This villain has become a ghost

Xuanzhou.

The streets were lined with foul-smelling corpses, and the faces of those infected with the plague were covered with horrible black spots.

The officers and soldiers covered their mouths and noses with black cloth and dragged the bodies to a large pit outside the city and buried them.

The city's hospitals were already overcrowded, and doctors tried their best to treat patients, but they were unable to stop the spread of the plague. Many families had lost loved ones to the plague, and cries of grief were heard everywhere. Some panicked citizens tried to escape secretly, but were stopped by the soldiers.

At the city gates, guards armed with spears stood in a fierce battle, trying to prevent the spread of the plague. However, many refugees still tried to break through, and the situation got out of control. Villages outside the city also took measures, blocking all roads and prohibiting outsiders from entering.

Dozens of people were lying in the huge thatched hut, with painful howls and groans coming one after another.

Bai Yueguang and Doctor Xu checked their conditions one by one.

Xia Ruozhi had just finished a fierce battle. He still had his armor on and came to the straw hut covered in the smell of blood.

He waited anxiously for Bai Yueguang to finish checking, then quickly asked:

"How about it?"

Bai Yueguang put down the medicine box, took out a small notebook, and wrote as he spoke:

“It’s a little tricky, but it’s definitely treatable.”

"The most important thing now is to prevent the spread of the disease. Leave the rest to me."

Hearing her say "it can be cured", Xia Ruozhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but with lingering fear, he said:

"I'm really worried that the disease will spread widely in the army. If that happens, Chi Yu will be even more powerful..."

"You can rest assured about this," Bai Yueguang explained, "the soldiers in the army are strong and healthy, and generally will not be infected with this disease."

"However, it's harder to say for those who are seriously injured or weak," she continued, "... Therefore, the wounded area and the epidemic treatment area must be separated by a certain distance."

Xia Ruozhi nodded: "Okay, I understand."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Then, what about Wuzhou..."

"I really can't do anything about that poison," Bai Yueguang said in a deep voice, knowing what he was about to say. "...I found my father's manuscript in Wancheng this time, and it does state that the dried juice of the 'Elephant Valley Flower' fruit has an anesthetic effect, but it's also addictive."

"But my father and I have not found a way to detoxify it."

"Perhaps, there is no antidote to this poison in this world. The only way is to rely on your own willpower to slowly distance yourself from it."

"But this... is difficult."

It’s exactly as Yue Liuyun said.

Xia Ruozhi sighed:

"Fortunately... it appeared not long ago and has not spread throughout Daying. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable."

"By the way, in Wancheng...is your Majesty's trip going smoothly?"

Bai Yueguang thought for a moment and said:

"Before I left, Your Majesty and General Lin had fought several battles with General Qi Sha. The troops of Yizhou and Liangzhou were inferior to the expeditionary forces, and they won every battle."

"Logically speaking, Yizhou and Liangzhou shouldn't have been able to hold out for long, but Liu Zeyin shouldn't be underestimated. He managed to hold the gates of both states."

"But... he probably won't be able to hold on for long."

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Since Jiang Wenjin's death, great changes have taken place in Dongdu.

His body was discovered by a servant the next day, and the matter was quickly reported to the Dali Temple.

The murder of the royal heir of Concubine Shu has not yet been concluded. At the same time, Jiang Wenjin, the richest businessman in Daying, was poisoned in Qingyunzhai. These two events are like two thunderclaps, known to the whole city. I am afraid that anyone you pick up on the street will say, "The world is changing."

Teahouses and restaurants were filled with discussions.

The Dali Temple is extremely efficient in investigating cases.

First, there was the matter of the royal heir. The medical officer found a large amount of traces of burned musk in Shuhua Palace, and peach kernels were also mixed in the diet of Concubine Shu.

According to the palace maid on duty, she once saw a eunuch named Hexi sneak into the imperial kitchen and touch the food of Concubine Shu.

The eunuch was quickly imprisoned.

It is said that on the night Jiang Wenjin was murdered, it was he who came out of the palace and went to Qingyunzhai to meet Jiang Wenjin.

It was raining heavily that night, and the guards found muddy clothes in his wardrobe that had not been washed or processed yet.

All the evidence indicates that the culprit is the eunuch named Hexi.

He Xi himself confessed under torture in the Dali Temple that he was the one who did it.

There is no reason for a small eunuch to do these things. There must be someone behind the scenes instructing him.

But... this eunuch's identity is not ordinary.

He was the eunuch who accompanied King Xuan of Zhou in his studies and had been by his side since childhood.

This identity is the best explanation.

Based on his identity alone, it seems that we can already determine who ordered him.

The whole of Daying knew that King Xuan Nangong Qianshang had been living among the people since he was a child, and it was only when the late emperor accidentally went to Yizhou in disguise that he found him and brought him back.

After he came back, the late emperor treated him very well, did his best to train him, and even had the vague idea of passing the throne to him.

However, the person who finally ascended the throne was Nangong Mingzhu.

His Highness Prince Xuan, always a virtuous and distinguished man, known for his benevolence and gentlemanliness, did not seem to harbor any resentment about this matter.

But who knows?

The royal family is full of intrigue and scheming, and playing up the brotherhood is hilarious.

After Nangong Mingzhu ascended the throne, many officials who were on good terms with King Xuan spoke up for him, and many others were anxiously waiting to see if King Xuan would launch a mutiny to take back his throne.

But it didn’t happen.

The officials thought:

Although he didn't.

But that doesn't prove that he doesn't want to.

The mask will be torn off sooner or later.

Now that Nangong Mingzhu has left the Eastern Capital and King Xuan himself is temporarily acting as regent, it is the perfect time to rebel.

People are always willing to believe themselves and the opinions that most people agree with, rather than the truth.

But Su Shaoran always felt that things were not that simple.

He also questioned all the other witnesses except He Xi.

But all the answers pointed to He Xi. The whole process was almost flawless, and there was no problem with everyone's confession.

He Xi, on the other hand, refused to reveal who was behind the scenes.

The more he refused to reveal it, the more suspicious King Xuan became.

From the perspective of outsiders, the only person who could have such a deep friendship with him was Nangong Qianshang.

If it was really Nangong Qianshang, why would he let his eunuch companion do this? Isn't it too obvious?

But if it wasn’t Nangong Qianshang… then the person behind it was so meticulous that it was a little scary.

The Dali Temple is still working hard.

But the news had already spread throughout the entire Dongdu.

The ministers were waiting for the regent's further actions, and the people despised this method of seeking power and usurping the throne, especially when Daying was facing internal and external troubles, which was simply despicable.

Taiwei Qiu Lin was so angry that he did not attend court for several days to show his attitude.