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The sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight in September was extremely scorching and dazzling.

The gates of Sheng'an City were closed, and the doors of every household in the city were closed. The streets were extremely deserted and clean, and the air was filled with a strong smell of mugwort.

The only people moving around on the streets were a few clerks from government offices. Each of them had a white veil on their face and held in their hands a "straw bundle" emitting thick smoke. The strong smell of mugwort in the air came from the smoke from the "straw bundles".

Just then, a group of people came from the direction of the city gate. They were all riding horses. Except for the few people in the lead, they were all wearing bright armor, carrying strange longbows on their backs, and had stern faces.

People with broad knowledge could recognize at a glance that the horses these people were riding were war horses, and judging from the armor they were wearing, it was clear that this group of people was of extraordinary origin.

"It's the adults who are back."

A clerk saw his own county magistrate.

"Who are those young men next to the county magistrate? It seems like the magistrate is quite afraid of them."

"Be quiet. It's very likely someone sent by higher-ups."

The leading clerk whispered something, bent over and walked quickly forward to greet him.

"I greet all the lords."

When the magistrate of Sheng'an County was about to speak, the handsome young man on the white horse immediately glanced at him and said, "Let's go directly to the charity cemetery."

"Yes." The magistrate of Sheng'an County did not dare to disobey and waved his hand to let the leading clerk go down and do his own thing.

When the group passed by the leading clerk, the woman wearing a half-mask next to the handsome young man said, "The fumigation of wormwood is useless for the plague. We should grind the Chinese knotweed and Paris polyphylla into juice, then find a clean piece of cloth and wet it with the juice. After it dries, cover your mouth and nose. Only then can it play a role in preventing the plague."

The voice was so hoarse and strange that the leading clerk was stunned.

The magistrate of Sheng'an County scolded: "Why don't you follow the noble's instructions and distribute them to the people in the city after they are done."

"promise."

The leading clerk hurriedly took his subordinates to do as instructed.

After the clerks left, the magistrate of Sheng'an County hurriedly explained, or perhaps shirked responsibility: "It was the doctor in the city who said that mugwort can drive away poison and evil spirits."

"The doctor is right. Mugwort does have the effect of expelling poison and warding off evil spirits, but it is useless against the plague we are facing now." Nalan Yiren said.

The magistrate of Sheng'an County nodded in obedience.

Soon, a group of people arrived outside the charity cemetery.

Sun Meng arranged for people to set up sentries and be on guard nearby.

Seeing Chen Mo dismounting and heading towards the charity cemetery, the Youzhou prefect who had not spoken a word before quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, there are corpses of people infected with the plague inside, be careful of the dragon body."

But Chen Mo just glanced at him and walked towards the charity cemetery.

The Youzhou prefect could only follow.

The magistrate of Sheng'an County naturally did not dare to stand outside. He took out a handkerchief smoked with mugwort from his bosom, covered his mouth and nose with it, and followed in reluctantly.

Even though the noble man just said it was useless, he didn't care whether it was useful or not. He just wanted to have peace of mind.

Piled in the courtyard of the charity cemetery were the remains of civilians who had died of the plague in the city. They were brought here by clerks and burned together.

The smell of mugwort inside is stronger than that in the city. In addition to driving away evil spirits and avoiding poison, it is also used to suppress the stench emitted by the corpses in the charity cemetery.

There were three bodies inside the house. According to the magistrate of Sheng'an County, Guan Rong's body was also there and was not burned together.

The weather was hot and the dead had been there for a long time. The stench in the house was so strong that even mugwort could not suppress it, and it made people want to vomit.

But Nalan Yiren's eyes were full of a spirit of exploration. She took out a pair of gloves made of some unknown animal intestines from her arms and put them on her hands. Then, like a coroner, she began to study the three corpses placed inside.

The governor of Youzhou and the magistrate of Sheng'an County do not know Nalan Yiren's identity yet. Although Nalan Yiren has a half mask on her face, it can be seen that she is not very old. As for medical skills, usually older people would be considered capable.

Therefore, both of them had doubts about Nalan Yiren's abilities.

It was just that because Chen Mo was there, they didn't dare to show any doubt.

Time passes little by little.

Soon, an hour passed.

The stench in the room, the hot weather and the long hours of standing made the Youzhou prefect and the Sheng'an county magistrate feel a little uncomfortable. They raised their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads and wanted to ask if he was feeling better, but seeing that Chen Mo did not show any discomfort, they could only shut up.

Another half hour passed.

Seeing Nalan Yiren still inserting silver needles and dissecting something, Chen Mo couldn't help but ask, "Yiren, are you sure?"

"Ah?" Nalan Yiren was stunned.

"I asked you if you were sure?"

"No problem. I'll write a prescription later. Get the medicine according to the prescription, and the infected person will get better after taking it." Nalan Yiren said.

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

The governor of Youzhou and the magistrate of Sheng'an County breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Although Nalan Yiren was just talking and the recipe had not yet been finally proven, they had already thanked her on behalf of the people of Youzhou and Sheng'an.

After Nalan Yiren finished writing the prescription, the magistrate of Sheng'an County took it and hurried down to make arrangements, and the prefect of Youzhou did the same.

After the two of them left, Chen Mo asked, "Yiren, is this difficult?"

"It's not a problem. Why do you ask?"

"I see you've been studying for so long."

"That... cough cough." Nalan Yiren coughed twice and said, "This plague is not strong, but it is very novel, so I just studied it carefully. If I am not mistaken, this plague is based on cholera, cultivated using human bodies, and then transferred to animals and cultivated again.

Well, when they were being cultivated, the humans and animals should have been still alive.”

Chen Mo's expression was calm.

Yuzhu, who was standing by, felt a chill.

Live experimentation, this is horrible.

"so."

"Yes, this plague is man-made."

As soon as Chen Mo opened his mouth, Nalan Yiren seemed to know what he wanted to say and continued his words.

Nalan Yiren also said: "I really want to meet the person who created this plague. Although its infectiousness is not strong in my opinion, it has given me some new ideas. Perhaps from this person, I can get a way to further improve my poison skills."

"When I find him, I will hand him over to you." Chen Mo said.

Since it was man-made, and the clues pointed to Jin Xia, it was almost 100% certain that this was Jin Xia's conspiracy.

"Why don't you give him a taste of his own medicine? I have a plague that's much more harmful than his." Seeing that Chen Mo's face looked unhappy, Nalan Yiren hesitated for a moment and spoke.

Chen Mo thought about it and shook his head.

Although he wanted to wipe out Jin Xia, he did not want to kill all of Jin Xia's descendants. Killing all of Jin Xia without leaving a single one alive would be too extreme. He did not want to hurt innocent people.

Every injustice has its perpetrators, so just find the perpetrators.

In addition, he also wanted to annex Jinxia and incorporate it into the territory of Wei. If Jinxia was plagued by plague, he would not gain anything.

"Okay, now that we have a solution, the next step is to wait for the plague to be brought under control and then settle accounts with Jin Xia." A cold light flashed in Chen Mo's eyes.

After saying that, he walked out of the house. The smell inside was really unpleasant. Nalan Yiren and Yuzhu followed closely behind him.

At this moment, the magistrate of Sheng'an County and the prefect of Youzhou, who had gone down to make arrangements earlier, ran over with sweat all over their faces.

The magistrate of Sheng'an County said, "Your Majesty, the two nobles, I have asked the county doctors and the owner of the herbal medicine shop about the purple gold flower and jade bone konjac mentioned in this prescription. These two herbs are not available in Wei, only in Jinxia and Baiyue."

"I almost forgot that there is indeed no purple gold flower in Zhongzhou." Nalan Yiren remembered at this time.

Of course, what "not found here" means does not mean that it does not grow on the land in Zhongzhou.

Zhongzhou is a vast land with abundant resources. These two herbs may grow in some deep mountains and old forests, but there are too few diseases corresponding to these two herbs. In order to make money, herb merchants basically buy and sell herbs with high demand. Therefore, no one in Wei would go to pick these two herbs, and naturally they would not be available in the pharmacies of all sizes in various cities.

"What should we do now?" Chen Mo frowned. Even if Baiyue Jinxia would give it, how many people would die in this round?

Nalan Yiren thought for a moment and said, "Use Ganoderma Lucidum and Ginseng as substitutes, but the medicinal properties will be reduced."

At this point, she said to the Youzhou prefect and Sheng'an county magistrate: "You go and prepare it first. You can just take it a few more times when the time comes."

The magistrate of Sheng'an County looked at the governor of Youzhou.

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The Youzhou prefect looked at Chen Mo.

"Do as the Imperial Master says." Chen Mo said.

"promise."

The two men retreated.

Of course, the blood of the Nalanyi people can cure all kinds of poisons, including this kind of plague.

But there are so many people infected. If blood is used to detoxify, how can the blood of the Nalanyi people be enough?

The magistrate of Sheng'an County first went to find out whether there were any medicinal herbs such as Tianlingzhi and Baicaoguoshen in Youzhou. After knowing that these two herbs were very common and not scarce, he asked his subordinates to boil a few portions and gave them to the infected patients to drink. After knowing that they were effective.

The governor of Youzhou then issued an order, which was sent to all counties in Youzhou and notified to Cang and Gaozhou.

After all, His Majesty and the others only have to give orders, while these people have to consider more.

After learning that the prescription was effective, although Chen Mo had already believed in Nalan Yiren, he was still a little worried. Now, this worry is finally gone.

He can now focus on planning the attack on Jinxia.

But before that, take a bath and smell of mugwort all over your body.

Chen Mo invited Nalan Yiren to take a bath together.

Even though their relationship was just one step away from success, with Yuzhu beside her, Nalan Yiren would definitely not agree. She glared at Chen Mo with a cold face and rejected him without hesitation.

Chen Mo followed Yuzhu to the place arranged for them to stay by the magistrate of Sheng'an County.

It is a large house with a very elegant environment.

Even the servants in this house, the pretty ones can become the courtesans in brothels.

It was obviously specially arranged by the magistrate of Sheng'an County.

Chen Mo had no intention of picking wild flowers, so he left it to Yuzhu to arrange, and then, led by a maid, came to a study.

The first thing was to send a message back to Beijing and Geng Songfu.

Let the court announce to the world the recent plague in Youzhou and other places.

Accuse Jin Xia of his crimes.

Chen Mo has two purposes for this.

The first is to let the people of the world know about Jin Xia’s heinous crime.

Second, there has been peace for more than two years, and the people will have some resistance to war. He wants to arouse hatred among the people, make the people of Wei united as one, and make the army more combat-effective.

By the time the letter reaches the capital and is announced to the world, the plague in Youzhou should be almost under control.

Then Chang'en and the others who are waiting in Qingzhou can head north.

Chen Mo finished writing the letter, and Yuzhu walked in: "Your Majesty, the hot water is ready."

Chen Mo nodded, asked Yuzhu to wait for a moment, then called Sun Meng and asked him to send someone to deliver the letter back to the capital.

There are special bathhouses in Youzhou, and there must be many of them in a mansion like the one where Chen Mo is staying.

It’s just that it’s not winter yet, so these bathhouses haven’t opened yet.

But now Yuzhu has made arrangements.

As soon as you enter the bathhouse, it is steaming hot, filled with a refreshing floral fragrance and heavy water vapor.

There was no bathtub inside, but a bathing pool embedded in the ground, a bit like the pool where Yang Guifei bathed that Chen Mo had visited in his previous life.

It's just that it's very big, and is covered with warm jade pieces all around, making it look even more beautiful.

A layer of flower petals was scattered on the steaming water.

"Your Majesty, I will undress you."

After Yuzhu closed the door, she walked over and helped Chen Mo undress. She lowered her eyes and a hint of shyness appeared on her face.

Although the two had slept in the same bed many times, it was the first time that Yuzhu helped Chen Mo bathe.

"Let's go together."

Chen Mo also untied Yuzhu's skirt.

Before Yuzhu became Chen Mo's woman, she dressed quite provocatively. But after she became Chen Mo's woman and concubine, she naturally dressed conservatively.

Chen Mo would definitely not allow his woman to show her thighs and slim waist in front of others.

Yuzhu hummed lightly.

As her skirt was taken off, Yuzhu's hot and graceful body was suddenly exposed to Chen Mo's eyes.

After a period of time, Yuzhu's skin color became less dark and turned into wheat color. Her chest was not actually very broad, but it was very firm and perky, so she looked very beautiful.

A strand of hair fell in front of her forehead. Perhaps it was because of the moisture, but she looked quite charming. Her beautiful diamond-shaped eyes were filled with spring-like feelings.

Chen Mo held the slightly fierce oval face in his hands and gently stroked it with his fingers.

Yuzhu had finished undressing by now. She stretched out her hands to touch the young man's shoulders, and her body suddenly felt hot.

Chen Mo lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, then picked her up and walked towards the pool.

The water level in the bathtub is not high, just up to the waist, so you need to sit down.

As the hot water soaked their bodies, they both moaned softly in comfort.

Chen Mo held Yuzhu in his arms again and said, "Yuzhu."

Yuzhu's cheeks turned red, and after feeling the heat somewhere, she whispered, "Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)