"It's not appropriate for Liu to straighten out." Chongzhen directly vetoed it.

Wang Jiayan recommended another person: "Ma Shiqi Gong is a four-year Jishi of Chongzhen, and he has been raised in the Hanlin Academy for ten and eight years, and his reputation is enough to serve as the priest of the prince of Beijing." ”

"Marshch is not suitable either." Chongzhen waved his hand.

"Like Liu Lishun, he has no experience as a parent official in the prefecture and county."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Wang Qing, why don't you recommend yourself?" ”

Wang Jiayan shook his hand again and again and said: "Holy Lord, the ministers are not knowledgeable, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to compete. ”

"I think you're a good fit." Chongzhen said solemnly, "You are not only outstanding in learning, but also served as the county magistrate in Kaihua County and Lanxi County twice, during which you observed the people's feelings, eliminated the shortcomings of the yamen, and made every effort to reduce the burden on the people, and organized the people to build water conservancy, which made Kaihua and Lanxi counties look new in just a few years." ”

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "You have outstanding achievements in local government, and you really pretend to be the people in your heart, and it is this that I value you, such as Liu Lishun, Ma Shiqi, etc., may also have the idea of merit, but they have never been local officials, and they don't know the people's sufferings at all, and it is inevitable that they will go in the opposite direction and be self-defeating when governing the country." ”

Wang Jiayan can't refute this, but in fact it is.

Speaking of which, most of the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty did not know the suffering of the people.

There are also few cabinet ministers who really pretend to be the people in their hearts.

These cabinet ministers always consider the interests of the state and the entire civilian community.

Chongzhen said: "In the future, the officials of my Ming Dynasty will come from Beijing Guozijian, and the cabinet assistant of the Ming Dynasty will start from the state department, so Beijing Guozijian as a training professional civil official, its first sacrificial wine candidate and school-running philosophy are particularly important, I hope you can inject the Beijing Guozijian with integrity, diligence and people-oriented genes!" ”

Honesty is the opposite of corruption, and diligence is the opposite of lazy government and lazy government.

The people-oriented sense of service is contrary to bureaucratic formalism.

Throughout the ages, the bad habits of officialdom are actually these things in the final analysis.

As long as the above points are overcome, the atmosphere of officialdom can be cleared up.

Chongzhen does not expect that doing a good job in Beijing Guozijian will put an end to the bad habits of officialdom, but at least he can inject new blood and new trends of thought into the Ming officialdom, so as to stir up the lifeless Ming officialdom.

Speaking of which, it is necessary to mention the Ming officialdom, which really disappointed Chongzhen.

The auxiliary ministers of the cabinet have been changed several times, and even the first assistant has been changed, but many bad habits in the Ming officialdom have not shown any signs of improvement, Lu Zhenfei has made outstanding achievements in the governorship of Caoyun, but since he became the first assistant of the cabinet, he has immediately changed as if he was a good man.

All in all, Chongzhen has no expectations for the officialdom ecology of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Chongzhen decided to make a thorough reform of the official selection mechanism.

Wang Jiayan's expression immediately became serious, and he gave Chongzhen a long look, then got up and said: "Shengshang, Fang is the minister's short-sightedness, but now the minister has fully comprehended the holy will, and the minister is willing to serve as the priest of the wine of the Beijing Guozi, and he is also willing to do his best and die in order to practice the concept of honesty, diligence and asking for life for the people put forward by the saint." ”

After a pause, Wang Jiayan continued: "However, it is inevitable that the minister will be alone. ”

Wang Jiayan's political sensitivity is still good, he knows very well in his heart that once he picks up this burden, it means that he has to take advantage of the bad habits of the Ming officialdom, which is equivalent to being the enemy of the entire Ming officialdom, and the resistance and various dangers during the period will be beyond imagination, so he is really a little unbearable alone.

"You don't have to worry about that." Chongzhen said, "I will find you a good helper." ”

Chongzhen has indeed found a good helper for Wang Jiayan, and this person is the ruthless Jin Xuan.

While the two were talking, the sun was gradually rising, and there was no cover on the altar of earth, Chongzhen and Wang Jiayan were exposed to the sun for a long time, and they felt a lot of heat.

"It's too hot." Chongzhen immediately beckoned and said, "Gao Companion, for me wide clothes." ”

"Long live the lord, I can't help it." Gao Qiqian hurriedly stopped, "It is the season of spring and summer, and it is still cold at first glance, and it is easy to catch a cold and suffer from wind and cold, so long live the lord must not be greedy for cold." ”

Wang Jiayan also advised: "Gao Gonggong's words are reasonable, holy and patient. ”

Chongzhen thought of another layer from the exhortation of Gao Qiqian, and said with a frown: "When the seasons change in spring and autumn, it is indeed very easy to catch a cold, but the cold is secondary, and the plague is more troublesome. ”

"The plague?" Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian, and Lu Jiude and others looked dazed.

Wang Jiayan and the others also reacted reluctantly, now the Ming Dynasty is fighting with Jiannu, from Beijing to Jinghai to Dengzhou, there are wars everywhere, there are dead people everywhere, if the dead bodies are not dealt with in time, it is indeed easy to break out of the plague.

Thankfully, the soldiers of the Ming army will be served one liter of Ming wine every day, so there is no need to drink raw water to quench their thirst, but even if they don't drink raw water, they still have to be vigilant.

At that moment, Chongzhen said: "In this way, immediately call Wu Youxing, vice president of the medical school, to lead a thousand students to come to the army to listen to it, and then let the baggage team transport more quicklime." ”

"All those who died in battle, my Ming soldiers and people will be cremated."

"The soldiers and men who built slaves need to be sprinkled with quicklime and buried deeply!"

"From today, the supply of sake will be doubled, two liters per person per day!"

"Then boil the pot and boil the water, it is strictly forbidden to drink raw water, and once it is found, it will be severely punished."

After a pause, he said: "Also, anyone who is found to have a fever or a sudden cold and heat should be isolated immediately, and military doctors and guards should cover their mouth and nose with a towel when they come into contact with it." ”

Influenza or plague cannot be taken too seriously.

Because throughout the ages, there have been too many battles that have actually been lost because of the plague.

Chongzhen didn't want that the Northern Expedition, which was originally ten out of ten, was finally defeated by the plague.

To Chongzhen's surprise, the messenger sent to Nanjing had just left, and Zhang Huangyan hurriedly found the altar of the earth during the incident: "Holy Lord, a painstaking person sent a secret letter." ”

The hard-working person is the code name that Chongzhen gave to Meng Xueli.

Chongzhen did not shy away from Wang Jiayan and others, and asked, "What do hard-working people say?" ”

Zhang Huangyan took out a wax pill and crushed it, and took out a small paper ball from it.

Then carefully spread out the paper ball, and after reading it, his face changed and he said: "The painstaking person said that Jiannu is ready to take advantage of the warmer weather to artificially create a plague. ”

Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian and others immediately showed admiration on their faces.

The heart said that Jiannu had just had this idea, and before he had time to implement it, the saint had already expected it, and took precautions to take precautions.

……

In the evening, Yao Qisheng returned to the camp.

"My lord, everything has been done."

Yao Qisheng gave Meng Xueli a long look, and after getting up, he gave a meaningful look.

Meng Xueli bowed his head imperceptibly, and said to Yao Qisheng: "Xizhi, follow me to see Hou join the army." ”

After asking, he learned that Hou Fangyu was in Hong Chengchou's governor's line, and Meng Xueli immediately took Yao Qisheng to the governor's line.

After Meng Xueli and the two saw each other, Hou Fangyu asked, "Meng Xueli, Yao Qisheng, have things been done?" ”

"Back to the words of the army, everything has been done." Meng Xueli replied, "Our Juzi battalion has already thrown the half-decomposed livestock carcasses prepared in advance into wells, ponds, canals, and lakes, and the nearby Ming troops will soon become ill after getting water for drinking, and if they are unlucky, a virulent infectious disease will soon spread throughout the army." ”

Hou Fangyu Senran said: "At that time, the Ming army will collapse without a fight. ”

"Okay, good work." Hong Chengchou said happily, "Let's rest." ”

"The lower officials will retire." Meng Xueli took Yao Qisheng and bowed down to withdraw from the governor's office.

Hong Chengchou said to Hou Fangyu again: "Hou joins the army, once the plague really breaks out, it doesn't matter if you are the Ming army or the Qing army, so we must be prepared in advance." ”

"Hong Butang rest assured, he has made full preparations according to the theory of typhoid fever."

Hou Fangyu said solemnly: "No matter whether it is a sergeant or a civilian man, it is not allowed to drink raw water and eat raw food, and human and animal manure must also be collected and properly disposed of, and if a patient is found, he will be isolated immediately!" ”

Isolation of sick people is a treatment method that has been in place for a long time.

"Then it'll be fine." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "Now, leave everything to Tianshi." ”

And the time did not disappoint Hong Chengchou, the next half a month, the weather in Beizhi was simply off the spectrum, the first day was still so hot that I wanted to wear single clothes, but the next day it was so cold that I had to burn the kang to keep warm, and then within a few days, it was a sunny day with high sunshine, and it was so hot that I couldn't breathe.

Such alternating frequencies of hot and cold are really unbearable for ordinary people.

Fortunately, most of the people in the army are strong guys, and most of the people are also strong men in the prime of life, and their resistance is not bad, so whether it is the Ming army or Jiannu, there are not many who are sick.

Even those who were sick were quickly isolated in solitary condition.

For the sick soldiers, there is a world of difference between the treatment methods of the Ming army and the Jiannu.

The Ming army took proper care of them until they were completely cured, and those who died of illness were immediately cremated.

Jiannu's side is simple and rude, directly locked in the bunker and left to fend for itself, once dead, dragged into the field and thrown into various water bodies, let it rot, so as to create more poison sources, thus causing a large-scale plague.

In order to create a plague, Hong Chengchou and Hou Fangyu have reached the level of madness.

However, to their disappointment, by the end of May, the weather was already extremely hot, but the plague that had made them both look forward to it had not yet arrived.

Not only did the plague not come, but even the cold was almost gone.

Because after entering the middle of May, the temperature gradually stabilizes, so it is not easy to catch a cold.

In addition to the fact that the plague did not come, there was something that made Hong Chengchou and Hou Fangyu even more troubled, that is, the grain and grass prepared by the Qing court for Hong Chengchou's army were already very little, and they could last for a month at most.