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

Chapter 1170 Liang Zhi is imprisoned

Hey, you didn't expect that, did you? There are people in the crowd who understand Wei law and how the government and military operate.

There are quite a few people like that.

After all, the deserters were not only from the countryside, but also from the cities of Dongming Prefecture and Jumen Prefecture.

"Post the joint document from the three major government offices for us to see, otherwise it means the people of the capital are deliberately refusing to help us in our time of need!"

"Commander Tao, Magistrate Kang, Lord Shi, Elder Qiong, Elder Xun, and young scholars, where are you? Come out and stand up for us!"

Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
Clang! Puff!
Under the relentless pounding, the gong finally gave way and broke.

"..." The messenger hurriedly shouted again: "Quiet, quiet! Commander Tao, Magistrate Kang, Magistrate Lin, Elder Qiong, Elder Xun, Elder Qin and others have gathered to discuss matters and are preparing to send troops to negotiate with Commander Su, Commander Dai, Assistant Magistrate Zeng and other officials. They will definitely ensure that everyone can enter the city and avoid the calamity of war!"

"Don't be anxious, don't cause trouble. Those who cause trouble will be dealt with according to wartime military law. All the male members of their family will be beheaded and displayed to the public. At the very least, their entire family will be refused entry into the capital city!"

Go to hell with your ancestors!
The villagers were furious, cursing and swearing, but there was nothing they could do but set up camp and wait for new information.

……

Inside the camp of the government troops at the second gate, General Tao, Magistrates Kang and Lin, Centurions Zhong and Ling, County Assistant Hu, County Lieutenant Shen, Grandpa Qin and Uncle Qin, Clerk Guan, Elder Qiong and Elder Xun, as well as some scholars from prominent families, all gathered together.

Magistrate Kang placed a document in the center and said, "This is a joint document from the three major government offices in the capital, all of which bear the official seal, including the seal of the Liang family army camp."

After hearing this, Master Qiong picked up the document and pointed to a line of small print, asking, "This sentence was clearly added later. Was it only added to this one document, or are there similar additions on other documents?"

The small print reads: During the period of plague isolation, if the enemy army from the Eastern Desert attacks, the Liang family army will open the city gates to allow all Wei citizens to enter the city to avoid the calamity of war.

Above this line of text was a small seal, about the size of a jujube, bearing Liang Zhi's name.

Uncle Qin also saw it and exclaimed, "Judging from this line of small characters and this small seal, there must have been more than one disturbance in the capital city."

"General Liang shouldn't have left the city. Once he left, the demons and monsters had no one to keep them in check, and they all started causing trouble."

"Shut up, second brother! Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to speak here!" Grandpa Qin scolded Uncle Qin.

Magistrate Kang: "..."

No, couldn't you have scolded him the moment he opened his mouth?

He's already said everything, what's the point of scolding him now?
Yes, it's useful; it can exempt Qin Er from the charge of 'meddling in politics as a commoner'.

"Lu Qian, Si Pei, Ning Jinghui, Qi Yucong, Shen Yinming... kids, feel free to speak your minds, whatever suggestions you have." Old Xun smiled at them, but inwardly he was thinking...

Kids, aren't you always so idle and eager to show off? Now's your time to shine, so charge forward!
Ah this?

Lu Qian has recently become smarter; he doesn't take on too much responsibility, but keeps quiet and adopts a humble attitude.

Si Pei was quite passionate and immediately said, "I have a token from the Si family and I am willing to volunteer to go into the city to meet with the chief officials of the three major government offices and Liang Zhi, the commander of the thousand households, to explain the plight of the villagers and ask them to shorten the quarantine period due to the plague."

"What are your reasons for persuading me?" Uncle Qin added, "If your reasons are insufficient, it will be difficult to achieve your request."

Si Pei rolled his eyes at him: "Second Uncle Qin, you're a commoner, so at such a crucial moment, you shouldn't say anything more, after all..."

He looked Qin Ershu up and down, thinking to himself: After all, with your miserable life experience, you really can't give us any good advice.

So, I advise you to shut up. "You want me to shut up, kid?" Uncle Qin seemed to have mind-reading abilities, revealing Si Pei's thoughts in public.

Si Pei was young and felt a little embarrassed, fearing that he would be seen as arrogant and disrespectful. He could only say, "What are your thoughts, Uncle Qin? Please enlighten this junior."

Uncle Qin said, "I have no brilliant ideas. The reason I sent you is to use your family background to intimidate others. So just act like spoiled brats and use your family background to bully people."

Si Pei, Lu Qian, Qi Yucong, and other students: "..."

Their faces looked rather pale.

Can you please stop talking about using your power to bully others so confidently? If you're not ashamed, we are all ashamed.

and also……

"Uncle Qin, please don't ruin our reputation!" Si Pei felt that Uncle Qin's words were meant to damage their reputation and create obstacles for their path to the imperial examinations.

Uncle Qin asked Si Pei, "Your family's martial arts masters are quite powerful, aren't they? Take the most powerful martial arts masters with you, the ones who would die for you, otherwise I'm afraid you won't come back."

"Second Master Qin, be careful what you say," Magistrate Kang had no choice but to say.

"Yes, yes, I will be careful what I say." Uncle Qin added, "Remember to ask if those who own property in the capital city can enter the city ahead of time."

The clerk immediately replied, "That's right, we need to clarify this. Some families have businesses in the capital city, and there are pregnant women and children in the procession. If we enter the city earlier, the women and children can recover sooner. Otherwise, they will all be stuck sleeping outside the city, and even those who are not sick will get sick from the heat."

Besides worrying about Qin Xiaogu, the clerk Guan was also concerned: "Too many people are gathered in one place. Once the disease breaks out, the germs can spread like wildfire in just one day... So, five days is fine. Within five days, arrange for the villagers who are not sick to go to the city as soon as possible for diversion."

"Diversion is the most basic measure to prevent the spread of the epidemic; it would be foolish not to do so."

"Yes, yes, yes, what Mr. Guan said is right." Old Master Xun agreed.

After some discussion, the group decided to send all the students who attended the meeting, along with Xue Mingyi, Li Zhiyuan, Uncle Qin (who was too argumentative, it would be a shame if he didn't go), Elder Qiong, Clerk Guan, Commander Tao, Hundred-Household Ling, and Magistrate Kang, to the Wei army's defensive line at the very front of Dongfu Town to meet with Commander Su and the others.

Before leaving, he went to call the three county magistrates of Jumen Prefecture, Hu, Zhang, and Qi, but none of them came to join him, and they all made excuses to decline.

"A bunch of cowards," Uncle Qin cursed, showing no respect whatsoever to the county magistrates.

Grandpa Qin had a headache and instructed the clerk, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him say anything that might offend anyone. Now is not the time to argue. What we need to do is get into the city as soon as possible and make sure we are settled. We can't let the city keep us out of the capital under the pretext of preventing the plague."

This is what Grandpa Qin is most worried about...

After all, with General Liang, who was most benevolent to the villagers, absent, Gu Chengyong, Lord Yan, and Prefect Fei might be too afraid of a rat plague breaking out in the city and thus disobey General Liang's orders, forbidding the Wei people from entering the city to avoid the war, which would be disastrous.

However, Qin Xiaomi believed that things were doomed because: the city was using the pretext of preventing the plague to keep them out, the deserters outside the city were also suffering from a rat plague, and the Eastern Desert army was coming to attack at this time.

Dangdang Dangdang!
"Gentlemen, get on the vehicles and let's go!" Commander Tao called out to everyone, then said to County Commandant Zhong, "Commander Zhong, the safety of the troops is in your hands. We will be back as soon as possible!"

"Yes, go ahead without worry," County Commandant Zhong replied.

After they left, County Commandant Zhong imposed a curfew on the camp, and after nightfall, no one was allowed to move around freely.

Qiong Lao and his men rushed all the way and arrived at the barricades of the Wei army's defensive line before nightfall.

Because many of them were of high status, Commander Su, Commander Dai, and others came out to meet them.

Upon learning of their request, Commander Su refused: "I am sorry to refuse, but General Liang's second son, Commander Liang Zhi, went to the plague prevention isolation point in the west of the city to be quarantined due to a fever. With him setting such an example, we cannot relax and allow a large number of villagers to enter the city after only five days of plague quarantine."