Chapter 404: Monarch and Minister

At that time, he promised so much, in fact, because Mrs. Hong didn't know Su Wen. Although she believes in her own man's vision, she still wants to see clearly through her own eyes.

To tell the truth, the reason why the conditions set at that time were that both parties were willing, and Mrs. Hong was also to protect the two maids. If Su Wen is not a good person to get along with, the two of them refuse. She is not an unreasonable housewife, so she will not force the maid in the family to do something unwillingly.

As it turned out, nothing happened that what Mrs. Hong had feared at the beginning had happened. Su Wen is not only a strange woman with ability, but also a good master who can treat her subordinates well, and serving by her side is promising.

Listening to the small talk of the two maids outside in a low voice, Su Wen's heart gradually swelled with a wave of fatigue. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep. Due to the illness on her body, she did not sleep soundly this night. Even after taking the calming decoction beforehand, she woke up several times in the middle, and then fell asleep again in a daze.

Not long after Su Wen fell asleep, Xing'er came back from outside the house. She was sent by Su Wen to deliver a letter to Mo Yi, and she held Mo Yi's reply in her arms, and hurried back at this time.

In a letter to Mo Yi, Su Wen begged him to help him buy a suitable store. She saw an opportunity to pick up the leaks in the surging crowd of fleeing people, and felt that something would definitely be rewarded. Although the shopkeeper of the pharmacy refused her request to buy it, it did not dampen her enthusiasm for buying one.

In Su Wen's view, the reason why the shopkeeper of that pharmacy refused to sell the store in his hand was actually because he had confidence in the future of the capital. There are a few visionaries like him. But certainly not in the majority.

In contrast, many more lack such vision. Although she didn't go out to do market research in person, she inquired about the outside world. I heard that due to the impending smallpox plague, many merchants were planning to move to other places. They were in a hurry to leave the capital as soon as possible, and many of them disposed of the stores in their hands at a low price.

Although he knew that it was not kind to do so, Su Wen still wanted to get to the bottom. She finally encountered this opportunity of oversupply, wouldn't it be a pity to miss it.

After mixing in the capital during this time, Su Wen has some connections. She has already investigated clearly, and the prosperity of the capital is by no means inferior to Yunzhou. If you want to engage in chain management, this is undoubtedly the best choice for branches. She has now become a celebrity in front of several masters in the palace. Everyone in the capital has to give face. It's so much easier to do business than anywhere else.

With this in mind, Su Wen made up his mind to buy the storefront. When the smallpox plague passed, she immediately opened Sweet Honey and Anhetang, taking the opportunity to occupy the capital market.

Received a letter from Su Wen. Mo Yi couldn't help but cry or laugh. He already knew that Su Wen was planning to plant cowpox on herself. That's when I was worried. It's at this critical juncture. However, he received a letter asking him to help buy the store, and his feelings were indescribably complicated.

Although he felt that Su Wen was still too speechless to buy the store at this time, Mo Yi still agreed to the request for help. He had confidence in Su Wen's medical skills. I know that this time the smallpox will definitely survive safely.

After writing a reply, Mo Yi immediately sent his subordinates out. He now helps the prince manage the intelligence gathering work, so it is no longer convenient to find out information or anything. In just a few hours, he compiled almost all the news of the sale of stores in the capital, and recorded all the news on a piece of paper by his subordinates.

circled a few well-located stores, and Mo Yi threw this matter to the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. The rest of the matter is to negotiate the specific price, he is too lazy to handle these trivial chores himself, it is safer to hand them over directly to the housekeeper.

Just when Su Wen and Mo Yi were busy, the news that Su Wen had been made a medical officer had spread. I have to say that Su Wen's luck is really against the sky. During this time, the important ministers of the court were busy transferring their families out, and they really couldn't get the energy out to entangle this matter. In this way, the matter of Su Wen becoming an official of the imperial court has become a fait accompli in such a vague way.

Hearing that the smallpox plague was coming, the people of the capital were already panicking, and many wealthy families had already packed their bags and left. In this critical situation, a group of important officials of the imperial court, represented by Han Bing, also began to move to other places one after another.

As officials of the imperial court, such actions are undoubtedly more demonstrative, and suddenly brought a group of people who were originally just waiting and watching. In the eyes of those who were driven, even the high-ranking and powerful court officials sent their families out one by one, which is enough to show how unoptimistic the situation of the plague is.

In order to save their lives, these people naturally had to follow in the footsteps of the imperial court officials and take their families to other places to escape the smallpox plague. They are also upward and downward, and they can't be blamed.

Although he actually went to take refuge, Han Bing had not forgotten to find a high-sounding reason. He happened to be on vacation at home under the guise of his mother's illness before, and this time he didn't need to find a reason, he directly said that his mother's condition was aggravated and he needed to go to the warm Jiangnan to recuperate. Whether this reason is true or not, it is at least a plausible excuse.

For people of this era, honoring one's parents has the same status as being loyal to the monarch and loving the country. If others are not allowed to be filial, it is the same nature as not allowing others to be loyal and patriotic.

Considering this, even if the emperor was unhappy, he could not openly deny Han Bing's filial piety of accompanying his mother to Jiangnan to recuperate. Besides, Han Bing is now staying at home for his mother's illness, which was ordered by the emperor himself. If he refused Han Bing's request to take his mother to Jiangnan to recuperate at this time, it would be tantamount to a slap in the face.

Despite his reluctance, the emperor could only grit his teeth and agree to Han Bing's request to leave the capital. He had already made up his mind to clean up Han Bing afterwards, and after this incident, this thought became more and more determined.

There is resentment in his heart, although the emperor can't do anything with Han Bing, he can vent his anger on Concubine Xian. He didn't say anything directly, but he never went to Concubine Xian's bedroom from this day on. How can it be enough just to snub Concubine Xian, he also stayed in the queen's bedroom continuously, and swore an oath to the entire palace to his attitude towards Concubine Xian.

Knowing the reason for the change in the emperor's attitude, Concubine Xian gritted her teeth with hatred for Han Bing in her heart. She never thought that her eldest brother, who she had always been proud of, would drag their mother and son back at such a time.

Han Bing's family took the lead, and then many ministers followed suit. They all found various reasons and asked the emperor for leave. This time, the emperor was finally enraged, and he didn't endure it anymore, but directly issued a holy decree. Those who want to serve their parents, he put up with it for the time being, and the rest must stay in the capital himself.

Faced with the emperor's decree, the officials finally felt the crisis. They had only thought about avoiding the plague, but they had forgotten to observe the royal reaction.

Truth be told, if the royal capital had sent people out of town, they would have done so. The problem is that the royal family has not reacted at all now, but a group of their courtiers have begun to make a move, isn't this a public slap in the face of the royal family? In the face of this kind of behavior, any emperor with temperament can't bear it.

Knowing the emperor's thoughts, the courtiers wrote to express their remorse. Naturally, they will not tear off the last fig leaf, and can only say some words of repentance that only both sides can understand.

Just when the court and the ministers were competing with each other, Su Wen finally survived the weak period after planting cowpox. Under the regulation of drugs, her body quickly regained her health. It took her only three days to go from being planted with cowpox to fully recovering, which was far more than she had expected.

Looking at the marks left by the cowpox on his arm, the corners of Su Wen's mouth hooked up with a satisfied arc. Such a mark she had seen on people of her parents' generation in her previous life, but she didn't expect it to appear on herself one day.

With this imprint, Suwen is immune to the smallpox virus. Even if her body is attacked by the smallpox virus, it will secrete targeted antibodies as soon as possible. With antibodies against smallpox, the viruses would be greatly weakened and easily destroyed.

Looking at the mark on Su Wen's arm, Mrs. Hong asked curiously, "Girl, this is the scar left after planting cowpox." Besides, it really looks a bit like smallpox after the pox? ”

When Su Wen heard this, he immediately replied with a sunny smile: "Master, you are not wrong. With such a scar, in the future, when encountering the smallpox plague, Su Wen will no longer have to worry about it. Before the plague came, if cowpox could be planted on everyone in the capital and produce such scars, this smallpox would no longer have any storms. ”

Seeing her radiant look, Mrs. Hong couldn't help but sigh and said, "No one has ever used this method before, and it is estimated that ordinary people will definitely have doubts." There is still a long way to go to get everyone vaccinated. ”

Faced with Mrs. Hong's worries, Su Wen smiled and said confidently: "Master, don't worry. This has been considered for a long time, and now there is a countermeasure. We don't need to sell everywhere, we just need to follow the arrangement that Su Wen has planned, and then everyone in the capital will definitely cry and shout and beg us to give them cowpox. ”

For such a possibility, Mrs. Hong couldn't believe it. She is a person who has been before, and she knows how difficult it is for ordinary people to accept new things.

In Mrs. Hong's opinion, if you want everyone in the capital to cry and shout and ask Su to help them plant cowpox, this goal is too lofty. I don't know what kind of strategy Su Wen has, so confident that he can do this. Anyway, she thought about it, but she couldn't figure it out at all. (To be continued......)

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