The city of Luoyi was in chaos, and the Turkic group therefore continued to stay in the inn.
In just a few days, shocking incidents of people biting people occurred one after another in Luoyi.
Yulin soldiers patrolled the city day and night. But every time Han Jingyu thought he had caught all the disguised soldiers, new ones would appear.
Under such an unpredictable situation, many innocent civilians in Luoyi had already been bitten.
To prevent the epidemic from spreading further, Han Jingyu had no choice but to arrest anyone he saw and temporarily detain all the infected civilians in the army.
Ji Zizhao's side had made some progress.
However, compared to the rapidly spreading epidemic in the city, this progress seemed insignificant.
Uncle Zhang Zhong truly kept his word. When Ji Zizhao stayed up all night, he guarded outside. When Ji Zizhao took a short nap during the day, he would continue researching what Ji Zizhao had studied.
Externally, almost everyone believed that Zhang Shuzhong was merely occupying Ji Zizhao's room for his research.
When Han Jingyu returned to the inn, Ji Zizhao was already by the stove, decocting a newly concocted medicinal soup. The room was filled with a bitter smell.
"Princess Ronghe was right. Those who fell ill were not new Yulin soldiers."
Ji Zizhao was not surprised by this conclusion.
In the Yulin army, soldiers only obeyed their commander. No matter how noble others were, they were never as important as the commander in the soldiers' hearts, otherwise, what was the point of military regulations and laws?
However, in the hall that day, the soldier who reported the news called out to "masters," not "Young General Han."
Clearly, the soldier who delivered the message did not understand Yulin's military regulations.
"I never expected the Turkic people to stoop to such treachery. How detestable!"
Who else could do such a thing but General Mu Man of the Turkic people?
If it weren't for the lack of conclusive evidence, Han Jingyu would have wished to execute those Turkic people on the spot.
Ji Zizhao suddenly asked, "Do those disguised soldiers held in the camp have calluses on their hands?"
Han Jingyu thought carefully before shaking his head, "I didn't see any."
Ji Zizhao narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the disguised soldier whose tendons had been severed. "In that case, apart from this one, the others are not Turkic."
Turkic people naturally used axes, so they had thick calluses on the webbing of their thumbs.
Han Jingyu frowned, "Perhaps the Turkic people abducted civilians from other cities?"
Zhang Shuzhong suddenly walked out from the inner room. "Does Young General Han still remember the ghost case in Jingzhou?"
Han Jingyu was stunned for a moment before murmuring, "Could it be..."
The Jingzhou ghost case was a royal secret.
Legend had it that a few years ago, a monstrous ghost suddenly appeared in Jingzhou City, devouring people.
The imperial court dispatched ten thousand troops to quell it, but they all perished in Jingzhou City.
The Emperor was forced to issue a death order, and only then was the ghost haunting in Jingzhou suppressed.
Later, the Jingzhou ghost case was classified as a state secret by the imperial court, and no one in the court dared to mention it again. Sultan Novel Network.
Zhang Shuzhong looked at Ji Zizhao and said, "The one who went to quell Jingzhou with the Emperor's death order back then was Old General Ji."
Ji Zizhao frowned in deep thought. "I never heard my grandfather mention this, nor do I know that Yulin has a city called Jingzhou."
Zhang Shuzhong revealed a mournful smile. "It is normal for Princess Ronghe not to know. After the burning and massacre, Jingzhou has long since disappeared from Yulin's map."
Ji Zizhao's heart skipped a beat.
Burning and massacre.
Burning the city and slaughtering all the civilians within.
Han Jingyu's face turned pale. "Chancellor Zhang, do you think Luoyi now is like Jingzhou back then?"
Zhang Shuzhong stroked his white beard. "I also went to Jingzhou back then, and I can be sure that it is the same as Luoyi now."
Han Jingyu did not believe Zhang Shuzhong's words.
Back then, during the Jingzhou ghost case, the Turkic people had not attacked Yulin, so how could they have kept the infected people of Jingzhou until now?
Ji Zizhao's dark eyes turned cold. "If it wasn't the Turkic people who threw the infected people into Luoyi, but our own people, then everything would make sense. Young General Han, don't forget, although those infected people are not Yulin soldiers, they are wearing genuine Yulin armor."
Han Jingyu: "..."
The more they analyzed, the more horrifying it became.
Looking across Luoyi City, who could have the ability to keep the infected people from back then and steal military armor...
There seemed to be only one person.
Han Jingyu abruptly stood up and was about to go out.
Ji Zizhao stopped him.
Han Jingyu did not understand. "Does Princess Ronghe want to shield the murderer?"
Ji Zizhao shook her head. "If you arrest someone without evidence, do you think Young General Han will get his wish?"
Han Jingyu clenched his fists. "Are we just going to let that murderer get away with it?"
"I will give Young General Han an explanation for this matter."
Luoyi City was in imminent danger. They could not waste any more time on such scum.
Suddenly, there was a clamor of footsteps outside the door.
"Reporting to Young General Han, Turkic soldiers have gathered in the city, saying they want to help Yulin quell the unrest."
Ji Zizhao's face turned grim. "Causing an epidemic and then using it to quell unrest, so they can openly massacre the entire population of Luoyi."
General Mu Man of the Turkic people was indeed cunning and scheming.
Han Jingyu clenched his fists. "The Turkic soldiers are taking orders from General Mu Man. Moreover, the Turkic people are currently claiming to be quelling unrest in Luoyi. If the Yulin army interferes, it might cause more trouble."
Once the Turkic people used this to claim that Yulin was ungrateful and had deliberately destroyed friendly relations between the two countries, the previous peace agreement would be completely void.
With this, the Turkic people could then relentlessly pressure Yulin and force Yulin to sign a new peace agreement with the Turkic people.
Ji Zizhao naturally understood that Han Jingyu was indeed in a difficult position to act.
However, there was always someone who was beyond the control of the Turkic people.
Ji Zizhao pondered for a moment, then called Ji Zixiu, who was following behind Han Jingyu, and quietly instructed her.
As Ji Zixiu nodded and left, Ji Zizhao looked at Han Jingyu and said, "Please wait a moment, Young General Han."
Although Han Jingyu was puzzled, he waited anxiously as instructed.
Luoyi City was in grave danger. If anyone else had asked Han Jingyu to wait, he would not have, but after coming this far, he truly admired this eldest daughter of the Ji family. Seeing Ji Zizhao speak so confidently, he gritted his teeth and waited.
Most importantly, Han Jingyu was also curious about what kind of backup Ji Zizhao had found for him.
And just as Han Jingyu was filled with questions and anticipation, with a "bang!" the door was kicked open.
A figure strode into the room with a swagger, "It's just a bunch of Turkic people, leave it to me."
This familiar scent, this familiar style...
As Han Jingyu looked up in shock, he quickly got up, "Your Highness Seven..."