My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 310 You're done

  After hearing this, Chen Daowen couldn't care less about wiping the spittle off his face.

  His eyeballs widened, pupils contracted, and said: "Check again, maybe someone is infected, and it hasn't flared up yet."

   "I've checked it." The acquaintance said excitedly: "I asked people to check it again and again. There are 1,127 people in this workshop, and only three people are infected."

  Chen Daowen took a breath, of course he knew what this meant.

  So he continued to ask: "Where are the three?"

   "Now... I am taking good care of it according to the method. One person is not seriously injured, and the other two, although it is uncertain, are better than the sick people in other places."

  This is actually understandable.

  In the vast majority of major epidemics, the death actually occurs when the infected person cannot receive careful care.

   After all, people are in panic, and a large number of people fall ill. People are displeased with the sick people. How can there be time to take care of you? It's just to find a place to teach you to fend for yourself.

  Chen Daowen took a deep breath, and he couldn't help getting excited.

   This kind of excitement is actually understandable. After coming to Jianning Mansion, he has seen too many tragedies in the world. He was ecstatic when he heard this good news.

  So he said: "The situation of the other workshops should also be recorded, and all of them should be recorded. If it can be saved, it seems that it can be saved..."

  He became a little incoherent with excitement.

  Tong Zhizi was also extremely excited, nodding his head again and again and saying: "Yes, yes, let someone record it immediately, record it..."

  ...

  At this time, in the capital, all kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky.

   Even many wealthy households have fled to Jiangbei.

  And among the hundred officials, the number of people with old illnesses began to increase day by day, and many people asked for leave.

  Zhang Anshi let Gao Xiang stabilize people's hearts, the more this time, the more unstoppable the production.

  Otherwise, once the production is cut off, if the plague really rages, it will definitely have a great impact.

  It's a pity that people's hearts are floating, even if Gao Xiang and others tried their best to appease people's hearts, it was of little use.

  Nowadays, the lack of work is very serious, and many people refuse to show up in the workshop in order to prevent it from happening.

  Chen Li came here in a worried state, and said to Zhang Anshi anxiously: "Grandpa...Grandpa..."

  When Zhang Anshi saw him like this, he knew that there must be nothing good, so he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

  Chen Lidao: "Humblely aware, it seems that there are some conscientious people who are secretly... making trouble."

  Zhang Anshi snorted coldly: "Who is it?"

"They all said that the plague was a disaster from the heavens, so...a lot of people pretending to be monks and Taoists wandered around, not to mention collecting money, and some people...even said...that it was because there were traitors in the court... That's why God sent disasters."

  As soon as Zhang Anshi heard it, he said angrily: "Why... Even Yang Gong and the others are regarded as traitors?"

  Chen Li: "..."

  Chen Li just looked at Zhang Anshi blankly, with a complicated expression.

   Zhang Anshi saw that he was suddenly silent, so he glared at him and said, "Why didn't you speak?"

  Chen Li hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to ask: "Grandpa, have you ever thought that the treacherous minister they are talking about is you, Grandpa?"

  Zhang Anshi's face twitched, and he was suddenly furious: "It's really unreasonable, who is spreading rumors and making trouble!"

  Chen Li said with a bitter face: "Many of them are scholars, with Confucian scholars' knowledge of the relationship between heaven and man, talking nonsense everywhere, and the humbleness has captured four of them... But... But... I'm afraid..."

  Zhang Anshi sneered and said: "These people have always been unwilling to settle down. In addition to talking about right and wrong, they compare themselves to saints and talk nonsense all day long..."

   "You are humble, so let's continue to take people."

"No need." Zhang Anshi was furious. He frowned, with a cold face, and said, "What's the use of taking people! If they can't stop their mouths, they will only make them rampant. I don't know how many scholars are looking forward to us Go get these people!"

  Chen Li said worriedly: "But if that's the case, I'm afraid it won't stop again and again, and I'm humbled to worry that these words... spread to the court..."

  Zhang Anshi thought for a while, and then said: "Jin Yiwei will use all its manpower to find a way to maintain stability inside and outside the capital. At this time, the most important thing is to guard against the little ones."

  Chen Li actually had no better way, so he could only say: "Yes."

  Zhang Anshi thought of something at this moment, and said again: "The people in Weizhong...are their hearts floating?"

"Grandpa, Weili is not bad. The captain and Tiqi should be on duty, but... everyone is also a little worried. After all, many people have families. But I think... this Weili The situation still depends on the father-in-law."

  Zhang Anshi was puzzled and said, "Look at me?"

Chen Lidao: "As long as the father-in-law is in business as usual and despises these shackles and thousands of households, he will naturally have a backbone, and he should be on duty. The subordinates will feel at ease when they see each other. I have heard that many yamen, A lot of people took sick leave, which made the officials below fluctuate."

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "It is indeed the case, well, pay attention to the situation on the street."

"Yes."

   Two days later, a report was sent to Zhang Anshi first.

   Zhang Anshi suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he hurried to the Forbidden City.

  When they arrived at Wenlou, they found that Yao Guangxiao, Jin Zhong, Yang Rong and others had all come here.

   Even Liu Bian, Yin Tianfu Yin, is here.

   "Your Majesty..."

  Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhang Anshi and said, "I have already heard the news."

   After Zhu Di finished speaking, he took a deep breath.

  Ying Tian Fu Yin Liu Bian, with a face ashen, said: "Your Majesty... this matter can no longer be covered, there are many people..."

  Zhu Di sighed: "How many people are sick?"

   "In Dongcheng, there are seven or eight people." Liu Bian said with a sad face, "The guards dare not go to count.

  Zhu Di sighed quietly: "The capital is not spared after all."

  He couldn't help feeling: "It's really difficult to rule the world..."

  Liu Biandao: "Your Majesty, right now... Yingtian Mansion's...many servants have also been scared away, and there is not enough manpower, and according to the situation of the plague in the past dynasties, I'm afraid...the next...maybe something big..."

  Zhu Di looked irritable, and said with a bit of annoyance: "All the officials, as long as they are not dead, will be on duty for me. We must prevent infections in the Beijing camp and find a way to call medical households..."

  He said many measures in one breath.

  However, for such situations, Zhu Di himself knew that this was just scratching the surface.

   Liu Bian said: "Yes."

  He paused, remembered something, and said again: "Now there are a lot of rumors outside..."

   "What gossip?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, staring at Liu Bian.

   Liu Bian hesitated and said: "Say yes... say yes... it's all a warning from heaven..."

  Zhu Di's face became terrifying, and he said coldly: "Really? Are you saying that I... am a faint king?"

   "No one dares to speak falsely about Your Majesty...but...it's just that there are traitors in the court..." Liu Bian replied cautiously.

  As soon as these words came out, the faces of Yang Rong and others turned slightly cold.

   Obviously, the amount of information implied in this sentence is huge.

  Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, and unexpectedly calmed down.

  He calmly said: "Oh, there is another traitor, why, there are still people who want to clear the king's side?"

  As soon as these words came out, Liu Bian turned pale with fright.

  At the beginning, when Zhu Di was in trouble, he played in the name of the Qing emperor, saying that there were treacherous ministers around Emperor Jianwen, and he sent troops to Beijing to fight against traitors on behalf of the heavens.

  Now this set of tricks, in front of Zhu Di, seems to be a mere imitation.

  Zhu Di said lightly: "Anyone who dares to speak out about this matter will be taken down immediately! At this time, anyone who dares to cause trouble will be taken away."

  Liu Bian had a complex look on his face, but he still said: "Ying Tianfu is afraid..."

  Zhu Di said: "Yingtian Mansion is short of manpower, so let Jin Yiwei and Dongchang go, if you don't kill some, how can you deal with people's hearts!"

   Liu Bian was too frightened to make a sound.

  Zhu Di was in a terrible mood at this time, and he waved his hand directly: "Everyone else will leave, and Yao Qing's family and Zhang Qing will stay."

  Everyone had to leave one after another.

   Only Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Anshi stayed.

  Zhu Di's complexion softened a little, and he said, "In this situation, what should we do?"

  He first looked at Yao Guangxiao.

  Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, what to do or what to do."

   "Huh?" Zhu Di said, "What does this mean?"

  Yao Guangxiao said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the common sense of human beings, and no one can avoid them. Don't so many disasters in the past dynasties continue to this day?"

  Zhu Di frowned slightly and said: "I am telling you about the deaths of tens of millions of people. It is chilling for Master Yao to say this."

  Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "Does Your Majesty know why I have escaped into Buddhism?"

  Zhu Di said: "Speak."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Even if you are as smart as a minister, you will find that many things in this world cannot be controlled by ministers. After all, people are just a drop in the ocean. So sometimes, the smarter a person is, the more he thinks, the less happy he is. , only I, the Buddha, can make my ministers feel at ease for a while. Since the plague cannot be stopped by manpower, then, it is nothing more than dealing with it as before."

  Zhu Di sighed, then lowered his head without saying a word.

  But soon, he also smiled helplessly, but looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Qing..."

   "The minister is here."

Zhu Di said: "I want to tell you that although the Tatars have become more honest recently, but if they go on for a long time, they will eventually become a serious problem. You have a lot of ways to deal with the Tatars. I heard that the Tatars can't help but turn to you when they hear your name. Change, might as well...you go to guard Beiping..."

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and then said: "My grandson is also getting older, I should let him see that although he is a child, he is not an ordinary child, and he will bear the responsibility of our ancestors in the future. This time, let Zhanji go with you, and you lead the model battalion to suppress Beiping for a few days."

  After hearing this, Zhang Anshi was inexplicably moved in his heart, and without even thinking about it, he quickly shook his head and said, "At this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

  Zhu Di pursed his lips, his face suddenly became solemn, and said: "This is my will, do you still dare to disrespect it?"

  At this time, Zhang Anshi didn't want to sing against Zhu Di at all, and didn't want to increase Zhu Di's bad mood, but he knew that at this time, he should stay here more than anyone else.

So he said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I want to resist the edict, but...if I go to Beiping, I'm afraid that Jinyiwei's side...will have people's hearts fluttering. If I'm here, the subordinates will feel at ease, but if I'm not here, the dragons will be leaderless." , coupled with the plague, it may not be easy to maintain the situation in the capital. Or... let the three brothers of the minister go to Peiping with the emperor's grandson..."

  Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, looking a little tired, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and finally said: "Call those three boys into the palace tomorrow to see them, and tell them to get ready to travel."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Yes."

   Leaving Zhu Di's Wenlou.

  Zhang Anshi and Yao Guangxiao walked out of the palace.

   "Benefactor Zhang..."

"Um."

   "Do you remember what you promised back then?"

  Seeing Yao Guangxiao's rare seriousness, Zhang Anshi asked, "What's the matter?"

  Yao Guangxiao said: "It is said that if the poor monk passes away, he will burn a big and round one for the poor monk..."

  Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly: "At this time, Master Yao is still in the mood to joke."

   "Ah... What you said before, were you joking?" Yao Guangxiao's face was miserable.

   "No, no, no." Zhang Anshi quickly explained: "I mean... now is not the time to talk about this."

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said: "The poor monk is old, if he is infected with the plague, nine out of ten, he will die. Now there is only one wish, hey... I am not afraid of death, but the poor monk is worried... the merits of this life... it will be redeemed. Not a relic."

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhang Anshi steadfastly, and said very seriously: "It's hard to follow a gentleman's words, you must remember the poor monk's instructions."

Zhang Anshi smiled slightly and said: "Okay, okay, if you die before me, I will definitely do it, not only that, but I will also give your relics a thirty-story stupa, to be built on the mountain, um ...on the highest mountain near Nanjing City!"

   "In this way, as long as the weather is fine, people will be able to see Master Yao's stupa when they look up. The stupa is long and thick, and everyone in the world will be envious."

  Yao Guangxiao couldn't help laughing, he held Zhang Anshi's hand and said, "You still have a conscience."

   Immediately, Yao Guangxiao said again: "It's just that the poor monk doesn't understand, why did you refuse to go to Peiping?"

Zhang Anshi sighed and said: "I don't know why, some want to go, but when I really want to go, I can't bear it. Although there are many people in this capital who hate me, there are also many people, whether they are from Taiping Mansion Officials, or the captain of Jinyiwei, Qianhu, and Qianshi, they all bet their wealth and life on me, if I go to Beiping, what will they do?"

   "Hey, this is the so-called obsession. It's a pity that you are so young, but you don't know the reason why you don't have to worry about having no firewood." Yao Guangxiao shook his head, feeling sorry for Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang An Shidao: "But things are not so bad, maybe... there is really a solution to the plague."

Yao Guangxiao said: "When the poor monk was young, he was like you. He always felt that there was always a way to solve the big things. But later he gradually realized that there are some things in this world that can only be left alone. He Huan, why bother to die..."

  Zhang Anshi immediately said: "Master Yao, you are actually a remnant of the White Lotus Sect...how happy is life, why is death so hard...it is related to the White Lotus Sect."

  Zhang Anshi is very familiar with these words. He remembers that in the TV series in his previous life, Mingjiao used these words on his lips as a mantra, and Mingjiao is a variant of Bailianjiao. Unexpectedly, Yao Guangxiao has thick eyebrows and big eyes...

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhang Anshi as if he was mentally retarded, and said, "How happy is life and why is death? The White Lotus Sect? Isn't this what Zhuangzi said? Although the poor monk is a little ashamed of the Buddha by taking the words of the Taoist, but this is not the same as the White Lotus Sect." What's the connection? Did Zhang benefactor suppress the White Lotus Sect so much that he was stupefied?"

   "Really?" Zhang Anshi was a little embarrassed, so he laughed dryly a few times and covered it up: "I was just joking."

  ...

   Zhu Di returned to Ouchi worried.

   Seeing him like this, Empress Xu knew what was bothering him, so she got up and asked, "Has Zhan Ji made arrangements?"

  Zhu Di said: "Zhang Anshi refused to go to Peiping, saying he would stay in the capital."

  Empress Xu frowned slightly, then let out a sigh of relief, and said: "An Shizhong is brave, he must not be willing to escape at this time. Hey..."

  Zhu Di held Empress Xu's hand, and couldn't hide the worry in his eyes, and said quietly: "Hey, if you also get sick, what should you do?"

  Empress Xu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, it's all right... My concubine... Being able to accompany His Majesty for so many years is enough, let alone things are not as bad as this?"

  Zhu Di sighed: "I'm still worried about you."

Empress Xu said: "As long as Zhanji can be well, the courtiers and concubines don't worry about other things. Thinking back, when we were in Beiping, didn't Jianwen send someone to arrest His Majesty? At that time, His Majesty was determined to calm down, so he had already done it." A plan to burn the boat."

   "At that time, my concubine also knew that if she reached this point, she would definitely die. Now, it is difficult for Jing to succeed. To leave such a legacy to our children and grandchildren, God has treated us well."

  Zhu Di took a deep breath and said, "You're right."

After a pause, Zhu Di said: "I still hope... Zhang Anshi will also go. After all, he is still young, and he will have a long life in the future. Besides, he is Zhanji's biological uncle, and he will definitely treat Zhanji sincerely. If I have a relationship with the prince Whatever it is, Zhanji is still young, so there is always someone to help him."

  He thought, getting more and more depressed.

  At this moment...Yi Shiha suddenly rushed in with a miserable face.

   "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yi Shiha said, and fell to the ground at once, his face was extremely ugly.

  Zhu Di suddenly got up, and said angrily: "What's wrong?"

  Yi Shiha said: "East Palace...East Palace..."

  Hearing these two words, Zhu Di's face sank suddenly, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

  Empress Xu couldn't help but stand up worriedly.

  Yi Shiha said: "Suddenly there was an **** in the East Palace who vomited blood and died. After his death... his complexion turned black."

  As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's face changed suddenly.

  He stared at Yi Shiha: "Is it the plague?"

   "Most likely plague..."

  Zhu Di never expected that it would spread so quickly.

   "Slave... Slave heard from the East Palace... This **** has never been in or out of the East Palace, and has always served in the East Palace..."

  This sentence made Zhu Di's face change even more, that is to say, the **** who died of illness had no access to it, so it must be in the East Palace and passed on to him by others.

  This also means... In the East Palace, many people should have been infected.

  Zhu Di took a deep breath, but he tried his best to calm himself down, and calmly said: "Go call the imperial doctor."

  Yi Shiha said: "The imperial doctor has already gone, and someone has sent to inform Wei Guogong."

  Zhu Di said angrily: "What's the use of calling Zhang Anshi this disease? If you call him, he will definitely get it too! Quickly bring the prince, concubine and grandson to live in Da Nei."

  Yi Shiha struggled for a moment, and said with a hesitant look: "Your Majesty, this servant is worried about His Highness the Crown Prince and the emperor's grandson..."

  Zhu Di sullenly said: "Then place it in Zheng'an Palace."

  Zheng'an Palace is a relatively remote place, also in Da Nei.

  Yi Shiha opened his mouth, but after all he didn't dare to say anything else, so he could only say: "Your maidservant will make arrangements now."

  Zhu Di paced back and forth, and irritatedly ordered the **** who was waiting on the side: "Call the ministers, call Zhang Anshi..."

   Zhang Anshi on the other side never expected that he would be invited back not long after he left the Forbidden City.

  Although the **** who came to pass the decree didn't say anything, Zhang Anshi immediately felt something was wrong.

  So with a heavy heart, he hurried into the palace to have an audience.

  ...

  The fast horse from Jianning Prefecture, Fujian Province arrived in Qixia day and night.

   "佥事，佥事…"

  Someone broke into Chen Li's public house.

  Seeing someone so reckless, Chen Li couldn't help being furious. He looked up, but saw that it was his nephew Chen Daowen.

  He was overjoyed, and at the same time secretly heaved a sigh of relief, as long as his nephew is fine.

  However, he still kept a straight face, and shouted angrily: "Why are there no rules? This is Nanzhen Fusi, this is the public house, and there are no uncles and nephews here. Don't you even know the status of the upper and lower?"

  Chen Daowen didn't plead guilty resentfully like before, but said anxiously: "Hurry up and take me down to see the father-in-law. There is a happy event, a great happy event."

  Chen Li suddenly felt ashamed as a Shangguan and uncle, but he was still aroused by Chen Daowen's words, so he said, "What's the matter with Jianning?"

  Chen Daowen cheered up, with an unconcealable joy in his eyes, and said: "I have found a way to deal with the plague, and your father-in-law's method is very effective."

  He held up a thick stack of notebooks in his hand, and continued: "It's a good luck for me to be humble, and I need to report to my father-in-law immediately, without delay."

  Chen Lidao: "Then you have to wait a bit, the lord has entered the palace."

  Chen Daowen looked very eager, and said, "How long will it take?"

  Seeing his urgency, Chen Li pondered for a moment, and then said, "This matter is indeed of great importance. Is your news conclusive? Don't make any mistakes. Let me see first."

  Chen Daowen quickly sent the notebook.

  Chen Li then lowered his head to look at it. He was suspicious at first, after all, he was an elder, and the elder always felt that his younger generation was reckless and unreliable in doing things, so he didn't dare to show joy.

   But after reading this book, I know that Chen Daowen is very solid and careful, so the situation in this book may be true.

  Chen Li couldn't help beaming with joy, and became a little excited. He pulled Chen Daowen out and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the father-in-law. We can't delay this matter."

  ...

  About the fact that some readers questioned that the Yongle period was a peaceful and prosperous age, and Tiger wrote about the plague in order to create a story. In fact, although Tiger wrote the book more in pursuit of dramatic stories, the historical background is relatively accurate. See the records about the Fujian plague below.

  In the sixth year of Yongle, in July, two counties of Yushan and Yongniu in Guangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi were plagued by epidemics, and more than 1,790 people died. In September, the Ministry of Household Affairs made a report: Jianchang, Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and Jianning, Shaowu, Fujian, from last year to the first month of this year, more than 78,400 people died of the epidemic. In October, an epidemic occurred in Shangrao County, Guangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, and more than 3,350 households died. (See "Ming Shilu")

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