Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1385: It's all about selfishness and seeking fame!
Stubbornness is Zhang Jingkun's character.

Meticulousness is Zhang Jingkun's characteristic.

Strict and rigid is his usual way of doing things.

His smooth official style enabled him to avoid being eliminated amidst the ups and downs of officialdom.

But what he has determined cannot be changed by a few words.

At this time, he believed that the best strategy was to burn the village to stop the spread of the disease. No matter what Liu Yao said, he would not change his mind.

He believed that Liu Yao was just seeking fame and not caring about the lives of the people for the sake of profit, which made him more determined to burn down the village.

When Liu Yao spoke openly to him, he was not afraid to express his thoughts.

Facing his misunderstanding, Liu Yao did not explain too much, but just said: "The king has made up his mind."

Seeing that Liu Yao was unmoved, Zhang Jingkun gnashed his teeth and said, "Your Highness, are you really determined?"

Liu Yao emphasized again: "I have made up my mind."

"Someone come!" Zhang Jingkun punched decisively and stopped trying to persuade Liu Yao. "Please ask His Highness the Ninth Prince to return to Licheng. I will take over here."

Zhang Jingkun's guards approached Liu Yao aggressively.

Liu Yao's guards were ready to go.

Zhang Jingkun shouted in a low voice: "Anyone who dares to resist is disobeying the order! Do you want to put His Highness in an unjust position?!"

Liu Yao's guards suddenly became fearful and did not dare to take action for a while, and allowed Zhang Jingkun's guards to restrain Liu Yao.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, I am sorry."

This was not Zhang Jingkun's original intention.

He slowed down his tone a little, "Your Highness, this place is dangerous, you should return to Licheng. I will do my duty and handle the epidemic well."

Liu Yao was about to speak when the guards left by Bai Mingwei came over and stood in front of Zhang Jingkun:

"Sir, I have only one question. If there is an epidemic outbreak in many places in Jiangbei, is it better to kill them or is there a cure to solve the problem?"

Zhang Jingkun was furious and shouted, "Don't make assumptions in front of me about things that didn't happen!"

The guard asked again: "Since what you think, the epidemic here has not spread to other places in Jiangbei and affected the entire Jiangbei, why do you insist on burning the village?"

Zhang Jingkun said sternly: "Is this the same thing? Don't talk nonsense in front of me and confuse me! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

The guard replied, "This place is sparsely populated, making it the best place to develop a prescription. Prescriptions need someone to test them, otherwise their effectiveness cannot be tested."

"Your Highness did this because he was confident that he could control the situation, and he also needed to test the medicine on the villagers who were infected."

"If there is any selfish motive, it is that His Highness is unwilling to abandon every citizen; because His Highness once swore under the Luquan City that he would not abandon anyone."

"Your Excellency has your own standpoint. I cannot say that you are wrong, but can you please be flexible and not resort to such measures unless it is absolutely necessary?"

Zhang Jingkun looked at the guard, his eyes wide open: "You are Bai Mingwei's man, I remember you. It seems that not only His Highness is inconsiderate, but Bai Mingwei is the same!"

"Your master has fought in the Northern Frontier and witnessed the tragic loss of countless lives. She should know best what is the right choice at this moment. I didn't expect her to be so ignorant!"

"You young people and I have no common ground. Since you are confused and don't know the seriousness of the matter, I, who have a clear mind, will make the decision!" The guard wanted to speak, but Zhang Jingkun scolded him again: "Stop talking and leave!"

Zhang Jingkun became angrier as he spoke.

If he hadn't rushed here, these naive boys would have made serious mistakes.

Underestimating the epidemic and the virgin heart of saving lives are both life-threatening factors that should not exist during an epidemic.

These people who have never experienced any storms have no idea what they are talking about.

Thinking of this, he signaled the guards with a gloomy face to take Liu Yao away.

Liu Yao sighed, and in an instant, all of Zhang Jingkun's guards were knocked down.

It was Ah Liu who did it.

But he was so fast that no one could see his movements clearly, or even detect his existence.

Amid Zhang Jingkun's shocked and angry expression, Liu Yao spoke slowly but forcefully: "Master Zhang, the imperial edict states that I must listen to your advice when necessary."

"However, the imperial edict never stated that I should obey you. I am still the imperial envoy for disaster relief this time, carrying the decree of 'as if I were here in person'. Everyone in Jiangbei should obey my orders, and you are no exception."

"At this moment, I think it is not the time to listen to Lord Zhang's advice. Since it is not the right time, Lord Zhang, please do not give any more advice."

Zhang Jingkun was furious, his eyes were red, "Your Highness, I seek truth from facts and make you understand the truth. Honest advice is bound to be unpleasant to the ear. If you don't listen to my advice, it will inevitably lead to disaster!"

Liu Yao slowly approached Zhang Jingkun and patted him on the shoulder: "Master Zhang, I can take your words to heart."

"It's just as I said just now. I have my reasons for doing this. The original source of the disease is in doubt. If it was just a sick pig in the forest that was accidentally eaten by someone, it would be fine. But what if someone deliberately poisoned it?"

"Master Zhang, have you ever thought about this possibility? If someone did it on purpose, and the infection and outbreak of the disease were a conspiracy, then it would definitely not be solved by burning a few villages. What is the key to breaking the deadlock? It's the prescription!"

"Since I came to Jiangbei, I have been taking one step at a time. Everything I have done is for the people. Have you ever seen any selfishness in me?"

"I will not force you to understand my original intention and painstaking efforts, but I can tell you very clearly that how and when to deal with the things here and these villages is up to me to decide!"

"My Lord, if you insist on going against me and forcing your position and will on me, I will have no choice but to take my own approach."

"Once the matter is settled, we will go before the Emperor to sort out the right and wrong. The Emperor will make the final decision on everything."

After saying that, Liu Yao was about to order the guards to take Zhang Jingkun away.

However, Zhang Jingkun seemed to be determined not to turn back until he hit the wall. His emotions became particularly excited: "Your Highness! I have been talking to you for a long time, why are you still so stubborn!"

"We must burn the village to stop the spread of the disease! How can the hundreds of villagers here be compared with the entire Jiangbei!"

"Your Highness, why do you have any mercy on them? Isn't their current situation the result of their own evil deeds?"

"If that old Li hadn't been greedy for petty gains, how could such a thing have happened? Your Highness should hold his nine clans responsible and let them bear the responsibility for causing the epidemic, so as to serve as a warning to others! Warn others not to do such things that harm others and themselves in the future!"

Liu Yao stared at him and was about to speak.

Old Li's door suddenly opened with a bang.

The sound shocked everyone instantly.

(End of this chapter)