Ancient natural disasters: The whole family traveled through time and was almost wiped out

Chapter 181

Although no one knew about it, it was still better to be cautious. So Princess Lu died of illness in Jiangnan, and in the distant Qingzhou, there was a widow named Chen who lived in seclusion in a separate courtyard with her son.

"So..." Jiang Yipei was silent for a while before saying, "Do you want to avenge your father?"

County Magistrate Chen picked at his fingers unconsciously, his eyes somewhat blank. “My mother said that my father was the best man in the world. He shouldn’t have died, nor should he have been cursed after his death.”

The whole Dasheng knew that the late emperor died because he killed his father in order to serve the king.

As for why he killed his father, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that he killed his father.

He was deeply favored but not satisfied, and attempted to seize the throne. The old emperor refused, so he forced him to write an abdication edict. However, the old emperor was wise and would rather die than surrender, so he wrote the name of the current emperor on the abdication edict.

The current emperor restored order, but was unable to save his father from the sword. In the end, he reluctantly killed his brother to avenge his father and his king.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. What's more, King Qin is dead and there is no way to defend himself. This crime will follow him for the rest of his life.

The prince who lived a glorious life and was content with his life was not allowed to enter the imperial tomb after his death.

Even, grind the bones and scatter the ashes.

In that solitary grave on a distant hillside of the imperial mausoleum, in that solitary grave built by the emperor to demonstrate his benevolence and righteousness for his loyal followers, lies a notorious death row prisoner, enjoying the incense offerings from his servants.

For a true loyalist, his ashes had long since flowed into the rivers and seas, disappearing without a trace, leaving not even a thought for the people who cared about him.

Whenever Princess Qin thought about this, she would suffer from heart pain. Her hatred for the current emperor deepened every day, but she could do nothing about it and could only consume herself.

"It would be fine if the world was peaceful and the seas and rivers were clear, but the current Dasheng doesn't look peaceful at all. Instead, there are so many officials like Governor Wen." County Magistrate Chen laughed sarcastically: "Why keep a Dasheng like this?"

"Natural disasters are rampant. If you rebel at this time, how will the people survive? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Ugh..." Jiang Yipei suddenly realized: "No, you only have 5,000 people. How can you start a war? If you dare to show any signs, they will kill you as soon as they send out their troops!"

No matter how much the Great Sheng Dynasty declined, it still had an army of 200,000.

"I really believed your lies!" Jiang Yipei waved his sleeves. He was speechless. He didn't know why, but subconsciously he always had the illusion that Chen Nuo was going to rebel and could succeed.

But there are only 5,000 people! How can we succeed?

"Brother Jiang, please use less dirty words, as they can easily affect your character."

Jiang Yipei: “…”

He lifted the car curtain to get some fresh air, looked at the environment outside, and put it down again after a while: "Didn't you say you had a solution? Tell me quickly, we are almost in town."

"Really?" County Magistrate Chen also lifted the curtain and looked: "Sister-in-law, are their mule carts still in front? Fortunately, they are still there."

"?" Jiang Yipei was puzzled: "What? Are you looking for your sister-in-law for something? Is it related to your countermeasures?"

County Magistrate Chen nodded and said, "Brother Chen, as the saying goes, medicine and poison are inseparable. My sister-in-law's medical skills are unparalleled, so she should be able to make poison, right?"

Jiang Yipei reacted immediately: "Are you trying to poison Governor Wen?"

"Brother Jiang is smart!"

Jiang Yipei: I’m not that smart. Even a fool would know this!

"Do you think this method is feasible?" County Magistrate Chen asked again.

"I have to ask you if it's possible! Can you find a chance to poison Governor Wen?"

"That's easy. Although their team is large in number, they are like a sieve. They can find the real target with every shot. What's important is the poison? Does sister-in-law have a ready-made poison? Or do you want to make it now?"

"There is poison." Jiang Yipei thought for a moment and then added, "But you still have to ask her whether to give it to her or not. I can't make the decision."

In fact, even though they were husband and wife in two lives, Jiang Yipei didn't know Jiang Suying could make poison at first. It was because in a society ruled by law, no one had ever seen a wife poison anyone...

But one day, his daughter brought back a king cobra venom gland and gave it to his wife as if it were a treasure. He still remembers the look in his wife's eyes as if she had found a treasure. Then, many kinds of poisons appeared in the house, which shocked him for several lifetimes.

County Magistrate Chen understood that Jiang Yipei did not dare to take charge of Jiang Suying. After all, a doctor would never have the heart to take human life lightly.

This is also the reason why County Magistrate Chen did not go directly to Jiang Suying but to Jiang Yipei. What if he rashly made this request and his sister-in-law disagreed and thought that he had a bad character?

But if Jiang Yipei speaks up, it will be easier to talk between husband and wife!

Moreover, as far as he knew, a good doctor would disdain to use poison. If he made this request and offended his sister-in-law, it would be more trouble than gain.

If Jiang Yipei spoke up, in case his sister-in-law disagreed and became angry, he would have a helper!

"Using poison is a low-level, despicable move. Are you sure?" Jiang Yipei looked at him, "What if you get lucky and succeed in the future? Aren't you afraid? Wait, you told me so much, and you didn't hide it. Could it be that you have already thought about it... and want to kill people to silence them?"

County Magistrate Chen: “…”

There are not many intellectuals who speak so bluntly.

He smiled helplessly: "Why would I kill anyone to silence them? What reason do I have to do this? Now that nothing has started, you are thinking about silencing them? Not really, right? As I said before, you and I have known each other for more than ten years..."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Jiang Yipei stopped him immediately. After all, he could already guess the complaints, so there was no need to listen to them anymore.

"Brother Jiang, I truly regard you as an ally, otherwise I wouldn't have helped you keep such a big secret?"

"?" Jiang Yipei was a little confused by this. What secret did he ask him to keep?

"Harvester." County Magistrate Chen reminded him.

Jiang Yipei: “…” What a good dog this guy is.

If the harvesters had not helped him to collect a large amount of grain, he would have had no chance to plan a rebellion using Luoshui County as a base. Now that he has no use for others, he starts to plot against them!

What happened to the harvester?

Isn't it just that it didn't appear in the right era and seems a bit out of place and shocking?

"I won't ask you how you got the harvester, but one thing is for sure, it's not something that Dasheng should have." County Magistrate Chen kept looking at Jiang Yipei, and when he saw that he wanted to speak, he added, "It's not a vassal state, it's something that the Western Regions still have."

There shouldn't be such things in this era.

County Magistrate Chen had studied it carefully but had found nothing. He only knew that even if the blacksmiths in Dasheng dismantled the harvester, they would never be able to assemble an identical one in their lifetime. Oh, it was also unknown whether they could put the disassembled one back together correctly.

Jiang Yipei opened his mouth and closed it again.

Why do they say knowledge changes destiny? People have read thousands of books, traveled thousands of miles, seen a lot and have broad knowledge. They are not as easy to fool as those naive people in Jiangjia Village!

"So you really want to form an alliance with me?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I not ask you where your harvester is during all the time we were in Yunling Mountain? You couldn't have lost such a sharp tool, could you? Not to mention putting it in the cellar, which cellar can fit such a large harvester? Not to mention putting it in the house. Although I don't fully understand, iron will definitely rust if it is soaked in water. You can't not take good care of it! So, you must have other secrets."

"Oh no, you've discovered another secret." Jiang Yipei said expressionlessly.

"Brother Jiang, don't worry. I'm tight-lipped. We just get what we need."

"What a good way to get what you want." Jiang Yipei nodded and raised his chin to indicate, "If you keep talking like this, we'll have to pass the fork in the road between Nanxiang Town and Luoshui County."

It's very troublesome to take a detour, it's time-consuming and laborious. What if Governor Wen breaks into the city in just such a short time?

"No problem, just consider it as a visit to old doctor Jiang." Although he said so, County Magistrate Chen still asked his followers to speed up: "Chang Le, hurry up and catch up with Madam Jiang."

"Yes, sir!" Chang Le flicked the whip, and the tall horse walked much more easily in the snow than a mule - it was strong and had long legs!

"Mrs. Jiang, please stay."

Chang Le rode forward, and the coachman of the Jiang family quickly stopped the mule cart: "Oh - Madam, it's the man next to the county magistrate."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Suying lifted the curtain and saw Jiang Yipei waving at her from the carriage. Then Jiang Suying also got on the carriage of County Magistrate Chen.

"You want poison?" Jiang Suying asked with wrinkles.

"Yes..." County Magistrate Chen hurriedly explained upon seeing this: "It is really for the people of the entire city. I am not..." killing innocent people indiscriminately!

However, before Magistrate Chen could finish his words, he saw Jiang Suying lift the curtain and jump off the carriage. When she came back, she had a medicine box in her hand, which was filled with colorful small bottles with labels.

She picked up a small red porcelain bottle and said, "I don't know what kind of poison you need, so I brought some. I'll introduce it to you. This one is the most poisonous. It kills instantly. Once the drug takes effect, even a great immortal can't save you. You don't have to look at me like that. I'm not even a great immortal. I definitely can't save you."

Jiang Yipei quickly withdrew his hand and wiped it, fearing that it would be contaminated with some poisonous substance that would cost his life.

The daughter-in-law who is not bound by the law becomes more and more daring and dares to use any poison.

"The biggest advantage of this toxic weakness is that it can instantly make a person lose their mobility. Is it suitable for capturing alive? If Governor Wen is still useful, this is the best way to use it. Ah, this one. This medicine is a bit poisonous. Don't use it under normal circumstances. Because once poisoned, the victim will be half dead. If you can't cure it, you can't die. You will linger until every organ fails and you die. It is a very painful way to die. Choose one!"

County Magistrate Chen looked at the medicine bottle, then at Jiang Suying, and finally at Jiang Yipei: Isn't it said that doctors cannot bear to see people's lives being taken lightly?

Jiang Yipei: I didn’t say that

Jiang Suying: It is true that doctors value life the most, but is Governor Wen a human being? He is not!

Besides, she had already thought of killing him, but County Magistrate Chen just told her the plan in advance.

What's wrong with her giving a little help?

Nothing, very good!

County Magistrate Chen took out a small black porcelain bottle and said, "This is it."

Jiang Suying saw that it was the third type: "You want him to linger on and watch him become weak and die? Do you have a grudge against him?"

"some."

County Magistrate Chen said as he played with the porcelain vase, "New and old grudges, he has been making things difficult for me during the years he was the governor, and so many people have died because of him. Although they are citizens of Chunzhou County, they are ultimately citizens of Dasheng. He has to suffer to pay back some of the lives lost. If he dies quickly, it would be a relief for him."

Jiang Suying nodded. It was indeed true. She rummaged through a pile of bottles and jars, and finally found a white porcelain bottle. She handed it to County Magistrate Chen: "Mix this in. It will double the pain. Just consider it as my token of my gratitude to the people who died because of him."

Just when Magistrate Chen's carriage arrived at the entrance of the secret passage, Governor Wen, with a dark face, was directing the people to bang on the city gate. They had been banging on it for half an hour, and the damn city gate was still shaking and seemed about to fall. It looked like it was about to fall, but it held on.

Governor Wen was so angry that he started beating people everywhere. The people being beaten didn't even dare to cry out in pain, but just followed his orders and continued to hit them.

The huge wooden pillar, which was so heavy that even two people could not hold up, slammed heavily against the city gate with the efforts of dozens of civilians. The towering gate had already been shedding dust and creaking, and it looked like it would not last long before it collapsed.

"Very good, keep up the good work! Once we get into the city, we'll have meat and wine tonight! We'll have everything you need!"

It was at this step that Governor Wen finally revealed a look of satisfaction and spoke loudly.

He was walking behind with a horsewhip in his hand. One worker slipped and almost lost his grip on the wooden pillar, causing the whole team to become a little chaotic. He whipped him directly, leaving a long bloody mark on the man's face, from the forehead to the chin, running through the entire face. Even some of the other people were also whipped several times, but they were hit on the body, not the face.

The man's face was covered in blood and he couldn't see clearly. He could only listen to the calls and follow the lead based on his feeling.

Soon, soon...

"Governor Wen? It's you? Why are you here?"

Suddenly, County Magistrate Chen popped his head out from the city wall. He was pale and sweaty, with just the right amount of shock on his face, as if he really didn't know that Governor Wen was outside the city.

"Chen! Nuo!"

Governor Wen pointed his whip at Magistrate Chen and said, "You finally showed up!"

County Magistrate Chen looked puzzled and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

"Hmph, what do you mean? You closed the city gate without permission, it's a capital crime! Come down and die!"

"Your Excellency, I am innocent!" County Magistrate Chen apologized again and again: "There is a misunderstanding. I will come down immediately. Please don't be angry!"

As he spoke, the head on the city wall disappeared.

Inside the city, Jiang Yipei gave him a thumbs up. With such acting skills, it was a waste of his talent to be a county magistrate!

"Open the door, open the door! Who gave you the courage to stop Lord Wen outside the city?" County Magistrate Chen had someone open the door that had long been full of potholes, and with his hands clasped and his waist bent, he walked towards Governor Wen in small steps.