The daily life of Dali Siqing

After all, Emperor Linde was not yet an adult, and in future generations he would still be a half-grown child studying. Although he had been taught by Yang Qingyuan and others, he still felt unavoidably apprehensive when he heard the word "epidemic".

For him, the epidemic is very strange.

But he heard from his teacher that when marching and fighting, the battlefield with mountains of corpses and seas of blood is the most likely to cause epidemics.

Most of the time, for the epidemic on the battlefield, all they can do is to isolate the patients and let them go.

Just like the defeat of Wei Wu's southward expedition to Chibi in the late Han Dynasty, the biggest reason was not that the fire attacked the east wind, but that the northern soldiers went southward, and a large-scale epidemic spread, resulting in the army's inability to fight.

The battle of Hefei was over, Zhang Wenyuan's riot in Xiaoyaojin certainly shocked the Wu army, but Soochow's basic combat power was not lost, but the epidemic in the army forced Sun Wu to withdraw his troops.

Normally, as long as one or two people are infected with the disease, it will cause great panic. Now, within a few days, 20 people have been infected with the disease. Such a serious disease has never been heard of before.

Compared with the original major case in Jiangnan, this is the major event that really caused a sensation in the world and shook the foundation of the country.

No matter how Zhu Zhanhou pretended to be calm and calm on weekdays, he was actually a young man who was not as weak as the crown. Now it is difficult to maintain the demeanor of the emperor. He stood up in amazement and said to the servants outside the hall: "Quick, hurry up!" , Immediately invite the great scholars, the six ministers, the censor of the left and right of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the censor of the capital of Youqian, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple into the palace."

These people are all important officials of the imperial court. The University Scholars, Ministers, and the Yushi of the Left and Right are all senior officials in the cabinet who are in charge of one department alone. Li Xunhuan, the Yushi of Youqin Capital, and Di Zhiyuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, have special identities. To a certain extent, they represent the emperor's cronies.

There is no big court today, but all the above-mentioned people are going to participate in the regular court.

About half an hour later, these ministers all arrived in the side hall.

The moment they heard the news, the three of them also let out a low voice at the same time.

"Is this news true or false? In just a few days, 20 people, unprecedented." Qian Muqian could hardly believe his ears.

Not only him, but Sun Mingyuan, Minister of Household Affairs, Zhao Yan, Minister of Industry, Li Xunhuan, and Di Zhiyuan were all shocked.

After a brief silence, Wang Hua said, "Since ancient times, epidemics have mostly occurred in times of war. The earliest plague was recorded in the second year of the first year of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty. The Great Pandemic of Qingzhou and Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty said: "People who suffer from epidemics, Shekong Mansion is for buying medicine. "

Although not as good as Yang Qingyuan's mobile Tongwen Museum, Wang Huazhi's erudite exhibition is also very accessible.

"Then the biggest epidemic was the severe typhoid epidemic in the 22nd year of Jian'an in the late Han Dynasty, which lasted for six full years and was called typhoid fever. According to historical records, patients who contracted typhoid fever at that time often had high fever and asthma, and died of breathlessness; some patients had blood spots Bruises. If it wasn't for the medical sages to turn the tide and save the world with miscellaneous treatises on febrile diseases, I am afraid that the Northland will end up in a desolate end."

Cao Zhi's "Speaking of Epidemic Qi": "In the 22nd year of Jian'an, the epidemic gas was prevalent. Every family felt the pain of zombies, and every room was crying. Some people died after closing their doors, or lost their families."

Wang Can's "Seven Sorrows" poem: "Go out and see nothing, and the plain is covered by bones... When you go south to the bank of Baling, look back at Chang'an, and realize the people in the spring, you will feel sad."

There is the sound of howling in the room, or the door is closed, or the family is mourned, it is not a lie.

After a short pause, Wang Hua continued, "But even the Zhou Qing epidemic and the typhoid epidemic have not seen this. Only the Ningzhou epidemic in the first year of Guangxi's reign can be compared."

In the first year of Guangxi, Ningzhou was plagued by epidemics and frequent years of hunger and epidemics. Hundreds of thousands of people died.

Everyone present felt the same way. Although they were not as knowledgeable as Wang Hua, the three plagues he mentioned were the three largest plagues recorded in the history books of China for thousands of years.

The casualties of these three epidemics were more than hundreds of thousands, but they all had a certain buffer and infection period, and gradually expanded.

And Jinling can infect 20 people with the epidemic in just a few days, which is something that I dare not even think about.

Faced with Qian Muqian's doubts, Emperor Linde explained, "This is the news sent back by the Marquis of Wuxiang himself, how could it be false!?"

Now Qian Muqian did not question the authenticity of the epidemic. Although he did not agree with his disciple's actions to kill the tyrant, he could trust his disciple's character and ability.

Sun Mingyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, looked ugly, "How is the situation in the south of the Yangtze River now? Such a large epidemic must have caused turmoil in the prefecture and county?!"

Jiangnan is an important place for finance and taxation, but under this epidemic, Jiangnan's finance and taxation may have no hope this year.

Emperor Linde shook his head and said, "The current situation is still unclear. If it is not handled properly, it will be a disaster that shakes the foundation of our Great Zhou society!"

Seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, Wang Hua comforted him and said, "My lords, don't worry too much. With Qingyuan here, Jiangnan's administrative efficiency must be guaranteed. Not only is it good at marching and fighting, but it is also easy to care for the people and govern. And he is also proficient in medical skills, with him in Jiangnan, I can rest assured. I just need to give full support."

Yang Qingyuan's reputation in Shilin was mixed, but everyone present knew his ability.

Zhao Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who has been unknown for a long time and has reduced his sense of existence, also responded at this time, "Marquis Yang has the talent to manage the world and the world, and he has the heart to help the world and the people, and he will definitely be able to overcome the epidemic."

If there was anyone present who was most grateful to Yang Qingyuan, then Zhao Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, must be one of them.

There is no doubt about Zhao Yan's ability. Emperor Taizong Wen was very accurate in seeing people, and there were basically no faint or incompetent people among his important officials.

Zhao Yan is indeed an expert in water conservancy projects and river construction.

However, he used to be the core backbone of the Chu royal party. After the Chu king was poisoned and killed by Emperor Xianxi Zongli Zhu Zhankun, he once thought he was going to die!

Zhu Zhankun will not drive out the Chu royal party, but will keep some of them to show his generosity.

But the people left behind will definitely not be as important as Zhao Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

However, the mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers.

Yang Qingyuan took the side of the Qing emperor and helped Emperor Linde ascend the throne. After that, he only dealt with some officials who were corrupt and broke the law, and Zhao Yan was left behind to continue entrusting him with important tasks.

Now that he is approaching the age of becoming an official, Zhao Yan is extremely grateful to Yang Qingyuan in his heart. Even though he usually does more and talks less, he can't help but stand up and act as a fan at this time.

Wang Hua expressed his affirmation to Zhao Yan's words, but changed the subject, "However, although Qingyuan is very talented, Jinling is short of food and medicine. The food and medicine for 200 people a day is immeasurable. He has opened Ying Tiancang in Jinling. But the medicinal materials are still in short supply.”

Everyone's eyes turned to Emperor Linde at this time.

This is a test for the young emperor.

Zhu Zhanhou was tall and straight, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Wang Qing, draw up the decree, write it as the Marquis of Jiawu Township. , In case of indecision, you can kill first and then act! Order the governors of Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou to mobilize all the medicinal materials to support Jinling. If anyone delays and slacks, he will be severely punished!"

Zhu Zhanhou's decision is very bold, but in the eyes of the officials in the imperial study, it can be regarded as wise and decisive.

The courage to delegate power, correct judgment, and decisive will.

The separation of powers they think is just to check and balance the emperor and prevent the imperial power from getting out of control, not to really want the emperor to be a puppet.

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

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However, the turmoil in Shendu did not subside so quickly.

The news of the great epidemic in Jinling, Yangzhou was still spread to the capital of God by interested people.

In connection with the imperial decree issued by Emperor Linde just now, even though the cabinet ministers deliberately downplayed it, many people still guessed the scale of the epidemic.

Some people in the court can't sit still!

Although after three years of cleaning up, most of Zhu Zhankun's old party has been cleaned up, but it was not only Zhu Zhankun's party that was dealt with during the coup.

Li Hongyi, Kong Qinli, Changsun Fuji and others were also involved and were liquidated afterwards.

Li Hongyi and Kong Qinli were beheaded on charges of false accusation, power play, and flattery.
But the eldest grandson Fuji only contributed to the flames, and afterwards he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown.

Although these three people left, they still had quite a few followers in the court.

Especially Li Hongyi and Changsun Fuji, both of them are genuine Grand Masters of Gedian, who have served in the government for many years, and they themselves are towering trees.

Even if Emperor Linde and Wang Hua tried their best to clean it up, they couldn't clean it up completely.

In addition, there is another group of people hiding in the dark.

Supporter of King Zhao.

Taking advantage of the original coup, Zhao Wang also took the opportunity to install a small number of people into the court.

Now the great epidemic in Jinling is the opportunity for these two groups.

Immediately there were officials who spoke bluntly at the court on the second day, "The epidemic is a natural disaster. Your Majesty worships traitors and sycophants. Brothers and sisters killed each other, which caused the wrath of the gods. The world is a disaster for our great Zhou. This cannot be resisted by manpower." , Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to order you to punish yourself, and pray for the mercy of the gods, to extinguish the fire of thunder, and to protect our Dazhou community, which will last forever."

With these words, all the responsibility for the outbreak of the epidemic was shifted to Emperor Linde.

As for who Chongxin's traitor is, do I need to say more? !
Yang Qingyuan!

Immediately after No.1 opened his mouth, someone echoed, "Your Majesty! The traitor Yang Qingyuan committed a crime of regicide, and the crime cannot be punished. Even the heavens can't help but be angry and bring down disasters. Please punish Yang Qingyuan to comfort the heart of heaven!"

As the second person stood up, more and more ministers came forward, but these officials were not of high rank, and there must be someone behind them.

Emperor Linde was furious when he heard the words, but he couldn't directly order these to be forked out.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in history. The ancients often regarded natural disasters as the wrath of God.The reason for getting angry is because the emperor has no virtue, or has done something wrong, and I hope the emperor can correct it or something.

And under normal circumstances, when such a natural disaster occurs, the emperor will worship the gods and pray to God for forgiveness.

Not every emperor believes in the theory of gods and ghosts. It is more of a political need, and doing so can stabilize the hearts of the people.

But Emperor Linde was different, he was taught by Yang Qingyuan.

Although Yang Qingyuan did not teach mathematics, physics and chemistry, Emperor Linde did not believe in the theory of gods and ghosts.

He doesn't believe in gods and ghosts, but respects the way of heaven.

There is a difference between Taoism and Taoism. Taoism has a religious color, while Taoism is more about the exploration of the laws of nature.

For these people who want to use natural events to make a fuss, to force themselves, to deal with the teacher, Emperor Linde does not have a good impression.

If it is not for the teaching of the teacher, the anger of the emperor cannot be acted rashly, and the power of the emperor cannot be monopolized.Thirteen Today, let these people who are full of nonsense and ulterior motives know what it means to be angry with the emperor.

Seeing that Emperor Linde on the throne did not speak, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, who was the first to speak, became even more excited.

"The natural disaster has come. As the son of heaven, you intend to fight against the sky? Your Majesty, God is already furious. If you still insist on going your own way, the harm will be immeasurable."

Even though he was kneeling on the ground, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple had a straight waist, a firm tone, and awe-inspiring righteousness!

"boom"

Emperor Linde suddenly slapped the table, His Highness fell silent instantly.

"Shut up, what is the destiny?! I am the destiny! I tell you! This great Zhou country was guarded by Wuxianghou and the soldiers of the Northern Army with blood. Where is God?! In the 19rd year of Yong’an, when the Qian army went south, where was the God?! In the 23th year of Yong’an, when the Hou Jin invaded, where was the God?! Where was you?!
Is it my fault that natural disasters are happening now?Well, I'm going to make mistakes again and again now, and I'll fight this old man to let him know what it means to be able to conquer nature!There is no need to discuss this matter! "

Amidst the great quarrel between the monarchs and ministers, the Great Court Meeting came to an end.

In the imperial study room, Li Xunhuan, Wang Hua and other elites of the imperial party are gathering here.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Emperor Linde smiled and said, "I was really angry at first, but later I figured it out! There must be someone behind these people. This is a good time to count the court!"

The more acute the conflict between the monarch and his ministers, the more interested people will jump out, just take this opportunity to pull out some thorns hidden in the dark.

Wang Hua, Li Xun Huan and the others felt that they had underestimated this His Majesty, this emperor who relied on Yang Qingyuan's military power and prestige to support him, had grown to such a degree.

But even so, he still has no idea of ​​meddling with the administrative power. What he wants to do is not to be a Mingjun, but to establish a better system for the future generations of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Only such an emperor can complete Yang Qingyuan's conception of a decentralized system.

Yang Qingyuan saw the right person!

"Since Your Majesty already has an idea, I will definitely cooperate with you!"

A large net was opened from the Imperial Study Room of Daming Palace, waiting for the fish to hit it by themselves.

Calculations and games have always been two sides. Since you dare to jump out to make troubles at this time, you must be prepared to be liquidated afterwards.

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In Jinling City, Yang Qingyuan also encountered trouble.

There are not enough medicinal materials!
Food is a strategic material, and Jinling, as the former capital of the imperial court, naturally has reserves.

However, medicinal materials are not hard currency in ordinary circulation. Although there are some reserves in the government, it is definitely not enough for 20 people or even more people to use.

If you want to fight against the epidemic, medicinal materials are absolutely indispensable.

Otherwise, even if Sun Shichang came here and developed medicine with Tang Shenwei and Li Binhu, there is no way to treat the disease without medicinal materials.

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