Chen Mao nodded in response, although he felt in his heart that it was unlikely to be the remnants of the Huns.

But Zhu Di actually said so, he still has to investigate.

After Chen Mao left, Zhu Di remembered that the epidemic was raging, and now it should have only spread to the capital, and the rest of the small counties may not know about this matter at all.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Di still called the eunuch over.

"What does Your Majesty command?"

"Send people to Penglai County to inform them about the plague, so that they can take precautions in advance and categorically not accept refugees."

"Your Majesty, this Penglai County is so valued by Your Majesty?"

The eunuch hesitated to speak, but Zhu Di just swept over with an indifferent look, and the eunuch immediately left.

Not long after the eunuch left, Zhu Gaosui came.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaosui, who was standing at the door and wandering around and didn't know whether to enter the door, and he also felt a little emotional.

It's been a long time since I've seen my son, and even now Zhu Gaosui doesn't want to step into the palace easily.

"Come in if you want to, and go farther if it's okay."

Originally, Zhu Di wanted to open his mouth to let Zhu Gaosui in, but for some reason, the words came to his lips and became like this.

Fortunately, after Zhu Gaosui heard Zhu Di's voice, he didn't get angry or walk away, but walked towards Zhu Di.

Walking into the hall, Zhu Gaosui didn't say a word, and knelt directly in front of Zhu Di.

"What?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly and asked Zhu Gaosui.

"Father, the son-in-law heard that the plague was raging in the outside world now, and the son-in-law dared to ask to go to the disaster relief."

Zhu Di didn't say anything, he just looked at the son in front of him silently, and didn't speak for a long time.

Zhu Gaosui saw that Zhu Di didn't speak, and he looked up at Zhu Di again not long after he lowered his head.

"Father, the son already knows what setbacks and hardships he will go through if he sets off this time, but the son is still determined and hopes that his father will approve it."

Zhu Gaosui said, he was prostrate on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground.

"You know you're still saying that to me, but you know that you're probably going to never come back this time!"

Zhu Gaosui didn't speak, but his attitude was enough to tell Zhu Di what he thought.

After a long time, Zhu Di still sighed heavily and agreed to Zhu Gaosui.

"Since you've made up your mind, go ahead and do it, but you should have as many people as you can with you, so that I can rest assured."

Zhu Gaosui looked up slightly at Zhu Di who was sitting on a high place, he hadn't heard Zhu Di's concern for him for a long time.

"Erchen knows."

With that, he got up and withdrew from the temple.

At this moment, Penglai County did not know about the plague, and still opened the city gate to welcome outsiders.

It's just that when Xu Zilin was wandering around the county, he also found that there seemed to be a group of refugees fleeing in the county.

At first, he wondered if there were refugees fleeing because of the riots that broke out again, but as far as he can remember, there didn't seem to be any particularly big riots during this time, and it stands to reason that there shouldn't have been so many refugees.

Rather than thinking about it himself, Xu Zilin simply approached a refugee and asked them what happened to them to flee together.

"Don't you know? Recently, there has been an outbreak of the plague, many places have suffered, and we people have escaped with great difficulty, and the capital has issued an edict that no one is allowed to enter or leave all the counties infected with the plague. ”

Only then did Xu Zilin realize that something was wrong.

"Plague? Is it serious? ”

"This is natural, if it is not serious, how could the capital order the blockade of all the counties, and the capital can only enter and exit now."

Xu Zilin nodded and didn't speak again, he looked at the back of the other party leaving, and his expression gradually became serious.

"Li Da, there has been a plague in the outside world recently?"

Xu Zilin turned his head to look at Li Da who was following him.

"County order, I don't know about these, I haven't heard of it recently, and no one from outsiders has mentioned it."

Xu Zilin nodded slightly.

"From now on, the lockdown can be carried out, and these refugees who come in must also find a place to isolate themselves, and send them food and drink every day, so as not to let them wander around the streets."

Of course, Li Da also knew what kind of disaster would break out if the people infected with the plague came to Penglai County, so he nodded and dealt with it.

Xu Zilin stood alone on the city wall, looking down at the crowd outside the city gate.

The contrast between those who go out of the city and those who come in has become stark.

There are a lot of people coming into the city, and most of them are refugees.

"It seems that this plague is really menacing, and I don't know if the emperor can successfully suppress it."

The people arranged by Li Da soon arrived near the city gate, and when the city gate was closed, many refugees outside the gate realized that they were going to close the city gate, and they all wanted to go inside in a hurry.

"Don't worry, don't worry, we won't drive away those who have already entered the city, but if you haven't entered the city, go to another county seat, now that the plague is raging, we don't dare to continue to take in outsiders."

Li Da shouted loudly, but there were very few people listening to him, and everyone was desperately squeezing into the city gate in order to find a shelter.

And at this time, the people sent by the capital also hurried to Penglai County.

"Don't squeeze yourselves, we won't let you into the city any longer!"

Li Da pushed the city gate very hard, and tried to drive away those who wanted to enter the city, but it was useless, and no one wanted to leave.

"I'm a person sent from the capital, and I need to talk to your county magistrate about the plague, let me in."

Li Da glanced at him, and then let him in, followed by several more people, and the city gate was finally closed.

He was taken by Li Da to the city wall to see Xu Zilin, and he told Xu Zilin about his coming here.

"I know these things now, the county is now blocked, and I will not continue to accept refugees in the future, but since you have come all the way here, we will arrange a place for you to live first, and then return to Beijing after the plague is over."

The man did not hesitate and responded directly.

After the man left, Xu Zilin and Li Da stood on the city wall wordlessly, looking at the refugees who were turned away at the city gate.

"These people, we categorically can't let them in anymore, and the refugees who entered the city before must also be watchful, otherwise there will definitely be a danger of extinction of the city."

Xu Zilin turned his head slightly and looked at Li Da on the side.

In fact, the refugees themselves also know that everyone has run out of the epidemic area, and they don't know whether they are contaminated with the plague or not, and they hope that other counties will take them in, which is also the only hope left in their hearts, and they don't want to let themselves be in the wilderness.