Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

This matter is extremely urgent and does not allow for any hesitation.

right now,

In Tanzhou Prefecture, almost all the villages he passed through along the way, as long as he went a little deeper, had smallpox spreading.

It is obvious that smallpox has appeared for quite some time. If it is delayed any further, it is likely to spread outside Tanzhou Prefecture.

Then, it spread throughout the entire Jiangnan Road.

Finally, what should the Tang Dynasty do if Guannei Road, Longyou Road, Shannan Road, etc. all fall?
Li Jing clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on the rapidly moving front, and he almost had difficulty breathing.

Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!
……

Tanzhou City.

As the capital of Tanzhou Prefecture, this city is not small.

However, some strange things have happened in Tanzhou City recently, causing a lot of discussion among the people.

"What happened? Yesterday I heard that Old Man Liu from Seventh Street died? And his death was tragic? His whole body was so swollen that you couldn't even see him?
"You heard about it too? I heard about it too, s ...

"What's Old Man Liu? I heard that a family of six in Lingfang died! Oh my god, it makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it. I heard that the cause of death of this family is similar to that of Old Man Liu? They were also covered in bubbles. Oh my god, that day, their courtyard was burned down by the prefect, and no one was allowed to approach."

"It's the same with Old Man Liu. He sealed off that yard and didn't allow anyone to enter or leave!"

"What's going on? There seems to be a lack of strange things happening in Tanzhou Prefecture recently. Although there are deaths from time to time in normal winters, this year is too weird. Isn't the frequency a bit high?"

"Who knows? If the prefect doesn't issue an imperial edict or something to explain the situation to us, I'm already panicking. If things continue like this, I'll just go to Chang'an and hide."

"It's so cold, and there's no train from Dayan. It's not worth it to travel such a long distance to Chang'an."

"Humph! What's the point of it? I advise you to run quickly if you want to. Our Tanzhou Prefecture is finished. You don't know that the villages outside are like hell. Do you know what happened here? Smallpox! This thing we have is smallpox!"

"What? Smallpox has come out again? Smallpox?! Is this true? Who told you that? If you say that, be careful that the government will take you away. Someone talked about it before and was taken away by the government."

"Believe it or not, I'm leaving now. You guys can continue to stay here."

"Smallpox? Is that true? Smallpox, hiss... has it appeared? Smallpox hasn't appeared in so many years!"

"No, what is smallpox?"

"You don't even know about smallpox? You must know about the plague! This thing, my god, it's been so many years since it last appeared, how come it broke out again now?"

"I don't know. These are all rumors. Who knows if they are true or not? Let's wait for two days. It's so cold and it's almost Chinese New Year. If we leave now, we won't have anywhere to go."

"..."

The people in Tanzhou City were talking about it.

Although the atmosphere in the city is somewhat depressing due to a series of recent events, this does not stop the spread of various speculations.

Smallpox was just one of them.

In fact, it is not even considered mainstream. Everyone thinks that this is a punishment from God. Many people still think that they are from a family that has accumulated good deeds, and God will never treat them unfairly.

However, some things cannot be ended or stopped just because you don’t believe in them.

The prefect of Tanzhou.

Wang Jindong is very panicked and anxious now.

His usually pot-bellied figure had visibly lost weight, so much so that his official uniform seemed a little loose.

Wang Jindong looked at the officials sitting below, including the Tongzhi, Tongpan, and Jili of Tanzhou Prefecture, and picked up his handkerchief to wipe his forehead.

All sweat!
He has been sweating for four or five days.

When the name smallpox appeared in his ears, he felt as if he was electrocuted, and it was a continuous electric shock.

I don’t think about food or tea.

Panic-stricken and at a loss.

Completely clueless.

Who could have thought that, damn, I would have run into smallpox yesterday?
"I say, my lords, please don't just sit there like this."

"Tell me, we are all in the same boat now, what should we do? Now, what do you think?"

"Use the strength you usually use to snatch girls from brothels."

"At this time, no one was talking yesterday?"

Wang Jindong urged, his voice full of endless fatigue.

He really couldn't imagine that smallpox would break out in Tanzhou Prefecture.

Moreover, their reaction was indeed a bit slow. They only knew about it when the smallpox spread to Tanzhou City and the people in the city began to show symptoms.

no way!
It's winter, in the middle of winter, who would be willing to go out for patrol?
Who doesn’t hide in his own greenhouse, listening to music and enjoying dancing?

Now, the situation in Tanzhou Prefecture has become extremely critical and fierce, and no one knows what to do.

"My Lord."

"no solution anymore."

"Dealing with smallpox has always been a difficult problem in every dynasty. We have already reported it to the governor. Now, apart from waiting for the governor's order, what else can we do?"

"I think we should continue to wait for the letter from the governor."

"If we act on our own and something unexpected happens, we won't be able to keep our official hats."

The governor of Tanzhou Prefecture was an old man in his sixties with a white beard. He always suggested waiting for news from above.

After all, there is the Jiangnan Daotai above Tanzhou Prefecture.

They were going to keep their troops in place until the governor gave any order.

"Oh my god."

"If we wait for news from the governor, I'm afraid that all of us in Tanzhou Prefecture will die."

"When the time comes, neither you nor I will be able to escape, no one will be able to escape!"

Hearing this, Wang Jindong's voice suddenly became higher. He smiled bitterly and wiped the sweat from his forehead, which flowed like a stream.

"My lord, there is nothing I can do."

"How about you, sir, give the order right now to kill all the people who have smallpox..."

The judge of Tanzhou Prefecture put his hand on his neck and scratched it for a moment, his eyes turned cold: "It doesn't matter if it's real or not, as long as it looks like it, all of them!"

"This is the only way!"

"Only in this way can this matter be covered up."

"Sir, give the order. Otherwise, we will be in big trouble."

"Now, there is still time. I will send troops to do this."

"If there are too many Zhuangzi, burn them all. In fact, this is not just what we do. This is what all dynasties have done."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jindong, the prefect of Tanzhou Prefecture, shuddered all over.

"You know the situation outside, are you going to kill all the people?"

Wang Jindong frowned

"No! My lord, no! Absolutely not!"

"If we do this, even if we can stop the smallpox, our Tanzhou Prefecture will lose so many people for no apparent reason. What excuse can we use to cover it up?"

"Not to mention, if we do this, we will be punished by God. If someone tells the truth, we won't be able to hide it. How can we hide such a large-scale killing and burning?"

The Tongzhi of Tanzhou Prefecture shouted loudly.

"So what do you say we should do? Are we just going to sit here and wait? Wait until we all die of smallpox? Or wait until His Majesty comes over and chops off our heads to appease the people?"

"That's not how things are done. Wait, wait, or wait for the governor's order."

"Sir Governor, Sir Governor, damn it, Sir Governor is silent now, damn it, I will write another letter to urge Sir Governor."

"We must make a decision quickly, otherwise, Chang'an will know about it sooner or later. By then, when smallpox spreads, our heads will have to move too!"

"..."

For a moment, the yamen was in an uproar again.

Everyone has their own considerations.

Everyone has their own plans.

Everyone has his own calculations.

Wang Jindong looked at the people who were arguing so fiercely that he couldn't even wipe the sweat off his face.

Sitting in the classroom, I felt despair and helplessness.

Who told him that he could sit in the position of prefect? ​​It was all because of his surname. Compared with the experienced people like Tongzhi and Tongpan, he really looked very immature.

Now, in such a chaotic situation, he didn't know what to do. He was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

But, just at this time.

"Your Excellency, Lord Weiguo Duke Li Jing is here."

An official reported.

Suddenly, the lobby, which was in chaos a moment ago, became quiet.

Everyone's eyes fell on the officer.

"Duke Weiguo?"

"Li Jing?"

"General Lee?

Wang Jindong took a deep breath, as if there was a spring under his butt.

He directly bounced up his body, which weighed nearly 300 kilograms.

Sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Oh my God!
Chang'an!

Someone is coming!
Moreover, they were all General Li, Duke of Wei!
It's over! It's over! It's over!
Wang Jindong was breathing rapidly, but he didn't dare to be negligent. He put his hands on his thighs and quickly went out to greet them.

"Everyone, get ready."

"Hurry, hurry, welcome Lord Weiguo!"

Wang Jindong said in panic.

The other officials from Tanzhou Prefecture in the hall also quickly stood up.

Li Jing came very quickly.

Step like the wind.

"Your humble servant, Wang Jindong, the prefect of Tanzhou Prefecture, is honored to meet His Excellency the Duke of Weiguo." Wang Jindong saluted quickly.

"Your humble servants greet His Excellency the Duke of Wei!"

Others spoke one after another.

Li Jing had no intention of dealing with them. He simply waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then stared at Wang Jindong.

"Lord Wang."

"When did the smallpox in Tanzhou Prefecture begin? Why was it not controlled and allowed to develop? What is the current situation in Tanzhou Prefecture?"

"Say!"

"Tell me all the details, and I will present them to your majesty."

"I think you know the current situation better than me. Don't try to deceive me about what I have seen along the way."

"Bring me a pen!"

Li Jing sat directly behind the desk in the lobby.

He wanted to summarize what he saw and heard, plus the situation of Wang Jindong and others, and report to Li Shimin.

Wang Jindong pursed his lips and swallowed hard. He looked at the others, all of whom had pale faces.

But he also knew that now that Li Jing had arrived in person, this matter could no longer be concealed.

You can only tell everyone what you know.

A stick of incense later, the scouts rushed to Chang'an in a hurry, carrying a blood-red flag!
Tang Dynasty, smallpox, it has been confirmed, it is really coming!

……

Jiangnan Road.

smallpox!

Hongzhou Prefecture City.

Wang Zhengli looked at the letter in his hand with a serious expression.

He had two letters in his hands.

One was from Li Shimin, and the other was a joint letter from Pei Ji and the heads of other families.

"call…."

Wang Zhengli let out a long breath and threw the letter from Li Shimin in his hand aside.

"smallpox!"

Using smallpox to contain the Great Fire, it seems that this is really the last chance for my aristocratic family.

"Master Pei is right. It will definitely be effective for smallpox."

"This thing is useless even to the gods. Throughout the dynasties, whenever a country encountered smallpox, it would either fall apart or its national fortunes would take a sharp turn for the worse."

"Dayan, although the country is strong now, huh, can the Emperor of Daxia still resist smallpox?"

"Can't stop it!"

“No one can stop it!”

Wang Zhengli spoke slowly to himself, his voice full of confidence.

Of course, he would stand on the side of the aristocratic families.

He already felt the current situation.

The situation is extremely urgent. The aristocratic families are about to collapse. If this day really comes, I am afraid that I will not have a good ending.

"Master, have some soup."

"It's cold."

"Warm yourself up."

At this time, Mrs. Wang came in, holding a tonic soup she had made herself.

Wang Zhengli nodded, stretched lightly and relaxed.

Then he stood up and drank the soup in small sips.

Soup, hot.

But, comfortable.

"Master, what are you so happy about?
"Master hasn't felt so relaxed for a long time."

Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Zhengli drinking mouthfuls of the nourishing soup and couldn't help but feel happy and smiled.

During this period, she could feel the pressure on Wang Zhengli.

But at this moment, it was different from before, as if the big stone in my heart had been removed.

Wang Zhengli smiled and tapped the letter on the table with his hand.

What else could happen?

"Well, Master Pei has thought of another way."

"It can alleviate the most critical issue facing our clan and bring new hope to our clan."

"I have to say, Master Pei's wisdom is amazing. I really admire him."

"Most people don't dare to think about or do this method."

Wang Zhengli said.

"Master Pei?" Madam Wang looked puzzled, and then smiled bitterly: "What idea has Master Pei come up with? Last time, Master, you also said that Master Pei's idea was a brilliant plan that could ensure that my Wang family would have no worries for generations and no future troubles, but in the end, so many people in our aristocratic family, so many direct descendants, so many future pillars of the aristocratic family, all died."

"That head, I still feel palpitations when I think about it."

“I heard that when Lord Pei and his men took them down from Mingde Gate, their heads were already dry.”

"Now, Master Pei has another idea?"

As Mrs. Wang spoke, there was indeed a hint of worry in her eyes.

The spoon in Wang Zhengli's hand paused slightly.

Then he shook his head. (End of this chapter)