It's just that Zhao Xu and Li Shishi are Zhu Youlang's henchmen after all, and they are still different from outsiders.

Zhu Youlang should be more encompassing to them, and he must not let them feel the slightest grievance.

"I give you this jade belt, come!"

Zhu Youlang untied the jade belt around his waist and motioned to Li Shishi to tie it for him with his own hands.

The belts of the Ming Emperor are basically imaginary, and they only play a decorative effect. Therefore, even if Zhu Youlang unties the belt, it will not affect the overall effect of the robe.

This frightened Li Shishi.

To say that the Son of Heaven rewarded him with the title of earl, this is still within the scope of his expectations.

But the Son of Heaven directly untied the jade belt around his waist and wanted to put it on him with his own hands, which really flattered Li Shishi.

"How can a minister be virtuous, to be so gifted by His Majesty. The minister was terrified. ”

Li Shishi took half a step back and insisted on reluctantly.

Zhu Youlang said with a straight face: "Li Aiqing, is this going to resist the decree and disrespect?" I ordered you to come. ”

Li Shishi really can't help it now.

He was taught to be loyal and patriotic since he was a child.

The idea of loyalty is firmly rooted in the depths of his heart.

What's more, everything he has now is given by Zhu Youlang.

If it weren't for Zhu Youlang, he would still be an orphan begging for food in the fields on the side of the street.

His Majesty the Emperor changed the course of his life, making him a dignified general and leading the army, and now he has been made an earl.

And how could he go against the will of His Majesty the Emperor?

Although this will may seem a little difficult to accept.

Li Shishi slowly moved his steps, looking very helpless.

Zhu Youlang didn't care about so much, he wanted to cook the raw rice into rice, so Li Shishi had no choice no matter how reluctant he was.

He personally brought the jade to Li Shishi, and then adjusted the position of the grid, and carefully looked at it for a moment before nodding with satisfaction: "Yes, really good." Li Aiqing is really suitable to wear this jade belt. ”

Li Shishi was extremely helpless in his heart, and he couldn't object to what the Son of Heaven said.

But when he returned home, he would certainly immediately untie the gift and worship it at home.

In the future, if his child asks, he is so proud and proudly said that this is your father who made great contributions when he followed the Son of Heaven to fight the world, and the Son of Heaven personally gave this jade belt to your father, and then gave it to your father, you must take care of it as an heirloom, and pass it on from generation to generation.

Li Shishi is not a person who is easily emotional, but he has to admit that he was really moved by His Majesty the Emperor this time.

Your Majesty is not an ordinary person, that is the Son of Heaven, that is the existence closest to God.

His Majesty can die with a word, what is the trivial matter of reinforcing Shandong?

But His Majesty just keeps this bit in mind, and it will never make a meritorious minister feel cold.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Shishi knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Zhu Youlang.

"Here's what to do, hurry up."

Zhu Youlang personally helped Li Shishi up and said: "If only I had a few more loyal ministers like General Li, then the speed of the Ming Dynasty to restore the world would be much faster." ”

"Your Majesty has praised it falsely, and the minister deserves it."

The two chatted for a while, and Zhu Youlang wanted to leave Li Shishi and Zhao Xu to eat in the palace, but the two insisted on refusing.

The reason is simple, they don't want to disturb the rest of the heavens.

After all, the Son of Heaven is in charge of everything, and he is already very tired just by reviewing and reading the songs, and if they spend time eating with their courtiers, they really don't want to go.

Zhu Youlang recognized this reason. Recalling that in his previous life, he was very tired when the leader was tired, and both parties were unhappy, but they just wanted to leave this scene, which was really boring.

That's it, if you don't want to, you don't want to.

However, it was said that after Li Shishi and Zhao Xu left, Zhu Youlang ordered the meal.

Although the Ming Dynasty now has the richest Huguang, Jiangxi, as well as Nanzhili and part of Zhejiang, Zhu Youlang still retains a simple and simple living habits.

As a Son of Heaven, hundreds of dishes may be a bit excessive, but more than a dozen dishes should be, right?

But Zhu Youlang has always insisted on four dishes and one soup, and he won't eat one more dish.

Han Miao is an old man who follows Zhu Youlang, so he naturally knows this habit of the Son of Heaven.

The meals he prepared for Zhu Youlang were all in strict accordance with the standards, four dishes and one soup, with meat and vegetables.

Today's dishes are simple, but they are all Zhu Youlang's favorite flavors.

After Han Miao ordered someone to test the poison and confirm that he was worry-free, he gave Zhu Youlang a small portion.

"Your Majesty, please eat."

Zhu Youlang has a habit when he eats, that is, he doesn't like others to talk.

Therefore, after Zhu Youlang started eating, Han Miao waited silently on the side.

After Zhu Youlang finished eating a bowl of rice and drinking a bowl of soup, Han Miao respectfully presented the handkerchief.

Zhu Youlang took it and wiped his mouth, and then handed it to Han Miao.

"Don't waste these meals, give them to the palace people."

"The slave and maid have thanked Your Majesty for them."

Han Miao saw that the attendants had taken down the unfinished meals, and after hesitating for a long time, he sighed: "If only the people had such blessings." ”

Zhu Youlang saw that he had something to say, and raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhu Youlang knew that Han Miao was a smart person, and if he didn't particularly want to express it, he couldn't have hinted at anything like this.

"Don't hide it in front of me, what you want to say but it doesn't hurt."

Han Miao was waiting for Zhu Youlang's words, and immediately said in a deep voice when she heard the words: "Please forgive your majesty, but the slave maid is unhappy if she doesn't say a word." This year's drought caused the price of rice to skyrocket, and the slaves and maids heard that some people in the city took rice grains from the rat holes because of the high price of rice, accumulated them and cooked them in the pot. But where is the rice in the rat hole clean? Many people fell ill after eating it. The disease seems to be contagious, and many people have died because of it. The slave is worried that if this continues, the situation may get out of control. ”

Zhu Youlang was very vigilant, and after hearing Han Miao's description, he already had a judgment of seven or eight points in his heart.

"You said that this epidemic can be transmitted, but the neck of the person who gets it will be swollen so badly that he will eventually bleed to death?"

Zhu Youlang's words shocked Han Miao.

"Your Majesty's words are true, everyone who is infected with this epidemic is basically this symptom. The slave maid heard that the people called this epidemic a big-headed plague, also called a pimple plague. ”

Bang!

When Zhu Youlang heard this, his brain exploded!

Well, he really guessed it.

According to Han Miao's previous description, this is clearly the plague!

Generally, in ancient famine years, disaster years are particularly prone to plagues.

The main reason is that the ancient people's living habits were not good, and the people were competing with rats for food in disaster years, which invisibly increased the possibility of plague transmission.

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