Chapter 232 Qi Yanzhou's Prestige Increases
The poison that Ye Chutang gave to Nan Xiao would cause skin ulcers and suppuration in anyone who came into contact with it, which was very similar to a severe epidemic.
It looks scary, but it won't kill you.
Even without taking any medicine, it will heal on its own after ten days, leaving only an ugly scar.
But if Eunuch De and the Emperor are clever and use the method of treating the plague to detoxify, the toxicity will double, and life will be worse than death!
Qi Yanzhou smiled and touched Ye Chutang's head.
"They are both afraid of death. As long as there is hope of detoxification, they will definitely try it."
Just as they expected.
Eunuch De has now drunk the medicine to treat the epidemic.
He was very cautious and only drank the medicine after confirming with the imperial physician that even if the medicine was not suitable for his condition, it would not be harmful to his body.
As a result, as soon as he finished drinking a bowl of medicine, he felt tingling all over his body.
The ulcers spread from the arms to the chest, to the face, and to the body at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The imperial physician was so frightened that he fell to the ground and kicked his heels desperately to move out.
"Grand...Grand Eunuch..."
The festering parts of Eunuch De's body felt like they were being bitten by a thousand ants and stabbed by thick needles. The pain was so severe that he broke out in sweat and couldn't even stand steadily.
There was a buzzing in my ears and I couldn't hear anything.
He felt like he was dying and a painful howl came from his throat.
“Help…help me!”
The imperial physician was so frightened by the miserable condition of Eunuch De that he dared not save him and ran out of the Xishou Palace.
The eunuchs who served Eunuch De also ran away for fear of being infected.
After hesitating, Shuangxi and Xiaozhuzi also left Xishou Palace.
They all felt that Eunuch De was doomed to die.
In that case, there is no need to sacrifice your life!
The imperial physician was worried about the spread of the epidemic, so he ordered the palace guards to surround the emperor's bedroom and Eunuch De's Xishou Palace.
The palace servants who had served the two were also sent back to the palace.
To prevent them from contracting the disease and infecting others.
"Until the poison of the emperor and the eunuch is cured, no one is allowed to leave. Just provide food every day."
After hearing this, Commander Hu also threw the imperial physician into the emperor's bedroom.
"Head, the eunuch said that you only have three days, so hurry up and help the emperor get rid of the poison."
Imperial Physician: “…”
He was very glad that he did not give the emperor the medicine first, otherwise his head would have been moved!
"Commander Hu, I need some medical books."
While the imperial physician was trying to find a way to detoxify the poison, all the concubines were laughing at the queen.
"The Queen originally wanted to obtain the Emperor's will by taking care of him, but she didn't expect that she would be involved in the plot."
"The deposed crown prince will definitely not be able to return to the capital, who will the new emperor be?"
"If nothing had happened to Eunuch De, the new emperor would have been the Eighth Prince. Given the current situation, the Second Prince is more likely."
"I think the Qi family might return to the capital and change the dynasty!"
"Let's not worry about the throne, let's think about whether we have been infected with the disease."
As soon as these words were spoken, the concubines began to worry about their own situation.
Eunuch De of Xishou Palace fainted from the pain.
When I woke up again, it was already the next day.
His clothes were soaked with pus and gave off a foul fishy smell.
No one added ice to the bedroom, so it was as hot as a steamer.
The sweat flowed into the festering skin, as if it was being tortured.
Eunuch De gasped in pain and shouted with a weak breath, "Someone come!"
He also had sores in his mouth, and it hurt excruciatingly when he opened his mouth.
I finally managed to utter two words, but no one paid any attention.
Eunuch De forced himself to sit up, looked at the closed door, and found cold food at the door.
Hunger set in and he slowly crawled to the door and finished his meal.
After regaining his strength, he endured the severe pain and opened the door.
When the eunuch saw that Eunuch De was not dead, he was so scared that he immediately knelt down.
"I have seen the chief judge."
Eunuch De stepped over the threshold, grabbed the eunuch closest to him and broke his neck.
"This is what happens when you betray me. Don't let it happen again!"
The eunuch was so frightened that he kowtowed heavily, "This slave deserves death!"
Eunuch De sat on the ground exhausted and asked, "Where is the imperial physician? Is there any other movement in the capital? What are the princes busy with?"
The eunuchs imprisoned in Xishou Palace could not answer these three questions.
Eunuch De asked the imperial guards outside the palace to call Commander Hu over.
Although Commander Hu had long been bribed by Eunuch De, he also wanted to break free from the eunuch's control.
So, he listened to the imperial physician's advice and locked up Eunuch De.
Unexpectedly, Eunuch De, who was injured so badly, did not die.
He immediately acted respectful and answered Eunuch De's questions.
“The imperial physician is in the emperor’s chamber, researching ways to detoxify;
Overnight, everyone knew that the emperor's practice of Taoism to seek immortality was a hoax created by the eunuch, and the bodies of those fake Taoists were thrown into the vegetable market;
The princes were very quiet, and stayed in their own residences on the pretext that the emperor and the eunuch were writing Buddhist scriptures. ”
Eunuch De never expected that the prestige he had built up over more than ten years would collapse overnight.
He leaned weakly against the doorframe.
But he accidentally pressed on the festering wound, causing his facial features to twist in pain.
"Does the Song family have any other moves?"
Commander Hu looked at the miserable state of Eunuch De and quietly took a step back.
“The Song family has not taken any action on the surface, but they are secretly letting all the students spread opinions in support of Qi Yanzhou becoming emperor.
They also wrote down the mistakes made by the royal family and the achievements of the Qi family into storybooks and circulated them in major teahouses. ”
Even though everyone knew that the Song family had gone too far, no one dared to touch them.
On the one hand, the Song family’s prestige in the literary world was too high, and they had not spread false statements, so the government could not take action openly.
On the other hand, the Emperor and Eunuch De were too deeply poisoned. If the royal family took action against the Song family, Qi Yanzhou's people would not give them the antidote.
Thinking of this, Commander Hu asked Eunuch De.
"Grand Eunuch, should we prepare early in case Qi Yanzhou gathers the old members of the Qi Family Army and fights back to the capital to seize the throne?"
Even a clay man still has some temper. The royal family ignored Qi Yanzhou's warning, sacrificed the people of the city, and attacked the Qi family again.
It is really possible that he would be forced to rebel!
Eunuch De also had the same concern and nodded.
"Strictly check all those entering the capital, increase patrols within the imperial city, and keep a close eye on the princes and the Qi family army's movements."
"Yes, Grand Supervisor."
"Send more people to look for Xue Dong. Make sure to find him!"
Commander Hu saluted respectfully.
"As you command, shall we ask the imperial physician to come and see the eunuch?"
Eunuch De showed a sinister look on his face, "Call all the imperial doctors. If you can't cure me, you'll pay with your life!"
"Yes, I will go and call someone right away."
After Commander Hu left, Eunuch De asked Shuangxi and Xiaozhuzi to help him bathe.
He looked at the countless festering wounds on his body, and thought that his vitals were still hanging on the city wall, and he wished he could cut Qi Yanzhou into pieces.
***
“A-choo!”
Qi Yanzhou, who had just set out from Dayang Town, sneezed.
He rubbed the tip of his nose and said with a smile, "It seems that the Emperor and Eunuch De have seen the urgent memorial from the magistrate of Lai County, which was sent eight hundred miles away."
The exile team should have set out before daybreak.
But in order to thank Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou for saving their lives, the people of Dayang Town donated all their money and resources to see them off.
The Qi family couldn't refuse at all, which delayed them for a lot of time.
In the end, he couldn't refuse the kindness and took away all kinds of food from the three-cart.
Ye Chutang rubbed his itchy nose while eating the grapes given by the people.
"The memorial should have been delivered last night."
She sneezed several times last night, which made her sleep poorly.
It was obvious that the Emperor and Eunuch De were poisoned and were licking her in anger.
She felt happy when she thought about the two bastards who were suffering from the festering torture and were worse than death.
"A Zhou, the capital must be in chaos right now. Will someone take advantage of the situation to cause trouble?"
After saying that, she stuffed a grape into Qi Yanzhou's mouth.
There are many ambitious people. If they can get the support of military generals, they will have a chance to force the emperor to abdicate and seize the throne.
Qi Yanzhou couldn't stand the sourness of the grapes, but he swallowed them with a smile.
He shook his head affirmatively, and the jade hairpin that tied his hair looked very transparent in the sunlight.
"In the entire Beichen Kingdom, there are only five generals with the military power to rebel. Three of them are guarding the border, and the remaining two are from the Queen's family and the Jiangnan garrison."
Now that Zhao Chengyu is dead, the queen's family no longer has a legitimate reason to seize the throne, so they will not have any intention of doing so for the time being.
The garrison troops in Jiangnan, like the Qi family army, are loyal and capable generals and will not actively rebel.
Therefore, although the imperial city and the court are in chaos, no major problems will arise.
Ye Chutang felt relieved after listening to Qi Yanzhou's analysis.
"Pick some fruits for your sister and brother-in-law. The two children are so young, they need to eat more fruits."
Qi Qingyu has successfully separated from the Chen family.
All the things needed during the exile were bought with her dowry. The Chen family got nothing and only had a pitiful amount of luggage.
What they ate every day was the black-faced steamed buns made by Wu Chenggang.
When the Chen family saw Qi Yanzhou giving Qi Qingyu a basket of fruits, their eyes turned red with jealousy.
But I could only stare blankly.
Qi Yanzhou even dared to kill the princes. Killing them was as easy as crushing an ant.
Zhao Meng led his men to escort the Qi family to the border between Bingzhou and Dingzhou.
"Master Qi, I can only send you here. I hope the assessment you gave me will come soon."
Qi Yanzhou looked at Zhao Meng, who was still seriously injured, and gave him the test questions.
"General Zhao, your mission is to make the garrison in Bingzhou submit to me."
This was a very difficult thing for Zhao Meng.
Because the garrison in Bingzhou was a royalist party.
But he also knew that only by demonstrating his own value would he be qualified to become Qi Yanzhou's person.
"Don't worry, Master Qi. I will do my best. I wish you a safe journey!"
After saying this, Zhao Meng returned to the base with the thousand soldiers he was escorting.
The exile group continued to move northwest.
Ye Chutang stood there without moving and soon fell to the end of the team.
She looked at the dust kicked up by the horse's hooves and asked Qi Yanzhou, "Do you think he can do it?"
"Everything depends on human effort. I hope he succeeds."
The more power he has, the less power the royal family will have.
Once he has more and more chips in his hand, he will be able to change the country's ownership without bloodshed.
Sun Chu came up and said with a smile: "As long as we use the power well, it won't be difficult to take down the garrison in Bingzhou."
Both the original owner and he were very familiar with military books.
Military books not only talk about the deployment of troops on the battlefield, but also various strategies.
Ye Chutang withdrew his gaze and patted Sun Chu's thin shoulder.
"I'll give you some people, and you take care of this."
Sun Chu: “…”
He wanted to slap himself on the face: Thou art sorry for talking too much!
"If you succeed, I'll give you one point. When you get ten points, I'll let you go free."
After hearing this, Sun Chu did not feel that selling himself for ten years had turned into doing ten things, and that he had made money.
He just felt that Ye Chutang's words were so familiar that it made his heart beat wildly.
“Odds change, evens don’t.”
When he said this "secret code", he stared straight into Ye Chutang's eyes.
But the expected emotional fluctuations were not seen.
Qi Yanzhou didn't like the way Sun Chu looked at Ye Chutang, so he took a step to the side to block his sight.
He didn't understand what Sun Chu said, so he asked bluntly and unhappily, "What did Master Sun mean by what he said just now?"
Sun Chu retracted his gaze and said, "It is a unique way for my hometown to recognize relatives. I thought that Madam Qi, who is familiar with the art of war, is a descendant of the Wuji Sect."
Although Qi Yanzhou didn't know much about the Wuji Sect, he knew that Sun Chu was lying.
Seeing Ye Chutang's reaction, he didn't ask any more questions.
"It's getting late, let's talk while we walk."
Sun Chu's injuries were basically healed. He nodded and walked forward, responding to Ye Chutang's previous words.
"Okay, I'll do ten things for you, but they have to be within my capabilities."
If he were asked to burn the city like Zhao Chengyu, he would not be able to do it.
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know my limits."
After saying that, she looked at Qi Yanzhou and said, "From now on, 'Ye Fury' belongs to Sun Chu. Let Nan Xiao take over."
"Okay, I'll contact Nan Xiao during lunch break."
Sun Chu was in the martial arts world, so he naturally knew that "Night Evil" was a killer organization.
But never dealt with each other.
He asked Ye Chutang curiously, "Is the Night Fury yours, as long as you pay me?"
Qi Yanzhou answered Sun Chu's question.
"No, Atang just destroyed the Night Fury and recruited some people."
"Those people deserve to die, why not kill them all?"
"All those who should be killed have been killed, and what is left are only the knives for killing, and these knives will stab into the bodies of the enemies."
Ye Chutang continued, "This is called making the best use of things."
Sun Chu thought it made sense and agreed, "Okay, give them to me."
After that, he asked, "Why would the people of Night Fury listen to you?"
"Same reason as you."
“…”
The three of them quickly caught up with the exile team.
After crossing a mountain, you will reach Dingzhou.
Dingzhou can be regarded as the most prosperous prefecture in the north, with an area twice the size of Bingzhou.
Its garrison also has a large number of troops, totaling 120,000.
Due to the incident in Dayang Town, the garrison in Dingzhou arranged soldiers to stand guard at all intersections leading into Dingzhou.
To prevent Qi Yanzhou from suddenly launching a rebellion and affecting Dingzhou.
So when the soldiers saw the exile team, they were very alert.
Wu Chenggang stepped forward with the document of exile and handed it to the soldier guarding the intersection for inspection.
"The Qi, Ye, and Sun families have been exiled to the northwest, and the Zhao family will be imprisoned in Dingzhou City. This is the customs document."
After reading the document, the soldier smiled and said, "The prefect said that the weather is hot, so you don't need to go to Dingzhou City to report. You just need to hand over the Zhao family to me and take them to Dingzhou City for imprisonment."
The governor of Dingzhou wanted to avoid the Qi family because he did not receive the emperor's secret order to deal with them.
So as not to cause unnecessary trouble to yourself.
After all, none of those who were ordered by the emperor to deal with the Qi family had a good ending!
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