Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Chu Qing's heart was beating crazily. In the original book, Qin Wuzhou ascended to the throne of King Qin with the help of Prime Minister Lu Xun. It is almost impossible to become the king of Qin during the civil strife in Chu.
And Qin Wuzhou had already noticed him, Chu Qing didn't bring any guards by his side, An Liu followed Shao Tie to rescue the disaster, and even if An Liu was there, he might not be Qin Wuzhou's opponent.
After Chu Qing thought about it again and again, he still walked forward. If Qin Wuzhou wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago. There is no need to wait until now.
Qin Wuzhou was holding a bloody burning stick in his hand, waiting for the person who was peeping in the dark to appear in front of him, but when the footsteps approached, he suddenly realized that the footsteps seemed to be...
When Chu Qing saw Qin Wuzhou, he lowered his head, his eyes were full of bloodthirsty killing intent, and he was holding the iron rod that had killed someone just now and was still covered with blood.
"Ding-banging--"
Qin Wuzhou threw the iron rod aside, and the sound of the iron rod stirring on the ground broke the silence.
"If you kill me right now," Chu Qing smiled, although his face was pale, but he was extremely calm, "I promise, you will die and leave He County alive."
Qin Wuzhou knew very well that Chu Qing was not talking big, and his threats were never aimless, but Qin Wuzhou remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Qin Wuzhou finally opened his mouth and said, "Chu Qing, you don't believe me."
Chu Qing ignored Qin Wuzhou's questioning, he walked over, picked up the fire stick on the ground, and inserted it into the hole in the dead man's chest again.
"I killed this person," Chu Qing then said to Qin Wuzhou, "Get out."
Qin Wuzhou understood Chu Qing's meaning from his actions: I don't believe in you, but I am willing to protect you.
"Hurry up," Chu Qing cleaned up the traces of Qin Wuzhou's murder, and added some traces of resistance from the dead. Qin Wuzhou's identity paper cannot cover fire, Shao Tie will always know, and then think of this incident again I'm afraid it will be difficult for Qin Wuzhou to get rid of the suspicion.
"Shao Tie is coming soon."
Qin Wuzhou took a deep look at Chu Qing, and quickly left the dark room.
Shao Tie and An Liu finished their affairs outside the mansion, and when they returned to the dark room, they saw a dead body in front of Chu Qing.
"Wuzhou just interrogated him. He is a Qin merchant hoarding Chu's food." Chu Qing opened his mouth to lie, "After Wuzhou left, he suddenly wanted to attack me, so I killed him."
Shao Tie believed Chu Qing's words completely, and he ordered the guards to come and dispose of the corpse.
Chu Qing watched the imperial guards burn the corpse before leaving the darkroom.
In the main hall of Chengxuan Political Envoy Division.
"Today's progress is very smooth." It was dinner time at this time, and everyone did not move their chopsticks. Chu Qing said to everyone, "Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the next two days will not be much different from today."
"From the fourth day onwards, our manpower will expand rapidly. We must pay special attention to whether any guards are infected with the epidemic. If it occurs, we must not conceal it and deal with it strictly if necessary." Chu Qing faced Shao Tie, "In addition, the rewards and punishments are clear. , to increase the rewards for those who have meritorious service.”
"The plan was completed by the five states and handed over to Commander Shao for review. After I read it, it will be implemented." Chu Qing then said to Cheng Shangshu, "How is your progress today?"
"Back to the fourth prince, we have miniaturized the terrain of Hejun, and plan to make a simulation in advance and try it out in advance. In addition, all the unemployed people today are digging ditches outside the city. According to your method, part of it has already been dug." Cheng Shangshu was very pleased. Cherish the tasks assigned to him by Chu Qing.
"Cheng Shangshu is old, be careful not to work too hard." Chu Qing noticed that when Cheng Shangshu entered the door, his back seemed to be a little uncomfortable.
"Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your concern."
Cheng Shangshu couldn't help himself today, and dug two shovels in the ground, but he almost showed his old waist, and was persuaded by his subordinates to stop. Unexpectedly, he was spotted by Chu Qing, and Cheng Shangshu was very moved.
Chu Qing raised the wine glass in his hand and said to everyone: "Let's raise our glasses together to pay tribute to those who have died in the natural disaster. May they all enjoy peace and tranquility in the unknown world."
Everyone raised their glasses with heavy faces.
When everyone was about to drink it up, Chu Qing stopped him and said, "But our plan has not been completed yet, He County is still facing drought and disease, and unknown enemies are in other countries, in Jianyang City, and in He County Within this period, we cannot relax in the slightest, so I propose that today we put down our wine glasses and replace wine with tea."
"I look forward to the day when we can drink this glass of wine at the celebration banquet." Chu Qing took the lead in putting the wine glass on the table.
Qin Wuzhou quickly took the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for Chu Qing.
……
After the meal, everyone returned to their resting places and started working.
Chu Qing sat silently at the desk and wrote the plan.
Qin Wuzhou was on another table. His plan had been completed and he was waiting for Shao Tie to revise it according to the actual situation. Qin Wuzhou, who had nothing to do, looked at Chu Qing's back and recalled what happened in the dark room.
If Chu Qing is placed on the opposite side, he naturally despises Chu Qing in the previous life, but in this life, Qin Wuzhou believes that Chu Qing is definitely an opponent worthy of his sympathy.
Chu Qing seemed to have figured something out, and he quickly completed the plan in his hand.
It's bedtime again.
Qin Wuzhou had already made the bed for Chu Qing, and the silence between the two continued to spread.
When both of them took off their outer shirts and lay on the bed, no one spoke. It seemed that both sides were fighting each other with silence, and it seemed that they just didn't want to talk.
Finally, Qin Wuzhou couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "What should I do to make you believe me?"
"What do you believe?" Chu Qing was puzzled by what Qin Wuzhou cared about, "You are the proton of Qin, and I am the prince of Chu. Qin and Chu are mortal enemies, and this is a national enmity."
"Before you said that I owed you a lot, let me count it as family hatred, national hatred and family hatred, how can we talk about trust?" Chu Qing had poor eyesight in the dark night. He tried to open his eyes wide, but he still couldn't see clearly. Qin Wuzhou's appearance, "Furthermore, can you trust me completely?"
Qin Wuzhou put the dagger next to Chu Qing's pillow in his hand, pointed the blade at his own neck, the iron-sharpened blade was tightly attached to the artery, and he said seriously in Chu Qing's ear, "I can."
Chu Qing guessed what Qin Wuzhou had done, he didn't dare to move, and couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart: This lunatic.
"So, do you want to try it?" Qin Wuzhou held Chu Qing's hand and moved towards him.
Chu Qing knew that Qin Wuzhou was crazy, but he didn't expect him to commit suicide like this. He said in a flustered tone, "Qin Wuzhou, stop now, I can't see now."
Chu Qing noticed that there was no movement in Qin Wuzhou's direction, and he said more anxiously: "I'm not lying to you, when the light is extremely dim at night... I'm blind and can't see anything."
Qin Wuzhou recalled that when Chu Qing was sleeping in his mansion, he was surprised to find that every night, the windows were open, allowing the moonlight to shine in, and Chu Qing's room was well lit no matter it was a day or night.
"I'm sorry." Qin Wuzhou silently took the dagger back and placed it beside Chu Qing's pillow.
Chu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he replied, "It's nothing."
Then, for the first time in this world, Chu Qing sighed and said to Qin Wuzhou: "I am willing to protect you, teach you knowledge, and even help you gain the power of Qin State, but I really can't trust you. Sorry, I can't do that."
"It's okay." Qin Wuzhou said sullenly.
The next day, Chu Qing looked at the simulated sand table of the terrain in the courtyard of Cheng Xuanzheng Envoy.
Cheng Shangshu said to Chu Qing: "Fourth Prince, this is the terrain sand table we made after the terrain survey of He County yesterday."
It is clear and clear that what Cheng Shangshu means is that the rehearsal will be carried out first, and then the actual situation will be modified according to the rehearsal.
"Light it up." Chu Qing looked at the surrounding fire-breaks and the isolation zone without combustibles, "Try it first."
Cheng Shangshu handed the candle in his hand to Chu Qing, who took the candle and lit the fire from the model of Hejun Central.
The result was not that the fire was uncontrollable, but that many lands in He County were not covered by flames. After the fire stopped, mottled black scorched spots spread all over the place.
"The burnt coal can be reused," Chu Qing continued, pointing to the pitch-black ground, "Can the ashes be used for farming? The most difficult problem now is that the fire can completely cover the entire He County. Under the circumstances, do not lose control."
Chu Qing said to Cheng Shangshu: "It still needs to be improved."
"Yes, the fourth prince." Cheng Shangshu nodded, and led his officials to continue the research.
Chu Qing was walking on the street, the guards wearing white linen protective coats were counting from door to door, distributing food and drinking water.
Qin Wuzhou is now in the north of He County, and all the people infected with the disease have been moved to the canyon in the north of He County.
Standing outside the north gate of Hejun, Chu Qing could see the canyon. Compared with Shao Tie's mission in Hejun, Qin Wuzhou's mission was more dangerous and would inevitably see more deaths.
The death rate of the plague was too high, and the guards kept transporting the corpses covered with white cloth to the cremation site.
Sensing Chu Qing's arrival, Qin Wuzhou stopped the medicine furnace he was guarding, and asked, "Why did you come here? It's dangerous here."
"It's been a few days since we entered He County," Chu Qing asked with some concern, "Among the patients you took over, are there any imperial guards who came with us?"
"No." Qin Wuzhou's tone was gentle, for fear of scaring Chu Qing, "Your plan is perfect, even if there is, it's because the soldier didn't pay attention and didn't follow the rules."
"That's good." Chu Qing continued to ask, "What is the approximate survival rate of the patient?"
"Before there was no medical treatment, [-]% of infected people would die." Qin Wuzhou wiped his hands. It was still too dangerous here, so he simply went outside the room to talk with Chu Qing, "With medicinal materials, the death rate will drop. Forty percent."
"But there is still a problem." Qin Wuzhou looked at the direction of the incinerated corpse, "We burned the corpse without telling the truth. If the people of He County know about it, many people may not be able to accept it."
Chu Qing frowned, and he thought for a while and said, "The implementation of the policy cannot be greedy for speed. Turning the big stage goals into small steps to complete them bit by bit, the effect will be faster, and we have to hide it now."
"The same is true for the burning of River County." Chu Qing turned his gaze to the distance, the direction of Jianyang City. "In addition, we need a steady stream of supplies. Once something happens to Jianyang City, we will be very passive."
"What's the matter in Jianyang City, Prime Minister Bian will tell us in advance." Qin Wuzhou looked at the sky, and it was getting late, so he simply put aside the matter here and walked back with Chu Qing.
"Think of something good. Starting tomorrow, many people will join us." Qin Wuzhou narrowed his eyes, watching the setting sun slant, "Everyone in He County will usher in a different fate because of your arrival."
Qin Wuzhou recalled the previous life, when the army of Qin State occupied Chu State, He County had already become a dead land, the suburbs were slightly better, but there were not many survivors.
"I hope so." Chu Qing also looked at the sunset. When the sunset was late, the blood-colored sunset seemed to carry some kind of ominous meaning.
At night, Chu Qing sat at the table, he thought for a long time, Qin Wuzhou was still earnestly making the beds for the two of them.
"Qin Wuzhou." Chu Qing shouted suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Qin Wuzhou slowed down.
Chu Qing said to Qin Wuzhou with difficulty: "Maybe it's my past experience that makes it difficult for me to truly trust others. If you are willing to wait, I will try to slowly..."
"I am willing," Qin Wuzhou interrupted Chu Qing, "I shouldn't force you."
Chu Qing heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Qin Wuzhou, "Go to sleep."
After turning off the lights, Qin Wuzhou asked again: "Are you chatting?"
"Okay," Chu Qing thought for a while, and still felt that it was really too difficult to talk to Qin Wuzhou, so she said to him, "I was the one who asked you questions before, but this time it's you."
"What's so special about your hometown?" Qin Wuzhou still stared at Chu Qing firmly, but this time, his gaze was more presumptuous.
"..." Chu Qing labeled Qin Wuzhou an embarrassing prince in his heart, "Wealthy, strong, democratic, civilized..."
"Civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness." Qin Wuzhou directly said the part that Chu Qing had not yet stated.
"You recited well." Chu Qing praised, "I didn't think there was anything special in my life, but I miss it very much now. Next question."
"What kind of person do you prefer?" Qin Wuzhou asked Chu Qing's questions in order.
Chu Qing: "..."
Chu Qing thought that he could probably understand Qin Wuzhou's mood when he had an awkward chat with him, but he still replied: "Know how to do housework, and have a better personality? I haven't thought about it very carefully. Just listen to what I said earlier and just listen to it." good."
"Next, do you want to ask, hobbies?" Chu Qing didn't wait for Qin Wuzhou to ask, and replied directly, "Blow the flute, make money."
"I'll blow it to you when I have time..."
Chu Qing gradually fell asleep.
Qin Wuzhou stared intently at Chu Qing's face, as if he wished to tear him apart, and also as a devout believer facing his own beliefs.
In the early morning of the next day, when Chu Qing finished dressing, Qin Wuzhou obviously found that something was wrong with Chu Qing. The situation in He County is not optimistic. Chu Qing is a very thoughtful person, so he didn't think too much about it.
After Qin Wuzhou finished dressing, Chu Qing tied a knot on Qin Wuzhou's back, and said to Qin Wuzhou: "You go first, I'll be right there, by the way, take the books on my desk, this is for you .”
Qin Wuzhou was delighted in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. It turned out that the plans that Chu Qing had written in the past few days were all written for him.
It wasn't until he stood outside the door that Chu Qing locked the door from the inside that Qin Wuzhou realized that something was wrong.
Chu Qing listened to Qin Wuzhou's quick tricks outside the door, leaning his back against the door, and calmly said to Qin Wuzhou outside the door: "Don't knock."
"Cough...cough." Chu Qing coughed uncontrollably.
Qin Wuzhou's heart gradually sank.
"Cough, fever," Chu Qing was a little helpless, he said to Qin Wuzhou, "The imperial guards are not infected, but I may be infected with the plague."
"Leave me alone. If it's common typhoid fever, it will be fine in two days. If it's plague, I'm afraid there's no cure for my body." Chu Qing had a premonition about this sick and weak body.
Chu Qing continued to guide Qin Wuzhou patiently: "Next, you will take charge of the overall situation. I have clearly written down some precautions, including the prospect of burning the entire He County and the regulations for rebuilding He County, in the plan I gave you."
Qin Wuzhou listened to Chu Qing's words that seemed to be his last words, and could hardly restrain his anger.
"Chu Qing," Qin Wuzhou gritted his teeth, "let me in."
There was no movement in the room, for some reason, he intuitively felt that Chu Qing's desire to survive was not strong, Qin Wuzhou panicked for the first time after his rebirth.
Ignoring Chu Qing's wishes, Qin Wuzhou stepped back a little and kicked the door open.
Chu Qing was sitting at the table drinking tea, he watched Qin Wuzhou walk towards him step by step, and then his wrist was firmly held by Qin Wuzhou.
Qin Wuzhou grabbed Chu Qing's wrist, half-kneeled in front of Chu Qing, and while taking his pulse, said: "Chu Qing, if you die, I want the whole Chu country to be buried with you."
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