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Chapter 119 Sudden Death
Lu Qing has always had a good memory, and this incident didn't happen long ago.

When borrowing troops in Runzhou before, it was this Situ Jing who refused to make any concessions and demanded that the centurions under his command must personally inspect the badge of the Golden-faced Censor before they would obey orders.

Although Situ Jing had not met the Golden-faced Censor in person last time, he still remembered the orders he had given clearly. Now seeing Lu Qing taking the initiative to hand over the badge, he guessed that it was because of the previous incident.

Through the mask, I couldn't see the other person's expression, nor could I hear any emotion from the flat tone. I had no way of guessing whether the action of handing over the badge reflected the censor's dissatisfaction with me.

But he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did, so he took the badge and looked at it carefully, then he sighed slowly, "Everything in this world is indeed under the eyes of His Majesty.

That’s right, since I was transferred to Lizhou, two months have passed, and four or five people in the imperial guards have died inexplicably.

I was also very worried about this matter and still couldn't find the crux of the problem.

Now that the Imperial Censor has come to help me, it is a good thing for me."

Lu Qing didn't expect Situ Jing's reaction to be so direct and frank.

If it were an ordinary official, if something happened within his jurisdiction, no matter whether it was directly related to him or not, he would try to whitewash and cover it up as soon as possible, so as to avoid affecting his political achievements during the examination.

When a powerful figure like the Golden-faced Censor personally intervened, they didn't dare to stop him, and they felt unhappy.

Situ Jing's behavior made him feel enlightened, and he felt that "a tiger father will have a dog son".

At the same time, he was also a little curious. Although the commanders of the imperial guards in various places needed to be replaced every once in a while to prevent them from occupying one side, forming cliques and threatening the court, it was not time to relocate these people yet. Why was Situ Jing, who was stationed in Runzhou two months ago, transferred to Lizhou now?

General Situ has two sons, both of whom are in the army. The three of them are considered the most trusted military generals in the court by Emperor Jin, and their status is no less than that of Cao Tianbao.

At this critical juncture, he didn't transfer anyone else but Situ Jing and sent himself over.

It seems that there are indeed some mysteries involved in the affairs of the Lizhou Imperial Guards.

Even as he thought this, Lu Qing still maintained the cold dignity of a golden-faced censor: "I'd like to hear the details."

"I was stationed in Runzhou before, and I believe the censor must know about it." Situ Jing sighed, "Although I didn't have direct dealings with you before, I did borrow troops from you.

Not long after that, an imperial edict suddenly came from the capital, transferring me to Lizhou to serve as the commander-in-chief. It said that the original commander-in-chief of Lizhou had a sudden illness and died before he could get treatment. At that time, there was no one to lead the Lizhou Imperial Guards, and I needed to take office as soon as possible.

When I rushed here day and night, the former commander-in-chief had already died, and only a group of servants in the commander-in-chief's mansion were left, old and young, all of them covered with scars.

After asking around, I learned that the commander-in-chief had nothing wrong with him at first, but later, for some reason, his temperament changed drastically and he became extremely cruel. Not only did he beat and scold his servants, he even suddenly became furious for no reason and hacked people to death with a knife.

Even the treatment of the soldiers in the Imperial Guards camp was the same. They were fine one moment, and suddenly became crazy and wanted to beat and kill the next moment, causing complaints in the barracks and everyone feeling insecure.

Later, when the people below could no longer bear it and were about to report to the court, the commander-in-chief suddenly fell ill and died suddenly.

After that, the Imperial Guard camp suffered a series of incidents. Before I arrived, I only heard about it from others, but even after I arrived, I witnessed at least four deaths.

"So these servants in the mansion were left behind by the previous commander-in-chief?" Lu Qing asked.

Situ Jing nodded and said, "That's right. At that time, those who were young and strong and didn't have any indentures in the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion and could run away could not bear the abuse, so they ran away desperately to save their lives.

The rest are those who are homeless or too old and too timid.

They had nowhere to go and were very pitiful. I happened to be in a hurry to take up my post, so I only brought a few personal soldiers with me and left them all behind."

"So, did anyone who is still in the mansion witness the previous commander's accident?"

"I asked about this after I arrived. No one in the mansion knew how the previous commander-in-chief died. They only found their master tragically dead in his room the next morning."

"How tragic is a tragic death?"

"His whole body was festered and he died of suffocation."

Situ Jing's words stunned everyone present. If it weren't for the masks on everyone's faces helping to cover up their expressions, everyone would probably be stunned at this moment.

Twenty or thirty years have passed since Emperor Jin ascended the throne. Generally speaking, the weather has been good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Occasionally there are some minor disasters, but they do not affect the overall situation and have not caused any chaos. There has never been a plague.

What is happening among the Lizhou Imperial Guards now reminds people of the situation when the plague just started to break out, and they suddenly feel a chill in their hearts.

"To my shame, it's been two months since I took office, and I still haven't found any clues to the reasons behind this.

As for the four people who died after I took office, I also consulted a doctor when they fell ill, but the doctor was helpless and had no idea how to treat them. Not long after that, they died. I could only watch helplessly as they died one after another, but there was nothing I could do.

Situ Jing pounded his fist into his palm and sighed deeply, "I heard that Your Excellency punished the magistrate and his followers in Taiping County, Congzhou, who were abusing their power and oppressing the people. Later, the news spread to Runzhou, and everyone praised it. I have also heard about it.

Now that Your Excellency has gone to Lizhou to investigate this matter, I will fully cooperate and will never allow any more harm to happen to the soldiers in the army."

Before he could finish his words, a servant of about thirteen or fourteen came running in hurriedly, as if to cause trouble on purpose: "General! General! The camp has sent someone to deliver a message saying that something happened over there, and they want you to go over and take a look!

I heard that someone suddenly went crazy and no one could control him!"

Situ Jing stood up suddenly, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat ugly, and he looked at the Golden-faced Censor.

Lu Qing waved his hand at him and said, "Please lead the way, Commander-in-Chief. We will go with you to the camp to see what is going on."

(End of this chapter)