If the Observer and Disposal Master wants to kill him, it only takes one sentence.

...The entire honor guard stopped, and the beating of gongs and drums was also suspended.

The county magistrate swallowed his saliva and hurriedly bowed to the ground: "I am the magistrate of Guichi County, and together with all my colleagues in the county government, I would like to welcome the Observer and Disposal Envoy! I would like to welcome Poyang Wen! I would like to welcome the Governor!"

Behind the county magistrate, the county magistrate, county constable, Zaoli, etc. also followed and bowed to the ground and said some words to welcome the Lord.

"No need to be polite, please get up!"

A deep and old voice came from an official sedan. To the ears of the county magistrate and others, this voice was as loud and harsh as iron.

After the county magistrate and others thanked him, they got up from the ground. The magistrate looked forward and saw that the curtain of the official sedan chair of the Observer and Disposal Minister had not been opened.

The county magistrate originally wanted to see the angel's face, but he was not given the chance.

"I am just a small county magistrate. People observe and deal with things so that you are superior, so naturally you don't need to pay attention to me." The county magistrate shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart.

But this is okay. This observation and treatment makes the master's rank too high. If you don't see him, just don't see him, lest others don't like him and kill him conveniently...

"Your Majesty, the Prince, the Governor, and the lower officials have already prepared a reception banquet in the city..."

What the county magistrate said was just for the occasion.

The superior officer is here, you have to express your feelings no matter what.

However, the county magistrate did not know this, and his words almost caused disaster.

The Jiangnan West Road Observation and Disposal Envoy, Yang Tingyu, became furious in his official sedan chair: "A banquet to welcome the wind and cleanse the dust?"

"Did you know that tragic plagues broke out in Jiangzhou, Raozhou, Ezhou, Hongzhou, Yuezhou and other places? There were countless casualties among the people, and not a single one was left alive. This is the most tragic natural disaster since the founding of the Chen Kingdom!"

The county magistrate and others had just stood up, but were suddenly frightened to the point where their legs were weak and they knelt down.

The Jiangnan West Road Observation and Disposal Envoy can be said to have control over the official status, life and death of all of them, and they cannot help but be afraid and frightened.

"What time has it been? Why are you still holding a feast to welcome the wind and wash away the dust!" The master of the observation and disposal seemed to be still unfinished, and then said angrily: "I accepted the mandate of heaven and inspected the disaster area on behalf of heaven to appease the party. I didn't come here to have a feast to receive the wind and wash away the dust!"

"

The magistrate of Guichi County was frightened and kowtowed to admit his mistake: "I was confused and made a mistake. Please spare my life..."

Behind him, the county magistrate, county constable, Zaoli, etc. also kowtowed.

King Poyang looked at the "troublemakers" everywhere, clapped his horse and stepped forward, walked to Yang Ting's jade sedan, cupped his hands and said: "Master Disposal, I think they didn't do this intentionally, we'd better hurry up to avoid

It wasted time."

The governor of Xuanzhou also came forward and said: "My lord, all these low-level officials are lax in their duties. Please punish me!"

Yang Tingyu: "Thank you for reminding me, Your Majesty. I am also confused. What Your Majesty said is true. We should not waste too much time on the road. By the way, we might as well not have an honor guard. Let's just take the disaster relief food funds and hurry up."

King Poyang: "That's fine!"

Upon hearing this, the governor of Xuanzhou hurriedly shouted at the Guichi County Magistrate and others: "Get out of the way quickly!"

The county magistrate and others hurriedly retreated to the official road, at a loss.

The bewildered and worried magistrate of Guichi County and others stood stunned beside the official road.

When they saw that the Observer and the King of Poyang had left the entire honor guard by the roadside, and took only the few thousand soldiers with them, they hurried away.

The soldiers lined up in a long queue. After the long queue passed by, the county magistrate discovered that there was a long baggage transport team behind the soldiers.

That should be the disaster relief food funds allocated by the imperial court.

…

Let's say that after Yang Tingyu and his party crossed Guichi County, they directly entered the area where the plague broke out.

"Hey, Your Majesty, it has been half a month since the plague broke out. It seems that there is already deathly silence in all states and counties. It depends on whether surviving people can be found in the remote villages."

After observing and handling the situation, the Lord sighed in the official sedan chair.

"I hope so! I think back then, if it weren't for the instability of King Shaozhou, I would not have left Jiangzhou with the 50,000 soldiers of the Jiangzhou Battalion... Haha, otherwise, if you go here, I'm afraid you will have to do it for me.

The king has collected the corpse." King Poyang said with a bitter smile.

"I wonder if the prince has any family members staying in Jiangzhou?" Yang Tingyu asked again.

King Poyang was silent for a while, and images of many people flashed through his mind.

There are the housekeepers who have been with him for decades, the five hundred generals who stayed in the palace, and the thousand soldiers in the Jiangzhou camp...

The image of Zhu Xiuyuan flashed through King Poyang's mind again.

"Everyone I know... I'm afraid they are all gone!" King Poyang said calmly, "There is a butler who has been with me for decades, and a little guy I just discovered... Oh, what a pity!

"

"The deceased has passed away. Please express your condolences and be considerate, Your Majesty!"

King Poyang smiled bitterly for a while, then took a deep breath and changed the topic: "Sir, half a month has passed, and the plague must have stopped spontaneously, but we still need to pay attention..."

After all, King Poyang was used to seeing life and death, so he quickly put aside the "death" of the palace steward and Zhu Xiuyuan, and began to discuss with Yang Tingyu how to proceed next.

The vast disaster area stretched across several states and lasted for half a month. During this period, these states were completely cut off from the outside world.

So they don't know what the disaster area is like inside.

Everything remains to be explored.

…

One day later, Yang Tingyu and Poyang King led a crowd to Shitai County.

Shitai County is on the edge of the entire disaster area.

The plague was not serious. Although many people died, many people survived.

They established an isolation area, and although some people continued to be infected and faced starvation and cold, they finally managed to survive until the imperial court sent people.

Yang Tingyu and Poyang King successfully rescued these people.

Use the relief food funds you carry to provide disaster relief, calm the emotions of the victims, make arrangements to clean up the residue, restore the county government office, and reorganize farmland, etc.

After staying in Shitai County for two days, they continued their journey deeper into the disaster area and arrived at Dongzhi County the next day.

Dongzhi County is almost close to Jiangzhou, the core area of ​​the plague outbreak, so Dongzhi County was severely affected.

The entire county was almost littered with dead bodies, and the stench was so high...

Only in remote areas far away from the county seat can we find some surviving people who are struggling to support themselves.

"Alas!"

Yang Tingyu was "disrespected for being an old man". She knelt down and cried loudly in front of the empty county seat, the sound shook the wilderness...

The rest of the crowd lamented in silence, and of course there were those who secretly wiped away their tears.

This tragic situation is comparable to hell on earth and is very shocking.
Chapter completed!