Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 151 Sorrow
If the Master of Observation and Disposal wants to kill him, all it takes is one sentence.

After a while, the entire guard of honor stopped, and the beating of gongs and drums also stopped.

"I am the magistrate of Guichi County, and I will lead all my colleagues in the county government to welcome the Observer and Disposal Envoy! Welcome the King of Poyang! Welcome the Governor!"

The county magistrate swallowed his saliva and hurriedly bowed to the ground.

Behind the county magistrate, the county magistrate, county constable, Zaoli, etc. also followed and bowed to the ground.

And say something like welcome your lord to come.

"No need to be polite, please get up!"

A deep and old voice came from an official sedan.

To the ears of the county magistrate and the others, this sound was like striking iron, very loud and harsh.

The county magistrate and others thanked him and got up from the ground.

The county magistrate took advantage of the situation and looked forward, only to see that the curtains of the official sedan chair of the envoy had not been opened.

The county magistrate wanted to see the face of the "angel", but he didn't give him the chance.

"I'm just a small county magistrate. I'm superior to you in dealing with other people, so naturally you don't need to pay attention to me." The county magistrate shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart.

But this is okay, the master's rank is too high, so if you don't see him, just don't see him, lest people don't like him and kill him conveniently...

"Your Majesty, the Prince, the Governor, and the lower officials have already prepared a reception banquet in the city..."

What the county magistrate said was just for the occasion.

The Shangguan is here, so you have to show it anyway.

However, the county magistrate didn't know it, and his words almost caused disaster.

That disposition made Master Yang Tingyu furious in the official sedan: "A banquet to welcome the wind and wash away the dust?"

"Did you know that tragic plagues broke out in Jiangzhou, Raozhou, Ezhou, Hongzhou, Yuezhou and other places? There were countless casualties among the people, and not even a single one was left alive. This is the most tragic natural disaster since the founding of the Chen Kingdom!"

The county magistrate and others had just stood up, but were suddenly frightened to the point where their legs were weak and they knelt down.

This treatment makes the master, it can be said, control the official status, life and death of all of them, and they can't help but be afraid and frightened.

"What time has it been? Why are you still holding a feast to welcome the wind and wash away the dust!"

"I have received the mandate from Heaven to inspect the disaster area on behalf of Heaven to appease the people. I am not here to have a banquet to welcome the wind and wash away the dust!" The Disposal Master seemed to still have more to say, and continued angrily.

"This official is confused and made a mistake. Please deal with it so that your life can be spared..." The magistrate of Guichi County was frightened and hurriedly kowtowed to admit his mistake.

Behind him, the county magistrate, county minister, Zaoli, etc. also kowtowed.

King Poyang looked at the "troublemakers" everywhere, clapped his horse and stepped forward, walked to Yang Ting's jade sedan, cupped his hands and said: "Master Disposal, I think they didn't do this intentionally, we'd better hurry up to avoid It wasted time."

"My lord, these are low-ranking officials who are not strict with their subordinates. Please punish me!" The Xuanzhou governor also came forward to pay his respects.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. I am also confused. What Your Majesty said is true. We cannot waste too much time on the road. By the way, we might as well not have any honor guards. We only bring the money for disaster relief and hurry up."

Yang Tingyu said in the sedan chair.

"That's fine!" King Poyang nodded.

"Get out of the way quickly!" Upon hearing this, the governor of Xuanzhou hurriedly shouted at the Guichi County Magistrate and others.

The county magistrate and others hurriedly retreated to the official road, at a loss.

The magistrate and others of Guichi County, who were at a loss and worried, just stood dumbly beside the official road.

When they saw the chief envoy and King Poyang, they left the entire honor guard by the roadside, and took only the few thousand soldiers with them and hurried away.

The soldiers lined up in a long line.

After the long team passed, the county magistrate discovered that there was a long team of baggage transport behind the soldiers.

This should be the disaster relief food funds allocated by the imperial court.

……

Let's talk about Yang Tingyu and his party, after crossing Guichi County, they directly entered the scope of the plague outbreak.

"Hey, Your Majesty, it has been half a month since the plague broke out. It is already dead quiet in all the states and counties. It depends on whether there are surviving people in the remote villages." The Observer and Disposal Officer sighed in the official sedan.

"I hope so! Back then, if the king of Shaozhou hadn't been unstable, I wouldn't have led the Jiangzhou camp with [-] soldiers to leave the land of Jiangzhou... Haha, otherwise, my lord will go here. It’s time to collect the body for this king.”

King Poyang smiled bitterly.

"I wonder if the prince has any family members staying in Jiangzhou?" Yang Tingyu asked again.

King Poyang was silent for a while, and images of many people flashed through his mind.

There is a butler who has been with him for decades.

There are five hundred generals who stay in the palace.

There are also more than 1000 soldiers left behind in the Jiangzhou camp...

Finally, the image of Zhu Xiuyuan flashed through King Poyang's mind.

"The people I know... I'm afraid they are all gone!" King Poyang said calmly, "There is a housekeeper who has been with the king for decades, and there is a little guy who just found out... Sigh, what a pity !"

"The deceased has passed away. Please express your condolences and be considerate, Your Majesty!"

King Poyang smiled bitterly for a while, then took a deep breath and changed the topic: "Sir, half a month has passed, and the plague must have stopped spontaneously, but we still need to pay attention..."

King Poyang was finally used to life and death.

He quickly put aside the "death" of the palace steward and Zhu Xiuyuan, and began to discuss with Yang Tingyu how to proceed next.

The vast disaster area stretched across several states and lasted for half a month.

During this period of time, these several states were completely cut off from the outside world.

Therefore, they don't know what the disaster area is like inside.

Everything remains to be explored.

……

One day later, Yang Tingyu and Poyang King led the crowd to Shitai County.

Shitai County is on the edge of the entire disaster area.

The plague is not serious.

Although many people died, there were also many who survived.

They established an isolation area. Although some people kept getting infected and suffered from hunger and cold, they finally managed to survive until the imperial court sent people.

Yang Tingyu and King Poyang successfully rescued these people.

Use the relief food funds you carry to provide disaster relief and appease the victims.

Then proceed to arrange to clean up the residue, restore the county government office, rectify the farmland, etc.

After staying in Shitai County for two days, they continued to go deep into the disaster area.

Came to Dongzhi County the next day.

Dongzhi County is almost close to Jiangzhou, the core area of ​​the plague outbreak, so Dongzhi County was severely affected.

The entire county was almost littered with dead bodies, and the stench was so high...

Only in remote areas far away from the county seat can we find some surviving people who are struggling to support themselves.

"Alas!"

Yang Tingyu was "disrespected for being an old man". She knelt down and cried loudly in front of the empty county seat. The sound shook the wilderness...

The rest of the crowd also lamented in silence, and of course there were those who secretly wiped away their tears.

This tragic situation is comparable to hell on earth and is very shocking.

Fortunately, they brought many soldiers. These soldiers were all elites who had been on the battlefield and had seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

(End of this chapter)