naruto-story Chapter 377 The unknown Jiang family
Chapter 377 The unknown Jiang family
Moreover, outsiders did not know that the former prefect of Pingzhou City knew Xiao Tong, and was even a force secretly cultivated by Xiao Tong. However, it ended up here, which made Xiao Tong very angry.
From the moment Xiao Tong stepped into Pingzhou City, he didn't trust the Jiang family that much.
The current prefect of Pingzhou City, the Wenfang, was Jin Yan's first friend after returning to the capital. If it hadn't been for his help, she might not have been able to avoid Chang Zhe's search.
She didn't want the study room to be lost here.
Hearing Jin Yan say this, Chu Hong also breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't know the specific things, but I heard from my husband that the Jiang family is likely to be the source of the epidemic."
"what?"
Jin Yan thought she had heard wrongly and asked again.
Chu Hong said calmly, "I know this is a serious matter, but I did hear him mention it. It's just that we in Black Wind Village don't want to cause trouble, so... maybe you can go see my husband, he knows better."
Jin Yan went to Heifeng Village with Wen Yan that night.
The village was halfway up the mountain, and because Chu Hong was leading the way, there were no difficulties on the way, not even questioning.
Chu Hong's husband is a tall and burly man with a beard and scars on his face, but he has a tender look on his face when he sees Chu Hong.
When Jin Yan and Wen Yan took off their curtain hats, he subconsciously cursed, then immediately reacted with an unnatural look on his face.
"Sorry, we are used to talking rough, don't mind."
As he said that, he immediately changed his expression and shouted angrily at his subordinates who were peeping on the side, "What are you looking at! Get out of here!"
"Wait! Close the door!"
After the door was closed, he touched his beard in shame and turned to look at Chu Hong.
"This...how did you bring them here?"
"The princess and I are old acquaintances. They are not from the Jiang family. I want to confirm something with you."
"Oh……"
Mingzhe glanced at them thoughtfully and hurriedly raised his hands, "I have seen the Imperial Preceptor and the Princess, please take a seat first."
For Chu Hong's sake, he suppressed his doubts for the time being.
After Jinyan finished telling what happened in Jiangcheng recently, Mingzhe's eyes changed when he looked at them. He immediately clapped his hands and said indignantly, "I just said that the Jiang family is not so generous!"
After finishing speaking, he was stunned for a moment, "I'm sorry, I just feel unfair for you. This medicinal material was clearly sent in by the princess and the princess who risked their fate. Why should I make it into their wedding clothes?"
Jin Yan didn't take it to heart, "As long as you can treat people, these are not important."
"The princess is righteous!"
Mingzhe immediately said something in admiration.
Jin Yan put her chin on her hand and smiled lightly, "There was an epidemic in Pingzhou City, but Black Wind Village didn't seem to be affected in any way. I wonder how the boss did it?"
Mingzhe subconsciously looked at Chu Hong and saw her nodding before saying, "We were thinking of escaping, but the brothers are all from the neighborhood, and we don't know where we can escape. Besides, it's easy to escape, but it's difficult to come back." . I simply stayed here and didn’t go out.”
"No contact with outsiders at all?"
"Yes, we got wind of the epidemic when it first broke out. We bought some supplies and stopped going out."
"Why do you think this matter has something to do with the Jiang family?"
Speaking of this, Mingzhe no longer concealed anything, "The Jiang family is too calm. Everyone in the city who is slightly better has moved their families, but the Jiang family has been very calm from the beginning to the end. Oh, no, they were very calm in the beginning." , it wasn’t until I found out that the recipe the Imperial Master had used before didn’t work, that I started to panic.”
Jin Yan glanced at Wen Yan.
"Well, I just encountered an epidemic caused by flooding when I went down the mountain. The first case happened to be discovered by me. It only broke out in a small area. Later, effective prescriptions were used to control it. But this time it is different from the previous one. It’s different. The previous prescriptions can only relieve the symptoms and seem to be effective in the early stage, but then the condition will take a turn for the worse until death.”
Wen Yan's voice was light.
But Jin Yan heard the twists and turns. He intervened at the beginning and directed everyone to protect themselves in an orderly manner. The epidemic was spreading slowly, and he had more time to research prescriptions.
This time, the epidemic was discovered after it was out of control. By then, tens of thousands of people had been infected. It was so fast and so fierce that Wen Yan certainly didn't have much time.
Thinking about the rumors a while ago, Jin Yan felt heartbroken for a moment.
"But despite this, they still didn't leave."
"But they were ready to go at any time."
Mingzhe continued Chu Hong's words, and seeing the doubts on their faces, he hurriedly said, "The Jiang family has been building a secret road since last year, which goes straight to the mountains ten miles outside Pingzhou City. If they want to leave, they can pass through it at any time. They left through a secret passage, and in fact, only Jiang Tao was left among the Jiang family in the city at that time, and everyone else was sent out."
Jin Yan was shocked. The reason they had been looking for these days for the Jiang family's massive construction work seemed to have been found.
"How did you know? No one in Pingzhou City seems to know about this."
"Of course no one knew. At that time, his family said they were looking for people to repair the house. The workers all lived in Jiang's house. They were looking for helpless beggars in Pingzhou City and nearby towns. Later, they killed these people directly. , if one of them hadn't run out smartly and been rescued by us, how would anyone know about this?"
Mingzhe was still angry when he mentioned this matter.
Jin Yan and Wen Yan looked at each other and thought of the children they met in the ruined temple. They were both waiting for their father to come home.
"You also know that when the prince and the imperial master arrived in Pingzhou City, Jiang Tao of course had to express his position at this time. After all..."
At this point, he looked at Wen Yan again and said, "If the Imperial Master is here, this matter will definitely be solved. He wants to earn fame and money, so he will definitely not let this opportunity go."
Jin Yan thought of the people's admiration for the Jiang family in Pingzhou City, and a chill suddenly arose and enveloped her whole body.
"The Jiang family is so rich, why would they take such a desperate risk? This matter is extremely risky, unless there has been a problem with their accounts for a long time, and it is actually just an empty shell."
Jinyan murmured to herself, subconsciously looking to Mingzhe for confirmation.
Mingzhe was also stunned for a moment and thought carefully, "If it is said so, it is not impossible. Jiang Tao's son Jiang Song disappeared for a while two years ago. It is said that he went to the capital and lost a large sum of money in a gambling house, but Later, no further information was found, so everyone thought it was a rumor...and Jiang Tao has always been charitable and charitable, so the rumors seemed to be self-defeating."
Since it happened in the capital, Jin'an and Xiao Tong could easily find out.
If this is the case, in order to maintain huge expenses, the Jiang family must increase revenue and reduce expenditure. If they are not willing to reduce expenditure, they will have to increase revenue.
Xiao Tong also said before that most of the medicinal materials from several towns near Pingzhou City were gathered in the hands of the Jiang family, which was almost the same as Zhu Jinren, or even earlier than Zhu Jinren.