"It's the good month of this year, about the middle of the year."

I knocked thoughtfully on the table.

I remember that after Gu Yuancheng left Yuju Mountain, the time when he arrived in Tuzhou was about this time, right?

Could it be a coincidence?

Why don't I believe it?

"My lord, are you suspicious?"

I said, "It's hard to say anything now, and I don't dare to draw any conclusions." ”

Zhao Cheng knew that I didn't want to say it, so he didn't ask more.

The two of them fell silent, each pondering the cause and effect of this incident.

"Prime Minister, Lord Zhao, it's not good!"

A small official rushed to the living room in a hurry, he forgot even the etiquette, and staggered to the ground.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Cheng frowned and asked.

Although the little official also knew that his behavior was inappropriate, he didn't have the heart to worry about it now.

The little official said to me and Zhao Cheng with a pale face, "My lord, my lord...... Dozens of victims suddenly died today in the Huimin Center, which housed the victims...... The doctor who sent them said they had it... Got the plague!"

Zhao Cheng's face quickly became ugly.

He expected this to happen, but what he didn't expect was that the plague would break out so quickly that people were caught off guard by resettle the victims so quickly, give soup and food, and give medicine to doctors.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?" Zhao Cheng asked me.

I sighed slightly and stood up.

It's time to come after all, and it seems that there is not much time left for her to act.

As soon as my eyes were correct, I said, "Immediately post a notice, all the doctors and medicine children in Tuzhou City who are willing to go to the disaster area voluntarily can receive a lifetime security document distributed by the government, and receive two or twenty taels of silver every year; If there are unfortunate martyrs among them, they will be posthumously awarded the martyrs of Tuzhou, and the three generations of scholars in the next generations will be issued by the imperial court. ”

Zhao Cheng said worriedly, "I'm afraid that everyone will spare their lives, even if they ask for money, it won't help." ”

I looked at Zhao Cheng meaningfully, "Then I will bother Lord Zhao to personally take the officials and go to the medical hall one by one to read the notice." ”

Zhao Cheng was at a loss, and arched his hand and said, "Let's do it." ”

With that, he hurried out with the messenger.

"Wait." I shouted to him, "Lord Zhao, what you and I just discussed is very important, what should be said and what should not be said, I think you understand." ”

Zhao Cheng bowed his head, "I understand." ”

I reminded him, "Adults should be careful not to be hurt by mistake." ”

Zhao Cheng nodded and left the Zhao Mansion.

As soon as Zhao Cheng left, Wang Jie sent Song Liang to Zhao Mansion to pick me up, and when he saw my solemn face, he asked, "What's wrong with the master?" Did you have a bad conversation with Lord Zhao? ”

I walked out with him, and as I went, I said, "The plague that has occurred in Huimin is going there now, and you let the coachman hurry up and not delay." ”

"The plague is too dangerous." Wang Jie disagreed, "The master's health is only slightly better, how can he go there?" ”

"The plague is rising, and Tuzhou's reserves of food are running out, so I think the rebels are ready to attack. Now, if Benxiang didn't go to the disaster area to appease the people, wouldn't Tuzhou be easily captured by the rebels? "I've always liked to get things, but I've never done anything to give them away." ”

Wang Jie also understands these truths, but he really doesn't worry about me.

"It's okay for your subordinates to go."

"What should be faced by the original appearance, then it must be faced by the original appearance, and no one can replace it."

With that, I got into the carriage.

Wang Jie stood outside the carriage and was silent for a while, then jumped into the carriage.

It was supposed to take more than half a day to travel from Zhaofu to the Huimin Office on the outskirts of Tuzhou, but at my urging, the carriage arrived at the Huimin Office in Shenshi.

As soon as we got out of the carriage, although we expected it, the scene in front of us still made Wang Jie and I take a deep breath.

After all, the resources are limited, and the scope of the Huimin Institute is not very large. Thousands of victims were crammed into more than 100 makeshift tents, one by one, and people from top to other.

There is no clean environment, only a relatively clear river, and next to the downstream bank of the river are two small makeshift latrines, which are used by thousands of people, and the turbidity in them cannot be piled up, and all flow into the river through the cracks.

All of them were scrawny and unkempt, without clean and warm clothes or enough food to cook for their stomachs. It was snowing in the sky, but they had to huddle together to keep warm, and the snowflakes fell on them, and those that did not turn into droplets were damp and dirty, and those that did not turn into droplets were shrouded in snow, which were carried downstream by people and thrown into the river, and sank with the stench and decay.

A hundred meters away from the Huimin House was a soup kitchen set up by the imperial court, from which all the clothes and food distributed by Tuzhou were distributed to the victims. A large number of officers and soldiers stood on both sides of the soup kitchen to prevent the victims from rioting and looting, but not far from the officers and soldiers, many people were fighting and gnawing in order to snatch the food of others, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Even if it is such a tragic scene, I also understand that this is already the power of the entire Tuzhou.

The movement of the carriage was not small, but fortunately, I usually rode in the simplest gray cloth sheet single carriage, and although the victims heard the movement, the people who gathered were within the controllable range for a while.

Wang Jie clenched his saber and took a side step in front of me.

I didn't stop him, and I didn't stop the officers and soldiers who got the news and rushed to protect them.

A person who has lost the most basic reason is no longer a person, and only deterrence is the best and most direct way to manage these "beasts".

"Folks, I am a person sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief."

As soon as I said something, I don't know how it stirred up the nerves of the riots of the victims, and some of the victims shouted, "You dog officer, regardless of our life or death, dare to come to see us today and kill you, a dog officer!"

The emotions were stirred, and many victims cursed me, some cursed my eighteenth generation ancestors, some cursed my future generations, and some cursed me to die early......

The more they scolded, the more excited they became, and then they fought with the officers and soldiers, vowing to break through the officers and soldiers and beat me to death.

I sneered, not loud enough for the rioters to hear.

"Wang Jie, do it."

Before everyone could react, the first person to riot was splashed with blood on the spot.

Scarlet blood covered everyone's eyes, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Insulting the officials of the court, he should be divided into five horses. Today, the prime minister took care of the disaster and pardoned and beheaded the public. ”

Deathly silence.

I stood on a rock beside me, so that all the victims could see me.

And I can look down on them.

"After several days of heavy snowfall, Tuzhou was seriously affected, and the prime minister has written to the emperor, and the relief food distributed by the imperial court will reach Tuzhou in the near future, and in between, if anyone dares to incite a riot, they will be killed." I looked at everyone coldly.

"You dog official, I don't care if I can't get any relief food, I can't live anymore, so it's better to drag you to die together!"

An old ruffian who was not afraid of death at all, shouted and picked up the stone from the ground and threw it in my direction.

Wang Jie was about to make a move, but I stopped him with a look, and the stone smashed my head.

The blood flowed down the slope of the skull into my eyes, and I didn't blink, just looked coldly at the old ruffian.

The old ruffian didn't shoot the sky and the earth, but when I didn't say anything and just looked at him like that, he knelt down in front of me with a weak leg.

Wang Jie held on to his sword, trying not to let himself go to see the old ruffian.

I'm going to keep him, and he won't do it.

"Folks." I didn't wipe the blood from my eyes" I know that some of you have lost their wives and children, some have lost their husbands, some have lost their parents, and some people are even left alone in their families, but I still ask you to put aside your grief and try to get through the current difficulties. ”

"Whether you cry or shout, fight, or kill, your family will not come back to life, but I believe that they will hope that you can live well, tomorrow, future, and future."

"I can assure you here that as long as each of you can stay here in peace, without making trouble or hurting others, you will be able to live a stable life again in less than a month."

"However, the prime minister also put the ugly words here, if there are any more people who dare to incite riots, the prime minister will never be merciful, and the rest of the followers will be regarded as traitors to the party."

"This minister doesn't care if there are many or too few of you, you will be killed."

"Do you understand?" I chilled my voice,

None of the victims dared to speak, after all, if they were alive, who would want to die?

Relief food is coming, and they have hope of survival.

"Okay, let's go away."

With that, I came down from the rocks.

The victims dispersed, and I wiped the blood from my forehead with my sleeve, and when I saw that I couldn't wipe it enough, I ignored it and raised my hand to summon the chief official here.

"How's the epidemic going?"

The official did not dare to hide it, so in order not to disturb the people's hearts, he approached me and whispered, "Twenty-eight people have died, and according to the usual practice, the lower officials have sent someone to cremate them secretly, and all the ashes have been buried in the soil." The victims haven't found anything yet, but the plague has always come quickly, and the lower officials are afraid that this matter will probably not be hidden for too long. ”

I nodded, "You're doing a great job." Let's rest assured, Lord Zhao is recruiting doctors to come here, and the epidemic will be under control. ”

The official was worried, "The disaster is serious, there are many victims, how many doctors are willing to come?" There are a few, but the level of medical skills of doctors in Tuzhou can only be regarded as ordinary, how can the epidemic be controlled? ”

I said, "The doctors from the Tai Hospital will come with the relief food soon, and now as long as those doctors can hold on for a while, it's fine." ”

"Really?" The official was surprised and delighted, "If this is the case, the lower officials will definitely thank the adults on behalf of the people of Tuzhou." ”

I waved my hand, "There's one more thing you're going to do." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak."