Qin Kui hurried out of the ranks and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty! Your humble servant deserves death! I recommended both the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince to each take charge of disaster relief in one city, so that the two brothers could learn from each other and form a healthy competition, growing through that very rivalry!"
"As for the Ninth Prince, he went to Zhenjiang City and has been sending back one triumph after another—this is truly a blessing for our Great Chu! Although the Eighth Prince encountered refugee riots some time ago, your servant has already sent men to investigate: the City Lord of Fuwu City colluded with the refugees and deliberately made an enemy of the Eighth Prince! The Eighth Prince adopted strong measures; while perhaps a bit excessive, he is young after all, and on the path of growth, it is inevitable to make mistakes!"
"As for the massive outbreak of the plague, because Fuwu City, where the Eighth Prince is stationed, is a small town with a population of under one hundred thousand, the local doctors naturally had limited medical skills and failed to develop an effective medicine to prevent and treat the plague, thus leading to the current situation! I beg Your Majesty to calm your wrath! Your servant has already dispatched several imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, rushing as fast as possible to Fuwu City. They are bound to arrive before midnight tonight, and by then, they will administer treatment and prod…
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