In ancient times, the occurrence of plague was a very terrible thing, and plagues often occurred whenever there was a disaster, war, or a sudden change in the qi of the four seasons, when it was hot and cold. If you love to play and watch, you can come to the Internet......

"Plague" is not a disease, but a disease that is highly contagious and lethal, and once it spreads, it often causes great population losses.

Once the disease spreads, the panicked people often leave their homes to "take refuge", which causes the plague to spread over a larger area, so when the ruler encounters the plague, he would rather all the people in a place die than move half a cent.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars were frequent, plagues and disasters seized eight-tenths of the population, which was more terrible than the five chaotic flowers, and there was a cloud in the "Seven Mourning Poems"...... When you go out, you can't see anything, and the white bones cover the plain. There are hungry women on the road, holding their children and abandoning the grass. Gu heard the crying sound and waved his tears and refused to return it. 'I don't know where I died, how can I finish both?' The horse was forsaken, and could not bear to hear this. ”

In the more than 70 years from Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, 17 epidemics of epidemics were recorded. The epidemic has been going on for many years, and people are not struggling to make a living, even the doctors have not been spared. For example, Xu Gan, Chen Lin, Ying Ling, and Liu Zhen in the famous "Seven Sons of Jian'an" in the history of literature also passed away for a while, and their tragic situation can be seen.

By the time of the Jin Dynasty, due to the emergence of a Taoist ghost "Ge Hong", he began to conduct a detailed study of the plague, so the knowledge that the "plague" could be prevented was spread. Ge Hong's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription" recorded many medicines to ward off the plague, which became a standing prescription for the local government, and when the signs of the epidemic appeared, they could immediately grasp the medicine according to the prescription to control the disease.

There are also "drug administrations" and "living people's offices" in various localities, which are responsible for hoarding medicines in ordinary times and disposing of the bodies of people dying from epidemics.

But after the Five Hu Chaohua, the system of the entire Jin Dynasty was greatly destroyed, only the continuation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Liu Song still has a large number of Langzhong and medical officials, and the rest of the countries are witch doctors, monk doctors, Langzhong, shamans, what works, even Tuoba Tao's palace is also a variety of medical officials who can cure diseases.

Some don't say it's a doctor, it's more appropriate to say it's a witch.

Under these circumstances, the lords of the nations feared nothing more than natural disasters and pestilences.

Earthquakes, floods, droughts, and thunderstorms not only devastating the whole country, but also civil unrest.

The Han people often think that "the country will die and there will be demons", and all the turmoil is caused by the monarch's lack of virtue, not to mention that now the Hu people have entered the Central Plains, and the name is not right, as long as there is a little sign, it is possible to start rebellion everywhere.

Plagues are often accompanied by natural disasters and wars. Tuoba Tao followed Han Chen's advice and did not slaughter the city, and the camp in Montenegro became a "burning" because of the explicit prohibition of Han Langzhong and Han people joining the army, all because the plague was too terrible and would eventually cause disaster to himself.

Unlike the Xia State that had just stopped the turmoil, Yuzhou and Qingzhou and other places have been occupied for more than eight years, because the first emperor and Tuoba Tao attached great importance to the south, and sent very talented and virtuous officials, the economy and people's livelihood of the three states were restored very well, compared to the turmoil and ** in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and even the rule of the Northern Wei Dynasty was more relaxed, at least the people did not have to take a lot of conscription and military service.

As for the calamities, except for the occasional floods in some places in the summer, there are no earthquakes, snowstorms, or droughts, and the climate is normal, and there is no sign of any plague at all.

Now that it is winter again, even the insects have been "dormant", and they will crawl out until they are "stung", poisonous insects are not infested, and there is no poisonous miasma, and no one would have thought that the plague would be discovered at this time.

This man had been missing for more than three months, but the plague could not have kept people alive for so long, and this man must have contracted the plague recently. Why did he appear after he had been missing for a few months and had contracted the plague? Did he find out that he had a bad disease and threw him out, or was the place where he had lived for the past few months the plague had spread in the first place?

The relationship between Qiē and the plague was so chilling that even He Mulan did not dare to let the army advance, and even asked all the Tiger Ben Army and Gaoche Tiger Ben Army to retreat a hundred miles and find a field to station.

At this time, being close to the city can be dangerous.

Xue Andu's decision was simply terrifying to Hemulan. He Mulan even felt that Xue Andu was Ren Xia's temper, which was simply the temper of a hero.

Those rangers who asked for help from him were all righteous men who had funded him and called him brothers, and now because they had taken care of people who had died of the plague, they were persuaded by Xue Andu to voluntarily imprison their families at home, unless there was really no problem at all, they would rather die than go out.

Xue Andu also used the reason of "the safety of the world" to force them to swear a heavy oath, once they also showed signs of missing people, they would commit suicide immediately, and they could also fulfill a righteous anger.

In addition, the entire township of Bai Ze Township was under martial law, and Xue An used his right to "protect the capital of Yuzhou" to transfer thousands of soldiers and horses to surround Bai Ze Township, not allowing anyone to go out, and all of them died in this township.

In this era when news and roads are extremely underdeveloped, as long as the source is controlled, it is difficult for the disease to spread.

He Mulan's heart is extremely good, but even if Xue An has done this, she can't say a word of rebuttal, on the contrary, she knows that Xue An has done everything right.

Xue Andu is already a calm young man, if he meets a fearful and ruthless person, maybe those rangers will not be imprisoned in their own homes, but they will all be killed as if he killed the missing person.

Don't think it's cruel, in ancient times, plagues were together, burning people alive and killing the entire village were common, just to prevent it from spreading.

What Xue Andu is most afraid of now is how many people like this there are.

"General Hua, is there any basis for your guess? This...... That's a little too sensational! ”

Xue Andu and He Mulan, the two people who had been in contact with the missing people, all washed their bodies with hot water, and all the clothes, shoes and hats that day were burned and replaced with new ones, He Mulan was glad that he had quickly covered his mouth and nose and all the exposed skin at that time, otherwise he would probably be like Xue Andu......

The skin on his body was horribly red, as if it had been brushed with an iron brush.

"I hope it's sensational, too." He Mulan's tone was so heavy that even Chen Jie and the others on the side were afraid in their hearts. "But there are signs that someone is man-made to create a plague. From the beginning when someone went missing, to the fact that there were more and more people missing, and then to the appearance of the missing person later, but with a bad disease, you don't always think that he was unlucky and thrown out, right? ”

The more He said it, the more terrible it became: "If you have taken a group of people and done something, and one of them is sick, the wisest thing to do is to kill him and burn him immediately, as you did, why should you let him go back to his homeland?" In doing so, you are also at risk of getting sick, and the gains outweigh the losses. There is only one possibility......"

They know that when this person returns to his hometown, he will definitely be found by relatives or friends who want to be healed. Once frequent contact with people begins, these people become contagious and then spread the disease to the surface......"

Xue An shuddered and shouted loudly:

"That's what they're holding these people for! To spread the plague! Which lunatic the hell! ”

"I don't believe anyone would do that." Chen Jie looked like he was already scared stupid. "Maybe it's a coincidence? Maybe this person escaped with the plague and ran home hopeless? General, general, don't scare us! ”

The rest of the older soldiers did not speak, for they could not refute this speculation in their hearts. People really do such crazy things for some strange purpose.

"If you want to know if it's a coincidence, you just have to look at the next development. Although I don't want to see the next development at all...... "Hermulan never knew that there were people in this world who studied "biological weapons" like hers.

"If the real culprit behind the arrest is for this, then this kind of plague will definitely appear in various places, and it must appear in a crowded place......

Damn, this thought is more than a thousand years old, it's just outrageous!

This is an era when people die if they catch a cold!

Xue An couldn't sit still at all.

"Oh my God! God, don't talk about it, my hairs stand up! I'm going to gather all the rangers everywhere, and the government can't do this alone! ”

"There is no need to expand the scope too far, but if the plague or other plague is from the onset of the disease to the death of a few days, since the steward of the chariot and horse shop said that the merchants who sell rice send rice to Chenjun, you might as well look for it within the range of Chenjun's four-five-day journey. If there is another person in the streets and alleys who is infected with a vicious disease, then the Eight Achievements are true. ”

He Mullan was also worried.

"In the name of selling grain, I'm afraid that they will even use their hands and feet in food and water, then it is really ......"

The face of the county magistrate of Pyeongtaek County, who heard it from the beginning to the end, had turned to iron ash. Bai Ze Township is a township under his jurisdiction, but he rarely cares about it, and most of the countryside is managed by clans and clan elders.

When the ranger reported that there were fewer people, he thought that he had died because of a weapon fight or a water grabber in the township, and he didn't take it too seriously, but now when he heard this shocking secret, the first thing he thought of was to simply flee into the mountains with his family, and he didn't want to stay in Yuzhou for a moment longer.

Xue Andu probably saw the change in his expression, and immediately pulled out the saber he replaced, and looked at him fiercely: "Now that the plague is likely to spread, your county commander must appease the people and guard the granary, if there is really turmoil, you can run, and your whole family of nine clans will not be able to run!" If you have the slightest wrong mind and make the whole Pyeongtaek chaotic, I will report to the court and ask Your Majesty to destroy your nine clans! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! Xue Duhu, don't be so scary! ”

The county order trembled like a sieve.

"You can try if I can be more scary!"

The county order was escorted by Xue Andu's soldiers, and he went back to prepare with a bitter face. Xue Andu had already sent documents to the state capitals and county towns of Yuzhou and the surrounding states before, and the possible occurrence of the plague would soon be known by the official uniforms of the states, and then he began to investigate the whole state.

This matter should have been discovered earlier, otherwise the plague would have already begun to spread in other places. In addition, it is the end of winter, and the spread of the disease is slow.

But there is not much time to "sting", as soon as the sting arrives, the weather warms up, the spring thunder begins to roar, and all the insects dormant in the ground begin to move, once the epidemic occurs in spring......

"General Hua, the situation in various places is still unclear now, and your subordinates can't continue to move forward...... Xue Andu Zhengse asked He Mulan: "There are not many people in Qinzhou and Yuzhou, if there is really a disaster, you have to borrow the general's men and horses." ”

He was referring to the isolation of the people from all over the land so that the disease would not spread.

This kind of thing, no sane general will agree, if because of this kind of thing, let his subordinates lose money outside, not to mention that the strength will be greatly reduced from now on, even the emperor will be furious.

It is likely that it will take five or ten years for an elite soldier to be sharpened, and a soldier who does not die on the battlefield but dies of illness between his beds is the last thing that all those in power want to see.

However, He Mulan knew the horror of the plague, so he only hesitated slightly, and then nodded: "If the situation is really critical to this point, I can lend you manpower." ”

"General!"

"General!"

"At this time, you should immediately report to Jingzhong and go back to Pingcheng!"

The generals, including Di Yefei, all "talked about the epidemic", and when they heard He Mulan's decision, their faces immediately changed.

"I'm the coach of this expedition, I'm in charge! The plague is really spreading, do you think our horses can outrun the plague? ”

He Mulan scolded angrily: "What's more, things haven't come to that point yet!" ”

If it was other generals, Xue An really didn't dare to borrow people, it was because he got along with He Mulan for a few days and found that this young general was not under him, a ranger who traveled from south to north, and was very concerned about the people and the epidemic, so he dared to speak.

Hearing that He Mulan agreed to borrow someone when there were not enough people, Xue Andu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and went to arrange the next things non-stop.

There was a plague in Bai Ze Township, and according to the practice of marching, the place where there was an epidemic could not be entered, and He Mulan's army could only be helplessly stationed in the field, waiting for the Tanma to go to the direction of Chen County to report back the information that there was nothing to do ahead, so that the army could continue to set off.

However, as He Mulan guessed, in addition to Bai Ze Township, there were infected people in several townships and cities north of Chen County, but fortunately, Xue An was the protector of the entire state, and the orders issued by the city defense and city gate officials in various places were timely, and several of them were discovered, and those who died of illness were not buried casually, but were personally supervised by local officials and burned clean.

As for how many people were locked up to "wait for the results", several towns and cities closed four gates for this, and how many people were in a hurry and rumors spread, and He Mulan, who was stationed in the same place and consumed soldiers and horses, could not know, but could guess.

To the north of Chenjun was the area where the army coming from the direction of Pingcheng had to pass. Not only that, but the vicinity of Chen County is almost controlled by the "suzerain", and most of the population is the "shady households" in Wubi, and the outside countryside is either Hu people, or rich households who have their own private land and are unwilling to entrust their households into the shady.

And when they got sick, it was not the Han people who died first, but the Hu people who lived with the Han people.

He Mullan was almost certain that the epidemic was aimed at the southbound army, and perhaps the people behind the scenes had learned that there was a large army heading towards Chen, and had even inquired that the army was heading for Chen, so they began to release these sick people, trying to scare them away.

After discussing with Xue Andu, Di Yefei and others for a while, He Mulan thought that it was probably not Liu Song who did this kind of thing, but also had something to do with Liu Song.

Because no one would do such inhumane things in their own country, and if it spreads to their own territory, they will lift a stone and shoot themselves in the foot.

But the problem is that Liu Song definitely does not have the manpower and ability to make so many people go missing, and there is even a place to cultivate "disease seeds" and then transport them to various places.

In this era, the city gate official was the master who had to search even two eggs in his hand, and he must have an identity and means of transportation that did not make people suspicious when he took such a seriously ill person through the city.

Moreover, the disappearance of people began a year ago, and if the "virus" was cultivated at that time, according to the lethality of the plague, people should have died, even if they added more, but now they have released the missing people three months ago, which also makes Hemulan puzzled.

He Mulan's letter had already been sent to Beijing at a rapid pace, but there was no letter from Jingzhong until now, He Mulan's army was trapped here and could not advance or dare to retreat, Xue An was in exchange of letters with various places every day, or took the government soldiers to inspect everywhere, and the entire Yuzhou began to faintly panic.

It was at this juncture that something terrible happened.

He Mulan, who had fallen into a high fever a month ago, had such signs again, and this time the fever was even worse, and he didn't know who was directly unknown.

Xue Andu was responsible for the logistics and supplies in the Huben camp, and as soon as he received the news, he rushed over with many local troops.

Since He Mulan had gone to see the missing person with him before, and even examined the person himself, Xue An suspected that He Mulan had the same disease, and because he was in good health, he was depressed until now.

"You dare to touch the general!"

Chen Jie saw that Xue Andu had brought someone to carry He Mulan away, and immediately drew his sword to protect He Mulan's bed.

Not only him, but Di Yefei, Na Luohun, Gai Wu and others all held their weapons and forced Xue An out of the tent.

"If General Hua is really sick, now the entire Tiger Ben Army is in danger, you must not be foolish!" Xue Andu didn't dare to act rashly when he saw the heavy general who was eyeing him, so he could only persuade him with all his might: "I'm just taking him to a secluded place to recuperate, in case it's not a plague or typhoid fever, I will send him back respectfully." If you don't worry, you can go along! ”

"Who knows where you're going to send our general! In case you send it to the Department of the Living, with a group of sick people, you are not sick but you are also sick! You say that our general is sick, not to mention that we get along with the general day and night, practice and eat and drink together, just say that you are going to come to visit once every two or three days, do you care about yourself? ”

Chen Jie's usual sharp teeth and sharp mouth, while scolding, the sword in his hand did not relax: "Our general also caught a cold when he was soaking in the hot spring last month, and this is the symptom. He's confused as soon as he has a fever, and he'll be fine tomorrow! He's in good health! ”

"Yes, he's right."

Na Luo Hun and Mangu nodded along with him.

Di Yefei didn't talk to Xue Andu at all, and a high-powered tiger warrior surrounded the big tent, and Xue Andu's men and horses couldn't even take a step forward.

According to He Mulan's prestige in the army, now Xue An dares to take the Yuzhou soldiers to rob people, and today this tiger camp will not want to go out vertically.

At this moment, Xue Andu and the Tiger Army were in a stalemate, and the Tiger Army was actually uneasy in his heart. Countless people pinned their hopes on the medical officers sent by both the Tiger Army and Xue An......

- What the hell is wrong with their Tiger General!

"Xue Duhu! Xue Duhu! The Taoists of Songshan Heavenly Master Dao have arrived! ”

Several of Xue Andu's subordinates were led by the Tiger Ben Army in a panic, and they were stunned when they saw Du Hu and his subordinates who were struggling with the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army.

Whenever there is a plague among the people, they either pray to God or worship Buddha, the people of the Taoist Gate are usually proficient in medical skills, Xue An is a Han Chinese, Yuzhou Langzhong is not enough, and there is a lack of medicine, he discussed with the rangers, and decided to ask for help from the Daomen.

Guanzhong is the birthplace of Taoism, Kou Qianzhi's presence was in Songshan, and the disciples and grandchildren except for those who went to Pingcheng with him, all stayed in Songshan to practice.

Xue Andu's whereabouts during this period of time are uncertain, many times in the morning in this county, in the afternoon to run to that county, this group of Taoist priests who went down the mountain to find Xue Andu actually pounced, tossed and turned around, only to find the tiger camp, ready to come to a "waiting for the rabbit", just happened to meet Xue Andu this rabbit.

At this moment, Mo said Xue Andu, even Di Yefei and the others had excitement in their eyes.

"Please, please, please! Which Heavenly Master on Song Mountain is here! ”

Xue An shouted in surprise.

After a while, a group of Taoists wearing Taoist robes appeared in front of everyone with high medicine boxes and medicine baskets on their backs, and the Taoist led by them was not very old, but he was wearing a cyan robe that only Daomen practitioners could wear, wearing stars and moon crowns on their heads, and stepping on white shoes with wind and feet, fluttering like immortals.

When the Taoist official led the Taoist priests to the front, even the people of the Tiger Ben Army, who were accustomed to seeing Di Yefei's good looks, couldn't help but praise it.

Just based on this person's appearance, he is worthy of the words "Xiao Shuxuanju, like a god".

I saw this young Taoist in his early twenties glance at the messy scene, make a bow, and speak loudly.

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. Poor Dao is the Heavenly Master Dao Great Sacrifice Wine Kou Yizhi, dare to ask who is the envoy of Xue Andu Xue in Yong and Qin Erzhou? ”

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

When the Taoist official led the Taoist priests to the front, even the people of the Tiger Ben Army, who were accustomed to seeing Di Yefei's good looks, couldn't help but praise it.

Di Yefei: ...... For Mao wants to compare me!

Na Luo Hun: (Shun Mao) It's okay, he's not as beautiful as you.

Chen Jie (complaining): But he's more handsome than you......