I!Wine Sword Immortal, signed in Shushan for 500 years

Chapter 267 Returning to the Royal City, the Upper City Plague

The next day, early in the morning.

Baoxiang Temple.

"Feng'er, get up, after the vegetarian meal, we're going back to the royal city."

Tang Yu's voice came to Chu Feng's ears from outside.

"You go first, I'll be here in a while."

Chu Feng opened his eyes, put on his robe and mask, and walked out the door.

When Chu Feng went to the place where Baoxiang Temple had a vegetarian meal, Chu Zhan, Tang Yu, and Chu Linglong were already here. In addition to the familiar family members, there were also senior officials of Baoxiang Temple and young monks.

"Brother, come and try this rice porridge with red dates and wolfberries. It tastes very good."

Chu Linglong pointed to the rice porridge with red dates and wolfberries on the table, and motioned for Chu Feng to sit beside her.

"Well, I'll try it."

Chu Feng sat next to Chu Linglong, and Chu Linglong immediately served Chu Feng a bowl of rice porridge, with less red dates and more wolfberries.

"It tastes really good."

Chu Feng tasted it, then nodded in deep thought.

"Master, this time we came in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. These things should be our incense money."

Chu Zhan signaled the housekeeper outside to come in. After the housekeeper came in, he immediately took out a large stack of banknotes, two bottles of elixir, and some precious medicinal materials.

"Master Yushi, you are too polite, this is not allowed."

"You can come to Baoxiang Temple and make Baoxiang Temple flourish. How dare we ask for your things?"

The little monk repeatedly waved his hands to decline, but his eyes were always fixed on the banknotes, pills, and precious medicinal materials on the table.

It is said that the six faculties of monks are pure, but it seems that this is not always the case.

In fact, it is not their fault. There are many wealthy families who come to Baoxiang Temple to offer incense and wish There is also a longing for a luxurious life.

"Master, don't refuse. If you don't accept the incense money, our wish will appear insincere."

Chu Zhan signaled the little monk to accept it.

Although Chu Feng on the side didn't say anything, he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

If you want to appear sincere, don't you have to give up all your wealth.

Of course, Chu Feng would not say these words.

"My lord Yushi, the kindness is hard to turn down, then our Baoxiang Temple will accept it."

The little monk smiled all over his face, and then accepted the banknotes, pills, and precious medicinal materials on the table.

After a while, Chu Zhan's family finished their breakfast, got into the carriage, and headed back to Wangcheng.

On the way, the jade slip on Chu Zhan's waist shone slightly.

"Master, do you have official business?"

Tang Yu asked.

"I don't know, let me see."

Chu Zhan opened the jade slip, and when he saw the content of the jade slip, he frowned indistinctly.

"There is news from the imperial court that there is a plague in some counties in the south, and more than half of the people have died. The king will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss countermeasures. The people in the palace asked me if I could go back tomorrow."

"Master, calculate the time, we should be able to rush back to Wangcheng tonight, and tomorrow's church meeting should be fine."

Tang Yu glanced at the sky outside, then figured it out.

"Ah."

Chu Zhan nodded, and then sent a message to the people in the palace.

"Father, the south of the Great Tang City is a commercial zone. If a large-scale plague occurs, it may have an impact on the national power of the Great Tang."

A look of worry suddenly appeared on Chu Linglong's face.

Now that she is in love with Tang Chen, she will naturally think of Tang Chen.

"That's right, it is an important area bordering the Southern Song Dynasty and the Western Regions, where trade is prosperous, and one-third of Datang's tax revenue is obtained from there. If there is a problem there, it will indeed be a bit traumatic for Datang. "

Chu Zhan also had a dignified look on his face.

If he was just the lord of Qingcheng who was in a peaceful corner back then, he wouldn't think too much about it, but now that he is already a royal censor, he will naturally consider things from the perspective of Tang Dynasty.

Afterwards, everyone was speechless and continued on their way back to Wangcheng.

……

And this time.

The Tang Dynasty, the southern county town, the upper city.

Shangcheng is a bustling area of ​​commerce and trade in the Tang Dynasty. There should have been many vendors selling and trading here, but now there are no vendors.

As for why?

It was all because of a plague that suddenly broke out a few days ago.

The plague was so fierce that it killed 1 people in just two days, scaring many merchants from the Southern Song Dynasty and the Western Regions to leave Shangcheng and return to their original places. No one was seen, and even many people in the upper city stayed behind closed doors, fearing that they would be infected with the plague.

Shangcheng, the city lord's mansion.

In the past, there was an endless stream of guests in the City Lord's Mansion, but now the gate of the City Lord's Mansion is very deserted.

That's fine, many servants of the city lord resigned one after another and left the city lord's mansion.

In this regard, the steward and the city lord of the city lord's mansion are also very helpless. These servants are only working in the city lord's mansion and have not signed a contract of sale, so they can only nod in agreement and let them leave. If they are forced to stay here, they may be coveted as the city lord The people secretly continued to write down, and then reported to the court.

At that time, although it would not be possible for the city lord of Shangcheng to step down immediately, in the eyes of the imperial court, the city lord would be an embarrassing task.

And those servants who stayed in the city lord's mansion also wore thick hats to prevent themselves from being infected with the plague.

"My lord, the officials from the upper city still haven't come to the city lord's mansion for a meeting today."

In the front hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the housekeeper said softly after seeing an old man with gray hair come in.

This gray-haired old man is none other than the city lord of Shangcheng today. His name is Tang Hong, and he is a son of the royal family. If you really count, he can be regarded as a distant relative of Tang Chen, although Tang Chen may have never seen this man before. Tang Hong.

"At the moment of the plague, it is normal for them not to dare to come to the City Lord's Mansion for a meeting."

"If you catch the plague along the way, your life will be gone."

Tang Hong was not angry that his officials did not come to the meeting, and slowly sat in the main seat with the support of the housekeeper.

The butler also made Tang Hong a cup of ginseng tea at the right time.

"Housekeeper, how many people died in Shangcheng today?"

After Tang Hong drank the ginseng tea, he asked in a hoarse voice.

Since the plague broke out in the upper city, this Tang Hong has aged ten years, and his voice is not as loud as before.

"My lord, according to incomplete statistics, another 1000 people died."

The butler replied in a low voice.

Because many people evacuated from the upper city, compared with the beginning of the plague, the number of people who died was much less, but Tang Hong still frowned.

Although 1000 people cannot be said to be the fragmentation of a thousand families, many families have lost their loved ones.

"My lord, you have reported the plague here to the imperial court, hasn't the imperial court said anything?"

"Don't you send someone to help?"

After hesitating for a while, the butler asked cautiously.

"That's not going to happen. The palace has already sent me a message. The king will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss countermeasures."

"I believe that Wangcheng will send people down after tomorrow."

After Tang Hong drank the remaining ginseng tea, he said slowly.

At this moment, the servant came outside the front hall, then bowed and said, "My lord, a man came outside, and he said that there is a way to solve the plague that is prevalent in the upper city."

(End of this chapter)