Give you a spring

On the second day, Ping Wei and He Zhou got up after the sound of the cock crowing, and Ping Wei had only slept for half an hour, sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, letting He Zhou help him wash and dress like a marionette.

He Zhou didn't take a lot of rest, but some people even drank enough water, and after a night of work, they were full of energy, and their eyes were very bright.

He half-kneeled by the bedside to help Pingwei get dressed, looking at his white and tender skin, he couldn't help being distracted, his fingers stroked it back and forth, and Pingwei felt it, closing his eyes and whispering, "Concentrate..."

He Zhou smiled lightly, kissed him on the chest, helped him fasten his belt, got up and said, "Okay."

Ping Wei stood up, threw herself into his arms lazily, and put her arms around his neck, "I'm so tired... I don't want to move."

He Zhou liked that he relied on him so much, and asked softly, "Then you rest here today, and I will help you with work?"

"No need," Ping Wei calmed down for a while, stood up straight, and was about to take a step forward, when He Zhou took his hand again, pulled him back into his arms, and hugged him from behind, "I'm serious, you can stay."

"But I'm joking," Pingwei looked back at him helplessly, his beautiful eyes flashed thousands of times, bringing He Zhou back to last night. With parched mouth again, he said angrily, "I really hate Emperor Chong to death for sending you to this kind of place to deal with these crap things."

Ping smiled without saying a word, took his hand, "Let's go."

The two didn't see Qi Zheng downstairs, and saw that his room door was locked. After breakfast, they went directly to the yamen to look for Lu Yi.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Lu was not there, and after asking other people in the mansion, they found out that there was a commotion in the Epidemic Square, and the two of them led officers and soldiers to suppress it.

"It really doesn't stop," Ping frowned slightly, his eyes a little cold.

"Go and see?"

"Ah."

Borrowing two horses from the officers and soldiers, the two rode over there.

The front of the Epidemic Square was crowded with people, and the victims blushed and violently clashed with the soldiers like crazy.Someone forcibly snatched the spear from the officer's hand and aimed the pointed end at the soldier.The soldiers held shields in their left hands and spears in their right hands. They lined up shoulder to shoulder with solemn expressions, blocking them from going out.

Qi Zheng and Lu Yi stood in a safe place behind, and the former said irritably, "These people are really not afraid of death, they dare to rush out at this time."

"Aren't the ignorant fearless?" Lu Yi replied lightly.

"What do you plan to do? Do you want to suppress it by force?" They were in a stalemate with the victims for half an hour. The soldiers stood still, but the victims became more and more arrogant. Qi Zheng didn't know what happened to them, but he just announced that he was 60 years old. The above-mentioned patients will be temporarily delayed. There are only more than 100 patients in total, so it's none of the others' business.

"How can I not suppress, let these foolish people ride on my head?" Lu Yi straightened up, walked to the front and shouted, "I'll give you another chance, if you still refuse to go back to the house and just stay there, you will all be put in prison!"

The threat was okay, but the irony was that as soon as he finished speaking, the victims in front of them reacted more and more out of control and ran into the soldiers.

"It's hopeless," Qi Zheng sighed.

He watched as soldiers fought back, wrestling with rioting victims.

In fact, there is no suspense in the situation. They are all well-trained soldiers. Although they cannot compare with Guangquan's army, they are more than enough to deal with irrational disaster victims.

Lu Yi looked ahead for a while and then returned to his side, "It will be over soon."

"Well, why do you think they did this?"

"Maybe it's because they are afraid of death. Although only some seriously ill patients are given up now, these mildly ill patients are also worried that they will inevitably get worse one day and suffer the same experience."

"..." Qi Zheng was helpless, "Isn't it time to concentrate all the manpower and medical resources to save them?"

Last night when His Highness told him about the decision, Qi Zheng remembered clearly that Mencius was not the only doctor who was injured by a patient, and similar incidents had happened several times.Qi Zheng really didn't know how these foolish people would think of attacking the doctor.

He stood for a while and was about to leave when Ping Wei and He Zhou came.

"How is the situation now, is it under control?" Ping Wei hurriedly dismounted and asked.

"It's under control," Qi Zheng looked towards the Epidemic Square, where the soldiers had already tied up all the rioting victims.

"Where are the doctors? Are you injured?"

"...one fell on the head."

Ping Wei's face was gloomy, "Is it bandaged?"

"It's bandaged. It's nothing serious. It should be fine." Qi Zheng thought about it.

"That's good." Ping Wei glanced ahead, "Is it because of the decision I told you about last night?"

"Correct."

"Let people take a good look at them. In addition, what happened to the doctors who were dispatched to Jianwen, Shonan and other places before? When will they arrive?"

"It should be soon. If there is no accident, it will arrive in Yuzhou within five days."

"Fifth day..." Ping Wei pondered, "How is the battle in Guangquan?"

"Jie Xiong's offensive is very fierce. When His Majesty finds out, let the Second Prince lead troops to support..." Qi Zheng's voice was very soft, and he looked at His Highness uncertainly.

Ping Wei frowned, "Let Lian Zheng go."

He remembered what Chongdi said to him in Tongxin Hall a month ago, was he going to move Xie Lianzheng? He smiled sarcastically, hoping that his second brother could finish the battle smoothly and go back with good news.

Originally, he was worried that the war in Guangquan would affect Yuzhou's food and medical supplies, but since Emperor Chong asked Lian Zheng to support him, there was no need to worry too much.He must have brought enough supplies to Guangquan.

Qi Zheng observed Pingwei's expression, and saw that his expression softened, "Your Highness, how long do we have to stay here? What if Guangquan can't hold on anymore?"

Ping Wei glanced at him, "What are you afraid of, isn't there me? Let's deal with the epidemic situation in Yuzhou as soon as possible, and then we can leave."

"That's what I said, but Yuzhou will have to persist for at least another three months before the situation improves."

"What's wrong?" Ping Wei could hear the sadness in his tone.

"No, I just deal with these things every day, and I get a little tired."

"Give you three days off and rest."

"Your Highness is still busy," Qi Zheng declined politely, how could the subordinates go to play while the boss was still working.

"It's okay," Ping Wei said softly, "You've been tired enough recently, it's good to take a rest."

Qi Zheng shook his head, Your Highness, you are willing, but the guard He behind you... has been staring at me viciously.

After chatting with Qi Zheng, Ping Wei went to find Lu Yi again, and the other party said that His Highness need not worry at all, he will take care of it, and saw that Ping Wei and Qi Zheng had heavy fatigue on their faces, and asked them if they needed to rest.

He Zhou rarely stepped forward, stared into his eyes, and said oppressively, "I'll do it with you."

He promised Ping Wei last night, so he has to show it no matter what today.

Ping Wei laughed from behind.

Qi Zheng looked at the old man and thought to himself, Mr. Lu, don't shirk it, everything will be much easier if you ask Guard He to help.

After all, the wicked have their own grind?

However, Lu Yi didn't seize this golden opportunity. Seeing that the other party had been sticking to His Highness, he didn't dare to order He Zhou.

He Zhou nodded indifferently, and said again, "I will come here in Hepingwei again in the evening, and if I see people making trouble, I will take action."

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, and seemed to see the killing intent in the other party's eyes at that moment, subconsciously panicked, and didn't speak.

He Zhou turned around and returned to Ping Wei's side, "Can I go?"

Ping Wei looked at him, "Okay."

He turned his head to look at Qi Zheng who was obliquely in front again, "Do you want to go together? Go eat something?"

"No," said Qi Zheng, no matter how embarrassed he was to make light bulbs, "you just go."

Ping Wei didn't force it.

After bidding farewell to Qi Zheng and Lu Yi, he and He Zhou wandered on the street, the doors of the shops on both sides were closed, a picture of a rooster was pasted on the door, and blood was sprinkled in front of the door.

He Zhou followed his gaze and frowned, "What are you doing?"

"To ward off evil spirits, it is said that you can avoid plagues by doing this. You can also drink realgar wine, eat five-spicy dishes, and wear sachets."

"Is this true?" He Zhou asked seeing that he spoke in a precise manner.

"Of course not," Ping Wei frowned, "I just want to feel at ease."

"Speaking of peace of mind..." He Zhou thought thoughtfully, "Shall I ask you for a peace talisman?"

"When did you start to believe this?" Ping looked at him with a smile.

He Zhou couldn't help his heart beat faster, leaned over and kissed his face, and said softly, "I don't know, I just hope you can live a long life."

Ping Wei's heart warmed, and she said warmly, "After that, let's go to the temple."

"Okay," He Zhou decided to start looking for a better life after returning home.

Seeing his concentration, Ping Wei couldn't help smiling, and sighed, "I thought I would have a lot to do today, but I didn't expect to be free."

"As long as the things are reasonably assigned to reliable people, then everything will be settled." He Zhou squeezed his hand tightly, "It's good for me to be on the same page, and I can push all the things to him."

"Then what should I do?" Pingwei smiled at the corner of his mouth, looking at him leisurely.

"Stay with me," He Zhou said two words lightly.

Pingwei laughed, and wandered with him until the evening, and the two went to the Yamen to inquire about Lu Yi's progress in appeasing the victims. Pingwei said that he would send a letter to the court, hoping that Emperor Chong could reduce Yuzhou's tax this year, and Master Lu naturally readily agreed. .

Two days later, they received food and medical supplies from the imperial court and various places. Although the epidemic situation in Yuzhou was still unclear, it was considered to have stabilized.And in the evening of the same day, Vice General Chu Lin who came from Guangquan also arrived in Yuzhou, and he also brought a team of troops over.

Ping Wei asked how the battle situation at Chulin Guangquan was. He was a little worried. Da Qi had just fought against Donghu in Nanling before. General Qin Zhaoyi had severely injured Donghu and came back with a victory. Can you bear it?

Chu Lin said that before Jiexiong there was constant movement, the commander expected that they might attack Guangquan in the near future, and then made a plan in advance, plus the second prince Xie Lianzheng led [-] elite soldiers to the frontier, it should not be a big problem .

Ping Wei let out a "hmm", and felt a little relieved.

After that, the past three days were peaceful, but in the early morning of March [-]th, Chu Lin received bad news.

——When Lian Zheng sent troops to fight against Jie Xiong, he fell into Jie Xiong's trick. Not only was his entire army wiped out, but he was also caught by the enemy's commander and taken prisoner.

Chu Lin opened the urgent letter at the Yamen in front of Ping Wei and Lu Yi.The two didn't ask him about the contents of the letter, they only noticed that Chu Lin's expression became serious immediately after reading it, and he glanced at He Zhou beside Pingwei.

"What's the matter?" Qi Zheng was standing beside him and asked.

"The second prince was captured by the Xiong people and locked up in the barracks." Chu Lin looked at Pingwei with a serious expression, "Your Highness, General Tang asked if I could borrow one from you."

"Who?"

It was not Ping Wei who answered, but Qi Zheng.

"Brother He."

Chu Lin looked diagonally across to He Zhou who didn't speak much, and the other party was leaning on Ping Wei's shoulder and was distracted. He raised his eyebrows when he heard that he was mentioned, and looked at Chu Lin without any emotion in his eyes, "Why? "

"The last time Brother He sneaked into the Donghu camp and killed Yao Bu'er, the general and the border brothers all heard about it. They were amazed at your skill, so I hope you can..."

"Go to the Jiexiong barracks and rescue Xie Lianzheng?" He Zhou continued.

"Yes," Chu Lin froze for a moment, then nodded.

"..." Qi Zheng frowned when he heard it, he felt that Guard He would not agree, because Ping Wei was still here, and if he went to marry Xiong to save the second prince, it meant that the two of them would have to part.

Sure enough, He Zhou said bluntly, "I won't go."

"But the second prince is at stake..."

"It has nothing to do with me. I have nothing to do with him. Life or death is not important to me."

"..." Chu Lin turned to look at Ping Wei, who didn't speak after reading the letter, lowered his eyes obviously thinking.

After a long time, Ping Wei said, "I'll go with him."

"Your Highness!" Qi Zheng didn't expect him to make such a decision, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he said eagerly, "Although we have received a lot of supplies now, and doctors from all over Hunan and Langqiao have come to support, but Yuzhou The situation has not completely improved, and the epidemic is still serious, so you cannot leave at will."

His words had a commanding tone, He Zhou raised his eyelids, and glanced at him indifferently.

Qi Zheng seemed to have been bitten by a beast, his momentum weakened, and he hurriedly sat back on his chair.

"I know," Ping Wei glanced at He Zhou next to him, and said softly, "but now the epidemic situation in Yuzhou has stabilized a little bit, and the victims will not make trouble anymore. I just left for a few days and can't get out. What a mess."

"But to rescue the second prince...is very dangerous in itself," Qi Zheng knew that Ping Wei was good at it, and he still remembered the time when the other party seriously injured the owner of the coffin shop in Linjing, but this time he wanted to sneak into the enemy's military camp to save people , Ping Wei is an imposing prince, how could he do such a risky thing.

He looked worriedly at His Highness opposite, and then turned his head to look at Vice General Chu, implying that the other party rejected Ping Wei's proposal.

Chu Lin asked, "Brother He, if His Highness doesn't go, you won't go?"

He Zhou thought for a while, "Yes."

"Your Highness, are you capable of protecting yourself?"

"Yes," Ping Wei looked at Qi Zheng and added, "don't worry about me."

"...Your Highness!" Qi Zheng was angry and helpless.

Pingwei turned his head to look at He Zhou, "You discuss the specific matters with Vice General Chu first, and ask where their barracks are, we will leave in half an hour." Then he got up and walked to Qi Zheng, "Let's talk. "

"..." Qi Zheng followed behind him.

He Zhou tilted his head towards Chu Lin, "Let's go."

The two also went to another place to discuss in detail, suddenly there was only Lu Yi left in the yamen, Mr. Lu blinked, and summoned a policeman to discuss what should be done to further control the epidemic while His Highness was away.

Ping Wei walked to the corner, raised her eyes and looked at Qi Zheng behind her.

"Do you know why I agreed to Chu Lin's proposal?"

"Your Majesty only thinks of two reasons. One is that you are worried about the safety of Guard He, and the other is that you can't bear the Second Highness being trapped in the enemy's camp."

This is a very superficial two-layered reason, Ping smiled, "Do you think... this time to send troops to Qi, is it inevitable?"

"It should be," Qi Zheng said uncertainly, "I heard from Vice General Chu that Jie Xiong has been harassing the residents on the frontier before. Even if they don't send troops to attack this time, I believe that Da Qi will attack it in the future."

"Then, it is impossible to use Xie Lianzheng to surrender or seek peace. The worst result is that Xie Xiong kills him to encourage his soldiers, right?"

Qi Zheng nodded restrainedly.

"The first prince said he was grounded, but in fact it is no different from being abolished. The second prince was imprisoned in the enemy camp and faced the risk of being killed. The one who is most likely to become the prince and ascend the throne of God is left... Wouldn't it be me?" Ping Wei looked at him with a half-smile, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Qi Zheng was startled, "But didn't Your Majesty still want...to kill you?"

"That's right, it's a contradiction. If something happens to Lianzheng, I will be the one in the court hall who is most likely to claim the title of emperor, and Emperor Chong doesn't want such a thing to happen, so naturally... He paused, and said slowly, "I hope I can save Lian Zheng."

Qi Zheng frowned, he always felt that something was wrong, but being surrounded by His Highness's few words, he felt very reasonable and could not refute.

Ping Wei gave him a gentle smile, "It's okay, He Zhou and I have done things like saving people before."

"Is it on the black market?" Qi Zheng asked disapprovingly of Ping Wei's past.

"Ah."

"..." Qi Zheng still had deep worries in his eyes, "It's always the enemy's camp, and those barbarians in Jiexiong are several times more fierce than Donghu."

"It's okay, I've seen worse ones before," Ping Wei smiled lightly.

Qi Zheng remembered the casual glance of Guard He just now, and was speechless at once, he was indeed more vicious than Jie Huns...

Reluctantly persuading Qi Zheng, Ping Wei told him what to pay attention to when he was away, and told him to always pay attention to the emotions of the doctors, so as not to let the doctor be stabbed by the patient again.

Half an hour later, he and He Zhou set off for Guangquan.

Chu Lin was not with them, and stayed to guard Yuzhou with Qi Zheng and Lu Yi.