I became a big shot in the quick transmigration world.

Chapter 907 His White Moonlight 40
The letter described Gushui City as a place comparable to hell on earth.

The symptoms of the epidemic in Gushui City began to worsen and the disease progressed, making treatment increasingly difficult. The number of critically ill patients continued to increase, and the court was requested to send reinforcements immediately.

The person who intercepted the letter immediately informed his master.

Upon learning this, the Third Prince Lou Yunxian revealed a smug smile.

Ha, you want to tell the Emperor?

How could I possibly let you have your way?

After reading them, he burned them all.

Since receiving news that the epidemic in Gushui City was out of control, Lou Yunxian and the others have not taken any further action.

Since they're already deteriorating on their own, that saves a lot of trouble.

After that, every intercepted message reported that the epidemic in Gushui City was getting worse and worse, and more and more people were dying.

Lou Yunxian certainly wouldn't believe the contents of just one letter. He sent people to loiter outside Gushui City every day, trying to find out what was inside.

However, due to concerns about infection, the people sent were kept very far away.

They only saw that the city gates were tightly closed, there was no sign of life inside, and they couldn't hear anything from a distance.

But every day you can see a bunch of things being wrapped up and dragged out, and then burned.

It appears to be cremating a body.

The fire produced a lot of thick smoke, and those people could see black smoke rising into the sky every day.

Over time, those who were staking out the area relaxed their vigilance. They only needed to check for black smoke each day before leaving.

However, they would make the reports very attractive, explaining that they were working in shifts and conducting round-the-clock tracking and monitoring. After summarizing information from all aspects, they determined that the situation in the city was very bad.

In this way, the Third Prince was completely relieved.

Occasionally, someone in the imperial court would bring up the situation in Gushui City, but soon an official would say that news had come from Guanglin Prefecture that there was no major problem in Gushui City, and then the matter would be glossed over.

The emperor felt his health deteriorating and his headaches were lasting longer each day. Hearing from his subordinates that it wasn't a serious problem, he didn't pay much attention to it.

After that incident, there were no more supplies or news.

The entire Valley City was completely isolated.

Despite the outside world's perception that Gushui City was in dire straits, it was actually gradually recovering its former vitality.

Since the development of the preventative drug, Lou Yunsheng has had several of his subordinates take it and use it when they go out on missions.

After learning that suspicious individuals were observing Gushui City from outside, Yu Muhuai devised a plan to burn dry grass outside every day, creating the illusion of burning corpses.

To prevent the Third Prince from using any malicious schemes that would worsen the already plague-ridden Valley Water City, they simply described Valley Water City as extremely miserable in their letters.

Since these letters couldn't possibly reach the Emperor, they simply made them up.

Three days after Lou Yunsheng secretly sent the letter out, it finally reached Yang Jian, the Vice Minister of War.

After receiving the letter, Yang Jian immediately contacted several colleagues, and the group presented the contents of the letter to the emperor during the court session the next day.

The court was immediately thrown into an uproar.

To everyone's surprise, after two months of silence, the next news they received was such shocking good news.

Of course, this good news only applies to a select few.

For the Third Prince's faction, this was the worst possible news. When Lou Yunxian heard it, the corner of his mouth twitched a few times, and he almost couldn't keep his expression down.

He clenched his fists secretly, preparing to tear all those involved in the erroneous messages to pieces in a moment.

But now that things have come to this, there's nothing more he can do to Gu Shuicheng and Lou Yunsheng.

Yang Jian suggested, "Your Majesty, now that His Highness Prince Duan has defeated the plague and restored Gushui City to normal, isn't it time to welcome His Highness Prince Duan back?"

Then, many others seconded the motion.

Just as the emperor was about to say something, he heard someone raise an objection.

Wang Chengzhi, the Minister of Revenue who had always opposed Yang Jian, stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!"
His Highness Prince Duan declared that Gushui City was safe based solely on a letter. However, everyone knew how rapidly the plague spread and how difficult it was to cure.

The plague that once ravaged entire cities has now been defeated so easily—isn't that suspicious?

Yang Jian was furious. He glared at Wang Chengzhi with wide eyes and shouted, "Lord Wang! What do you mean by that? Are you saying that His Highness Prince Duan wrote a letter to deceive the Emperor in order to gain credit?"

This is utterly absurd! How could His Highness Prince Duan possibly commit such a heinous crime of deceiving the emperor at the cost of an entire city?

Upon hearing the words "deceiving the emperor," Wang Chengzhi's knees buckled, and he immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty! How dare I speak nonsense! But based on past experience, plagues are truly terrifying. In every instance, they spread to several towns and last for more than half a year before finally subsiding."
Moreover, every time a plague strikes, it causes the deaths of a large number of people.

However, the news sent back by His Highness Prince Duan now indicates that the total number of deaths is less than one thousand.

For a city the size of Gushui City, this number is truly, truly incredible!

Wang Chengzhi is a very good actor. He portrayed a character who spoke earnestly but was also afraid because he told the truth.

Seeing him kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear, Yang Jian spat angrily.

Yang Jian understood that these people didn't want Prince Duan to return peacefully; even if he did return, they would first try to smear him.

He absolutely refused to do it!
"Your Majesty! Just because there has never been such a case before does not mean that His Highness Prince Duan cannot do it."

Prince Duan risked his own life to stay alone in Gushui City with the sick people. What a selfless spirit that is!

Prince Duan is wholeheartedly devoted to the people, while some people here are making sarcastic remarks and trying to confuse the issue! I really don't know what their intentions are!

The Third Prince's faction was displeased and immediately retorted.

The court was immediately thrown into chaos, the noise so loud it seemed like the roof would be lifted off.

These people would argue every now and then, and the emperor was already used to it.

But he had a headache.
These ignorant bastards!

"enough!"

The Emperor's voice came from above; it wasn't loud, but it was enough to intimidate all the officials present.

"Your Majesty, forgive me."

Immediately, a group of ministers knelt down.

The Emperor sighed, rubbing his forehead: "Since Prince Duan has said so, he must not be speaking carelessly."

"Your Majesty!" Wang Chengzhi below immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

The Emperor raised his hand, interrupting him, and continued, "But Gushui City has been infected with the plague before, so just in case, we should send someone to inspect it first."

Wish you sweet dreams and good night (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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