Hiding a Smaller Patient in the Valley, What Does That Little Bastard Want?
"This child is arrogant…" Zhu Biao revealed a rare trace of anger.
"Slandering Jun Father like this, does he really not know how to write the word 'death'?"! Father, your son will personally head to Shangyuan County to arrest this child. How is such a person without a father different from Wei Yan, who is born to rebel?! No matter how talented he is, the Imperial Court cannot use him. Moreover, if we don't get rid of him early, he will definitely be a scourge to our Great Ming in the future…"
His face was filled with killing intent, completely different from his usual gentle and refined appearance.
However, no one knew their son better than their father.
Zhu Yuanzhang already knew what his son was thinking.
If Zhu Biao really wanted to kill Ye Jin, why would he emphasize the word 'talent' so heavily?!
The reason why he was shouting to kill now was actually just to go along with what he said.
Zhu Biao was a smart man.
He knew that if he spoke up for Ye Jin at this time and disobeyed Zhu Yuanzhang, it would even cause the opposite consequences.
At that time, even if a god descended to the mortal world, he would not be able to save Ye Jin.
Therefore, to save Ye Jin, he had to appease Zhu Yuanzhang first.
However, Old Zhu really had no intention of killing Ye Jin.
Although Ye Jin's last words made Old Zhu's liver hurt from anger, didn't he praise Old Zhu as the 'one emperor in a thousand years'?!
So...
Although his words could be punished, he had eaten two meals with him and was barely considered an honest official.
Please spare his life.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger lessened a lot.
He did not expose his son's little trick. Instead, he said indifferently,"Alright, don't force yourself to mention that person who has no king or father in front of me.”
Seeing this, Zhu Biao heaved a sigh of relief.
"Father, you are a model of a wise ruler."”
"Get lost…" Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.
Then, he looked at the entrance of the hall and said coldly,"Mao Xiang, why aren't you getting your ass in here?!”
Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who had been waiting outside the hall, rolled into the Hall of Heaven's Tribute. He crawled in the middle of the hall, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said coldly,""Do I lack kowtows? What I lack is someone who can do things.”
"Yes..." Mao Xiang stood up.
However, he still bowed respectfully, his hands hanging naturally.
One had to know that Mao Xiang, the Commander of the Brocade Guards, had astonishing power. Not only could he monitor the world, he could even arrest people without going through the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Imperial Censorate, and other judicial yamens.
He had the power to kill all officials.
However, such a person with such a high position and power, who was feared by both the imperial court and the outside world, was as docile as a puppy in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Therefore, it was obvious how terrifying Zhu Yuanzhang's power was.
"How's the investigation of the mission I gave you during the day?!”Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.
"Your Majesty, I've already sent people to investigate that mysterious valley." Mao Xiang hurriedly cupped his hands.”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and said coldly,""Speak."
"The person in the valley is not a remnant of the evil sect as I have guessed. Instead…"
"But what? If you continue to stutter, I will take your head…"
Mao Xiang was startled.
Old Zhu was famous for his words. If he said he wanted your head, he would take it.
Thus, Mao Xiang did not dare to keep him in suspense and hurriedly said,""The people in the valley are not cultists, but a group of patients who have contracted smalllessness.”
What?
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other.
Especially Zhu Biao, he had no idea what Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang were talking about.
What mysterious valley?
What smallpox patient?
However, even if he was confused, the word 'smallflower' was enough to make his nerves tense.
Because what did the word 'smallflower' represent?!
It represented death.
A large number of deaths.
Smallola was a highly contagious disease.
It was highly contagious and had a high mortality rate.
In ancient times, the mortality rate of smalllessness was even higher than that of large-scale wars.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of China was still in the tens of millions. However, when the Three Kingdoms were established, the population of China was only a little over seven million.
In just a few decades, tens of millions of people were killed or injured.
Although it had something to do with the frequent wars at that time, the death of so many people was also closely related to the plague that spread from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty.
And smalllessness was the most serious plague in ancient times, with the highest mortality rate.
Any ruler, no matter if they were wise or incompetent, would avoid heavenly flowers.
Hence, when Zhu Biao heard Mao Xiang say this, his entire body tensed up.
"Where are the small-flower patients you mentioned?" he asked sternly.! Why didn't I receive the urgent message from the local government?!”
This was the first time Mao Xiang had seen the Crown Prince lose his composure. He hurriedly explained,"" Your Highness, these patients are in Shangyuan County, but they seem to have recovered. Their faces are full of pockmarks and they look very scary. That's why they used black veils to cover their faces…"
Then, he told her everything that had happened.
Zhu Biao finally relaxed a little.
" Father, at the end of the 14th year of Hongwu's reign, there was indeed a plague in Yangzhou Prefecture. Almost everyone in a village was infected, but because it was discovered early and the local government controlled it well, it did not spread on a large scale." However, your son doesn't know if there are any survivors in this village. Ye Jin placed a group of people who were infected with smalllessness in the valley. These smalllessness patients should be those from the Yangzhou Prefecture…"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly before turning to Mao Xiang and asking,""Go on. Other than these patients, is there anything else in the valley?!”
"Yes..." Mao Xiang hurriedly replied," I've sent people to infiltrate the valley and have practically turned the entire valley upside down. I don't find anything strange about it, but there's one place that is heavily guarded. Not only are there people guarding the entrance, but there are also other guards patrolling from time to time. This general thought that there must be some great secret hidden here, but after sneaking in, he realized that it was actually a cow pen.”
"But what's strange is that the cows in this cow pen are all infected with small-plague..."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were shocked.
Raising a herd of infected cows?!
Ye Jin, this little bastard, what is he trying to do?!
Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to react and immediately said,"Take my golden arrow and immediately head to Shangyuan County to capture that little bastard. I want to know what he's up to…"
"Yes..." Mao Xiang immediately accepted the order.
However, just as he was about to leave, Zhu Biao quickly called out to him,"Wait..." Imperial Father, your son still has something to say."
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