flstandardbreds Chapter 151 Changing Identities
Chapter 151 Changing Identities
After arriving in Wucheng, she realized that the situation was far worse than she had imagined. The morale of the 300,000-strong army was unstable, and the people walking on the streets showed fear and caution in their eyes.
Lu Jingning felt a little heavy.
"His Majesty."
The guard behind him looked anxious: "People in the south of the city found the medicine residue buried in the ruins, and the chickens and ducks of the surrounding people all died after accidentally eating them."
Her face changed slightly and she walked quickly towards the south of the city with a tense expression.
Half an hour later they arrived at the south of the city. The air was filled with the smell of medicine and rot. There were several civilians and dozens of guards around.
"Block the news immediately and send people to compensate the people for their losses." Lu Jingning instructed Luo Bing.
Luo Bing nodded and turned to leave.
Then several doctors were called in, and they went to the scene to check, covering their mouths and noses with their hands as a precaution. There were crops planted all around, and only this piece of empty land was barren.
"This village is called Xingshan Village. The land was reclaimed by Lao Niu's family, and they discovered something buried underground."
"I've asked around, and found out that many people around here have smelled a strange odor, but we can't find the reason." Xue Yuan said.
"how long?"
"More than two months."
Lu Jingning's face darkened, and he waited quietly for the doctor to dig out some of the residue and look at the ingredients to see what these medicines were.
After a long time, one of the doctors' face changed slightly, and he turned around and ran away as if fleeing, but Xue Yuan flew over to stop him, grabbed him by the collar and brought him to Lu Jingning: "Why are you running?"
The doctor hesitated.
"What is this for?"
"Yes...it's for treating syphilis."
Lu Jingning frowned. During her anxious wait, she had thought of countless diseases, even plague, but she had never thought of syphilis.
"This large area of medicine residue is all for treating syphilis. Judging from the symptoms, the condition should be very serious. If it is not treated in time, the body will fester and die."
The doctor looked at the medicine residue with disdain, wishing he had never been there.
Lu Jingning looked at the other doctors, and they all had the same expression, confirming that this was the way to cure syphilis.
Seeing this, Lu Jingning's heart sank.
So, a large number of people in Wucheng are infected with syphilis?
Once the news spreads, there will be chaos in Wucheng. Thinking of this, Lu Jingning raised his voice and ordered that all those who knew the news and had contact with this place be detained. If anyone dared to spread rumors, he would be killed without mercy!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have old parents and young children to take care of. This matter has nothing to do with me. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me." The doctor kowtowed to Lu Jingning.
The others saw this and thought that Lu Jingning wanted to kill people to silence them, so they were so scared that they kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, spare my life."
Lu Jingning said in a deep voice: "I am not going to kill you. I will let you go after I have investigated this matter thoroughly."
"But..." The doctor spoke again, but caught a glimpse of the coldness in Lu Jingning's eyes, and shrank his neck in fear and kept silent.
When she returned to the post station, the city was still the same as usual. She changed into clean clothes, stood in the yard and summoned a dozen secret guards.
"I will immediately go to the Northern Qi Lingcheng. Within three days, I will release a false alarm that there is a plague in Lingcheng. On the fourth day, I will go to Yancheng and Hecheng..."
If we are going to make trouble, no one can escape.
After giving the instructions, a dozen people turned around and left.
But Lu Jingning's heart was still heavy. When Bu Yan came back, she frowned and talked about the south of the city. Bu Yan said, "Half a year ago, a group of prostitutes came to several brothels in Wucheng. They all carried some..."
Bu Yan couldn't bring himself to say some dirty words when he touched Lu Jingning's fair face. He curled his fists to his lips and coughed twice: "These girls are beautiful and have great means. They are slowly taking root in Wucheng. Many people in Wucheng have contracted this disease, and they can only go to the doctor privately for examination."
"What about the military?"
"Still checking."
This disease is not fatal in a short period of time, but over a long period of time, it will make people feel weak all over. Counting the days, it will take about half a year for the disease to develop.
No wonder Northern Qi and Donglin were ready to make moves.
"This group of people actually used such despicable and dirty means, how hateful!" Lu Jingning's heart was beating fast. Once this disease broke out in the army, the army would be defeated and destroyed without the enemy having to take action.
Lu Jingning looked at Bu Yan: "If you want to treat it, how long will it take to be cured?"
"At least half a year."
Lu Jingning's eyes were filled with coldness: "It's too late. Who knows, the Northern Qi army might attack us one day."
After pondering for a while, Lu Jingning made a bold decision. She looked at Bu Yan and said, "We must not lose Wucheng. If we can transfer 150,000 soldiers from the northwest and replace the unwell soldiers, we can make room for them."
He had thought of this method, but once the troops were mobilized, there would definitely be a large-scale war. The people of Northern Qi were watching covetously and might launch an attack before the troops were mobilized.
In the previous life, because the border defense map of Wucheng was lost, the Northern Qi army attacked and countless people were killed and injured. It was simply a living hell.
Lu Jingning made up his mind to protect Wucheng well.
"If we want to buy time for Wucheng, there is another way." Bu Yan said calmly: "If we can seize the imperial power of Northern Qi and disrupt the morale of the Northern Qi army, they will have no time to care about Southern Liang."
Bu Yan stood up slowly, put one hand on his waist and looked into the distance: "This is also the best way to solve the problem once and for all and reduce the losses."
"I will go with you."
"No!" Bu Yan turned around abruptly: "Northern Qi is not Southern Liang, I may not be able to protect you. If the people of Northern Qi knew you were here, they would do everything they could to capture you alive."
What does it mean to capture the Emperor of Southern Liang?
There is a danger of national destruction at any time.
Lu Jingning said seriously, "I thought about this before I came here. If I can't return alive, I will hand over the kingdom to my father."
"But……"
"It's just a life. It's nothing compared to the people."
This was what she owed to the people of Wucheng in her previous life.
Unable to persuade Lu Jingning, Bu Yan frowned slightly and sighed, compromising. The two of them made some arrangements overnight and left some of their trusted men behind.
two days later
The carriage of Zhao Zhen, the third prince of Northern Qi, was chased by assassins near Xijing and lost control and fell off a cliff. After several days of searching, the guards finally found the third prince, who was covered in wounds and had escaped death.
The third prince is in a coma.
News came from Kyoto that the third prince was brought back to Kyoto.
It’s been a bumpy ride.
They arrived in Kyoto about seven or eight days later, and the people from the Imperial Hospital gathered in the Third Prince's Mansion.
Some people say that the third prince is in great danger.
The Third Prince's wife burst into tears. She heard from somewhere that a happy wedding could bring good luck and perhaps save the Third Prince's life, so she followed the advice and fell in love with Ning Xianyun, the legitimate daughter of a sixth-rank official. She went to the mansion in person to propose marriage and took her as her concubine.
Madam Ning disagreed with red eyes, and the Third Prince threatened her openly and covertly: "Madam Ning, if you delay His Highness, do you know your crime?"
Finally, the Third Prince's wife compromised and proposed marriage with the gift of a concubine, and only then did the Ning family agree to let Ning Xianyun marry him.
The strange thing is that on the night Ning Xianyun got married, the third prince miraculously woke up, but he was a little confused about people.
After hearing the news, the Third Prince's wife rushed over regardless of anything and lay on top of the Third Prince, crying bitterly: "Your Highness, you scared me to death. If anything happens to you, I will not live any longer."
Ning Xianyun stood aside with a slight twitch of her lips. The Third Prince's wife was also deeply in love with the Third Prince, and was an aunt and niece of the Empress Liu.
Originally, Queen Liu wanted to marry the Third Prince's wife to the Crown Prince. Unfortunately, the Third Prince's wife Liu Xiangling insisted on marrying the Third Prince. In order to make this happen, Liu Xiangling fell into the Third Prince's arms in full view of everyone. The Liu family had no choice but to make this happen.
For this reason, Queen Liu was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Xiangling, and she immediately married another legitimate daughter of the Liu family to the prince as the Crown Princess.
Ning Xianyun tried her best to adapt to her new identity.
"Concubine Ning!" Liu Xiangling frowned, but had to force a smile and boast: "Thanks to your blessing, His Highness was able to wake up."
Ning Xianyun knelt down, lowered her head and looked very cautious: "Your Highness is blessed with great grace. You will surely have good fortune in the future if you survive a great disaster."
Seeing that Ning Xianyun's face was calm and she didn't take any credit, Liu Xiangling nodded with satisfaction and waved her hand: "I will take care of His Highness here, you can leave."
"Yes."
Ning Xianyun left without looking back.
Liu Xiangling lay in the Third Prince's arms, sobbing softly, "Your Highness, I am Ling'er."