Chapter 30: The City of Plagues
Lin Xiu stood behind Nero and calculated the time, the weather was already a little hot and humid at this time, obviously it was summer time in June, and it was not too long from the time of the fire, but Nero was looking down and carefully reviewing the copywriting in his hand, and his brows did not loosen for a moment, perhaps because of excessive upset, the emperor began to scribble on a piece of paper casually, and he licked the brush, and then like a lazy student, he turned around and peeked at Lin Xiu, and found that the other party did not notice him, After that, it began to be sketched on a blank paper, and slowly, a rather cartoon image of Lin Xiu appeared on the white paper, but this style of painting did not dare to be complimentary, it was actually a difficult abstract painting, this is a person holding a sword and pestle in his hand under his body to close his eyes and recuperate, but the other half of the body is a phantom, look closely, half of it is actually a person standing on his side sleeping with a sword, and the other half is completely based on the imagination of an observer, he is outlined, I don't know how Picasso would feel if he saw such a painting, but his famous associative three-dimensional paintings were eaten by this little girl so early.
For a long time, Lin Xiu was still calculating the possibility of everything in his heart, Nero sighed, seemed to feel a little depressed, reached into his chest and flipped it, such a big action naturally attracted Lin Xiu's attention, but after a while, his pupils gradually dilated, because the emperor actually pulled out a white cloth from his chest, and then inside his clothes, two small sand dunes were obviously bulging, and the white cloth was placed in front of Nero's hand, Lin Xiu didn't know how to complain now. Not to say. Can't the curse be opened?
"Qing. You can also see that the changes in his body have become more and more wrong recently, and Mr. Yu feels that he seems to be about to change back into his daughter's body. Nero looked at the white cloth in front of him and said, but there was not much bitterness in the words, but there was some excitement, I don't know if she wanted to be an emperor or a woman.
"Uh... What should I do, my king? Doesn't that mean the curse can't be undone? Lin Xiu didn't know anything about this curse. He could only ask out loud helplessly, and even if he knew the way that Dao could solve, he wouldn't do it, after all, his ultimate purpose was that he could only be a wait-and-see here, rather than tampering with history, in that case, there might be some kind of trouble.
"Yu is not very clear, probably just some reactions, no big deal, just like this. Yu is going to leave the palace for a while. Nero raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth raised, and he was obviously pleased with his offer. Lin Xiu was a little surprised, it seemed that leaving the palace was her true idea.
"But... Will the Senate agree with our king's decision? Lin Xiu was still a little worried, after all, if an emperor of an empire sneaked out of the city to play such a thing, no matter what country he was in, it would become unacceptable.
"Yu has a legitimate reason, Antium has not been very peaceful recently, and it is the place where Yu was born, so it is reasonable, Yu has to go to inspect it, these things are obviously not going to interfere with the old things of the Senate, after all, it is better to let them pay their own money to others, it is better to kill them, so in this matter, they will definitely support Yu to do it." Nero stood up, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, full of smugness about his plan.
"Well, that's it, Qing, tell Otto and Grinus that you'll leave tomorrow." This emperor has always thought of anything and will do it, and will not listen to any objections at all, and at this time it is the time of high spirits, Lin Xiu will naturally not touch her scales, therefore, after Nero ordered, Lin Xiu went to arrange, and in a moment, Otto and Glinus had already rushed to the palace, and sure enough, after some discussion, Nero's itinerary did not receive any obstruction from the senate and passed smoothly.
This trip, it can be said that the emperor temporarily started a micro-service visit, so there is no big pomp, not so much a patrol, but an outing, Nero along the way is full of excitement, bullying Lin Xiu from the Eastern Empire, she acted as a tour guide, but since she was sensible, she has never walked out of the palace, in fact, it is also a half-hung level, but she still has to pretend to be half of the garlic.
"Well, look, there is the most spectacular Tyrrhenian Sea in the Roman Empire, and the mountains over there are the Apennines, towering, can you feel the magnificence? Follow Yu to watch closer, and Yu Zai will explain a magical story to you. Nero held a horsewhip in his hand and explained to Lin Xiu in high spirits, quite a bit of the momentum of dominating the world, Lin Xiu naturally nodded yes, he would not sweep the emperor's Yaxing, but Lin Xiu always felt that it seemed that their itinerary had not completely left the imperial capital now, why did they get here so quickly? Moreover, the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apennines do not seem to be adjacent to each other.
"Otto, change direction, and take Lin Xiu to the Tyrrhenian Sea to observe." After Nero finished speaking, he told Otto to change their route, but as soon as the carriage stopped, he did not change direction immediately, but Otto appeared in front of Nero a moment later.
"Back to my king, the Tyrrhenian Sea is still a hundred kilometers away from here, and if you rush to it now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get there before dark." Otto replied truthfully, I don't know why the emperor wanted to run to the Tyrrhenian Sea on a whim, and it was completely two directions to go on like this, but since it was the emperor's request, he didn't dare to slack off, just tell the detailed distance and let the emperor make a decision.
"You dare to deceive Yu? How is it possible to see a hundred kilometers away? Yu observes here, but it is only a journey of more than 1,000 meters. Nero said, standing up and pointing to the sea in the distance, apparently angry at Otto for deceiving him.
"Uh-huhh
"My king is more tired than the journey. And he's not feeling wellโ" Otto struggled with his words. But Nero had already kicked him in the shoulder impatiently.
"If you have a fart, just let it go." Obviously, this emperor is not only in front of Lin Xiu or in public. is still more temperamental, of course, for the few people around him, they are already accustomed to it.
In fact, the direction that His Majesty refers to is the Tiber River, and the ministers and others have just left the periphery of the Roman imperial capital, but the Tiber River and the Tyrrhenian Sea still have their similarities, such as "Otto's brain teaser turned sharply, thinking of all ways to save Nero's face, and he broke out in a cold sweat." However, halfway through his words, Nero had already cooled down.
"Get out of here!" Nero almost squeezed out the word from the bottom, Otto didn't know what he had done wrong, but looking at Nero's cold cheeks like the snow in May, he quickly ran away, no wonder Nero was like this, he wanted to pretend with his own advantages, but he didn't expect to put an oolong because he was too excited and didn't understand the reason. folded face in front of Lin Xiu.
"Don't laugh, Yu... Rest meeting. Nero finished. He turned and walked to the inner chamber of the carriage and lay down.
"Minister... Can't. Lin Xiu lowered his head, forced himself to smile, and looked up, Nero had already fallen asleep, but there was still a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, recently, Nero's personality has become more and more feminine side, whether it is because there is no Agrippina or because the curse chain has been relaxed, everything is not yet known, just looking at her true temperament, my heart is also a little relaxed, but just thinking of her own purpose, Lin Xiu can only shake his head helplessly.
Antium is a beautiful town, this seaside town where Nero was born is still quiet and harmonious under Nero's rule, but many people have gloomy faces at this time, because not long ago, there was a plague here, and many people were burned because they could not be treated, and they were afraid that the plague would spread, but because this plague was still in the initial stage of the outbreak, it did not receive any attention from the upper echelons of the empire, however, Nero saw the severity of the matter, and came in person regardless of safety, which can be seen, He, the emperor, is still very competent.
In the later generations, a prophecy was handed down that in 37 AD, in the coastal city of Antium near Rome, the family of Domitius gave birth to another child, who was the later famous Roman Emperor Nero, the son of Akhnobalbus and Agrippina. At that time, according to the Roman tradition, aristocratic families always asked some soothsayer to make a prediction about the future fate of the child at the time of birth, and often linked the person's life to some natural phenomenon. When Nero croaked to the ground, the sun was rising in the east, and the sun's light shone right on him. Nero's father apparently realized that this might not be a good sign. Perhaps because of his deep knowledge of his family history, Nero's father, when receiving the congratulations of his friends, unexpectedly shouted that human hatred and pain would be born from himself and Agrippina, of course, all this is obviously a rumor-mongering, Nero was very popular in Antium, and at the moment they did not have the support of the emperor, so all they could see were the most real things, and there was even a statue of Nero here to prove their pride.
Nero completely entered the state of work as soon as he arrived in Antium, he always put the business first, and then thought about other issues, of course, a series of bloodshed and dismissals were inevitable, but Nero never did anything wrong, not as people think, as long as a person said a wrong word was pulled out of the body and beheaded, in fact, he followed the law to deal with everyone's merits and demerits according to the relevant provisions, and did not add his own feelings, not so much that he was a good emperor, It is better to say that he is a good judge, after all, if such a big thing happens, it is difficult to escape the responsibility if he conceals it, so what Nero did should be said to be very correct.
"Qing, I don't know if there is a good way to deal with the plague in the eastern country, Yu is not good at this aspect, if this plague is allowed to continue to spread, I am afraid that it will not be long before the whole of Rome will be in turmoil." For three days in a row, Nero used a lot of policies and means, so to speak, he has done his best, but the plague is not something that can be completely controlled if you want to control it, especially in this era, there are obviously no effective defense measures, so Nero also has a headache. But they consulted for three days. No one can come up with a relatively satisfactory plan. And the situation of the plague has still not been brought under control, and Nero is only sick and indiscriminately treated, and he does not have much hope for Lin Xiu, but now he does not want to give up any possibility.
"The minister has a foolish opinion, and I don't know if it is feasible." Lin Xiu thought for a moment and said in an uncertain tone. Obviously, he only has a one-sided understanding of this aspect, and in history class, he has heard the teacher talk about it, but he has not personally tested it, and he can't be completely sure.
"Say it quickly." Nero grabbed Lin Xiu's hand excitedly, his eyes stared at his body tightly, he originally asked casually, but he didn't expect him to be right. This Lin Xiu has already given him too many surprises. And, not once has he been disappointed.
"Set up isolation wards to stop the spread of disease, cut off the source of infection of the plague, and stop the spread of disease. This must be done, no matter who the situation is, and all infected people must be quarantined immediately. Establish epidemic prevention management and establish border quarantine. Obviously, the source of the plague has not been found at present, and in order not to expand the possibility of spread, whenever a ship returns to China, and ships from various countries arrive in their own country, they must first send people to check whether there is any sign of the plague, and if there is, they are not allowed to enter, and they must wait until they have recovered before entering the port, which requires the order of our king himself, not only Antium, but even the surrounding cities along the coast must use such a temporary policy. Pay attention to food hygiene, keep personal cleanliness, where the well water has far from the earth's veins for the top, there are from the nearby rivers and lakes seepage second, the city near the ditch sewage mixed into alkali, with the mustache boiling, before the source of the plague is identified, this is also necessary to do, the disease from the mouth into the truth, all the raw water can not be eaten, so as not to have plague infected people at the same time to take water, or directly in the river to drink and wash, after boiling, the virus will be killed by high temperature, in this way, it is relatively safe. The most important thing is to improve the environmental conditions, drug prevention and disinfection, where the guests who come to the city enter the city, their cars and harness should be smoked by fire to disinfect and prevent the epidemic, and this is also a method of high temperature killing, in addition, it is necessary to send medical personnel, immediately begin to study the treatment method, in order to prevent recurrence, although it can not solve the current situation, but in order to prevent just in case, and afraid of recurrence in the later period, this is also necessary to do, of course, tax exemption and rent reduction, disaster relief in the epidemic area, proper burial of the deceased, relief and support of orphans. Well, this is something that my king has always done himself, and it is all follow-up measures, and I believe that my king has already made up his mind for a long time. Lin Xiu wanted to break his head, so he could only search for these methods from his memory, and those in later generations were probably nothing more than that, but the medical and defensive methods were more advanced.
Lin Xiu's words, there was almost no pause, and after saying everything in one breath, he even had a dry taste, however, Nero grabbed his hand, but it was a little tighter after each one, and he was already overjoyed at the end, obviously these methods, she thought they were very useful.
"Qing has solved Yu's big danger, although the details still need to be worked out, but the general direction, Yu is completely understandable, Yu will summon them to discuss now, and immediately start to implement it." Nero was so excited that he almost jumped up, and after he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something again, and the figure that had already walked out of the city stopped again, and then turned around and kissed him on the face under Lin Xiu's surprised eyes, making Lin Xiu completely stunned on the spot.
"This is Yu Yuqing's reward." After finishing speaking, Nero really seemed to have given Lin Xiu some precious treasure, holding his head high, like a victorious general walking out of the city, and every minute and second had begun to arrange everything in full swing, Lin Xiu's suggestion was completely adopted, at this moment the people of Antium did not know the way, all the decrees were issued by their side, almost every hour a knight came to read the decree with a decree, such a fast speed, sure enough, because the emperor was their Antium, The people all thought so, but they didn't know what to do, and the knights all ran back after a circle around the mountain.
Nero's plan paid off in less than a month, the plague was effectively controlled, Antium was restored to its former pleasantness, joy crept back on people's faces, the market was again lively, the laughter of children appeared again at the corners of the street and at every corner, and at this time, a splendid carriage came, according to the butler, this is Statia? Madame Mesarina and Vestinus are a couple, both of them are very young, Vestinus looks quite ordinary, not as three-dimensional as the Romans, but he is better than a gentle temperament, and this Tatya? Madame Mersarina was extraordinary, she was young and beautiful, and she was a philanthropist, and when she heard of what had happened to Antium, she rushed here overnight, bringing food and gold and even some necessities, and every night the young couple would distribute these things they had brought to everyone in Antium in front of the noisiest market, and every one of them seemed to help each person, Tatia? Madame Mesarina would smile even more, and for a moment, her fame quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire, of course, all of which the person concerned did not know. (To be continued......)
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