It wasn't until the dog's words were finished that there was a few seconds of silence at the scene, and everyone else lowered their heads in fear, as if remembering that nightmarish past, frightened in their memories.

"Well, this young lady, we don't want that either. It's just that you really don't know that the plague is really terrible. ”

"Yes, yes, once you get it, you will definitely die."

"Yes, yes, let's drive them both down the mountain."

As soon as you say a word to me, everyone will set the way for the father and son, completely ignoring the previous friendship.

"If it's really a plague, how can you be sure that you're not getting infected?"

As soon as these words came out, they did not dare to say any more.

Xin Yan looked coldly at the fierce person flashing in his eyes, and his mind was already thinking quickly of a way.

She knew that if what the dog said was true, then there must be something wrong with it.

Why do large-scale plagues occur? Why didn't he report to the court, but instead gave the order to slaughter the village.

But the most important thing at the moment is whether that person, or any of them, is really infected with the plague, and if so, perhaps, it will cause an irreparable disaster.

Xin Yan knows that she is not a bodhisattva, but she empathizes with the powerlessness and even despair of people in the face of illness.

Just when he was at a loss, the guards rushed over with the doctor.

The doctor was carrying the medicine box, his wrinkled face was covered with thin sweat, his hair was gray, and he panted and said: "This, this kid is running so fast with the old man, yes, he wants the old man's life to fail." ”

The young guard who was reprimanded lowered his head in shame, he didn't think about it so much, he just felt that human life was at stake.

Xin Yan took two steps forward and said, "Doctor, that one over there is the prefect's wife, today's incident happened suddenly, someone fainted, I heard that it was a plague, I want to ask you to diagnose and diagnose, no matter what the result is, Mrs. and I will definitely be thankful." ”

The old doctor's mouth was bitter, his brows were about to wrinkle together, and his heart was drumming, this is not looking at the yellow calendar when he went out today, but he had such a big thing,

The plague is no joke.

It's just that he doesn't have the courage to leave now, after all, the prefect's wife is here, and he doesn't dare to be presumptuous.

Xin Yan saw his hesitation, so he could only signal to the Xu family for help.

Under the coercion and temptation of the two, the old doctor still agreed. Xin Yan kindly reminded him, so he wrapped the rag around his mouth and nose and pushed everyone away to check.

said that it was set aside, and the others had already moved out of the way, waiting for the old doctor's diagnosis with full eyes.

The old doctor was already nervous, but when he saw the appearance of everyone, he believed in the plague in his heart.

When the old doctor came over, Goudan hurriedly got out of the way so that he could take a closer look.

After some investigation, the more confused he became, after the fourth pulse diagnosis, he said in a somewhat strange tone: "This patient, the pulse is weakened, but his speed is increasing, his face is pale, and his dry mouth should be caused by not eating for many days, and it is not some plague." ”

Hearing the doctor's words, the dog was overjoyed, thanked the doctor again and again, turned to those who had just clamored to drive them down the mountain, and said, "I'll just say that my father didn't get the plague at all, and you indiscriminate people, give me ears and listen carefully." ”

"Dad, Dad, did you hear me, you're okay, you're okay."

Everyone was dumbfounded, and some people still didn't believe it, and asked: "Doctor, are you diagnosing wrongly, this, this is really not infected with the plague." ”

Seeing that someone questioned his diagnosis, his face turned pale, and he said: "This is brother, what are you talking about, I have been diagnosed four times, how can it be wrong, I have practiced medicine for so many years, and I can't even tell if others are hungry and faint." ”

The man was yelled at by the old doctor, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to do it.

Although he couldn't hold his face, he was also relieved with the others, it was good if it wasn't the plague, it wasn't the plague, so they wouldn't be infected.

Before I could rejoice for a while, there was a woman's exclamation in the upper right, followed by a scream.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you."

"This, what's going on, someone fainted again."

Seeing this, the old doctor hurriedly said: "Let all of them go, let them all go, don't surround people so tightly." ”

When everyone heard the old gentleman's words, they got out of the way and carved out a path.

The old doctor diagnosed for a while, his face changed greatly, and his expression was solemn.

After repeating it several times, as if to confirm it, finally the wrinkled face was completely bloodless.

Frightened, he said: "Don't surround her anymore, all disperse." ”

Then he replied to Xu: "Madam, this person is undoubtedly a symptom of the plague." ”

The people who were watching from the sidelines just now all retreated, and the person who shouted sister-in-law first didn't know where to retreat for a long time.

The atmosphere of panic and fear gradually penetrated into people's hearts.

"Are you sure the old gentleman is it really the plague?" Xu Shi Dao.

The old doctor sighed, he didn't want it to be a plague, but her symptoms were undoubtedly plagues, although his medical skills could not be compared to the imperial doctors in the palace, but he would not make a mistake.

The uneasiness in Xin Yan's heart still appeared, since it was really a plague, then it meant that what they just said was true, and it would not be long before Yancheng would break out into an even bigger plague.

Xin Yan immediately said to the Xu family: "Madam, this matter must be explained to the prefect immediately, in addition, it is necessary to block the road up the mountain, so that they cannot go down the mountain to other places." ”

Xu was shocked by this news, and it wasn't until Xin Yan's words that she came back to her senses.

"Yes, this matter has to be clarified to the master immediately."

"Moreover, it is necessary for the prefect to quickly find out where the source of the plague is, since some people have fled here, then it means that the situation cannot be delayed, and if anyone with the plague flees to other places, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Although Xin Yan said so, he felt that this matter was not optimistic.

It stands to reason that if you haven't heard about the plague for so long, then this is a big problem.

When Xu heard Xin Yan say this, she had a little bottom in her heart, and she didn't know when she had already trusted Xin Yan in her heart.

"It's a shame to have you, otherwise I don't know how to deal with such a big matter."

At this moment, the Xu family was really glad to have Xin Yan to accompany her, otherwise, she would really have no master.

Fortunately, Xin Yan had asked the guards to stop the crowd just now, and at this time, remembering that it was the plague, they asked them to find a cloth to cover their faces to prevent infection.

Xin Yan informed the abbot and asked him to help maintain order at the scene, and then pulled the old doctor aside.

"Doctor, do you have a cure for this plague?"

The old doctor sighed repeatedly: "This plague, the old man really can't help it." Miss Xiangbi also knows the severity of the plague, and the infection is basically certain death. ”

Xin Yan frowned, knowing that this matter was very tricky, he still confirmed again: "Is there really no way to cure it?" The way to postpone? ”

The old doctor was ashamed in his heart, and only blamed himself for his poor medical skills, and said, "If it is the doctor of the Tai Hospital, there may be a way to delay." ”

Xu Shi said anxiously: "What should I do?" ”

"I can only wait for the prefect to investigate clearly and report to the court." Hopefully, it's not too late......

Bad news often catches you off guard inadvertently.

Early the next morning, Xu came in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to report to the porter, so he broke in directly.

If Xin Yan hadn't said hello to them last night, saying that the Xu family might come today, let them not stop them, otherwise the secret guards in the house would have beaten her out of the door.

On weekdays, when the Xu family arrives at Xinyan Mansion, they will definitely enjoy the scenery in this courtyard.

As soon as Wei Xiaochun left the room, he saw Xu coming with a solemn expression, bowed, and asked, "Why is Mrs. Xu in a hurry today, and what happened." ”

"I have something to tell your girl, is your girl there?"

Wei Xiaochun smiled: "Here, the girl is watching ......"

Xu didn't even listen to Wei Xiaochun's words and ran into the room.

Xin Yan heard the sound outside early in the morning, put down the book in his hand, and got up to greet him.

It wasn't until he saw Xin Yan that Xu regained his usual steadiness and said, "Are you reading a book?" I'm not bothering you. ”

"It's okay, it's just a matter of idleness, Madame came like this, but there's news?" Although it was a question, Xin Yan already knew the answer.

"I won't hide it from you, the master inquired again and again yesterday, and he did find out some news."

Xu came to inform Xin Yan of the news he had obtained, after all, it was Xin Yan who discovered that something was wrong earlier, maybe she could still make up her mind.

It turns out that this incident is really not much different from what the dog said yesterday.

It happened two months ago, in a village located further north of Yancheng near the border, where the weather is basically cold all year round, one day, in that small village, but a major event happened, a newborn baby, the whole body was red and swollen, suddenly suffering from high fever, Lang Zhong diagnosis and treatment only concluded that it was infected with wind cold, evil wind into the body, how do you know that night, the baby died because of high fever.

But this was only the beginning of the matter, and the family of the dead baby suffered from the same disease as the baby for the next two days.

Originally, the baby was relatively weak, and the chance of surviving the disease in this ancient period was very low, but it was indeed different for adults, and they would never die because of a little bit of cold, but the family died one after another in just a few days.

At this point, the people in the village were panicked, and the prestige patriarch of the village proposed to invite the Taoist chief to exorcise the evil spirit, believing that the matter was caused by evil spirits.

However, the matter was not over yet, and within two days of the Taoist priest's practice, several people in the village were already suffering from that disease.

On the third day, some of the Taoist priests were also infected, and the rest of the Taoist priests took advantage of the chaos to escape......

Within a few days, the village was like a living hell, and the smell of death was everywhere.

Several families packed their bags and fled for their lives overnight, and the rest of the people were struggling to support themselves.

It didn't take long for this kind of case to occur in the neighborhood, even in the city and county, and then a doctor in the county diagnosed it as a plague.

The plague spread so fast that in just half a month, several villages and counties have been destroyed, including the Lijia Village of Godan......

Rongyang County was the first to be infected with the plague. The magistrate of Rongyang County quickly led the crowd and gathered doctors from various medical centers in the county to stop the spread of the plague.

However, because it was learned too late and the situation was urgent, the spread of the disease could not be contained.

Who knows, the magistrate of Rongyang County actually ordered the most seriously ill village to be burned down, and the people in the village could not escape death regardless of whether they were sick or not, and Lijia Village was also one of them.

Fortunately, someone in the village knew the head catcher in the county, so that he could find out the news one step in advance, and the people in the village could escape one step earlier and not lose their lives.

And since the escape of the dog and his party, there are also people infected with the plague in some places they have passed, and the plague is growing at an invisible rate, if it hadn't been for the accident yesterday, this matter may have been concealed for a while.

When the time comes, not only the northern part of Dajin, but even Gyeonggi will not be spared......

Xu Shi was furious: "These officials who deceived their superiors and subordinates can even hide this kind of thing and not report it, and now I am afraid it will be difficult to clean up this situation." ”

"So, is the plague already spreading to Yancheng as well?"

"Cases have been found twenty miles away from Yancheng, in a small village not far from Anhua Temple, and it is said that not long ago, a few people who fled had been taken in."

"In this way, the plague is menacing, and it has infected such a large area in just one month, and now the first task is to guard those who have been in contact with the disease, as well as those who have fled, to prevent re-infecting others."

Xu sighed and said: "Early this morning, the master has already ordered to send more people, and he has also urgently presented the situation here to the emperor." At this time, I am afraid that the Gyeonggi side will also set off a turmoil. ”

Xin Yan said in a deep voice: "We can't wait for the news from Gyeonggi now, the plague is not under control, and when the order from Gyeonggi comes down, I'm afraid that Yancheng will also fall." ”

"This is also what worries me, if it weren't for those officials who are greedy for life and afraid of death, how could the lord have only known until now, and the situation will not become so passive now, regardless of whether the lord is in the dark or not, after this incident, he will inevitably be charged with a crime of negligence, and the current situation is eventful...... But there is no cure for the plague at the moment, and even if those people are trapped, it will only be temporary. From ancient times to the present, no plague has killed many people, and some people have not been spared even a city. ”

The Xu family could already predict what the consequences would be, and even she knew that without a cure for the plague, it would be futile for the master to do anything.

The handkerchief on her hand has long been ravaged by her, Xin Yan can only pat her hand when she sees this, and said: "Now we can only take one step at a time, the folk doctors have no choice, maybe the Tai Doctor of the Tai Hospital will have a way to alleviate it, and the matter is not the worst." ”

After sending Xu away, Xin Yan's face slowly became ugly, and although she said that things were not the worst, the situation was already very tense.

The dark clouds outside the window seemed to be very calm, but Xin Yan was worried that this would be the calm before the storm.

A few days later, in Gyeonggi, the court was turbulent, and it was even quieter than usual.

The palace shrouded in mist is not very real, the real dragon carved on the beams and wood wants to spread its wings and soar, the ground paved with white jade is warm and gorgeous, the jade wall panels, and the blue tile floating windows can be described as carved beams and paintings, and they are splendid.

Emperor Chengwu was not angry but mighty, and looked at the ministers below with cold eyes, usually all of them did not give in to each other, but now they are indeed afraid of each other, for fear that they will notice them.