Lin Quan was very proud here, and Zhao Yanxun in Yongfu Palace was already having lunch with his two wives and concubines.
The princess is pregnant, and her dietary standards are the highest in the palace, even worse than those in Jinshen Palace.
In order to entertain Zhao Yanxun at noon, two extra dishes were added.
There are chicken, duck, fish, pork, plus three vegetarian dishes, a total of eight dishes and one soup.
There are only three people who are qualified to serve at the table. If there are so many dishes that cannot be finished, all the dishes will be shared among the maids below.
But don't think it's embarrassing to eat leftovers. For the maids below, this is their welfare in Yongfu Palace.
Hou Shiyun sat closely beside Zhao Yanxun and served him food with great care. Of course, she did not forget Xue Baoyun.
The three of them were eating when the Privy Councilor Chen Anming appeared outside Jinshen Hall.
He was holding a report in his hand, which had just been sent from outside the city. The matters reported in it were too urgent, so Chen Anming immediately came to Jinshen Hall to report.
Zhao Yanxun was not there, so he could only forward the report to Huo An and ask him to submit it to Zhao Yanxun on his behalf.
Huo An did this job, so after he got the report, he immediately went to the inner house, while Chen Anming was waiting in Jinshen Hall.
While Zhao Yanxun was chatting and laughing with Xue Baoyun, a maid informed Huo An to see him.
"Let him in!"
After giving the instructions, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but murmured: "At this time, could something big happen again?"
After a few breaths, Huo An walked into the hall.
Coming behind Zhao Yanxun, Huo An lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, the military information sent by the Privy Council!"
Under the watchful eyes of the two concubines, Zhao Yanxun took the report from Huo An and opened it to read carefully.
Then, his expression gradually changed from relaxed to serious.
As his expression changed, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became solemn, and everyone did not dare to express their anger.
After putting away the report and handing it to Huo An, Zhao Yanxun stood up from the stool and said slowly: "My beloved concubine, I have no military affairs to deal with, you can eat first!"
Seeing Zhao Yanxun's solemn look, Xue Baoyun and the other two didn't think too much about it, but Hou Shiyun sent Zhao Yanxun out of the hall.
After walking out of the palace gate, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Where is Chen Anming?"
"Go back to your lord, just in the Jinshen Palace!"
Along the way, Zhao Yanxun saw Chen Anming waiting in the west hall.
"Kowtow to Your Highness!"
"Excuse me, where are the people Xu Yu sent back now?"
"Your Highness, it's just outside the palace gate."
So Zhao Yanxun said to Huo An: "Send him to come in!"
To understand the real situation, asking the middleman Chen Anming is definitely not as good as asking the parties involved.
After a while, a guard was brought into the hall and knelt down in front of Zhao Yanxun in fear.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, some people who were farming were scratched yesterday. The scars were scratched by humanoid monsters in the alley. Xu Baihu concluded that it was a wild beast, so he asked his brothers to search the surrounding area, but they couldn't find it all afternoon!"
"But when I woke up early this morning, all fifteen people living in a farmer's house in the far north were scratched and turned into monsters..."
"Xu Baihu felt that the matter was serious, so he sent the young man back to Yuanyang to report the matter!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun asked: "What kind of beast is it? Do you know anything about it?"
"This...Xu Baihu guessed it might be a wolf, but there was no sign of a wolf!"
"How many people died yesterday plus today?" Zhao Yanxun asked with a gloomy face.
"Reporting to the prince, there are... twenty-two people in total!"
Spring plowing has been carried out so far, and the total number of people who have died in various places is only more than 80.
Twenty-two people died at one time in one place. This is already a very serious accident.
Xu Yu is a cautious person. He is not sure about settling matters. Zhao Yanxun must go and ask in person.
"Huo An, ask Zhang Meng to take ten guards in front of the palace and go to Chengde with me!"
The accident occurred in the most remote Chengde County.
"As you command!"
"Someone else, please call the two chief historians and Guan Hetai over. I have something to give you!
Every time he went out, Zhao Yanxun would meet with four ministers and arrange some things so that he could feel at ease.
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There is a large area of good land to the south of Chengde County, so a large number of people have gathered here to cultivate and develop these tens of thousands of acres of good land.
The tens of thousands of acres of good land here are cultivated by the people from west to east. They only need to plant to the easternmost mountains, and the work here is over.
Originally, the field should be bustling with work, but at this moment, except for the patrolling soldiers, everyone else was hiding in their respective stations.
Yesterday and today, more than twenty people died in a row. Neither the petty officials in charge of the team nor the officers responsible for security dared to let the people go out to work.
If they died again, their sins would be even greater.
At this moment, Xu Yu was guarding a small courtyard, where there were more than twenty corpses.
Although the courtyard is small, it is surrounded by a wooden fence as thick as an arm or a calf, which is enough to protect against zombies.
The surrounding zombies have been cleaned up in the past few months, so the density is not very high. Three or five such fences can prevent it.
The fence is only the first line of defense. Passing through the fence and the door of the room you live in, the combination of the two can ensure your safety.
But last night, all the fifteen people living here turned into zombies.
After these people turned into zombies, they all rushed out of the small courtyard, so the courtyard was damaged so badly that it was impossible to guess what happened last night.
When I woke up early this morning, I first found that the small courtyard was empty, and then someone discovered that among the zombies that were killed, there were people who were supposed to live in the small courtyard here.
Finally, among the zombies killed in the morning, the fifteen people who disappeared in the yard were found, and the bodies were placed here alone.
The heads of these corpses were chopped off, and together with the people who died yesterday, a total of twenty-two corpses were placed together.
It was getting dark now, and Xu Yu felt a little restless. Tonight would be a sleepless night for him.
According to his speculation, if it is really a mutated wolf, then it is very likely that these beasts will come back tonight.
Wolves have a sense of territory. This land has not been cultivated for a year, so it is likely that this beast has regarded it as its territory.
The wolves will naturally not let go of anyone who intrudes into their territory.
The problem now is that even if Xu Yu wants to evacuate everyone, it has become an unrealistic idea.
The men he led were responsible for protecting three teams of nearly a thousand people, and it was impossible to escort everyone out safely.
The current plan is to have everyone hide in the house and be careful to guard against possible dangers.
While Xu Yu was thinking, he heard a voice coming from behind: "Sir, steamed buns!"
It's getting dark now and it's time for dinner.
But looking at the corpses in front of him, how could Xu Yu have an appetite, but he still took the steamed buns.
You still have to eat, otherwise it will be harder to have the physical strength to deal with danger.
But when Xu Yu hadn't taken a few bites, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard in the distance, and it was a series of horse hoofbeats.
The guard guarding the gate of the courtyard said happily: "Master Baihu, the prince is here!"
