Chapter 259: The epidemic

The epidemic in the city is getting worse day by day, but the Taoist priest and monk are getting busier and busier, and the business is booming with the coffin shop. Everyone in the city wants to leave the capital. But the court does not allow them to go back. The Imperial Hospital is full of large jars of decocting medicine all day long... The smell of medicine is emitted in the Forbidden City.

"The patients in the city must be effectively dealt with... and the dead. This disease has left many people with no one left..." Everyone was panicked. The person who rescued the disaster in the city was responsible for Shuntian Prefecture. Now the chief clerks from Shuntian Prefecture, from the prefects to the magistrates to the chief clerks of Wanping Daxing are all busy. In short, you can't make any mistakes when working in Beijing. If there is not enough manpower, even the people from the Five City Military and Ma Si who guard the city are using it.

Zhen'er is not a doctor. Although she doesn't have to stop her, she also hopes that she can share the worries of the emperor. She said she wanted to go to the temple to pray to Buddha... and it was not her own to ask for it.

"You must leave the city..." Empress Dowager Zhou said, "But don't come back for the time being when you go out... This is an epidemic that will lead to humans. The emperor sticks to you every day. What if the dragon body is ill? Since you know that the academicians of the Imperial Hospital are running around now, don't cause trouble."

But how could Zhen'er be willing... All the palaces were already in custody, and she said hello to the empress dowager because she respected her... But she said it was not unreasonable.

"Empress, let me go out for a look. I'll report you the same if I come back. Empress shouldn't go out." Wang Zhi said. It was really uncomfortable to be locked in the palace during this period. It would be better to go out for a walk and have some breathing.

"Little monkey... I don't know what you think," Zhen'er said, "You want to go out and have fun, but you are so big. Can you do things? Does speaking have any weight? The traitorous villain who wants to be lazy outside have already drowned you one by one. It's really uneasy to not see this matter in person. There are only numbers in the emperor's memorial... What is the epidemic in various places? It's true that the emperor can't leave the palace, but if we slaves are hiding here and let the people outside deceive the emperor, wouldn't it be wrong? I'll discuss with Huai'en, who is in the palm print, what should we do..."

"Yes..." Zhu Jianshen pushed the door and came in. Behind him was the eunuch Huai'en, the seal master. "I feel most at ease with Zhen'er. I heard from my mother that you are restless again, so I specially share your worries. I asked Huai'en to prepare some things for you, maybe it's useful."

Wang Zhi stretched out his head and stretched out his hand... but was beaten by Huai'en's Chen Buddha. He shrank back. Zhen'er saw it and smiled with the things. There were two pieces of blank pieces of the things that covered the imperial seal. There were also the tokens given by the imperial seal...

I hope these things are useless... Zhen'er put them away.

"The minister will not disgrace the king's order."

"Sister Zhen'er doesn't have to be serious anymore. I heard that Li Yu from Shuntian Mansion is an experienced person and has a bit of fame in the officialdom. This time, he has made great achievements in dealing with the epidemic this time. However, the people under him are taking the opportunity to make a fortune and harm the people. This little ghost is difficult to deal with. Therefore, the Jinyiwei takes action when it is time to take action. Yuan Bin is over 60 years old. The most popular thing about this epidemic is the elderly and weak. It is really inconvenient to enter and exit the epidemic area. Zhen'er is willing to go, but he can help him... He... but I can't bear to leave Zhen'er... I... am I wrong..."

Huai'en lowered his head. Isn't this a tick again? The emperor is not confused. Although he has some stuttering, it is the root cause of his illness since childhood. When he is nervous, he will do it like this.

Wan Zhen'er was really. She treated the emperor like a child. She hugged the emperor's head and gently touched the strands of hair on his forehead with her hands.

"Long Sui, you have grown up and become sensible... Zhen'er lived for you...Long Sui, the wise king is a wise king. Naturally, the wise king will not care about himself and ignore the people. Zhen'er can't go out for a walk. If you say that the danger is not as dangerous as those people in the Imperial Hospital, they have not been home for a month..."

All industries on the streets are in a slump, which is completely different from before January. There are already impatient spring flowers, but there are still cold winds in Beijing.

There were no idle people waiting on the street, only some soldiers, yamen runners and yamen runners, and it seemed that they were all helpers called by the yamen. These people came and went in a hurry. There were people behind the closed street... They dared not poke their heads out, but they could see a pair of eyes through the crack of the door...

The clinic has gathered many people, and everyone covers their mouths and noses with white cloth.

Shuntian Prefecture Prefecture Li Yu was standing in the street, and there was an old man dressed up outside on the street, with more than a dozen family members accompanying him, who were surrounded by them.

"Why can't the capital walkway? I've never seen such a person at such an age. People can't be suffocated to death, even if they don't suffocate to death... I don't believe in evil, are you too nervous? It's normal for you to die in this season, so why bother the whole city is blocked and rumors are everywhere?"

"Old sir, you'd better go back... Now I have the final say in this city. If you have the ability, you will go and sue it. I'm afraid that Dali Temple will not accept your lawsuit. However, the emperor personally appointed his official to fully manage the capital. No matter who you are, even the Empress Dowager's father cannot go around." Li Yu said, and he ordered people to take those people back... It seems that he would not tell them any reason.

"Mr. Li, you are so bold... You don't even sell your face as Mr. Zhou, aren't you afraid of losing your head..."

Li Yu was startled and then realized that the pile of Jinyiwei was not wearing ordinary flying fish suits. But he was a Beijing official, how could he be scared? A hoarse voice, although he only showed his eyes, was not unfamiliar with this voice. The commander of the Beizhenfu Division of Jinyiwei had dealt with him before, and this person has been highly valued by the superiors for more than ten years.

"The old father-in-law is easy-going, but he just didn't know who was deceived by you for a while, so he went out to stroll around and let him rest at home. It was for his own good and he would not hold grudges. If I don't have this little vision, I don't have to be a job here."

"As a matter of fact, gentlemen are easy to offend, villains should not be offended..." Wan Zhen'er said, "I'm afraid there are still many troublemakers in this capital. How do you deal with it?"

"Please write everything clearly. If you don't care about it, you can do whatever you should do. Don't think too much, will you achieve nothing in your business? Commander Wan, are you here to help?"

"I am here to help the adults. Those who are not convinced will just hand it over to us, so as not to come to your Shuntian Mansion after the epidemic." Wan Zhen'er said.

Li Yu smiled and said, "You can still manage this little thing. The man from the country has a bad temper and is open-minded and honest work. If you figure it out, you will naturally not be able to find it. However, there are too many self-righteous people in this capital city, and there are too many unscrupulous businessmen. The staff of the officials are limited, so you can't manage so many things. If you want to help, it's better to let your subordinates help you do something. After all, many people are afraid of the title of the Fufu Department."

"I'll just explain it back." Zhen'er said, "Is the security of the capital better during this period? But some people pretend to be a god, and our people from the Fushu Department can also help."

"If the officials do not believe in ghosts and monsters, everything is done by humans. Adults also underestimate the constable of our Shuntian Mansion." Li Yu said, "But now all industries are in a slump. What is lacking in the capital, whether in the city or in the suburbs is money and grain, but it is difficult to collect money and grain."

Zhen'er smiled: "You are a person who is interested. Just ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate more money. Why do you have to cry poor at this time?"

"My lord doesn't know that the emperor has already allocated silver for the resettlement of the victims, but the famine and disease are not present every year. Our yamen has a large expense, but there are few people who pay taxes."

Shuntian Prefecture manages the richest capital city, but Li Yu cried to himself poorly. Since he came here to be an official at the beginning of the Chenghua year, he is no longer a newcomer. This person is a shrewd and capable person in the capital, both in Beijing and in the local area. He was decisive in his post in Shandong. He suddenly cut off the 200-year-old prisoner who had been locked in the prison for a long time. This time, he was asked to preside over the epidemic prevention in the capital, and he really found the right person. If this matter was delayed, the capital would be afraid of being uneasy.

"How come your huge land is short of money? There are many businesses in the capital, which one does not have to pay taxes? The land outside the capital is fertile, but you are deliberately crying poor. I can say that it is watching how the adults are promoted. Do you also want to learn from others to earn a fortune of ten thousand taels during your term?"

Li Yu felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. He was a Jinshi in the Jingtai period and always thought he was a gentleman. He did not come from studying and becoming an official, but the eunuch in front of him said was really unpleasant. But then he thought that he was a celebrity around the emperor, and he really didn't know how to restrain himself. As long as he didn't offend him, why would he be angry with him? So he said: "If you are worried, you can investigate the officials..."

"Don't mention the matter of crying for poverty, sir, don't mention it in front of others, for fear that those people will think that Lord Li's morality is flawed." Zhen'er said. In her eyes, how could the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture be useless? The money sent by those merchants can't be used up. The Ming Dynasty is based on agriculture, but the merchants who do business are often the richest, and the capital is a place where there are many merchants. It is normal for him to spend some money on Shuntian Prefecture during this period, but when the epidemic passes and the merchants open, he is still worried about money?

"Mr. Commander, you have not left the city yet." Li Yu said, "Let the official accompany the businessman to go out for a walk, just to get some breath."
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