Chapter 82 Angrily Beating the Drum

It has been three days since Gao Jianwen and Lu Jinzhou left, but the good news has not come.

The refugees at the gate of the city also suffered from epidemics one after another, some died of illness, and some died of starvation.

Although Zhiqing doesn't show it on the face, she is worried day by day.

Chu Qingyun counted the days, and with Gao Jianwen's character, as long as there is a slight improvement, he will definitely report with embellishments. If there is no movement now, the situation must be very bad. Waiting like this is not an option.

Chu Qingyun asked Zhuang Chengru to take the most basic medicine, disguised himself, and took Zhiqing to Lincheng.

Along the way, the gates of Ancheng and Ningcheng were closed.

"Ah——" Zhiqing yelled suddenly, the horse didn't know whether it was startled by the scream, or was stimulated by other things, her legs flew into the air, and Zhiqing suddenly fell off the horse.

Chu Qingyun's eyes stood up, and she glanced under the horse's hoof, her eyes were fixed, there was a person in the grass?
She jumped off the horse and leaned over slowly, without moving.

Chu Qingyun frowned, the clothes on this man were the armor of the imperial army.

what happened?

"Girl, can't it be a dead person?" Zhiqing leaned forward: "Girl, let me come."

Chu Qingyun shook her head: "No, you take care of yourself."

As she spoke, she turned the person's body over.

Chu Qingyun's eyes flashed, and her face changed drastically.

How could it be Shen Xing?

This is Lu Jinzhou's most trusted confidant. His martial arts are not inferior to Chu Qingyun, so how could he appear in this wilderness for no reason.

"Girl, Commander Shen won't die, will he?"

Chu Qingyun sniffed at Shen Xing: "I'm still angry, Zhiqing, help me turn over."

As soon as Chu Qingyun's fingers touched his armor, her eyes tightened, and she quickly retracted her hand.

"Zhiqing, don't touch it."

She took out the handkerchief boiled with medicinal water and handed it to Zhiqing: "Cover your mouth and nose."

When Shen Xing woke up, it was already daylight.

"Miss Chu, get out of here quickly."

Sure enough, the situation in the city has changed.

"Prince, the prince is crazy." Shen Xing took out a letter, which was a memorial to Emperor Shengde.

Chu Qingyun opened the booklet, and although the handwriting was scribbled, she recognized at a glance that it was written by Lu Jinzhou himself.

The more Chu Qingyun looked, her brows became tighter.

Almost half of the tens of thousands of people in the city were infected with the epidemic, and the crown prince did not have enough people. The imperial army couldn't bear to see the people being tortured, so they all went to help, but they still couldn't control the development of the epidemic.

Now that five days have passed, even the imperial guards and the accompanying officers have contracted the disease, and it is still spreading.

For the sake of convenience, the prince directly ordered the closure of the Xicheng in Nanzhong, which was affected by the epidemic, and directly planned to set it on fire. Nearly 2 people were waiting to die in the city.

The crown prince was unwilling to report, and planned to hide it from the world. In desperation, Lu Jinzhou had no choice but to send him back to Zhongzhou.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xing was also tricked.

Chu Qingyun squeezed her fingers tightly, Gao Jianwen!I was so fucking blind, I thought you would deal with this matter for the sake of status, but I didn't expect it to be such a cruel way of handling it.

Chu Qingyun's eyes are getting colder and colder, not only for the common people, but also for Lu Jinzhou and Shen Xing who have contracted the disease, that guy won't...

Chu Qingyun shouted loudly: "Zhiqing, take Shen Xing back to Lincheng, and make medicine every day. I asked you to bring Qingwen Wan, three meals a day, don't forget."

"Girl, where are you going?"

Chu Qingyun looked in the direction of Zhongzhou, and said firmly, "I'll go find His Majesty."

Shen Xing: "Girl, this matter has nothing to do with you, you will get angry if you do this."

"Go back and tell your master, take good care of your own life, this time I will repay his kindness for saving him that day."

Wu Yunsan seemed to understand what Chu Qingyun said, and ran over from a distance. Chu Qingyun jumped on the horse, and the figure was gone in an instant.

Without delay, she waved her token and rode into the city gate on horseback until she reached the gate of the palace.

"Master Chu, you are not high enough, and you are not allowed to enter without His Majesty's summons."

"Get out of the way." Chu Qingyun cast a cold glance at the guarding guards: "What, I'm not even worthy of beating the Dengwen drum?"

The forbidden army froze in place: "Knock...knock the drum?"

"That's right." Chu Qingyun stood upright with firm eyes.

The guard was stunned by this gaze, and even spoke in a quieter voice: "Lord Chu, for state affairs, you should strike the hammer nine times, and for family affairs, you should strike the hammer six times, who are you?"

"For the country."

The guard shook his hands, and stammered, "Master Chu, for the Nine Rings is a country, you have to receive thirty lashes to be eligible..."

Thirty lashes can be crippled, fifty lashes can kill a man, even if a man receives thirty lashes, he still has to lie in bed for a month, let alone a woman.

But before the guards could finish speaking, Chu Qingyun threw off her cloak and knelt in front of the palace gate: "Let's begin."

The guard trembled. Chu Qingyun is the only female official in the court today. Although she is only a sixth rank and has no chance to go to the court, she is still a legendary figure and is deeply loved by the people of Zhongzhou. My parents scolded me to death.

The guard hesitated in his heart, and his strength to attack was a little less.

But this whip was specially made and weighed ten catties, even if the guards were merciful, it wouldn't do much.

The whip hit Chu Qingyun's body, and a bloodstain immediately appeared along her back.

Chu Qingyun frowned tightly, cold sweat passed over her temples and poured straight into the ground.

When this whip was made, it was carefully designed, the sound was loud and full of deterrence, and people in the surrounding streets could hear it clearly.

By the time No.20 whipped, many people had already gathered in front of the palace gate.

"It's so miserable, the clothes on my body are all torn."

"What kind of outrageous thing did this do?"

"It's full of blood, who is this?"

"Why is this figure so familiar?"

……

After thirty whips, Chu Qingyun felt as if her entire back was being eaten by thousands of mice, and her temples throbbed.

She gritted her teeth and stood up, her body seemed to have collapsed, she had no strength at all, the tingling sensation from the friction between her clothes and the skin on her back made Chu Qingyun almost fall to the ground.

The onlookers below saw her side face and were stunned in place. They thought it was a sinner who was being punished. How could it be a girl from the Chu family.

The people underground were in a mess in an instant.

"Why hit Miss Chu?"

"What's wrong with Miss Chu Fan?"

"That's right, give us an explanation."

"Let's rush up and rescue Miss Chu."

……

The guards frantically blocked the civilians with gun butts, but there were so many civilians and the guards were strictly controlled, they did not dare to harm innocent civilians. For a while, the audience was in chaos.

"Lord Chu, look, sir, can you explain it for me?"

The guard said guiltily. After all, he had just swung his whip just now, and turned around to ask others for help, his heart pounding.

Chu Qingyun nodded silently, putting away the out-of-control expression caused by the pain.

She raised her hand, made a quiet movement, pulled the corner of her mouth forcefully and smiled: "Qingyun is very grateful for the concern of all uncles and aunts."

"However, today Qingyun is not being punished, but because the situation in Lin County is urgent and there is no time to report it, so she made such a bad move. Don't worry everyone."

The common people were red-eyed. Although the anger of the common people had been quelled, when they heard that the epidemic in Lin County was urgent, they immediately questioned Gao Jianwen, and started talking about the epidemic in Lin County.

(End of this chapter)

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