.
Wu Chenggang knew that he had no ability and was not valued by the Qi family.
He was already content to have Ye Chutang say "it's not a big deal".
"Don't worry, Madam Qi. I know how to handle current affairs."
After saying that, he left the pharmacy with the detailed list of medicinal materials and headed for Lai County.
It was noon.
Aunt Xu and Qi Hean are cooking.
The weather was hot, so the mother and son prepared to make cold noodles.
Sun Chu's wounds had not healed yet, so he went back to his room to rest and recuperate.
Qi Yanzhou is arranging for the Northwest Garrison to go to the village with the National Protection Army to investigate the villagers who are infected with the disease.
Ye Chutang had nothing to do, so he decided to go for a walk around town.
As soon as I reached the door, Zhao Mingxu rushed over in a hurry.
"Ye Chutang, go save my son!"
Before he finished speaking, he pulled Ye Chutang's arm.
Ye Chutang immediately dodged sideways.
Zhao Mingxu missed the grab and fell to the ground due to his unstable body.
The sleeves were torn, the skin on the elbows was scraped off, and the blood had stained the bluestone a dark color.
He seemed to feel no pain and immediately knelt in front of Ye Chutang, tears streaming down his face.
"Qingshu is my only son. Please save him. I will agree to any conditions!"
After saying this, he kowtowed vigorously.
Ye Chutang listened to the loud banging sounds and looked at Zhao Simin, who was leaning against the door of the cloth shop with dishevelled hair and a dirty face, and guessed what had happened.
It should be that Zhao Mingxu wanted to poison Zhao Simin with rat poison, but Zhao Qingshu took it.
If Zhao Qingshu had just taken rat poison, she could have been saved.
But she doesn't want to save!
Ye Chutang looked at Zhao Mingxu, who gave up his dignity for the sake of his only son, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Karma, you deserve it."
After saying this, she walked around Zhao Mingxu who was kowtowing and left.
Zhao Mingxu felt as if the sky had fallen, and cried out, "Doctor, doctor from the pharmacy, please save my son!"
How could the doctors in the pharmacy dare to save someone that Ye Chutang didn't want to save?
"I don't have any medicine, I can't save you."
Hearing this, Zhao Mingxu knew that his only hope was Ye Chutang.
So he immediately got up and chased after him.
"Ye Chutang, I was so confused before that I helped my brother deal with the Qi family. Now I know I was wrong. As long as you are willing to save Qingshu, I will die to apologize!"
This epidemic incident made him face the reality.
To the emperor, even a brother born from the same mother can be abandoned at will!
He can no longer have a son, and nothing must happen to his only son, otherwise the Zhao family will have no descendants!
Ye Chutang didn't care about Zhao Mingxu's life at all and simply ignored his words.
She wished all the Zhao family members died!
When she passed by Zhao Simin, she smiled and asked, "Was last night unforgettable?"
Zhao Simin stared at Ye Chutang viciously, her scarred face twisted with anger.
"Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
After saying that, she rushed towards Ye Chutang desperately.
Even if I can't kill this bitch, I'll stab her!
But she was tortured badly last night and was in so much pain that she couldn't take a step.
Ye Chutang grabbed Zhao Simin's wrist with one hand and kicked her on the knee.
There was a sound of breaking bones and the sharp scissors fell to the ground.
"ah!"
Zhao Simin's broken kneecap hit the ground heavily, and she fainted from the pain.
Ye Chutang loosened her broken wrist and kicked her in front of Zhao Mingxu who was chasing her.
"Kill her and avenge your son."
Zhao Mingxu picked up the scissors on the ground and stabbed them into Zhao Simin's heart without hesitation.
Zhao Simin woke up from the pain.
She looked at her father, whose face was filled with murderous intent, and wanted to say something.
He opened his mouth but spat out blood foam, and died with his eyes open.
Zhao Mingxu was so frightened by Zhao Simin's glaring eyes that he fell to the ground.
"You poisoned Qingshu, you deserve to die!"
After saying that, he threw away the blood-stained scissors and stumbled into the cloth shop.
Ye Chutang continued to walk around the town.
After she took two steps, Ye Siyin caught up with her and knelt in front of her.
"Eldest sister, please save Qingshu. I will agree to any conditions. I don't want my child to be fatherless as soon as he is born."
Ye Chutang was not surprised that Ye Siyin was pregnant.
After all, whenever she had the chance, she would party with Zhao Qingshu every night.
"Agree to any conditions?"
Ye Siyin didn't expect there would be something to talk about and was overjoyed.
"As long as I can do it, I'll do it!"
"Then let's wipe out the Ye family."
When Old Mrs. Ye, who was standing at the door of the cloth shop watching the fun, heard this, she screamed in fright.
"Ye Chutang, how can you be so cruel? I am your grandmother!"
Ye Chutang stretched out his index finger and shook it.
"I have long severed my relationship with the Ye family. To me, you old man are just an accomplice in the murder of my mother."
Before the Ye family was raided, Old Madam Ye was frightened by Ye Chutang.
During her exile, she always dreamed that Tang Wanning wanted to take her life. She was often frightened awake, which made her very mentally ill and she lost a lot of weight.
At this moment, being stared at by Ye Chutang's cold eyes, he was so scared that he took a step back, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
She immediately looked away and looked at Ye Siyin.
"Yin'er, don't believe Ye Chutang's words. She wants us all to die!"
Of course Ye Siyin would not kill all the members of the Ye family.
It’s not that she loves her family so much, but she has no reason to do such an unfilial thing.
Moreover, she didn't care about Zhao Qingshu's life or death at all.
She came to kneel before Ye Chutang and beg her for mercy, just to prove to the Zhao family that she truly loved Zhao Qingshu and to take the opportunity to tell them about her pregnancy.
To be honest, she wished Zhao Qingshu would die!
Because once Zhao Qingshu died, no one would know that she had drugged Zhao Qingshu, and the Zhao family would cherish the child in her belly even more!
As expected, Zhao Mingxu immediately rushed out of the cloth shop and asked excitedly: "Miss Ye, are you really pregnant with Qingshu's child?"
He had always looked down on Ye Siyin, who had humiliated herself, and this was the first time he was so polite to her.
Ye Siyin cried with tears in her eyes: "Uncle Zhao, if you don't believe me, you can ask a doctor to feel my pulse."
After saying that, she turned her knees and kowtowed to Zhao Mingxu.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry, I can't kill my whole family and save Qingshu."
Zhao Mingxu immediately helped Ye Siyin up.
"Silly child, get up quickly. This is not your fault. Go and see Qingshu for the last time."
He glared at Ye Chutang angrily and helped Ye Siyin into the cloth shop.
Ye Chutang glanced at the ignored body of Zhao Simin and lost interest in wandering around, so he returned to the pharmacy.
As soon as she sat down, Zhao Meng, who was guarding outside the town, walked in quickly.
He looked at Qi Yanzhou and said, "Master Qi, Lord Jie from the Imperial Observatory is outside the town and wants to see you."
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