The weather was clear, cloudless, and another good day!

It's just that Zhao Pu is in a very bad mood.

Under the sun, having been in the sun for a long time, there are some signs of heat stroke; It was fasting again, I hadn't eaten for a day, and I was already so hungry that my chest was close to my back.

At the end of this day, Zhao Pu couldn't hold it anymore.

It's just that if you can't hold it, you have to hold it. Whoever made him the emperor, who made the plague, and who asked him to pretend to be the king, he could only endure it.

Life is a show, and a life that doesn't put on a show must be a tragic life. As a king, he needs to put on a show and leave the image of a bright monarch to the people and courtiers. Only in this way can his throne sit more securely!

A plague struck, and an earthquake occurred in the entire Song Dynasty political arena.

The Song Dynasty has always had many floods and droughts, and the climate change was drastic, which increased the number of displaced people and increased the number of plague outbreaks. After the outbreak of the plague, the imperial court spent a lot of effort to treat it, and even asked the imperial doctor to find a way.

It's just that the results are dismal and the damage is severe.

Fortunately, the imperial court responded in a timely manner, the state mobilized strongly, and a large amount of capital was invested, so that the plague was brought under control and did not cause a disaster like the Black Death in Europe.

But even so, a plague came down, and there were countless casualties.

And even more terrible than the plague is the fear that the plague brings!

In order to divert fear, it is inevitable that some people will have to carry the black pot.

It's like an earthquake, and it is said that there are traitors in the court; When there is a flood, it is said that so-and-so minister is unethical; When there is a drought, the king is said to have misbehaved. Be introspective. In short, if there is a natural disaster, it must be something bad done by so-and-so in the court. Or there is a traitor in the court.

At first, Zhao Pu felt that this was feudal superstition and lacked scientific education; But now, Zhao Pu feels very reasonable.

In fear, the people are prone to irrational things, the scholars and doctors are prone to childish things, and the king is prone to brainless things. A lot of irrationality is superimposed, and it is easy to cause devastating disasters, which is more than simple drought and flooding. Plague earthquakes are even more terrible.

In order to vent the panic in the emotions and reduce the occurrence of irrational things, it is necessary to carry the black pot and be a punching bag. Vent your emotions!

Thereupon. There was an earthquake in the political arena, some prime ministers fell, and some squires stepped down.

And this is just "admitting mistakes"!

It's not enough to just "admit mistakes", you also need to "correct mistakes"!

After the fall of some high-ranking officials, Zhao Pu began sacrificial activities again, and engaged in a huge sacrificial activity.

Sacrifice is the main part of the ritual, and there are five scriptures in the ritual, which is more important than sacrifice. It is a blessing to God. The objects of worship are divided into three categories: gods, earthly gods, and human ghosts. The gods are worshipped, and the earth is sacrificed. Jongmyo is enjoyed. The concept of sacrifice records the Confucianism "Zhou Li", "Book of Rites" and "Book of Rites, Justice", "University Yanyi Supplement" and other books to explain. In ancient China, "the gods are not of the same kind, and the people are not of the same race", and there was a strict hierarchy of sacrifices. The gods and the earth are sacrificed by the Son of Heaven. The princes and doctors sacrifice to the mountains and rivers. Shishu can only sacrifice to their ancestors and the god of the stove.

A few zhang wide earthen platform was built, and then under the command of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Pu began the sacrificial activities like a marionette. The whole sacrificial process was extremely cumbersome, and after a toss, Zhao Pu felt as if he had collapsed.

And after the sacrifice was over, Zhao Pu began to sit on the altar again and pray for blessings.

And the process of praying for blessings is the process of basking in the sun, the process of self-abuse, and it seems that only self-abuse can appear pious.

The whole process, from morning to afternoon, did not stop for eight or nine hours, and after a circle, Zhao Pu was a little overwhelmed, and some old ministers were even more unconscious. However, this is the only way to show sincerity!

Sincerity, many moments, is masochism.

At this time, Zhao Pu was a little lucky, thanks to his youth, strong body, a little hungry, and a little sun, it really didn't matter. But if you are old, this is a bit of a loss!

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After the sacrificial meeting, Zhao Pu began to treat the plague.

At this time, a pamphlet on the treatment of the plague was handed out.

For example, a lot of content is incomprehensible. For example, vaccinia can prevent smallpox, but there are some problems with how it works and how to explain it. The explanation is also not clear, and it is simply not explained.

And cinchona cream can treat dysentery, the specific principle, Zhao Pu does not know, and there is no suitable explanation reason.

There are still many ways to prevent and treat the plague, which cannot be understood by the people of this era at all, and the principles cannot be explained clearly. If you force an explanation, the more you explain, the more confused you become. It's better not to explain it at all than to explain it unclearly.

He is the emperor, and he does things without explanation.

Soon, pamphlets on the treatment and prevention of the plague were distributed. Because this was in the name of the Holy Decree, it spread so widely that some people were suspicious at first, but gradually, the effect took effect.

In the process of curing the plague, after inoculating with cowpox, there was no more case of smallpox; After cleaning and hygiene, the number of plague casualties was greatly reduced; After cinchona cream was treated with dysentery, the mortality rate due to dysentery decreased significantly.

After the outbreak of the plague, the number of casualties among the population was greatly reduced. The scholars and doctors looked at it, and the people were surprised, but no one knew where the pamphlet came from and why the emperor knew these methods of curing the plague.

And the emperor was mostly silent and did not answer clearly.

As a result, all kinds of rumors also spread.

It is rumored that the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought fiercely, and Chiyou performed witchcraft, causing the Yellow Emperor to be invincible in nine battles. The Yellow Emperor persisted in breaking Chiyou, killing Chiyou, and unifying China. And today's emperor is also favored by the gods in the sky, and the book of heaven is passed down in a dream, and the plague can be cured.

And this rumor is spreading more and more widely, and the more it spreads, the more it has a market.

And combined with the powerful martial arts not long ago, the feat of expelling the Jurchens also objectively proves the rationality of the legend of the Book of Heaven!

After Zhao Pu learned about it, he just smiled and didn't pay much attention to it.

There are many things that cannot be explained, and the more you explain them, the more troublesome they are, and it is better not to explain them than this. Gradually, people will forget, and no one will remember it for a long time!

It's just that I didn't expect that decades later, this event was recorded in historical sources.

"History of the Song Dynasty": Ten years of Xingwu, the gloomy clouds and the plague, the people were devastated, the wails were all over the field, the heaven and the earth changed color, and the sun and the moon sighed. The ministers wrote to the heavens, in order to alleviate the plague, and Emperor Wu allowed it. Xuzhou City, set up an earthen altar ten miles away, Emperor Wu sacrificed it. The Emperor of Heaven felt it, and there were eight volumes of books in his dream, including the method of breaking the plague and curing the plague, the solution of the plague of smallpox, the solution of dysentery, and the solution of the plague. This book is called "Eight Books of Breaking the Plague". This book has come to the world, countless living people, and the merit is immeasurable! (To be continued......)