The Way of the Consort

After all, the plague was an important matter, and since he knew the ins and outs, Zong Zhen quickly made arrangements.

He first asked people to guard the place where the secret agent climbed over the wall last time, and then stared at all the places where the spy could climb the wall and enter the city.On the other side of Doctor Bai, he is familiar with this kind of plague, and quickly formulated the medicine. All the villagers in that village have taken it. The village is small, because a few dozen people died of the plague a while ago, and now there are only more than 100 people. Most of the population has been infected.

After taking all the medicine, five days later, the disease began to improve intermittently, and three days later, except for the seriously ill elderly and young children, most of the rest of the villagers had returned to normal.Doctor Bai made the pills, and the guards put the pills into all the water sources in Meizhou, hoping to alleviate the epidemic in the city.

Ji Zhao and the others also took the appropriate medicine, and went to the village together. After careful questioning, they learned that there were still a few officials from Meizhou city staying in the village. They originally came to the village to check the epidemic situation, but they never came back. went.

Doctor Bai cured them, and they were so grateful.

Zong Zhen and Ji Zhao did not reveal their identities, they only said that they were people who came to travel, and they did not doubt it. Seeing that these two people were of extraordinary appearance, and it was their doctor who saved a village, they immediately expressed that they would obey their words and act .

Now that Meizhou City is locked, Zhou Yu and others are in the hands of that spy.

These days, Chen Keye and the others have climbed over the wall and entered the city. Meizhou City is really a dead city now, and there is no one on the street during the day, but there are Xiang troops patrolling, but these Xiang troops have all been controlled by that spy , or cheated by him.

Because the spy said that he had medicine to treat the disease, and he gave it to these Xiang soldiers, and they were indeed not infected.

They were convinced that they patrolled every day, hoping that Lord Zhou would save the people in the city after he woke up, and they even believed that the doctor [Pei Rong] would soon make enough medicine for the people of Meizhou City. How did they know that their Master Zhou was already lingering on the sick bed, and his life was not long.

The most urgent task is to open the gate of the city quickly so that medicine can be sent in. Unfortunately, the total number of people brought by Zong Zhen and Ji Zhao is no more than 30 people. Once the other party wants to die together, it will hurt the lives of the people in the city after all.

Zong Zhen was very cautious.

Now that the villagers have all recovered, Zongzhen finally has someone available. Zongzhen told the two officials what he thought, but of course he did not tell the real reason.He only said that the people in the city think that they can only live if they are locked up, but they don't know that this is a dead end. If they want to enter, they must open the city gate.

These people all got better after taking Doctor Bai's medicine. Of course, they hoped to open the gate of the city immediately and send the medicine in.

They heard that the Xiang army in the city did not trust outsiders and refused to open the door. They immediately said, whether it is the villagers or the people in the city, they should mobilize!

They first mobilized the villagers to help.

As a result, as soon as they opened their mouths, the villagers all responded without asking, expressing their willingness to do anything.

The villagers were simple and unprepared, so they ran over to Zong Zhen and Ji Zhao with a hoe or shovel on their shoulders, saying that they could go to the city to deliver medicine immediately!

Ji Zhao was very moved. He didn't know how to describe this feeling. More than 100 villagers, regardless of gender, age or youth, all had one goal, even if they hurt themselves.

Especially later, Zong Zhen took Chen Keye, Yin Ming and the others to pick out 80 people, and spent another day teaching them some basic self-defense skills. After all, after entering the city, they might face off against the Xiang army, and their own people would face their own people. , this is what Zong Zhen is least willing to see, but he must do so, otherwise there will be more such things in the future.

When teaching them self-defense, Zong Zhen even went to teach them himself, without feeling bored at all.

After a long time, Ji Zhao remembered the bright sunshine in the mountains in those few days. Because Zong Zhen was busy with these things, he was always the most particular. He hadn't changed his clothes for three days, and he didn't eat much because of the lack of food. He lacked sleep. His eyes were red, but he was standing in the bright sunshine, teaching a young boy how to wave the pole.

At that moment, he wanted to cry.

Chen Xing didn't know kung fu and couldn't help with such things, so he watched by him who was also unable to help, and when he saw His Royal Highness like that, he said to Ji Zhao seriously: "Mr. His Royal Highness, is really a very good person."

"En!" Ji Zhao nodded vigorously.

No matter how long Zong Zhen taught there, Ji Zhao stood aside and watched for a long time.

When the sun was setting, everyone took a rest and the crowd dispersed. Zong Zhen turned his head and saw Ji Zhao with shining eyes. He smiled and walked towards Ji Zhao, but stopped a few steps away: "I've been there for three days!" Never changed clothes."

But Ji Zhao stepped forward, got into his arms, and wrapped his arms around his waist. Before the villagers left, they all froze when they saw this.

Ji Zhao didn't care about it at all, and hugged Zongzhen even tighter. Chen Keye applauded and shouted: "Okay!"

Cheng Shen immediately followed suit, Chen Xing, Yin Ming, and Bao Qing all applauded with smiles, and the villagers also applauded, cheered, and booed, Zong Zhen smiled and looked down at Ji Zhao in his arms.

Ji Zhao didn't look up, but said sullenly, "Brother, you are the best prince in the world."

After finishing speaking, he said: "You will be the best emperor in the future."

Zong Zhen unconsciously took a deep breath, filled with the sudden surge of hot air, he didn't know how to relieve it, they even poured into his eyes.He used to be a prince and an emperor, but he was not qualified as a prince, and even more so, he was not qualified to be an emperor.On the contrary, in the previous life, Ji Zhao was his courtier and made many achievements. Later, Ji Zhao became the emperor, maybe he was more suitable than him.

In this life, he has many ambitions, so he will inevitably feel uneasy. If he can't realize it, he can't give an explanation to this country?

Ji Zhao's words were like a net, catching his thoughts and thoughts that would occasionally wander, and keeping them firmly there.

He thought, he would really become such an emperor in the future.

He has Ji Zhao and lucky stars, and all the regrets in his previous life will be redeemed just like the plague in Meizhou this time.

Zong Zhen lowered his head and pressed a kiss on Ji Zhao's forehead.

Everyone cheered wantonly, but at that moment, Zong Zhen didn't hear or see anything, only Ji Zhao raised his head and smiled proudly at him.

So Zong Zhen laughed out loud.

He thought this was really the best spring he had seen in two lifetimes.

In the evening of the next day, the villagers carried hoes, shovels, poles, etc., and everyone carried a burden on their backs, which contained medicine. They walked towards Meizhou City under the leadership of Zong Zhen and Chen Keye.

Zongzhen was unwilling to take Ji Zhao there, for fear of encountering danger.

Ji Zhao gritted for a long time, and said, "No matter how good the work is, and how many helpers there are, a dozen or so people will be enough. As for those Xiang troops, they are not unreasonable. They are also deceived. If they see that My lords, if you reason well, you will definitely understand! Besides, I will follow behind you to watch, it must, must be fine!"

Looking at his expectant and longing eyes, Zong Zhen still didn't want to take him there, but he couldn't bear to refuse Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao is a man, no matter how much Ji Zhao likes to play, no matter how much he doesn't like to meddle in these mundane matters, he will inevitably feel worried when encountering such a thing, and he can understand that he wants to participate in such a thing and see it with his own eyes.Ji Zhao was right, as long as everything went well for what happened tonight, there wouldn't be too much danger.In Meizhou City, whether it is the overall ability of the Xiang army or the equipment of weapons, they are all average.

Zong Zhen took Ji Zhao with him, but asked him to keep his head back and not stick his head out.

Ji Zhao responded with a smile.

A group of people walked on the mountain road, including Zong Zhen, all on foot.Ji Zhao also wanted to walk, but he was really not suitable. The villagers went to the fields to work every day, and the guards practiced their skills every day. Even Zongzhen was getting busy now, so he had to find time to spend an hour on the shooting range every day.

They could walk such a long mountain road, but Ji Zhao was determined not to be able to walk down it.

Ji Zhao expressed his thoughts to Zongzhen: "Everyone walks, if I sit in a carriage, it's too unfriendly... I feel like I'm here to enjoy a blessing... I think I should be able to walk..."

Zong Zhen sighed, he had no idea how difficult the mountain road was.

Seeing Ji Zhao's pitiful, cute and expectant expression, he went to the village chief to ask for a little donkey, and sat on the little donkey with Ji Zhao in his arms: "Good boy, you sit on the little donkey. The little donkey is not as tall as a horse." , it’s not against the peace, Yin Mingchen Xing will walk with you at the end, no one will see it, okay?”

The little donkey was extremely docile. Ji Zhao was so excited when he was hugged and sat on it. He looked at it for a while, then nodded vigorously with a smile: "Yeah!"

Zong Zhen squeezed his face, and explained again: "You have wounds on your hands, after you get outside the city, you are not allowed to step forward, just look behind, remember?"

"Remember, remember!"

Zong Zhen looked at Yin Ming again: "Your lord must be protected."

"Your Highness, don't worry! The two of us must protect Mr. Lang and not tell him to go forward!"

Zong Zhen squeezed again: "I'll go there first..."

"Go!" Ji Zhao clenched his fist with one hand, "Come on!"

"Hahaha..." Zong Zhen smiled, and strode away, the corners of his clothes were blown up by the mountain wind, and his whole body was flying.

Chen Xing praised: "His Royal Highness is getting better and better. When we first met him, he was still coughing all the time, and he was thinner than now."

"That's right! He's so powerful, he's strict with himself, he'll practice archery even when it rains, and of course he'll get better and better."

Chen Xing smiled: "Your Majesty, I just want to say, thanks to you, His Highness the Crown Prince can be so high-spirited!"

Sure enough, he said that to Ji Zhao with a smile on his face, and Ji Zhao said confidently, "I think so too!"

Including Yin Ming, the three of them laughed out loud, and the laughter lingered in the valley for a long time.

Ji Zhao rode a little donkey unsteadily, at the back of the team, and Zong Zhen walked in the front. On the winding mountain road, as long as he turned his head, he could even see Ji Zhao at the end. Even though it was only a small spot, he always I don't feel like smiling.

Two hours later, the guards and villagers gathered at the city gate, and Ji Zhao obediently stayed at the end, not going forward.

Soon, there was a fire under the city gate. This was discussed in advance, and Ji Zhao knew that they wanted to use fire to force the people in the city to open the gate.A few small flames gradually separated from the large flames. Ji Zhao saw that the flames were getting farther and farther away. Ji Zhao also knew that he planned to shoot arrows into the city and burn the places where the secret workers in the city stayed. They sneaked into the city and found out a long time ago.

The few flames gradually climbed to the city wall, Chen Xing pointed and said, "I'm going to shoot an arrow! Is it Mr. Chen?"

Ji Zhao also thought it was Chen Keye, and it was agreed earlier that Chen Keye would come. When the flames slowly dispersed, it was obvious that the bow was pulled away, and the flames trembled in the night wind, inexplicably captivating, and that The bow-drawer is tall and tall, with the corners of his clothes blown up by the wind. The bow-drawer hides in the dark night, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, and is about to tear apart the night.

He gradually realized that that figure was Zong Zhen!

Chen Xing exclaimed: "Did His Highness climb up!"

"Yeah!" Ji Zhao's blood boiled all over his body, and soon, those small flames flew into the city and ignited one of the houses. Even though Ji Zhao, who was far away, couldn't hear it, he could still see the sparks blooming suddenly, as if they were still alive. The tearing sound of flames burning can be heard.

A fire quickly awakened the sleeping Meizhou City.

All the villagers outside the city wall held up their torches, clinging to the city wall, shouting loudly for the people inside to open the door, saying that they had the antidote.Inside the city gate that Ji Zhao couldn't see, the Xiang army patrolling inside Meizhou City quickly found the fire and the people outside the city, and quickly divided into two groups, one group went to the residence of the doctor [Pei Rong] Go to the place, and go down to the city gate.

However, Chen Keye sneaked into the city with a dozen people and was running in the streets, shouting that someone outside the city took life-saving medicine to save lives, and then shouting that staying in the city is just waiting to die.Soon, the numb and terrified people came out of their homes one after another, and saw the fire inside and outside the city, and the villagers outside the city gate were beating the ground, the city wall, and the city gate with tools in their hands, the sound of knocking, their roaring, All passed into the ears of the people in the city.

The people also went crazy, and they all flocked to the city gate, asking the Xiang army to open the gate and let people in from outside.

Those Xiang troops couldn't find that powerful doctor [Pei Rong], knowing that the city gate was in an emergency, they had no choice but to go to support it.

In fact, when Pei Rong saw Ji Zhao, he knew that things would not go well this time.

But he thought that Ji Zhao would have to wait for Jinling to come before he could act. In the extra few days, he could at least kill a few more people in the city, and then drag Zhou Yu to death. Zhao had a doctor named Bai, who not only recognized the plague, but also quickly dispensed the medicine.

Pei Rong also knew that there were people coming over the wall to stare at him all the time these days, he was not very afraid, he knew that these people would not dare to kill him lightly, after all there were still so many people's lives.

Pei Rong held the mentality that one more death would be better, and he did not run away.

Until the end of the night, he didn't know whether the other party really had the antidote, but he knew that he had to escape!

He and his younger sister were rescued by people from Liang Kingdom when they were young. He is willing to do things for them, but he is not willing to sell his life!

Taking advantage of the fire, he took a torch and burned down several nearby houses. Fortunately, the residents had already gone down to the city gate, so there were not many dead. Pei Rong took the opportunity to escape. In the small alley, he set fire while running, and Chen Keye almost caught him.

On the way, a crying child ran out from the burning house. He grabbed the child and threw it at Chen Keye. Chen Keye had to stop, catch the child, and tell him to slip away.

Chen Keye clenched his fists and knocked on the wall in remorse, and the remaining guards chased him in the direction in which he fled. Chen Keye hugged the child, looked at the burning house behind him, and went to the government office to find His Highness first.

Yes, Zong Zhen jumped off the city wall to find Zhou Yu after setting Xizuo's house on fire.

Under the city wall, both inside and outside, the Xiang army finally lost to the angry and crazy people who were waiting to die every day. The city gate was opened, and all the villagers outside the gate rushed in. In the light of the fire, the few trapped in the city The officials from outside immediately stepped forward to negotiate with the leader of the Xiang army. The leader still trusts these officials, and they are usually colleagues.

Soon, the Xiang army dispersed the crowd and led them directly to a nearby temple. On the square in front of the temple, everyone lined up in order and took medicine from the villagers.

Some Xiang troops went to put out the fire in the city.

In short, this night, as Zong Zhen expected, passed smoothly without any danger.