Longkodo was in charge of the security of the capital's military aircraft and also served as the nine-door admiral. When he entered the palace, he also reported the situation in the capital at this time. Houses collapsed to varying degrees throughout the capital. Fortunately, the earthquake was not late at night, and the people
They were all still awake and ran outside as soon as they felt the earthquake. The capital was still some distance away from Tongzhou, so it was not as serious as the areas in Tongzhou, Sanhe, and Pinggu. The initial estimate of the death toll was around a hundred people.
During the discussion, another obvious earthquake was felt, but this time it was very short and did not cause any damage. An hour later, the discussion came to a conclusion. Five sergeants were transferred from the Infantry Command Yamen, Jianrui Camp, and Fengtai Camp.
Thousand, go to
To rescue people from disasters in Tongzhou, the people trapped inside must be rescued in the shortest possible time. Prince Yi Yunxiang and Prince Lian Yunhu are responsible for this matter. In addition, one hundred thousand taels of silver will be distributed to provide relief.
The victims of the disaster then called on the officials, gentry, and wealthy people to donate money for relief.
In the next few days, more news came one after another. As expected, the disaster affected not only the capital area, but also affected nine provinces, Zhili, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shengjing, Jiangnan, Gansu, and Guangdong, totaling 165 people.
All prefectures and counties were damaged by the earthquake, but the situation in Tongzhou was the most serious.
Five thousand soldiers were blocked on the road when they were still ten miles away from Tongzhou. The only official road, as Ma San said, was blocked by huge rocks rolling down the mountain. They could not be lifted by humans and there was nothing they could do.
Next, Yunxiang came up with a way to use explosives to blow up the boulders and then clean them up separately.
At the same time, Ling Ruo and Nian Shi also made complete statistics on the damage in the palace. More than 2,000 houses collapsed and damaged, and more than 70 people died. Except for an old lady, the rest were palace residents;
More than 120 people. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Works have begun to repair the collapsed temple. However, this is undoubtedly a very time-consuming project and it is impossible to completely repair it in a short time.
In February of the first year of Yongzheng's reign, the earthquake cast a thick shadow of death, making everyone breathless. As for Tongzhou, after the earthquake, the weather became extremely bad, with heavy rains, and it seemed to have returned to the cold winter.
, it is extremely cold, and the warmth of spring in March is completely invisible.
Yinzhen became extremely busy, forgetting to sleep and eat, and had no time to set foot in the harem. Sometimes Ling Ruo went to see him, but often she could not say more than a few words before being interrupted by a memorial sent urgently from eight hundred miles away.
Earthquakes and disaster relief have become the most important and only topics during this period.
Ling Ruo saw that Yinzhen stayed up late every day and often didn't bother to eat. She was worried that his body would not be able to bear it, so he prepared meals in different ways every day and sent them to him without saying a word, just watching him eat the meals.
That’s it.
One night, Yinzhen finally got some free time. After eating the dinner sent by Ling Ruo, he sat down with her and talked for a few words. Unexpectedly, after Ling Ruo finished speaking, Yinzhen didn't say anything for a long time.
Looking at it, I realized that Yinzhen had fallen asleep leaning in the chair at some point.
She knew it must be because she was too tired these days, so she took the cloak from Nan Qiu's hand and covered him with a soft hand, and then exited the repaired Heart Cultivation Hall. Before leaving, she told Li Dequan not to worry about urgent matters.
Go and disturb Yinzhen and let him have a good sleep.
In March, the weather in Beijing gradually warmed up, but heavy rains continued to rain in Tongzhou, which added many obstacles to disaster relief. At this time, what Yinzhen had been worried about finally happened.
After the catastrophe there will be a great epidemic!
In Tongzhou, Sanhe, and Pinggu, there were too many dead and they were all buried under rubble. With thousands of soldiers, there was no time to clean them up.
As time went by, and the heavy rain continued, the corpses began to gradually rot, and corpse poison spread in the air and water. Many people began to have symptoms such as fever, skin ulcers and yellow water, and they were extremely contagious.
Anyone in close contact will be infected, which is a sign of the plague.
After Yinzhen learned about this, he made a decisive decision and ordered the soldiers who were not infected with the plague to withdraw from the Tongzhou area, and sent additional troops to guard the checkpoints here, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. The soldiers who had withdrawn from Tongzhou were also taken to a place for guarding.
Anyone showing symptoms of the plague will be quarantined and monitored.
At the same time, all the imperial doctors were called together to discuss possible solutions. If this plague breaks out, the death toll will probably be more than that of the earthquake.
After seeing one of the infected soldiers, all the eunuchs were helpless. This plague was more serious and terrifying than any other time, and it was extremely contagious.
A fever broke out, and large areas of his skin were ulcerated. No one dared to come near him.
For a time, all the imperial doctors shunned him like tigers, and even dared not agree to go to Tongzhou for treatment.
While Yinzhen was worrying about this matter day and night, Nala rushed to Yangxin Hall after hearing about it. The injury on her foot had almost healed, and she only needed to change the medicine a few more times. So she
Walking is no big deal.
Yinzhen really didn't want to talk to Nala at this moment and asked directly: "The queen is so anxious to see me, but is there something wrong?"
Nala didn't care about his attitude. After giving him a brief salute, he said slowly: "I heard that the emperor was worried about the plague in Tongzhou and had trouble sleeping and eating. Therefore, I want to recommend someone to the emperor. He must
I can help relieve the emperor's worries."
When Yinzhen heard this, his spirits immediately lifted, and he asked quickly: "Queen, please tell me who it is?"
With a faint smile, Nala whispered three words, "Mr. Xu."
Imperial Physician Xu... Hearing this answer, Yinzhen frowned slightly. Although Imperial Physician Xu's medical skills were excellent, the plague that occurred in Tongzhou this time was extremely dangerous. Can Imperial Physician Xu really do it?
Speaking of which, when the imperial physicians were summoned for discussion last time, Imperial Physician Xu was not there. Jingxue was injured in the earthquake and needed care.
Seeing that Yinzhen was hesitant to speak, Nala said softly: "Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? In the fiftieth year of Kangxi's reign, the Emperor suffered from an epidemic. It was Dr. Xu who saved the Emperor's life at that time. He has superb medical skills and is very effective in treating epidemics."
Now that the disease has been understood, I have thought about it and found that if there is anyone who can solve the crisis in Tongzhou, there is no one except Dr. Xu."
Yinzhen paced back and forth in the palace, his shoes with thousand-layer soles making a "thumping" sound when he stepped on the re-paved gold bricks. He was thinking about Nala's words in his heart. As he said, Imperial Physician Xu should be the most suitable one.
candidate, but if even Dr. Xu cannot cure this plague, then what?
Nala guessed what he was thinking at this moment and said: "Even though Imperial Physician Xu couldn't think of a cure for a while, I thought that I could at least find some clues and then look for a way. When the emperor was infected with the epidemic,
, Imperial Physician Xu is also slowly exploring his ways; I believe that with Imperial Physician Xu’s medical skills, I can definitely save the people of Tongzhou from dire straits.”