Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1184 Lantern ([-])

Death, 67; Injury, 440 II.

The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in the fourth year of Yongzheng left Qingyuan City with only endless sorrow and heavy pain.

When the number of casualties was reported, the shivering magistrate of Qingyuan immediately collapsed to the ground; as the magistrate, Zhu Zhilian's complexion became paler, his eyes were straight, and he was already lifeless.

At this moment, Tang Zhiyu and other officials in Qingyuan City also arrived one after another, and everyone's faces were very ugly.

This year, the weather is good and the government orders are passed. It should be a year of harvest.

I don't want to think about it, but extreme joy begets sorrow.

Everyone looked at Cao Yong, the Governor of the field, in unison.

Cao Yong let out a long breath, and said: "The dead will be compensated; the wounded will be treated with all their strength!"

Everyone agreed in unison, and Cao Yong arranged errands for everyone, maintaining law and order, comforting the wounded, comforting the bereaved, and so on.

After everyone dispersed, Cao Yong turned his head and said to Zhu Zhilian: "This is the end of the matter, it's useless to be anxious, Mr. Zhu still needs to take care."

It was Zhu Zhilian's face that was so ugly that it made people feel worried.

Zhu Zhilian shook his lips, but the tears flowed before he spoke. After a long while, he said sadly: "Your official is ashamed of the people of Qingyuan...Your official is a sinner in Qingyuan..."

Others are fine, but Liu Chuan has been with him for many years, knowing his nature, with a sad look on his face, looking at Cao Yong, praying a little more.

When Cao Yong saw this, he said solemnly: "Master Zhu, what is this for? 67 dead souls need to be rescued, and more than 400 people are injured. At this time, instead of complaining about yourself, why not do your best as a magistrate and return the people to peace. !"

Zhu Zhilian's heart and mind were hurt, and blood was rolling in his throat.

But he gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "My lord reprimanded me. As a magistrate, I have to be responsible for the people of this prefecture. Even if I am guilty, I have to settle down the people first..."

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The Governor's Mansion, the inner house, the west courtyard, and the main house.

Xiaolou sat at the Kang table in the West Room, weaving a net absent-mindedly.A maid in green clothes stood on the ground, touched the cold porridge bowl on the table, frowned and looked at the clock.

Seeing that the clock was pointing to Zichu ([-] o'clock in the evening), the maid turned around and said, "I can't wait any longer, I'm going to find the old lady..."

She was originally served by Mrs. Li. After Changsheng was separated, she was given to Changsheng by Mrs. Li.

Xiaolou put down the net in his hand, got up and said: "Sister Xiuying, it's too late, will you surprise the old lady? Or, go and tell the wife first, and ask the wife to send two people to the academy to pick up Qiye."

Xiuying thought for a while, and said: "That's fine, it's the first time Qi Ye came back to play like this, it's really worrying."

The two of them didn't delay any longer, leaving two young maids who were on duty overnight to look after the house, and went to the main courtyard together.

In the middle of the night, all the lights in the courtyards were turned off. Holding the lanterns, the two turned a corner and arrived at the gate of the main courtyard.

In the upper room, the lights were on.

Xiuying and Xiaolou entered the courtyard, and the little maid who was on duty in the wing room came out when she heard the movement.

"Huh? Sister Xiuying, Xiaolou, it's so late, why are you here?" The little maid recognized the two of them and whispered.

"I have something urgent to go back to my wife, please ask Sister Guo'er to help me report it." Xiuying said softly.

The embroidered parrot and Xiaolou entered the yard with a lantern. Even if they tiptoe, there are still figures outside the house.

Seeing Lelan lift the curtain and come out from the upper room, she was stunned when she saw Xiuying and Xiaolou.

Guo'er hurried forward and told them about their request to see each other.

"Seventh Master..." Le Lan glanced at the two of them, meditated, and raised her heart: "My wife hasn't been settled yet, so I'll report back."

Chuyu was wearing a middle coat, sitting on the edge of the kang and dozing off.

Cao Yong had sent someone back before, but he only said that the prefect's yamen was delayed by something, and he would come back later so that Chu Yu didn't have to wait.

Chu Yu is not at ease, if there is a major festival, if there is no major incident, there is no need for the governor to take care of it in person.

Hearing that the maid next to Changsheng asked to see her, Chuyu was puzzled and called "Jin".

After hearing that Chang Sheng had gone out after dinner and hadn't returned yet, Chu Yu stood up all of a sudden: "Confused, why didn't you come here to report earlier? Master Qi is a sensible person, why did he ever come back late?"

The embroidered parrot said with red eyes: "Qi Ye went to the academy and told his wife. Before he left, he told the servants that he would have a drink and play cards with his classmates. Maybe he would come back later and asked the servants to prepare supper and wait. The servants We cooked Qiye's favorite kidney bean porridge and reheated it three times, but Qiye hasn't come back yet, so I really dare not wait any longer."

Needless to say, I didn't come back at this time, and I probably went to the Lantern Festival with my classmates.

Who doesn't know, the most lively thing in Qingyuan City right now is the street lantern festival.

On the twelfth day, Changsheng was restrained and didn't enjoy himself to the fullest, so it wouldn't be surprising to go again today.

It's just that at the Lantern Festival, people come and go...

Chu Yu's heart sank, and she told Le Lan, "Go to the second gate, and send a message to Mr. Wu, asking him to send some people to the academy to find Lord Qi, and then send some people to meet him at the lantern festival."

Le Lan bowed his knees, took a small lantern, and went with the lantern.

Zhang Yi went to Khalkha with Hang Seng, and now Wu Mao is the head of the governor's office.

Chu Yu is in the inner house and doesn't know what's going on in the front yard.But Wu Mao knew that Cao Yong ordered three hundred governors to leave the house.

The news that the bridge collapsed and trampled people to death during the Lantern Festival had already reached the Governor's Mansion.

Cao Yong and Jiang Jian were busy counting the number of casualties at the Zhifu Yamen. Song Hou was old and sent back to the Governor's Mansion by Cao Yong.

When Le Lan went out the second door to look for Wu Mao in the front yard, Wu Mao was listening to Song Hou talking about the tragedy in the market.

Hearing that Chang Sheng hadn't come back, both Wu Mao and Song Hou changed their expressions.

Wu Mao didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he left two people waiting in the gatehouse, and brought a few people to the academy.

Song Hou couldn't sit still, Cao Yong had only one brother, and he was Mrs. Tai's best friend. If there was a mistake, it was not for fun.

He wanted to go to the magistrate's yamen to find Cao Yong, but he was afraid of going astray with Changsheng, so he had a false alarm, so he brought a few people to follow Wu Mao.

When he delayed for a while, Wu Mao had already come out of the academy dormitory.

"The lights are all turned off... Qiye doesn't seem to be here..." Seeing Song Hou, Wu Mao said with a pale face.

The faces of the two of them were more dignified, and they didn't dare to delay any longer, so they rode quickly to the magistrate's yamen.

When they saw Changsheng standing opposite Cao Yong, both Wu Mao and Song Hou heaved a sigh of relief.

Cao Yong's face was ugly, with a hint of anger.

Changsheng's forehead was black and blue, and there was an inch-long gash on his left cheek.His clothes were terribly dirty, and there were blood stains on the front.I don't know if he was frightened, his eyes were a little wandering, his face was dull, and there were still tears in the corners of his eyes.

Seeing Wu Mao and Song Hou coming together, Cao Yong let out a long breath and said, "Could it be that the old lady was alarmed?"

Wu Maodao: "Miss Le Lan, who is next to my wife, found it in the front yard. She only said that my wife ordered to go to the academy to pick up Master Qi, and didn't mention the old lady."

When Cao Yong heard this, his expression softened a little, and he said to Wu Mao: "Take this bastard back!"

"Yes." Wu Mao bowed in response.

But Chang Sheng pulled Cao Yong's sleeve, and said in a crying voice, "Brother, I won't go, I want to go and see Zhang Ao and Zheng Zhongping..."

Cao Yong glared at him, and said: "You have to startle the old lady to feel at ease, don't you? Go back with Butler Wu, tomorrow will be in front of the old lady, keep your mouth tight, and find a way to cover your face The wound has healed, and her old man can't bear this fright."

Changsheng was stared at by him and shivered, put down Cao Yong's sleeves, but still refused to move his feet, only looked pitifully at Jiang Jian who was beside Cao Yong.

Jiang Jian sighed inwardly, and said calmly, "Master Qi, let's go back and settle down first. Zhang Ao and Zheng Zhongping are not in danger of their lives."

Changsheng let out a "huh" and wiped away his tears before leaving with Wu Mao with his head down.

Seeing Cao Yong's tired face, Song Hou persuaded: "It's almost the fourth watch, my lord should go back to resettle, and I will be busy tomorrow."

Cao Yong stretched out his hand, rubbed his face, and said: "Mr. and Feilin go back first, and I'll go and see those two boys."

Song Hou was frightened and frightened all night, and he really couldn't bear it, but he didn't worry that Cao Yong was alone, so he went back to the governor's mansion by himself, and asked Jiang Jian to accompany Cao Yong.

The two boys mentioned by Cao Yong refer to Zhang Ao and Zheng Zhongping, the boys of Changsheng.

The former is the eldest son of Zhang Yi, and the latter is the second child of Zheng Hu's family.

Zhang Ao is younger than Changsheng, Zheng Zhongping is older than Changsheng.

When the Baoshan Bridge collapsed, the three of them were not on the bridge. Afterwards, panic and crowding occurred, and the three of them flocked to the bridge.

Zheng Zhongping was serious, seeing that the momentum was not good, he protected Chang Sheng and Zhang Ao, and squeezed under the bridge, thus avoiding the most crowds and escaping death.

However, in order to protect their longevity, Zheng Zhongping and Zhang Ao's situation is not very good, and they are now being sent to Qingyutang, the largest medical clinic in the city.The head of the family there is the old doctor Song who often visits the Governor's Mansion for consultation.

After Song Hou left, Cao Yong and Jiang Jian left the magistrate's Yamen and went to Qingyutang.

Old doctor Song is taking Song's nephew to look after the injured in the stampede.

Seeing Cao Yong coming, Doctor Song handed the alcohol cotton to his nephew.

The alcohol flowed out from the Governor's Mansion earlier, but I didn't expect it to be used just this time.

"Master Cao..." Dr. Song came up to him, showing his unbearable expression, and said, "There is an old man who has hurt his heart and is unable to recover..."

After hearing this, Cao Yong felt that his chest was blocked.

More than 400 injured people were placed in a dozen or so large and small medical clinics in the city. Cases like this will not be the only one here.

The death toll of 67 people will rise.

Cao Yong nodded, first looked at a few seriously injured people, and then looked at Zhang Ao and Zheng Zhongping.

Zhang Ao hurt his head, he had already wrapped it with gauze, and after taking the medicine, he fell into a drowsy sleep.According to Dr. Song, his injuries were not serious, but he was young, frightened and had a fever.

Zheng Zhongping's injuries were much more severe, both legs were broken, and his arms were dislocated.

*
The Governor's Mansion, the inner house.

Changsheng drooped his head, first went to the upper room to see his sister-in-law Chuyu to report her safety, and then accompanied by Xiuying and Xiaolou, he went back to Dongkuayuan.

After entering the house, Changsheng didn't wash up, went directly into the back room, and said in a buzzing voice: "I'm tired, you go down first..."

How can Xiuying and Xiaolou allow him to fall asleep right away with this body of soil?I have to follow in and help him change his clothes.

He hugged the pillow and refused to get up, Xiu Ying asked Xiao Lou to throw a towel, walked to the bed by himself, and leaned over to help him up.

At first glance, the embroidered parrot was taken aback.

Changsheng's forehead was already covered with soybean-sized sweat at some point, and his face was frighteningly pale.

"Master Seven..." Xiuying asked in a trembling voice.

Changsheng's eyes were blurred, he opened his mouth, and spit out a mouthful of blood...

(End of this chapter)