After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Zhou Yichen responded quickly.

"Lock them all up. The three imperial doctors, please go to the dyeing workshop now. From now on, the defense of the city will be in Qi Bai's hands."

Seeing that Zhou Yichen was angry, the three imperial doctors naturally did not dare to slack off. They went to the dyeing workshop under the guidance of the soldiers in the city. As for... Chu Xi was stunned.

She really didn't expect that she would not only have to complete the mission of coming to Yunzhou City with Zhou Yichen, but she would also have to... manage the defense of Yunzhou City?

"Your Highness?" Chu Xi planned to struggle again.

Zhou Yichen smiled at her soothingly, "I will leave the safety of Yunzhou City in your hands."

Chu Xi: “…” Let’s not do that. It sounds so heavy. If something goes wrong, she will lose her head, right?

Zhou Yichen knew that Chu Jiang had some concerns, so he patted her on the shoulder.

"You are the person I trust the most. The safety of the city and my safety are all in your hands."

Chu Xi felt more and more pressured, and bowed, "...Yes, Your Highness."

As expected, this task fell on Chu Xi. It couldn't be OOC. This was a matter of concern to her. If she refused, it would deviate from the original owner's personality. She had to agree.

After Zhou Yichen divided the tasks, he went to the county magistrate's mansion first. He needed to understand the situation in the city and the extent of the disaster as soon as possible. The county magistrate's residence and the government office were the best choices.

He was accompanied by personal guards, so Chu Xi could only go to the garrison for the time being. The defense of a city was indeed of top priority.

Especially since the current epidemic situation has exceeded their original expectations, once the patients locked up in the dyeing workshop collectively rebel and escape, it will no longer be this city that will suffer.

If someone took the opportunity to spread the epidemic to the capital, even if Zhou Yichen calmed down the situation in Yunzhou City afterwards, he would inevitably be charged with other crimes.

Chu Xi had the memories of the original owner, and everything was almost instinctive. He instinctively strengthened the defenses on the city wall, with a sentry every three steps, and increased patrols at the dyeing workshop and Zhou Yichen's residence.

You need to cover your face with a white scarf when entering or leaving.

The moment Chu Xi took over Yunzhou City, it adopted closed measures, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

*

Zhou Yichen came to the county magistrate's mansion and asked his men to search the study and the county magistrate's residence carefully, and no secret rooms or other traps should be left unchecked.

This method of digging deep into the ground really allowed him to find a lot of things...

Some gold, silver and other valuables hidden underground, as well as the first report on the disaster received by the county magistrate.

He hid them all, probably because he was worried that the news would get out of the capital and he would be beheaded for dereliction of duty, so he simply hid them all.

"Where is the county magistrate now?" Zhou Yichen was furious when he saw the contents of the memorials.

"According to Master, the magistrate of Yunzhou City was infected with the disease three days ago. He is now locked in the East Courtyard and dares not come out."

Zhou Yichen's eyes turned cold. "Send them to the dyeing workshop for centralized management, and bring the master here."

The follower did as he was told without further ado.

*

When Chu Xi arrived at the county magistrate's mansion, Zhou Yichen was interrogating the legal advisor. The legal advisor was like the county magistrate's shadow. Usually, the legal advisor knew about anything shameful the county magistrate did.

The lawyer was frightened by the prince Zhou Yichen and knew that his backer had fallen. He dared not hide anything and confessed everything after being beaten a few times.

It turned out that when the flood first submerged the surrounding villages, Zhou Yichen had already rushed 600 miles to Yunzhou City to open the granary first to ensure the safety of the people.

As a result, the county magistrate did what he did, but he only distributed some moldy grain. Later, as the heavy rain continued, the water level continued to rise.

The county magistrate found that the situation was getting unstable, so he submitted a memorial. He did not dare to say what he had done, but could only say that an epidemic had broken out and the situation was out of control.

It was just fabricated news at first, until five days ago when they found out...there was indeed an epidemic, and people were falling ill one after another, and the county magistrate became even more panicked.

He even thought about packing up and running away, but the surrounding villages were all flooded, and the King of Yan was on his way. It would be difficult for him to escape, and he might even contract the disease on the way.

The county magistrate was afraid of death, so he didn't run away.

The more Zhou Yichen listened, the colder his expression became.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be so angry. The officialdom is always like this, with both black and white." Chu Xi was worried that Zhou Yichen would draw his sword again and point it at the master who was almost frightened to death.

After hearing what Chu Xi said, Zhou Yichen calmed down and asked someone to take the master away and lock him up first.

The county magistrate kept a bribery account book in a secret room, which recorded the salutes that the city officials handed in to him. Zhou Yichen knew that the officials in Yunzhou City could not be trusted just by looking at the account book.

Keeping this master's advice may be useful in the future.

"The situation in the city is a bit complicated. The conditions of those patients held in the dyeing workshop are unclear. I want to go over and take a look." Zhou Yichen wanted to get a clear picture of the situation in the city.

"Your Highness, the situation over there is very complicated now..." Chu Xi is now getting more and more in tune with the role of Chu Jiang.

Anyway, as long as you put yourself in Chu Jiang's shoes and sincerely consider Zhou Yichen, that's enough.

"It's okay, I'll be prepared." Zhou Yichen waved his hand.

Chu Xi knew that she couldn't stop Zhou Yichen. Since Zhou Yichen was the male protagonist of the novel, he certainly had his merits. He loved his people like his own children, was talented, and had ambitions.

If he really came to power, he might not be a wise monarch.

"Then Your Highness, I will go with you." Chu Xi said.

Zhou Yichen did not stop her, but just smiled and joked, "Qibai, you are so inseparable from me now. If I return to Beijing in the future, I am afraid it will take me a while to get used to it."

Chu Xi coughed. She didn't want to follow someone like a stalker.

This is not... forced by the situation.

"Let's go." Zhou Yichen smiled. Having had enough of Chu Jiang's uncomfortable expression, he took the initiative to end the topic.

*

The dyeing workshop was four streets away from the county magistrate's residence, and the two of them rode there on horseback.

The streets are now extremely quiet, without even a single person in sight, and every household has locked their doors to make it convenient for them to ride fast on the streets.

After Chu Xi's adjustments, the dyeing workshop was replaced with hundreds of guards who were sent from the capital. They were wearing armor and each was equipped with a big sword. They looked different from the soldiers in Yunzhou City.

The hundreds of troops brought from the capital were in good spirits.

As for the soldiers in Yunzhou City, they are lazy and don’t behave like soldiers.

Zhou Yichen just glanced at the soldiers from Yunzhou City who were transferred away, and his brows furrowed.

The quality of local officials varies greatly, and the situation of soldiers in the city is also different. It all depends on the officials above.

Indeed, the saying that “what goes around comes around” still makes sense.

Look at how the people above are, and you will probably know how the people below are like.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Yan."