In the county seat of Juxian County in the southwest, the four city gates were all tightly closed. Outside the city gate, the refugees gathered near the city gate, all of them separated from each other a little distance, occasionally looking at the people around them, all with vigilance and defense.

"Ah, somebody is dead here." A scream rang out of nowhere. A flurry of chaos ensued. Someone was running fast.

It is different from the situation in the past when people always like to join in the fun and get together. At this time, they all ran out vigorously, and in an instant, all the places around the dead man were empty.

"Dead again, dead again." People looked at it in horror, their eyes full of despair: "The plague god is coming, it must be the plague god coming, we can't live, we can't live." God......"

Immediately, someone knocked on the door again, "Open the door, open the door, let us in." I'm going in, I don't want to die! ”

They didn't want to die, the people outside the city didn't want to die, but the people in the city didn't want to die either.

This is the plague, and when they let them in, didn't they bring the plague in as well? Therefore, from the very beginning, the gates of the city were tightly closed, and the people inside could not get out, and the people outside could not enter.

Despair pervades the city and the city, and the hearts of the people are terrified. In the beginning, they were wailing, praying, and frantically trying to do something. But now, all they have left is despair and numbness.

Desperately waiting, waiting, waiting for death to come. Or, if there is a miracle from heaven, it can save them.

And as more and more people die, this despair and numbness spreads rapidly.

At this moment, a thunderous voice suddenly sounded: "An official is here." An official is here. The official also brought a doctor and medicine over, we are saved, saved! Someone has come to our rescue! ”

The official man rode a master horse, all the way through the dust, followed by a long convoy of soldiers, and a clear queue of soldiers.

There were medicine pots set up in the convoy, and these medicine pots did not stop for twelve hours a day. Pots and pots of medicinal soup were boiled out and given to everyone to drink.

When this time came, the official master sat on horseback, and his voice spread throughout the city and beyond, "Everyone listen, there is a medicine stove in the south of the city, and everyone can come and drink medicine for free and get free treatment from the doctor." If you are sure that you are not sick, someone will arrange for you to leave the epidemic area. ”

For a time, the whole city shook. The refugees outside the city all flocked here.

Along the way, the team members are extremely experienced. The guards who came with were even more elite soldiers, wearing oily gloves on their hands and thick medicine shields on their faces.

Quickly lined up everyone, and the asymptomatic and symptomatic were decisively separated. If you are asymptomatic, you should get medicine first. If you have symptoms, ask the doctor to take the pulse and treat it immediately.

The corpses had been disposed of, burned in a raging fire, and finally received only a little ash into a small jar. Lime water, spraying the whole ground where they were.

The crowd was placed a little further away from the city gates, and due to the lack of manpower, some asymptomatic and able-bodied people were gathered alone to help disinfect the places.

Soon, the four benefits of medicinal fragrance, people's faces, there is already vitality and hope.

In three days, the doctor diagnosed all the people, and most of them were healthy. Those who are healthy weep with joy. For those who are sick, they are not simply waiting to die at this time.

They all looked at the high official, who was their savior, their salvation. They are to remember this long face, to pray for him, and never to forget the grace of this day.

At this time, the gates of the city, which they had been waiting for for a long time, were finally opened.

The hundred officials trembled out of the city, and when they saw the high-ranking official, they were paralyzed and prostrate on the ground: "Meet the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

Emperor?

Emperor!

Oh my God, it's the emperor!!

The people were stunned, and then they were moved, excited, and tears of emotion fell down.

It's actually the emperor, the emperor was locked out of the city gate with them, and the emperor came to save them with medicine, like a god. The emperor is with them, who may have been infected with the plague. Ate together and slept together for days! Woo woo, how can there be such a touching emperor in the world?

And for so many days, the emperor has not shown a little superiority, a hundred times more amiable than those parents and officials, a thousand times.

They didn't feel themselves, knelt down in his direction, and shouted in their mouths: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" ”

At this time, the emperor who moved them to cry finally put on the nobility of the Ninety-Five. He sat in the shed that gave flowers to the people, and no one could climb the noble.

"Life." He also said to those who issued medicine: "You continue to distribute medicine, and you don't have to let these things delay your business." Lechen only occupied a stool and sat there quietly, putting pressure on the officials who knelt on the ground.

After a while, he finally spoke: "Do you remember, who are you?" Without waiting for them to speak, he continued: "You are the parents of this people, and you must love the people as sons and be masters for them." But behold, when your people are in the realm of life and death, instead of reaching out to help, you have shut them up outside the city and left them to fend for themselves...... That's how you did it, parents? ”

"The ministers are afraid, and the ministers are guilty."

"You are guilty." Le Chen snorted coldly, "Since you know your sins, let's atone for your sins." ”

Expiation? How to redeem? The officials looked at each other, not knowing why.

Le Chen looked at them coldly, and became more and more disappointed in his heart: "Two things, one, open the city gate, let the healthy people enter the city, and you will be resettled." Second, send me all those of you who have children. Let your real children, like these people, take care of the sick. When will this plague end, and when will they go back. Presumably, you will understand how to be a good parent by then. ”

The hands and feet of the officials were cold...... As parents, they would rather have such a thing come from them than with their children. It's a plague, and if something happens, wouldn't it...... Of course, they are reluctant.

But the emperor's order is hard to disobey.

Le Chen continued: "If I know who is disobedient in this matter, I will be guilty of the Nine Clans when I settle the plan in the coming day. ”

Children and the nine tribes, which is more important? Selfishly, it is natural that children are important. But they may not dare to risk the Nine Clans.

"." The emperor was a pragmatic man and did not fight with them at all. In this matter, they are wrong, then, they can only find a way to atone for their sins.

How to atone for sins? It's up to them to do it. They must do well what the emperor commands, and these things will not be counted on their heads. If they want to atone for their sins, they have to find another way.

In the afternoon of the same day, dozens of brocade-clothed boys of different ages and daughters were sent to the camp. Before coming, I must have been told what had happened. All of them were pale and frightened. Some are even more miserable, crying and crying.

When Lechen heard that they were coming, he waved his hand directly and asked people to take them down and use them as ordinary people.

The protective measures in the camp are relatively good, especially in terms of personal protection. Moreover, the plague is actually not terrible, find a way to deal with it, treat it in time, prevent infection, and dispose of the corpse. Add to that the fact that there is no panic, the diet keeps up, and there is hardly any danger.

As long as these people do not die, they can still return alive.

Although Lechen's identity was exposed, he did not enter the city and still lived outside the city. It has not changed at all from before, which makes all the people moved to tears from time to time. Even those sick people will say: The emperor values them so much and accompanies them in danger, even if they die, they are already content.

Le Chen wrote in a letter to Qijing: The latest batch of killers is nearby, but because of those patients, they dare not approach. I suspect that one of those killers has contracted the disease. In order to avoid taking them into the city, they had to stay outside. However, they can be dealt with tonight. The situation here has been brought under control, and it won't be long before I can go back.

As for the officials, they were all confused.

The emperor asked them to atone for their sins, but he did not leave any instructions. They don't know what to do, and it's punishment to send their children there, and they understand that.

So, in order to atone for their sins, they can only keep looking for things to do.

The refugees came into the city, and it was great that they finally gave them a chance. Settle them well, let them eat and dress well, and arrange work so that they can live without worries...... Ha, at this time, I really take care of them as children.

But after all, there are few things in the city, so develop outside the city, the poor people in the vicinity, and the disaster victims. In the aftermath of a disaster, not everyone will leave their homeland and flee for safety.

After so many years, the people under the rule of the Han Dynasty are still living a good life. There is no need to flee the famine once there is a difficulty. They had a surplus of food in their families, but they were left in their hometowns except for those who had to flee because of the plague.

But their lives are not very easy, because they are still affected, and their lives, health, and property are at a loss. The officials finally thought of them at this time, so there were more things to do.

As a result, the news that Lechen received during this time made him feel a lot more comfortable.

"All the medicine in the city has been sprinkled, and the officials and people are all very cooperative."

"The victims have been resettled, everyone has a place to live, and for the time being, there is a place to eat." As for how long it can last, it all depends on the conscience of those people.

"The doctors and medicinal herbs in the city have been collected and all of them have been transported. There are also officials who buy medicine and grain from nearby towns, and are transporting them to Shun and Qing counties. ”

"Some of the victims in the vicinity are also rushing here......

"Officials from Shun County and Qing County have been arrested and brought to justice." Shun County and Qing County are two dead cities. After the disaster, when the plague began, the officials of these two counties actually let the people into the city and ordered the city gates to be shut to death, but they themselves fled.

That's why so many people were killed and injured in the two counties.

"Caught?" Lechen finally came to the spirit: "Escort them to Shun County and Qing County." Together with their nine clans, they paraded through the streets for three days and beheaded the public. ”