Soon, the excerpt that Hai Rui had asked the master book to hand over to the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang was also put on the bright side.

Xu Wei was quite distressed by this, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he had to ask everyone: "According to you, how should this matter be handled?" ”

What Xu Wei mentioned is naturally that the people are unwilling to bury the bodies of their relatives who died of illness immediately, but choose to bury them after seven days in accordance with traditional etiquette.

"This ...... Since it is a traditional etiquette, it should be followed! As for whether to get infected or not, that's a later story, after all, no one wants to be accused of unfilial piety, you say, right? After listening to Xu Wei's words, Zheng Michang pondered for a moment before speaking.

After Zheng Michang spoke, everyone was silent, yes, this crime of unfilial piety is a serious crime! No matter how high your status is, no matter how big an official you are, as long as someone reports that you are unfilial and is found to have done so, then your political career will come to an end.

When the time comes, it is a trivial matter to lose your official position and abandon your post, and the person concerned will be spurned by the mainstream values of the entire society, and the former protégés and former officials will also draw a line with you, and the people of Li will also use you as a negative teaching material, which is equivalent to the death of the entire society, and there is no way out.

"At the moment when the epidemic is raging, it is an extraordinary time, how can we blindly follow the traditional rituals? For the sake of the safety of the people, I suggested that the government enforce it, immediately bury the bodies of those who died of illness, and isolate the healthy people from the sick! Since the last quarrel, Tan Lun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, stood up and took the lead in speaking.

"This move is feasible, but if the imperial court investigates it at that time, then the responsibility ......" Zheng Michang turned his gaze to Tan Lun, meaning something.

"When the time comes, if the court investigates it, the responsibility will be borne by me, Tan Lun!"

"Then since there are people who are willing to take on this responsibility, I have nothing to say, so I will follow their methods and carry it out."

Seeing that Tan Lun was willing to take responsibility, Zheng Michang did not raise other objections.

"Do you have any objections? If you agree, I will send a notice to the county orders of Chun'an and Jiande counties later. Xu Wei then turned his gaze to everyone and asked.

"Then let's do it." Seeing that everyone did not raise any objections, Xu Wei nodded and spoke.

……

After coming out of the Zhao family, Hai Rui sighed helplessly, no matter how much he knew and reasoned, their family still insisted on parking the body in the mourning hall for seven days before being buried.

"Let's go, let's go to the camp outside the city." Hai Rui shook off the loss in his heart and said to the officials on the side.

"Yes, Lord Zhixian!"

And when Hai Jui led the officials to the camp outside the city, a smell of burning wormwood permeated the entire camp.

"I've seen Lord Zhixian!" The official in charge of the camp saw that the county lord had arrived, and hurriedly saluted.

"No, what's going on here?" Hai Rui waved his hand and motioned for him to get up.

"Lord Yuzhi County, there are too many people suffering from dysentery at present, and the space in the camp is completely insufficient! Just today, we pulled more than a hundred corpses outside to be buried, and there was not enough quicklime and herbs. The official who runs the camp reported.

"You don't have to worry, the follow-up supplies are already on the way, take me in and have a look."

"Yes, please wear this."

I saw him hand over a silk scarf smoked with wormwood, and after putting it on his face, Hai Rui followed him into the camp.

As the two spoke, a cart full of corpses was pushed out of the camp.

"Mother, I'm so uncomfortable."

"Child, listen to your mother's words, drink the medicine, and you won't feel bad if you drink the medicine."

"Dad, why did you just leave! What are you doing, let go of my father! ”

"Cui'er, when you get better, we will get married, and when the time comes, let you give birth to a big fat boy for me, don't close your eyes, hold on, I'll go find you a doctor!"

"God, why ......"

All kinds of voices intertwined, like a heavy hammer, knocked on Hai Rui's heart.

Soon, Hai Rui came to the doctor's place for treatment.

"Take six coins of ephedra, two coins of cinnamon branches, and two coins of licorice, six coins of almonds, three coins of ginger, and one penny of schisandra...... and send them to the patient of Fangcai after frying, and go quickly." Zhao Qing's eyes were bloodshot, and he commanded the apprentice in his own medicine shop.

"It's the master, I'll go now." The apprentice followed the master's words, grabbed the medicine, and left quickly.

Seeing Hai Rui coming, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Zhao Qing, a grass citizen, has seen Lord Zhixian!" ”

"Well, Doctor Zhao, please get up quickly, what is the current situation in the camp?" Hai Rui asked Zhao Qing to get up and asked.

"Alas, Lord Zhixian! I am afraid that this epidemic cannot be controlled, and now more and more people are sick, and when the sick people die, their families are not willing to bury the bodies immediately, and at the same time they are not willing to be separated from the sick family members, and then the epidemic spreads like this! If it goes on like this, it won't be able to control it. Zhao Qing said, sighing, his tone full of helplessness.

"There are also people who die of diarrhea, first there is pus and blood in the stool, the color is bright red, and then they keep pulling and pulling, and in the end they can't pull anything out! Then ......" Zhao Qing said, choking up.

"This official has reported this matter to the Governor's Palace, and there will be a result soon." Hai Rui looked at Zhao Qing's tired face and comforted him.

……

When Hai Jui returned to the county government from the camp outside the city, it was already night.

What he saw and heard in the camp and in the city during the day was constantly reflected in his mind, and now the epidemic is getting more and more serious, even in the city, there are many people who have died because of it, if no measures are taken and the epidemic is allowed to spread, I am afraid that there will be very few people in the entire Chun'an County who can survive at that time.

But if it is forced, what if the court investigates it at that time? At the very least, it is not following the etiquette law, and at the very large, it is unfilial! As a parent official, he will definitely be held accountable.

Hai Rui was caught in a dilemma and paced anxiously around the room.

For a long time, Hai Rui seemed to have made up his mind, stopped pacing, and said to himself silently: "Hai Rui, Hai Rui, what are you still hesitating about?" If this can save the people from fire and water, then what is there to hesitate? Just do it! As for the merits and demerits of the rest, let others judge them. ”

Thinking of this, Hai Rui's gaze became more and more determined, and he immediately called the messenger and said in a deep voice: "Pass my order, from now on, the people of Chun'an County are not allowed to park the corpses without authorization, and the corpses must be buried." At the same time, the sick are dragged to a camp outside the city, and those who are in good health are not allowed to see them! And sprinkle quicklime on the place where the sick person once lived, and if there is any obstruction of the official errands, it will be done directly according to the law, and it will be dealt with severely! ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it!" After receiving the order, the messenger left quickly.

"Lord Zhixian, this is a message from the Governor's Palace." After the messenger was ordered to leave, the chief secretary of the county government knocked on the door with a message from the governor's palace.

"Well, the Governor's Mansion also agreed to my suggestion." Hai Rui took the letter from the master's hand, and after reading the contents of it, he spoke.

"Lord County Commander, this is an extraordinary time, so naturally you have to use some extraordinary means, and the people will understand your hard work." Seeing that Hai Rui was in a somewhat depressed mood, the chief bookkeeper comforted him.

Hai Rui just sighed, and didn't mean to talk.

Tonight in Chun'an County was destined to be a sleepless night, and after receiving the order, the officials rushed to the homes of those who did not obey the orders of the imperial court, parked the bodies without authorization, and still lived with the sick.

Those who park the corpses in the house will be dragged to bury, and those who stay with the sick will be dragged to the camp outside the city, and at the same time sprinkled with quicklime for disinfection.

(End of chapter)