Qiao Yunqing frowned at the noise outside, and felt very uncomfortable. Especially the burning pain in his lower abdomen, the wound was probably torn again.
He opened his eyes with great effort, only to see Qiao Xin sitting beside his bed!
"Mother..."
"Well, I'm here. Are you finally awake? I'll bring Dr. Mo to treat your injuries. Don't even think about anything else. Get your body back in shape first!"
Qiao Yunqing's nerves, which were tense even in his sleep, finally relaxed. After drinking the medicine, he fell asleep without any worries. He didn't even have the energy to exchange a few words with Qiao Xin. This showed how serious his injury was.
Qiao Xin left all the affairs in the capital and left overnight because she received an urgent message from the guards around Qiao Yunqing.
It just so happened that Qiao Yunting was also informed of this matter by Emperor Wu.
The mother and son then took the imperial edict and rushed to Yuncheng overnight, bypassing the troops sent by His Majesty to redress the injustice and arriving ahead of schedule.
Yuncheng, as one of the first places where the dam collapsed in the upper reaches of Qingshui River, was turned into a vast ocean by heavy rain.
The flood, with nowhere to go, flowed into downstream reservoirs and rivers, causing five reservoirs in the middle and lower reaches to exceed capacity and burst their dams one after another.
Dozens of villages under his rule were razed to the ground overnight, and countless people were killed or injured.
As a brother in distress of Weizhou Prefecture, Yuncheng is the poorest city bordering Chizhou in Southern Liang. At this time, it can be described as purgatory on earth.
Qiao Yunqing went up along the Qingshui River to provide disaster relief and rescue people. Everything was going smoothly, but an accident happened in Yuncheng.
The original government of Yuncheng was a local tyrant who had been entrenched here since the previous dynasty. Apart from plundering the wealth of the people, they did nothing serious.
After the establishment of the Great Jing Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty mainly appeased the local gentry who were a little far from the court. As time went on, these local tyrants naturally pretended to obey the orders from above but secretly disobeyed them.
As a result, many enlightened policies of the imperial court could not be accurately conveyed to the grassroots level. The common people only knew the officials and gentry, but not the emperor in the capital.
Emperor Wu originally planned to deal with the foreign enemies in the southwest and northwest, and then free up troops to deal with these disasters. However, two consecutive natural disasters finally made the local people, who were already suffering, unable to bear it!
The people of Yuncheng rebelled!
Under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the first thing the refugees did after surviving was to break into the government office and chop down the local officials who did nothing. The rich families and common people in Yuncheng who did not have time to escape were robbed.
After the rebels crossed the bottom line, they no longer had any scruples. Wherever they went, they recruited people while burning, killing and looting.
With sharp weapons in hand, the desire to kill arises. The rebel leader who tasted the sweetness of power soon forgot the original intention of his uprising.
In just ten days, they captured two cities and massacred a large number of civilians.
It was at this time that Qiao Yunqing led his men into Yuncheng. Due to the errors and lags in the source of information, they were robbed and killed by bandits and rebels on the way to Yuncheng.
Under the protection of the guards, he finally broke out despite being covered in wounds. Unfortunately, all the food he brought was used by others.
After Emperor Wu received the news, he immediately dispatched 10,000 Northern Army troops, led by General Hu Yong, to quell the rebellion, and allowed Qiao Xin to accompany him to visit Qiao Yunqing.
After Qiao Xin settled Qiao Yunqing down, she summoned the guards accompanying him and asked about the details of the situation.
"Madam, you've been traveling non-stop, why don't you take a rest first?"
Zhang Jun found Qiao Xin's face pale in the candlelight. Thinking that she had been traveling around for the past few days without any rest, he felt sad.
"Second Master is fine now. I will send someone to inquire about Yuncheng's affairs first. There is no need to rush. You should take a rest."
"It doesn't matter. Let's solve it as soon as possible and settle down as soon as possible."
Qiao Xin walked out of the house and met Qiao Yunqing's team in the side hall. There were two master soldiers and more than 20 guards. Everyone was injured and basically no one was intact.
"Everyone is here. What are the casualties?"
"There are still four seriously injured and unable to get up, the others are all here. It is fortunate that no one died, but I failed to protect the Second Master, please punish me, Madam."
"What punishment? If it weren't for your concerted efforts, he would have been dead long ago. I also want to thank you for protecting him in the critical moment.
After this incident, everyone will take turns returning to Laohu Town to participate in training, learn more skills, and avoid such tragedies from happening again.
Even your Second Master, if he had better skills, he might not have been injured."
Zhang Jun didn't expect Qiao Xin to say that. When they were secret guards in the Marquis' Mansion, if they failed to protect their master, they would be severely punished at the very least, or even buried with him.
Those who had never been masters came to comfort them.
They were stunned but also touched. The old lady really didn't treat them as servants! They would go through fire and water for such a master, and die with no regrets.
Qiao Xin didn't think much about it. After all, these guys were sent by Heng Wen. How deep could their friendship be? Now they risked their lives to protect Qiao Yunqing. It was worth it for Qiao Xin to treat them as her own people in the future.
She confirmed again and again from Zhang Jun and her two advisors that this was truly a coincidence.
The bandits and rebels didn't know their identities at first and thought they were just a passing caravan. But it wasn't until one of them pointed at Qiao Yunqing that they suddenly attacked him.
Qiao Xin pondered, "Bandit, do you know your Second Master? Could he be a remnant who escaped from the bandit den in Weizhou Prefecture?"
"I don't know, but Second Master seems to have recognized him."
"Okay, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. You should all stay here and take good care of your health in the next few days. Leave the redress of the injustice outside to General Hu. We should not get involved."
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