Emperor Wei sat in front of the desk, looking at the letter in his hand, his expression gloomy.
"Father, is there really a smallpox plague in the Liba Kingdom?"
Xiao Rou stood aside, her eyebrows furrowed.
Xiao Yun'er was also surprised, "How could such a good person cause a plague?"
The word smallpox is very heavy for any country or person in this world.
It is not impossible for mountains and rivers to be shattered, and for tribes to be exterminated, even in the face of smallpox.
The smaller the country, the greater the difficulties.
"well......."
Emperor Wei nodded helplessly, with a sad look on his face, "It is true that smallpox has been raging in Liba. I never thought that such a thing would happen to Liba."
Xiao Rou hurriedly asked: "Father, are there no problems with Prince Dishun and his party?"
If they were also infected with the plague, Jinling City would suffer.
Emperor Wei waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't worry, Prince Dishun and the others are fine. The plague started after they left, and it has not spread to the entire Liba yet, but it will be a matter of time."
"We in the Wei Dynasty also need to make preparations in advance, so that Hebei, which is adjacent to Liba, cannot be affected by any smallpox, otherwise we, the Wei Dynasty, will also suffer."
Emperor Wei was also convinced that such a thing could make him catch up.
Di Shun just relented and wanted to make friends with Da Wei, but the result was smallpox.
Xiao Yun'er looked at Emperor Wei and asked, "Father, does this matter have any impact on our great Wei?"
Emperor Wei blurted out, "Of course there is. Smallpox is raging in Liba, and Liba's national power will be severely damaged. Do you think King Qi will give up such a good opportunity?"
"If King Qi takes action against Liba, the road to the north will be open. If they establish diplomatic relations with the forces in the Liaodong region, they will not be afraid of the Wei Dynasty. It will be even more difficult for me to conquer Eastern Xinjiang."
"It seems that a war in Eastern Xinjiang is inevitable."
Emperor Wei was still thinking that if Liba established diplomatic relations with Wei, he could rest and recuperate for a few years and continue to slowly calm down his internal worries.
But I didn't expect that something like this would happen to Liba, which was really counterproductive.
As long as the Wei Dynasty gathers its troops and moves, the powerful enemies around it will definitely take action.
Emperor Wei was very uncomfortable now.
Xiao Yun'er looked at Emperor Wei and pondered: "Father, is it really difficult to cure smallpox? Maybe the miracle doctor Su Fu has a way."
Xiao Rou frowned slightly, "It's difficult."
Emperor Wei nodded and agreed: "Rou'er is right. Smallpox has been raging for thousands of years. I have never heard of anyone being able to cure smallpox. This will cause a catastrophe."
The father and daughter were talking.
Fu'an, the chief steward of the royal family, came from outside the house and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Dishun wishes to see you."
Dishun asked to see him.
Emperor Wei was not surprised.
With such a big thing happening, it would be strange if he didn't come.
"Let him in."
Emperor Wei replied calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Fu'an bowed in response and then walked out of the house.
moment.
Dishun and Gu Louyao came from outside the house, walking in a hurry.
The anxiety on their faces was obvious.
There were still wet tears on Dishun's face.
"Your Majesty, please help us Liba, Your Majesty!"
As soon as Di Shun entered the room, he couldn't help crying.
He originally wanted to be strong, but faced with the crisis of destroying the country, he could not be strong.
He was also glad that what he told Emperor Wei today was to form an alliance no matter what.
Otherwise, they will be rejected tonight.
Emperor Wei hurriedly comforted him and said: "Prince Dishun, don't worry, I already know about the smallpox, and I will do my best to help Li Ba."
Even though I say so.
But he didn't hold out any hope.
Cutting off the access between Liba and Hebei, and preparing to compete with the King of Qi for Liba in a few months, is what he should be preparing for now.
Di Shun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I know how terrible smallpox is, so I just want to ask your Majesty to ask the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital and the miracle doctor Su Fu whether the smallpox plague can be eradicated?"
Emperor Wei nodded and waved his hand, "Of course, no problem."
As he said that, he looked at Fu'an and said, "Go and find me both Meng Yuan Envoy and Qu Yuan Envoy."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Fu'an saluted and was busy delivering instructions.
Emperor Wei looked at Dishun and continued: "The relationship between Divine Doctor Su Fu and Qin Yu is relatively good. I will ask him to ask tomorrow. Otherwise, even if Divine Doctor Su Fu can cure it, he will not go to Liba with you."
Di Shun bowed hurriedly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He really didn't expect that he would be slapped in the face so soon after he just said that he would not ask Qin Yu for help.
Now, even though Xiao Yun'er was right in front of him, he had no intention of mentioning the marriage.
If Liba can't survive this crisis, it's hard to say whether the country is here or not, and there will be no question of whether or not they will be reconciled.
Xiao Rou and Xiao Yun'er were listening.
In this critical moment.
They subconsciously thought of Qin Yu and then shook their heads.
How could there be any connection between Tianhua and Qin Yu?
How could Qin Yu cure smallpox?
This is simply nonsense.
Not long after.
Meng He and Qu Xiuqi came in a hurry from outside the house, "See your Majesty."
Emperor Wei hurriedly said: "You two beloved ministers don't need to be polite. Do you two beloved ministers know about Liba's smallpox incident?"
Meng He and the other two nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I have all heard that the imperial doctors on duty at the imperial hospital are looking through medical books and looking up information about smallpox. The remaining imperial doctors and minor ministers have also been summoned."
Emperor Wei nodded, "That's very good. Dear dear ladies, is smallpox really difficult to cure?"
Although he knew it well, he still had to ask this question for Dishun.
Dishun and Gu Louyao turned their heads to look at Meng He and Qu Xiuqi, their eyes wide open.
"well......"
Meng He sighed and shook his head, "It's difficult. Although our Central Plains region has not had smallpox for more than a hundred years, the bloody scenes in the history books are still clearly visible."
"There is no way to deal with it except hard resistance. Because of smallpox and the accompanying disasters, the population in areas with serious plagues has been reduced by at least half."
Dishun and Gu Louyao felt a chill in their hearts when they heard this.
Although they also knew that there was no cure for the smallpox plague, they still gave up.
Emperor Wei asked again: "Can the miraculous doctor Su Fu do anything?"
"this......"
Meng He and Qu Xiuqi looked at each other and shook their heads, "Then we have to ask Divine Doctor Su."
Emperor Wei nodded, that was all he could do now.
Dishun and Gu Louyao sighed secretly, but they could only accept the facts.
Now we can only hope for a miracle from heaven.
Emperor Wei looked at Dishun and muttered: "Prince Dishun, you two will stay in the palace for the time being. I will take you to find Qin Yu early tomorrow morning. By then, the information on the Imperial Hospital will be almost complete."
"It's getting late now. Even if Qin Yu takes you there, Miracle Doctor Su Fu probably won't receive visitors, and this matter can't be rushed."
Dishun naturally knew this, and he bowed hurriedly and said: "Thank you for Your Majesty's holy grace, your great kindness, Dishun will never forget it."
Emperor Wei waved his hand, "No need to be polite, I sincerely regard Liba as an ally."