"The matter is still under investigation," Tang Derun submitted a report. "Wei Chen has assigned the embroidery envoys and notified the Five Cities Military and Horse Department at the same time. Timely action will be taken to seal off the town."
Xu Mochen frowned: "The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is not in our hands, can the court officials agree?"
"The plague will do great harm to mortals," Tang Derun reported, "They will not just sit idly by.
It’s just that your Majesty must be aware that after all, immortal cultivators don’t pay too much attention to the affairs of mortals outside the court.”
In other words, the immortal cultivators will not let the situation get out of control, but they cannot be expected to come to the rescue.
It's like a big pigsty. If some pigs are sick, they need to be isolated. It doesn't matter whether they live or die, as long as most of the pigs in the pigsty are fine.
Xu Mochen clenched his fists: "Ai Qing, make some arrangements, I'm going to the town."
"My daughter is also going," Zhao Lingbo volunteered, "Since it is a plague, my daughter's medical skills may be able to help."
"Notify the people at the National Medical Center," Xu Mochen instructed, "and let them prepare.
Do you know what the plague is?"
Plagues in ancient times were actually infectious diseases, and there were many types.
In an era when medical skills were underdeveloped, the only option was to seal and isolate people and then let them fend for themselves.
"It's not clear yet," Tang Derun followed him, "Wei Chen suspects... I'm afraid it has something to do with some people in the court."
Xu Mochen laughed, he was so stubborn that he actually used a mortal as a tool to test and threaten me.
Very good, such an existence is not worthy of the word "immortal"!
"Besides, you must also be careful whether it is a trap to lure His Majesty," Tang Derun was not without any brains. "It is better for Your Majesty to act in a concealed manner."
Xu Mochen nodded. Fortunately, the town where the accident happened was just around the capital, so it didn't take much time to get there.
Because Zhao Lingbo was traveling with him, Xu Mochen had no choice but to take a carriage and drive all the way.
When I arrived, I smelled the smell of mugwort, mixed with the smell of burning quicklime.
Mugwort can sterilize and disinfect, and quicklime can also isolate bacteria. At least in ancient times, it was a commonly used method to prevent the spread of plague.
But Xu Mochen knows that some plagues cannot be treated with this method.
The most important thing is to find the cause and source of infection.
The entrance to the town has been sealed by the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, along with an army from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
Xu Mochen knew the leader of the troops, but he was Du Yu, the human general who fought in the unification war.
The Five City Soldiers and Horses Division are actually the troops guarding the five city gates in the east, west, south, north and middle of the capital. They are not many in number, but they are elite. They have always been under the control of the Ministry of War and are equivalent to the capital's guards.
The chief of the Military and Horse Division is called a commander, and his official position is not high, so he only serves as some human race soldiers.
"Your Majesty," Na Duyu stepped forward and saluted, "after receiving the order from the Minister of War, the general immediately led his troops over. Now he is coordinating with the commander of the Xiuyi Envoy."
"The surrounding area must be guarded for the time being," Xu Mochen got off the carriage, "If any sick people come out of the mountain roads and enter the capital, it will be very bad."
"The general will understand," Du Yu asked for instructions, "then...if the people behave excessively..."
In other words, in isolation and faced with the fear of plague, ordinary people may riot.
Xu Mochen has read the history books, and there is only one action to treat such people in history: kill!
"Block them with arrows," he is not a fake white lotus Bodhisattva. "If they are really disobedient, shoot them in the thigh to make them lose their mobility.
If this fails, we will never let them come out."
This is the final instruction, Du Yu accepts the order.
Zhao Lingbo sighed: "I hope it won't come to that point."
But who can guarantee this kind of thing?
Under the control of fear, people will go crazy when faced with absolute death.
However, Xu Mochen's consciousness swept away: "Tang Aiqing, do you think this town is a bit strange?"
When a plague occurs, you should normally hear crying or shouting.
But the small town is a bit eerily quiet.
Tang Derun looked sideways at Du Yu: "General Du, is there any other reason?"
Du Yu nodded: "Your Majesty, that's it. A doctor has already gone in and is treating the patients.
They also found the general and hired a dozen soldiers who were not afraid of death to help settle the townspeople.
So in a short period of time, there was no conflict."
Doctor? Xu Mochen and the three of them looked at each other, what kind of doctor is so brave?
"Do you know where it comes from?" Xu Mochen asked.
"I don't know," Du Yu answered truthfully, "They are an old man and a young girl. It is said that they are traveling doctors. They came here by accident, and there happened to be a plague."