Xiao Qinghuan

The rain was so fast and dense that it seemed that it would not stop in a short time.

The guards at the East City Gate got up early, and they didn't notice that the weather was bad when it was dark.So before he had time to go back and get the rain gear, he was poured down by the heavy rain, so he wiped the water off his face and said bad luck.

A few middle-aged men who were tall and thick were squatting under the city gate to hide from the rain. The cloth armor on their bodies had absorbed water, and it was more than twice as heavy as before.

"Why is it raining all of a sudden." One of the men spat and complained impatiently: "What kind of shitty weather, it's so unlucky for me to be on duty."

There was a scar across the man's face, half of his face was trembling when he spoke, and he looked very hideous.The guards next to him seemed a little afraid of him, so they didn't dare to make a sound. They silently leaned the spears in their hands against the wall, pulled out the clothes on their bodies from the gaps in the armor, and squeezed the water in vain.

Scarface got bored, kicked the wall angrily, and the spear crackled and scattered all over the ground, almost hitting the person's instep.

"Are you finished?" Someone was unhappy: "If you don't want to do it, you take off your clothes and go to the captain to lose your membership. What kind of hero are you playing here?"

The reason for cutting his membership was for deserters, Scarface licked his cheeks twice, and said angrily: "What did you say?"

"Don't be noisy, don't be noisy." A thin young man came over and stood between the two of them. He spoke softly, as if he wanted to have a good temper: "If the chief security officer knows that there was a quarrel during the duty, it will be troublesome." .”

Scarface got a step, and went downhill. He snorted coldly, and went to the side to pick up his gun.

The young man smiled shyly: "I see that it's still early. Although the adults above want to stop people from leaving the city, they are not in a hurry. At this moment, the two elder brothers might as well go back and change their inner shirts and bring rain gear before coming. I Keep an eye on it for you, and no one will notice."

The city wall of Pingjiang Mansion is more than two feet high, and there are heavy crossbows on the wall, so it is impossible for idlers to cross the wall.So if you want to leave the city, you must go through one of the six city gates. It is still early in the morning, and there are almost no people who want to leave the city. Even if only three or five people are left, it is enough to deal with it.

Scarface and the man who had just argued with each other just rolled their eyes, and they both agreed.

The originally dark sky gradually turned gray, and rustling voices began to be heard outside the city gate. Often, nearby villages or villagers would bring fresh vegetables and melons into the city at dawn and distribute them to various restaurants or restaurants. High gate house.

The order from above was only to strictly check out the city. The guard looked at the few people who entered the city, and saw that they were all wearing patched old clothes and walking on straw sandals, so they looked back with a lack of interest.

The villagers who entered the city wore big bamboo hats and walked towards the city with each other supporting each other. Their steps were staggering, their jaws exposed from under the bamboo hats were abnormally pale, their lips were trembling uncontrollably, and big pimples rolled down. cold sweat.

But a moment later, there was a loud thunder on the main street, waking up most of the city.

The villagers who entered the city walked to the main street step by step, and tore off their coir raincoats on the street, revealing the rotten and smelly wounds on their bodies.

"I beg the elder to help you—!"

This roar was like weeping blood and mourning. Several people knelt on the main street outside the Yamen of Pingjiang Mansion, crying one after another.

The hawker who was originally supporting the breakfast stall was frightened by this scene. He knocked over the stall in a hurry and ran home without caring.

"There's a bad disease outside—"

The heavy rain mercilessly hit the ground and people. The charcoal fire in the overturned stove burned for a while before being wet by the rain, leaving only a wisp of green smoke.

There was loud thunder in the clouds, and the glaring white light reflected the bloodless faces of the villagers pale, like bones crawling out of hell.

The city was in chaos for a moment.

When Jiang Xiaohan heard the news, he was less than a hundred steps away from the main street, had already changed into clean clothes, and was standing at the door of the restaurant waiting for Yan Qing.Jiang Mo waited beside him, with two sets of coir raincoats in his hands.

The young man in light armor strode up to Jiang Xiaohan and saluted from far to near: "My lord, there is a plague outside the city, and some villagers have entered the city, and now there is a commotion outside the yamen."

Jiang Xiaohan gave him a hand, and said calmly, "Are you from Liu Family Village?"

The man was stunned, as if he was surprised that he was well-informed: "Yes, it's true after listening to those villagers' pleadings."

Jiang Xiaohan was not surprised by this, as early as when he threw Jiang Ying and Zhuang Yi to Liujia Village, he had already foreseen today's result.Liujia Village is located in a remote place and is suffering from floods. Without external help, it is impossible to come out to seek help.

Zhuang Yi has a pure heart and will definitely do his best to save the villagers when he goes there.And Jiang Ying, who has been with him for six years, naturally knows how to act and when to add a fire to make this matter bigger and more prosperous, until it reaches Wen Zui's door.

It's just that he didn't expect it to be today.

Jiang Xiaohan lowered his eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that today might indeed be unlucky.

After Yan Qing changed his clothes, when he came out, he found that Jiang Xiaohan was talking to a strange man. The light armor on the man was similar to that of a soldier, but more refined. Holding a long knife with a cold light.

"Ah Qing." Jiang Xiaohan turned his head: "This is the commander of the Divine Guard Battalion, Wei Shen."

Yan Qing stepped forward and cupped his hands at the other party, which was regarded as a greeting.

Wei Shen has been in the army for a long time, and he didn't care about the politeness, so he turned his head and continued: "This matter is not trivial, what do you think should be done now."

"Where are those people?" Jiang Xiaohan asked.

"I've been arrested and brought into the yamen first." There were two shallow dimples between Wei Shen's brows, as if he was usually frowning, and his tone was heavy: "With Wen Zui's character, I'm afraid there may be more or less good luck."

Seeing Jiang Xiaohan's uneasy expression, Yan Qing asked, "What happened?"

"Oh." Seeing that it was him who asked, Jiang Xiaohan calmed down a little, and said in a low voice: "I told you earlier that the Yangtze River broke its embankment and caused floods to spread. There was a disaster in a village outside the city. Now there is a plague. The villagers The trouble has come to Pingjiang."

Yan Qing's expression changed.

Throughout the ages, the plague has been a dangerous thing that people have heard of. Most of the malignant diseases are extremely easy to contagious. In addition, if the people are not properly protected, a little carelessness will kill a lot of people's lives.

Jiang Xiaohan had already turned around to give Wei Shen instructions, but suddenly he heard Yan Qing calling him from behind.

"Jiang Xiaohan."

He heard the words and looked over: "Huh?"

Yan Qing eagerly took a few steps forward, his expression of worry was palpable: "I know a thing or two about medicine, I have to go there."

Jiang Xiaohan frowned, and for a moment, Yan Qing felt that he seemed to want to refuse.

The fact is indeed so, Jiang Xiaohan subconsciously wanted to keep Yan Qing in the safe Pingjiang City, but then he bit the tip of his tongue fiercely and swallowed the words of refusal, his chest hurt from the pressure.

Yan Qing is neither his vassal nor his subordinate.He just stayed by his side based on morality and righteousness, but Jiang Xiaohan understood that his realm was far beyond that.The mountains are high and the waters are far away, so he should walk freely in this vast world, and should not be trapped in a corner by his side.

——Jiang Xiaohan knows that Yan Qing cares about the people of the world.

But he still couldn't help being upset, the inexplicable uneasiness and irritability filled his chest, making him like a trapped animal, eagerly looking for an outlet to vent.His few 27 years of life experience are not enough for him to understand this kind of boredom, but fortunately, he has always been rational, and his incomprehensible feelings cannot interfere with his decision.

So he just took off the coir raincoat from Jiang Mo's hand, put it on for Yan Qing with his own hands, and tied the tie.

"Okay." Jiang Xiaohan said.

"I have to cook Wen Zui first." Jiang Xiaohan said again: "You go ahead first, and I will go to Liujia Village to find you in a few days."

Yan Qing pressed his hand a little at a loss: "You don't have to—"

He wanted to say that you don't have to be in danger, and he also wanted to say that he should stay in Pingjiang to preside over the overall situation.

But Jiang Xiaohan didn't give him this chance.

Jiang Xiaohan dexterously broke away from his hand, lowered his head to avoid his gaze, untied the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into Yan Qing's hand: "This is my token, you have to keep it well... the three hundred imperial troops stationed outside the city, you Take them all away. Zhuang Yi and Jiang Ying are in Liujia Village right now, you can ask Jiang Ying about the situation after you go."

Yan Qing felt a little strange when he heard this, and the jade pendant in his hand weighed a thousand catties. He wanted to refuse, but Jiang Xiaohan held his wrist stubbornly, not allowing him to pull his hand.

"When I went this time, I ordered the Shenwei camp to set up camp ten miles outside the village. Every day in the camp, wine and medicine were brewed, and the villagers were not allowed to enter." Jiang Xiaohan spoke quickly, without giving him any room to refute: "Call them I'll pitch a tent for you alone, so you don't have to live with others."

He seemed to be telling Yan Qing what he said, but he was actually speaking to Wei Shen who was beside him.As the emperor's personal guard, the other party has always been very good at observing words and expressions, so he recruited a soldier at random when he heard the words, and called them to spread the word outside the city.

"I don't have to be so special." Yan Qing said.

"You are using my privilege, so don't worry about it." Jiang Xiaohan said in a deep voice, "Wait for me."

He took one last deep look at Yan Qing, then turned and walked into the rain curtain.

"Mr. Gao Yi." Wei Shen cupped his hands at Yan Qing and bowed, "Since Xiangye said so, I will ask you sir."

After he finished speaking, he left the two soldiers beside him to Yan Qing's envoy, and followed Jiang Xiaohan's footsteps.

Yan Qing understood that Jiang Xiaohan must fight a more difficult battle than him.This battle will affect the whole body, and if you are not careful, you will have cramps and bones.Perhaps from now on, Jiang Xiaohan can no longer be alone in that undercurrent in the court.

Holding the jade pendant in his hand, he looked up at the sky.

"It's going to change."