And I heard that someone in the capital had been infected with the plague, and the people in the whole capital did not dare to go out, and stayed at home all day, lest they would also be infected.

Someone in the court reported the situation in the capital. Mu Yunting was furious, sent someone to send medicine, set up a stall, and took care of every person. Those who are not infected with the plague should also take a decoction to strengthen their immunity to avoid contracting the plague.

When Xu Lianyi heard about this, she took the initiative to ask to go out of the palace for epidemic relief. Mu Yunting disagreed. "You just happen to be here, and you're going to help the plague again, what can I do if there are three long and two short?" Mu Yunting showed a fragile expression.

Seeing his expression, Xu Lianyi was also very distressed, but if there was no person with enough authority to come forward, the hearts of the people in the capital would not be stable, and after a long time, I was afraid that the political situation would also be turbulent.

"Your Majesty, if you don't get in the way, the people will have a sense of security when I come forward, and besides, this matter is what my father did wrong, as a daughter, I naturally have to help my father take responsibility. Xu Lianyi hugged him and comforted him softly.

"No, your safety is more important. Mu Yunting still disagreed, he was really scared of the fifteen days that Weiyang Palace was quarantined, saying that he was timid, saying that he didn't care about the overall situation, as long as his queen was happy and healthy, he could do anything.

"I'm really fine, just because I've been in close contact with the plague, and I've taken so many immune-boosting drugs and plague cures you sent, and my body has developed antibodies to face the plague. It won't be infected anymore. Xu Lianyi held his hand and said nonsense.

"Really?" Mu Yunting was still not very reassured. "Really, you can rest assured. "That's okay, but as soon as you come back, you have to go to Imperial Doctor Liu to check, and if there is a little wrong, you can't go again, and you can cultivate well in the palace." Mu Yunting made his own conditions.

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty. Xu Lianyi smiled softly on her face. Mu Yunting touched her head and prepared a lot of medicinal materials for her before she was relieved to let her out of the palace.

Xu Lianyi asked the guards to move all the medicinal materials in her utility room to the street, and then went to Imperial Doctor Liu to ask for a cart of medicine and transport it to the middle of the street. Two cauldrons were erected, and inside were boiled medicines to cure the plague and medicines to strengthen immunity.

"Can Niangniang do this? You see that every house has closed doors and windows, are they willing to come out?" Huiyu asked as she looked at the closed doors of every house.

"If you can try it, you will know? Punchline rolled his eyes beside him. Seeing that the soup in the pot has begun to boil. Xu Lianyi made a trumpet shape with her hand and shouted loudly: "Folks, the palace has sent someone to deliver medicinal soup, everyone has a share, and drinking it can prevent and stop the plague." ”

Hui Yu's witty words and the guards saw that Niang Niang was so down, and they also learned her to shout loudly, and when they heard the sound of shouting, someone came out intermittently.

After those people drank the soup, more and more people came out to beg for soup, and the queue became longer and longer. "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, everyone has a share. On the left hand side is the soup for the treatment of the plague, and on the right hand side is the soup for strengthening immunity. Xu Lianyi stood in the middle of the two cauldrons, maintaining order.

After hearing this, the people also consciously received the medicinal soup they needed. Because Xu Lianyi went deep into the people and gave alms to the medicinal soup, the people in the capital were stable.

The hearts of the people in the capital are stable, and the people also praise the current emperor and queen for their virtue and virtue, especially the queen, who put down her identity and status regardless of her own safety, and personally gave the people a decoction. Mu Yunting was very happy to hear the news.

This is also the reason why he chose Xu Lianyi to be his queen, growing up together, so he knows and trusts enough, she is kind and virtuous, she will not take the initiative to hurt others, and she will face difficulties with herself, such a woman, it is his luck to meet and marry.

Although the people in the capital are stable, there is a civil uprising outside the capital. Outside the city walls were littered with corpses that had died of plague and starvation.

Urgent notes are constantly being sent, and the situation outside the capital is constantly updated. Outside the court, there were eunuchs shouting in their voices: "Hurry up", urging him to solve this matter. Mu Yunting had already sent someone to investigate the cause of this incident.

It is still from Chuzhou, the plague in Chuzhou cannot be suppressed, and there are already three layers of people who have died of the plague, but the medicinal materials issued by the imperial court are simply not enough, and the various pharmacies are opportunistic to make a fortune in the country, raising the price of medicine to ten times the usual amount, and the people can't afford it at all. And Li Sheng took the lead and piled up the dead bodies outside the city wall overnight

"Open the gates, I want relief. Mu Yunting looked at the ministers standing in the hall and made a decision immediately. "Your Majesty, you can't. Lord Shangshu knelt down to stop him. "If the city gate is opened, those displaced people will definitely come to the capital and loot the capital, and we don't have enough medicinal materials, and opening the city gate will only cause more people to be infected with the plague. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, please think twice. The waiter of the Ministry of Rites also said. The rest of the ministers knelt down one after another and pleaded: "Please think twice, the emperor." The voices of dozens of people resounded in the court.

"The people in the capital are people, but the people outside the capital are not my people? There are so many displaced people, they are homeless, and they even have to face death all the time, you, you are forcing me. "This matter is not trivial, it is the most serious matter that Mu Yunting has faced since taking office, but the ministers oppose it, even the emperor can't decide this matter.

At the moment of crisis, Liuqin came back with two hundred carts of medicinal herbs. It turned out that he heard the news in the capital, and was worried that Mu Yunting would not be able to solve it alone, and this time the disaster was serious, he and Tan Jin went to the neighboring country and rushed back overnight with two hundred truckloads of medicinal herbs, which ended the urgent need of the capital.

"Open the gates. Liuqin stood under the city gate and said loudly. The guards guarding the city were still hesitating, Liuqin took out a waist card, and those guards saw it and hurriedly opened the city gate, and the people outside the city saw the city gate open and flocked to it.

And Liuqin had already sent someone to set up a cauldron and boil the medicinal soup. He ordered order to be maintained, and then returned to the palace to see if his son was at a loss.

Hearing the news, Mu Yunting was overjoyed and stood outside the palace to greet his father. Liuqin approached her and hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasping her hands into fists: "Father, it's a child who is incompetent." Looking at the emaciated but resolute son in front of him, Liuqin helped him up.

"In the future, you will definitely face things that are thousands of times more difficult than this, if your father is not there, you can only rely on yourself, you must remember to take precautions. Father and son talked as they walked.

"My son remembered it in his heart, and he didn't dare to forget it. "It's been like this since he was a child, when he encounters difficult things, his father will always think of ways to resolve them, and in his heart, his father is his hero. But now that he has grown up, he understands that he has to become stronger, after all, his father will not be by his side forever.

Xu Jihang also caught Li Sheng, the leader of the homeless people. This incident was originally provoked by Li Sheng, which made people panic. Mu Yunting naturally hated him to the core. Xu Jihang brought people up to meet the saint. Mu Yunting asked people to put him in the prison, and he was beheaded three days later.

Xu Lianyi heard that her father had caught the leader of the homeless people, and she also guessed what Mu Yunting would do. However, the execution of a person is small, and it is a big matter to lose the hearts of the people. Although this matter was provoked by Li Sheng, he did complain that the efficiency and ability of the imperial court to deal with the problem were not effective, so so many people responded to his appeal.

Now that Mu Yunting is angry, of course he can't mention this matter to him head-on. Xu Lianyi thought about finding a suitable opportunity to persuade her at night.

At night, Mu Yunting came to Weiyang Palace. Xu Lianyi diligently helped him take off his coat, brought him tea and water, and knelt on the bed to help him beat his back and rub his shoulders.

"Your Majesty, you're tired, wait for the plague to pass and rest for a few days. Xu Lianyi looked at Mu Yunting, whose eyes were bloodshot, and felt very distressed.

"How can I rest, there are a bunch of national affairs waiting for me to solve, alas, did you say that my father deliberately tricked me and sent me such a chore. The first time she heard the emperor complain about this, Xu Lianyi still laughed unkindly.

"How can it, my father sees that you are virtuous and capable, so he will leave the world's major affairs to you to take care of with confidence, and you take care of it very well, the people of the world are obedient, this matter is an accident, it will inevitably happen. The queen praised her emperor from the bottom of her heart.

"The people of the world are obedient? Have you not seen Li Sheng's rampant appearance outside the capital, he actually gathered the people to openly oppose the imperial court. Forget it, forget it. Mu Yunting was angry and couldn't calm down with excitement.

"Then what does the emperor plan to do with him?" Finally getting to the point, Xu Lianyi smiled slyly. "Of course, it is to be taken into the dungeon, and after three days, it will be beheaded, and it is also a bane for this kind of person to stay. Mu Yunting was still resentful.

Stopping the movement in his hand, Xu Lianyi sat beside him and persuaded: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this matter is originally the inefficiency of our court officials, Li Sheng is just a representative among the many angry people, can you kill one and ten people who disobey the court?"

"Then what should I do, I can't let it go, right?" Mu Yunting couldn't understand why the queen would say this. "We will personally go to comfort Li Sheng tomorrow, influence him, let him know that the court and the emperor have the people in their hearts, and put the people in a very important position. When he understood it, he would naturally say to other displaced people, so that the emperor not only stabilized the hearts of the people, but also put an end to killing. Xu Lianyi said eloquently.

Listening to her words, Mu Yunting felt that it made sense. The next day, the two came to the dungeon, instructed the prison officer to open the prison door, the two stood in the prison with him, Li Sheng knew Xu Lianyi's name, and also admired her, and today the emperor and queen came to persuade in person, and he was also deeply moved by Xu Lianyi's words.

The next day, Li Sheng was acquitted, and he stood under the city wall and took the lead in supporting Mu Yunting and Xu Lianyi. The emperor put his arm around the queen's shoulders, stood below and smiled with satisfaction, and prostrated in her ear: "It's still my queen's wisdom." ”