After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1138 The Outbreak and the Start of the War

Brother Yun was startled and hurriedly went to help Father Yun carry Madam Yun.

Judge Luo said, "Wait a minute. First, take Yun back inside. The yamen's old women have arrived and want to examine Yun's body. Only after they have examined her can you take Yun home."

He further explained, "To prevent spies from hiding anything on Yun Shi without her knowledge... a thorough inspection can also clear the Yun family of any wrongdoing."

"The Prefect is right. We'll wait here. Thank you for your help," said Brother-in-law Feng respectfully and gratefully.

Judging from this reminder, the two branches of the government and military are biased towards the Yun family and have no ill intentions towards them.

Otherwise, there would be no warning; the Yun family would simply take the person back, then rush to the door and say that the Yun family helped Mo the spy hide something.

Then their relatives are truly doomed!
Three old women from the government office were brought in; one of them was literate and was responsible for filling out the mortuary records, while the other two were responsible for checking them.

The Yun family members were waiting outside.

Mo, the spy, was tied up by Xiao Tao and his men, thrown into the prison cart outside, and locked in shackles.

"Set off! Escort the spies from the Eastern Desert back to the government office!" Commander Tao ordered.

"Yes!" The soldiers and government troops escorted Mo away.

Before leaving Kaiming Street, Mo Xizuo looked not at his own house, but at the Qin family's residence.

It's all the Qin family's fault. If he had been more ruthless back then, and set fire to the house and poisoned the Qin family members while they were still in the city, they wouldn't have been able to return to the village and uncover the century-old spy case!

A century-long plan, proceeding perfectly, on the verge of catching Wei off guard, was completely ruined by the Qin family.

"Oh, oh, Mo the spy was filled with remorse! He kept shouting 'Ahhh!' in the prison van!"

After killing the Qin family and massacring Taifeng Town, the Eastern Desert army is determined to slaughter Taifeng Town as well.

Bang bang bang!
The soldiers used their scabbards to strike Mo, the spy, hard: "What are you yelling for? You'll have your chance to yell during the interrogation!"

Mo, the spy, looked at the soldiers with utter contempt: "Ahhh!"

What are you proud of?
You lowly soldiers will all die under the iron hooves of my Eastern Desert army and become my Eastern Desert military rations!
In an even worse scenario, you lowly soldiers will die from the greatest fire poison of my Eastern Desert.

Firefly Poison, yes, he must withstand the torture until the good news of the Firefly Poison outbreak arrives.

However, Mo overestimated himself.

The government troops dealt with him using the most severe form of torture.

What is considered extreme punishment? Slicing one piece at a time, deprivation of sleep, or continuous laughter are not considered extreme punishments.

The lightest form of torture used against him was to drill open his bones, put worms inside, and make him watch the worms move and multiply inside his body.

Mo, the spy, couldn't withstand it and fainted again and again.

While he was in a daze, a row of burly men came to him.

"You spies from the Eastern Desert treat the mountain people like male prostitutes. I've also heard that you Eastern Desert people like to use such methods to destroy a man. Coincidentally, these big men all have that kind of hobby." After saying this, Commander Tao felt unclean and spat twice.

Mo Xizuo's pupils dilated, and he cried out again: "Stop! You can't treat me like this! I am a meritorious official of the Eastern Desert, a dignified warrior, and I cannot suffer this humiliation!"

If the Liangwei people humiliate him like this, and then bring it up again during the battle between the two armies, the morale of the Eastern Desert army will surely be dampened. Not only will his achievements be wasted, but he will also become a sinner of the Eastern Desert for all time!
But he held on for a while longer. When he saw that the Wei people were serious, Mo the spy broke down. He cried out and nodded repeatedly, indicating that he was willing to confess.

But that bastard is cunning; he gave a false confession.

Xiao Tao immediately ordered the executioner to castrate him, roast him on the spot, and feed him to the dog... The dog suffered too.

Ahhhhh!
Mo, the spy, fainted again.

When he woke up, he wasn't greeted by Commander Tao, but by burly men. Mo, the spy, was too exhausted to resist and had been given hallucinogenic and desensitizing drugs, so he finally confessed to the locations where contaminated goods were being sent.

This confession contains two key pieces of information.

First, the Fire Sprout Poison is not only affecting the Northeast, but the entire Great Wei. Therefore, contaminated items not only came from within the Tianmang Prefecture mountains, but also from the Northwest, and may even have come from the sea.

Secondly, this battle was not a single-line operation by the Eastern Desert army, but a war in which the allied forces divided up the Great Wei.

"Xi Rong!" Commander Tao, General Ou, and Prefect Shao all turned pale; the worst had happened.

Meanwhile, General Tao learned from General Liang that... as early as last year, the Western Rong had stationed troops on the border, intending to give several Rong people to His Majesty as his sons.

This matter caused quite a stir in the northwest frontier, but the news was kept out of reach of the Tai Zhou Prefecture, so most people in the Great Wei were still unaware of it.

"The enemy's objective is clear: to first use the Fire Poison to kill a wave of our Great Wei, creating internal strife and casualties. Once we are exhausted from dealing with the Fire Poison and the people of Wei are full of resentment towards the court, they will then join forces with the Western Rong to attack Great Wei from the northeast and northwest..."

"And their meeting place must be Tai Zhou Prefecture!" Little Commander Tao was quite capable; he quickly analyzed the enemy's attack methods and routes.

But the first to see through this battle situation was Emperor Wuxing.

He had already guessed that the Western Rong and the Eastern Mo would join forces, which was why he sent General Guo to lead troops to guard the Tai Zhou Mansion.

There are also eviction moratoriums...

Commander Tao also thought of the relocation ban... Your Majesty, what are you trying to do? Are you going to abandon the Northwest and Northeast provinces? But these are all living, breathing people.

Young Commander Tao was still too young, and he couldn't help but tear up.

Prefect Shao said, "We must inform General Liang and the Provincial Administration Office of the situation immediately; we cannot delay even for a moment!"

Prefect Shao raised his voice, bringing everyone back to their senses... and in his heart, he also resented Emperor Wuxing.

A ban on relocation trapped him, the prefect, in the northeastern prefecture. When the epidemic broke out and the Eastern Desert army attacked, he would die too!

General Ou, Magistrate Luo, Magistrate Xie, and the officials, soldiers, and civilians all share the same fate in the impending great battle.

"Has there been any news from the outpost in the desolate mountains? Has any serious offender fallen ill?!" Prefect Shao asked urgently, his heart filled with a glimmer of hope.

If the contaminated items failed to infect the serious offenders, it would prove that the flame poison was ineffective, and all of them would still have a chance to survive.

"Xi Zi, take your men and ride at full speed to Tang Qianhu's place to find out what's going on!" Commander Tao sent out his most skilled scout, the squad leader.

"Your subordinate obeys. I will bring back the latest and most complete information!" Xi Xiaoqi called to his ten soldiers: "Let's go."

Eleven riders left the government office and headed straight for the city gate.

Inside the city, there were no voices cursing the Yun family. Everyone was just curious: "When will this mess of preparing for war and preventing the plague end? Patrols and announcements every day, and even door-to-door questioning. It's driving me crazy. If I could beat the government troops at the second gate, I would have fought them long ago!"

For the sake of stability in the city, the government and military officials did not make Mo's spy activities public. Only the residents of Qiming Street vaguely knew that Scholar Mo had committed a crime and that Lady Yun had suddenly died.

Because it was not made public, Yun's funeral was able to be held successfully, and the mourning hall was not vandalized by people from the city.

However, the government troops kept their word and sent a small team to protect the Yun family to prevent the news from leaking and causing the Yun family's shops to be smashed and the Yun family members to be harmed.

"Wei Jun is on a mission outside the city. No inspection required. Make way!" After Xi Xiaoqi took out the Liang family army's token, Xiong Baihu's troops let them leave the city first.

Riding swiftly day and night, he silently prayed to God that the serious criminals at the outpost in the desolate mountains had not fallen ill.

But when Xi Xiaoqi and his group arrived at the sixth outpost under the barren mountain camp, they encountered a scene of people retreating to avoid the plague!

(End of this chapter)