Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 534: It will be easy for me to find

Since that incident, Xue Mai spontaneously led a group of his men to set up camp in the city gate.

This place is sparsely populated and the area is large enough, but... there is no food.

"Boss..." The subordinate looked worried and found Xue Mai: "We only have enough food for one meal, how about we leave?"

"Leave?" Xue Mai was a little depressed. He leaned on his sword and asked him, "Where are you going? Do you want to go back and follow Lu Sichu?"

The subordinate was stunned by his question and shook his head subconsciously, saying faster than his brain: "No. We all want to follow General Yu."

General Yu is a hundred times or a thousand times better than Governor Lu!

Under General Yu Lang's command, they felt like human beings, rather than rags bags that could be abandoned at any time.

"I also want to..." Xue Mai's hand holding the hilt of the sword turned slightly pale, "But in the end, we are sorry to Lang Jiang. I... can't face him."

"But..." The subordinate clenched his fist and said, "But the general didn't drive us away. Boss, the general didn't say anything, why did you..."

Why are you always making things difficult for yourself?

"I just can't get over it." Xue Mai raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. "I'm sure you all know how the general treats us, but there are some black-hearted people. If he succeeds, not only will the general's career be damaged, but the entire Yongning Earl's Mansion may also be harmed!"

He stood up with his sword propped up, his face full of pain: "This is how I repay kindness with hatred. Even if Langjiang doesn't say anything, how can I face Langjiang?"

Upon hearing this, the subordinate stopped talking and stood beside him with his head hung dejectedly.

"Boss!" While the two were silent, someone came to report: "Lang Jiang, Lang Jiang is here!"

"Really?!" Xue Mai's eyes lit up when he heard that. "Where is he! Where is Lang Jiang? Take me to see him!"

He pulled out his sleeve and wiped his face with it, then hurriedly adjusted his dirty armor.

Really! Why didn't I notice before that this armor is so dirty? If the general sees it, he will be unhappy again!

Xue Mai wiped his armor casually while walking towards Yingkou with big strides.

"Da Da, Da Da..." The sound of horse hooves came, and Yu Jiusi's figure approached from afar. The familiar voice also reached Xue Mai's ears: "No need to greet you. I will come in in these two steps."

Team Leader C behind Yu Jiusi also reined in his horse and pointed his nose at Xue Mai: "Hmph..."

At this moment, Xue Mai was unable to pay attention to him at all. He just stood there looking at Yu Jiusi.

The legs that had been eager to move just now seemed to be filled with glue and could not move at all.

"Lang Jiang..." He looked up and called out, but then closed his eyes because of the glare of sunlight behind Yu Jiusi.

"It took me a long time to find you." Yu Jiusi got off his horse, put on the reins, walked up to him, looked him up, and asked, "Is there no food here? You've lost weight in just a few days."

Xue Mai's eyes were hot and sore, and he was speechless. He could only nod and shake his head.

Lang Jiang did not ask himself whether he knew about that matter or not, nor did he ask himself whether he had other intentions from the beginning.

Instead, he asked...if there was any food to eat.

He was the one who let Lang Jiang down!

Xue Mai looked at Yu Jiusi with his eyes wide open, then knelt down with a clang, his knees touching the mud and raising a cloud of dust.

"I am guilty! I hope you will punish me!"

Xue Mai almost shouted these words out. After a moment, a large group of soldiers knelt down. The soldiers put their weapons at their sides and bowed their heads to plead guilty: "I am guilty! I hope you will punish me!"

Team leader C was shocked by the scene.

Yu Jiusi pursed his lips and stepped forward to help Xue Mai up. "Everyone, get up, and follow me back to the city. You should follow the military regulations."

Everyone automatically ignored the second half of the sentence, with only the first half spinning in their minds.

Did the general allow them to follow him back to the city?

They are willing to take any punishment!

"Everyone, gather yourselves and prepare to move out!" After leaving these words, Yu Jiusi took Xue Mai back to the tent.

"Please sit down." He said to Xue Mai who was still in a daze.

"Pah--" Xue Mai knelt down again, with a stubborn look on his face: "I'm kneeling and listening."

"Kneel down!" Yu Jiusi kicked him on the knee. "As a man, how can you kneel down all the time? Get up. I have a mission for you. If you don't get up, I will let Team Leader C do it."

Before Xue Mai could digest this sentence, he was pushed aside by Team Leader C, who said happily, "I am willing to share your worries! Let Xue Mai take a rest."

How can this work!

Xue Mai grabbed Team Leader C's pants and stood up, "I stand up! I am willing!"

Ever since his men had secretly colluded with Governor Lu, he had been unable to sleep day after day, and had imagined Yu Jiusi's reaction countless times in his mind - he might be angry, disappointed, or silent.

But Xue Mai never thought that Yu Jiusi would be like this.

The more this happened, the more guilty he felt.

But he knew in his heart that Yu Jiusi didn't ask about that matter, but he couldn't help but bring it up on his own initiative.

"Lang Jiang." Xue Mai took out a list from his bosom and handed it to Yu Jiusi. "Since that day, I have started to purge the troops. Except for the people on the list, the rest of the soldiers are clean and have never had any contact with Governor Lu's cronies."

He watched Yu Jiusi nervously take the list.

There were more than ten names on the list. If he hadn't checked carefully, he would never have discovered that those people who had cursed Governor Lu the most in the past were all involved with the other party.

Yu Jiusi casually glanced at the roster and put it directly into his arms.

"I know this well. After all, you are all Lu Sichu's soldiers. In the eyes of others, I am the one who poached Lu Sichu's soldiers."

Xue Mai shook his head vigorously when he heard this. "Governor Lu came here for you. Combined with the outbreak of the epidemic in Xingning Prefecture, I have roughly guessed it even without you saying it... These two outbreaks may be related to him."

At this point, Xue Mai felt his stomach churning.

In the past, they only looked down on some of Governor Lu's behaviors, but recently he discovered that it was not just those minor behaviors that were disgusting.

He actually wanted to kill the people! And he wanted to put the blame on Lang Jiang!

Dog official! He is unworthy of being a human being!

"That's exactly what happened." Yu Jiusi looked at him, "I got a letter saying that Lu Sichu is on his way to Changnan Prefecture. Something strange is going on. I'm afraid something has happened in Xingning Prefecture."

"He ran away when something happened in Xingning Prefecture?" Xue Mai's eyes were blazing with fire, and he wished he could cut Lu Sichu into pieces.

Besides, what else could happen in Xingning Prefecture? It’s just an epidemic!

Xue Mai immediately guessed what Yu Jiusi wanted him to do, and asked: "General, are you worried about the people of Xingning Prefecture? Do you want me to..."

Yu Jiusi did not give a direct answer.

He had some guesses in his mind - the epidemic in Xingning Prefecture was probably different from that in Changnan Prefecture.

Otherwise, Lu Sichu would not have been able to come straight to Changnan Prefecture - in this long-distance confrontation, whoever moves first will be at a disadvantage.

"Let's go back to the city first. He will probably arrive today. We'll make a decision after we meet him."