Xi'an City.

As early as the Shang Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou, Xibohou Jichang, built Fengjing and Haojing here, and moved his people from Qishan Zhou Yuan here, collectively known as "Fenghao".

His son, King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu, later destroyed Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty, with Feng Ho as the capital, which was the beginning of Xi'an City as the capital in history.

Xianyang, the capital of the later Qin State, was also here, and Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng began with this, annexed the Six Kingdoms, swept the world, and established the Great Qin Dynasty.

To the extinction of Qin, the world chased the deer, and finally Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty here, renamed "Chang'an", which means long-term peace and stability.

After the opening of the Silk Road, Chang'an City became the center of oriental civilization and the starting point of east-west exchanges.

Later, at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the capital was still located in the old city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, because it had been war-torn for a long time, it was dilapidated, so it chose a new site in the southeast of the original Chang'an City to build the new city Daxing City.

After the Sui Dynasty was extinguished, the Tang Dynasty fixed the capital of Chang'an, changed the Sui Daxing City to Chang'an City, and continued to carry out additions and expansions.

The construction project of the entire heart of Chang'an City, starting from the second year of Emperor Wen of Sui, until the fifth year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui of Tang Dynasty, was basically ready, and lasted for 72 years.

The Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was built extremely gorgeous and magnificent, regardless of population or prosperity, it was the world's leading city in the world, attracting tribute from all countries and enjoying a good reputation all over the world.

Later, the Tang Dynasty declined, after the chaos of five dynasties and ten countries, in the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Shaanxi Road, and then set up as Yongxing Military Road.

In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Jingzhao Mansion. Later, Yuan Shizu named his third son Brother Busy as the king of Anxi, guarded here, and renamed Anxi Road.

Later, King Anxi rebelled, and after being put down, Anxi Road was renamed Fengyuan Road.

In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the general Xu Da led the army to pacify Fengyuan Road and renamed it Xi'an Mansion, and since then the name of "Xi'an" has been set.

So far, there have been thirteen dynasties in history have built their capitals with this, and the glory of Xi'an City in history is incomparable.

However, now, this capital of thirteen dynasties, once an incomparably brilliant city, looks exceptionally lonely and lonely under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Lord Zhao Zongru, the prefect of Xi'an, was standing on a hillside outside the city with his hands behind his back at the moment, looking at the high walls of the deserted Xi'an City from a distance, and sighed in his heart.

Below the hillside is a continuous barracks that surround the city of Xi'an.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic began in Xi'an more than ten days ago, in just a few days, the plague has swept the entire Xi'an city, killing hundreds of people and infecting thousands of people.

The prefect Zhao Zongru was so anxious that he summoned the famous doctors of the whole city, but they were all helpless against the epidemic and had nothing to do.

In the face of the sweeping epidemic, Zhao Zongru could only make a decision immediately, mobilized the local garrison, surrounded the whole city, closed the four gates, strictly prohibited anyone from entering and leaving, and ordered the city to be closed.

However, after all, the method of locking down the city can only temporarily control the spread of the plague, and if we want to solve the epidemic and save the more than 100,000 people in the city, we must still find a way to treat the epidemic.

Although he has sent people to invite famous doctors from all over the world to come, and he has written to the court to ask for assistance, but it is difficult to save the fire from far away, and the people in the city are dying every day, which makes Zhao Zongru, who is a parent official outside the city, feel anxious, but he has no choice but to do it in a hurry.

Seeing that the sun was sinking in the west, another day had passed, but there was still no news of the people sent out to ask for those famous doctors, and there was no reply from the imperial court.

Seeing that this famous historical city that has been dying for thousands of years has ended up in such a bleak situation under his rule, how can he not be extremely anxious?

At this moment, there was a riot in the barracks below the hillside.

From a distance, it seems that a group of people has entered the barracks, and it seems that they want to enter Xi'an City.

At this time, who is so short-sighted that he dares to disobey his lockdown order?

Zhao Zongru frowned, turned around and walked quickly down the hillside, he wanted to see who this group of bold people was?

As soon as they came down the hillside, a sergeant came to tell him that a group of men wanted to enter the city despite the obstacles.

Zhao Zongru was already angry and couldn't find a place to spread, but when he heard this, he was even more angry, and asked with a calm face: "Such a madman, how can they be allowed to break through at will, can't you sergeants even stop a few people, you are all unable to eat dry food?"

The sergeant cringed a little and said, "But my lord, we can't stop them, they, they are not ordinary people. ”

Oh, Zhao Zongru was taken aback.

Isn't it an ordinary person? Could it be someone sent by the imperial court?

Perhaps, it was news from the imperial court that Zhao Zongru was overjoyed and quickened his pace to rush over.

But before he could get to him, his heart was a little cold.

There are really a lot of people in this group of people who have broken through the pass, a few tall horses in front, the people on it are tall, short, fat and thin, all kinds of people, and there is actually a carriage in the back, it seems that there are also female dependents, this look is only afraid that it will never be the people and horses sent by the court to support.

At this moment, the soldiers surrounded the group, but they did not panic, but sat quietly on their horses, as if they were waiting for something.

Zhao Zongru strode over, and the sergeants around him saw the prefect arrive, and they all dodged and moved out of the way.

Zhao Zongru came to the horse, pointed at those who wanted to break through the pass, and asked: "Who are you?

The group of people didn't seem to care about his words, and the leader of the horse, on top of which was a tall, thin and gloomy man with a hooked nose, looked at him coldly and asked, "Who are you?"

Before Zhao Zongru could speak, the sergeant beside him scolded: "Bold! Seeing the prefect arrive, if he doesn't get off the horse quickly, and dares to refuse the horse's answer, what should he be guilty of?"

The man with the hooked nose snorted coldly and said, "Lord Prefect, what a great official!"

Zhao Zongru's heart was faintly on fire, but he had been an official for many years, the sea had ups and downs, and he had read countless people, so he naturally saw that this group of people was by no means an ordinary person, even if they were not sent by the imperial court, they must have a great background.

At that moment, he suppressed his anger, tried to calm his voice as much as possible, and said: "There is a plague in the city of Xi'an, and this official has to order the closure of the city, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Who are you, and what do you want to do in the city?"

The hook-nosed man nodded and said, "I think I'm a reasonable person when I hear that." ”

After speaking, he took out a waist card from his arms, held it in his hand and shook it towards Zhao Zongru.

Zhao Zongru was stunned for a moment, and the word "punishment" was big on the waist card, and this person was obviously sent by the Criminal Department.

At this time, how could the people from the Criminal Department come to this troubled water?

He asked with some hesitation: "Dare to ask which noble person in the Criminal Department is Zunjia?"

Between the words, it was already very polite.

The hook-nosed man smiled slightly and said, "This official, Chang Wuyi!"

Chang Wuyi?

This name is like thunder, and it is naturally impossible for Zhao Zongru not to have heard of it.

It is rumored that this person is ruthless, ruthless, and unscrupulous in handling cases, and does everything he can, so he is really not a good person.

The head of the criminal department is the head catcher, and the official is not as good as the fifth grade, which is naturally much smaller than the feudal officials like the prefect, and Zhao Zongru does not have to be afraid of him.

However, he and his father Chang Mantian both served as the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, and naturally had an extraordinary relationship with Zheng Ci, the old secretary of the Criminal Department.

Zhao Zongru hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Chang came in person, so naturally he should be allowed to go." It's just that the plague is indeed rampant in the city of Xi'an, and there are many dead, and the closure of the city by the lower officials is also a helpless move, which is really ......"

Chang Wuyi looked at him a little hesitantly, and naturally knew that he didn't want to let his group enter the city, although maybe he was out of good intentions and didn't want these people to enter the city to take risks, but today in this city, he really has to enter it.

He loosened the reins of the horse, took a few steps forward, came to Zhao Zongru's side, leaned down and lowered his voice and said, "Zhao Da."

People are hard-working, and the official naturally knows, but today I'm afraid that even if you don't give me this face, you won't be able to stop us. ”

He turned around and pointed to a fat man on a horse in the group and asked, "Do you know who this man is?"

Zhao Zongru looked dazed, shook his head and said, "The lower officials don't know." ”

Chang Wuyi snorted and said: "Don't look at him fat and fat, he is the eldest son of the current British prince, Zhang Fu and Zhang Guogong!"

"Shi, Shizi?" Zhao Zongru was taken aback.

Zhang Fu has a very high reputation in the army, and he is a popular person in front of the emperor, so he is extremely important, so it is naturally impossible for Zhao Zongru not to know.

The Zhang family has a deviant and well-known swinger, which many people in the officialdom know, but Zhao Zongru really didn't expect to be such a fat and bloated big fat man.

The British prince, his small Xi'an prefect really can't afford to offend, but once he is released, if he is infected with an epidemic after entering the city, if this dignified prince has something to do, this is also what he can't afford to eat.

Zhao Zongru hesitated even more for a while.

Chang Wuyi seemed to see through his thoughts, and then said: "Lord Zhao, please rest assured, in addition to handling the case, we came this time to help the epidemic in this city. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Zongru looked at Chang Wuyi suspiciously, even all the famous doctors in the city were helpless, you are reckless and don't know medical skills, what can you do?

Chang Wuyi smiled mysteriously, pointed to the carriage behind the team, and said, "Lord Zhao doesn't know, there is a girl in that car, and her background is not ordinary. Her father is the world's god doctor Cheng Sansi, and Miss Cheng's medical skills are true to her father's true inheritance, and this time it is specifically for the epidemic in Xi'an City. ”

Who doesn't know the name of the divine doctor Cheng Sansi in the world?

Even many imperial doctors in the current dynasty were his disciples, and his medical skills were even more extraordinary, miraculous, and it was said that he could live the dead and medicine white bones, and he had become a legendary.

Compared with him, these famous doctors in Xi'an City suddenly became less than the light of the fireflies compared to the bright moon.

If Cheng Sansi is here, what is the reason for this plague or something?

Zhao Zongru was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly walked to the side of the carriage, and said with a deep salute: "I don't know that Miss Cheng's arrival is really a blessing for the people in Xi'an City, a blessing for the world!"

The curtain of the carriage was slowly opened, and Miss Cheng showed half of her face, and bowed to Zhao Zongru and said: "My lord is overrated, I just hope that this little trick of the little girl can help to cure the epidemic and will not disgrace my father." ”

Zhao Zongru asked a little tentatively: "I don't know where Ling Zun Cheng's Divine Doctor is now, will he also come?"

Cheng Nianzhen replied: "My father is idle and wild, he likes to travel around and treat the sick, and his whereabouts are erratic, and the little woman really doesn't know. However, since such a big epidemic has occurred here, presumably his old man will definitely come here, so adults don't have to worry. ”

Zhao Zongru thanked him again and again, and gave salutes again and again.

Although he was condescending, Ye Feng in the team couldn't help but nod in his heart when he looked at this Xi'an prefect Zhao.

After learning the identity of Chang Wuyi, the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, and Zhang Fatzi, the British prince, although this Lord Zhao was polite, he did not mean to flatter.

When he learned that there was the daughter of the divine doctor Cheng Sansi sitting in the car, he was overjoyed, so polite, it can be seen that in his heart, a good doctor is much more important than those dignitaries.

For the treatment of the epidemic, the safety of the people in Xi'an is much more important than his personal future.

Regardless of his administrative methods, if he has such a heart, he is already a good official.

I only hope that he can keep this original intention for a long time!

After the greetings, Zhao Zongru naturally had no reason to stop the group from entering the city, and immediately ordered them to be released.

The heavy gate of Xi'an City slowly opened in front of everyone's eyes, and what would Xi'an City, where plagues were rampant and mourning everywhere behind?