Qingyun and his party worked all the way quickly, and it took them only six days to reach the gate of Nanyang County, which originally took half a month, but they saw that the city gate was closed, and there was a notice on the city wall on the right that the government strictly prohibited people from entering and leaving.

Long Ying used his internal strength to shout towards the city tower: "The Ninth Princess is here, please open the city gate quickly!" ”

When Cheng Yongcheng Duwei, who was on duty, heard this, he hurriedly walked to the edge of the city tower and looked down, the five people under the city tower were dressed ordinarily, and although the woman in the city was dusty, it was still difficult to hide her beautiful and refined appearance, noble and elegant temperament, not the ninth princess, who else could it be?

Three years ago, the Ninth Princess inspected Nanyang County with the emperor, and he had the honor to see the Nine Princesses, but how could the Nine Princesses suddenly appear in Nanyang County?

didn't have time to think about it, Cheng Duwei ordered someone to inform the county guard, and at the same time went down to the city tower to open the city gate in person, and led the soldiers guarding the city to kneel and greet him: "The last general will wait to see the ninth princess, the ninth princess Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

"No courtesy."

"Princess Xie Jiu!"

Glancing at Cheng Duwei and the others who were hanging their heads, Qingyun said clearly: "I'm tired of Cheng Duwei leading the way, and this palace wants to see Lord Jun Shouxia." ”

"The last general will not dare to be." Cheng Duwei said respectfully: "Ninth princess, please follow the end!" ”

Along the way, I saw that the doors of every house in the city were closed, and the once prosperous and lively street market now saw no one except for the occasional patrol of the soldiers, and it seemed particularly deserted, although Nanyang County was not big, but there were more than 100,000 households living in it, because it was close to the border of Chu and Liang, and produced the finest timber, jade and silk, it has always been a gathering place for trade and trade.

Xia Jie, the county guard of Nanyang County, knelt at the door of the yamen, and said with sincere fear: "I don't know that the ninth princess has arrived, and Weichen has missed the welcome, and I ask the ninth princess to forgive me!" ”

"Get up." Qingyun said bluntly: "Lord Xia doesn't need to be nervous, this palace is specially coming to Nanyang County to preside over the epidemic prevention and control affairs on the order of the emperor. ”

Lord Xia and Cheng Duwei were frightened when they heard this, and they stood stunned for a long time before they came back to their senses and said in a panic: "The ninth princess is here...... Presiding over epidemic prevention and control affairs? ”

Qingyun nodded.

"This must not happen!" The two hurriedly knelt on the ground, and Lord Xia said eagerly: "The Ninth Princess is the body of a daughter, if there is any mistake, Weichen and all the officials of Nanyang County will be to blame, please think twice!" ”

"This palace has its own measure, Lord Xia doesn't need to say much." Waving his hand to stop Lord Xia's speech, Qingyun asked, "Lord Xia, tell me how long the epidemic has happened?" What's going on today? And where is the village where the accident occurred? Where is the person who caused the source of the outbreak? ”

Lord Xia secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said truthfully and respectfully: "Back to the Ninth Princess, it has been more than half a month, the village where the accident occurred is thirty miles south of the city, and all 3,165 people in the three villages died of the plague, and no one was spared;

At present, no epidemic has been found in Nanyang County and several surrounding villages, but there is a lack of medicinal materials, and the spread of the epidemic cannot be effectively controlled;

As for the man who had contracted the epidemic, he had died because of his dangerous condition, and he was cremated along with all those who had died of the plague. ”

Qingyun was shocked when he heard this: "Three thousand one hundred and sixty-five people? "But so many people have died in just over half a month, how amazing is the speed of infection?

"Yes, there is a register of everyone's situation."

"Can you find out who that person is?"

"Hui Jiu Princess, that person's name is Wei Xiaoshan, twelve years old, was originally the son of a farmer in Shanyang County, five years ago his father and mother died of illness one after another, he made a living by begging, it is said that he came to the county three days before the incident, because he was too hungry, he slipped into a house and stole the spoiled steamed buns that the head of the household was going to throw away, and did not seek medical treatment in time after the onset, and he also wandered around, plus he bathed in the river commonly used by the villagers, so it led to the outbreak of the epidemic and spread rapidly."

Qingyun's brows became tighter and tighter.

"Shanyang County and Nanyang County are adjacent to each other, but they are not as prosperous as Nanyang County, and they have been begging for a living for five years.

And he only came to Nanyang County three days before the incident, and happened to sneak into that house, and happened to steal the problematic steamed buns, didn't Lord Xia think all this was too much of a coincidence?

Also, when he knew that he was sick, he not only ran around, but also bathed in the river commonly used by the villagers, didn't Lord Xia think his behavior was unreasonable? And none of the villagers noticed his illness, and none of them saw and prevented him from going down to the river to bathe? ”

"What does the Ninth Princess mean......" Lord Xia and Cheng Duwei's expressions changed when they heard this: Yes, all this is indeed too incredible!

"Bengong will go to the epidemic area to see the situation first." Qingyun's face was solemn and gloomy, if things were really as she had guessed, she was only afraid......

Under the guidance of Lord Xia, Qingyun and the others first came to the deserted village, which had long lost its popularity, only the houses stood alone, the cold autumn wind blew, the dead branches and weeds rustled all over the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of corruption, which looked particularly bleak and weird.

Thinking that all the people who were still alive and simple three years ago were silently annihilated to the dust like this, Qingyun's heart was so sad for a while.

Feeling Qingyun's sad heart, Mo Xuan quietly held her hand, and looked at her with eyes that clearly said: Don't worry, I will do my best to heal this epidemic with all my life's learning!

Quietly withdrawing back the hand that was clenched by him, Qingyun blinked and wiped away the tears in his eyes: Thank you!

According to Lord Xia, the people who had been infected with the plague were isolated in an open space six miles away, and those who had not been infected with the plague were also concentrated here, so that they could observe whether anyone was infected with the epidemic at any time.

Someone suddenly spotted Qingyun and his party, and then all the people ran out of the house and knelt on both sides of the street and kowtowed: "The grass people and others see the Nine Princesses, the Nine Princesses Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

"Hurry up, please." Stretched out his hand to help the centenarian with white hair and beard in front of him, and then looked at the excited and expectant faces around him, his light dark ink pupils were covered with a layer of mist, and his tone was heavy and apologetic: "This palace failed to come in time to prevent and control the epidemic, which caused everyone to suffer, and this palace is sorry for you!" ”

"Ninth Princess, don't say that!" The centenarian old man Zhou shook his head and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and it is a long way from the capital to here, the ninth princess can appear at this time, which shows that the ninth princess came day and night after hearing the news, and the grass people and others have been grateful to Dade, how can they afford the apology of the ninth princess?" ”

The starry eyes swept over everyone one by one, and said softly: "Xie Lu, thank you for your understanding, please rest assured, this palace came to preside over the prevention and control affairs on the order of the emperor, and if the epidemic is not eliminated, this palace will never leave; In addition, the imperial doctors will arrive later, and the medicinal materials and various materials prepared by the emperor's decree will also be sent soon, and this palace believes that as long as we work together, we will be able to get through this difficulty! ”

"The emperor's grace is vast, and the grass people are saved!" Everyone was grateful, and they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Hearing that Qingyun was going to the epidemic area, Old Man Zhou hurriedly said: "The Ninth Princess must not!" The epidemic is extremely contagious, if there is anything wrong with the ninth princess, how can the grass people explain to the emperor and the subjects of the world? ”

All tried to discourage them.

"You don't have to worry, this palace knows it." Qingyun pointed to Mo Xuan beside him and said, "This is the divine doctor Mo Xuan, we must always check the epidemic before we can prescribe the right medicine and cure the epidemic as soon as possible." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were shocked and incredulous, and then they were excited, and they couldn't help but follow behind Qingyun and the others, until they were ten zhang away from the epidemic area, until Qingyun sternly ordered everyone not to approach, so they had to stay where they were.

After taking the white cloth handed by Mo Xuan and tying it behind his head to cover his eyes, and putting on white cloth gloves, Qingyun and Mo Xuan walked into the simple cloth tent.

The three of them and Lord Xia picked up the white cloth prepared by the soldiers and tied them, and followed.

The people in the tent all looked haggard, their faces were pale, their eyes were full of fear and helplessness, many of them were still humming in pain all over their bodies, and some even coughed up bright red bloody phlegm, bursts of fishy smell came to their nostrils, and the shadow of despair and death hung over everyone's hearts.

Qingyun's eyes were gloomy, Mo Xuan gently shook her hand and comforted her silently, then walked to an old man and squatted down, stretched out his hand to check the pulse of the old man, and then untied the old man's clothes, when he saw the things on the old man's body clearly, his sword eyebrows frowned, and a trace of darkness crossed his eyes.

The lymph nodes in the neck and armpits of the old man were all red and swollen and ulcerated, and the skin was also covered with ecchymosis and bleeding symptoms, and the scene was very terrifying, accompanied by high fever, chills, fatigue and body aches.

"Can you hear me, old man? Do you remember when you first became ill? ”

The old man was already delirious, but a middle-aged man next to him said in place of the old man: "At the beginning, we were just not feeling well, and after two or three days, we felt cold and hot.

Then I had a lot of pain, vomiting and coughing up blood, my body was covered with red spots, and my neck, armpits, and thighs were full of pus, ulcerated, and smelly, which we had never encountered before, and we didn't know what was going on;

It wasn't until I heard that the little beggar had died of the plague and that all the people in the three villages where he stayed had died, that we had contracted the epidemic, and that the county keeper could not control it if he sent a doctor to treat him, and many people would still die every day. ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man trembled uncontrollably, his face was like earth, and the people around him also looked desperate.

Then Qingyun and the others inspected several other cloth tents, and the results of the inquiries were similar, and when Qingyun, who was in a heavy mood, was about to ask Mo Xuan if he had a way, he inadvertently saw a person striding over, his dark eyes deep and soft: "Why are you here?" ”