The night was deep, and the Xuanning Palace was as quiet as death. A slender figure appeared under the palace wall like a ghost, making an action that seemed to be cupping. In an instant, dozens of jumping insect shadows were jumping happily, and a few happened to fall to the edge of the dog hole in the corner of the wall, and they leaned out eagerly. Finally, they jumped out one after another and disappeared outside the palace wall-----

Three days later, Ji Duoyou walked into Qulu in a hurry, raised his foot and walked towards the first room on his left. He shouted as he walked: "Ji Jie, Ji Jie, what's wrong with you? What disease do you have?"

"General, stay tuned, don't come in!" As soon as Duoyou stepped on the threshold, he heard a sincere cry from the kang: "I'm afraid I'm afraid I'm infected! General, don't come in!"

"What?" Duoyou tore up a piece of clothes and covered it on his face, saying, "I'm covered with my face, maybe I'm going to come in and take a look!" After that, he walked towards Ji Jie without saying anything.

Before he got close, Duoyou clearly saw a bright red round spot on Ji Jie's neck, and his heart was cold. Ji Jie lay straight on the bamboo mat on the big kang, with a facial scarf covering his face, and gasping for breath. Duoyou stood beside him with his hands behind his back, looking at him in a daze, with a little confusion and melancholy in his eyes. After a long time, he asked leisurely: "Where are there any red spots you have? When did you start to get sick?"

Ji Jie was gasping heavily, and he spoke very hard: "Red spots? There are neck and wrists in front of my neck -- and -- and -- and the root of my thigh hurts a lot------"

"Let me take a look." Ji Duoyou tore a piece of clothing in half, wrapped his hands tightly, and then he lifted Ji Jie's lower body. There was indeed a cervix on the groin, and it seemed that there was pus and blood. Needless to say, what disease was this, it was obvious at a glance. He asked in a trembling voice: "How did you get infected? Can't the people in Xuanning Palace come out? Even the imperial doctor cannot come out, how did you get infected?"

"The little one doesn't know---------" Ji Jie said more and more effort: "The night before yesterday, I was on duty---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Flea?" Duoyou was stunned. He had been guarding against mice before, and for this, he could not help but eliminate all the rats in the royal city. But according to Ji Jie, not only mice, but fleas can also cause people to get infected - how can this be prevented? The person who tied the bell must also be locked. It seems that he can only find the answer from the source.

He was sure of his deity and prepared the bedding for Ji Jie and advised: "You can rest with peace of mind. I will definitely find a way to find a way to save your life."

"Life and death are life, general, don't force it!" Ji Jie suddenly said something very clearly. Many friends were very sad, bowed their heads and walked out of Qulu, and walked towards Xuanning Palace Gate.

Even during the day, the shadow of death that enveloped Xuanning Palace was still everywhere. From the palace gate to the back bedroom, no palace servant walked along the way. The creaking sound of the feet was still the fallen leaves and branches that had been in the winter, and no one had cleaned them for a long time.

A large pit was dug out of the center of Huapu in the past, and the pit was covered with frankincense and coptis chinensis. Many friends smelled a disgusting stench, as if it was coming from the pit. He couldn't help but look closer. Even though he had been through the battlefield for a long time, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

At the bottom of the pit, a thick layer of lime was covered with smoke and boiling. The quicklime at the edge of the pit was piled into a hill, and the overflowing bubbles rose into the air and burst. There were about seven or eight slightly curved corpses lying at the bottom of the pit, including palace maids and eunuchs. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, which advocated the "Book of Zhou" and regarded death as life, the last bit of shame was abandoned because of the situation, and no matter how decent they were, they were buried together.

While they were surprised, two eunuchs covered in facial hair shakingly carried a stretcher to the edge of the pit. With a raised hand, a male corpse who had just died of breath was heavily smashed into the pit. Before the shaking dead people could stop, the two eunuchs threw it down with a shovel of quicklime and smashed it on the dead's face.

In the silence of everything, many friends clearly heard groans coming from the stone house next to the pit. Obviously, it was an isolation place for the infected palace people, and they would be thrown into the pit nearby as soon as they died. All the people in the stone house could do was wait for death-----

I can't stand it anymore, this is simply hell on earth! Many friends wish they could roar and vent their nameless anger in their chests. No, the air here is afraid that it can cause people to get infected! He tightened the facial scarf wrapped around his face and walked towards the back hall. If Eh-san was really the initiator of this terrible plague, then she would have to take responsibility for the evil she had committed!

E Wen still promised him to visit the palace curtain, but many friends were not as good-tempered as last time. They shouted bluntly: "Empress, this Xuanning Palace has become a dead place. If it is really related to the Empress, these palace people have served the Empress for many years, and they have worked hard without any contribution. Is the Empress really so hard-hearted, unwilling to save her?"

E Wei seemed to be stunned. Before he could speak, many friends continued to ask: "I don't know why the Empress is, but now even the Empress's own life is in danger. Do you really want to give yourself a way out?"

A long sigh came from inside: "What can I do? There is no way to solve this disease, I can only wait for death."

"It's up to people." Seeing that she was relaxed, Duoyou further advised: "The Empress only needs to tell the whereabouts of the three Nuo masters who had put the rat Gu at the beginning. The youngest one was to chase it to the horizon and ask for an answer."

After a long time, many friends heard a clear answer: "There may be an answer from Qiaoshan."

"Qiaoshan?" Duoyou was happy: "Thank you, Empress."

He raised his foot and was about to run out, but E Wei stopped him: "Stop!"

Many friends turned around and bowed: "What else do you have to do with the Empress?"

"I know that I have done all the evil and cannot atone for my sins if I die. But when a person is about to die, his words are good. I have a few words to remind the general."

Duoyou was stunned and bowed to thank him, "I wish to listen to the teachings of the Empress."

"Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Since ancient times, the emperor's heart is the most difficult to guess. Moreover, when the son is resolute and decisive today, he has the determination to revive the Zhou Dynasty, the general should be more careful."

These words were a bit puzzled, and many friends said in confusion: "Why did the Empress say this? The Emperor trusted me and relied on the summoning Zi Mu, so how could he say this?"

"Hmph! If you rely on your talent and be unrestrained, your body will die." A cold snorted from behind the curtain: "The general thinks that the emperor appointed you as Sima of the royal city. Is it true that he trusts you? Or is it because he is worried that he puts you by your side? The general is a smart person, so think about it yourself! I am tired, so go."

Many friends no longer argued whether E Wen's words were really for his own good or wanted to provoke the relationship between the monarch and the ministers, and wait for time to test. The most important thing at the moment is to hurry to Qiaoshan and find the three Nuo masters.


Chapter completed!