Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

After reading this memorial, Chen Mo frowned tightly.

Plague, this is no minor ailment.

If one person doesn't do it well, many people will die.

The most important thing is that it is midsummer now, when climate factors are the most contagious.

"Immediately send an order to Zhao Liang, ordering him to lead the army to blockade Youzhou to prevent the plague from spreading." Chen Mo said.

"Your Majesty, after the plague broke out, the magistrate of Youzhou immediately found General Zhao and blocked all the main roads in and out of Youzhou," Geng Songfu said.

"What did the imperial doctor say?" Chen Mo asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, based on the information obtained so far, the Taiyuan Hospital speculates that the plague is probably cholera, and if it is cholera, the Taiyuan Hospital has a treatment prescription." Geng Songfu said.

"Then why are you still hanging around? Send the imperial physician to Youzhou immediately. The necessary expenses will be dispatched by the Ministry of Household Affairs. We will fully cooperate and make sure there are no mistakes."

"promise."

Geng Songfu shouted and was about to retreat.

Jia Yin walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent letter from General Nangong of Cangzhou." Jia Yin presented the urgent letter from Nangong.

"Cangzhou?"

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. It was adjacent to Youzhou. He took two steps at a time, took the urgent document from Jia Yin's hand, opened it and read it.

After a while, Chen Mo frowned tightly and said, "Something big has happened. The plague has spread to Cangzhou."

"So fast?"

Geng Songfu's expression changed drastically. This was too fast. According to the records of the plague in history books, its spread was far from that fast.

“Qing Geng, please convey my decree and order the prefects of Gaozhou and Qingzhou, as well as the local garrison, to quickly block the main routes in and out of the two states to prevent the further spread of the plague.

In addition, we summoned doctors with experience in treating plagues in the city and rushed to the north to control the plague. "Chen Mo said.

"promise."

…

After Geng Songfu left, Chen Mo immediately called Zuo Lianglun, the Minister of Hubu, and Changen, the Minister of War.

Let the Ministry of Household Affairs fully obey Geng Songfu's instructions.

Let Chang'en organize an army of 10,000, ready to be mobilized at any time to reinforce the north.

Chen Mo was worried that the outbreak of the plague would cause large-scale riots.

After explaining the following, Chen Mo immediately found Nalan Yiren.

Seeing Chen Mo coming back so soon, Nalan Yi thought that he wanted to continue what he had not finished just now, so she panicked and said, "I have something to do and I have to leave the palace."

"Yiren, something big happened in the north. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the Poison King Valley with you in a short time. I need you to do me a favor." Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

Seeing Chen Mo's serious face, Nalan Yiren understood that something serious was going on: "What's wrong?"

"A plague broke out in Youzhou and spread to Cangzhou. In less than half a month, thousands of people died." Chen Mo showed the urgent message Geng Songfu gave him to Nalan Yiren.

In history, there are the following five types of plagues that often appear and spread most widely.

Plague, malaria, smallpox, cholera, influenza.

"Diarrhea, vomiting, coma. Infected by eating beef and mutton from Fuze Restaurant. The infected beef is probably from drinking infected water. It does look like cholera."

After reading it, Nalanyi gave his own opinion.

Chen Mo was very worried when he saw him.

Nalan Yi patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry. For me, cholera or malaria can be easily solved. I don't even have to go there. In this way, I will write you some prescriptions. You hand it over to Tai Hospital."

With that said, Nalan Yi found out a pen and paper and started writing.

Plague sounds scary, but to her, it's a piece of cake.

The poison she swallowed at the fifth level of her poison skill was much stronger than these five plagues.

Originally, Chen Mo really wanted to trouble Nalan Yiren to go to Youzhou to take control of the situation, but seeing her swearing so firmly, Chen Mo felt relieved and planned to wait and see.

After Nalan Yi wrote the prescription, Chen Mo asked Jia Yin to hand it over to Taiyuan Hospital and take it to Youzhou.

By the time I was done, it was already dark.

As soon as Chen Mo came to the harem, Concubine Wen Ningwan came over.

Even if Ning Wan didn't say anything, Chen Mo knew what she wanted from him.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Mo took her to his bedroom, Ning Wan told her about Fuze Restaurant.

Fuze Restaurant was originally founded by Chen Mo, but at that time he was busy with other things, so he handed it over to Ning Wan, who had a business background, to run it.

Later, as his status gradually improved, Ning Wan, as his woman, was definitely not suitable to be seen in public anymore, so Ning Wan handed over the Fuze Restaurant to Qing Wu, a Qinghuan.

After Fuze Restaurants in various counties in Youzhou were sealed, the news quickly spread to Linzhou headquarters. After Qingwu learned about it, he reported it to Ning Yuan.

Currently, Fuze Restaurant has two things to deal with.

The first is the fact that various Fuze restaurants in Youzhou were closed down by the Yamen.

This is also the best solution. Chen Mo doesn't even need to take action. Ning Wan can just say hello to the following and the blockade will be unblocked.

The tricky thing is the second thing, the accountability of the people and the government.

Among the thousands of people who died in Youzhou, many died of infection after eating the beef and mutton provided by Fuze Restaurant.

Then Fuze Restaurant must bear the corresponding responsibility and compensate the family of the deceased.

"How does Wan'er plan to solve the problem?" Chen Mo wanted to see if Ning Wan would take responsibility.

Ning Yuan thought for a while and said: "First of all, all Fuze restaurants in the north, including Gaozhou, Qingzhou, and Yuzhou, will be closed and self-examination will be carried out. They will not open until the truth is revealed.

Secondly, for those who died of the plague due to eating the beef and mutton of Fuze Restaurant, the Fuze Restaurant Head Office will provide a certain amount of silver compensation. In addition, I also plan to ask Fuze Restaurant to purchase a batch of food, transport it to Youzhou, and give it free to all people infected with the plague, including those who died from the plague and their families. "

Chen Mo nodded: "Let's deal with it like this." After saying that, Chen Mo thought of something else and said: "By the way, where does the beef and mutton in Fuze Restaurant in various counties in Youzhou come from?"

"According to Qing Wu's letter, the beef and mutton of Fuze Restaurant in the northern counties come from nearby slaughterhouses, pastures and livestock traders, while the beef and mutton of Youzhou are contracted by a man named Guan Rong. That's it." Ning Wan said, and presented Qing Wu's urgent letter to the capital to Chen Mo.

"He alone contracted the beef and mutton of Fuze Restaurant in Youzhou?" Chen Mo frowned, he was very energetic. If there were no insiders to pull the strings and enrich his own pockets, Chen Mo would never believe it. Shen Mo He said: "How does Qing Wu review it?"

Hearing this, Ning Wan's expression changed. When she heard Chen Mo's words, she also realized that there was a lot of trouble in Fuze Restaurant in Youzhou, and there were big moths.

"I will send someone to Linzhou now and ask Qing Wu to come to Beijing to report in person." Ning Wan said.

Time came on the third day after learning about the plague.

Chen Mo received a memorial from the Youzhou prefect.

As explained above, the beef and mutton at Fuze Restaurant in Youzhou counties are provided by Guan Rong from Sheng'an County.

The cattle and sheep in Guan Rong's hands were bought from Jinxia.

A few days before delivery to Fuze Restaurant, many of the cattle and sheep in Guanrong Ranch died of illness. Many doctors were consulted, but nothing could be done.

It wasn't until Guan Rong's steward found a doctor from Xingcheng that the cattle and sheep were cured.

The doctor from Xingcheng can no longer be found. Some people saw him leaving Xingcheng and going to Jinxia.

In the memorial, the magistrate of Youzhou also expressed his personal views.

The doctor that Butler Guan Rong found from Xingcheng was probably Jin Xia's spy.

When Guan Rong's steward found him, he actually did not cure the cattle and sheep in Guan Rong's pasture. He just stopped the cattle and sheep from dying, so Guan Rong mistakenly thought that this person had cured the cattle and sheep. .

"Golden Summer."

Chen Mo's face was gloomy. He originally planned to rest with Minsheng for a year or two before attacking Jin Xia.

But he never expected that Jin Xia would use such a heartless conspiracy.

Chen Mo knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

It's a plague now. If he really waits for a year or two, Jin Xia may not know what conspiracy he will play for him, and how many people will die by then.

"Jia Yin."

"My slave is here."

"Summon Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing into the palace immediately."

"promise."

The Wu family is in the capital's residence.

There was a chessboard placed on the stone table under the willow tree in the backyard.

Wu Yanqing and his wife were playing chess.

In the backyard, they were just the couple. When they were playing chess, they naturally discussed some political matters. While chatting, the wife was still dissatisfied with Wu Yanqing being kept on probation for one year and complained.

"Your Majesty, you are really becoming more and more ruthless. Master, you are already a long time ago. You are driven by him to work hard without any complaints. You will suffer even if you have no merit. He also asked you to send troops to Shu this time, but Yang Xian committed suicide out of fear of guilt. Yes, what does it have to do with you, sir? This is obviously unwarranted. Not only will you be spared the credit for sending troops this time, but I will also suspend you from duty for one year. This is too unfair.

Also, I don’t believe that this matter has nothing to do with him. Without his instigation behind the scenes, Yang Xian would be afraid of crime."

"Shut up." Wu Yanqing's face darkened and he scolded. The white piece in his hand fell heavily on the chessboard: "Don't talk about this kind of thing again in the future. Yang Xian's suicide in fear of crime has nothing to do with His Majesty. It was my negligence, and your Majesty’s punishment is fair.”

"I'm not wrong. That girl Mi'er also turned her elbows outward, and she didn't know how to intercede for you. I heard that Concubine Zhao went to see His Majesty as soon as she returned to Beijing. Maybe it was at that time that she and His Majesty said something."

"Stop talking about it. The Wu family is at the forefront now. Are you going to harm the entire Wu family?"

Wu Yanqing stood up in anger and said: "Also, tell the people in the clan to quit the Jiangdong Party immediately. If you show off like this all day long, something will happen sooner or later."

"Sir, madam, someone is coming to the palace. Your Majesty wants you to enter the palace immediately."

While they were talking, a maidservant walked quickly from a short distance away and stopped a few feet away from the two of them.

Wu Yanqing frowned.

The lady said solemnly: "Why do you want me to come into the palace?"

"Back to Madam, my father-in-law didn't say anything when he came to deliver a message, but he sounded quite anxious," the maid said.

"Master, aren't you already at home? What does your Majesty want from you?" Madam looked at Wu Yanqing.

Wu Yanqing shook his head: "I don't know, but I heard that there have been two eight-hundred-mile express trips from the north in the past few days. It should be related to things in the north."

"Is there going to be another war?" the lady guessed.

"The imperial court is currently recuperating and should not be able to fight, but I can't say for sure. Madam, bring me my official robe. I will enter the palace right away." Wu Yanqing said.

During the period before Wu Yanqing and Xiao Jing entered the palace.

Chen Mo found Nalan Yiren again.

Since this matter may be related to Jin Xia, Chen Mo still hopes that Nalan Yiren will go to Youzhou in person to take charge of the overall situation of the plague there.

Since we are going to send troops to Jinxia, ​​we must solve the plague as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome if the army is accidentally infected when passing through Youzhou.

Nalan Yiren agreed.

After arranging her side, Jia Yin came to report that Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing had arrived at the imperial study.

Chen Mo will go there soon.

...

At the same time.

Jinxia.

Imperial study.

"Khan, it's successful. The plague god has descended in Youzhou and Cangzhou of the Great Wei. In less than half a month, thousands of people have been taken away. The number of infected people is probably no less than 10,000. At present, the Great Wei has completely blocked Youzhou." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"This Great Wei is indeed different from the former Song Dynasty. It reacted so quickly." Tuoba Hui's frown these days relaxed a little at this moment.

"The Great Wei is now implementing a new policy. The officials in Youzhou and other places are all new officials. They are definitely more executive than the old officials." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"Then how long do you think it will take for Wei to drive away the God of Plague? The God of Plague you invited should be fine, right?"

"Don't worry, Khan. The God of Plague I invited has never appeared before. Wei will definitely not be able to solve it in a year or two, and it will cost a lot of casualties. Even if Wei succeeds in solving it, it will not dare to seize Jinxia for two or three years. Not to mention, according to the spy's letter, Wei has now run into a dead end and regards the God of Plague this time as cholera." Wanyan Xiaji smiled.

"That's good." Tuoba Hui also smiled and instructed: "Let the garrison at Haiyan Pass keep a close eye on it, so that the God of Plague will not spread to Jinxia."

"Don't worry, Khan, we have already made preparations."

...

Wei.

Imperial study.

"I asked you to come this time because something big happened in Youzhou."

Chen Mo gestured to Jia Yin.

Jia Yin stepped forward and handed the letter on the desk to Wu Yanqing and Xiao Jing for inspection.

After reading it, the two of them changed their expressions.

"Plague?!" Wu Yanqing said in a trembling voice.

The horror of the plague is described in almost all historical books of various dynasties.

Every outbreak will harvest tens of thousands of lives.

"According to the investigation of the prefect of Youzhou, the source of these sick cows and sheep is from Jinxia, ​​and there are many clues pointing to Jinxia. For this reason, I have to suspect that the outbreak of plague in Youzhou and other places is a conspiracy of Jinxia against our Great Wei." Chen Mo said.

"What, the barbarians of Jinxia are so unscrupulous?" Xiao Jing was shocked.

"After all, they are a group of barbarians. Even after hundreds of years of education, they still cannot change their nature as barbarians." Wu Yanqing said coldly. (End of this chapter)