Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue's thoughts were exposed and his face turned red immediately.

"Really?" He couldn't face Gu Xu's teasing gaze and raised one hand to cover his face.

"Really." Gu Xu answered seriously: "I just hate him for using me, it's not a broken heart."

"I didn't say that!" Gu Yue shouted.

"That's what you think." Gu Xu said.

"I didn't think so!" Gu Yue shouted again.

Gu Xu looked at him with a half-smile: "Dad is very interested in my private affairs."

Please don't shout like that! Gu Yue wanted to crawl into the floor.

Gu Xu stopped teasing him and changed the subject: "Did you... have a crush on someone in the past?"

Gu Yue was stunned for a moment.

"No." Gu Yue said, "At least not from what I can remember."

Gu Xu supported his face with one hand: "What can you remember?"

"Yeah. My childhood memories are a little vague. The most recent thing I remember was drinking with someone..." Gu Yue frowned.

Did he die from drinking fake liquor, or did something unexpected happen after he was drunk?

I can't remember any details of what happened.

Gu Xu still remembered that he didn't want to talk about himself, so he didn't ask in detail: "You really have a poor alcohol tolerance."

"I seldom drink." Gu Yue said.

One reason is that his income is not enough to support him to buy alcohol, and the other reason is...

Shaking his head, Gu Yue said, "I really can't remember clearly. I'll tell you later when... the spell on me is released."

"Okay." Gu Xu smiled, "I'm not in a hurry."

……

The plague in Jiangnan Road was like an underwater torpedo.

Before it exploded, everything was calm, the auspicious omen of a good harvest in the snow was still lingering, and everything seemed to have ushered in spring.

But an urgent report and folk news that reached Luoyang almost at the same time completely shattered the calm appearance.

In a single day, the plague broke out in dozens of counties in Jiangnan Road, with countless sick people and almost no healthy people on the streets. In three counties along the Baishui River, more than a hundred people died.

As a result, Luoyang closed its gates and cut off commercial and travel exchanges for fear that the disease would be brought into the capital.

……

In the imperial city.

The emperor sat in the imperial study and reviewed memorials.

There was not much anger on his face. Qin Zhaoyue and several ministers stood aside with their hands hanging down, waiting for the emperor to say something.

The emperor put the last memorial aside, picked up the one on the table, and asked the eunuch to pass it to the people below him.

As the prime minister, Su Muying read it first and then handed it to the prince.

The emperor said: "This time, thanks to the cooperation of the three counties along the Baishui River, the disease was discovered in advance, which helped to control the casualties. However, this disease is so severe that I am afraid it was discovered too late."

The magistrate of Baishui County had already apologized in a memorial. After reading it, Su Muying saw no reason to blame him, so he said, "We must send imperial doctors to the counties in Jiangnan as soon as possible to find out where the epidemic came from and prescribe the right medicine... We must also release money for disaster relief."

"Every year, the disaster relief funds are extorted at every level, and several percent is lost out of thin air," said the emperor.

"Your Majesty is wise," Su Muying said, "but there is no good solution to this problem."

The emperor nodded slowly.

Northern Qin was a powerful country, and the anti-corruption methods he implemented were very effective. Although the amount of silver was inevitably less, it was not excessive.

Just as they were about to discuss the personnel to be transferred, a eunuch outside suddenly said, "Your Majesty! The head of the Hun Tian Academy wants to see you for an important matter."

The emperor frowned. It was just after the morning court session, what was the rush?

It's just that the Hun Tian Yuan is in charge of the stars, and has always been very accurate. He has never asked for an audience at this time, so he must have something urgent. He said, "Send it in."

Before the eunuch outside could say anything, a man with a crooked hat and no official uniform ran in hurriedly.

"How disgraceful." said the emperor.

The head of the courtyard knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! The stars changed drastically last night!"

"What's going on?" The emperor sat up straight.

The head of the courtyard looked around, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.

The emperor understood and waved his hand to ask everyone in the imperial study to leave, until only the two of them and their trusted eunuchs were left in the room.

The head of the academy then bowed and said, "Last night I was observing the stars as usual, and I saw the two stars Jiao and Gui approaching. This is something strange that I have never seen before... Among them, Jiao is dimly lit, and its direction is hidden in Chongtian Temple. I am afraid..."

The emperor had a headache after hearing this: "Just tell me what you mean."

"The Jiaomu Jiao in Chongtian Temple is a vicious Jiao, which may harm the dragon and elephant." The head of the academy said, "In addition, the Guixiu carried by Jiaoxiu is also a very ominous sign. Guixiu is one of the seven southern constellations. Your Majesty, please pay more attention to the affairs in the south in the near future."

The emperor's eyes were fixed on the head of the courtyard.

This man had dark circles under his eyes, disheveled hair, and disheveled clothes. It seemed that he had not slept all night and had just waited for the morning court to end before reporting important matters. This urgent report from Baishui County was just delivered to the imperial study. This man...

The head of the court said, "Your Majesty! The evil dragon and the evil star are heading straight for Ziwei. The two stars complement each other. I am afraid that there may be rebellion in the south. Your Majesty must pay attention to it!"

"Come together?" The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

The head of the courtyard said, "That's right. It's rare for two people to work together."

"I understand. You may leave." The emperor waved his hand.

The dean kowtowed again and walked out.

"Vicious dragon..." The emperor leaned on the armrest and pondered.

He knew what a Jiao was, a creature that looked like a snake without claws. It was sometimes called a Jiaolong, but it was not a real dragon.

There is also a saying that the Jiao has a trace of true dragon blood and always wants to replace it.

This is consistent with what the dean said.

Could it be that the ghost represents the great epidemic in Jiangnan Road? The three counties of Baishui River worked together, but still failed to stop the spread of the plague. It is said that if the disease is discovered early, it will not infect too many people. Is there something fishy going on?

It’s better to send someone to investigate first.

The emperor picked up his pen and drafted the decree.

He originally planned to let Qin Zhaoyue and others discuss candidates to go to the disaster relief, but now it seems that he has to mobilize some trustworthy people.

……

The imperial edict was issued very quickly, and Qin Zhaoyue, Su Muying and others were all surprised.

Nearly half of the Imperial Hospital staff went, but the newly appointed Wu Ye was omitted. Several court officials, each faction had a candidate, to check and balance each other, but among them...

Dunxinbo Gu Yue was among them.

In addition, the imperial edict appointing Gu Xu also arrived at the residence of Marquis Dunxin at the same time, which meant that the two of them would be separated.

Gu Yue resisted the urge to smash the cup: "Xiao Xu, what should we do?"

"Why would the emperor put you in the team for no reason?" Gu Xu looked at the newly delivered intelligence in his hand and copied the names of those traveling together on the rice paper in front of him. "These people have various forces. It is hard to tell what the emperor's intention is."

"This plague is no small matter." Gu Yue said, "If too many people go there, it will only cause chaos. If a group of people check and balance each other and only care about playing power games, how can they get things done? What is the emperor thinking?"

Gu Xu slowly frowned.