If it is said that in the past, Lingdong Province may still have the situation of various states taking care of each state, then now after the disaster, Lingdong Province is not only Dengzhou, Zhaozhou, and Yunzhou, but the other states are also quite united.

The incident of the plague in Zhaozhou not only made many people panic, but also made people worry.

The sentence "save the hometown" can reflect the mood of this group of Dengzhou men, saving Zhaozhou is to save yourself, to save Lingdong, and to save your hometown.

And after the disaster, although the court and the people also had some filth, although it was impossible to cover everything, as Chu Hang wrote in the article late at night.

Faith reigns supreme in the midst of a catastrophe!

Whether it is the agitation of the government or the people's self-feeling, there are both human struggles and myths and wonders, all of which represent the struggle in Lingdong.

Now all the people in Lingdong have the confidence to survive the difficulties, and it is also the confidence that Chu Hang can say that "man will conquer the sky".

The dry food brought by the "slender men" was eaten up, but along the way, there were constantly officials and even people in the county who spontaneously came to respond, or brought food, or tea, and even directly joined the team to help the fiber boat, so that some physically exhausted people could rest.

Before the fleet reached Zhaozhou, more people in Zhaozhou rushed to hear the news, and the county commander and county lieutenant of Tianyu County in Zhaozhou came in person.

So much so that Chu Hang had to come forward to persuade some people to go back, after all, there were too many people, and the banks of the river could not be used, and many Dengzhou men who were far away from home were also persuaded to go back, and then more and more Zhaozhou people took their place.

For four days and five nights, 17 large merchant ships full of goods, which had begun to run aground outside Dengzhou, were carried to Zhaozhou by the shoulders of the elders of Lingdong.

These days are really day and night, constantly replaced, constantly followed, and the ships almost do not stop.

The shipwrights were tired enough, but they knew they had no right to cry out.

And with the growth of the team, from the beginning of the drag, to the back of the two and three dragged together, staggered before and after, in an orderly manner!

Before dawn, seventeen large ships hung lanterns, and a long dragon of lights followed along the coast, and the sound of trumpets below was still one after another.

"Hey~hey~hey"

"Pull it on, ho, we're going to get out of the shallows right now—"

Chu Hang was at the front of the team, shouting in a hoarse voice, this will be when he has no rope, and his shoulders have already been strangled with blood.

"Listen to Lord Chu, it's almost here, work harder-"

"Hey~hey~hey"

The vast majority of the "slender men" in the team have been replaced by Zhaozhou people, but the same concerted efforts, the same obedience to commands, and the same confidence has doubled.

As long as you think that these dozen or so big ships are loaded with life-saving things, as long as you think of such a huge number, everyone seems to have inexhaustible strength, and the more the ship sinks, the more excited people are!

Tan Yuanshang had already returned to the boat, and he had also gone down to try to help with the slimming before, but it didn't take long for the delicate palms to grind out blisters.

It was another sleepless night, not only because the sound of the trumpet never stopped, but also because Tan Yuansheng became more and more excited in his heart, because from the topography, Zhaozhou City was about to arrive.

At this moment, it was the darkest hour before dawn, and Tan Yuanshang looked at the front of the long line, as if he could see the Lingdong disaster relief Sima.

Others can replace and rest, but this Master Sima has no one to replace, in his own words, he may have an accident a moment away.

Four days and five nights, never closing eyes!

Tan Yuanshang felt that after this incident passed, he must enter the palace to face the saint when he returned to the capital, such a person turned out to be just Sima temporarily promoted by Li Qian, which was too unreasonable!

Those top champions in the golden department, the top three in the palace, all the articles are gorgeously written and beautiful, but which one can afford to carry this burden and deserve this kind of thing?

"Cluck, la, la."

The hull of the ship swayed slightly with the creak of ropes and wood.

"Woo puff puff."

There was a burst of mud rolling under the bottom of the boat, and the sound of bubbles was endless, which meant that it was dragged out of the shallows, and the front twenty miles were deep water, which could go directly to the outside of Zhaozhou City.

"Dragged out—dragged out—"

"Go and help the people in the back!"

"Let's go, work hard!"

One after another, the big ships broke away from this last shallow section of the river and formed a fleet again, reaching the deep water area of the Datong River.

When the last boat was also towed out, the banks of the river were already full of cheers, as if a big battle had been won, and the boatmen on the fleet also cheered together, and everyone was infected by the emotions of the people.

The fleet continued to move forward, and countless people on both sides of the strait followed.

The sky turned up with a white belly, and the light of dawn gradually illuminated the earth.

The crowd was blocked by the checkpoint set up by Zhaozhou City, because there was a plague area ahead, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter, and everyone was outside the checkpoint, watching the fleet go away on both sides of the river.——

In Zhaozhou City, the news of the imminent arrival of the fleet has spread all over the city, and everyone knows that as long as the fleet arrives, there will be no shortage of medicinal materials!

On the riverside pier outside the city, a large number of people have already gathered, all looking forward to the direction of the river.

Zhaozhou Zhizhou and Yi Shuyuan were at the front of the crowd, and at least thousands of people were talking on the dock at the moment.

Suddenly, someone shouted.

"It's coming!" "Where?"

"Over there, on the river!"

"It's coming, it's really coming!"

"The flotilla is coming, the medicine is coming—" "The medicine is coming!" ”

The crowd stirred, looking into the distance with increasing excitement, and the big merchant ships brought hope for the continuation of life.

The ships were bigger than one might expect, and the number of seventeen seemed to stretch for a long time, so you can imagine how much cargo was on them!

"Great, great! Zhaozhou City is saved! ”

Zhaozhou Zhizhou's fat jaw couldn't help but tremble with excitement, and he couldn't help but shout "good" again and again.

"Mr. Yi, if there are so many medicines, it should be able to cure the epidemic, right?"

Yi Shuyuan let out a sigh of relief.

"It can save many, many people!"

As the ship slowly approached, on the deck of the first big ship, Tan Yuanshang searched for the crowd on the dock, and soon found Yi Shuyuan, and he was relieved in his heart.

When the big ship fixed the gangplank, the crowd on the pier also retreated, and under the distribution of the official errand, they went to the ships that gradually docked, and they would unload the cargo on board as quickly as possible.

Tan Yuanshang was the first to get off the boat and hurriedly came to the dock, ignoring the Zhaozhou Zhizhou who was about to step forward, and went directly to Yi Shuyuan, who had already bowed his hand to greet him before he approached.

"Mr. Yi, after many years, Tan was relieved to see that Mr. was fine! The emperor has been thinking about you, and you are finally willing to go out of the mountain! ”

The Zhaozhou Zhizhou on the side paused, and his heart couldn't help jumping, good guy, I thought it was just a doctor with excellent medical skills, but I didn't expect it to be a hermit.

Yi Shuyuan returned a salute to Tan Yuanshang.

"Tan Gong has been gone for a long time, Yi is just a storyteller, he knows a little about medical skills, and he helped in the disaster, and now it is important to save people!"

Tan Yuanshang dared to come to Zhaozhou City in person, and Yi Shuyuan also admired him more, after all, Tan Yuanshang was a rich country in the true sense, and there was no need to risk his life.

Moreover, these seventeen ships of life-saving goods, Tan Yuanshang may not ask the court for money, or there is a high probability that they will be sent.

The governor of Zhaozhou on the side hurriedly accosted him.

"Yes, yes, it's important to save people, Tan Gong, in Xiazhaozhou Zhizhou Wanshixing!"

Hearing Yi Shuyuan's words, Tan Yuansheng, who frowned slightly, turned to Zhizhou and saluted.

"Oh, Lord Wan, Tan Yuanshang is polite!"

Seventeen large ships were not all loaded with drugs, of course, but they were definitely in the majority.

As people carried medicinal herbs under the boat one by one, the fragrance of medicinal herbs also permeated the entire dock and extended to the city one after another.

Just by sniffing the taste, Yi Shuyuan understood that the vast majority of these medicinal materials were by no means indiscriminate.

In the current situation where the entire Dayong medicinal materials are very nervous, God knows what methods Tan Yuanshang used and what price he paid to get so many life-saving things.

Tan Yuanshang looked at Yi Shuyuan staring at the sack of medicinal herbs passing by, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sometimes, some things are not easy for the court to do, businessmen naturally have businessmen's methods, and there are many people who have the heart to serve the country but it is inconvenient and dare not contact the government directly, many people do not have the heart to serve the country at the beginning, so they hoard some things, but gradually remorse, these people will find me privately!"

Yi Shuyuan looked at the medicinal herbs temporarily piled up on the dock and nodded slightly.

"The Lingdong disaster is a battle, to a certain extent, gradually condensed the hearts of the people who are scattered, some people praise it, some people scold, but it is undeniable that the world has seen the determination of the imperial court to relieve the disaster."

"What the gentleman said is very true!"

——

Tan Yuansheng and the people of the fleet were not able to enter Zhaozhou City immediately.

The advice given by Yi Shuyuan and local officials was to stay on board for three days, during which everyone drank a "dispelling screen soup" made with newly arrived medicinal herbs.

One bowl in the morning and one in the evening, for three days, after which the people on the boat can disembark.

In the early morning three days later, Tan Yuanshang went to the city early to find Yi Shuyuan, and followed him all the time, anyway, he would go wherever Yi Shuyuan went.

In a large inn that was requisitioned, there was a strong smell of medicine when you entered it.

"Ahem, cough, cough, cough."

There was a faint coughing sound inside and outside the guest rooms inside the inn, Yi Shuyuan walked on the corridor and pushed open a door, and there was not only a smell of medicine coming from inside, but also a faint smell, even if the window inside was open, it could not be eliminated.

Tan Yuanshang and the accompanying guards subconsciously covered their mouths and noses, and stood outside the door without entering.

"How's it going, how do you feel?"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem."

The patient inside was six men of various ages, and the rest were still lying unable to answer, and the person who was questioned did not speak immediately, but coughed for a while and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm into the spittoon.

"Hey, it's much more comfortable now, Doctor Yi, I'm much more comfortable, even my cough is stronger than a few days ago."

"Well, how do you sleep at night?"

It's all very serious, but it's clear that some people are starting to get better.

In the medical theory of this world, the water of that spring well, together with sufficient medicinal materials, can greatly replenish the deficiency and strengthen the qi, and stimulate the vitality of the sick to fight against the disease.

All the people in the entire Zhaozhou City are now full of confidence, and confidence is also a powerful weapon against the disease!

Yi Shuyuan and the patient were communicating inside, but Tan Yuanshang noticed that there was a charm on the door frame inside and outside the room.

The traces on this spell look a little scribbled, but there are a few words in red ink that have been circled around in the middle, and there are vaguely words like "Manifest Saint True Monarch".

"I heard that the first person to report was a great Yong Heavenly Master?"

"Master, we have such a saying as a heavenly master?"

Tan Yuanshang glanced at the guards beside him.

"You don't know about this, a few decades ago, the first emperor did canonize a few heavenly masters, although there are many abductors among the warlocks, but these few should have some ability."

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan also came out of the inside, as if he heard the words outside, and said with a smile.

"Decades have passed, it doesn't seem to be long, but it is the growth of several generations, enough to forget a lot of things, but there will always be people who remember some people, and now and future generations should remember this history!"

Saying this, Yi Shuyuan looked at the door of the inn, and his eyes seemed to drift into the distance.

(End of chapter)