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

Chapter 1171 The Concubine's Brother

Everyone was shocked. Commander Tao hurriedly asked, "Commander Su, is Young Master Erzhi sick? Did he really go to the plague isolation shed?!"

After the package containing the plague was found in Dongming Prefecture, it was confirmed that there was indeed a rat plague. The capital city then set aside an area in the west of the city to isolate the people in the city from the plague.

There were houses, but sheds were also built to create layers of isolation.

Even this was the treatment given to the wealthy and powerful; commoners were all sent to the Mianfushan quarantine point outside the city to prevent the spread of the plague.

By mid-May, all the trees on Mianfushan Mountain had been cut down and transported into the city as war supplies. Sheds were built on the mountain to serve as quarantine points against the plague.

However, there weren't many patients at the plague isolation point in Myeongbuksan.

General Liang clarified that only those with fever, chills, and lumps on the neck and groin were considered suspected cases of infection and could be sent to Mianfushan.

Anyone who dares to abuse their power to eliminate dissidents will be killed by Liang's army!
Commander Su nodded: "Yes, that's right. Commander Liang has a high fever and chills all over his body, so he has requested to go to the west of the city for plague isolation."

Ha, even General Liang's eldest son is practicing plague isolation, what are you? How dare you not follow the rules?
"Commander Zeng, may I ask how many days of plague isolation has Commander Liang been undergoing? Has anyone been accompanying and taking care of him?" Uncle Qin smiled and said, "You are the Commander of the capital's government, in charge of the city's general affairs. I think you know best, so I asked you."

Students waiting in front of Si Pei Road: "..."

Good heavens, they were quite surprised that Qin Er was suddenly so polite.

Zeng Tongzhi was displeased. Couldn't this Qin Er just pretend he wasn't there? Why did he have to ask him?

However, when Qin Er came to the capital's Wu Garden to pay his respects to the Duke of Yan, he had seen him before and couldn't very well ignore him. Besides, the old man and the students were all looking at him...

Zeng Tongzhi had no choice but to reply: "On the tenth day of the seventh month, he suddenly developed a high fever. On the eleventh day of the seventh month, he was sent to the plague isolation point in the west of the city, with two sworn servants accompanying him to take care of him."

The personal guards could not go, because they belonged to the imperial army and could only be accompanied by servants.

Fortunately, the two servants were highly skilled, and if anyone tried to assassinate Liang Zhi, the servants would help kill the enemy.

But Liang Zhi is still in danger.

Uncle Qin was worried inside, but on the surface he pretended to be overjoyed: "Then he'll be out in a couple of days. After Commander Liang Zhi is released, could we invite him out of the city for a chat?"

First, with General Liang absent and Liang Zhi inside the city, it's too dangerous; he's essentially a hostage.

Secondly, after Liang Zhi came out, he was instructed to knock on the city gate. If Gu Chengyong still did not open the city gate and let the Wei people in to escape the war, it would be a blatant violation of wartime military law.

Furthermore, there is suspicion that he harmed the Earl's eldest son.

If Gu Chengyong really dares to ignore Liang Zhi's request to knock on the door, Liang's army will definitely cause trouble.

"Who are you? How dare you ask General Liang's son to come out of the city to see you?!" Commander Su was very unhappy and glared at Uncle Qin, scolding him.

Uncle Qin smiled and said, "I am Wei Min from the countryside of Baofu County. I know Commander Liang, so I would like to ask him for help to take us into the capital city."

Si Pei: "..."

No, you just directly said that you wanted to get in through Liang Zhi's connections?
Commander Su: "A commoner, a nobody, after getting acquainted with a powerful figure, only thinks about getting favors from him. He truly has no respect for the law and should be executed!"

Uncle Qin grinned and said, "Commander Su, I didn't mean to ask Commander Liang for special treatment. I just thought that Commander Liang knows the capital city well, so asking him to lead us into the city would be faster and we wouldn't be caught off guard... It's only common sense, everyone does it this way. I haven't broken any laws, so why should I be executed?"

"Commander Su is a military officer of the imperial court. He often shouts for violence against the poor and weak people of Wei. If you didn't know better, you would think that Commander Su was an enemy soldier from the Eastern Desert who was always looking to kill the people of Wei."

A hiss, a collective gasp. Qin Er, you're really brave, daring to confront Commander Su so closely.

"You audacious commoner, how dare you spread rumors that Commander Su is a spy from the Eastern Desert! Do you know that Commander Su is the brother-in-law of the Commander of the Ancient Capital!" A sycophant dressed in a flag-bearer's armor stepped forward to vent his anger on behalf of Commander Su.

Commander Su frowned and scolded him, "Fang Gui, stop talking nonsense!"

"Yes." Fang Gui lowered his head to admit his mistake, but he was quite satisfied... Although Commander Su scolded him, he acknowledged that he had named him by name, thus slapping Qin Er in the face.

Once Su Qianhu's identity is exposed, Qin Er will definitely be afraid.

However, Qin Er is not a normal person.

He was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Commander Su and exclaimed, "So you're the one who got promoted through connections! Have you no shame?!"

Everyone: "???"

You know it in your heart, why did you have to shout it out?

For so many years, no one in the capital city has spoken up, why are you saying it now? Are you out of your mind?!

"How dare you, a lowly commoner, slander a military officer of the imperial court! Guards, seize this traitor! I suspect he is a spy from the Eastern Desert, attempting to smear the military officers in the camp, sow discord among the Wei army, and hinder their resistance against the enemy!" Commander Su's face turned icy cold, wishing he could kill Uncle Qin.

He did indeed rise to the rank of commander thanks to his brother-in-law Gu's help, but he is still only a commander of a thousand men, not even a deputy general. He has been promoted very slowly and with great restraint, yet he still has to endure gossip. Commander Su can't take it anymore!

Reed reed reed!
Fang Gui led his thirty soldiers, drew their swords, and pointed them at Uncle Qin: "Seize this traitor who slanders the military officer and subject him to severe torture!"

"Wait a minute, take a look at what this is first." Uncle Qin took out three things: a token, a silk scroll with borders, and a handwritten letter: "The Duke of Yan gave this protective token to the Qin family. It states that if anyone harms the Qin family during wartime, they will be suspected of taking advantage of the chaos to eliminate the Qin family. Therefore, unless General Liang intervenes, no other official may touch the Qin family during wartime!"

"These three items all come from within the Imperial City. If Commander Su doesn't believe me, you can come and see for yourself whether they are indeed items from the Imperial City."

To preserve and prevent counterfeiting, some official documents issued by the imperial city, such as imperial edicts, were not written with pen and paper, but were first drafted and then embroidered on cloth.

"Please calm down, everyone," Zeng Tongzhi said again, personally coming over to examine the three tokens in Qin Ershu's hands.

After a while, he nodded to the others: "It is indeed a token given by the Duke of Yan, and it bears the seal bestowed upon the Duke of Yan by the imperial court."

The imperial court would create seal designs for those with noble titles, which were equivalent to official seals. Local government offices kept records of these seal designs, and all three officials of the office were required to recognize them.

Therefore, this was not a token given by Yan Zhou personally, but a token given by the Duke of Yan of the Great Wei Dynasty, which could represent the court.

"Even if you have the protective token given to you by the Duke of Yan, you cannot slander Commander Su. Commander Su joined the army at the age of sixteen and has been serving for fifteen years. He became a commander through his own hard-earned military achievements!" Fang Gui knew that Commander Su was losing face, so he shouted this in a show of bravado to save face for Commander Su.

But he shouted so loudly that he attracted the attention of someone who couldn't stand the light of day.

The third steward's voice came through: "Master Su, what's wrong here?!"

Upon hearing this voice, and looking at the silent Ling Baihu, Guan Shuli, Qiong Lao, and the students, Su Qianhu broke out in a cold sweat and roared, "You audacious servant! When did it become your place to meddle in the affairs of our master? Get out of here at once! Anyone who dares to interfere in official business will be executed on the spot!"

Is he going to kill someone again?!

Gu Xuan, on horseback, turned pale with fright, sweat pouring down his face and soaking his clothes inside his armor. The heat also made him unable to hold on any longer.

boom!
He fell directly to the ground from his horse.