msmithbooks Chapter 34 Guess
Chapter 34 Guess
Although it was not the first time for Shao Tie to see Qin Wuzhou and the fourth prince, and he had speculated about their relationship before, but this time when the fourth prince saw him, Shao Tie panicked for some reason.
"No..." Shao Tie stuttered.
"You didn't see anything. You dropped the lamp yourself when you got up at night." Chu Qing said quite calmly. Even if Shao Tie publicized it, it was just to strengthen his personality. Anyway, the original owner himself liked men, but Shao Tie cannot know the identity of Qin Wuzhou's proton, or if he knows, he must find a way to keep him from revealing it.
For a moment, Chu Qing thought a lot.
"Yes, yes, Fourth Prince, I didn't see anything." After speaking, Shao Tie quickly picked up the extinguished night light and went back to the room.
"He misunderstood." Although Qin Wuzhou said it seriously, he was quite happy in his heart.
"It doesn't matter." Chu Qing has already broken the pot for his character design, let him go as he pleases.
Three days later, Chu Qing was finally allowed to leave the room and see the outside world. Chu Qing felt that she had never hated being sick as much as now.
In the main hall of Chengxuan's Political Envoy Division, Chu Qing stood in front of the map of He County, listening to reports from all parties, including the officials newly selected by He County in the past few days.
There was an announcement from the soldiers outside the door.
"Report-"
All eyes were on the messenger.
"The Prince's Palace will be here in the afternoon." The messenger brought the news and left immediately.
Qin Wuzhou sneered and said, "Before, He County was almost a dead city. He couldn't avoid it, but now he's here to claim credit?"
"The prince has no real achievements." Cheng Shangshu frowned. He has always hated the jealous prince. "Not all the court is his henchmen. If you let you monopolize the achievements in this disaster relief, I'm afraid he will be so scared that he can't sleep at night." .”
Chu Qing really did not expect that the prince would come to He County at this juncture. He thought that the prince would wait until the drought in He County was over and the disease was completely cured before coming.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming soon," Chu Qing brought the topic back, "How does he believe that you all know something? He is quite an amateur when it comes to disaster relief."
"I'm afraid his purpose is not really to provide disaster relief, but to grab credit." Chu Qing has no obsession with the throne, and he doesn't want to take over the mess of Chu State. Accumulation, "I'm not afraid that he will take the credit, after all, these are just external names."
Qin Wuzhou said quite decisively: "He will meddle indiscriminately, and the people of He County can't stand the trouble."
"Yes," Chu Qing said helplessly, "Now we not only have to deal with the issues of the people's ideas in He County."
When Chu Qing said this, a white pigeon flew in and landed on Chu Qing's hand, and Chu Qing took the secret letter from the pigeon's feet.
The letter was sent by Prime Minister Bian, and delivered by the pigeon of the magic stick Xiao Changsheng. Chu Qing secretly wondered how the two knew each other.
The letter stated that after Chu Qing left, the princelings united and forced the king of Chu to release the prince. Because the king of Chu indulged in metaphysics and cultivating immortals all day long, his control over the court could not compete with the princelings. After that, the prince was released .
The princelings were very uneasy about the fourth prince going to help the disaster. They believed that once Chu Qing succeeded in making achievements, all non-princeling officials in the court would fall to the fourth prince, so the princelings knew that Chu Qing had controlled the situation in He County. , directly sent the prince over, and the prince brought a thousand soldiers.
However, the good news is that the King of Chu now hates the prince to the core.
Chu Qing burned the secret letter, and then said to everyone: "The crown prince has a thousand soldiers, and the king of Chu can't do anything to him. Now he needs a merit."
"According to the secret report, the King of Chu will not live for more than two months." Chu Qing did not shy away from the few people in front of him.
Shao Tie didn't have a good impression of the crown prince, so he directly said to Chu Qing: "Fourth prince, why don't we just let him take care of it, when the epidemic breaks out, maybe he dies from the epidemic, and then we will intervene."
"No!" Cheng Shangshu glared at Shao Tie, and his beard was about to stand up in anger, "You reckless man, what's your opinion?"
"Cheng Shangshu calm down." Chu Qing looked at Cheng Shangshu who was about to explode with anger and said quickly.
"If you are like this, our previous efforts in He County will be in vain, and He County cannot withstand another outbreak of the epidemic. You are the commander of the Imperial Guard. Don't you know the various personnel statistics? He County has already died [-]% People." Seeing Chu Qing's face, Cheng Shangshu calmed down a little.
Shao Tie patted his head and said angrily: "I was wrong, I was wrong, Cheng Shangshu, don't be angry, it's all the prince's fault, what you do is not human, I can't be angry."
"It's not like we have no chance of winning." Chu Qing was not as impatient as Shao Tie, nor as angry as Cheng Shangshu. Regarding the prince's arrival, Chu Qing seemed quite calm.
"Shangfang Baojian?" Qin Wuzhou said suddenly.
Chu Qing looked at Qin Wuzhou with a smile, as if he had found a confidant, and said with a light in his eyes, "Not bad."
Shao Tie recalled the scene of the night before, and the interrogation with Chu Qing that he wanted to conceal, and he didn't dare to look up at the two of them for a moment, for fear that Chu Qing would think of something to silence him.
"Let him come, but so what if he is the prince?" Chu Qing walked out, he looked up at the sky, and it was almost noon, "Let's go, let's bring His Royal Highness back, so that we can entertain you."
Chu Qing had already walked out first, followed by Qin Wuzhou.
Shao Tie was a little puzzled, and asked while running: "Didn't you say you want to use the sword above? Why do you want to pick him up again? Where are you taking him?"
Cheng Shangshu didn't talk to him, he was afraid that if he talked too much with the reckless man, he would lose his wits.
"His Royal Highness is so worried about the country and the people. He is worried about the world and the people. Naturally, I can't compare with him. He will not be willing to live in the safe place of Cheng Xuan." Chu Qing smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked, "Of course I lived day and night in the canyon in the northern part of He County, taking care of the sick."
Qin Wuzhou couldn't help laughing out loud, this trick is really hurtful.
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Crown Prince Luan was extremely imposing. A group of people were about to arrive at the city gate of He County. Behind them were a mighty thousand soldiers, all wearing armor.
The counselor who took refuge in him analyzed with him the night before, that Chu Qing probably cherished his merits and would not take the initiative to greet him. He is the prince of Great Chu, so he can forcibly occupy He County with the help of a thousand soldiers. In this way, Chu Qing Qing's previous achievements all fell into his pocket.
However, Prince Chu Chen did not expect that before he arrived at He County, Chu Qing was already waiting for him in front of the city gate.
The sun was venomous, Chu Qing stood under the sun and waited, it might be because of the wind and cold and his weak constitution, Chu Qing couldn't help coughing a few times.
Due to his special status, Qin Wuzhou put on a mask to cover his face before going to the city gate.
Hearing Chu Qing coughing, he immediately took out the oil-paper umbrella and put it on for Chu Qing.
Shao Tie's eyes widened. This... the fourth prince is so open-minded?
Cheng Shangshu, who was standing beside Shao Tie, had long been familiar with it, and it was nothing new for the Fourth Prince to be so masculine.
As soon as Crown Prince Luanjia arrived, Chu Qing brought the commanders of the [-] imperial guards, as well as the new envoys elected by He County in the past few days, the new commander of He County Military Department, and other officials to welcome the Prince. .
As soon as the prince got off the Luanjia, he sneered and said, "The fourth brother is so majestic, he is even more pampered than my elder brother who is the prince. Why don't the ministers of Hejun kneel down when they see me?"
Chu Qing's face was still pale, and he coughed again, but this time, the prince frowned and backed away again and again, as if Chu Qing was some kind of scourge.
"His Royal Highness, why are you retreating?" Chu Qing took a few steps forward, in order to ensure that the oil-paper umbrella could always shade Chu Qing from the sun, Qin Wuzhou closely followed Chu Qing's steps.
"Don't come here." Seeing Chu Qing coughing and walking towards him, the prince couldn't help but retreat to the back, for fear that Chu Qing would catch the plague and infect himself.
The newly elected officials of He County, when they saw that the prince was scared like this, felt disgusted with the prince Chu Chen in their hearts. Chu Qing had a very high status in their hearts before, but now with the comparison, his image became even more lofty.
Standing ten meters away from Chu Qing, the prince shouted loudly: "Give the clothes you wear to my soldiers, otherwise, I will go back to Jianyang City immediately and tell my father that you want to kill me through the epidemic." I, you don’t know the crime of murdering the prince, do you?”
Chu Qing felt emotional in his heart, he hadn't seen him for a few days, the prince was still the venomous prince, but he had expected the prince's move a long time ago, he waved the attendants around him and presented the prince and several guards around him with hoods.
The prince quickly put it on, and after covering his face with gauze for protection, the prince finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fourth brother, elder brother is here, why don't we go to Cheng Xuan to talk about it." The prince thought about it for a while, Chu Qing didn't seem to have done anything drastic, and came to greet him on his own initiative. Generally speaking, Chu Qing can be regarded as acquainted.
Chu Qing then changed the subject and said, "The fourth younger brother has a serious cough recently, so he only dared to speak a few words with His Royal Highness in the ventilated place at the gate of the city. His Royal Highness is so worried about the people of He County, fourth younger brother feels ashamed."
Prince Chu Chen listened for a long time, then sneered and said, "Fourth brother, whether you want me to intervene in this matter or not, you can always see the thousand soldiers behind me."
When Chu Qing saw him, he made an invitation gesture, "His Royal Highness, please, but the protective clothing is limited. If you don't care about the life and death of your soldiers, you can just bring them into the city."
The prince didn't answer, Chu Qing's meaning was obvious, he looked at Chu Qing with viciousness and hatred in his eyes.
The soldiers behind him could hear the conversation between the two clearly. Now, the crown prince is in a dilemma. If he forcibly leads the soldiers into the city, then once someone dies of the disease, the morale of the army will be lost. If he enters the river alone Jun, Chu Qing would not put him in his eyes.
"Very good." Chu Chen smiled, "I'm just waiting here. The tailor shops in Jianyang City are rushing to make them, and the protective clothing will be delivered tomorrow. I'd like to see, you Then there is no excuse."
Chu Qing was not afraid that Chu Chen would make the clothes. After all, the strict health protection rules and disinfecting were the key points for almost no one to be infected with the disease after they entered the city, not just the protective clothes.
"His Royal Highness, the people of Hejun are really grateful that you can come to Hejun. I didn't expect you to be so honorable that you are willing to save people from fire and water." Chu Qing sneered in his heart. Think, there is a price to be paid for covering you too.
As soon as Chu Qing stopped, the newly selected officials from He County behind him began to praise His Highness the Crown Prince with one word or another.
"His Royal Highness is really a dragon and a phoenix among men."
"It's really extraordinary to see this time."
"Wanmin is a good example. He Jun is really flourishing if he can get the crown prince here."
……
Chu Qing was quite satisfied with the newly selected officials in He County.
The newly elected Chengxuan Envoy of Hejun stood up and said to the prince in a flattering tone: "My minister is Lang Qi, the newly elected Chengxuan Envoy of Hejun. Since His Royal Highness is dedicated to serving the people, why don't you go to our Heshou?" Canyon, as long as you go there, the people there will definitely be grateful to you, and you are not afraid that you will lose your reputation in He County."
Chu Qing frowned, his eyes full of disbelief, he turned his head to look at Lang Qi, and said in a cold voice: "Cheng Xuan's political envoy, what are your intentions, because you contributed money and food to Hejun Only then will you be allowed to assume the responsibility of announcing the envoy on your behalf."
"Fourth prince," Lang Qi said with a strange air, "the whole world is full of king's land, and His Royal Highness is also the crown prince. Naturally, he has to live in the best place in Hejun, so that the prince can be sympathetic to the people."
"You..." Chu Qing couldn't help coughing again.
The prince looked coldly at Chu Qing and Lang Qi's internal strife, and he was even more disdainful of Chu Qing in his heart. After so many days in He County, he chose a courtier and turned against him. The advisers exaggerated the words the day before yesterday. The epidemic in He County was not as serious as the rumors said.
Therefore, Chu Chen took the opportunity to say to Lang Qi: "Lead the way."
"This..." Lang Qi was a little hesitant at this moment. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said to the prince, "His Royal Highness, please come with me."
"His Royal Highness is willing to go deep into the people, and the fourth brother admires it." Chu Qing stopped coughing and resumed his previous indifferent look, "I hope you will not be scared by the epidemic and flee back to Jianyang City, that would be too ugly."
On the contrary, Chu Chen was happy in his heart. The angrier Chu Qing was, the more it meant that Cheng Xuan's envoy's defection was very important to him.
"I am the Prince of Great Chu. This trip should be to sacrifice my life for the people of the Chu Kingdom. Even the Chengxuan envoy you elected yourself turned against me," Prince Chu Chen said disdainfully, "It is really incompetent."
After the prince put aside his sarcastic remarks, he followed Lang Qi, Cheng Xuan's political envoy, to the northern part of He County, where the sick and sick in the entire He County concentrated - Heshou Canyon.
Chu Qing watched the prince go away, until the prince completely disappeared from everyone's eyes, someone laughed, and everyone burst into laughter.
"Hahaha!" Cheng Shangshu is not sociable, and naturally he is not good at disguising disguises, but fortunately, they all wore white gauze on their faces so as not to reveal their secrets, he asked, "Fourth prince, have you communicated with Lang Qi beforehand? "
"No." Chu Qing spread her hands helplessly.
Chu Qing originally wanted to say something nice by himself, and put the prince in a dilemma, so he had to go to Heshou Canyon, but he didn't expect that Lang Qi's drama would be so full that the prince would go forward on his own initiative.
Now, no matter how dangerous the Heshou Canyon is, the prince has to settle in it and be sympathetic to the people, otherwise he will be incompetent. After all, he said this himself, and he said it in front of a thousand soldiers, not Chu. Qing said.
"When we received the news from the prince, it was too late to say anything." Chu Qing speculated, "The news that the prince came here must be blocked, he just wanted to catch us off guard, and we didn't have any time to discuss it. , Lang Qi's defection seems very real."
While talking, everyone walked towards the city.
In the Heshou Canyon, the prince had a gloomy face. He looked at the patients in the room with disgust and extreme fear, and asked, "Lang Qi, what do you mean? Do you want to murder Gu!"
Lang Qi straightened his hunched back, and in front of the prince and a thousand soldiers, he said loudly: "You are the prince of Chu, and this trip should be to sacrifice your life for the people of Chu. His highness is willing to go deep into the people. Since we are dedicated to serving the people, the place where these sick people are now is the best place His Royal Highness said."
After Lang Qi repeated the prince's words, sure enough, some of the soldiers behind the prince began to whisper.
"Could it be that His Royal Highness is afraid of the disease, and dare not help these seriously ill people?" Lang Qi pointed his hand back, and continued to speak more passionately, "You know, when the fourth prince came to Hejun, how was Hejun? A miserable picture?"
"Countless corpses are lying on the streets. People are dying of starvation and thirst all the time. It is a better situation to change children and eat." Lang Qi put his hands behind his back. Afterwards, the mortality rate is [-]%, the incubation period is two days, and death occurs within two days after onset.”
"Even so, the fourth prince has no scruples. He first risked his life to step into Hejun, saved the people of Hejun from fire and water, taught them the basic knowledge of epidemic prevention, and captured Yuan Cheng's envoy. Large-scale release of granaries to ensure that every family can have enough food and clothing, and then pacify the refugees..."
"The fourth prince was so tired that he fell ill that he got Hejun's short-lived peace." Lang Qi recalled that when he was about to die of starvation, Chu Qing handed him food and water, and rescued Hejun from the natural disaster. From that moment on, the Fourth Prince was the sky in his eyes, "You came too late, you arrived in Hejun, and if you don't do anything practical, the thousand soldiers behind you are useless."
"Only when your contribution to He County is comparable to that of the fourth prince can you achieve the purpose of your trip." Lang Qi pointed to the Heshou Canyon behind the prince and said, "The fourth prince also fought with the doctors here. However, you won't even be inferior to such a meager part of the fourth prince? Then what are you doing here?"
After Lang Qi finished speaking, he returned to He County with a few new He County officials behind him.
The murderous intent in Prince Chu Chen's eyes was even stronger, he looked at He Jun's and gritted his teeth and said: "Chu Qing, I swear, I will definitely skin you and cramp you, and cut you into pieces, otherwise I will not be able to satisfy my hatred."
This time, standing behind the prince with the prince's command, there was a look of disgust and contempt in his eyes, but when the prince turned around, he covered the expression in his eyes.
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In the evening, at the dining table, Chu Qing said to everyone: "You have worked hard today, try this dish cooked by the chef from Jianyang."
"Thank you, Fourth Prince." Everyone said happily.
"The prince will continue to interfere with us in the future, so don't take it lightly." Chu Qing looked at the table full of dishes, "Let's eat first."
At night, Chu Qing was deducing in the notebook how to tell the people of He County about the burning of the corpse without arousing the people's resistance.
However, Qin Wuzhou forcefully took away the writing brush from Chu Qing's hand, then clasped Chu Qing's hand, and said coldly, "Go and rest."
Chu Qing: "?"
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