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There is no one useful in the capital now, and the emperor called him back to the capital just to separate him from Luo Yao.

The emperor ordered people to attack Luo Yao in the northwest. Although it was just a small fight now, the emperor himself didn't even know what underhanded means those people used. But no matter what means they used, they were just trying to put pressure on him.

But why did the emperor put pressure on him?

For more than a month, they have been using the vaccination issue to delay him, withholding his antidote, and preventing him from returning to the Northwest. What are they planning?

"Tomorrow the King will return to the palace to see His Majesty. Then we will know exactly what His Majesty wants to do."

Li Qingyun: "Your Highness is still weak at this time. He has been running around these days. I will accompany you to the palace to meet the emperor tomorrow." Li Qingyun said with a firm look in his eyes.

"No need." Bei Zhenting waved his hand. "If you go in the middle of the month, we'll be discovered. Tell them in the northwest to protect the princess. If anyone dares to cause trouble, they'll be killed."

"But..." After all, he was the emperor's man, so Li Qingyun was a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty is looking for trouble in secret, but he won't say anything if I kill people openly. Go down, I am tired."

"Yes."

Bei Zhenting wanted to ask what the emperor wanted to do, but the emperor did not summon him. The eunuch chief Zhu Shengyuan conveyed the emperor's intention.

"The Luo family has a fish-patterned order." said the eunuch chief.

"Your Highness is a wise man, and I will not say much. If Your Highness wishes to protect the Princess, please take the token back."

Bei Zhenting sat on the ground by the lotus pond in front of the west courtyard, while Li Qingyun stood beside him with a sword.

The summer night breeze is gentle and peaceful, blowing gently across the water, as if telling a gentle story that happened here one day.

A dead leaf floated down from somewhere in the lotus pond, causing tiny ripples. The ripples gradually expanded, causing the entire surface of the lake to become turbulent.

Bei Zhenting suddenly remembered many things that happened after returning to Beijing.

The emperor ordered him to supervise the vaccination of the people and officials in the capital.

In order to avoid unnecessary infection, and considering that Yong'an Temples are located in various places, I have decided to arrange all vaccination matters at Yong'an Temple.

The spread of smallpox and natural and man-made disasters were all the fault of the emperor.

After deciding on the vaccination site, Bei Zhenming responded to the expectations of all officials and people, opened the heaven to offer sacrifices, reviewed his own virtues, and prayed for the people.

After this, Bei Zhenting was fully responsible for the cowpox vaccination in the capital, and vaccination in various places was gradually carried out.

Unknowingly, the Yong'an Temple, which was spontaneously built by people from all over the country, had become a subordinate institution of the royal family.

There was a rumor among the people that the emperor opened the sky to pray for the people, and God gave the method of cowpox vaccination to save the people from disaster.

Although some officials knew the reason, what did it matter?

The people are looking up to God, and all places are thriving. Officials are busy taking credit for their achievements, but who still remembers that little god?

Bei Zhenting was in charge of vaccination affairs in Jingzhou, so he had naturally heard a lot about it. However, he just thought it was just the superstition of the people and didn't pay much attention to it.

Now that I think about it carefully, I feel how horrible the emperor's mind is.

The emperor ordered him to be responsible for vaccination in the capital and Jingzhou, and unknowingly made him tacitly agree to this matter on behalf of the little immortal.

"Your Highness, do you want the princess to send the token over?" Li Qingyun asked.

Bei Zhenting said nothing. The two of them sat and stood by the lotus pond for a while. Bei Zhenting said quietly, "Since it belongs to the princess, how can you let His Majesty take it?"

Bei Zhenting stood up and left. Li Qingyun, who was left behind, paused slightly and hurried to catch up.

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Bei Zhenting picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Luo Yao.

No fancy words, just very simple sentences.

Just wanted to tell that person that he missed him.

After being away from the Northwest for so long, this is the first time I miss the person far away in the Northwest so much.

I miss him so much that I wish I could rush to the northwest and hold him in my arms right now.

As he wrote, Bei Zhenting's eyes turned red...

No one knows how good Luo Yao is, only he knows, only he remembers...

But it doesn’t matter anymore. Yaoyao is just his treasure and he doesn’t want to share it with anyone.

After writing and sending the letter, Bei Zhenting felt calm as he watched the white dove fly away into the distance.

No matter what the emperor wants to do, how can anyone touch Yao Yao's things at will?

Martial law was imposed in the Northwest without anyone noticing.

Ordinary people just thought that the emperor was trying to prevent the spread of smallpox, but they didn't know that Bei Zhenting was manipulating it.

The Yong'an Palace is surrounded by three layers of defense inside and outside, like a solid wall. There are even shadows hidden in the dark, ready to shoot arrows at any time to kill the thieves on the beams.

Security patrols in open neighborhoods have been strengthened, with patrolling soldiers passing through the streets every quarter of an hour. The number of secret guards following Luo Yao when he goes out has also increased to more than ten.

It had been a while since Luo Yao received Bei Zhenting's letter. It was the first time he received a love letter and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several nights.

Ten days passed like this, and Luo Yao, who was very happy every day, finally discovered something wrong when he returned home one day.

"A Xian, do you feel that there are more guards at the gate of the palace?"

Luo Yao looked at the six strong men guarding the gate, his eyes becoming more and more confused.

These people looked unfamiliar. He clearly remembered seeing two skinny guards there before...

Li Xian chewed on dogtail grass and snorted disdainfully, "You only realized it now? Knowing that someone is causing trouble for us, the prince asked Xiao Qi to strengthen the security, and even increased the manpower of the government office."

"Yamen?" Luo Yao didn't understand. The prince couldn't interfere in the affairs of the court, right? It was not the prince's turn to manage the yamen.

Li Xian: "Didn't Old Man Liu say that the yamen was busy with official business? So, the prince sent a lot of people to help Lord Liu with his work. It's not surprising that there are soldiers in the yamen now."

"Oh oh—" Luo Yao scratched his head. Although he felt something was strange, County Magistrate Liu was old, and sending him a few errand runners could help the old man.

In the county magistrate's office, Liu Chang sneezed violently several times.

Several soldiers stood by to assist him with his work. They read all the documents and letters from various places and reported them to him. After his approval, they were sent to various places. Of course, they would read them all before that and even raise questions if there were any inappropriate parts.

Du Jingyu watched the strange office process from the side, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

One day, Old Man Liu suddenly said that someone would help them with their work in the future, and he was very happy.

Unexpectedly, Old Man Liu brought back a group of soldiers. Seeing the well-organized soldiers entering the yamen, he finally realized that something was wrong.

Staff were placed in various departments of the yamen. The old county magistrate felt that his work was too heavy, so he directly assigned four military chiefs to be around him.

Although he said several times that he was busy, it was easier to invite a god than to send him away. How could he send away the people who were taken away by Zhenting?

Four people kept a close eye on him from morning till night. He couldn't even contact anyone outside, let alone write a letter to the emperor.

Compared to the weirdness of the county magistrate's office, Luo Yao is living a free and happy life these days as no one has come to cause trouble for him.

In order to contact people outside, Du Jingyu spent a lot of effort and finally found out some useful information.

On this day, they passed by Hu Noodle Restaurant on their way back from a business trip. The soldiers had been hungry all day and their stomachs were rumbling.

Today's work was successfully completed. The old county magistrate was very happy. He waved his hand and invited everyone to the flour restaurant to eat noodles.

A group of men entered the restaurant and sat down in a large crowd.

The bearded owner of Hu Noodle House came up to us with a smile, "What would you like to eat, gentlemen?"

Liu Chang waved his hand and said, "Give us all a bowl of your signature noodles!"