I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 45
Leng Yuanxun's analysis is not wrong. This matter was indeed carefully arranged by Concubine Xu Guifei and Murong Li after many days of planning. His purpose of doing this is very simple. As the governor of Liangjiang, the power in his hands can be imagined You know, what's more, Jiangnan is rich and prosperous. For so many years, he has sent a steady stream of wealth to the crown prince overtly and secretly. With the help of ghosts, a huge amount of money was spent, and no matter how kind and powerful they were, naturally a large number of officials joined Murong Jing's camp, and even some officials around him were not guaranteed to be obedient.

Murong Li couldn't bear this, so she colluded with her grandfather, Dr. Xu, to create that chaotic plague, in order to eliminate dissidents, and then get the Empress Dowager's gratitude and support through the treatment of eye diseases. Who would have thought that these two plans would be rejected Qu Lingxu, who came out halfway, was destroyed. Not only that, but Xu Shi, who had always been favored in the general's mansion, was crippled by a leg. The woman's color faded and she fell in love with her. The incomplete body will inevitably make Xu Shi gradually fall out of favor. , and once Qu Lingxu became the crown princess, Qu Liancheng might not be able to help him wholeheartedly out of grand plans. If he doesn't think of ways to cultivate his power in the military now, I'm afraid he will have nothing to do when the time comes. The qualifications compete with Murong Jing.

But this problem is quite tricky. After all, the first-rank feudal officials with deep foundations cannot be overthrown by just anything, so they can only create a serious accident, and the Jiangling River bursting its embankment is the best reason.

The people are full of grievances. In order to appease the people, the emperor will definitely dismiss Zhou Ji and investigate, and if he logically pushes the matter to the Red Lotus Sect, the angry emperor will definitely destroy the Red Lotus Sect at all costs. Although Zuo Qingfeng came from a poor background, They are all very talented, and their ability to use troops is not inferior to that of Qu Liancheng. The most important thing is that this person has been cultivated by him alone, and he has absolute loyalty. As long as he makes military achievements, he will become a leader among military officers in a few years. , This not only gave the princelings a heavy blow, but also gave their own people a chance to become famous, so they killed two birds with one stone.

As for the deaths of so many people?
I'm sorry, neither Murong Jing nor Murong Li will take the life and death of the common people seriously. As long as they can eliminate dissidents and let themselves ascend to the supreme throne, even if they lose twice as many lives as this, they will never Won't blink!
The court was still deadlocked over the selection of imperial envoys. Leng Yuanxun thought about the cause and effect carefully, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Leng Yuanxun's voice was not loud, but it immediately stopped all kinds of disputes in the court. It can be seen that his weight in the hearts of everyone is by no means comparable to that of ordinary nobles.

"Yuanxun, just say what you have to say." The emperor's gaze also fixed on Leng Yuanxun.

"Reporting to the emperor, it is very dangerous to go to Jiangling. Both your highnesses are worth a fortune. How can they take such risks? I am not talented. I am willing to take this job." Leng Yuanxun's words were full of deliberate firmness, without People thought he was joking.

These words undoubtedly gave the emperor another choice. The most important issue at present is to maintain the stability of the overall situation. Sending Murong Jing or Murong Li has more or less concerns, so choose a suitable candidate from among the prince's children Going to the disaster area on behalf of the royal family is also a very good choice. Moreover, Leng Yuanxun has a good reputation among the common people. If he represents the imperial court to appease the disaster victims, the effect will undoubtedly be much better than others, and Leng Yuanxun has never been involved in any party or government, so the investigation of the case will naturally be impartial, and all the problems he was worried about before can be easily resolved.

From this point of view, it is really appropriate.

The emperor was happy, but Huaiyang Hou, that is, the face of Leng Yuanxun's father suddenly became ugly. If he hadn't thought about being above the court, he would be angry immediately. This kid is really getting more and more inappropriate Now, this is obviously a mess, the smart man has no time to hide, but he still wants to get up, doesn't he think he died fast enough!
Leng Yuanxun felt the warning from his father, but he was unmoved. He only raised his head and looked at the emperor, and solemnly made his request again.

"Okay, I'm sure!" The emperor weighed it over and over again, and there was really no better way, so he nodded and said: "Yuanxun cares about the safety of the court, and I am very pleased. I will now make you an imperial envoy, and the household department will be the first." Immediately head to Jiangling after the batch of food is prepared, considering the chaotic situation, I will send five hundred imperial guards to protect your safety along the way, and anyone who has a plan to do something wrong will be killed first and then acted on."

The imperial forest army is an army controlled by the emperor himself, there are only 5000 people in total, responsible for guarding the palace city, and now one tenth of it is sent to Leng Yuanxun, which shows the special favor.

"The humble minister should do his best to live up to the emperor's grace." Leng Yuanxun solemnly accepted the order.

Leng Yuanxun knew very well that if he didn't stand up, even if the emperor had concerns, he would eventually choose one of Murong Jing and Murong Li to go to the disaster relief. It seems that these two people will definitely be suppressed by force for the crime of treason, and I am afraid that there will be another bloody storm. Such an ending is something that Leng Yuanxun does not want to see no matter what.

When this news reached Qu Lingxu's ears, she was not worried about the shortage of food first. After the flood, the dirty and rotten substances were washed out everywhere, and the water contained a lot of bacteria. The shortage of drinking water made many people have to Drinking dirty water, and the sanitation conditions are not guaranteed. Once someone gets sick, it will spread to a large area, that is, after the disaster... the plague!
If once the plague spreads, the people around will be implicated, even Leng Yuanxun, who went to relieve the disaster, will not be able to escape the bad luck!

Thinking of such serious consequences, Qu Lingxu wanted to see Leng Yuanxun right away, but considering that he should be busy raising food at this time, he wrote a letter in his own hand and asked Ling Yun to hand it over to Leng Yuanxun. He must make time to see himself.

Although Qu Lingxu's letter did not explain what was going on, Leng Yuanxun knew that the other party was not an unreasonable troublemaker, so he came to the general's mansion quietly when night fell.

Slightly different from the radiant look in the past, Leng Yuanxun's eyes showed a trace of fatigue and melancholy, Qu Lingxu felt a strange feeling in his heart, and said almost instinctively: "Let's eat something first."

"En." These days, there seemed to be an invisible tacit understanding between Leng Yuanxun and Qu Lingxu, so he nodded and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Until the meal was over, neither of them said a word. After rinsing their mouths with the tea brought by Yunyi, Qu Lingxu pushed a piece of paper full of medicinal materials in front of Leng Yuanxun, "Send someone to visit Taiyuan The hospital, bring a copy of all the medicinal materials mentioned in this prescription, the more the better, in addition, ask the emperor to issue an emergency edict, strictly prohibiting the people from drinking local drinking water, all domestic water needs have never been affected by the disaster The area was dispatched urgently."

"What kind of medicine is this?" Although Leng Yuanxun didn't understand medical books, he felt that this prescription was a little strange.

"Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing." Qu Lingxu didn't want to explain the concept of bacteria and viruses to an ancient person, so he directly explained the usage, "When you arrive in the disaster area, order someone to find a few big pots, and fill the medicine according to the amount in my prescription Boil it, and order people to spray it everywhere, especially the corners, and spray more. As for the local water, don’t even touch it, otherwise once the virus spreads, the situation will be completely out of control.”

"You mean, a plague will break out in the Jiangling area?" Leng Yuanxun remembered that when the plague broke out in the capital, Qu Lingxu ordered it like this.

"Yes." Qu Lingxu nodded, and said solemnly: "If it is not handled well, the plague there will be several times worse than the situation in the capital a few days ago."

Whenever there is a major disaster, this is a hurdle that cannot be escaped.

Leng Yuanxun did not continue to ask, but nodded and said: "I will try my best to control it."

"I heard that the emperor is going to send my father to destroy the Red Lotus Sect?" Qu Lingxu changed the subject just in time after asking about the plague.

"The red lotus sect's doing such a frenzied thing is tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face in public. How could the emperor tolerate him?" Leng Yuanxun took a sip of his tea and looked at Qu Lingxu with a half-smile.

"Hey, it doesn't feel good to be a scapegoat. I'm afraid the Red Lotus Sect is trying their best to fight the imperial court." Qu Lingxu smiled lightly.

"You also think that the Red Lotus Sect did not do this?" Leng Yuanxun deliberately emphasized the word 'also', which shows that he already has the answer in his heart.

"Although the Red Lotus Sect is an enemy of the imperial court, all they do is rob the rich and help the poor. I have never heard of them harming innocent people, and doing so has no other benefit than accelerating the imperial court's determination to eliminate them. "Although she has never met the leader of the Red Lotus Sect, if the other party is such a bastard, she might have been wiped out long ago, and can she still live to this day?
"The three armies will go ahead without mobilizing food and grass, and the war will inevitably consume a lot of manpower and financial resources. Now that the disaster situation in Jiangling is unknown, it is really not a good time to go to war." In this case, Leng Yuanxun can only tell Qu Lingxu, but the court can never say it Well, the emperor is suspicious by nature. If he ever thinks about it and suspects that he has something to do with the Red Lotus Sect, he may not be able to tell how many mouths he has.

"Going to Jiangling is dangerous. Those who don't want you to find out the case will naturally try every means to destroy the evidence, and those who want to find out will find ways to provide you with clues..." Qu Lingxu smiled sweetly , but the arc of the corners of his lips was icy cold, "Let them fight each other, as long as no more innocent people are victimized."

Neither Murong Jing nor Murong Li are fuel-efficient lamps. Based on her experience of reading ancient and modern history, this Xia Dynasty is probably not far from running out of fuel...

(End of this chapter)