There were no patrolling soldiers on the city tower, and the almost empty city wall was dark. Leng Yi and others were careful to guard against fraud.
There are some weapons and bows and arrows scattered on the city wall. It seems that they were thrown here during the day.
"Boss, I smell the smell of rotting corpses." The man behind him whispered in Leng Yi's ear. The air was turbid, accompanied by the smell of decay.
"Cough, cough, cough." There were faint sounds of coughing and whispering in the distance.
"The regent is here, why aren't you allowed into the city?"
"Are we allowed to wait here to die?"
"Ahem, cough, don't talk nonsense. You want to wear clothes for your family. Does your son still want to live?"
"Yes, my mother and son can't die, and my wife is a good woman..." The voice of one of them gradually weakened.
The door was kicked open with a "bang", and the soldiers who saw the harvest of Leng Yi and others smiled helplessly: "You shouldn't have come up, and you can't get out this time!"
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One night passed and Leng Yi and others did not come back. Han Yunshen's brows were all furrowed. Why did the people who went there disappear into the sea?
"Your Majesty, something happened at the gate tower." The captain of the guard hurriedly came to report.
When they came to the city gate, the secret guards looked solemn and said, "Your Majesty, let people clear out the refugees at the city gate!"
Han Yun raised her head and looked at him. After seeing his lips move slightly, his face became more and more ugly!
He suddenly turned around and ordered the guards behind him: "Let the victims move back three miles! Speed! Quick!"
The victims were confused, but because they had eaten enough, they were convinced of Han Yunshen's order. Tens of thousands of victims began to pack up and leave. For them, as long as they had food to eat, that would be enough.
The center of the earthquake is on the other side of Yuncheng. This is the edge of the earthquake and is considered a very safe place.
Su Yining also helped prevent the people from leaving. Within a day, there were no victims in a radius of three miles, and the city gate slowly opened.
"Your Majesty, please don't come in. A plague has broken out here. Just let the royal doctors and medicinal materials come in. A few of us have had close contact with infected soldiers..."
Leng Yi and others slowly walked back and briefly talked about what was going on in the city. The situation was very bad and most of the people in the city were imprisoned.
The situation was more serious than imagined. In order to prevent the problem from spreading, the prefect refused to allow all the victims to flow in, and at the same time made the craziest decision in his life.
The prefect of Yuncheng knew that he was coming. He knelt down at the gate of the city with his upper body bare and carrying thorns on his back, kowtowed and admitted his mistake: "Your Highness, my sin is so serious that it is not a pity to die, but the people in this city beg you to spare me."
In Su Yining's impression, the best way to solve the plague in ancient times was to burn the city! Burning everyone to death was the easiest way. If this matter reached the ears of the emperor, he would definitely order the city to be burned.
Her expression suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously grabbed Han Yunshen's sleeve, fearing that he would make such a decision. Sensing her uneasiness, the other party held her slightly cold hand with his backhand and gave her a reassuring look.
"Where is Li Chuan?" Han Yun immediately thought of Li Chuan.
"I'm here!" Li Chuan heard the call and hurriedly put down what he was doing and ran over. He didn't care about poisonous snakes in emergency situations. He was now afraid that some of the refugees who were being transferred would also be infected.
Han Yunshen looked at him very seriously, "Are you confident after entering?"
He was thinking about what to do if he failed. These people said they couldn't escape from here. If the infection spread to a large area, things would be even worse.
Li Chuan also looked solemn and considered: "I don't know if the medicinal materials we bring now can deal with this plague. Further inspection is needed, and the possibility of man-made causes cannot be ruled out!"
As a doctor, he understood how a city gate could prevent the spread of the plague. Then there must be something to distinguish it. He didn't hear any rumors about the plague along the way, which was too weird.
It seemed as if someone was deliberately blocking their progress, preventing them from going to the capital of Duliao County.
"I will take care of the medicinal materials, and leave the rest to you. Where is the imperial doctor? You, you, you, follow Li Chuan in and follow his orders. If you come here to see him in violation of your will!" Han Yunshen said in a stern tone that he could not refuse.
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Leng Yi and others turned to look at the city gate and issued a death order: "You must also guard what I said just now. If anything happens, report it immediately!"
"Yes! I will protect Dr. Li immediately!" Leng Yi led his men to kneel down on one knee and bid farewell to Han Yunshen and others. When the door was about to close, Su Yining threw in a huge package.
Because there is food in the city, the people should not worry about food and drink. They can only temporarily stay here while the remaining imperial doctors check other people for infection.
As night fell, a bolt of lightning tore through the night sky, followed by deafening thunder, strong winds and heavy rain pouring down.
Han Yunshen in the tent frowned, and looked at the heavy rain outside with a heavy heart. The number of people he brought this time was obviously not enough.
Not long after, I felt the ground suddenly shake, and the ground was shaking!
"Xiao Ning!" His first reaction was to grab Su Yi Ning tightly and protect her in his arms.
Su Yining fell into a warm embrace without reacting, and the cold rosin smelled into his nostrils.
The ground beneath her feet was trembling, and she almost fell down several times, but Han Yunshen didn't let go of her hand for even a moment.
The earthquake lasted only half a stick of incense. The tent became crooked due to the earthquake, and the tranquility of the station was interrupted and it became noisy.
"My lord, are you okay?" The captain of the guard hurriedly opened the curtain, but he didn't expect to see them hugging each other.
When Han Yun looked deeply at the captain of the guard, his eyes were so cold that the hair on his back stood up in fear!
"We're fine!" He let go of Su Yining very naturally, and rubbed his fingers with his hands behind his back, thinking to himself: She has lost weight again, and the flesh she finally gained is gone.
Seeing that he had a gloomy look on his face and wanted to kill someone, the captain of the guard hurriedly saluted and ran away to check on other things.
"Are there any casualties?" Han Yunshen followed closely and walked out of the tent. Su Yining sat on a chair to calm down. Her heart seemed to be beating just for a moment.
Putting her slender little hands on her chest, her heart was beating steadily, as if the throbbing just now was an illusion...
The earthquake was so strong just at the edge here, but it would have been so tragic if it were at the center of the earthquake.
Soon, news from Li Chuan came to the city, confirming his hunch that the water source in the city was contaminated, causing a large-scale plague.
Someone deliberately threw it away and poisoned the water source in the city, which created the illusion of infection. The reason why those who were not infected was because it was not the same water source.