A Clash of Gods - Chapter 222

[Chapter 221 Doubt]

Qi Ning’s shot was neat and tidy, and punched the guard’s abdomen. The guard beside him was shocked when he saw this, but his reaction was very fast, and he slashed at Qi Ning with a knife.

Zhao Wushang was originally two steps away from Qi Ning. When he saw the guard raising his hand, he already knew that the man was about to swing the sword, but he had already rushed forward like an arrow from the string. When he came down, Zhao Wushang picked up a knife to meet him, and the two knives touched each other. With a “choking” sound, sparks scattered.

Seeing this, the other two guards from the Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion rushed forward with their swords drawn, and the guards behind Zhao Wushang also quickly drew their swords and stepped forward.

“Who dares to be presumptuous?” Qi Ning knocked the guard down to the ground with a punch, suddenly raised his head, and sneered: “The following crime is committed, even if you are from the Zhongyi Houfu, this Hou will be killed.”

His aura was cold, and the guards were all startled.

At this moment, a “quack” sound was heard, and the gate of Zhongyi Hou’s mansion opened a crack, stuck out a head, and said solemnly, “What’s the noise?”

Zhao Wushang said in a high voice, “The Marquis of Jinyi is asking to see the old Marquis of Zhongyi, and we have a big deal to discuss!”

When the guards heard the words, they were stunned at first, and then they all changed color.

They thought that Qi Ning was just an ordinary Marquis, and he came at midnight just to please the Marquis of Zhongyi, but they didn’t expect that the person who came was actually the Marquis of Jinyi.

The relationship between the Marquis of Jinyi and the Marquis of Zhongyi can be considered to be relatively harmonious. Among the four marquis, although the Marquis of Zhongyi ranks first among the four, but in the prestige of the court and the public, the Marquis of Zhongyi is obviously not as good as the Marquis of Jinyi.

After a start, the four guards knew that something was wrong, but they all knelt down on one knee and said in unison, “I have seen Jinyi Hou!”

The two generations of Jinyi Hou are famous generals of the Great Chu. They have a deep foundation in the military and are deeply admired by the emperors. These guards are actually from the army. Although they have never fought under the Jinyi Hou, but In his bones, he was still in awe of Jinyi Hou.

It’s just that they never imagined that the young man in front of him who didn’t look very conspicuous was actually the Hou Jinyi.

The door opened immediately, and a middle-aged man walked out, cupped his hands and said, “Master Hou, please come in, the villain will report to the old master!” Qi Ning was invited in.

Naturally, Qi Ning didn’t have time to bother with the few guards in the area, so he entered the mansion and was taken to the lobby.

Someone came up with tea. Qi Ning waited for a while before hearing the sound of footsteps. He turned to look and saw an old man in a black robe who had walked in from outside the door. He was thin but had a big head. , In his sixties, his spirit is still quite bright, his nose is slightly straight, and whether it is hair or beard, it is black and white, with more white and less black.

Qi Ning stood up immediately, the elder looked at Qi Ning with a smile, raised his hand and said, “Sit down and talk.” He walked over and sat down on the main seat.

Qi Ning knew that this person must be Sima Lan, the current number one official, the Hou Zhongyi.

He did not expect that the first time he saw Sima Lan would be in such a situation.

“The younger generation has seen the old Marquis of Zhongyi!” Qi Ning inherited the Marquis of Jinyi. Although he and the Marquis of Zhongyi are listed as one of the four marquis of the empire, and they are on an equal footing in the title, he also knows that whether it is aptitude or power in his hands, it is the same as the one in front of him. Sixty-nine old people are worlds apart.

Sima Lan is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he is the first-generation Marquis of Loyalty. Among the four marquis, except for him and the old Marquis of Jindao who are still alive, Suzhen, the Marquis of Wuxiang, is already the second-generation marquis, while Qi Ning is already the third-generation. .

The Marquis is still the Marquis, but the man is no longer that man.

Qi Ning knew that even if Qi Jing was alive, he would still have three points of respect for Sima Lan, not to mention his own third-generation Jinyi Hou.

Moreover, Sima Lan is a minister of Tugu, and he has made extraordinary achievements in the process of the new emperor’s ascension to the throne. If it weren’t for his strategizing, Qi Ning doubts that the little emperor would be able to successfully inherit the throne.

In front of such a powerful old minister, Qi Ning still showed his respect as much as possible.

Sima Lan seemed to be quite easy-going, waved his hands and said with a smile: “You don’t have to be polite, you came to see me in the middle of the night,

Of course it won’t be for no reason, I think it’s an emergency, but it doesn’t matter.

”

He spoke crisply and neatly, without too many greetings, and in his tone, he obviously regarded Qi Ning as a junior.

On the way here, Qi Ning had already organized the language, and said what happened at the moment. If Tang Nuo wanted to use the corpse to find a way to detoxify, Qi Ning naturally did not reveal it.

After Sima Lan heard this, he didn’t turn pale as Qi Ning had expected, but frowned slightly and asked, “You mean, someone poisoned the Beggar Gang disciples in the capital, and then used the Beggar Gang disciples as a tool to kill the beggars. Did the virus spread to all parts of Beijing?”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “Exactly.”

Sima Lan stroked his black and white beard and asked, “Are you sure it’s really an epidemic virus, and it will spread quickly? Is it just a coincidence that some people happen to have this disease?”

Qi Ning looked serious: “Old Marquis, I am very sure and certain that if nothing else happens, there are already hundreds of infected people who are getting worse, but they haven’t happened yet. According to the time, after dawn, that is, Today, a group of patients with an earlier infection is about to start having a flare-up.”

“You said that after the poisoning, the patient will become unconscious and attack anyone?” Sima Lan stared at Qi Ning, suspicious: “And after being injured by the attack, there is a high possibility of being infected?”

Qi Ning thought that I had already made it very clear, the time is getting more and more urgent, you old fellow, stop talking about your mother-in-law and mother, and act quickly, but naturally you can’t say it, you can only try your best to suppress the urgency in your heart, saying: ” Old Marquis, I can guarantee that what I said is true, I came to see Old Marquis tonight, just to hope that Old Marquis can seize the last time and be prepared to deal with possible riots.”

Sima Lan was thoughtful and thought for a while before saying, “Don’t be in a hurry, this matter is very important, and it can’t be solved urgently.” He motioned for Qi Ning to drink tea first, and then said, “You mean to let this old man Imposing a foot ban on the entire city overnight, and then mobilizing troops and preparing for precautions?”

“Yes.” Qi Ning said: “In addition, we must find a special place to resettle, try to be a sparsely populated place, if there is a large-scale riot of infected people, they must be forcibly detained when they are in a state of confusion. Keep them in captivity until a solution is found so that no more people are involved.”

At this time, someone brought the heating stove and put it beside Sima Lan. It was a cold winter night. It was really cold in the lobby. Sima Lan stretched out his hand and baked it on the heating stove. Then he asked, “Isn’t this old man? I don’t believe what you said, but… According to what you said, this kind of epidemic poison has a period of deterioration, not an immediate outbreak of the poisoning. If there is a large-scale epidemic spreading in the capital these days, why is the Shenhou Mansion? Don’t know anything about it? The old man didn’t get a report from the Shenhou Mansion.”

Qi Ning frowned, thinking to yourself, are you suspecting that I am falsely reporting news?

He sneered in his heart, thinking that if the imperial city hadn’t been closed, I would go straight to the little emperor, and I wouldn’t come to you. If I could mobilize troops, I wouldn’t come to chat with you for a long time.

But he knew very well in his heart that to take countermeasures now, he could only ask this old guy to help.

Qi Ning was very anxious tonight. It wasn’t because he was worried about a certain person. He didn’t want to see many innocent people die under this epidemic. As long as a few people died, Qi Ning was willing to do everything he could.

“Old Marquis, this kind of epidemic virus came silently, and it has never appeared before.” Qi Ning couldn’t sit still, “The Shenhou Mansion may have been focusing on other things recently. Before it fully erupts, few people will know how terrifying it is.” He finally stood up and cupped his hands: “Old Marquis, time waits for no one, I implore the old Marquis to respond immediately, otherwise… !”

Sima Lan stared into Qi Ning’s eyes and said, “This old man knows that you are in a hurry, but do you know that it is not a matter of a word to mobilize troops and horses. The first emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne. For a while now, martial law has been implemented throughout the city. The ban has already made many people feel uneasy, and you know that every time this time comes, people in the city will panic.”

“I know!”

“After the emperor ascended the throne, martial law was lifted, and the people in Beijing slowed down.” Sima Lan said slowly: “Do you know what is most important at this time? Naturally, it is peace, which makes the people in Beijing feel peaceful. Only then will the whole country be stabilized. The capital is the heart of my great Chu. A single hair will move the whole body. Any slight disturbance in the capital city of Ye will not only affect the situation of the whole country of our great Chu, but even the situation of the whole world. clear?”

Qi Ning listened to his old-fashioned tone, the tone of an elder talking to a junior. If it was the usual way, he really wouldn’t care too much, but at this time of urgency, the old guy was still taking his time and talking to himself. It’s useless to talk about something useless, and I was a little angry in my heart, and couldn’t help but say: “What does the old man mean to say, in order to ensure the stability of the capital, the troops and horses cannot be moved, and the matter will be dealt with after it happens?”

Sima Lan frowned slightly, and it seemed that Qi Ning’s tone was a little unhappy, but he still said: “Young people are young and energetic and want to do something, it is understandable. But everything has to be thought twice. Okay, you have said it yourself, such an epidemic never happened before, so why did it suddenly appear at this time? The Shenhou Mansion doesn’t know anything about it. Since the founding of the country, this old man has never seen any infectious disease in the capital. Taking the liberty of deploying troops, the whole city is under martial law, and the people in the city who have just calmed down will inevitably panic again and panic, the old man is only worried that once the situation is tense, another person will have unpredictable thoughts.”

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood that in the end, Sima Lan still considered the political situation, worrying that another martial law would lead to panic in the capital, giving hostile forces a chance to take advantage.

He sneered in his heart, thinking that you are not caring about your head and you are worried that the deployment of troops and martial law will make the people in the city panic, but you don’t think about it, if the epidemic virus breaks out, the chaos in the capital will be stronger than the panic caused by the deployment of troops and martial law. out ten times.

Qi Ning thought, this old guy seems to think that he has just inherited the title, he is eager to make contributions, and he has to show something, so he is so active. It seems that he does not believe in the theory of epidemic poison.

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