Chapter 55: Natural and man-made disasters
Walking all the way to the Chu house, Zhou Tianyi and the others found that there was no epidemic in Xiangcheng, and they were even more confused about it. The news that the "shadow" probe came back is rarely wrong, and it is not groundless that there is an epidemic in the five cities in the central part of the country, and Xiangcheng is the first of the five cities, and the peace arouses suspicion.
"Young Master Chu, has Xiangcheng had a stubborn illness recently?" Shen didn't hear that Yu Yan had what he wanted to do, but the biggest reason was that as a doctor, he wanted to treat the sick people in a place, but Yu Yan was almost halfway through, and he had never seen anyone suffering from infectious diseases, and he was also confused.
Qin Feng had already mentioned the purpose of Zhou Tianyi's trip to Chu Yan, and he nodded clearly, "After arriving at the mansion, I will explain various reasons to you, don't be impatient." ”
"Qin Song, your cousin, is not as unreliable as others say." Zhou Tianyi muttered, and didn't care if the woman around him heard it, it was rumored that the second son of the Chu family was talented but born with little roots and no heart, and when he saw me today, he could be sure that the water proportion of the rumors was too large, and this guy was compared with Shen Buwen, they were all pretending to be confused, and Qin Song didn't notice that it was because Chu Yan was her relative.
In his view, now is the time of the alternation of prosperity, and there are a large number of talented people hidden in the people, or to avoid disasters, or to fish for the master.
Speaking of which, this is also the first Qin Song's relative he has seen besides Qin Feng, Qin Feng attaches so much importance to Chu Yan, is it a hint to him? The more he thought about it, the more far-reaching he became, Zhou Tianyi shook his head without a trace to stop his thoughts, he had no intention of taking the throne, as long as his second brother still thought of brotherhood, he was just King Zhao who kept to himself.
Xiangcheng is surrounded by mountains and water, which is a rare treasure of feng shui, and the edge of Xiangcheng of Chu's home is a blessed house by the mountains and water, and the terrain is also at the commanding heights of Xiangcheng, which is pure and seems to have fairy air floating in.
"This mountain...... It's all your home? Standing in front of the mountain gate, Shen Buwen looked up at the stone steps with no end in sight, and was stunned.
"The land passed down by our ancestors is just blessed for our descendants." Chu Yan knocked on the door three times, and the servants of the Chu Mansion opened the mountain gate to welcome the guests.
Except for Chu Yan, Qin Song and Yuesheng, the other three were all attracted by the door, and the stone door should not be able to knock on it much, Chu Yan patted it lightly three times, and the servants inside the stone door heard it? Chu Yan beckoned them to enter the door again, and a few people didn't want to ask too much, so they could only take a few more glances and take their minds.
"Uncle Zhao, are my father and eldest brother back?" led a few people to the main hall, and Chu Yan habitually asked the housekeeper beside him.
"Second young master, the old master and the eldest young master have not returned." The housekeeper of the Chu Mansion is also a short figure, with white sideburns but very spirited.
"What about Grandpa?"
"The grandfather went for a walk in the mountains, and he hasn't come back yet."
"Oh." Chu Yan nodded, and then ordered: "You go and prepare five rooms, my cousin and my friends will stay here for a while." After making arrangements, he took Zhou Tianyi and his entourage to the side hall, King Zhao went to Xiangcheng, and it was rude for his family not to come out to greet him.
The location of the Chu Mansion is special, and several side halls also have a unique view, and Chu Yan brought everyone to the slope hall where there are fewer servants. As the name suggests, this side hall is on a low slope, and you can see the green eyes when you open the window, which is a good place to chat and play chess.
After the waiter served the tea and walked away, he spoke about the epidemic, "The purpose of His Highness's trip, my cousin has already told him in the letter, Chu Yan doesn't know much, I hope it can help His Highness." ”
"In this way, the five cities in central China are really also epidemic areas?" Zhou Tianyi asked hurriedly, he was confused about the current five cities in central China, all the news pointed to the fact that there were many patients there, and they could not be treated, but the stability of Xiangcheng was what he saw with his own eyes, why is this? Moreover, entering and exiting Xiangcheng is heavily guarded, and there is no epidemic, what are you preventing?
Chu Yan did not answer Zhou Tianyi's question directly, but started from the four cities on the front line, "Your Highness, the epidemic in the four cities has actually been a few months since the war. At first, I thought it was a minor illness and didn't pay much attention to it, but after the weather warmed up, the symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting and erythema all over my body could not be contained. ”
Zhou Tianyi frowned when he listened, he hadn't left Yuyan for a while after the war, and he didn't know that there was an epidemic among the people, and recalled the scene before returning to Beijing, he looked at Chu Yan, and waited for him to continue.
"The disease is not incurable, but ...... At that time, not long after the armistice, the four cities on the front line were short of supplies, and the sick people looked down on the doctors and could not afford to buy the medicinal materials that had increased in price, so the disease spread. "These are all things that he learned from many inquiries after returning to Yuyan, and speaking of this, Chu Yan paused, and then about the Emperor of the Four Directions, he needs to consider the wording," ...... Your Highness should also know that His Majesty's order is to seal the city, so ......"
He did not go on again, the emperor is the representative of the authority of a country, and the emperor's decision-making will not be wrong, if it is wrong...... Then, you can only understand, not say much.
Chu Yan saw that everyone's faces were not good, so he talked about the situation that has improved now, "The epidemic has prompted the local government and the Hao clan to jointly save themselves for a long time, and they have been controlled a little, and recently His Royal Highness King An came to the four cities in person, not only brought a lot of doctors and pharmacists, but also coordinated all parties, so that the disease was really controlled." ”
Hearing the news that the epidemic in the four cities on the front line was under control again, Zhou Tianyi calmed his heart more calmly, his sixth brother had extensive negotiations among the people, and it was not too difficult to bring a team of doctors into the epidemic area.
"Cousin, why do you only say four cities? What about the five central cities? "How does Qin Song hear it, how do you think it's wrong, it's all epidemic areas, is the situation still different?
"The illness of the city in the middle of Yuyan, no, poison...... Someone poisoned it. Chu Yan's voice was shortened, whether to say this matter or not, he hesitated, although the Chu family was not involved in this matter, he was an insider, just like seeing someone commit murder but turning a blind eye, in essence, he was an accomplice.
"What? Poisoning? Zhou Tianyi and Qin Song asked in unison, this is an aspect that they have not taken into account, there are many people who make a fuss about natural disasters or use the emperor's order as a cover to collect money, but artificially creating disasters and mutilating the people of one side and then collecting money, this nature is different.
Qin Song glanced at Zhou Tianyi, and the feeling in his heart that something was wrong rose even higher, and he turned his head to Chu Yan and asked solemnly, "Cousin, how did you know about this?" ”
"Do you know why Xiangcheng is safe and sound?" Chu Yan raised his head and asked with a calm face, seeing that Qin Song was stunned, he continued, "Although the Chu family lives in Yuyan, the sphere of influence is only Xiangcheng, after the eldest brother knew about the poisoning, he negotiated with that side at risk, and only kept this place on the condition that Xiangcheng was silent and the city was closed and controlled. ”
After Chu Yan finished speaking, there was silence in the side hall. The Chu family is only a local force, not an official in the DPRK, and has no obligation to be responsible for the locality, self-protection is human nature, and its practices have already protected the people of Xiangcheng, and they cannot be criticized too much.
"How to poison?" Shen Buwen, who had been sitting silently, suddenly asked, his eyes widened, and his eyes were full of consternation.
"Water, water." Shen Buwen's appearance was a little terrifying, and Chu Yan replied suddenly, it was also thanks to Xiangcheng living in the upper reaches of Weishui that it was feasible to avoid disaster.
"Why did the second prince of Chu tell this king about this?" After digesting everything Chu Yan said, Zhou Tianyi also spoke, his eyes were calm, looking at Chu Yan's eyes were more mixed with doubts and exploration, and telling him about the poisoning as an outsider would do no harm to the Chu family, and it would be a matter of time before he brought disaster to the Chu family.
"Your Royal Highness......" Chu Yan slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath to calm his mood, and sighed, "Chu Yan has been to the other four cities, it's too miserable, although Xiangcheng is like a paradise, but Weicheng, which is forty miles away, is a purgatory on earth, which makes my conscience feel safe." He grew up listening to his grandfather's teachings, and the first rule of the Chu family's ancestral teachings was - don't do anything that is a disaster for all things.
Listening to Chu Yan's tone, the poison in the other four cities in the central part was already very serious, and then in connection with Yu Yan's act of blocking the news, I thought that the city was all closed, so they didn't know about it outside, and they didn't even notice it.
Chu Yan wanted to say more, but the servant hurriedly came over, "Second Young Master, ...... over there at the stargazing platform" His voice stopped abruptly because of the atmosphere in the room, and he looked at Chu Yan in amazement, his tongue knotted in his mouth, and he couldn't speak at once.
"Stargazing Observatory?" When Chu Yan heard this, his expression turned grim, and he immediately stood up and wanted to leave, just raised his foot and retracted it, turned around and saluted everyone, "I'm a little anxious and need to leave for a while, you can do whatever you want in this mansion." ”
After Chu Yan left, the room was quiet again, and several people looked at each other, not knowing what to say. The situation in Yuyan is much more complicated than they originally thought, if it is just an epidemic, do a good job of co-ordination, supervision, and control, there will be no other incidents.
They also think about the things behind the lockdown too simply, and seeking money is probably only one aspect, and it is still unknown what conspiracy the poisoner is brewing. But Zhou Tianyi understood that once the truth about Yuyan was exposed to the public, then the Zhou clan's rule over the Quartet would be in an emergency, and if the Quartet was unstable, neighboring countries would have an opportunity.
It was not easy for him to prompt the three countries to negotiate peace, but he absolutely wanted to stop the resumption of war.
Shen Buwen's hand clenched into a fist under the table, he looked at Zhou Tianyi and then at Qin Song, he wanted to speak and stopped, and finally lowered his head slightly and was silent.
Among the medicinal materials sold by Qian's Pharmacy that Zhou Tianyi showed him before, there were a few flavors of herbs freshly picked in the mountains, and then human bones and human flesh were used as medicine guides, which was a poison prescription, which could kill people almost immediately after taking it, and it was highly poisonous.
The suspicious inn where they had stayed last night, the strange things which the townspeople had done during the night, and the smell of the medicine he had smelled, all confirmed to him that someone had made poison out of that recipe.
Today, the second son of the Chu family mentioned the poison again, such a connection, the poison must have been thrown into Weishui, and this is where he has doubts about this recipe, if it is really this medicine, Yuyan would have been covered with corpses all over the field, and even animals are not spared, but the disease in the central city is an epidemic disease, listening to what Chu Yan said, at most it is a vicious epidemic disease, which is too different from the disease recorded in his family medical book.
Shen Buwen sighed softly, and still told Zhou Tianyi and Qin Song about this thing that he was not sure of.
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