His Majesty Li Er wore a loose robe and sat barefoot on the brocade couch. His hair was disheveled and was being tied up with a brocade belt by the palace maid. There was some swelling on his face after waking up from a long sleep. He looked tired and haggard, and his left hand
Lean on your knees, spread the thumb and middle finger of your right hand and press it on the temples on both sides respectively, and press it down hard to relieve the discomfort of the head.
As he gets older, his headaches become more severe, often causing him to lie awake at night.
Especially since the death of Empress Changsun, he suffered from depression and suffered a serious illness. Since then, not only have his headaches become more severe, but he has also suffered from chest tightness, palpitations and other symptoms, and his memory has gradually declined. This has made him suffer.
Mentally and mentally exhausted, even the things he had always been so energetic about in bed gradually decreased, causing the harem to be full of complaints...
Being awakened from his sleep, His Majesty Li Er was in a very irritable mood.
The amount of energy required to govern such a large empire is difficult for ordinary people to fathom. After working hard, you can't even sleep well. Who can not be irritable?
He rubbed his temples, took the 100% ginseng tea handed by the maid and drank it. He put down the jade bowl and asked in a low voice: "Where is Li Junxian?"
The maid did not dare to answer the question. Wang De, the chamberlain chief, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, General Li is waiting outside."
His Majesty Li Er snorted and said: "Let him come in and lock the door at night. If there is no urgent matter, it has to be like this. Let's see if I can spare him!"
It is unreasonable for people to get angry when they wake up.
Wang Dequan pretended not to hear and responded: "Here!"
He took two steps back, turned around and walked out of the hall, calling Li Junxian in.
Li Junxian put on his military uniform, strode into the palace, knelt down on one knee in front of His Majesty Li Er, and said loudly: "The general will be detained late at night. If there is an emergency, please report to His Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er hummed, straightened his body, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me about it, is it the rebellion in the Western Regions that has revived, or is it the rebellion of the officials who are gathering to attack the prefectures, counties, and cities?"
"Well……"
Li Jun was stunned for a moment, wondering what kind of tone he was talking about?
It's a bit baffling...
After pondering what the emperor meant, he simply ignored it and said: "There is an outbreak of malaria in Shilipo, more than ten miles south of the city. Nine of the ten rooms in the village are empty. Every family has died of malaria infection. Everything is in danger. Malaria can happen at any time."
It can wreak havoc in Chang'an. Now that Jingzhao Prefecture has put all villages near the village under martial law, we don't know if other nearby villages will be infected."
"What?!"
His Majesty Li Er was startled and stood up subconsciously. All the drowsiness and fatigue disappeared in an instant, and his spirit suddenly sobered up.
"Didn't you say that cases of malaria were only found in the northern mountainous areas? When did the infection reach the vicinity of Chang'an?"
He couldn't help but feel nervous. A plague of a certain scale was enough to shake the foundation of the empire. All the wealth and stability would disappear in the face of the raging plague. No matter how powerful the empire was, it could not stop the ravages of the plague.
But now malaria has actually invaded the capital area, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty don't know it yet...
"What does Jingzhao Mansion do for food? Such an important thing has not been discovered until now?"
The emperor was furious and shouted loudly.
In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on Jingzhao Mansion’s inaction...
These days, all medical treatment is based on checking the pulse and asking for a diagnosis. If a poor person has a headache or a fever, he will not go to the doctor at all. He will just find a few herbs and eat them randomly. Diarrhea is also a common disease. How can ordinary people think about malaria?
The people themselves don't know it, thinking that it is a common illness and it will go away after just one resistance. Naturally, they will not spread it everywhere. Jingzhao Mansion is in charge of more than a dozen prefectures and counties in Guanzhong, as well as Chang'an, a large city. It is inevitable that there will be insufficient manpower, so it is impossible to
Everything is under control, and omissions are inevitable...
Li Junxian did not dare to accept these words. It was not appropriate to excuse Ma Zhou, nor was it appropriate to add insult to injury, so he went on to say: "There is still something for your Majesty to decide. Dozens of military warriors are hiding in the hills north of Shili Slope."
Above, he attempted to assassinate Fang Jun, Marquis of Huating, but Fang Jun discovered the situation and led his troops to destroy him. Moreover, according to the confessions of the captured soldiers, there was a suspected spy lurking in Shilipo. When Fang Jun and others arrived, the spy
But they still evacuated, which is why we unexpectedly discovered the situation at Shilipo."
"Someone mobilized soldiers to hide near the capital with the intention of murdering Fang Jun?"
His Majesty Li Er felt a pain in his head and his anger rose!
This is simply unreasonable!
Compared to the spies, what made him even more angry were the hidden soldiers! In the capital city, daring to mobilize troops privately was already a capital offense, but he actually dared to murder a marquis and consort?
Today we are planning to murder Fang Er, so will it be my turn tomorrow, Li Er?!
How audacious!
"Check! Check clearly for me! I want to see who actually has the courage to launch an army to commit murder in Chang'an? If you find out, I will kill all nine of his clans and wipe out his whole family!"
His already irritable mood was completely aroused, and His Majesty the Emperor was furious and furious!
Li Junxian lay on the ground and did not dare to say a word. After the emperor vented his anger, he said: "The general has verified that there are many sergeants from Youwu Houwei among the soldiers. However, these soldiers only admitted that they wanted to murder Fang Jun, but refused.
Confess who ordered it, and deny that the mastermind behind it is General Qiu."
His Majesty Li Er was filled with anger, but he was stunned for a moment: "You Wuhou Wei? You can't make mistakes?"
As soon as he said it, he knew it was right. How could he not know the virtues of that old guy Qiu Xinggong? He was a man who was determined to seek revenge. His son's death was so miserable. If he didn't seek revenge, he would be a ghost.
.
Li Junxian said: "There can be no mistake."
His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, then sat back on the brocade couch, sighed, rubbed his temples, and said: "Execute all those soldiers, and then go and pay respects to Qiu for me, so that they can behave themselves...
…”
After a pause, he changed his mind again: "Let's wait until the Qiu family's funeral is over before going to the house to give instructions."
After all, Qiu Xinggong was a veteran who followed him into battle. Although he was a bit cruel, his loyalty was unquestionable. Moreover, Qiu Shenji died in an extremely miserable condition. As a father, how could he remain indifferent? The method was a bit cruel, even if the national law cannot tolerate it, after all, the situation
Excusable.
Of course, this is on the basis that Fang Jun is not injured. If something happens to Fang Jun, it will definitely not be as simple as just giving an order.
You Qiu Xinggong is an old brother, isn’t Fang Xuanling?
In terms of meritorious service, two Qiu Xinggong cannot compare to one Fang Xuanling...
Li Junxian responded: "No! Now Jingzhao Mansion has sealed off Pingkangfang and is searching for Sun Wu, the captain of the school guarding the city, trying to find out the whereabouts of the spy. I wonder if your majesty has any orders?"
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were dark: "Changsun Wu? Are you a descendant of the Changsun family?"
"It's a distant branch of the eldest grandson's family."
His Majesty Li Er was silent for a long time, and said in a deep tone: "Then wait until after the arrest and interrogation, and no matter what the result is, send him to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion."
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Yanpingmen.
On the upper floor of the city gate, candlelight was bright.
The soldiers on duty were divided into several waves. Except for the soldiers who went out to patrol the top of the city, the rest did not sleep peacefully. They were all talking about Fang Jun's entry into the city just now.
"Captain Changsun may be in trouble this time."
"That's right, who doesn't know that Fang Jun's family has always been at odds with Changsun's family? It was rumored outside that Fang Er had an affair with Princess Changle, so he planned to frame Changsun Chong. Later, Changsun Dan also died inexplicably, and was even involved with Fang Jun.
Because of the relationship, even Zhao Guogong was repeatedly contradicted by Fang Jun in court and could not come down..."
"Didn't you hear? There is a lot of noise in this city. I'm afraid something big is going to happen."
"Is that guy in the hat really a spy?"
"Who knows, maybe Fang Er wants to punish Captain Sun and punish him?"
"It's hard to tell. I felt suspicious when I looked at the guy wearing the hat..."
Everyone was talking a lot and no longer felt sleepy. In fact, they were a little uneasy in their hearts. If it was really true that the elder Sun Wu had something to do with a spy, so many soldiers would be implicated. After all, once a spy is involved, strict investigation is certain. Who knows what's going on under the sun?
What else will happen?
At this moment, someone outside the city suddenly heard shouting: "Open the city gate!"
The soldiers looked at each other, what is going on tonight?
Knocking on the city gate one after another, going to the market...
The soldiers patrolling the city outside were already shouting from the city tower: "Who is seizing the city?"
Two people were riding horses at the foot of the city. One of them said: "We are the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital. We were ordered by the emperor to develop a medicine to treat malaria. Now that the medicine has been tested successfully, we went to the city to report back to your majesty! Please open the door quickly. If you miss it,
Such a big thing is a crime that cannot be forgiven!"
What?
Under the emperor's orders to develop a drug to treat malaria?
Doesn’t that mean there is a cure for malaria now?!
Everyone is aware of the dangers of malaria. It has been rumored these days that malaria patients have been found sporadically in some northern states and counties, and people in Chang'an are also panicking...
The soldiers who were not on duty got up one after another, rushed out and lay down beside the arrow stack, and asked loudly: "Seriously!"
The imperial doctor in the city was also very excited and replied: "It's absolutely true. Open the city gate quickly and we will enter the palace to announce the good news to His Majesty! The people of the world will no longer suffer from malaria from now on!"
The soldiers guarding the city hoisted a hanging basket to the bottom of the city, asked the imperial physician to put the seal certificate into the hanging basket, hoisted it up to check carefully, and immediately opened the city gate.
The two imperial doctors were in an excited mood and did not dismount their horses. They passed directly through the city gate and galloped towards the palace...