"News came urgently from eight hundred miles away from Nanzhou City. A plague broke out half a month ago. Almost all the people in the city fell ill, and the death toll was also huge..."
Prime Minister Wen said it in detail.
Although Wu Yuan knew something about it from Manager Su before, he was still shocked when he heard the details.
According to what Prime Minister Wen said, Nanzhou City is also a big city.
The city has a fixed population of more than 100,000, and because it is located close to the border, there are a lot of merchants and escort agencies coming and going. Therefore, it is roughly estimated that the current population of Nanzhou City is as many as 150,000 or 60,000.
But according to the secret report, as many as three thousand people have died due to the plague.
You know, this is only half a month and...
Such a horrific death toll, no wonder it made Emperor Wu frown.
Prime Minister Wen also finished speaking with a heavy face, then looked at Wu Yuan and asked: "I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince has any ideas to deal with this plague?"
Hearing this, Wu Yuan was speechless.
I thought that Prime Minister Wen had become honest, but he dug a hole so quickly.
This is no joke. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people are involved, and Wu Yuan cannot be arbitrary.
So he avoided answering Prime Minister Wen's question and asked instead: "How could a plague happen among such good people? What kind of natural disaster did Nanzhou City encounter?"
It is said that after a major disaster there will be a great epidemic, Wu Yuan thought there was something fishy about this.
However, Prime Minister Wen shook his head and denied Wu Yuan's speculation, "There are no big rivers or rivers near Nanzhou City. There is also no drought this year, so there is no natural disaster."
Hearing what Prime Minister Wen said, Wu Yuan blurted out, "It's either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Wu, Prime Minister Wen, and Manager Su were all stunned.
They never thought about it.
After a brief moment of surprise, Prime Minister Wen gave a wry smile and said, "His Royal Highness, you are really worrying too much. How could this plague be man-made? Who could be so capable?"
Wu Yuan didn't want to argue whether this was true or not, after all, it was just his intuition.
"I'm just saying this. Prime Minister Wen doesn't need to be so nervous," Wu Yuan said casually.
Prime Minister Wen suddenly felt bad, "Why am I nervous? What should I be nervous about?"
There is really nothing to say. Prime Minister Wen now has the urge to strangle Wu Yuan. Can this be what he said?
Wu Yuan smiled, and then said to Emperor Wu: "Father, the matter in Nanzhou City is indeed urgent, but I have no experience in this area, so it is difficult to come up with a good solution at the same time."
Regarding the plague, Wu Yuan actually had many ideas.
In ancient times, plague control had always been left to fate, but he had extremely detailed control policies in mind.
But right now, it’s too worthless to say it.
Let him dry out for a while and wait and see what happens later.
But when he saw that Emperor Wu was a little unhappy and could not hide his disappointment, Wu Yuan still revealed a little bit.
"Father, although I have not thought of a good solution, there is one thing I believe that we should make a decisive decision and immediately blockade Nanzhou City. Only people are allowed to enter and no one is allowed to leave. This is to prevent the spread of the plague first."
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Wen immediately dissuaded him and said: "No, this will cause panic among the people in the city. If there are complaints, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Emperor Wu listened to the two men's words and thought for a moment.
In the end, Wu Yuan's suggestion was not adopted. "Wu Yuan, please go back first and think about some good strategies. I hope to see you make a breakthrough tomorrow morning."
Wu Yuan was speechless. He didn't listen to his suggestions and asked him to think of countermeasures?
After what had happened just now, Wu Yuan became even more convinced that the advanced governance policy in his mind was probably unacceptable to the people here.
Because what the emperor fears most is the anger of heaven and earth.
If that's the case, it's a waste of time.
Anyway, in this era, transportation is not that developed, so even if the city is not sealed off, the plague will not spread so fast.
Although he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, on the surface, Wu Yuan agreed happily.
"My son, I will do my best."
After that, he said goodbye and left.
Also leaving with Wu Yuan was Prime Minister Wen.
It was getting late, and Prime Minister Wen had to leave the palace before the palace was locked.
"Your Highness, I don't know whether to say something or not." Prime Minister Wen was obviously in a hurry, but he still wanted to write here.
Wu Yuan also became a little interested, "Tell me."
"The prince's victory over Dayu's mission today is indispensable. In the future, his voice in the court will not be as good as before. But prince, you haven't heard about the affairs of the court for a long time, so I have to remind you." Prime Minister Wen's face changed as he spoke.
I was also very arrogant.
"How do you say that?" Wu Yuan said nonchalantly.
"Don't try to fight against the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty just because of your temporary success. Only by assessing the situation can you stabilize the position of the prince."
After hearing what Prime Minister Wen said, Wu Yuan also smiled, "Prime Minister Wen, are you threatening me?"
Prime Minister Wen shook his head, "No, the old minister naturally thinks highly of you, the prince, that's why he said this. The prince doesn't know something, but His Highness the Second Prince has always wanted to find me as a counselor."
Wu Yuan was startled and looked at Prime Minister Wen up and down.
Prime Minister Wen raised his head proudly, seemingly ready to wait for Wu Yuan's next words.
By saying this to Wu Yuan, he was tantamount to extending an olive branch to Wu Yuan.
Before, he was indeed optimistic about the second prince Wu Zheng, but now, he feels that Wu Yuan is different from what he used to be, and he is the prince of the East Palace, so he has a greater chance of winning.
And he was the prime minister of the current dynasty, playing a very important role. Being Wu Yuan's adviser already gave Wu Yuan a lot of face.
When he thought about it, Wu Yuan must have been ecstatic at this moment.
But he never expected that Wu Yuan would immediately say, "Then you go find the second brother, and I won't keep you."
Ga!
Prime Minister Wen never expected that the olive branch he offered would be rejected.
Did you express yourself unclearly?
"Prince, you have to think carefully before speaking. Even though I am old, I can still speak a lot among the ministers in this court." There was a hint of warning in Prime Minister Wen's words.
But Wu Yuan was a little impatient and said, "Well, I know you are powerful. Let's go quickly. We won't be able to catch the second carriage in a while."
Seeing that Wu Yuan still had this attitude, Prime Minister Wen's mouth twitched and his face became a little ugly.
"Your Highness, to be honest, I have already made a plan regarding Nanzhou City. It will be a great achievement if this is done." Prime Minister Wen directly showed his trump card.
He was confident that this time, Wu Yuan would beg to keep him.
But he was wrong.
Wu Yuan didn't hesitate at all, he just waved his hand and said, "I want to go back to the palace to play with my princess, so I won't waste my time with you. Goodbye."