The sixth year of auspicious symbols, the end of October.

Tan Yun rolled up his sleeves and was busy in the medical hall, the boiling hot water gurgling, and the coughing sound in the medical hall one after another. The people who entered the hospital covered their mouths and noses with mugwort-smoked handkerchiefs, and Tan Yun was no exception.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and a crowd rushed in. Tan Yun pressed the lid of the medicine jar that he was eager to try, and looked out of the door calmly.

"What?" Tan Yun looked at the most arrogant person in the crowd.

"How can you, a young girl, play with important matters that affect people's lives?" The middle-aged man with a goatee viciously threw a piece of paper to the ground, "How many medical books have you read and worshipped your teacher?" If you just want to sell your reputation, you don't have to come to the place where the victims of the disaster in Binzhou gather to harm people! ”

"There's nothing wrong with this prescription." Tan Yun said expressionlessly.

"The origin of this prescription is unknown, how can it be used? There is no guarantee from famous doctors, and there are no ancient books to be found. The man said arrogantly, "You are a woman, what kind of medical science do you know?" Don't show your head here! ”

"I'm a woman, so I don't know medical science?"

Tan Yun never squinted at the corner of his eyes, "As long as this prescription can save people, it doesn't matter whether it is from a man's hand or a woman's hand." Do you look down on me, or are you angry because this recipe can solve the plague, and you, as a man on top, are helpless? ”

"You-"

Tan Yun lifted a basin of dirty water left over for the patient and unceremoniously threw it at him. The crowd dispersed, and the man did not dare to get too close to the patient, so he had to curse and leave.

"I thought you'd call me to help."

Chu Zhixia leaned against the door panel behind her, playing with the soft fox fur on the big hair, and said slowly.

"It's just a splash, don't care. On seniority and comparison, it is just a small problem that doctors are harmless. But if this delays the patient's life, I would like to forgive you for not being sensitive. Tan Yun said lightly.

"How long will it take for this plague to end?" Chu Shixia asked again.

"The epidemic is a catastrophe, and there are often people who are re-infected after recovery, and Binzhou's climate is humid and starvation, so it will take at least two years." Tan Yun shook his head and said helplessly, "This is still the best situation." If there is chaos in Binzhou and a large number of displaced people flee, it will spread to other states and counties, and it will be even more difficult to control. ”

Tan Yun seemed to have thought of something, looked at Chu Shixia and said, "Miss Chu is in a hurry to return to the imperial capital?" ”

The position of the East Palace is vacant, the situation in the imperial capital is changing rapidly, and it is normal for Bai Ziche to want to return to the imperial capital as soon as possible. Otherwise, it is certainly a great achievement to counterbalance the rebellion and provide disaster relief, but losing the position of the prince will not outweigh the losses.

"Not really."

——

Thorn Shi invited Chu Zhixia to dinner.

In response to Chu Zhixia's call, officials of all sizes in Binzhou began to cut back on food and clothing, nibbling wheat cakes, drinking rice soup, and chewing vegetable leaves, so hungry that they drooled in midnight dreams. Thorn Shi couldn't figure out Chu Zhixia's background, and he didn't dare to brush her face, so there were only vegetable leaves and gruel on the dinner table, and there was no meat at all.

Chu Shixia is well versed in the trick of slapping horses, and even praises and praises the history of thorns for being honest and upright, and loving the people like a son. Chu Zhixia coaxed the assassin Shi to feel comfortable, and even forgot about urging the imperial court to provide disaster relief.

Chu Zhixia patted his ass and left after eating, and before leaving, he also smoothed the two crispy wheat cakes on the table. Thorn Shi reacted to the wrinkled bitter gourd face of the staff.

"My lord, there has been a bad debt in the state in the past two years, this Qincha is hanging here every day, if she can't fill this account again, if she wants to check on a whim one day, I'm afraid it will be more auspicious!" The staff said bitterly.

"Can I not know? But how to fill in such a large sum of money? God-given opportunity, as long as the imperial court appropriation arrives, it will be able to make up for the shortfall immediately. Thorn Shi slapped the table angrily, "In the past few days, she has coerced and enticed me to allocate funds from the state to deal with the disaster, and I dare not do it, and a lot of furniture has been pasted in!" ”

The staff made a suggestion: "If you insist that you have no money? ”

"Didn't you see those homes in Yangzhou that were raided?" Thorn Shi's voice rose even higher.

"But my subordinates heard that many Shou have been escorted to the imperial capital." The staff said in a low voice, "If Qin Cha knew about Cao Jie's death......

Thorn Shi shuddered.

——

Chu Shixia led the horse, held an umbrella, and walked on the long street in the cold wind. It has begun to enter winter, Binzhou is wet and cold to the bone, occasionally drizzle falls, and the scraping on people's faces is as painful as a knife. Binzhou cities and counties have set up quarantine areas to stop the spread of the plague.

The quarantine area of Binzhou City is in the west of the city.

Chu Zhixia squatted on the corner of the street and looked at a few dirty children for a long time.

She took out a handkerchief and put it on the ground, breaking the pieces of bread and placing them on the handkerchief. Several children rushed up, scrambling to grab the broken bread and swallow it.

"Isn't there a soup kitchen in the government?" Chu Zhixia asked.

"Soup kitchens are only in the most prosperous places, and only those who are not so ragged are allowed to receive them." An older child gobbled up and looked at Chu Shixia and said, "We slipped in with a short stature. Many refugees died outside the city. ”

"And where are you?" Chu Shixia asked again.

"Horn Street." The child said in a low voice, "They said that they didn't let us come here to receive porridge because they were afraid that we would collide with Qincha." Others say that the so-called isolation of people infected with the plague is actually to let them wait for death in that circle. ”

"It's the same for all officials!" The other child snorted fiercely, "I'm going to behead them all in the future!" ”

Chu Zhixia didn't think it was wrong, but just smiled a little sadly. She took out a belt tag from her waist and handed it to the eldest child, saying, "You help me do something, do it well, I will save your family's life." ”

The kid was stunned for a moment, then took the waist card and nodded vigorously.

"Binzhou Post House on Chengnan Street, give this token to Yu Linwei, who is guarding the door, and take them to Niujiao Street to find me." Chu Zhixia said, "Be careful, be quiet, there are many people secretly staring at that place." ”

"You...... Are you also a high official? ”

"It's just a nobody."

——

Cow Horn Street.

Tan Yun was held by Chu Zhixia and stepped over a puddle with a suspicious smell. Cow Horn Street is deeply rooted in the segregated area in the west of the city, and it looks the slightest bit out of the ordinary from the outside. Chu Zhixia didn't alarm anyone and took Tan Yun deep into here, and it took a lot of effort.

Niujiao Street was originally a place where three religions and nine streams were mixed, and there were no less than five or six fake names for people who came and went, and they were already down. The rainstorms had already washed away the fragile roofs, and the bamboo poles were erected on both sides of the road, and the little heat from the charcoal fire was blown away by the wind.

"W-How can this work?" Tan Yun looked at everything in front of him in shock, "This disease is the most taboo to suffer from cold and dampness, and so on, even if there is medicine, it can't be cured." And when the sick gather in one place, the people who have just recovered will be infected again. ”

"Because that Lord Thorn Shi was obedient to me on the surface, but in fact he didn't think much about how to kill me."

Chu Zhixia said indifferently: "The news of isolating the patient and waiting for the patient to die slowly has been coming out for a while. Gyeongju Oh Kwang has rebelled, and this kind of rumor is the most likely to breed riots. When the people's hearts panicked, the displaced people rioted, and Binju became the second Gyeongju, I couldn't escape the blame for my death. ”

Tan Yun watched a patient next to him cough incessantly, coughing up bloody sputum, his eyes straightened, and he poked stiffly on the bed for a long time, and then fell down weakly. The healer on Horn Street was numb and mechanically instructed his colleagues to drag people away.

"What can I do," Tan Yun grabbed Chu Shixia's hand, the corners of his eyes were scarlet, "What do I have to do to save them?" ”

"I'm here with you," Chu Shixia said, "You can heal and save people, and you can do everything you have to do." And all I can do is wait here. ”