Chapter 310.

When Chen Daowen heard this, he could no longer be bothered to wipe the spit from his face.

His eyes widened and his pupils constricted as he said, “Check again, perhaps someone has contracted the disease and it hasn’t kicked in yet.”

“Checked.” This Tong Zhi said excitedly, “After having people check again and again, of the 1,127 people in this workshop, only three have contracted the disease.”

Chen Daowen sucked in a breath of cool air, of course he knew exactly what this meant.

So he then asked, “What about the three?”

“Now …… is following the method, take good care of it. Already one person has no serious harm, the other two, although it is impossible to say, but it is better than the people who have contracted the disease in other workshops.”

This is actually understandable.

The vast majority of pandemics, in fact, deaths occur when those who have contracted the disease are unable to receive attentive care.

After all, people are in a state of panic, and a large number of people are sick, and people are afraid of people who are sick, so how can they take care of you? It’s just a matter of finding a place and teaching you to fend for yourself.

Chen Daowen took a deep breath, and he couldn’t help but feel excited.

This kind of excitement, in fact, is also understandable, after coming to this Jianning House, he has seen too many human tragedies, at this time to hear this good news, since it is ecstatic.

So he said, “The situation of the other workshops should also be recorded, all of them, there is help, it seems that there is help ……”

He got a little incoherent with excitement.

Tongzhi since is also excited beyond measure, repeatedly nodded his head and said, “Yes, yes, immediately let people record, record ……”

…………

At this time, in the middle of the capital, all sorts of gossip was flying around.

Even many rich families have fled to the north of the river.

And among the hundred officials, the number of people suffering from old illnesses has also begun to increase day by day, and there are even more people who have taken leave of absence.

Zhang Anshi asked Gao Xiang to stabilize the people, the more this time, the more production can not be interrupted.

Otherwise, once production is cut off, if there is a real bubonic plague raging, it will definitely have a great impact.

It was a pity that people’s hearts were restless, and even though Gao Xiang and the others tried to do everything they could to appease them, it was of little use.

The shortage of labor is very serious today, and many people refuse to show their faces in the workshop even if they die as a precautionary measure.

Chen Li came worriedly at this time, and with a few anxious moments, he said to Zhang Anshi, “Your Excellency …… Your Excellency ……”

As soon as Zhang Anshi saw him like this, he knew that it must not be good, and busied himself with saying, “What’s wrong?”

Chen Li said, “I perceive that there seems to be some people with a heart that are secretly …… causing trouble.”

Zhang Anshi snorted coldly, “Who is it?”

“They all say that the bubonic plague is a plague that came down from the heavens, and thus …… many people pretending to be monks and Taoists are going around and amassing money all over the place not to mention that there are some people …… who even say… . this is because there is a traitor in the dynasty …… so the heavenly genius sends down the plague.”

When Zhang Anshi heard it, he said angrily, “How …… is it that even Yang Gong and the others are regarded as traitors?”

Chen Li: “……”

Chen Li only stared blankly at Zhang Anshi with a slightly complicated expression.

Zhang Anshi saw that he suddenly didn’t say anything, so he glared at him and said, “Why don’t you say anything?”

Chen Li hesitated for a moment and had to say, “Has it ever occurred to Your Excellency that this traitor they speak of is you, Your Excellency?”

Zhang Anshi’s face twitched and he snapped, “This is outrageous, who started the rumor!”

Chen Li said with a bitter face, “There are quite a few of them are all readers, taking the Confucian’s set of heavenly and human senses and talking nonsense around, I have already taken four people …… but …… but… . just afraid ……”

Zhang Anshi coldly laughed: “These people, traditionally refused to be at peace, weekdays, in addition to discussing the length and breadth, is to compare themselves to saints, all day long nonsense ……”

“I will continue to take the men.”

“It’s not necessary.” Zhang Anshi was furious as he frowned, his face lingeringly cold as he said, “What’s the point of taking people! It won’t plug their mouths, it will only make them more rampant. I don’t know how many readers are looking forward to us taking these people!”

Chen Li worriedly said, “But if this is the case, I am afraid that it will not be repeated, I am worried that these words …… will be spread to the court ……”

Zhang Anshi thought for a moment, then said, “The Brocade Guards will have all the manpower they can muster to find a way to maintain stability inside and outside of the capital; at this time, the important thing is to strictly guard against the curmudgeons.”

Chen Li actually didn’t have a better solution, so he could only say, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi fell at this time remembered something, and said, “The people …… in the guards are also restless?”

“Gong master, the guard is still good, the school lieutenant and 绶归獞, the duty is still on duty, just …… everyone’s heart also has some worry, after all, many people are home with old and young. However, I thought …… that the situation in the guard, or need to look at the public master this side.”

Zhang Anshi was puzzled, “Look at me?”

Chen Li said: “As long as you are as usual, these Commander and Commanders will naturally have a backbone and will be on duty. The people underneath can also feel at ease when they see it. Instead, I heard that a lot of government offices, many people are sick and take a leave of absence, causing the lower officials to be restless.”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “That’s indeed the case, alright, keep an eye on the streets.”

“Yes.”

After two days, a report was first sent to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi realized that it was not good enough, so he hurried to the Forbidden City.

When he arrived at Wen Lou, he found that here, Yao Guangxiao, Jin Zhong, Yang Rong and others had all come.

Even Liu Discern, the prefect of Yingtian, was here.

“Your Majesty ……”

Zhu Di looked deeply at Zhang Anshi and said, “I have been informed.”

Zhu said and took a deep breath.

That Yingtian prefect Liu discerns, face like a dead gray look, said, “Your Majesty …… this matter has been unable to cover up, there are a lot of people ……”

Zhu sighed, “How many people have contracted the disease?”

“In the east city, there are seven or eight people.” Liu discernment sadly said, “The officers dare not go to count, the people in the neighborhood, has long run empty, the few patients, now …… the situation, it is not good to say.”

Zhu Di sighed quietly, “The capital has not been spared after all.”

He couldn’t help but lament, “It’s so hard to rule the world …… ……”

Liu discerned: “Your Majesty, right now …… Yingtianfu this side of …… quite a lot of servants, but also scared away, manpower is also insufficient, and according to the successive generations of the plague, I am afraid … …something big …… might happen next ……”

Zhu Di looked annoyed, with a few moments of irritation, “All officials, as long as they are not dead, are on duty for me, to guard against infections in the capital camp, and to find a way to gather medical households ……”

In one breath, he said many measures.

But for such situations, in fact, Zhu Di himself knows that this is just scratching the itch.

Liu discerned, “Yes.”

He paused, remembered something, and then added, “There is a lot of gossip out there right now ……”

“What gossip?” Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and gazed at Liu Discernment.

Liu discerned hesitantly, “Say yes …… say yes …… say yes …… all this is a warning from heaven ……”

Zhu Di’s face became terrible, coldly said, “Is it? Is it to say that I …… am a dim king?”

“Rather, no one dares to speak presumptuously about Your Majesty …… but …… rather that there is a treacherous minister in the court ……” Liu discernment carefully replied.

When these words came out, Yang Rong and the others’ faces also turned slightly cold.

Obviously, this one sentence implies a huge amount of information.

Zhu Di’s eyes narrowed slightly into a slit, actually surprisingly calm.

He calmly said, “Oh, there’s another traitor out there, what, there’s someone else who wants to clear the king’s side?”

At these words, Liu Di was so scared that his face turned pale.

At first, Zhu Di Jingwan, playing the name of clearing the side of the emperor, said that the Jianwen emperor appeared around the treacherous ministers, he raised troops into the capital, is to crusade on behalf of the sky to suppress the treacherous sycophants.

Now this set of tricks, in front of Zhu Di’s face, it’s like the East is like knitting the brows.

Zhu Di faintly said, “Anyone who dares to talk about this matter, take them down immediately! Anyone who dares to cause trouble at a time like this will also be taken down.”

Liu discerns a complex color on his face, but still said, “Yingtianfu is only afraid of ……”

Zhu Di said, “Yingtianfu is understaffed, then let the Jinyiwei, let the East Chamber go, how can we clean up the people’s hearts if we don’t kill some!”

Liu Discernment was then too frightened to make a sound.

Zhu Di was in a terrible mood at this time, and directly waved his hand, “Everyone else excuses themselves, Secretary Yao and Secretary Zhang stay.”

The crowd had to retire.

Only Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Anshi stayed behind.

Zhu Di’s face eased a little, so he said, “Now in this situation, what should be done?”

He looked at Yao Guangxiao first.

Yao Guangxiao said, “Your Majesty, what should be done is still done.”

“Hmm?” Zhu said, “What is the meaning of this?”

Yao Guangxiao said, “Birth, old age, sickness and death, is the common sense of human beings, no one can avoid it, so many calamities throughout the dynasties, does not it also continue to date?”

Zhu Di frowned slightly and said, “I’m talking to you about tens of millions of people’s lives, Master Yao spoke out of his mouth, so I can’t help but teach people to be chilled.”

Yao Guangxiao, however, calmly said, “Does Your Majesty know why I have disappeared?”

Zhu said, “Say it.”

Yao Guangxiao said: “Even if you are as smart as the minister, but also found that many things in this world, is not the minister can control, people are just a drop in the ocean. So sometimes, the smarter people, the more they think, the more pain, only I Buddha, can make me a moment of peace. The bubonic plague is something that can be stopped by non-human forces, so it’s just a matter of dealing with it as we have in the past.”

Zhu sighed, then hung his head without a word.

But soon, he also smiled helplessly, but looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “Zhang Qing ……”

“I am.”

Zhu Di said: “I think that the Tatars have recently been honest a lot, but long time, is ultimately a big trouble, you have quite a way to the Tatars, I have heard that the Tatars can not help but be colorful when you heard your name, it may be worth it …… you go to the town of Beiping it … …”

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, then said: “my grandson’s age has also grown a lot, it is time to let him see, although he is a child, but is not an ordinary child, in the future, the ancestors of the river and mountain will have to bear on his body. This time, let zhanji and you go with you, you rate model battalion, town beiping some days.”

Zhang Anshi heard, the heart inexplicably has an indescribable touch, do not want to think about it, hastily shook his head and said, “At this time, I’m afraid I can not go.”

Zhu Di pursed his lips, and his face suddenly became solemn for a few moments, saying, “This is my decree, do you still dare to disobey the decree.”

Zhang Anshi at this time is not at all want to sing against Zhu Di, do not want to increase Zhu Di’s bad mood, but he knows that at this time, he should stay here more than anyone else.

Then said: “Your Majesty, is not that I want to resist the decree, just …… if I went to Beiping, I am afraid that the Jin Yi Wei side …… also want to people’s hearts fluctuate. I am in, the next head of the people still feel at ease some, but if I am not in, is the group of dragons without a head, coupled with this bubonic plague, if you want to maintain the situation in the capital, I am afraid that it is not easy. If …… not, let my three brothers, and the royal grandson together to go to Beiping ……”

Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, looking a little tired, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and finally said, “Call those three boys into the palace tomorrow to meet them, and tell them to get ready for the trip.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”

excused himself from Zhu’s cultural building.

Zhang Anshi and Yao Guangxiao walked out of the palace.

“Schizo Zhang ……”

“Uh-huh.”

“Remember what you promised back then?”

Seeing Yao Guangxiao’s rare seriousness, Zhang Anshi said, “What is it?”

Yao Guangxiao said, “It said that if the poor monk is after his death, he will burn a big and round …… one for the poor monk.”

Zhang Anshi laughed bitterly, “At this time, Master Yao is still in the mood to joke.”

“Ah …… what you said before, was it a joke?” Yao Guangxiao’s face was miserable.

“No, no, no.” Zhang Anshi hurriedly explained, “I mean …… this is not the time to talk about this.”

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said, “The poor monk is old, if it is infected with plague, in all likelihood, is not alive. Now there is only such a wish, hey …… death and not afraid, the poor monk is worried …… about the merit of this life …… it鍏戜笉鎴愯垗鍒╁晩.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhang Anshi fixedly and said very seriously, “A gentleman’s word is a promise, you must remember the poor monk’s instructions.”

Zhang Anshi smiled faintly, said, “Well well well, if you die in front of me, I must do it, not only so, but also to give your relics, build a relic tower with a height of thirty storeys, to be built on the mountain, well …… the highest peaks near the city of Nanjing!”

“In this way, as long as the weather is clear and people look up, they will be able to see Master Yao’s stupa, which is so long and thick that it will surely be the envy of everyone in the world.”

Yao Guangxiao couldn’t help but smile as well, taking Zhang Anshi’s hand and saying, “It’s still you who has a conscience.”

Immediately afterward, Yao Guangxiao added, “It’s just that the poor monk is a bit confused as to why you refused to go to Beiping?”

Zhang Anshi sighed and said: “I do not know why, some want to go, but really want to go, and can not give up. In this capital, although there are many people who hate me, there are also many people, whether it is the officials of the Taiping government, or the captains of the jinyiwei and the thousand commanders and commanders, they all bet their lives on me, if I go to Beiping, what should they do?”

“Ai, this is the so-called obsession, it’s a pity that a young man like you doesn’t know the truth of staying young and not worrying about firewood.” Yao Guangxiao shook his head, feeling sorry for Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi said, “But things are not as bad as this, perhaps …… there really is a solution to the plague.”

Yao Guangxiao said: “poor monks when young, also like you, always think, days big things, there is always a way to solve. But then slowly understand, some things in this world, can only listen to it, life is also why happy, death is also why bitter ……”

Zhang Anshi immediately said, “Master Yao you are actually a remnant of the White Lotus Sect …… which is also happy in life and bitter in death …… is related to the White Lotus Sect.”

Zhang Anshi is familiar with this statement, he remembered that in his last life, in the TV series, the Ming Sect hung on to this statement as a mantra, and the Ming Sect is a variant of the White Lotus Sect, and he did not expect Yao Guangxiao’s thick eyebrows and big eyes …… actually ……

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhang Anshi as if he were a retard and said, “What joy is there in life and what pain is there in death? White Lotus Sect? Isn’t this what Zhuangzi said? Although it is a bit of a shame for the poor monk to take the words of the Taoist, but how does this relate to the White Lotus Sect? Is it possible that Mr. Zhang has been bewildered by the White Lotus Sect?”

“Really?” Zhang Anshi was a bit embarrassed, so he busied himself with a few dry laughs to cover up, “I was only joking.”

…………

Zhu Di returned to the grand inner sanctum with worry.

Seeing him like this, Empress Xu knew what was troubling him, so she got up and said, “Has Zhanji made the arrangements?”

Zhu Di said, “Zhang Anshi refused to go to Beiping, saying he wanted to stay in the capital.”

Empress Xu’s brows knitted slightly, then she let out a breath and said, “An Shi is loyal and brave, and must be unwilling to avoid going away at this time. Hey ……”

Zhu Di held Empress Xu’s hand, the worry in his eyes could not be hidden, and said quietly, “Hey, if you are also infected, what to do?”

Empress Xu faintly smiled and said, “Your Majesty, it’s not a problem ……Chen Concubine …… can accompany Your Majesty for so many years, she is also already contented, not to mention that things aren’t as bad as this yet?”

Zhu Di sighed, “I still can’t worry about you.”

Empress Xu said, “As long as Zhanji can be well, I am not worried about anything else… Think about it, when we were in Beiping, didn’t Jianwen send someone to capture His Majesty? At that time, His Majesty was determined to pacify the country, so he had already made plans to break the boat.”

“At that time, my concubine also knew that we would surely meet nine deaths if we came to this point. Now that we have succeeded in our endeavors to pacify the nation and leave such a foundation for our children and grandchildren, the heavens have been kind to us.”

Zhu took a deep breath and said, “You’re right.”

After a pause, Zhu Di said, “I still hope …… Zhang Anshi also go, he is, after all, still young, the future days are still long, not to mention that he is Junji’s pro-uncle, will certainly be sincere to Junji. If I and the crown prince have any good or bad to, Junji young, there is always someone to assist.”

He thought, growing more and more sullen.

Just at this moment …… suddenly also lost ha rushed in with a miserable face.

“Your majesty, your majesty ……” said Yiluoha, and all at once he fell to the ground in obeisance, his face hard to see.

Zhu Di rose up with an open hand and said angrily, “What’s wrong again?”

Also lost ha, “Donggong …… Donggong ……”

Hearing these two words, Zhu Di’s face sank violently, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Empress Xu also couldn’t help but grow up with worry.

Also lost Ha said, “The East Palace suddenly had a eunuch, vomiting blood and died, after the death of …… skin color black.”

At these words, Zhu Di’s face suddenly changed.

He stared at Yiluoha, “It’s the bubonic plague?”

“Most likely bubonic plague ……”

Zhu Di never expected that it would spread so quickly.

“Slave girl …… slave girl listen to the East Palace side said …… this eunuch has never been in and out of the East Palace, has always served in the East Palace …… ”

This sentence more let Zhu Di face changed greatly, that is to say, this sick and dead eunuch, there is no access, then it must be in the middle of the East Palace, other people passed to him.

This also means that …… in the East Palace, there should already be a lot of people infected.

Zhu Di took a breath backwards, but he tried hard to calm himself down and calmly said, “Go summon the imperial physician.”

Yilungha said, “The imperial physician is already there, and has also sent someone to notify the Duke of Wei.”

Zhu Di was exasperated: “What is the use of calling Zhang Anshi for this disease? Called to go, he also need to catch it! Quickly bring the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess and the royal grandson, to live in the big house.”

Yiluoha’s expression struggled for a moment and said with a hesitant face, “Your Majesty, the slave girl is worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the royal grandson …….”

Zhu Di tensed his face and said, “Then place it in Zheng’an Palace.”

Zheng’an Palace, which is a relatively remote location, is also within the Great Hall.

Yiluoha opened his mouth, but in the end he didn’t dare to say anything else, so he could only say, “The slave girl will go and make arrangements.”

Zhu Di paced back and forth, annoyed, giving orders to the eunuchs waiting on the side: “Call the minister, call Zhang Anshi ……”

Zhang Anshi, on the other end, was never expecting that he had only just left the Forbidden City a short while ago, but he was invited back again.

Although the eunuch who came to deliver the decree did not say anything, Zhang Anshi still immediately felt that something was not good.

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

…………

The fast horses from Jianning Prefecture in Fujian Province arrived at Qixia day and night.

“Commander, Commander ……”

Someone broke into Commander Chen Li’s public room.

When Chen Li saw someone being so reckless, he couldn’t help but be furious and looked up, but he saw that it was his nephew, Chen Daowen.

He was overjoyed in his heart, and at the same time secretly relieved that his nephew was unharmed.

However, he still had a stern face and angrily shouted, “Why are you so unruly? This is the Southern Zhenfu Division, it’s a public room, there are no uncles and nephews here, do you not even understand the superiority and inferiority?”

Chen Daowen, however, is not as resentful as before to admit his guilt, but urgently said, “Quickly take my humble self to see the Gong Gong, there is a happy event, a heavenly happy event.”

Chen Li immediately felt that his superior officer and uncle had lost face, but he was still aroused by Chen Daowen’s words, so he said, “Jianning’s side, how is it going?”

Chen Daowen shook his spirit, with an unconcealable joy in his eyes, and said, “We’ve already found a way to deal with the bubonic plague, and Master Gong’s method is very effective.”

He held up a pile of thick books in his hands and continued, “I am fortunate enough to be able to report to His Excellency without delay.”

Chen Li said, “That needs to wait a bit, the male master has entered the palace.”

Chen Daowen looked eager and said, “How long do we have to wait?”

Seeing him in such a hurry, Chen Li pondered for a moment, then said, “This matter is indeed not trivial, are you well-informed? Don’t make any mistakes, take it to me first.”

Chen Daowen then hastened to present the book.

Chen Li then lowered his head to look at it, he still had doubts at first, after all, he was an elder, and elders will always feel that their juniors are adventurous and unreliable, so he didn’t dare to show his joy.

But after reading this book, I realized that Chen Daowen was very solid and meticulous, so the situation in this book might be true.

Chen Li couldn’t help but be overjoyed and a little excited, pulling Chen Daowen outside as he said, “Go, I’ll take you to see His Excellency, there can’t be any delay in this matter.”

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About a reader questioned the Yongle period is peaceful, tiger in order to create a story so blindly write about the plague, in fact, although the tiger wrote the book is more dramatic pursuit of story, but the historical background is more accurate, about the Fujian plague records see below.

Yongle six years, in July, jiangxi province yushan, yongniu two counties epidemic, died more than one thousand seven hundred and ninety people. in September, the Ministry of households: Jiangxi Jianchang, Fuzhou and Fujian Jianning, Shaowu, since last year to the first month of this year, the epidemic killed more than 78,400 people. in October, Jiangxi Guangxin Shangrao County epidemic, died more than three thousand three hundred and fifty households. (See Ming Shiru)